2024 Olympics: Last News

The Guardian this week, Madigan highlighted how Gunn’s swift transformation from a relative unknown to a cultural icon suggests she could have a lucrative career ahead of her.“ … the breaking-neck (see what I did there) speed at which Raygun went from cultural cringe to cultural icon was something to behold,” Madigan noted.“And augurs very well for her future. Because we love, love, love an underdog.”Marketing and public relations expert, Max Markson, told Daily Mail Australia that Gunn already possesses “an enormous brand” and could potentially earn millions through international deals.“Her reputation in Australia isn’t that great, but she is famous across the world,” Markson said.“I don’t think everyone else in other countries is conscious of how Australians feel about her.“I think Australian marketers will be avoiding her for that reason, but there will be somebody in this country who will go for it.”Markson predicts that Gunn will attract offers from global companies, particularly in the sports, food, and technology sectors.“She will get international offers from sports shoe brands, like Adidas or Puma, food companies like McDonald’s or KFC, electric cars like BYD, and she will get a phone company like Telstra or Optus or Vodafone.

Raygun” Gunn has revealed she is back at work to make ends meet.The divisive breakdancing sensation may have emerged from the Paris Olympics as one of the most talked about athletes on the planet — but her fame hasn’t yet converted into dollars and cents.The widely held belief that the 37-year-old has been cashing in on her 15-minutes of fame has been busted with the viral B-girl saying she has agreed to only one endorsement deal following the Paris Games.According to colorful celebrity management guru Max Markson, a recent promotion she launched with tech platform Finder would generally be worth around $50,000.It comes after the Macquarie University lecturer, who holds a PHD in cultural studies, insisted she has not retired from professional breakdancing, despite saying she is “not going to compete any more.”She has returned to her regular employment at the university in Sydney’s north.“I’m still marking papers to pay the bills,” she said in an interview with The Sydney Morning Herald.“I have a whole stack to mark right now,” she says.

William replied, “No I was so keen to come but I have to say after reading someone’s interview about COVID I decided, because my wife was obviously having chemo, that I didn’t want to risk bringing COVID home.” The prince added, “So Adam very kindly reminded me that that was still a thing!”“But we watched the whole thing. We were glued to it every day.”The father of three also shared that he and Princess Catherine “adore swimming,” and their eldest child, Prince George, has taken an interest in scuba diving.

attention-grabbing stunt at the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics: zero dollars. Casey Wasserman, the president and chairman of the 2028 Games in Los Angeles, talked about Cruise, 62, during Tuesday’s CNBC x Boardroom: Game Plan panel at the Fairmont Miramar hotel in Santa Monica, Calif. “He finished filming ‘Mission: Impossible’ at 6 p.m.

known as “Pommel Horse Guy” following his historic performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics, is joining the cast of “Dancing With the Stars” Season 33.The 25-year-old gymnast appeared on “Good Morning America” Thursday to share the news. Nedoroscik is “hoping” to bring some of his pommel horse moves to the ABC competition series. “I want to do some flairs.

he had to leave his job as an NBC correspondent covering the Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti due to a foot injury and multiple illnesses.The 42-year-old comedian filmed a video where he spoke to the camera like a news reporter in front of the Mediterranean Sea in Malta.“Dude, are you OK?’ That’s the no. 1 text message I’ve received in the past 48 hours.

averaged a huge daily viewership of 32 million across NBC and Peacock. And those who were not glued to around-the-clock coverage of gymnastics, track and swimming were surely reading the nonstop headlines about broken records, personal triumphs, hard losses and, naturally, juicy controversies that enlivened the competition in Paris.

