<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Actor Patrick Stewart is spilling the beans on the time he lost his cool on the set of “</span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/star-trek"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Star Trek: The Next Generation</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 83-year-old </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities"><span style="font-weight: 400;">celebrity</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> recalled the blow-up in a recently released excerpt from his new book, “Making It So: A Memoir.” Stewart said he initially didn’t get along with his “Star Trek” </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/television"><span style="font-weight: 400;">co-stars</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> because he didn’t believe they were taking their roles seriously.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;My castmates doubled over in laughter when they flubbed multiple takes and, in rehearsals, they sometimes ad-libbed things that weren&#8217;t in the script to make their lines funnier,&#8221; Stewart wrote, per </span><a href="https://ew.com/tv/patrick-stewarts-strict-theater-background-led-to-him-having-a-tantrum-on-star-trek-set/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Hollywood Reporter</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;My experiences at the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre had been intense and serious. Naturally, we enjoyed a bit of levity, but in general we knew our time was limited and we didn&#8217;t fool around.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He continued, &#8220;On the TNG set, I grew angry with the conduct of my peers, and that&#8217;s when I called that meeting in which I lectured the cast for goofing off and responded to Denise Crosby&#8217;s, &#8216;We&#8217;ve got to have some fun sometimes, Patrick,&#8217; comment by saying, &#8216;We are not here, Denise, to have fun.'&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The actor said the incident is only funny now that so much time has passed.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;In retrospect, everyone, me included, finds this story hilarious. But, in the moment, when the cast erupted in hysterics at my pompous declaration, I didn&#8217;t handle it well,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t enjoy being laughed at. I stormed off the set and into my trailer, slamming the door.&#8221;</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stewart said he was “sulking for a while” in his trailer before co-stars Jonathan Frakes and Brent Spiner came to talk it out. The actor recalled Spiner saying, &#8220;Everything&#8217;s okay. People respect you, but I think you misjudged the situation here.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;He and Jonathan acknowledged that yes, there was too much goofing around and that it needed to be dialed back. But they also made it clear how off-putting it was — and not a case study in good leadership — for me to try to resolve the matter by lecturing and scolding the cast,&#8221; Stewart continued in the excerpt.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;I had failed to read the room, imposing RSC behavior on people accustomed to the ways of episodic television — which was, after all, what we were shooting.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The actor said it took time to learn to be a “good colleague,” but eventually the cast of “The Next Generation” became like family.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;It took me that entire first season to relax and thaw out from an uptight Englishman to a loose, amiable colleague given to quasi-American behavior but, bit by bit, I got there,&#8221; Stewart said. &#8220;Chance had thrown me into a company that was as generous and funny as it was talented. Our mutual respect grew over time and into friendship and ultimately, a feeling of family.&#8221;</span></p>
<p>&#8220;Making It So&#8221; was released on October 3.</p>


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Patrick Stewart Recalls The Time He ‘Stormed Off’ Set Of ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’

Patrick Stewart Recalls The Time He 'Stormed Off' Set Of 'Star Trek: The Next Generation'

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<p>&#8220;Twilight&#8221; star Peter Facinelli opened up about his faith and shared why it&#8217;s &#8220;important&#8221; for him to share his faith with his three daughters, Luca, Lola and Fiona — with ex-wife Jennie Garth — who are now mostly grown.</p>
<p>The 49-year-old actor, who was raised Catholic, said his youngest is &#8220;studying a lot of different religions&#8221; and admitted that all faiths seem to be &#8220;saying the same thing, you know, don&#8217;t kill their neighbor, but they all fight over who&#8217;s the best,&#8221; <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/peter-facinelli-shares-faith-his-kids-explains-why-talking-god-daily-basis-important" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a> reported.</p>
<p>&#8220;But at the end of the day, just be a good person and just live a good life,&#8221; Facinelli said. &#8220;You have morals and [I am] instilling those morals into my kids and having them have that inner judgment and say what they know, [and] what&#8217;s right and what&#8217;s wrong. And then watching them navigate that and being there for them when they&#8217;re unsure, unclear.&#8221;</p>
<p>At one point, the Hollywood star talked about &#8220;being able to have faith on a daily basis&#8221; and why he thinks it&#8217;s necessary to connect to God especially when things are going well.</p>
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<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s easy to find faith when you have a tough time, when something hard is happening in your life, you become a believer quickly because there&#8217;s a higher power that you&#8217;re talking to get you through it,&#8221; Facinelli said.</p>
<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s harder to find that faith when things are going well, and I like to continue to tap into that higher self and the higher energy and the universe and in God on a daily basis,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Being able to have faith on a daily basis I think is important, so it&#8217;s not just like you&#8217;re asking the big man for a favor whenever things go sideways.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Having that connection with the higher zone, being able to get guidance is important for everybody,&#8221; the actor continued. &#8220;And even the firm nonbeliever even will become a believer when their life is on the line or something is happening in their life that is daunting in that respect.&#8221;</p>
<p>Facinelli and Garth married in 2001 and divorced in 2013. He&#8217;s recently been romantically linked with actress Lily Anne Harrison. In 2022, the couple welcomed their <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/video/twilight-star-peter-facinelli-lily-153017965.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first child together</a>, a baby boy named Jack.</p>


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‘Twilight’ Star Says It’s ‘Important’ For Him To Share His Faith With His Three Daughters

