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New York Post
3 hours ago
- Business
- New York Post
This under-desk treadmill is a 'gamechanger' — pick it up for over $150 off
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NBC News
7 hours ago
- NBC News
More than a dozen arrested at Long Island ‘Fight Club' after gunfire breaks out
As anyone who has seen the movie knows: The first rule about 'Fight Club' is that you don't talk about 'Fight Club.' But Long Island investigators are talking about it after breaking one up, because gunfire broke out when someone brought more than just their fists to one of the brawls. The unauthorized so-called fight club was staged Sunday in the back portion of a Brookhaven town park, according to Suffolk County police. Video from the event was posted on a social media page belonging to one of the organizers. 'We were promoting guns down, gloves up. It's not a fight club,' said Malachi Leftenant. The 19-year-old said he used flyers to promote the event online. And even though he was among the 13 arrested Sunday, Leftenant said the event's aim was very different from what police describe. 'To stop street violence and bring the youth together and bring the community together,' he said. But Suffolk County Police Chief William Doherty said there's always risk when big groups come together, and that's what happened Sunday. 'Anytime you get a large gathering of people, things can go wrong,' he said. During the boxing event, a fight outside of the makeshift ring erupted. One person fired a gun with blanks, and two teens were injured. 'It was just a tragic event, a tragic event that happened. That should have never happened because we don't promote any of that,' said Leftenant. Police are now investigating to see if the organizers' real intent was to stage the fighting for content that could be used to make money on social media. 'People are tired of this stupidity,' said Brookhaven Town Supervisor Dan Panico, who believes the incident demonstrates how the push to create social media content can harm people — and needs to stop. 'People need to steer away from this criminal nonsense because if no one watched it, they wouldn't make any money,' Panico said. But Letenant contends that not what the event was about. 'That's not what I was here for. I wasn't here to promote gang violence. I was here to promote the peace,' the teen said.
Pink Villa
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Gwyneth Paltrow Slams Ex Brad Pitt in New Biography, Says She Was ‘Better Educated, More Sophisticated' Than the Actor
Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt's relationship was the talk of the town back in the '90s. While the duo split up after just four years of being together, the actress swallowed the breakup pill with great difficulty. In Gwyneth: The Biography, the author, Amy Odell, wrote about the Ironman star's frustration as she got to know about Pitt marrying the Friends star, Jennifer Aniston. The actress allegedly admitted to her friend that she was upset that Pitt had tied the knot with Aniston and also went on to call him a 'sack of s***.' Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt's relationship timeline The author, Amy Odell, mentioned in the actress' biography that Paltrow and Pitt first met each other in 1993, on the sets of Se7en. According to the reports, Pitt suggested to the makers that Gwyneth would look great with him onscreen. As the duo started interacting more, they fell in love and went on to become the 'IT' couple of Hollywood. The pair dated for a while and got engaged in 1996. While things were looking good on the surface, the actress had her doubts about the relationship early on. In the year of her engagement with the Fight Club star, she 'expressed doubts to a crew member (while making the 1996 film Emma) that Pitt was right for her and admitted she had a crush on Hugh Grant." Opening up about the differences between the Shakespeare in Love actress and Pitt, Odell wrote, "He was brought up very religious, in Missouri. It's just a very different world from hers, growing up in Manhattan, going to Spence. I think she thought he wasn't sophisticated enough for her.' She further added, "She thought she was smarter, better educated, and more sophisticated." The duo parted ways in 1997. Brad Pitt's marriage to Jennifer Aniston affected Gwyneth Paltrow Pitt soon began to date Jennifer Aniston. The couple got engaged in 1999 and married a year later. While the fans of the actress and the Mr. and Mrs. Smith star were happy about them being together, it wasn't the case with Paltrow. When in a September 2000 interview, the Marvel star was asked about her feelings over Wolfs star and Aniston's wedding, the actress said, "I can't comment on this kind of thing.' However, an excerpt from the book reads, 'In reality, Gwyneth confided to friends that she'd felt sad when she learned they were getting married. (She was also fond of telling them that Brad 'has terrible taste in women')." During one of the business meetings with Estee Lauder, the actress went on to describe her ex-partner as 'dumber than a sack of s--t.' Meanwhile, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston filed for divorce after five years.
