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March 26, 2025
See Inside Liam Neeson's Luxury New York Home
Actor Liam Neeson is making a major life change, listing his luxury New York condo for sale.
That's allowed fans to get a peek inside the abode. Sothebys Realty has listed the home for more than $10.7 million. A photo gallery on the website has 26 photos showing the inside of the apartment as well as the Manhattan view. They show that Neeson chose a minimalist decorating style that focuses on gray, white, and tan colors.
According to Robb Report, Neeson has used the condo as a secondary home because he has a primary residence, a farmhouse, in Millbrook, N.Y.
Neeson has owned the apartment for 25 years, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Liam Neeson arrives at the UK premiere of "Marlowe" at Vue West End on March 16, 2023 in London, England. He purchased the five-bedroom, five-bathroom apartment in 1999 with his then-wife Natasha Richardson, who later died in a tragic skiing accident, Celebrity Net Worth reported.
"Just one block from Central Park, high above Lincoln Square, this home enjoys epic vistas from an unbeatable location," the listing says.
"Upon entering, a grand foyer and wide entry gallery provide an ideal space to showcase your finest artwork. The light-flooded, massive, corner Great Room is a true showstopper, with elegant custom millwork and double exposures offering exceptional views of the park," it reads.
"The eat-in kitchen wrapped in windows is a chef's dream, offering expansive counter, cabinet and storage area in a large pantry closet. A large adjacent corner family room offers a cozy place for your morning coffee, to gather to watch TV, or in the evening to take in the changing sunset light. A large-scale dining area is perfect for entertaining the largest of parties."
Duke University Is Super Pissed About ‘The White Lotus’
The Duke vs. UNC rivalry is strong in The White Lotus—and not everyone is happy about it.
Throughout HBO’s controversial, Thailand-set third season of The White Lotus, viewers have regularly witnessed the Ratliff family arguing the merits of the Blue Devils over the Tar Heels and vice versa. But the powers-that-be at Duke would apparently rather not be a part of the conversation at all. Especially after the show’s most recent episode.
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As Vulture reports, Duke is claiming that the series’ producers did not request permission to feature the school’s merchandise in the show.
“The White Lotus not only uses our brand without permission, but in our view uses it on imagery that is troubling, does not reflect our values or who we are, and simply goes too far,” said Frank Tramble, Duke’s vice president for communications, marketing, and public affairs, in a statement. The school took particular issue with the episode that aired on Sunday, March 23, in which Timothy Ratliff, Jason Isaacs’ character, fantasizes about taking his life—along with the life of his wife Victoria (played by Parker Posey).
“Suicide is the second-leading cause of death on college campuses,” said Tramble. “As imagery from the show is being shared widely across social media, we are using our brand to promote mental health awareness and remind people that help is available.”
In the show, Timothy and Victoria Ratliff—plus their children Saxon (Patrick Schwarzenegger), Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook), and Lochlan (Sam Nivola), who has been accepted to both Duke and UNC—are disconnected from their devices and on vacation when Timothy gets word that the illegal financial schemes he’s been cooking up back at home have finally caught up to him.
Timothy has spent several episodes struggling with how to wriggle his way off the hook for his crimes, and knows it’s only a matter of time before his family plugs back into the world and learns of his corporate misdeeds.Thailand when Timothy gets word that the illegal financial schemes he’s been cooking up back at home have finally been figured out. He has spent several episodes struggling with how to wriggle his way off the hook for his crimes, and knows it’s only a matter of time before his family plugs back into the world and learns of his corporate misdeeds.
“Duke appreciates artistic expression and creative storytelling, but characters prominently wearing apparel bearing Duke’s federally registered trademarks creates confusion and mistakenly suggests an endorsement or affiliation where none exists,” Tramble concluded.
If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or considering suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
Ben Affleck Breaks His Silence On FBI Visit To His House
Back in January, the FBI was photographed outside the home of A-list actor Ben Affleck amid the wildfires in Los Angeles County, sparking rampant speculation. As it turns out, the visit had nothing to do with him.
Affleck recently broke his silence on the FBI's visit to his home during a recent interview with GQ Magazine for the April cover issue.
The actor revealed that he wasn't even home at the time and had to learn about the visit from Internet headlines. Then, he had to figure out why, exactly, the FBI was at his home.
"As it turns out, the FBI did, in fact, visit my house," he told GQ Magazine in the April cover issue. "But this is pretty revealing, right? So I come home, and I see there’s a story with sources that say, ‘Hey, the FBI was at your house.’ I’m like, ‘Well, this is strange.’ So I call them and say, ‘Hey, FBI, were you at my house? Do you want to talk to me?’ ‘Oh, we don’t know.’ I get transferred along."
