Brian Wilson Dead At 82
Music legend Brian Wilson has passed away at 82, leaving behind a legacy that helped define American pop. Rapper Silentó has been sentenced in connection with a fatal 2021 shooting involving a family member. A viral casting rumor linking Ryan Gosling to Black Panther has been shut down.
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Former MTV VJ Ananda Lewis dead at 52 after breast cancer battle
Ananda Lewis, the former MTV VJ and talk show host, has died after a six-year battle with breast cancer. She was 52. The Associated Press reported Lewis' death, citing her sister's Facebook announcement shared June 11. "She's free, and in His heavenly arms. Lord, rest her soul," Ananda's sister, Lakshmi Emory, wrote. Lewis' career began as a host on BET's "Teen Summit." She interviewed big names like Kobe Bryant, Tupac Shakur and the first lady at the time, Hillary Clinton, which later earned her an NAACP Image Award, according to The Associated Press. In 1997, Lewis shot to fame after she was hired as one of MTV's VJs, hosting "Hot Zone" and "Total Request Live." Lewis left MTV in 2001 and became the host of her own talk show, "The Ananda Lewis Show," which aired for one season. "She's free, and in His heavenly arms. Lord, rest her soul." Lewis told the AP in 2001 she faced backlash after leaving BET for MTV. "I wouldn't say in a strong way because I think most people who were in my fan base at 'Teen Summit' understand that growth is necessary. One of the main things we dealt with on a consistent basis, like the underlying theme of all the shows, is you've got to get out there and live your life," she said. "The bottom line is this is about you. So, how do you want to grow and whom do you want to develop into? My justification is that I say to kids, 'Be your best and take advantage of every opportunity.' So, I couldn't sit in a place of not taking advantage of an opportunity," she told the outlet at the time. In 2020, Lewis took to Instagram to share that she was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. It advanced to Stage 4 last year. "This is tough for me, but if just ONE woman decides to get her mammogram after watching this, what I'm going through will be worth it. PRACTICE EARLY DETECTION. Share this with a woman you love. These 6 minutes could help save her life. I love you guys," Lewis captioned her video at the time. In her video, she noted that she was not getting routine mammograms due to her fear of radiation. Lewis later said doctors recommended a double mastectomy, but she opted for alternative methods. She eventually realized that was the wrong measure, becoming an advocate for being up to date with mammogram checkups. Lewis penned an essay for Essence in January and emphasized that "prevention is the real cure" when it comes to breast cancer. "We're not meant to stay here forever. We come to this life, have experiences — and then we go. "Being real about that with yourself changes how you choose to live. I don't want to spend one more minute than I have to suffering unnecessarily. That, for me, is not the quality of life I'm interested in. When it's time for me to go, I want to be able to look back on my life and say, 'I did that exactly how I wanted to,'" Lewis wrote. After walking away from her talk show, Lewis made appearances as a host on "The Insider," TLC's "While You Were Out," and A&E's "America's Top Dog."
Forbes
15 minutes ago
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‘How To Train Your Dragon' Reviews: Does Remake Breathe Fire With Critics?
Toothless and Hiccup (Mason Thames) in "How to Train Your Dragon." The family adventure How to Train Your Dragon, starring Gerard Butler, Mason Thames and Nico Parker, is new in theaters. Do critics think you should hit a ride with the live-action remake of the 2010 animated hit? Rated PG, How to Train Your Dragon opens in theaters everywhere on Friday. The official summary for the film reads, 'On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup (Thames) stands apart. The inventive yet overlooked son of Chief Stoick the Vast (Butler, reprising his voice role from the animated franchise), Hiccup defies centuries of tradition when he befriends Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon. Their unlikely bond reveals the true nature of dragons, challenging the very foundations of Viking society. 'With the fierce and ambitious Astrid (Parker) and the village's quirky blacksmith Gobber (Nick Frost) by his side, Hiccup confronts a world torn by fear and misunderstanding. As an ancient threat emerges, endangering both Vikings and dragons, Hiccup's friendship with Toothless becomes the key to forging a new future. Together, they must navigate the delicate path toward peace, soaring beyond the boundaries of their worlds and redefining what it means to be a hero and a leader.' As of Thursday, How to Train Your Dragon has earned a 78% 'fresh' rating from Rotten Tomatoes critics based on 139 reviews. The RT Critics Consensus for the film reads, 'Crafted with loving fidelity to the animated classic by original co-director Dean DeBlois, How to Train Your Dragon doesn't best the first iteration but still reaches enchanting heights of its own.' The RT Popcornmeter score voted on verified users is still pending. Brandon Yu of The New York Times is among the top critics on RT who gives How to Train Your Dragon a 'fresh' rating, writing in his review summary, 'To be sure, this new iteration is entertaining, bears a sense of heart and brings a tight script of fantasy and friendship to life.' Bob Mondello of NPR also gives the film a 'fresh' review on RT, writing in his summary, 'Toothless is as charismatic as ever; the flying sequences and natural landscapes are appropriately breathtaking, and if the film is overly enamored of lesser dragons belching fire at incoherently bellowing Norsemen, well, so was the original.' In addition, Helen O'Hara of Empire Magazine gives How to Train Your Dragon a 'fresh' review, although she has some reservations, noting in her RT summary, 'It's clearly made with real love and care, but shows far too much deference to its progenitor. Even in a remake, we need more originality and less playing the hits.' Robbie Collin of the UK's Daily Telegraph is among the top critics on RT who gives How to Train Your Dragon a 'rotten' review, writing, 'It somehow elongates its predecessor's running time by 27 minutes without adding a single atom of noticeably fresh material. Perhaps all the dragons are just flying around a bit more slowly this time, or the vikings have to walk further between huts.' Liz Shannon Miller of Consequence also notes the film's similarities and run-time discrepancy in her review summary on RT, writing, 'There are no major new storylines, or characters, or twists, yet somehow the same amount of plot has been stretched from 98 minutes to 125 minutes. HOW? It's truly a mystery.' Also giving How to Train Your Dragon a 'rotten' review on RT is David Fear of Rolling Stone, who writes, 'What this movie is actually trying to accomplish, beyond a shadow of a doubt, is how to train their audiences to keep buying the same thing over, and over, and over again.' Directed by 2010's How to Train Your Dragon filmmaker Dean DeBlois and also starring Julian Dennison, Gabriel Howell, Bronwyn James, Harry Trevaldwyn, Ruth Codd, Peter Serafinowicz and Murray McArthur, How to Train Your Dragon is new in theaters everywhere on Friday.
