Cameron Diaz may have a long list of ex-lovers, but that doesn't mean she's not learning from her past mistakes.

As cover star of Cosmopolitan's January 2015 issue, Diaz spoke about what she's gleaned from previous relationships:

Here’s the thing. You make the same mistake over and over again until you learn your lesson. We girls sometimes do the thing where we pick the same person over and over again -- they look and seem different, but deep down, they’re the same. And that’s on us.

Diaz's past flames include A-listers such as Justin Timberlake, Jared Leto and Alex Rodriguez. The 42-year-old, who is romantically linked to Benji Madden, did not acknowledge rumors about her current relationship status, but she did share thoughts on what makes for a good partner:

“You have to find someone in the same place as you are. Timing is everything. If you get into a relationship where you want something the guy doesn’t want, it’s never gonna work. You’re never going to get him to be in that place. No matter how old you are, finding the guy who’s in the same place as you are and wants to show up is the only way a relationship works, period," Diaz told Cosmopolitan.

Despite engagement rumors circulating about the "Sex Tape" actress and her new man, Diaz told Marie Claire in October that she doesn't feel pressure to get married.

"I'm not looking for a husband or marriage or not not looking for that stuff. I'm living, not thinking what I should or shouldn't be doing with my life," she said.

Read the full interview with Cameron Diaz in Cosmopolitan, on newsstands Dec. 9.

Bill Cosby is facing allegations of assault and sexual misconduct by many women. Here, a man recalls rescuing a female friend from the comedian’s New York brownstone in 1984.

Tony Hogue banged furiously on the front door of Bill Cosby’s Upper East Side brownstone. Every so often he shouted out and kicked the door, calling the name of his friend, a 23-year-old woman who he believed was groggy, terrified and possibly trapped inside, too dazed and confused to extricate herself.

Lady Gaga revealed that she was raped at 19 in a radio interview with "The Howard Stern Show" on Tuesday.

"I went through some horrific things that I'm able to laugh [at] now, because I've gone through a lot of mental and physical therapy and emotional therapy to heal over the years," Gaga said in the interview.

"My music's been wonderful for me. But, you know, I was a shell of my former self at one point. I was not myself. To be fair, I was about 19," she added. "I went to Catholic school and then all this crazy stuff happened, and I was going, 'Oh, is this just the way adults are?'"

The topic was broached by Stern after Lady Gaga explained that she wrote the song "Swine" about sexual violence. “The song is about rape, the song is about demoralization, the song is about rage and fury and passion -- and I had a lot of pain that I wanted to release," she said.

Gaga told Stern that she had not previously addressed the assault because she did not want "to be defined by it."

"I'll be damned if somebody's gonna say that every creatively intelligent thing that I ever did is all boiled down to one dickhead [who] did that to me," she said. "I'm going to take responsibility for all my pain looking beautiful and all the things that I've made out of my strife. I did that."

As Gaga told Stern, she never confronted the man after the incident. "I don't know how I would react. It would terrify me. It would paralyze me," she said. "I saw him one time in a store and I was so paralyzed by fear. It wasn't until I was a little bit older that I went, 'Wow, that was really messed up.'"

Listen to the full segment from "The Howard Stern Show" below. Head over to Soundcloud for the entire interview with Lady Gaga.

Warner Bros. confirmed that Will Smith, Tom Hardy, Margot Robbie, Jai Courtney, Cara Delevingne and Jared Leto have joined the cast of "Suicide Squad," the DC Comics film that David Ayer will direct for the studio. According to Variety, Warner Bros. isn't done hiring just yet: The studio wants Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer or Oprah Winfrey to play Amanda Waller, a character who fills a role similar to Marvel's Nick Fury in the DC Comics universe.

Announced as part of Warner Bros.' massive DC Comics slate back in October, "Suicide Squad" focuses on a group of supervillains thrown together by the government to execute high-risk missions (hence the team moniker). Hardy will star as Rick Flagg (sometimes styled as Rick Flag), leader of the Suicide Squad. Smith will play Deadshot, an enemy of Batman and expert sniper. Courtney is Boomerang, an adversary for The Flash. Delevingne is Enchantress. Leto and Robbie will play, respectively, The Joker and Harley Quinn.

"We look forward to seeing this terrific ensemble, under Ayer's amazing guidance, give new meaning to what it means to be a villain and what it means to be a hero," Warner Bros. president of creative development and worldwide production Greg Silverman said in a statement to THR. "Suicide Squad" is out Aug. 5, 2016, five months after "Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice" arrives in theaters. As Deadline.com noted, Jesse Eisenberg, who plays Lex Luthor in "Dawn of Justice," was not announced as part of "Suicide Squad." (Maybe he'll just make a surprise cameo.)

As creative director at Balenciaga and the most recent designer chosen to create a line for H&M, Alexander Wang has certainly won the respect of the fashion industry over the years. But his new denim ads, which feature not only a naked woman but one who appears to be touching herself and are meant to "provoke," read more like yet another cheap attempt at using the female body to sell a product than anything else.



But regardless of how you feel about nudity in advertising, and even if you are not put off by the obvious attempt at shock value through nudity here, at least we can all agree on one thing: there is (sadly) nothing new or innovative about using naked women to push a product.

Calvin Klein most famously has used this tactic for years (Wang cites those images as his source of inspiration, according to Women's Wear Daily.) But at least in those ads, like this one featuring Lara Stone and Toni Garrn from 2012, the models actually have the jeans on in the photos. Crumpled up at the ankles is probably not the most effective place for a product to be in an ad focused on selling that particular product.

Wang, however, clearly doesn't see it that way. In fact, based on his explanation, it's not clear which way he sees it. “It’s not provocative just in terms of sexy, but provocative to provoke conversation," he told WWD, adding, “I’m not dictating what that message is exactly. The interesting part is to see how people interpret it, and what they have to say about it. Of course, there are going to be people who disagree with it.”



But what exactly are we supposed to disagree with? That jeans should make us want to take off our clothes and touch ourselves? That we're never actually supposed to put them on at all? Perhaps Wang is simply implying that the latest trend in denim is wearing them at the shins. Based on these images alone, it's hard to tell.

Either way, nudity for the sake of nudity isn't necessary in an advertisement, nor does it send any type of message to the consumer other than the notion that the brand believes the best way to get people talking about its products is by selling a woman's body.

Your clothing is cool enough on the models, Wang, you don't need to take it off of them to make money.

After weeks of silence amid multiple allegations of sexual assault, Bill Cosby is speaking out to thank his defenders via Twitter.

On Wednesday, the 77-year-old comedian thanked Whoopi Goldberg and singer Jill Scott for their support:

Thank you @WhoopiGoldberg.

— Bill Cosby (@BillCosby) December 3, 2014

Thank you @MissJillScott, from the Cosby Family.

— Bill Cosby (@BillCosby) December 3, 2014

Last month, Goldberg came to Cosby's defense on an episode of "The View," stating she was skeptical of sexual assault claims made by Barbara Bowman, questioning why she didn't go to the police at the time.

“Perhaps the police might have believed it, or the hospital,” Goldberg said. “Don’t you do a kit when you say someone has raped you?”

