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Sharon Stone says her kids can 'auction' off her movie costumes when she dies to make up for gender pay gap https://ift.tt/5JHb7jm

Sharon Stone encouraged her children to sell her iconic movie costumes at auction after she passes away to make up for the pay disparity between herself and her male co-stars. The 64-year-old actress shared a fan-created video to her Instagram Story on Friday that featured a clip from Stone's 1995 movie "Casino" and claimed that the wardrobe budget for the film was $1 million. "Just in case i die one day & my kids notice i never got equal pay & want to auction them," the Emmy Award winner wrote on the video. Stone and her ex-husband Phil Bronstein share son Roan Joseph, 22, who they adopted in 2000. Stone adopted son Laird Vonne, 17, in 2005 and son Quinn Kelly, 16, in 2006. The video also stated that the actress's co-star Robert De Niro wore 70 costumes throughout the movie while Stone herself had 40 different looks and that both were allowed to keep their costumes after production wrapped. SHARON STONE REVEALS SHE CHOSE ‘BASIC INSTINCT' ...

Drew Barrymore reveals she's dating again after staying single for six years: 'I'm too good at being alone' https://ift.tt/5JHb7jm

Drew Barrymore is single and ready to mingle. After her divorce from Will Kopelman in 2016, the "Never Been Kissed" star revealed she’s back on the dating scene, six years later.  During Thursday’s episode of her talk show, "The Drew Barrymore Show," she admitted to her guest Whoopi Goldberg that she is dating again.  DREW BARRYMORE EXPLAINS WHY SHE HAS ABSTAINED FROM SEX SINCE 2016 SPLIT FROM WILL KOPELMAN "The last time you were here, we both were single. You weren't dating. Are you dating now?" the 47-year-old asked Goldberg. Shortly afterward, the "Charlie’s Angel" alum confessed, "I am." DREW BARRYMORE SAYS SHE CAN GO ‘YEARS’ WITHOUT SEX "Because it had been so many years, I started to get a little worried, like I'm too good at being alone," Barrymore noted. As "The View" host added she wasn’t looking to settle down in a relationship anytime soon, Goldberg shared a few dating tips for Barrymor...

A look at virtual currencies like Roblox's Robux, which have become many kids' preferred way to be paid for chores or receive as an allowance (Wall Street Journal) https://ift.tt/oH9FQ10

Wall Street Journal : A look at virtual currencies like Roblox's Robux, which have become many kids' preferred way to be paid for chores or receive as an allowance   —  Virtual currencies have become many families' preferred way to pay allowance.  And Roblox's currency is king.  —  Like many parents …

Cliff Emmich, 'Little House on the Prairie' and 'Payday' actor, dead at 85 https://ift.tt/5JHb7jm

Cliff Emmich , "Little House on the Prairie" and "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot’ actor," has died. He was 85. A representative for Emmich confirmed with Fox News Digital of his death and said the actor suffered from a health battle.  "My client and friend for over fifty years lost his battle with lung cancer… He passed at his home in Valley Village on Monday," his rep said in a statement. CLARENCE GILYARD, JR., 'WALKER, TEXAS RANGER' AND 'DIE HARD' STAR, DEAD AT 66 The fun-loving actor was born in 1936 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and raised in Los Angeles, California.  He was named after his father Clifford, who was a popular exotic car dealer and had Hollywood elite customers, including Clark Gable, Gary Cooper and Ozzie Nelson. After graduating with the class of 1955 from John Muir High School, he went on to serve in the air force as a photo technician.  Emmich then studied at the Pasadena Playhouse and went on to tour the country with the A...

Tim Cook was able to placate Elon Musk within two days, but the chaos at Foxconn's "iPhone City" may become the greatest test of Cook's diplomatic skills yet (Patrick McGee/Financial Times) https://ift.tt/MF0YHfm

Patrick McGee / Financial Times : Tim Cook was able to placate Elon Musk within two days, but the chaos at Foxconn's “iPhone City” may become the greatest test of Cook's diplomatic skills yet   —  Apple chief placates Elon Musk but faces bigger questions over iPhone supply chain  —  Tim Cook was already battling …

Internal doc: Alameda and FTX's largest venture bet was Bitcoin mining company Genesis Digital, investing a total of $1.15B between August 2021 and April 2022 (Bloomberg) https://ift.tt/9Kw3NV1

