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As royalists suffer embarrassment with the long-overdue arrest of ex-prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, perhaps this news will put an extra skip in their step.
Netflix’s partnership with Meghan Markle’s lifestyle brand is over.
Critics are taking this as a huge blow to the Duchess of Sussex — and to the brand itself.
Is As Ever on the verge of collapse?
‘It did not make sense to continue’
Page Six reports that Netflix has officially cut its partnership ties with As Ever, Meghan’s lifestyle brand.
“Her show did not go on so it did not make sense to continue the partnership,” an insider explained.
With Love, Meghan was the Duchess of Sussex’s Netflix series.
It lasted two seasons, receiving generally positive reviews in the US while getting raked over the coals in — where else — the UK.
As we reported in January, Netflix has canceled the series.
“Meghan’s passion for elevating everyday moments in beautiful yet simple ways inspired the creation of the As Ever brand,” Netflix gushed to Page Six.
“And,” the streaming platform’s spokesperson continued, “we are glad to have played a role in bringing that vision to life.”
Netflix added: “As it was always intended, Meghan will continue growing the brand and take it into its next chapter independently.”
The very diplomatic statement concluded: “And we look forward to celebrating how she continues to bring joy to households around the world.”
But she’ll be doing it on her own — no longer in partnership with the streaming behemoth.
‘As Ever is now ready to stand on its own’
A spokesperson for As Ever, one of the Sussex pair’s remaining employees, also spoke about the change.
As Ever “is grateful for Netflix’s partnership through launch and our first year,” the spokesperson confirmed.
“We have experienced meaningful and rapid growth and As Ever is now ready to stand on its own,” the statement affirmed.
The spokesperson raved: “We have an exciting year ahead and can’t wait to share more.”
Is that just diplomatic, face-saving hype? Is As Ever on the verge of collapse after the end of this joint venture?
No, As Ever is not bordering upon dissolution without this Netflix partnership.
In fact, a technical glitch with As Ever’s inventory revealed that Meghan’s lifestyle brand has been monumentally successful.
The Duchess of Sussex raked in a estimated $27 million in sales of jam alone.
For a brand new company, that speaks to a powerful brand that sells a product that people want to buy.
Naturally, this success drew ire from the doesn’t-have-air-conditioning-but-refuses-to-install-window-screens crowd. (The British. We’re talking about the British.)
Is cancelation a surprise these days?
Meghan and Harry’s tell-all documentary, Harry & Meghan, was a huge hit for Netflix.
However, their Polo documentary and With Love, Meghan were not hits on the same scale.
The latter series, as we mentioned, received favorable reviews in the US but blistering condemnation from the UK.
However, positive critical reviews from Americans doesn’t always translate to Americans showing up to bring up those viewing numbers.
Besides, Netflix loves canceling things. It’s, like, their favorite thing to do. And they’re not alone — they’re just pioneers in the practice.
The streaming model is a sacrificial mound where the earth is watered with the blood of television shows.
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Love Story might be the hottest show on TV right now.
But actress Daryl Hannah is decidedly not a fan of the melodrama based on the lives of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette.
Hannah dated JFK Jr. before his marriage to Bessette, and to say that her portrayal in the show is less than flattering would be putting it very mildly.
Now, she’s calling out the show and its executive producer, Ryan Murphy, for distorting the facts of her life.
“I have long believed that engaging with distortion often amplifies it,” Hannah wrote in an essay published by the New York Times.
“But a recent tragedy-exploiting television series about John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette features a character using my name and presents her as me,” Hannah continued, adding:
“The choice to portray her as irritating, self-absorbed, whiny and inappropriate was no accident.”
“The actions and behaviors attributed to me are untrue.”
She went on to accuse the show of “textbook misogyny” by portraying her as a “rival” to Bessette.
Hannah also called out the series for depicting her as a habitual cocaine user who was desperate to marry Kennedy.
