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Thursday, April 16, 2020

Pregnant Leighton Meester Shuts Down Instagram Troll Who Called Her "Fat"

Pregnant Leighton Meester Shuts Down Instagram Troll Who Called Her "Fat"


Critics and downright rude people be warned: Leighton Meester has no problem calling out trolls when on Instagram Live.

As Instagram users can attest, there's always an ongoing stream of comments to scroll through when celebrities, or the other individual for that matter, goes survive the social media app. Normally, there's a load of positive comments, heart emojis or questions coming from the people tuning in to the stream. But every once during a while, there's a rotten egg among the batch.

This time around, one individual decided to share his thoughts on Leighton's appearance. "Somebody just told me I got fat—that's nice," she quipped while lecture Single Parents co-star Kimrie Lewis-Davis.

She then read the person's name aloud and said hi, singling out the person who made the rude comment.

Upon hearing the unnecessary remark, Kimrie added, "That's not nice, you guys."



Leighton isn't one to let a troll get to her though. She and Kimrie carried on with their chat in elation and shared amusing or two as if nothing ever happened.

She and husband Adam Brody are currently expecting their second child together. The pair have yet to verify the news themselves but there are numerous photos of the Gossip Girl star and her growing baby bump.

Like many other stars, the 2 are very private when it involves their personal life, often choosing to skip red carpet appearances or other public events. This, of course, is nothing against their fans, Adam previously explained they're "homebodies" and wish to "balance" work and family.

Meghan and Harry have been delivering meals to the sick in LA

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are sneaking out of their new l. a. home to deliver food to those in need.

The couple — who moved to LA amid the coronavirus pandemic — has been keeping a coffee profile within the city.

But Page Six can confirm they’ve been volunteering at Project Angel Food, a nonprofit that prepares and delivers medically tailored meals to chronically ill people.



Its CEO, Richard Ayoub, told CNN that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had worn N95 masks and gloves to drop off a week’s worth of perishable meals and three weeks’ worth of shelf-stable foods to twenty of its clients last week.

And a source told us: “They’ve actually volunteered a couple of times. What’s so lovely is that the organization has now seen an uptick in donations, many of which individuals are making in honor of [their] baby, Archie’s, first birthday on May 6. This makes Meghan and Harry so happy as it’s something so meaningful for his birthday that they're going to otherwise need to spend in lockdown.”

Jason Bateman's Daughter Adorably Crash His Interview With Jimmy Kimmel

Jimmy Kimmel had an unexpected guest cutely crash his interview with Jason Bateman.

The 51-year-old actor's daughter Maple made an adorable cameo during Wednesday's at-home edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

The surprise appearance came during a round of "Was I In It?"—a game during which the late-night host grilled the Ozark star on his career. Kimmel was asking Bateman about his role within the '90s TV series Simon when the small lady was spotted outside of the Emmy nominee's window.



"There goes Maple. Say hi to Jimmy," he said as his 8-year-old child waved through the glass. He then quipped, "You see, I keep her outside. That way there's more food on behalf of me inside the house."

Speaking of Maple, Bateman admitted he's "having trouble" maintaining together with her second-grade coursework amid homeschooling.

"It's amazing what proportion I do not know," he said. "Long division is extremely difficult. I'm great with art. I'm great at fixing the Zoom sessions. Changing the backgrounds—I do skills to try to that."

"The big one that I incorporated—and I learned this from Mr. Leonardo DiCaprio within the Hughes movie, where he scrapes his hands together with his fingernails in order that you get the soap underneath the fingernails. It's pretty genius," he said.

‘Justice League Dark,’ ‘The Shining’-Inspired Series From Bad Robot Set at HBO Max

HBO Max has handed out three production commitments to one-hour dramas from Bad Robot Productions, including one set within the “Justice League Dark” universe.

In addition, HBO Max and Bad Robot have teamed on the series “Overlook,” inspired by Stephen King’s “The Shining,” and “Duster,” an ingenious drama co-written by LaToya Morgan and Bad Robot’s J.J. Abrams. All three shows are going to be executive produced by J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot’s head of television, Ben Stephenson. Rachel Rusch Rich, Bad Robot’s executive vice-chairman of television, will function as a co-executive producer. Warner Bros. Television will produce all three shows, while Warner Bros. International Television Distribution is going to be the worldwide distributor for all three shows.



