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The plot of land just behind the elephants and the savannah in Artis is stillquite a mess. The earth is plowed and strewn with stones and steel cables,bulldozers drive frantically back and forth, building materials are everywhereand men in orange vests are walking.

At the beginning of next year, an amazing lion enclosure should be built here,complete with a tunnel, cave, waterfalls and above all a lot of space. Intotal, the new residence will cover about 1800 square meters. Compared tothis, the current home of the lion trio, the Kerbert Terrace from 1928, withjust over 180 square meters, is rightly a tiny house to name.

“They are improving in such a way,” says a delighted Tjerk ter Meulen, who asmanager Animal and Plant is primarily responsible for all plants and animalsin Artis. The enclosure was designed by landscape architect Thijs de Zeeuw,who also designed the new space for the elephants, and it is somewhat similarto that. “They get grass, sand, water they can mess around in, high vantagepoints, rocks and all kinds of trees in which we will hang carcasses. Let’ssee if they play with that.”

Impression of the new lion enclosure, seen from the visitor’s passage.ImageArtist

Four lockdowns

They must have moved before the high season of next year. “That will be veryexciting, I have no idea how they will react. The females are ten and elevenyears old, the male about six years old. I hope they don’t get too shocked bysuddenly so much space around them.” There are no congeners for the timebeing. “Let’s see how they like it here.”

Last year, the future of the lions looked a lot less rosy, when a one-wayticket to France was booked for them. Artis was in enormous financial troubledue to the corona crisis – the zoo had to close its doors four times due to alockdown and ran into a million-dollar deficit – so there was no money leftfor the much-needed new stay.

It was decided that they would be better off in a French animal park. Whenthat deal fell through at the last minute, two anonymous benefactors, a fundand a private individual, decided to sponsor the complete renovation, so thatthe lions were allowed to stay in Amsterdam forever. There was a sigh ofrelief from the city. Artis wouldn’t be Artis without a bunch of big cats.

Palms with steel cables

The animals that had to make way for the new lion enclosure have meanwhilebeen spoiled with a very prominent new place, right in front of the entrance.Where visitors came across the camel field for the past eighty years, thereare now algazels, an extinct antelope species from North Africa.

They reside under two knoperds of Chilean honey palms (secured with steelcables, in case of storms). “The camels had died, the cattle were moved to thesavannah, the donkeys and reindeer went to other zoos. These are domesticatedanimals that you also find on, for example, petting zoos, so we think they areless important to show.” Later, meerkats are added, which, like the lions, arenow somewhat cramped.

Leaky aquarium

In the meantime, the most radical renovation of Artis is taking place on thesouth side of the zoo: at the aquarium, which had to close with immediateeffect at the beginning of last year. In 138 years, rising salt water hascompletely affected the structures and facades, making it no longer safe toenter the building. And the aquarium was also leaking.

“We found a puddle of water on the ground floor every morning,” says ElineDanker, Artis Programming & Development Manager. “It was in a really dramaticstate, the aquarium was just about to collapse.”

The fish have been moved to other zoos and aquariums, so that the building cannow be completely renovated. But where the lions have been helped out thanksto their philanthropists (in fact, the benefactors also raised their walletsfor the algazel enclosure and the new use of the Kerbert Terrace), the fishare still in financial difficulties.

“Because it is a national monument, we first have to restore everything to itsformer glory – for example, we constantly find ornaments behind suspendedceilings, which all need to be restored. This will not only cost a lot oftime, but also a lot of money.” In total, Artis takes into account a cost of46 million. “And we’ve only got half of it now. So exceeding that amount isreally not allowed.”

It’s finally here! The first three episodes of Andoro are now streaming onDisney+. But is the show worth checking out? The first reviews draw a strikingconclusion.

Don’t be scared, but it’s been three months since the final of Obi-WanKenobi came out.

Star Wars: from bad to good news

Since then, Star Wars fans have had to take in a fair share of bad news.Earlier this week, it was announced that Disney has canceled the only filmthat was still on the schedule.

Then we are talking about the dogfight movie by Wonder Woman directorPatty Jenkins. The concept was just so cool: Top Gun , but with X-Wings.Well, you don’t have to count on that anymore.

Where it remains silent on film level, Lucasfilm gives a lot of gas ifpossible in the series area. Kenya We’ve only just finished it, but from nowon you can already start on the next Star Wars series.

Disney+ drops Andor

Andoro has launched on Disney+! Starting today, the first three episodes ofthe show are available to stream. Andoro takes place five years ago RogueOne af, making it a prequel of a prequel. We follow Cassian Andor (DiegoLuna), who was instrumental in the early days of the Rebel Alliance.

Reviews are pouring in

So now the show is out. Is that a cause for celebration? Secure!

Recently, the first reactions appeared on Twitter. They were remarkablypositive, but well, that usually applies to such first takes of journalistswho still have to deal with an embargo.