She added, "I hope somebody gets to the bottom of this, but I’m going to reserve my judgment because I have a lot of questions, as I said. It’s crazy, but I have a lot of questions, because I know we all have friends who have gone through this."

On Monday, Scott came to Cosby's defense on Twitter:

@ShelbyKnox oh ok. So they've proven the alleged allegations? I didn't know. Will they also be giving him back the millions he's donated?

— ⭐Jill Scott⭐ (@missjillscott) November 24, 2014

@JasBaileyTweets sides with Mr. Cosby? No. I side with substantiated proof when media/society is attempting to destroy a magnificent Legacy

— ⭐Jill Scott⭐ (@missjillscott) December 1, 2014

Rape is a despicable, cowardly crime. If you've been raped- plz do NOT shower, go to police IMMEDIATELY, have a rap kit done. GET EVIDENCE.

— ⭐Jill Scott⭐ (@missjillscott) December 1, 2014

Adding to the many accusations of sexual assault launched against Cosby, a California woman filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, claiming Cosby molested her at the Playboy Mansion around 1974, when she was 15 years old.

Christmas came a little early this year and is giving us the gift of Fifth Harmony. The ladies released a music video today for their cover of Mariah Carey's holiday classic "All I Want For Christmas Is You" and it's just delightful.

Wrapped up in red lipstick and Christmas lights, the Harmonizers are singing and dancing their little hearts out around the tree. Camila Cabello, true to form, is wearing a big, festive bow in her hair (not that we would expect anything less).

This video brings us back to their "X-Factor" days where the girls performed another Christmas song in the season finale.



Lovin' the holiday spirit, guys.

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DJ Earworm's annual mashup of the year's most popular songs is here for the holiday season and it'll soon get stuck in your head, just like the songs it's made from. "The United State of Pop (Do What You Wanna Do)," comprised of 25 tracks, debuted on Billboard.com. "The thing that has been most notable in the past two or three years is the decline of EDM," Earworm (aka Jordan Roseman) told the site. "This year, ‘Timber,’ which was popular in January, is the only popular dance track I’m dealing with. It’s definitely down-tempo, so you have to decide, how is this going to go? How am I going to maintain the energy levels while being true to the sound of the year?”



See if you can pick out all the songs:

A Great Big World feat. Christina Aguilera - "Say Something"
Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea - "Problem"
Bastille - "Pompeii"
Dj Snake & Lil Jon - "Turn Down For What"
Hozier - "Take Me to Church"
Idina Menzel - "Let It Go"
Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX - "Fancy"
Iggy Azalea feat. Rita Ora - "Black Widow"
Jason Derulo feat. 2 Chainz - "Talk Dirty"
Jeremih feat. YG - "Don't Tell 'Em"
Jessie J feat. Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj - "Bang Bang"
John Legend - "All Of Me"
Katy Perry feat. Juicy J - "Dark Horse"
Lorde - "Team"
Magic! - "Rude"
Maroon 5 - "Animals"
Meghan Trainor - "All About That Bass"
Nico & Vinz - "Am I Wrong"
One Direction - "Story of My Life"
Passenger - "Let Her Go"
Pharrell Williams - "Happy"
Pitbull feat. Ke$ha - "Timber"
Sam Smith - "Stay With Me"
Taylor Swift - "Shake It Off"
Tove Lo - "Habits"

Reese Witherspoon bares her soul and her body in her new film "Wild," and she did it with the help and guidance of author Cheryl Strayed.

Strayed and actress Laura Dern spoke with HuffPost Live on Tuesday about the journey of making "Wild," which is based on Strayed's memoir of the same name. Strayed discussed the conversations she had with Witherspoon about the film's toughest scenes with host Ricky Camilleri.

Witherspoon described to Harper's Bazaar U.K. the "panic" she felt about performing on-screen sex, and Strayed told HuffPost Live that her advice boiled down to one thing: "Be as honest as you can bear to be, and good things always come from that."

"[Reese] asked me about my grief, she asked me about my promiscuity, she asked me what I was thinking when I was walking along hiking. And of course, some of those scenes were harder than others to act out," Strayed said. "She was really brave and raw and both emotionally naked and physically naked in ways that she'd never quite been before, and I did have to say to her at one point, 'Look, I'm so sorry I was such a slut in the '90s.'"

Dern said that "Wild" director Jean-Marc Vallée made the nudity easier for Witherspoon because of the way he framed those scenes.

"Jean-Marc had every scene -- particularly, I felt, the sex scenes -- handled with such dignity and grace and loneliness that it's your emotion that we're left with, not the image," Dern said.

But that doesn't mean there isn't something to enjoy in the image, too. "I'm just happy we finally got to see Reese's boobs," Strayed added with a grin.

"Wild" hits theaters on Dec. 5.

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Before the most recent wave of sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby began to turn the tide of public opinion against the actor, "30 Rock" was on it.

Crushable's Jenni Maier stumbled upon this little-known fact when she was watching the 2009 episode "The Bubble" from the show's third season. As a side plot of the episode, Tracy Jordan (played by Tracy Morgan) quits "TGS" (the fictional show on NBC that Jordan works on) and Jack Donaghy (played by Alec Baldwin) goes to great lengths to get him back. One of Donaghy's efforts includes hiring a Bill Cosby impersonator to convince Jordan to come back to the show.

You can watch the clip here on Tumblr.


Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) and "Rick," the Cosby impersonator, sit down with Donaghy before calling Jordan in the episode.


Maier transcribed the dialogue between "Rick," the Cosby impersonator, and Jordan in the scene:

Jack Donaghy: I’ve arranged for one of Tracy’s childhood idols to reach out to him.

Tracy Jordan: Hello?

Jack Donaghy: Tracy, this is Jack, I have someone here who wants to speak with you.

Rick: Tracy, this is Bill Cosby…

Liz Lemon: [whispering] Really? This is your strategy?

Jack Donaghy: [whispering and smiling] I heard him do this at a party!

Rick: …I want you to come back to the TGS for the people who like the jokes and the things.

Tracy Jordan: Bill Cosby, you got a lotta nerve gettin’ on the phone wit’ me after what you did to my Aunt Paulette!

Rick: I think you’re confusing me with someone else.

Tracy Jordan: 1971. Cincinnati. She was a cocktail waitress with the droopy eye!

Rick: I’m the guy… with the pudding…

Tracy Jordan: Don’t try to tell me what to do! Heathcliffe Huxtable, wit’ yo’ light-ass kids! Jack! Why would you make me talk to this man?

As Maier noted, the scene didn't jump out as explicitly critical in 2009, writing on Crushable that she "just assumed the joke was that Tracy was crazy" -- a common theme throughout the series. Now, in light of the multiple rape and sexual assault allegations against Cosby, the scene seems "much more than a throwaway joke," Maier wrote. "While there’s always the possibility that it’s a crazy coincidence, that seems incredibly unlikely."