The three shows are the primary television projects found out at HBO Max under Abrams’ and Bad Robot’s mega-deal with WarnerMedia that was unveiled in September 2019.

“What a tremendous start to our association with the wildly imaginative Bad Robot team under J.J. and Katie [McGrath],” said Kevin Reilly, a chief content officer of HBO Max and president of TNT, TBS, and truTV. “What might be better than an ingenious J.J. idea then Warner Bros. letting them loose on iconic I.P. from Stephen King and therefore the DC Universe and to supply more must-have programming on HBO Max.”


No further details are currently available about the “Justice League Dark” series, including which characters would be featured within the show. In DC Comics, the team consists of members like John Constantine, Swamp Thing, Madame Xanadu, Deadman, Doctor Mist, and lots of others.

The team was first introduced in 2011, with a live-action feature supported the comic books that are within the works for years. it had been last reported in January that DC and Warner Bros. were plotting both film and tv projects within the “Justice League Dark” universe. An animated film was released in 2017, with Keanu Reeves having played Constantine during a standalone film in 2005.

“Overlook” is described as a horror-thriller series that explores the untold stories of the Overlook Hotel, the foremost famous haunted hotel in American fiction. The project reunites Bad Robot, King and WBTV, who previously collaborated on the psychological-horror series “Castle Rock” for Hulu.

Set within the 1970’s Southwest, “Duster” explores the life of a getaway driver for a growing syndicate. Morgan is currently a writer on “The Walking Dead”. Previously, she was a co-executive producer and writer of AMC’s “Into the Badlands” and “TURN: Washington’s Spies,” and was a writer for NBC’s “Parenthood” and Showtime’s “Shameless.”

Other current Bad Robot shows include “Westworld” and therefore the upcoming “Demimonde” and “Lovecraft Country” at HBO. the corporate is additionally producing “Lisey’s Story,” “Little Voice,” and “My Glory Was I Had Such Friends” at Apple.

The “Justice League Dark” series is that the latest DC project found out at HBO Max instead of the standalone streamer DC Universe. Others include an Aquaman animated miniseries, with Greg Berlanti executive producing two others — an untitled Green Lantern series and a series adaptation of “Strange Adventures.”

It was announced last July that the DCU show “Doom Patrol” had been renewed for a second season, but that season would be available to stream on both DCU and HBO Max, with Season 1 also becoming available on HBO Max upon the Season 2 premiere. Likewise, episodes of the upcoming DCU show “Stargirl” will air on The CW the day after their streaming debut and can even be available on The CW’s digital platforms. it had been originally set to start out airing May 11 but was pushed back every week thanks to programming shifts caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Frieha Altaf lashes out at Iman Ali for 'criticising' Mahira Khan, Fawad Khan

Supermodel Iman Ali has faced backlash for her controversial remarks about young models.

Iman recently sat for an interview with Iffat Omar and through their conversation, the model also spoke about how important it's for models to be intelligent.



Her remarks and therefore the way she talked about young models didn't sit well with people from the Pakistani show business.

A couple of days after model Musk Kaleem hit back at Iman Ali for what she said to be 'condescending remarks', Frieha Altaf has said she is extremely surprised by Iman's behavior.

"She demeans not just models but criticized Mahira Khan and Fawad Khan," she said during a Tweet.

"A cheap publicity stunt as she features a movie arising. Shame on anyone who ridicules success with condescension," she added.


Kylie Jenner claps back at body-shaming trolls

Kylie Jenner has always been known to possess skin and yet she has never let trolls escape with body shaming. Ever since parturition to Stormi, The maintaining With The Kardashians star has been facing hate over her body image.



A number of social media users have quite recently begun sharing pictures of Kylie pre-baby with comments like, "Her body was way better here," and "Her body was so thin here," etc.

However, when one user shared an image of her, the star couldn’t contain herself anymore and set the Twitter user straight.



It was on Instagram that Kylie ‘gently’ reminded the user, et al. commenting on her previously ‘thin’ frame, of the very fact that she had ‘birthed a baby’ and is forever a special person.