Now that the show is out, critics can fling their reviews all over theinternet. Finally we can take stock, and the result is very cheerful.

Grim HBO show

Almost every review is very positive. Critics especially praise how different_Andoro_ has been compared to the previous Star Wars series. Instead of anendless barrage of references and cameos, we are presented with a grim storythat could have come straight from the stable of HBO, so they conclude.

It keeps coming back that Andoro finally diverges from Disney’s Star Warsmodel.

What about Rotten Tomatoes?

Better news you can die hard fans of the franchise almost do not give. It’sjust too early for a preliminary Rotten Tomatoes score, as there are only twoofficial reviews left at the time of writing.

So it’s just a matter of being patient until the reviews there are processed,but the preliminary impression is in any case very positive. Rotten Tomatoesmay already have an overview by the time you read this article. Then checkthis page.

First Andor reviews at a glance

Below we summarize the first reviews of the Disney+ Original for you. Preferto judge for yourself? Fortunately, that is already possible right away,because Andoro is now available to stream on Disney+.

Variety:

“A huge, huge welcome farewell to the quintessential ‘Star Wars model’ ofDisney+.”

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“Amazingly, Gilroy manages to keep viewers intrigued through two methods thatare easy to conceive, but difficult to execute: building incredible worlds andlayering characters.”

The Hollywood Reporter:

“A Star Wars origin story not for the Baby Yoda audience.”

collider:

“Across the board feels Andoro like a Star Wars series for a more matureaudience.”

Andoro(Image: Disney)

Yahoo! Movies:

“Despite taking its name from a single character, it is Andoro a realensemble piece, just like the best Star Wars material.”

Heroic Hollywood:

“By far the most mature Star Wars story Lucasfilm has ever presented.”

Nerds and Beyond:

“The raw, grounded story that Star Wars has been needing for ages.”

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“Amazingly, Gilroy manages to keep viewers intrigued through two methods thatare easy to conceive, but difficult to execute: building incredible worlds andlayering characters.”

Empire:

“With sharper edges than this franchise is used to, a formerly peripheralcharacter has delivered one of the most intriguing starts to a live-actionStar Wars project.”

Consequence:

“This series is brimming with that potential moment by moment. Hopefully itwill eventually remember that, like it or not, it’s also a TV show.”

Do you love gaming, art, movies and music? Then you can indulge yourself fromOctober 28 to November 4 during the festival The Overkill in Enschede. Onething is certain: you will not get bored at this festival because there is somuch to see, smell, taste, feel and hear.

The Overkill started in 2011 as a festival for indie games. These are computergames made by small, creative companies. This eleventh edition has now growninto a major festival that attracts international visitors. In addition togames, there are also films, music, art, lectures, performances andinteractive installations.

Theme: Healing

The theme of The Overkill this year is healing (‘Heal Royale’): on how we canmake the world a little better again, because there’s quite a bit going on. Inmany games you have something of a healer/healer, for example potions to makeyou strong or a person you have to visit to regain your strength. heal in aplayful way.

Also through workshops, music and lectures, themes such as modern wxtches ,spirituality and the power of nature in relation to digital culture. There is(digital) art, films, music, workshops and of course indie games, in whichinteractivity and interactions with each other are central.

For whom?

The Overkill is actually for everyone. Whether you want to try the latest coolgames from small startups, you will be amazed by the Dungeons and Dragons-presentation by Queer Arcana or want to watch cool films in the cinema of theevent: you are most welcome!

According to Niels, from the organization, all kinds of people are attractedto this: from yuppies to philosophy students and from artists to gamers. Hereyou can be who you are, without prejudice.

Hopeful

The Overkill invites you to discuss the shit of the world and how we candeal with it together. It’s not about solving all problems. By talking to eachother, you create new energy together, the organization hopes.

It’s hard to put into words what you can expect from The Overkill. One thingis certain: at this festival you will not get bored easily because there is alot to see, smell, taste, feel and hear.

Afterparty

Super cool: on the opening night on October 28 there is a cool afterpartycalled Sensomnia. This one multi sensory rave appeals to all your senseswith taste experiences, light, smell, music and even sign language dance. Coolfor everyone to experience, but especially great for the deaf and hard ofhearing.

You don’t have to go to the festival to buy a ticket for the afterparty,because they are available to everyone. Tickets for Sensomnia are 10 euros andthe rave is in Metropool at Willem Wilminkplein 2 from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m.

Tickets

The Overkill takes place in the Sickhouse building at Stationsplein 1 inEnschede. Sickhouse is a research platform that aims to play a social rolethrough games, film, exhibitions and more. The Sickhouse bar is also openthroughout the festival for good coffee and tasty cocktails.

