В сериале “Аромат” (Parfum) есть все: убийства (женщин, детей и даже собак), изнасилования, абьюз, подростковый аборт, групповой подростковый секс, тараканы величиной с автобус в головах у всех персонажей, адюльтер, детские травмы, сексуальные расстройства, инцест и духи. А сняли все это приличные люди немцы, обчитавшись Патрика Зюскинда.
Все начинается с убийства певицы Катарины Лейфер в ее собственном доме. Она побрита налысо, а из подмышек и паха вырезаны куски кожи. Полиция считает, что следы ведут к ее школьным друзьям. Все эти милые люди глубоко долбануты, некоторые из них ненавидят друг друга, но продолжают общаться.
Один колотит жену, другой торчит у психолога из-за сексуального расстройства, третий делает стремные духи, а четвертый просто владелец борделя. У жены тоже в голове тьма тараканов.
Тетка-детектив, ведущая расследование, тоже с прибабахом – у нее роман с женатым начальником, который обращается с ней, как с говном. Но она продолжает на нем виснуть.
Нормальных и приятных людей в этом сериале нет.
Повествование перемежается флэшбэками совместного прошлого персонажей, постепенно приоткрывая природу их тараканов. Между тем, происходит второе убийство.
Начало каждой серии предваряется кратким экскурсом в парфюмерию. Действие сопровождается невероятно напряженной и мрачной музыкой, в некоторые моменты просто хочется визжать от ужаса и напряжения. Сериал нечеловечески странный, мрачный, но при этом жутко интересный.
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What do pop star Lily Allen, Olympic gold medal-winning diver Jack Laugher, tennis player Nick Kyrgios and 25-year-old Bonnie Blue from
Nottingham, who has filmed herself having sex with hundreds
of 18-year-old students (and sometimes their dads,
too), all have in common?
Yes, you guessed it. They are all ‘creatives’ on OnlyFans,
the adults-only online content provider founded in 2016 by a young Essex
businessman called Tim Stokely, which is now one of the most visited (and lucrative)
websites in the world.
Just last month, Lily Allen caused a stir by revealing that she makes more money
charging $10 (£8) – the site works in dollars –
for pictures of her feet on her OnlyFans account labelled ‘La Dolca Feeta’ than she does from her 7.5million monthly listeners on Spotify.
But Lily’s content is tame in comparison to
much of the content on the site, the sort company execs refer to as
‘spicy’. Everything from cheeky shots of bottoms peeking out of bubble baths, blondes stirring vats of steaming pasta
in G-strings, hot men waxing cars in their pants, right through
the sex spectrum to twosomes, threesomes, sixsomes and
hardcore pornographic videos.
But also because, thanks to the allure of OnlyFans and the astonishing sums that a teeny number of the platform’s
4.1million creatives are raking in, more and more young women (and it
is mostly young women) who would never have considered it before
are suddenly happy to join in and sell photos of, well, pretty
much anything, to pay rent, settle credit card bills or splash out on nice holidays.
Basically, a flashier life all round.
‘We feel empowered. We have agency. It’s completely up to me if I take my top off or not,’ says
one 21-year-old girl, who joined a year ago and makes enough in a week to cover a year’s student rent at Sheffield University
and prefers not to give her name.
‘And I am happy to do it because for once I make the rules,
in the safety of my home and they’re paying me to do
it. It’s a mug’s game, but I am not the mug.’
For the benefit of those readers who are not among the site’s 305million users, OnlyFans offers
creators a platform where they can charge their fans a
subscription fee ranging from $4.99 to $49.99 a month to look at
their content, contact them (or more often access their ‘chatter’ – more of which later)
and access often more explicit, personalised, ‘à la carte’
content through ‘tips’.
OnlyFans model Bonnie Blue has filmed herself having sex with hundreds of 18-year-olds
Rapper Cardi B is said to make $9million (£7.1million) a month from the site
Actress Bella Thorne, a former Disney child star, made a record-breaking $1million (£800,000) in 24 hours
‘Pay $10 to unlock this video’. ‘Click here for more spicy content’.
‘The more you pay, the more you see’. You get the gist.
In 2023, the site generated a record $6.6billion (£5.2billion), of which the company
takes a straight 20 per cent – much less than YouTube – and
the rest goes to the ‘performers’.
It is unlike Instagram or other social media sites in that nothing is suggested – instead,
you have to search for, and then subscribe to, individual accounts to
see much more than profile pictures.
Which is a good thing, because while some of the content is anodyne, much is
highly sexual and many people on the site can bob freely from one to another.
Perhaps a cookery hack one day, modelling new boots the next, then graduate to a few cheeky cleavage and
bikini shots and more, as the money becomes more tempting.
Every week, it seems, we hear of someone who has made millions.
Last month it was announced that American influencer Corinna Kopf
had retired from the site, aged 28, after making
$67million (£53million). In her best month, she reportedly earned more than $2million (£1.6million).
Rapper Cardi B is said to earn more than $9million (£7.1million) a month from the site.
Meanwhile, Darcie Rattles was an out-of-work bricklayer with
£6,000 in credit card bills and debts when she joined OnlyFans in 2022.
‘I was thinking: how the hell am I going to get to next week?
How am I going to pay my credit cards?’ she says in an online interview.
‘I’m young, I’ve got a good body and I’ve got a lot of followers.
It is what any girl would turn to. It had been in the back of
mind for two years, but then I did it.’
Within two days of launching, she had earned enough to pay
off her debts. Today, Darcie, who comes across as likeable, down-to-earth and has no
qualms about what she shares, claims to earn more than £250,
000 a year.
Pop singer Lily Allen has discovered a niche
market…
… she sells pictures of her feet for £8 and makes more
money from her account labelled ‘La Dolca Feeta’ than she does from her 7.5million monthly listeners on Spotify
‘It doesn’t matter to me whether I get my feet out, or my other bits out,’
she says.
Though it does tend to be the other bits, because Darcie’s content promises very few clothes
and, for those who pay extra, ‘a naughty
side to me you’ve never seen before’.
But even Darcie seems like the girl next door compared to
Lily Phillips, a British model who earned £2,000 in her first 24 hours
on the site and recently went viral for sleeping with 101
men over a 14-hour period. She has since announced she is planning to
set a record of having sex with 1,000 men in 24 hours.
And Bonnie Blue, a beautiful blonde with a golden tan and astonishingly white teeth, who has worked her way round Derby, Nottingham, Cancun and
Australia, sleeping with university students.
On one night during Nottingham Trent freshers’ week – after publicising her stunt
by wearing a sandwich board that read: ‘Bonk me for free and let me film it’ – she had boys
queuing up from 6pm until five in the morning.
‘I got through them all,’ she said proudly in one interview in which she reminds
us that, thanks to OnlyFans, she has already banked more than £3
million – for which she was applauded by her followers for
her entrepreneurship.
But all that is chicken feed when you consider the £370 million dividend that company
owner paid himself last year.
And these days that’s Leonid Radvinsky, who bought a majority stake
from Tim Stokely in 2018, two years after he started the business with the help of a loan from his
father.
It was the Covid-era lockdowns that thrust OnlyFans into the stratosphere.
Everyone shut up at home, nothing to do. In 2020,
it generated revenues of $2.23billion (£1.8billion). By 2021, it was up to $4.8billion (£3.8billion).
There was a brief hiatus in October of that year when they tried banning sexually explicit content
but that lasted about ten minutes before they switched back.
There have been plenty of scandals along the way. A BBC investigation back in 2021 revealed that children were not just accessing the material online
by foxing the age verification process but were
also selling explicit videos on the website.
Leah, 17, had used a fake driving licence to set up an OnlyFans account where she made £5,000 uploading revealing videos of herself.
There have also been claims of OnlyFans creators using public gyms
and spaces to make adult content.
Recently there has been more concerns that the company is not doing enough to protect minors.
OnlyFans, however, prefers to portray itself as a force for good, with supporters arguing
that it empowers people by allowing them to sell content – over which they have full control – directly to consumers.
And many of the Gen Z generation seem to agree.
‘It’s fine. It’s empowering. It’s taking control,’ they cry,
pointing out that the site has loads of moderators and a tight security system to ensure that all users are over 18.
And they say, anyway, that OnlyFans isn’t just about sex.
Of course, they’re right. It has long been awash with pneumatic reality TV stars and the likes of
Lottie Moss, Kerry Katona and Katie Price, who are happy to tease their
followers with a few cheeky peeks in skimpy bikinis.
I spend an afternoon browsing the site and, while it is not all ‘spicy’ content as the
company executives like to call it, everything is dripping with sauce
and promise.
The big lips, the push-up bras, even the way a pretty Spanish chef is holding her paella pan. Company executives
have been pushing hard to make the platform more mainstream – offering
contracts and financial incentives to encourage musicians, sports stars, cooks, anyone really, to come on and share a bit of exclusive – or niche – content.
Really, anything that people will pay to look at – glimpses backstage at concerts.
Celebrities in the bath.
During the 2024 Olympic Games, a raft of athletes jumped
on the OnlyFans bandwagon to share pictures of their beautifully toned
bodies.
Along with Jack Laugher, Team NZ rower Robbie Manson uses the site to share ‘exclusive content that tastefully explores the boundaries, including
artistic portrayals of nudity’ for $14.99 a month.
British speedskater
Olympic diver Jack Laugher is among a number of sports stars using OnlyFans
Reality TV star Kerry Katona has also teased followers with content
Lottie Moss has also taken to the adults-only online content provider that was founded in 2016
and is used by 4.1 million creatives
Elise Christie turned to the site when she found herself in financial difficulties.
All of which seems to be working well for them, but it can be rather murkier
for others.
Not least because, in less than a decade, OnlyFans has spawned an entire support
industry of ‘sugar daddies’ who support performers financially and ‘chatters’ who
work for them. ‘Sugar daddies’ tend to be older male businessmen who ‘invest’ in promising creatives.
In what are referred to rather murkily as ‘mutually beneficial deals’, they invest in branding
and marketing and videography to boost traffic.
Chatters are different. For the real stars, the traffic is so high and the interaction with followers so demanding that if they had to do it all themselves,
there’s no way they would ever have time to put their pyjamas back
on.
So ‘chatters’ – a sort of online 21st-century Cyrano de Bergerac – do that
for them. Keeping them engaged, online, needy and most of all, spending,
spending, spending for more and more content.
Which means, of course, that the whole thing is a total
scam. The poor daft subscriber thinks he’s really making a connection with ‘Racy
Tracey from Twickenham’, but is more likely chatting to a middle-aged father
of three from the Philippines.
He will have learnt everything about Tracey – her favourite colour, favourite animal and favourite position – have studied a script that reminds him ‘it’s all about selling, selling, selling’, and
will be being paid $4 an hour for his efforts.
Or the subscriber could just be talking to
an AI bot – which perhaps is more appealing.
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Chatters can be dangerous. As Alanya, a paralegal from
Scotland, discovered when she learned that one of her most enthusiastic followers had
travelled to her home town to find her, encouraged by her chatter.
‘My chatter told him that I loved him. I would never, ever
have said that,’ she said.
But, sadly, chatters, sugar daddies and stalkers
are not a problem for most creatives. Almost all of whom are still struggling to make any proper money,
however many clothes they take off.
They will never know the clout of Cardi B, or Lily Allen, or former Disney child star Bella Thorne, who famously made a
record- breaking $1million (£800,000) in 24 hours when she joined in August 2020.
(Though initially there was some confusion as to whether she would be appearing nude or not.
She did not – which caused quite a rumpus.)
Because, unlike celebrities who can redirect their existing social media followers to their OnlyFans accounts, most
people find it hard to grab attention without doing something,
well, grabby.
So, despite all the tales of golden riches, the average earnings of an OnlyFans creative is still just
$150 (£118) a month and, with the market now
so flooded, is only likely to go one way.
And it’s easy to see how, if you’re a young woman who
has convinced yourself that you’re in control, empowered and mistress of your own destiny, you
could find yourself moving inevitably and inexorably up (or perhaps down) the scale, revealing more and more.
Until, before you know it, like Bonnie Blue and Lily Phillips,
you’ve kept nothing back for yourself.
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Joker: Folie à Deux was quickly booted from its top spot
at the box office after only one week and replaced
by a spooky new champ.
With Halloween quickly approaching, Terrifier 3 slashed its
way to the top of the box office over the weekend.
The plot about a deadly clown named Art, determined to literally kill the
Christmas holiday spirit in a small town, earned
$18.3 million at the box office according to The Numbers.
The low-budget thriller, made for about $2 million and written and directed by Damien Leone,
is an un-rated blood fest, which has received a 78-percent rating from
the critics on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences have ‘certified’
it ‘hot’ and given it a healthy 90-percent on the
popcornmeter.
Holding on to second place was The Wild Robot,
an animated adventure about a robot named Roz who is
stranded on a small island after being shipwrecked.
There, she bonds with the animals, who are her
new neighbors, and begins taking care of an orphaned goose.
Lupita Nyong’o voices Roz, while Pedro Pascal, Mark Hamill,
Catherine O’Hara and Ving Rhames offer their voices to other characters.
Joker: Folie à Deux was quickly booted from its top spot at the box office after only one week and replaced by a
spooky new champ, Terrifier 3
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The film is likely to be a hot contender during the upcoming awards season, having recived a 98-percent
rating from both critics and moviegoers on Rotten Tomatoes.
It earned $13.45 million over the weekend. So far,
the film has pulled in more than $83.7 million domestically and more than $64 million internationally
for a global take of $148.45 million.
Landing in third place was Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in Joker: Folie à Deux.
After winning the box office competition during
its debut weekend could not overcome the bad reviews, enduring an 82-percent decline in ticket
sales.
The movie collected only $7.055 million, in spite of being in more than four thousand theaters across the
US.
Michael Keaton is still stirring the pot in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
The highly anticipated dramady continues to delight audiences who
turned some $7.05 million to catch the quirky supernatural struggle between the ghastly ghoul and the Deetz family.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice ended the weekend in fourth
place.
Debuting at number five is the Pharrell Williams biopic Piece by Piece.
The animated story of Williams’ rise from poverty
to becoming one of the most beloved musical stars in the world is told with Lego characters.
Artists Gwen Stefani, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z and more appear as
Lego characters in Williams’ musical journey. The movie was a hit with
fans who helped it earn $3.8 million even though it was
shown in less than 2,000 theaters.
With Halloween quickly approaching, Terrifier 3 slashed its way to the top of the heap.
The movie about a deadly clown named Art, determined to literally kill the Christmas holiday spirit in a small town, earned $18.3 million at the
box office
The Wild Robot, starring Lupita Nyong’o as the voice of the title
character, held on to second place earning $13.45 million over the weekend
Joker: Folie à Deux, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga fell to
third place its second week in theaters earning only $7.055 million, in spite of being in more than four thousand
theaters across the US
Transformers One put on the brakes in sixth place over the weekend.
The animated adventure starring the voices of
Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson and Bryan Tyree Henry crossed the
finish line with $3.65 million.
Saturday Night, the story behind the groundbreaking late night show Saturday
Night Live, made its way into the top 10, landing at number seven after three weeks of limited release in theaters, earning some $3.4 million.
The historic dramady was directed and co-written by Jason Reitman and
focuses on the frenzied efforts to wrangle a rag-tag bunch of comic actors in order to get
the very first episode on the air, while creator Lorne Michaels is contending with
immense pressure from NBC network executives.
Michael Keaton is still stirring the pot in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
The highly anticipated dramady continues to delight audiences who turned some $7.05 million for a fourth place finish
Debuting at number five is the Pharrell Williams biopic Piece by Piece.
The animated story of Williams’ rise from poverty to success is told with Lego characters.
The movie earned $3.8 million via showings in 1,865 theaters
The movie has received a solid 80-percent ranking from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, but audiences liked it even more, rating it 88-percent fresh.
My Hero Academia: You’re Next debuted in eighth place, earning slightly more than $3 million.
The animated adventure directed by Tensai Okamura follows
classmates Deku, Bakugo, Todoroki as they lead efforts to ace off against Dark Might and the obscure
crime organisation under his control, the Gollini Family.
Transformers One put on the brakes in sixth place over the weekend.
The animated adventure starring the voices of Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson and Bryan Tyree Henry crossed the finish line with $3.65 million
Saturday Night, the story behind the groundbreaking late
night show Saturday Night Live, made its way into the top 10, landing at number seven after three weeks of limited release in theaters, earning some $3.4 million
My Hero Academia: You’re Next debuted in eighth place, earning slightly more than $3 million. The
re-release of Disney’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
brought some holiday cheer to audiences who placed $2.3 million under the Christmas tree
The Apprentice, starring Sebastian Stan as a young Donald Trump and Jeremy Strong as his mentor Roy Cohn, debuted in 10th place in limited release with a take home of
$1.58 million
The re-release of Disney’s The Nightmare Before Christmas brought some holiday
cheer to audiences who made their way to theaters to watch the beloved tale.
The project co-written and directed by Tim Burton found
$2.3 million under the Christmas tree.
The Apprentice, starring Sebastian Stan as a young Donald Trump and Jeremy Strong
as his mentor Roy Cohn, debuted in 10th place in limited release with a take home of $1.58
million.
The film looks at how Trump became a real estate mogul
in New York City well before he ever considered jumping into politics. Critics gave it a 77-percent
on Rotten Tomatoes, but audiences were more enthusiastic, giving in an 86-percent approval rating.
Beyonce went topless as she paid homage to iconic duo Prince and
Apollonia in her latest Halloween costume.
The superstar, 43, took to Instagram on Friday with her second
look from spooky season, after previously dressing up as Betty Davis.
She channeled both the late Purple Rain hitmaker and his protégée turned lover, Mexican model Patricia ‘Apollonia’ Kotero.
While roleplaying Apollonia, the Single Ladies hitmaker sizzled in a plunging black lace bustier under an open tuxedo jacket,
before taking it off and posing in nothing but metallic purple gloves.
Meanwhile her version of Prince consisted of a purple coat with a white
frilly shirt, black lace underwear, and
a matching purple guitar.
Beyonce, 46, went topless as she paid homage to iconic
duo Prince and Apollonia in her latest Halloween costume
The superstar took to Instagram on Friday with her
second look from spooky season, after previously dressing up as Betty Davis
‘PURPLE NASTY,’ she captioned the post, along with a purple heart emoji
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‘PURPLE NASTY,’ she captioned the post, along with a purple heart emoji.
