Gypsy Rose Blanchard introduced she’s pregnant and anticipating her first child with boyfriend Ken Urker. 

 Blanchard, 32, advised her followers she was 11 weeks pregnant in a 9-minute YouTube video on Tuesday, calling it a “blessing.”  

“Ken and I expect our very first little one come January of 2025,” she mentioned. “We’re each very excited. This was not deliberate in any respect, it was utterly sudden, however we’re each very excited to tackle this new journey of parenthood.”

Blanchard was beforehand engaged to Urker in 2018 and began relationship him following her separation from ex-husband Ryan Anderson.  

Blanchard and Anderson break up up earlier this yr, three months after they wed whereas she was in jail for her function within the homicide of her mom. She had been sentenced to 10 years for second-degree homicide over the demise of her mom, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, who was killed by Blanchard’s then-boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn. Blanchard was launched final yr after seven years in jail. Godejohn was sentenced to life in jail. 

Blanchard mentioned on Tuesday she’s feeling a number of the being pregnant signs, together with meals cravings and temper swings. She additionally mirrored on the “wonderful feeling when your world shifts.” 

“Out of the blue, it is not about you,” she mentioned. “It isn’t about something aside from the tiny little life that is inside you, that you’re now in command of defending.” 

“That little tiny life is a child, somewhat tiny human that is yours, that you need to be sure to defend, you’re keen on, you maintain,” mentioned Blanchard, who began to tear up.” All the issues I needed I might have had once I was little. … All the issues that I needed in a mom, I wish to give to this child.” 

“I simply wish to be a great mom for my little one, I wish to be all the things my mom wasn’t.” 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP – Steve Reed) – Jefferson Lerma scored within the thirty ninth minute, and Colombia performed a person brief all the second half in a 1-0 win over Uruguay on Wednesday night time to succeed in the Copa America closing in opposition to Lionel Messi and Argentina.

Daniel Muñoz was ejected in first-half stoppage time for his second yellow card, however Colombia held on to succeed in the championship for the primary time since profitable its solely Copa title as host in 2001. Colombia prolonged its unbeaten streak to a workforce document 28 video games, yet another than from 1992-94 and the longest present streak in males’s worldwide soccer.

In a contentious match that included seven yellow playing cards and one pink, gamers from each groups pushed and shoved in a scrum on the sphere on the closing whistle. Darwin Núñez and a couple of dozen Uruguay teammates went into the stands as fans brawled. A video confirmed Núñez hitting a fan in Colombian workforce colours.

Defending champion Argentina and Colombia meet Sunday night time at Miami Gardens, Florida. The Albiceleste are searching for a document sixteenth Copa title and wish to be a part of Spain from 2008-12 as the one international locations to win three straight main championships.

Uruguay stays in Charlotte to satisfy Canada in Saturday night time’s third-place match.

Earlier than an overwhelmingly pro-Colombia crowd of 70,644 that crammed Financial institution of America Stadium with yellow jerseys and flags, Uruguay fell behind for the primary time within the event.

James Rodríguez’s nook kick was headed in from brief vary by Lerma, who outjumped José María Giménez for his third worldwide aim and second of the event. Rodríguez has six assists within the event — triple the entire of another participant.

Muñoz obtained his first yellow card from Mexican referee César Ramos within the thirty first minute for a reckless slide deal with on Maximiliano Araújo and his second for elbowing Manuel Ugarte within the abdomen.

Rodríguez was given a yellow card within the fifty fifth minute for arguing with Ramos when the referee didn’t cease play after Richard Ríos was kicked on a shin by Darwin Núñez.

Ríos was eliminated on a stretcher, re-entered the match, then went down in one other problem and was substituted within the 62nd minute. Rodríguez was eliminated on the similar time to maintain him eligible for the ultimate.

Colombia goalkeeper Camilo Vargas didn’t need to make his first save till he stopped Nicolás de la Cruz within the 68th minute.

