Daniel Radcliffe for Esquire Mexico - March 2020!
Daniel Radcliffe is the latest cover star for Esquire México. The star of Escape from Pretoria, the 30-year-old actor links up with the magazine for its March 2020 issue. César Balcázar photographs Radcliffe for the accompanying photo shoot. Meanwhile, DaVian Lain looks after styling. He outfits Radcliffe in smart menswear from brands like Michael Kors and Tod’s.
Radcliffe talks to the magazine about starting acting young with the successful Harry Potter franchise. In a translated quote, he shares, If you’re famous at 13 or 14, you may reach 20 and realize that you don’t like acting. Then everyone will say that you are a failure. However, I am lucky, because it was not my case and I was always surrounded by good people. Read more at EsquireLat.com.
Idris Elba tests positive for COVID-19!
Actor Idris Elba said he has tested positive for COVID-19. The 47-year-old said he got his test results Monday morning.
According to a video posted on Twitter, the "Luther" star said he feels OK and is showing no symptoms.
He said he's been isolated since last Friday after finding out he had been exposed to someone who tested positive.
In the video, he encouraged people to practice social distancing and be diligent about hand washing, emphasizing that people like himself won't show symptoms.
"Stay home people and be pragmatic," he said. "Look we live in a divided world right now...but now is a time for solidarity. Now is a time for thinking about each other. There are so many people whose lives have been affected."
Elba's wife, Sabrine Dhowre, was next to him in the video. She hasn't been tested but is also doing OK.
Elba isn't the only celebrity to be diagnosed - Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson announced they tested positive last week.
#RHOA: ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ Reunion Cancelled Over Coronavirus!
While the Coronavirus has many Americans stuck at home and possibly watching more television, there will be one less program to watch.
The Real Housewives of Atlanta season 12 reunion special, mthat was scheduled to be taped this week, has been cancelled.
A Twitter user asked Executive Producer Andy Cohen on the social media platform “@Andy is the Atlanta reunion cancelled or just postponed? I gotta know!”
Cohen responded “Postponed! Omg we all need something to look forward to. And you will get it!”
The RHOA reunion was sure to satisfy fans by addressing juicy topics like Kenya Moore’s divorce from Marc Daly, the Yovanna #Snakegate drama, the “Cookie Lady” conundrum,and the latest feud between Moore and co-star Nene Leakes Bossip reported.
In Sunday night’s episode of RHOA, Leakes nearly spits on Moore while they are in Greece. Yikes! Leakes, according to Bossip, remains unapologetic about the incident. A new date for the reunion has not been announced.
#MusicNews: Brandy’s New Single ‘Baby will Mama’ Feature Chance The Rapper!
The legendary R&B singer is gearing up to release her highly anticipated new single “Baby Mama” featuring Chance The Rapper on March 27, according to a close source.
Fans became aware of Brandy and Chance The Rapper’s collaboration back in January when behind-the-scenes footage from a video shoot surfaced online via Brandy Legion.
“Baby Mama” will serve as the lead single from Brandy’s upcoming seventh studio album.
The untitled album is expected to feature contributions from DJ Camper, Prince Charlez, Angel, Pharrell, Justin Timberlake and the late LaShawn Daniels. There is no word if her Ro James-assisted song “Plan Be” will appear on the album.
In September 2019, Brandy released her uplifting song “Freedom Rings” to hold over fans.
#HipHopNews: Lil Uzi Vert’s Eternal Atake Album Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200 Chart!
Lil Uzi Vert's Eternal Atake was highly anticipated and highly sought after. The former XXL Freshman now owns the biggest album in the country after his latest release topped the Billboard 200 chart.
On Sunday (March 15), Billboard updated the album chart, which revealed Uzi had moved an impressive 288,000 equivalent album sales. The total includes 9,000 traditional sales. EA's SEA units equate to a staggering 400 million on-demand streams, the most since Lil Wayne's Tha Carter V in 2018.
The long-awaited Eternal Atake features 18 songs with only one guest appearance from Syd. The deluxe, however, is star-studded with features from 21 Savage, Chief Keef, Future, Young Thug, Lil Durk, Young Nudy and more.
The new Uzi project continues to run up the numbers. Last week, Uzi's "Baby Pluto" dethroned Roddy Ricch's "The Box" from the No. 1 spot Spotify's U.S. Top 50 chart after the Compton, Calif. rapper's hit had held down the top spot since Christmas 2019.
Getting Eternal Atake was a very long process that included label beef, multiple pump fakes and several leaks. At one point, it even seemed like the album would be scrapped altogether.
