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GMA Network
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- GMA Network
'What haffen Vella?' Cristopher Diwata to appear on 'Mga Batang Riles'
"What haffen Riles?" Cristopher Diwata, aka the Taylor Lautner lookalike who is trending for his "What haffen Vella?" lines, is all set to appear on "Mga Batang Riles." GMA Drama teased Cristopher's appearance with him wearing an all-black outfit, similar to his trending look, and carrying a bat. "Wat haffen, Riles? Y U fightin' again? Victors, ryt?" the poster said, referencing the now-iconic lines. "Paparating na siya sa riles!" More details about Cristopher's role are yet to be revealed. Cristopher joined the "It's Showtime" segment "Kalokalike" in 2013 as Taylor Lautner's "Twilight" character, Jacob Black. Over a decade later, Cristopher's clip resurfaced, causing him to go viral again and stamp his place in the Philippine internet's hall of fame for memes. Recently, Cristopher has collaborated with several brands and Filipino artists, such as Ben&Ben, SB19, Michael Sager, and Anjo Perterria. "Mga Batang Riles" stars Jillian Ward, Kokoy De Santos, and Raheel Bhyria also hopped on the trend. "Mga Batang Riles" airs weekdays at 8:50 p.m. on GMA Network.
Miami Herald
27-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Cookie-gate lives on for LeBron James and Heat. Also, Erik Spoelstra's Jimmy Butler reflections
LeBron James' love for chocolate chip cookies has become a popular topic of conversation lately. It all started when Miami Heat icon Dwyane Wade went on Lou Williams' 'The Underground Lounge' podcast and shared a story from James' time with the Heat. Wade joked 'the first moment when I had inkling that LeBron might not be back' came when the Heat banned James' beloved chocolate chip cookies from the team plane. 'One thing you don't do is [expletive] with LeBron's cookies,' Wade said during a recent appearance on the show. 'No, no, no, this is serious. He loves chocolate chip cookies. Chocolate chip cookies and ice cream, he loves. LeBron walks on the plane with a bag of food. One bag is all cookies and the other bags are what his chef has prepared for him to eat.' James confirmed the story during his extended appearance on 'The Pat McAfee Show' this week. 'It's a true story,' James, 40, said on the show. 'Now, it wasn't like [Heat president Pat Riley] was on the plane and I was about to get my cookies and Riles snatched them out my hand. You know how stories can kind of build to Sasquatch at some point. But there was a time, everybody knows I love chocolate chip cookies. It's like my biggest vice. It was literally the plane that we were getting on, the ladies on the plane were making chocolate chip cookies. So they were making them and bringing them because we had the same ladies all the time. 'They would bring me two cookies and I would get to gambling with the guys, and I got my cookies and we're good. And then one flight, I got on and I looked at them and they looked at me. And I'm like, oh that look didn't look familiar. And I asked like, 'Do you have the cookies?' They were like, 'No, no more cookies on these flights.' And we all knew where it came from. I looked at D-Wade and D-Wade looked at me, and he was like basically without even saying it, he was like: '[Expletive] Riles has done it again. Riles strikes again.' I was like, 'Damn.'' Cookies were taken off the Heat's team flight in the middle of the Big 3 era, according to a source, but Riley was not directly responsible for their removal. In fact, cookies returned to the Heat's plane shortly after and are still available on team flights to this day. James spent four seasons with the Heat from 2010 to 2014, winning two NBA championships with the organization in 2012 and 2013 in four NBA Finals appearances. He also was selected as the NBA's Most Valuable Player two times while with the Heat. James left the Heat as a free agent in 2014 to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers — the team he left to join the Heat in 2010. He has since joined the Los Angeles Lakers and is in his 22nd NBA season. 'One thing about Riles, he don't give a [expletive] about nothing,' James said on 'The Pat McAfee Show.' 'Listen, if it ain't about that Heat shield and covering that Heat culture, he don't.' JIMMY MEMORIES Jimmy Butler and the Golden State Warriors finally left South Florida on Thursday after their long stay in Miami. Before the Heat routed the Warriors in Butler's return to Kaseya Center on Tuesday, Spoelstra reflected on Butler's five-plus seasons with the Heat. The ending was ugly, as Butler feuded with the Heat ahead of being traded to the Warriors in early February. But Spoelstra will remember the good times he shared with Butler. 'When we get past all of this, I said this the other night, this league is a league of change,' Spoelstra said, with the Heat closing its five-game homestand on Thursday night against the Atlanta Hawks. 'It's a league of emotion. When you get past it, years beyond, you'll look back at this chapter. That's what it was, it was a 5.5-year chapter. That's equivalent to when Pat was coaching with the Lakers probably to like a 10-year chapter. It's a transient league now. So that was a pretty long chapter. 'There were a lot of different highs and lows with that. But yeah, I'll look back at it fondly. I will. I have a picture of he and I from the bubble that I don't know who took it, we didn't know they took it. I'll definitely look back on that, those were extraordinary times and those are memories that we'll all keep.' INJURY REPORT The Heat listed Alec Burks (lower back discomfort) and Duncan Robinson (lower back pain) as questionable for Thursday's matchup against the Hawks. The Heat remains without Josh Christopher (G League), Keshad Johnson (G League), Nikola Jovic (broken right hand), Dru Smith (left Achilles surgery) and Isaiah Stevens (G League). Hawks star guard Trae Young (right Achilles tendinitis) is probable to play against the Heat. The Hawks ruled out Kobe Bufkin (right shoulder surgery), Clint Capela (left fourth metacarpal ligament sprain), Jalen Johnson (left shoulder surgery), Larry Nance Jr. (right medial femoral condyle fracture), Daeqwon Plowden (G League), Jacob Toppin (G League) and Keaton Wallace (right shoulder AC sprain).
