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“White House by the Sea: A Century of the Kennedys at Hyannis Port,” (Scribner).“It is the heart of the Kennedy Compound suspended somewhere between the past and the present.”The house would soon be expanded by Joe Kennedy — a movie producer, political wheeler-dealer, purported Prohibition rum runner, and future U.S. ambassador to Great Britain — into a stately mansion of 21 rooms, including 12 bedrooms, a steam room, and even a basement theater.And then a tall fence went up — a privacy stockade affair that kept out peering eyes.

A health expert has warned that a deadly virus is likely to spread to the UK, and more lockdowns will not be affective at stopping it.

When it comes to biscuits, custard creams are up there as a favourite.

Paul Wesley might have said no to future projects involving vampires, but Nina Dobrev feels a bit differently.

Leonardo DiCaprio’s low-key romance with Gigi Hadid follows his traditional dating pattern, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.

SAG-AFTRA soon will be signing “interim agreements” with truly independent producers that will allow many of them to start or continue production during the strike — as long as they are not affiliated with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and agree to be bound retroactively to whatever contract terms eventually are achieved with the AMPTP when the strike is settled.  

Zack Sharf Digital News Director SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher railed against Disney CEO Bob Iger during an interview with Variety on the strike picket lines outside of the Paramount Pictures studio lot. In a July 13 interview with CNBC’s David Faber out of the Sun Valley Conference, Iger said WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikers were not being “realistic” with their demands. “I found them terribly repugnant and out of touch. Positively tone deaf,” Drescher said when asked about Iger’s comments. “I don’t think it served him well. If I were that company, I would lock him behind doors and never let him talk to anybody about this, because it’s so obvious that he has no clue as to what is really happening on the ground with hard working people that don’t make anywhere near the salary he is making. High seven figures, eight figures, this is crazy money that they make and they don’t care if they’re land barons of a medieval time.”

Fans hoping to bag Taylor Swift tickets during The Eras Tour general sale are beginning to receive their access codes.

The ongoing strike by Hollywood actors has the potential to disrupt UK film production as US companies consider shifting filming to Britain, according to Equity, the British performers' union. In solidarity with their American counterparts, who are engaged in a dispute with Hollywood studios, Equity has issued a warning to US companies intending to move productions to the UK.

Former Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas looked to fans for reassurance after accidentally giving his kids mouldy cheese. The actor said he sprinkled parmesan over their pasta before fearing the worst after finding the tell-tale green spots.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International Matt Damon has revealed that the “Oppenheimer” cast talked about their strike strategy before hitting the movie’s red carpet premiere in London on Thursday. “We talked about it,” Damon told Variety on the carpet. “Look, if it’s called now, everyone’s going to walk obviously in solidarity … Once the strike is officially called, [we’re walking]. That’s why we moved this [red carpet] up because we know the second it’s called, we’re going home.” Damon added: “We gave the strike authorization. We voted 98% to 2% to do that because we know our leadership has our best interest at heart.”

The London premiere of Oppenheimer is underway — but not all of the stars will stick around for the screening if SAG-AFTRA officially calls a strike today.

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Alana Thompson is ready for the next stage in her life. The 17-year-old reality TV star, sometimes known as «Honey Boo Boo,» graduated from high school in May 2023. Now she's speaking with ET's Deidre Behar about her college plans, what the future holds, and her family's latest show, .«Next, I am going to be a neonatal nurse at Regis University in Denver, Colorado,» Alana revealed to ET. Alana's proud sister, Lauryn «Pumpkin» Efird, added, «It's top three nursing programs in the world.»Alana said she received a $21,000 scholarship to study nursing and her mom, Mama June Shannon, explained, «We still have to pay a little bit for the school, but it helps out a little bit.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Telly’s free 55-inch 4K dual-screen TV sets are set to arrive at users’ homes this week — but of course, there’s a catch. The start-up, which plans to ship some 500,000 free, ad-supported TVs in 2023 in the U.S., is calling the initial wave a “public beta program.” The company says the new Telly households represent a diverse cross-section of the U.S. population, although the initial user base overindexes on education level and household income — and also skews toward Gen Zers and millennials. According to Telly, more than 250,000 people have signed up to receive a free TV set, which displays an always-on, rotating ad unit on a 9-inch-high second screen situated below the main 55-inch one. Each unit also includes a free Chromecast with Google TV adapter. The bulk of the half-million TVs will go out in the fourth quarter of 2023, Telly chief strategy officer Dallas Lawrence said: “We think there’s no better Black Friday deal than free.”

The NHS has issued a warning ahead of sweeping strikes due to hit hospitals this week.

Bethany Joy Lenz has revealed that she was once part of a cult.

Disney’s Haunted Mansion premiere at Disneyland this Saturday will turn into a fan event should the SAG-AFTRA strike occur.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Disney’s red carpet premiere for “Haunted Mansion,” held on July 15 at Disneyland, will take place even if there is a SAG-AFTRA strike. If the actors guild does call a strike, the premiere will pivot to a “fan event,” according to a source. It is the first major world premiere set to take place after the strike deadline. The stars of the movie, including LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Danny DeVito, Rosario Dawson, Chase W. Dillon, Daniel Levy, Jamie Lee Curtis, Hasan Minhaj, Marilu Henner and Lindsay Lamb, would no longer be able to take part in the festivities in the case of a strike.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor Buckle up for a busy 72 hours. SAG-AFTRA’s already-extended contract talks will come to a head one way or another by the July 12 midnight PT expiration deadline. And as goes SAG-AFTRA’s negotiations with the major studios and streamers goes the rest of Hollywood’s year. By multiple accounts, progress in the negotiating room has been negligible since SAG-AFTRA granted a 12-day extension of talks hours before the contract expired June 30. The mood across town is grim with the expectation that Hollywood will soon endure its first “double strike” in more than 60 years. The Writers Guild of America, which has been on strike since May 2, stands ready to help SAG-AFTRA execute its first industry-wide work stoppage since Jimmy Carter was in the White House. SAG-AFTRA’s move would bring a burst of energy to the WGA’s public efforts at a time when union members privately acknowledge that strike fatigue is setting in. With little diminution in the resolve of WGA members to back their union, polite discussions of “what’s the endgame” are nonetheless rising among writers and showrunners who were busy juggling multiple projects for 2023 and 2024 before scribes went pencils down.

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