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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Olympian Gabby Thomas Called Out A Heckler Who Made "Personal Insults" About Her "White Guy" Fiancé, And Followed Her Around The Track
If you buy something through a link in this article, we may earn commission. Pricing and availability are subject to change. Olympian Gabby Thomas responded to a "gross" spectator who shouted weird comments at her as she prepared for a track meet. Kevin Mazur/MG25 /for The Met Museum/Vogue On Monday, the 3-time Olympic gold medalist took to social media to call out the person who heckled her as she stretched before running in the Women's 100-meter dash at the Grand Slam Track meet at Franklin Field in Philadelphia on Sunday. Roger Wimmer/ISI Photos / Getty Images Gabby has won a total of five Olympic medals: three gold medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics (200-meter, 4x100-meter relay, 4x400-meter relay), a silver medal from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (4x100-meter relay), and a bronze medal from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (200-meter). Advertisement The 28-year-old ultimately finished in fourth place for the 100-meter and second place in the 200-meter sprint. She took to social media to reflect on the races. "Not the Slam results I hoped for, but when you race as often as I do, you can't win em all," she wrote on X (better known as Twitter), accompanied by photos of her at the race, a picture she took with fans, and a special gift she received from them. Roger Wimmer/ISI Photos / Getty Images "On the bright side, this is the best I have ever ran at this at this point in the season," she continued. "I'm so so grateful to everyone who continues to support me on my journey, win or lose- rain or shine. I love this sport sm and I'll see you guys on the track very soon!!!" Patrick Smith / Getty Images While many fans congratulated her... Advertisement Related: I'm Absolutely Losing It Over Miley Cyrus's Theory About "Disney Gays" And "Nickelodeon Gays" That Just Destroyed My Entire Childhood Related: Let's Talk About How Creepy The Sydney Sweeney Bikini Pics Are ...one X user made it known that he was not rooting for her. In fact, he was there in person, at the track meet, to ensure she knew just how much he didn't want her to win. NurPhoto / NurPhoto via Getty Images "I made Gabby lose by heckling her," the X user tweeted. "And it made my parlay win." The tweet was accompanied by the bets he made against her, and a video of him yelling various comments about her, ranging from telling Gabby "not to choke" to weird comments about her interracial relationship. Emilee Chinn / Getty Images "Come on, Gabby. Don't choke like you did yesterday, Gabby. You're a choke artist. You're going down, Gabby." He continued to heckle her as someone next to him shouted, "Don't listen to him!" NurPhoto / NurPhoto via Getty Images "Come on, Melissa [Jefferson-Wooden]," he continued. "Melissa got married this year — [she] got a Black husband. Gabby got a white guy. I want Melissa to win." This was in reference to Gabby recently getting engaged to her entrepreneur fiancé, Spencer McManes, who happens to be white. NurPhoto / NurPhoto via Getty Images After sharing the post, some users called for the user to be banned from future track meets, as well as betting platforms. When Gabby found out the heckler was mocking her online and boasting about winning a bet at her expense, she decided to address him. NurPhoto / NurPhoto via Getty Images "This grown man followed me around the track as I took pictures and signed autographs for fans (mostly children) shouting personal insults- anybody who enables him online is gross." Hecklers have become a common occurrence at sporting events, but sometimes people take things too far. I'm glad Gabby addressed it the way she did. Advertisement Also in Celebrity: 14 Celebrities Who Have So Many Kids, They're Basically Running Their Own Daycare, And 11 Who Said "Hmm, Hard Pass" Also in Celebrity: 24 Strange, Gross, And Totally Surprising Facts About Red Carpet Outfits Also in Celebrity: "I Haven't Paid My Rent In 6 Months": Celebrities Are Getting Brutally Honest About What It's Really Like To Be Famous In Hollywood
The Hindu
4 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
HC restrains NHAI from collecting toll at two plazas on Madurai -Thoothukudi Highway road
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday restrained National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) from collecting toll at two toll plazas on Madurai-Thoothukudi road for not maintaining the road in a proper manner and ensuring that trees were planted on both sides of the highway. A Division Bench of Justices S.M. Subramaniam and A.D. Maria Clete was hearing the public interest litigation petition filed by V. Balakrishnan of Thoothukudi, a retired Tangedco Assistant Executive Engineer. He complained there were serious lapses and irregularities in laying and maintaining Madurai-Thoothukudi National Highway. In 2006, the road contract was awarded. It was thrown open for public use in 2011. As per the contract, the contractor had to plant trees on both sides of the highway and maintain plants on the median. But, the work was only carried out partially. The contractor had collected toll from two toll plazas from the date of the usage of the road. But, failed to maintain the road in a proper manner. NHAI had remained a silent spectator to the lapses and the irregularities committed by the contractor without initiating any action. Sensing the seriousness and lapses, the agreement was terminated in 2023, he said. It is seen from an RTI Act reply that about Rs.563.83 crore was recoverable from the contractor for his failure to plant roadside avenues and maintenance of road. NHAI after taking over the road continued to collect the toll fees previously collected by the contractor. The action of NHAI was illogical as it did not spend any money towards the construction of the road which was fully spent by the contractor, he said. He said the NHAI had miserably and deliberately failed to take timely action against the contractor and allowed the contractor to continue with the violations and the irregularities for more than 10 years, thereby causing a loss of Rs. 563.83 crore, besides causing inconvenience and suffering to the road users. Road maintenance is the statutory duty of the authorities. They ought to follow it strictly. Right to proper road connectivity is a fundamental right guaranteed under the Constitution, he said. Ends