Isolated musicians in Iran perform from their rooftops

TEHRAN, Iran — On the rooftop terrace of her Tehran apartment house, 28-year-old Mojgan Hosseini’s fingers pluck the strings of her qanun, an ancient musical instrument, bringing life to a Teheran stilled by the coronavirus.



With performance halls closed and lots of isolated in their homes as a result of the Mideast’s worst virus outbreak, Hosseini and other Iranian musicians now find performance spaces where they will. that has rooftops dotted with water tanks and suffering from debris, empty front porches and opened apartment windows. Their music floats down on others stuck in their homes, scared of the COVID-19 illness the virus brings.

Their impromptu concerts draw applause and offer hope to their listeners, whilst public performances still draw hard-line scrutiny within the Islamic Republic.

“We’re not front-line medical workers, hospital custodians, or grocery workers, but I feel many musicians — myself included — have felt an obligation to supply our services of comfort and entertainment in these trying times,” said Arif Mirbaghi, who plays the bass fiddle in his yard.



Iran has been hard-hit by the virus with quite 76,000 confirmed cases, including quite 4,700 fatalities.

Musicians long are a mainstay in Iranian life, dating back to the traditional Persian empires. Legend has it that King Jamshid, the fourth king of the Pishdadian Dynasty, referred to as the “king of the planet,” created music with a four-stringed Lyra.

Over time, Western influence brought with it the symphonies of Europe. Initially after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, pop and Western-influenced music disappeared. serious music slowly re-emerged within the 1990s and has become increasingly popular. But women still cannot sing before audiences including men and hard-liners have choppy concerts that pushed the cultural limits imposed by Iran’s Shiite theocracy. Outside of Tehran, officials increasingly hack performances.

But the coronavirus pandemic has loosened some mores, as doctors and nurses dance in social media videos that earlier could have served as grounds for arrest.

Among those taking to the rooftops are musicians like 36-year-old composer and tar player Midya Farajnejad. Atar may be a long-necked musical instrument.



“It isn't easy on behalf of me to remain reception and not get on stage or within the studio during quarantine, so I … play tar on the roof, to share my emotions with the neighbors,” Farajnejad said during a lull in one recent session.

Others, like 26-year-old accordion player Kaveh Ghafari, agree.

“During these quarantine days, the sole place that I feel I can share my music is in my yard with my neighbors as my main audience,” he said. “These days I can feel the facility of art quite ever.”

For Hosseini, the qanun player, the music gives her an outlet she’d otherwise have as a member of Iran’s National Orchestra. Only the occasional motorbike or bird’s chirp might be heard as she played one recent afternoon.

“Since COVID-19 hit Tehran, the rooftop terrace of my apartment has become my stage to perform and my neighbors became my main audience lately,” she said.

Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck announce unexpected collaboration

Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck have recorded a re-imagining of the toilet Lennon song Isolation, and said they hope it helps fans “make sense of the moment”.

The actor, who is additionally a member of the supergroup The Hollywood Vampires, and therefore the Yardbirds musician are collaborating for a previous couple of years on new music and the cover is their first single as a duo.



Depp said: “Jeff Beck and that I recorded this song Isolation last year, like our combat a gorgeous Lennon tune.

“Lennon’s poetry – ‘We’re scared of everyone. scared of the Sun!’ – appeared to Jeff and me especially profound immediately, this song about isolation, fear, and existential risks to our world.

“So we wanted to offer it to you, and hope it helps you create a sense of the instant or simply helps you pass the time as we endure isolation together.”

The song features Depp on vocals, Beck on guitar and his long-time collaborators Vinnie Colaiuta on drums and Rhonda Smith on bass.

Beck said: “Johnny and that I am performing on music together for a short time now and that we recorded this track during our time within the studio last year.

“We weren’t expecting to release it so soon but given all the hard days and true ‘isolation’ that folks are browsing in these challenging times, we decided now could be the proper time to allow you to all hear it.

“You’ll be hearing more from Johnny and me during a few minutes but until then we hope you discover some comfort and solidarity in our combat this Lennon classic.”

