Matt Damon reunites with his childhood pal and fellow Good Will Hunting Oscar winner Ben Affleck in the upcoming medieval drama The Last Duel.
The pair starred in, produced, and co-wrote the 20th Century Studios’ movie with Academy Award nominee Nicole Holofcener for legendary Oscar winning filmmaker Ridley Scott.
In the film, which is based on real events, Damon plays a respected warrior called Jean de Carrouges, who faces off against Adam Driver‘s Jacques Le Gris, who is accused of assaulting de Carrouges’ wife.
“[S]he refuses to stay silent,” the studio says of Emmy winner Jodie Comer‘s Marguerite. Her publicly accusing her attacker is, “an act of bravery and defiance that puts her life in jeopardy,” and “the ensuing trial by combat, a grueling duel to the death, places the fate of all three in God’s hands.”
The film is based on Eric Jager‘s book The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France.
Scott, who previously worked with Damon on The Martian, called it an “added bonus” to work with him and Affleck as screenwriters. Scott predicted Comer’s performance as Marguerite “will make her one of the great actresses of her generation.”
The Last Duel will be released nationwide on October 15.
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Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein was extradited Tuesday morning to California, having been extradited to face sex assault charges there.
Weinstein was taken from New York’s Wende Correctional Facility, where he’s been serving a 23-year prison sentence for rape and sexual assault in Manhattan, and “was handed over to the appropriate officials for transport to the state of California per a court order,” according to a statement from the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.
Weinstein’s lawyers had argued that the former movie mogul has been suffering from physical ailments that left him in no condition to be extradited, but a judge denied the petition to stay the extradition. The Los Angeles District Attorney charged Weinstein with rape in January 2020, just as his trial was beginning in New York.
In Los Angeles, Weinstein’s charged with four counts of rape, four counts of forcible oral copulation, two counts of sexual battery by restraint and one count of sexual penetration by use of force. The counts involve five women and stem from alleged events in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills that took place from 2004 to 2013.
(NOTE LANGUAGE) Lala Kent‘s definition of sober is very different from Demi Lovato‘s.
The Vanderpump Rules star, who has been sober since October 2018, appeared on the Behind the Velvet Rope podcast and — when asked her opinion on Demi’s song “California Sober” — shared that she’s not a fan.
“You know, I don’t like to judge, but I actually think that that’s super offensive,” Lala said of the track, which depicts a lifestyle where hard drugs and alcohol are off the table but marijuana and wine are acceptable.
“There are people out there who have worked their a** off to never take themselves out of reality and to never place themselves in an altered state,” Lala continued. “When they have a cold, they don’t even take DayQuil or NyQuil. So to say that you’re ‘California sober’ or this type of sober is extremely offensive, I think.”
The 30-year-old reality star added that she doesn’t believe that “California sober” is a real thing. “You’re not sober,” she stated. “If you’re drinking and smoking weed, you’re not sober.”
Demi has been public about their sobriety journey following their near-fatal overdose in 2018. Most recently in their YouTube documentary, Dancing with the Devil, Demi shared that recovery isn’t a “one-size-fits-all solution” and said they work with a recovery manager to determine the best plan for them.
Actress Reese Witherspoon is set to reprise her iconic role of Elle Woods in Legally Blonde 3, a movie slated to arrive in theaters next year.
Despite its 2022 premiere date, not much is known about the upcoming third installment — except that it stars Witherspoon and that she and actress Mindy Kaling are penning the script.
In a recent interview with E!’s Daily Pop, Kaling kept her lips sealed about the super secretive project, but did divulge one thing… it’s serious work.
“I’m having a great time writing it,” Kaling said. “It is the most corporate gig I’ve ever had so I can’t talk about it at all, but I hope we do a good job.”
Her reply aligns with recent remarks made by Legally Blonde stars Jennifer Coolidge and Luke Wilson, who both starred in the original movie as Paulette Bonafonté and Emmett Richmond, respectively. It’s unknown if either will be featured in the third film.
While Coolidge said she heard the movie “is going to be finished soon,” Wilson remarked, “We’ll just have to see what happens.”
Legally Blonde was released in 2001, followed by Legally Blonde 2: Red, White, and Blonde in 2003.
In 2018, Witherspoon confirmed a third installment was forthcoming when sharing a post of herself lounging on a pool float with the caption, “It’s true… #LegallyBlonde3.”
