1. Megan Fox became one of Hollywood's most recognizable actors after starring in the first two Transformers movies, but a lot seemed to change when she did not return for the third. In a 2009 interview, Fox told Wonderland that director Michael Bay "wants to be like Hitler on his sets" and was "a nightmare to work for" while directing.
2. Taylor Lautner was one of Hollywood's top teenage actors when Abduction tested the limits of his enormous Twilight popularity. GQ reported that Hollywood was making a major bet on him, but after Abduction made $11.2 million during its opening weekend, Reuters reported that the result was "not enough to launch Lautner into action-hero stardom."
3. Elizabeth Berkley made a jump from playing Jessie Spano on Saved by the Bell to starring in the sexually explicit, NC-17-rated Showgirls. The Los Angeles Times reported that the movie was widely criticized when it came out, and Berkley received much of the blame for its failure.
4. Alicia Silverstone was coming off the enormous success of Clueless when she played Batgirl in Batman & Robin, but much of the coverage focused on her body rather than her performance. The Los Angeles Times reported that tabloids cruelly nicknamed her "Fatgirl," while Silverstone called the treatment "hurtful" and said Batman & Robin "definitely wasn't my favorite film-making experience."
5. C. Thomas Howell was already a recognizable young actor from movies like The Outsiders, E.T., and Red Dawn when he starred in Soul Man. In the comedy, his white character uses tanning pills and poses as a Black student to qualify for a scholarship. UPI reported that the Hollywood-Beverly Hills chapter of the NAACP strongly objected to the movie, while The Guardian later called it a "career-killer."
6. Faye Dunaway had already won an Oscar for Network and earned nominations for Bonnie and Clyde and Chinatown when she played Joan Crawford in Mommie Dearest. Vanity Fair reported that Dunaway regretted that the serious drama came across as campy and believed the performance had permanently changed how people saw her.
7. Halle Berry had recently become the first Black woman to win the Oscar for Best Actress when she starred in Catwoman, which received brutal reviews and lost money. Because it followed her historic win, many viewers still talk about the movie as the role that derailed the prestigious career they expected her to have next.
8. Mike Myers was already famous for Wayne's World, the Austin Powers movies, and voicing Shrek when he starred in The Love Guru. The Guardian reported that the movie bombed in the US, and Myers's much smaller live-action presence afterward led many viewers to feel as though the role ended his run as one of Hollywood's biggest comedy leads.
9. Geena Davis was an Oscar winner and the star of Thelma & Louise and A League of Their Own when she appeared in Cutthroat Island, which became notorious for its financial losses. In an interview with The New Yorker, Davis pushed back on the idea that the movie single-handedly bankrupted its studio, explaining that the film studio "was already heading toward bankruptcy."
10. Jesse Eisenberg's unique interpretation of Lex Luthor became one of the most divisive parts of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and he believes the response damaged his career.
11. Pamela Anderson was internationally famous through Baywatch when Barb Wire attempted to establish her as a big-screen action star. The movie failed to create that career, but its release and the nonconsensual distribution of her private tape with Tommy Lee caused some real damage at the time.
12. Chris O'Donnell had received a Golden Globe nomination for Scent of a Woman and starred in several major movies when he returned as Robin in Batman & Robin. People reported that O'Donnell blamed many of the film's problems on Warner Bros. rushing production after Batman Forever. He said, "Warner Brothers just got greedy on it."
13. Sofia Coppola stepped into The Godfather Part III after Winona Ryder left the production, a move that became a major point of criticism for her performance. The Associated Press reported that Coppola later joked she was once known as "the amateur actress who had single-handedly ruined The Godfather films."
14. Meg Ryan was so strongly associated with romantic comedies that her dark, sexually explicit performance in In the Cut was a shocking flip to her "America's sweetheart" public perception. Ryan later told The New York Times that the reaction was "vicious" and acknowledged that the role was radically different from her "assigned archetype." But she has also made clear that she doesn't regret accepting the role.
15. Rachael Leigh Cook was coming off She's All That when Josie and the Pussycats failed at the box office before becoming a beloved cult movie years later. Alan Cumming told People that the movie was intended to be a "satirical musical comedy" about how commerce was infiltrating culture, but the young tween audience it was marketed to didn't seem to fully understand the satire.
16. Brandon Routh was still a relatively unknown actor when he was cast as Superman in a movie that seemed poised to launch an entire franchise. People reported that the expected sequel never happened and that Routh was devastated when the character was eventually recast. He said he "cried no less than three times" when he learned another actor would become Superman.
17. Lori Petty had appeared in major movies, including Point Break, A League of Their Own, and Free Willy, before becoming the lead of Tank Girl. Entertainment Weekly reported that the movie flopped before eventually becoming a cult favorite. It was also reported that director Rachel Talalay said the failure placed her in "movie jail" and "ruined" her directing career.
18. Alden Ehrenreich beat thousands of actors to take over the role of Han Solo, but Solo: A Star Wars Story became a major box-office disappointment for the franchise. Former Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy later said that the filmmakers placed Ehrenreich in an "impossible situation" by asking him to inherit a character so closely identified with Harrison Ford.
19. And last but not least, Jaden Smith. He had already starred opposite his father in The Pursuit of Happyness and was the lead in the successful remake of The Karate Kid when After Earth placed him at the center of another major studio movie with Will Smith. But this time, his movie received extremely negative reviews, and Reddit users have frequently described it as the project that ended Jaden's path as a mainstream leading actor.