Forbes
31 minutes ago
- Forbes
Here's How Rich The Billionaires Are In ‘Mountainhead'
Warning: Contains spoilers for Mountainhead! The four tech bro billionaires in the new HBO satirical movie Mountainhead are very rich—just ask them. Venis Parish (played by Cory Michael Smith), said to be the world's wealthiest person (net worth: $220 billion), is 'the king of cash, the marquis of Moolah, the North Star of net worth.' Randall Garrett (Steve Carell) is 'the Grand Old Duke of dough,' with $63 billion. The 'young buck making the big bucks,' Jeff Abredazi (Rami Youssef), has $59 billion. Even Hugo Van Yalk (Jason Schwartzman), the 'host without the most' and the 'poor relation who still gets an invitation,' is worth a 'not-too-shabby' $521 million. This is all according to one mountaintop scene, during which the moguls inscribe their fortunes on their chests in (surely expensive) red lipstick. Mountainhead was written and directed by Jesse Armstrong, a British screenwriter who's best known for creating the hit HBO series Succession, which examined the fraught family dynamics of a billionaire media mogul not too dissimilar to Rupert Murdoch. Armstrong's new movie takes place during a winter getaway to Van Yalk's ultra-luxurious, mountaintop Utah home. As the quartet's poker night devolves into bickering and plotting both a world takeover and a murder, alliances—and net worths—shift. At least two of the characters in the movie are likely much richer come morning. Here's a look at how wealthy the four members of the 'Brewster' crew in Mountainhead are, and how they would actually stack up against the real-life billionaire overlords, according to Forbes ' Real-Time Billionaires list, which tracks the fortunes of all 3,000-plus billionaires around the globe. Venis Parish Net worth: $220 billion Worldwide rank: 4 (as of June 10) Approx. as rich as: Larry Ellison ($218 billion) Ven sets off worldwide chaos when his social media giant Traam unleashes deepfake AI tools that run amok. But the richest person on the planet in the movie is actually far too poor to claim that title in real life. The 'North Star of net worth' doesn't burn quite as bright as Elon Musk, who is worth $411 billion as of June 10, despite his feud with President Trump —nearly twice as rich as Ven. In reality, Ven would rank fourth worldwide, behind Musk and Meta's Mark Zuckerberg ($242 billion)— both seemingly inspirations for the character —and Amazon's Jeff Bezos ($232 billion). He's just a hair wealthier than yet another tech tycoon, Oracle's Larry Ellison ($218 billion), though he does have tens of billions on folks like Warren Buffett ($153 billion) and Bill Gates ($116 billion), and with Jeff's AI division in his control, he'll soon be operating at 'full tilt.' Jeff Abredazi Net worth: $86 billion Worldwide rank: 22 Approx. as rich as: L'Oréal heir Francoise Bettencourt Meyers ($90.5 billion) Jeff rides a wealth rollercoaster in Mountainhead. First worth $38 billion—'59, actually,' he's quick to correct—he soon overtakes Garrett with a 'very chunky number' that the movie never specifies, based on the skyrocketing stock of his AI 'guardrail' company. It's unclear how rich he ends up after agreeing to sell his AI division to Parish's Traam for $45 billion, but HBO has promoted the movie as being about 'Four friends. $371 billion net worth. Zero culpability.' After factoring in Hugo's glow up (see below), Forbes is attributing the rest of the additional wealth to Jeff—giving him a lot of copay cash for some much needed therapy. Randall Garrett Net worth: $63 billion Worldwide rank: 28 Approx. as rich as: TikTok founder Zhang Yiming ($65.5 billion) The investor and technologist 'Papa bear' is clearly rankled when Jeff surpasses him in wealth. He's also peeved that he hasn't been able to buy a cure for cancer. But he's still about as rich as another shadowy billionaire, controversial crypto kingpin CZ ($66 billion). And when it comes to government connections, he's brags he's 'pretty deeply embedded in terms of hardware, software, payment rails, wages.' How can you put a price on the ability to control Belgium's electric grid? Hugo 'Souper' Van Yalk Net worth: $2.1 billion Worldwide rank: 1,746 Approx. as rich as: Fashion mogul Tom Ford ($2.2 billion) 'The poorest relation,' Hugo is nicknamed 'Souper'—as in, soup kitchen—for being the least rich of the bunch. 'I can't go unicorn,' he laments in one scene. 'I cannot make my billion.' But, by the end of the film, the group's 'petroleum insurance policy' pays off big and Souper's 'lifestyle super-app' gets 'bought out at 2 bil.' Assuming he swapped his shares for Traam stock—or avoided taxes if he fully cashed out, as billionaires often find ways to do —he's now got a couple billion. That, plus 'Mountainhead'—the Utah mansion where the movie is set, worth north of $50 million —pushes his net worth to at least $2.1 billion. 'Congrats, Souper,' Randall tells him, 'your centi-millionaireship is over.'