“I have never used cocaine in my life or hosted cocaine-fueled parties,” she wrote.
“I have never pressured anyone into marriage. I have never desecrated any family heirloom or intruded upon anyone’s private memorial. I have never planted any story in the press. I never compared Jacqueline Onassis’ death to a dog’s.”
She added that in the weeks since the show debuted, she has “received many hostile and even threatening messages from viewers who seem to believe the portrayal is factual.”
“My silence should not be mistaken for agreement with lies. Apparently, my discretion makes me a target,” she continued.
“Know that most (if not all) of those claiming to have any intimate knowledge of our personal lives are self-serving sensationalists trading in gossip, innuendo and speculation.”
Hannah also called out Love Story for dishonoring the legacy of the Kennedy’s by portraying such tragic events in such an irresponsible manner.
Kennedy and Bessette were both killed when a plane piloted by Kennedy crashed in 1999. Hannah has been married to rock legend Neil Young since 2018.
Murphy and the rest of the producers of Love Story have not yet responded to Hannah’s comments.
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Janelle Brown took to Instagram this week in order to acknowledge the most heartbreaking anniversary any parent could ever envision.
On Thursday, the long-time Sister Wives cast member shared a new Instagram post that was directed at her son Garrison… who took his own life on March 4, 2024.
“Hi sweetheart. I’ve felt you around today. This is my favorite picture of you. You were so happy,” Brown wrote as a caption to a photo that feature Garrison in military garb.
“I had protected this day on my calendar for weeks. I didn’t know what I was going to do, but I wanted the ability to choose when the day arrived.”
As fortune would have it, Janelle officially moved into her North Carolina home on the anniversary of Garrison’s passing.
“It turned out the movers I hired to help me bring the big things from storage to the new house could only move me today. I think it was the perfect thing,” she explained to both her son and her followers.
“I was so busy but it was also significant to me that today would have signs of the new chapter, the new life that has begun for me since you left.”
Speaking to People Magazine last May, Janelle detailed the final days of Garrison’s life.
“I knew he was struggling. I always just picked up the phone and I always make it a point to just talk to him. And it wasn’t really about anything,” Brown told this outlet last year, adding:
“He would go through periods where he was really good, and then he just would have a binge, just as part of the cycle, I think…
“I don’t know what happened that night he did that because he’s had other nights like this where he would drink and then pass out, and he would go kind of radio silent, but he’d be back in the morning. “I don’t know. I don’t know what happened this time.”
It’s just so, so sad.
Aside from Garrison, Janelle and Kody Brown — who were spiritually married from 1993 to 2022 — share children Logan, 31, Maddie, 30, Hunter, 29, Gabriel, 24, and Savanah, 21.
In a September episode of Sister Wives, Janelle and Maddie revealed they planned to honor Garrison on their North Carolina property with a flower garden.
“Garrison’s always in our thoughts, right? And we will definitely, probably have a part of the flower garden that’s really more of a memorial to him and to Bob’s Floral, his Hawaiian shirt shop,” Janelle said at the time. “He’ll always be here. He will be represented here for sure on this property.”
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There are so many opinions floating around about Britney Spears’ DUI.
This is a great opportunity for the people who’ve been waiting for her to make a mistake.
How does ex-husband Sam Asghari feel?
He didn’t plan to speak about his ex-wife, but when the topic came up, he answered.
He didn’t intend to talk about Britney Spears at all
Like many Iranian-Americans, 32-year-old Sam Asghari has nuanced takes on Trump’s illegal war on Iran.
The deaths and war crimes are adding up. Over a thousand people, many of them innocents — and even children — have died.
But the Ayatollah was a vicious ruler and a butcher who, earlier this year, had slaughtered tens of thousands of his people for protesting his brutal regime.
So Asghari has to walk the narrow line of horror and celebration, calling it a “bittersweet moment” while talking to NewsNation.
