Dean Sheremet gave a recent tell-all interview about his ex-wife LeAnn Rimes' infamous 2009 cheating scandal with Eddie Cibrian, describing the entire ordeal as a "f---ing disaster" to former Us Weekly staffer Natalie Thomas on her lifestyle blog, Nat's Next Adventure.
Dean Sheremet Opens Up About LeAnn Rimes Cheating Scandal
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'Supergirl' Strikes Heroic Poses In First Photos
It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's Superm--wait, it's not him either.
Warner Bros. has just released the first images from CBS' new superhero pilot "Supergirl." In the photos, "Glee" actress Melissa Benoist strikes heroic poses as the title character. The show, which is based on the characters in the DC Comics, will follow Supergirl as she decides to embrace her powers and become the heroine she was meant to be. Production on the new pilot begins this week.
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Warner Bros. has just released the first images from CBS' new superhero pilot "Supergirl." In the photos, "Glee" actress Melissa Benoist strikes heroic poses as the title character. The show, which is based on the characters in the DC Comics, will follow Supergirl as she decides to embrace her powers and become the heroine she was meant to be. Production on the new pilot begins this week.
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Kim Kardashian Named One Of Time Magazine's 30 Most Influential People On The Internet
Just yesterday, news outlets including The New York Times deemed Kim Kardashian's hair makeover newsworthy, and now she's been named one of the 30 Most Influential People on the Internet, according to Time magazine.
The 34-year-old reality star, who the magazine previously named the second most-influential fictional character of 2014 for her "Kim Kardashian: Hollywood" avatar, influences the masses along with Taylor Swift, President Obama, Janet Mock, Beyoncé, J.K. Rowling, Jimmy Fallon and Caitlin McNeill, the woman who launched a debate surrounding "blue and black or white and gold."
What makes Kardashian so influential? According to Time:
Anyone who writes Kardashian off as empty-headed may be underestimating her influence. She has developed a new kind of star with a deft understanding of how to package and leverage her brand. And Kim Kardashian knows that without the Internet, there would be no Kim Kardashian.
In her Paper magazine interview (which was paired with a nude photo shoot in an attempt to break the Internet), Kardashian admitted that her cultural relevance would be greatly diminished without the help of social media. "I don't think social media was that heavy when we started our show," she said, "but I think we really evolved with social media."
Similarly, in an interview with Adweek, released Sunday, Kardashian said, "Social media plays a huge role in my life and my career. I came at the right time when people just started to get into reality shows. Social media works when you're open, when you're honest and people want to feel like they're getting a little glimpse into your life. It's not that I brand myself like I'm a celebrity. It's just I'm living my life and sharing a part of my life with the world."
While her last statement is up for debate, it doesn't really matter. Given that the Internet basically created Kim Kardashian (a statement Paris Hilton might dispute), it's no wonder she's mastered it.
For the full list of the 30 Most Influential People on the Internet, head over to Time.
The 34-year-old reality star, who the magazine previously named the second most-influential fictional character of 2014 for her "Kim Kardashian: Hollywood" avatar, influences the masses along with Taylor Swift, President Obama, Janet Mock, Beyoncé, J.K. Rowling, Jimmy Fallon and Caitlin McNeill, the woman who launched a debate surrounding "blue and black or white and gold."
What makes Kardashian so influential? According to Time:
She may tout millions of fans in real life, but Kardashian, 34, truly stands out on Instagram. There, she has perfected the art of the selfie: some with famous friends, some in luxurious bathrooms, and all to the delight of her 27 million followers. Long a performer in a reality TV show produced and edited by others, Kardashian also deftly uses Twitter to define and defend her own narrative (“Her eyes were closed and I was feeling my look! Can I live?!?” she sniped after being criticized for cropping her daughter out of a selfie), and of course to promote her various business ventures.
Anyone who writes Kardashian off as empty-headed may be underestimating her influence. She has developed a new kind of star with a deft understanding of how to package and leverage her brand. And Kim Kardashian knows that without the Internet, there would be no Kim Kardashian.
In her Paper magazine interview (which was paired with a nude photo shoot in an attempt to break the Internet), Kardashian admitted that her cultural relevance would be greatly diminished without the help of social media. "I don't think social media was that heavy when we started our show," she said, "but I think we really evolved with social media."
Similarly, in an interview with Adweek, released Sunday, Kardashian said, "Social media plays a huge role in my life and my career. I came at the right time when people just started to get into reality shows. Social media works when you're open, when you're honest and people want to feel like they're getting a little glimpse into your life. It's not that I brand myself like I'm a celebrity. It's just I'm living my life and sharing a part of my life with the world."
While her last statement is up for debate, it doesn't really matter. Given that the Internet basically created Kim Kardashian (a statement Paris Hilton might dispute), it's no wonder she's mastered it.
For the full list of the 30 Most Influential People on the Internet, head over to Time.
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Kenneth Branagh Says Lily James' Waist Wasn't Altered For 'Cinderella'
Director Kenneth Branagh set the record straight on the controversy surrounding the size of Lily James' waist in his new adaptation of "Cinderella."
"The simple truth is we didn't alter anything," Branagh told HuffPost Live host Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani in an interview Friday.
James' figure caused controversy on social media, where users wondered whether her body had been digitally manipulated to create a smaller waist. James defended the images, telling ABC's "Nightline" that the small waistline was the result of a corset on her naturally thin frame.
Branagh told HuffPost Live that part of the reason James' waist seems so small is the lighting of promotional photos, which creates a shadow that makes her appear slimmer. The rest, he said, is "natural body physics." Branagh explained:
The director said he "happily stand[s] by it, 100 percent," but he accepts that some audience members will see things differently.