Luis Suárez, Uruguay’s profession chief with 68 targets, entered within the 66th minute and hit the skin of a put up with a shot within the 71st. He grasped his head in his arms in disgust.

Colombia’s Mateus Uribe, one other second-half sub, put an open shot large within the 88th, and Uribe’s open shot within the fourth minute of stoppage time ricocheted off the physique of sliding goalkeeper Sergio Rochet after which the crossbar.

Uruguay moved Rochet up the sphere within the closing minute, desparate for a aim.

The match was performed in 90-degree warmth on a floor that was transformed from synthetic turf to grass within the weeks main up the sport.

Gamers on the NFL’s Carolina Panthers have been outspoken about soccer groups having the luxurious of taking part in on grass on their residence area. NFL video games at venue are performed on synthetic turf, which gamers say leaves them extra vulnerable to accidents.

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Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who served eight and a half years for serving to to kill her abusive mom, introduced Tuesday that she is ready to turn into a mom herself.

Blanchard shared the information on social media that and her ex-fiancé, Ken Urker, predict their first youngster.

“We’re each very excited,” she stated in a YouTube video. “This was not deliberate in any respect. It was fully surprising, however we’re each very excited to tackle this new journey of parenthood.”

Blachard stated her life has shifted now that she’s anticipating and he or she not cares about “drama.”

“Instantly it’s not about you,” she stated. “It’s not about something aside from the tiny little life that’s inside you that you’re now answerable for defending.”

“And that little tiny life is a child, a bit tiny human that’s yours,” she added as she obtained emotional. “That it’s important to be sure to shield, you like, you handle and the entire issues that I wanted I may have had after I was little.”

Blanchard spent her childhood and early maturity believing she suffered from a number of medical illnesses, together with leukemia, muscular dystrophy and bronchial asthma, when in actuality she was a sufferer of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a uncommon syndrome through which a caregiver feigns or exaggerates sickness in somebody to elicit consideration or sympathy.

The younger lady grew to become the topic of tabloid fascination after her mom Dee Dee Blanchard was discovered stabbed to loss of life in 2015 of their house close to Springfield, Missouri.

An investigation uncovered not solely the elder Blanchard’s function in her daughter’s childhood of feigned diseases, but additionally the truth that her daughter satisfied her then-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn to kill her mom as she slept as a solution to escape the abuse.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard pleaded responsible to second-degree homicide in 2016. Prosecutors finally sentenced her to 10 years in a plea deal because of the distinctive circumstances.

She was launched in December 2023 and instructed CNN quickly after “For me, attending to jail was an opportunity to start out a life for myself by way of gaining independence from everybody.”

Media consideration has continued since her launch.

She and Urker met and obtained engaged whereas she was in jail however break up in 2022.

Quickly after their breakup, Blanchard married Louisiana instructor Ryan Anderson in a jail wedding ceremony ceremony in July 2022 earlier than parting methods in March.

She and Urker then rekindled their romance.

Blanchard stated they stay up for welcoming their child in January.

CNN’s Elizabeth Wagmeister and Harmeet Kaur contributed to this report

LAS VEGAS (AP) — USA Basketball meant to deliver Kawhi Leonard to the Paris Olympics. After watching him play in a four-day coaching camp, they and the Los Angeles Clippers realized that the plan wanted to vary.

Derrick White of the NBA champion Boston Celtics is changing Leonard on the U.S. staff for the Paris, the primary shakeup to a roster that was introduced within the spring. The choice was made Tuesday, White accepted the invitation Tuesday evening and USA Basketball introduced the transfer Wednesday morning.

“He wished to be right here like all these guys wish to be right here,” USA Basketball managing director Grant Hill mentioned Wednesday evening about Leonard. “And we don’t take that flippantly in any respect. It speaks to this system and the chance. Personally talking, I do know what it’s prefer to wish to do one thing and your physique is simply not proper. And I’ve lived that personally. And so, I applaud him for coming right here and being prepared to sacrifice, quit his summer time and signify our nation and play for our program. It simply in the end didn’t work out.”

