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Friday, August 18, 2023
Marcus Jordan Hints at Engagement to Larsa Pippen
Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan just might be headed to the altar. On Aug. 16, 32-year-old Marcus, who is Michael Jordan's second-oldest child, told a TMZ videographer while leaving a West Hollywood restaurant that a wedding was "in the works" for him and 49-year-old Pippen. "We're looking for a location," he added.
Pippen and Marcus were first linked in September 2022, and they made things Instagram official in January. Since then, they've posted a number of cute photos together. In several recent pictures, Pippen appears to be wearing a large ring on her left ring finger, hinting that Marcus may have popped the question already.
In July 2023, though, their relationship made waves when a TMZ photographer asked Michael if he approved of his son's relationship with Pippen. "No," Michael replied. Marcus and Pippen later addressed his father's comment in a July episode of their podcast "Separation Anxiety with Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan," and Marcus clarified that his dad's statement was a joke. "I know my dad, and obviously my whole family, we're so competitive. Part of our DNA is to talk sh*t - it gets us going and gets us motivated," he said. "And when I saw it immediately I thought, 'He's playing. He's joking, he's laughing. He's just being playful.'" Meanwhile, Pippen admitted that she was "embarrassed" by the whole thing, while Marcus insisted that his dad has nothing against them as a couple.
Before dating Marcus, Pippen was married to NBA star Scottie Pippen, who was Michael's teammate for nearly 10 years during their time playing for the Chicago Bulls. She shares three children with Scottie, whom she separated from in 2016, according to E! News.
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Thursday, August 17, 2023
Miley Cyrus to Release New Song and TV Special "About the First 30 Years of My Life"
Miley Cyrus is officially revisiting her past as part of her new era. On Aug. 17, the star announced that she's releasing a new song called "Used to Be Young," along with a music video. "August 25TH. 'USED TO BE YOUNG,'" she wrote on Instagram, going on to share that the single's release will be accompanied by an in-depth interview and televised special.
"In celebration of my new single release 'Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions)' continues," she wrote. "Aug 24th @ 10p.m. EDT on ABC. This time with a retrospective interview sharing stories about the first 30 years of my life in honor of 'U2BY.' This song is dedicated to my loyal fans. I love YOU for loving every version of ME. Always, Miley." The special, called "Endless Summer Vacation: Continued (Backyard Sessions)," will be available to stream on Hulu the day after it premieres, per a press release.
Cyrus had been teasing "Used to Be Young" for several days prior to making things official. On Aug. 15, she tweeted the phrase "I know I used to be crazy. I know I used to be fun. You say I used to be wild. I say I used to be young" alongside a video of posters advertising some of her old hits, from "Wrecking Ball" to "Party in the USA." In the press release, Cyrus also revealed that she will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of her album "Bangerz" in September with a limited-edition vinyl release that includes a bonus track called "23" with Mike WiLL Made-It.
Cyrus's most recent release prior to "Used to Be Young" was February's "Endless Summer Vacation," which featured the infectious hit single "Flowers."
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Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Stevie Nicks Just Threw Her Support Behind a "Daisy Jones and the Six" Season 2
Fans who fell in love with the Amazon Prime Video series adaptation of the Taylor Jenkins Reid book "Daisy Jones & The Six" - which wrapped up airing its 10 episodes in March - have already been discussing the possibility of a second season. And it seems the cast, creators, and even the inspiration behind the show, Stevie Nicks, are on board.
While we wait to hear more about the show's future, read ahead to see what all the key players have said about a possible season two so far.
"Daisy Jones and the Six" Cast Quotes About a Possible Season 2
"It would be so nice to do a season two," Suki Waterhouse, who plays Karen in the series, told E! News at the Revolve Festival at Coachella on April 17. "I would love that. We just have to figure out the story."
Waterhouse also admitted that the cast have a few thoughts of their own about the direction it could go in. "We have a lot of silly ideas," she said. "I guess it could be a reunion tour." Waterhouse, who is currently filming an unspecified project with "Daisy Jones & The Six" costar Sam Claflin added, "We are all actively talking about it, and I heard just in my own camp that people really want us to go on tour, like in a very serious way."