"It's fair enough, though, for people to say whatever they like about it. We're asking them to go and see it, so they have a perfect right to express an opinion," he said.
Branagh also discussed how he went about adapting the classic fairy tale for an increasingly feminist contemporary audience. See that conversation in the video below, and catch the full HuffPost Live interview here.
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"The simple truth is we didn't alter anything," Branagh told HuffPost Live host Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani in an interview Friday.
James' figure caused controversy on social media, where users wondered whether her body had been digitally manipulated to create a smaller waist. James defended the images, telling ABC's "Nightline" that the small waistline was the result of a corset on her naturally thin frame.
Branagh told HuffPost Live that part of the reason James' waist seems so small is the lighting of promotional photos, which creates a shadow that makes her appear slimmer. The rest, he said, is "natural body physics." Branagh explained:
It's not a mystery: If you pop someone in a corset, you'll see also that there's a wide -- not that Lily James isn't slim -- but in that wide bow of the dress underneath, basically you squeeze things in, things come out at the bottom, you know? And it all gets hidden under there. The natural body physics of it aren't insane. She was slim, but she was healthy. There's no suggestion that we're trumpeting this as the only shape to have. If you look at our ball, it's full of diversity. It's full of every kind of shape.
The director said he "happily stand[s] by it, 100 percent," but he accepts that some audience members will see things differently.
"It's fair enough, though, for people to say whatever they like about it. We're asking them to go and see it, so they have a perfect right to express an opinion," he said.
Branagh also discussed how he went about adapting the classic fairy tale for an increasingly feminist contemporary audience. See that conversation in the video below, and catch the full HuffPost Live interview here.
Sign up for Live Today, HuffPost Live’s morning email that will let you know the newsmakers, celebrities and politicians joining us that day and give you the best clips from the day before!
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50 Cent Shares His Thoughts On Past Domestic Violence Accusations
Following the multi-platinum success of his 2003 album “Get Rich or Die Tryin’,” 50 Cent’s personal life has been examined under a public microscope and scrutinized after various allegations of domestic abuse by former girlfriends surfaced.
The mogul managed to avoid a prison sentence after pleading no contest to one count of misdemeanor vandalism reportedly stemming from a June 2013 dispute with Daphne Narvarez, the mother of his second child.
This week, during a radio interview with Power 105’s Angie Martinez, the “Power” producer opened up on his relationship woes, which in recent months included domestic violence accusations by rumored girlfriend, Tatted Up Holly.
The rapper went on to admit the lack of communication he has with his estranged 19-year-old son, Marquise, and revealed his thoughts on why he believes the teen’s mother, Shaniqua Tompkins, has strained their relationship by instilling “her entitlement” through the years.
Check out 50 Cent’s interview in its entirety in the clip above.
The mogul managed to avoid a prison sentence after pleading no contest to one count of misdemeanor vandalism reportedly stemming from a June 2013 dispute with Daphne Narvarez, the mother of his second child.
This week, during a radio interview with Power 105’s Angie Martinez, the “Power” producer opened up on his relationship woes, which in recent months included domestic violence accusations by rumored girlfriend, Tatted Up Holly.
"When you’re making those adjustments and you’re dealing with people who don't necessarily have the same lifestyle, it's such a huge adjustment, that when it's not working anymore, ‘you're hurting me,’ because it’s not gonna be the way it was… and then they'll turn [on you]. Three times this has happened to me."
The rapper went on to admit the lack of communication he has with his estranged 19-year-old son, Marquise, and revealed his thoughts on why he believes the teen’s mother, Shaniqua Tompkins, has strained their relationship by instilling “her entitlement” through the years.
Check out 50 Cent’s interview in its entirety in the clip above.
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Hollywood: One Shade of White
"But forget whether Hollywood is black enough. A better question is: Is Hollywood Mexican enough? You're in LA, you've got to try not to hire Mexicans."
That's Chris Rock, from his "Blistering Essay on Hollywood's Race Problem."
It's hard to believe more than 50 years have passed since Martin Luther King Jr.'s powerful "I Have a Dream" speech.
Ironically and sadly, back then, it was black and white television, and today, it seems we only have white.
Recent studies show that although minorities and people of color make up half of cinema audiences, only 10.8 percent of speaking characters are black, 4.2 percent are Hispanic, 5 percent are Asian and 3.6 percent are from other (or mixed race) ethnicities. Speaking characters who are white make up 76.3 percent.
The recent Oscar nominations added fuel to the hot topic. Selma, the Martin Luther King Jr. biopic was nominated for best picture, but many were outraged that male lead David Oyelowo and director Aya Duvernay were overlooked.
Oyelowo didn't beat around the bush, highlighting that Blacks, Latinos, Asians and other minorities don't just struggle with recognition, but worse, finding roles that don't perpetuate negative stereotypes and caricatures.
He said in an interview, "Generally speaking, we as black people have been celebrated more for when we are subservient, when we are not being leaders or kings or being in the center of our own narrative, driving it forward."
So, what the big deal? It matters because what happens on the big screen never stays on the big screen; media may be intended for entertainment, but it's also education.
When the average person spends 20 to 30 hours per week engaged in media, it's inevitable that people will mimic behaviors and adopt unrealistic standards. And, of course, Hollywood's influence extends far beyond the US.
"Bollywood" is India's largest and most influential industry. More than just taking a similar name, the obsession with lighter skin has dominated the nation. The sale and use of whitening cream has become a multi-billion dollar industry there.
When white faces dominate the screens, it's no surprise whitening cream has spread through the culture.
