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Orlando Bloom dragged into Katy Perry’s mansion war against 85-year-old disabled veteran

1-800-Flowers founder Carl Westcott owes her.Last year, Perry was officially ruled the owner of Westcott’s secluded estate nestled in affluent Montecito, home to celebrities like Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and Gwyneth Paltrow. The “Roar” singer was embroiled in a years-long legal fight with Westcott after the entrepreneur — who suffers from the neurological disorder Huntington’s disease — inked a deal with Perry’s business manager, Bernie Gudvi, agreeing to sell his home to the superstar during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle sought out Portugal home because life in US ‘wasn’t what they thought it would be’: ex-staffer
CostaTerra Golf and Ocean Club — a plush development about 81 miles south of Lisbon.The pair allegedly forked over more than $4.7 million on the purchase.According to King Charles’ former personal butler Grant Harrold, the couple’s rumored move to Europe shows that they’re “edging their way back in the direction of the UK.”“Their life in the US — there’s so many people that move away and move back, so I don’t think there’d be anything unusual about Harry and Meghan leaving the US for Europe,” Harrold told The Post.“But maybe living in the States wasn’t what they thought it would be and that could be why they’re now supposedly edging their way back in the direction of the UK.”Harrold previously told The Post that the pair’s rumored move signals their attempt at a reconciliation with the royal family.While it’s unclear why the pair opted for a home in Portugal, the couple’s connections could be a reason.What’s more, Portugal’s climate is similar to that of Montecito, Calif., which could also have played a part in the appeal.“There’s no obvious reason for choosing Portugal as a location to live, but let’s not forget that it’s not unusual for royals to set up overseas,” Harrold notes.“Some have historically moved to France, Princess Margaret used to spend a lot of time in Mauritius, so Harry would be following in the footsteps of other royals who have done something similar.”Before the couple enjoys their new life in Portugal, Harry and Markle face one major hurdle to overcome in obtaining European Union citizenship.Such a citizenship would allow the couple to travel freely through the Schengen Area, which covers 29 countries.A trans-Atlantic move brings up the question of the pair’s business ventures, and how they’ll manage
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Historian slams ‘Gladiator II’ as ‘total Hollywood bulls–t’
The Hollywood Reporter that the film’s idea is “total Hollywood bulls–t.”Written by David Scarpa, the sequel to the Russell Crowe-led 2000 historical epic showcases the world over two decades later.Paul Mescal plays the grown-up Lucius Verus II, the son of Crowe’s character, Maximus, whom Spencer Treat Clark portrayed in the original film. Lucius is the son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) and nephew of Commodus, who was originally played by Joaquin Phoenix.In the film’s trailer, one scene shows the Colosseum in Rome being flooded and filled with sharks.“I don’t think Romans knew what a shark was,” said Bartsch, who boasts degrees from Princeton, Harvard and UC Berkeley.Bartsch did note that the Romans really did fill the Colosseum with water for various naval battles.Another scene from the film shows rhinos charging into the Colosseum, which Bartsch notes is only partially accurate.Bartsch explained that Martial, a Roman poet, “wrote a poem in 80 AD about a rhinoceros tossing a bull up to the sky” — however it would have been a single-horned rhino and not a two-horned one shown in the film.The historian noted that Scott got the news element wrong in the film, explaining that Romans did not read newspapers while sipping tea in a cafe, because newspapers were invented some 1,200 years later.“They did have daily news — Acta Diuma — but it was carved and placed at certain locations,” she told the outlet.
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