The film crew of the Netflix docu-series Our Planet II found themselves in the midst of a nightmare, while filming in the paradise-like setting of Laysan Island, a desert island located 1000 km north of Hawaii.
The “horrific” incident was “like something out of ‘Jaws,’” an “Our Planet II” producer said. https://t.co/hV7XIFPLhg
While the docu-series crew was on board an inflatable boat on the island’s coast, filming newborn albatrosses taking their first flight, the situation took a terrifying turn worthy of the film Jaws.
Two tiger sharks swooped down on their boat and attacked it to the point where the boat was pierced by the sharks’ teeth… leaving huge holes in it!
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“It was like something out of Jaws!” the director confirmed in an interview, reported by HuffPost.
At the time of the shark attack, the film crew was in the waters nearly 100 meters from Laysan.
“The crew was panicked,” continued the witness, claiming that the crew had to urgently beach themselves on the sand, in what must have been several minutes of sheer terror.
Actress Vanessa Morgan shares emotional videos to mark the end of filming on the popular series Riverdale!
In fact, Vanessa shared videos on TikTok in which the series’ actors seem very emotional at the idea of ending this chapter of their lives, i.e. the series’ shootings!
“Goodbye Riverdale 💔 can’t stop crying”, she exclaimed, alongside a video featuring plenty of beautiful moments between the cast!
In a shock interview with a journalist from The Sun and Daily Mail, Britney Spears’ ex Kevin Federline claimed that the singer was on methamphetamines, and that her serious addiction had led to a botched intervention by her family last February.
K-Fed even reportedly claimed that their children, Sean Preston and Jayden, had witnessed a drug delivery to her home last summer (!), and that this would be the reason they decided not to visit her since.
Allegations he now firmly denies having made!
Indeed, Kevin Ferderline is now accusing The Sun and Daily Mail of fabricating the story!
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“It saddens our family that Daphne Barak and Erbil Gunasti decided to fabricate lies and publish the heartache our family has endured, as well as the trauma of our minor children in The Daily Mail and The Sun. We allowed Daphne and Bill into our home because we trusted them […],” Federline launches in a statement, reports TMZ, a response that raises many questions about the real story.
Britney also responded to the allegations made against her on Instagram:
“The fact that people are claiming things that aren’t true is so sad… it may not even be them saying such things because it makes no sense to me that they would say that…”
…before deleteting it.
Unfortunately, the drama seems far from over for Britney!
David Corenswet will take on the role of Superman in the next film directed by James Gunn. The 29-year-old actor has appeared in The Politician, We Own This City and alongside Natalie Portman in the upcoming series Lady in the Lake.
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Corenswet will also star in the sequel to the Twister disaster movie, Twisters, due for release in 2024.
It should be remembered that although Henry Cavill wanted to continue his role as Superman, he had instead been kicked out by the producers… because they wanted to make the character younger!
So, the fact that the announcement of the newcomer has been positively received is excellent news for the production, which also announced actress Rachel Brosnahan in the role of Lois Lane.
A wonderful testimonial from Chrissy, who decided to go ahead with the surrogacy option after meeting Alexandra, and despite having managed to get pregnant with her daughter herself.
Alexandra became pregnant a few months after Chrissy discovered her own pregnancy.
Pete Davidson, who struggles with mental health issues, addiction, borderline personality disorder, post-traumatic shock and Crohn’s disease, now finds himself back in rehab.
Page Six reports that Davidson has sought help after what is taking on the appearance of a relapse, having also entered rehab in 2017 and 2019.
According to people close to the star, Pete knows when to seek help… and often takes breaks to take care of his mental health.
Those who follow the actor and comedian’s activities know that he has found himself at the heart of the news over the past few weeks for incidents that are sometimes troubling, sometimes downright bizarre!
Back in March, Pete Davidson was involved in a car accident when he lost control of his Mercedes and drove straight into a house! The cause of the accident is still unknown, but the star has since been formally charged.
And let’s not forget Pete’s famous message left on the voicemail of a PETA VP, after a little dog scandal involving him!
Davidson is currently in Pennsylvania for treatment, the same place his friend John Mulaney received help for his own drug and alcohol problems.
Britain’s Princes William and Harry unveil statue to their mother Princess Diana, on what would have been her 60th birthday, at Kensington Palace.
2020
Russian President Vladimir Putin wins national referendum allowing longer presidential terms of office.
2015
Greece becomes 1st developed country to default on debt to the International Monetary Fund (1.7 billion).
1996
Canadian NHL franchise Winnipeg Jets officially moves to Arizona, renamed the Phoenix Coyotes.
1980
“O Canada” was proclaimed the national anthem of Canada.
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Sony introduced the Walkman.
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Britain’s Prince Charles was invested as the Prince of Wales.
1966
CTV station CFTO-TV transmits first colour television in Canada.
1958
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation links television broadcasting across Canada via microwave.
1916
Coca-Cola brings current coke formula to the market.
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Albert Einstein introduces his theory of special relativity.
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Tour de France: Inaugural race begins in Montgeron, a south-eastern suburb of Paris.
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Proclamation of the British North America Act, creating the Dominion of Canada, out of Upper Canada (now Ontario, with its capital at Toronto), Lower Canada (now Quebec, with its capital at Quebec), Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
After the gigantic backlash in the aftermath of the release of her highly controversial film Music, Sia claims in a conversation with The New York Times to have suffered psychologically from the whole affair, and takes the opportunity to reveal that she herself is struggling with an autism spectrum disorder.
A diagnosis which, she says, came very late in life… and which turned out to be a real salvation for the singer, who explains that she feels much better about herself now!
Sia also claims that the disastrous reception of the film Music plunged her back into drug hell, and led to serious suicidal thoughts.
Sia says that at her lowest point, she received unexpected help from Kathy Griffin, who herself suffered a huge backlash in 2017 after a Donald Trump controversy involving her…
Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley and Jason Baldwin, three men known as the West Memphis Three, are calling for their names to be cleared once and for all in a sordid murder case, nearly 30 years after the fact.
The three men were arrested and wrongly convicted as teenagers in the savage murder of three young children in West Memphis, Arkansas, in 1993.
Although no motive or physical evidence linked them to the crime at the time, the teens were quickly targeted and accused of performing a satanic ritual there.
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In 2007, it was recognized that the DNA of Echols, Baldwin and Misskelley did not match any of those found at the crime scenes, and they were released from their life sentences (and the death penalty for Damien Echols), on condition that they sign an Alford plea – an admission of guilt, but containing a protest of innocence.
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It should also be remembered that their story had quickly gone viral by the time of the trial, thanks in particular to true crime documentaries such as Paradise Lost, made in three parts from 1994 to 2011, and West of Memphis, released in 2012.
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But also (and above all) with the help of numerous celebrities including Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam), Natalie Maines (The Chicks), actor Johnny Depp and actress Winona Ryder, Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings) and the band Metallica (who donated three of their songs for the Paradise Lost documentary).
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But, even though they are now free, one of the three, Damien Echols, wants more!
DNA technology has come a long way since 2007… and it’s now possible to find the killer thanks to new tests such as DNA profiling via genealogy sites like Ancestry, for example.
A request made by Echols was refused, the judge stating that only prisoners can make such a request, and that Mr. Echols is no longer considered as such.
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This is why, on June 2, the Innocence Project (an organization working for the release of the wrongfully convicted) filed a brief in support of Echols’ efforts.
At the same time, Innocence Project is asking everyone to support the West Memphis Three by signing a petition available on the website, sharing their stories on social networks, reading the book Devil’s Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three, or watching the documentary Paradise Lost on HBO (and Crave).