You can buy a weekend ticket for 30 euros, a ticket for the entire festivalfor 50 euros. For students, a weekend ticket costs 25 euros and a festivalticket 40 euros. All information can be found on the website of The Overkill.

In fact, broadcasting director Peter Kuipers wants to talk about his own clubthis Wednesday, the KRO-NCRV. Anyone who tunes in to the programs of thismerger broadcaster can see: the broadcaster – with more than 400,000 members –has had a new identity since the beginning of September. The logo – a circlemade up of three colors – is accompanied by a new story.

For two years, the director asked friend and foe: why does society give usmore than 80 million euros every year? Do we actually deserve that? In theend, Kuipers arrived at three key words: the KRO-NCRV stands for a world thatcan be fairer, greener and nicer. The slogan: ‘Join tomorrow’. “In doing so,we remain in our hundred-year-old Christian-social tradition, but we also showthat we are focused on the future.” Does that mean anything to its members?”Sometimes not right away, but when I tell them we care about their childrenand grandchildren, then always.”

But while he explains how these terms return in the programming, currentevents seep in. Because since the broadcast of afternoon program Unheard ofNews , on Thursday September 15, it is almost nothing else in Hilversum.Presenter Raisa Blommestijn spoke in a provocative way about alleged”blankophobia” that would make it impossible to discuss “reverse racism”. Theviolence in the videos shown to support her argument did not appear to have aracist motive in any of the four cases. “This was apparent from research byour Pointer program,” says the director proudly.

Statements, no consequences

In her tirade, Blommestijn used the n-word several times and was notcontradicted by her guests, MP Pepijn van Houwelingen (FvD) and professor PaulCliteur (Leiden University).

The broadcast soon led to a series of condemnatory statements, the NPO spokeof a limit that would have been reached. However, the broadcast remainedwithout consequences for the time being.

State Secretary Gunay Uslu (D66, Media) insisted on a decision by the MediaCommission (CvdM) and the Ombudsman of the NPO, who reported at the end oflast weekend that they had already received almost 1,700 complaints. On theadvice of these authorities, it could issue a second sanction against thebroadcaster and eventually withdraw the broadcasting concession.

This broadcaster damages the NPO

Kuipers was also in all states when seeing the broadcast. And it has beengrinding in his head ever since. He now calls on the State Secretary not towait any longer and to revoke the broadcasting license of the aspiringbroadcaster with immediate effect. “What is now needed is what was lacking atthe entrance of Ongehoord Nederland: administrative courage, at the ministryand the management of the public broadcaster. We can wait for another report,demand apologies and rectifications or come up with another sanction. But ifwe are honest, then we know enough.”

He himself is also in the garden, he admits. “Minister Slob, the NPO, but alsowe as fellow directors thought: with two penetrating conversations in advanceand a signature of director Karskens under the journalistic code, we dare. Butnothing shows the intention to keep to agreements. In doing so, thisbroadcaster harms the NPO.”

Also read: Rain of complaints after broadcasting ON. Can everything besaid?

After the offending broadcast of September 15, Kuipers texted his fellowbroadcaster Karskens. “This is not an opinion, I told him, this isjournalistic rubbish. Pure dredge.” He then joined the indignant statements ofhis fellow directors. “But it cannot just be with words of disapproval, afterwhich we return to the order of the day. That’s how it goes within our ownorganization: if an employee breaks the rules here, I call him and he firstreceives a royal admonition. If someone does that again, they will be banned.”

Citizens in a pinch

KRO-NCRV is the first broadcaster to speak out in favor of an immediatedeparture of ON from the system. Is he calling on his colleagues to rallybehind him? “That’s up to them, I can’t make that decision for them.” Askedfor a response, Arnold Karskens sent a short message this Wednesday NRC :”We live in a democracy and broadcaster Ongehoord Nederland neatly interpretsthe opinion of many people.”

Incidentally, Kuipers emphasizes, if it comes from a departure from thesystem, that does not make him happy. “I had hoped that Ongehoord Nederlandwould be a success. That would mean that we as NPO would finally reach atarget group that we just don’t know how to reach at the moment.”

KRO-NCRV does try to do that, by the way. The ‘unheard of’ citizen is called’the citizen in the pinch’ on his broadcaster. “Our journalistic branch hasmade this a spearhead. For example, we are currently in Almelo for three weekswith a pop-up editor. Then we go to Heerlen.”

It turns out to be a personal matter for the former TROS director. “As someonewho originally comes from the Frisian countryside, I have a thing for farmersand their way of life. I understand them well. At the same time, I also see:things will have to change with agriculture. But we have to go there together.We do this, for example, by viewers of our most watched program farmer seekswife to seduce also to Inside out about sustainable living.”

