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Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Devil Wears Prada fans are only just making shocking discovery about Meryl Streep's iconic look
It was recently announced that the sequel to the beloved Devil Wears Prada movie would be hitting theaters on May 26, 2026. And as fans gear up to see one of their favorite comfort movies bring back its star-studded cast for a second part, it appears as though they're feeling nostalgic. Many fans have been digging up old videos of Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway discussing their time working on the film, and the recent rediscovering of a Hathaway interview has left them shocked. In a resurfaced interview with Variety, Hathaway takes a look back at some of her most famous scenes in her extensive filmography and of course a scene from The Devil Wears Prada comes up. Hathaway watches as her character, Andy, speaks to Streep's character Miranda Priestly - but in the middle of reminiscing on how she wanted to be a 'sponge' for Streep, Hathaway pauses on a still of her. 'Look at that wig,' she said. She goes on to speak about Roy J. Helland (Streep's makeup artist and hair stylist) but fans seem to have blocked the rest of the interview out as they couldn't get past the realization that Streep is in fact wearing a wig throughout the movie. The clip soon made its way to Reddit, where users shared their shock. Fans were shocked to learn that Streep was wearing a wig in the film 'That was a WIG???' the original poster wrote along with the clip of Hathaway complimenting the wig. 'Holy cow,' another Redditor wrote at the revelation. 'When I first found out it was a wig I was also stunned,' another added. 'This is what quality hair pieces look like.' But other users were a little less surprised and even pointed out that actresses wearing wigs in movies is a pretty common practice. 'A shocking amount of any hair you see looking beautiful on screen or stage or spread is a wig, or otherwise "synthetic/fake,"' one Redditor shared. 'It's remarkable what a skilled craftsperson can do with a wig.' 'Movie hair is almost always a wig, wigs look better on camera (if they're well done that is) because they always have more volume,' another user confirmed. Fans also revealed that actresses wearing wigs in movies is a common practice to achieve the right volume for the big screen Regardless, fans were taken aback at how well-suited the wig was for both Streep and the character she played. 'I would never have guessed. Exceptional,' one user wrote. 'To me, it's also how luscious that silver looks on her. It feels so believable that it's her own hair because it goes so gorgeously with her face and skin and the Miranda Priestly aura,' a user shared. 'She looks even better with the silver than she does with her natural blonde to me.' The only thing left to see is how Miranda Priestly will make her legendary comeback - and just what wig she'll be wearing.
Malay Mail
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Malay Mail
Anti-doping bodies condemn ‘dangerous' Enhanced Games allowing performance-enhancing drugs, warn of health risks
LOS ANGELES, May 23 — Anti-doping bodies yesterday condemned plans for the first edition of the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas, an Olympics-style event where athletes will be free to use performance-enhancing drugs. The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) and bodies across the world have taken aim at the event after organisers revealed the date, venue and format for the competition. The Enhanced Games will be staged in Las Vegas in May 2026, with athletes participating in three sports — athletics, swimming and weightlifting. Athletes will be allowed to use drugs which are banned across international sport such as steroids and human growth hormones, with winners of each event receiving US$250,000 (RM1 million), and a bonus of US$1 million for anyone who breaks a world record. Aron D'Souza, the Australian entrepreneur who is the founder of the event, says the Enhanced Games are an exercise in testing the boundaries of human performance. 'The Enhanced Games is renovating the Olympic model for the 21st century,' D'Souza said on Wednesday as details of the games were revealed. 'We are here to move humanity forward,' D'Souza said. 'The old rules didn't just hold back athletes, they held back humanity. 'We are not just organising competition, we are in the business of unlocking human potential. We are the vanguard of super-humanity.' The Enhanced Games will take place from May 21-24 at the Resorts World hotel in Las Vegas. Swimming will hold 100m and 50m freestyle events, along with 100m and 50m butterfly. Athletics events include the 100m and 100m and 110m hurdles. Weightlifters will compete in the snatch and clean & jerk disciplines. Wada, the global anti-doping watchdog, on Thursday condemned plans for the event as 'dangerous', voicing concern it could lead athletes around the world to dabble in illicit substances with potentially deadly consequences. Athlete and swimmer James Magnussen attends a press conference to announce he will be joining the new 'Enhanced Games' team, in Las Vegas, Nevada May 21, 2025. — Reuters pic 'Dangerous, irresponsible' 'Wada condemns the Enhanced Games as a dangerous and irresponsible concept,' the agency said in a statement. 'The health and well-being of athletes is Wada's number-one priority. 'Clearly this event would jeopardise that as it seeks to promote the use of powerful substances and methods by athletes for the purposes of entertainment and marketing. 