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‘AITA for moving to a hotel’

The Reddit post is called “AITA for moving to a hotel because my wife’s family insisted I sleep on the couch?” and was shared eight months ago.

It begins with a man explaining that he married his wife last summer and her parents live across the country, so he’s only met them a handful of times.

They invited them to come and stay with them for a few days and it’s the first time he’s ever been to their home.

He watched football with her dad, they had a nice dinner and everything was going really well until it came to bed time.

Her parents oddly said that they didn’t want him sharing a bed with his wife in their home and demanded he sleep on the couch.

“I honestly thought they were joking at first, but they insisted we sleep separately,” he wrote. “I had a problem with the implication that I shouldn’t be allowed to sleep next to my wife, and I also have a bad back and the couch did not look the least bit comfortable.”

Husband moves to a hotel

After arguing back and forth, he decided to leave and go and stay at a hotel for the night while his wife stayed with her parents.

In the morning, he called her asking what time he should come back and she said her parents wanted him to apologize for leaving.

“I told her that I’m willing to apologize to keep the peace, but they need to acknowledge that it wasn’t appropriate to insist I can’t share a bed with my own wife,” he wrote.

They refused to apologize and insisted that he come back and stay on the couch for the rest of the visit or he’s no longer welcome in the house.

He’s now livid and said there’s no chance that he will do that, adding he is longer willing to offer any sort of apology.

“My wife’s sisters are now bothering me saying this is just the way their parents are, that my wife is very upset, and that I need to just give in and stay on the couch,” the writer said.

“From my perspective, I don’t care what they think and I’m willing to treat the rest of this trip as a solo vacation, go sightseeing and meet my wife back at the airport at the end of the week.”

Reddit furious at ‘abhorrent’ hosts

Reddit users all agree that the writer is NTA (not the a**hole) and are slamming his in-laws for being so rude.

One person wrote: “NTA – Your in-laws are abhorrent hosts. It’s their house, their rules and their rules are stupid. Rather than fighting a pointless battle, you set a clear and valid boundary, and they chose to take offense to it.”

“You are totally NTA. This is absolutely bizarre and honestly, if your wife doesn’t come to her own senses on this and apologize to you plus set some boundaries with her parents, you two need to have some hard conversations upon your return home,” said another.

A third person added: “NTA. You’re not teenagers, you’re a married couple. That is insane. Also, knowing how her parents are, surely your wife could have forewarned you that this would likely happen? Of course she didn’t because she knew that you’d likely not stand for it.”

Others are saying his wife is a “red flag” for not supporting him, with one user saying: “You have a wife problem just as much as you have an in-law problem. She should be defending you, not deferring to them.”

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TikTok’s Marshmallow Game

The Marshmallow Game trend was popularised by a TikTok user in New Zealand called Marianne Infant in mid-September.

She didn’t actually make up the game but shared a video of herself playing it with a friend which went viral and sparked the challenge.

It has to be played with two or more people who must attempt to repeat the phrases ‘marshmallow’, ‘check it out’ and ‘woo’.

Your aim is to count as high as you can, taking turns in the group to repeat the words over and over again.

Here are the rules

To play the sequence game, one person bangs on a surface to create a beat that you must all keep in time with.

One person starts by saying the phrase ‘one marshmallow’. Then, the next person says ‘check it out’ and the following person says ‘woo’.

The next person then says ‘two marshmallow’ and all three phrases now have to be repeated two times before moving on.

So, the next person says ‘two marshmallow’ again, the following says ‘check it out’ and the next repeats ‘check it out’.

The next person then says ‘woo’ and the following says ‘woo’ again. After that, you move onto ‘three marshmallow’ and so on.

It all seems confusing at first but once you get the hang of it it’s actually pretty easy. Here’s a video tutorial to make it simpler:

Example with three people

You can play it with as many people as you like, but here’s an example with three:

1. Person 1 says ‘one marshmallow’
2. Person 2 says ‘check it out’
3. Person 3 says ‘woo’
4. Person 1 says ‘two marshmallow’
5. Person 2 says ‘two marshmallow’
6. Person 3 says ‘check it out’
7. Person 1 says ‘check it out’
8. Person 2 says ‘woo’
9. Person 3 says ‘woo’
10. Person 1 says ‘three marshmallow’

Get it? Now give the game a go and don’t forget to film it and upload the video to TikTok!