Another snap saw the star close-up, as she showed off
her sensational figure in the low-cut bodysuit.
The mom-of-three paired the outfit with thigh-high purple boots.
She wore raven curly tresses that cascaded down her shoulders, and accessorized her Apollonia look with a chunky diamond necklace.
She followed it up with her as Prince sitting
on a vintage red car and holding up her guitar, while sporting a short curly-hair look.
Her fans went wild for the outfits, with one writing: ‘ROCK ERA LOADING MAMAMAMMAAAAAA.’
Khloe Kardashian left a number of purple heart emojis on the post.
‘Beyonrock,’ another fan added.
Apollonia had the lead female role in Prince’s 1984 film Purple Rain, where she starred as Apollonia 6, which also became the
name of her girl band.
Appollonia and Prince parted ways in 1985 but she managed
to stay in the spotlight with a role on the soap Falcon Crest and in 1988 the release of an eponymous
album.
She channeled both the late Purple Rain hitmaker and his protégée turned lover, Mexican model Patricia ‘Apollonia’ Kotero
While roleplaying Apollonia, the Single Ladies hitmaker sizzled in a plunging black lace bustier under an open tuxedo jacket,
before taking it off and posing in nothing but purple gloves
Meanwhile her version of Prince — who died of an accidental overdose in 2016 — consisted of
a purple coat with a white frilly shirt, and a matching purple
guitar
She wore black lace underwear and short curly hair
Her guitar strap featured a cheetah pattern
She accessorized her Apollonia look with a chunky diamond necklace
The singer sizzled in the revealing look
Her fans went wild for the outfits, with one writing: ‘ROCK ERA
LOADING MAMAMAMMAAAAA’
‘Beyonrock,’ another fan added in the comments
Khloe Kardashian left a number of purple heart emojis on the post
Apollonia had the lead female role in Prince’s 1984 film Purple Rain, where she
starred as Apollonia 6, which also became the name of her girl band; they are seen in a
still
Appollonia and Prince parted ways in 1985 but she managed to stay
in the spotlight with a role on the soap Falcon Crest and in 1988
the release of an eponymous album; seen in 1991
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It is not clear when Apollonia’s relationship with Prince began or ended
as he was dating another one of the stars of Purple Rain during the making of the film,
Susan Moonsie.
Prince and Beyonce famously joined forces
onstage at the 2004 Grammy Awards, performing a medley that
included his iconic 1984 single Purple Rain.
Their duet also included her fan favorite number Crazy In Love, which saw him accompany her on the electric guitar.
Afterwards, Prince gave an interview in which he
shared his appraisal of Beyonce’s musical abilities when they worked together.
‘I was really curious as to how much she knew musically, and I was really pleased to find out that she knew
a lot about scales – Mixolydian scales and Egyptian styles and
different things like that,’ he said.
‘And I was just trying to show her some chords on the piano
and help her to respect the fact that if she learns piano à la Aretha Franklin and Ray
Charles and things like that, the sky’s the limit as
to what she could do, ’cause she’s so very talented.’
Prince died of an accidental overdose in 2016 at the age of just 57.
Earlier this year Beyonce posted a heartwarming Instagram montage of herself wearing a t-shirt promoting Prince on what would have been his
66th birthday.
Beyonce’s Prince costume comes after she transformed into a busty Betty Davis for Halloween on Thursday.
Prince and Beyonce famously joined forces onstage at the 2004 Grammy Awards, performing a medley that included his iconic 1984 single Purple Rain
Earlier this year Beyonce posted a heartwarming Instagram montage of herself wearing a t-shirt promoting Prince on what would have
been his 66th birthday
Beyonce’s Prince costume comes after she transformed into a busty Betty Davis for Halloween on Thursday
The songstress went braless in a plunging zebra print leotard as she recreated
the iconic singer’s look on 2005 compilation album, This Is It.
The skimpy ensemble featured furry statement shoulders and showed off the singer’s incredible toned legs and curves.
She completed the ensemble with white cowboy boots and a dramatic pop of red lipstick.
The legendary funk singer and ex-wife of jazz great Miles Davis,
died at the age of 77 in February 2022.
Prince
Australian politicians are almost always opting to fly with Qantas on taxpayer-funded trips, despite Virgin offering cheaper tickets.
Federal MPs flew with the national carrier for 80 per cent of work trips last year despite it not always being the cheapest
route, according to travel data provided to the government.
While politicians and their staffers are required to book the cheapest flight,
it also has to be the most efficient, with Qantas offering the most routes between major cities.
MPs are banned from accruing frequent flyer points on taxpayer-funded trips like ordinary
Aussies can, but they can can receive lifetime
status credits, which allows access to airport lounges and flight upgrades.
‘How else can one explain the extraordinary dominance of Qantas in securing
bookings by parliamentarians and their staff?’ Myriam
Robin wrote in an opinion piece for the Australian Financial Review.
‘There’s nothing like accruing status credits on someone
else’s dime.’
Transport Minister Catherine King has since committed to a review of flight bookings by government officials which
will be conducted by the Department of Finance this year, despite there being just two months left of 2024.
Politicians’ preference for Qantas may also be put down to the airline’s exclusive invite-only ‘Chairman’s Lounge’.
Australian politicians are almost always opting to fly with Qantas on taxpayer-funded trips, despite Virgin offering cheaper
tickets. (pictured is Anthony Albanese, with former
Qantas boss Alan Joyce, and fiancee Jodie Haydon)
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Daily Mail Australia in August revealed that nearly every single federal politician in the country has
accepted free membership of the club.
Qantas and the Albanese government have both denied the airline enjoys
any disproportionate level of influence over the country’s political classes.
A Daily Mail Australia audit of the members’ interest registers – in both the House of
Representatives and the Senate – revealed almost 93 per cent of the nation’s leaders have been ‘gifted’ membership to the lavish, all-inclusive lounge.
The high profile ranks of government giftees include Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as well as every member of
his 22-person Cabinet, his seven-person Outer Ministry and all 12 assistant ministers.
While most politicians declared their Qantas’ privileges as a ‘gift’, Labor MP Marion Scrymgour listed her membership as her ‘Chairman Lounge entitlement’.
Daily Mail Australia in August revealed that nearly every single federal
politician in the country has accepted free membership
of Qantas’ exclusive Chairman’s Lounge.
And it’s not just politicians on the take, with more than 60 MPs – including Marles, Chalmers, King, Bill Shorten, Zali Steggall and Tanya Plibersek – disclosing their spouses
have also been granted unfettered, independent access to Qantas’ luxurious members only lounge.
Often touted as ‘the most exclusive club in the country’, membership to
the Chairman’s Lounge has long been veiled in secrecy.
Even the entrances to each of the country’s six opulent VIP clubs – in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra and Perth airports – are suitably discreet.
Though, once inside, the designer lounges are immediately more ostentatious, with free à la carte fine dining, table service,
a decadent selection of wines and Champagne and a discreet army of dedicated lounge
attendants.
Membership to the club is ‘priceless’ – it cannot be bought for any amount of money
nor obtained via any amount of frequent flyers points.
Instead, each member is hand-picked and approved by the company’s chief executive and chairman.
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The existence of an exclusive hideaway for the country’s movers and shakers where secret deals were done
in private luxury first exploded into the public eye back in 2007.
Back then, the fact that Qantas spent hundreds of thousands of dollars wining and dining the nation’s political elite in ultra-exclusive VIP lounges was relatively unknown.
It was a time before Alan Joyce’s tenure as the CEO of
Qantas had even started, when he was boss of the comparatively lowly
budget airline, Jetstar.
And unlike Anthony Albanese’s current slide in the polls leading up to an election in next year, the prospects back in 2007 were
rosy for Labor.
The election that was looming was the ‘Kevin 07’ landslide that would see Kevin Rudd become prime minister and John Howard lose his own seat.
The issue which blew open the ‘guilty secret’ of the Chairman’s Lounge
then wasn’t about a prime minister’s privileges, although John Howard and
Kevin Rudd were certainly both members during their
terms as PM.
But when broadcaster Steve Price – himself a
long time Chairman’s Lounge member – revealed a politically charged remark made within the club’s hallowed walls,
the cat was out of the bag.
The political revelation – a comment by ex-rock star turned
senator Peter Garrett that Labor would change the policies it campaigned on if it won government
– did not deter his party from romping in on election day.
In contrast, the scandal currently engulfing Anthony Albanese about
his Chairman’s Lounge membership and that of his ex-wife
Carmel Tebbutt, and their son Nathan could bring down the prime minister.
The exclusive Qantas Chairman’s Lounge (above) has been a well-kept secret for years, but it exploded into
the public conscience in 2007 as the result of
a political furore
Broadcaster Steve Price revealed he had been a Chairman’s Lounge
member since 2002 during a row before the 2007 election won by
Kevin Rudd which let the cat out of the bag about
the VIP club
The existence of the lounge was so little known back in 2007 that
in defending his disclosure of Garrett’s remark, Steve Price had to
explain what the private enclave actually was.
In a first person piece he wrote: ‘The Chairman’s Lounge is a
separate frequent flyers lounge away from the crowded
normal Qantas Club.
‘As its name implies, the people given access to it are
approved by the Qantas chairman, Margaret Jackson.
‘I have been a Chairman’s Lounge member since 2002.’
In his opinion piece, Price also revealed TV entertainment
reporter Richard Wilkins was also a member of lounge.
Wilkins had also been inside at the time and was his only witness to the remark Price said Garrett had made.
Other prominent media figures, such as 60 Minutes reporters, actors and performers,
and well-known writers and sports people are said to be
among the lounge’s exclusive membership of around 6000.
Price went on to defend himself for reporting what some claimed was a confidential conversation in a private
place, but which exposed him to criticism over his own membership
for allegedly promoting Qantas on his radio show.
Back in 2007, Alan Joyce (left) was boss of the comparatively lowly budget airline Jetstar, and
then Qantas CEO Geoff Dixon (right) had the power over who made the cut to the Chairman’s Lounge
One observer has described the relationship bet6ween leading politicians such as PM
Anthony Albanese and the former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce (above) as ‘alarmingly
cosy’
‘Why on earth is Qantas giving a controversial shock jock membership of its Chairman’s Lounge, which is supposedly to enable our elite politicians and business leaders some
privacy from the hoi polloi?’ demanded Crikey reporter Stephen Mayne at the time.
‘The Chairman’s Lounge is meant to be all about discretion and
confidentiality,’ he said, accusing Price of breaking ‘a confidence’.
The following year, before he was succeeded as Qantas CEO by Alan Joyce, Geoff Dixon was the sole gatekeeper of entry into the club’s
hushed confines.
Qantas Chairman’s Lounge membership was ‘so exclusive that
you have to be personally invited by the airline’s chieftain’, Nine newspapers
reported in 2008.
‘A marvellous benefit of lounge membership is that the mega
rich and powerful avoid having to mingle with the riffraff who will
be travelling cattle class.
‘Having said that, members of the ultra-exclusive club have
included Pauline Hanson.
‘Another lounge member is Brad Cooper, who is currently enjoying
a prolonged exposure to cattle-class in Kirkconnell Correctional Centre.’
(Cooper was the former HIH insurance executive jailed for eight years on fraud and bribery offences).
Membership of the elite lounge is confined to about 6000 Australians including politicians
from both sides, senior public servants, TV stars and actors
The ‘scandal’ currently engulfing Anthony Albanese about his Chairman’s Lounge membership and that of his ex-wife Carmel Tebbutt,
and their son Nathan could bring down the prime minister (above the PM
with partner Jodie Haydon and ex-Qantas CEO Alan Joyce)
The report noted that politicians declaring membership of the lounge ‘which most of their spouses
got too’ in their pecuniary interests that year included Liberal MPs of the day, Philip Ruddock, Bob
Baldwin and Andrew Southcott.
Labor MPs with lounge privileges included Tanya Plibersek, Bob McMullan, and Sharon Grierson, and Martin Ferguson declared a bottle
of Grange hermitage as a gift from Qantas, as did Liberal, Christopher Pyne.
Asked if all MPs got the captain’s pick from Geoff
Dixon, the airline’s spokesperson told Nine: ‘We
like to retain a bit of mystery. Membership is by invitation only and it is reviewed periodically.’
Fast forward to today, and nearly every single federal
politician in the country has accepted free membership of the controversial, invitation-only lounge with
one even describing it as an ‘entitlement’.
Qantas and the Albanese government recently denied
the ‘very, very high-end perk’ gives the airline a disproportionate level of influence over the
country’s politicians.
They were commenting ahead of the launch of the new book The Chairman’s
Lounge by former Australian Financial Review
columnist Joe Aston, which has stirred up the controversy.
A Daily Mail Australia audit of the members’ interest registers – in both Federal Parliament’s House of Representatives and the Senate – revealed
almost 93 per cent of the nation’s leaders have been ‘gifted’ membership to the lavish,
all-inclusive lounge.
Mr Albanese has defended himself by saying he declared all his benefits in pecuniary interest statements.
At a press conference this week, he repeated that all of
his upgrades ‘have been declared as appropriate. What’s appropriate is transparency.’
Apart from the PM, members include every one of his 22-person Cabinet, his seven-person Outer Ministry
and all 12 assistant ministers.
PM Anthony Albanese and every member of his 22-person Cabinet, his seven-person Outer Ministry and all 12 assistant ministers are members of the exclusive Chairman’s Lounge
Entry to the country’s six opulent VIP clubs are suitably discreet, but once inside, the designer
lounges offer free à la carte fine dining, table service and a
discreet army of dedicated lounge attendants
On the Coalition side of parliament, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, deputy leader David Littleproud and former deputy Barnaby Joyce are also among the swathes of politicians who
have disclosed they have taken up free membership to the contentious club.
Bill Shorten is a member, Tanya Plibersek is still a member and so
is Teal MP, Zali Steggall.
Last year it was reported that Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairwoman Gina Cass-Gottlieb and Australian Securities and Investments Commission chairman Joe Longo and some of their deputies are
members of the Chairman’s Lounge despite regulating
the airline.
Senior public servants in the club included Department of
Prime Minister and Cabinet secretary Glyn Davis, deputy secretaries Nadine Williams,
Liz Hefren-Webb, Rachel Bacon and ambassador to Beijing, Scott Dewar.
Other Qantas freebies bestowed on members include numerous business class
flight upgrades, model Qantas aircrafts, frequent flyer points, and tickets to sporting and entertainment events.
Touted as ‘the most exclusive club in the country’,
membership to the Chairman’s Lounge is still veiled in secrecy.
The new book The Chairman’s Lounge by former Australian Financial Review columnist Joe Aston (above)
has stirred up the controversy
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairwoman Gina Cass-Gottlieb and Australian Securities and Investments Commission chairman Joe Longo are members despite regulating the airline
Even the entrances to each of the country’s six opulent VIP clubs –
in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra and Perth airports – are suitably discreet.
Once inside, however, the designer lounges are noticeably luxurious,
with free à la carte fine dining, table service, a decadent selection of wines and Champagne and
a discreet army of dedicated lounge attendants.
Virgin Airlines has its own version of the VIP enclave, the ‘Beyond’ lounge.
Only a handful of federal politicians have relinquished their membership to
the Qantas Chairman’s Lounge in the wake of the furore.
The select few to take a principled stand on the issue
include South Australian senator Barbara Pocock and former Wallabies star turned ACT senator
David Pocock, along with MPs Stephen Bates, Queensland
Green Elizabeth Watson-Brown, and Monique Ryan, a Teal from Victoria.
Geoffrey Watson SC, a former counsel assisting the
Independent Commission Against Corruption and a director of
the Centre for Public Integrity, has implored all politicians and policymakers to follow suit.
‘There are certain positions in life where you cannot take Chairman’s Club membership,’ he
said.
‘You’re taking public money for the job and you are supposed
to represent the public. Why not sit with them while you’re waiting
for a plane?’
QantasAnthony Albanese
Lady Gaga was praised by co-star Joaquin Phoenix over her ‘impressive’ weight loss for
their latest flick.
The 38-year-old singer was recognized by her 49-year-old co-star – who revealed he ‘almost
lost his mind’ due to his diet – during a press conference
for Joker: Folie à Deux at the Venice Film
Festival on Wednesday.
Joaquin was discussing his personal weight loss for the original
2019 film before praising the Poker Face hitmaker
whose real name is Stefani Germanotta.
He said: ‘Stefani also lost a lot of weight.
‘I remember when I first met you in rehearsals and then you
went away for like a month and then you came back, you lost a lot of weight.’
Lady Gaga was praised by co-star Joaquin Phoenix over her ‘impressive’ weight loss for
their latest flick Joker: Folie à Deux
The 38-year-old singer was recognized by her 49-year-old co-star
during a press conference at the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday
The Oscar-winner continued praising Gaga as he
added: ‘It was really impressive. It seemed very difficult.’
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The admiration was mutual between the stars as Joaquin plays Arthur Fleck AKA The Joker and Gaga plays Harleen ‘Lee’ Quinzil AKA Harley Quinn .
Gaga told her co-star: ‘I think we transformed into our characters over
a period of time and we continued to hone in every kind of detail.’
The last time that actor Joaquin played The Joker, he
had to drop over forty pounds (three and a half
stone). He went on a diet of lettuce, asparagus and apples which he
said made him almost lose his mind.
Five years later he has returned to the Oscar-winning role again in Joker: Folie a Deux – and says that he
had to lose almost the same amount of weight once more, and is
never doing it again.
Speaking at the Venice Film Festival he said: ‘I’m not
going to talk through specifics of the diet, because I just think nobody wants to hear
that.
‘But this time, it felt a bit more complicated just because there was so much dance rehearsal that
we were doing, which I didn’t have last time.
‘It felt a bit more difficult, but it is safe. But you’re right, I’m now 49, I probably shouldn’t do this again. This is probably it for me.’
Joaquin was discussing his personal weight loss for the original 2019
film before praising the Poker Face hitmaker whose real name is
Stefani Germanotta as he said: ‘Stefani also lost a lot of weight.
I remember when I first met you in rehearsals and then you went away for like a month and then you came back, you lost a lot
of weight’
Joaquin has revealed he ‘almost lost his mind’ after surviving on a diet of ‘lettuce, asparagus
and apples’ to lose three and a half stone to play The Joker
(Seen left in the film and right at Venice Film Festival on Wednesday)
The last time that actor Joaquin Phoenix played The Joker, Arthur Fleck, he had
to drop three and a half stone – and he has revealed he had
to do so again
He added: ‘I know I was responsible last time for talking about it,
but it’s difficult to do so.
