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Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Man Asks A.I. Chatbot to Marry Him, Partner Says It's Not Cheating
Here's a new love triangle that may become more common ... a man who shares a daughter with a woman asked an A.I. chatbot to marry him ... and she's totally down with the arrangement. Chris Smith and Sasha Cagle joined us on "TMZ Live" Wednesday and took us inside their relationship ... telling us why Chris' flirtation with the chatbot actually strengthened their bond IRL. The way Chris tells it, he needed an outlet to listen to him ramble about politics ... Sasha was too busy and social media wasn't cutting it, so he found a chatbot ... and fell in love. Chris says he asked the bot for its hand in marriage as a test and it accepted his proposal ... but he's not expecting their union to be recognized by anyone else ... and Sasha explains why she doesn't feel like Chris is cheating on her. A.I. is rapidly evolving and it's not hard to envision a future where A.I. bots become more like cyborgs and people have physical and emotional relationships with them ... and Chris and Sasha say their experiences make such a scenario sound like a good idea, at least for some folks. Catch the full interview on "TMZ Live."
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Dina Broadhurst steps out in skin-tight activewear as meets up with her ex Tony Benjamin in Bondi - after their dramatic romance made headlines
She was once at the centre of one of Sydney 's most talked-about love triangles. And on Thursday, glamorous 'nude' artist and model Dina Broadhurst was spotted reconnecting with her ex-boyfriend Tony Benjamin during a low-key meet-up in Bondi. The pair, who made headlines in 2023 when their steamy romance came to light, appeared relaxed and at ease as they enjoyed coffee and conversation in the winter sunshine before hitting Body by Berner for a Pilates session. Dina, 46, showed off her enviable figure in a fitted pair of black leggings and a cropped brown ribbed tank top. She layered her outfit with an oversized navy knit cardigan, which she wore off her shoulders for part of the outing. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Accessorising with oversized sunglasses and a pair of beige Yeezy slides, the social media star looked effortlessly chic as she strolled across the street clutching a takeaway coffee and what appeared to be a breakfast wrap. Tony, meanwhile, kept things casual in a dark sweatshirt and shorts paired with neon-accented sneakers as he laughed and chatted with Dina outside the popular local café. At one point, the former couple were seen sharing a hearty laugh, with Dina beaming as she leaned across the table. Later, they left the café together and appeared deep in conversation. Their public reunion is sure to raise eyebrows among fans who remember their tumultuous history. Dina and Tony were first linked in early 2023, with the pair quickly becoming fixtures on Sydney's social scene. However, their whirlwind romance took a dramatic turn just months later when it was revealed Tony had split from his wife, Shannon Benjamin, following his relationship with the Bondi-based artist. The saga sparked a wave of headlines, with sources close to the couple claiming the relationship had 'fizzled out' just as quickly as it began. The pair, who made headlines in 2023 when their steamy romance came to light, appeared relaxed and at ease as they enjoyed coffee and conversation in the winter sunshine before hitting Body by Berner for a pilates session Dina, 46, showed off her enviable figure in a fitted pair of black leggings and a cropped brown ribbed tank top In August last year, Dina fuelled speculation of a new romance when she posted a steamy Instagram photo of herself sunbaking in a bikini while a mystery man – believed by some to be Tony – caressed her back. However, she kept mum about her relationship status, never confirming whether she had rekindled things with her former flame. The high-society beauty has been romantically linked to some of Sydney's richest and most powerful men, but Dina doesn't like to be tied down these days. Most recently, she was once again spotted cosying up to John Winning Jr., known to his friends as Herman. In a huge love life twist, the pair were recently spotted on a double date in Coogee with cricketer Michael Clarke and his girlfriend Arabella Sherborne, the exclusive details of which were revealed by Mail+. Their shock outing came after Dina was also romantically tied to her boy toy Kengi - a former Love Island star who is, at 23, less than half her age. The pair secretly linked up in Paris, with Dina doing her best to keep him hidden from the public eye. But after Daily Mail Australia revealed their secret tryst, she began sharing steamy snaps online from their five-star Parisian love nest. Accessorising with oversized sunglasses and a pair of beige Yeezy slides, the social media star looked effortlessly chic as she strolled across the street clutching a takeaway coffee and what appeared to be a breakfast wrap The saga sparked a wave of headlines, with sources close to the couple claiming the relationship had 'fizzled out' just as quickly as it began However, upon her return to Australia, Dina sought comfort in the arms of ex-boyfriend John Jr., sparking speculation about whether they were back together. Dina and Kengi shacked up at the five-star Hotel Costes and tried to keep a lid on their romance to start with, only dropping a few hints by sharing photos from the same locations. But one of Dina's holiday snaps gave the game away: the back of Kengi's head was featured in a photo taken at the Louvre. Her fling with Kengi followed her blink-and-you'll-miss-it trip to Chile for some fun with John Jr., who seems to be her go-to on-again-off-again boyfriend. She and John Jr. originally began dating in March last year, but they broke up in early December on the morning of the wedding of Bernadette Fahey and Jordan Sukkar. The pair were both expected to attend the couple's Scots College wedding, but when Dina rocked up solo, the high-profile guests knew something was amiss. Sources revealed at the time Dina came to the realisation their lifestyles were not compatible after eight months together. John Jr. is the son of appliances mogul John Winning Sr. and his family is worth an estimated $700m.