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Zimbabwe’s mass UFO sighting took place in 1994

The 1994 incident saw locals in Ruwa, Zimbabwe, reporting that they saw a “strange craft” and lights in the sky. Several eyewitnesses also claim they saw “aliens.”

A BBC report at the time reported that “a bright-colored object was seen traveling very fast above Zimbabwe, Zambia and South Africa.”

However, the UFO story became widely known after a group of 62 children from Ruwa’s Ariel school claimed they saw “UFO” and “aliens” on September 19, 1994, at approximately 12:12 local time. A resident told a BBC news correspondent that many Zimbabweans think it’s Jesus flying overhead.

Moreover, an airport worker at Johannesburg airport also said that the unidentified object was seen by several aircrafts at the same time the locals spotted it.

Several locals reported seeing “strange lights” in the sky and a “craft.” One local stated that they saw an aircraft over the hill. Noting its strange movement, they said that it lacked any sound. However, it was 62 school children’s accounts that piqued international interest in the incident.

Schoolchildren claim they saw ‘aliens’

The principal teacher of Ariel Elementary School told BBC that he did not see the strange object overhead. However, girls and boys from the ages of 8 to 11 claim they saw a “spaceship.”

A student claims in the testimony that the spaceship was disc-shaped and unlike any that the Zimbabwean airforce has.

Several students also claim they saw the disc-shaped craft glistening through the trees near their school playground. Many children reported seeing figures the same height as them. “I saw little Black men. They kind of turned around and stared and then went back into a kind of, like, ship,” a little girl said.

“Saw one big one, with quite a few little ones scattered around,” one pupil said before another noted: “It was very very shiny black.” Another student said, “There was a red one, a white one, and a black one.”

When asked to describe what these creatures looked like, the children described their eyes as looking like rugby balls. When the principal teacher asked the students to draw what they saw. BBC notes that the “details and proportions” of the children’s drawings were “strikingly similar.”

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‘Beloved husband and father’ dies after ’bout of pneumonia

A statement on behalf of his wife Lady Gambon and son Fergus Gambon, issued by publicist Clair Dobbs, said: “We are devastated to announce the loss of Sir Michael Gambon.

“Beloved husband and father, Michael died peacefully in hospital with his wife Anne and son Fergus at his bedside, following a bout of pneumonia. Michael was 82.

“We ask that you respect our privacy at this painful time and thank you for your messages of support and love.”

Dumbledore’s poignant quotes about Death and Light remembered after Michael Gambon death

Fans of the series have been sharing poignant Dumbledore quotes about Death and Light in the wake of Gambon’s passing.

One of Dumbledore’s quotes on death from the book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is going viral.

In the book, Dumbledore says: “After all, to the well-organised mind, death is but the next great adventure.” Dumbledore says this to Harry Potter at the end of the film in reference to Dumbledore and Nicolas Flamel’s decision to destroy the stone which means the latter will eventually die at some point.

Here’s some of Dumbledore’s other profound musings on Life, Death, Light and Love.

• “To have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever.”
• “It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.”
• “You think the dead we loved truly ever leave us? You think we don’t recall them more clearly in times of great trouble? Your father is alive in you, Harry, and shows himself plainly when you have need of him”
• “Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living and above all, those who live without love.

Fans post Dumbledore quotes and tributes on social media

Social media was flooded with tributes and condolences to Michael Gambon and his family. Many of which included Dumbledore quotes:

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Lord of the Rings star recalls being asked for Michael Gambon’s autograph

Speaking to the BBC Hardtalk programme in 2017, Ian McKellen recounted how he and film fans used to confuse himself and Michael Gambon.

“Sometimes when I look at the posters of Michael Gambon, the actor that gloriously plays Dumbledore, I sometimes think it’s me,” McKellen told presenter Stephen Sackur.

As both legendary actors played enigmatic and knowledgeable wizards who both sported long, grey beards, it’s not hard to see how mix-ups may have occurred over the years.

McKellen certainly saw the funny side of the affair and joked that he and Gambon “get asked for each other’s autographs!”

Ian McKellen was considered for the role of Dumbledore

After the passing of Dumbledore’s original actor Richard Harris in 2002, Ian McKellen explained how he was considered to be Harris’s replacement for the role.

But McKellen revealed that he felt he could not possibly take the role owing to previous comments the late Richard Harris had made about him, thus opening the door for Michael Gambon to take on the role of the beloved wizard.

Harris is reported to have called McKellen “technically brilliant, but passionless,” and it was this comment that prompted McKellen to pass on playing Dumbledore.