Leonard missed 12 of the Los Angeles Clippers’ closing 14 video games this previous season with proper knee irritation, although he mentioned in latest days that he felt high-quality and the knee was doing effectively. However USA Basketball felt in another way and, along with the Clippers, made the choice.

White, who accepted the invitation after speaking with Hill on Tuesday evening, averaged 15.2 factors and 5.2 assists for the Celtics this previous season. His choice provides Boston three of the 12 gamers on the U.S. roster; Celtics teammates Jayson Tatum and Jrue Vacation are also Paris-bound.

White is predicted to be in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, within the coming days — plans are nonetheless being made — to affix the U.S. squad. The staff will fly to Abu Dhabi from Las Vegas on Thursday and is scheduled to follow there Saturday forward of exhibition video games towards Australia on July 15 and Serbia on July 17. It’s unclear if White might be there in time for Saturday.

“I don’t really feel like his position modifications a lot with our staff from what he does with the Celtics,” Hill mentioned. “He performs alongside two extremely nice younger gamers, Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. And this setting is difficult once you are available in and also you’re the middle of your universe and now you must set up a task and it is likely to be totally different than what you must do along with your staff. To have somebody who can are available in and play off of fellows, be complementary to some others, however then additionally stand out … we’re excited.”

Brown, on X, the platform previously often known as Twitter, posted this on Wednesday: “(at)nike this what we doing ?” It appeared like an insinuation that Brown, who has been essential of Nike previously, could have performed a task in him not being chosen for the Olympic staff. Nike is a USA Basketball companion.

“That is about placing collectively a staff,” Hill mentioned.

White — a second-team All-Defensive choice after this previous NBA season, that means he’ll clearly take a few of the on-ball defending duties that the Olympic staff probably envisioned Leonard having — has some USA Basketball expertise, together with being a part of the 2019 World Cup staff that completed seventh in China. He and the Celtics agreed on a four-year extension price almost $126 million after the playoff run, one during which he led Boston with 65 made 3-pointers on a team-best 40.4% capturing from past the arc.

Leonard is a two-time NBA champion, six-time All-Star and six-time All-NBA participant, however damage points have been a recurring theme in his profession. USA Basketball had monitored him carefully in latest weeks, ensuring he was doing effectively sufficient to be on the court docket after his season with the Clippers ended prematurely.

He has missed 256 regular-season video games during the last seven years, together with the entire 2021-22 season with knee bother. He appeared in 68 video games this previous season for the Clippers, his most since enjoying in 74 for San Antonio in the course of the 2016-17 season.

“That is simply my journey,” Leonard mentioned earlier this week, discussing his accidents. “I can’t lay out the right script for me. Final yr I attempted to play as a lot as doable, felt nice and at a sure time frame I couldn’t go. I attempted the most effective that I might, but it surely’s simply my journey. I don’t wish to be in a scenario that (I’m) in, however I’ve acquired to take it for what it’s. And lots of people are watching, supporters or doubters. However I inspire lots of people, so I’ve acquired to maintain doing what I’m doing.”

Leonard — a part of a 592-person Olympic staff formally named by the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee earlier Wednesday — had mentioned earlier this week that his knee was high-quality and he was capable of resume on-court coaching about three weeks in the past to prepare for the Video games.

“I’m able to go,” Leonard mentioned then. “I’m enjoying now so, I’m joyful.”

A few days later, hours earlier than the primary U.S. exhibition sport towards Canada and sooner or later earlier than the staff departs for Abu Dhabi — the primary of two worldwide stops for extra video games and practices earlier than arriving in France for the Olympics — Leonard was gone.