Le Parisien reports.The heated exchange between Scott, whose real name is Jacques Webster, and his bodyguard — which reportedly turned physical — took place at the luxury Four Seasons Hotel George V hotel in the city’s posh 8th arrondissement.Scott, who is currently staying at the celeb hotspot during the 2024 Olympics, returned to the hotel late Thursday night before getting involved in a fight with a member of his team, law enforcement sources told the outlet.“He was not in the right condition to be questioned straight away, so was put in a cell where he is still sobering up,” an insider told the outlet.The rapper, who was reportedly under the influence at the time of the ordeal, was arrested just after 5 a.m. local time, with officers saying he was still “sobering up” in his jail cell before a round of questioning.Police were called to the hotel — located just moments away from the Champs-Élysées, sources said.A source told Page Six on Friday morning that Scott yelled at his own security guard at the famed Paris hotel after they got into an argument about local paparazzi.“They were screaming at each other, and the hotel freaked out and called the cops,” an insider said of the incident.The source said that Scott has been followed by paparazzi while moving around the city during the Olympics, and that one pap was allegedly looking in the trunk of Scott’s car when the rapper confronted his own guard asking why he’d let the pap look in the vehicle’s trunk, and the argument ensued.A video clip posted to X showed Scott getting into a car and calmly asking paps why they were still following him until 5a.m.

Deadline reported on Monday.Jost’s correspondent gig for NBC was “always supposed to be short term,” per Deadline, so it’s unclear if his exit is solely due to his health woes.The 42-year-old comedian cut his foot on a coral reef and later developed a staph infection and an ear infection.He’s been replaced by Australian weather anchor Luke Bradnam, who was already in Tahiti covering the Olympics.The Post has reached out to Jost’s rep for comment.Jost’s struggles in Tahiti started last month when he injured his foot after hitting the reef.He posted a picture of his bandaged and bloodied wounds via social media on July 29.“You know it’s going great when you’ve been to the Olympic medical tent more than any of the athletes,” he wrote in his caption.On July 30, Jost revealed that he got an ear infection, on top of already having a staph infection. “I woke up this morning and discovered that I had added ear infection to my growing list of ailments,” he said in an interview from the pool in Tahiti.

2024 Paris Olympics.Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes made a rare public appearance at the women’s gymnastics uneven bars final at Bercy Stadium on Sunday. The “Barbie” actor, 43, and his longtime partner, 50, appeared to be joined by their daughters, Esmeralda, 9, and Amada, 8, who haven’t been seen out in years.Gosling wore a red flannel shirt over a white tank top, as well as a green Olympic rings hat and a pair of translucent sunglasses.

Snoop Dogg has created the hottest and most in-demand Olympics souvenir of the 2024 Paris summer games.Snoop, aka Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., has been passing out special Olympics pins to members of Team USA to show his support. The pin shows the “Gin and Juice” rapper blowing smoke rings in the colors of the Olympic rings with the Eiffel tower in the background.

Tom Cruise is reportedly planning a big stunt for the Closing Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics. According to Deadline, the “Top Gun: Maverick” star, 62, will literally “drop in” when the Olympic flag is handed over to the 2028 host city, Los Angeles. Sources tell TMZ that Cruise will rappel down from the top of Stade de France, land on the stadium field, and then proceed to carry the official Olympic flag.

the controversial drag performance that parodied “The Last Supper” during the opening ceremony.“I am sorry to say to ALL the world’s GREATEST ATHLETES, I wish you ALL THE BEST, but I cannot watch an Olympics that disrespects Christianity and openly celebrates Satan,” Schneider wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday.“I sincerely hope THESE @Olympics get the same amount of viewers as @cspan,” he added.In another tweet, Schneider included a photo from the drag performance and wrote, “Guys with their genitalia hanging out in front of children?! Drag Queens?! I wasn’t sure if I was watching the @Olympics or if I was watching a school board meeting…”During the Olympics opening ceremony Friday, a group of 18 performers — including three familiar “Drag Race France” queens — struck poses behind what looked like a long table from The Last Supper. At the center was an ornately dressed woman with a large silver headdress that resembled a halo as depicted in paintings of Jesus.Models stormed the stage for the impromptu fashion show that saw the supposed Last Supper-mockers swaying along the sidelines.The showcase turned into a dance floor at the end, with “Drag Race France” host Nicky Doll strutting down the stage.

second day of the Paris Olympics. To watch Simone Biles, of course, and to be seen.A star-studded crowd attended the return to the Olympics of Biles, the most decorated athlete in the history of gymnastics.Among the high-profile fans were Hollywood star Tom Cruise and Oscar-winning actor Jessica Chastain sitting under the roof of the packed arena on Sunday.Snoop Dogg had front-row seats while Greta Gerwig, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, Nick Jonas and Anna Wintour also attended Biles’ competition.Snoop Dogg was in a partying mood and danced during the team’s presentations.