In the Hardtalk interview, McKellen labelled Harris’s comments as “nonsense” and went on to say: “When he [Richard] died – he played Dumbledore the wizard [while] I played the real wizard [Gandalf], of course – they [the producers] called me up and said, ‘Would I be interested in being in the Harry Potter films?’ They didn’t say what part [but] I worked out what they were thinking. I couldn’t take over the part from an actor who I’d known didn’t approve of me.”

Michael Gambon’s illustrious career

Born in Dublin, Ireland in 1940, Michael Gambon began his acting career in a 1962 stage production of Othello before going on to make his on-screen debut three years later in a film adaptation of the same play.

What followed was a glittering career that spanned almost six decades and a whopping 172 roles in film and television and countless more on stage.

Gambon is arguably best known for his portrayal of Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight Harry Potter films while other memorable movie roles came in the likes of Gosford Park, the Paddington films, Layer Cake and The King’s Speech among many more.

On the small screen, Gambon appeared in the likes of Fortitude, Doctor Who, Maigret and BAFTA-winning roles in The Singing Detective, Wives and Daughters, Longitude and Perfect Strangers while he also has a corner named after him at Top Gear test track after going through the corner on two wheels during an appearance on the BBC motoring show.

Laurence Olivier was an early mentor of Gambon during his stage career and the Irish actor went on to win the eponymous Olivier Award on three occasions for Best Comedy Performance in A Chorus of Disapproval and Man of the Moment as well as the main Best Actor award for A View from the Bridge.

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“Michael died peacefully in hospital with his wife Anne and son Fergus at his bedside,” the statement reads.

The Irish actor is also by his longtime partner Philippa Hart and their two children. Gambon’s wife, Anne Miller, remained by his side despite the actor starting a second family with Hart, but reports say she was “devastated” at the time.

Michael Gambon’s wife briefly left him after discovering Philippa Hart romance

Gambon married Anne Miller, a mathematician, in 1962 when he was just 22 years old. The couple lived in a £5 million mansion in Meopham, a village near Gravesend in Kent for the last 30 years.

Two years after marriage, the pair welcomed their first and only son, Fergus Gambon, He is now a ceramics expert on the popular BBC daytime series, Antiques Roadshow.

Gambons is known for keeping his family life out of the spotlight and was said to have once denied having a wife during an interview to protect their privacy. “What wife?” he reportedly said, as per The Mirror.

By 2001, he had begun dating a set designer named Philippa Hart and introduced her as his girlfriend to film crew members.

Lady Gambon was initially said to be “devastated” by the news and briefly moved out of their family home. She returned to their countryside property presumably accepting the arrangement.

The award-winning actor split his time between Kent and his West London home with Hart.

At the time of his death, Michael Gambon remained married to Anne and continued his partnership with Philippa Hart.

Inside Gambon’s relationship with Philippa Hart

Gambon and Hart met when working together on the set of Channel 4 series Longitude in 2000. In February 2007, Sir Michael became a dad again at age 66 when their first son, Tom, was born.

She then gave birth to Gambon’s third child, Will, in 2009.

Michael’s The Casual Vacancy co-star, Hetty Baynes, once told the media: “Michael was never happier than when his boys were on the set. They were so sweet and you can see he absolutely adores them.”

She continued: “But I’m sure they run him ragged. Having a child in later life can be an exhausting thing, but it brings so much joy. Philippa is amazing. She does an awful lot of the work and she’s absolutely delightful.”

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Sannazzaro Natta lives in a castle

Sannazzaro Natta told CNN the previous generation used Castle Sannazzaro as a summer home, but her parents decided to move there full-time in 2006.

She said it was “so normal” for her, adding: “It was just my home and where I was going to live for the rest of my life.”

However, the castle is far from normal. It has 18 bedrooms, nine bathrooms and various others including a library, ballroom and chapel.

She recalled running around the castle as a child and said: “My parents couldn’t find me sometimes because I thought it was so funny to hide inside closets.”

It was the perfect place to recreate the “fantasy worlds” of Harry Potter and Narnia which she loved as a young girl.

Inside Castle Sannazzaro

The castle’s website reveals the building dates back to an 1163 decree given to four knights: Guido, Burgundio, Assalito and Raineri de Santo Nazario.

The Holy Roman Emperor Friedrich I gave Sannazzaro the right to build a grand castle wherever he wanted.