If Ongehoord Nederland is out of the system, the system must be reformed, sothat no new broadcasters are ready to join in the future. Kuipers is notreassured: “After one report and two recommendations on this, the StateSecretary has already ordered a new report on new admission criteria thissummer. After that, both Chambers have to find something about it again.Before you know it, we’ll be late again and we’ll have to wait another fiveyears. While: the order is just full. It must remain manageable here.”

Supplement (September 22, 2022): After publication, this article has beensupplemented with the response of Arnold Karskens.

Many Dutch people can sing songs like Can the lights be turned off and Ifshe is not there sing along word for word. But did you know that De Dijk hasonly reached the top five once in all those years? A bird’s-eye view of theevergreens, which the charts barely paid attention to at the time.

By Michiel Vos

De Dijk, who starts a series of farewell concerts on Friday evening in theAmsterdam Ziggo Dome, makes his debut in 1982 with the song Bleeding Heart.Today it is considered one of their most famous songs, but back then it didn’tmake much of an impression. The single didn’t even make it to the Top 40 atall.

Enter without knocking from 1985 suffered the same fate. The song does notmake it to the Top 40, but singer Huub van der Lubbe tells in 2000 _Penthouse_that the song still earns him enough money.

The singer wrote Enter without knocking about an affair he had during hismarriage, with a woman who suddenly came into his life and disappeared just assuddenly. His wife stayed and Van der Lubbe says that the relationship has notleft a bad aftertaste. “Not for the other person and not for my wife either.If only because – thanks to that song – we still eat well,” he jokes about it.

De vijf meest beluisterde nummers van De Dijk op Spotify

• 1. Als Ze Er Niet Is – 16 miljoen streams (5e plaats in Top 40) * 2. Ik Kan Het Niet Alleen – 15,4 miljoen streams (18e plaats in Top 40) * 3. Groot Hart – 8,2 miljoen streams (geen Top 40-notering) * 4. Mag Het Licht Uit – 8 miljoen streams (23e plaats in Top 40) * 5. Nergens Goed Voor – 6,8 miljoen streams (10e plaats in Top 40)

First Top 40 listing only in 1987

It was only in 1987 that De Dijk managed to reach the Top 40 for the firsttime with the song Can the lights be turned off. The number of the plate_Waking Up In A Strange World_ has been in the 500 most popular records of alltime almost every year since the beginning of the Top 2000 of Radio 2, but atthe time did not go beyond 23rd position in the weekly list. After five weeks,the song disappeared from the charts again.

On the same album is Dancing on the volcano to find, a song written abouttwo lovers who enjoy each other for a while before the world ends. Althoughthe song didn’t even make the Top 40, it now turns out to be one of De Dijk’smost beloved songs. In the most recent edition of the Top 2000, it is even theband’s highest ranking at 273rd place.

With the fifth album Nobody In Town released in 1989, the band becomes morepopular. However, that does not immediately result in a hit. The first single_I can not do it alone_ is one of the band’s most popular songs with fifteenmillion streams on Spotify, but it does not go further than eighteenth placein the charts. The single that comes out next, Good For Nowhere, is theband’s first top ten ranking. With 6.8 million streams on Spotify, it hasturned out to be a less timeless classic.

The title song Nobody In Town , on which Van der Lubbe sings, among otherthings, about a childhood friend who jumped to his death under the influenceof drugs, was never released as a single, but it has left its mark. With a291st place in the Top 2000 of 2021, the song has become the band’s secondmost loved song in that list and has become a fixture during their concerts.

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Biggest hit and number one albums

In 1994 De Dijk experienced its commercial peak with the release of the single_If she is not there_. The ode to Van der Lubbe’s wife Teuntje takes fifthplace in the Top 40 and is still in the higher regions of the Top 2000 everyyear. On Spotify, the song is the band’s most listened song, with sixteenmillion plays.

After that the band still manages to reach the Top 40 here and there, but itis mainly the albums that do well. In 2002 they achieved with Musicians Don’t Dance for the first time the highest position with a studio album. Also_Sharp The Scythe_ (2011) and Everyone ‘s Square (2014) top the album listfor a week.

The classics of the pop band will undoubtedly pass by during the farewellconcerts. De Dijk announced earlier this year to stop; for singer Van derLubbe the surprise was over. The band starts the concert series Friday eveningin the Amsterdam Ziggo Dome, where they play five shows. Then they tour theDutch pop stages to say their final goodbyes on December 17 in Paradiso, wherethey also gave their first performance in 1981.

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Ryan Grantham

Netflix Ryan Grantham in an episode of Riverdale

Actor Ryan Grantham was sentenced to life in prison for the shooting death ofhis mother.

Grantham, known for his role in Diary of a Wimpy Kid and appearance in_riverdale,_ pled guilty to second-degree murder in March 2020 for killing hismother, Barbara Waite.

The 24-year-old was handed a life sentence in the British Columbia SupremeCourt in Vancouver on Wednesday. He will not be eligible for parole for 14years, Canada’s CBC reports.

