'I built my business on the Christmas Markets. Winter will be bleak without them'

A leading Republican politician hoping to become the next governor of the state of Oregon is now embroiled in a different kind of “swing state” controversy!

It appears as though we’re in a Zac Efron renaissance!

This is one of our favorite videos we have EVER made! We do an unboxing and then my J.R. and Perez watch The Grudge! The OG one from the early 2000s. He loves horror films and we had never seen this classic before. A first for us both! And, of course, we had to spook him! Perez’s snort laugh was coming in hard! This whole thing is just…. so JOYOUS! Watch!

The competition is going global, and the popularity ranking is switching up fast!

Sharon Stone has something in common with the late Princess Diana who was the most famous woman in the world until her death in 1997.The Basic Instinct actress told Rake magazine this week that the two were both hunted as they were followed by crowds of fans wherever they went.'We got famous in the same generation,' said Stone who became a household name with 1992's film Basic Instinct. 'Anywhere one would go who was famous, like Diana, or me at that moment, is that hundreds if not thousands of people would show up everywhere you went.' Like the princess:Sharon Stone has something in common with the late Princess Diana who was the most famous woman in the world until her death in 1997 The fame game:The Basic Instinct actress told Rake magazine this week that the two were both hunted as they were followed by crowds of fans wherever they wentShe added that fans came in person because it was before cell phones.

Bob Odenkirk has detailed his heart attack on the set ofBetter Call Saulfor the first time.The 58-year-old actor talk to the New York Timesabout the scary moment which saw him 'turning bluish-gray' back in July which left him in the hospital.He explained: 'I’d known since 2018 that I had this plaque buildup in my heart.I went to two heart doctors at Cedars-Sinai, and I had dye and an M.R.I. and all that stuff, and the doctors disagreed.'The two physicians gave different options with Odenkirk ultimately choosing to wait out doing anything about it instead of starting medication.

Jennifer Lopez has shared that both she and Ben Affleck were caught off guard by their rekindled romance.'Yeah, I don't think anybody was more surprised than us,' Jennifer, 52, said with a laugh on The Ellen DeGeneres Showthis week.'Bennifer' were one of the buzziest couples of the early aughts until their engagement fell apart in 2004 - only for them to reunite last year. Candor:Jennifer Lopez has confessed that both she and Ben Affleck were caught off guard by their rekindled romance On again:'Bennifer' were one of the buzziest couples of the early aughts until their engagement fell apart in 2004 - only for them to reunite last year; pictured this Tuesday'Would you ever have imagined that it comes full circle and ends up like this?' Ellen asked Jennifer on her chat show.'No, you never could imagine something like that could happen,' said the Jenny From The Block hitmaker.

Quentin Tarantino's wife Daniella is pregnant with their second child.The director's representatives confirmed to PEOPLE that the family-of-three will soon become four with a new addition this year.Tarantino and his wife welcomed their first child, a son named Leo, in February 2020. Congratulations! Director Quentin Tarantino's wife Daniella is pregnant with their second child; seen in 2019Daniella is the daughter of Israeli singer-songwriter Tzvika Pick, and the couple first met in 2009 when Tarantino was promoting Inglorious Basterds in Israel.

Go Team USA! Nina Dobrev cheered on Shaun White, while he competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics for snowboarding on Wednesday February 9. The 33-year-old actress posted tons of videos of her TV screen while her boyfriend, 35, shredding up the slopes to try to win yet another gold medal for the United States in Beijing. Nina topped it all off with a sweet photo with her boyfriend on screen to show that even miles apart, she’s rooting for him.

Snoop Dogg says he won’t let the big Super Bowl stage rattle his nerves. The ultra-smooth rapper said he will worry about his upcoming halftime performance after the fact.“For me, when performing, I never let the moment get bigger than me,” said Snoop Dogg in a recent interview with The Associated Press from his studio compound in Inglewood, California, a suburb of Los Angeles where the Super Bowl will be held Sunday. He’ll take the stage with Dr.

After Nelly’s sex tape was leaked on social media, the singer has issued a statement apologizing for the “private” moment being shared publicly.

Zack Sharf The rollercoaster journey of casting the title role in George Miller’s “Mad Max: Fury Road” is documented in Kyle Buchanan’s upcoming oral history book “Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road.” An excerpt published by Vulture reveals that casting Max Rockatansky boiled down to Tom Hardy, Armie Hammer and Jeremy Renner after an exhaustive search that also included Michael Fassbender, Joel Kinnaman, Heath Ledger, Eric Bana and more.Buchanan, who is also the awards season columnist for the New York Times, reports: “Near the end of the process, Hardy emerged as a front-runner alongside Jeremy Renner and Armie Hammer. Hardy and Hammer even read together as part of their audition, and when Hardy gnashed his teeth and spat at his scene partner, Hammer told Miller that Hardy needed to be Max more than he did.” Audition cameraman Todd Matthew Grossman told Buchanan, “Jeremy and Armie were equally wonderful, but there was something about Tom in the room where it felt like that was Max, without a doubt.

more than 464,000 followers on Instagram.Davis, 30, started selling online health and wellness packages back in 2014 after she became a popular social media influencer. The savvy star created the company Brittany Dawn Fitness LLC, which quickly garnered thousands of paying customers in plans ranging in price from $92 to $300 per month.According to the new lawsuit, obtained by the Dallas Morning News, Davis was contacted by at least 14 women suffering from eating disorders.

EXCLUSIVE:  Lionsgate has renewed its first-look film deal with 3Pas Studios, the production company run by producer Ben Odell and bilingual star Eugenio Derbez, Deadline has learned.

Netflix’s record-breaking series Squid Game will hit a pair of movie theaters in Los Angeles and New York later this month as the streamer ramps up its awards campaigning for the Korean series.

Fox is developing a pitch black comedy about a meteorologist whose life unspools after a freak injury at work.

Yara Shahidi (Black-ish, Grown-ish) has signed on to exec produce and star in Amazon Studios’ rom-com Sitting in Bars with Cake, Deadline has confirmed. The feature, based on the blog and book of the same name by Audrey Shulman, will be directed by Pitch Perfect 3‘s Trish Sie.

California Governor Gavin Newsom gave a significant preview of the state’s plan to loosen Covid-19 restrictions next week. Calling it an “endemic plan,” indicated it will take the state into the era when it simply lives with the disease, instead of the pandemic strategy that’s been deployed to date.

EXCLUSIVE: Following a busy fall in both the film and TV worlds, Adrien Brody is looking to stay busy as he set to join Apple Original Films’ Ghosted, starring Chris Evans and Ana de Armas. Dexter Fletcher is directing. 

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Let us know in the comments below. Click through the gallery below to see highlights from last year's opening dayAs well as traditional Bavarian food, there has always been a good showing of local operators too.Northern Soul pitch up with their signature grilled cheese sandwiches, Yard & Coop with buttermilk-fried chicken in a cone (festive), Porky Pigs with their iconic Yorkshire pudding wrap, and Elsie May's with loaded hot cookie dough.