Twin sisters Alice and Ellen Kessler, known in the entertainment world as the Kessler twins, both died by assisted suicide at the age of 89.
The sisters rose to fame in the 1950s and performed with some of the biggest stars of the day, including Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire, Rock Hudson, and Sammy Davis Jr., per <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/entertainment/kessler-twins-die-assisted-suicide-intl-scli">CNN</a>. They enlisted the help of the German Society for Humane Dying to commit suicide. 
“The decisive factor is likely to have been the desire to die together on a specific date,” society spokesperson Wega Wetzel told the outlet about their planned deaths. “Their desire to die was well-considered, long-standing, and free from any psychiatric crisis.”
Assisted suicide in certain circumstances has been legal in Germany since 2020.
During an <a href="https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/25_novembre_17/intervista-gemelle-kessler-morire-stesso-giorno-1a477229-e2ed-4a5a-b161-f3aae3d3exlk.shtml">interview</a> last year with the Italian outlet Corriere della Sera, the twin sisters <a href="https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/25_novembre_17/intervista-gemelle-kessler-morire-stesso-giorno-1a477229-e2ed-4a5a-b161-f3aae3d3exlk.shtml">said</a> they were choosing assisted suicide because of their &#8220;desire is to go away together, on the same day. The idea of ​​one of us going first is very hard to bear.”
“They had been considering this option for some time. They had been members of the organization for over a year. A lawyer and a doctor conducted preliminary discussions with them,” the German Society for Humane Dying said in a statement, per <a href="https://www.today.com/popculture/news/kessler-twins-die-together-rcna244638">Today</a>. “People who choose this option in Germany must be absolutely clear-headed, meaning free and responsible. The decision must be thoughtful and consistent, meaning made over a long period of time and not impulsive.”
The Kessler sisters were born in Nazi Germany and escaped with their family from East Germany to West Germany in 1952. They launched their careers by performing at Lido in Paris, which was a popular place for cabaret performances. The twins went on to achieve international fame and also appeared on popular American television programs, including “The Ed Sullivan Show” and “The Dean Martin Show.”
The official Instagram account for “The Ed Sullivan Show” paid tribute to the sisters following their deaths, writing, “Honoring the extraordinary lives of the Kessler Twins. Alice &amp; Ellen were dazzling stars, true legends, and sisters whose grace, charm, and magic will shine forever.”
Assisted suicide is becoming increasingly more common around the world, with Canada leading the charge as the world leader in euthanasia. As The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/canada-lost-over-15000-citizens-to-assisted-suicide-in-2023-now-britain-wants-in-on-the-action?author=Ashley+McGuire+and+Leigh+Fitzpatrick+Snead&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Canada+Lost+Over+15%2C000+Citizens+To+Assisted+Suicide+In+2023.+Now+Britain+Wants+In+On+The+Action.">reported</a>, assisted suicide accounts for one in 20 deaths in Canada. The country is also planning to start offering euthanasia to the mentally ill and to minors.

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Bill Maher had to school Patton Oswalt on what the Democratic Party has said about certain topics, accusing him of being in a “Bluesky bubble” and not knowing what’s going on.
The conversation took place during Monday’s episode of the “Club Random” podcast, as Maher complained that liberals were leaning too far left and embracing increasingly radical policies. “The Left freaked out about a lot of bullsh**,” Maher said. “Gender, race, parenthood, schools, homelessness, crime, the border, education. We stopped being a scientific people.”
“But the Left certainly stayed scientific,” Oswalt insisted.
“No, they didn’t,” Maher replied, to which Oswalt asked, “Why not?”
“Because they think gender bullsh** that they went way too far with … What makes us a great country is that we respect minorities. We don’t think they’re lesser just because they’re lesser in numbers. That’s not what we started to teach, which was that every baby is — I don’t know — let’s not even put it on the birth certificate. That’s what they wanted.”
 “When were we teaching that?” Oswalt asked.
“Teaching it — it was a law here in California,” Maher explained. “Don’t put sex on the birth certificate. ‘We’ll see.’ Now, we’ve passed that period now.”
Oswalt said he didn’t remember that, prompting Maher to shoot back, “Because it doesn’t get in the Bluesky bubble.”