Its original structure was modified several times, but it now takes on a neo-gothic style with north and west wings.

The castle is surrounded by a large 23,000 square metre garden with huge trees, stables, a church and a hidden Ice House.

There are secret passages to nearby castles too, and the ghost of a young painter called Grosso who fell off a ladder is said to haunt it.

Living in a castle wasn’t always easy

As she grew up, Sannazzaro Natta didn’t know how to tell people about living in a castle and worried it would change their view.

She soon realised that living in a castle wasn’t normal after all, but it is very “unique and special” with 900 years of history.

After finishing high school, she went to study musical theatre in Los Angeles and New York and decided to no longer hide her background.

“I’m not going to hide a part of me just because I’m scared of what they’re going to think. If they really want to know me, they’re going to know me with this specific thing, because it is part of me,” she said.

However, she had to return home due to the COVID-19 pandemic and now shows off the beautiful home on Instagram and TikTok.

“A glimpse into my fairytale life,” her Instagram bio says – and she has accumulated more than 1.7 million TikTok followers.

Her TikToks are comedic, with funny skits like pretending to be Jack Sparrow in the castle and completing her step goal in the huge building.

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Chuck Bass and Lily van der Wooden’s reunion

Ed Westwick and Kelly Rutherford, who played Chuck and Lily in the famous CW show, both attended a Lancôme event at the Louvre museum in Paris.

A viral video shows the pair hugging. Rutherford then adorably puts her hands on his face and appears to say: “Do you remember me? My baby.”

The clip has no sound so it’s not clear what he replied, but the pair posed for a few pictures together after their reunion.

Westwick then returned to his girlfriend of two years, 31-year-old English model and actress Amy Jackson.

Fans think it’s ‘too cute’

The videos have gone viral on Twitter and fans are going crazy over the adorable moment.

One person wrote: “This is too cute.”

“So sweet,” said another.

A third person added: “She still treats him like a son.”

“Going insane over this,” someone else said.

They haven’t aged a bit

Others are wondering how the co-stars haven’t aged as they look exactly the same as they did in Gossip Girl.

The show ended over a decade ago, in December 2012, when Westwick was just 25 and Rutherford was 44.

In the series, the pair had limited interaction. However, Lily did marry Chuck’s dad Bart, so he became her stepson.

One person wrote “How the hell have they not aged?” while another said: “This woman hasn’t aged a bit.”

Tell us your beauty secrets Chuck and Lily! XOXO, Gossip Girl.

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Videos from Iraq’s wedding show the moment the fire began

Twitter is filled with videos showing the aftermath of the fire at the wedding in Iraq.

Some show people mourning their loved ones publically, while others show just how terrifying it all looked from the outside. Videos from within the ceremony have also surfaced.

The said wedding was taking place at a hall in Nineveh’s Hamdaniya district. The footage from inside the hall shows what was going on moments before the fire began and the exact moment the tragedy occurred.

One 52-second video shows the bride and groom walking towards the center of the hall for their dance. They are surrounded by wedding guests who have all sat down for a meal. Seconds into their dance, the decorative fireworks go off on the outskirts of the dance floor.

Soon, pieces from the ceiling catch fire and begin falling into the room. The terrified bride and groom move away from the center.

A second video filmed from a different angle shows the chandelier catching fire before fiery pieces start falling on the ground.

Another clip shows the wedding guests clamoring to get out of the hall as the entire room is slowly being engulfed in flames.

The video also shows the roof collapsing into the ground as the guests screech in fear.

Fireworks at the venue could have started the fire

The authorities are yet to reveal the cause of the fire.

However, as per The Mirror, Iraq’s civil defense’s initial report indicates that the fireworks could have caused of the fire. An official cause is yet to be announced.

The death toll at the moment is reported to be 114, but authorities say it could rise in the coming days. The province’s health official Ahmed Dubardani said that several people have suffered serious burns.

“The majority of them were completely burned and some others had 50 to 60% of their bodies burned,” he revealed.

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How the rumors started

The rumor about Rachel being fired from Snow White started on TikTok when people came across a video claiming the same. Slowly, similar videos alleging her firing popped up on other platforms such as Twitter and Instagram.

Some claimed that Rachel’s ethnicity had been the reason for her firing as people were not pleased with a Latina actor taking on the role of Snow White. Meanwhile, there were other clips that claimed Rachel’s ‘unlikable’ behavior led to the firing.

