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When Emily Bronte died of tuberculosis in 1848, she probably didn’t imagine that her one and only novel would become a trending topic on TikTok 178 years later.
In fact, she probably would’ve cast you out onto the moors for trying to explain what an algorithm is (and she would’ve been right to do so).
But thanks to Emerald Fennell’s controversial new film adaptation, Wuthering Heights is once again a hot topic of discussion.
And just as they were when the book was first published, critics are sharply divided over a story that pushes the limits and defies expectations.
Interestingly, Fennell tossed out much of the source material and (rather loosely) adapted only the first half of the book.
She also cast 35-year-old Margot Robbie to play (spoiled alert!) a character who dies at the age of 18, and Jacob Elordi to play a character whose described as “dusky” and “dark-skinned” in the book.
But perhaps most controversial of all, Fennell took a tale about unfulfilled longing and filled it with lots of fully clothed sexual encounters between the two leads.
The result is a film that has some critics praising its sumptuous visuals, and others wondering why the director chose to adapt a beloved classic just to alter so much of what made it a classic.
Is this a new entry in the canon of horny period pieces or a bait-and-switch testament to the severity of the 21st century’s literacy crisis?
We’ll suppose you’ll have to see the film and judge for yourself. But in the meantime, here’s what the critics have to say (via The Hollywood Reporter):
Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent: “With its title stylised in quotation marks, and a director’s statement that it’s intended to capture her experience of reading the book aged 14, it uses the guise of interpretation to gut one of the most impassioned, emotionally violent novels ever written, and then toss its flayed skin over whatever romance tropes seem most marketable. Adaptation or not, it’s an astonishingly hollow work.”
Alison Willmore, Vulture: “Wuthering Heights is an incredibly moist movie, and that’s without even taking into account how often the characters get caught in or choose to stride out into the rain (all the better to make their outfits cling).
Kevin Maher, The U.K. Times: “Who knew Isabella Linton was the best character in Wuthering Heights? She is in this vapid Brontë adaptation, anyway, a film that is enlivened briefly whenever she appears on screen, wickedly played by Alison Oliver.”
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian: “Emerald Fennell cranks up the campery as she reinvents Emily Brontë’s tale of Cathy and Heathcliff on the windswept Yorkshire moor as a 20-page fashion shoot of relentless silliness, with bodices ripped to shreds and a saucy slap of BDSM.
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter: “Fennell’s overhaul flirts with insanity, and if you can let go of preconceived notions about how this story should be told, it’s arguably the writer-director’s most purely entertaining film
‘Wuthering Heights’ Reviews: Critics Split Over Sexed-Up Adaptation of … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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There’s more to Bobby Flay than barbecues and burgers. The celebrity chef also has a sweet tooth and especially enjoys biting into this coconut-filled treat.
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Bunnie Xo and her husband have both committed to living healthier lifestyles in recent years.
Jelly Roll has lost hundreds of pounds, and Bunnie has joined him on the diet train.
Like millions of other Americans who are looking to shed a few pounds, Bunnie experimented with GLP-1 medications — but it seems that she won’t be going down that road again.
In a new interview with People, Bunnie explained that the controversial weight loss and diabetes drug made her deeply depressed.
“That was one of the darkest times of my life and it was scary,” she told the magazine while promoting her upcoming memoir, Stripped Down: Unfiltered and Unapologetic, set for release on February 17.
“I prided myself on the fact that I only had anxiety. I never had depression. So when you get slammed with suicidal ideation and visions and just, oh, it was horrific,” she continued, adding:
“You want to have anxiety because you want to be scared to die. You don’t want to have depression because you literally don’t care if you want to die. So yeah, it was really dark.”
It’s a little weird to pride yourself on not being depressed or to talk about chronic anxiety like it’s a good thing, but we think we get what Xo was trying to say.
Bunnie says things got so bad that she experienced suicidal ideation for the first time in her life.
“Honestly, I just went through a bout of suicidal ideation from using a GLP-1, which, I really think people need to talk more about this. I just told them, I said, ‘I haven’t had suicidal ideation like this since 2020.’ That’s how bad it was.”
“I’m good now,” but admitted, “December was a rough month, let me tell you.”
“I wish I could be part of the cool crowd and be skinny and freaking not have a care in the world,” she explained.
“I just want people to know you’re not alone. Everybody goes through ups and downs and you are worth staying here. Please stay. Everybody, please stay because you’re here for a reason and you’re going through this, but do not make a permanent decision based on a temporary emotion because it will go away.”
Bunnie has spoken candidly about her troubled past on numerous occasions, and her honesty is one of the things fans love best about her.
And we’re sure they’ll appreciate her openness about her troubles with Ozempic.
Bunnie Xo Recalls ‘Horrific’ Suicidal Ideation Caused By Ozempic was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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Back in November, Chuck Potthast tragically passed away.
The man himself was not a 90 Day Fiance “star” unto himself. But as father of Elizabeth “Libby” Potthast and father-in-law to Andrei Castravet, his role of the franchise has been indelible.
For years, Chuck recoiled at his family’s fighting yet celebrated being a grandfather.
Now, he has died. He was only 64.
Chuck Potthast has died at 64
On November 23, Elizabeth Potthast took to her Instagram page to reveal that her father has died.
Chuck Potthast reportedly died on November 9.
“Two weeks ago, tragedy struck our family,” Libby revealed in her post.
“And,” she grimly acknowledged, “it has left us completely shattered.”
Elizabeth shared: “My sweet, loving, and caring dad went to heaven.”
“We’re trying to figure out how to navigate our lives,” Elizabeth wrote of her dearly departed father.
“And,” she continued, they are grappling with how to “move forward without him.”
Libby concluded: “Please respect our privacy during this extremely difficult time.”
Chuck’s cause of death has now been revealed as blunt force trauma from a fall in the shower.
That revelation comes courtesy of documents from the Hillsborough County, Florida Medical Examiner, obtained by TMZ.
Obviously, 90 Day Fiance fans were heartbroken over this news.
Elizabeth wisely deactivated her comments under the post. After all, she knows better than most that some “fans” can be cruel — especially at the most somber, vulnerable moments.
Becky posted her own tribute
However, Elizabeth and Chuck Potthast are not the only members of her family whom 90 Day Fiance viewers have seen over the years.
Alongside Libby and Andrei and her parents, Chuck and her homophobic mom, we also got to know her siblings: Charlie, Becky, and Jenn.
Becky Lichtwerch took to her own Instagram page to share a tribute to her late father.
“Two weeks ago on this day,” her post began, “my world became distorted into a place I don’t understand.”
Becky wrote: “My father Chuck went home to be with The Lord. The pain is still more than I can bare so this is all I can write.”
The Potthast family was polarizing — intentionally so, at times, to meet the demands of reality television.
90 Day Fiance fans had their favorites and least favorites.
Most, however, were big fans of Chuck.
He was a man who knew how to play along with the joke, he rearranged his whole life when his daughter’s reality TV career took off, and more than anything else, he loved his family.
This is a devastating loss. It is also a surprise, as Chuck was only 64.
In 2016, Chuck waged a cancer battle — but was cancer-free by 2017.
This past summer, Chuck underwent surgery to remove a mass that he feared was a tumor. Fortunately, it was an unusually large kidney stone.
In September, Chuck went under the knife to fix hernias that had stemmed from past surgeries. At the time, he reported that all was well.
Followers have not seen an update from the late reality TV personality since October 3, more than a month before his death.
Our hearts go out to the entire Potthast family at this time.
Chuck Potthast Cause of Death: Beloved ’90 Day Fiance’ Personality Was 64 was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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