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Friday, 20 December 2024

Hawk Tuah Girl Breaks Silence on Crypto 'Scam' as She Faces Lawsuit

Haliey Welch, better known as “the Hawk Tuah Girl,” has broken her silence as she faces lawsuits related to an alleged “crypto scam” regarding her Hawk Tuah NFT.

“I take this situation extremely seriously and want to address my fans, the investors who have been affected, and the broader community,” Welch wrote in a statement posted to X (formerly Twitter) on Dec. 20. “I am fully cooperating with and am committed to assisting the legal team representing the individuals impacted, as well as to help uncover the truth, hold the responsible parties accountable, and resolve this matter,” she continued. “If you have experienced losses related to this, please contact Burwick Law using the link below: https://burwick.law/newclient. @BurwickLaw,” the statement concluded.

Welch remained silent for more than two weeks following the collapse of her HAWK cryptocoin just a day after it launched on Dec. 4. In the moments after it launched, HAWK momentarily soared to a 500 percent increase from its starting price, which brought it to its market cap of $490 million just minutes after its debut. But 24 hours later, the market was singing a different tune. By the next morning, HAWK’s market cap had collapsed to $29.1 million as regulators began identifying “irregularities” in the memecoin’s control.

“We don’t want to break securities laws,” Welch's manager, Jonnie Forster, told Fortune prior to the release. “We would say that we’re almost, like, tokenizing, in a sense, Hailey’s fan base.”

Many of Welch’s followers sounded off in the comments section, ribbing the influencer about how long it took her to respond to the allegations. “Holy s--t, you finally woke up,” one fan joked. Others took the matter more seriously. “I think she was fooled by someone but she seems to be taking the right steps,” one commenter mused. “Number one rule in life: Don’t trust financial advice from a girl called “Hawk Tuah,” another advised Welch’s fans.

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— GLOBAL MEDIA NETWORK (@GMNCEO) December 20, 2024

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Billy Bob Thornton Turned Down 'Mission: Impossible' Role Because of Tom Cruise

Billy Bob Thornton has starred in plenty of action films throughout his career, but when it came to becoming a part of Mission: Impossible, one of the most beloved action series of all time, the Landman star wasn't interested only because of the character he would play.

In a new interview on the Bingeworthy podcast, Thornton reflected on two villain roles he's turned down in his career: The Green Goblin in 2002's Spider-Man and arms dealer Owen Davian in 2006's Mission: Impossible III. Acting alongside Tom Cruise wasn't the problem, though his role in relation to Cruise's agent character Ethan Hunt was.

"I don’t have much interest in those kinds of roles," the Sling Blade star stated plainly. "With the Green Goblin, I didn’t feel like getting up at 4 a.m. for five or six hours of makeup. And with Mission: Impossible III, I didn’t want to be the guy trying to kill Tom Cruise. If you’re the bad guy in a big movie like that, audiences remember it forever. I prefer to keep things looser and less predictable."

Still, the Mission: Impossible series remains strong after almost two decades in the cultural zeitgeist. Cruise's high-flying stunts—which he famously does himself—were featured during this year's Olympic closing ceremony as Los Angeles prepares to host the 2028 Games. And the eighth installment in the franchise is due out in the spring, serving as a follow-up to 2023's Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is in theaters May 23, 2025. Thornton's new series Landman is now streaming on Paramount+.

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Thursday, 19 December 2024

Dennis Rodman Trying to Make Up With Daughter After Public Fallout

Athleticism is in the Rodman family, as Trinity Rodman, the daughter of former basketball star Dennis Rodman, is a star soccer player for the Washington Spirit and earned a gold medal at this year's Olympics in Paris. But just because they have that in common doesn't mean they have the best relationship today, as Trinity recently lambasted her dad and his parenting skills in a new interview.

Now, the elder Rodman is responding to his daughter's disappointment in his fathering skills. He shared his honest thoughts in a Dec. 18 Instagram post showcasing photos of the two together set to Bob Carlisle's "Butterfly Kisses."

