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The Irish Sun
3 hours ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
‘We had a laugh about it' – Finn Russell reveals Johnny Sexton rivalry was ‘put to bed' by Andy Farrell after book jabs
FINN RUSSELL is glad to be in the same corner as his former out-half rival Johnny Sexton in the Lions' quest for a series triumph in Australia. When the Lions toured South Africa four years ago, 3 Finn Russell opened up on his reunion with Johnny Sexton Credit: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile 3 Johnny Sexton called Russell the darling of the media in his book Credit: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile 3 They are now working together with the Lions Credit: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile The Kiwi also drafted Addressing this topic in his autobiography 'Obsessed', Sexton said Scottish place-kicker Russell had been 'the darling of the media' during the 2021 Last October, Sexton called Russell 'flashy' and stated he would choose Farrell as Lions No 10. Sexton is now working with Russell in his capacity as an assistant coach to Read More on Lions Yet the pair stressed in recent interviews that there was no bad blood and Russell reiterated the point after the The Scot said: 'It was never a thing almost. When we came in we had a laugh straight away and Andy kind of put it to bed, so that was good — not that it was ever going to be an issue, I don't believe. 'We're all here with the same goal, which is to win the series. 'It's been good working with Johnny. Most read in Rugby Union 'I'm happy to bounce questions off him and chat to him about what he's seeing, because with the numbers we've had he's had to jump in sometimes. 'So it's been quite funny being on the same training side. 'Cried like a baby didn't ya-' - Watch Andy Farrell embarrass Ireland star over reaction to Lions call-up 'It's good to have a guy with experience here. All the coaches seem open to have conversations and have chats. It's a good environment to be in.' There is a strong Irish presence within the Lions squad. Following the addition of Australia . The fact there are so many people from the one set-up — five of the seven Lions coaches for the tour also come from the Irish group — could make it difficult to break down barriers in a squad that draws players from four nations. However, Russell does not see that being an issue. He said: 'I wouldn't say there's barriers. Players are going to have players they're more friendly with. 'If you've got a pair of old Leinster boys, you know each other very well. 'I know the Scottish boys, English guys know the English guys and the Welsh are the same. 'You're always going to get these pockets where you're more comfortable with each other. Over the last few days everyone's mixing really well. 'When you get into it you become a team so quickly. It does change so quickly and you build these relationships so quickly. 'Whether they're an Irish set-up or an English, Scottish or whatever it is, I don't think it makes too much of a difference. We're all here with the same goal and trying to pull in the same direction.'
NBC News
a day ago
- Entertainment
- NBC News
Accusations of plagiarism, AI use and author bullying: 'BookTok' rocked by recent scandals
A scandal over allegations of plagiarism is rocking the book community on TikTok, becoming the latest drama to unfold in a pocket of the internet that was once considered a safer space from online toxicity. 'Beverly,' a romance novel by indie author Laura J. Robert, had picked up recent buzz on the social media platform, where readers and authors often discuss the latest titles and give recommendations. But several creators removed their videos praising Robert's book after allegations emerged that it was a rip-off of the indie author R.J. Lewis' 'Obsessed,' which was published in 2016. Both books have plots that follow a lead female character and her romance with her childhood friend. Some people posted excerpts of Lewis' words juxtaposed with Robert's, identifying what they described as similarities. Others accused Robert of using artificial intelligence to tweak and lengthen Lewis' book to create her own version. A handful of people speculated the authors could be the same person — because Robert's initials are Lewis' initials backward — and that the controversy could all be a PR stunt. NBC News was unable to reach Robert on Friday. Lewis declined to comment further. On BookTok, some have cited the somewhat niche controversy as yet another example of the community's shift away from lighthearted content around new releases. 