Lennon released Isolation in 1970 and since then it's been covered numerous times, including by Joe Cocker,

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Game Of Thrones star Kristofer Hivju 'fully recovered' after coronavirus battle

Game Of Thrones actor Kristofer Hivju has beaten coronavirus.
The Norwegian native, 41, who is best known for enjoying Tormund Giantsbane the hit fantasy show, first told that he tested positive for COVID-19 on March 16. Kristofer has now shared the good news that he has "fully recovered" and in "good health" after battling the deadly bug.
Addressing his fans on Instagram on Monday, he wrote: "Hi! We are fully recovered and in healthiness, after I used to be infected by the Cororonavirus, and presumably my wife @grymolvaerhivju.
"After several weeks in [sic] quarantine, and also a few more indoors after being freed from all symptoms, we are finally safe and sound.
"We were lucky to only have mild symptoms of the COVID 19. We send our love and thoughts to all or any of the people where the virus has hit much harder, and to everyone who has lost their loved ones thanks to the Coronavirus.
He penned: "Greetings from Norway! Sorry to mention that I, today, have tested positive for COVID19, Coronavirus. My family and that I am self-isolating reception for as long because it takes. We are in healthiness - I only have mild symptoms of a chilly.
"There are people at higher risk for who this virus could be a devastating diagnosis, so I urge all of you to be extremely careful; wash your hands, keep 1,5 meters distance from others, enter quarantine; just do everything you'll to prevent the virus from spreading. "Together we will fight this virus and avert a crisis at our hospitals. Please look out of every other, keep your distance, and stay healthy! Please visit your country's Center for Disease Control's website, and follow the regulations for staying safe and protecting not just yourselves, but our entire community, and particularly those in danger just like the elderly and other people with pre-existing conditions.

Yo Yo Honey Singh's Next Chartbuster Moscow Suka Featuring Neha Kakkar Is Out Now

While the Coronavirus outbreak has become a serious cause for concern for the movie industry, making everything come to a standstill, there's one music label that's completely changing the sport, even during this point of crisis. Known for his or her good preparedness, T-Series understands that music can calm people in such times and provides them with touch happiness. The star of T-Series' next release Yo Yo Honey Singh understands this well too. the newest track to hit the digital platform is another zesty number from Yo Yo Honey Singh and featuring Neha Kakkar, titled 'Moscow Suka'.

Moscow Suka has Yo Yo Honey Singh and Neha teaming up together another time after the super successful Makhna that has clocked around 250 million views on YouTube already. it's Russian vocals by Ekaterina Sizova. This song from Yo Yo Honey Singh may be a new hip-hop car and music system banger with heavy bassline with a gangster vibe feel.



Yo-Yo Honey Singh's Next Chartbuster Moscow Suka Featuring Neha Kakkar Is Out Now
Screenshot from the video shared by T-series. (Image courtesy: Youtube)

New Delhi: While the Coronavirus outbreak has become a serious cause for concern for the movie industry, making everything come to a standstill, there's one music label that's completely changing the sport, even during this point of crisis. Known for his or her good preparedness, T-Series understands that music can calm people in such times and provides them with touch happiness. The star of T-Series' next release Yo Yo Honey Singh understands this well too. the newest track to hit the digital platform is another zesty number from Yo Yo Honey Singh and featuring Neha Kakkar, titled 'Moscow Suka'.



Moscow Suka has Yo Yo Honey Singh and Neha teaming up together another time after the super successful Makhna that has clocked around 250 million views on YouTube already. it's Russian vocals by Ekaterina Sizova. This song from Yo Yo Honey Singh may be a new hip-hop car and music system banger with heavy bassline with a gangster vibe feel.

The first look of the song released a couple of days ago and received a thunderous response from the audience and therefore the lyrical presentation has been launched online. A fun track with a cool feel thereto, Moscow Suka has the Yo-Yo stamp everywhere it! With Neha's voice adding the much-needed oomph and X-factor, this song is clearly getting to be welcomed by Yo Yo Honey Singh's fans. Yo-Yo Honey Singh shares, "I have wanted to try to various things with my music within a previous couple of years. Recently, my song Loca was launched online and it had a Spanish feel thereto. Moscow Suka features a Russian vibe thereto. As for Neha, it is often wonderful teaming up together with her because our energies vibe rather well. and I am sure after Makhna and Loca, people will love Moscow Suka the maximum amount. Also, I feel during this point of the lockdown, music is what people anticipate. This was a song we had recorded much before the lockdown came into force, so we decided to place it out now within the sort of a lyrical presentation."