'Twilight’ Star Says It’s ‘Important’ To Share His Faith With His Three Daughters

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<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Robin Williams</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">’ daughter Zelda said she’s not happy about her father’s voice being recreated using artificial intelligence (</span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/artificial-intelligence"><span style="font-weight: 400;">AI</span></a>)<span style="font-weight: 400;"> technology.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I am not an impartial voice in SAG’s fight against AI. I’ve witnessed for YEARS how many people want to train these models to create/re-create </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hollywood" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">actors</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> who cannot consent, like Dad,” the 34-year-old actress wrote on her Instagram Story on Sunday, per </span><a href="https://deadline.com/2023/10/robin-williams-daughter-zelda-ai-recreate-voice-1235561299/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Deadline</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“This isn’t theoretical, it is very very real. I’ve already heard AI used to get his ‘voice’ to say whatever people want and while I find it personally disturbing, the ramifications go far beyond my own feelings.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Living actors deserve a chance to create characters with their choices, to voice cartoons, to put their HUMAN effort and time into the pursuit of performance,” Zelda continued. “These re-creations are, at their very best, a poor facsimile of greater people, but at their worst, a horrendous Frankensteinian monster, cobbled together from the worst bits of everything this industry is, instead of what it should stand for.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The comedian and beloved actor Robin Williams committed suicide in 2014 when he was 63. He had been diagnosed with anxiety, severe depression and Parkinson’s disease. Robin’s autopsy showed that he also had Lewy body dementia.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The “Aladdin” actor’s voice, which brought the character of the Genie to life, was recently used in a new Disney short called “Once Upon a Studio.” Actor Josh Gad, who voiced Olaf in Disney’s “Frozen,” said the short employs “previously unheard dialogue” and was used with the consent of the actor’s estate. He defended himself after being attacked online for promoting the short.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s important to not jump to conclusions before knowing all the facts,” Gad wrote on Instagram in June. “Me getting to act alongside my idol posthumously, using previously unheard dialogue, would NEVER EVER happen without the consent of his estate. My love for Robin Williams is literally unmatched and I would never do anything unless I was guaranteed that it was with all of the proper sign-off and support.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The use of AI technology is a major concern in the Hollywood community and was a key point of contention during the recent writers and actors strikes.</span></p>
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Robin Williams’ Daughter Says Using AI To Mimic His Voice Is ‘Personally Disturbing’

Robin Williams’ Daughter Says Using AI To Mimic His Voice Is 'Personally Disturbing'

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Actor </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tom-hanks" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tom Hanks</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> has issued a warning to fans, saying they shouldn’t believe he’s peddling dental plans on the side. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Academy Award-winning </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">actor</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> addressed an ad on Instagram on Sunday that he says uses his artificial intelligence (AI) likeness without his permission. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“BEWARE!! There’s a video out there promoting some dental plan with an </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/artificial-intelligence" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">AI</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> version of me. I have nothing to do with it,” Hanks wrote on the social media platform. He accompanied his message with the AI-generated photo of himself.</span></p>
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<p>Many celebrities have been expressing their thoughts on AI technology as it has become a hot topic of debate in several industries. The “Forrest Gump” actor previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tom-hanks-says-with-ai-he-could-die-and-his-performances-can-go-on-and-on-and-on" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voiced concerns</a> about AI during an episode of “The Adam Buxton Podcast” that premiered in May.</p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Anybody can now recreate themselves at any age they are by way of AI or deep fake technology. I could be hit by a bus tomorrow and that’s it, but performances can go on and on and on and on,” Hanks said at the time. “Outside the understanding of AI and deepfake, there’ll be nothing to tell you that it’s not me and me alone. And it’s going to have some degree of lifelike quality. That’s certainly an artistic challenge but it’s also a legal one.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The actor went on to discuss how “all of the guilds, all of the agencies, and all of the legal firms” are currently examining “the legal ramifications of my face and my voice and everybody else’s being our intellectual property.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Without a doubt people will be able to tell [that it’s AI], but the question is will they care? There are some people that won’t care, that won’t make that delineation,” Hanks continued.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This was a key item up for discussion during the recent actors and writers strikes. The new contract forged with The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has specific protections for writers regarding AI usage, and it’s expected that the same type of rules will be made when the SAG-AFTRA strike is resolved.</span></p>


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‘Beware!’: Tom Hanks Warns Fans About AI Image Of Him Promoting Dental Plan