Leonard’s departure leaves the U.S., not less than till White arrives, with 10 out there gamers. Kevin Durant won’t play towards Canada due to a calf pressure and couldn’t compete within the staff’s four-day coaching camp in Las Vegas that ended Tuesday. USA Basketball is working beneath the expectation that Durant might be prepared for more and more extra on-court exercise within the coming days.

“He has been working, rehabbing, he’s appeared nice,” Hill mentioned about Durant. “I believe we’re simply being cautious and conservative. We count on to see him over on the court docket after we’re in Abu Dhabi, sooner or later.”

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It’s a notably tough time to work in Hollywood—that’s, apparently, except you’re an government tasked with rebooting once-successful films and TV reveals. For these varieties, enterprise is booming: Virtually every bit of pop-culture-defining media from the aughts has been resurrected just lately, from Gilmore Women to Intercourse and the Metropolis to The L Phrase. So, possibly it’s solely pure {that a} sequel to a bit of 2006 movie by the identify of The Satan Wears Prada is reportedly within the works at Disney.

The plot will allegedly observe Meryl Streep’s Miranda Priestly, legendary editor of Runway journal, as she “navigates her profession amid the decline of conventional journal publishing and faces off towards Blunt’s character, now a high-powered government for a luxurious group with promoting {dollars} that Priestly desperately wants.” Hmm, a film about how there’s no cash left in digital or print media? Appears like one thing I can actually escape into!

As a lot as I’ve loved my many hungover Sunday-morning rewatches of The Satan Wears Prada through the years, I’ve to confess that I don’t see lots of my expertise at Vogue—or another ladies’s media publication I’ve labored for—mirrored in it. Largely, it is a superb factor, though I’m not going to lie: I want the notion of simply “popping into the closet” and popping out with Manolos in each colour of the rainbow had been actual. (Don’t cry for me, although; I haven’t paid for candles in 5 years.)

Nonetheless, I nonetheless take solace within the few films and TV reveals that do seize at the very least half of the fashion-girlie expertise. If the powers that be at Disney know that’s good for them, they’ll revisit these and take be aware:

Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, and James Cameron are amongst those that have paid tribute to lauded producer Jon Landau, who died Friday on the age of 63.

“Jon was an extremely form, smart, and empathetic soul, who wished to create nothing however a optimistic influence on anybody or something approached,” DiCaprio mentioned in an announcement of the late producer on Sunday, by way of Deadline. “His legacy and management will reside on perpetually. My condolences are along with his total household. Relaxation in peace; you’ll be deeply missed.” DiCaprio portrayed Jack Dawson within the 1997 blockbuster Titanic, which earned Landau and Cameron a Greatest Image Oscar.

Co-star Kate Winslet — who portrayed Dawson’s love curiosity Rose DeWitt Bukater, which earned her an Oscar nomination for Greatest Actress — instructed Deadline on Saturday she had recognized Landau “since I used to be 20 years previous.” She added: “His ardour for filmmaking solely deepened with age.”

“Jon Landau was the kindest and better of males,” she mentioned. “He was a person who was wealthy with compassion and distinctive at supporting and nurturing groups of phenomenal artistic folks.”

Along with her starring position in Titanic, Winslet reconnected with Landau and Cameron for 2022’s Avatar: The Means of Water, the place she voiced Ronal. The Avatar sequel is the third highest grossing movie of all time, with Titanic — the primary movie to interrupt $1 billion on the field workplace globally — rating at Quantity 4 (Avatar sits at Quantity One and Avengers: Endgame is Quantity Two).

“His energy in life was realizing the significance of household, at residence and at work,” Winslet continued. “He was all the time stuffed with smiles and gratitude. I can’t consider I’m scripting this, can’t consider he’s gone.” 

Director James Cameron, with whom Landau fashioned an in depth working partnership for a fruitful three a long time, shared an announcement on Saturday: “The Avatar household grieves the lack of our good friend and chief, Jon Landau. His zany humor, private magnetism, nice generosity of spirit and fierce may have held the middle of our Avatar universe for nearly 20 years. His legacy is not only the movies he produced, however the private instance he set — indomitable, caring, inclusive, tireless, insightful and completely distinctive.”