Montreal Gazette
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Montreal Gazette
Friday on My Mind: This weekend is all about festivals, starting with dance/theatre blowout Festival TransAmériques
Entertainment And Life By Friday on My Mind is a highly subjective, curated rundown of five of the cooler things happening in Montreal on the weekend. Festival TransAmériques All weekend at various venues It is actually kind of nuts how many cultural festivals we have in Montreal, but what's even nuttier is the fact that almost all of them have a loyal audience that shows up every year. This week's column is devoted to four festivals (and one film series) and I'd bet you I could probably find five festivals to showcase every weekend between now and Labour Day. Oh and by the way, I'm not complaining! Festival TransAmériques is the perfect example of our city's booming fest scene where there is something for everyone. It focuses on theatre and dance with a resolutely international bent. Half the shows are from other countries, the other half are Canadian and about 80 per cent of the Canadian fare comes from right here in Montreal. Every year they pull in around 40,000 spectators for their mix of ticketed indoor shows and free alfresco events. There are 21 shows this year, with artists from 23 countries. The 19th edition opened Thursday with the North American première of Lacrima (running through Sunday), created by Caroline Guiela Nguyen, the head of Théâtre national de Strasbourg. It focuses on the entire behind-the-scenes process of a Parisian house of haute couture making a dress for a British princess, going from the high-stakes Paris fashion world to a workshop in Alençon in Normandy to an embroidery workshop in Mumbai. The festival really 'looks at what the burning issues of our times are,' said Martine Dennewald, co-artistic director of the FTA with Jessie Mill. 'The pieces can be about the climate crisis or about all the different stories of the different diasporas, where people come from and what they bring to our modern metropolises. But it can also be about the form a show takes. Generally the FTA is bold, ambitious. Artists really try to break new ground here. And that's nice because you don't need to have a biography as a spectator. You don't need to have seen the classics. You don't need to be a regular theatregoer to appreciate what our artists are doing.' All shows are surtitled in both French and English if they're in another language. Mile End en Fête Friday through Sunday at v arious spots in Mile End There's all kinds of free fun stuff happening in the almost irritatingly hip neighbourhood on the weekend — everything from visiting the fire station on Laurier Ave. to face-painting for kids at the car wash just down the street from the firehouse. There are shows with local artists at the site of the car wash, with a lineup including DJ Yuki, Laroie and Socalled. Montreal Comic Arts Festival Friday through Sunday on St-Denis St. between Gilford and Roy Sts. This festival devoted to comics (called Festival BD de Montréal in French) features over 60 free activities with 320 creators and 170 exhibitors, all happening on St-Denis St., which will be closed to car traffic between Gilford and Roy Sts. for the weekend. There will be panels, including one titled How to Kill a City on gentrification in comics, with acclaimed Montreal underground comic creator Rick Trembles. There are creative workshops open to all, including manga and zine-making conferences. One of the themes this year is Swiss comics, with eight comic-book creators from Switzerland on hand. NDG Art Hop Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at various artists' studios in N.D.G. NDG Art Hop, which was created in 2017, is designed to help support local artists by having them open up their studios to the public for two days. 'Our mission is to share the importance of art in any community,' said Helen Fortin, one of the artists who is participating. 'Art gets everyone together. I've been in it for three years and for me it's been very successful. A lot of people come out. People do buy art. But I always emphasize it's not a sale. It's about underlining the importance of art.' Fortin's paintings are mostly abstract landscapes. The website includes a map showing the locations of the approximately 20 studios that are part of the festival. Alphaville Friday and Saturday at 9:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Cinéma du Parc The classic Jean-Luc Godard film Alphaville is screening as part of Cinéma du Parc's Dystopia series, which is a subset of the cool movie house's Parc at Midnight series — though just to complicate matters, the movies don't actually screen at midnight, because apparently people can't stay up as late as we used to back in the day when we caught midnight movies on a regular basis. All you need to know is that Alphaville is one of the wildest, most fun movies I've ever had the pleasure of seeing. It's Godard at his 1960s best, mixing up wacky sci-fi with pulp film noir, and it stars the absolutely fantastic duo of Eddie Constantine and Anna Karina. Go see it!
