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Prince Harry’s Book “Spare” Already 1/2 Price Before Release
Prince Harry’s new book Spare has yet to be released, but its price has already been reduced to bargain bin prices on Amazon and Waterstones in the UK. His shocking book is on its way to the bargain bin before it even hits the shelves.
Some small bookshops are refusing to stock the Duke of Sussex’s memoir Spare, fearing that no one will buy it at its full price of £28 ($33.00).
Spare, described as “raw, unflinchingly honest,” and “full of revelation” by the 38-year-old Duke, will be released on January 10.
“I don’t think I’ll be stocking it, and I haven’t yet had any requests to order it,” Phil Davies of Pigeon Books in Southsea, Hants, told trade magazine The Bookseller.
“I’m assuming it’ll be another title that stores like Smiths and Waterstones will heavily discount from the start, so it’s really not worth our time to compete.”
Duke is said to be “contractually obligated” to use his celebrity to promote the book ahead of its release.
Spare was described by publisher Transworld as “a landmark publication full of insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief.”
Its release follows Prince Harry and Meghan, 41, criticizing the Royal Family in their six-part Netflix series.
Prince Harry Plays the Victim
In advance snippets, Harry told Britain’s ITV that the royal household had cast him and Meghan as “villains” with “absolutely no willingness to reconcile.” He called the palace’s refusal to defend him and Meghan from attacks a “betrayal” in an interview with CBS.
Officials at the Palace have refused to comment on any of Meghan and Harry’s allegations.
Since their divorce from the royal family in 2020, Harry and Meghan have begun a new life as charity campaigners and media personalities in the United States.
Harry has expressed a desire for reconciliation with his brother and father, King Charles III after Queen Elizabeth II died in September at the age of 96.
The book’s scathing revelations will almost certainly make that more difficult.
Meanwhile, according to a British royal expert based in Washington, the royal couple Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are losing support from the American public due to their “relentless attacks on the Royal Family.”
Nile Gardiner, a foreign policy expert and Royal Family fan, praised Prince William and Kate’s recent visit to America, but believes Americans are turning against Harry and Meghan.
He predicted that the American people would turn against Meghan and Harry. They will be popular among the left-liberal elite, but increasingly unpopular among ordinary Americans. They will be isolated in the United States and will be as unpopular here as they are in the United Kingdom.”
People Tired of the Sussex’s Victim Narrative
The American public is growing tired of the “narcissistic narrative” surrounding Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s departure from the Royal Family and the subsequent fallout.
According to Sandro Monetti, a journalist working in the US, Meghan and Prince Harry are “starting to get nervous” about the couple’s “longevity in Hollywood,” and many British ex-pats living in the US share this sentiment.
Mr. Monetti went on to say that the Netflix series was “one-sided” and that the American audience was “tired” of Harry and Meghan’s whining.
“I can see how the Palace might be concerned that the US is only getting one side of the story,” he said.
“Will this be what defines Harry and Meghan now? The same old debates. People will be fascinated if you give them something new. They will look elsewhere if you keep repeating the same old material.
“We now await the Harry book on January 10 to see if it will be another rehash or if it will be new material.”
Harry and Meghan discussed a variety of issues and grievances they had with royal life. The Prince spoke about how, from a young age, he struggled with life in the spotlight and under media scrutiny.
The couple discussed the shocking threats they have received, Meghan’s struggles adjusting to royal life, and the breakdown of their relationships.
Meghan Tops Ranker’s Online Poll
The couple’s ability to win glitzy humanitarian awards and command the loyalty of their Sussex Squad fans on social media has clearly made them tiresome to a large segment of the US public.
Meghan and Prince Harry are ranked first and second in Ranker’s online poll of “Celebrities You’re Sick of in 2022.”
Meghan received 23,600 votes out of a total of 415,900 votes cast, while Harry received 20,967. The poll will remain open until the New Year, though a Ranker spokesperson expects interest to wane after January 1.
Ranker voters also appear to want to hear less from some of the Sussexes’ celebrity friends. Oprah Winfrey, Meghan and Harry’s Montecito neighbor and blockbuster-interview confessor, was ranked third, with late-night talk-show host James Corden ranking fifth and Ellen DeGeneres ranking sixth.