Jezebel's Rebecca Rose also pointed out that the sole writer credited for the episode in question was Tina Fey, the creator of "30 Rock." Though, as Maier notes, comedian Hannibal Buress -- who called out Cosby in a stand up routine in October -- also used to be a writer for the show. She goes on to guess at the motivations behind the men and women in the "30 Rock" writers room choosing to write such a subtle (yet pointed) jab at Cosby:

What seems more likely than a coincidence is that the 30 Rock writers felt frustrated that this man continually got away with his alleged sexual assaults because he was a famous TV dad. So they found a way to call him out within their show without any repercussions from the media. Because you have to keep in mind that until Hannibal Buress (a former 30 Rock writer, but not for this particular episode) spoke out against Cosby in October, it wasn’t part of the mainstream conversation. And it definitely wasn’t an accusation that you could just toss around without receiving major backlash.

We see you, "30 Rock."

The Huffington Post reached out to NBC for comment, but had not received a response at the time of publication.

UPDATE: 12/3/14 4:20 p.m. -- NBC told The Huffington Post they will not comment on the story at this time.

More than two decades after her divorce from Burt Reynolds, Loni Anderson is finally getting around to one of the peskiest parts of a breakup: unloading all the stuff her ex gave her while they were together.

In a recent interview with "Entertainment Tonight," the 69-year-old actress explained why she she's auctioning off all the gifts she received from Reynolds during their five-year marriage.

"About a year ago we were having dinner with our son," Anderson said. "Jon Voight was at the dinner with us, and we were all talking about all the stuff that you accumulate over the years. We'd been thinking about scaling back: 'What are we gonna do with all this stuff? Do you have a museum for yourself? No.' And so what are you gonna do with it? Share it."

The auction, which takes place in Beverly Hills this Friday and Saturday, includes diamonds, furs and paintings given as gifts from Reynolds. The "WKRP in Cincinnati" actress is also auctioning off the wedding gown she wore when she married the actor in 1988.

Anderson isn't the only one doing a little housekeeping. Reynolds is also unloading more than 600 personal items -- including his 1998 Golden Globe for his role in "Boogie Nights" -- in an auction of his own at The Palms in Las Vegas on Dec. 11 and 12.

The 78-year-old actor told ET earlier this week the sale has nothing to do with his reported financial troubles

"I want everyone to know that contrary to what all the news outlets are saying, I am not broke," the former box office star said. "I have been dealing with a business dispute for many years as well as a divorce settlement. I am simply selling some of my memorabilia that I have enjoyed for so many years but do not have use nor room for them anymore."

The former couple made headlines earlier this year after Anderson claimed Reynolds still owed her $155,000 from their divorce settlement. In spite of that -- and their notoriously bitter 1993 divorce -- the former pair seem to be on good terms today.

"You just need a break after [a split]," Anderson said. "If it's a messy divorce, then you need a break and you go back and you go, 'Well there wasn't 12 terrible years. There was just that end.' So you go back and start thinking, 'Oh, I remember that! Oh, we laughed so hard! Oh, that was so fun!'"

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"Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice is suing her former bankruptcy attorney for $5 million.

Giudice filed a lawsuit against James Kridel on Wednesday, TMZ first reported Monday. Kridel, an attorney based in Clifton, New Jersey, represented the reality star during her 2009 bankruptcy filling.

In documents filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Giudice claims Kridel mishandled the bankruptcy filing, prepared faulty amendments and failed to prepare her for a meeting before the federal Bankruptcy Court trustee and creditors to whom she and husband Joe Giudice owed millions, according to the New York Daily News.

Joe and Teresa Giudice filed for bankruptcy in 2009, claiming $11 million in debt. They dropped their petitions in 2011, but that bankruptcy filing ultimately led to federal fraud charges against them, E! News previously noted.

In the 39-count indictment, the Giudices were accused of hiding assets during a Chapter 7 petition. The couple allegedly failed to disclose information about their businesses, rental properties and Teresa's "Real Housewives" salary.

Teresa, ultimately sentenced to 15 months, is expected to report to a federal prison camp in Danbury, Connecticut, on Jan. 5; Joe was sentenced to 41 months and will serve time after Teresa is released.

After the October sentencing, Kridel spoke with People magazine about his former client.

"I did not believe that Teresa was all that knowledgeable about any of the finances of her family until ultimately she became the breadwinner," he told People. "Everyone seems to blame her that she knew or should have known. I don't find that to be true in real life, though, People come in and sign tax returns quite often, and the spouse who is not in charge of the finances has no information. They just do what the accountant tells them."

A rep for the Giudices was not immediately available for further comment.

With only two episodes of the entire series left to air, "The Newsroom" will soon be coming to an -- arguably abrupt -- end. The show's three seasons were critically panned -- perhaps due to unrealistic expectations for Aaron Sorkin, the show's writer, as Jeff Daniels suggested. But any work is apt to be ill-received by someone somewhere, insists "Newroom" actor Thomas Sadoski, which is why there's little choice but to shrug the critics off.

"Sad to say it [to] the critics, but no, you don't have any impact. You can't," the actor, who plays Don, told HuffPost Live in an interview Wednesday. He explained further:

So this guy in Baltimore loves the show but this guy in Cleveland hates it, so I'm gonna change what I'm doing to appease the guy in Cleveland and then piss off the guy in Baltimore? We just have to do what we do and people have their opinions about it, and that's just it.

Which isn't to say that the "Wild" star didn't appreciate or agree with some of the critiques of the show.

"You want to challenge people. You want to have discussions started around the work that you're doing. As an artist, that's all you want," he said, celebrating the series' ability to consistently attract media attention.

"People have different opinions about the show," he continued, "and I respect all of them, frankly. I really appreciate when people are big fans of the show. That's nice ... [but] there's been a lot of criticism of the show. Some of it is earned. Some of it is justifiable and justified -- I don't shy away from that."

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When Hollywood descends on snow-drenched Utah in January for the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, they'll be greeted with barrels of laughs. The annual 10-day event announced part of its upcoming lineup on Thursday, and with it came an emphasis on comedies and at least one unusual selection in the post-apocalyptic thriller "Z for Zachariah."

Read on for the full list of U.S. Dramatic Competition, U.S. Documentary Competition, World Cinema Dramatic and World Cinema Documentary slates. The Spotlight, Park City at Midnight, New Frontier and Sundance Kids lineups will be announced on Thursday. Premieres and Documentary Premieres lists are scheduled to arrive on Dec. 8, and the Short Films slate the following day.

Sundance will take place Jan. 22 through Feb. 1 in Park City, Utah. The lineup features movies starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sarah Silverman, Kristen Wiig, Nicole Kidman, Jack Black, Adam Scott and Margot Robbie.

U.S. Dramatic Competition
Presenting the world premieres of 16 narrative feature films, the Dramatic Competition offers Festivalgoers a first look at groundbreaking new voices in American independent film.

Advantageous/ U.S.A. (Director: Jennifer Phang, Screenwriters: Jacqueline Kim, Jennifer Phang) — In a near-future city where soaring opulence overshadows economic hardship, Gwen and her daughter, Jules, do all they can to hold on to their joy, despite the instability surfacing in their world. Cast: Jacqueline Kim, James Urbaniak, Freya Adams, Ken Jeong, Jennifer Ehle, Samantha Kim.