'Does anyone miss just having a silly, goofy, fun time, having a bit of a laugh?' Lola Oluremi, a BookTok creator, said in a recent video discussing 'Beverly' and 'Obsessed.' 'I feel like every time I log onto BookTok now, it's something.' The online space, which has been credited for inspiring a fresh wave of interest in literature, hasn't been devoid of drama in the past. But this month, the 'Beverly' accusations followed two other separate situations that had caused some division among BookTokers online. Author Ali Hazelwood, who is behind popular novels such as 'The Love Hypothesis,' left Instagram purportedly after she was 'bullied' for a comment she made during a panel discussion at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books in April. Hazelwood weighed in on who she thought Katniss Everdeen, the protagonist of Suzanne Collins' 'Hunger Games' books, should have ended up with romantically, saying it should have been her childhood friend Gale, rather than her fellow tribute, Peeta. 'He's a terrible, mean, selfish person,' Hazelwood said of the character Peeta, a baker's son from District 12 who was reaped alongside Katniss in the books. The clip of Hazelwood's remarks was widely circulated and blasted online by people who accused her of having a bad take. Hazelwood didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Since she went dark online, several BookTokers have come to her defense, reflecting on how the community has seemingly become more prone to getting lost in meaningless discourse. 'The way y'all have lost the plot over a fictional bread boy has left me genuinely questioning the mental health of the book community,' Shelley Fleuridor, the YouTuber behind the channel 'Book Chats with Shelley,' said in a recent video delving into the Hazelwood backlash. 'We need to talk about what's happening to this community and why some of you genuinely need to be placed in a reading timeout immediately, maybe permanently.' Also this past month, Victoria Aveyard, the author of the 'Red Queen' books, sparked a wave of backlash and speculation on BookTok after she post a video alluding to another author's using generative AI in a novel without naming the purported writer. She said she didn't name the person because she didn't want to get sued. 'Using GenAI to come up with characters, plots and story ideas isn't writing. It's theft,' Aveyard said. 'Using GenAI doesn't make you a writer. It makes you a thief.' She said generative AI has been trained on copyrighted material that 'has been stolen from artists without license or compensation.' Some subsequent posts from users accuse Aveyard of being a 'mean girl' obsessed with 'drama.' In other videos, some try to guess which author she was referring to. Meanwhile, a handful of authors have also been posting videos of their writing and editing processes to prove their work isn't made with AI. With 'Beverly,' it remains unclear whether there will be consequences for Robert beyond online fallout. Robert's social media pages and her author website were no longer online Friday. 'Beverly' has also been removed from Amazon. The title remains on GoodReads, where several people have posted comments about the plagiarism accusations and given the book a one-star review. Lewis posted about the plagiarism allegations on Instagram this week, calling the situation an indie author's 'worst nightmare.' "I'm an author who does not have a big online presence and thank all who have reached out to bring this to my attention as I don't have much visibility on the social media space," she wrote. She said she has contacted Amazon to raise a copyright infringement case and hopes 'that people in the booktok space realize this author is stealing content and profiting from it.'
Canberra Times
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Canberra Times
'The Addison Tour': Addison Rae announces Aussie stops on first world tour
Rae rose to fame on TikTok, collecting more than 88 million followers before transitioning into acting in the Netflix movie He's All That, and then music with her first single Obsessed in 2021.