‘That becomes your obsession because you’re working the entire
time to get to a certain weight.
‘So then you end up talking about it, and then it just sounds like an actor going
on and on about how much weight they lost.
‘By the end of that run I was so sick of myself and angry at myself
for making such a big deal about that part, because you just do
what you’re ****ing supposed to do. So this time I was
like, ‘I’m not going to do that’.’
He then whispered: ‘It was 47 pounds,’ before adding: ‘No, I’m joking.
I don’t know.’
Co star Lady Gaga, who plays a music therapist at Arkham Asylum,
said: ‘We rehearsed the waltz in the film for two months which kind of
falls apart.
‘When Joaquin was too hungry we fed him blueberries.’
Phoenix said: ‘Part of the joy for me was to take standards and find a way that was specific to the characters.
‘That was part of what was interesting for us. We
started off with references like Frank Sinatra and
Sammy Davis Jr and we started to emulate that sound.’
Speaking at the Venice Film Festival he said: ‘I’m not going to talk through specifics of the diet, because I
just think nobody wants to hear that’
Five years after the first film, he has returned to the Oscar-winning role again in Joker: Folie a Deux – and
says that he had to lose almost the same amount of weight once more, and is never doing it again (Seen left before filming in 2018 and right after)
‘But this time, it felt a bit more complicated just because there was so much dance rehearsal that we were
doing, which I didn’t have last time,’ Joaquin said of
the weight loss this time round
Joaquin’s weight loss for the first film somewhat ‘obsessed’ with his
weight where he also developed a ‘disorder’ over pounds (Seen left in the first film and right ahead of filming)
He added that his co-star Lady Gaga, real name Stephanie Germanotta ‘wanted to sing live
and I did not. In the end, every part of the recording
was live.’
Gaga said: ‘The way music is used is to give
characters a way to express themselves because the dialogue is
not enough.’
She had to forget her professional training: ‘It was about
unlearning technique and forgetting how to breathe.’
Director Todd Phillips said that he felt the pressure after the success of The Joker.
He said: ‘I’m more nervous of this one than the first one.
The first one we were under the radar, this one everyone was writing on the internet about it.’
The Warner Bros film is released on October 4th.
After the release of the first film, Joaquin shut down rumours he only ate an apple a day
to achieve his astonishing weight loss, telling Access Hollywood that he consumed more food than that — though not much more.
‘It wasn’t an apple a day. No, you’ve also got lettuce and steamed green beans,’ he said of what he
ate in preparation for the role.
The actor previously admitted that ‘you start to go mad when you lose that amount of weight in that amount of time’
While speaking with Access Hollywood, Joaquin explained he consulted with a doctor to ensure he lost weight as safely as possible
Although Joaquin has lost weight for roles before, he admitted that
‘Joker’ director Todd Phillips didn’t make it easy on him.
The Her star recalled how the producer always had the one food item he craved on hand, which made his diet a bit more of
a struggle.
‘Todd did have these f*****g pretzels that I love.
And he’d just have bags of them in his office!’ he said. ‘And that was difficult.’
Joaquin’s character is wearyingly thin in the film, and he admitted that he had reservations about taking on such a drastic weight loss.
‘It’s a horrible way to live,’ he told the New York Times. ‘I think [the Joker] should be
kind of heavy. Todd was like, ‘I think you should do the real thin person.”
Joaquin previously said his extreme diet helped him prepare for
the role in more ways than one.
‘The first thing for us was the weight loss — I think that’s really what I started with,
‘ he said of working with the film’s director.
‘And, as it turns out, that then affects your psychology.
You start to go mad when you lose that amount of weight in that amount of time.’
Joaquin PhoenixLady Gaga
Nothing signals the start of winter quite
like the return of the Fair Isle knit. Once considered ‘ugly’ knitwear we’d only pull out from the back of
our wardrobes as an alternative to a Christmas jumper (especially the red-nosed reindeer
kind à la Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones’s Diary) or for a winter sport holiday (specifically for après-ski), the
Fair Isle jumper has now become somewhat of a fashion statement.
The knit is named after the small, eponymous Shetland
Island in Scotland and uses a traditional knitting technique to create those distinctive patterns with multiple colours.
It was brought into vogue by an earlier Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) in the 1920s, and has remained a casual wardrobe staple for members of the
Royal Family, including Kate Middleton, whose jumper collection includes at least three different Fair Isle designs.
Kensington Palace
Another fan of the nostalgic knit is Alexa Chung, who recently layered
a Fair Isle vest by Molly Goddard over a light
blue button-down in a snap for Instagram.
The It-girl previously also wore a V-neck vest from Cotswolds-based knitwear brand Cooking Apple, and
sported a chunky Fair Isle crewneck with white, straight-leg jeans, black loafers and an oversized,
black leather blazer to ring in the festive season at private members’ club in London last year.
A host of designers have dropped Fair Isle-inspired knits for AW24, proving the multicoloured jumpers have become a timeless investment.
If, as in our case, that £1,885 cashmere turtleneck from
Loro Piana is a little out of your budget, there
are countless options on the high street.
The cropped cardi from Hush certainly caught our attention, as did the Fair Isle knit that was featured
in the John Lewis Christmas advert.
John Lewis
Scroll down for our pick of the cosiest patterned knits
to shop right now.
The best Fair Isle knits for AW24
£49, John Lewis
£46, Next
£115, Nobody’s Child
£140, Hush
£50, Gap
£179, Holland Cooper
£35, M&S
£94.99, Superdry
£79, Albaray
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Do Greens and crossbenchers who claim that transparency and integrity is at the heart of their
reason for entering Parliament in the first place hear themselves?
In the past few days they have mounted self-serving arguments against proposed electoral reforms that the major parties look set to come together to
support.
The reforms include caps for how much money wealthy individuals can donate, caps
on the amount candidates can spend in individual electorates to prevent the
equivalent of an arms race, and a $90million limit
on what any party can spend at an election – actually less than the major parties currently spend.
The proposed new laws also include lower disclosure thresholds for donations, thus increasing the transparency of who makes political donations in the first
place.
So the wealthy wont be able to hide behind anonymity while using their cash to
influence election outcomes – and the extent
to which they can use their wealth at all will be limited.
The bill will further improve transparency by also increasing the speed and frequency that disclosures of donations need to be made.
At present we have the absurd situation in which donations get made – but you only find out the details of who has given what to whom many months later, well after elections are won and lost.
In other words, what is broadly being proposed will result in much greater transparency and far less big money being injected into campaigning by the wealthy.
Teal Kylea Tink claimed the major parties were ‘running scared’ with the policy and warned
the reform would ‘not stop the rot’
Greens senate leader Larissa Waters (left) fired
a warning shot – saying if it serves only the major parties ‘it’s a
rort, not reform’. Teal independent ACT senator David Pocock
(right) said: ‘What seems to be happening is a major-party stitch-up’
Anyone donating more than $1,000 to a political party,
as opposed to $16,000 under the current rules, will need
to disclose having done so. And how much they can donate will be capped.
Yet the Greens and Teals have quickly condemned the proposed new laws, labeling them a ‘stitch-up’, ‘outrageous’ and
‘a rort, not a reform’.
They have lost their collective minds after finding out
that Labor’s proposal just might secure the support of the opposition.
I had to double check who was criticising what exactly before
even starting to write this column.
Because I had assumed – incorrectly – that these important transparency measures
stamping out the influence of the wealthy must have been proposed by
the virtue-signalling Greens or the corruption-fighting Teals, in a united crossbench effort to drag the major parties closer to accountability.
More fool me.
The bill, designed to clean up a rotten system, is being put forward by Labor and is opposed
by a growing cabal of crossbenchers.
It makes you wonder what they have to hide. Put simply, the Greens and
Teals doth protest too much on this issue.
Labor is thought to be trying to muscle out major political donors such as Clive Palmer
Another potential target of the laws is businessman and Teal
funder Simon Holmes à Court
The Greens have taken massive donations in the past, contrary to their irregular calls to tighten donations rules
(Greens leader Adam Bandt and Senator Mehreen Faruqi are pictured)
The major parties have long complained about the influence the likes of
Simon Holmes à Court wields behind the scenes amongst
the Teals.
And we know the Greens have taken massive donations from the wealthy in the past,
contrary to their irregular calls to tighten donations rules.
Now that tangible change has been proposed, these
bastions of virtue are running a mile from reforms that
will curtail dark art of political donations.
The Labor government isn’t even seeking for these transparency
rules to take effect immediately, by the way. It won’t be some sort of quick-paced power play before the next election designed to catch the crossbench out.
They are aiming for implementation by 2026, giving everyone enough time
to absorb and understand the changes before preparing for them.
Don’t get me wrong, no deal has yet been done between Labor and the Coalition. I imagine the opposition want to go over the laws with
a fine tooth comb.
As they should – because it certainly isn’t beyond
Labor to include hidden one-party advantages in the
proposed design which would create loopholes only the unions are capable of
taking advantage of, therefore disadvantaging the Coalition electorally in the years to come.
But short of such baked-in trickiness scuttling a deal to get these proposed laws implemented, the crossbench
should offer their support, not cynical opposition, to what is being advocated
for.
They might even be able to offer something worthwhile that could be incorporated in the package.
To not do so exposes their utter hypocrisy and blowhard false commentary about being in politics to ‘clean things
up’.
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Asha has some 40 stamps and some 30 stamps. She has
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Lady Gaga served her tea in style, showcasing
her quirky fashion sense in a green floral dress as she spilled all on her upcoming DC flick and
album release.
The Harley Quinn actress, 38, looked unrecognisable with her new fiery-red pixie-cut
locks as she enjoyed a plate of colourful macarons and a pot
of tea.
She commanded attention in knee-length sheer white socks during her Instagram interview about
the upcoming film Joker: Folie à Deux and album Harlequin.
Gaga, whose real name is Stephanie Germanotta, paired
her vintage lace-collared shift dress with black lace-up
shoes and square black sunglasses.
Showcasing her unique style, she channeled her inner Dr.
Harleen Quinzel and finished her look with green eyeshadow, artistic eyeliner and a red lip.
Lady Gaga, 38, served tea in style, showcasing her quirky fashion sense
in a green floral dress as she spilled all on her upcoming DC flick and album release
The Harley Quinn actress looked unrecognisable with her new fiery-red pixie-cut locks as she enjoyed a plate of colourful macarons and a pot of tea
In the new DC spin-off, which is released to UK cinemas on Friday,
plays the former psychiatry intern who is the love interest of the
Joker, played by Joaquin Phoenix.
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Harlequin and shares track list of covers
Inspired by her role, Lady Gaga released her companion album on September, 27.
Speaking to Instagram, she said: ‘This is a special record for me
because it’s kind of my celebration of all the masks that I’ve
worn in my career but in one person – and allowing it to be
an expression of that light’.
For the chat, Lady Gaga was seen playfully enjoying
a sip of tea in a boutique hotel which featured a round tea table and floor-to-ceiling windows.
Instagram shared an album of creative snaps and fun interview clips to their site and captioned it: ‘Tea time with (Lady
Gaga)
‘Ahead of the release of the new (‘Joker: Folie à Deux’), which hits theaters Friday,
Lady Gaga sat down for a tea and a talk about her experience playing Harley Quinn and how it
inspired her new album, ‘Harlequin.’
‘I really love the way that reality and fiction and music and
film and pop culture — all of these things can have a relationship if we want
them to,’ says Lady Gaga. ‘I think that the way
that we told the story in the movie was so surreal,
and I think that I want to apply that surrealism to my own music.’
‘This is a special record for me because it’s kind of my celebration of all the masks that I’ve worn in my career but in one person — and allowing it to be an expression of that light,’
Lady Gaga goes into say.
She commanded attention in knee-length sheer white socks during her Instagram interview
about the upcoming film Joker: Folie à Deux
and album Harlequin
Gaga, whose real name is Stephanie Germanotta,
paired her vintage lace-collared shift dress with black lace-up shoes and square black sunglasses
Showcasing her unique style, she channeled her inner Dr. Harleen Quinzel
and finished her look with green eyeshadow, artistic eyeliner and a red lip
In the new DC spin-off, which is released to UK cinemas
on Friday, plays the troubled former psychiatry intern who is the
love interest of the Joker, played by Joaquin Phoenix
Inspired by her role, Lady Gaga released her latest album on September, 27
For the chat, Lady Gaga was seen playfully enjoying a sip of tea in a boutique hotel which
featured a round tea table and floor-to-ceiling windows
The Todd Phillips-directed musical Joker is due in theaters on October 4, following an October 2 international
release
‘Sit down, pour a cuppa and hear more from Lady Gaga about
‘Joker’ and ‘Harlequin’.’
Announcing the new production to the social media site last month, she
shared the album cover in an Instagram post captioned: ‘Harlequin. September 27.
A companion album to Joker: Folie à Deux.’
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In the accompanying artwork, Lady Gaga was wearing a short red wig, smeared make-up,
a white sheer slip dress, and a red life preserver while seated in a shower.
The standard vinyl version of Harlequin comes with a full-length poster
of the 13-time Grammy winner flashing her bra beneath a sheer T-shirt and panties while removing blue stockings off her feet on a dingy bed.
The vinyl folds out to show Lady Gaga with red lipstick smeared on her face into a smile just like the Joker while gazing into a mirror.
Only three of the tracks – The Joker, Folie à Deux, and Happy Mistake
– appear to be original songs.
The remaining 10 tracks appear to be covers of classics like the 1930 standard Get Happy, the 1938 spiritual Oh, When the Saints Go Marching In, the 1932 jazz song I’ve Got the
World on a String, and the 1966 Sweet Charity anthem If My Friends Could See Me Now.
Harlequin is not to be confused with Hildur Guðnadóttir’s score for Joker:
Folie à Deux, which will also be released on Friday
alongside her new flick.
Lady Gaga – who scored a $12M paycheck for Folie à Deux – described her pyromaniac, Arkham State Hospital patient
character as ‘an adult woman who sings like a little girl.’
Announcing the new release to the social media site last month, she shared the album cover in a
post captioned: ‘Harlequin. September 27. A companion album to Joker: Folie à
Deux’
Mother Monster’s onscreen leading man Joaquin Phoenix actually asked her
to dampen her famous three-octave mezzo soprano pipes, telling Vogue: ‘She encouraged
me to sing live and I encouraged her to sing poorly.’
‘I remember asking her to sing without her vibrato. She has a beautiful vibrato — too beautiful.
I think she felt naked without it. But as soon as she moved
away from technique she unlocked her character’s voice.’
Lady Gaga – who gets 95.7M monthly listeners on Spotify – tried ‘to undo all my technique’ while method on the set
of the R-rated jukebox musical.
‘It was a lot about kind of unlearning technique and forgetting how to
breathe and allowing the song to completely come out of the character,’ the Die With a Smile hitmaker revealed at the Venice Film Festival press conference on September 4.
In the accompanying artwork, Lady Gaga (born Stefani Germanotta) was wearing a short red
wig, smeared make-up, a white sheer slip dress, and a
red life preserver while seated in a shower
The standard vinyl version of Harlequin comes with a full-length poster of the 13-time Grammy winner flashing her
bra beneath a sheer T-shirt and panties while removing blue stockings off her
feet on a dingy bed
The vinyl folds out to show Lady Gaga with red lipstick smeared on her face into a smile just
like the Joker while gazing into a mirror
Only three of the tracks – The Joker, Folie à Deux, and Happy Mistake – appear to
be original songs and the remaining 10 appear to be
covers of classics
Harlequin is not to be confused with Hildur Guðnadóttir’s
score for Joker: Folie à Deux, which will also be released on Friday
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Joker: Folie À Deux — starring Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix — has garnered the lowest CinemaScore in comic book
movie history as the film bombed at the box office on opening night.
The psychological musical thriller — which has
been criticized as ‘bleak’ and ‘disappointing’ — officially released in theaters on Friday, October 4, but
it only raked in $20 million at the domestic box office, per The Hollywood Reporter.
Phoenix reprised his role as the Joker in the sequel, which had earned him an Oscar for his portrayal
in the 2019 film, while Gaga took on the role of Harleen Lee Quinzel (Harley Quinn).
However, Joker: Folie À Deux has been given a D rating on CinemaScore — the lowest score for a comic
book movie.
Madame Web — which notably also flopped in theaters earlier
this year and also received terrible reviews — holds a higher score with a C+.
Joker: Folie À Deux – starring Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix – has garnered the lowest
CinemaScore in comic book movie history as the film bombs at the box office
on opening night
It received a D rating on CinemaScore – the lowest score for a
comic book movie
On Rotten Tomatoes, the movie currently holds an audience score of 31% and a critic score of 32%.
The sequel is projected to rake in less that $50 million at the domestic box office during the entirety
of opening weekend, per The Hollywood Reporter.
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Weeks ago, the movie had been projected to bring in around $70
million – but the number has since drastically dropped.
Joker (2019) notably opened with $96.2 million when the film first released in theaters – and eventually
landed a little over $1 billion in the global box office.
The first movie – which was also directed by Todd Phillips – had a budget of between $55 and $70 million. However, the budget increased for Folie À Deux to around $200 million.
The 2019 movie garnered praise and positive reviews from both
critics and audiences – and won the Golden Lion during the 76th Venice International
Film Festival.
Joaquin received an Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of the Joker (Arthur Fleck) –
and the film garnered an additional Academy Award
for Best Original Score.
The sequel also screened during the Venice International Film
Festival last month in September, where it earned
a 12-minute standing ovation, per Deadline.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the movie currently holds an audience score of
31% and a critic score of 32%
However, audiences have since taken to X after the movie released in theaters on Friday – and shared their opinions on the sequel, which features
musical sequences.
One fan penned, ‘Joaquin Phoenix don’t deserve this. what happened to the script?’ while another
added, ‘is it that bad,’ followed by a crying face emoji.
‘Ironically I feel that a musical, if done well, could have
been a good choice. It’d show how much of an unreliable narrator Fleck
is,’ one typed.
‘But with some original songs, that keep everything vague, not
just covers. Also when I heard of the ending I snorted fr.’
A social media user wrote, ‘Stop making sequels
as musicals if the original wasn’t a musical.’