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At another point in the conversation, Maher asked Oswalt his opinion on immigration from Muslim countries and the negative effects it’s had on certain places, using the example of grooming gangs in the U.K. 
Maher asked the comedian if he knew about Pakistani grooming gangs, prompting Oswalt to jokingly ask if Maher was talking about the British royal family.
“See, that’s a big story. This is in the UK. That went on from like the 80s to the present … I’m talking about Pakistani men, who are immigrants, who were grooming poor, impoverished, white girls mostly and making them into prostitutes and sex slaves and like really nasty sh** that would pass for more normal in a traditional Pakistani society where women are not considered equal citizens,” Maher explained.
When asked how he could miss the story, Oswalt said he got his news from The Guardian and that it hadn’t been featured there. 
Maher has been vocally frustrated with the extremes of his party recently and has made enemies on the Left by calling them out for it. But he’s not fully red-pilled yet. At another point in the conversation, Maher claimed that representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) would be a “fantastic candidate” for the White House if she “had some deprogramming.”

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Larry Summers, the former president of Harvard University and Treasury Secretary under President Bill Clinton, announced he would step back from public engagements to “rebuild trust and repair relationships” following the release of extensive correspondence between him and the late convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.
The statement, published by <a href="https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/11/13/summers-epstein-messages/">The Harvard Crimson</a>, follows the U.S. House Oversight Committee’s disclosure of seven years of emails showing regular contact between Summers and Epstein through mid‑2019, shortly before Epstein’s arrest on sex trafficking charges. The newly released 20,000 pages of documents depict a close personal and professional rapport. Summers confided in Epstein about his romantic life — referring to one woman as a “mentee”— and received advice Epstein jokingly signed as his “wing man.”
In some 2017 messages, Summers made controversial remarks about women’s intelligence, echoing past statements that contributed to his 2006 resignation as Harvard’s president. The correspondence also reveals that Epstein volunteered to fund up to $500,000 for Poetry in America, an educational project run by Summers’ wife, Harvard English professor emerita Elisa New. The financier had previously donated $110,000 to New’s nonprofit in 2016.
Summers expressed remorse in his statement, calling his continued contact with Epstein a “major error of judgment.” He wrote that he was “deeply ashamed” and accepted full responsibility for his “misguided decision to continue communicating” with the convicted sex offender. Despite stepping back from public appearances, Summers will <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/larry-summers-steps-public-roles-house-release-epstein-correspondence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">retain </a>his faculty role at Harvard as University Professor and director of the Mossavar‑Rahmani Center for Business and Government. He will also remain on the board of OpenAI and continue writing for Bloomberg News, though his spokesman confirmed he will scale back other professional commitments.
The correspondence has reignited longstanding scrutiny surrounding Summers’ ties to Epstein, who had donated millions to Harvard during Summers’ presidency and remained in contact with him after his 2008 conviction. Earlier reports, including those from The Wall Street Journal, had shown that Summers asked Epstein for fundraising assistance for News’ projects. The newly public messages now provide the most detailed glimpse into how Epstein could have maintained influence within Harvard’s orbit years after the school claimed to have severed ties.
Reaction has been swift. A senior Trump administration official <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/17/trump-official-larry-summers-breakup-00655279?utm_source=chatgpt.com">called</a> on institutions to sever ties with Summers, questioning why he remains in prominent academic and corporate roles. Comparisons were made to the British government’s dismissal of Ambassador Peter Mandelson over similar Epstein links.
Bloomberg, OpenAI, and Harvard declined to comment.

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After decades of snubs, actor Tom Cruise was awarded an Academy Honorary Award at the Governors Awards on November 16.
Despite being nominated several times for Oscars in the past, including for his work on “Born on the Fourth of July” (1989), “Jerry Maguire” (1996), “Magnolia” (1999), and “Top Gun: Maverick” (2022), the 63-year-old movie star has never won. His fans believe he was being unfairly shunned by the Academy.
“The cinema, it takes me around the world,” Cruise said during his emotional acceptance speech. “It helps me to appreciate and respect differences. It shows me also our shared humanity, how alike we are in so, so many ways. And no matter where we come from, in that theater, we laugh together, we feel together, we hope together, and that is the power of this art form. And that is why it matters, that is why it matters to me.&#8221;
He added, “So making films is not what I do, it is who I am.”