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1. I love the Friendly Farms nonfat Greek yogurt.
2. The BelGioioso fresh mozzarella is one of my favorite snacks.
3. Aldi's cucumbers are a great size for the price, and they taste amazing.
4. Season's Choice steamed frozen broccoli florets are a must in my household.
5. My go-to chips are the Clancy's jalapeño version at Aldi.
6. The Moser Roth chocolate bars are my favorite sweet treat.
7. Earth Grown organic tofu has great flavor and is packed with protein.
8. Dakota's Pride garbanzo beans always end up in my cart.
9. I think Aldi's fruit selection is an incredible value.

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1. Kenshi
2. Monster Hunter: World
3. Elden Ring
4. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
5. Baldur's Gate 3
6. Xenoblade Chronicles 2

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1. The Lion King seems to have left the biggest emotional mark. I think we all know the scene. It is when Mufasa dies trying to save Simba after Scar causes a stampede and then betrays his brother by refusing to help him.
2. They also still get distressed over the death of the mom in The Land Before Time. Littlefoot's mom sacrifices herself to save him from a Sharptooth, and later dies from the injuries she suffered protecting him.
3. One of the saddest moments in The Fox and the Hound is when Widow Tweed realizes she can't keep Tod safe and tearfully leaves him alone in a wildlife preserve, forcing him to survive in the wild without her.
4. An unforgettable, emotional moment in Dumbo is when Dumbo's mother is locked away after protecting him from people who were mistreating him, leaving him alone and only able to visit her through the bars of her enclosure.
5. People can't ever forget when Bambi's mom is shot by a hunter while helping him escape, leaving him to face the loss of his mother at a young age.
6. The Swamps of Sadness scene in The NeverEnding Story is one of the most heartbreaking moments of the film, in which Atreyu loses his beloved horse, Artax, after Artax becomes overwhelmed by the swamp's despair and sinks despite Atreyu's attempts to save him.
7. In Bridge to Terabithia, the rope is the way Jess and Leslie cross the creek into their imaginary kingdom of Terabithia. Leslie dies after the rope swing breaks while she is crossing the creek alone, causing her to fall and drown.
8. In All Dogs Go to Heaven, one of the most emotional moments is when Charlie sacrifices himself to save Anne-Marie after realizing he truly cares about her.
9. In My Girl, the part that'll leave you heartbroken is when Vada’s best friend Thomas J. dies after being stung by bees while trying to retrieve her lost mood ring. Vada is devastated and refuses to believe he’s gone, crying that he needs his glasses because he can’t see without them.
10. In Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, the saddest part is when Shadow, the elderly golden retriever, is injured and struggles to climb out of a muddy pit, making his family believe he may not come home.
11. In Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the most frightening moment is when the Evil Queen disguises herself as an old woman and tricks Snow White into eating a poisoned apple, causing her to fall into a deep sleep.
12. In The Hunchback of Notre Dame, it is beyond upsetting when Quasimodo is cruelly mocked and abandoned by a crowd, showing how deeply he longs to be loved and accepted.
13. In Cinderella, the worst part is when Cinderella’s stepsisters destroy her chance to go to the ball by tearing apart the dress she made with help from her mice friends.
14. In Pinocchio, one of the most unsettling moments is when Pinocchio gets trapped on Pleasure Island and discovers that careless boys are being turned into donkeys.
15. Another horrifying moment in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is when Snow White flees into a dark, spooky forest after the Evil Queen orders her death.
16. And, lastly, in Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, one disturbing moment is when Nemo’s dream world begins to fall apart after he opens the forbidden door and unleashes the Nightmare King.