After discussing his hopes for the Iranian people after nearly half a century under totalitarian rule and also discussing his recent film about gay Iranians, another topic arose.
Asghari then faced a question about his famous ex-wife, Britney Spears, in the wake of her DUI arrest earlier this week.
It is very common for people to bring up topics where Asghari might, if he chose, bash his ex.
(Certainly, ex-husband Kevin Federline seemed to leap at the chance to drag Britney’s name through the mud, in book form.)
Consistently, Asghari has refused to do anything of the sort.
He and Britney married in 2022 but ended up divorcing the following year, despite a half-dozen years together before their nuptials. What does he have to say about the DUI?
This is a great show of diplomacy
“My focus has been on the Iran situation,” Asghari countered. “Because it’s been such a huge situation.”
He added that the plight of Iran’s 90 million citizens “deserves my full attention.”
However, he did address Britney — even without name-dropping her.
“As it goes [for] the past, I cannot skip the past,” Asghari acknowledged. “I celebrate the past.”
He then affirmed: “I think everybody makes mistakes, and everybody deserves privacy.”
He had more to say, but only a little.
“If we learn from history,” he suggested, “we have to understand the press could hurt somebody recovering from a situation like this.”
Bold of Asghari to suggest that anyone might learn from history.
Bolder still for him to imply that those in charge are more interested in Britney’s well-being than they are in milking the story for hysteria.
Considering that this is a man whose homeland just escaped a totalitarian monster but is now the center of a war that seems intent upon destabilizing the entire region, he handled the question with a great deal of grace.
Is there any hope at society being normal about Britney?
Asghari’s diplomacy is very becoming. It is also exactly what his ex needs right now.
There are a lot of people who are invested — some financially, but most emotionally — in watching the “downfall” of Britney.
The truth is that she made a mistake. Drinking and driving, as she was allegedly doing on Wednesday night, is not okay.
We hope that she is well. We hope that she is safe.
And we are glad that at least one of her ex-husbands isn’t looking to cash in on her misfortune.
Sam Asghari Warns Press ‘Could Hurt’ Britney Spears While She’s … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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Last month, reality star Corey Harrison was hospitalized following a motorcycle crash in Tulum, Mexico.
The accident left Harrison with 11 fractured ribs, a punctured lung, a concussion, and internal bleeding.
Corey was in the hospital for 18 days and was forced to miss the wedding of his father, Pawn Stars patriarch Rick Harrison.
Now, a GoFundMe page has been launched with the goal of helping Corey manage his medical expenses.
“Help Corey ‘Big Hoss’ Harrison Recover from Devastating Motorcycle Accident in Mexico,” the page begins.
“If you’ve watched Pawn Stars, you know Corey — ‘Big Hoss’ — as the quick-witted guy behind the counter who always brings the laughs and tough negotiations,” writes Corey’s friend Aron Chambers.
“Off camera, he’s just Corey: loyal, proud, independent, and someone who’s always there for his friends and family. Right now, though, he needs our help more than ever.
The page goes on to explain that Corey began to feel the financial strain from his injuries before he even left the hospital.
He checked out against the wishes of his doctors and returned to his home in Tulum, where his situation worsened.
“After 14 grueling days in the hospital, the financial pressure became too much, and Corey had no choice but to check himself out against medical advice,” Chambers writes.
“Corey was incredibly hesitant to take heavy pain meds, especially after losing his brother Adam to an overdose just last year, but the agony left him with no other option,” he continues, adding:
“The next day, his oxygen levels plummeted to dangerously low levels. In a heartbreaking moment that shook all of us to our core, Corey looked at us and said, ‘I’m just going to die out here. I don’t have the money to keep paying these people.’”
Chambers explained that the fundraiser is being conducted with Corey’s “full knowledge and blessing.”
Obviously, Corey’s plight is a serious one that’s all too familiar to the millions of Americans dealing with overwhelming medical debt.