‘Maybe he [Phillips] only had an hour long movie, and decided to randomly add musical scenes
to fill the runtime,’ one penned.
‘Joker downfall really needs to be studied,’ another shared, along with a monkey
staring out a window.
One fan said, ‘the movie sucks. i had to walk
out of the cinema,’ while another penned, ‘After years of disagreement….*Joker 2 releases* Critics
[shaking hands] Audience.’
The sequel is projected to only rake in less
that $50 million in the domestic box office during the entirety of opening weekend, per The Hollywood Reporter
However, audiences have since taken to X after the movie released in theaters on Friday – and shared their opinions over the sequel, which was also a musical
‘Ironically I feel that a musical, if done well,
could have been a good choice. It’d show how much of an unreliable narrator Fleck is,’ one typed
‘Joker downfall really needs to be studied,’ another shared,
along with a monkey staring out a window
‘That’s way below what we expected,’ one wrote in regards
to the current Rotten Tomatoes scores. ‘People are saying this is the worst sequel ever.’
A fan explained, ‘yea this film was bad. it was pretentious and dull.
has the aesthetic of an arthouse film without the
substance.’
‘It also insults the audience’s intelligence. the songs were also underwhelming too.
they shouldn’t have let this escape to theaters.’
One shared, ‘The audience that loved the first movie is not the
same audience running to see musicals. This was a gigantic mistake from step 1.’
During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Phillips discussed whether he would be interested in making a third
Joker film or a movie centered around Gaga’s character.
‘It’s not really where this movie is headed for me. I feel like
my time in the DC Universe was these two films.’
Ahead of the movie’s release, Lady Gaga also dropped an accompanying album titled Harlequin on September 27.
Joker: Folie À Deux has been branded the ‘most disappointing follow-up to the Oscar-winning movie’ by
critics, as they cast doubt on Lady Gaga’s ‘thin’ role in the film following its release on Friday.
‘That’s way below what we expected,’ one wrote in regards to
the current Rotten Tomatoes scores. ‘People are saying this is the worst sequel
ever’
A fan explained, ‘yea this film was bad. it was pretentious and dull.
has the aesthetic of an arthouse film without the substance’
The ‘bleak’ sequel, has also received a tepid reception from fans, with some claiming
Lady Gaga’s career could be at risk.
While the same director Todd Phillips was back in the hot seat,
critics have said the sequel is just a ‘repeat’ of the first hit but with an added musical twist.
Most critics have said Todd failed to use Gaga correctly in the
movie and claimed she was only bought in for the musical aspect of
it.
While the majority of critics say Joker: Folie
À Deux didn’t live up to expectations, others have dubbed the movie ‘bold’ and ‘brilliant.’
Daily Mail’s Brian Viner commended the move as ‘bold’ and ‘brilliant’ but said it lacked any thrill.
The Independent’s Geoffrey Macnab said: ‘Today Joker is best remembered
as one of the most subversive and original films of the last decade, while its hugely anticipated
sequel is just as bleak and formally daring as its predecessor’.
Meanwhile, the Irish Times’ Donald Clarke gave the movie just two stars but credited Phillips’ work for making a sequel following
the first movie’s $1billion success.
Financial Times critic Danny Leigh said although Gaga worked
hard to bump the ratings up in the sequel, Phillips appeared
to have no idea what to do with her.
Giving a three star rating, The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw
claimed the movie proves ‘claustrophobic’ and ‘repetitive.’
During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Phillips discussed whether he would be interested in making a third Joker film or a movie centered around
Gaga’s character; Phillips, Gaga and Phoenix seen in September in L.A.
Joker: Folie À Deux has been branded the ‘most disappointing follow-up to the Oscar-winning movie’ by critics, as they cast doubt on Lady
Gaga’s ‘thin’ role in the film following its release on Friday; seen in September in London
The Times’ Kevin Maher wrote: ‘The director Todd Phillips said there would be
no follow-up to the original, but he changed his mind and the result is a derivative musical’
‘This might be the most disappointing follow-up to an Oscar-winning performance since Anthony Hopkins reworked his silky
and terrifying Dr Lecter from for the campy, kitschy.’
Along with Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix, other stars
that had appeared in the sequel include Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Zazie Beatz and Steve
Coogan.
Joker: Folie à Deux has faced additional backlash from fans as
they have claimed that Gaga is running the risk of losing her acting career.
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Smile 2 – starring Naomi Scott, Lukas Gage and Jack Nicholson’s
son Ray – emerged as the winner after a horror movie box office showdown.
The fright flick eclipsed hot contender Terrifier 3 for the top spot.
The Smile sequel starring Scott, 31, as a pop star who
begins experiencing terrifying and inexplicable events as she prepares for a world tour, opened wide in more than 3,600 theaters, pulling in a payday of $23
million.
Ray, whose mom is Nicholson’s former partner Rebecca Broussard, shocked fans with an eerie grin in the new movie, which was near-identical to the Oscar-winner’s maniacal smile as Jack Torrance in the 1980
Stanley Kubrick classic, The Shining.
In a legendary scene, an insane Jack hacks at a bathroom door with an axe as his cowering wife Wendy (Shelley Duvall) screams inside.
As he busts a hole in the door, he sticks his face through,
grins and exclaims: ‘Here’s Johnny!’ in an improvised line.
The original Smile, released in September 2022, and starring Sosie Bacon, was a sleeper hit, which was well
received and earned $217,408,513 globally.
Smile 2 has received a 83-percent critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes and an 83-percent Popcornmeter rating from audiences.
Smile 2 stars Jack Nicholson’s son Ray (left). In the new horror, he recreated the Oscar-winner’s maniacal smile as Jack Torrance in the 1980 Stanley
Kubrick classic, The Shining
Smile 2’s big win at the box office has production companies
Paramount Pictures and Temple Hill beaming from ear to ear.
The fright flight opened in first place with a payday of $23 million
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The Wild Robot remained in second place after making its debut last
week.
The animated feature about a shipwrecked robot who lands on an island inhabited
only by wild animals has delighted audiences young and not so young to the tune of $10.1 million, according to Box Office Mojo.
Last week’s champ, Terrifier 3 dropped to
third place.
In this latest chapter of the franchise, Art the Clown is determined to slash his way through a small town preparing for the Christmas holidays in order to finish
the work he started with a Halloween massacre in Terrifier 2.
Audiences have enjoyed the chase. Terrifier 3 kicked up more than $9.3 million in ticket sales.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice lost some ground to the new arrivals, but maintained a strong presence at theaters across the nation.
The haunted tale starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder
and Jenna Ortega conjured up an even $5 million and a fourth
place finish.
Landing in fifth place after opening in wider release was We Live in Time.
Naomi Scott stars in Smile 2 as a pop star preparing for a world tour who encounters a series of terrifying and inexplicable events
The Wild Robot remained in second place after making its debut last week.
The animated feature about a shipwrecked robot who lands
on an island inhabited only by wild animals has delighted audiences young and not so young to the
tune of $10.1 million this week
Last week’s champ, Terrifier 3 dropped to third place.
The story follows Art the Clown as he tries to
slash his way through a small town preparing for the Christmas holidays.
The fright flick pulled in more than $9.3 million in ticket sales
The romantic drama, starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh as a
couple who find themselves in a race against time, is a hit
with critics and audiences alike, earning $4.185
million over the weekend.
Joker:Folie à Deux continues its descent as audiences
lose interested in the Joker sequel.
After three weeks in theaters, the film starring Joaquin Phoenix and
Lady Gaga has landed in sixth place with a take of $2.18
million.
The movie has yet to cover its $200 million budget, but is inching toward it.
So far the comic inspired film has collected $191,942,948 globally.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice lost some ground to the new arrivals, but maintained a strong presence at theaters across the nation. The haunted tale starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Jenna Ortega
conjured up an even $5 million and a fourth place finish
Landing in fifth place after opening in wider release was We Live in Time.
The romantic drama starring Andrew Garfield
and Florence Pugh as a couple who find themselves in a race against
time is a hit with critics and audiences alike, earning $4.185 million over the weekend
Piece by Piece, Pharrell Williams’ creative biopic, fell two spots to sixth
place.
The musical adventure told with Lego characters to illustrate the
singer and songwriter’s rise to fame continues to
do well with audiences, this week putting together a payday of $2.1 million.
Transformers One parked in eighth place.
Joker:Folie à Deux continues its descent as audiences lose
interested in the Joker sequel. After three weeks in theaters, the film starring Joaquin Phoenix and
Lady Gaga has landed in sixth place with a take of $2.18 million
Piece by Piece, Pharrell Williams’ creative
biopic, fell two spots to sixth place with payday of $2.1 million
Transformers One parked in eighth place with earnings of
nearly $2 million
Saturday Night, the film about the chaos behind the first ever episode of late
night staple Saturday Night Live, dropped in the ratings to ninth place making $1.8 million its
fourth weekend in theaters
The Nightmare Before Christmas re-release rounds out the top ten with $1.129 million beneath the tree
The animated adventure starring the voices of Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry in the origin story for the beloved Optimus Prime and the evil Megatron roared away with nearly $2
million.
Saturday Night, the film about the chaos behind the first ever episode of late night staple
Saturday Night Live, dropped in the ratings to ninth place.
The dramady starring Gabriel LaBell as SNL creator Lorne Michaels
made $1.8 million its fourth weekend in theaters.
The Nightmare Before Christmas re-release rounds out the top ten. The Tim Burton animated classic found $1.129 million under
the tree, as the film enjoys a renaissance with fans and
their progeny celebrating some three decades since
it first appeared in theaters.
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Penny Lancaster is prepared to go to ‘authorities’ to discuss what happened
during cut scenes with MasterChef’s Gregg Wallace after the host stepped down from the BBC show amid a series of misconduct claims.
Fans will remember Penny, 53, leaving Celebrity MasterChef in tears in 2021, after Gregg, 60, told her off with the
‘serious’ delay of her food and then refused to
eat what she served.
A spokesperson for Penny Lancaster told MailOnline: ‘While Penny is happy to talk
to the appropriate authorities should they feel she has anything useful to add,
she will not be discussing the matter with any broadcaster or newspaper at this time.’
Penny’s husband Rod Stewart accused Gregg of ‘humiliating’
Penny and then having the footage ‘cut’ from the show on Instagram on Thursday, although the production company is yet to comment on the incident.
The moment when Gregg refused to eat Penny’s tartar sauce –
blasting her for using ‘whole eggs instead of egg yolks’ –
re-emerged after her husband Rod branded him a
‘tubby bully’.
Gregg also chastised Penny – who is a volunteer special
police constable – for being late serving
her food to critics in the quarter finals, leaving
her in tears.
Penny Lancaster is prepared to go to authorities to discuss what happened during cut scenes with MasterChef’s Gregg
Wallace after the host stepped down amid misconduct claims
The BBC has since revealed that 13 people, including Kirsty Wark , have complained about his conduct while working with him over a 17-year period
across five shows, from 2005 to 2022.
Following Gregg’s departure, Rod Stewart released a statement to Instagram branding him a ‘tubby bully’
Gregg, stepped away from MasterChef amid accusations of ‘sexualised’
behaviour during filming of the hit BBC show.
Following the announcement, Sir Rod wrote: ‘Good riddance Wallace…
You humiliated my wife when she was on the show, but you had
that bit cut out didn’t you? You’re a tubby, bald-headed, ill-mannered bully.
Karma got ya’.
The BBC has revealed 13 people, including Kirsty Wark,
have complained about his conduct while working with him over a 17-year period across five shows,
from 2005 to 2022.
Kirsty alleges Gregg told stories and jokes of a ‘sexualised nature’ in front of
contestants and crew while filming Celebrity
MasterChef in 2011 on two occasions and added his gags and comments were ‘really, really
in the wrong place’.
‘There were two occasions in particular where he used sexualised language in front of a number of people and it wasn’t as if anyone engaged with this.
It was completely one-way traffic. But I think people were uncomfortable and something that I really did not
expect to happen’, she said.
The BBC and MasterChef’s production company, Banijay, declined to comment.
In a resurfaced clip from Penny’s time on the
show, the former model was humiliated when her fried calamari and homemade tartar sauce went awry, with the judges
refusing to taste what was brandied a ‘raw egg/oil milkshake’.
When initially tasked with making her own tartar sauce the former
Loose Woman star seemed to believe she was getting
off to a promising start, beaming with confidence. She
quipped to the camera: ‘I’m doing surprisingly well
compared to what I imagined how I’d be doing. I don’t want to slip up now.’
But she spoke too soon as her sauce quickly went wrong as John delivered the devastating blow of declaring the sauce inedible.
Fans of the show will remember Penny, 53, leaving Celebrity MasterChef in tears in 2021, after Gregg,
60, told her off with the ‘serious’ delay of her food
and then refused to eat her food
As chaos filled the kitchen during her stint on the show, Gregg told Penny: ‘Mate, we can’t be 10 minutes late,’ calling her delay ‘serious’
Fellow judge John Torode branded it a ‘raw egg/oil
milkshake’ as Wallace informed her she had
used whole eggs instead of egg yolks
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When she served, Penny said: ‘That tartar sauce doesn’t look like the tartar
sauce I’d normally have’, as Gregg informed her:
‘You used whole eggs instead of egg yolks’.
‘What I’ve got in here is a raw egg/oil milkshake. Unfortunately,
I can’t eat that,’ co-judge John Torode added.
However all wasn’t lost for Penny as she received compliments on her calamari from the duo and later
wowed the hosts with her chicken and coconut curry, green papaya chutney, grated apple, turnip and carrot salad as
well as the coconut rice.
Gregg showered her with praise at the time branding her ‘a
stand out cook’, adding: ‘I found myself going from bowl to bowl to bowl and finding it difficult to stop, you have had what we call in the industry and very good day.’
However another clip showed a tense moment between Penny and Gregg as
chaos ensued in the kitchen.
In the episode where the model was later eliminated, Gregg told
Penny: ‘Mate, we can’t be 10 minutes late,’ calling her
delay ‘serious’.
Penny admitted she was so emotional: ‘Everything piled on top of me.
I just hope the wait was worth it,’ she said.
But unfortunately she was knocked out of the show.
Post-results, a choked Penny said: ‘It would’ve been incredible to
get through to the semi finals but it wasn’t
meant to be. Absolutely no regrets whatsoever.
I’ve always loved to eat food, never loved to cook – and now I love both.’
Rod and wife Penny pictured together in 2019
Penny is a volunteer special police constable
BBC News said it had been told of other allegations, including the presenter ‘talking openly about his sex life among others
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Joaquin Phoenix has revealed that he spoke with filmmaker Christopher Nolan about playing Joker which ultimately
went to Heath Ledger.
The 50-year-old actor – whose latest flick Joker: Folie À Deux could be
streamed now – got candid about potentially playing the supervillain before he actually portrayed him.
Joaquin recently appeared on Rick Rubin’s Tetragrammaton podcast as he revealed
that he spoke to the 54-year-old Oscar-winning filmmaker Nolan about portraying Joker over a decade before.
He said: That didn’t… wasn’t going to happen for a number
of reasons. I wasn’t ready then.
‘That’s one of those things sometimes where you go: “Why am I not doing this project? What is stopping me from doing this? Well it’s not about me, there’s something else. There’s another person that’s going to do something that’s like, I can’t imagine what it would be if we didn’t have Heath Ledger‘s performance in that film.”‘
Joaquin Phoenix has revealed that he spoke with filmmaker Christopher Nolan about playing Joker which ultimately went to Heath
Ledger
In 2020, Joaquin earned the Best Lead Actor Oscar for Todd
Phillips directed Joker which was 11 years after Ledger (pictured) posthumously earned Best Supporting
Actor for The Dark Knight in 2009
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In 2020, Joaquin earned the Best Lead Actor Oscar for
Todd Phillips directed Joker which was 11 years after Ledger posthumously earned Best Supporting Actor
for The Dark Knight in 2009.
Joaquin continued: ‘I don’t know whether Christopher Nolan was coming to me saying,
“You are definitely the person.”
‘I can’t remember the context of how we met.
But I know that we met, and my feeling was, “I shouldn’t do this.” But maybe he also was
like, “You’re not the guy.” I couldn’t say.’
Heath died in a New York City apartment on January 22, 2008,
after accidentally overdosing following months of physical and mental exhaustion.
The Dark Knight actor died aged 28 after taking
a fatal cocktail of drugs, leaving behind his daughter, who was two years old at the time.
Meanwhile Joker: Folie À Deux can now be streamed, just weeks after its theatrical release.
The movie, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, is now available to rent from home starting October 29, in an effort to recoup some of Warner Bros.
investment into the film, as per Variety.
The musical, which bombed at the box office, is ‘poised
to lose at least $150 million to $200 million in its theatrical
run’ according to the publication.
Joaquin recently appeared on Rick Rubin’s Tetragrammaton podcast as he
revealed that he spoke to the 54-year-old Oscar-winning filmmaker Nolan (pictured in January) about portraying Joker over a decade before
Heath died in a New York City apartment on January
22, 2008, after accidentally overdosing following months of physical and mental exhaustion.
Pictured Heath in 2006
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The movie studio spent about $200 million to produce the film and about $100 million on marketing and distribution, according to
the report.
It would need to gross about $450 million at the box office to break even —
when factoring in the cut taken by theaters — though Warner Bros.
sources claim the number is $375 million.
A Warner Bros. spokesperson responded to the report, saying ‘Any estimates suggested by anonymous “insiders”
or “rival executives” are grossly wrong and continues
a trend where rumor is reported as fact.’
‘The film continues to play in theatrical release, included with
this week’s opening in China, and will continue to earn revenue throughout its home viewing and ancillary run.’
So far, the musical about Batman’s nemesis has grossed $51.5 million domestically and $165 million globally after two
weeks of release.
In comparison, the first Joker grossed $96.2 million domestically and $248.4 million globally after
three days of release.
The hotly-anticipated sequel to the 2019 billion dollar Oscar-winning film was considered a surefire hit for Warner Bros Pictures, yet
ended up being slammed by critics and failed to ignite at the box
office.
Joker: Folie À Deux has garnered the lowest CinemaScore in comic book movie history as the film bombed at the box office on opening night.
The psychological musical thriller — which has been criticized as
‘bleak’ and ‘disappointing’ — officially released in theaters on Friday, October 4.