Psychologists call it the "Copycat Effect." While bleaching your skin is a sad byproduct of Hollywood's influence, it pales in comparison to the hate crimes and prejudices that come from racial misrepresentation.
One of the strongest catalysts for change is YouTube.
The racial diversity among the most watched YouTubers only reaffirms the misrepresentation by the mainstream media. When the industry "gate-keepers" are cut out, multiculturalism -- and reality-- steps in.
Australian television, arguably worse than Hollywood when it comes to media whitewashing, is seeing positive change through the presence of minorities on YouTube.
Founders of the popular channel "Asian Boss," Stephen Park and Kei Ibaraki said one major motivation for their work was to change the public perception of Asians.
Social media platforms have been highly effective in dismantling the middle-men of traditional media.
With many great revolutions traced back to a single voice, there's much hope that technology can help carry a single voice much further.
Indeed, regarding creating a movement, activist Harvey Milk said, "There's always somebody who wants to confiscate our humanity, and there are always stories that restore it. If we live out loud, we can trounce the hatred and expand everyone's lives."
That's Chris Rock, from his "Blistering Essay on Hollywood's Race Problem."
It's hard to believe more than 50 years have passed since Martin Luther King Jr.'s powerful "I Have a Dream" speech.
Ironically and sadly, back then, it was black and white television, and today, it seems we only have white.
Recent studies show that although minorities and people of color make up half of cinema audiences, only 10.8 percent of speaking characters are black, 4.2 percent are Hispanic, 5 percent are Asian and 3.6 percent are from other (or mixed race) ethnicities. Speaking characters who are white make up 76.3 percent.
The recent Oscar nominations added fuel to the hot topic. Selma, the Martin Luther King Jr. biopic was nominated for best picture, but many were outraged that male lead David Oyelowo and director Aya Duvernay were overlooked.
Oyelowo didn't beat around the bush, highlighting that Blacks, Latinos, Asians and other minorities don't just struggle with recognition, but worse, finding roles that don't perpetuate negative stereotypes and caricatures.
He said in an interview, "Generally speaking, we as black people have been celebrated more for when we are subservient, when we are not being leaders or kings or being in the center of our own narrative, driving it forward."
So, what the big deal? It matters because what happens on the big screen never stays on the big screen; media may be intended for entertainment, but it's also education.
When the average person spends 20 to 30 hours per week engaged in media, it's inevitable that people will mimic behaviors and adopt unrealistic standards. And, of course, Hollywood's influence extends far beyond the US.
"Bollywood" is India's largest and most influential industry. More than just taking a similar name, the obsession with lighter skin has dominated the nation. The sale and use of whitening cream has become a multi-billion dollar industry there.
When white faces dominate the screens, it's no surprise whitening cream has spread through the culture.
Psychologists call it the "Copycat Effect." While bleaching your skin is a sad byproduct of Hollywood's influence, it pales in comparison to the hate crimes and prejudices that come from racial misrepresentation.
One of the strongest catalysts for change is YouTube.
The racial diversity among the most watched YouTubers only reaffirms the misrepresentation by the mainstream media. When the industry "gate-keepers" are cut out, multiculturalism -- and reality-- steps in.
Australian television, arguably worse than Hollywood when it comes to media whitewashing, is seeing positive change through the presence of minorities on YouTube.
Founders of the popular channel "Asian Boss," Stephen Park and Kei Ibaraki said one major motivation for their work was to change the public perception of Asians.
Social media platforms have been highly effective in dismantling the middle-men of traditional media.
With many great revolutions traced back to a single voice, there's much hope that technology can help carry a single voice much further.
Indeed, regarding creating a movement, activist Harvey Milk said, "There's always somebody who wants to confiscate our humanity, and there are always stories that restore it. If we live out loud, we can trounce the hatred and expand everyone's lives."
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Andy Cohen Jokes That Ryan Seacrest Had Former 'American Idol' Co-Host Brian Dunkleman Killed
On Thursday night's episode of "Watch What Happens Live," host Andy Cohen was trying to get Kelly Clarkson to Plead The Fifth when he joked:
"Kelly easily withstood the pressure-cooker that was 'American Idol,' before Ryan Seacrest had co-host Brian Dunkleman killed."
Co-host? Dunkleman? We had to access the parts of our brains reserved for useless pop culture knowledge to vaguely recall that, oh yeah, there was another guy who held a microphone and used to stand on stage next to Seacrest during Season 1 of "American Idol."
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That guy was Brian Dunkleman. He is alive and "still doing stuff," as BuzzFeed put it last year.
Talk about a blast from the past!
"Kelly easily withstood the pressure-cooker that was 'American Idol,' before Ryan Seacrest had co-host Brian Dunkleman killed."
Co-host? Dunkleman? We had to access the parts of our brains reserved for useless pop culture knowledge to vaguely recall that, oh yeah, there was another guy who held a microphone and used to stand on stage next to Seacrest during Season 1 of "American Idol."
That guy was Brian Dunkleman. He is alive and "still doing stuff," as BuzzFeed put it last year.
Talk about a blast from the past!
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Kendrick Lamar Announces 'Untitled,' Due Out This Month
The details of Kendrick Lamar's sophomore album have been kept quiet, even after he released "i," his first "good kid, m.A.A.d city" follow-up track. But the rapper has announced that the LP, called "Untitled," will arrive March 23. He tweeted a link Friday to the iTunes pre-order:
Last month, Lamar dropped "The Blacker The Berry," produced by Boi-1da, which is the only confirmed song on iTunes' tracklist.
— Kendrick Lamar (@kendricklamar) March 6, 2015Last month, Lamar dropped "The Blacker The Berry," produced by Boi-1da, which is the only confirmed song on iTunes' tracklist.