"Daisy Jones and the Six"'s Producers' Quotes About a Possible Season 2
Lauren Neustadter, one of the producers behind the show, shared her thoughts about a possible second season in an interview with Variety published on Aug. 12. "If any time Amazon came to us and said, 'What would it be?' we would put our little thinking caps on about it," she said. Lauren's husband, Scott Neustadter (who's also one of the writers of the show), added, "It's super fun to sit and talk to Taylor for hours about where we think we could take this next. It was a calculated move to move [the flash forwards] to their 40s. There's a lot of life left to live, so there could be a future."
They also shared that there were even some plans to stage a real "Daisy Jones and the Six" concert, but they were scrapped amid the SAG-AFTRA strike. Still, the Neustadters hope they can make it happen down the line. "We're not giving up," Lauren added. "I believe they will perform. The question is when."
Taylor Jenkins Reid's Quotes About "Daisy Jones and the Six" Season 2
The author behind the "Daisy Jones" book is seemingly on the same page as everyone else. "I think we're in a really fortunate position where we have a story that is final, and has an ending that feels really good," Reid told Variety back in March. "I would only open that back up if it felt like there was a story here that we have to tell. Have I been thinking about what that is? I certainly have."
The series certainly garnered a loyal fanbase, but some fans picked up on the many changes made to Reid's original story. While some alterations - like Simone's beefed-up role - were welcomed with open arms, others received mixed reviews (mainly, that kiss between Billy and Daisy). Still, while fans might not love all the changes, they may have opened the door for a second season of the show, whereas the book neatly wraps things up.
Reid said to Variety that she was OK with the direction Amazon took with her novel, admitting she never expected the series to be a one-to-one copy. "I don't think I've ever wanted someone to go film my book exactly as it is," she said in that same March interview. "Here's a new version of this story. Here are new versions of this song. Here's a new way to enjoy this. Hopefully, my readers will feel like they're finding the things that they loved about it, but also that it is something different. I like that it's different. I don't feel the need to compare them quite the same way as I have seen some people do."
The only requirement Reid had when handing over the rights to her story was that the creators didn't change one core aspect of the story: Daisy and Camila must not compete with each other. "I was clear that this is about women, first and foremost, that are not in competition with each other," Reid explained of her early conversations with the show's producers. "I knew that it meant the same thing to me that it meant to them."
While the "Daisy Jones & The Six" book ends pretty conclusively, with the characters all aged into their mid-60s, that's not the case with the show. The documentary that facilitates the narrative is filmed 20 years after the band's rise to fame in the '70s, which means they're significantly younger. So the possibility of a second season is real.
The idea of getting the show's amazing cast back together makes the prospect of a second season even more appealing to Reid. "To see the performances that you have from this cast, and specifically Riley [Keough] and Sam [Claflin], and be willing to walk away from that without asking yourself whether you could give them another opportunity to dig into these characters would be very silly," she continued. "I'm not so stupid as to not recognise what we have in the two of them. So it's definitely on my mind."
Fleetwood Mac's frontmen Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham's volatile real-life relationship inspired some aspects of "Daisy Jones & The Six," and their story certainly didn't end with Fleetwood Mac's first breakup, so the possibilities here are endless.
Fleetwood Mac's Quotes About "Daisy Jones and the Six" Season 2
One of the inspirations behind "Daisy Jones," Nicks, weighed in with her feelings about the show on Twitter on Aug. 15, writing, "Just finished watching @daisyjonesand6 for the 2nd time. In the beginning, it wasn't really my story, but Riley seamlessly, soon became my story. It brought back memories that made me feel like a ghost watching my own story. It was very emotional for me."
She went on to hint that she'd like to see a season two happen while remembering her late bandmate, Christine McVie, who died in November 2022. Nicks wrote, "I just wish Christine could have seen it. She would have loved it. Hopefully it will continue."
Perhaps Nicks would be open to participating in a second season in some way? Fans of the show can only hope!
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Was "The Blind Side" a Lie? Michael Oher's Lawsuit Explained
"The Blind Side," which netted Sandra Bullock an Oscar in 2010 for her portrayal of Leigh Anne Tuohy, is framed as an inspirational true story about how Leigh Anne and her husband, Sean Tuohy, adopted a young athlete named Michael Oher who was struggling with homelessness and helped him achieve his football dreams.