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Birmingham fitness center has broken equipment after funding allocated in 2023
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A Smithfield man called CBS 42 News saying a city-owned fitness center in his neighborhood is full of broken equipment despite being given $100,000 for upgrades. The Birmingham Fitness Center North, more commonly known as the Smithfield Fitness Center, is a vital resource for people who live in the community. For one man, it's helping save his life. Cleophus Riles Jr. suffered a stroke eight months ago. Since then, he's had to relearn how to walk. 'When I talked to the doctor, he says, 'Mr. Riles, medicine cannot bring you to recover,'' Riles said. '[He] said, 'What you need to do is physical fitness.'' Riles said he wants to listen to what his doctor told him. The problem? Smithfield Fitness Center, which is near his house, does not have enough working equipment that he needs to exercise. 'During the time when I had the stroke, it was excessively hot,' Riles said. 'The heat, I'm jogging around the heat. I could have been doing it around the air-conditioned comfort of the fitness center.' Through speaking with city officials, Riles found that in 2023, the Birmingham City Council gave $100,000 to Birmingham Parks and Recreation for upgrades to the Smithfield Fitness Center. The money came from the American Rescue Plan Act, which was COVID-19 relief funding from the federal government. CBS 42 News requested an on-camera interview with Birmingham Parks and Recreation Director Shonae Eddins-Bennett but instead received a written statement, which reads in part: 'In 2023, the City of Birmingham allocated funds to Birmingham Park and Recreation for improvements at the fitness center. However, during our assessment, it became clear that significant structural issues needed to be addressed first. The most urgent concern was the roof, which was deemed a safety hazard requiring immediate replacement.' Birmingham man accused of rape, sodomy in Baldwin County CBS 42 News went through Birmingham City Council archives and found the roof replacement. It cost $177,000 but was not funded through the ARPA, which the parks and recreation department confirmed. The statement from Bennett goes on to say that: 'Through funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), we completed the required documentation by December 2024 and are now awaiting the arrival of new equipment. We look forward to upgrading our amenities soon.' CBS 42 News followed up with Bennett asking for information on what equipment has been purchased and how much of the $100,000 in ARPA funding remains. Her office told stated at the time it's not able to provide that information. Riles said he just wants the upgrades that were promised two years ago. 'Let's go ahead and just get the equipment … Let's get some accountability and do the right thing,' Riles said. CBS 42 News requested documentation regarding the ARPA funding Birmingham Parks and Recreation received. At the time the story aired Tuesday night, CBS 42 News was waiting for the department to provide that information. You can contact the CBS 42 Your Voice Your Station hotline by sending an email to yourvoice@ or calling 205-488-4128. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Yahoo
Seniors, families return to their homes a mess 5 months after Helene
SOUTH PASADENA, Fla. (WFLA) — One Tampa Bay family finally returned to their loved one's senior living home following Hurricane Helene, only to find a mess and more questions than answers. 'It's completely disrespectful,' Roxene Riles said. 'It's still her home. It's still her private residence and to do that to somebody at this age was shocking.' Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now For the past five months, residents who live at the The Barclay at Pasadena have not been allowed to return to their homes. 'The house looked like it had just been vandalized; it had been tossed,' Riles said her mother-in-law, Thea, kept a tidy home. Then came Helene last September. Thea was forced to evacuate from The Barclay. Five months later, the family signed a waiver so that Riles could enter Thea's apartment to get some of her essentials. Riles said she was shocked by what she found.'We don't know if anything's missing yet,' Riles said. 'She's tried to tell us what is in there, but it's been tossed everywhere, so we can't find a lot of stuff, and we do have some broken items.'Riles said she filed a report with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. She's dealing with this as Thea has entered hospice care.'I am very disappointed,' Riles said. 'This is an 89-year-old woman. This is her last year of her life or so.'We are still trying to get in contact with the director at this point. We have not been in contact yet. We're waiting to see what can be done and how they can help.' 'How dare you': Family of children killed in Sarasota hit-and-run angry after driver's arrest In addition to her troubles getting ahold of the director, the property changed management to QSLM in October. When 8 On Your Side reached out to QSLM, Chief Growth Officer, Leland Rice shared this statement: Following the tragic impact of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, our team and our licensed and professional contractors have been working diligently to make the extensive repairs required to safely reopen The Barclay at Pasadena. As part of this process, it was necessary to move and cover residents' furniture and belongings within each apartment to facilitate repairs and protect their items. We understand and deeply empathize with our residents' concerns regarding the disruption this caused to their units. We have spent the past five months working tirelessly to help residents retrieve their belongings and provide additional assistance wherever possible. We will continue to do so and appreciate our residents' patience as we continue the repair process. But Riles has more questions for QSLM.'They shouldn't have gone through anything,' Riles said. 'There was no reason to relocate that entire room. They didn't repair the walls. They didn't replace the carpets. Nothing was done upfront, so I don't know why they did that.' Since interviewing Ms. Riles and contacting the company, she has been in direct communication with the director. QSLM said Thea's story doesn't represent the experience of all of the residents at The Barclay. The company claims that many residents have been happy with how their homes were handled in their absence. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