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Doctor Describes On-Scene Aftermath Of Harrison Ford's Plane Crash
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dr. Sanjay Khurana was close to finishing a golf game when a vintage plane clipped a tree and "dropped like a rock" onto the next hole's green. He rushed to the crash, finding a pilot bleeding from a deep gash in his head.
When the surgeon got a closer look, he was stunned to see the pilot was Harrison Ford, the actor he grew up watching in the "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" movie franchises. "I'm a child of the '80s," Khurana said Friday. "I'm a big fan."
One of Hollywood's pre-eminent stars, who is also an experienced pilot, crash-landed his World War II-era plane Thursday, but he was conscious and able to talk when witnesses pulled him from the wreckage.
Soon after Ford took off from Santa Monica Municipal Airport near Los Angeles, he radioed that the single engine of his 1942 Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR stopped working and he was going to make an immediate return.
Ford, who received his pilot's license in the 1990s, glided his plane onto a fairway near the airport in what aviation experts characterized as a skillful landing given a total loss of power above a densely populated area.
Ford's publicist, Ina Treciokas, said the actor's injuries were "not life-threatening, and he is expected to make a full recovery." Ford's son Ben tweeted Thursday from the hospital: "Dad is ok. Battered, but ok! He is every bit the man you would think he is. He is an incredibly strong man."
No one on the ground was hurt.
National Transportation Safety Board investigators hoped to speak to Ford but had not done so as of Friday morning.
"We definitely want to know what he knows," investigator Patrick Jones told reporters.
Safety board experts will look at the airplane's engine, flight controls and records, Jones said. A final determination of what happened will take about a year.
What was immediately clear to fellow pilots is that Ford did a remarkable job guiding his crippled plane away from homes and, without enough altitude to reach the airport, onto the golf course's relatively flat ground.
"I would say that this is an absolutely beautifully executed — what we would call — a forced or emergency landing," said Christian Fry of the Santa Monica Airport Association.
The plane, which was called the PT-22 Recruit when it was used as a U.S. Army training aircraft, was intentionally designed to mimic the flight characteristics of larger warplanes, making it a tougher flying challenge, said Larry Lee, 68, of Atlanta, Georgia.
Lee lost his own PT-22 last summer when the engine failed as he was 130 feet above ground approaching a grass field.
Unlike Cessnas and other small planes, the PT-22 can roll over and plunge straight to the ground unless it is driven down and forward to keep up its speed.
Lee managed to land his plane in a soft area between pine trees although "I left my wings in the trees," he said.
Ford, an experienced pilot, did the right thing in the emergency, Lee said.
"Keeping the plane under control...saved his life and the lives of people on the ground," Lee said.
Ford is not the only Hollywood heavyweight at Santa Monica's airport, which sits amid million-dollar homes near the Pacific Ocean.
A studio executive who pilots his own aircraft and said he saw Ford's flight described the landing as remarkable.
"He made the correct turn that the plane was designed for with an engine out," Relativity Media CEO Ryan Kavanaugh told The Hollywood Reporter. "Ninety-nine percent of pilots would have turned around to go back to the runway and would have crashed."
The fact that a spinal surgeon was playing a round of golf after a morning operation gave the crash-landing its own movie-like quality.
Khurana didn't realize the actor who played Han Solo and Indiana Jones was at the plane's controls until Ford lay about 10 yards from the plane. Fellow golfers who rushed to the pilot's aid helped remove him from the open cockpit, fearing leaking fuel might ignite.
After hitting a tree, the plane "kind of spun a little bit and belly-flopped" with such force it felt like a small earthquake, Khurana said. He estimated it fell "like a rock" about 100 feet.
After dropping his clubs and rushing about 50 yards to the plane, Khurana found a bloodied pilot groaning, complaining of pain below his waist and "trying to get a sense of where he was and what had happened."
It took several golfers to hoist Ford away from the wreckage, Khurana said.
"My initial fear was this was going to be one of those very serious, very tragic injuries right away. Fortunately, he was remarkably intact," Khurana said.
As the doctor checked Ford's breathing, circulation and other vitals, Khurana's optimism grew. Then he realized he was treating the man who brought to life heroic characters of his youth.
It didn't take long for paramedics to arrive and for Khurana to reflect on what had happened.
"I don't think I would have ever imagined waking up that morning, that after an early day of surgery, I'd see an airplane crash," he said. "It's a very odd scenario. But I'm glad I could have been of help."
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Associated Press writer John Antczak contributed to this story.
When the surgeon got a closer look, he was stunned to see the pilot was Harrison Ford, the actor he grew up watching in the "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" movie franchises. "I'm a child of the '80s," Khurana said Friday. "I'm a big fan."
One of Hollywood's pre-eminent stars, who is also an experienced pilot, crash-landed his World War II-era plane Thursday, but he was conscious and able to talk when witnesses pulled him from the wreckage.
Soon after Ford took off from Santa Monica Municipal Airport near Los Angeles, he radioed that the single engine of his 1942 Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR stopped working and he was going to make an immediate return.
Ford, who received his pilot's license in the 1990s, glided his plane onto a fairway near the airport in what aviation experts characterized as a skillful landing given a total loss of power above a densely populated area.
Ford's publicist, Ina Treciokas, said the actor's injuries were "not life-threatening, and he is expected to make a full recovery." Ford's son Ben tweeted Thursday from the hospital: "Dad is ok. Battered, but ok! He is every bit the man you would think he is. He is an incredibly strong man."
No one on the ground was hurt.
National Transportation Safety Board investigators hoped to speak to Ford but had not done so as of Friday morning.
"We definitely want to know what he knows," investigator Patrick Jones told reporters.