"Sorry I wasn’t the Dad you wanted me to be, but either way I still tried and I still try and never will stop. I will keep trying even when you’re being told as an adult not to respond to my phone calls. I will try even when it’s difficult and if it takes a long time," he captioned the post. "I’m always here and tell you all the time—rather, it’s your voice or voicemail—how proud I am. I always had one wish and it was I wish my kids would call me and come see me. Hopefully one day I can get that."

"I’m here and I’m still trying pick up the phone you have my number," he added. "You see me calling. I’m still here."

He went on to share a recent experience he had where he tried to reconnect with his estranged daughter but was prevented from doing so. "I watch you play all the time. Actually flew in to watch you play and was told not to show up because who I was with instead and me just wanting to support you, so I watched you from my hotel balcony just to make everybody happy," he concluded. "I love all my kids."

The apology comes hours after Trinity didn't hold back in a Dec. 18 appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast. "He's not a dad. Maybe by blood, but nothing else," she stated plainly. "He’s an alcoholic. That’s something that I don’t want to say, but I’m just like, f--k it. It’s just the truth."

The Washington Spirit's season kicks off next spring.

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America's Favorite Workout Class Should Be No Surprise, Report Confirms

For decades pilates has been a popular form of exercise for fitness enthusiasts and celebrities alike. While it was first invented by Joseph Pilates in the 1920s, celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow helped really popularize it in the early 2000s. In the last decade, the popular fitness modality took a back seat to other forms of exercise like HIIT, weightlifting, and beyond. But in recent years pilates has taken back its crown as the favorite form of fitness once again, a new report from ClassPass confirms.

Top Fitness Modalities

After taking a look through ClassPasses Annual Look Back report, it's clear that fitness of all kinds is a central point of many people's lives. According to the report, fitness reservations have surged by 51 percent from October 2023 to October 2024.

Of those fitness reservations, the highest-growing workout was pilates with an 84 percent increase in bookings in the last year alone. Behind pilates were yoga, strength training, cycling, barre, boxing, and more. Regular gym goers generally have a set workout split by days with working and rest days planned out ahead of time. According to the ClassPass report, it seems like most fitness enthusiasts avoid Sundays like the plague.

Favorite Wellness Appointments

Salon and spa reservations have increased, too. In the last year, reservations have jumped by 38 percent, which shows people are definitely taking their overall health and wellness more seriously. Massages earned the top spot as the most-booked salon and spa service globally again this year. Reservations increased by 39 percent proving that now more than ever people are in serious need of some relaxation.

New services like body scans, cosmetic treatments, and body sculpting also saw significant growth. When it comes to the most popular days to book, Fridays won the top spot while Sundays tended to be the least booked day for wellness treatments.

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Wednesday, 18 December 2024

'The Traitors' Season 3: Reality TV Favorites Face Off in First Trailer

The highly anticipated for season 3 of The Traitors has arrived.

Peacock just dropped the teaser and key art for the Emmy-winning reality competition series hosted by Alan Cumming, which brings different TV personalities together to compete in a murder mystery game of "treachery and deceit."

Set in a castle in the Scottish Highlands, "contestants work together on a series of exhilarating missions to build a prize fund worth up to $250,000," and "hidden amongst the Faithful are the Traitors, whose goal is to eliminate the Faithful and claim the prize for themselves."

Each night, the Traitors must murder a Faithful while the Faithful work to uncover and banish all of the Traitors. In the end, if the Faithful outlast and banish the Traitors, they share the cash prize fund, but if a Traitor (or Traitors) makes it to the end, they steal all the money.

This year's cast includes Bob Harper (The Biggest Loser), Bob The Drag Queen (RuPaul’s Drag Race), Britney Haynes (Big Brother), Carolyn Wiger (Survivor), Chanel Ayan (The Real Housewives of Dubai), Chrishell Stause (Selling Sunset), Ciara Miller (Summer House), Danielle Reyes (Big Brother), Dolores Catania (The Real Housewives of New Jersey), Dorinda Medley (The Real Housewives of New York City), Dylan Efron (Down to Earth with Zac Efron), Gabby Windey (The Bachelorette), Jeremy Collins (Survivor), Lord Ivar Mountbatten (British Royal), Nikki Garcia (WWE Hall of Famer), Rob Mariano (Survivor & Deal or No Deal Island), Robyn Dixon (The Real Housewives of Potomac), Sam Asghari (Actor & Model), Tom Sandoval (Vanderpump Rules), Tony Vlachos (Survivor), and Wells Adams (Bachelor in Paradise).

