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Aussie mother sparks debate with ‘shocking' gift at a child's party
An Aussie mother has sparked debate by bringing her own cleaning supplies as a 'secret present' for a child's birthday party, as opposed to a more traditional gift. Perth mother Amanda Sainsbury-Salis explained on a TikTok clip she didn't want to bring gifts to a 'family birthday party', which she believed would end up in landfill. 'So, this is my secret present that I like to do at kids' birthday parties ... I like to bring a bag of rags,' Sainsbury-Salis said in her now viral TikTok clip. Sainsbury-Salis brought out a number of other little supplies, including cling wrap, which she says the hosts usually run out. Sainsbury-Salis continued: 'You know when you're at a kid's birthday party and everyone wants to help, but nobody knows how to help because they don't know where any of the cleaning stuff is? Sunrise host Monique Wright (middle) was joined by journalists Luke Bona and Susie O'Brien for Hot Topics on Friday. Credit: Seven 'I like to bring dishwashing detergent because you can bet your boots that the parents may have run out of dishwashing liquid. 'I bring a cleaning product because who knows how to find the cleaning products in someone else's house. 'And the other thing I bring is a lot, a lot of tea towels because these are really, really handy and nobody knows where to find the tea towels in somebody else's house.' On Friday, Sunrise's Monique Wright was joined by journalists Susie O'Brien and Luke Bona, who spoke about the unusual gift. 'I think you're probably wiser sticking to Lego. Just give a kid a present,' O'Brien said. 'If someone with a bag of cleaning products I would say 'come on in, friend! Start on my pantry. Work your way through!' 'I have friend who turns-up to my house for dinner and they go 'could I repack your dishwasher? I don't like the way you have done it.' The mother said she takes a bag of rags to the child's birthday party. Credit: Seven 'Clearly, my standards aren't as high as some peoples! 'You want to clean at my house? Come on in!' Bona laughed off the idea of turning up to a kid's party with a bag of cleaning rags. '(She should have put something in there) like a dust buster. 'A Kmart dust buster. Don't go the Dyson. 'Could I just say this: 'can that woman's child be invited to a birthday party at my place twice a week?' 'That would be amazing!'
Yahoo
12-06-2025
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Whoopi Goldberg calls out 'The View' cohosts over 'fake' Donald Trump vs. Elon Musk feud: 'Y'all bought into it'
Whoopi Goldberg told her View cohosts that they "bought into" a "fake" feud between Donald Trump, Elon Musk. "It's not fake," former Trump associate Alyssa Farah Griffin said. "You're giving him too much credit." Trump and Musk sparred on social media over political View's Whoopi Goldberg doesn't trust Donald Trump — even when he's feuding with his 2024 presidential election ally Elon Musk. On Monday's live show, the Oscar-winning Ghost actress held firm in her belief that Trump's recent headline-making clash with Musk — the billionaire who helped Trump win the race against Vice President Kamala Harris — isn't real. "In this fight, my money is on Donald Trump, though, because he clapped back and said he'll go after Elon's Pentagon contracts," former Trump associate and current conservative View cohost Alyssa Farah Griffin said during a Hot Topics discussion about the feud, which prompted Goldberg to push back against her. "I love that y'all bought into it," the 69-year-old said. Griffin countered, looking toward Goldberg as she stressed, "It's not fake," with the actress hitting back when she repeated, "I do believe it's fake. Yes, I do. It's too strategic." The Republican panelist said she felt that Goldberg was "giving him too much credit" in assuming that he'd concocted his feud with Musk — an assertion Goldberg staunchly opposed. "No, no, no. I just feel like, oh, suddenly everybody's upset about stuff. I'm sorry, no," Goldberg replied. "This is another distraction to keep us talking — not about the stuff we're talking about, but the stuff they want us to. I'm not buying it. I'm not buying it because they lie." She finished, "I don't believe anything they say anymore because they've shown themselves not to be the most trustworthy people you want." Late last week, Trump and Musk sparred over the former's proposed "big beautiful bill," with Musk taking issue over the proposed bill's impact on the federal deficit. In response, Musk claimed that Trump's administration withheld information indicating that Trump was mentioned in records related to child sex offender Jeffrey a subsequent interview with Theo Von, Vice President JD Vance responded to the claim, saying, "Donald Trump didn't do anything wrong with Jeffrey Epstein." When reached for comment on Goldberg's assessment and Musk's claim that Trump was associated with Epstein, the White House press team provided Entertainment Weekly with an unrelated statement from White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. The statement indicated that Trump "will continue the important mission of cutting waste, fraud, and abuse from our federal government," though it did not answer EW's inquiries directly. EW has additionally reached out to representatives for Musk for comment. The View airs weekdays at 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. PT on ABC. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
Yahoo
06-06-2025
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Sunny Hostin Almost Dumped Her Now-Husband Emmanuel Because He Was Too Short