But Oher is alleging that a key aspect of the film's plot was a lie. On Aug. 14, per The New York Times, Oher, now a retired NFL athlete, petitioned a Tennessee court to terminate his legal relationship with the Tuohy family. In the petition, he claimed that the family never actually adopted him but instead urged him to enter a conservatorship, allowing them to profit off his life story.
What Are the Allegations in Michael Oher's Lawsuit?
Oher's petition alleges that the family tricked him into a conservatorship when he was 18 years old, instead of legally adopting him, which allowed them to make business deals in his name. Now, Oher is seeking to end the conservatorship. He is also petitioning to prevent the Tuohys from using his name and likeness and to receive profits he claims he is owed from the movie.
"Michael trusted the Tuohys and signed where they told him to sign," the petition alleges, per CNN. "What he signed, however, and unknown to Michael until after February 2023, were not adoption papers, or the equivalent of adoption papers."
The petition claims that the Tuohys negotiated a contract with 20th Century Fox for "The Blind Side" that awarded them $225,000 for the use of Oher's story, as well as 2.5 percent of all "defined net proceeds" for themselves and their biological children only. The movie generated more than $300 million, and per NPR, the lawsuit alleges that while Tuohys made millions off the film, Oher never received any payment. Sean and his son, Sean Tuohy Jr., have both denied that the family's earnings ever approached the millions.
Additionally, the petition claims that Oher allegedly signed a "Life Story Right Agreement" in 2007, per AP News, which endowed 20th Century Fox with the "perpetual, unconditional and exclusive right throughout the world to use and portray Michael Oher's name, likeness, voice, appearance, personality, personal experiences, incidents, situations and events based upon or taken from Michael Oher's life story." According to AP News, Oher's petition claims that "he at no time ever willingly or knowingly signed this document and that nobody ever presented this contract to him with any explanation that he was signing such a document, or any document concerning his rights to his name, image, and life story, to Fox or anybody else."
Reps for Sean, Leigh Anne, Sean Tuohy Jr., and Oher did not immediately respond to POPSUGAR's request for comment.
Has the Tuohy Family Responded to Michael Oher's Lawsuit?
The same day the lawsuit was filed, Sean told The Daily Memphian that he was "devastated" by the news, and claimed that it was "upsetting to think we would make money off any of our children." He also claimed that everyone in his family, including Oher, received an initial payment of $14,000 from the film. He also said that the reason he had Oher sign onto a conservatorship instead of adopting him was that he was told that Tennessee did not allow people over 18 to be adopted, though the state does, in fact, permit adult adoptions. He also said he would be willing to end the conservatorship.
Sean Tuohy Jr., the Tuohys' biological son, also addressed the filing in an interview with Barstool Sports on Aug. 14, claiming that while he understands Oher's frustrations, the family did not make millions off the film. "Man, if I had $2 million in my bank account, it would be in my email signature and say, 'Signed, SJ Tuohy, multi-millionaire,'" he said on the podcast.
On Aug. 15, the Tuohy family's attorney Marty Singer released a statement obtained by POPSUGAR that alleges that prior to filing the petition, Oher reportedly demanded that the family pay him $15 million or he would "plant a negative story about them in the press." The statement, first shared with TMZ, also claimed the family had been "upfront about how a conservatorship . . . was established" and added that Oher had "tried to run this play" before.
Has Michael Oher Spoken Out Against "The Blind Side" Before?
Oher's filing marks the first time he has taken legal action against the Tuohys, but he has previously expressed discomfort with "The Blind Side"'s portrayal of him. In a 2015 interview with ESPN, he said he felt the movie downplayed his intelligence. "People look at me and they take things away from me because of a movie," Oher said. "They don't really see the skills and the kind of player I am. That's why I get downgraded so much, because of something off the field." He also said the movie created unrealistic expectations about his football skills. "This stuff, calling me a bust, people saying if I can play or not . . . that has nothing to do with football," he added. "It's something else off the field. That's why I don't like that movie.''
He also addressed the lawsuit on Aug. 14 after it began making headlines. "I am disheartened by the revelation shared in the lawsuit today. This is a difficult situation for my family and me," he told People. "I want to ask everyone to please respect our privacy at this time. For now, I will let the lawsuit speak for itself and will offer no further comment."
Oher played football at the University of Mississippi and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in 2009. He retired from the NFL in 2017.
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