RNZ News
a day ago
- Entertainment
- RNZ News
Screentime: Materialists, DocEdge film fest, The Gilded Age
Photo: IMDb Film and television reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about director Celine Song's latest film, Materialists , which is a US romance set among the backdrop of New York's luxury-driven dating culture and features the classic love triangle. James will also look at the third season of The Gilded Age and what's on offer at this year's Doc Edge Film Fest. James Croot is film and television reviewer for Stuff
ABC News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Materialists, starring Pedro Pascal and Dakota Johson, is not the cheesy rom-com it appears
After the wistful, what-if heartache of 2023's Past Lives, Celine Song has now set her sights on the zero-sum game of dating. Fast Facts about Materialists What: A love triangle between a New York matchmaker, her ex and a wealthy, seemingly perfect suitor. Directed by: Celine Song Starring: Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, Pedro Pascal Where: In cinemas now Likely to make you feel: Surprised Materialists slyly presents as a glossy 2000s rom-com, a milieu well suited for the writer-director's elegant dialogue and her eye for luminous New York backdrops. There was every expectation that this anticipated follow-up — with its heftier budget and an A-list cast — would take a crowd-pleasing turn. Instead, Song takes on the genre with a contemporary cynicism. Her glamorous cosmopolitan setting is host to a trio of deluded, self-loathing characters, its Cinderella fantasy joylessly reduced to its class components. Speaking to the ABC's Screen Show, Song outlines the film's primary tension: "None of us are merchandise; we're people. So why is it that we treat ourselves, and each other, like we're merchandise?" At the centre of Materialists' love triangle is Lucy (a wry Dakota Johnson), a matchmaker whose craft revolves around a ruthless calculus of compatible incomes, ages, weights and heights between New York's elite. Dating is taken as a capitalist enterprise, with clients being assigned market value, then traded accordingly. Song recalls her own experience in that profession, in which intimate desire and needs were defined by terms that felt more relevant to an insurance company or a morgue. "That's the kind of language that they were using to describe the person who has to be the love of your life. The gap between that and what I knew about love, and what I know about love, felt so vast. "That really fascinated and stressed me out, it's really the reason why I wanted to make this movie." Taking after Richard Gere in Pretty Woman, Pedro Pascal plays an old-money private equity investor, Harry, who's all too familiar with the rules of the game. He's the perfect suitor for Lucy, whose sole, immutable criterion for a mate — having watched her parents torn apart by financial hardship — is independent wealth. Beyond preventing a future of bickering over bills, Harry's considerable largesse makes her feel valued. Lucy's ex-boyfriend, John (Chris Evans), is a struggling actor on the opposite end of New York's economic strata, still confined to the cramped apartment of his 20s. When they reunite at a wedding for one of Lucy's clients, he's working a side gig as a cater waiter, which barely keeps him afloat. Lucy playfully suggests they may be soulmates — but above all, he's a bad financial decision. In screenings, Song found that the reveal of Harry's $12 million apartment could be relied upon to induce an audible response, no matter the audience. "Wealth is the most seductive thing; it is the greatest drug that is possible in modern society," Song says. "When you think about the Victorian romances, we have not come very far from talking about marriage and love only in relation to how much it's going to secure your life." Materialists is bracingly honest, even cruel, in its depiction of Lucy's world. Her myopic outlook has the underlying logic of pick-up artistry, in which sexual attraction can be distilled into formula, and courtship is merely bartering. She can only treat Harry's romantic proposition with an intense disbelief; why would a "unicorn" like him settle for someone like her? Song has a disarming way of testing the audience's own beliefs, in part because our engagement with dating apps and social media seems to affirm that same impoverished mindset. You won't see another film this year that so openly discusses the romantic odds for shorter men, which feels serendipitously timed with the recent announcement of Tinder's height filter. When Lucy describes a problem client, Sophie (Zoë Winters), as being a "nice girl" who's ultimately "not competitive", it's easy to relate to her thinking: dating apps are flooded with people whose best qualities are not on their surface. "Social media is contributing rapidly and very negatively towards the commodification