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Sky News AU
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan declares troubled son Chance is a 'terrible person' amid welfare concerns for the 27-year-old
Paul Hogan has declared his troubled son Chance is a "terrible person" as the Crocodile Dundee star addressed the 27-year-old's erratic behaviour. Chance Hogan lives with his 85-year-old Australian father in Venice Beach, California, where the aspiring musician has recently attracted attention after he shared a series of concerning Instagram posts. In January, the son of Paul and his ex-wife Linda Kozlowski shared a video of himself drunk as he begged someone to "please kill me". "This is my life. This is what it's been reduced to," Chance said as he sipped his wine. "Please. Please kill me. I'm begging you." On Wednesday, Paul addressed his son's behaviour on Today ahead of Crocodile Dundee: The Encore Cut's premiere in cinemas on Thursday. The 4K restoration of the original film will feature a new soundtrack and an enhanced visual experience of the Australian outback, as well as Paul's most famous character hero Mick Dundee. Despite the film star having previously dismissed concerns about Chance, Paul told presenter Richard Wilkins he would love to move Down Under permanently and would do so "tomorrow" but stayed stateside for his son's sake. "It's where I belong," Paul said of his home country. The 85-year-old said "business reasons" and Chance kept him in the US "for now". Paul also updated Wilkins on Chance's emotions and said he was doing "alright" in the US despite a lot of tabloid attention to his welfare. However, he joked his son on was a "terrible person" because he tried to garner media attention with purposely concerning posts. "He's a terrible person because he knows [media are] watching him," Paul said. "And he puts on something for them." Last September, Chance shared a cryptic Instagram video in which he spoke ominously about the future by counting to an unspecified event. "It's only just begun," he said. "One hour and 25 minutes, 24 minutes now, in fact. That's when it commences." He previously shared photos of himself collapsed at gigs, performing shoeys, and having his hair and chest spray-painted pink. In another post, Chance showed his tattoo, which reads "Eat the Police", and his torn and bleeding fingernail. Last November, a family friend said Chance "stressed" Paul who is "at a crossroads over how to handle all this". "One option would be to move back to Australia, but Chance doesn't want to leave America," they told New Idea. "So they're stuck in limbo, which is so hard on Paul and very hard for his friends to sit back and watch. "It's high time this kid got his act together and stopped stressing out his dad. Paul really deserves all the love and support he's shown"
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Anthony Weiner says voters don't want what 'Democrats are selling,' talks about comeback as fiery centrist
Infamous ex-New York congressman Anthony Weiner argued in a new profile about his latest political comeback effort that there is a "disconnect" between New York Democrats' brand and what voters actually want. Weiner launched a campaign for New York City Council, a position he held from 1992 to 1998, in December. Weiner was elected to represent New York's 9th Congressional District in 1998 and resigned in 2011 after he posted a photo of himself in his underwear on social media and initially lied about it. The incident was followed by years of sexting scandals, including one that derailed his 2013 New York City mayoral bid, and Weiner was charged with transferring obscene material to a minor in May 2017 after sexting a 15-year-old girl, leading to a prison sentence. The Atlantic's Josh Tyrangiel, who lives in the Manhattan district Weiner hopes to represent, interviewed the disgraced politician about his return to the campaign trail. "Weirdly, the biggest obstacle to Weiner's comeback may be not his past, but his politics," The Atlantic writer said. "He's lived in District 2 since 2011, but it's far from the mostly white, middle-class parts of Queens and Brooklyn he represented as a congressman. Every District 2 council member since the early 1990s has been Hispanic. Just 8 percent of the district's 175,000 residents are registered Republicans. Fresh Defund the Police graffiti appears regularly. Our rats share their pronouns." Anthony Weiner Mulls Return: Disgraced Ex-pol Says New York City Needs New Leadership Weiner, described by Tyrangiel as a centrist who "thinks the neighborhood needs more cops and fewer pot shops," argued that local Democrats are misguided. Read On The Fox News App "If this election is about the most anti-Trump, crazy-making person on the left, you're not going to pick a [Andrew] Cuomo or a Weiner," Weiner said. "Now, I could be completely wrong, but there seems to be a disconnect with the brand that New York Democrats are selling and what people want to buy right now." When asked what evidence he has to believe this, Weiner replied, "I'm in New York with a head on my shoulders seeing what's going on on 14th Street." Tyrangiel summarized that Weiner's campaign is focused around two core assumptions, the first of which is the importance of quality of life issues, like addressing subway-fare evasion, sidewalk scaffolding and the recent proliferation of "missile-like E-bikes in bike lanes." The writer observed, "Technocratic intolerance for disorder was last a thing in New York City during the Bloomberg administration, but it's hardly novel." Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture The second assumption, Tyrangiel said, is that, "Given Democrats' generally foul mood, it's not enough to be moderate. To reach the electorate, moderates must also be angry." "You know, usually we associate firebrands with an extreme kind of thing," Weiner said. "Well, what if the fire is just, like, Ya gotta collect the f---ing garbage, man?" One key aspect Tyrangiel observed from watching the candidate at forums and Zoom meetings is that Weiner is locking horns not just on the issues, but with core constituency groups within his own party. When a union representing medical residents and interns spoke about building more housing near hospitals, Weiner retorted, "Am I going to do that for the firefighters also? Am I going to do that for the guys who work in the sanitation department? You tell me how you expect this to work." The Atlantic writer also noted another exchange where Weiner shredded progressive orthodoxy on homelessness. During one part of the interview, Weiner argued there is a certain authenticity in disagreeing with voters: "Sometimes they actually kind of like it when you say, 'F--- me? F--- you.' That's more of an acknowledgment that you're actually listening to them than just saying 'Yes, I agree.'" In the profile, Weiner revealed he was a sex addict. He and his ex-wife Huma Abedin separated in 2016 and officially divorced earlier this year. Abedin, who was a top aide to Hillary Clinton, is now dating billionaire Democratic megadonor Alex article source: Anthony Weiner says voters don't want what 'Democrats are selling,' talks about comeback as fiery centrist
