Israel Folau and his wife thank God after Rugby Australia's shock apology

 Posted on June 30, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1283 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Israel Folau and wife Maria have thanked God after Rugby Australia apologised for sacking him over an Instagram post which said 'hell awaits' gay people. In a humiliating backdown to spare the sporting body a lengthy court battle where Folau sought a whopping $14 million, Rugby Australia (RA), Folau and NSW Rugby announced on Wednesday that they had reached a settlement in their long-running stoush.  RA said it did not support Folau's controversial post, but 'acknowledges and apologises for any hurt or harm caused to the Folaus' after his sacking. [Read More]

Zodwa Wabantu Married, Boyfriend, Family, Net Worth

 Posted on June 30, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  501 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

EntertainmentBy LRU Writer | On: July 18, 2019Rising to heights of stardom as the provocative dancer, Zodwa Wabantu is an entertainer. She has successfully become a household name across Africa and is famous even in the whole world. Find out everything there is to know about the dancer’s family, age, and family background. Zodwa Wabantu’s BioZodwa is an African entertainer born on the 9th of October 1985. The dancer was just 11 years old when she lost her mother. [Read More]

Ann Lembeck Biography

 Posted on June 29, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  176 words  |  Martina Birk

Ann Lembeck is a co-host of the NPR weekly radio show “Hash Hag”. As a writer, Ann has written both fiction and none-fictions for numerous magazine and literary publication.  She has written two novels: “Outtakes from a Marriage” and “The Good House”. Besides, Ann has also published a memoir, "An innocent, and A Broad". Talking about her personal life, Ann Lembeck is married to Denis Leary, who is an American actor, writer, producer, singer, and comedian. [Read More]

Bin Laden jokes flood Twitter as news of death spreads | Osama bin Laden

 Posted on June 29, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  378 words  |  Larita Shotwell

Osama bin Laden This article is more than 12 years oldBin Laden jokes flood Twitter as news of death spreadsThis article is more than 12 years old'They should have captured Bin Laden alive and made him continually go through airport security for the rest of his life'The death of Osama bin Laden was met by a predictably rapid barrage of online jokes. Within hours, and as details of the attack were still emerging, there was frenzied comment on Twitter, Facebook and other social media. [Read More]

Costume Designer Bob Mackie Was Responsible for 1 of the Shows Most Iconic Moments Ever

 Posted on June 29, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  643 words  |  Aldo Pusey

There were countless memorable moments on Carol Burnett’s wildly popular 11-year variety show, The Carol Burnett Show. But few compare to Went With the Wind, a 1976 spoof of the 1939 film Gone With the Wind starring Vivien Leigh. In particular, the dramatic appearance of Burnett’s green velvet drapery dress – complete with curtain rod and golden tassels intact – has gone down in TV history. In her 2016 memoir, In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox, Burnett revealed that costume designer Bob Mackie was actually the one who came up with the idea for the infamous dress all on his own. [Read More]

Every Time Taylor Swift Attended One of Travis Kelce's NFL Games

 Posted on June 29, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  322 words  |  Larita Shotwell

Taylor Swift has loved being the girl in the bleachers amid her blossoming romance with Travis Kelce. The“Anti-Hero” singer made her first appearance at a Kansas City Chiefs game in September 2023, watching them defeat the Chicago Bears from the Kelce family’s private suite. After cheering alongside the tight end’s mom, Donna Kelce, she and Travis celebrated the win together at a private event with his teammates. Swift wasin the stands once again during the Chiefs vs Jets game in New York — alongside many of her famous friends — the following month with cameras showing Swift’s reactions throughout the game. [Read More]

Girl's family throw her an early fourth birthday party after she's diagnosed with terminal cancer

 Posted on June 29, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1164 words  |  Jenniffer Sheldon

The parents of a toddler with terminal brain cancer brought her birthday celebrations forward so she could live out her dream princess-themed party surrounded by friends and family.  Stephanie and Andrew McGuire from Brentwood, Tennessee, found out their three-year-old daughter Adalyn had an incurable brain tumor in July 2022 after she had trouble moving her right eye and they have strived to make every moment since as special as possible.  Thanks to a local charity, Dreams and Wishes of Tennessee, which helps young cancer patients make their wishes come true, the McGuires were able to put on a party to remember for Adalyn's fourth birthday which actually falls on March 31. [Read More]

Rogue trader Nick Leeson boasts hes raking it in by dealing on the stock market during the corona

 Posted on June 29, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  413 words  |  Larita Shotwell

ROGUE trader Nick Leeson has boasted that he is coining it in by dealing on the stock market during the Covid-19 pandemic. The former broker, who brought down Barings Bank with losses of £830million, also praised capitalism for letting people like him make a fortune in a crisis. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updatesHe shrugged off the millions losing their jobs or facing ruin because of coronavirus as he boasted of doing “very well”. [Read More]

Escape to Margaritaville in new Circa show

 Posted on June 28, 2024  |  9 minutes  |  1772 words  |  Reinaldo Massengill

It’s a fun-filled romp from one island paradise to another this summer at Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, 1828 3rd Ave., Rock Island. Following its recent run of the ABBA jukebox musical “Mamma Mia,” Circa is opening the Jimmy Buffett jukebox musical “Escape to Margaritaville” this week.  Running through Sept. 9, this uplifting musical was lauded by the Hollywood Reporter as “the theatrical equivalent of sipping on a frozen drink while lying on a beach chair in the blazing sun,” according to a Wednesday release from the theater. [Read More]