Per the outlet, Justice Kathleen Ker said gripping statements from thevictim’s loved ones, such as Grantham’s sister, showed the “life-shattering”impact of the tragedy. She added that the actor’s “saving grace” was that hewas aware enough of what he did and he didn’t go on a spree.

RELATED: ‘ Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ Actor Who Pleaded Guilty to MurderingMom Allegedly Plotted to Kill Justin Trudeau

Speaking about Grantham’s mental health issues, Ker noted that he had beenhaving difficulties weeks before the actor pulled the trigger and had beenviewing violent footage on the dark web.

He is getting psychiatric treatment while in jail and appears to be showingimprovement, Ker said according to CBC.

The child actor’s lawyer Chris Johnson said, according to CTV, that Granthamis not shocked at the sentencing.

RELATED: Elizabeth Chambers Rep Responds After Armie Hammer AccuserSlams ‘Healing’ Comments: She Was ‘Sensitive’

“I think he anticipated what the judge gave him as a sentence,” Johnson said.”I think he’s pretty apprehensive about the whole thing. He’s a fairly tinyperson, and to go to the prison system, I’m sure it’s a daunting and scarythought for him.”

Ker also made reference to Grantham’s “diminutive” size and said she wouldn’trecommend for him to go to a maximum security prison.

Grantham was 21 when he shot his mother in the head as she played piano.

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After the March 31, 2020, murder, Grantham allegedly planned to kill CanadianPrime Minister Justin Trudeau. He loaded his car with three guns, ammunition,12 Molotov cocktails, camping supplies and a map with directions to RideauCottage, where Trudeau lived with his family, CBC reported at the time.

Grantham never made it to Trudeau’s residence, and instead went to Vancouverpolice headquarters to turn himself in.

Crown prosecutor Michaela Donnelly referenced two psychiatric reports thatshowed the actor had been going through an “intense period of clinicaldepression” in the months leading up to the crime, CBC reported.

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The reports also showed, according to CBC, that Grantham was “experiencingurges to commit violence and kill himself.” CBC added that the reports saidGrantham made the decision to kill his mother “to spare her from seeing theviolence he intended to commit.”

Complex reported that Grantham’s sister Lisa Grantham found their mother onApril 1. Lisa shared a victim impact statement with the court and said hermother, who was battling cancer, was her “best friend.”

“She was vulnerable and Ryan gave her no chance to defend herself. It pains meto know he was a danger to her life,” she said, according to Complex. Both sheand her mother’s sister told the court they “fear his release from prison.”

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Greyson Chance, the young musician who became famous after his YouTube-postedperformance of Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi” went viral in April 2010 and wasinvited to appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show said in a new interview thathe felt trauma over the way the host treated him.

“I’ve never met someone more manipulative, more self-centered, and moreblatantly opportunistic than her,” he told Rolling Stone in a storypublished Thursday, as he released his new album, Palladium.

Through a rep, DeGeneres declined to comment for the Rolling Stone interviewor Yahoo Entertainment’s story.

Chance, who’s now 25, was just 12 when he became the buzz of the internet.DeGeneres called a week later, and it took his first plane ride from Oklahomato Los Angeles, Calif. where he said that DeGeneres assured him and hismother, Lisa, that they were “going to do this together.” The A-list star, whowas making a foray into the music business, hooked Chance up with an entireteam of people and, most importantly, signed him to her new music label, whichwas distributed by Interscope Geffen A&M Records.

But Chance told the magazine that DeGeneres “became dominating and way too> controlling.” For example, she stipulated what he wore, and he didn’t; no> leather, since she’s a vegan.

“She would come in and look at a rack, yell at stylists, berate people infront of me and say, ‘This is what you’re wearing on the show,'” Chance said.”She was just relegating to people.”

In one instance, the performer and his mom both said that she scolded the twoof them over the phone, after he had failed to watch the Justin Bieberdocumentary that she had asked him to see, when he hadn’t watched it becausehe was tired from touring.

Some of Chance’s words echo what employees of DeGeneres’s former talk showalleged in a July 2020 report from BuzzFeed. they called Ellen a toxicworkplace, where fear and intimidation were the norm.

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Back in 2012, when it was still on the air, Chance’s second album bombed andticket sales declined. He was dropped by the record label and by his team.

That’s when he said that DeGeneres “completely abandoned” him and wouldn’teven return his calls.

“I couldn’t get ahold of her. Couldn’t talk to her,” Chance said. “Whenever Iwould come on the show, it was such a fake smile. She wouldn’t even ask, ‘Howare you doing? How are you holding up?’ It was just like, ‘Here’s what we’regoing to talk about. We’ll see you on there.'”

But someone from her show contacted him at some point, because he appeared onit after he left the label. (In all, he was on DeGeneres’s stage 10 times overthe years, twice after 2012, according to IMDb.) When he performed there in2015, he said the two didn’t speak at all backstage. Still, he went back in2019 to promote a new album, portraits.