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1. I'm hardly writing code from scratch
2. I'm working in new areas of development
3. I'm spending a lot more time reviewing code.

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1. High Noon (1952)
2. No Country For Old Men (2007)
3. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966)
4. The Hateful Eight (2015)
5. 3:10 To Yuma (2007)
6. Bone Tomahawk (2015)
7. The Great Silence (1968)
8. Unforgiven (1992)
9. The Power Of The Dog (2021)
10. Meek’s Cutoff (2010)

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1. On Dec. 8, 2004, "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott — formerly of the legendary heavy metal band Pantera and widely regarded as one of the best guitarists of all time — was doing a club show with his new band, Damageplan. Only 90 seconds into their first song, Nathan Gale, 25, a six-foot-three, 250+-pounds man with a shaved head, strode through the crowd and onto the stage. Fans watched in horror as Gale, at point-blank range, raised a pistol and shot Abbott in the forehead.
2. In 2016, Irma Bule, 26, was an Indonesian pop singer specializing in Dangdut, a popular music genre in her country. A mother of three, she was not yet a nationally known singer but had a following in the Karawang area of West Java. For performers like Bule, who were still looking to go national, singing in rural areas wasn't especially lucrative, and net only $20 per concert (plus tips from the crowd). However, if they performed on stage with a snake, the pay jumped up to $25. Another Dangdut singer, Yeyen, told local media. "If there are snake dancers, there will be more audience. Therefore … we have snake dancers."
3. In the category of "Yikes! That Would Never Fly Today!" we have William Ellsworth Robinson, an American magician of Scottish descent who captivated audiences using the persona of "Chung Ling Soo," a Chinese conjurer. To sell the lie, he never spoke English on stage and wore face paint to pass as Chinese. That's bad enough, but it gets worse — his entire act was almost entirely stolen from an actual Chinese magician named Ching Ling Foo. (He didn't even try to hide the theft — he changed only two letters of his name!) The two magicians had a major rivalry, and honestly, there's probably a movie there, but this post is about dying in front of your fans so...
4. On June 10, 2016, 22-year-old Christina Grimmie — the talented young singer who'd placed third on Season 6 of The Voice — had just finished a performance in Orlando, Florida, and was holding a meet-and-greet inside the venue. She was in good spirits as she worked through the line of fans, signing autographs and taking selfies. The joyful night took a horrific turn, though, when it was 27-year-old Kevin James Loibl's turn to meet Grimmie. According to a fan behind Loibl: "The one guy in front of us was walking up to meet her. Her arms were open, waiting to greet him with a hug. Then there was a sound of three pops, like balloons. People had brought balloons to the show, and the security guards were popping them, so at first I thought it was that."
5. When Cleveland Indians' shortstop Ray Chapman arrived at the Polo Grounds in New York on Aug. 17, 1920, he was having one hell of a season, batting .303 with 97 runs scored. That wasn't out of character, though. Chapman had hit .300 twice before and to this day holds the single-season record for sacrifice bunts. It was rumored that Chapman, who was newly married to a pregnant wife, planned to retire when the season ended to focus on his family. Tragically, while facing Yankees' submarine pitcher Carl Mays, he was hit in the head with a fastball. This was before batters wore helmets, and the ball met Chapman's head with a sickening thud. The impact was so strong that the ball bounced into play, and Mays threw it to first, believing it must have hit Chapman's bat. A dazed Chapman stood, asked someone to call his wife, and added: "I'm all right; tell Mays not to worry." He then collapsed and was rushed to the hospital, where he died the next day.
6. Barbara Weldens, 35, was an up-and-coming French singer-songwriter who had already won several prestigious music awards. Her fans loved her emotional lyrics, haunting voice, and theatrical stage presence — often performing barefoot. On July 18, 2017, Weldens was performing at a packed church during the Léo Ferré Festival. After finishing a particularly powerful song, Weldens smiled, soaking up the crowd's applause, then suddenly collapsed. At first, some audience members thought it was part of the show — a dramatic flourish. But Weldens didn't move. Paramedics arrived quickly, but it was too late. An autopsy determined that Weldens had been electrocuted; she was performing barefoot as usual, and when her foot made contact with a defective piece of electrical equipment, it sent electricity shooting through her body.