In reality, these are just rumors that started on social media.

Rachel Zelger had opened up about her role

Unlike what social media claims, there has been no confirmation about Rachel’s firing from Disney’s Snow White. In reality, the actress had opened up about her upcoming role in an interview with Variety.

Rachel confirmed that her Snow White was not going to be saved by a prince and reflected on how the story would be different.

She said: “I just mean that it’s no longer 1937, and we absolutely wrote a Snow White that is…She is not going to be saved by the prince and she is not going to be dreaming about true love.” Rachel further noted that the story would be a “new modern edge to Snow White.”

How to report posts on social media

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Jennifer Lawrence’s Paris Fashion Week look explored

Jennifer decided to go for a chic look and opted for a white shirt and black pants. She also kept her accessories to the minimum as she was spotted wearing a watch and golden earrings.

As always, the actress did not hesitate to mingle with the crowd while keeping her energetic personality alive.

Later, Jennifer reportedly ended up having dinner with Leonardo DiCaprio and his new girlfriend, Vittoria Ceretti.

Several people thought Jennifer looked a lot different and were quick to assume that she had fillers or plastic surgery done. One user wrote on Twitter: “Did she get the same procedure as Zac Efron.” Another wrote: “Something looks off. And I’m not that thrilled about it. Because she didn’t need any plastic surgery or sorts.”

“Those surgeons did my girl bad,” said another. “Did her surgeon ask her if she likes Gigi Hadid? cuz that surgeon NAILED it then,” read one more comment. However, there were several others who defended her look claiming it was the lighting and makeup that made her look different.

One user wrote: “Her face just looks swollen. I don’t think this is a surgical or injectable procedure.” Another added: “Who said she had plastic surgery? Didn’t she recently have a baby? It’s possible she’s just carrying baby weight in her face in these photos.”

“It’s the makeup, it’s overdoing her already great feature instead f complimenting,” read one more comment. “Thank god this was just a bad photo, she still looks the same in videos a few hours ago,” noted another.

Jennifer Lawrence has spoken about body shaming

Time and again, Jennifer has called out Hollywood for its obsession with looking thin while also slamming body shaming.

The actress recalled how she was asked to lose weight by the producers to ensure that she looked fit for the character. In an interview, she said: “I let myself be treated a certain way because I felt I had to for my career.”

However, she soon realized that she did not have to follow the leads of others to have a successful career and that helped her change the narrative.

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N3on confronts Breckie Hill about her leaked video

On September 23, N3on posted a streaming video while attending a party with his friends. In it, Breckie made an appearance and the YouTuber did not waste any time confronting her about her leaked shower video.

N3on pointed out that Breckie’s leaks were all over Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and other platforms. The OnlyFans model was surprised by the conversation and stated that she was trying to get them removed.

Hearing this, N3on added: “I made sure to spread it everywhere.” To this, Breckie replied with sarcasm and said: “Thank you so much.” In the video, Breckie also made it clear that she never leaked any of her videos or photos. The star added that her Snapchat was hacked which led to her private images being circulated online.

The two had an argument recently

On September 26, N3on and Breckie were spotted in another stream. Taking to his official Kick account, Breckie and N3on had a conversation where the YouTuber expressed his disapproval over the star’s involvement in OnlyFans.

He said: “I swear to god, blond girls have f**king peanut brains. Is there anything in this head? Is there anything?” Hearing this Breckie replied: “I had a 4.0 GPA in high school and was accepted into a college with a 19% acceptance rate.”

N3on further added: “Now you post your t**s on OnlyFans. What the f**k happened? You want to go there?”

Breckie opens up about how OnlyFans helped her

Breckie notes that she has been able to pay for her brother’s tuition ever since she started doing OnlyFans.

While N3on did not seem thrilled with the answer, Breckie noted that she wants to be a dermatologist and will have to pay for her own tuition which could be around $90k a year.

In the end, the two appeared to agree to disagree and decided to call it a truce.

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White model Brooke Bruk-Jackson wins Zimbabwe’s Miss Universe

Bruk-Jackson finished ahead of Black runners-up Amanda Mpofu and Nokutenda Marumbwa to be crowned Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2023.

Following her win, Bruk-Jackson shared a statement to Instagram that spoke of her love for Zimbabwe and its people.

“I have gained this crown for our beautiful country, to love and to serve our people, to represent Zimbabwe internationally and to show the world the uniqueness of Zimbabwe and Zimbabweans,” she wrote.   

