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On Monday the internet sleuths were working overtime. Fresh footage from the Venice Film Festival premiere of Don't Worry Darling captured what looked to some like international pop star Harry Styles spitting on co-star Chris Pine while taking a seat beside him. The video includes a visual of Pine gazing down at his right thigh, potentially to inspect a loogie that landed on it, before stretching his face into an uncomfortable smile. Did he really spot spit? Did he receive a funny text? Or did he just happen to look down, as humans are prone to do? (In a statement shared with The Washington Post on Tuesday, a representative for Pine denied he was spit on. “Just to be clear,” the rep reiterated, “Harry Styles did NOT spit on Chris…
Maude Apatow has hit back at being branded a “nepotism baby” and admitted she is “in a lucky position”. The Euphoria actress and daughter of Hollywood power players Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann admitted the abuse initially got her down until she realised she would just have to keep working to prove herself in the industry. Maude, 24, told the new issue of Porter magazine: “At first, I was sad… I try not to let it get to me because I obviously understand that I’m in such a lucky position. “A lot of people (in a similar position) have proven themselves over the years, so I’ve got to keep going and make good work.” She had been called a “nepotism baby” by online trolls and says in the new…
Can you spend your way to the next Game of Thrones? Jeff Bezos, the world’s second-richest man and, incidentally, the owner of The Washington Post, certainly appears to have tried. According to some news reports, the Amazon founder and JRR Tolkien fan had his company plunk down an estimated $250 million (about R4 billion) just for the rights to make a TV show based on The Lord of the Rings. The resulting series will be the most expensive made. But you already know what I do: if money were all it took to make the next fantasy monoculture phenomenon, it would’ve happened by now. Amazon Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power arrives 21 years after the first film in Peter Jackson’s theatrical trilogy – and…
Harry Styles has “no idea” what he is doing in the acting world. The pop superstar features in the new movie Don’t Worry Darling but confessed that he feels out of his comfort zone as an actor. Styles told reporters at the Venice Film Festival: “Music I’ve done a lot longer so I’m a bit more comfortable”. “What I like about acting is I feel like I have no idea what I’m doing.” The As It Was singer explained that he considers music and acting to be “opposite in a lot of ways”, but he embraces the “fun” sense of the unknown that comes with both professions. Styles, 28, said: “Making music is a really personal thing. “There are aspects of acting where you’re drawing from experiences a bit but…
We might be in September but spring still seems to be in hibernation. Many of you will be eagerly awaiting the warmer days so you can once again show a bit of flesh. While we are all excited about ditching drab winter gear, it’s a great time to phase in different accessories as the woollen scarves, gloves and beanies move to the back of the closet. Remember that cute pearl choker you wore all last summer? And what about those colourful earrings? The time has come to bring them out as we transition from winter to spring. Add pops of colour Bring on the good groovy vibes with vibrant fun colours. What better way to cheer yourself up and others around you? Whether it’s a pair of multicoloured tassels or…
One of my earliest memories of perfume is that of my mom’s classic Anais Anais by Cacharel. This is a perfume she still keeps in her collection and one that will always transport me back to my childhood. Which reminded me that behind every unforgettable perfume is a perfumer. Like an artist uses a brush to create an exquisite painting, perfumers use their noses to create memorable scents. The perfumer, or fragrance chemist, is the person who spends hours, days and even months experimenting with different types of scents to produce a perfume as per their client’s request. This is someone gifted with a heightened sense of smell and the ability to identify scents and know how to blend them to perfection. We all know just how overwhelming it…