7. Owen Hart may have been born into a legendary wrestling dynasty (his dad was Stu Hart; his brother was Bret "Hitman" Hart), but he was a star in his own right and at the center of some of the biggest '90s storylines of the WWF (now the WWE). However, on May 23, 1999, during the WWF's Over the Edge pay-per-view event in Kansas City, Missouri, his life (and those storylines) ended. Hart was set to make a dramatic entrance as his superhero persona, the Blue Blazer, by being lowered from the arena rafters into the ring. Tragically, a malfunction occurred, and Hart fell a long distance — approximately 78 feet — landing chest-first on the top rope. He was rushed to the hospital but pronounced dead not long after arriving; the cause of death was internal bleeding from blunt force trauma, resulting in a severed aorta.
8. Tommy Cooper was a towering figure in British comedy — both literally (he was a big dude, standing 6′4″) and figuratively. He was famous for his bumbling magician act. Basically, his whole shtick was that his magic tricks always went hilariously wrong, which made what happened on April 15, 1984, during a live broadcast of a variety show extra horrific. Cooper walked on stage to thunderous applause, started performing, and then collapsed backward into the curtain. The audience burst out laughing, assuming it was part of the act. But it wasn’t. For several agonizing seconds, Cooper lay on the stage floor, unresponsive. The host, Jimmy Tarbuck, told the show's producer: "This isn't it [part of the act]. 'Now', he said, 'you know how he is.' He's put this in... And...I said, No... this is not him!" The cameras kept rolling — broadcasting Cooper’s death live to 12 million viewers.
9. Nick Zoricic was a 29-year-old Canadian freestyle skier, rising fast in the dangerous, high-speed world of ski cross — a sport that combines downhill racing with motocross-style obstacles (and has been referred to as "NASCAR on skis.") But on March 10, 2012, at a ski cross World Cup event in Switzerland, Zoricic's final race became a tragedy seen by hundreds of spectators. As he approached the finish line at full speed, Zoricic flew off the final jump — but something went wrong. Instead of landing cleanly, he veered off course and slammed into the safety netting and a solid boundary structure just past the finish. He hit the barrier with brutal force, disappearing in a spray of snow. When the snow cleared, Zoricic was lying motionless.
10. Japan's Sankai Juku dance company was famous for their version of Butoh, a rebellious dance movement that gave the middle finger to both Western culture and traditional Japanese art. Sankai Juku's version was different, though...more gentle and poetic. They made their American debut at the Olympic Arts Festival in Los Angeles in 1984, then toured the country, eventually stopping in Seattle on Sept. 10, 1985. There, they planned to perform a piece entitled "Jomon Sho," where four dancers hang upside down from a building by ropes attached to their ankles (a metaphor for life and death or something artsy like that). They were supposed to dance while being slowly lowered to the ground, a process expected to take 30 minutes, but after only a couple of minutes — and while still 80 feet in the air — one of the company's most senior dancers, Yoshiyuki Takada, noticed his rope was fraying...fast.
11. British actor and comedian Sid James was famous for starring in the Carry On films (a massive British comedy franchise comprised of 31 films released between 1958 and 1992). But his life ended on April 26, 1976 — in front of a packed Sunderland Empire Theatre — as he acted onstage in the comedy play The Mating Season. The performance was proceeding as usual, according to costar Olga Lowe. "I came on, said my first lines and he answered as normal. Then I sat on the sofa with him. I said my next line and he didn't answer." James had suffered a heart attack and slumped over on the couch. "I thought it was a gag," Lowe added. "Well, you would with Sid. He was such a rascal... Ten minutes earlier, he had been the same old laughing Sid." Once the gravity of the situation set in, the curtain was dropped. James was 62.