'Beware!' Tom Hanks Warns Fans About AI Image Of Him Promoting Dental Plan

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Before I begin today’s show, I would just like to congratulate the Writers Guild of America for securing an excellent new contract. Now that the writers’ strike is over, I’d like to welcome my imaginary team of imaginary writers back to my imaginary writers’ room. To be honest, without my writers, I’ve felt as flat and uninspired as Stephen Colbert with his writers. So I’d also like to congratulate Stephen on having his 19 real writers back so they can come up with such wild and original ideas as comparing Donald Trump to Hitler and herpes, because if that’s not comedy, then comedy is comedy, which is just confusing.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But it’s great to have my imaginary writers back so let me introduce them. There’s Lola Vavoom, the shapely and ambitious creative who writes all my female sword-fighting scenes. Between such bouts of steely realism, she enjoys wiggling her way to the snack table in her spandex leggings to fetch me a cup of coffee so she can linger behind me while I drink it, giving me a gentle shoulder massage and explaining once again that what my wife doesn’t know won’t hurt her. Which isn’t strictly true, since my wife doesn’t know how to use the chair-lift and keeps falling downstairs. But hey, this is my imagination so I get whatever imaginary writers I want.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There’s also Vivek Swamymommy from India who can’t speak English but at least he has darkish skin so we can pretend to have filled our hiring quota for black writers without actually hiring any black writers. Thus we strike a blow against the dreadful systemic American racism revealed by the fact that George Floyd died of a fentanyl overdose while resisting arrest — which was a terrible act of racist police brutality because this is all imaginary.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And finally, there’s Joe Stern, the neurotic little Jewish guy who completely rewrites all our episodes so no one finds out our women and minority hires have no talent, after which Joe Stern goes home to smoke dope and watch porn all night while posting on X about how social conservatives are evil. Joe Stern is also imaginary, but at least he <em>could</em> be real.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thanks to the WGA, these dedicated imaginary writers have a great new contract. For instance, the studios have agreed not to create scripts with AI as long as the writers agree to produce repetitive and formulaic stories bizarrely out of keeping with all human experience, values, and aspirations so at least it <em>seems</em> like they were created by AI. There’ll also now be a guaranteed number of writers in each writers’ room to ensure that there’ll be some really lively group conversations while Joe Stern is writing the script. And every writer who creates a streaming series with a large audience will receive a substantial bonus with which she can hire a lawyer to get Steven Avery out of prison so he can rape and kill again.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So now at last, Hollywood writers can get back to the important work of filling our entertainment with that radical spirit of resistance that’s officially approved by every major corporation, government body, intelligence agency and intellectually stagnant university in the country. Once again, you’ll be able to set your children down in front of a television screen and trust that when you come back from smoking reefer in your bedroom, they’ll be suicidally confused about their sexuality. Once again, you’ll be able to go to the movies and see black actors so talented they can almost make you believe they’re oppressed. And once again you’ll be able to watch tough, muscular WASP-faced heroes conquer the monsters of distant galaxies while weirdly voicing the opinions of Joe Stern — who’ll be busy at home smoking dope, watching porn and posting on X.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yes, all across Los Angeles, real writers are taking off their pajamas and putting on their clean pajamas in order to get back to work creating an imaginary world in which the values and ideas that have destroyed America save America — while here in Nashville, imaginary writers will be creating a real world in which the values and ideas that made America great make America great… again.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wait — Make America Great Again — that’s good! Guys, write that down!</span></p>
<p><em>Andrew Klavan is the host of “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/the-andrew-klavan-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Andrew Klavan Show</a>” at The Daily Wire. He is an award-winning novelist, Hollywood screenwriter, and popular satirist. Klavan is the author of “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/When-Christmas-Comes-Andrew-Klavan/dp/1613162405/ref=pd_bxgy_sccl_2/132-9473875-2662038?pd_rd_w=x29DZ&amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.26a5c67f-1a30-486b-bb90-b523ad38d5a0&amp;pf_rd_p=26a5c67f-1a30-486b-bb90-b523ad38d5a0&amp;pf_rd_r=X7J7YCZYPAH29407AXTY&amp;pd_rd_wg=M65Ef&amp;pd_rd_r=c2bb5bb5-dd27-434d-9ca1-f2098f486a81&amp;pd_rd_i=1613162405&amp;psc=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">When Christmas Comes</a>” and “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Strange-Habit-Mind-Cameron-Mysteries/dp/1613163517/ref=pd_bxgy_sccl_1/132-9473875-2662038?pd_rd_w=lnVGk&amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.26a5c67f-1a30-486b-bb90-b523ad38d5a0&amp;pf_rd_p=26a5c67f-1a30-486b-bb90-b523ad38d5a0&amp;pf_rd_r=13RV0285EXYKN2D57RST&amp;pd_rd_wg=jW34u&amp;pd_rd_r=e0bb3c70-62ea-4448-8be5-a7cf1bba3f5e&amp;pd_rd_i=1613163517&amp;psc=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Strange Habit of Mind,</a>” the first two novels in the USA Today best-selling Cameron Winter Mystery series. The third installment, “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/House-Death-Cameron-Winter-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B0BW1ZTVP9?ref_=ast_author_dp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The House of Love and Death</a>,” releases on October 31, 2023, and is now available for <a href="https://www.amazon.com/House-Death-Cameron-Winter-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B0BW1ZTVP9?ref_=ast_author_dp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pre-order</a>.</em></p>
<p><em>Follow Klavan on Twitter: @andrewklavan</em></p>
<p><em>This excerpt is taken from the opening satirical monologue of “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-1150-pearl-davis-has-a-point-about-marriage">The Andrew Klavan Show</a>.”</em></p>
<p><em>The views expressed in this satirical article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.</em></p>
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<p>The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/oceangate-suspends-operations-after-deadly-implosion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OceanGate</a> submersible tragedy, which resulted in the deaths of five people, is being turned into a feature film from MindRiot Entertainment after the group landed the rights to make the docuseries &#8220;Salvaged&#8221; about the incident.</p>
<p>&#8220;The Blackening&#8221; producer E. Brian Dobbins has signed on to co-produce the movie, with MindRiot&#8217;s Justin MacGregor and Jonathan Keasey on board to co-write the film, <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/09/e-brian-dobbins-the-blackening-oceangate-mindriot-entertainment-1235559614/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deadline</a> reported.</p>
<p>It will deal with before, during, and after the tragedy, which captured the world&#8217;s attention when the submersible went missing on June 18 during its trip to view the wreckage of the Titanic in the Atlantic Ocean.</p>
<p>&#8220;The Titan Tragedy is yet another example of a misinformed and quick-to-pounce system, in this case, our nonstop, 24-7 media cycle that convicts and ruins the lives of so many people without any due process,&#8221; Keasey said.</p>
<p>&#8220;Our film will not only honor all those involved in the submersible tragedy, and their families, but the feature will serve as a vessel that also addresses a more macro concern about the nature of media today,&#8221; he added.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">EXCLUSIVE: After locking a docuseries based on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OceanGate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OceanGate</a> and the submersible tragedy, MindRiot Entertainment has now set a fiction project, also based on the tragedy, with E. Brian Dobbins (The Blackening, Black-ish) signed on to co-produce <a href="https://t.co/FqFYADap6D">https://t.co/FqFYADap6D</a> <a href="https://t.co/LOsr79fVvw">pic.twitter.com/LOsr79fVvw</a></p>
<p>— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) <a href="https://twitter.com/DEADLINE/status/1707760782409150707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;Truth is all that matters,&#8221; Keasey continued. &#8220;And the world has a right to know the truth, always, not the salacious bait crammed down our throats by those seeking their five minutes of fame. Life is not black and white. It&#8217;s complicated. There&#8217;s nuance. Always nuance.&#8221;</p>
<p>On June 18, the submersible lost contact with its mother ship. A four-day rescue mission from the United States and Canada ensued including using airplanes, boats, and submersibles in the attempt to find and save the crew of five on board, <a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/news/titanic-submersible-oceangate-movie-1235740084/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Variety</a> noted.</p>
<p>On the fourth day, the United States Coast Guard <a href="https://twitter.com/USCGNortheast/status/1671907901542211584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1671907901542211584%7Ctwgr%5Ecbfebb9adb1227d0cfd8b029851173bec1af7999%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.dailywire.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D574887action%3Dedit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> that a remotely operated underwater vehicle had <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/titanic-sub-rescue-effort-cost-millions-and-oceangate-likely-wont-be-paying-for-it" target="_blank" rel="noopener">found debris</a> from the Titan near the Titanic.</p>
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<p>&#8220;A debris field was discovered within the search area by an ROV near the Titanic,&#8221; USGC Northeast said in a statement. &#8220;Experts within the unified command are evaluating the information.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;A debris field implies a break-up of the submersible … that really sort of indicates what is the worst-case scenario, which is a catastrophic failure and generally that’s an implosion,&#8221; marine scientist and rescue expert David Mearns told <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/debris-field-discovered-within-search-area-near-titanic-us-coast-guard-says-12906735" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sky News</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;The only saving grace is that it would have been immediate — literally in milliseconds — and the men wouldn&#8217;t have known what was happening,&#8221; Mearns added.</p>