A show source pointed out that Chance hadn’t made any complaints at the time.

He said he was unhappy, though, especially on that final visit.

“She came out during soundcheck and she looked at me, hugged me. And she said,’How have you been?’ And that just killed me inside,” Chance said, “because Iwas like, ‘What do you mean how have I f***ing been? Where have you been?”

He didn’t appreciate her saying during their interview that she was proud of> him for having come out as gay since they had last spoken.

“She had nothing to do with that. … [When I came out,] I hadn’t spoken to herin years,” he said. “That’s so messed up, that you’re now showing the world asif we’re so tight. We’re so good. And behind the scenes, you are this insanelymanipulative person.”

Afterward, Chance said that, while he’s grateful for what DeGeneres did forhim early in his career, he declined offers to be part of Ellen ‘s finalseason. He knew the move meant less publicity, but he had to make it for his

One of Armie Hammer’s accusers — the woman known only as Effie, whose rapeallegations against Hammer sparked an LAPD investigation into the actor — iscalling out Elizabeth Chambers on her House of Effie Instagram account.

In a new E! News cover story, Chambers said she and Hammer “are in a reallygreat place,” adding in part that they speak frequently and that their divorceisn’t finalized.

She said that Hammer “has been focused on his healing,” adding that she’s”here to support that process.”

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houseofeffie/Instagram

On Wednesday, Effie — whose allegations against Hammer set into motion aninvestigation into the Call Me By Your Name star last March — shared aseries of messages on her Instagram Story allegedly between her and Chambersin which the TV personality appears to encourage Effie to go public withclaims against her ex.

House of Effie Slams Elizabeth Chambers Recent Interview, Reveals She UrgedHer to Come Fwd with Armie Allegations

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“I’m obtaining a copy of the NDA he used and think there’s an error in it,which would make it null and void. As soon as I confirm, can you post?” onemessage allegedly from Chambers read.

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houseofeffie/Instagram

In another message, Chambers seemingly tells Effie to “stay focused” on”getting the stories on record. Not just the internet.”

After Chambers allegedly asked Effie if she’s hired a lawyer, Effie replies,”I’m feeling a tad bit suicidal and don’t have time for this rn sorry.”

RELATED: Elizabeth Chambers Has Found Love Again and ‘Is Super Happy’After Armie Hammer Split: Source

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houseofeffie/Instagram

Chambers appeared to tell Effie, “I really need custody of my preciouschildren” and asked her to file a declaration, vowing that it will be keptprivate.

“I don’t want to pressure you, but your insight is much more in depth than theothers we have,” another message, said to be from Chambers, said.

She later allegedly added that a declaration from Effie could get Hammer putin jail.

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Effie concluded her Instagram Stories by writing, “Just some things to keep inmind before anyone else keeps wishing rapists ‘healing’.”

In a statement obtained by PEOPLE on Thursday, a rep for Chambers says, “Giventhe extent and nature of allegations that were made, Elizabeth sought todetermine the veracity of those allegations. She was very sensitive to allparties involved. The safety and well -being of their children remains herpriority.”

In July 2020, Chambers, 40, filed for divorce from Hammer, citingirreconcilable differences. Months later, the actor became embroiled incontroversy after messages allegedly from the actor detailing violent sexualfantasies were leaked online. He was later accused of rape, which he denied.

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houseofeffie/Instagram

Effie, whose account first anonymously shared allegations against Hammer,accused him of sexual assault in a four-hour incident that she said occurredin 2017. The then 24-year-old appeared in a press conference alongside herattorney Gloria Allred.

Effie, who chose to keep her legal name private during the conference, furtheraccused Hammer of “mentally, emotionally and sexually” abusing her duringtheir on-and-off four-year relationship. Hammer was married to Chambers at thetime of the alleged affair.

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houseofeffie/Instagram

In a previous statement provided to PEOPLE, Hammer’s lawyer denied the rapeallegation and maintained that his relationship with Effie was “completelyconsensual, discussed and agreed upon in advance, and mutually participatory.”

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The new film documentary ‘Aber der Kirche passionrt nichts’ by Peter Crins andPeter Hermans will premiere on Friday 18 November at 7.30 pm. This will takeplace in the Pestoeërskoel room in Leveroy. After that, the film can be seenin the Pestoeërskoel room on Saturday 19 November at 2 pm and 7:30 pm and onSunday 20 November at 2 pm and 7:30 pm. The Weerter premiere is on Saturday 10December at 2 pm and 7:30 pm in the Munttheater in Weert. Tickets for allscreenings are on sale from Thursday 22 September via the website and cost€13.50 including a break consumption.