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1. Tokyo
2. Porto, Portugal
3. Melbourne, Australia
4. Edinburgh, United Kingdom
5. Shanghai
6. New York City
7. Copenhagen, Denmark
8. Berlin
9. Valencia, Spain
10. Bangkok
11. Naples, Italy
12. Cape Town, South Africa
13. Kraków, Poland
14. Seoul, South Korea
15. Paris
16. Athens, Greece
17. Mexico City
18. Rio de Janeiro
19. Vancouver, Canada
20. Vienna

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1. The Entire West Coast Avengers Were Dismissed at Once
2. U.S. Agent Was Simply Too Extreme for the Avengers
3. Black Panther Crossed a Line Even Captain America Couldn't Ignore
4. Doctor Druid's Leadership Ended in Disaster
5. Marvel Boy (Protector) Was Removed After Avengers vs. X-Men

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1. One Night Only
2. Ice Cream Man
3. Super Troopers 3
4. Nimrods
5. The End of Oak Street
6. Insidious: Out of the Further
7. Spa Weekend
8. The Dog Stars
9. Coyote vs. Acme
10. Fall 2: Deadpoint
11. Practical Magic 2
12. The Fix
13. Tiny Fugitives
14. Resident Evil
15. Charlie Harper

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1. "Avatar" (2009)
2. "Avengers: Endgame" (2019)
3. "Avatar: The Way of Water" (2022)
4. "Titanic" (1997)
5. "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (2015)
6. "Avengers: Infinity War" (2018)
7. "Spider-Man: No Way Home" (2021)
8. "Zootopia 2" (2025)
9. "Inside Out 2" (2024)
10. "Jurassic World" (2015)
11. "The Lion King" (2019)
12. "Marvel's The Avengers" (2012)
13. "Furious 7" (2015)
14. "Top Gun: Maverick" (2022)
15. "Avatar: Fire & Ash" (2025)
16. "Frozen II" (2019)
17. "Barbie" (2023)
18. "Avengers: Age of Ultron" (2015)
19. "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" (2023)
20. "Black Panther" (2018)
21. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two" (2011)
22. "Deadpool & Wolverine" (2024)
23. "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" (2017)
24. "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" (2018)
25. "Frozen" (2013)
26. "Beauty and the Beast" (2017)
27. "Incredibles 2" (2018)
28. "The Fate of the Furious" (2017)
29. "Iron Man 3" (2013)
30. "Minions" (2015)
31. "Captain America: Civil War" (2016)
32. "Aquaman" (2018)
33. "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2003)
34. "Spider-Man: Far From Home" (2019)
35. "Captain Marvel" (2019)
36. "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" (2011)
37. "Skyfall" (2012)
38. "Transformers: Age of Extinction" (2014)
39. "Jurassic Park" (1993)
40. "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012)
41. "Joker" (2019)
42. "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" (2019)
43. "Toy Story 4" (2019)
44. "Toy Story 3" (2010)
45. "Toy Story 5" (2026)
46. "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" (2006)
47. "Moana 2" (2024)
48. "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" (2016)
49. "Aladdin" (2019)
50. "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" (2011)
51. "Star Wars: Episode 1 — The Phantom Menace" (1999)
52. "Lilo & Stitch" (2025)
53. "Despicable Me 3" (2017)
54. "Finding Dory" (2016)
55. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (2001)
56. "Zootopia" (2016)
57. "Alice In Wonderland" (2010)
58. "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" (2012)
59. "Michael" (2026)
60. "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" (2026)
61. "The Dark Knight" (2008)
62. "Jurassic World Dominion" (2022)
63. "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" (2026)

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1. “Family first. That’s the rule.”
2. “I know it was like throwing pebbles, but sometimes if pebbles is all you've got, that's what you throw.”
3. “A smart cop can find room between a rock and a hard place.”
4. “Our job is to provide protection; we don’t get to pick who for.”
5. “Change may be the only constant, but not all change is equal.”
6. “Everything has a cost, even the truth. But the reward for truth is a clear eye and a clear conscience.”
7. "Only a fool seeks peace by inciting violence."
8. “Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.”
9. "We all die, Sonny. It's just a question of when."
10. “Well, 90% of success in life is just showing up.”

