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Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime — considered the “holy grail” of the watch community — which could fetch between $2.5 and $5 million. It is “one of the most complicated wristwatches in the world,” Sotheby’s Head of Watches for the Americas, Geoff Hess, said in a statement, according to NewsNation’s Paula Froelich.The rare timepiece is “an impressive white gold double face wristwatch featuring 20 complications,” according to its listing on the auctioneer’s site, and even comes with a “personally signed handwritten note from Sly.”“I enjoy the collecting process like so many others in this passionate community, who don’t just see watches as an accessory, but admire them for their history, craftsmanship, artistry – but most importantly – how they make them feel,” Stallone said in a statement.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s marital problems, the “Fargo” actor’s ex wife, Jennifer Garner, is rooting for the couple to stay together in light of his past struggles with substance abuse.“We all know that if Ben falls off the wagon, Jennifer [Garner] will have to pick up the pieces — she always does,” a source told Paula Froelich of NewsNation.However, despite Garner’s support, the “Jenny from the Block” singer isn’t a fan of her hubby’s ex.“Lopez is not particularly fond of Garner — and the two, while distantly friendly, do not speak,” Froelich previously reported.The “13 Going on 30” actress, who was married to Affleck, 51, from 2005 to 2018 and shares three children — Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12 — with him, is “encouraging Ben to work on his marriage to Jen,” and “fully supports their relationship and wants nothing more than for him to be happy,” a source told Us Weekly last week. Garner, 52, is focusing on the well-being of Affleck, who was in rehab multiple times, and their kids.“She wants him happy and healthy so he can be the best dad possible,” a source told People this week.Lopez and Affleck were most recently seen together at Violet’s high school graduation party on Thursday.However, they didn’t stay long, and quickly bolted from the soirée, which was at Garner’s house, after only one hour.The pair then got into a car together and traveled to the mansion Affleck is reportedly renting since he moved out of their shared abode.

A Doll’s House” with Jessica Chastain, “Betrayal” with Tom Hiddleston, and the incoming (and excellent) musical “Sunset Boulevard” starring Nicole Scherzinger.Predictably, his latest show is a grab bag of his favorite tricks: Live video screens, black clothes and ceaseless whispering at the expense of emotion and drama.Before “Romeo and Juliet” starts, and during intermission, the Duke of York Theatre’s lights are dimmed — a woman next to me used her cellphone flashlight to read the program — and the house is pumped full of loud “nntz! nntz” club music.I asked an employee how audience members have reacted to the oppressively thumping tunes. “They’ve cried!” the worker said.Lucky them.

Eminem is back with new music, and he’s taking a cheap shot at Megan Thee Stallion.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor There is a wealth of period costumes cross the categories for Emmy voters to think about this season. In limited series, Oscar-winner Colleen Atwood built 200 to 300 leather jackets for AppleTV+’s World War II drama “Masters of the Air.” “It took six months to get them built,” Atwood says.

Addie Morfoot Contributor In the upcoming Lifetime docuseries “The Life and Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson,” audiences will get to hear from O.J. Simpson‘s ex-wife Nicole, who was found murdered alongside Ronald Goldman in 1994 outside her Brentwood condominium, in ways most viewers have not before. Most of the nation associates her voice with the 911 call she made in October of 1993 to tell a dispatcher that Simpson had broken into her home.

Selena Kuznikov Lamorne Morris‘ three-year-old daughter is getting used to seeing her dad’s face all over town. Morris is the spokesperson for BMO bank, which recently arrived in Southern California with an advertising blitz — all with Morris’ face on it. Now, the actor says she’s ready to start her creative career as well.

Aramide Tinubu For three seasons, “Power Book III: Raising Kanan” star Patina Miller has stood in drug queenpin Raquel “Raq” Thomas’ thigh-high stiletto boots. Like her shoe preferences, the character is a dichotomy of femininity and viciousness. In the ‘90s-set series, Raq, the matriarch of her family, spearheads her business while struggling to maintain increasingly rocky relationships with her brothers Marvin (London Brown) and Lou-Lou (Malcolm Mays) and her teenage son Kanan (MeKai Curtis).