Joker: Folie À Deux, starring Joaquin Phoenix and
Lady Gaga, can be streamed now, just weeks after its theatrical release; Phoenix and Gaga seen in a still
The movie will be available to rent from home starting
October 29, in an effort to recoup some of Warner
Bros. investment into the film, according to Variety
The film is ‘poised to lose at least $150 million to $200 million in its
theatrical run’ according to the publication
The sequel to the 2019 billion dollar Oscar-winning film was considered a surefire hit for Warner Bros, yet ended up
being slammed by critics and failed to ignite at the box office
Phoenix reprised his role as the Joker in the sequel, which had earned him an Oscar for his portrayal in the 2019 film, while Gaga
took on the role of Harleen Lee Quinzel (Harley Quinn)
Phoenix reprised his role as the Joker in the sequel, which had earned
him an Oscar for his portrayal in the 2019 film,
while Gaga took on the role of Harleen Lee Quinzel (Harley Quinn).
However, Joker: Folie À Deux has been given a D rating on CinemaScore — the lowest
score for a comic book movie.
Madame Web — which notably also flopped in theaters earlier this
year and also received terrible reviews — holds a higher score with a C+.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the movie currently holds an audience score of 31% and a critic score of
32%.
The sequel has been roundly criticized for being a musical and ‘ignoring’ the DC fanbase
– with an agent familiar with director Todd Phillips’ process telling Variety he ‘wanted nothing to
do with DC’ during the making of the film, with DC bosses
James Gunn and Peter Safran notably absent from
the film’s LA premiere afterparty last month.
A source said: ‘If the first movie was about some down-on-his-luck, mentally ill guy
in a downtrodden city, it makes maybe $150 [million] worldwide.
Not a billion. People showed up because that guy was Joker.’
In an apparent snub by Phillips, the opening sequence of the film does not include a DC Studios logo.
A Warner spokesman added that a DC logo appears at the end of the
Joker sequel, while Phillips declined to comment to the publication.
Several frictions are said to have developed between Phillips, DC and Warner- with claims that Michael DeLuca, Chairperson of Warner Bros.
Entertainment, and CEO Pamela Abdy seemed ‘unwilling’ to say no to Phillips due to his huge past successes.
It is claimed Phillips would ‘only’ speak with DeLuca and Abdy rather than Gunn
and Safran – who took control of DC two months before production began on Joker 2 in December 2022.
Gunn and Safran did attend the first director’s cut screening for the studio but Phillips fueled rift speculation when he told a reporter:
‘With all due respect to them, this is kind of a Warner Bros.
movie.’
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav also met with Phillips shortly after WarnerMedia and Discovery merged in April 2022
and was ‘open to filming in Los Angeles if the director would make the sequel at a lower price point.’
The studio wanted to film in London which would
have cost around 20 per cent less.
A source directly involved with the film recently shared: ‘The one thing about genre stuff: If
you don’t listen and pay attention to what the fan expectations are,
you’re going to fail’; director Todd Phillips seen with Gaga and Phoenix at the LA premiere September 30
However, Phillips insisted on filming in LA with the budget remaining static.
A Warner spokesman told the publication the studio ‘supported the decision to film in Los Angeles’.
A source directly involved with the film said:
‘No one could get through to Todd. And the one thing about genre stuff:
If you don’t listen and pay attention to what the fan expectations are, you’re going to
fail.
Insiders also claim studio bosses did not want to premiere the film at the Venice Film Festival, but Phillips pushed
back – with a Warner spokesman saying the studio ‘fully
supported the decision to bring the film to Venice.
Along with Gaga and Phoenix, other stars that had appeared in the sequel include
Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Zazie Beatz and Steve Coogan.
Christopher NolanJoaquin Phoenix
Smile 2 – starring Naomi Scott, Lukas Gage and Jack Nicholson’s son Ray – emerged as the winner after
a horror movie box office showdown.
The fright flick eclipsed hot contender Terrifier 3 for the top
spot.
The Smile sequel starring Scott, 31, as a pop star who begins experiencing terrifying and inexplicable events as she
prepares for a world tour, opened wide in more than 3,600 theaters, pulling in a payday of $23 million.
Ray, whose mom is Nicholson’s former partner Rebecca Broussard,
shocked fans with an eerie grin in the new movie, which was near-identical to the Oscar-winner’s maniacal
smile as Jack Torrance in the 1980 Stanley
Kubrick classic, The Shining.
In a legendary scene, an insane Jack hacks at a bathroom door with an axe as his cowering wife
Wendy (Shelley Duvall) screams inside. As he
busts a hole in the door, he sticks his face through, grins
and exclaims: ‘Here’s Johnny!’ in an improvised line.
The original Smile, released in September 2022, and starring Sosie Bacon, was a sleeper hit, which was well received and earned $217,408,
513 globally.
Smile 2 has received a 83-percent critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes and an 83-percent Popcornmeter rating from audiences.
Smile 2 stars Jack Nicholson’s son Ray (left). In the new horror, he recreated the Oscar-winner’s maniacal smile
as Jack Torrance in the 1980 Stanley Kubrick classic,
The Shining
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The Wild Robot remained in second place after making its debut last week.
The animated feature about a shipwrecked robot who lands on an island inhabited only
by wild animals has delighted audiences young and not
so young to the tune of $10.1 million, according to Box Office Mojo.
Last week’s champ, Terrifier 3 dropped to third place.
In this latest chapter of the franchise, Art the Clown is determined to slash his way through a small town preparing for the Christmas
holidays in order to finish the work he started with a Halloween massacre in Terrifier 2.
Audiences have enjoyed the chase. Terrifier 3 kicked up more than $9.3 million in ticket sales.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice lost some ground to the new arrivals, but maintained a strong
presence at theaters across the nation.
The haunted tale starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Jenna
Ortega conjured up an even $5 million and a fourth place finish.
Landing in fifth place after opening in wider
release was We Live in Time.
Naomi Scott stars in Smile 2 as a pop star preparing for a world tour who encounters a series of terrifying
and inexplicable events
The Wild Robot remained in second place after
making its debut last week. The animated feature about a shipwrecked robot who lands on an island inhabited only by wild
animals has delighted audiences young and not so young to
the tune of $10.1 million this week
Last week’s champ, Terrifier 3 dropped to third place.
The story follows Art the Clown as he tries to slash his way through
a small town preparing for the Christmas holidays. The fright flick pulled
in more than $9.3 million in ticket sales
The romantic drama, starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh as a couple who find
themselves in a race against time, is a hit with critics and audiences alike,
earning $4.185 million over the weekend.
Joker:Folie à Deux continues its descent as audiences lose interested in the Joker sequel.
After three weeks in theaters, the film starring Joaquin Phoenix
and Lady Gaga has landed in sixth place with a take of $2.18 million.
The movie has yet to cover its $200 million budget,
but is inching toward it. So far the comic inspired film has collected $191,942,948 globally.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice lost some ground to the new arrivals, but maintained a strong presence at theaters across the nation. The haunted
tale starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder
and Jenna Ortega conjured up an even $5 million and a fourth
place finish
Landing in fifth place after opening in wider release was We Live
in Time. The romantic drama starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh as a couple
who find themselves in a race against time is a hit with critics
and audiences alike, earning $4.185 million over the
weekend
Piece by Piece, Pharrell Williams’ creative biopic, fell two
spots to sixth place.
The musical adventure told with Lego characters to illustrate the singer and songwriter’s
rise to fame continues to do well with audiences, this week putting together
a payday of $2.1 million.
Transformers One parked in eighth place.
Joker:Folie à Deux continues its descent as audiences lose interested in the Joker sequel.
After three weeks in theaters, the film starring Joaquin Phoenix and
Lady Gaga has landed in sixth place with a take of
$2.18 million
Piece by Piece, Pharrell Williams’ creative biopic, fell two spots to sixth place
with payday of $2.1 million
Transformers One parked in eighth place with earnings of nearly
$2 million
Saturday Night, the film about the chaos behind the first ever
episode of late night staple Saturday Night Live, dropped in the
ratings to ninth place making $1.8 million its fourth weekend in theaters
The Nightmare Before Christmas re-release rounds out the top ten with $1.129 million beneath the tree
The animated adventure starring the voices of Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry in the origin story for the beloved Optimus Prime and the
evil Megatron roared away with nearly $2 million.
Saturday Night, the film about the chaos behind the first ever episode of
late night staple Saturday Night Live, dropped in the ratings to ninth place.
The dramady starring Gabriel LaBell as SNL creator Lorne Michaels made $1.8 million its fourth weekend in theaters.
The Nightmare Before Christmas re-release rounds out the top ten. The
Tim Burton animated classic found $1.129 million under the
tree, as the film enjoys a renaissance with fans and their progeny celebrating some three decades since
it first appeared in theaters.
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Celine Dion had a hilarious reaction to her hit, My Heart Will Go On, in a new video this
week.
The iconic songstress, 56, who is best known for the 1997 Titanic soundtrack song, was
seen attempting to stream her rendition of Edith Piaf’s Hymne à l’amour –
but Siri failed to understand her and instead suggested My Heart
Will Go On.
In the clip, Dion says: ‘Hey Siri, play Hymne
à l’amour by Céline Dion?’ with Siri responding:
‘I cannot find that track by Céline Dion but here is My Heart Will Go On. ”
A frustrated Dion said: ‘No! Hello, No, no, no, Hey Siri, can you play Hymne à l’amour by Céline Dion please?’
Again, Siri replied: ‘I cannot find that track by Céline Dion but here is My Heart Will Go On.’
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Dion burst out laughing and said ‘never mind!’ before suggesting she ask the question in a strong French accent.
After this Siri responded: ‘Okay, here is ‘Hymne à l’amour by Céline Dion.’
Dion looked shocked before smiling and giving the thumbs up.
In July Dion made a musical comeback with the track at the 2024 Paris Olympic Opening Ceremony amid her battle with incurable condition, stiff-person syndrome.
28 years after making her Olympic debut in 1996 at Atlanta’s stadium, Celine proved she’s still got it following her emotional act in the French city at the Eiffel Tower.
And after bringing fans to tears, Celine reflected on the iconic moment with a heartfelt message on X.
She wrote: ‘I’m honored to have performed tonight, for the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony, and so full of joy to be back in one of my very favorite cities!
‘Most of all, I’m so happy to be celebrating these amazing athletes, with all their stories of sacrifice and determination, pain and perseverance.
In the clip, Dion says: ‘Hey Siri, play Hymne à l’amour by Céline Dion?’ with Siri responding: ‘I cannot find that track by Céline Dion but here is My Heart Will Go On. ” A frustrated
Dion said: ‘No! Hello, No, no, no’
Again, Siri replied: ‘I cannot find that track by Céline Dion but here is My
Heart Will Go On’
In July Dion made a musical comeback with the track at the 2024 Paris Olympic Opening Ceremony amid her battle with incurable condition, stiff-person syndrome
‘All of you have been so focused on your dream, and whether
or not you take home a medal, I hope that being here means that it has come true for
you!
‘You should all be so proud, we know how hard you have worked to be the best of
the best. Stay focused, keep going, my heart is with you!
– Celine xx…’
Celine looked incredible in a shimmering silver gown as she performed in front of the Eiffel Tower.
She gave a rendition of Hymne à L’amour, which was originally sung by
French music icon Edith Piaf.
The song was originally released in 1950 and its title translates into English as ‘Hymn to Love.’
The My Heart Will Go On songstress looked to be on the verge of tears as she finished the performance
to cheers from the crowd, whilst viewers at home were also left emotional.
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WASHINGTON, 1er octobre (Reuters) – Le secrétaire américain à la Défense, Lloyd
Austin, s’est entretenu lundi avec son homologue israélien Yoav Gallant, a
fait savoir le département américain de la Défense, après que l’armée israélienne a annoncé avoir lancé des “assauts terrestres ciblés” contre le Hezbollah dans le sud du Liban.
“Ils sont convenus de la nécessité de démanteler les infrastructures d’attaque le long de la frontière afin de s’assurer que le Hezbollah libanais ne peut pas mener d’attaques du style de celle du 7 octobre contre des communautés du nord d’Israël”, a déclaré le Pentagone.
Lloyd Austin a réaffirmé qu’une solution diplomatique était nécessaire
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July 20 (Reuters) – Philip Morris International beat analysts’ expectations for quarterly profit and raised the lower
end of its annual earnings forecast, as tobacco and labor costs ease, and
demand remains robust for its smokeless Zyn and IQOS
products.
In December last year, Philip Morris acquired Hay-maker Swedish Match for a share of the popular smokeless and spitless nicotine pouches as younger customers increasingly
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with Altria Group .
Total IQOS users at the end of June were up by 1.4 million from March, the
company said, taking the total number to 27.2 million.
Its second-quarter adjusted profit per share of $1.60 beat analysts’ average
estimates for a profit of $1.47, as per Refinitiv data.
Net revenue rose 14.5% to $8.97 billion, topping estimates
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The 176-year old company is also benefiting from higher prices for its traditional combustible cigarettes, after supply-chain snags inflated freight and raw-material costs
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Lady Gaga is set to release her seventh studio album in February.
Despite lead single Disease stalling on the Hot 100 at No.
27, the 38-year-old is forging ahead with her next album, which she described as both ‘fun’ and ‘darker.’
Speaking to Vogue magazine about the project, Gaga said
that she’s been focused on the production side
of her new songs.
‘I love producing — I always have — and
something that was really important to me making my seventh studio
album was blending live instrumentation with programming,’ she explained.
‘The album is chaotic from a genre perspective
— it is genre-bending, and I think in that way is a deeply personal look into my mind as a producer and the way I think about music.’
She also said that the album has a ‘darker pop’ sound that’s more in line
with her iconic 2009 album, The Fame Monster.
However, fans need not be worried that Gaga is going too somber
with her sound.
‘The album is not extremely serious in that it’s
very fun and meant to be enjoyed at a party,
in a club, or at home having personal fun time — to be free of your worries at home
or walking through life,’ she insisted.
Lady Gaga is focused on releasing her seventh studio
album this February following the disappointing reception to
lead single Disease
Gaga released the album’s lead single Disease last month
to rave reviews from music critics, who lauded it as a return to
the star’s roots.
Unfortunately, the acclaim failed to translate to the charts, with Disease debuting at No.
27 on the Hot 100 – her worst entry for a lead single in 16 years.
On the bright side, Gaga is currently enjoying one of her biggest hits in years
thanks to her Bruno Mars duet, Die With a Smile.
The ballad has so far reached No. 2 on the Hot 100 and No.
1 on the Pop Airplay Chart.
It comes after Gaga’s leading role in the disastrous Joker:
Folie à Deux.
The follow-up to the Oscar-winning 2019 film, starring Joaquin Phoenix
as Arthur Fleck (Joker) and Gaga as Lee Quinzel (Harley
Quinn), faced negative reviews from critics before its October 4 release and
flopped at the box office.
Tim, 39, who played a guard at Arkham Asylum in the movie, said Todd Philips’s new film
has ‘no plot’ and admitted he knew it was ‘going to bomb’ while filming.
Speaking on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Tim said: ‘It’s the worst film
ever made.
Gaga told Vogue magazine that she’s been focused on the production side of her new songs
Gaga released the album’s lead single Disease last month to rave reviews from music critics, but the song flopped on the Hot 100
‘I think what happened, after the first Joker, there was a lot of talk like, “Oh, this was loved by incels. This was loved by the wrong kinds of people. This sent the wrong kind of message. Male rage! Nihilism!” All these think pieces.
‘And then I think, “What if we went the other way,” and now they
have Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga tap dancing to a point where it’s insane,’ he continued.
‘It has no plot. We would sit there, me and these other guys
were all dressed in these security outfits because we’re working at the Arkham Asylum,
and I would turn to one of them and we’d hear this crap and I’d go, “What the f*** is this?” And they’d
go, “This is going to bomb, man.” I go, “This is the worst thing I’ve ever seen.”
‘We were talking about it at lunch, and we’d go, “What is the plot? Is there a plot? I don’t know, I think he falls in love with her in the prison?” It’s not even hate-watchable.
That’s how terrible it is.’
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Celine Dion had a hilarious reaction to her hit, My Heart Will Go
On, in a new video this week.
The iconic songstress, 56, who is best known for the 1997 Titanic
soundtrack song, was seen attempting to stream her rendition of Edith Piaf’s Hymne à l’amour – but Siri failed to understand her and
instead suggested My Heart Will Go On.
In the clip, Dion says: ‘Hey Siri, play Hymne à l’amour by Céline Dion?’ with Siri
responding: ‘I cannot find that track by Céline Dion but here is My Heart Will Go On.
”
A frustrated Dion said: ‘No! Hello, No, no, no, Hey Siri, can you play Hymne à l’amour by Céline Dion please?’
Again, Siri replied: ‘I cannot find that track by Céline Dion but here is My Heart Will Go On.’
Celine Dion had a hilarious reaction to her hit, My Heart Will Go On, in a new video this week
The 1997 chart-topper from the film Titanic is considered Dion’s signature song
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Dion burst out laughing and said ‘never mind!’ before suggesting she ask the question in a strong French accent.
After this Siri responded: ‘Okay, here is ‘Hymne à l’amour by Céline Dion.’
Dion looked shocked before smiling and giving the thumbs up.
In July Dion made a musical comeback with the track at the 2024 Paris Olympic Opening Ceremony amid her battle with incurable condition, stiff-person syndrome.
28 years after making her Olympic debut in 1996 at Atlanta’s stadium, Celine proved she’s still got it following her emotional act in the French city at the Eiffel Tower.
And after bringing fans to tears, Celine reflected on the iconic moment with a heartfelt message on X.
She wrote: ‘I’m honored to have performed tonight, for the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony, and so full of joy to be back in one of my very favorite cities!
‘Most of all, I’m so happy to be celebrating these amazing athletes, with all their stories of sacrifice and determination, pain and perseverance.
In the clip, Dion says: ‘Hey Siri, play Hymne à l’amour by Céline Dion?’ with Siri responding: ‘I cannot find that track by Céline Dion but here is My Heart Will Go On. ” A frustrated
Dion said: ‘No! Hello, No, no, no’
Again, Siri replied: ‘I cannot find that track by Céline Dion but here
is My Heart Will Go On’
In July Dion made a musical comeback with the track at the 2024 Paris Olympic Opening
Ceremony amid her battle with incurable condition, stiff-person syndrome
‘All of you have been so focused on your dream, and whether or not you take home a medal,
I hope that being here means that it has come true
for you!