Bloomberg : Internal doc: Alameda and FTX's largest venture bet was Bitcoin mining company Genesis Digital, investing a total of $1.15B between August 2021 and April 2022   —  One of the bigger questions surrounding the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto empire is what venture investments …

Prince William charms the ladies as the royals receive mixed reactions at Boston Celtics game https://ift.tt/Z8cWE6V

Amidst a sea of fans in green, the Prince and Princess of Wales stood out in royal blue hues at the Boston Celtics game on Wednesday . While their entrance through the players and press tunnel was lackluster and met with minimal attention, it was their exit after the Celtics win against the Miami Heat that caught the attention of fans in the crowd. In video captured by Fox News Digital, the royal couple could be seen waving to fans as they departed the game alongside Celtics ownership. Several women in the crowd could not contain their excitement as Prince William passed by them courtside, while Kate spotted a young child towards the end of the row that she gravitated towards. PRINCE WILLIAM, KATE MIDDLETON ARRIVE IN BOSTON FOR THEIR FIRST TRIP ABROAD SINCE QUEEN ELIZABETH II’S DEATH Both William and Kate shook several hands, but it was William who charmed the women of the crowd who beamed at the opportunity to speak to the heir to the British throne. One woman even tenderly bru...

Apple reached 25% smartphone market share in China in October, retaining its top OEM spot for a second month; one in four devices sold in China was an iPhone (Varun Mishra/Counterpoint Research) https://ift.tt/3X5W0ZQ

Varun Mishra / Counterpoint Research : Apple reached 25% smartphone market share in China in October, retaining its top OEM spot for a second month; one in four devices sold in China was an iPhone   —  - One in every four devices sold in China during October 2022 was an iPhone.  — While the sales for other key OEMs declined in October, Apple grew 21% MoM.

Uniswap Labs launches an NFT marketplace aggregator with listings from OpenSea, LooksRare, NFTX, and others, after acquiring the aggregator Genie in June (Taylor Locke/Fortune) https://ift.tt/BZ4N2uD

Taylor Locke / Fortune : Uniswap Labs launches an NFT marketplace aggregator with listings from OpenSea, LooksRare, NFTX, and others, after acquiring the aggregator Genie in June   —  Though sales of nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, have dropped substantially amid the ongoing Crypto Winter, Uniswap Labs remains bullish on the future of the market.

'Home Alone 2' star Joe Pesci reveals he suffered serious burns while filming Christmas movie https://ift.tt/0GxOerl

"Home Alone 2" star Joe Pesci celebrated the upcoming 30th anniversary of the Christmas movie by revealing behind the scenes details from filming. Pesci starred as the criminal named Harry in "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York." "In addition to the expected bumps, bruises, and general pains that you would associate with that particular type of physical humor, I did sustain serious burns to the top of my head during the scene where Harry's hat is set on fire," the actor told People magazine in an email interview. "I was fortunate enough to have professional stuntmen do the real heavy stunts," he added. ‘HOME ALONE’ REBOOT ‘HOME SWEET HOME ALONE' DEBUTS FIRST TRAILER "Home Alone 2" featured the same cast as the original, which gave the set "the same, if not more, energy and enthusiasm," Pesci explained. The actor claimed there was "more spontaneity and creativity on the set" since the group had previously ...

Google says Barcelona-based spyware vendor Variston planted spyware by exploiting zero-day flaws in Chrome, Firefox, and Windows between 2018 and 2022 (Carly Page/TechCrunch) https://ift.tt/YKHZGB1

Carly Page / TechCrunch : Google says Barcelona-based spyware vendor Variston planted spyware by exploiting zero-day flaws in Chrome, Firefox, and Windows between 2018 and 2022   —  A Barcelona-based company that bills itself as a custom security solutions provider exploited several zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows …

HGTV stars Ben and Erin Napier detail their acting debut in 'A Christmas Open House': ‘It felt crazy’ https://ift.tt/0GxOerl

HGTV stars Ben and Erin Napier are taking their talents to filmmaking. In an interview with Fox News Digital, the home makeover stars shared they will be making their acting debut in the upcoming holiday film, "A Christmas Open House." "It felt crazy that anyone would make a movie in Laurel, Mississippi and the people in Laurel, Mississippi also thought it was crazy. Not something I ever would have put on my bingo card of life," Erin jokingly shared. The Napiers live in Laurel, Mississippi with their two daughters: Helen, 4 and Mae, 18 months, where they famously renovate dream homes for their show "Home Town." HGTV'S ‘HOME TOWN’ STAR ERIN ‘DEVASTATED’ OVER PRODUCER'S SUDDEN DEATH The Discovery+ movie also stars Katie Stevens, Victor Rasuk and Bobbi Eakes. The holiday movie follows an Atlanta property stager returning to her hometown to restore her mother’s home when she reunites with her high school crush to try and sell the property.  Eri...