Other hip-hop artists in the top 10 of this week's Billboard 200 chart included Lil Baby (My Turn, No. 4), Roddy Ricch (Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial, No. 6), Post Malone (Hollywood's Bleeding, No. 7) and Megan Thee Stallion (Suga, No. 10).
Joe Biden Commits to a Woman to Be His Vice President, Bernie Sanders Says He 'Likely' Would Too!
Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are addressing their potential vice presidential running mates.
The 77-year-old former Vice President and the 78-year-old Vermont Senator went head-to-head once again during the latest Democratic Debate on Sunday night (March 15) at the CNN Studios in Washington, D.C.
During the debate, Biden committed to choosing a woman to be his Vice President if he won the Democratic candidate nomination.
“There are a number of women qualified to be president tomorrow,” Biden said. “I would pick a woman to be my vice president.
Bernie also said that “in all likelihood” he too would choose a woman to be his vice president.
“For me, it’s not just nominating a woman. It is making sure that we have a progressive woman and there are progressive women out there,” Bernie said. “So my very strong tendency is more in that direction.”
Potential women in the running include former Georgia House of Representatives Member Stacey Abrams, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, California Senator Kamala Harris, New Hampshire Junior Senator Jeanne Shaheen, and New Hampshire Junior Senator Maggie Hassan.
The U.S Box Office Slips Amid Coronavirus Concerns!
Concerns over COVID-19 have continued to increase and the effect on the global box office has been felt. This weekend's top ten combined for an estimated $50.35 million, which is the lowest, week eleven combined gross for the top ten since 1995 with all holdovers dropping -60% or more compared to last weekend. With all new wide releases postponed until April 10, things are unlikely to improve.
At the top of the weekend box office is Disney and Pixar's Onward with an estimated $10.5 million, dipping an unheard of -73% compared to opening weekend. The film's domestic cume now stands at $61 million after ten days in release. Internationally, the animated feature added an estimated $6.8 million from 47 markets bringing the international cume to $41.4 million for a worldwide total that now stands at $101.7 million.
Lionsgate's release of I Still Believe debuted in second place, bringing in an estimated $9.5 million. Like all of the weekend's new releases, the film, understandably, fell below expectations, but audiences that turned out liked what they saw. Along with an "A" CinemaScore from opening day audiences, the film received a 99% audience score on RottenTomatoes. The opening weekend audience was 74% female and 73% were over the age of 25 with the studio reporting it played strongest in the South and Midwest.
Despite the challenging environment, Sony's Bloodshot almost managed to meet expectations with an estimated $9.3 million debut and, like I Still Believe, audience impression defied the critical response with the RottenTomatoes audience score coming in at 78% compared to a 31% critical rating. Opening day audiences gave the film a "B" CinemaScore.
Internationally, Bloodshot debuted in 50 markets, debuting at #1 in over half of them. Overall, the film brought in $13 million overseas for an international cume totaling $15.1 million in what Sony refers to as "a challenging environment marked by cinema closures in multiple markets". Major market debuts this weekend included Russia ($2.4m) and Mexico ($1.2m).
Universal and Blumhouse's The Invisible Man landed in third with the best hold among the weekend top ten, dipping -60% for an estimated $5.85 million, pushing the film's domestic cume over $64 million as it kicks off its third week in release. Internationally, the film added $6.2 million, pushing the overseas total over $58 million for a worldwide tally that stands at $122.7 million.
Rounding out the top five is another Universal and Blumhouse feature, the new release The Hunt, which saw its initial release delayed due to controversy surrounding the film's content and two mass shootings in the U.S. last August. The film didn't find any help this weekend, managing just $5.3 million, debuting in 3,028 locations. Opening day audiences gave the film a "C+" CinemaScore to go along with a 65% audience score on RottenTomatoes. Internationally, The Hunt opened in just four markets with the United Kingdom leading the way, finishing in third with an estimated $673k.
Andrew Gillum Seeks ‘Help, Guidance and Enters Rehab’ Following Suspected Crystal Meth Incident!
Former Tallahassee Mayor, Andrew Gillum, is entering rehab for alcohol abuse following an incident at a Miami Beach hotel involving crystal meth.
Gillum released a statement Sunday night that talks about him falling into a deep depression following his race as Governor.
“After a conversation with my family and deep reflection, I have made the decision to seek help, guidance and enter a rehabilitation facility at this time. This has been a wake-up call for me. Since my race for governor ended, I fell into a depression that has led to alcohol abuse. I witnessed my father suffer from alcoholism and I know the damaging effects it can have when untreated. I also know that alcoholism is often a symptom of deeper struggles. I am committed to doing the personal work to heal fully and show up in the world as a more complete person. I now need to firmly focus on myself and my family. I will be stepping down from all public facing roles for the foreseeable future. I want to apologize to my family, friends and the people of Florida who have supported me and put their faith in me over the years. I ask that you respect my and my family’s privacy during this time. Thank you.”