Joe Otterson TV Reporter The second half of “Outlander” Season 7 has set its premiere date at Starz. The final eight episodes of the season will premiere on Nov. 22.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Thirty years after Nicole Brown Simpson’s murder, her sister Denise Brown has gathered friends and family to reflect on her legacy for “The Life and Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson.” The four-part docuseries premieres on June 1 and 2 on Lifetime, but cable-cutters can stream the doc online through a variety of live TV streamers such as DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV and Sling TV. The doc doesn’t sensationalize the crime or the “trial of the century,” in which Brown’s ex-husband, O.J.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Chip and Joanna Gaines‘ beloved home renovation series “Fixer Upper” is turning 10 and the couple is celebrating with the launch of a new special edition season, “Fixer Upper: The Lakehouse.” Premiering Sunday on the Gaines’ Magnolia Network (part owned by Warner Bros. Discovery) and HGTV, the original home of the “Fixer Upper” franchise, and streaming same day on Max and Discovery+, the six-episode “Lakehouse” follows Chip and Jo as they take on a unique mid-century modern lakehouse flip near Lake Waco, a new neighborhood for the home reno couple based in Waco, Texas. “Chip found a set of plans in this lakehouse that showed the house was built in 1965 and the husband loved mid-century modern style and the wife loved that Spanish revival style,” Joanna Gaines tells Variety.

Police have issued an urgent appeal for help to find a missing boy.

Prominent boxing promoters Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren are set to settle their rivalry by pitting five of their top fighters against each other. The pair, who didn't communicate for 15 years, were brought together last year by Saudi Arabia's boxing chief Turki Alalshikh.

A grieving man who cared for his partner as he was dying of cancer has spoken of his devastation after being told he could now be forced out of the UK by the Home Office.

Married at First Sight star Chanita Stephenson has shared an update about her experience of losing her mum Chondelle to lung cancer in January this year.The star, who became a famous face after appearing on the popular E4 dating show in 2022, announced a year ago that she had been dealing with something difficult in her personal life, which turned out to be her mum's diagnosis.Taking to her social media on Saturday, 1 June, the 32-yaer-old reality star said: “Within that week whilst dealing with other stuff, I found out my mum may have cancer and my Mum didn’t want anyone to know. I really hoped it would all be okay.

Casualty is set for some more drama this week as character Patrick Onley is at risk of being exposed for causing a rise in patient deaths by his medical staff. As things heat up for the on-screen doctor, portrayed by Jamie Glover, on Saturday, 2 June, who is the actor off-screen? Jamie joined the soap in March this year as the Clinical Lead for Holby City Hospital, but isn't new to Wyvern, having previously guest starred on Holby City over the years.

Blossoms have been teasing new music by directing fans to call a mysterious hotline.The Stockport indie rockers advertised the number with a video featuring a tow truck driving down a road with a giant gorilla statue on its back end, along with the number. The gorilla statue may have been a nod to the video for their previous single ‘What Can I Say After I’m Sorry?’ in which Everton manager Sean Dyche hires them for a gorilla heist in a spoof of the story of an eight-foot fibreglass gorilla called Gary being stolen from a garden centre in Scotland last year.Fans later revealed that when they called the hotline, they could hear snippets of new Blossoms music.In fact, the stunt proved so popular that the line crashed.

D:Ream have banned Keir Starmer from using their 1993 New Labour anthem ‘Things Can Only Get Better’ in his election campaign.The song enjoyed a resurgence in popularity after it was played through a loudspeaker by protester Steve Bray, with the aim of drowning out Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he called a surprise General Election for July 4. Within 24 hours, the song had gone viral on social media and entered the iTunes Top 10.The Northern Irish band have previously said that they never enjoyed ‘Things Can Only Get Better’ having a political association.“My first reaction was ‘not again, please let me move on’,” singer Peter Cunnah told NME.

Fiona Bruce, famed for her presenting duties on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow since 2008 and other notable shows such as Fake or Fortune, Question Time and Treasures of the British Library, typically prefers a shielded personal life. Yet, we do know a bit about her longstanding and rarely-seen husband, Nigel Sharrocks.The couple sparked up their romance 30 years ago back in the mid nineties, after meeting at advertising agency where Nigel held the position of company director and Fiona was an employee.They exchanged vows in an intimate wedding ceremony in Islington in July 1994.Two bundles of joy joined their family with the birth of their son Sam in 1998, followed by daughter Mia in 2001.The hardworking mum and presenter faced some criticism when she hurried back to her duties on Crimewatch just 16 days after giving birth to baby Mia.

Back in the early 1900s, The Cock Hotel on Walkden Road, Worsley, was known far and wide as the stomping ground for one of Manchester's most curious and beloved farmyard creatures. Polly the pig, famous for her love of beer, became a familiar and endearing figure to the pub's drinkers.

Harpurhey's market culture could soon disappear, traders say. They're seeing less cash in their pockets every week.