In some ways, it’s perplexing that the Duchess and Duke of Sussex are at the top of the list, given that others in the top ten have been arguably more divisive and, in one case, even harmful. Amber Heard was ranked fourth, Chrissy Teigen was ranked eighth, and Kanye West and his reality star ex-wife, Kim Kardashian, were ranked ninth and tenth, respectively.
When it comes to Meghan Markle, Newsweek royal correspondent Jack Royston wrote this week that the American former TV actress appears to have the sympathy of the American public. Royston, who is known for his positive coverage of the Sussexes, stated that Meghan has been the subject of increasingly critical coverage in the United States media, which may explain why she ranks so high among weary Ranker voters.
Earlier this month, a chief media analyst at the usually Sussex-friendly Variety magazine blasted the couple for their Netflix series and offered reasons why some members of the public might be sick of them, Royston added.
“It’s not that Harry and Meghan don’t have a compelling story to tell; the prejudice they faced from the royal family and the British press was appalling,” wrote Andrew Wallenstein.
“However, repeating the story has diminishing returns,” he continued. “At some point, even the dimmest of minds among their fans is going to tire of their ‘Oh, woe is us’ routine as they play the victim card again and again.
That’s a tone-deaf message to send from their posh Montecito estate at a time of global economic uncertainty.”
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Jason Kelce Smashes Football Fan’s Phone
Retired Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce destroyed a Penn State football fan’s phone after the alleged heckler called his brother, Travis Kelce, a fag.
In now-viral footage published on X (previously Twitter) on Saturday, Nov. 2, the retired Philadelphia Eagles great was seen accompanied by football fans outside Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., for the Penn State-Ohio State game.
As the individual capturing the tape lifted a fist to Jason, 36, and called his name for a fist bump, another man nearby hurled the homophobic slur at the retired Philadelphia Eagles star.
Hey, Kelce. How does it feel that your brother is a queer dating Taylor Swift?” the man questioned, referring to Travis, 34, who has been seeing Swift since 2023. Jason turned around seconds later, snatched the man’s phone, and crushed it to the ground.
“Looked like a Penn State student was getting in Kelce’s face for no reason,” the original X user who submitted the video remarked. “Wild scene in State College.”
“Kelce how does it feel that your brother is a f****t for dating Taylor Swift?”
Jason Kelce proceeded to slam this kids phone on the ground.
Looked like a Penn State student was getting in Kelce’s face for no reason. Wild scene in State College pic.twitter.com/3PEdZXWhSg
— Chives (@jarrett_daveler) November 2, 2024
Additional footage on X shows Jason smashing the phone on asphalt before picking it up and walking away. The phone’s owner, wearing a Penn State hoodie at the time of the incident, was shown in many videos strolling closely behind Jason and recording him before the conflict occurred.
Another footage published on X, which appears to have been filmed after Jason shattered the man’s phone, showed the hooded Penn State supporter trudging through a mob to pick up his phone off the ground.
“Give me my phone, bro,” he seemed to say to Jason.
The NFL alum seized the gadget first, then stood in front of the man and asked, “Who’s the fag now?” Others appeared to interfere.
The incident occurred while Jason was at Beaver Stadium for an appearance on ESPN’s College GameDay. The Ohio State Buckeyes won Saturday’s game 20-13 over the Penn State Nittany Lions.
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Shaun White’s Proposal To Nina Dobrev Was Romantic Gold
Shaun White, the Olympic snowboarding champion, already has an impressive medal tally, but his surprise proposal to Nina Dobrev deserves a gold medal.
On Wednesday, the couple announced their engagement on Instagram. Dobrev posted photographs of the two hugging under an arch of white roses and showing off her five-carat Lorraine Schwartz engagement ring.
“RIP boyfriend, hello fiancé,” Dobrev said in the caption.
However, the photographs only tell half the tale, as Shaun devised an elaborate plan to surprise Dobrev with his proposal.