New York Post
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Eminem allegedly wanted rumored ex Mariah Carey to play his mother in ‘8 Mile'
We belong together — as mother and son. Eminem — who starred as aspiring rapper B-Rabbit in '8 Mile,' the 2002 movie based on his own life — reportedly had a certain pop superstar in mind to play the role of his alcoholic mom, who he lives with in a trailer home. And it was none other than Mariah Carey, according to producer Damion 'Damizza' Young, who was working with the legendary singer at the time. 7 After Mariah Carey was reportedly offered the role, Kim Basinger played Eminem's mother in 2002's '8 MIle.' ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection 7 Mariah Carey performed her new single 'Type Dangerous' at the BET Awards on Monday night. ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection It all began when Eminem requested a meeting with Carey, Damizza said on the 'TFU Podcast.' 'I'm not getting in the middle of that. I know how this ends,' he said. Damizza claimed that Carey initially turned down the meeting before she heard about the movie, alleging she eventually agreed to it. 'The first thing out of [Eminem's] mouth is, 'I want you to play my mother,'' Damizza recalled. But Carey, who at 56 is only four years older than Eminem, was allegedly insulted by the offer. 'Her insecurities kicked in big time,' he said. 7 Eminem performed at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York Billboard via Getty Images Although Carey never went on to join the cast of '8 Mile' — with the role of Eminem's mom going to Oscar-winning actress Kim Basinger — Damizza alleged that the meeting was the catalyst for the long-rumored romance between the two music icons. 'It was her chasing him, not him chasing her,' he said. 'Next thing I know, we are at Eminem's house … and they disappear. The second they went into his room, literally, I was like, 'I'm going back to LA. There is no point of me being here.' 'It went from business to f—king,' he claimed. 7 Mariah Carey dressed in an Eminem-like disguise as a stalker in her 2009 'Obsessed' video. Billboard via Getty Images 7 Mariah Carey received the Ultimate Icon Award at the 2025 BET Awards. REUTERS While Eminem has also claimed that they dated — he even referenced Carey on the tracks 'Superman' and 'When the Music Stops' from 2002's 'The Eminem Show' — Carey has denied ever having a relationship with him. That led the 'We Be Together' singer to seemingly take aim at Eminem on her 2009 hit 'Obsessed.' 'Telling the world how much you miss me/But we never were, so why you tripping?' sings Carey, who also donned an Eminem-like disguise as a stalker in the music video. 7 Eminem won a Best Original Song Oscar for 'Lose Yourself' from his 2002 film '8 Mile.' REUTERS 7 Eminem and Kim Basinger co-starred as a son and his alcoholic mom living in a trailer home in 2002's '8 Mile.' ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection Eminem responded with another track, 'The Warning,' in 2009. 'Wow Mariah, didn't expect you to go balls out/ Bitch, shut the f—k up 'fore I put all them phone calls out,' he rapped. These days, though, Carey has put the Eminem feud far behind her. On Friday, she dropped 'Type Dangerous,' her first proper single since 2018's 'Caution.' She performed the new track on Monday night at the BET Awards, where she received the Ultimate Icon Award. 'This means so much, especially coming from BET,' Carey said. 'This is my first BET Award. I mean, if you're gonna get one, might as well start with the Ultimate Icon Award.' She continued, 'It took me a while, but I finally realized life is far too short to live for anyone else's approval, which is something I always did. So I decided to own who I am—my extra-ness, my fabulousness and, yes, my success and my iconic-ness.'
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Addison Rae's Pop Queen Dreams Are Massive, and Just Out of Reach
Listening to Addison Rae's self-titled debut feels like wearing your gaudiest dress and stepping into the Chateau Marmont on a hot summer day. There are glistening turquoise pools, loads of cigarettes, diamond jewelry, and everything is doused in the golden Los Angeles sun. At the center of the glamour stands Rae in stilettos. She's a self-assured, cheeky girl-next-door shedding her past and stepping into this new chapter with her unique ability to set a distinct vibe. For Rae, it's incredibly important to build this world. After all, unlike most musicians making a debut record, the former TikTok sensation is out to do more than just make a name for herself. Rae's public persona already exists: She's the fifth most-followed person on TikTok, known for her vivacious online personality. But the platform she built back in 2019 as a Louisiana teen who moved to L.A. and became all about content creators, online dance trends, beauty brand deals, and torrid love triangles doesn't apply to her self-titled debut. Instead, Addison is a reintroduction, a portrait of the young woman Rae has grown into, one who is free to take her artistry wherever she pleases. More from Rolling Stone Sabrina Carpenter, Lil Wayne, Addison Rae, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week Lady