Safety board experts will look at the airplane's engine, flight controls and records, Jones said. A final determination of what happened will take about a year.
What was immediately clear to fellow pilots is that Ford did a remarkable job guiding his crippled plane away from homes and, without enough altitude to reach the airport, onto the golf course's relatively flat ground.
"I would say that this is an absolutely beautifully executed — what we would call — a forced or emergency landing," said Christian Fry of the Santa Monica Airport Association.
The plane, which was called the PT-22 Recruit when it was used as a U.S. Army training aircraft, was intentionally designed to mimic the flight characteristics of larger warplanes, making it a tougher flying challenge, said Larry Lee, 68, of Atlanta, Georgia.
Lee lost his own PT-22 last summer when the engine failed as he was 130 feet above ground approaching a grass field.
Unlike Cessnas and other small planes, the PT-22 can roll over and plunge straight to the ground unless it is driven down and forward to keep up its speed.
Lee managed to land his plane in a soft area between pine trees although "I left my wings in the trees," he said.
Ford, an experienced pilot, did the right thing in the emergency, Lee said.
"Keeping the plane under control...saved his life and the lives of people on the ground," Lee said.
Ford is not the only Hollywood heavyweight at Santa Monica's airport, which sits amid million-dollar homes near the Pacific Ocean.
A studio executive who pilots his own aircraft and said he saw Ford's flight described the landing as remarkable.
"He made the correct turn that the plane was designed for with an engine out," Relativity Media CEO Ryan Kavanaugh told The Hollywood Reporter. "Ninety-nine percent of pilots would have turned around to go back to the runway and would have crashed."
The fact that a spinal surgeon was playing a round of golf after a morning operation gave the crash-landing its own movie-like quality.
Khurana didn't realize the actor who played Han Solo and Indiana Jones was at the plane's controls until Ford lay about 10 yards from the plane. Fellow golfers who rushed to the pilot's aid helped remove him from the open cockpit, fearing leaking fuel might ignite.
After hitting a tree, the plane "kind of spun a little bit and belly-flopped" with such force it felt like a small earthquake, Khurana said. He estimated it fell "like a rock" about 100 feet.
After dropping his clubs and rushing about 50 yards to the plane, Khurana found a bloodied pilot groaning, complaining of pain below his waist and "trying to get a sense of where he was and what had happened."
It took several golfers to hoist Ford away from the wreckage, Khurana said.
"My initial fear was this was going to be one of those very serious, very tragic injuries right away. Fortunately, he was remarkably intact," Khurana said.
As the doctor checked Ford's breathing, circulation and other vitals, Khurana's optimism grew. Then he realized he was treating the man who brought to life heroic characters of his youth.
It didn't take long for paramedics to arrive and for Khurana to reflect on what had happened.
"I don't think I would have ever imagined waking up that morning, that after an early day of surgery, I'd see an airplane crash," he said. "It's a very odd scenario. But I'm glad I could have been of help."
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Associated Press writer John Antczak contributed to this story.
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Watch Tom Hanks In Carly Rae Jepsen's Incredible 'I Really Like You' Video
Tom Hanks has two Oscars already, but maybe this can be number three. America's favorite cool dad teamed with Carly Rae Jepsen for Jepsen's new video, "I Really Like You." In the clip -- which also features Justin Bieber wearing a gigantic coat -- Hanks lip-syncs Jepsen's catchy lyrics, texts her emojis, high-fives fans, braves frigid temperatures and dances like no one's watching to bring the "Call Me Maybe" singer's latest banger to visual life.
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Jepsen told Time she was inspired by Wes Anderson in creating the idea for the video. Hey, why not? It's awesome. Watch forever above.
Jepsen told Time she was inspired by Wes Anderson in creating the idea for the video. Hey, why not? It's awesome. Watch forever above.
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There Probably Won't Be A Proper Sequel To 'Frozen' For Some Time
"Frozen Fever" is a clever name for Disney's short-film follow-up to "Frozen," and not just because the seven-minute mini-movie is built around Elsa having a head cold. In the 16 months since "Frozen" was released in theaters, the animated musical has broken box office records, won two Oscars, sold millions of copies of its soundtrack and spawned enough viral videos to fill two YouTubes. Put it this way: The official trailer for "Frozen Fever" has nearly 18 million views.
"I still can't believe that," co-director Jennifer Lee said to The Huffington Post about the number. "A trailer for a short!" added co-director Chris Buck.
Such is life in the world of "Frozen," which is why Lee and Buck were initially a little intimidated about going back to the fictional kingdom of Arendelle. It was only after the idea to build the short around Elsa (voiced by Idina Menzel) trying to throw Anna (voiced by Kristen Bell) a birthday party while also battling a head cold that things clicked into place.
"Whatever pressure we had for the future went away a little bit," Buck said of cracking the plot. "We know these characters pretty well. We know what works for them and what doesn't work for them. So at that point it's all about having fun."
Part of their enjoyment came from stretching what audiences might expect from Elsa, who spent most of the first film locked in a kingdom of isolation. In "Frozen Fever," she shows a goofy side that rivals anything Anna did in "Frozen."
"Elsa was much more of a tragic figure in 'Frozen,'" Lee said. "Now she's a lot of fun. Idina loved it. There was a lot of laughing when we recorded her for the song ['Making Today a Perfect Day' from 'Let It Go' writers Robert Lopez and Kristen-Anderson Lopez] and the short."
But while Lee and Buck are thrilled with the finished product -- and Lee is currently writing the book for the forthcoming "Frozen" Broadway musical -- don't expect "Frozen Fever" to become "Frozen 2" any time soon.