Sunny Hostin said on The View that she almost broke up with her now-husband Emmanuel because she "thought he was too short" Hostin's best friend convinced her otherwise, saying Emmanuel could "stand on his medical degree" Hostin has now been married to Emmanuel since 1998Sunny Hostin almost missed out on finding her short king. During the Friday, June 6, "Hot Topics" segment of The View, Hostin and her fellow hosts — Joy Behar, Sara Haines, Ana Navarro and Alyssa Farah Griffin — discussed Leah Remini's recent comments about her friendship with Jennifer Lopez, and whether they themselves could remain friends with someone who criticized their marriage. When Behar asked Hostin what she would do if her best friend Regina Jansen had told her to "forget about" her now-husband Manny (né Emmanuel) when they first started dating, Hostin responded that her friend "did the opposite, actually." "I was going to cancel Manny because I thought he was too short," Hostin recalled. "Regina told me he could stand on his medical degree, and he'd be tall enough. She gives good advice." Hostin went on to say that "there have been times" where Jansen told her, "I don't like this person for you." "I think when someone loves you and your friend loves you and you can be that honest, I receive that," she said. "I do listen to my friends that I'm close to." Hostin and her husband, who is an orthopedic surgeon, tied the knot in 1998, two years after meeting at church while they were both living in Maryland. "He was gorgeous, decked out in a beautifully tailored suit,' Hostin wrote in her 2020 book I Am These Truths: A Memoir of Identity, Justice, and Living Between Worlds. Determined to meet him, she followed him to a nearby bagel shop after the service and struck up a conversation. The origins of their love story has since become a running joke. "He would tell folks that we'd met in a bagel shop, but I'd let him and everyone else know that we'd met in church,' she wrote. 'That's where the connection happened. He just hadn't seen me.' Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Hostin welcomed her first child with Emmanuel, son Gabriel, in 2002. Four years later, their daughter Paloma was born. Though they met in Maryland, Hostin and Emmanuel raised their family in New York, where they remain. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
05-06-2025
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Whoopi Goldberg Lays Into Elon Musk For Criticizing Trump's 'Big' Bill: 'Now Suddenly You Woke Up?'
Whoopi Goldberg has accused Elon Musk of "destroying people's lives" after the billionaire blasted the President Donald Trump-led administration over the "One Big Beautiful Bill." Musk called the bill a "disgusting abomination," explaining that it will cause a massive increase in the already gigantic budget deficit. However, Goldberg doesn't buy into it because of the "damage" he did. Whoopi Goldberg also commented on Trump and Musk's relationship dynamics, saying she thinks the president is still "scared" of Musk even after he left his role at the Department of Government Efficiency. Goldberg has lashed out at Musk after he took to his social media platform X to unleash a scathing criticism of Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill. The actress accused Musk of "destroying people's lives" via his role at the Department of Government Efficiency, as he spent the last six months conducting mass layoffs in the federal government. The pointed remark came during a Hot Topics discussion on Wednesday's episode of "The View," where Goldberg and her co-hosts dissected Musk's rant against Trump's bill. "I do wonder why Elon thinks people are gonna listen to him again because he just spent several months destroying people's lives," Goldberg said, per Decider. "Now suddenly you woke up? You came out [of] your fog?" Co-host Sunny Hostin took it a bit further to show just how much "damage" Musk caused, explaining that he was only able to slash "less than 1%" of the $7 trillion budget, despite his initial promises to cut it by $2 trillion. "The damage that he did was just really incredible," she continued. "He slashed 250,000 federal employees, more than 8,500 contracts, more than 10,000 grants, and his cutbacks on medical research — the foreign aid — cost 300,000 lives, mostly children. That's the damage that Elon Musk did, so I don't think that anyone should be listening to him about anything." Musk recently took to X to slam the bill, which was passed last month, labeling it a "disgusting abomination" as it threatens to increase the budget deficit. "I'm sorry, but I just can't stand it anymore," Musk wrote on X, per The Blast. "This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination." "Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it," Musk noted, adding that the bill "will massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit to $2.5 trillion (!!!) and burden America [sic] citizens with crushingly unsustainable debt." In a third post, the SpaceX boss decried how "Congress is making America bankrupt." Amid speculations suggesting Trump's relationship with Musk has become strained, Goldberg and Joy Behar weighed in on their relationship dynamics, saying they think the billionaire politician is "scared" of the tech mogul as he's yet to respond. Invoking her newly-launched nickname for Trump, "Taco D," Goldberg said: "Well, President Taco D has yet to respond. And I do wonder why Elon thinks people are going to listen now to him because he just spent several months destroying people's lives." Behar then noted how Musk has high favorability with Trump supporters, saying the tech boss is "hurting Trump in a way." Sara Haines then attempted to explain Musk's reaction to the bill, saying he seemed to have hit a "flash point" and was now questioning the importance of all he'd done with DOGE. The ladies took turns to share their reactions before Goldberg and Behar stated that Trump was "scared" of Musk. "Elon knows the 411 on everything," Goldberg said. "He knows how all this connects… So now suddenly, he's like, 'Harrumph!'" "Trump should be afraid of him," Behar noted. "He has the receipts on the election." "I think he is afraid of him," Goldberg agreed. Goldberg's