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<p>Superstar Cher has been accused by her daughter-in-law Marie King of kidnapping the singer&#8217;s troubled son — Elijah Blue Allman — and preventing the estranged couple&#8217;s alleged reconciliation, according to court documents in King&#8217;s ongoing divorce with Allman.</p>
<p>The accusations made last year against the 77-year-old singer/actress recently surfaced in legal filings obtained by <a href="https://people.com/cher-hired-men-kidnap-son-amid-divorce-proceedings-elijah-blue-allman-marie-king-allegations-7975529" target="_blank" rel="noopener">People magazine</a> in which King claimed that on the night of the estranged couple&#8217;s wedding anniversary the &#8220;Moonstruck&#8221; star allegedly hired a group of men to take her son from the former couple&#8217;s New York hotel room on Nov. 30, 2022 out of concern for him.</p>
<p>King said in the documents that they were trying to &#8220;reconcile&#8221; after they spent &#8220;12 days alone together from November 18-November 30, in New York, working on [their] marriage&#8221; when the alleged incident occurred.</p>
<p>Cher&#8217;s daughter-in-law also claimed in the legal filings that &#8220;one of the four men who took [Allman]&#8221; allegedly told &#8220;her that they were hired by (Elijah&#8217;s) mother, the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12558351/Cher-son-Elijah-Blue-Allman-strung-Chateau-Marmont.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail</a> noted.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cher’s daughter-in-law says Cher hired four men to kidnap her own son to stop him from reconciling with her and save their marriage. </p>
<p>She alleges that on the night of their anniversary while they were trying to reconcile, four men barged into their hotel and took him, with one… <a href="https://t.co/VXyWvadvgj">pic.twitter.com/VXyWvadvgj</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Pop Base (@PopBase) <a href="https://twitter.com/PopBase/status/1707046538122502152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 27, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;I am currently unaware of my husband&#8217;s wellbeing or whereabouts,&#8221; King said in the documents at the time. &#8220;I am very concerned and worried about him.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I understand his family&#8217;s efforts to make sure he is well, and I want what is best for my husband,&#8221; she added.</p>
<p>King also reportedly accused her mother-in-law of asking her to leave her home with Allman without retrieving &#8220;all my belongings from my primary home and residence&#8221; when Elijah reportedly went to receive medical care at a facility that was not disclosed to her in August 2022, the Daily Mail noted.</p>
<p>Allman is one of Cher&#8217;s two children. She shares Elijah with second husband, the late rock great Gregg Allman.</p>
<p>Elijah and King tied the knot in 2013, but never had any children. Allman said previously the two split in 2020.</p>
<p>In a 2014 interview, Cher&#8217;s son talked about his battle with drug addictions like heroin before he said he finally got sober in 2008, <a href="https://www.etonline.com/news/143189_Elijah_Blue_Allman_Opens_Up_About_Heroin_Abuse" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Entertainment Tonight</a> reported.</p>
<p>&#8220;I started with drugs around the same time that we all did, around 11,&#8221; Elijah said of using weed and ecstasy.  &#8220;I mean it&#8217;s just what you did, it&#8217;s just what everybody did.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I [was] just looking to escape all the things in my past and, that&#8217;s when you turn to those kind of drugs, you know heroin and opiates,&#8221; he added. &#8220;[Heroin] kind of saved me … If I didn&#8217;t have that at that point, I don&#8217;t know what I would have done …You may jump off a bridge. If you can only just go through that time period and live through it and then get help.&#8221;</p>
<p>But he admitted he almost died after overdosing.</p>
<p>&#8220;I did have some close calls and some moments of really feeling at the edge of mortality &#8230; I always kind of kept it a little bit safe but you never can do that,&#8221; Allman told the outlet.</p>