"It was really nice to do a short and just get back with these characters who we love without the pressure of having to do a huge sequel," Buck said. "We're going to take a little bit of a break from the 'Frozen' stuff before diving into anything else."
"Frozen Fever" is attached to Disney's "Cinderella," in theaters on March 13.
"I still can't believe that," co-director Jennifer Lee said to The Huffington Post about the number. "A trailer for a short!" added co-director Chris Buck.
Such is life in the world of "Frozen," which is why Lee and Buck were initially a little intimidated about going back to the fictional kingdom of Arendelle. It was only after the idea to build the short around Elsa (voiced by Idina Menzel) trying to throw Anna (voiced by Kristen Bell) a birthday party while also battling a head cold that things clicked into place.
"Whatever pressure we had for the future went away a little bit," Buck said of cracking the plot. "We know these characters pretty well. We know what works for them and what doesn't work for them. So at that point it's all about having fun."
Part of their enjoyment came from stretching what audiences might expect from Elsa, who spent most of the first film locked in a kingdom of isolation. In "Frozen Fever," she shows a goofy side that rivals anything Anna did in "Frozen."
"Elsa was much more of a tragic figure in 'Frozen,'" Lee said. "Now she's a lot of fun. Idina loved it. There was a lot of laughing when we recorded her for the song ['Making Today a Perfect Day' from 'Let It Go' writers Robert Lopez and Kristen-Anderson Lopez] and the short."
But while Lee and Buck are thrilled with the finished product -- and Lee is currently writing the book for the forthcoming "Frozen" Broadway musical -- don't expect "Frozen Fever" to become "Frozen 2" any time soon.
"It was really nice to do a short and just get back with these characters who we love without the pressure of having to do a huge sequel," Buck said. "We're going to take a little bit of a break from the 'Frozen' stuff before diving into anything else."
"Frozen Fever" is attached to Disney's "Cinderella," in theaters on March 13.
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Kevin Bacon Says His 6 Degrees Replacement Would Be Honey Boo Boo
Kevin Bacon is already busy solving crimes on Fox's "The Following" and using Google's Bacon Number to figure out how he's connected to people, but now he's adding a new project to the resume. The actor has teamed up with the American Egg Board for a new web video due out later this month (because no one knows eggs better than Bacon).
Recently, the actor opened up about the new campaign, "The Following" and even named a Six Degrees successor:
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What's the most unlikely Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon match you've seen?
The strangest one was somebody connected me to John Wilkes Booth in six degrees or less. And what’s interesting about that is that when John Wilkes Booth was an actor, there were no films, but someone that he acted with, who would I guess be quite a bit younger than him, was in some stage production grew up and became old enough to be in ... silent films, and then it kind of went on from there to the talkies, and I was connected to him in six degrees. So, you know, a dubious distinction.
So you're aware you can look up someone's "Bacon Number" on Google?
I actually use that. I’ll tell you why. I use that is because on "The Following" we have people come in, actors come in, and you know ... a lot of people die on our show, and so we have a pretty heavy turnover of new characters coming in, and I don’t like to walk onto the set or into the makeup trailer and say nice to meet you if it’s somebody that I’ve already worked with.
If you decided to leave the spotlight, who would be your Six Degrees replacement?
Truth is, I’m not even the most. I’m like way down there. They’ve done lists of being connected. I’m like the 2,000th most connected or something like that. Um, lets see ... I don’t know. Honey Boo Boo.
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You say it's going to be a new chapter on "The Following" this year. How so?
It’s a very character driven season. It’s extremely like creepy and disturbing. We’re rolled back on the actual seeing of the violence a little bit I think, but we haven't rolled back on the surprises and the inherent stakes of the show you know it’s a dark world that you go into .
Why the cutback on the violence?
I think that violence sort of lands better if you have an emotional connection to whoever the violence is sort of being perpetrated against or whoever is doing it, so I think that you can scare people and flip them out with just as much with their imaginations ... It’s still a pretty dark show
Yeah, I have to watch it during the day.
Yeah, a lot of people do. I think that’s something that I mean, honestly, you can see that in the way the show is consumed that a lot of people DVR it. And we were one of the first shows to kind of embrace that. I remember that the very first ad campaign for Fox said, "Set your DVR now."
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Bacon is a great breakfast side. What's a side of Kevin Bacon people don't know?
I do like to cook. I don’t know if I’m good. My wife thinks I’m good, not everybody else, but, yeah. No, I like to cook. I like sitting at home kind of things, you know?
If you're the Bacon in BLT, what's the LT?
Love for sure. And Tequila.
What made you interested in doing this new campaign?
I’ve done a few campaigns throughout the career. I think it’s always best to do them with a sense of humor ... In this case, I’ve spent a lifetime of hearing people make jokes about my last name. I mean from the time I was a tiny little boy, it was, “Oh, Bacon, eggs and bacon, eggs and bacon, eggs and bacon." I’ve been hearing that since I was, my earliest memories, so I’m always one to kind of embrace the beast as it were.
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Sounds eggscelent.
Look for Kevin Bacon's "Wake up to Eggs with Bacon" web video Tuesday, March 17.
Recently, the actor opened up about the new campaign, "The Following" and even named a Six Degrees successor:
Image: Giphy
What's the most unlikely Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon match you've seen?
The strangest one was somebody connected me to John Wilkes Booth in six degrees or less. And what’s interesting about that is that when John Wilkes Booth was an actor, there were no films, but someone that he acted with, who would I guess be quite a bit younger than him, was in some stage production grew up and became old enough to be in ... silent films, and then it kind of went on from there to the talkies, and I was connected to him in six degrees. So, you know, a dubious distinction.
So you're aware you can look up someone's "Bacon Number" on Google?
