Month: November 2019

Emma Roberts, actress and founder of the Belletrist Book Club, celebrated her love of literature on Wednesday at the 68th National Book Awards in N.Y.C.

The event, which took place at Cipriani Wall Street, also hosted actresses Anne Hathaway, Cynthia Nixon, and author Salman Rushdie.

Although the National Book Awards is rarely cited for its daring sartorial moments, Roberts, 26, capitalized on the occasion as an opportunity to take a fashion risk, opting for a sheer checkered Ulyana Sergeenko gown from the designer’s Fall 2017 collection.

The beige gown bore a giant black lace bow trailing from the neckline to its floor-sweeping train, and the dress’s sheer middle section showed off the American Horror Story actress’s underwear, somehow striking the perfect balance between modest and risqué.

Emma allowed the garment to take center stage, keeping her short blonde bob down in loose waves and her makeup understated.

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She accessorized with simple bow-bearing clutch, the perfect accent to her show-stopping gown.

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Whether on Goodreads or the red carpet, we’re giving Emma’s look five stars.

P.S. Check out Belletrist’s November lit pick, The End We Start From by Megan Hunter.

 

Molly Ringwald is the latest Hollywood actress to come forward with a revealing, personal, and intimate New Yorker essay about her experiences with disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein and other predatory men.

In “All the Other Harveys,” Ringwald recounts her first and only experience working with Weinstein on the 1990 film Strike It Back. The low-budget British movie was one of the then-up-and-coming producer’s first efforts, while Ringwald signed on as an established star—a dynamic, the actress writes, which is partly the reason she “wasn’t cajoled into a taxi” or forced “to turn down giving or getting a massage.” (Ringwald is referencing dozens of allegations of sexual misconduct made against Weinstein. Weinstein, through a representative, has denied any allegations of non-consensual sex.)

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Instead, Ringwald says she witnessed Weinstein’s “volatile” behavior in other ways—the way he “became testy” towards one of their British colleagues, or gradually snatched control of the film away from the director and writer—and had a financial disagreement unpleasant enough to convince her to stay away from him for good. “My lawyer called to tell me that I had been denied the [gross] percentage owed to me,” she writes. “She asked if it was O.K. if she went after the Weinsteins. I ended up suing them for the money, which I got, and I never worked with Harvey or the company again.”

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The amount of women accusing Weinstein of sexual assault or abuse is now more than three dozen, with Lena Headey among the more recent names to come forward. Ringwald’s essay comes in the wake of several actresses providing personal accounts of their own sexist interactions in Hollywood; Lena Dunham, Sarah Polley, and Mayim Bialik are among the prominent women to write essays detailing their general experiences with Hollywood’s sexist culture.

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Ringwald, too, describes her “own Harvey story,” in which a director asked an actor to put a dog collar around her neck at an audition. “I don’t even know if the collar ever made it on me, because that’s the closest I’ve had to an out-of-body experience,” she says. “I’d like to think that I just walked out, but, more than likely, there’s an old VHS tape, disintegrating in a drawer somewhere … I sobbed in the parking lot, and when I got home and called my agent to tell him what happened, he laughed and said, ‘Well, I guess that’s one for the memoirs …” ‘

Yesterday, Nicki Minaj and Paper Magazine unveiled the cover of the ‘zine’s winter 2017 issue, and it’s giving us serious déjà vu.

Like the winter issue released three years prior, this installment bears the same iconic cover line: “Break the Internet.”

If you recall, the phase was used when Kim Kardashian West famously balanced a glass of champagne on her butt for the magazine’s infamous photo shoot. SPOILER: The photos did, in fact, break the Internet.

This time around, Minaj is following her pal’s lead, posing for a cover even more scandalous than Kim’s.

The Pinkprint singer’s cover reads “Minaj À Trois,” and aptly features three different Nickis, each wearing a different outfit and hairstyle. As the cover line would suggest, it appears that the Nicki clones are about to engage in some risqué behavior.

When Ms. Minaj posted the cover image to her personal Instagram account, Kim was quick to give her two cents, both liking the photo and commenting with three fire emojis—the virtual equivalent of a high-five, no?