The Bronze/ U.S.A. (Director: Bryan Buckley, Screenwriters: Melissa Rauch, Winston Rauch) — In 2004, Hope Ann Greggory became an American hero after winning the bronze medal for the women's gymnastics team. Today, she's still living in her small hometown, washed-up and embittered. Stuck in the past, Hope must reassess her life when a promising young gymnast threatens her local celebrity status. Cast: Melissa Rauch, Gary Cole, Thomas Middleditch, Sebastian Stan, Haley Lu Richardson, Cecily Strong. DAY ONE FILM

The D Train/ U.S.A. (Directors and screenwriters: Jarrad Paul, Andrew Mogel) — With his 20th reunion looming, Dan can’t shake his high school insecurities. In a misguided mission to prove he's changed, Dan rekindles a friendship with the popular guy from his class and is left scrambling to protect more than just his reputation when a wild night takes an unexpected turn. Cast: Jack Black, James Marsden, Kathryn Hahn, Jeffrey Tambor, Mike White, Kyle Bornheimer.

The Diary of a Teenage Girl/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Marielle Heller) — Minnie Goetze is a 15-year-old aspiring comic-book artist, coming of age in the haze of the 1970s in San Francisco. Insatiably curious about the world around her, Minnie is a pretty typical teenage girl. Oh, except that she's sleeping with her mother's boyfriend. Cast: Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgård, Christopher Meloni, Kristen Wiig.

Dope/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Rick Famuyiwa) — Malcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A chance invitation to an underground party leads him into an adventure that could allow him to go from being a geek, to being dope, to ultimately being himself. Cast: Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons, Blake Anderson, Zoë Kravitz, A$AP Rocky.

I Smile Back/ U.S.A. (Director: Adam Salky, Screenwriters: Amy Koppelman, Paige Dylan) — All is not right in suburbia. Laney Brooks, a wife and mother on the edge, has stopped taking her meds, substituting recreational drugs and the wrong men. With the destruction of her family looming, Laney makes a last, desperate attempt at redemption. Cast: Sarah Silverman, Josh Charles, Thomas Sadoski, Mia Barron, Terry Kinney, Chris Sarandon.

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl / U.S.A. (Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Screenwriter: Jesse Andrews) — Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spirited, bizarre films with Earl, his only friend. But both his anonymity and friendship threaten to unravel when his mother forces him to befriend a classmate with leukemia. Cast: Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke, Nick Offerman, Connie Britton, Molly Shannon.

The Overnight/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Patrick Brice) — Alex, Emily, and their son, RJ, are new to Los Angeles. A chance meeting at the park introduces them to the mysterious Kurt, Charlotte, and Max. A family “playdate” becomes increasingly interesting as the night goes on. Cast: Adam Scott, Taylor Schilling, Jason Schwartzman, Judith Godrèche.

People, Places, Things/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: James C. Strouse) — Will Henry is a newly single graphic novelist balancing being a parent to his young twin daughters and teaching a classroom full of college students, all the while trying to navigate the rich complexities of new love and letting go of the woman who left him. Cast: Jemaine Clement, Regina Hall, Stephanie Allynne, Jessica Williams, Gia Gadsby, Aundrea Gadsby.

Results/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Andrew Bujalski) — Two mismatched personal trainers' lives are upended by the actions of a new, wealthy client. Cast: Guy Pearce, Cobie Smulders, Kevin Corrigan, Giovanni Ribisi, Anthony Michael Hall, Brooklyn Decker.

Songs My Brothers Taught Me/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Chloé Zhao) — This complex portrait of modern-day life on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation explores the bond between a brother and his younger sister, who find themselves on separate paths to rediscovering the meaning of home. Cast: John Reddy, Jashaun St. John, Irene Bedard, Taysha Fuller, Travis Lone Hill, Eléonore Hendricks.

The Stanford Prison Experiment/ U.S.A. (Director: Kyle Patrick Alvarez, Screenwriter: Tim Talbott) — This film is based on the actual events that took place in 1971 when Stanford professor Dr. Philip Zimbardo created what became one of the most shocking and famous social experiments of all time. Cast: Billy Crudup, Ezra Miller, Michael Angarano, Tye Sheridan, Johnny Simmons, Olivia Thirlby.

Stockholm, Pennsylvania/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Nikole Beckwith) — A young woman is returned home to her biological parents after living with her abductor for 17 years. Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Cynthia Nixon, Jason Isaacs, David Warshofsky.

Unexpected/ U.S.A. (Director: Kris Swanberg, Screenwriters: Kris Swanberg, Megan Mercier) — When Samantha Abbott begins her final semester teaching science at a Chicago high school, she faces some unexpected news: she's pregnant. Soon after, Samantha learns that one of her favorite students, Jasmine, has landed in a similar situation. Unexpected follows the two women as they embark on an unlikely friendship. Cast: Cobie Smulders, Anders Holm, Gail Bean, Elizabeth McGovern.

The Witch/ U.S.A., Canada (Director and screenwriter: Robert Eggers) — New England in the 1630s: William and Katherine lead a devout Christian life with five children, homesteading on the edge of an impassable wilderness. When their newborn son vanishes and crops fail, the family turns on one another. Beyond their worst fears, a supernatural evil lurks in the nearby wood. Cast: Anya Taylor Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Lucas Dawson, Ellie Grainger.

Z for Zachariah/ U.S.A. (Director: Craig Zobel, Screenwriter: Nissar Modi) — In a post-apocalyptic world, a young woman who believes she is the last human on Earth meets a dying scientist searching for survivors. Their relationship becomes tenuous when another survivor appears. As the two men compete for the woman's affection, their primal urges begin to reveal their true nature. Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Margot Robbie, Chris Pine.

U.S. Documentary Competition
Sixteen world-premiere American documentaries that illuminate the ideas, people, and events that shape the present day.

3½ MINUTES/ U.S.A. (Director: Marc Silver) — On November 23, 2012, unarmed 17-year-old Jordan Russell Davis was shot at a Jacksonville gas station by Michael David Dunn. 3½ MINUTES explores the aftermath of Jordan's tragic death, the latent and often unseen effects of racism, and the contradictions of the American criminal justice system.

Being Evel/ U.S.A. (Director: Daniel Junge) — An unprecedented, candid portrait of American icon Robert “Evel” Knievel and his legacy.

Best of Enemies/ U.S.A. (Directors: Morgan Neville, Robert Gordon) — Best of Enemies is a behind-the-scenes account of the explosive 1968 televised debates between the liberal Gore Vidal and the conservative William F. Buckley Jr., and their rancorous disagreements about politics, God, and sex.

Call Me Lucky/ U.S.A. (Director: Bobcat Goldthwait) — Barry Crimmins was a volatile but brilliant bar comic who became an honored peace activist and influential political satirist. Famous comedians and others build a picture of a man who underwent an incredible transformation.

Cartel Land/ U.S.A., Mexico (Director: Matthew Heineman) — In this classic Western set in the 21st century, vigilantes on both sides of the border fight the vicious Mexican drug cartels. With unprecedented access, this character-driven film provokes deep questions about lawlessness, the breakdown of order, and whether citizens should fight violence with violence.