Jon Landau, an Oscar-winning producer who labored intently with director James Cameron on three of the most important blockbusters of all time, “Titanic” and two “Avatar” movies, has died. He was 63.

Landau’s household introduced his dying Saturday. No reason behind dying was given.

Landau’s partnership with Cameron led to 3 Oscar nominations and a greatest image win for 1997’s “Titanic.” Collectively the pair account for a number of the largest blockbusters in film historical past, together with “Avatar” and its sequel, “Avatar: The Approach of Water.”

“Jon Landau believed within the dream of cinema. He believed that movie is the final word human artwork kind, and to make movies it’s a must to first be human your self,” Cameron mentioned in a prolonged assertion posted by The Hollywood Reporter. “He will likely be remembered as a lot for his huge generosity of spirit as for the flicks themselves.

“I labored with Jon Landau for 31 years and I by no means noticed him downcast as soon as,” Cameron mentioned. “He led with a steadiness of humor and fierce will, and true pleasure within the work.”

Landau’s profession started within the Eighties as a manufacturing supervisor, and he step by step rose by the ranks, serving as a co-producer on “Honey I Shrunk the Youngsters” and “Dick Tracy.”

He took on the producer position on “Titanic,” Cameron’s costly epic concerning the notorious 1912 maritime catastrophe. The wager paid off: “Titanic” grew to become the primary film to cross $1 billion in international box-office earnings and went on to win 11 Oscars, together with greatest image.

“I can not act and I can not compose and I can not do visible results, so I assume that is why I am producing.” Landau mentioned whereas accepting the award with Cameron.

Their partnership continued, with Landau changing into a high govt at Cameron’s Lightstorm Leisure. In 2009 the pair watched as “Avatar,” a sci-fi epic filmed and proven in theaters with groundbreaking 3D expertise, surpassed the box-office success of “Titanic.” It stays the top-grossing movie of all time.

Its sequel, “Avatar: The Approach of Water,” is third on the record.

“Your knowledge and assist formed so many people in methods we’ll at all times be thankful for,” Zoe Saldaña, one of many stars of the “Avatar” franchise, mentioned in an emotional tribute on Instagram. “Your legacy will proceed to encourage us and information us in our journey.”

Landau has been a key participant within the “Avatar” franchise, which noticed frequent delays of the discharge of “The Approach of Water.” Landau defended the sequel’s progress and Cameron’s bold plans to movie a number of sequels without delay to maintain the franchise going.

“Loads has modified however rather a lot hasn’t,” Landau instructed The Related Press in 2022, just a few months forward of the sequel’s launch. “One of many issues that has not modified is: Why do folks flip to leisure right this moment? Identical to they did when the primary ‘Avatar’ was launched, they do it to flee, to flee the world wherein we reside.”

“Jon was a visionary whose extraordinary expertise and keenness introduced a number of the most unforgettable tales to life on the massive display screen. His outstanding contributions to the movie business have left an indelible mark, and he will likely be profoundly missed. He was an iconic and profitable producer but an excellent higher particular person and a real power of nature who impressed throughout him,” Alan Bergman, Disney Leisure co-chairman, mentioned in an announcement.

Landau was named an govt vice chairman of characteristic motion pictures at twentieth Century Fox when he was 29, which led him to supervise main hits together with “Dwelling Alone” and its sequel, in addition to “Mrs. Doubtfire” and “True Lies,” the place he first began working intently with Cameron.

Landau was additionally influential in bringing the manga adaptation “Alita: Battle Angel” to the massive display screen in 2019. Cameron supported the undertaking, however his “Avatar” commitments stored him from directing it. As an alternative, Landau labored with director Robert Rodriguez to get the movie accomplished.

Born in New York on July 23, 1960, Landau was the son of movie producers Ely and Edie Landau. The household moved to Los Angeles within the Seventies, and Landau went on to graduate from the College of Southern California’s movie college.