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Kim may have done it first, but there’s certainly room for another Internet-breaking diva in Hollywood.

Tottenham defender Danny Rose doesn’t think the bust-up between England duo Raheem Sterling and Joe Gomez is “a big deal”.

Having clashed towards the end of Liverpool’s 3-1 win against fellow Premier League title challengers Manchester City on Sunday, a still simmering Sterling was involved in a fracas with Gomez at St George’s Park the following day.

The incident took onlookers aback and the 24-year-old Sterling admitted “emotions got the better of me” in a late night social media post that followed the Football Association confirming the forward would sit out the Montenegro qualifier.

Sterling stayed with the group and apologised to team-mates at a meeting on Monday night, then trained as usual the following morning.

Gomez appeared to be sporting a cut close to his right eye in the session with rumours that he could have picked it up off another team-mate that was trying to break them up.

“It is not a big deal,” Rose told talkSPORT.

“We know there was something and people’s safety and how they are feeling is vital but, to me, it happens every day up and down the country within football.

“Is that right? No, it is not right but it happens and it can happen – emotions run high and you may say something.

“I have said a lot of things out of anger and frustration and you may do things out of anger and frustration – it is not right but once you have had time to calm down and assess everything you shake hands and move on.

“For me, it is just business as usual. We trained as usual and the gaffer was great in training, Steve Holland and all the coaching staff and all the lads trained well so it has just been a normal day.”

 

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Joe Gomez could have got the scratch on his face accidentally from another England team-mate and not Raheem Sterling, according to reports.

Having clashed towards the end of Liverpool’s 3-1 win against fellow Premier League title challengers Manchester City on Sunday, a still simmering Sterling was involved in a fracas with Gomez at St George’s Park the following day.

The incident took onlookers aback and the 24-year-old Sterling admitted “emotions got the better of me” in a late night social media post that followed the Football Association confirming the forward would sit out the Montenegro qualifier.

Sterling stayed with the group and apologised to team-mates at a meeting on Monday night, then trained as usual the following morning. Gomez appeared to be sporting a cut close to his right eye in the session but Gareth Southgate remained tight-lipped on that – one of numerous queries he batted away at the hastily-organised press conference.

“Raheem in his post last night explained for a very brief moment his emotions ran over,” Southgate said. “It would be correct to say that’s not the same for Joe.

“We are dealing with a very young squad in a sport where emotions often run high. These things happen in football. My priority is always the care and wellbeing of all my players. All my players.

“Then you have a decision to make as to whether there needs to be something further, which is my reasoning for not selecting Raheem for the game on Thursday.”

And The Daily Telegraph has explained how the duo came to blows in the England senior players canteen at St George’s Park:

“The players are encouraged to greet all squad members and staff with a handshake or fist-bump when they arrive for England duty.

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“As Sterling came towards Gomez, and the confrontation became physical, the immediate assumption of those close-by was Sterling was joking – it took them a few seconds to realise that was not the case.

“It took place in a room full of players and staff. It was enough to bring the quiet room to a standstill, plates were knocked over, a bit of shouting before others rushed in to disentangle Sterling and Gomez.

“It is understood that the scratch that was later apparent under Gomez’s right eye during Monday’s training session could have come from one of those trying to separate the two. It was brief, but it caught everyone by surprise, and the fallout looks set to continue for weeks.”

 

Mauricio Pochettino could be sacked by Tottenham if they lose to West Ham after the international break, according to reports.

The Argentinian has endured his toughest spell as Spurs manager, with the club languishing in the bottom half of the Premier League, and rumours of discord among members of the squad.

Tottenham have only managed 14 points from their opening 12 matches in the Premier League this season and currently sit in 14th place.

They were held at home to a confident Sheffield United side on Saturday and were perhaps lucky to take anything out of the game.

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And now the Daily Telegraph claims that Pochettino is ‘heading towards the point of no return’ and that defeat in a ‘make or break’ match against West Ham on November 23 could ‘prove decisive’.

A loss to one of their biggest rivals would ‘raise serious questions for the Spurs’ manager’ with Tottenham failing to publicly back their manager.

And the report continues by saying Spurs’ silence has ‘only strengthened theories that a change is becoming inevitable’.