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“My love for cinema began at a very early age, as early as I can remember,” Cruise said. “I was just a little kid in a darkened theater, and I remember that beam of light just cut across the room, and I remember looking up, and it seemed to be just exploded on the screen. Suddenly, the world was so much larger than the one that I knew.”
He went on to say that, for him, films “sparked a hunger for adventure, a hunger for knowledge, a hunger to understand humanity, to create characters, to tell a story, to see the world.”
Cruise said, “It opened my eyes. It opened my imagination to the possibility that life could expand far beyond the boundaries that I then perceived in my own life. And that beam of light opened a desire to open the world, and I have been following it ever since.”
The award was presented by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, who is directing Cruise in an upcoming movie coming out next year.

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Michelle Obama is continuing her book promo tour and complaining nonstop about how she believes she’s been perceived by the public. Her latest in a long list of complaints has to do with her hair.
The former first lady discussed the topic during a conversation with Tracee Ellis Ross that was posted on YouTube over the weekend.
Obama whined that black women are “trapped” by societal pressure regarding their looks and feel compelled to keep their hair straight, meaning they can’t participate in everyday activities. 
“Let me explain something to white people. Our hair comes out of our head naturally in a curly pattern,” the 61-year-old lectured. “When we straighten it to follow your beauty standards, we are trapped by the straightness.”
“That&#8217;s why so many of us can&#8217;t swim, and we run away from the water. People won&#8217;t go to the gym because we’re trying to keep our hair straight for y&#8217;all! It&#8217;s exhausting, expensive and takes up so much time.”
Obama concluded by effusively telling society to “get out of&#8221; her hair.
“So why do we need an act … an act of law to get white folks out of our hair? Don’t tell me how to wear my hair. Don’t wonder about it. Don’t touch it. Just don’t. It just is.”
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The former first lady got some negative reactions from both sides of the political aisle. 
One Threads user has been gaining traction online for her reaction to Obama’s rant.
“Dear Michelle Obama, newsflash black women do not straighten their hair because of white peoples beauty standards,” user Chanel Coco <a href="https://www.threads.com/@chanelcocofive/post/DRE3Ws3AF0d">posted</a> in reply. “As a Curly natural myself most black women straighten their hair because they choose to and it’s easier to manage for them. Let’s drop this narrative that we do anything for the white beauty standard, black women are the true beauty standard. Why get on stage and say that nonsense?”
“Dear Michelle Obama, Abandon the victimhood. There is no standard. If you don’t want to straighten your hair…then don’t,” an X user posted alongside a photo of a large Afro hairstyle. 
“I, for one, have never once cared about Michelle Obama&#8217;s hair and what she does or doesn&#8217;t do with it,” former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines <a href="https://x.com/Riley_Gaines_/status/1989788112214741464">wrote</a> in reply, echoing what so many others were saying. 
Obama has been complaining about her hair and the way she thinks it&#8217;s viewed for years. In 2022, she said she decided to straighten her hair while her husband Barack was in office because the public was not “<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/11/17/michelle-obama-black-hair-braids/">ready for</a>” her to have braids.  
Obama has been promoting her new book, “The Look,” which is touted as a reflection on her “lifelong journey with fashion, hair, and beauty.” The book tour has featured nonstop complaining about the pressure she was under, including when Obama <a href="https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1986835412204016114">said</a> having a team for hair, makeup, and styling was a &#8220;time necessity&#8221; rather than a &#8220;luxury.”

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Grammy Award-winning singer Billie Eilish is furious with Elon Musk, accusing him of not donating to organizations claiming they can solve world hunger, among other things.
The 23-year-old recording artist reposted several infographics put out by the activist group My Voice, My Choice on her Instagram page on Thursday. The group had said Musk is the world’s first trillionaire, which is not accurate.
These images list ways Musk could use his money for charity, including donating $40 billion a year to end world hunger by 2030 and paying between $1 and $2 billion a year to bring down the endangered species status of 10,433 animals. Another suggestion was that he donate $53.2 billion to “rebuild Gaza.”
In a final slide, Eilish called Musk a “f***ing pathetic p***y b*** coward” for not giving away more of his money to her preferred causes.
This isn’t the first time Eilish lashed out at celebrities who are wealthier than she is.
