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New York Post
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
World's top TikTok star Khaby Lame allowed to ‘self-deport' by ICE after attending Met Gala – and then overstaying visa
The world's biggest TikTok star was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Las Vegas and allowed to 'self-deport' after he attended the Met Gala in May and overstayed his visa, officials told The Post. Khaby Lame, 25, — whose real name is Seringe Khabane Lame and who enjoys more than 162 million followers on TikTok — was caught by ICE agents at the Harry Reid International Airport on June 6, putting an end to his American tour. 'US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained Seringe Khabane Lame, 25, a citizen of Italy, June 6, at the Harry Reid International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada for overstaying the terms of his visa,' a senior Department of Homeland Security official told The Post. Advertisement 4 TikTok star Khaby Lame was allowed to 'self-deport' after being detained by ICE in Las Vegas after he overstayed his visa to attend the Met Gala in May. Photo by'Lame was granted voluntary departure June 6 and has since self-deported the US,' the official added. Lame, who was born in Senegal, had entered the US on April 30 under a temporary visa. Lame had been in New York City last month, attending the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in a sharp, grey suit littered with pocket watches. Advertisement The incident went viral after political activist Bo Loudon claimed he personally reported Lame to immigration authorities and alleged that the TikToker was being held at the Henderson Detention Center, in Nevada. Lame, whose social media accounts are filled with humorous clips and videos of his world-trotting exploits, has yet to publicly discuss the incident. 4 Lame has 162 million followers on TikTok. TikTok/@ Although born in West Africa, Lame has spent the majority of his life in Italy, where he joined TikTok during the pandemic out of boredom before his meteoric rise. Advertisement Lame's videos, mostly wordless, captivate viewers with humor conveyed through his comedic body language reacting to videos and online sketches. Lame surpassed social media star Charli D'Amelio as the most followed content creator on TikTok back in 2022, with the Italian citizen maintaining the lead three years and counting. 4 Lame with Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Anthony Ramos at the premiere of 'Twisters' in London on July 8, Warner Bros 4 Lame with Shaboozey at the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game in Oakland on Feb. 14, 2025. Photo by Catalina Fragoso/NBAE via Getty Images Advertisement The TikTok star, who previously boasted that he earns millions for his videos, told People Magazine last year that before he found stardom, he worked at a local factory to help support his family.
Perth Now
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Tom Cruise was ‘so stoked' watching The Running Man trailer, Glen Powell says
Glen Powell has said Tom Cruise was "so stoked" after watching 'The Running Man' trailer. The 36-year-old actor will lead the upcoming thriller as protagonist Ben Richards, and has now teased that his 'Top Gun: Maverick' co-star couldn't "hide his excitement" after he saw the first teaser for 'The Running Man'. Speaking with SFX magazine, Powell said: "Watching that teaser with Tom Cruise is a memory I will never forget. "He was so stoked after watching it. What's been amazing about my relationship with Tom is the fact he's a guy that doesn't hide his excitement. "He loves the theatrical experience and working hard and putting your body on the line to entertain audiences." 'The Running Man' - which will also star Josh Brolin, Colman Domingo, Michael Cera and Katy O'Brian - is an adaptation of author Stephen King's 1982 novel of the same name, and follows the desperate Ben Richards (Powell) who signs up to participate in the TV game show 'The Running Man', where enemies of the state have to evade death at the hands of the game's stalkers to try and win their freedom. The movie, which is slated for release in November, will be the second interpretation of King's work on the silver screen, with the first 'Running Man' film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Ben Richards in 1987. Powell previously revealed that 'The Terminator' icon had given him his blessing for the new 'Running Man'. The 'Twisters' star explained to People: "Arnold gave us his blessing. Patrick Schwarzenegger is a great friend of mine and I asked Patrick if I could talk to Arnold and I hadn't seen Arnold since we shot 'Expendables' in Bulgaria. "Arnold gave us his full blessing and we get to give Arnold a very specific fun gift from the movie in a couple of weeks here. So I'm very excited to see him." Meanwhile, 'The Running Man' director Edgar Wright revealed he cast Powell in the leading role as he wanted to use an actor "who hadn't really done something like this before". The filmmaker told Empire magazine: "I felt it was important to see somebody who hadn't really done something like this before. "It's similar to Bruce Willis, when he was still the guy from 'Moonlighting', before he did 'Die Hard', where that adds to the suspense. Can they make it?' While Wright is a fan of the original 'Running Man' movie, the 'Baby Driver' director promised his version would be a more faithful adaptation of King's novel. He said: "One of the things about the book that I loved was the fact that Ben Richards is out in the world on his own, so it's like the deadliest game of hide and seek. "It does feel like making a road movie in a lot of ways: a very intense, dangerous road movie. Ben is moving through different environments and meeting different people as he tries to survive 30 days out in the wild."