‘You should all be so proud, we know how hard
you have worked to be the best of the best.
Stay focused, keep going, my heart is with you! – Celine xx…’
Celine looked incredible in a shimmering silver gown as she performed
in front of the Eiffel Tower.
She gave a rendition of Hymne à L’amour, which was originally sung by French music icon Edith Piaf.
The song was originally released in 1950 and its title translates into English as ‘Hymn to Love.’
The My Heart Will Go On songstress looked to be on the verge of tears as she finished the performance to
cheers from the crowd, whilst viewers at home were also left emotional.
Celine Dion
By Maria Martinez
LUXEMBOURG, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Germany’s economic model is not broken but Europe’s biggest economy has lost competitiveness
over the past decade, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Monday.
“We can’t be satisfied with the economic developments in Germany,” he
told journalists ahead of a Eurogroup meeting.
The German economy is expected to contract by 0.2% in 2024, an economy ministry spokesperson said on Monday, cutting the forecast from a previous projection of
0.3% growth this year.
If realised, this would be the second consecutive year of contraction for Germany’s economy, which was the weakest among its large euro zone peers last year with a 0.3% decline
in gross domestic product.
Lindner said the government was introducing supply-side measures to try to return the economy to growth.
“After these reforms, Germany will have more competitiveness again,” Lindner
said, adding that the growth initiative was just a first step for an economic turnaround, “but we have to build on it.”
AMBITION NEEDED
Lindner said “ambition” was needed to keep EU public finances in order, or to
put them back in order where necessary.
“I can only encourage everyone to implement structural reforms and to make unpopular decisions,” Lindner said.
“What seems to be unpopular at the moment is the willingness to take responsibility for the next generation and for the stability of the European Union as a whole.”
Lindner said he could not comment on the French budget plans because he had not had the chance to talk with his
French colleagues yet, but he would do so on Monday evening.
“We should all realise that the credibility of public finances vis-à-vis the capital markets is not to be trifled with,” Lindner said.
“We must credibly reduce our deficits and our debt so that we can continue to finance ourselves well and in a stable manner.”
(Reporting by Maria Martinez, Editing by Miranda Murray and Christina Fincher)
‘Tis the season of hosiery. Paired with a mini skirt and a
sequin blazer (we’re looking at you, Selena Gomez), or styled with a little black dress and
a pair of killer heels (à la Alexa Chung at
the Fashion Awards), tights and stockings are a great way to add style – and perhaps an extra layer of warmth – to your outfits during the autumn and winter months.
From matte to glossy, opaque to sheer, and black to skin-toned shades, there’s
a lot more to consider than just the denier number when it comes to picking
out a pair of classic tights. And then, of course, there is also patterned hosiery (think delicate designs like a back
seam, polka dots or lace detailing) to elevate your winter
style.
‘Tis the season of hosiery
In 2024, tights should no longer be an obligation but a fashion choice.
Google searches for ‘tights’ are up by 115%
since the temperatures first dropped, and at high-street favourite M&S two pairs are sold every minute.
So what styles are we buying?
The top spot is claimed by the retailer’s 60 Denier
Body Sensor Tights (a handy three-pack that sells for just £8 and is
available in a black, navy and brown). The 40 Denier Body Sensor Tights (£8 for a three-pack) are second favourite,
followed by the 30 Denier Body Sensor Tights (£8 for a three-pack).
The fourth most popular pair is the 60 Denier Magicwear Opaque Tights (£14 for a two-pack), and the top five is rounded out by the 100 Denier Magicwear Opaque Tights (£14 for a two-pack).
These are the number one selling tights at Marks & Spencer
M&S believes the decision between opaque and sheer tights should
be based on the formality of our outfit. ‘Opaque black tights
will go with basically everything. Often said
to clash with black; blue or brown hues are also an option.’
‘Sheer tights are great for more formal occasions
and warmer temperatures, as they provide a lighter and more breathable option,’ the high street giant added.
‘You can achieve that elegant, barely-there look with a little extra coverage.’
Similarly, intricate patterns, logos and glitter are best suited for evening looks, says M&S.
‘For a daytime or office look, stick with polka dots or diamond patterned tights, or
if you’re looking for some added cosiness, try cable-knit tights
for some subtle texture.’
Lady Gaga released the dark music video for her new single Disease on Wednesday as she makes her grand return to music.
The singer – a 13-time Grammy Award-winner – has delighted fans
with the first single from her forthcoming album LG7 which is due in February
2025.
Releasing a double feature of music videos she also unveiled the
video for Die With A Smile (Live in Las Vegas).
The disturbing video for Disease sees her fighting with different versions
of herself and chained up in a darkened room.
The video begins with the star seemingly the victim of
a car crash as she lies bloody on the bonnet of a
car.
Lady Gaga released the dark music video for her new single
Disease on Wednesday as she makes her grand return to music
The singer, 38, – a 13-time Grammy Award-winner – has delighted fans with
the first single from her forthcoming album LG7 which is due in February 2025
Convulsing she then awakens and opens her eyes to begin singing.
She then climbs up the car to look at the driver who is dressed as a terrifying
character in leather look.
She then jumps off the car before engaging in a savage fight
with another version of herself.
The next scene then cuts to her chained up in the dark wearing
white underwear and covered in scars as she stands
on top of yet another version of herself.
She then wraps her legs around the other Lady Gaga
to try and strangle her as the tension intensifies.
The scary leather clad character from earlier is then seen vomiting black liquid next to another
Lady Gaga who is lying on the crown.
She is then seen trying to escape the chaos as she gets trapped between two closing walls that eventually crush her to death.
It comes as Lady Gaga, 38, revealed she was ‘overwhelmed’ by her Little Monsters’ reaction to her latest tune Disease.
The pop superstar said she feels ‘insane joy’ about her fandom’s response to her electro-pop banger – and teased
that there is ‘a LOT more to come’.
The disturbing video for Disease sees her fighting with different versions of herself and chained
up in a darkened room
The video begins with the star seemingly the victim of a car crash as she lies bloody
on the bonnet of a car
The scary leather clad character is then seen vomiting black liquid
next to another Lady Gaga who is lying on the crown
The next scene then cuts to her chained up in the dark wearing white
underwear and covered in scars as she stands on top of yet another version of herself
She then wraps her legs around the other Lady Gaga
to try and strangle her as the tension intensifies
Convulsing she then awakens and opens her eyes to begin singing.
She then climbs up the car to look at the driver
who is dressed as a terrifying character in leather look
She is then seen trying to escape the chaos as she gets trapped between two closing walls that eventually crush her
to death
She gushed on Instagram alongside a selfie of her smiling with her eyes
closed: ‘I honestly am trying to find the right words to say – I have been so excited to release my new music and to see all the monsters
come alive and dance and perform and smile and cry is such an insane joy.
‘I’m so grateful and overwhelmed at your love for
Disease. Keep dancing. There’s a LOT more to come.
‘I haven’t seen our community like this in a very long time.
Thank you for coming on this ride w me all these years and still showing up for the
music also…happy Halloween (sic)’
The follow-up to 2020’s Chromatica LP is expected to arrive in February.
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Meanwhile, it was recently claimed that Gaga has decided to delay her world tour until 2026.
Due to huge names, including Oasis and Coldplay, booking up multiple dates at stadiums
across the UK, there are said to be no spaces available
for Gaga – whose last tour was the Chromatica Ball in 2022 – forcing her to push back the run by
a year.
An insider told The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre
column: ‘Lady Gaga is planning the biggest tour of her career – but it will have to wait.
‘She sold out two nights at London’s Tottenham Hotspur
Stadium during her 20-date Chromatica Ball tour in 2022 and
the demand was so huge, she wants to push the
boat out even more this time.
‘Her next album will be out in the new year and she
hoped to spend much of the summer on tour.
‘But acts like Oasis and Coldplay have thwarted it.
She has been told there’s no room at the inn, so she will have to make do with touring in 2026 instead.
It comes as Lady Gaga revealed she was ‘overwhelmed’ by her Little Monsters’ reaction to her latest tune Disease
The pop superstar said she feels ‘insane joy’ about her
fandom’s response to her electro-pop banger –
and teased that there is ‘a LOT more to come’
She gushed on Instagram alongside a selfie of her smiling with her eyes closed: ‘I honestly am trying to find the right words to say
– I have been so excited to release my new music’
The follow-up to 2020’s Chromatica LP is expected to arrive in February
Meanwhile, it was recently claimed that Gaga has decided to
delay her world tour until 2026
Due to huge names, including Oasis and Coldplay, booking
up multiple dates at stadiums across the UK, there are said to
be no spaces available for Gaga – whose last tour was the Chromatica Ball in 2022
– forcing her to push back the run by a year
An insider told The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre column: ‘Lady
Gaga is planning the biggest tour of her career – but
it will have to wait’
Disease follows Gaga’s hit collaboration with Bruno Mars,
Die With A Smile, and her starring role as
Harleen ‘Lee’ Quinzel in Joker: Folie à Deux
Appearing on the Smallzy’s Surgery podcast recently, Gaga teased she was planning some concerts.
She said: ‘All I can tell you is that I’ve just been feeling so creative, and
really connected to music and I’ve been working on so
much music.
‘I’m really excited to play it for the fans.’
Disease follows Gaga’s hit collaboration with Bruno Mars, Die With A Smile,
and her starring role as Harleen ‘Lee’ Quinzel in Joker:
Folie à Deux alongside Joaquin Phoenix (Joker/Arthur Fleck) and her companion album, Harlequin.
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July 23 (Reuters) – Philip Morris International pushed the test-launch of its heated tobacco device, IQOS, in the U.S.
to the fourth quarter on Tuesday and lowered its annual forecast for
the heated tobacco business.
The pilot was earlier scheduled to run in Austin, Texas,
in the second quarter, for which the company
reported results on the day.
The company declined to comment on why the launch had
been delayed.
Philip Morris has invested billions to promote and expand its portfolio of alternatives to traditional combustible cigarettes
amid stricter regulations and falling smoking rates in some markets.
The launch of its flagship heated tobacco device
in the United States is also facing resistance from health campaigners,
who have written to regulators in the country accusing the company of misrepresenting past regulatory decisions,
Reuters reported last week.
The company also awaits market authorization from the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration for its IQOS ILUMA device, which it expects
by the second half of 2025.
A ban on flavored heated tobacco in the European Union has already hit shipments this year, with Philip Morris saying the impact from the ban was “slightly greater” than previously assumed.
This led the company to temper its expectations for volume
growth in the heated tobacco category to around 13% for the full year, down from between 14% and 16% expected earlier.
However, Philip Morris topped quarterly expectations and raised
its annual sales and profit forecasts, betting on demand for its Zyn nicotine pouches, as well as higher cigarette pricing.
(Reporting by Juveria Tabassum and Emma Rumney; Editing by Pooja Desai)
A billionaire couple have won the right to remove a single tree from the driveway of their
lavish $20million mansion after being blocked by their local
council.
Paul Holmes a Court, the son of Australia’s first billionaire Robert Holmes
a Court, and his wife Zara had been at loggerheads with their local council
over a request to remove a single peppermint tree growing in the middle of their driveway.
The couple bought the four-bedroom mansion in the affluent, tree-lined suburb overlooking Perth’s Freshwater Bay for $20.1million in August.
They wanted to remove the tree but the Shire of Peppermint Grove refused
the request on the grounds the tree was not dead or deceased.
‘We are very lucky to live here, but I have to say that the
tree placement is unusual,’ Ms Holmes a Court previously told a council meeting.
‘I’m quite a reasonable and rational person, but a tree in the middle of the driveway makes
it quite tricky to reverse out.’
The couple enjoyed a breakthrough at a council meeting last week after an alternative motion was unanimously passed that allowed the tree to be removed on the condition they paid
a $2,500 bond before any work was done on the
driveway.
They will also need to plant two replacement trees on their property.
Paul Holmes a Court (pictured) is the son of Australia’s first
billionaire, famed tycoon Robert Holmes a Court, who died
suddenly of heart failure at the age of 53
Paul Holmes à Court and his wife Zara won a council battle to
remove a peppermint tree (pictured) from the driveway of their $20million mansion
Ms Holmes a Court previously claimed the tree’s odd placement
also made it difficult to spot cars turning the corner at a nearby intersection with
Bay View Terrace.
After the motion to remove the tree was passed at the meeting,
councillor Douglas Jackson said it was a ‘good outcome’.
‘I think it meets both the owners’ wants, or expectation, but also matches the council’s needs at
the same time by ensuring that there is tree cover on the
verge of that property,’ he said.
Peppermint Grove is hoping to implement a policy that would even make it an offence to damage or
remove any mature trees on private property without council approval.
Last month, WA Planning Minister John Carey said he hoped the Shire of Peppermint Grove would
‘take a common sense approach’ to the issue.
‘This is part of the challenge that we do have with local
government. I’ve always been on the record that we need local governments to take a common sense approach to issues,’ Mr Carey told the West Australian.
‘And I understand people are passionate about trees.
But ultimately, we do need local governments to assess the situation and find pragmatic outcomes.’
According to the online listing for the four-bedroom, four-bathroom mansion – which
is built on a corner block along the banks of the Swan River –
the sprawling Federation-style property was built in around 1904.
The Holmes à Court property was built in around 1904
in Federation ‘Arts and Crafts’ style
The home boast an unparalleled view of the Swan River overlooking Fresh Water
Bay
‘Designed in the rare Federation ‘Arts and Crafts’ style,
the home has retained all its elegance and splendour via lofty
ceilings, sweeping verandas, charming decorative arches, casement-style sash windows, and walls of French doors that bathe the
home in light, reflecting river views beyond,’ the listing
said.
The property also features ‘Plush Champagne-hued
carpets’ and ‘cobble-stoned remote garage to accommodate six
cars, abundant storage, gym area, double vanity rain-shower bathroom and climate-controlled wine
cellar.’
Mr Holmes a Court is the chief executive of prize-winning wine label Vasse Felix and the brother of Peter Holmes à Court,
who once jointly owned of the South Sydney Rabbitohs with Russell
Crowe, and climate philanthropist Simon Holmes à Court.
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Feb 8 (Reuters) – Philip Morris International on Thursday missed estimates for fourth quarter profit and forecasts for 2024,
with slowing sales of its flagship heated tobacco product IQOS in particular
concerning analysts.
The Marlboro cigarette maker has so far led a transition among tobacco
giants towards smoking alternatives, with IQOS at the core of that effort,
consuming the vast majority of over $10 billion PMI has
poured into its transformation since 2008.
It said on Thursday that shipments of heated tobacco
units grew by 6.1% in the fourth quarter, compared with 18% growth in the third quarter.
Philip Morris added that it expected a further hit to shipments over the coming year
as a result of a ban on flavoured heated tobacco in the European Union.
Chief Executive Jacek Olczak said however IQOS had now surpassed
Marlboro in terms of net revenues.
“We are entering 2024 with strong momentum,” he said in a statement.
Any sustained slowdown in IQOS sales was a problem for Philip
Morris given its significance for the business and the company’s premium relative to peers, analysts said.
But Mark Giambrone, a portfolio manager at Barrow
Hanley, a sub-adviser to American Beacon’s Large Cap Value Fund which
invests in PMI, was not too concerned.
IQOS is set to test launch in the United States, the
world’s largest market for smoking alternatives, this year with a full roll-out later.
“When that happens it will be a boon for the stock and for their earnings base,” Giambrone said.
The company’s shares fell 3%, but recovered to stand around 1.6% lower
by 11:20 a.m. ET (1620 GMT).
PMI reported fourth-quarter adjusted profit of $1.36 per share.
Analysts had on average had expected a profit of $1.45.
It expects adjusted annual profit of between $6.32 and $6.44
per share, while analysts were expecting $6.60 per
share, LSEG data showed. (Reporting by Granth Vanaik in Bengaluru
and Emma Rumney in London; Editing by Milla Nissi and Jonathan Oatis)
Lady Gaga is getting back to basics.
Following her panned performance in the flop movie Joker: Folie à Deux, the New York City native,
38, is releasing a single titled Disease, set to be released Friday.
Diesase, the first of songs from her forthcoming seventh album, was teased Tuesday on the
Grammy-winning artist’s Instagram account, as she captioned the image:
‘DISEASE 10.25.’
In a teaser clip from the viewpoint of an approaching
vehicle, the actress-singer, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, sported a black mane
as she ran from it.
Gaga’s label Universal Music on Monday put out pre-saves for the forthcoming single,
with links to Spotify and Apple Music, Variety reported.
Lady Gaga, 38, is going back to basics in her pop career
following her panned performance in the flop movie Joker: Folie à Deux.
Pictured at the film’s LA premiere last month
The New York City native is releasing a single titled
Disease on Friday
Gaga also made public a Spotify playlist in which her letters in her songs spelled
out the phrase ‘Gaga Disease,’ according to the outlet.
Lady Gaga on Monday posted an adjacent image of what appeared to be
her figure splayed across the front of a car with the phrase
‘Disease’ painted on the street, and a series of dates, times and
cities.
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The singer, whose hits include Bad Romance, Born This Way, Just Dance and Poker Face, is headed
back to her pop persona following the September release of her album Harlequin,
which was inspired by Joker: Folie à Deux.
Among the tracks on the album included two new songs, and standards such as That’s Entertainment, That’s Life and Get Happy.
Like the film, it was not an initial commercial success, marking her lowest ever entry for a full-length record on the Billboard 200 charts at number 20.
Lady Gaga in the movie played the role of Harley Quinn opposite Joaquin Phoenix, who earned the Best
Actor Oscar for his performance in the franchise’s 2019 film Joker.
According to the outlet, Joker: Folie à Deux ‘could potentially lose $150 to
$200 million’ despite studio insiders saying it would break even.
The Warner Bros. film has made $192.2 million worldwide, with $56.6 million in domestic box office revenue, according to
Box Office Mojo.
In a teaser clip from the viewpoint of an approaching vehicle, the actress-singer, whose
real name is Stefani Germanotta, sported a black mane as she ran from it
Lady Gaga on Monday posted an adjacent image of
what appeared to be her figure splayed across the front of a car with the phrase ‘Disease’ painted on the street,
and a series of dates, times and cities
The singer is headed back to her pop persona following the September release of her album Harlequin, which was
inspired by Joker: Folie à Deux
Joker: Folie à Deux, starring Joaquin Phoenix opposite the pop staple,
underwhelmed with critics and in box office revenues
Some fans have said that despite the film’s initial failure financially and with
critics, it will be looked upon favorably years from now.