“We’re in a time right now where the world is really, really bad and really dark and people need empathy and help more than kind of ever, especially in our country,” Eilish <a href="https://people.com/billie-eilish-calls-out-billionaires-in-room-with-mark-zuckerberg-11840118">said</a> during a speech at the Wall Street Journal Innovator Awards last month. “Love you all, but there’s a few people in here that have a lot more money than me. If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire? No hate, but yeah, give your money away, shorties.”
Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg was in the crowd at the time.
The internet came after Eilish for her naive view that throwing money at a problem makes it go away. Several people brought up that in 2021, Musk <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1454808104256737289" target="_blank" rel="noopener">offered to donate</a> $6 billion to the United Nations World Food Program if it would provide him with a detailed plan for solving world hunger.
Others accused her of hypocrisy, arguing that she demanded Musk give away his wealth while retaining substantial wealth herself. Eilish became the youngest member of the Forbes World’s 100 Highest-Paid Celebrities in 2019, earning an estimated $53 million as of 2020, <a href="https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/billie-eilish-net-worth-mark-zuckerberg-billionaires-b2856568.html">per</a> The Independent.
“He has done more to help humanity than Billie Eilish ever has,” one X user <a href="https://x.com/SNS_Anon/status/1989279284037353656">observed</a>. “If you genuinely think people’s money shouldn’t be in their pockets and should be redistributed, demonstrate that revolutionary concept by giving up yours first, liquidate your assets, donate your income, and live by the principles you’re demanding everyone else follow.”
“Elon has helped so many countries and communities across the globe with access to internet, information, medical help and transportation,” another social media user agreed. “She’s done nothing even remotely close to that, her music is so negative and her whole vibe is negative. What a crybaby.”

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Millionaire Billie Eilish Curses Out Elon Musk For Not Solving World Hunger With His Wallet

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Actor James Van Der Beek announced that he’s selling off memorabilia from some of his best-known entertainment projects to help pay for his medical bills.
The 48-year-old father of six was diagnosed with Stage 3 colorectal cancer last year. Van Der Beek said in a <a href="https://people.com/james-van-der-beek-auctions-dawsons-creek-varsity-blues-memorabilia-exclusive-11847179">statement</a> to People that he’s teaming up with Propstore to offer pieces from his collection during the company’s Winter Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction running December 5-7.
Items up for grabs include props from the popular teen drama “Dawson’s Creek,” such as the necklace Dawson (Van Der Beek) gave Joey (Katie Holmes) for prom, which the outlet noted is estimated to go for as much as $52,800. The outfit Van Der Beek wore in the pilot episode is expected to nab close to $4,000.
There will also be items from the popular teen sports drama “Varsity Blues” (1999), such as the cleats and West Canaan Coyotes hat that Van Der Beek wore while portraying Jonathan “Mox” Moxon.
“I’ve been storing these treasures for years, waiting for the right time to do something with them, and with all of the recent unexpected twists and turns life has presented recently, it’s clear that the time is now,” Van Der Beek told People.
He added, “While I have some nostalgia tugging at me as I part with these items, it feels good to be able to offer them through Propstore’s auction to share with those who have supported my work over the years.”
The outlet noted that 100% of the proceeds would go toward helping fund the actor’s cancer treatments.
In September, Van Der Beek was forced to drop out of a “Dawson’s Creek” reunion event at the last minute due to a stomach illness. 
“I have been looking forward to this night for months and months ever since my angel Michelle Williams said she was putting it together,” the “Dawson’s Creek” alum said in the recorded message at the time, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/james-van-der-beek-sends-video-message-to-dawsons-creek-reunion-after-illness-knocks-him-out">reported</a>. “I can’t believe I’m not there. I can’t believe I don’t get to see my castmates, my beautiful cast, in person.”
“And just I want to stand on that stage and thank every single person in the theater for being here tonight,” Van Der Beek continued. “From the cast to the crew to everybody who’s doing anything and has been so generous, and especially every single last one of you – you are the best fans in the world.”

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Country artist Kelsea Ballerini has struck a chord with “I Sit In Parks,” a song about yearning for motherhood after being told that chasing career success would deliver deep and lasting happiness.