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<p>HBO and Max Chief Casey Bloys said he has no plans to use <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/artificial-intelligence" target="_blank" rel="noopener">artificial intelligence</a> to create shows and simply doesn&#8217;t see it happening in our world following the resolution of the Writers Guild Of America&#8217;s strike.</p>
<p>Speaking at Vox Media&#8217;s Code Conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Bloys said that he knows it &#8220;sounds old-fashioned,&#8221; but added that he&#8217;s still &#8220;holding out hope for, especially in an artistic endeavor, the need for soul and human stories,&#8221; rather than those created by things like ChatGPT, according to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/hbo-chief-ai-1235602540/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hollywood Reporter</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;I know that some people use it [AI] as a prompt to say, &#8216;Give me some ideas,'&#8221; Bloys said. &#8220;Again, if a writer wants to do that, fine, but I don&#8217;t see a world where a writer is out of that process and a bunch of executives are saying, &#8216;OK ChatGPT gives us a great &#8216;True Detective&#8217; season.'&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">As writers hit the picket lines during the 146-day WGA strike, they were absolutely barred from writing anything for the Hollywood studios and streamers. But there was no reason they couldn’t write their own scripts on spec. <a href="https://t.co/fd06brv5BO">https://t.co/fd06brv5BO</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Variety (@Variety) <a href="https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1707495350024454592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 28, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t see it happening,&#8221; he added. &#8220;It&#8217;s not, that&#8217;s not a world I&#8217;m interested in working in. But, you know, who knows where technology goes, but for the foreseeable future, given how we work at HBO and Max and the kinds of shows we&#8217;re doing, I don&#8217;t see it overtaking the necessary artistic ability that&#8217;s needed.&#8221;</p>
<p>The head of the network/streamer said that with the writers strike ending — but the SAG-AFTRA strike still ongoing — &#8220;it&#8217;s an uncertain time&#8221; in the industry.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a scary time. There&#8217;s a lot changing, so it is not business as usual,&#8221; Bloys said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think any of any aspect of the business is business as usual. Labor issues included.&#8221;</p>
<p>In May, the WGA voted to go on strike over a variety of issues — and one of them included the use of artificial intelligence when it comes to the production of screenplays, <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/wga-deal-studios-plan-pursue-copyrights-ai-generated-scripts-1235602466/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">THR</a> noted. On Wednesday, the WGA agreed to a tentative a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) that ended the 148-day strike. The agreement didn&#8217;t ban the use of AI, but did restrict how it can be credited and utilized, the outlet noted.</p>
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<p>&#8220;The Companies agree that because neither traditional AI nor GAI is a person, neither is a &#8216;writer&#8217; or &#8216;professional writer,'&#8221; states the Memorandum of Agreement. &#8220;Therefore, written material produced by traditional AI or GAI shall not be considered literary material.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;A writer must obtain the Company&#8217;s consent before using GAI,&#8221; the agreement added. &#8220;The Company retains the right to reject the use of GAI, including the right to reject a use of GAI that could adversely affect the copyrightability or exploitation of the work.&#8221;</p>
<p>One of the things that led to the strike was writers&#8217; concerns that studios&#8217; use of things like ChatGPT — to write or rewrite scripts — will take away jobs from producers, writers, and more, as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/studios-load-up-on-ai-specialists-as-actors-writers-remain-on-picket-line" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/writers-strike-could-be-ending-as-wga-reaches-tentative-deal-with-studios" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Writers Strike Could Be Ending As WGA Reaches Tentative Deal With Studios</a></strong></p>


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‘I Don’t See It Happening’: HBO/Max Chief Says He Won’t Use AI To Create Shows Following End Of Writer’s Strike

‘I Don’t See It Happening’: HBO/Max Chief Says He Won’t Use AI To Create Shows Following End Of Writer's Strike

