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Florence (United States) (AFP) – Jonathan Riches has been to 40 Donald Trump rallies and fervently believes the last US presidential election was stolen. Like thousands of others who spent hours in a dusty field in Arizona this weekend to watch the former president speak, that belief is a bedrock — no matter how much the Republican Party leadership wishes otherwise. “We love our president. I call him President Trump because I still consider him my president,” Riches, 44, told AFP. Riches was among fellow believers in Florence, 60 miles (100 kilometers) outside Phoenix for Saturday’s rally. So… Continue reading “Election fraud belief undimmed for Trump fans, despite party hopes”

Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas’ erotic thriller Deep Water has been pulled from theatrical release — and the unfriendly exes are breathing a major sigh of relief. Affleck and de Armas, who hooked up while making the movie, “were supposed to hit the promotional trail, which put them in an awkward situation,” explains an insider. After the duo called it quits in January 2020 and Affleck, 49, quickly rekindled his romance with Jennifer Lopez, 52, who he was previously engaged to back in the early 2000s. “It really stuck in Ana’s craw,” the insider adds, who says the actors haven’t spoken to each ot… Continue reading “Ben Affleck & Ana de Armas Relieved ‘Deep Water’ Erotic Thriller Was Pulled, Actor Was ‘Dreading’ Reunion With Ex”

By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong is following mainland China’s zero-tolerance approach to control COVID-19, rankling many residents of the international financial hub as much of the world shifts towards living with the coronavirus. Hong Kong effectively closed its borders and imposed social restrictions this month to deal with a spurt in COVID-19 infections due to the spread of the Omicron variant. Although the moves are less strict than those in parts of the mainland, they come after months of relative normalcy and are battering a city dependent on business travellers and accus… Continue reading “Frustration over COVID-19 restrictions in increasingly isolated Hong Kong”

Emma Watson says she and Tom Felton find it “sweet” how obsessed ‘Harry Potter’ fans are with her childhood crush on her co-star. The 31-year-old actress – who played Hermione Granger in the wizarding movie franchise – reminisced about her crush on Tom, who portrayed villainous Draco Malfoy, on the HBO Max special ‘Return To Hogwarts’ which saw the cast reunite to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first movie ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’. And Emma has admitted she and her 34-year-old castmate, who keep in regular touch, think it’s adorable how fans reacted to her confession. … Continue reading “Emma Watson finds Tom Felton crush reaction ‘sweet’”