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Hi, Welcome to Entertainment Plus. I'm your host, Mark Francis.
In a shocking incident that has rocked the UK, and
night attack at a Taylor Swift themed at dance class
in Southport, Merseyside left three children, dad and six others
in critical condition. Taylor expressed her grief on Instagram, saying
the horror of yesterday's attack in Southport is watching over
me continuously and I'm just completely in shock. The loss
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of life and innocence and the horrendous trauma inflicted on
everyone who was there, the families and first responders. These
were just little kids at a dance class. I am
at a complete loss for how to ever convey my
sympathies to these families. The seventeen year old suspect is
in custody, accused of murder and attempted murder. The attack
occurred at a holiday club featuring Swift themed dance and
yoga workshops as well as bracelet making activities. Emergency services
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it described the scene as and chaotic. Upon arrival, King
Charles and other royals expressed their shock, while Home Secretary
of Vett Cooper visited to pay respects, laying flowers at
the police cordon. Southport. MP Patrick Hurley said the town
is in mourning. The town is in shock this morning.
The incident that took place yesterday was uniquely horrific. Southport's
a quiet, seaside coastal town. This is just sent shockwaves
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through the whole community. Chief Constable Serena Kennedy of Merseysien
Police added that those injured ed Al suffered stab wounds
in what she called a ferocious attack. Meanwhile, across the channel,
in Paris, French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal inadvertently broke news
of Lady Gaga's engagement. While congratulating the singer on her
Olympic opening ceremony performance. Gaga introduced her long term boyfriend
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Michael Polanski as Michael, my fiance. The American singer had
been in Paris for several days after performing the cabaret
anthem Montruque and plum by Zizi Jean Marie during the
opening ceremony. Lady Gaga has not commented publicly on the
engagement atale, facing political uncertainty emit a snap election called
by Aniel Macron was described as senior French officialers operating
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on all fronts In Hollywood, Teresa Ravellus Richard Simmons friend
of nearly thirty six years, shared poignant memories of the
late Fitness icon. I can't stop crying. I still can't
believe what happened, Revella's told people. She recounted finding Simmons
after his passing, suspecting her heart attack as his hands
were balled into fists. Ravella's corrected misconceptions about her role,
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describing herself as simmons companion rather than housekeeper. She recalled
simmons prediction when they first met, Teresa, come in. You
are never going to leave. We are going to be
together until I die. In the world of reality TV, Bravos,
Andy Cohen confirmed a reboot of The Real Housewives of
New Jersey. We are rebooting the show, Cohen told a
radio show caller, adding We're going to do something different.
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He hinted at the possibility of all fresh faces. Cast
member Melissa Gorga expressed excitement for the change, saying I
think we are due for some type of change. I
don't know what kind of change, but I'm excited to
see what happens. Selena Gomez responded to speculation about cosmetic surgeries.
Commenting on TikTok, she said, honestly, I hate this. I
was on stripes because of a flare up. I have botox.
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That's it. Leave me alone. Gomez later showed no hard feelings,
writing I just get sad sometimes. The singer also defended
her relationship with music producer Benny Blenco, stating he is
my absolute everything in my heart and he has treated
me better than any human being on this planet. In
an interesting bit of Hollywood trivia, former child actor Rhys Thompson,
who played a minor role in Titanic, revealed he still
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receives royalty checks twenty five years after the film's release. Thompson,
who played the Little Irish Boy, has earned around thirty
thousand dollars in residuals over the years. It's weird because
it's not present in my mind anymore, Thompson said. When
it happens, it's like, oh cool, the extra hundred dollars.
His role consisted of just three scenes, in a single
line asking his on screen mother, what are we doing, mummy?
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More entertainment, just a moment. As the entertainment industry had
the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has already
seeking a host for the twenty twenty five Oscars. Jimmy
Kimmel and John Delaney have reportedly turned down offers. This
year's Oscars saw a slight ratings bump, with nineteen point
five million viewers, though still far from the record fifty
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seven million in nineteen ninety eight when Titanic won eleven Oscars. Kimmel,
who has hosted four times, including the last two years,
had previously said he didn't think he'd ever host again,
but the success of films like Barbie and Oppenheimer made
him reconsider. In a major box office news, Deadpool and
Wolverine shattered records with two hundred and five million dollars
in the domestic opening and four hundred and thirty eight
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million worldwide. The Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman film is
now the eighth biggest opening of all time and the
biggest for an R rated film. It's also the largest
opening since Spider Man No Way Home in twenty twenty one,
in the biggest July opening ever, The movie exceeded expectations,
with preopening estimates ranging from one sixty to one seventy
five million dollars. It marks the biggest opening of Reynolds
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and Jackman's careers, the largest of twenty twenty four so far.
The film received positive reviews and at ninety seven percent
audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. It's worth noting that this
is the third installment of the Deadpool series, building on
the success of the first two films, which raaked in
one hundred and thirty three million dollars domestically in February
twenty sixteen and one hundred and twenty five million in
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twenty eighteen. And there you have it. Please follows on Spotify,
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