‘Aber der Kirche is not passionate about’

The announcement and start of sales of this new film documentary on Thursday22 September is not a coincidence, but has been chosen for several reasons. Tostart with, this is the date on which Weert was liberated in the Second WorldWar, after which Leveroy and the surrounding area became the front in the war.In addition, on this day the liberation monument will be unveiled in Weert andone of the stories on this monument has to do with the new film documentary.During the war, the Ursuline Monastery at Langstraat 20 in Weert housedrefugees, people in hiding and Jews. Despite many monks of German descent anda superior of German nationality. An example of this help is the hiding of theJewish sisters Eef and Simone Polak from Eindhoven, under the care of theGerman sister Raphaele, in August 1942. After a year, these sisters are stillhoused at ten addresses in Central Limburg, including the farm of Haves ownedby the widow Hermans of which filmmaker Peter Hermans is a grandson.

Successful documentaries Peter Crins (two-time winner of the Limburg Film Festival) has alreadydelivered several very successful documentaries, such as ‘De Meysbergh’ and’Grensgeval’. Researcher Crins came across so much new material in recentyears that he had no choice but to make this film. For the making of thisfilm, he again called in his teacher Peter Hermans. Events in his village thatno one talked about for years surfaced. Information presented itself and itwas ‘kill your darlings’ for Crins and Hermans who had so much new material attheir disposal.

About this new film documentary ‘Aber der Kirche pasert nichts’, the Germans said when the Allies advanced andthey were driven from Leveroy. The photos and the historical images tell adifferent story… Documentary makers Peter Crins and Peter Hermans put morethan 25 years of research into this film documentary, which is packed with newfilm material and documents. Such as the denouement of the liquidation of twoGermans, which was not or hardly discussed in Leveroy for years. Exceptionalview of Germans retreating across the canal, Ospelnaren being expelled andbeing shelled in a Leveroyse farmhouse, killing two of their hosts.

There are stories of people who saw the enormous shelling in Stramproy andWeert on the German-occupied area behind the Wessem-Nederweert canal. This wasfollowed by the crossing over the canal to begin the liberation of Leveroy andthe surrounding area. During the withdrawal of the Germans, the church ofLeveroy was completely blown up. And unlike Weert and Nederweert, Father Crinsprevented an ax day in Leveroy: he defended a girl with a prong to prevent herfrom being shaved.

2.5-hour film documentary These are some highlights from this 2.5-hour film documentary that also showsthat the invasion in 1940 had already been prepared by German spies. As aresult of that espionage, the Germans moved around the defenses of Weert,forcing many people from Weert and Nederweert to evacuate unnecessarily. Inwhich are also discussed: Leveroynaren who ended up in concentration campVught, the bell robbery in the church, Jewish people in hiding, the air warand help to pilots, the resistance, the cantonment of German soldiers and theshelter of German deserters: for the one a success for the other catastrophic.

About the documentary makers In 1994 the idea arose to make a documentary about Leveroy during WWII. WherePeter Crins (two-time winner of the Limburg Film Festival and of the ServaasHuys Prize, the prize for the best amateur film) and Peter Hermans wereinitially skeptical whether they could get enough material to the surface,they diligently researched which gave the plan sufficient body. .Incidentally, it was Peter Hermans who fueled the fire with Peter Crins tostart making films, resulting in many successful film documentaries by thegentlemen.

The inexperience turned out to cost a lot of money and the analogue qualitywas not satisfactory, but the passion and interest in this form ofhistoriography had arisen. The unexpected success of ‘Leveroy 1940-1945’demanded more and the digital age was moved on. A significant improvement.Some subjects called for in-depth exploration and more and more material wasbrought to the table. This film documentary ‘Aber der Kirche passionrt nichts’contains more than 25 years of research and recordings.

Impressions The film documentary ‘Aber der Kirche passionrt nichts’ can be seen in thePestoeërskoel room in Leveroy, Sillenhoek 4, at:

Friday 18 November 19.30 premiere

Saturday, November 19 at 2 p.m Saturday 19 November 7.30 pm

Sunday 20 November 2 pm Sunday 20 November 7.30 pm

Tickets cost €13.50 each and that includes a drink. There is free choice ofseat and the hall is open half an hour before the start.

On Saturday 10 December, the Weerter premiere of the film documentary can beseen in the Munttheater, Collegeplein 3 in Weert.

Saturday, December 10, 2 p.m. Saturday 10 December 19.30 hrs

Tickets cost €13.50 each and that includes a drink. Here you can reserve theplace of your preference on the map.

The organization is in the hands of Fanfare Concordia Leveroy in collaborationwith De Aldenborgh and Royal LGOG.

Celebrity chef Mario Batali has long been known for the bright orange Crocsthat he once wore everywhere, and for the celebrities, such as Gwyneth Paltrowand Jimmy Fallon, who often flocked to his side. But to the employees whoworked inside his restaurant empire, he was known for something else.

