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New Book Reveals Extent of Joan Crawford and Norma Shearer Feud

New Book Reveals Extent of Joan Crawford and Norma Shearer Feud

Published by Daniella Wilson

Illeana Douglas’ new book Jungle Red! The Making of MGM’s The Women, published on Sept. 15 by Lyons Press, delves into the titular 1939 classic which boasted an all-star cast of actresses — among them Joan Crawford, Norma Shearer, Rosalind Russell, Paulette Goddard and Joan Fontaine — and provided a template for modern female-driven projects like Sex and the City and The Real Housewives. In the following exclusive excerpt from the book, Douglas makes the case that the greatest Hollywood “feud” of all time did not involve Crawford and Bette Davis or sisters Olivia de Havilland and Fontaine, but rather Crawford and Shearer. Joan Crawford and Norma Shearer in a promotional portrait for The Women (Screen Archives/Getty Images) If MGM had been primed to sell The Women as “the Catfight of the Century,” they didn’t need to invent antics or drum up stories of feuds. Everyone knew that Norma Shearer and Joan Crawford really didn’t like each other. In March of 1939, before Crawford had even set foot on set, Howard Strickling had approved a …

Sylvester Stallone addresses 20-year feud with Arnold Schwarzenegger: ‘We were at each other’s throats’

Sylvester Stallone addresses 20-year feud with Arnold Schwarzenegger: ‘We were at each other’s throats’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Sylvester Stallone has said that his rivalry with fellow action star Arnold Schwarzenegger was like “life and death” for him, revealing that the pair were “at each other’s throats”. The Hollywood stars have been open about their 20-year feud in the past, with the two leading men having often competed for the same roles in the Eighties and regularly hurled insults at one another in the press. While the stars are friends now, Rocky star Stallone has shared new insights into the famous feud – drawing parallels between their rivalry and Elon Musk’s legal battle with his own electric car company Tesla. Last December, the Delaware supreme court reinstated Musk’s $55bn compensation pay package after years of the CEO arguing with the Tesla over the amount. Stallone in ‘Rambo’, around the time he began feuding with Schwarzenegger Speaking to The Sunday Times Magazine, Stallone said that Musk had “an impureness to him”, adding: “You see that when he was going against Tesla, there’s a ferocity there. A mortal enemy.” After pausing, he continued: “I was …

Family feud over Chadwick Boseman’s estate should serve as cautionary reminder, experts say

Family feud over Chadwick Boseman’s estate should serve as cautionary reminder, experts say

Published by Daniella Wilson

Chadwick Boseman’s death from colon cancer in 2020 shocked his fans. The actor and playwright, best known for starring in Marvel’s first “Black Panther” movie, worked throughout his private battle with the disease. Six years after he died at 43 without a will, he is back in the news because of a dispute among his loved ones. His multimillion-dollar estate is once again in a California courtroom. Boseman’s two brothers have asked a judge to remove his widow, Simone Ledward, from managing and settling the estate. They also want the judge to hold Ledward in contempt of court. They claim that the resolution of his estate has stalled due to delays, poor communication and mismanagement. Ledward has not yet responded publicly to these claims. This family feud involving a celebrity highlights three legal issues that intrigue us as scholars of inheritance law. First, when someone dies without a will, their property passes to heirs in accordance with their state’s laws. Second, putting one heir in charge of an estate can create friction with the other …

Courtney Love urges Dave Grohl to publicly squash their years-long feud: ‘Be man enough to man up’

Courtney Love urges Dave Grohl to publicly squash their years-long feud: ‘Be man enough to man up’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Courtney Love has called out Nirvana’s Dave Grohl for failing to tell his fans that they’re now on good terms after ending their decades-long feud. The Hole front woman – who was married to Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain for two years before his death – famously sued the band’s remaining members in 1997 to dissolve their limited liability company, which had been formed to manage Nirvana’s business dealings. While Grohl and band members Krist Novoselic countersued Love, they eventually reached a settlement in 2002, allowing a best-of compilation of Nirvana’s work to be released. Dave Grohl and Courtney Love hugging at Nirvana’s induction at Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2014 (Getty Images) Speaking on The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan podcast over 24 years later, Love said that she squashed her beef with Grohl over a decade ago and that the Foo Fighters star needs to remind his fans of that. “Like, come out with it and just say we’re cool. Like, come out with it. Right?” she said on the Smashing Pumpkins singer’s …

what this public feud says about the use of AI in warfare

what this public feud says about the use of AI in warfare

Published by Miika Tikkanen

The very public feud between the US Department of Defense (also known these days as the Department of War) and its AI technology supplier Anthropic is unusual for pitting state might against corporate power. In the military space, at least, these are usually cosy bedfellows. The origin of this disagreement dates back months, amid repeated criticisms from Donald Trump’s AI and crypto “czar”, David Sacks, about the company’s supposedly woke policy stances. But tensions ramped up following media reports that Anthropic technology had been used in the violent abduction of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro by the US military in January 2026. It was alleged this caused discontent inside the San Francisco-based company. Anthropic has denied this, with company insiders suggesting it did not find or raise any violations of its policies in the wake of the Maduro operation. Nonetheless, the US secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, has issued Anthropic with an ultimatum. Unless the company relaxes its ethical limits policy by 5.01pm Washington time on Friday, February 27, the US government has suggested it …

Traveller family feud descends into axe-wielding chaos

Traveller family feud descends into axe-wielding chaos

Published by Sam Flores

A teenage boy threatened to “drive a family out of Cardiff” while wielding an axe after he “inherited a family feud” in the traveller community. The teenager was part of a group which attacked a caravan as the owner was watching television in bed, and cars were driven into vehicles before his mother was injured in the melee. Dominic Janes, 18, was among a group of people involved in a disturbance at Shirenewton caravan site in St Mellons, Cardiff, on November 24, 2024, which was described as a “revenge attack” on Michael O’Brien and his family. Mr O’Brien was in bed watching television when he heard a noise outside of windows smashing. A sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Wednesday heard Janes and a group of others were outside. Don’t miss a court report by signing up to our crime newsletter here. He shouted at the victim: “I am going to show you what I am going to do with you now.” The defendant was waving an axe and shouted at Mr O’Brien that …