“I Sit in Parks” feels less like a song and more like a mirror held up to an entire generation of women who were told they could have it all if they chased achievement first and dealt with the marriage and family stuff later. It gives voice to the quiet grief of realizing the consequences of that choice.
And while Ballerini hasn’t said the song was autobiographical, that’s how many fans are seeing it.
Her lyrics begin with the image that many women know well but rarely speak about:
“I sit in parks, it breaks my heart, ’cause I see / Just how far I am from the things that I want / Dad brought the picnic, Mom brought the sunscreen / Two kids are laughing and crying on red swings.”
These lyrics aren’t about envy of another woman’s designer clothes or corner office. They speak of a deep, vulnerable ache for motherhood and family life.
“We look about the same age / But we don&#8217;t have the same Saturdays,” the song goes on. “Did I miss it?/ By now, is it/ A lucid dream? Is it my fault/ For chasing things a body clock/ Doesn&#8217;t wait for? I did the damn tour/ It&#8217;s what I wanted, what I got/ I spun around and then I stopped/ And wonder if I missed the mark.”
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Ballerini’s frank admissions have emboldened women to weigh in on social media.
“Wow. The picture painted by Kelsea Ballerini in this song is tragic. How many hearts has feminism broken with its lies?” one person <a href="https://x.com/biblicalbeauty/status/1986955863370715335?s=43">observed</a>.
“This is grim,” another commenter <a href="https://x.com/IndieLauraSDG/status/1987218755211104468">said</a> of the song. “I feel so sad for the girls who got duped into putting off the most important things in life.”
“My gosh, this is one of the saddest things I’ve ever read. I’m 45 with a 15 month old, so this almost became my reality. An entire generation of women has been sold a bill of goods under false pretenses,” a third commenter <a href="https://x.com/Babelfish80/status/1987157480879604153">replied</a>.
“As a single girl in her thirties, I’ve never related to a song more,” a popular comment on the YouTube music video for the song says. 
“I wasn’t prepared for this. As a single girl at 39 this song hits so deep,” another person wrote.
Predictably, there were plenty who shot back, saying they were perfectly content in their choice not to have kids. But the marvel of Ballerini’s song isn’t just the message, but also that it’s coming from a mainstream artist.
It’s telling that at the same time this single started gaining traction, the radical pro-abortion Center for Reproductive Rights began circulating an <a href="https://x.com/ReproRights/status/1986939347250143385">old interview</a> with singer Stevie Nicks discussing how her abortion in the 1970s &#8220;allowed her to continue her career at the height of Fleetwood Mac.&#8221;
Nicks described her unexpected pregnancy as a “nightmare scenario” that would have “destroyed” the band. During that interview, she spent no time reflecting on how her life would have unfolded if she hadn’t decided to sacrifice her child on the altar of fame. It’s a much more common outlook that other celebrities have spoken of, while Ballerini’s wistful reflection on what could have been is almost never heard.
“So, I sit in parks, sunglasses dark, and I/ Hit the vape, hallucinate a nursery with Noah&#8217;s Ark/ They lay on a blanket, and God d*** it, he loves her/ I wonder if she wants my freedom, like I wanna be a mother/ But Rolling Stones says I&#8217;m on the right road/ So I refill my Lexapro, thinking…” she sings. 
Interestingly, Ballerini was married young and got divorced within five years because her husband, Morgan Evans, wanted to have children right away while she preferred to freeze her eggs and delay becoming a mom, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kelsea-ballerini-claims-her-marriage-ended-when-morgan-evans-wanted-kids-while-she-pursued-egg-freezing-route">reported</a>.
“That was something that we had talked about early on, and that was something that I was changing on,” the singer said during a 2023 appearance on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast. &#8220;Cause he was ready. He was like, ‘I don’t want to be an old dad,’ is what he kept saying. And I was like, ‘I’m not there yet, and I can’t do that to save this and give you something that I’m not ready for.&#8217;”
Ballerini said she “wasn’t ready for kids” and decided to visit a doctor to discuss egg freezing, which she planned to do before turning 30. She didn’t discuss the appointment with Evans until later.
“It was not a good day,” Ballerini said of telling her husband about her plan. “And I think that was when I was like, there’s a fundamental difference here that has happened, that has shifted. And it’s no longer like, I don’t see this person, I miss this person, I’m alone, I’m lonely. It’s like, he wants something out of life … [and] I’m not there.”