Tom's Guide
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
I didn't know I needed Denzel Washington and Robert Pattinson in a Netflix heist — until I heard about this upcoming thriller
Every now and then, a movie announcement hits and makes you pause. Not because the premise sounds good (though this one definitely does), but because the cast is compelling. That was me when I first read that Denzel Washington and Robert Pattinson are teaming up for a Netflix heist thriller, as announced in the streamer's 2025 Upfront. I didn't even need the title. I saw those two names next to each other and thought: Wait…what? The movie in question is called 'Here Comes the Flood.' If that name doesn't already sound like a stylish, high-stakes thriller, I don't know what does. Netflix claims this thriller 'promises to keep you on the edge of your seat,' and I have high hopes it will based on the cast alone. Add Daisy Edgar-Jones into the mix, and you've got the kind of casting that makes me want to refresh Netflix's X account in hopes of a surprise first look. Sadly though, there's no release date yet. No trailer. Not even a first-look image. Just a few names, a genre, and a vague description, and somehow that's enough to have me all in. Here's everything we know about 'Here Comes the Flood' so far. We don't have many details right now, but Netflix Tudum did provide the casting update along with a small synopsis (which is likely to expand closer to the release date): 'Here Comes the Flood is an unconventional heist movie about a bank guard, a teller, and a master thief in a deadly game of cons and double crosses.' Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Denzel Washington, Robert Pattinson and Daisy Edgar-Jones seem to be gearing up for an intense heist based on this description alone. The three stars — known for everything from 'The Equalizer' to 'The Batman' to the standalone sequel 'Twisters' — are set to lead a story that will probably be full of deception. Directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Fernando Meirelles and written by screenwriter Simon Kinberg, 'Here Comes the Flood' already sounds like it could be a very twisty heist thriller. Meirelles isn't just directing as he's also producing alongside Kinberg and Audrey Chon under the Genre Films banner. Samson Mucke will executive produce. Given the filmmaker's track record, I have a lot of faith in 'Here Comes the Flood.' He's proven time and again (whether it's the intensity of 'City of God' or the quiet tension of 'The Two Popes') that he knows how to craft stories that are both gripping and emotionally layered. Kinberg is no stranger to conflict-driven storytelling either. Best known for writing 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' and several entries in the 'X-Men' franchise, Kinberg has a knack for crafting sharp dialogue, emotional tension and explosive action. His work often centers on complex relationships, making him a natural fit for a stylish heist thriller. As far as Netflix thrillers go, this one could be especially slick. Of course, I don't want my expectations to be too high considering we really don't have many details to go on. But the streamer seems to be pretty consistent in the genre, and even if the story is weak, I'm confident the cast will more than make up for it. In other words, we don't know when the vault opens, but we're already circling the block. With this level of talent behind and in front of the camera, 'Here Comes the Flood' could end up being a really exciting Netflix thriller. For now, you can stream the best thrillers on Netflix for some solid entertainment, or check out our general guide on the best Netflix movies.
Daily Mirror
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Customer's horror as 'worst possible thing' falls into her drink at Mexican restaurant
Carletta Andrews had just finished dinner with her husband, when she felt something hit her forehead. She then saw the snake curling around the straw in her margarita A woman who was out having dinner was left shaken after a snake fell from the ceiling and fell into her cocktail. Carletta Andrews has spoken of the moment she had just finished dinner with her husband, when she felt something hit her forehead. She was at the Patron Mexican Restaurant and Cantina in Sandston, Virginia, USA, when she suddenly say saw the little snake land in her half-finished margarita. The snake had dropped from the ceiling, shocking everyone in the restaurant, including the staff as well as fellow dinners. Carletta told local reporters she is "scarred for life". She said: 'I looked at my husband like what was that. When I turned around, I saw the snake in my margarita.' She said the snake — a baby of indeterminate species — started curling itself around her drink's straw. She added: 'I kept saying please don't let it go in my purse. I left shaking, I was traumatised.' Restaurant workers rushed in to try to remove the snake with a stick. Another patron then grabbed the snake and released it back into the wild. Mrs Andrews said the restaurant offered to move her to a booth, but she just wanted to go home She added that she wants to know how this happened, and where the mother snake could be. She added: 'If that was the baby, I fear… is the mum there?' A Patron Mexican Restaurant and Cantina spokesman told 8News the snake may have gotten into the ceiling through an air conditioning unit. The eatery was noted last December for a number of violations, including mould, broken handles, missing ceiling tiles, cracked floor tiles throughout the kitchen, and leaky ceiling tiles, but had addressed the issues within six days of being notified. Back in September last year, the Mirror reported on a furious movie-goer who claimed she was bitten by a snake while watching a film. Kornphaphiporn Poka-imsin was transfixed on the big screen playing the tornado flick 'Twisters' when she felt a sharp pain in her foot at the Major Cineplex in Central Rama 2 in Bangkok, Thailand. She said she performed first aid on herself at the cinema but claimed she was later placed in the ICU of a hospital when the seemingly innocuous wound got worse. Photos show two puncture wounds on the 27 year old's left foot from where the creature sank its fangs into her. She reported the incident to police but claimed officers told her to negotiate with the cinema management over compensation. She said: "I was watching the movie Twisters at around 2pm. When the movie ended, I felt something slither past my feet, so I moved it. The animal was probably startled and bit my feet, causing a sharp pain that faded into numbness. "I did not know what to do so I performed first aid on myself by squeezing the blood out of the wound. I went to see the doctor by myself and was told that it was definitely not a rat, based on the bite marks. I stayed in the ICU for one night."