Lady Gaga has had some commercial success in recent months with her pairing with Bruno Mars on Die With a Smile,
which was released in August, landing in the third spot on Billboard’s
Hot 100.
In 2020, she put out the studio album Chromatica,
which initially landed in the top spot upon its debut and included the hit single Rain on Me, a collaboration with Ariana Grande.
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Gillian Jacobs looked chic in red as she appeared on Watch
What Happens Live on Wednesday.
The Love star, 40, who is plugging her new series Transatlantic,
ended up weighing in on the Vanderpump Rules
Scandoval alongside guest Lala Kent during
a fun-filled interview.
The Community alum looked ready for anything in a long, short-sleeved, ribbed cranberry dress with pink stripes down the sides and pink detailing at
the waist and a high slit up one leg.
The Seven Faces of Jane star wore pointy-toed pale
pink pumps with the dress and carried an LL Bean-style tote bag.
Her long, blonde hair was styled in a Veronica Lake hairstyle.
Her makeup was dramatic and her lip color matched her unique dress.
On air look: Gillian Jacobs looked chic in red as she appeared on Watch What Happens Live on Wednesday
Scandoval: during a Wednesday appearance on Watch What Happens Live, the Love star, 40, ended up weighing in on the Vanderpump Rules Scandoval alongside
guest Lala Kent
WWHL host Andy Cohen fired questions at the Ibiza star, asking her if
she thinks Raquel Leviss actually thought she had chemistry with Tom Schwartz.
Gillian said no. She also revealed that she’s a VPR viewer
and appreciates all the context the newest episodes have given to the off
screen drama that’s been dominating pop culture news since
March 3.
And when it comes to who she blames more for the affair between Raquel
and Tom Sandoval, she agreed with the most of the rest of the
world and said, ‘Sandoval.’
But Lala brought up a good point, saying the blame is on both of their
shoulders since Raquel was best friends with Sandoval’s girlfriend of nearly a decade, Ariana Madix.
When Cohen asked the Fear Street actress if she thought
Raquel and Sandoval would last, she screwed up her
face in disgust and said, ‘Um, no.’
Currently, Gillian is playing Mary Jayne Gold, a real-life
Chicago heiress who worked to rescue European Jews,
intellectuals, and artists, during World War II in Transatlantic
on Netflix.
‘I think that she felt compelled to help in any way that she could,
‘ she said of her character in an interview with Town and Country.
‘Certainly in our version of the telling of it, initially, what she feels like she has to offer is her money, her wealth.’
Cranberry: The Community alum looked ready
for anything in a long, short-sleeved, ribbed
cranberry dress with pink stripes down the sides and pink detailing at the waist and a high slit up one leg
That’s a no: When Cohen asked the Fear Street
actress if she thought Raquel and Sandoval would
last, she screwed up her face in disgust and said, ‘Um, no’
Sandoval it is: And when it comes to who she blames more for the
affair between Raquel and Tom Sandoval, she agreed with the most of the
rest of the world and said, ‘Sandoval’
She added: ‘The story that we’re telling is that she’s also realizing that she has more to offer
beyond that’.
‘In real life and in Transatlantic, she was an incredibly wealthy woman who had
this unique ability in this moment to help out and she chose to
do that.’
‘I read a quote from her saying that this was the most important year of her life,’
she said of the real life Mary Jane. ‘This was the year of
her life that was the most consequential and important.
‘She lived a long life but I think that this was
really, the most important period of her life.
I tried to not have foreknowledge—you don’t want to bring, you want your character to be living in the present.’
‘I think even at the time, she had a recognition of that to some
degree.’
WWHL: She also revealed that she’s a VPR viewer and appreciates
all the context the newest episodes have given to the off screen drama that’s been dominating pop culture news since March 3
Earlier this year, the Pittsburgh native debuted the Seven Faces
of Jane, an anthology comprised of eight short films all starring the actress as the main character.
The anthology has eight different directors, including Jacobs along with Ken Jeong, Gia Coppola,
Ryan Heffington, Alexandra Cassavetes, Boma Iluma, Julian Acosta and Alex
Takacs.
The cast includes the likes of Emanuela Postacchini, Anthony Skordi, Leticia LaBelle, Benjamin Hjelm,
Chido Nwokocha, Sybil Azur, Daniela Hernandez, Joel McHale,
Caroline Ducrocq, Breeda Wool, Soledad St. Hilaire, Joni Reiss and Paris Nicole.
The film premiered at the Bentonville Film Festival last summer and
select theaters and VOD in January.
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RM600 – RM 800 depend where you buy it.
March 24 (Reuters) – Marlboro maker Philip Morris International Inc is working on options to exit the
Russian market, citing a complex and rapidly changing regulatory and operating environment in the country
following its invasion of Ukraine.
The company, which garnered around 6% its net revenue from Russia
in 2021, said on Thursday it has discontinued sale of several cigarette products and canceled all product launches
for the year in Russia.
It has also canceled plans to make over 20 billion TEREA
sticks, heated tobacco units intended for use with its
IQOS ILUMA devices, as well as related investment of $150 million.
Earlier this month, Philip Morris had suspended its planned investments and
decided to scale down manufacturing operations in the country.
Rival Imperial Brands too has started talks to transfer its Russian business to a local third party, joining
BAT in exiting the sanction-hit country.
(Reporting by Praveen Paramasivam in Bengaluru; Editing by Aditya
Soni and Arun Koyyur)
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Lady Gaga is getting back to basics.
Following her panned performance in the flop movie Joker: Folie à Deux, the New York City native, 38, is releasing a
single titled Disease, set to be released Friday.
Diesase, the first of songs from her forthcoming seventh album, was teased Tuesday on the Grammy-winning artist’s Instagram account, as she captioned
the image: ‘DISEASE 10.25.’
In a teaser clip from the viewpoint of an approaching vehicle, the actress-singer, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, sported a black
mane as she ran from it.
Gaga’s label Universal Music on Monday put out pre-saves for
the forthcoming single, with links to Spotify and Apple Music, Variety reported.
Lady Gaga, 38, is going back to basics in her pop career following her panned performance in the flop movie Joker: Folie à Deux.
Pictured at the film’s LA premiere last month
The New York City native is releasing a single titled Disease on Friday
Gaga also made public a Spotify playlist in which her letters in her songs
spelled out the phrase ‘Gaga Disease,’ according to the
outlet.
Lady Gaga on Monday posted an adjacent image of what appeared to be her figure
splayed across the front of a car with the phrase ‘Disease’ painted on the street, and a series of dates,
times and cities.
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The singer, whose hits include Bad Romance, Born This Way, Just Dance and Poker Face, is headed back to her pop
persona following the September release of her album Harlequin, which
was inspired by Joker: Folie à Deux.
Among the tracks on the album included two new songs, and standards such as That’s Entertainment,
That’s Life and Get Happy.
Like the film, it was not an initial commercial success, marking her lowest ever entry for a full-length record on the Billboard 200 charts at number 20.
Lady Gaga in the movie played the role of Harley Quinn opposite
Joaquin Phoenix, who earned the Best Actor Oscar
for his performance in the franchise’s 2019 film Joker.
According to the outlet, Joker: Folie à Deux ‘could potentially lose
$150 to $200 million’ despite studio insiders saying it would break even.
The Warner Bros. film has made $192.2 million worldwide, with $56.6 million in domestic box office revenue, according to Box Office Mojo.
In a teaser clip from the viewpoint of an approaching vehicle, the actress-singer, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, sported
a black mane as she ran from it
Lady Gaga on Monday posted an adjacent image of what appeared
to be her figure splayed across the front of a car
with the phrase ‘Disease’ painted on the street, and a series of dates,
times and cities
The singer is headed back to her pop persona following the September release of her album
Harlequin, which was inspired by Joker: Folie à Deux
Joker: Folie à Deux, starring Joaquin Phoenix opposite the pop staple, underwhelmed with critics and in box office revenues
Some fans have said that despite the film’s initial failure financially and with critics, it will be looked upon favorably years from now.
Lady Gaga has had some commercial success in recent months with her
pairing with Bruno Mars on Die With a Smile, which was released in August, landing in the third spot on Billboard’s Hot 100.
In 2020, she put out the studio album Chromatica, which initially landed in the top spot upon its debut and included the hit single Rain on Me, a collaboration with Ariana Grande.
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Sept 28 (Reuters) – Philip Morris International on Thursday said it would
be filing a premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) in the United States for its
IQOS ILUMA product in October.
The company at its investor day said that while the PMTA timeline remains “hard to predict”, it expects the launch of the ILUMA heated tobacco units towards
the second half of its three-year forecast period of 2024
to 2026.
IQOS heats up packets of ground tobacco but does not burn them, a
process the company says potentially results in fewer health risks than traditional smoking
A PMTA is required to sell new tobacco products in the
United States, with manufacturers required to provide scientific data demonstrating a
product is appropriate for the protection of public health.
(Reporting by Granth Vanaik in Bengaluru; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee)
Joker: Folie À Deux — starring Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix — may have bombed at the box office, but the name behind the new flick is
a perfect fit that nails its darkly playful tone.
Folie À Deux directly translates to madness for two.
The term means ‘the presence of the same or similar delusional ideas in two persons
closely associated with one another’, According to Merriam-Webster.
And while the name is a stroke of clever ingenuity, the film itself might leave
audiences feeling more bewildered than entertained.
The new flick has garnered the lowest CinemaScore in comic book movie history as it bombed at the
box office on opening night.
Joker: Folie À Deux — starring Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix — may have bombed at
the box office, but the name behind the new flick is a perfect fit that nails its darkly playful tone
Folie À Deux directly translates to madness for two. The term means ‘the presence of the same or similar delusional ideas in two persons closely associated with one another’
The psychological musical thriller — which has been criticized as ‘bleak’ and ‘disappointing’
— officially released in theaters on Friday, October 4, but it only raked in $20 million at the domestic box office, per The Hollywood
Reporter.
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Joaquin reprised his role as the Joker in the sequel, which had earned him an Oscar
for his portrayal in the 2019 film, while Gaga took on the role of Harleen Lee Quinzel (Harley Quinn).
However, Joker: Folie À Deux has been given a D rating on CinemaScore — the lowest score for a comic book movie
at the time of writing.
Madame Web — which notably also flopped in theaters earlier this year and also received terrible reviews — holds a
higher score with a C+.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the movie currently holds an audience score of 31 percent and a critic score of 33 percent.
The sequel is projected to rake in less that
$50 million at the domestic box office during the entirety of opening weekend, per The Hollywood
Reporter.
The movie had been projected to bring in around $70 million – but the number has
since drastically dropped.
Joker (2019) notably opened with $96.2 million when the film first released in theaters – and eventually
landed a little over $1 billion in the global box office.
It has garnered the lowest CinemaScore in comic book movie history as the film bombs at
the box office on opening night
It received a D rating on CinemaScore – the
lowest score for a comic book movie
On Rotten Tomatoes, the movie currently holds an audience score
of 31% and a critic score of 32%
The first movie – which was also directed by Todd Phillips – had a budget of between $55 and $70 million. However, the budget
increased for Folie À Deux to around $200 million.
The 2019 movie garnered praise and positive reviews from both critics and audiences – and won the Golden Lion during the 76th Venice International Film Festival.
Joaquin received an Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of the Joker (Arthur Fleck) – and the film garnered an additional Academy Award for Best Original Score.
The sequel also screened during the Venice International Film
Festival last month in September, where it earned a 12-minute standing
ovation, per Deadline.
However, audiences have since taken to X after the movie released in theaters on Friday – and shared their opinions on the sequel,
which features musical sequences.
One fan penned, ‘Joaquin Phoenix don’t deserve this. what happened to the script?’ while another added, ‘is it that
bad,’ followed by a crying face emoji.
‘Ironically I feel that a musical, if done well, could have been a good choice.
It’d show how much of an unreliable narrator Fleck is,’ one typed.
‘But with some original songs, that keep everything vague, not just
covers. Also when I heard of the ending I snorted fr.’
A social media user wrote, ‘Stop making sequels as musicals
if the original wasn’t a musical.’
‘Maybe he [Phillips] only had an hour long movie, and decided to randomly add musical scenes
to fill the runtime,’ one penned.
‘Joker downfall really needs to be studied,’ another shared, along with
a monkey staring out a window.
One fan said, ‘the movie sucks. i had to walk out of
the cinema,’ while another penned, ‘After years of disagreement….*Joker 2 releases* Critics [shaking hands] Audience.’
However, audiences have since taken to X after the movie released in theaters on Friday – and
shared their opinions over the sequel, which was also a musical
‘Ironically I feel that a musical, if done well, could have
been a good choice. It’d show how much of an unreliable narrator Fleck
is,’ one typed
‘Joker downfall really needs to be studied,’ another shared,
along with a monkey staring out a window
‘That’s way below what we expected,’ one wrote in regards to
the current Rotten Tomatoes scores. ‘People are saying this is the worst sequel ever.’
A fan explained, ‘yea this film was bad. it was pretentious and dull.
has the aesthetic of an arthouse film without the substance.’
‘It also insults the audience’s intelligence. the songs were
also underwhelming too. they shouldn’t have let this escape to theaters.’
One shared, ‘The audience that loved the first movie is not the same audience
running to see musicals. This was a gigantic mistake from step 1.’
During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Phillips discussed whether he would be
interested in making a third Joker film or a movie centered around Gaga’s character.
‘It’s not really where this movie is headed for me.
I feel like my time in the DC Universe was these two
films.’
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March 24 (Reuters) – Marlboro maker Philip Morris International Inc is working on options to exit the Russian market, citing a complex and
rapidly changing regulatory and operating environment in the country following its invasion of Ukraine.
The company, which garnered around 6% its net revenue from Russia in 2021, said on Thursday it has
discontinued sale of several cigarette products and canceled all product launches for the year in Russia.
It has also canceled plans to make over 20 billion TEREA sticks, heated tobacco units intended
for use with its IQOS ILUMA devices, as well as related investment of $150 million.
Earlier this month, Philip Morris had suspended its planned investments and decided to scale down manufacturing operations in the country.
Rival Imperial Brands too has started talks to transfer its Russian business to a local third party, joining
BAT in exiting the sanction-hit country.
(Reporting by Praveen Paramasivam in Bengaluru; Editing by Aditya Soni and Arun Koyyur)
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Nothing signals the start of winter quite like the return of the
Fair Isle knit. Once considered ‘ugly’ knitwear
we’d only pull out from the back of our wardrobes as an alternative
to a Christmas jumper (especially the red-nosed reindeer kind
à la Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones’s Diary) or for a
winter sport holiday (specifically for après-ski), the Fair Isle jumper has now become somewhat of a fashion statement.
The knit is named after the small, eponymous Shetland Island in Scotland
and uses a traditional knitting technique to create those distinctive patterns with multiple colours.
It was brought into vogue by an earlier Prince of Wales
(later Edward VIII) in the 1920s, and has remained
a casual wardrobe staple for members of the Royal Family, including Kate Middleton, whose jumper collection includes at least
three different Fair Isle designs.
Kensington Palace
Another fan of the nostalgic knit is Alexa Chung, who recently layered
a Fair Isle vest by Molly Goddard over a light blue button-down in a
snap for Instagram. The It-girl previously also wore a V-neck vest from Cotswolds-based knitwear
brand Cooking Apple, and sported a chunky Fair Isle crewneck with white, straight-leg jeans, black loafers and
an oversized, black leather blazer to ring in the festive season at private members’ club in London last year.
A host of designers have dropped Fair Isle-inspired knits
for AW24, proving the multicoloured jumpers have become a timeless investment.
If, as in our case, that £1,885 cashmere turtleneck from Loro Piana
is a little out of your budget, there are countless options
on the high street. The cropped cardi from Hush certainly
caught our attention, as did the Fair Isle knit that was featured in the John Lewis Christmas advert.
John Lewis
Scroll down for our pick of the cosiest patterned knits
to shop right now.
The best Fair Isle knits for AW24
£49, John Lewis
£46, Next
£115, Nobody’s Child
£140, Hush
£50, Gap
£179, Holland Cooper
£35, M&S
£94.99, Superdry
£79, Albaray
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Lady Gaga showed off her figure while partying away with her
fiancé Michael Polansky in Los Angeles on Monday.
The singer and actress, 38, looked nothing short of sensational in a figure-hugging
black velvet dress as she let loose after walking the red carpet earlier that evening.
The entertainer managed a quick costume change for her night out following
the US premiere of The Joker: Folie a Deux in California.
Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, opted for a slinky dress
with spaghetti straps in contrast to her earlier
bold look.
The star went for soft make-up and channelled her character Harley Quinn as she
kept her bright red locks in loose waves.
Lady Gaga, 38, showed off her figure in a velvet dress as she posed at
the The Joker: Folie à Deux afterparty in Los Angeles on Monday L to R: Lady Gaga, Alexandra Kravetz, Todd Phillips
The star cozied up to her fiancé Michael Polansky (far right), alongside Brendan Gleeson (left) and director Baz Luhrmann (centre)after putting on a stunning
display on the red carpet
Joaquin Phoenix , 49, (right) who had joined the singer on the red carpet earlier
that evening was also spotted partying the night away with director Todd
The Star Is Born actress was spotted smiling with Joker writer and director Todd Phillips and his wife Alexandra Kravetz at the star-studded
after party.
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Lady Gaga stuns in a custom-made gown at the UK premiere of
Joker: Folie à Deux
Lady Gaga was also seen cosying up to her fiancé Michael as she posed
alongside actor Brendan Gleeson and director Baz Luhrmann.
The star and her partner seemed in good spirits and couldn’t
help but smiles as they wrapped their arms around each other.
The singer’s partner opted for a casual look for the event, wearing a navy blue shirt and matching cap.
Gaga stars in the latest Joker installment alongside Joaquin Phoenix, 49, who joined her on the red carpet earlier that evening.
The singer and actress plays Harley opposite Joaquin’s Joker in the psychological thriller.
The movie serves as a follow-up to Joaquin’s 2019 box office
hit, which was simply titled Joker.
The musical is due in theatres on October 4, following an October
2 international release.