“I want to be an example of grace, understanding and inspiration to the youth of Zimbabwe, to instill the spirit of ‘ubuntu’ and know that together we are strong and anything in life is possible.

Bruk-Jackson’s win sparks racial controversy and online outrage

However, the model’s win sparked outrage on social media as many found it problematic that a white woman won when white people make up less than one percent of the more than 15 million population.

Many argued she wasn’t an accurate representation of the African nation and that racial bias had played a part in her victory.

“All those beautiful [melanated] women and you telling me the European woman won a contest for black people [sic]?” one person said on X, formerly Twitter. A second added: “Imagine crowning a white person Miss Zimbabwe. That means there is no black woman in Zimbabwe who is up to her standard. What manner of white worshipping is this?”  

“Too white to represent a country of Black people. She does not represent our country. She’s a foreigner,” commented one person on an Instagram.

However, some argued she was a deserving winner. “I know y’all about to start with the color in the comments please go and watch the final Q/A she did it for me tonight,” one person said.

“I am proud to be Zimbabwean” – models speaks out after her win

“One of my biggest things is no matter what country you come from, if you come from an African country for example, you can enter no matter what color you are. You can be from any culture, any background, nobody should define you by your color, by the way you look, or by the shape of your body,” she said on TV network ZTNPrime.

“I am proud to be Zimbabwean,” she told media. “This is shocking and amazing at the same time. I am so overwhelmed, I can’t wait to perform my duties as the queen of Zimbabwe this year in El Salvador.

“I have been modeling a few years back in Cape Town and have been traveling around the world, but this is my first pageant.”

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Jamie Oliver vs McDonald’s post

“McDonald’s is losing the legal battle with chef Jamie Oliver, who proved the food they sell is not fit to be consumed because it is highly toxic,” the post says.

“Chef Jamie Oliver has won the battle against the world’s largest junk food chain. Oliver demonstrates how burgers are made,” it continues.

The post has been shared numerous times and says the fat parts of the meat are washed with hydrogen ammonia before the burger is made.

It claims the British chef said the meat is “not suitable for human consumption” and adds: “Please STOP feeding your children these fake foods because now you know.”

The 2023 legal battle is fake

However, Jamie Oliver is not involved in a legal battle with McDonald’s in 2023 and the lawsuit claims are entirely false.

The copypasta post has been circling social media since 2018 and fact checker Snopes debunked it more than five years ago.

They said the clickbait posts are attempting to “exploit a settled, years-old controversy surrounding McDonald’s use of a product called ammoniated beef”.

The claims made in the viral post are partially true but relate to a campaign in 2011 not a legal battle in 2023.

Jamie Oliver’s 2011 campaign

Over a decade ago, the restauranteur persuaded the fast food giant to change its burger recipe – but there was no lawsuit.

Oliver was disgusted to find that ammonium hydroxide was being used to convert fatty beef offcuts into a beef filler for burgers in the USA.

He announced this on his TV show Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution and said: “We’re taking a product that would be sold at the cheapest form for dogs and after this process we can give it to humans.”

The chef showed viewers the raw ‘pink slime’ which was produced in the ammonium hydroxide burger making process.

After months of campaigning, McDonald’s agreed to change the process and confirmed this in a 2013 statement.

“McDonald’s does not use lean beef trimmings treated with ammonia, what some individuals call “pink slime,” in our burgers, and hasn’t since 2011.,” they sad.

“Burgers are at the heart of the Golden Arches, and the fact is, McDonald’s USA serves only 100% USDA-inspected beef — no preservatives, no fillers, no extenders — period.”

“Prior to 2011, to assist with supply, McDonald’s USA, like many other food retailers, used this safe product but it is no longer part of our supply.”

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How Brooks Robinson met and married his wife

The story of how Brooks Robinson met and swooned his wife Constance Louise “Connie” Butcher is one for the movies.

A report in The Athletic reveals the couple met on a United Airlines flight a night after the Orioles’ victory against the Kansas City Athletics. Connie was the flight attendant on that plane.

“She was serving iced tea, and I liked ice tea anyway, and when she came to my aisle I said, ‘I’ll have iced tea, please,’” the baseballer recalled decades later.

He kept going back to her for more iced tea. Finally, he mustered the courage to cut to the chase and said: “Look, I don’t care what they tell you, I’m the only single guy on this team.”

As believable as that sounds, Brooks later admitted that it was a lie. He did it just to weed the other suitors out of the way.