City of Gold/ U.S.A. (Director: Laura Gabbert) — Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Jonathan Gold casts his light upon a vibrant and growing cultural movement in which he plays the dual roles of high-low priest and culinary geographer of his beloved Los Angeles.

Finders Keepers/ U.S.A. (Directors: Bryan Carberry, Clay Tweel) — Recovering addict and amputee John Wood finds himself in a stranger-than-fiction battle to reclaim his mummified leg from Southern entrepreneur Shannon Whisnant, who found it in a grill he bought at an auction and believes it to therefore be his rightful property.

Hot Girls Wanted/ U.S.A. (Directors: Jill Bauer, Ronna Gradus) — Hot Girls Wantedis a first-ever look at the realities inside the world of the amateur porn industry and the steady stream of 18- and 19-year-old girls entering into it.

How to Dance in Ohio/ U.S.A. (Director: Alexandra Shiva) — In Columbus, Ohio, a group of teenagers and young adults on the autism spectrum prepare for an iconic American rite of passage — a spring formal. They spend 12 weeks practicing their social skills at a local nightclub in preparation for the dance.

Larry Kramer in Love and Anger/ U.S.A. (Director: Jean Carlomusto) — Author, activist, and playwright Larry Kramer is one of the most important and controversial figures in contemporary gay America, a political firebrand who gave voice to the outrage and grief that inspired gay men and lesbians to fight for their lives. At 78, this complicated man still commands our attention.

Meru/ U.S.A. (Directors: Jimmy Chin, E. Chai Vasarhelyi) — Three elite mountain climbers sacrifice everything but their friendship as they struggle through heartbreaking loss and nature’s harshest elements to attempt the never-before-completed Shark’s Fin on Mount Meru, the most coveted first ascent in the dangerous game of Himalayan big wall climbing.

Racing Extinction / U.S.A. (Director: Louie Psihoyos) — Academy Award-winner Louie Psihoyos (The Cove) assembles a unique team to show the world never-before-seen images that expose issues surrounding endangered species and mass extinction. Whether infiltrating notorious black markets or exploring humans' effect on the environment, Racing Extinction will change the way you see the world.

(T)ERROR/ U.S.A. (Directors: Lyric R. Cabral, David Felix Sutcliffe) — (T)ERROR is the first film to document on camera a covert counterterrorism sting as it unfolds. Through the perspective of *******, a 63-year-old Black revolutionary turned FBI informant, viewers are given an unprecedented glimpse of the government’s counterterrorism tactics, and the murky justifications behind them.

Welcome to Leith/ U.S.A. (Directors: Michael Beach Nichols, Christopher K. Walker) — A white supremacist attempts to take over a small town in North Dakota.

Western / U.S.A., Mexico (Directors: Bill Ross, Turner Ross) — For generations, all that distinguished Eagle Pass, Texas, from Piedras Negras, Mexico, was the Rio Grande. But when darkness descends upon these harmonious border towns, a cowboy and lawman face a new reality that threatens their way of life.Western portrays timeless American figures in the grip of unforgiving change.

The Wolfpack/ U.S.A. (Director: Crystal Moselle) — Six bright teenage brothers have spent their entire lives locked away from society in a Manhattan housing project. All they know of the outside is gleaned from the movies they watch obsessively (and recreate meticulously). Yet as adolescence looms, they dream of escape, ever more urgently, into the beckoning world.

World Cinema Dramatic Competition
Twelve films from emerging filmmaking talents around the world offer fresh perspectives and inventive styles.

Chlorine/ Italy (Director: Lamberto Sanfelice, Screenwriters: Lamberto Sanfelice, Elisa Amoruso) —Jenny, 17, dreams of becoming a synchronized swimmer. Family events turn her life upside down and she is forced move to a remote area to look after her ill father and younger brother. It won't be long before Jenny starts pursuing her dreams again. Cast: Sara Serraiocco, Ivan Franek, Giorgio Colangeli, Anatol Sassi, Piera Degli Esposti, Andrea Vergoni. World Premiere

Chorus/ Canada (Director and screenwriter: François Delisle) ­—A separated couple meet again after 10 years when the body of their missing son is found. Amid the guilt of losing a loved one, they hesitantly move toward affirmation of life, acceptance of death, and even the possibility of reconciliation. Cast: Sébastien Ricard, Fanny Mallette, Pierre Curzi, Genevieve Bujold. World Premiere

Glassland/ Ireland (Director and screenwriter: Gerard Barrett) — In a desperate attempt to reunite his broken family, a young taxi driver becomes entangled in the criminal underworld. Cast: Jack Reynor, Toni Collette, Will Poulter, Michael Smiley. International Premiere

Homesick/ Norway (Director: Anne Sewitsky, Screenwriters: Ragnhild Tronvoll, Anne Sewitsky) — When Charlotte, 27, meets her brother Henrik, 35, for the first time, two people who don't know what a normal family is begin an encounter without boundaries. How does sibling love manifest itself if you have never experienced it before? Cast: Ine Marie Wilmann, Simon J. Berger, Anneke von der Lippe, Silje Storstein, Oddgeir Thune, Kari Onstad. World Premiere

Ivy/ Turkey (Director and screenwriter: Tolga Karaçelik) — Sarmasik is sailing to Egypt when the ship's owner goes bankrupt. The crew learns there is a lien on the ship, and key crew members must stay on board. Ivy is the story of these six men trapped on the ship for days. Cast: Nadir Sarıbacak, Özgür Emre Yıldırım, Hakan Karsak, Kadir Çermik, Osman Alkaş, Seyithan Özdemiroğlu. World Premiere

Partisan/ Australia (Director: Ariel Kleiman, Screenwriters: Ariel Kleiman, Sarah Cyngler) — Alexander is like any other kid: playful, curious and naive. He is also a trained assassin. Raised in a hidden paradise, Alexander has grown up seeing the world filtered through his father, Gregori. As Alexander begins to think for himself, creeping fears take shape, and Gregori's idyllic world unravels. Cast: Vincent Cassel, Jeremy Chabriel, Florence Mezzara. World Premiere

PRINCESS / Israel (Director and screenwriter: Tali Shalom Ezer) — While her mother is away from home, 12-year-old Adar’s role-playing games with her stepfather move into dangerous territory. Seeking an escape, Adar finds Alan, an ethereal boy that accompanies her on a dark journey between reality and fantasy. Cast: Keren Mor, Shira Haas, Ori Pfeffer, Adar Zohar Hanetz. International Premiere

The Second Mother/ Brazil (Director and screenwriter: Anna Muylaert) — Having left her daughter, Jessica, to be raised by relatives in the north of Brazil, Val works as a loving nanny in São Paulo. When Jessica arrives for a visit 13 years later, she confronts her mother's slave-like attitude and everyone in the house is affected by her unexpected behavior. Cast: Regina Casé, Michel Joelsas, Camila Márdila, Karine Teles, Lourenço Mutarelli. World Premiere

