Month: July 2020

Before Meghan, Duchess of Sussex joined the royal family, she was an actress who grew up in a middle-class Californian family. Naturally, there were many things Meghan needed to learn about the royal family and, for instance, what one should do at the royals’ annual Christmas gathering. Sources recently let the public in on how Prince Harry prepared Meghan for her first Christmas with the royal family. There are even claims that he had to make sure Meghan did not “show off,” especially when around Queen Elizabeth. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle | Cameron Spencer/Getty Images for the Invictus Games FoundationThe royal family gathers for Christmas every year at Sandringham The royal family takes their Christmas celebration very seriously. Every year, members gathe...

Beauty Text by Sadaf Shaikh. Photographed by Mallika Chandra     What is the meaning of Satliva and how does it fit in with your brand philosophy?At Satliva, we manufacture products using hemp seed oil as our main ingredient. Hemp seeds are used from a strain of the cannabis plant called Sativa. We coined the name Satliva to reflect a way of life centered around Sativa. You source hemp from farmers who live at the foothills of the Himalayas. Has this been impeded in any way during the lockdown? If so, how are you working around it?Our association with the farmers who supply hemp to us goes beyond a business partnership. We are committed to improving their living conditions. We...

Blake Shelton reacted to Garth Brooks’ announcement that he has stepped down for consideration in the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards “Entertainer of the Year” category. Brooks' winning the category for the seventh time in his career last year, beating out Eric Church, Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban, had received a lot of backlash. The singer’s collaborator for “Longneck Bottle,” Steve Wariner, reacted to the news on Wednesday and tweeted, "If you’ve ever seen @garthbrooks live, you know why he consistently wins ‘Entertainer of the Year.'" GARTH BROOKS WITHDRAWS FROM CMA 'ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR' CATEGORY: 'IT'S TIME FOR SOMEBODY ELSE' He continued: "There is no one as big as Garth, but more importantly, there is no one as kind." Shelton, 44, retweeted War...

An Australian TV host is speaking out about his “bizarre” experience interviewing Ellen DeGeneres for the country’s version of the “Today” show in 2013. After several current and former employees for DeGeneres came forward with allegations of a toxic work environment perpetuated by top producers on the daytime talk show, WarnerMeda launched an internal investigation into the workplace culture at “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” Among the complaints employees had about DeGeneres is that producers often had strict rules about interacting with her, which Australian radio host Neil Breen experienced firsthand in 2013 when he was trying to organize an interview with her while working as an executive producer on “Today.” ELLEN DEGENERES' BRAND 'BLEEDING OUT IN GUSHES' AMID NEW RACISM, TOXIC WORK...

Irish actor Brendan Gleeson debuted his remarkable transformation into President Donald Trump in the first trailer for “The Comey Rule.” The promo for the small-screen adaptation of former FBI Director James Comey’s tell-all memoir, “A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership,” was released Wednesday. It chronicles “the historically turbulent events surrounding the 2016 presidential election and its aftermath,” per its promotional literature. “Harry Potter” star Gleeson, who reportedly initially turned down the role, is only glimpsed as Trump from oblique angles in the 49-second spot. Check out the trailer here: ViacomCBS cable network Showtime will air the two-part miniseries, featuring Jeff Daniels as Comey, on Sept. 27 and 28. The series is “not a biopic of one man, bu...

Pixar announced its next original animated movie will be called “Luca,” a coming-of-age adventure set in Italy. It will release in U.S. theaters next summer. Enrico Casarosa (“La Luna”) is directing the film, which is expected to open on the big screen on June 18, 2021. Disney shared details about “Luca” on Thursday after word started to leak online that the company filed a trademark application for the title. “This is a deeply personal story for me, not only because it’s set on the Italian Riviera where I grew up, but because at the core of this film is a celebration of friendship. Childhood friendships often set the course of who we want to become and it is those bonds that are at the heart of our story in ‘Luca,’” Casarosa said in a statement. “So in addition to the beauty ...