New York Post
a day ago
- New York Post
Long Island ‘fight club' busted when gunfire breaks out — 13 arrested
A 'fight club'' was busted at a Long Island swim center Sunday night when gunfire broke out, leading to 13 arrests, cops said. Suffolk County cops responded to a reported gunshot around 6 p.m. near the Brookhaven Aquatic Center in Shirley and broke up the unauthorized underground fighting ring there, police told Newsday. One of the participants had pulled out a gun during a scuffle and fired blank shots, which injured two males, ages 17 and 19, cops said. Both were taken to a local hospital. Most of the people arrested were between the ages of 16 and 20. Thirteen people were arrested when Suffolk County Police broke up what they called an 'unauthorized fight club event' in Shirley, LI. News 12 Long Island Most of the participants were between 16 and 20, police said. News 12 Long Island One suspect, Devine Brown, 25, of Mastic Beach was charged with assault, menacing, prohibitive use of a weapon and unlawful assembly, police said. He was detained overnight and is scheduled to be arraigned Monday. Suffolk County Police did not immediately respond to a Post request for additional information. The incident is the second time police have been called to break up a fight club in Suffolk County in the past few weeks, according to Newsday. Three men were charged in June after cops busted an unauthorized afternoon brawl, which was advertised on social media and drew about 70 people to Walt Whitman Park in Melville. Most of those in attendance were in their early 20s, cops said. The notion of illicit organized brawls was popularized by the 1996 novel 'Fight Club' by Chuck Palahniuk, which he based off of his own experiences participating in them. The book was later adapted into the Oscar-nominated film under the same title in 1999 starring Edward Norton and Brad Pitt.
Pink Villa
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Gwyneth Paltrow's Biography Reveals That She Was Bummed About Her Ex Brad Pitt Marrying Jennifer Aniston: ‘He's Dumber Than…'
Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt's relationship made headlines in the late 90s. While the couple dated for a brief period of time and parted ways in 1997, the actress still had strong feelings for the actor and was bummed over the Fight Club star tying the knot with Jennifer Aniston. In the upcoming Gwyneth: The Biography, the writer, Amy Odell, revealed that the Ironman actress had a mournful reaction to Pitt's marriage in 2000. However, the movie star never voiced her true feelings in the public domain. Gwyneth Paltrow was upset over Brad Pitt marrying Jennifer Aniston While fans of Brad Pitt and the Friends actress were excited to witness the duo marrying in 2000, Paltrow's feelings weren't mutual. Back in the day, when a reporter asked the actress about the celebrity wedding happening in the city, the Marvel star quipped, 'Are you really asking me this question? I can't comment on this kind of thing.' Though the actress ignored the question in media, she later confided in a friend and allegedly told them that Pitt 'has terrible taste in women.' As for the F1 star 's marriage to Aniston, the duo got engaged in 1999, and wedded a year later. Though they were one of the most adored couples in Hollywood, the pair parted ways five years later. Odell, further in the Biography recalls Paltrow's meeting with Aerin Lauder. During a business meeting dinner, the actress confided in the latter and went on to describe Pitt as 'dumber than a sack of s–t.' Opening up about the contrasting worlds of Paltrow and Pitt, the author mentioned, 'He was brought up very religious, in Missouri.' Odell further added, 'It's just a very different world from hers, growing up in Manhattan, going to [elite private school] Spence. I think she thought he wasn't sophisticated enough for her. She thought she was smarter, better educated, and more sophisticated.' Meanwhile, Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt went on to date each other in 1994, after working together in the horror classic Se7en. The former partners got engaged in 1996, and split up a year later.