Meghan Markle faced ‘disgusting' threats in the UK, former counterterrorism head says: 'Very real' https://ift.tt/0GxOerl

Meghan Markle faced "very real" threats during her time living in the U.K. with her husband Prince Harry. On Tuesday, the former head of counterterrorism for the Metropolitan Police appeared on Channel 4 News and described how the Duchess of Sussex’s life was at risk before she left for her home state of California. Neil Basu opened up about the alarming allegations his team had to address amid his resignation as assistant commissioner for specialist operations for the Met Police. He is leaving the force after 30 years and has earned the Queen’s Police Medal for his service. He also served as the senior officer for the counterterrorism unit of the Met Police in March 2018, which was two months before the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s royal wedding. PRINCE WILLIAM, KATE MIDDLETON HAVE ‘NO PLANS’ TO SEE MEGHAN MARKLE, PRINCE HARRY DURING U.S. TRIP: SOURCE "You were in charge of royal protection," journalist Cathy Newman is heard saying in a clip shared by the net...

Republicans Ron DeSantis, Ken Buck, Mike Lee, Marsha Blackburn, others mention legislative action to curb Apple's app market power after Musk tweets about Apple (Sara Dorn/Forbes) https://ift.tt/5Gu4Oqx

Sara Dorn / Forbes : Republicans Ron DeSantis, Ken Buck, Mike Lee, Marsha Blackburn, others mention legislative action to curb Apple's app market power after Musk tweets about Apple   —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Tuesday joined a growing chorus of Republicans criticizing Apple after Twitter owner Elon Musk claimed …

AWS unveils Amazon Security Lake, a service that automatically centralizes an organization's security data from cloud and on-premises sources into a data lake (Frederic Lardinois/TechCrunch) https://ift.tt/OcdzwSg

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch : AWS unveils Amazon Security Lake, a service that automatically centralizes an organization's security data from cloud and on-premises sources into a data lake   —  AWS today announced Amazon Security Lake, a new purpose-built data lake for security-related data.

Antonio Banderas wants Tom Holland to take over Zorro role in a film reboot https://ift.tt/nHV9I5j

Antonio Banderas, who played the legendary hero Zorro on the big screen, said in a recent interview that he wants a reboot for the franchise and Tom Holland to take over the role.  Banderas said he wants to "pass the torch" to Holland if the series receives a reboot. The actor played Zorro in the 1998 film "The Mask of Zorro" and its 2005 sequel "The Legend of Zorro." Earlier this year, Holland and Banderas starred alongside each other in the film "Uncharted." "If they called me to do ‘Zorro,’ I would do what Anthony Hopkins did for me, which is to pass the torch," Banderas said during a recent interview with ComicBook.com. During the first film, Hopkins plays an older version of Zorro who passes the mantle down to Banderas' character.  "He’s so energetic and fun," Banderas added while discussing Holland. "He’s got this spark, too." Before taking on the role of Zorro, Banderas rose to fame during the 1990s w...

Patrick Swayze’s widow reflects on finding love again: ‘Just because you lose someone doesn’t mean love stops’ https://ift.tt/nHV9I5j

After being married to Patrick Swayze for 34 years, his widow Lisa Niemi Swayze found love again. In 2014, the actress and author married jeweler Albert DePrisco. They met through mutual friends. "I love Patrick so deeply — and it’s interesting because that hasn’t changed in finding new love," the 66-year-old told "Good Morning America" on Monday. "Just because you lose someone doesn’t mean love stops." Niemi Swayze noted that she and DePrisco "felt so blessed to find each other because we still have a lot of love to give, and it’s wonderful to find someone to give it to." ‘DIRTY DANCING’ STAR PATRICK SWAYZE'S WIFE PAYS TRIBUTE TO LATE ACTOR AHEAD OF FILM’S 35TH ANNIVERSARY And she’s just as determined to keep the late star’s legacy alive. The actor, who starred in numerous hit films including "Dirty Dancing" and Ghost" passed away in 2009 from advanced pancreatic cancer. He was 57. November is Pancreatic Cancer Awarene...