Adding further, Yo Yo Honey Singh says, "The nation is facing a difficult time and everybody is indoors and that I thought of releasing this in order that people can hear this, have a touch of fun and luxuriate in their homestay. I urge my fans to remain reception and help the authorities to fight this pandemic."

Bhushan Kumar, a big shot of T-Series, tells us, "When you mention Indian music artists, Neha and Yo Yo Honey Singh's names come right at the highest due to their superstardom and their audience reach. When Yo Yo Honey Singh told us about doing Moscow Suka with Neha, we were immediately on board. we have a long-standing relationship with both of them and together, they're a hit-making pair. Moscow Suka is peppy and vibrant with a totally different feel and vibe thereto. I'm sure the viewers and listeners will love this one."

Bhushan Kumar produced Moscow Suka, written and composed by Yo Yo Honey Singh, featuring Neha Kakkar alongside the rapper, is sung by him and Neha, and also has Russian vocals by Ekaterina Sizova.

Prince William and Kate Middleton's Foundation Reveals Their Plan to Aid COVID-19 Responders

Back in mid-March, when Queen Elizabeth issued her first personal statement addressing the novel coronavirus, she let the general public know they might "be assured that my family and that I stand able to play our part." because the crisis has worn on, that's taken the shape of televised speeches from the monarch herself, Charles opening a facility via video chat, Prince William and Kate Middleton's Zoom meeting with schools for the youngsters of healthcare workers, and more.



Now, Will and Kate have revealed their next steps to assist amid the continuing pandemic. The Duke and Duchess laid out a loose plan on their foundation's website, promising that the organization would "do all it can to support those on the frontline of responding to COVID-19 within the UK."

The statement reads:

The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will do all it can to support those on the frontline of responding to COVID-19 in the UK. In the weeks ahead The Foundation will be:

Working to connect our partners with those who are able to provide practical support to frontline responders and their families;

Doing all we can to promote and support the charities that can play a part in helping responders and their families with their mental health needs;

And playing our part in the national effort to thank and celebrate all those working on the frontline of this crisis.


Prince William has also recently pitched in to assist with the National Emergencies Trust, of which he was newly named patron. The Duke recorded a message in support of the Trust's fundraising efforts for local organizations. "Whenever and wherever adversity strikes, the people of the united kingdom have a singular ability to tug together," he said. "The way that local communities support those affected shows the absolute best of our values and attribute ."

Taher Shah breaks silence on the philosophy behind 'Farishta'

Last week, Taher Shah released his much-awaited third single Farishta, after touting it because of the savior against COVID-19. The song which took the living and breathing meme four years to release is actually an Urdu translation of his song Angel. However, the rather cryptic, animated video that accompanied it had been enough to go away everyone wondering, on what's Shah exactly trying to inform us?
Well, being the person of the folks that he's, Shah has gone into intricate detail about the philosophy behind Farishta.


According to the note, children like angels are ‘sacred’. “These little individuals are an essential component of our life. If we embellish our youngsters today, they're going to make us proud within the future,” the note read. Adding further, Shah believes that one child holds the key to changing the planet for the higher.

“It is thanks to them that life is gorgeous and wonderful. The song’s exclusive message is that an innocent child can change the planet with only one cute smile which may bring peace within the world,” the note read.

Additionally, Shah revealed that he wrote the lyrics, directed and produced the music video. The story is about “one cute child who as a king visits a phantasy world together with his loyal friend Unicorn”. In his travels, the kid meets a butterfly who “ultimately becomes fairy for the child” and therefore the two eventually fall crazy.

Shah makes another startling revelation that the kid is modeled after his own real-life son. The singer has dedicated the whole video to his own “adorable son” and youngsters across the planet. the attention to eye singer concludes his note by describing Farishta as a present to his admirers.