“He would hug you or kiss you or put his hands around your waist … or touchyour hips,” Trish Nelson, a former server at now-shuttered New York Cityrestaurant the Spotted Pig, in which Batali was the primary investor, says inDiscovery+’s new documentary, Batali: The Fall of a Superstar Chef , whichis available now. “We called him the red menace.”

Nelson is one of several former employees of Batali’s eateries who alleges inthe doc that the restaurateur, once behind dozens of venues, a co-host on TV’s_The Chew_ , the face of Eataly and, really, the creator of an entire foodempire, had engaged in sexual misconduct over the years. They describedinstances in which he had said sexually suggestive things to them or become —as one of his former restaurant partners, Steve Crane, put it, “touchy feely”— or worse.

Chef Mario Batali attends the afterparty for the premiere of 2009 movie_fantastic mr. Fox_ , in which he voiced a character, with co-stars BillMurray, Meryl Streep and Willem Dafoe, and director Wes Anderson. (Photo:Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

They described a man with two distinct sides: one who was charming andgregarious and another that came out after he drank too much. That guy, whosurfaced as the night progressed, was lewd and sleazy. Workers said they felttrapped and unheard, because the restaurant industry wasn’t equipped to dealwith their reports of sexual misconduct.

Nelson, for instance, recalled a night when she was bringing drinks toBatali’s table of seven. She could only carry six drinks, so she assured theseventh person that she would come right back with his. In front of everyone,she said, Batali told her that, if she sat on the man’s face, she would “comeagain and again.” Other women recounted that Batali had grabbed their breastsor behinds on multiple occasions.

Mario Batali attends an event hosted by Chrissy Teigen in Oct. 2016 in NewYork City. (Photo: Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for NYCWFF)

There were also fans, like Sharelle Klaus, the co-founder of Dry Soda Co., whoalleged that Batali had inappropriately touched them in brief encounters.

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“He asked me if I wanted a picture with him,” Klaus said. “And as they weretaking the picture, he reached his hands down into my pants underneath myunderwear and grabbed my ass.”

Eva DeVirgilis, a former hostess at Batali’s New York City restaurant Babbo,revealed herself publicly as one of Batali’s accusers in the documentary. Shetold her story in an interview with 60 Minutes in 2018, but her face wasobscured then. Not this time.

DeVirgilis alleged that, in 2005, she agreed to go with Batali to the SpottedPig after her shift, expecting other people would go, too. But her boss endedup picking her up in a limo and whisking her to a candle-lit banquette, whereshe drank wine and blacked out.

“And then I have a moment, a flash, where I’m being kissed by him very, like,hard. And then I have another flash where I’m throwing up in a toilet. I sensethat he’s behind me,” DeVirgilis said. “And then there was nothing. And then Iwoke up… on a floor, hardwood floor. I had no idea where I was.”

Immediately, DeVirgilis said, she thought she had been drugged, because sheusually didn’t end up sick or blacked out while drinking. She also said thatshe found scratches on the insides of her legs and something that could havebeen semen on her skirt. So she went to Mount Sinai Hospital and had a rapekit done, but declined to go to the police, because she was worried about herpotential to get a job in the industry if she told her story. She gave noticeand left Babbo.

Batali issued a controversial apology for past behavior in Dec. 2017, as Eaterpublished four women’s accusations against him, but he also has denied allallegations of sexual assault. He to be part of Discovery+’s new documentary,and Yahoo was declined to reach him for comment.

but Batali: The Fall of a Superstar Chef explains that he was only part ofthe problem in an industry that long allowed bad behavior by many to gounchecked. As several journalists who covered alleged sexual misconduct byBatali — Julia Moskin and Kim Severson, of the New York Times and freelancerIrene Plagianos, who wrote about the celebrity chef for Eater — explained inthe documentary, their reporting on him came about in the wake of the HarveyWeinstein scandal and the #MeToo Movement.

After their reports emerged in 2017, Batali’s deals vanished.

Mario Batali leaves a Boston courtroom on May 24, 2019, after his arrangementon charges of indecent assault and battery. (Photo: Joseph Prezioso/AFP viaGetty Images)

New York Attorney General Letitia James eventually investigated the SpottedPig and the restaurant group co-owned by Batali, where she found wrongdoing.While Batali was not charged with a crime in New York, he was charged withindecent assault and battery in Boston for forcibly grabbing and kissingNatali Tene at a local bar in 2017.

“I’ve never been touched before like that,” Tene had testified, “likesqueezing in between my legs, squeezing my vagina to pull me closer to him, asif that’s a normal way to grab someone.”

The judge found that Tene had “significant credibility issues,” because oftext messages she had sent about the encounter with Batali and because of herbehavior as a juror in another case, and Batali was found not guilty in May.

He also has settled multiple civil lawsuits related to sexual misconduct inthe past few years.

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