Elon Musk says Apple threatened to "withhold" Twitter from App Store "but won't tell us why" and calls out Apple's lower Twitter ad spend and alleged censorship (Juli Clover/MacRumors) https://ift.tt/2ig0SUP

Juli Clover / MacRumors : Elon Musk says Apple threatened to “withhold” Twitter from App Store “but won't tell us why” and calls out Apple's lower Twitter ad spend and alleged censorship   —  Apple has cut back on its Twitter advertising, according to Twitter CEO Elon Musk.

'Jeopardy!'s' Ken Jennings mystifies fans with possible involvement in another big TV show https://ift.tt/nHV9I5j

What are confused fans? "Jeopardy!" host Ken Jennings lost his audience on Twitter after sharing his alleged involvement in another major television show. The 48-year-old wrote, "I was a dialect coach on Rings of Power and it was one of the hardest jobs of my life." Social users were perplexed by the statement, wondering if Jennings was being honest or teasing his followers about working on the hit Amazon Prime show. One person responded to the contestant turned host, "Wait really?" while another wrote "Wow! That's really cool!" Another person seemed amused by Jenning's comment, writing back "You are my hero." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER In 2017, Amazon and Jeff Bezos bought the television rights to "The Lord of the Rings" franchise, and released " The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power " show in September 2022. In his tweet, Jennings goes on to say he helped people with th...

Source: Musk sought to call some brands' CEOs to berate them for advertising less on Twitter; others lowered spend to the minimum needed to avoid confrontation (Financial Times) https://ift.tt/lgWxvcK

Financial Times : Source: Musk sought to call some brands' CEOs to berate them for advertising less on Twitter; others lowered spend to the minimum needed to avoid confrontation   —  Top brands abandon social media platform as billionaire owner berates chief executives who have curbed spending

Denise Richards is 'grateful to be safe' following road rage incident in LA where her vehicle was shot at https://ift.tt/EAP0zsO

Denise Richards expressed gratitude on Thanksgiving weekend for friends and fans who offered support to her family nearly two weeks after a driver shot at the vehicle she was traveling in with husband Aaron Phypers. "I want to give my sincerest thanks to all who have reached out to me and Aaron during this time," she wrote on her social media platforms. "We are both very grateful to be safe." Richards, 51, was sitting in the passenger seat while Phypers was driving their Ford F-150 to a studio in Los Angeles when a road rage incident with a driver of another vehicle occurred.  DENISE RICHARDS RESPONDS AFTER TROLL SAYS THEY HOPED SHE WOULD HAVE TAKEN ‘GRAZING SHOT’ TO THE NECK Phypers, 50, exchanged words with a man driving a van, and ultimately drove away from the verbal dispute. DENISE RICHARDS REVEALS THAT HER HUSBAND SHOOTS CONTENT FOR HER ONLYFANS PAGE: ‘HE KNOWS WHAT GUYS LIKE’ Upon arriving to the set location, Phypers realized the individual allegedly...

A look at OpenAI's Minecraft bot, which has learned to complete complex tasks in Minecraft after being trained on 70K hours of video of people playing the game (Will Douglas Heaven/MIT Technology Review) https://ift.tt/lMi7T6D

Will Douglas Heaven / MIT Technology Review : A look at OpenAI's Minecraft bot, which has learned to complete complex tasks in Minecraft after being trained on 70K hours of video of people playing the game   —  Online videos are a vast and untapped source of training data—and OpenAI says it has a new way to use it.

Tom Brady gets support from Gisele Bündchen in new Instagram after divorce https://ift.tt/EAP0zsO

Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen are proving to the world that they can be the paradigm of friendly and supportive exes in a new social media exchange. Brady took to Instagram to share a photo of his son Jack, 15 whom he shares with ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynihan at a Tampa Bay Buccaneer's practice . The seven-time Super Bowl champion captioned the photo "My inspiration" with two red heart emojis. Bündchen, who has son Benjamin, 12 and daughter Vivan, 9 with Brady, liked the photo of Jack, as well as commented on the post. SIGNS TOM BRADY AND GISELE BÜNDCHEN WERE HEADED FOR THE END ZONE The Brazilian supermodel added a red heart under her ex-husbands photo. Prior to their divorce, Bündchen had spoken candidly of her relationship with Jack. In an interview with People Magazine from 2018, she said of him, "I couldn’t imagine my life without [Jack]. I call him my bonus child." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER Bündchen's most recent...