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<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/martha-stewart-becomes-oldest-model-in-si-swimsuit-history-with-latest-cover" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Martha Stewart</a> said getting older for her isn&#8217;t &#8220;about dying&#8221; and has rejected the usual concerns about &#8220;aging&#8221; as she explained that instead, she&#8217;s just &#8220;living&#8221; life to the &#8220;absolute fullest&#8221; after she recently celebrated another trip around the sun.</p>
<p>During an interview for <a href="https://www.aarp.org/politics-society/history/info-2023/aarp-magazine-bonus-issue.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AARP magazine&#8217;s 65th anniversary bonus issue</a>, the 82-year-old lifestyle entrepreneur <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/martha-stewart-brutally-honest-aging-regret-what-she-thinks-is-bulls" target="_blank" rel="noopener">opened up</a> about getting older and made it clear worrying about retiring or slowing down isn&#8217;t something she thinks about.</p>
<p>&#8220;Aging isn&#8217;t something I think about,&#8221; Stewart said. &#8220;How old I am, slowing down, retiring — I just don&#8217;t dwell on that. People talk about aging successfully, but I think of it as living gracefully and living to the absolute fullest.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m about trying new things and learning new things every single day,&#8221; she added. &#8220;Staying fresh, being interesting and interested. Staying curious, staying busy, developing new friendships.&#8221;</p>
<p>The &#8220;Martha Stewart Living&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/martha-stewart-responds-to-plastic-surgery-claims-after-sports-illustrated-cover" target="_blank" rel="noopener">founder</a> also talked about how she feels like she&#8217;s one of the lucky ones because she hasn&#8217;t had any health problems and doesn&#8217;t even take medications or need to deal with blood pressure issues.</p>
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<p>&#8220;And at age 77, I stopped wearing glasses after wearing corrective lenses from the time I was 16,&#8221; Stewart said. &#8220;I&#8217;m not bragging about it. Something weird happened. I got an infection in my eyes, and my doctor gave me steroids for it, and the result was 20/20 vision. They call it second sight. I&#8217;m pretty fortunate.&#8221;</p>
<p>Despite her workout routine, the TV personality said she doesn&#8217;t shy away from having fun like traveling, hiking etc., and said she works &#8220;hard every day on things that challenge me and invigorate me.&#8221;</p>
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<p>&#8220;The idea is that aging is not about dying; it&#8217;s about living well,&#8221; she added. &#8220;Because people are aging so differently now. The average life span has increased. By 2034, there will be more people over 65 than under 18.&#8221;</p>
<p>On top of her usual schedule, Stewart said she&#8217;s writing an autobiography, working on a documentary about her life, and her 100th recipe book, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/martha-stewart-brutally-honest-aging-regret-what-she-thinks-is-bulls" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a> noted.</p>
<p>&#8220;These are big, difficult, years-long projects, but I don&#8217;t want to have regrets, or &#8216;would&#8217;ve, could&#8217;ve, should&#8217;ve,&#8217; which is a horrible feeling,&#8221; Martha told the outlet.</p>
<p>And as far as her legacy, Stewart said she&#8217;ll be happy if in 100 years someone asks another person, &#8220;Did you make Martha&#8217;s apple pie? Because it really is the best recipe.&#8221;</p>