Eventually, Affleck did get some answers.
"Finally, somebody who is actually responsible for what was happening was like, ‘Oh, we had no idea that was your house.’ There was a break-in of a federal official’s home in that area," Affleck said.
"So the FBI went around and whoever lived there, the FBI rang their bell, but because there are photographers sitting outside and these guys have their FBI jackets on, then it’s: The FBI has visited your house."
That was a very different explanation from the one Affleck had read in a story previously.
"Whoever wrote the story made up something about how it was related to an investigation about a drone that I guess did crash into one of the helicopters two or three miles up Mandeville Canyon," Affleck explained. "Turns out, no, it wasn’t about that. In fact, we were very far from where the drone was. So it’s like: You’ve seen this event about the FBI at my house. I had no idea. My only involvement was to track it down, figure it out."
Clearly, it was all a mystery to Affleck, too. But that mystery has since been solved.
U.S. Army Soldiers Missing in Lithuania as Mystery Deepens
Four U.S. Army soldiers have disappeared in Lithuania.
The soldiers "are currently missing in Lithuania in a training area near Pabradė," the U.S. Army Europe and Africa wrote in a March 26 press release.
Their vehicle has now been found submerged in water.
"The M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicle the four missing U.S. Soldiers were operating during a training exercise has been located in Lithuania," the Army announced in an updated release.
"The vehicle was discovered submerged in a body of water in a training area after a search by U.S. Army, Lithuanian Armed Forces and other Lithuanian authorities. Recovery efforts are underway by U.S. Army and Lithuanian Armed Forces and civilian agencies."
On the 4 US soldiers missing in a military exercise in Lithuania, the search is ongoing. We regret any confusion about remarks @SecGenNATO delivered on this today. He was referring to emerging news reports & was not confirming the fate of the missing, which is still unknown
— NATO Spokesperson (@NATOpress) March 26, 2025
"The Soldiers, all from 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, were conducting scheduled tactical training at the time of the incident," the Army wrote in its initial release.
“I would like to personally thank the Lithuanian Armed Forces and first responders who quickly came to our aid in our search operations,” said Lt. Gen. Charles Costanza, the V Corps commanding general, in the release. “It’s this kind of teamwork and support that exemplifies the importance of our partnership and our humanity regardless of what flags we wear on our shoulders.”
The soldiers have not been named.
NATO walked back comments from Secretary-General Mark Rutte indicating the soldiers had died, according to The Associated Press.
“The search is ongoing,” NATO said in a statement posted to its spokesperson's X page. “We regret any confusion about remarks @SecGenNATO delivered on this today. He was referring to emerging news reports & was not confirming the fate of the missing, which is still unknown.”
Lakers Star Austin Reaves Does Creative Gender Reveal for Sibling Prior to Tip-Off
The Los Angeles Lakers took the court in Indianapolis on Wednesday night to face the Pacers, looking to break a tough three-game losing streak.
But with just 11 games left in the NBA regular season—outside of some truly wild circumstances somehow playing out—the Lakers will, at the very minimum, make the league's play-in tournament that determines the final two seeds for both the Eastern and Western Conference.
Although in an interesting sequence that took place before the game even began, viewers might have been brought one of the cooler NBA moments in recent memory, thanks to an incredibly creative gesture from Lakers star guard Austin Reaves.
Austin Reaves did a gender reveal for his brother by wearing pink shoes in tonight's game, this is how his brother is finding out also lol. pic.twitter.com/FcWKioXHm9
— LakeShow Highlights (@LSH_lakeshow) March 26, 2025
"Austin Reaves did a gender reveal for his brother by wearing pink shoes in tonight's game, this is how his brother is finding out also lol," the post from a Lakers-devoted account on X read.
Now, this was not exactly true, it turned out. The game broadcast offered up all the fine details about the unique "plot twist" from the 26-year-old Reaves:
"Take a look at Austin's shoes," the announcer said. "Now this is a gender reveal for Austin's brother Spencer and wife Casey. You can tell, they are pink. Austin is an uncle to be ... this is how they [Spencer and Casey] were going to find out."
It was also stated on the broadcast that with Spencer Reaves playing professional basketball overseas in Germany, he may not have been immediately aware, especially when you factor in the time difference.