The “Half of My Hometown” singer said she filed for divorce not long after that conversation in August 2022. 
There’s a chance Ballerini wrote the song to make money, knowing it would make headlines and she could capitalize on the buzz it would generate. There’s a chance she doesn’t regret her decision to chase a career rather than becoming a mom sooner.
But either way, based on the reactions and comments, there is a group of women who feel duped by the subtle yet relentless messaging to build their careers and identities first and worry about marriage and family later… or never.
In practice, biology never agreed to that timeline. These women were told that motherhood was a detour from fulfillment, not part of it, and that it was equally if not more noble to collect passport stamps. 
They were told motherhood was a cage. That freedom was the goal. Yet in this song, the woman with all the freedom and fame is also the one with a broken heart.

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The Saddest Song of the Year Exposes The Lie Of Modern Feminism

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Reality TV star Sharon Osbourne became emotional as she shared a personal voicemail that President Donald Trump left for her after the death of her husband, Ozzy Osbourne, in July.
During a new episode of &#8220;The Osbournes Podcast,&#8221; Sharon played the voicemail for her audience. 
“Hi, Sharon. It&#8217;s Donald Trump, and I just wanted to wish you the best and the family,” the president can be heard saying in the message. “Ozzy was amazing. He was an amazing guy. I met him a few times and I wanna tell you he was unique in every way and talented. So I just wanted to wish you the best and it’s a tough thing, I know how close you were, and whatever I can do. Take care of yourself, say hello to the family. Thanks, bye.”
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“Love him or hate him, he didn’t have to call and leave a voicemail,” Ozzy’s son Jack said.
“Listen, when it comes to politics, we know nobody comes out a winner. Whoever you like, there&#8217;s, half of people are gonna go like this,” Sharon said, pointing her fingers in opposite directions. 
“And now it&#8217;s more so than ever in history is it that people&#8217;s choice of which party, which politician, you can&#8217;t come out a winner. All I know is a man that I know, I worked with for a month. I spent one month with him and his wife [Melania], who was always gracious, elegant, just a delight to talk to.” 
“He was always, ‘How are the children? How is Kelly?’” Sharon went on. “He was just a great guy to talk to, and he has always treated me with respect.”
Sharon mentioned that she can’t vote in American elections because she’s British, but on a personal level, affirmed that she had no complaints about him.
“He wanted nothing from us, nothing. Melania, the same, nothing. And they have been great. And for him to take his time to do that for us …” she said, becoming audibly emotional. “Because do you know what? He doesn’t live in a bubble. He knows what’s going on in the streets. He knows what is going on. And I can’t say that for our Prime Minister.”
Sharon concluded by thanking Trump for the voicemail.
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Pope Leo will host several Hollywood celebrities at the Vatican this weekend.
The first-ever American pope, elected as head of the Catholic Church in a May conclave, will host the group on November 15. 
The guest list includes Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett, &#8220;Severance&#8221; star Adam Scott, Oscar-winning filmmaker Spike Lee, actor Chris Pine, director George Miller, director Gus Van Sant, actress Alison Brie, actor/filmmaker Dave Franco, &#8220;The Lord of the Rings&#8221; actor Viggo Mortensen, and &#8220;American History X&#8221; director Tony Kaye.
The pope &#8220;has expressed his desire to deepen dialogue with the world of cinema &#8230; exploring the possibilities that artistic creativity offers to the mission of the Church and the promotion of human values,&#8221; the Vatican said in a statement.
The event was coordinated by the Vatican’s culture office as part of the Catholic Church&#8217;s ongoing Holy Year.
The Vatican also noted several of Pope Leo’s favorite films in the statement. Those include “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946), “The Sound of Music” (1965), “Ordinary People” (1980), and “Life Is Beautiful” (1997).
Papal events don’t usually include Hollywood celebrities, but it’s not an unprecedented move. The late Pope Francis hosted an event featuring famous comedians at the Vatican in June 2024. Guests included late-night hosts Conan O’Brien, Stephen Colbert, and Jimmy Fallon.
The pontiff also <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15275215/Robert-DeNiros-daughter-meets-Pope-Leo-breaks-silence-son-Leandros-overdose-death.html">met with</a> actor Robert DeNiro and his daughter, Drena, who lost her son in an accidental overdose, last weekend.