of human beings … it just all becomes about expressing a value," the director says. The more we buy into that system, the more we have to lose. "Your whole life is going to be about modifying not just each other, but also yourself." The messy, unsparing drama of Materialists doesn't always cohere with its knowing deployment of rom-com tropes. Passion is kept at a minimum while misery is laid on thick, with precious few jokes peeking through. Lucy's spiritual rot is broadened into staggering obliviousness, particularly in a subplot that indelicately handles the darker implications of her work. While Lucy's chemistry with Harry (or rather, Harry's assets) is deliberately distant, John doesn't quite inspire the kind of longing to work as a counterbalance — or perhaps there's an inherent disconnect between watching a star as bright as Chris Evans playing someone so downtrodden, even if his own acting career has been in the doldrums as of late. (Naturally, Johnson is perfect at playing a character whose own aloofness seems to keep her at a distance from the human race, and relishes in dithering put-downs when the film calls for it.) Materialists may well be a hostile viewing experience for unsuspecting audiences — it's certainly not recommended as a first-date movie. But the piercing clarity of Song's approach holds up once the shock wears off, and lays bare the inadequacies of how we negotiate romance. "I'm always trying to depict a business deal of some kind; sometimes love is on the table, and sometimes it isn't."
Irish Times
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
Four new films to see this week: Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, How to Train Your Dragon, Tornado and Lollipop
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life ★★★★☆ Directed by Laura Piani. Starring Camille Rutherford, Pablo Pauly, Charlie Anson, Annabelle Lengronne, Liz Crowther, Alan Fairbairn, Frederick Wiseman. 15A cert, gen release, 97min Charming, clever romcom that casts Rutherford as a French bookseller who gets cast into a messy love triangle at a Jane Austen retreat across La Manche. The film does occasionally struggle with getting England right. We are always aware this is a French film-maker looking through the window at the crumpets on their doilies. But there is a mischievous intelligence at work that complements the embrace of sometimes-broad misunderstandings. It's worth it alone to hear Agathe identify, in the most Gallic of vowels, one character with a particular work. He suggests, apparently, Mr Bertram in 'Mahnsfeeld Perk'. Full review DC How to Train Your Dragon ★★★☆☆ Directed by Dean DeBlois. Starring Mason Thames, Nico Parker, Nick Frost, Gerard Butler, Gabriel Howell, Julian Dennison, Bronwyn James, Harry Trevaldwyn, Peter Serafinowicz. PG cert, gen release, 125min Live-action remake of 2010 animated hit about a young Viking who makes friends with a dragon. One could bang on all day about how familiar so much of this seems. But it is only fair to acknowledge that, judged as an independent entity, the current film works as sleek, funny entertainment. Much of that is down to the cast. Thames, as the spirited protagonist, doesn't let his fragile ingenuousness get in the way of moral determination. If we must have such retreads then let them at least be carried off with this degree of amusing gusto. Full review DC READ MORE Tornado ★★★☆☆ Directed by John Maclean. Starring Tim Roth, Jack Lowden, Takehiro Hira, Joanne Whalley, Koki. 15A cert, limited release, 90min Maclean returns to the austere storytelling that defined Slow West, his well-regarded 2015 debut. Set in a rugged and unnamed corner of 18th-century Scotland, the film follows the taciturn young circus performer of the title and her father as they are drawn into a deadly pursuit. The McGuffin is familiar: an opportunistic theft, a misplaced bag of swag and double-crossing rogues on the rampage. Will frustrate the giblets out of those seeking narrative momentum. But viewers willing to sit with its stark silences and oppressive atmospherics can look forward to a singular, if rarely easy, watch. Full review TB Lollipop ★★★★☆ Directed by Daisy-May Hudson. Starring Posy Sterling, Idil Ahmed, TerriAnn Cousins, Tegan-Mia, Stanley Rhoads, Luke Howitt, Aliyah Abdi, Johanna Allitt. 15A cert, gen release, 100min We're not sure why Molly (played with fraying precision by Sterling) has served four months in prison, but her attempts to chart a path back to normalcy are unjustifiably frustrating. Her longed-for reunion with her two children is spoiled when only her daughter arrives, and then only for a minute. Hudson has staked a significant claim in the rich terrain of Britain's socially conscious, kitchen-sink milieu. There's no triumphalism here, but there's enough grit and community spirit to coalesce into a decent outcome. Maddening and urgent viewing, nonetheless. Full review TB