I actually use that. I’ll tell you why. I use that is because on "The Following" we have people come in, actors come in, and you know ... a lot of people die on our show, and so we have a pretty heavy turnover of new characters coming in, and I don’t like to walk onto the set or into the makeup trailer and say nice to meet you if it’s somebody that I’ve already worked with.
If you decided to leave the spotlight, who would be your Six Degrees replacement?
Truth is, I’m not even the most. I’m like way down there. They’ve done lists of being connected. I’m like the 2,000th most connected or something like that. Um, lets see ... I don’t know. Honey Boo Boo.
Image: Giphy
You say it's going to be a new chapter on "The Following" this year. How so?
It’s a very character driven season. It’s extremely like creepy and disturbing. We’re rolled back on the actual seeing of the violence a little bit I think, but we haven't rolled back on the surprises and the inherent stakes of the show you know it’s a dark world that you go into .
Why the cutback on the violence?
I think that violence sort of lands better if you have an emotional connection to whoever the violence is sort of being perpetrated against or whoever is doing it, so I think that you can scare people and flip them out with just as much with their imaginations ... It’s still a pretty dark show
Yeah, I have to watch it during the day.
Yeah, a lot of people do. I think that’s something that I mean, honestly, you can see that in the way the show is consumed that a lot of people DVR it. And we were one of the first shows to kind of embrace that. I remember that the very first ad campaign for Fox said, "Set your DVR now."
Bacon is a great breakfast side. What's a side of Kevin Bacon people don't know?
I do like to cook. I don’t know if I’m good. My wife thinks I’m good, not everybody else, but, yeah. No, I like to cook. I like sitting at home kind of things, you know?
If you're the Bacon in BLT, what's the LT?
Love for sure. And Tequila.
What made you interested in doing this new campaign?
I’ve done a few campaigns throughout the career. I think it’s always best to do them with a sense of humor ... In this case, I’ve spent a lifetime of hearing people make jokes about my last name. I mean from the time I was a tiny little boy, it was, “Oh, Bacon, eggs and bacon, eggs and bacon, eggs and bacon." I’ve been hearing that since I was, my earliest memories, so I’m always one to kind of embrace the beast as it were.
Image: Giphy
Sounds eggscelent.
Look for Kevin Bacon's "Wake up to Eggs with Bacon" web video Tuesday, March 17.
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Kelly Clarkson Says She Dated Justin Guarini In Real Life
"From Justin to Kelly" just got super real.
Rumors have been swirling for years about whether or not original "American Idol" stars Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini had a real-life fling. In his one-man show last year, Guarini claimed the stars -- who played a couple in the 2003 musical romance film "From Justin to Kelly" -- did have a relationship.
Now, Clarkson has confirmed the pairing as well.
While appearing on "Watch What Happens Live" Thursday night, Clarkson opened up about dating Guarini back in the day.
"We didn’t date during 'Idol,'" Clarkson said. “We did date. I feel like we weren’t dating through the movie. We did date a little bit. I think any two people who were thrown together that much, I mean guy, girl, you put 'Timeless,' that song from 'From Justin to Kelly,' you can't fight it!"
Mystery solved.
Rumors have been swirling for years about whether or not original "American Idol" stars Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini had a real-life fling. In his one-man show last year, Guarini claimed the stars -- who played a couple in the 2003 musical romance film "From Justin to Kelly" -- did have a relationship.
Now, Clarkson has confirmed the pairing as well.
While appearing on "Watch What Happens Live" Thursday night, Clarkson opened up about dating Guarini back in the day.
"We didn’t date during 'Idol,'" Clarkson said. “We did date. I feel like we weren’t dating through the movie. We did date a little bit. I think any two people who were thrown together that much, I mean guy, girl, you put 'Timeless,' that song from 'From Justin to Kelly,' you can't fight it!"
Mystery solved.
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Britney Spears' 'Oops! ... I Did It Again' With No Music Is Even Better Than The Original
Oops! ... He did it again.
YouTuber Mario Wienerroither is known for making musicless music videos, but his latest could be the best yet. This new video shows what Britney Spears' "Oops! ... I Did It Again" would be like if it was mostly just the sounds of her squeaky red outfit. And (spoiler alert!) it's awesome.
Other videos include David Bowie and Mick Jagger's "Dancing in the Street" cover, and even OK Go's classic viral hit "Here It Goes Again."
You can check those out later, though, because Spears' attitude and squeaky outfit will definitely have you playing this one more time.
YouTuber Mario Wienerroither is known for making musicless music videos, but his latest could be the best yet. This new video shows what Britney Spears' "Oops! ... I Did It Again" would be like if it was mostly just the sounds of her squeaky red outfit. And (spoiler alert!) it's awesome.
Other videos include David Bowie and Mick Jagger's "Dancing in the Street" cover, and even OK Go's classic viral hit "Here It Goes Again."
You can check those out later, though, because Spears' attitude and squeaky outfit will definitely have you playing this one more time.
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Young Adam Levine Sported A Very Silly Goatee
It appears Adam Levine took some time to perfect his rock star image.
The Maroon 5 frontman shared a photo via Instagram on Friday of his younger self sporting long hair and a self-described "harrible" goatee.
Now, he looks like this:
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The Maroon 5 frontman shared a photo via Instagram on Friday of his younger self sporting long hair and a self-described "harrible" goatee.
Now, he looks like this:
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Kim Kardashian And Kanye West Pack On The PDA During Paris Fashion Week
These two are anything but heartless.
Besides hitting up Paris Fashion Week, Kim Kardashian has been busy sharing pics on Instagram, and it's pretty clear her husband, Kanye West, is digging the new look.