critique of Musk and Trump comes amid reports that ABC executives want her and the other co-hosts of "The View" to "tone down" their political commentary and focus more on pop culture sessions. Sources close to the situation told The Daily Beast that the network's top executives, including Disney CEO Bob Iger and ABC News President Almin Karamehmedovic, have expressed concern about the ladies' constant focus on Trump and politics. Karamehmedovic, in particular, reportedly held a meeting with "The View" executive producer Brian Teta and its hosts, where he encouraged them to focus more on their highly rated episodes, which feature celebrities. Musk's stance on the "One Big Beautiful" bill has allegedly strained his relationship with Trump amid reports he still owes the president $100 million out of the $300 million he committed to see him reelected. According to The Wall Street Journal, he has paused the inflow of checks and was unhappy after learning of a meeting between Trump and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who happens to be one of his most reviled enemies. Musk previously shared how his role at DOGE was undermined by some of Trump's officials, and how his efforts to reduce government spending were never taken seriously. He has frequently clashed with key Trump appointees and was reportedly furious about the president's plans to roll out extreme tariffs, which have caused endless chaos for the global economy. However, Trump has maintained that his relationship with Musk is as healthy as ever. "Elon is not really leaving," he said during Musk's send-off party last week. "He's going to be back and forth."
Yahoo
16-05-2025
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'The View''s Alyssa Farah Griffin snaps at Joy Behar in heated debate: 'We have Trump because you guys screwed this up!'
Alyssa Farah Griffin snapped at Joy Behar during a heated exchange about the 2024 election. "We have Trump because you guys screwed this up," Griffin yelled with her arms out. The View cohosts continued sparring over the heated Hot commentator and former Donald Trump White House associate Alyssa Farah Griffin let loose on The View cohost Joy Behar, a staunch liberal, during a particularly heated Hot Topics exchange Friday morning. The cohosts engaged in a lively debate about ongoing criticisms of 82-year-old Joe Biden's fitness to hold office ahead of the 2024 presidential race against Donald Trump, which Biden bowed out of following immense pressure from Democrats to do so — including a public plea from Hollywood heavyweight George Clooney. After The View played a clip of Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) insisting that the party was "looking forward" instead of regurgitating talking points over concerns about Biden's age, the panelists brought up a recent book that alleged Biden didn't recognize Clooney at a 2024 campaign event. (Entertainment Weekly has reached out to a representative for Biden for comment.) "Does that give you confidence in the middle of the night, if China is about to attack us, there's a war breaking out in Iran, that he's the sharpest person to handle that?" Griffin asked during the moment (watch in the video above). Behar cut in to ask a question with a reference to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's Signal scandal: "Wait a second, which administration texted war plans to their brother?" Griffin replied with a question of her own: "The Trump [administration], but do we just keep lowering the bar because Trump is bad? Nothing else is bad because Trump is bad?" Behar looked toward Griffin to note that "the ship has sailed" and is "out in the ocean somewhere with Biden." She urged, "It's over. Get over it," before Griffin snapped. "No, we have Trump because you guys screwed this up!" the 35-year-old said with her arms outstretched toward Behar, before adding, "With all due respect." The audience lightly gasped after Griffin's outburst, to which Behar replied, "Alright, but does it help to just keep going over the same material about Biden over and over agin? I mean, really." Sunny Hostin then brought up other criticisms about Trump, and the conversation didn't lessen in intensity until Behar finally threw the show to a commercial break with a joke comparing the panel to the cast of The Real Housewives franchise. Ever since the November 2024 election, Griffin has frequently sparred with her cohosts over issues related to the momentous political event. Griffin took particular issue with Hostin's assertion that racism and misogyny played a significant factor in Vice President Kamala Harris losing the election to Trump. On the Nov. 18 episode, Griffin told her colleague that she's "missing it" entirely if she felt that a "vast majority in this country voted because of racism and misogyny," with Hostin then citing that "the stats are the stats" when it comes to backing up her assessment. "But, [the stat] doesn't say, 'I'm white, I voted for Donald Trump because of racism,'" Griffin replied after raising her hand to emphasize her words. "That's not a fact. What fact are you talking about?"Biden also recently appeared on The View to address similar topics, and even revealed during his interview that he "wasn't surprised" Harris lost the election. "Not because I didn't think the vice president was qualified to be president," he clarified on the May 8 telecast. "She is, she's qualified to be president of the United States of America. I was surprised because they went the sexist route, the whole route. 'This is a woman,' she's this, she's that, really, I've never seen as successful and consistent [of a] campaign undercutting the notion that a woman couldn't lead the country — and a woman of mixed race." The View airs weekdays at 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. PT on ABC. Watch Griffin and Behar clash in the video at the top of this post. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