With just seven suitors remaining and hometown dates looming, Monday’s episode of The Bachelorette saw Katie face her toughest rose ceremony yet.
Tensions were already running high in the house as two of the men, Brendan and Mike, were still waiting for a coveted one-on-one date with Katie. When the date card arrived, it went to Mike, leaving Brendan to question if he still has a chance with the Bachelorette.
Brendan’s worst fears were later confirmed when he confronted Katie, who admitted she didn’t think they could establish a connection in time for hometowns. Brendan, to his disappointment, was sent home.
Katie, who revealed beforehand that she felt something for Mike, hoped their date would lead to a connection — but they weren’t meant to be, either. After a day with “Cuddle Queen Jean” Franzblau, who guided them through a series cuddling positions aimed at helping them strengthen their bond as a couple, Katie realized her other relationships were stronger and, because of that, she sent Mike home, too.
Elsewhere, Justin, Andrew, Blake and Michael A. joined Katie on an artistic exploration inspired by artist Jacqueline Secor, who tasked the men to create “sensual” or “thought-provoking” art that expressed their feelings for Katie.
However, their thoughts were more focused on the after-party and who would earn the rose and the first hometown date. That honor went to Michael A.
Greg earned a rose and the next hometown date after a successful second one-on-one date with Katie. Greg recreated her home state of Washington and the two shared a romantic kiss in the rain.
Heading into the rose ceremony with just two roses to spare, Katie had to decide between Blake, Justin and Andrew. Faced with an agonizing choice, she settled on Blake and Justin, but found herself second-guessing her decision.
The next day, Andrew stopped by Katie’s room and shared an emotional goodbye. However, before leaving, he slipped the Bachelorette a note that read, “If you change your mind…I’ll be waiting.”
Upon reading it, Katie sprinted after Andrew and presented him with an offer: “If there’s a way to stay a little longer, would you want to?”
Wanting nothing more than to say yes, Andrew ultimately turned down the offer, explaining that he wanted his future wife to choose him, but Katie had chosen someone else.
Here are the four men whose families Katie will meet:
Blake, 30, a wildlife manager from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Greg, 27, a marketing sales rep from Edison, New Jersey
Justin, 26, an investment sales consultant from Baltimore, Maryland
Michael, 36, a business owner from Akron, Ohio
The Bachelorette returns with a special “Men Tell All” episode on Monday, 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
Ryan Reynolds thanks his lucky stars for wife Blake Lively, who helped him raise three young daughters through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Speaking on the SmartLess podcast recently, the 44-year-old actor opened up about how lockdown affected his children: six-year-old James, four-year-old Inez, and Betty, who’s one.
“They had a tough time,” said Reynolds, noting how his two older daughters struggled to adjust to going to school over Zoom.
To try and make it easier for his children, the Deadpool star said he sought out “external help left and right. I was reading books. I was trying some way to steer the ship.”
Reynolds shouted out his wife, saying Lively “was so much better at it than I was because I’m also a child.”
The Canadian actor also revealed how he managed to woo his wife of nearly nine years, or “45 years in Hollywood terms.”
“I met Blake on the darkest crease in the anus of the universe called Green Lantern,” he joked, referencing the 2011 movie they both starred in. “We were friends and buddies and about a year and a half later we went on a double date but we were with separate people.”
“We hung out and kind of, you know, we always kind of kept in touch but sort of casually,” said Reynolds. “And then next thing you know, she was going to Boston. I was going to Boston. So I was like, ‘I’ll ride with you!'”
“We got on the train and rode together and then I was just begging her to sleep with me,” Reynolds joked, but admitted their romance was something “like out of a fairy tale.”
“A week later, I was like, ‘We should buy a house together,’ Reynolds grinned. “And we did!”
NBA legend Scottie Pippen has a special message for the US Olympic men’s basketball team, competing for their fourth consecutive gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
“They will do well and bring home the gold,” declared the former Chicago Bulls player, who was a first-time Olympian himself when he joined the 1992 Dream Team alongside Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird.
Saying the team features “the best [players] in the world,” Pippen told ABC Audio, “I think those players have truly shown — throughout their careers — that they’re some of the top in the game,” adding that they “will bond and gel throughout their practices and their preparation [and] training.”