Savannah Guthrie was feeling a little “hot and bothered” after a segment in the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony that gave heavy ménage à trois energy.“We are transitioning from the ‘liberty’ portion, which got us a little hot and bothered in the pouring rain,” the Today show host, 52, said with a wry smile during the Olympics broadcast on Friday, July 26, referencing one of three sections of the opening ceremonies that paid homage to the national motto of France: liberté, égalité, fraternité – liberty, equality, fraternity.The pre-taped bit showed three dancers in a library passing a book called, “Le Triomphe De L’Amour,” which translates to “The Triumph of Love.” After leaving the library, the colorfully dressed group spilled onto the streets of Paris before rushing up a spiral staircase. One person at the center almost kissed each of their friends before they hurried into an apartment and began making out and nuzzling one another.

miserables. The Paris Summer Olympic 2024 Opening Ceremony on Friday was so rough that the local dancers bungled the Can-Can.The Can-Can!What were the French thinking? Je ne comprend pas!Re-conceived from the usual arena spectacle into an aquatic procession down the river Seine — like a moist Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade without fun — the kickoff to the quadrennial athletic competition meant to promote worldwide unity was boring, ill-conceived and choppy.

Celine Dion gave a powerhouse performance at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris on Friday, July 26. The French-Canadian singer, 56, delivered a rousing rendition of “L’Hymne à l’amour” from the first stage of the Eiffel Tower.Dion wore a full-length sparkly silver gown for her iconic return to the stage.

Serena Williams is still making a splash at the Olympics 2024 Opening Ceremony in Paris.Alongside her family, including husband Alexis Ohanian and oldest daughter Olympia, Williams, 42, joined the festivities and walked the red carpet ahead of the Opening Ceremony. On the carpet, Olympia, who is 6 years old, stole the show when NBC asked her what she was most excited about at the Games.With a shy smile, she responded, “Every one of them,” prompting giggles and smiles from her proud parents.Ohanian, 41, playfully added, “Let ’em know.”Williams then shared her excitement for the Olympics being held in Paris.“It’s fun! I mean the Olympics in Paris is really, really incredible,” she said.She then admitted to feeling envious of the tennis taking place at the renowned Roland-Garros.“I don’t know if it’s fun or if I’m a little jealous,” she confessed.

2024 Paris Olympic Games Friday — and she’s getting paid a hefty sum.The “All By Myself” singer, 56, will receive $2 million to perform one song during the ceremony, according to TMZ. Variety was the first to report of Dion’s rumored performance.The Grammy winner, who has stepped away from the spotlight due to her stiff person syndrome, was spotted in Paris Tuesday at the Royal Monceau hotel, where she was swarmed by fans.Lady Gaga, who is also rumored to be performing at the opening ceremony, is reportedly staying near Dion’s hotel.The Post has reached out to Dion’s rep for comment.Dion performed “The Power of the Dream” at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.Hoda Kotb revealed on “Watch What Happens Live” earlier this month that Dion almost let it slip to her about her 2024 Olympics performance.

our 592 Team USA athletes, including Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky, who are brilliantly representing our country in Paris, France.I’ll be giddy about obsessing over weird sports such as dressage and synchronized swimming that only get their moment in the sun every four years.Most of all though, I will heave a huge sigh of relief.Because the Olympics are, yet again, not taking place here in New York City.No FOMO for me! What the chipper, wall-to-wall TV coverage does not reveal is that, as entertaining and inspiring as the international event is, it’s also a hugely expensive, three-week-long burden on already tenuous infrastructure — in the best of times.Despite being the most influential city in the world, NYC has not once hosted the modern games in their 128-year history. London and Paris, meanwhile, have each put on the Olympics three times.

The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and teased his jam-packed year ahead. The ‘Gin & Juice’ singer opened up about his upcoming debut as a vocal coach on NBC’s The Voice later this fall and his return as an NBC correspondent at the 2024 Olympics in Paris this summer.“Well, if you know anything about me, you know I love all forms of music.