However, the lie worked its magic and the two went on a date. Both Brooks and Connie were 22 at the time. The pair fell in love and tied the knot a year later in 1960.

The couple had four children

Brooks kept his family life extremely private despite his fame. He was a father to three sons – Brooks David, Chris and Michael, and a daughter named Diana.

It’s unclear what his children are up to in the present day and what they do for a living.

Brooks and Constance had a long marriage. The pair tied the knot in 1960 and remained together until her death 63 years later in 2023.

Fans mourn the Baltimore Orioles star

Several baseball fans took to Twitter to mourn the star.

“My heart’s a little emptier tonight. Fighting back tears as I type,” wrote one fan in a lengthy tribute to Brooks.

Here’s how a few more reacted on X.

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Brooks Robinson’s net worth revealed

Celebrity Net Worth portal reveals Brooks Robinson was worth $4 million at the time of his death.

The former baseballer, who hailed from Little Rock, Arkansas, was the third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles. He batted and threw right-handed. The icon made his MLB debut for the Orioles in 1955 and stayed with the team throughout his career until 1977.

He famously also won the World Series championship twice, in 1966 and 1970. Brooks was an 18-time MLB All-Star in every single season from 1960 to 1975. His illustrious career also saw him winning MVP in 1964 and the World Series MVP in 1970.

The icon was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983. He was also dubbed “Mr. Oriole” for his contribution to the Baltimore side.

Player’s jersey was also retired the same year as him

Brooks Robinson’s iconic #5 jersey was retired in 1977 after his own retirement. The jersey lies in the Baltimore Orioles’ Hall of Fame now.

Over the years, several recreated versions of the jersey have become available online. Fans can find one on eBay, Amazon, as well as on Baltimore Orioles’ official store.

Fans mourn the baseball star

Several fans took to Twitter to mourn Brooks’ passing.

“Farewell to one of the greats of the game and one of the great gentlemen of the game. ⁦@Orioles⁩ The baseball world will miss Brooks Robinson. Our thoughts are with his family,” one fan said.

“RIP Brooks Robinson – one of the top all-time MLB third basemen and a good ol Little Rock boy,” said another.

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TikTok user shares ‘My boyfriend gave me the ick during a flight’ story

In a two-and-a-half-minute video in which an automated voice reads out a story that appears to have been originally posted on Reddit, we are presented with the tale of a couple returning from an enjoyable holiday via plane.

The original poster (OP) prefaces the story by stating that she is an “impatient, unforgiving person” who “only likes giving people one chance”. The OP goes on to say that she and her boyfriend of a year decided to get away for the weekend to a warmer state in the US.

The couple had had a great time relaxing on the beach and clubbing in the evening but encountered a flight cancelation followed by a couple of delays caused by adverse weather conditions when they attempted to return home. While they eventually embarked on their flight, the poor weather failed to subside, and the plane the couple was on was battered by intense turbulence, as a thunder and lightning storm raged on outside.

Unsurprisingly, the turbulence did not go down well with the other flyers, the OP reveals, with one passenger even being forcibly shaken out of their site – much to the dismay of the rest of the plane. Multiple passengers, including the OP’s boyfriend, proceeded to cry hysterically for the rest of the bumpy flight, though thankfully the flight landed safely, with all passengers unharmed.

OP wasted no time in making her feelings clear

Though it sounds like the story ultimately had a happy ending, the OP was less than impressed with her boyfriend’s reaction to the turbulence and proceeded to make her feelings clear to him.

As the OP recalled how the flight went down, she admitted that she refrained from looking at her boyfriend’s face at the risk of “cringing”, and upon seeing the tissues he had used throughout, she claimed that all her attraction to him “disappeared” instantly.

The OP proceeded to put her money where her mouth was, and upon touching down she grabbed her suitcase from the carousel and made off on her own to an Uber, from where she texted him a swift, decisive breakup message.

Seeking to justify her decision, the OP asked viewers: “Should I have really kept dating him after he had embarrassed me like that and revealed his lack of masculinity?”

‘Heartless’ and ‘ice cold’: TikTok resonds

Well, it’s safe to say that the ‘ick’ story did not go down well. Having racked up over 1.2 million views in its first 24 hours, social media users had plenty to say about the fateful plane journey – and they did not side with the OP.

“That’s so heartless to break up with someone because they were genuinely scared.” Wrote one disappointed user. “Gurl u ice cold”, commented another, followed by a crying emoji.