Shaun White’s Proposal To Nina Dobrev Was Romantic Gold
According to a Vogue interview published Wednesday, Shaun said he assembled a team of people from the couple’s inner circle and Vogue personnel to trick Dobrev into thinking she had been invited to an intimate dinner party with Anna Wintour.
Dobrev accepted the invitation, joking that Shaun made it “look so legitimate.”
He even asked Dobrev’s stylist to outfit her in Chanel for the event.
Dobrev said she recognized what was happening when she entered the venue and saw White standing beneath the flowery arch.
Shaun’s Proposal To Nina Dobrev Was Romantic Gold
“I went into shock,” Dobrev admitted, later adding that White “said all the right things” before she agreed.
According to the publication, after Shaun proposed, the couple partied into the early morning hours with close friends and relatives.
“Best night of my life,” Shaun captioned his Instagram story on Wednesday.
The duo first became romantically involved in 2020, and they have since publicly recorded their relationship, globe vacations, and White’s Olympic farewell on social media.
SOURCE | CNN
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Hollywood Actress Teri Garr Passes Away at 79
Hollywood actress Teri Garr, known for her roles in classics like “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” has passed away at 79. She died Tuesday of multiple sclerosis “surrounded by family and friends,” said publicist Heidi Schaeffer.
Admirers took to social media in her honor, with writer-director Paul Feig calling her “truly one of my comedy heroes. I couldn’t have loved her more” and screenwriter Cinco Paul saying: “Never the star, but always shining. She made everything she was in better.”
Throughout her career, the performer, often known as Terri, Terry, or Terry Ann, seemed destined for show business from a young age.
Her father was Eddie Garr, a well-known vaudeville comic, and her mother was Phyllis Lind, one of the original high-kicking Rockettes at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. Their daughter began dancing classes at six and was performing with the San Francisco and Los Angeles ballet companies by age fourteen.
She was 16 years old when she joined the road crew of “West Side Story” in Los Angeles, and she began starring in small roles in films as early as 1963.
In an interview from 1988, she described how she landed the role in “West Side Story.” After being rejected at her initial audition, she returned the following day dressed differently and was accepted.
Teri Garr, a comedian
Teri Garr then found steady work as a movie dancer, appearing in the chorus of nine Elvis Presley films, including “Viva Las Vegas,” “Roustabout,” and “Clambake.”
She has also appeared on various television shows, including “Star Trek,” “Dr. Kildare,” and “Batman,” and was a featured dancer on the rock ‘n’ roll music show “Shindig,” the rock concert performance “T.A.M.I.,” and a cast member of “The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour.”
Her breakthrough role was as Gene Hackman’s girlfriend in Francis Ford Coppola’s 1974 thriller The Conversation. This led to an interview with Mel Brooks, who offered her the Gene Wilder’s German lab assistant role in Young Frankenstein if she could speak with a German accent.
“Cher had this German woman, Renata, making wigs, so I got the accent from her,” Garr once said.
The film established her as a great comic performer, with New Yorker film writer Pauline Kael calling her “the funniest neurotic dizzy dame on screen.”
Her big smile and off-center appeal helped her land roles in “Oh, God!” with George Burns and John Denver, “Mr. Mom” (as Michael Keaton’s wife), and “Tootsie,” in which she played the girlfriend who loses Dustin Hoffman to Jessica Lange and discovers he has dressed up as a woman to revive his career.
A gift for spontaneous humor
Teri Garr, best known for comedy, has shown in films such as Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Black Stallion, and The Escape Artist that she can also tackle drama.
She had a gift for spontaneous humor, frequently playing David Letterman’s foil during early guest appearances on N.B.C.’s “Late Night With David Letterman”.
Her appearances grew so frequent, and the pair’s good-natured bickering so convincing that rumors of romantic involvement circulated for a while. Years later, Letterman acknowledged those early appearances with helping the program become a success.
During those years, Garr began to experience “a little beeping or ticking” in her right leg. It started in 1983 and expanded to her right arm, but she thought she could handle it. By 1999, her symptoms had gotten so bad that she saw a doctor and was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
After disclosing her diagnosis, Garr became a spokesman for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, giving hilarious remarks at events in the United States and Canada.
Source: AP
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