 

Gareth Southgate has explained his reasoning for axing Raheem Sterling from England’s squad to face Montenegro on Thursday.

Sterling has been punished following a confrontation with Joe Gomez a day after the pair  clashed during Liverpool’s win over Manchester City.

The City winger has admitted “emotions got the better of me” but says he and Gomez have “figured things out and moved on”.

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He wrote on his Instagram account: “Everyone knows that I am not that way inclined and more to the point. Both Joe and I have had words and figured things out and moved on.

“We are in a sport where emotions run high and I am man enough to admit when emotions got the better of me.

Sterling added that he and Gomez “are good we both understand it was a 5-10 second thing it’s done we move forward and not make this bigger than it is.

“Let’s focus on our game on Thursday,” he signed off, alongside three love heart emojis

Southgate followed up on Tuesday afternoon by offering an opening statement to the assembled media in which he reiterated Sterling’s admission that he had become heated. In doing so Southgate appeared to absolve Gomez.

“Raheem in his post last night explained for a very brief moment his emotions ran over. It would be correct to say that’s not the same for Joe,” he said.

“We are dealing with a very young squad in a sport where emotions often run high. These things happen in football. My priority is always the care and well being of all my players. All my players.

“Then you have a decision to make as to whether there needs to be something further, which is my reasoning for not selecting Raheem for the game on Thursday.”

Asked if he was disappointed in Sterling’s conduct, Southgate took a conciliatory tone and did not add harsh words to his decision to withdraw the Manchester City man from the match.

“I love all of my players. We are like a family and all family have disagreements,” he said.

“Most important for any family is to come through those disagreements and work through them. I don’t expect as a manager to never have to deal with things that are unexpected or difficult.

“It’s part and parcel of the job and part and parcel of working with elite players. Our focus now is to move forward.”

Southgate made a point of steering clear of details – praising senior players in the round rather than Jordan Henderson in particular, following reports the Liverpool captain played a central role as peacemaker.

He also refused to speak about the apparent scratch under Gomez’s eye.

“The reality is, I’m not prepared to go into details. There is enough conjecture and opinion and talk out there and we don’t need to add to it,” he said.

“As a group we’ve decided the best way forward and we’re in agreement on that. We move on from there.

“We have some excellent senior players who’ve played a part in bringing everyone together.”

Ariel Winter is a pretty big fan of denim shorts. She’s worn them to football games, she’s worn them to her first day of college, and now, she’s wearing them as a de facto Halloween costume. Because why not?

The actress stepped out with her boyfriend Levi Meaden on Tuesday night, but she left her elaborate costumes by the wayside in favor of a teeny tiny pair of jean short cutoffs.

Ariel and Levi were attending Kendall Jenner’s Halloween-themed birthday bash in Hollywood, but they opted not to dress like other celebrities at the event, instead sticking to their regular street style go-tos. 

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Winter paired her shorts with a black leather bralette, ankle booties, and a red over-the-shoulder backpack. With fall in full swing now, she’d better get all the wear she can in shorts before it gets too cold. 

Even though Winter wasn’t spotted in a costume on the actual night of fright, she did dress up over the weekend in an elaborate getup that paid tribute to the movie Fifth Element. She also paid a visit to the Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios on Sunday, so it’s safe to say that she got her fair dose of holiday fun, costume or no costume. 

Yet another report shows how relying on a for-profit, private-insurance based healthcare model is driving up costs for people living in the U.S. while delivering poor outcomes.

New research shows that high healthcare spending in the U.S. stems not just from elevated prescription drug costs or its fee-for-service model—but from high costs across the American healthcare industry.

Researchers from Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health compared healthcare costs and outcomes in the U.S. to those in ten other developed countries, including the U.K, Canada, Japan, and France.

The U.S. spends two times as much as the other high-income nations included in the study, paying its doctors far more and allowing its drug prices to skyrocket well beyond those of its counterparts.

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Doctors in the U.S. are paid an average of about $218,000, compared with physicians in other countries who earn between $86,000 and $154,000 per year. Per capita spending for prescription drugs is also about $500 to $900 higher in the U.S. than it is in the 10 other countries studied.