However, given that older brother Spencer seems to have been very much in on the inventive plan, he absolutely witnessed the special reveal:
Appreciate you! We didn’t know Austin would be so pumped to do this. He’s known for weeks. Maybe he got Luka on board as well with his shoes tonight 😉 https://t.co/dNj5z9ITc0
— Spencer Reaves (@SpencerReaves31) March 27, 2025
"Appreciate you!" the elder Reaves brother posted to X. "We didn't know Austin would be so pumped to do this. He's known for weeks. Maybe he got Luka [Doncic] on board as well with his shoes tonight."
With superstar Luka Doncic apparently also choosing to rock some pink kicks for the game, it's been quite the exciting start for the soon-to-be parents of a baby girl.
Austin Reaves wasn't doing too shabby for himself either, as the Lakers' star guard was filling up the stat sheet early on against the Pacers.
Doctor Questions Cause of Death for Brett Gardner's Son as Mystery Intensifies
A doctor is questioning the cause of death for ex-Yankees player Brett Gardner's son.
Dr. Kevin Gannon treated Miller Gardner, 14, when he was discovered unresponsive at the Costa Rica resort where the family was staying, according to The New York Post.
“From what we encountered there, we could not verify a cause of death,” Gannon said to The Post. “To us it was very confusing."
“We responded to a minor without vitals,” he added. “We tested him for cardiac arrest and performed CPR for more than 30 minutes. There was not really much we could significantly do.”
New York Yankee Brett Gardner, his wife Jessica and son. The doctor revealed that the entire family had become ill the night before after eating, with all vomiting, but he told The Post that he did not think "either food poisoning or an allergic reaction" caused the youth's death.
"Some people are saying it was anaphylactic shock from food he ate. But I will say it is very, very rare for a patient to eat food and go that long without a reaction,” Gannon said to The Post. “Usually it’s right away.”
He added, "Allergic reactions to normal gastrointestinal medications are very rare. Most of the acute GI conditions can be treated with over the counter medication. And most do not have severe side effects or else they would not be over the counter.”
Meanwhile, Costa Rican National Police told ABC News that they have ruled out asphyxiation as Miller Gardner's cause of death. That clarification came after police initially said they believed the teen died of asphyxiation due to "food intoxication," ABC News reported.
The teenager died in his sleep on March 21 during the family vacation, the network reported. According to ABC, officials are investigating whether Miller Gardner might have had an allergic reaction to medicine he was given after the family fell sick, but it will take time to get the results.
Jelly Roll Breaks Down Over Family Tragedy
Jelly Roll broke down while discussing a family tragedy relating to his daughter Bailey Ann, 16.
The moment occurred on The Pivot podcast, and Jelly Roll got very emotional.
"I’m passionate about broken people in all forms. But you know my child’s mother has struggled with drug addiction since my daughter was born pretty much," he said on the podcast.
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"I’ve seen the effect it had on her. I've got a 16-year-old, an almost 17-year-old upstairs; it's truly affected her life. It's really hurt her," Jelly Roll said. "The addict is not the victim in that situation. The family is. You know what I mean, the addict is too obviously. They're a victim of the disease."
He described getting a message about a news article reporting that Bailey Ann's mom was arrested. Felicia Beckwith was arrested in Tennessee, where she is accused of methamphetamine dealing and other charges, according to WCYB.
"Her mother had went back to jail," he said. "That's when I told my wife, 'I've invited the world into our living room so we've just got to accept what comes with that.' It's my fault more than anybody."
Jelly Roll performs at Scotiabank Arena on March 22, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. "Thank you for this. I needed to talk about this at some point," he told the podcaster.
"It broke my daughter’s heart, you know," Jelly Roll continued. "It broke her heart. This is a 16 or 17-year-old who knows her mother’s a drug addict. Her having to see the mugshot with her ate up with meth on her face. Her just having, all that..."
At that point, he became emotional and tears welled up in his eyes as he broke down.
"Watching her go through it all over again. I watched her go through it all over again. It was like, ah man, I forgot because I'm 40, and I've done a lot of therapy, and I've done a lot of work, and I have a relationship with God, and it hurt me, but I just have to pray about it and move on. She's 16. She doesn’t have any of those tools. She’s still gaining those tools."
Luke Combs Teases Big News on His Upcoming Album
Luke Combs performs on stage during day one of the CMA Fest 2023 at Nissan Stadium on June 08, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. Fans of country singer Luke Combs will be happy to hear he's been hard at work on his next album.
In a Tweet posted on March 25, the singer wrote, "I’ve been spending the last couple of weeks working on what my next record looks like and as it begins to take shape I can honestly say I’ve never felt better about one at this stage. It’s early on but I really do think it could wind up being the best record I’ve ever made."