Several users echoed the same sentiment along similar lines of the user who wrote: “You did the right thing ma’am… you gave him an opportunity to meet someone better”.

Failing to fall for the tale, a few users put the story down to simply “rage bait”, suggesting that the OP made the story up in order to annoy people. In a seemingly sarcastic call out, somebody else added: “NTA (Not The A******) he should (have) blown away the storm and grabbed you while walking to first class, slay gurl”.

Whether fictional or not, one can only imagine that thousands of TikTok users will now proceed to make sure they act as masculine as possible whenever they next encounter turbulence.

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Morgan Wallen implements new tickets system for 2024 presales

It’s been a hectic year on the road for Wallen, but the Wasted On You singer is showing no signs of slowing down, as he confirms a further 10 dates have been added to the US leg of the One Night At A Time Tour in spring and summer 2024.

In what Wallen describes as an attempt to help “filter out bots from the ticket purchase process”, a new ticketing system has been put in place for those looking to secure their place.

Rather than partnering with any third parties for promotional presale opportunities, all fans must register directly with Wallen on his site before 11.59pm PT on October 1. An email will then go out to those who have been successful in their registration attempt and to those who have been put on a waitlist on the evening of October 3, with presale tickets set to go live the following morning on October 4 at 11am local time.

Wallen has made no mention of a general sale, so one can assume that if sales are high enough then the presale may well be the only opportunity to pick up a ticket for this section of the tour.

Does entry to the One Night at a Time 2024 presale guarantee you a ticket?

Unfortunately, applying for a space in the presale does not guarantee you a ticket for the 2024 One Night At A Time shows, even if you are lucky enough to get a code.

As noted on the Ticketmaster website, “there simply aren’t enough tickets for everyone who wants them”, so the artist and the promoter have opted for a luck of the draw system.

Thankfully, however, the registration system is straightforward and does not require you to make a purchase, so you won’t be losing out on anything if you are unsuccessful.

The new system does not apply to those who had tickets to the show in Oxford, Mississippi, on April 23, as they will be granted direct access to a special presale for the rescheduled performance on April 20.

The shows you can register for in full

The new registering process only applies to the following Wallen shows:

• April 4, 2024 – Indianapolis, IN – Lucas Oil Stadium
• May 2, 2024 – Nashville, TN – Nissan Stadium
• June 20, 2024 – Minneapolis, MN – US Bank Stadium
• June 27, 2024 – Denver, CO – Empower Field
• July 11, 2024 – Tampa, FL – Raymond James Stadium
• July 18, 2024 – Charlotte, NC – Bank of America Stadium
• July 25, 2024 – Arlington, TX – AT&T Stadium
• August 1, 2024 – Kansas City, MO – GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
• August 8, 2024 – Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium

And remember, you have to be registered on his official site before it hits midnight on Sunday, October 1, otherwise you are certain to miss out.

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What is the Cowboy, Fairy, Angel, and Knight quiz on TikTok?

The quiz is curated by TikTok user Felecia for the Win. Given its huge name ‘Cowboy, Fairy, Angel, Knight,’ it’s also known as the CFAK quiz.

It gives you either of the three personality results – Cowboy, Fairy, Angel, and Knight based on your first response when encountering a situation or stimulus. On her website, Felicia notes how our first reaction to a situation can reveal a lot about our true nature.

The quiz provides you with two scenarios with questions that can be answered with yes or no. You need not think too much about your answer and simply pick what comes first.

How you can do the CFAK quiz?

To do the quiz you can head to Felicia’s website and answer two of her questions with yes or no. The questions are as follows.

• #1 You just got something new in the mail. What is your initial reaction? Are you the type of person to read the manual before you use it?

• #2 It’s the middle of the night and someone breaks into your house. What is your initial reaction? Are you the type of person to respond by going to find the intruder?

The combination of your answers reveals whether you are a Cowboy, a Fairy, an Angel, or a Knight.

TikTok users react

“I need an option for “depends what it is” on the first question,” a user hilariously commented on Felicia’s TikTok about the quiz.

“Fairy Angel cause sometimes I dive the hell in and sometimes I need to read the dam instructors but I am NEVER going to find the intruder,” a second user said.

“Ohhhh I’m a fairy and a cowboy if that’s possible…does that mean I’m bi?,” another person funnily wrote.

“I couldn’t give answers bc my answer heavily depended upon variables,” another person said.

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