Pippen, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, shouted out Kevin Durant. The Brooklyn Nets player is primed to win his third gold medal at this year’s Olympics.
“I’m wishing him to bring home the gold for Team USA,” Pippen said. “I think his leadership will truly be needed in this year’s Olympic Games, especially on the basketball stage.”
Pippen also reminisced about his time playing in the 1992 and 1996 Olympics, noting the pressure athletes face when they compete on the world stage.
“You’re representing the country. The amount of people that are behind you and pulling for you, it’s an amazing feeling,” he recalled. “It’s something I will never forget.”
The US Olympic men’s basketball team tips off against France this Sunday at 8 a.m. ET.
Three lucky people and their friends can watch the Olympics from Pippen’s Chicago mansion, which is available on Airbnb for three one-night stays on August 2, 4, and 6.
With DIY home improvement projects taking off amid the pandemic, the Property Brothers have some valuable tips for beginners.
Speaking with ABC Audio, Drew and Jonathan Scott listed some projects that someone starting off can tackle without professional help.
“The easiest thing in the world is paint,” Jonathan said, stressing the importance of investing in “a good, quality paint.”
“It’s all about the prep,” the HGTV star continued, “as long as you prep the walls properly, clean them, sand down anything that’s not great, use a great primer, tape off all the areas you’re not going to be. You can tackle a room and make a huge difference just with that. And then, maybe, you tackle trim.”
Jonathan quickly added “swapping a light fixture” is another easy way to transform a room into “something fresh and something new.”
Though Scott noted the current “booming” prices of construction materials might slow DIY enthusiasm, he assured the trend will not be permanent and that he’s noticed “a lot of those materials [are starting] to come back down.”
For those who really don’t want to tackle a project by themselves, Drew recalled a “strategy” his twin brother successfully used when they were younger.
“A painting party is great to have friends come over to help you,” he laughed, “Jonathan told us, ‘Come over, I’ll have pizza and drinks and we’ll have a great time’…So we painted this whole space and, at the end, he brings out a personal pan pizza — a tiny little pizza — and a jug of water!”
If you want more home renovation tips from the Property Brothers, they’re offering a Bright session on August 6 about transforming the bedroom. Tickets are $25 and available now.
The numbers are in, and Loki apparently enchanted audiences.
According to data compiled by viewing tracker app Samba TV, the series not only scored the best premiere for a Marvel Studios show on the streaming platform, but its sixth and final episode, “For All Time,” was watched by 1.9 million viewers in the U.S. between Wednesday when it dropped, and Sunday.
The performance bested the 1.7 million viewers who watched the finale of its predecessor The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, and the 1.4 million households that watched the finale of Marvel Studios’ first series, the multiple-Emmy nominated WandaVision.
Overseas, Loki‘s final installment also out-performed its predecessors, with 300,000 pressing play in the U.K., and 96,000 in Germany over the respective first five days the finale was available.
Unlike WandaVision and TFAS, the last episode of Loki also teased a second season for the series headlined by Marvel movies star Tom Hiddleston.
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Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, is ready to tell his life story.
Harry, 36, plans to release a memoir late next year that he says will be a “firsthand account of my life that’s accurate and wholly truthful.”
““I’m writing this not as the prince I was born but as the man I have become,” Harry said in a statement released by Penguin Random House, the publisher. “I’ve worn many hats over the years, both literally and figuratively, and my hope is that in telling my story — the highs and lows, the mistakes, the lessons learned — I can help show that no matter where we come from, we have more in common than we think.”
Harry calls it a “firsthand account of my life that’s accurate and wholly truthful.”
Harry, the youngest son of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana, and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, stepped down from their senior roles with the royal family in 2020. The couple now lives in California with their two children, Archie, 2, and Lilibet, who was born on June 4.
The Sussexes have been very candid about the difficulties they say they faced as senior members of Britain’s royal family, including their explosive, tell-all interview earlier this year with Oprah Winfrey.
Harry has also been open about the mental health struggles he faced following the death of his mom, Princess Diana, in 1997.
Penguin Random House describes it as an, “intimate and heartfelt memoir from one of the most fascinating and influential global figures of our time.”
Harry’s book will be published in late 2022 initially in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
The terms of Harry’s book deal were not released. He will be donating proceeds to charity, according to Penguin Random House.