On Friday, Gillum was named in a police report that he was “inebriated” and initially unresponsive in a hotel room where authorities found small bags of suspected crystal methamphetamine.
Police say Gillum and two other men were in the hotel room. One of the men found Gillum and Travis Dyson under the influence of an “unknown substance,” according to Miami CBS Local.
Reports stated that Gillum was in the bathroom vomiting while officials began chest compressions on Dyson and later taken to a local hospital.
After the incident, Gillum released a statement.
“While I had too much to drink, I want to be clear that I have never used methamphetamines,” Gillum said. “I apologize to the people of Florida for the distraction this has caused for our movement.”
Steph and Ayesha Curry Are Helping To Provide 1 Million Meals To Oakland Students Who Rely On School Meals To Eat!
The coronavirus has been affecting many families, whether it’s due to school closures, not being able to work, or having childcare.
Since the NBA has announced that the season is suspended, players are supporting those affected by the virus.
Steph and Ayesha Curry announced via twitter that they are teaming up with a food bank to provide 1 million meals to students in Oakland who cannot attend schools due to coronavirus shutdowns.
“We know the world is changing before our eyes in terms of dealing with the spread of coronavirus and we just found out that the Oakland Unified School District is closing the doors for the foreseeable future, so we want to intercede on behalf of the kids that rely on the daily services and try to help any way we can,” Steph said in the video.
The Oakland’s Unified School District has closed its schools temporarily through April 6. According to CNN, Twelve of the district’s school sites will provide grab and go meals for students on certain days over the next few weeks while schools remain closed.
Be sure to check your local school districts in other states to see if grab and go meals are provided.
Brittany Snow Is Married! Star Weds Tyler Stanaland in Malibu!
Congratulations are in order for Brittany Snow and Tyler Stanaland! PEOPLE confirmed the Pitch Perfect actress, 33, and the realtor, 30, tied the knot in Malibu on Saturday.
The couple celebrated their nuptials with an intimate outdoor ceremony, as first reported by The Knot. The bride, who wore a Jonathan Simkhai gown for her ceremony, and groom exchanged wedding bands by Tacori.
Ahead of the wedding, which was planned with help by Hello Gem Events, Snow told PEOPLE last month that she and Stanaland wanted their ceremony to be “low-key and not stuffy.”
“There’s definitely going to be tacos and other food that we like, the vibe is very comfort food,” Snow said. “Everyone should feel like they just picked this up when they were drunk one night and wanted fried mac and cheese or whatever.”
The star added: “Everybody should have the best time they’ve ever had at this wedding, that’s what we’re trying to make happen.”
While wedding planning can be stressful, Snow and Stanaland — who announced their engagement last February — bonded over arranging the big day.
“What’s been really fun for me is realizing we have so much more in common than I thought we did and every decision being like, ‘Oh, you like this type of bowl, too?’ ” Snow said. “I didn’t think that we would have the same taste in cutlery, but the vibe you’re creating [at a wedding] is a symbol of your relationship.”
Snow and Stanaland met in a very relatable way: through mutual friends and social media.
“We had a bunch of friends in common, and he actually reached out to me on Instagram with a really lame pickup line,” she said.
Clearly, it worked. The pair went on their first date to a Mexican restaurant in California soon after.
“We got tacos after years of being infatuated with one another and forgot how to speak entirely,” Stanaland recalled. “There was a certain amount of tequila consumed, and then we just started talking a lot. Then we fell in love and nothing’s really changed, we’re still eating tacos and margaritas together.”
In February, Snow celebrated her engagement to Stanaland with an epic bachelorette party.
The actress was joined by a crew of her close friends, including Pitch Perfect costars Anna Kendrick, Anna Camp and Chrissie Fit, who all shared sweet moments from the special weekend with the hashtag “#snowonebutyou.”
“She’s getting married!!! And we love seeing the world through gold colored glasses 🤓 #snowonebutyou,” Camp wrote alongside a selfie of her and Snow rocking sunhats and yellow-tinted sunglasses.
As seen on Camp’s Instagram Stories, the celebrations seemed to coincide with Stanaland’s bachelor party, with the two groups coming together for some joint festivities. In one photo, the Perfect Harmony star caught the couple sharing a romantic kiss while the groups partied the night away.