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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The Office” might be the latest property heading for Hollywood’s reboot factory.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Puck News reports that NBC will attempt another “Office”-related series. The network toyed with a spin-off sitcom, to be called “The Farm,” based on “Office” oddball and beet farmer Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson).</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That never materialized.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nor did a project based on </span><a href="https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/the-office-actor-returns-fan-donations-stnaley-spinoff-1235687187/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">secondary character Stanley Hudson</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (Leslie David Baker), despite a crowdfunding effort to bring the crusty salesman back to the small screen.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The latest news sounds more official but equally worrisome.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hollywood reboots routinely spoil the magic behind the source material. “Will &amp; Grace” 2.0 took on Trump, turning a frothy affair into another lame part of the Hollywood “resistance.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Mad About You” revisited Paul and Jamie’s enduring love story, but the culture essentially shrugged its shoulders at the revival.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A new “Office” is fraught with similar pitfalls, plus one that’s undeniable. Much of the show’s humor is now forbidden by woke diktats. The show, which signed off a decade ago, has a forbidden appeal today, much like fellow “problematic” NBC sitcom “Friends.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The sexual harassment happening on every third episode alone would spark a Cancel Culture outcry.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Audiences crave comedy, especially jokes that dance on the edge between sweet and sour.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That explains why “The Office” (spun from Ricky Gervais’ BBC original) still matters to American consumers. It remains an in-demand title for the Peacock streaming service, and if you enter any crowd today there’s a chance you’ll spot a Dunder Mifflin T-shirt, the show’s fictional paper company.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here&#8217;s why we can’t stop loving “The Office” – with or without a reboot.</span></p>
<h4><b>Michael Scott</b></h4>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Steve Carell joined the series just before his breakout role in 2005’s “The 40-Year-Old Virgin.” He turned Michael Scott’s character into a modern-day Archie Bunker, a character we should loathe for his worst traits. Michael is petty, juvenile, thin-skinned, and ignorant to the point where he’s patently racist – without having enmity in his heart for other races.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Carell turned Michael into a lovable soul, both deeply flawed and wildly charismatic. The sitcom’s ensemble nature is clear, but Carell’s performance stood out, always.</span></p>
<div id="attachment_627139" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-627139" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-627139" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/09/GettyImages-1232593951-1-864x576.jpg" alt="THE OFFICE -- &quot;Goodbye Michael, Part 2&quot; Episode 722 -- Pictured: (l-r) Phillis Smith as Phyllis Lapin, Steve Carell as Michael Scott -- (Photo by: Chris Haston/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/09/GettyImages-1232593951-1-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/09/GettyImages-1232593951-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/09/GettyImages-1232593951-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/09/GettyImages-1232593951-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" /><p id="caption-attachment-627139" class="wp-caption-text">Chris Haston/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images</p></div>
<h4><b>Jim And Pam: A Love Story</b></h4>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s one of TV’s great romances, and a love story that didn’t fade once the couple officially fell in love. The first few “Office” seasons tortured viewers with the “will they or won’t they” storyline, but the show shrewdly united them instead of teasing it out indefinitely.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">They could have become a dull married couple, bickering over bills or “Office” politics. Instead, the show’s writers made them human and relatable, as they dealt with the perils of parenthood while keeping their romantic fires ablaze.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jenna Fischer and John Krasinski had killer chemistry from the jump, giving “The Office” a beating heart beneath the wacky gags.</span></p>
<div id="attachment_627119" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-627119" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-627119" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/09/GettyImages-157239128-864x576.jpg" alt="THE OFFICE -- &quot;Dwight Christmas&quot; Episode 910 -- Pictured: (l-r) John Krasinski as Jim Halpert, Jenna Fischer as Pam Halpert -- (Photo by: Byron Cohen/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/09/GettyImages-157239128-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/09/GettyImages-157239128-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/09/GettyImages-157239128-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/09/GettyImages-157239128.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" /><p id="caption-attachment-627119" class="wp-caption-text">Byron Cohen/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images</p></div>
<h4><b>Creed</b></h4>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Did you know co-star Creed Bratton played guitar with The Grass Roots in the 1960s, or that his emergence on the show proved as mysterious as his character itself? “The Office” had so many strengths it’s easy to discount the actor’s small but palpable role in its greatness. He might have only one line per episode, but Bratton always made it count.</span></p>
<h4><b>Office Nostalgia</b></h4>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The pandemic forced many Americans to work from home. Some never went back to the office, while others split time between their homes and the workspace. Office drones routinely complained about the nine-to-five grind, but there’s something special about seeing the same co-workers day-in, day-out. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The Office” leaned into that, delivering characters who could be supportive one day, then manipulative and cruel the next. “The Office” didn’t pull those punches, one reason why we look back at office culture with a mix of nostalgia and emotional pain. Except the show made us laugh at the worst of those exchanges.</span></p>
<h4><b>Kramer. Barney Fife. Karen Walker. Dwight Schrute.</b></h4>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wilson’s inscrutable anti-hero offered the perfect second banana to Carell’s Michael Scott. Dwight could be cold, cunning and darn near blood thirsty, but his kooky magnetism always drew you in. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s one of the most original characters in TV history, with full credit going to Wilson for making sure we never knew what Dwight might do or say next.</span></p>
<div id="attachment_627111" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-627111" decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-large wp-image-627111" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/09/GettyImages-167858737-864x576.jpg" alt="THE OFFICE -- &quot;Livin' The Dream&quot; Episode 921 -- Pictured: (l-r) Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly Halpert, John Krasinski as Jim Halpert, Kate Flannery Meredith Palmer, Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez, Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin, Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute -- (Photo by: Vivian Zink/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/09/GettyImages-167858737-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/09/GettyImages-167858737-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/09/GettyImages-167858737-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/09/GettyImages-167858737.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" /><p id="caption-attachment-627111" class="wp-caption-text">Vivian Zink/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images</p></div>
<h4><b>‘Diversity Day’</b></h4>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The show’s second episode set a high-water mark for hilarity. It also earned the show a brief Cancel Culture moment when it </span><a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/diversity-day-the-office-cancelled/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">mysteriously disappeared</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> from regular rotation at Comedy Central.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hmmmm.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Michael Scott’s Post-It Note-driven attempt to bring cultures together did the opposite, resulting in a wildly inappropriate series of gags and a satire of forced diversity measures. Suffice to say no one could write the same episode today, all the more reason to savor this rerun above others.</span></p>
<h4><b>‘That’s What She Said’ </b></h4>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Michael Scott’s favorite punch line is now problematic, to say the least. The quip sent his character into convulsions more than a few times, punctuating how he saw the work place as an extension of his nonstop comic persona.</span></p>
<p><a href="https://collider.com/steve-carell-no-office-reunion-explained/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The final word goes to Carell</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, the genius behind both Michael Scott and some of the show’s episodes. He, like co-stars Mindy Kaling (Kelly), B.J. Novak (Ryan) and Paul Lieberstein (Toby), wrote several “Office” installments. He told Collider in 2018 why he’s not interested in rejoining any future reboot.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I just can’t see it being the same thing, and I think most folks would want it to be the same thing, but it wouldn’t be. Ultimately, I think it’s maybe best to leave well enough alone and just let it exist as what it was. You’d literally have to have all of the same writers, the same producers, the same directors, and the same actors, and even with all of those components, it just wouldn’t be the same.”</span></p>
<p><i>Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of </i><a href="http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i>HollywoodInToto.com</i></a><i>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News’ Big Hollywood. Follow him at </i><a href="https://twitter.com/HollywoodInToto?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i>@HollywoodInToto</i></a><i>.</i></p>
<p><i>The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.</i></p>