Gaga showed off her eclectic fashion sense earlier that evening as she
channeled her character Harley Quinn at The Joker: Folie à Deux premiere
in Los Angeles earlier that evening
The entertainer stars in the forthcoming project as a music therapist at Arkham Asylum and looked sensational as she posed at the
US premiere of her latest project
She rocked bleached eyebrows and sported a red wig as she graced the
red carpet solo. The superstar stepped out in sky-high shiny black
platforms
For Monday evening’s appearance in Hollywood at TCL
Chinese Theatre, Lady Gaga turned heads in a black gown with billowing,
satin, short sleeves
And for Monday evening’s appearance in Hollywood at TCL Chinese Theatre, Lady Gaga turned heads in a
black gown with billowing, satin, short sleeves.
She rocked bleached eyebrows and sported a red wig as she
graced the red carpet solo.
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Lady Gaga channels Harley Quinn at The Joker: Folie à Deux LA premiere
One month before the sequel’s release date, Joaquin praised
Lady Gaga for her ‘impressive’ preparation for the feature film.
During a Venice Film Festival press conference in which he discussed shedding pounds for Joker, he added: ‘Stefani also lost a lot of weight.
‘I remember when I first met you in rehearsals and then you went away for like a month and then you came back, you lost a lot of weight.’
He continued, ‘It was really impressive. It seemed very difficult.’
The singer agreed, ‘I think we transformed into our characters over a period of time and
we continued to hone in every kind of detail.’
She plays a music therapist at Arkham Asylum in The Joker
and said: ‘We rehearsed the waltz in the film for two months
which kind of falls apart.’
Joaquin noted about the musical aspect: ‘Part of the joy for me was to
take standards and find a way that was specific
to the characters.
‘That was part of what was interesting for us.
We started off with references like Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr and we started to emulate that sound.’
The 38-year-old entertainer stars in the forthcoming project alongside Joaquin Phoenix,
49, who joined her on the red carpet
Phoenix attended the red carpet event in a sleek, tailored black suit with white accents
The stars posed alongside director Todd Phillips, who
arrived in a dark gray suit with a white shirt and black shoes
Joaquin attended the red carpet event in a sleek, tailored black
suit with white accents.
He looked spiffy in the look, which he teamed with white socks
and a button-up white shirt with a thin black tie.
The ensemble was rounded out with shiny, black lace-up dress shoes and black-rimmed eyeglasses with lightly tinted sepia lenses.
The Walk the Line star’s graying hair was neatly cut with the sides
short and longer pieces at the top.
He was typically handsome with a full, closely trimmed grizzled beard.
Actor Brendan Gleeson, 69, who plays Jackie Sullivan in the movie, wore all-black
The Banshees of Inisherin star was clean-shaven and he slicked
his hair back
Rooney Mara, who has long been in a romantic relationship with Joaquin, was present
at Monday’s premiere as she supported her beau.
The mother-of-one, who shares four-year-old son River with the actor,
wore a black dress with subtle pleats along its A-line skirt.
The sleeveless look boasted a strappy neckline and
the actress added closed-toe black heels.
The brunette beauty parted her hair down the middle and pulled the locks
back into a neat updo.
Rooney Mara, who has long been in a romantic relationship with Joaquin, was
present at Monday’s premiere as she supported her beau
The brunette beauty parted her hair down the middle
and pulled the locks back into a neat updo
Actor Gregg Daniel flashed a smile as he arrived at
the premiere in a dark suit
Dancer and internet personality Merrick Hanna, 19, was fashionable
in dark slacks and a patterned blazer
The Todd Phillips-directed musical is due in theaters on October 4,
following an October 2 international release
Joker, earned more than $1 billion at the global box office and remains the highest-grossing R-rated film of
all time.
The second installment sees Arthur Fleck institutionalised at Arkham Asylum, awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker.
‘While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur
not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that’s always
been inside him,’ a press release shared.
The Los Angeles premiere comes nearly one week after Lady Gaga announced her album Harlequin, which is a companion album to the movie.
It features a 13-song track list including covers like That’s Life,
Oh, When the Saints, and Smile.
Joaquin PhoenixLos AngelesLady Gaga
Lady Gaga showed off her figure while partying away with her fiancé Michael Polansky in Los Angeles on Monday.
The singer and actress, 38, looked nothing short of sensational in a figure-hugging black velvet
dress as she let loose after walking the red carpet earlier that evening.
The entertainer managed a quick costume change for
her night out following the US premiere of The Joker: Folie a Deux in California.
Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, opted for a slinky dress with spaghetti straps in contrast to her earlier bold
look.
The star went for soft make-up and channelled her character Harley
Quinn as she kept her bright red locks in loose waves.
Lady Gaga, 38, showed off her figure in a velvet dress as she posed at the The
Joker: Folie à Deux afterparty in Los Angeles on Monday L to
R: Lady Gaga, Alexandra Kravetz, Todd Phillips
The star cozied up to her fiancé Michael Polansky (far right), alongside Brendan Gleeson (left) and director
Baz Luhrmann (centre)after putting on a stunning display on the red carpet
Joaquin Phoenix , 49, (right) who had joined the singer on the red carpet earlier that evening was
also spotted partying the night away with director Todd
The Star Is Born actress was spotted smiling with Joker writer
and director Todd Phillips and his wife Alexandra Kravetz at the star-studded after party.
Read More
Lady Gaga stuns in a custom-made gown at the UK premiere of Joker:
Folie à Deux
Lady Gaga was also seen cosying up to her fiancé Michael as she posed alongside actor Brendan Gleeson and director Baz Luhrmann.
The star and her partner seemed in good spirits and couldn’t help but smiles as they wrapped
their arms around each other.
The singer’s partner opted for a casual look for the event,
wearing a navy blue shirt and matching cap.
Gaga stars in the latest Joker installment alongside Joaquin Phoenix, 49, who joined her on the red
carpet earlier that evening.
The singer and actress plays Harley opposite Joaquin’s Joker in the psychological thriller.
The movie serves as a follow-up to Joaquin’s 2019 box office
hit, which was simply titled Joker.
The musical is due in theatres on October 4, following an October 2 international release.
Gaga showed off her eclectic fashion sense earlier that
evening as she channeled her character Harley Quinn at The Joker: Folie à
Deux premiere in Los Angeles earlier that evening
The entertainer stars in the forthcoming project as a music therapist at Arkham Asylum and looked
sensational as she posed at the US premiere of her latest project
She rocked bleached eyebrows and sported a red wig as she graced the red carpet
solo. The superstar stepped out in sky-high shiny black
platforms
For Monday evening’s appearance in Hollywood at TCL Chinese Theatre,
Lady Gaga turned heads in a black gown with billowing, satin, short sleeves
And for Monday evening’s appearance in Hollywood at TCL
Chinese Theatre, Lady Gaga turned heads in a black gown with billowing,
satin, short sleeves.
She rocked bleached eyebrows and sported a red wig as she graced the red
carpet solo.
Read More
Lady Gaga channels Harley Quinn at The Joker: Folie à
Deux LA premiere
One month before the sequel’s release date, Joaquin praised
Lady Gaga for her ‘impressive’ preparation for the feature
film.
During a Venice Film Festival press conference in which he
discussed shedding pounds for Joker, he added: ‘Stefani also lost a lot of weight.
‘I remember when I first met you in rehearsals and then you
went away for like a month and then you came back, you lost a lot of weight.’
He continued, ‘It was really impressive. It seemed very difficult.’
The singer agreed, ‘I think we transformed into our
characters over a period of time and we continued to hone in every kind of detail.’
She plays a music therapist at Arkham Asylum in The Joker
and said: ‘We rehearsed the waltz in the film for two months which kind of falls apart.’
Joaquin noted about the musical aspect: ‘Part of the joy for me was to take standards and find a way that was specific to the
characters.
‘That was part of what was interesting for us. We started off with
references like Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr and we started to emulate that sound.’
The 38-year-old entertainer stars in the forthcoming project alongside Joaquin Phoenix, 49, who joined
her on the red carpet
Phoenix attended the red carpet event in a sleek, tailored black suit with
white accents
The stars posed alongside director Todd Phillips, who arrived in a
dark gray suit with a white shirt and black shoes
Joaquin attended the red carpet event in a sleek,
tailored black suit with white accents.
He looked spiffy in the look, which he teamed with white socks and a button-up white shirt
with a thin black tie.
The ensemble was rounded out with shiny, black lace-up dress
shoes and black-rimmed eyeglasses with lightly tinted sepia lenses.
The Walk the Line star’s graying hair was neatly cut with
the sides short and longer pieces at the top.
He was typically handsome with a full, closely trimmed grizzled beard.
Actor Brendan Gleeson, 69, who plays Jackie Sullivan in the movie, wore all-black
The Banshees of Inisherin star was clean-shaven and he slicked his
hair back
Rooney Mara, who has long been in a romantic relationship
with Joaquin, was present at Monday’s premiere as she supported her beau.
The mother-of-one, who shares four-year-old son River with the actor,
wore a black dress with subtle pleats along its A-line skirt.
The sleeveless look boasted a strappy neckline and the actress added closed-toe black
heels.
The brunette beauty parted her hair down the middle and pulled the locks back into a neat updo.
Rooney Mara, who has long been in a romantic relationship with Joaquin, was present
at Monday’s premiere as she supported her beau
The brunette beauty parted her hair down the middle and pulled the locks back into a neat updo
Actor Gregg Daniel flashed a smile as he arrived at the premiere in a
dark suit
Dancer and internet personality Merrick Hanna,
19, was fashionable in dark slacks and a patterned blazer
The Todd Phillips-directed musical is due in theaters on October 4, following
an October 2 international release
Joker, earned more than $1 billion at the global box office and remains the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time.
The second installment sees Arthur Fleck institutionalised at Arkham Asylum,
awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker.
‘While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur not only
stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that’s always been inside him,’ a press release shared.
The Los Angeles premiere comes nearly one week after Lady Gaga announced
her album Harlequin, which is a companion album to the movie.
It features a 13-song track list including covers like
That’s Life, Oh, When the Saints, and Smile.
Joaquin PhoenixLos AngelesLady Gaga
Lady Gaga served her tea in style, showcasing her quirky
fashion sense in a green floral dress as she spilled all on her
upcoming DC flick and album release.
The Harley Quinn actress, 38, looked unrecognisable with
her new fiery-red pixie-cut locks as she enjoyed a plate of colourful macarons
and a pot of tea.
She commanded attention in knee-length sheer white socks during her Instagram interview about the upcoming film Joker: Folie à Deux and album Harlequin.
Gaga, whose real name is Stephanie Germanotta, paired her vintage lace-collared shift dress with black
lace-up shoes and square black sunglasses.
Showcasing her unique style, she channeled her inner Dr. Harleen Quinzel and finished her look with green eyeshadow,
artistic eyeliner and a red lip.
Lady Gaga, 38, served tea in style, showcasing her quirky fashion sense in a green floral dress
as she spilled all on her upcoming DC flick and album release
The Harley Quinn actress looked unrecognisable with her new fiery-red pixie-cut locks as
she enjoyed a plate of colourful macarons and a pot of tea
In the new DC spin-off, which is released to UK cinemas on Friday, plays the former psychiatry intern who is
the love interest of the Joker, played by Joaquin Phoenix.
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Inspired by her role, Lady Gaga released her companion album on September,
27.
Speaking to Instagram, she said: ‘This is a special record for me
because it’s kind of my celebration of all the masks that I’ve worn in my career but in one person – and allowing it to be an expression of that light’.
For the chat, Lady Gaga was seen playfully enjoying a sip
of tea in a boutique hotel which featured a round
tea table and floor-to-ceiling windows.
Instagram shared an album of creative snaps and fun interview clips to their site and captioned it: ‘Tea time
with (Lady Gaga)
‘Ahead of the release of the new (‘Joker:
Folie à Deux’), which hits theaters Friday, Lady Gaga sat down for a tea and
a talk about her experience playing Harley Quinn and how it inspired her new album,
‘Harlequin.’
‘I really love the way that reality and fiction and music and film and
pop culture — all of these things can have a relationship if we want them to,’ says Lady Gaga.
‘I think that the way that we told the story in the movie
was so surreal, and I think that I want to apply that surrealism to my own music.’
‘This is a special record for me because it’s kind of my celebration of all the
masks that I’ve worn in my career but in one person — and allowing it to be an expression of that light,
‘ Lady Gaga goes into say.
She commanded attention in knee-length sheer white socks during her Instagram interview about
the upcoming film Joker: Folie à Deux and album Harlequin
Gaga, whose real name is Stephanie Germanotta, paired her vintage lace-collared shift
dress with black lace-up shoes and square black sunglasses
Showcasing her unique style, she channeled her inner Dr.
Harleen Quinzel and finished her look with green eyeshadow, artistic
eyeliner and a red lip
In the new DC spin-off, which is released to UK cinemas on Friday, plays the troubled former psychiatry intern who is the love interest of the Joker, played by Joaquin Phoenix
Inspired by her role, Lady Gaga released her latest album on September, 27
For the chat, Lady Gaga was seen playfully enjoying a sip of tea in a boutique hotel
which featured a round tea table and floor-to-ceiling windows
The Todd Phillips-directed musical Joker is due in theaters on October 4, following an October 2
international release
‘Sit down, pour a cuppa and hear more from Lady Gaga about ‘Joker’
and ‘Harlequin’.’
Announcing the new production to the social media site
last month, she shared the album cover in an Instagram post captioned:
‘Harlequin. September 27. A companion album to Joker: Folie
à Deux.’
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ground to take selfies and sign autographs
In the accompanying artwork, Lady Gaga was wearing a short red wig, smeared make-up, a white sheer
slip dress, and a red life preserver while seated in a shower.
The standard vinyl version of Harlequin comes with a full-length poster of the 13-time Grammy winner
flashing her bra beneath a sheer T-shirt and panties while removing blue stockings off her feet on a dingy bed.
The vinyl folds out to show Lady Gaga with red lipstick smeared on her
face into a smile just like the Joker while gazing into a mirror.
Only three of the tracks – The Joker, Folie à Deux, and Happy Mistake – appear to be original songs.
The remaining 10 tracks appear to be covers of classics like the 1930 standard
Get Happy, the 1938 spiritual Oh, When the Saints Go Marching In, the 1932
jazz song I’ve Got the World on a String,
and the 1966 Sweet Charity anthem If My Friends Could See Me Now.
Harlequin is not to be confused with Hildur Guðnadóttir’s score
for Joker: Folie à Deux, which will also be released on Friday
alongside her new flick.
Lady Gaga – who scored a $12M paycheck for Folie à Deux – described her pyromaniac, Arkham State Hospital patient character as ‘an adult woman who sings like a little girl.’
Announcing the new release to the social media site last
month, she shared the album cover in a post captioned:
‘Harlequin. September 27. A companion album to Joker: Folie à Deux’
Mother Monster’s onscreen leading man Joaquin Phoenix actually asked her
to dampen her famous three-octave mezzo soprano pipes, telling Vogue: ‘She encouraged me
to sing live and I encouraged her to sing poorly.’
‘I remember asking her to sing without her vibrato.
She has a beautiful vibrato — too beautiful.
I think she felt naked without it. But as soon as she moved away
from technique she unlocked her character’s voice.’
Lady Gaga – who gets 95.7M monthly listeners on Spotify –
tried ‘to undo all my technique’ while method on the
set of the R-rated jukebox musical.
‘It was a lot about kind of unlearning technique and forgetting how to breathe and
allowing the song to completely come out of the character,’ the Die With a Smile hitmaker revealed at the Venice Film Festival press conference
on September 4.
In the accompanying artwork, Lady Gaga (born Stefani Germanotta) was wearing a short red wig, smeared make-up, a white sheer slip dress, and a
red life preserver while seated in a shower
The standard vinyl version of Harlequin comes with a full-length poster of the 13-time Grammy winner flashing
her bra beneath a sheer T-shirt and panties while removing
blue stockings off her feet on a dingy bed
The vinyl folds out to show Lady Gaga with red lipstick smeared on her face into a smile just like
the Joker while gazing into a mirror
Only three of the tracks – The Joker, Folie à Deux, and Happy Mistake –
appear to be original songs and the remaining
10 appear to be covers of classics
Harlequin is not to be confused with Hildur Guðnadóttir’s score
for Joker: Folie à Deux, which will also be released on Friday
Feb 8 (Reuters) – Philip Morris International forecast 2024 profit below expectations and
missed fourth-quarter estimates on Thursday, as heated tobacco product sales disappointed and higher costs
weighed on performance.
The company had earlier said that pressures
on its margins should ease in the second
half of 2023, as factors such as increased use of third-party
manufacturing in countries like Indonesia and Ukraine faded.
However, fresh blows to margins emerged in the fourth quarter, including higher costs
of marketing, energy and tobacco leafs, as well as
administrative expenses, sending its adjusted operating income margin down 2.8
percentage points to 33.7%.
Shares of PMI were down 2.3% in premarket trade.
Shipments of sticks for its flagship heated tobacco device
IQOS also fell short of analyst expectations,
and PMI said they would be hit again in 2024 due to a ban on heated tobacco flavors in the European Union.
The company’s total cigarettes and heated tobacco units (HTUs) shipment volumes dropped 0.5% in the fourth
quarter, compared to a 2.2% increase in the
third.
Philip Morris said it expected total cigarette, HTU and oral smoke-free product shipment volumes to be flat or grow by up to
1% in 2024, mostly driven by smoke-free products.
It expects adjusted annual profit of between $6.32 and $6.44 per
share, while analysts were expecting $6.60 per share, LSEG data showed.
The downbeat forecast contrasts with that of rival Altria Group, which last week projected
2024 profit in line with expectations. It is betting on higher cigarette prices and a shift
to alternative nicotine products to cushion the blow from declining demand for traditional tobacco products.
PMI reported fourth-quarter adjusted profit of $1.36 per share.
Analysts on average had expected a profit of $1.45.
(Reporting by Granth Vanaik in Bengaluru and Emma Rumney in London; Editing by Milla Nissi)
Philip Morris claims that IQOS is less toxic than cigarettes,
but multiple papers in an issue of the journal Tobacco Control concluded that the company’s own data does not fully support those claims.
Research shows that although IQOS may have lower levels of some toxicants than cigarettes,
it can still expose users to higher levels of
other toxicants.
Spiced wine is sometimes called mulled wine.
Gewurztaminer is a spicy wine but is not spiced.
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