Common Says He Has No Problem Being Viewed as a Sex Symbol!
Common says if women want to focus on his looks instead of his philanthropy or community work, he has no problem with it.
It was something he said in late February at the Lena Horne Prize for Artists Creating Social Impact event in New York City.
Common says he has no problem being looked at as a sex symbol. (Photo: Michael Tullberg/Getty Images Entertainment via Getty Images)
“Nah, shoot. If a lady wants to focus on something else, that’s cool too. I’m grateful,” he told Page Six while at the event. “I think being conscious and being a philanthropist does not fault you from being a human being and having sexuality and having fun, so I don’t box myself in.”
Common will turn 48 years old on March 13, and he’s never been married. So far he’s dated women like Cree Summers, Taraji P. Henson, Serena Williams, Erykah Badu and most recently Angela Rye.
In fact, he and Rye dated, broke up, reunited, then split again, which Rye said had to do with one of them wanting children and the other feeling differently about it.
“We just want different things,” she said in December on her “On One with Angela Rye” podcast. “We had been talking for about two months about let’s see where things go, because I’m leaning towards ‘I want kids’ and he was leaning towards ‘I don’t know.'”
Common has also opened up about his relationships in the past, like in his 2019 memoir “Let Love Have The Last Word.”
In it, he admitted to being addicted to falling in love but losing interest in the relationships when things got difficult.
“The pattern I found myself in — and my therapist broke it down — was the feeling of being in love and that honeymoon period,” he said on “The Breakfast Club” in May of last year. “I was addicted to that feeling. When that feeling would go away, and the real part of relationships came, I wasn’t ready to do the work..
Daughter of hip-hop legend Eric B. seriously injured in car crash!
The daughter of famed hip-hop pioneer Eric B. was hospitalized after a serious car crash in Connecticut on Sunday.
Word of the accident first emerged on social media, when the Instagram feed “The Real Sister2Sister 2.0” posted: “Erica Supreme Barrier, the daughter of music legend Eric Barrier (Eric B) is in extreme critical condition this morning after a horrific car crash in Connecticut.”
The post added that, “Barrier is suffering from severe neck and spine fractures, among her many life threatening injuries, confirmed Eric B’s long time publicist,” and that, “The family is at her bedside and asking for your prayers.”
Connecticut state police confirmed to Page Six that Erica, 28, was in a Mini Cooper Countryman on I-91 in Connecticut just before 1 a.m. on Sunday morning when it “stopped in the center lane” and an oncoming truck “was unable to stop in time and impacted the rear of [Erica’s car].”
She “sustained serious injuries,” according to the police report, “and was transported to Hartford Hospital.” The truck driver was not injured, according to police. The investigation is ongoing.
Eric B. and Rakim are scheduled to play a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame “Induction Fest” later this year along with Questlove and others.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. remembers Josie Harris as 'friend, angel'!
Floyd Mayweather Jr. remembers Josie Harris, his longtime girlfriend and mother of three of his children, as his “friend” and “angel” in a memorial posted this week after she was found dead Tuesday night
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Mayweather posted several photos of Harris on his Instagram page. He also called her his “rock” and his “love.’’
Mayweather was traveling in Europe when the death was reported, first by TMZ. Harris, 40, was found unresponsive in a car outside her residence in Valencia, California, at about 10 p.m. PT. According to multiple reports, police do not suspect foul play.
An active death investigation is underway, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed in multiple reports.
Mayweather and Harris dated each other for about 15 years, starting in 1995. He was convicted of domestic violence against her in 2010. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail. He served 60 days of the sentence at the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas in 2012.
Harris filed a $20 million defamation suit against Mayweather. The civil suit remains unresolved.
Naomi Campbell Braved The Outdoors Amid Coronavirus Outbreak!
Naomi Campbell is using her time off from work, due to the Coronavirus outbreak, to reflect on her normally non-stop schedule.
Over the weekend, the supermodel trekked outside with her family in New York City. She looked stunning in a full-body tracksuit with safety gloves on.
The icon reflected on the day writing, “Sunday Mood: Today I spent several hours with my god son, just walking on the pier. I can’t remember the last time I stood outside in New York City without thinking about where I needed to be in the next 30 minutes. But today was serene, and clear without a plane in the sky, you can breathe and feel the air difference. With challenges we are going through now it’s seems like Mother Nature is waking up in a positive way again, and today, we thought about nothing but the present on that pier.