Slow West/ New Zealand (Director: John Maclean, Screenwriters: John Maclean, Michael Lesslie) — Set at the end of the nineteenth century, 16-year-old Jay Cavendish journeys across the American frontier in search of the woman he loves. He is joined by Silas, a mysterious traveller, and hotly pursued by an outlaw along the way. Cast: Michael Fassbender, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Rory McCann, Ben Mendelsohn, Brooke Williams, Caren Pistorius. World Premiere

Strangerland/ Australia, Ireland (Director: Kim Farrant, Screenwriters: Fiona Seres, Michael Kinirons) — When Catherine and Matthew Parker's two teenage kids disappear into the remote Australian desert, the couple's relationship is pushed to the brink as they confront the mystery of their children's fate. Cast: Nicole Kidman, Joseph Fiennes, Hugo Weaving, Lisa Flanagan, Meyne Wyatt, Maddison Brown. World Premiere

The Summer of Sangaile/ Lithuania, France, Holland (Director and screenwriter: Alanté Kavaïté) — Seventeen-year-old Sangaile is fascinated by stunt planes. She meets a girl her age at the summer aeronautical show, nearby her parents’ lakeside villa. Sangaile allows Auste to discover her most intimate secret and in the process finds in her teenage love, the only person that truly encourages her to fly. Cast: Julija Steponaitytė, Aistė Diržiūtė. World Premiere. DAY ONE FILM

Umrika/ India (Director and screenwriter: Prashant Nair) — When a young village boy discovers that his brother, long believed to be in America, has actually gone missing, he begins to invent letters on his behalf to save their mother from heartbreak, all the while searching for him. Cast: Suraj Sharma, Tony Revolori, Smita Tambe, Adil Hussain, Rajesh Tailang, Prateik Babbar.World Premiere

World Cinema Documentary Competition
Twelve documentaries by some of the most courageous and extraordinary international filmmakers working today.

The Amina Profile/ Canada (Director: Sophie Deraspe) — During the Arab revolution, a love story between two women — a Canadian and a Syrian American — turns into an international sociopolitical thriller spotlighting media excesses and the thin line between truth and falsehood on the Internet. World Premiere

Censored Voices/ Israel, Germany (Director: Mor Loushy) — One week after the 1967 Six-Day War, renowned author Amos Oz and editor Avraham Shapira recorded intimate conversations with soldiers returning from the battlefield. The Israeli army censored the recordings, allowing only a fragment of the conversations to be published. Censored Voices reveals these recordings for the first time. World Premiere

The Chinese Mayor/ China (Director: Hao Zhou) —Mayor Geng Yanbo is determined to transform the coal-mining center of Datong, in China’s Shanxi province, into a tourism haven showcasing clean energy. In order to achieve that, however, he has to relocate 500,000 residences to make way for the restoration of the ancient city. World Premiere

Chuck Norris vs Communism/ United Kingdom, Romania, Germany (Director: Ilinca Calugareanu) — In 1980s Romania, thousands of Western films smashed through the Iron Curtain, opening a window to the free world for those who dared to look. A black market VHS racketeer and courageous female translator brought the magic of film to the masses and sowed the seeds of a revolution. World Premiere

Dark Horse/ United Kingdom (Director: Louise Osmond) — Dark Horseis the inspirational true story of a group of friends from a workingman's club who decide to take on the elite “sport of kings” and breed themselves a racehorse. World Premiere

Dreamcatcher/ United Kingdom (Director: Kim Longinotto) — Dreamcatchertakes us into a hidden world seen through the eyes of one of its survivors, Brenda Myers-Powell. A former teenage prostitute, Brenda defied the odds to become a powerful advocate for change in her community. With warmth and humor, Brenda gives hope to those who have none. World Premiere

How to Change the World/ United Kingdom, Canada (Director: Jerry Rothwell) — In 1971, a group of friends sails into a nuclear test zone, and their protest captures the world’s imagination. Using rare, archival footage that brings their extraordinary world to life, How to Change the World is the story of the pioneers who founded Greenpeace and defined the modern green movement. World Premiere. DAY ONE FILM

Listen to Me Marlon/ United Kingdom (Director and screenwriter: Stevan Riley, Co-writer:Peter Ettedgui) — With exclusive access to previously unheard audio archives, this is the definitive Marlon Brando cinema documentary. Charting his exceptional career and extraordinary life away from the stage and screen, the film fully explores the complexities of the man by telling the story uniquely in Marlon’s own voice.World Premiere

Pervert Park/ Sweden, Denmark (Directors: Frida Barkfors, Lasse Barkfors) — Pervert Park follows the everyday lives of sex offenders in a Florida trailer park as they struggle to reintegrate into society, and try to understand who they are and how to break the cycle of sex crimes being committed. International Premiere

The Russian Woodpecker/ United Kingdom (Director: Chad Gracia) —A Ukrainian victim of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster discovers a dark secret and must decide whether to risk his life by revealing it, amid growing clouds of revolution and war.World Premiere

Sembene!/ U.S.A., Senegal (Directors: Samba Gadjigo, Jason Silverman) — In 1952, Ousmane Sembene, a Senegalese dockworker and fifth-grade dropout, began dreaming an impossible dream: to become the storyteller for a new Africa. This true story celebrates how the “father of African cinema,” against enormous odds, fought a monumental, 50-year-long battle to give Africans a voice. World Premiere

The Visit/ Denmark, Austria, Ireland, Finland, Norway (Director: Michael Madsen) —“This film documents an event that has never taken place…” With unprecedented access to the United Nations' Office for Outer Space Affairs, leading space scientists and space agencies, The Visit explores humans' first encounter with alien intelligent life and thereby humanity itself. “Our scenario begins with the arrival. Your arrival.” World Premiere

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Pure, bold works distinguished by an innovative, forward-thinking approach to storytelling populate this program. Digital technology paired with unfettered creativity promises that the films in this section will shape a “greater” next wave in American cinema. Presented by Adobe.

Bob and the Trees/ U.S.A., France (Director: Diego Ongaro, Screenwriters: Diego Ongaro, Courtney Maum, Sasha Statman-Weil) —Bob, a 50-year-old logger in rural Massachusetts with a soft spot for golf and gangsta rap, is struggling to make ends meet in a changed economy. When his beloved cow is wounded and a job goes awry, Bob begins to heed the instincts of his ever-darkening self. Cast: Bob Tarasuk, Matt Gallagher, Polly MacIntyre, Winthrop Barrett, Nathaniel Gregory. World Premiere

Christmas, Again/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Charles Poekel) — A heartbroken Christmas tree salesman returns to New York, hoping to put the past year behind him. He spends the season living in a trailer and working the night shift, until a mysterious woman and some colorful customers rescue him from self-destruction. Cast: Kentucker Audley, Hannah Gross, Jason Shelton, Oona Roche. North American Premiere

Cronies/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Michael Larnell) —Twenty-two-year-old Louis doesn’t know whether his childhood friendship with Jack will last beyond today. Cast: George Sample III, Zurich Buckner, Brian Kowalski. World Premiere