'There have been many examples of athletes suffering serious long-term side-effects from their use of prohibited substances and methods. Some have died.' Travis Tygart, the head of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (Usada), said the event was a 'dangerous clown show that puts profit over principle.' Australia's anti-doping body, Sport Integrity Australia (SIA), also condemned the risks posed to athletes participating in the Enhanced Games. 'We work to ensure that sport is safe and fair to all,' SIA chief executive Sarah Benson said in a statement. 'The Enhanced Games is promoting the complete opposite and poses a significant risk to athlete health and safety.' Usada's chief science officer, Matt Fedoruk, highlighted that many substances had been banned in conventional sporting events because they were proven to be dangerous. 'These things aren't just banned because they're effective at making athletes stronger or faster,' Fedoruk said in a post on Usada's website. 'Many are banned because they've been proven to be dangerous for athletes, with some harmful side effects being potentially irreversible.' Enhanced Games founder D'Souza however has pushed back on those criticisms, insisting that the competition would be conducted 'safely'. 'We live in a world transformed by science — from vaccines to AI,' said D'Souza. 'But sport has stood still. Until today. We are not updating the rulebook — we are rewriting it. And we're doing it safely, ethically, and boldly.' The Enhanced Games have received financial backing from investors who include billionaire PayPal founder Peter Thiel as well as investment firm 1789 Capital, in which Donald Trump Jr. is a partner. — AFP
Arab News
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Arab News
Anti-doping bodies condemn ‘dangerous' drug-fueled Enhanced Games
LOS ANGELES: Anti-doping bodies on Thursday condemned plans for the first edition of the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas, an Olympics-style event where athletes will be free to use performance-enhancing drugs. For the latest updates, follow us @ArabNewsSport The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and bodies across the world have taken aim at the event after organizers revealed the date, venue and format for the competition. The Enhanced Games will be staged in Las Vegas in May 2026, with athletes participating in three sports — athletics, swimming and weightlifting. Athletes will be allowed to use drugs which are banned across international sport such as steroids and human growth hormones, with winners of each event receiving $250,000, and a bonus of $1 million for anyone who breaks a world record. Aron D'Souza, the Australian entrepreneur who is the founder of the event, says the Enhanced Games are an exercise in testing the boundaries of human performance. 'The Enhanced Games is renovating the Olympic model for the 21st century,' D'Souza said on Wednesday as details of the games were revealed. 'We are here to move humanity forward,' D'Souza said. 'The old rules didn't just hold back athletes, they held back humanity. 'We are not just organizing competition, we are in the business of unlocking human potential. We are the vanguard of super-humanity.' The Enhanced Games will take place from May 21-24 at the Resorts World hotel in Las Vegas. Swimming will hold 100m and 50m freestyle events, along with 100m and 50m butterfly. Athletics events include the 100m and 100m and 110m hurdles. Weightlifters will compete in the snatch and clean & jerk disciplines. WADA, the global anti-doping watchdog, on Thursday condemned plans for the event as 'dangerous,' voicing concern it could lead athletes around the world to dabble in illicit substances with potentially deadly consequences 'WADA condemns the Enhanced Games as a dangerous and irresponsible concept,' the agency said in a statement. 'The health and well-being of athletes is WADA's No. 1 priority. 'Clearly this event would jeopardize that as it seeks to promote the use of powerful substances and methods by athletes for the purposes of entertainment and marketing. 'There have been many examples of athletes suffering serious long-term side-effects from their use of prohibited substances and methods. Some have died.' Travis Tygart, the head of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), said the event was a 'dangerous clown show that puts profit over principle.' Australia's anti-doping body, Sport Integrity Australia (SIA), also condemned the risks posed to athletes participating in the Enhanced Games. 'We work to ensure that sport is safe and fair to all,' SIA chief executive Sarah Benson said in a statement. 'The Enhanced Games is promoting the complete opposite and poses a significant risk to athlete health and safety.' USADA's chief science officer, Matt Fedoruk, highlighted that many substances had been banned in conventional sporting events because they were proven to be dangerous. 'These things aren't just banned because they're effective at making athletes stronger or faster,' Fedoruk said in a post on USADA's website. 'Many are banned because they've been proven to be dangerous for athletes, with some harmful side effects being potentially irreversible.' Enhanced Games founder D'Souza however has pushed back on those criticisms, insisting that the competition would be conducted 'safely.' 'We live in a world transformed by science — from vaccines to AI,' said D'Souza. 'But sport has stood still. Until today. We are not updating the rulebook — we are rewriting it. And we're doing it safely, ethically, and boldly.' The Enhanced Games have received financial backing from investors who include billionaire PayPal founder Peter Thiel as well as investment firm 1789 Capital, in which Donald Trump Jr. is a partner.