Ely Landau died in 1993. Edie Landau, the Oscar-nominated producer of movies like “Lengthy Day’s Journey Into Night time,” “Hopscotch” and “The Lethal Recreation,” died in 2022.

Jon Landau is survived by his spouse of almost 40 years, Julie; their sons, Jamie and Jodie; and two sisters and a brother.

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The group is chanting. The twin emperors of Rome are thirsty for blood. Step again into the coliseum, girls and gents, it’s time for wonderful fight.

After a bunch of teaser photos and previews have been launched over the previous few weeks, the primary trailer for Gladiator II is out this morning and it’s completely gorgeous. I’ve not been this hyped for a film about Rome because the first trailer for the unique Gladiator dropped practically 25 years in the past. (I’ve truly bought that movie in 4K Blu-ray format to observe once more for the primary time in years earlier than the sequel comes out).

The sequel to Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix’s epic historic drama picks up years after the primary film, and follows Lucius (Paul Mescal) the son of Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) and nephew to the primary movie’s villain, Commodus (Phoenix).

Lucius was a boy in that movie, performed by Spencer Deal with Clark. His mom shipped him off to Africa and out of Rome’s clutches, however he has returned within the sequel as a gladiator the place he meets the highly effective and scheming Macrinus (Denzel Washington) and Normal Marcus Acacius, who as soon as served below Normal Maximus (Crowe).

Right here’s the trailer:

This seems each bit as epic and grand as the primary movie, with an much more star-studded forged. Mescal, a younger Irish actor, is the least well-known among the many leads however director Ridley Scott grew to become a fan of his after watching Regular Folks. Apparently the 2 solely spoke for half an hour earlier than Scott determined to forged him. Mescal additionally starred in Aftersun, which obtained rave evaluations and only in the near past landed on Netflix.

In response to an interview with Self-importance Honest, Pascal discovered the battles within the film a problem to movie. “It’s brutal, man. I name him Brick Wall Paul,” he stated of his co-star. “He bought so robust. I might slightly be thrown from a constructing than must combat him once more. To go up in opposition to anyone that match and that gifted and that a lot youthful…. Outdoors of Ridley being a complete genius, Paul is a giant motive as to why I might put my poor physique by means of that have.”

Mescal stated he didn’t wish to practice to appear like an underwear mannequin, specializing in combat choreography as a substitute: “I simply needed to be large and robust and appear like anyone who could cause a bit of injury,” he instructed Self-importance Honest.

Nielsen, who reprises her function as Lucilla, stated of Pascal, “What a present that man is. Even to play with, to work with, I simply completely love him, and he’s so good for this function. He’s a type of uncommon actors who actually has coronary heart, soul, and on the similar time this unimaginable present of transformation.”

Rounding out the forged are Fred Hechinger (Thelma) as Emperor Caracalla and Joseph Quinn (Stranger Issues) as Emperor Geta. The 2 come off as slightly unhinged within the trailer.

For his half, Scott says this sequel means an awesome deal to him particularly after giving up the prospect to direct so lots of his different classics. “I imply, I ought to have accomplished the sequels to Alien and to Blade Runner. You alter over time. At the moment, I didn’t wish to undergo it once more.” James Cameron ended up directing the sequel to Alien and Dune director, Denis Villeneuve, directed Blade Runner 2049. Again within the 80s, as a newcomer, “I used to be by no means instructed or requested. You possibly can think about I wasn’t completely happy.”

The one factor I’m not pleased with on this trailer is the bizarre inclusion of hip-hop music, which I can solely assume is a few advertising and marketing exec’s brilliant thought to attraction to the youthful demographic, loads of whom weren’t born when the unique got here out. It doesn’t work.

Gladiator II opens in theaters on November twenty second. Together with Deadpool & Wolverine, that is one in every of my most-anticipated movies within the again half of 2024.