In just one day, Combs' post had garnered over 218k views.
I’ve been spending the last couple of weeks working on what my next record looks like and as it begins to take shape I can honestly say I’ve never felt better about one at this stage. It’s early on but I really do think it could wind up being the best record I’ve ever made.
— Luke Combs 🎤 (@lukecombs) March 26, 2025
It's gearing up to be a busy year for Combs. On Wednesday, Rolling Stone announced that he would be headlining Maryland's Country Calling Fest alongside country legends Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan. Other artists who will perform include Leann Rimes, Wynonna Judd, Tyler Hubbard, and Brooks & Dunn, among others.
Still, news of Combs' album is somewhat surprising, seeing as he released his last, Father & Sons, just last year. He also embarked on his Growin' Up and Getting' Old Tour last year, which earned him a CMA nomination for Entertainer of the Year.
Combs is clearly riding the wave of last year's success, and his fans have been quick to notice. One fan wrote, "What's different this time? Is it the writing?... what's shaping this record in a way that makes it feel like it's your best yet?"
Another simply commented, "I speak for all of us when I say we can't wait to hear it Luke!"
At this time, the album does not have a title or release date.
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March 25, 2025
Pedro Pascal Gushes About 'Martini' Dinner With Jennifer Aniston
Actor Pedro Pascal has opened up about his three-hour dinner with Friends star Jennifer Aniston.
However, he is shooting down dating rumors that sparked after the two actors were photographed outside the dinner venue.
“Jennifer and I are very good friends, and I got to have dinner on Saturday, and it was a fun martini dinner,” Pascal said to Entertainment Tonight. The reporter joked that Pascal can't even have a martini dinner without everyone talking about it.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 24: Pedro Pascal attends the Los Angeles Premiere of HBO Original Series "The Last of Us" Season 2 at TCL Chinese Theater on March 24, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/Getty Images
"That's her starlight. I'm just basking in it," Pascal said.
He told E! News a similar story, saying, "We're friends and we went to dinner with mutual friends. It happens."
According to Page Six, Pascal "irritated colleagues by skipping a promotional event for his show" after the "lingering" dinner with Aniston.
Pascal did attend the premiere of HBO's The Last of Us, according to Page Six, but he skipped a party afterward.
Pascal told the event's organizers that "he wasn’t feeling well and he wanted to leave after the introduction," a source told Page Six, which noted that this did not "sit well" with some people because he had just gone out to dinner with Anison and was well enough to do that.
Jennifer Aniston at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards held at Peacock Theater on September 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.Michael Buckner/Getty Images
According to Page Six, people at the event then "immediately went into gossip mode" because of Pascal's earlier dinner with Aniston.
Aniston is divorced twice, from actors Brad Pitt and Justin Theroux. Pascal is single and has kept his dating history under wraps. Theroux recently remarried in a beach wedding in Mexico.
Hugh Jackman Reveals Dramatic Transformation for New Role
Hugh Jackman attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City.Marleen Moise/Getty Images
Hugh Jackman is giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at his latest film, "The Death of Robin Hood." On Tuesday, the Australian actor took to Instagram with a video showcasing hair and makeup artists transforming him into the movie's titular role. "There is a depth, a camaraderie and a spirit to the entire cast and crew of The Death of Robin Hood. Thank you for this wonderful experience. It is an honor and a privilege. Thank you Ireland!!! Your beauty knows no bounds," he wrote in the post caption.
Along with the video, in which Jackman sports a large mustache, the Instagram post featured photos he presumably took on set while filming the reimagined folktale.
A24 acquired the U.S. rights to the film after it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2024, according to Variety.
Hugh Jackman attends the Deadpool & Wolverine World Premiere at the David H. Koch Theater on July 22, 2024 in New York City. In "The Death of Robin Hood," Jackman stars alongside "Killing Eve" star Jodie Comer. The film is directed by Michael Sarnoski, who also directed "Pig" and "A Quiet Place: Day One."
In May 2024, Deadline reported that the film is a "darker reimagining" of the classic tale everyone knows. The story centers on Jackman's character, who struggles to come to terms with his past after living as a criminal for so many years.
Speaking to the outlet, Sarnoski said at the time, "Securing the perfect cast to transform the script to screen was essential. I could not be more thrilled and trusting in Hugh and Jodie to bring this story to life in a powerful and meaningful way.”
Multiple celebrities flocked to the comments section of Jackman's social media video, including Kate Hudson, who simply wrote, "Beautiful!"
The movie's release date is not known at this time.
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