Daily Mail
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
The Enhanced Games will launch in Las Vegas next year as critics of the 'doping Olympics' cast fears over 'dangerous clown show' ahead of controversial competition
The first edition of the Enhanced Games, the controversial competition dubbed the 'doping Olympics ', will be held in Las Vegas next year. The event will include three sports – athletics, swimming and weightlifting – at a purpose-built complex inside the Resorts World hotel in May 2026, with the backing of a venture capital fund headed up Donald Trump Jr, the US president's son. Athletes will be allowed to use performance-enhancing drugs and winners will receive $250,000, with a $1million bonus for anyone who breaks the world record in the 100 metres sprint or 50m freestyle. 'The Enhanced Games is renovating the Olympic model for the 21st century,' said the event's founder Aron D'Souza, the London-based Australian entrepreneur. 'In the era of accelerating technological and scientific change, the world needs a sporting event that embraces the future – particularly advances in medical science. 'We are not just organising competition, we are in the business of unlocking human potential. We are the vanguard of super-humanity.' Enhanced Games organisers claim one of their athletes, Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev, has already broken the 50m freestyle world record after following a doping programme. The Bulgarian-born 31-year-old is said to have clocked 20.89sec in a time trial in the US in February, 0.02sec quicker than the official record set by Brazil's Cesar Cielo in 2009. Gkolomeev, who was fifth in the 50m freestyle at last summer's Paris Olympics, wore a full-length polyurethane 'supersuit', which was banned from competition a few weeks after Cielo set the world record in one. It is claimed he also swam 21.03sec in 'jammer' shorts – which do comply with World Aquatic regulations – in April, which beats the best non-supersuit swim of US star Caeleb Dressel by 0.01sec. Gkolomeev, whose efforts feature on a new documentary about the Enhanced Games, has been awarded $1m, but World Aquatics insist they will not recognise his achievements. 'The Enhanced Games gave me the resources and the team to unlock a new level of performance - and now the whole world can see what's possible,' said Gkolomee, who began taking banned substances in January. D'Souza added: 'He should be retired, but in fact, he's swimming faster than any human being has ever done so. Why? Because he used technology and science to enhance his performance. 'Once the world realises that, I think everyone is going to want it. Every middle-aged guy who once played competitive sport and is now suffering from back pain is going to say, 'What is he on and how do I get it?'.' The Enhanced Games is set to be held annually and organisers expect to have around 100 athletes competing next year in the 100m sprint, 100m/110m hurdles, 50m and 100m freestyle, 50m and 100m butterfly, and weightlifting's snatch and clean and jerk. However, the concept has been slammed by anti-doping chiefs and sports administrators, with World Athletics president Lord Coe branding it as 'b******s* last year. Travis Tygart, CEO of the US Anti-Doping Agency, said it was a 'dangerous clown show', while World Anti-Doping Agency science director Olivier Rabin described it as a 'Roman circus, sacrificing the lives of people purely for entertainment'. Jane Rumble, chief executive of UK Anti-Doping, added: 'We are really, really concerned by this concept. It flies in the face of everything UKAD stands for and it flies in the face of fair play. 'Any sporting event which permits performance-enhancing drugs is ultimately unsafe - unhealthy for athletes. It is not good for their wellbeing.'