Entertainment/ U.S.A. (Director: Rick Alverson, Screenwriters: Rick Alverson, Gregg Turkington, Tim Heidecker) —En route to meeting with his estranged daughter, in an attempt to revive his dwindling career, a broken, aging comedian plays a string of dead-end shows in the Mojave Desert. Cast: Gregg Turkington, John C. Reilly, Tye Sheridan, Michael Cera, Amy Seimetz, Lotte Verbeek. World Premiere

H./ U.S.A., Argentina (Directors and screenwriters: Rania Attieh, Daniel Garcia) —Two women, each named Helen, find their lives spinning out of control after a meteor allegedly explodes over their city of Troy, New York.Cast: Robin Bartlett, Rebecca Dayan, Will Janowitz, Julian Gamble, Roger Robinson. World Premiere

James White/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Josh Mond) — A young New Yorker struggles to take control of his reckless, self-destructive behavior in the face of momentous family challenges. Cast: Chris Abbott, Cynthia Nixon, Scott Mescudi, Makenzie Leigh, David Call. World Premiere

Nasty Baby/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Sebastian Silva) —A gay couple try to have a baby with the help of their best friend, Polly. The trio navigates the idea of creating life while confronted by unexpected harassment from a neighborhood man called The Bishop. As their clashes grow increasingly aggressive, odds are someone is getting hurt.Cast: Sebastian Silva, Tunde Adebimpe, Kristin Wiig, Reg E. Cathey, Mark Margolis, Denis O'Hare. World Premiere

The Strongest Man/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Kenny Riches) —An anxiety-ridden Cuban man who fancies himself the strongest man in the world attempts to recover his most prized possession, a stolen bicycle. On his quest, he finds and loses much more. Cast: Robert Lorie, Paul Chamberlain, Ashly Burch, Patrick Fugit, Lisa Banes. World Premiere

Take Me to the River/ U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Matt Sobel) — A naive California teen plans to remain above the fray at his Nebraskan family reunion, but a strange encounter places him at the center of a long-buried family secret. Cast: Logan Miller, Robin Weigert, Josh Hamilton, Richard Schiff, Ursula Parker, Azura Skye. World Premiere

Tangerine/ U.S.A. (Director: Sean Baker, Screenwriters: Sean Baker, Chris Bergoch) — A working girl tears through Tinseltown on Christmas Eve searching for the pimp who broke her heart. Cast: Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, Karren Karagulian, Mickey O'Hagan, Alla Tumanyan, James Ransone. World Premiere

"When a woman feels empowered, she will never feel like a victim to anyone or anything."

President of L'Oréal Paris Karen T. Fondu opened the 2014 L'Oreal Women Of Worth event perfectly with one powerful statement. Now in its ninth year, Women Of Worth recognizes 10 remarkable women for whom the term "worthy" feels wildly insufficient. The 2014 honorees, and their stories of perseverance and survival, are no exception.

This year's honorees were celebrated at the annual gala in New York City on Dec. 2 by friends, family and some very famous admirers. These women of exceptional worth were introduced by L'Oréal ambassadors Eva Longoria, Blake Lively, Diane Keaton, Julianne Moore, Andie MacDowell and Aimee Mullins as well as MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski, "The Today Show's" Hoda Kotb and 2013 national honoree Lauren Book.



A common theme among their remarks was choice: choices as rights, choices as privileges, and choices as acts of courage.

"Every single one of us has a choice. A choice not to let our past define our future... The choice is truly ours alone to make," said Book.

"I'm a firm believer that the only limitations we have in life are the ones we put on ourselves," declared honoree Stephanie Decker, who chose not to allow the loss of her legs to hold her back.

"A heroine is a woman who risks going too far in order to find out how far one can go for a cause greater than herself," said Diane Keaton, reminding us that the only thing we must to do become a heroine is decide to be one.

The powerful impact of each woman's story told last night is easily matched by the actions they have inspired. We couldn't possibly capture the true depth of their wisdom in a few quotes, but they are too inspiring not to try.


Here are 11 pieces of wisdom from last night's honorees and presenters:


The 10 Women of Worth nominees with L'Oreal's president Karen Fondu and senior vice president Malena Higuera.

1. We are surrounded by heroines every day.
"What makes a heroine? I think I can answer that. A heroine is a woman who risks going too far in order to find out how far one can go for a cause greater than herself." - Diane Keaton introducing honoree Audra Wilford, whose MaxLove Project provides support to children facing life-threatening illness and their families. As a mother of a 7-year-old son who survived a battle with brain cancer, Wilford is acutely away of just how important this support is.




2. The doubts of others shouldn't stop you from pursuing your dreams.
"Our generation has faced incredible scrutiny. But I do believe it's this generation that's going to change the world." -- Blake Lively, introducing honoree Brittany Wenger. At only 19 years old, Wenger has developed cloud technology that could revolutionize breast cancer detection, using artificial intelligence to read cancer cells.

Wow! Women of Worth. Celebrating tonight with the incredible Brittany Wenger. Google her! At 15 years old she started a program that has helped detect cancer with 99% accuracy. She's 19 years old now and has only just begun to change our world. I'm humbled to have been her date. Who inspires you? #bethechangeyouwanttosee #lorealwomenofworth

Une photo publiée par Blake Lively (@blakelively) le Déc. 12, 2014 at 7:21 PST

3. Anger is best channelled as motivation.
"When I learned we live in a world where women are sold for sex, my heart was so broken. Then I got pissed off." - Jenny Williamson. Williamson turned her shock into rage, and her rage into action, after learning that sex trafficking hit shockingly close to her California home. Her organization Courage Worldwide builds homes and offers support and education for children rescued from the sex trade.



4. There is more to winning than receiving an award.
"I have already won because I have a group of girls who call me mom who have never had a family." - Jenny Williamson

5. We all need a few pick-me-ups, no matter how small they are.
"These are somebody's children, somebody's daughters and somebody's mothers. Somebody needs to be there to tell them: You're adorable, you're gorgeous, you're precious. And if that has to be me, OK." - Shaaron Funderburk, who survived drug addiction, homelessness and prostitution to found her Off The Streets program, which provides safe spaces for women battling to overcome similar circumstances.




6. It's all about your mindset.
"Storms are inevitable. Beating them is optional." - Stephanie Decker, who shielded her two children from debris when a tornado tore through her Indiana home in 2012. The 2014 honoree lost the use of her legs in the storm, but through her Stephanie Decker Foundation, which works to help children with prosthetics thrive, it is impossible to measure how much has been gained by her powerful story of survival.




7. The power of women can never be overestimated.
"I truly believe, when you kill a man, you kill a man. When you kill a woman, you kill a nation. We replenish. We rebuild. Everything you are looking at right now came from a woman. I don't care if a man made it. He had a mother." - Shaaron Funderburk


8. Difficult experiences will reveal your strength. Find it, and use it.
"A woman is like a teabag -- you can't tell how strong she is until she's in hot water. Women of the world, it's tea time." - Phyllis Sudman, who earned the top Women of Worth recognition this year. In 2004, Sudman experienced every parent's worst nightmare when her son Simon died of sudden cardiac arrest at just 13 weeks old. Sudman co-founded Simon's Fund to raise awareness for sudden cardiac arrest and the warning signs, and her efforts will help prevent other parents from experiencing this devastating tragedy.




