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Disney World Draws Excitement and Incredulity as Reopening Nears – The New York Times
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Disney World Draws Excitement and Incredulity as Reopening Nears – The New York Times

Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., will reopen on Saturday, and Disney has been posting marketing videos online to highlight the safety procedures it has designed to protect visitors and employees. “I feel safe because Disney has gone above and beyond what they needed to do,” an employee named Sam says in one of them while standing near Fantasyland. Some of the 1,000-plus responses to that particular video were supportive. Others were incredulous, with people using words like “irresponsible” and “disappointing.” Disney World is reopening? When coronavirus infections have soared in Florida? “You gotta be kidding,” wrote Alexander Jones, a Seattle motion graphics artist. The pandemic has devastated Disney’s businesses, and reopening its signature tourist attraction — with restricted capac...
Disneys Pirates Noose Necklace Pulled from Collectibles Site – TMZ
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Disneys Pirates Noose Necklace Pulled from Collectibles Site – TMZ

Exclusive A Disney accessory depicting a noose is now in slightly less circulation after a collectibles site took action -- but the question remains ... how did this ever get made in the first place??? Back in 2006, when "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" was released, the Mouse House also dropped a limited couture jewelry line as part of the promotional rollout. It featured rings shaped out of swords, pendants made to look like locks and keys ... basically, gimmicky 'Pirates'-themed bling that sold like hot cakes. Now, one of those items was a 14k gold-plated 20" necklace with a noose pendant attached ... and it couldn't be any clearer as to what it is i...
The Fast and the Furious star Jordana Brewster files for divorce from producer husband: reports – Fox News
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The Fast and the Furious star Jordana Brewster files for divorce from producer husband: reports – Fox News

Jordana Brewster and Andrew Form are calling it quits. The "Fast and the Furious" star, 40, filed for divorce from her husband last week, multiple outlets have reported. JULIANNE HOUGH SHARES MESSAGE ABOUT FEELING 'STUCK, DEPRESSED, ANXIOUS' AMID BROOKS LAICH DIVORCE Brewster met her future husband while filming "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning," which Form, 48, produced. They married in May of 2007. Jordana Brewster and Andrew Form attend the 2019 Baby2Baby Gala Presented By Paul Mitchell at 3LABS on November 09, 2019 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) The pair share two sons: Julian, 6, and Rowan, 4. In June, People magazine reported that Brewster and Form had "quietly separated." GWEN STEFANI'S EX-HUSBAND GAVIN ROSSDA...
12-Year-Old Dancer Attacked in Missouri Gets Lift from Friends, Family and Fundraiser – TMZ
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12-Year-Old Dancer Attacked in Missouri Gets Lift from Friends, Family and Fundraiser – TMZ

Play video content Exclusive 7/3/20 Michael Crank Curry/Facebook It's impossible to make sense of the brutal, random act of violence against a 12-year-old dancing in the street, but humanity's shining through to help out the victim. The tough kid's name is Ethan, and his mother, Stephanie Hagler, tells TMZ ... more than 400 people -- family, friends and strangers alike -- have raised more than $14,000 so far to cover his medical bills and more. Waiting for your permission to l...
Avengers: Endgame Has More Plot Holes Than Fans Originally Realized – Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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Avengers: Endgame Has More Plot Holes Than Fans Originally Realized – Showbiz Cheat Sheet

Not everyone who loves the Marvel Cinematic Universe thinks that Avengers: Endgame is a perfect movie, as much as it exceeded all expectations in box office totals. The biggest problems still occur in fan opinion of the time-travel heist and how many plot holes exist therein. No one can do time-travel like the Russos attempted without having a few things not quite stand up to scrutiny. While some still argue time-travel rules set forth in Endgame made sense for the Marvel universe, others think it created extra and needless confusion. Who is really right here? The place to start is with fan opinion on social media where trying to figure out the time-travel complications is like dissecting a complicated physics equation. What was the original intention of the MCU ...
American Idol Alum Chris Sligh Has COVID-19 – Billboard
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American Idol Alum Chris Sligh Has COVID-19 – Billboard

Chris Sligh, a finalist in season six of American Idol, is battling with COVID-19-related pneumonia. The contemporary Christian singer on Monday posted a picture of himself appearing unwell in a medical facility, with the caption, “My world right now. Covid suuuuucks.” His condition hasn’t improved. “I’ll try to reach out to as many people as I can individually, but publicly let me say thank you for the prayers & kind words,” he writes in a new Instagram post. “I have Covid that has devolved into pneumonia. Breathing without pain or coughing is difficult & I didn’t get much sleep last night, but hopefully the antibiotics do their work fast.” Thanks to his deep run in the 2007 season of Idol, Sligh has enjoyed a notable chart career. His album Empty Me from 2008 ...