Pope Leo was born in Chicago, and according to one family member, he previously spent time doing two things that many Americans will instantly recognize. The pope’s brother, John Provost, said that the head of the Catholic Church enjoys playing Wordle and also watched the Academy Award-winning film, “Conclave.”
When Vice President JD Vance met the pope in May, he gifted him a custom Chicago Bears jersey with his name on it and the number “XIV.” Pope Leo responded to the gift by saying, “Good choice.”
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“Star Wars” alum Oscar Isaac said he would be willing to return to the franchise if Disney stayed woke.
The actor played X-wing fighter pilot Poe Dameron in the Star Wars sequel trilogy that began with “The Force Awakens” in 2015. During a newly published <a href="https://www.gq.com/story/oscar-isaac-gq-cover-story-interview-men-of-the-year-2025">interview</a> with GQ, Isaac reflected on a comment he previously made about returning to “Star Wars” only if he “needed another house.”
“Yeah. That was a real likable quote. Jesus Christ,” he told the interviewer after it was brought up. “Y’know, people ask you things, you say stuff, you don’t really think about it that much. I said a slightly d***ish thing.”
Isaac had said he was done with Disney for years, but now claims to be “open to” returning, with stipulations.
“Although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney,” he told GQ. “But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great,” Isaac added.
The interview included an editor’s note, noting it was “conducted two days after ABC and Disney suspended production of Jimmy Kimmel Live! in response to comments Kimmel made following the death of Charlie Kirk. Kimmel was back on the air four days after this conversation took place.”
Isaac appeared in several “Star Wars” franchise films, including “The Last Jedi” (2017) and “The Rise of Skywalker” (2019). He also voiced the character Dameron in the “Star Wars Resistance” animated series. 
Hollywood went into full-on meltdown mode following Kimmel’s suspension in September. Most celebrities blamed President Donald Trump for the suspension.
Kimmel’s remarks were taken to imply that Kirk’s killer was linked to Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement. Investigators say that the 22-year-old man arrested for Kirk’s killing was deeply steeped in leftist ideology and disliked Kirk for his conservative views.
“We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it,” Kimmel said during the monologue in question.
When he returned following a brief suspension, Kimmel claimed that “it was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man.”

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Actor Billy Bob Thornton is one of many who believes celebrities should stick to talking about entertainment and stay out of politics.
The 70-year-old star said as much during a recent appearance on “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast, referencing Ricky Gervais’ infamous monologue at the 2020 Golden Globes.
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“It’s like Ricky Gervais said &#8230; ‘Look, come up here, accept your little award, and f*** off.’ First of all, unless you’ve really studied stuff and know about a subject fully, who the hell would want to listen to a musician or an actor talk about politics?” Thornton said. &#8220;It’s like, ‘Are we supposed to follow this?&#8217; If we are, what if they lead you down the wrong road?&#8217;”
The “Sling Blade” actor went on to describe himself as a “radical moderate.”
“I’m very strong in my opinions, but my opinions don’t belong to any political party. I just look at what makes sense, and I think we need a common sense party in this country. That’s actually what I think we need. Just figure it out. It&#8217;s pretty easy to figure out what this is all about.&#8221;
Thornton also said he doesn’t really “care about awards anymore,” because he’s “got plenty of them” and had won those “under the wire, when awards were kind of real still.”
“I’ve won a couple recently,” the actor added. “But these days I just look at it as like, ‘Oh, OK, we’re gonna go over here and, you know, have some dry chicken breast and green beans, you know, and we’ll listen to people get up there and pontificate about how awesome they are.&#8217;”
Thornton said awards show stages should not become soapboxes for bringing awareness to different causes, either.
“There is a time and place for that,” he said, adding that at awards shows, “you should just stick to what it is.”
“Don’t go up there and talk about saving the badgers in Wisconsin or something, you know what I’m saying?” he told Rogan. “And people would argue and say, ‘Well, no, because I have a voice and because everybody knows me. This is a great platform for me to put this out there.’”
“Well, how about this? If you have a billion dollars, and you want to save the badgers, f***ing save them,” he added. “I mean, you got plenty of money to save the badgers, trust me. That is not, that’s barely gonna cut into your budget.”

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