The Traitors season 3 kicks off with a three-episode premiere event on Peacock January 9 at 6pm PT/9pm ET. New episodes will drop weekly on Thursdays at 6pm PT/9pm ET, with the finale and reunion set for March 6 on Peacock.

NBC will also air the first two episodes of season 3 on January 20 at 8 p.m. ET/PT and 9:30 p.m. ET/PT.

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Tuesday, 17 December 2024

Trail Runner Arrested for Carrying Common Outdoors Device

A runner on vacation in India got quite a surprise when she was arrested for one of her go-to trail running devices.

Tina Lewis is a Canadian citizen living in Colorado and is known for winning the Leadville Trail 100 ultramarathon in 2012. For two months this year, the 51-year-old traveled around India and documented her adventures online. But earlier this month, she was arrested by Indian authorities after airport security in Goa found a Garmin inReach device in her carry-on. The satellite communicator is often used by hikers and trail runners in case of emergency without phone service; using a satellite GPS device without permission is illegal in the country as part of the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act of 1933.

"I had the Garmin for camping and trekking solo. And to use when no reception to check in with family to let them know I’m safe," she told iRunFar of her experience. "As a solo female traveler, I think it’s wise."

Lewis was lucky enough to have a local connection that put her in contact with a lawyer. "I was detained at the police station, being questioned and literally about to go the hospital for a medical exam before jail when my friend’s lawyer showed up," she recounted. "But I spent several full days in court."

She handed over the inReach and ended up spending thousands of dollars in court fines and lawyer fees. In all, it took her six days to get her passport back.

"I’ve taken a few days to process and I don’t want this ruining my trip," she told iRunFar after it was all over. Still, she feels that the law needs to be brought into the 21^st century. "This outdated law needs to be challenged at [a] higher court so other travelers do not experience what I, and others, have," she wrote on Instagram.

If you're planning on bringing one of these devices on your next international vacation, you might want to double-check the local laws around such technology.

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Monday, 16 December 2024

Sydney Sweeney Hits Back With Gym Photos After Bikini Body Shaming Fiasco

Sydney Sweeney is one of the biggest stars in Hollywood right now, a position that sometimes attracts the worst kinds of criticism. Last week, candid photos circulated of Sweeney in a bikini, which elicited a barrage of crude and bizarre comments from the worst kinds of internet folks. From strange assertions that Sweeney was “mid” to the idea that these photos revealed she was somehow out of shape or never attractive to begin with, it felt, for a moment, like we were living in a bizarro universe.

Luckily, Sweeney has fired back against the zombie hordes of the comments section, with a somewhat tongue-in-cheek Instagram post. In the post, Sweeney screenshots all the most vile, and strange body-shamming insults before topping it all off with footage of her at the gym, brawling like a boss.

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More than any recent female celebrity, the public discussion of Sydney Sweeney’s body seems to take up way may time and effort than it should. Smartly, Sweeney doesn’t seem to be letting the haters get to her, and her jovial candor in her gym footage proves why she has so many fans to begin with. Most of us can agree that the appeal of Sydney Sweeney is that yes, she’s gorgeous, but she also seems normal and down-to-Earth, too.

While Sweeney is rumored to be starring in a reboot of of the iconic sex-farce, sci-fi romp, Barbarella, that doesn't appear to be the next big project she's getting ready for. Instead, Sweeney is starring in an upcoming biopic about female boxer Christy Martin. She's almost certainly hitting the punching bag for that.

Either way, in a bikini, or a space suit, or the boxing ring Sweeney is cool as hell, and clearly, won’t ever let the bastards get her down.

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