Japan Times
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Japan Times
Enhanced Games, where athletes can use banned substances, to start in 2026
The Enhanced Games have set the inaugural competition for May 2026 in Las Vegas, with swimming, athletics and weightlifting on the agenda for athletes using substances banned in official competition to the consternation of anti-doping bodies. Basking in Las Vegas' neon glow at the launch, founder Aron D'Souza on Wednesday urged athletes to take a gamble on the novel competition that he believes can transform sports science but that critics deride as a freak show. Organizers touted what they believe to be their biggest success story so far: Kristian Gkolomeev, a Greek swimmer who never made the podium in four Olympics but surpassed one of his sport's great achievements under the Enhanced Games program. Gkolomeev swam two-hundredths of a second faster than the 50-meter freestyle world record that has stood for more than 15 years, clocking 20.89 seconds in February with an inline full-body open water suit that falls outside World Aquatics standards. "I'm kind of like the driver in the car, but I need the team behind me," Gkolomeev, who finished fifth in the event at the Paris Games, said ahead of the Las Vegas event. Organizers have held the 31-year-old up as an example of what can be possible under their regime while declining to disclose which "performance enhancements" he used, citing medical confidentiality. "He should be retired, but in fact, he's swimming faster than any human being has ever done so," D'Souza said. "Why? Because he used technology and science to enhance his performance. "Once the world realizes that, I think everyone is going to want it. Every middle-aged guy who once played competitive sport and is now suffering from back pain is going to say, 'What is he on and how do I get it?'" The Enhanced Games operate under the principle that banning performance-enhancing drugs in major competition does not protect athletes but rather stifles their performance. "Our project is a lot like Formula One because the research that happens to make Formula One cars drive faster eventually percolates out onto the road," the Australian entrepreneur said. "And in the same way, the science and medicine that is used to make athletes achieve world record performances at increasingly older ages will allow all humans, all of our society to age more healthily and gracefully." Participants could earn prize money totaling up to $500,000 per event, plus bonuses, for surpassing a world record mark. For swimming, the 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter freestyle, 50-meter butterfly and 100-meter butterfly are on the agenda. Athletics has the 100-meter sprint along with the 110- and 100-meter hurdles, while weightlifting will feature the snatch and clean and jerk. The World Anti-Doping Agency staunchly opposes the project, warning athletes that they risk bans and their health. The International Federation of Sports Medicine said the project could lead to exploitation of young athletes. "Thinking that because you do medical checks on the spot is going to give you a good idea of the health risks of abuse of doping substances, again, is medical and scientific nonsense," World Anti-Doping Agency Science Director Olivier Rabin said. "It's like the Roman circus, you know, you sacrifice the lives of people purely for entertainment. What's the value of this? I don't think any responsible society should move in that direction." D'Souza argues that doping in professional and amateur sport is rampant despite efforts to eliminate the use of banned substances, leading to it being done secretly and unsafely. "Instead, at Enhanced Games, we're reversing that, making it a fair, level, transparent field so that innovation can be illustrated in a very public way to support technological progress," he said. D'Souza announced last year that he had attracted big-name investors in Paypal co-founder Peter Thiel, tech investor Christian Angermayer and former Coinbase Chief Technology Officer Balaji Srinivasan. That year he also signed the first Enhanced Games athlete, retired Australian world champion swimmer James Magnussen, who agreed to take banned performance-enhancing drugs in an attempt to surpass Cesar Cielo's 50-meter freestyle record. Andriy Govorov, the Ukrainian 50-meter butterfly world record holder and world bronze medalist, and 21-year-old Bulgarian swimmer Josif Miladinov, a European silver medalist, joined the Enhanced Games program last month. Magnussen, who had retired from competition in 2019, told reporters that training with Enhanced Games reignited his passion for the sport and that the response from his fellow athletes had been "overwhelmingly positive". "I was waking up each day with an enthusiasm to train, to compete. I felt so healthy, so motivated," he said. "It's honestly the happiest I've been in seven years," he said. "As athletes we have a greater risk appetite than the general population and see an event like the Enhanced Games as an opportunity." The 2026 Enhanced Games are set for Las Vegas from May 21-24.