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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Beloved “</span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/harry-potter"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Harry Potter</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">” actor </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sir Michael Gambon</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> has died at the age of 82.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Irish </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment"><span style="font-weight: 400;">star</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> was best known for portraying Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight “Harry Potter” films. His publicist, Clair Dobbs, issued a statement announcing his passing. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We are devastated to announce the loss of Sir Michael Gambon,” the statement said, per </span><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/28/entertainment/michael-gambon-death-scli-intl/index.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">PA Media</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Beloved husband and father, Michael died peacefully in hospital with his wife Anne and son Fergus at his bedside, following a bout of pneumonia. Michael was 82. We ask that you respect our privacy at this painful time and thank you for your messages of support and love.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gambon was a working actor for more than six decades and was known for his voice&#8217;s deep, recognizable tones. He was cast as Dumbledore in the “Harry Potter” movies after the death of Richard Harris in 2002. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The actor said he didn’t read any of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” books because he didn’t want them to influence his performance, preferring to stick to the script instead. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Though Gambon was internationally known for playing such an important role in “Harry Potter,” that was not the full extent of his skills. The performer also starred in TV, theater, and radio projects. He gravitated toward Shakespearean plays, appearing in “Othello,” “Hamlet,” “Macbeth,” and “Coriolanus.” Gambon also worked on dozens of films, including “Gosford Park,” “The King’s Speech,” and “Paddington.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The actor was knighted for services to drama in 1998. He also received three Olivier Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and four BAFTA Awards.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gambon retired from acting in 2015 after having trouble remembering his lines. He </span><a href="https://www.playbill.com/article/michael-gambon-retires-from-the-stage-com-341272?jwsource=cl"><span style="font-weight: 400;">told</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Sunday Times magazine at the time, “It’s a horrible thing to admit but I can’t do it. It breaks my heart. It’s when the script’s in front of me and it takes forever to learn. It’s frightening.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The actor was married to Anne Miller since 1962 and had a son, Fergus, with her. Gambon was notoriously private about his home life, but an affair he had with Philippa Hart went public. He eventually moved out of the home he shared with his wife. Gambon and Miller never divorced. His mistress, who was 25 years younger, gave birth to two of his children in 2007 and 2009.</span></p>


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<p>Angelina Jolie opened up about how having children &#8220;saved&#8221; her from being pulled into what she called &#8220;darker&#8221; places amid her very public divorce from actor Brad Pitt and the custody battle that ensued for years afterward.</p>
<p>During the 48-year-old actress&#8217; interview for <a href="https://www.vogue.com/article/angelina-jolie-digital-cover-interview-atelier-jolie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vogue&#8217;s</a> digital cover story, the &#8220;Eternals&#8221; star and mom of six <a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/09/27/angelina-jolie-my-kids-and-i-had-a-lot-of-healing-to-do-after-brad-pitt-split/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said focusing</a> on being a parent kept her from going &#8220;under&#8221; personally because she &#8220;wanted to live for them.&#8221; Jolie and the 59-year-old actor share six kids together: Maddox, 22, Pax, 19, Zahara, 18, Shiloh, 17, and twins Vivienne and Knox, 15.</p>
<p>&#8220;I was 26 when I became a mother,&#8221; Jolie said. &#8220;My entire life changed. Having children saved me and taught me to be in this world differently.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I think, recently, I would&#8217;ve gone under in a much darker way had I not wanted to live for them,&#8221; she added. &#8220;They&#8217;re better than me, because you want your children to be.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Of course I&#8217;m the mother, and hopefully that safe place for them and that stability,&#8221; the superstar actress continued. &#8220;But I&#8217;m also the one that they laugh at and I see them taking over so many different aspects of our family.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Angelina Jolie started taking less film roles “seven years ago, only taking jobs that didn’t require long shoots.&quot; Why? &quot;We had a lot of healing to do.&quot;</p>
<p>“I feel a bit down these days. I don’t feel like I’ve been myself for a decade, in a way.&quot;<a href="https://t.co/uiWKmmr5dv">https://t.co/uiWKmmr5dv</a></p>
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<p>The &#8220;Lara Croft: Tomb Raider&#8221; star also admitted she&#8217;s struggled lately to still understand &#8220;who I am at 48. I guess I&#8217;m in transition as a person.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I feel a bit down these days. I don&#8217;t feel like I&#8217;ve been myself for a decade, in a way, which I don&#8217;t want to get into,&#8221; she added, noting that &#8220;seven years ago&#8221; she started &#8220;only taking jobs that didn&#8217;t require long shoots.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;We [as a family] had a lot of healing to do,&#8221; the Hollywood star continued. &#8220;We&#8217;re still finding our footing.&#8221;</p>
<p>Pitt and Jolie first met on the set of their film &#8220;Mr. &amp; Mrs. Smith&#8221; while the &#8220;Fight Club&#8221; star was married to Jennifer Aniston. His divorce to the &#8220;Friends&#8221; star went through in 2005. Jolie and Pitt started dating and finally tied the knot in 2014.</p>
<p>In 2016, Jolie filed for divorce from the &#8220;Troy&#8221; star and the two were legally declared single in 2019. Two years later, they were finally granted joint custody of their six kids. However, one month later, the judge&#8217;s decision was thrown out and currently remains unresolved, Page Six noted.</p>
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