Elle
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Elle
The Mango Trench Coats Alexa Chung and Hailey Bieber Adore
Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. We are all about the Cannes red carpet. From historic looks, to the recent dress code change—designer gowns and grand premieres are our favorite spectator sports. However, it's not just at Palais des Festivals where actors, models, and directors turn out a look, in fact, the A-listers' off duty 'fits are just as noteworthy (and exponentially more useful as outfit inspiration). Proving this statement is Britain's best dressed Alexa Chung, who stepped out of her hotel in a casual ensemble so good we're going to copy it immediately, a task that's pretty simple since Chung opted for a trench from the high street: specifically a creased-effect trench from Mango. The Broadcaster and former designer styled the trench to perfection, adding a gold cuff over the sleeve of her coat (genius) and pairing it with white trousers, a monogrammed tote bag and some simple ballet flats. The whole look gave off a very '1990s Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy' vibe. Chung isn't the only one who loves a Mango trench coat. Hailey Bieber recently stepped out in one as well. Bieber paired hers with a tank top, trendy Bermuda shorts, and barely-there heels. If you move quickly, you can shop her spring essential below.
Fox Sports
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Jon Rahm, back in mix, is 'hungry' for 1st major championship since joining LIV Golf
Jon Rahm is back in contention at a major championship. He joked that he would have had an even better chance to win the third of his career had the spectator he hit in the head with an errant approach shot at the PGA Championship on Saturday been a little better soccer player. Rahm shot a 4-under 67 to get to 6-under-par 207 for the tournament, leaving him five shots behind leader Scottie Scheffler, who played the final five holes in 5 under to reach 11 under. Rahm won the U.S. Open in 2021 and the Masters in 2023. But this is the first time he's been anywhere near being in contention for a major championship on the final day since announcing he was joining LIV Golf in December of 2023. In the four majors since, he's not finished within eight shots of the lead. "I mean, it's hard to express how hungry I may be for a major — about as hungry as anybody can be in this situation," the Spanish star said. "Very happy to be in position again. Don't know where I'll be. ... But that's a great position. This golf course is tricky and one shot is nothing on 18 holes." One shot was something on No. 11. Rahm's approach shot on the par 4 sailed to the left and his ball hit a fan in the head, sending it careening across the green and into the rough on the other side. Rahm left his chip short and took two putts for one of his two bogeys on the day. The fan was not injured. As he approached the green, Rahm walked over to check on him anyway. They shared a few laughs, he signed a golf glove for him and they embraced before he went on with his round. "I told him, if he was European and grew up playing soccer, and he just aimed a little bit better, maybe just get it closer to the hole," Rahm said with a laugh. Rahm knows it won't be easy to catch Scheffler. Still, he likes how he's striking the ball. "Very happy with the state of my game," Rahm said. "I think today was the round that I knew I was capable of. Those first two rounds felt very confident, and just did everything a little bit better. So just very excited again to be in this position." Reporting by The Associated Press. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account , and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily! recommended Get more from LIV Golf Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