Gaga Praises Queer Music Pioneer Carl Bean in Docu Clip: 'Anthems Unify People' Addison Rae's Long-Awaited Debut Album 'Addison' Is Here Rae first took a swing at music back in 2021 with her debut single, 'Obsessed.' After the ultra-packaged dance-pop track was panned by critics, the aspiring singer went back to the drawing board to rethink her craft. Her 2023 EP AR, which included the Charli XCX-assisted '2 Die 4,' showed more potential with alternative-pop leanings and a hazy center. Since then, Rae has been vocal about taking her music seriously and sharpening her instincts. For her debut LP, Rae notably kept the production team small with two female producers, Luka Kloser and Elvira Anderfjärd. On Addison, Rae's eclectic intentions are loud and clear: to create a distinctive, dreamy soundscape that brings her album moodboards to life — and, naturally, make fun music for people to dance to. The album opener, 'New York,' throws listeners into Rae's world with a club-ready nod to her most beloved collaborator and influence, Charli XCX. 'I'm a dance whore,' Rae proclaims before a pulsating Jersey club beat takes over the song. 'Money Is Everything' is just as fun with lively dance-pop energy punctuated by a slower trip-hop twist. The bubbly track celebrates Rae's inspirations: 'DJ play Madonna/Wanna roll one with Lana/Get high with Gaga,' she sings. It's quite a dream blunt rotation to conjure. Lush synths drive Addison as Rae continues to lean into the sparkling sonics of her singles 'Diet Pepsi' and 'Aquamarine.' Those early previews are the strongest examples of the sound Rae has shaped here. The Lana Del Rey-inspired 'Summer Forever' takes the same low-key melody as those singles and makes it moodier, with twinkling production that evokes a glinting afternoon car drive down Sunset Boulevard. Both the R&B-inflected 'Times Like These' and 'In the Rain' push the fantastical feel of the album incrementally further with bass lines that desperately want to boom even louder. The most exciting sonic turn occurs on album highlight 'Fame Is a Gun,' with a supercharged synth that moves in tantalizing directions and evoke Britney Spears' In the Zone and Lady Gaga's The Fame. She's not the second coming of Spears, Gaga, Del Rey, or Madonna. Instead, Rae translates pieces of these icons' music and filters them through the lens of the modern internet age. Lyrically, Rae writes about 'the glamorous life' you'd expect from an L.A.-based 24-year-old. 'Diamonds are my best friend like I'm Norma Jean,' she sings on 'Money Is Everything' before cackling, 'I'm the richest girl in the world.' Honestly, why shouldn't Rae brag about how much money she has? She became a self-made millionaire by the time she was 20. There's a whole lot of California ease as Rae conjures sex and cigarettes, and sometimes both. She's more believable telling us she's 'young, dumb, and cute' with 'nothing to lose' during 'In the Rain' than she is trying to trying to convince us, 'I'm not an easy fuck/But when it comes to shoes I'll be a slut' in 'High Fashion.' The album's most interesting moments are the ones that try to reveal a sliver of the star's more complex innermost thoughts, including some insecurities. On 'Times Like These,' the former TikToker turned pop sensation admits that attention can be overwhelming. 'My life moves faster than me,' she sings before asking: 'Do I eat what I want tonight?/Or will it make me feel less tight.' Rae's ever-present smile really falls away when she wonders if her parents' messy divorce will stop her from finding lasting love; it's a subject she explores in multiple songs, including 'Summer Forever,' 'Headphones On' and 'Times Like These.' There's only a line or two in each track, but these insightful moments are a welcome reprieve from the sparkly hedonism. 'Keeping a smile on my face for protection/Turning my tears into gold,' she sings on 'In the Rain.' Such flashes of vulnerability offer a welcome backdrop to her unshakable optimism. Addison isn't the work of a fully formed pop technician on the level of her heroes. For a dance-pop record, some of the album gets bogged down by a lack of dynamism, with too much of the music feeling circular and repetitive rather than propulsive, almost like you're floating along rather than being driven by a captivating rhythm. At worst, the LP's dream-like quality starts becoming literally sleepy. The 'Lost and Found' and 'Life's No Fun Through Clear Waters' interludes are vibey moments meant to pull us in with thoughtful-seeming lines like 'I lost myself and found myself again,' but these passages feel like gauzy, emotional window dressing rather than being genuinely revealing. It doesn't help that the singer's vocal abilities can sometimes get muddied in production that buries her feathery falsetto. There's a sense at times that she can't quite take the command that she wants. It's clear, even in this new version of herself, Rae hasn't quite nailed the right balance of pop-star decadence and pop-star introspection. Maybe she'll get it right on her next project. For now, as she sings on 'Times Like These,' the foundation is set for her next phase: 'Head out the window/Let's see how far I'll go.' Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