The two were also spotted smooching at the Lanvin show:
And sometimes they were just looking adorable:
In the new sneak peek for "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," Kim says she's been having sex "500 times a day." Though that number may be a little exaggerated, it's clear the pair isn't going to be getting shy about showing affection any time soon.
Besides hitting up Paris Fashion Week, Kim Kardashian has been busy sharing pics on Instagram, and it's pretty clear her husband, Kanye West, is digging the new look.
The two were also spotted smooching at the Lanvin show:
And sometimes they were just looking adorable:
In the new sneak peek for "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," Kim says she's been having sex "500 times a day." Though that number may be a little exaggerated, it's clear the pair isn't going to be getting shy about showing affection any time soon.
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Rihanna Named Spotify's Most Streamed Female Artist In The World
Rihanna dons a red lip while arriving on a flight at Charles de Gaulle Airport on Saturday, March 7, in Paris, France.
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Kim Kardashian Poses Fully Nude For Photo Shoot In 'KUTWK' Premiere
The Kardashians are making a splash with the return of their E! reality series "Keeping Up With the Kardashians."
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Paula Patton Opens Up About Split from Robin Thicke
The gorgeous Paula Patton opened up about her split from first love Robin Thicke for the very first time since filing for divorce in October 2014.
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On This International Women's Day, Let's Recognize the Value of Investing in Women and Girls
Rarely does a day go by when we're not reminded of the grave economic and political challenges facing our world. In the midst of these challenges, many community and world leaders are now recognizing what we at the Mona Foundation have known for over 15 years: Strategically investing in women and girls transforms communities and can heal the world.
Today is a day to honor the women and girls who have been at the forefront of social change. For more than 100 years, people around the globe have been acknowledging this day -- March 8 -- as International Women's Day. We join with others to celebrate and recognize the contributions of women, from Aung San Suu Kyi to Susan B. Anthony to the women in trade unions who, a century ago, led the way to better working conditions for all Americans.
And while we recognize the advancements toward women's rights and gender equality, we also acknowledge that progress has been slow, and that women and girls still face excruciating poverty, sexual violence and lack of access to education.
The Mona Foundation invests in girls' education and in strengthening gender equality to alleviate poverty and empower communities. Our approach is confirmed by the United Nations, which reports that "investment in girls' education may be the highest return investment in the developing world."
This investment ignites a powerful chain reaction -- when a woman is educated, healthy and economically secure, her family, neighborhood and community also prosper. Just take a look at these statistics from the UN and the World Bank:
Thirty years ago a 16-year-old Iranian girl, Mona Mahmudnizad, was executed because of her beliefs as a Baha'i and for teaching school. Her youth and courage, and her dedication to education, justice and service to others inspired us to name our foundation after her. Two years ago, Malala Yousafzai was shot by the Taliban to prevent her from going to school.
In their honor, let us recommit ourselves to work harder for the rights of women and girls, to achieve a more just, and prosperous world.
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Rainn Wilson is a three time Emmy nominated actor (The Office, Backstrom) who is also a board member of the Mona Foundation (www.monafoundation.org). Along with his wife he founded LIDE, an educational initiative in Haiti. He also created SoulPancake, a media company that tries to uplift and challenge viewers.
Today is a day to honor the women and girls who have been at the forefront of social change. For more than 100 years, people around the globe have been acknowledging this day -- March 8 -- as International Women's Day. We join with others to celebrate and recognize the contributions of women, from Aung San Suu Kyi to Susan B. Anthony to the women in trade unions who, a century ago, led the way to better working conditions for all Americans.
And while we recognize the advancements toward women's rights and gender equality, we also acknowledge that progress has been slow, and that women and girls still face excruciating poverty, sexual violence and lack of access to education.
The Mona Foundation invests in girls' education and in strengthening gender equality to alleviate poverty and empower communities. Our approach is confirmed by the United Nations, which reports that "investment in girls' education may be the highest return investment in the developing world."
This investment ignites a powerful chain reaction -- when a woman is educated, healthy and economically secure, her family, neighborhood and community also prosper. Just take a look at these statistics from the UN and the World Bank:
- When girls are educated, they earn more and they spend it on their families: In developing countries, an extra year of primary school boosts girls' eventual wages by 10 to 20 percent; an extra year of secondary school equals a raise of 15 to 25 percent. And, when girls and women earn income, they reinvest 90 percent of it in their families, as compared to 30 to 50 percent for a man.
- When women are educated, their children don't die: If all women completed primary education in low and lower-middle income countries, the child mortality rate would fall by 15 percent. If all women completed secondary education, it would fall by 49 percent -- nearly 2.8 million lives saved a year.
- When women are educated, they don't die in childbirth: If all women completed primary education, there would be 66 percent fewer maternal deaths, saving 189,000 lives per year.
- When girls are educated, they don't marry while they are still children: When a girl in the developing world receives seven or more years of education, she marries four years later and has 2.2. fewer children.
Thirty years ago a 16-year-old Iranian girl, Mona Mahmudnizad, was executed because of her beliefs as a Baha'i and for teaching school. Her youth and courage, and her dedication to education, justice and service to others inspired us to name our foundation after her. Two years ago, Malala Yousafzai was shot by the Taliban to prevent her from going to school.
In their honor, let us recommit ourselves to work harder for the rights of women and girls, to achieve a more just, and prosperous world.
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Rainn Wilson is a three time Emmy nominated actor (The Office, Backstrom) who is also a board member of the Mona Foundation (www.monafoundation.org). Along with his wife he founded LIDE, an educational initiative in Haiti. He also created SoulPancake, a media company that tries to uplift and challenge viewers.
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