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Maher warns Dems' refusal to ditch unpopular 'woke' issues may make them an 'irrelevant party'
Liberal talk show host Bill Maher warned the Democratic Party may make itself politically irrelevant if it keeps alienating voters with far-left cultural policies. Five months after their historic defeat in the 2024 presidential election, the Democratic Party is struggling to discern a new path forward. While some Democrats have seen the election as a referendum on far-left identity politics and movements like "Defund the Police," others are doubling-down on such ideas. Maher, a liberal who often criticizes so-called "woke" politics, spoke about this crisis of identity for the party on Sunday. "There will always be the people in the rear guard, just like there are people who are still wearing masks, you know?" Maher said on his "Club Random" podcast as he spoke to musician Winston Marshall. "Once you start something, you get a certain amount of cult followers for anything and then the true believers never die. I mean a lot of people would say right now the Democratic Party is still in that mode, which is going to render them possibly an irrelevant party if they don't change." Bill Maher Calls Trump One Of The 'Most Effective Politicians' Because Of His Authenticity When asked about what he would like to see Democrats do going forward, Maher suggested, "Much more centrism, much more - get rid of the woke baggage." Maher described himself as an old-school liberal, differentiating between those he describes as liberals who seek a colorblind society versus "woke" people who "put race at the front of everything." Read On The Fox News App The talk show host blasted the Democratic Party for repeatedly failing to repudiate its more radical elements and win back the American people. "They have so many opportunities to 'Sister Souljah' this s--- and just do something that would make Americans go 'Oh, you know what? Good, because Trump is starting to really make me nervous,'" Maher said. Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture He went on to lament that the Democrats' "big problem" is that the very same culturally radical changes they downplay do actually concern voters. Maher appeared to refer specifically to how some schools will socially transition a child to another gender on campus without informing the parents. "Democrats have this view like 'Well, these are not real issues,'" Maher said. "Well they are to a lot of people, like people with kids in school and stuff, who think that they they should be able to have the say above the school in the lives of their kids. I mean this was not even controversial when I was a child."Original article source: Maher warns Dems' refusal to ditch unpopular 'woke' issues may make them an 'irrelevant party'
The Independent
02-04-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
The end of Washington DC's Black Lives Matter Plaza is a sign of the times
In the summer of 2020, a seemingly ordinary intersection in Washington D.C, home to a modest white church and an unobstructed view of the White House, became a focal point for protests against police brutality and racial injustice. The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis ignited long-simmering grievances, transforming the corner of 16th and H streets into a hub for demonstrations. Thousands gathered daily, even before the area was christened Black Lives Matter Plaza, with many establishing a constant presence as support tents and infrastructure materialized. The protests occasionally turned violent, resulting in a fire at St. John's Episcopal Church and the destruction of a park building and storefronts. At other times, the violence was directed at protesters, including when police abruptly used chemical agents to clear out protesters, so President Donald Trump could pose in front of St. John's holding a Bible. Later that year, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser ordered the creation of Black Lives Matter Plaza, with official street signs and 'Black Lives Matter' painted in giant yellow letters on a multiblock stretch of 16th Street. The move was symbolic, but the impact concrete: BLM Plaza became a magnet point for years of political activism. Hundreds of protests started, ended or rallied there. Semi-permanent protesters mingled with tourists; crowds brought vendors and food trucks, creating a street-fair vibe. But Bowser's move was derided by local activists, who accused her of co-opting an organic movement whose values she did not share. In a brief game of cat-and-mouse, activists erased the stars from the Washington, D.C., flag painted on the street, creating the image of an equal sign; they temporarily changed the message to 'Black Lives Matter = Defund the Police.' Despite local resistance, Bowser's act of public defiance established her as a prominent foil for Trump in his first term. Now, the site has changed again, an indicator of America's political pendulum swings. Bowser announced early this month that the city would remove the words as she struggled with threats of encroachment from Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress. The work was supposed to take at least six weeks, but appears to be finishing ahead of schedule. Workers have completed removing the letters. And the street signs reading Black Lives Matter Plaza have come down.