But he’s been a star on a wildly popular reality show for 17 years.
His father is a wealthy man who rubs shoulders with some of the biggest moguls in the country.
So it’s not surprising that some folks have taken issue with Corey’s indirect plea for cash.
“Dude, your dad is worth $10M. Maybe ask him and the rest of us the f–k alone,” replied one X user to TMZ’s tweet about the fundraiser.
“Celebrity asks fans to help pay medical bills after his health ordeal. His dad is worth millions of dollars,” another wrote.
“Another shameless celebrity millionaire with a gofundme,” a third chimed in.
The indifference toward Corey’s financial issues might be evident in the fundraiser itself, which has raised just $5,000 toward its goal of $18,000
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The tattoos match. The outfits do not.
Farrah Abraham and her daughter, Sophia, took a trip for the latter’s birthday.
They went to Egypt. Farrah’s getting flack for wearing so little while posing at sacred sites.
She and Sophia also opted to get matching tattoos.
‘Headed to the pyramids with my Cleopatra’
Wearing less, perhaps, than is customary for such a trip, Farrah posed on the back of a rearing camel for photos in front of the Great Pyramids of Giza.
Sophia was there, too, though covering up a bit more than her mother with a somewhat goth look in all black.
In the caption, Farrah added some topical context for their trip.
“Headed to the #pyramids with my cleopatra @sophialabraham, right before the USA killed the Iranian leader,” Farrah wrote on Instagram. “And now no American can go to the Middle East.”
She offered vague emotional support to the people of Africa and the Middle East, claiming: “you can always have a home in America.” Unfortunately, that has never been less true.
In a separate Instagram post, Farrah gushed over Sophia’s 17th birthday.
“Blessed to have another full circle year with you,” she wrote.
The Teen Mom alum, who will turn 35 in a couple of months, also made a startling claim.
“I love that everyone thinks we’re sisters and can’t believe that we’re not friends,” Farrah alleged.
Sometimes, mothers and daughters are mistaken for siblings. This sounds more like people feigned the mistake out of politeness.
What do their new tattoos mean?
In her own post (though whether Sophia wrote it is a matter of some debate), the birthday girl shared a look at their new tattoos. Yes, they got mother-daughter matching tats.
“Our tattoos represent eternal life, eternal love, eye of Ra, eye of Horus, and inspired egyptian hieroglyphics as seen in ancient egyptian history!” the Instagram caption reads.
The caption also detailed: “The Arabic writing translates to ‘eternal love.’”
As you can see below, these are large tattoos on the bases of their necks.
Many people wonder if Farrah wrote this for Sophia. If Sophia wrote it, then that would mean that she emulates her mother’s worrisome, often-nonsensical writing style.
We do not read Arabic. But we do know a thing or two about Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Unless the video is reversed, it appears that Farrah has the wedjat-eye of Ra and Sophia has the wedjat-eye of Horus (more properly, Heru). These are symbols of, among other things, divine protection.
The ankh is a sacred symbol of life. We cannot think of any instance of seeing these hieroglyphs combined in this way.
Some may view these as merely historical symbols. But hieroglyphs are, by definition, sacred. Many, especially Kemetics, revere the Egyptian gods and employ these sacred markings.
Admittedly, it is unclear why someone who does not follow this faith would want these explicitly religious symbols. But they could be part of Sophia’s belief system; that is, of course, her business.
What should we make of all of this?
First and foremost, Farrah’s struggle to understand political realities is very unsurprising.
Right now, the same mad king who has launched an illegal war in Iran has also brought about the arrests of thousands of legal immigrants, including asylum seekers.
So, unfortunately, no, those displaced by this senseless war of choice cannot have a home in the US. Not right now.
As for Farrah’s touristy nonsense … we suspect that the Egyptian people have seen worse.
Did someone believe that Farrah and Sophia were sisters? If so, it’s an insult to Sophie.
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