Campbell says realizing she needed to take time off from her uber busy schedule gave her anxiety. She wrote, “Last week when my mind first registered the fact that I would need to remain in one place, in one city, without movement, travel, stimulus or much human interaction, I cannot lie it made me nervous and anxious. I’m learning what it means to put my busy or complicated life on hold and just be still for a while, in one place, with hyper awareness of the people and spaces directly around me and the moment to moment actions I am making.”
During the self-imposed quarantine Campbell says, “I am finding my own world somewhat unfamiliar. During the past few days I’ve spent much time at home isolated with loved ones. I’ve cooked, cleaned, caught up with people over the phone, grocery shopped, online read, slept, listened to music and walked to the piers for fresh air. And day by day I’m reminded of all these simple things, the simple pleasures in my life that make happiness. We must learn to educate our hearts and minds to create value in every moment.”
Following the news of the Coronavirus, the model shared photos of her extra-safe airplane attire which resembled a hazmat suit. She captioned the post, “Safety First NEXT LEVEL”
She had this message for the world, “Hope you’re all staying strong, united and positive as much as you can out there. Hold on, we will get through this. With love, Naomi ❤️🙏🏾
Tennessee Man Has Nearly 18,000 Bottles of Hand Sanitizer and Nowhere to Sell Them!
After the first coronavirus death was reported in the United States on March 1st, brothers Matt and Noah Colvin said they drove around Tennessee and Kentucky and bought up all of the hand sanitizer and antibacterial wipes they could find with the sole intent of reselling them at a profit as the public started to panic over the COVID-19 coronavirus.
The brothers cleaned out a number small shops and dollar stores, as well as Walmart, Staples and Home Depot in Chattanooga before Noah took a solo trip to Kentucky, where he filled a U-Haul truck with the aforementioned supplies, mostly from “little hole-in-the-wall dollar stores in the backwoods,” his brother said. “The major metro areas were cleaned out.”
Matt stayed home in Tennessee, where he prepared for pallets of even more wipes and sanitizer he’d ordered, and started listing the products on Amazon at a “substantial” markup. He posted
“It was crazy money,” Matt Colvin told the New York Times, revealing that he posted 300 bottles of hand sanitizer and sold them for between $8 and $70 each, multiples higher than what he’d paid for them. He also sold 2,000 50-packs of face masks on eBay for $40 to $50, sometimes more.
Within 24 hours, Amazon pulled his items and thousands of others listings for hand sanitizers, face masks and wipes in an effort to combat price gouging, the Times noted, adding that the company also suspended some of the sellers behind the listings and warned many others that if they continued running up prices, they would risk permanently losing their accounts.
eBay followed suit soon after with even stricter measures, going as far as banning all U.S. sales of face masks and hand sanitizer on its platform.
So now the Colvin brothers have 17,700 bottles of hand sanitizer sitting in a garage with nowhere to sell them, even as millions of Americans search in vain for such products to protect themselves from the spread of the Coronavirus.
“It’s been a huge amount of whiplash,” Colvin said. “From being in a situation where what I’ve got coming and going could potentially put my family in a really good place financially to ‘What the heck am I going to do with all of this?'”
Colvin told the Times he’ll likely sell what’s left of his stockpile locally, but he doesn’t want to become infamous for hoarding.
“If I can make a slight profit, that’s fine,” he said. “But I’m not looking to be in a situation where I make the front page of the news for being that guy who hoarded 20,000 bottles of sanitizer that I’m selling for 20 times what they cost me.”
Colvin defended his actions, saying he was simply pointing out and fixing “inefficiencies in the marketplace.”
He basically said he felt like he was doing the right thing because hoarding hand sanitizer, wipes and masks for profit allowed him to send them to areas of the country where it’s harder to get them … obviously without considering the fact that people like him are the reason why it’s hard for people to get those products.
“There’s a crushing, overwhelming demand in certain cities right now,” he explained. “The Dollar General in the middle of nowhere outside of Lexington, Kentucky doesn’t have that.”
He added: “I honestly feel like it’s a public service. I’m being paid for my public service.”
Now people on Twitter are calling the Colvin brothers out for preying on vulnerable people for profit amid an outbreak that has so far sickened more than 3,000 Americans as of Sunday (Mar. 15) and killed 62 and counting. For now, Virginia remains the only state without any confirmed cases.
“Amazon” and “eBay” were trending this weekend as people praised the company for cracking down profiteering. Others complained that the platforms haven’t done the same to fight price gouging for medical supplies like insulin and EpiPen injections.
AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
‘OVERLY PREPARED’
Hazmat suit or not, Walmart is the last place I’m going if I’m trying to avoid Coronavirus. How many times did I warn all you Outbreak was going to happen? Hate being right.
HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!
EFREM
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