9. We are not built to avoid tragedy. We are designed to endure it.
"We are all built to face adversity. It's in our DNA." - Diane Keaton


10. There will always be things out of our control. How we let it affect us is not one of them.
"Every single one of us has a choice. A choice not to let our past define our future. A choice to live the life we want to live... The choice is truly ours alone to make." - Lauren Book, who earned Women of Worth's top honor in 2013 for her efforts to prevent childhood sexual abuse. Her organization Lauren's Kids educates adults and children about sexual abuse and provides guidance and support to help survivors heal.

11. One exceptional woman ensures generations more.
"It's what makes it all worthwhile -- to learn from your mother and hopefully teach your daughter, and then teach the world." - Deborah Snyder, honoree and founder of the Operation Renewed Hope Foundation. The retired Lieutenant Colonel served 20 years in the military as a helicoptor pilot, but her service to our country goes on. Through her efforts providing support and education to veterans and their families, Snyder is inspiring the nation to put an end to veteran homelessness.

Josh Duggar and his wife, Anna, are expecting their fourth child.

Get ready for the Feeny call: TVLine reports Will Friedle will reprise his role as Eric Matthews, aka Plays with Squirrels, on Season 2 of "Girl Meets World." Friedle also confirmed the news on Twitter, sending out an image with the title of the episode, "Girl Meets Mr. Squirrels":

There is nothing as important as family. I think it is time I met my niche. #WednesdaywisdomwithMrSquirrels pic.twitter.com/0J9TGRj6RW

— Will Friedle (@willfriedle) December 3, 2014

In addition to Friedle returning, the show's writers also announced fan favorites Shawn Hunter and Mr. Feeny, who had a brief appearance in the pilot episode, would have important roles in Season 2:

Announcement #4: Shawn, Eric and Mr. Feeny will be an important part of season 2. Lives will change. People will grow. People won't.

— Girl Meets Writers (@GMWWriters) December 3, 2014

The news confirms the show will (thankfully) continue to capitalize on nostalgic "Boy Meets World" returns. Though Shawn is apparently going to have a more expanded role next season, Rider Strong is already set to bring back the character in an upcoming holiday episode along with William Russ and Betsy Randle, who will return as Mr. and Mrs. Matthews.

The writers also announced another mysterious original cast member would be joining the show, so stay tuned for that and enjoy this Season 2 pic tweeted out by Cory Matthews himself, Mr. Ben Savage:

Excited to welcome back some old friends for Season 2 #GirlMeetsWorld pic.twitter.com/SkETLGNEr2

— Ben Savage (@BenSavage) December 3, 2014

HuffPost has reached out to Will Friedle for comment. This post will be update if and when one is received.

For more, head over to TV Line.

It's another baby girl for Jimmy Fallon and his wife Nancy Juvonen.

Frances Cole Fallon was born on Wednesday morning, Fallon's rep told People magazine in a statement. The couple, who welcomed both Frances Cole and now-16-month-old daughter Winnie Rose via surrogate, chose to keep their baby news a secret until the special day arrived:

"The couple opted to keep their baby joy to themselves until their new daughter, Frances Cole, made her official debut," the statement read.

The "Tonight Show" host and his wife became parents for the first time in July 2013.

Fallon, 40, and Juvonen, 47, got married in 2007 after meeting on the set of the movie "Fever Pitch," in which the "Saturday Night Live" alum starred alongside Drew Barrymore, who is Juvonen's producing partner.

Congratulations go out to the couple!

In a Wednesday Dec. 3 press conference, feminist attorney Gloria Allred addressed Bill Cosby with three of his accusers by her side. Allred threw down the gauntlet, asking Cosby to either waive the statute of limitations on allegations that more than 20 women have brought against him, or set up a $100 million account for his accusers and let a panel of retired judges review the claims.

The three women who joined Allred were Beth Ferrier, who was first publicly identified in 2005 as Jane Doe #5 in Andrea Constand's suit against Cosby, and Helen Hayes and Chelan (who is currently being identified by her first name only), who previously had not made their allegations about Cosby public.

The LA Times reported that Hayes is claiming that Cosby groped her breasts in 1973 while they were at a restaurant. Chelan, who was crying and visibly shaken during much of the press conference, said that Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her at the Las Vegas Hilton in 1986 when she was just 17, the same location where Florida nurse Therese Serignese claims she was raped by Cosby 10 years prior. According to the LA Times, Chelan told press that Cosby gave her a blue pill to "help with a cold." After she took it:

The woman said she found that she couldn't move or say anything and that he began sexually assaulting her before she blacked out. She said she awoke hours later to hear Cosby clapping his hands and saying, "Daddy says wake up." He gave her $1,500 to buy something nice for her and her grandmother, she told reporters at the news conference.

Attorney Gloria Allred (2nd from L) speaks during a press conference with alleged victims of Bill Cosby; Chelan, Beth Ferrier and Helen Hayes.

Allred said that her two proposed solutions were a way for Cosby's accusers and, should his name be cleared, Cosby himself, to get justice. She also said that she had "lost count" of the number of women who had contacted her with claims against the 77-year-old comedian.

When asked what advice she would give Cosby if she were his attorney, Allred was very clear: "Under no circumstances would I ever give advice to Bill Cosby... nor would he ever be my client, even if he wanted to be," she said.

Cosby has stayed fairly tight-lipped about the allegations, telling a Florida Today reporter on Nov. 22, "I know people are tired of me not saying anything, but a guy doesn't have to answer to innuendos ... People should fact check. People shouldn't have to go through that and shouldn't answer to innuendos."

His attorney, Martin D. Singer, gave a statement to The Huffington Post on Nov. 21, calling the recent slew of allegations "unsubstantiated, fantastical stories about things they say occurred 30, 40, or even 50 years ago have escalated far past the point of absurdity." His statement also targeted news outlets, calling the coverage of these claims "an unprecedented example of the media’s breakneck rush to run stories without any corroboration or adherence to traditional journalistic standards."



HuffPost reached out to the Cosby camp about these new allegations and Allred's suggested next steps, but had yet to hear back at time of publication.

"We challenge Mr. Cosby to end this nightmare," Allred said as she wrapped up the press conference. "The ball is in his court."

UPDATE: Gloria Allred closes press conference with alleged victims of Bill Cosby saying: "Let's end this nightmare". pic.twitter.com/ZzOQITlzVo

— Christopher Bucktin (@chrisbucktin) December 3, 2014

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy is revoking Bill Cosby's title of honorary chief petty officer, saying allegations of sexual abuse made against the comedian are serious and conflict with the Navy's core values.

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and Master Chief Petty Officer Michael Stevens made the announcement Thursday in a statement.

Cosby enlisted in the Navy in 1956 and served four years as a hospital corpsman before being honorably discharged in 1960 as a 3rd Class Petty Officer. The honorary title was presented to Cosby in 2011.

The 77-year-old Cosby has refused to answer questions about mounting accusations that he sexually abused several women.

NBC recently scrapped a Cosby comedy that was under development, some of his appearances have been canceled and he has resigned from Temple University's board of trustees.