Winnipeg Free Press
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Seductive visuals
Beautiful but strangely static, On Swift Horses is a queer melodrama that looks back to Eisenhower-era America, following the closeted lives of several intersecting characters. Awash in atmosphere and packed with minty mid-century detail, this is a self-consciously stylish film. Unfortunately, by emphasizing gorgeous surface over dramatic substance, director Daniel Minahan risks turning a tragedy of silence, isolation and repressed desire into an oddly airless period piece. Adapted by Bryce Kass (Lizzie) from the 2019 novel by Shannon Pufahl, the story begins in rural Kansas, where Muriel (Twisters' Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Lee (Will Poulter from Death of a Unicorn) are welcoming home Lee's wayward brother Julius (Priscilla's Jacob Elordi). Sony Pictures Classics From left: Will Poulter, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Jacob Elordi in a scene from On Swift Horses. Muriel has just given a somewhat subdued acceptance to Lee's latest marriage proposal, but she's obviously drawn to Julius. Even after Julius lights out for Las Vegas and the newlywed couple pack up for California, Muriel and Julius continue to share an indefinable bond. This might have something to do with Julius's restless resistance to what he calls society's 'supposed-tos.' There's also Lee's oblique warning to Muriel that Julius is 'not like us.' On the Vegas Strip, Julius ends up making some risky gambits as a crooked card player, petty thief and occasional hustler — at least until he starts up a passionate affair with Henry (Diego Calva of Narcos), which starts with them watching a nearby atomic bomb test and then gets even more explosive. (There have been recent reports that Hollywood sex scenes have declined by 40 per cent. Minahan seems to be doing his level-best to get those numbers back up.) In the other storyline, solid, decent Lee just wants a house and a family, which dovetails nicely with postwar California's promise of the American Dream. But Muriel is quietly kicking against the safety and security of this life, first with a tentative flirtation with neighbour Sandra (Sasha Calle of The Flash) and then with a secretive obsession with racetrack betting. The film clearly uses gambling as a metaphor for queer life in the 1950s. As one character suggests, whether you can keep dodging arrest, exposure and disaster is really just the luck of the draw. This is, after all, a world where a darkened gay bar has an alarm that goes off when the cops come by; where surreptitious encounters are arranged through sultry cigarette lighting and coded messages on matchbook covers; where gay women gathering at a friend's house pretend to be a book club when someone unfamiliar comes to the door. During Elections Get campaign news, insight, analysis and commentary delivered to your inbox during Canada's 2025 election. Minahan, who's worked mostly on such prestige TV series as House of Cards and Fellow Travelers, evokes the characters' paralleled lives with seductive visuals, aided by Canadian cinematographer Luc Montpellier (Women Talking). Julius and Henry's world of Vegas casinos, down-market motels and dingy back-alleys at first seems to contrast starkly with Muriel and Lee's brand-new ranch-house in the just-built suburban tracts of San Diego, but these two worlds will eventually collide and there will be plenty of pain to go around. Sony Pictures Classics On Swift Horses stars Will Poulter (left) and Daisy Edgar-Jones. Unfortunately, On Swift Horses struggles to convey this emotional fallout. There are fine individual scenes here and some good performances. Elordi's indolent handsomeness plays well with Calva's electric energy in Julius and Henry's sequences. Edgar-Jones has her moments as a woman who is struggling to name her own desires and Poulter, playing the story's (literal) straight man, gets one lovely, indelible monologue. But with its stalled-out pacing and disconnected narrative, the film can't bring these parts together. And the final sequence, in which the 'horse' part of the title suddenly gets weirdly literal, doesn't help. fparts@ Alison GillmorWriter Studying at the University of Winnipeg and later Toronto's York University, Alison Gillmor planned to become an art historian. She ended up catching the journalism bug when she started as visual arts reviewer at the Winnipeg Free Press in 1992. Read full biography Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider becoming a subscriber. Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. Thank you for your support.