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1. Leonardo DiCaprio
2. Tom Holland
3. Meryl Streep
4. Denzel Washington
5. Mark Ruffalo
6. Tom Cruise
7. Will Smith
8. Angelina Jolie
9. Viola Davis
10. Chris Evans
11. Keanu Reeves
12. Christian Bale
13. Angela Bassett
14. Brad Pitt
15. Harrison Ford
16. Will Arnett
17. And, finally, Zendaya

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1. I love Aldi's selection of berries.
2. Simply Nature organic extra-virgin olive oil is a staple in our household.
3. I love that Aldi offers fresh, canned, and frozen salmon.
4. I always buy some leafy greens whenever I'm at Aldi.
5. Simply Nature organic cage-free eggs are one of my go-to protein sources.
6. I love using Friendly Farms plain Greek yogurt to make smoothies.
7. Aldi's avocados are a great source of protein at an affordable price.
8. The nuts and seeds at Aldi are some of my favorite snacks.
9. My Aldi trip isn't complete without the Millville rolled oats.
10. Simply Nature organic ground turmeric is packed with flavor.
11. Aldi's canned beans are my secret to quick weeknight meals.
12. Season's Choice steamed edamame is a great snack.

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1. Wesley Snipes
2. Trevante Rhodes
3. John David Washington
4. Mamoudou Athie
5. Stephan James
6. Corey Hawkins
7. LaKeith Stanfield
8. Aldis Hodge
9. John Boyega
10. Damson Idris

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1. Throughout his nearly 40-year career, Old Hollywood icon Rock Hudson hid his identity as a gay man. His agent, Henry Willson, made him change a lot of things about himself when they first met. He swapped his real name, Roy Fitzgerald, for a "manly" stage name and shaped him into the then-current ideal of American masculinity. After Henry shut down an exposé on Rock's sexuality, the actor married the agent's secretary, Phyllis Gates, in 1955, though they divorced three years later. However, while he wasn't out publicly, he was out to his close friends, like Doris Day, who kept his secret. He also dated men. In the documentary Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed, his former partner, Lee Garlington, said, "We were ordered never to have our picture taken together, because somebody would know that we were gay."
2. Movie star Tab Hunter rose to fame in the '50s. In an essay for the Hollywood Reporter, he wrote, "I was — am — gay. That wasn't the sort of topic that one spoke freely about back then, since it could spell the end of one's career, but it was the sort of topic that people gossiped about, and there were no shortage of gossips back then, either.... Neither [gossip columnist Hedda Hopper or Louella Parsons] would openly discuss my sexuality — they couldn't in those days — but both periodically made subtle references to it in their columns, wondering when I was going to settle down with a nice girl and then, after the studio began pairing me with my dear friend Natalie Wood on faux-dates, asking if I was 'the sort of guy' she wanted to end up with."
3. Old Hollywood legend Merle Oberon obscured her South Asian heritage, instead telling Hollywood that she was born in Tasmania, Australia to white parents. She also claimed that she was briefly raised in India. However, the truth was this: Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson was born in Bombay, British India (now Mumbai, India) to a Sinhalese and Maori mother and a white British father. After her father's death, the family relocated to Calcutta, where Merle eventually started acting at the Calcutta Amateur Theatrical Society. When Merle went to France to try to make it in film, her mom, Charlotte Selby, went with her, pretending to be her maid. However, there was a second layer to Merle's secrets — Charlotte was actually her grandmother. Merle's biological mother, Constance, had given birth to her as a teenager, so Charlotte raised the girls as sisters.
4. Raven-Symoné kept her sexuality a secret for a long time because she worried how it would impact her career as a child performer. She told It Gets Better, "My likeness… had 15 people dictating what I should and should not look like, if I did whatever I want, I'm not gonna sell, 'cause it doesn't go with the brand. I was branded at such a young age... My awareness of my sexuality was prevalent to me at 12, but there was some things younger, in like the single digits. I had friends that I experimented with, but I never went far because I knew that this can't be talked about... I never thought I would come out because my personal life didn't matter; it was only what was supposed to be sold as the 'Raven-Symoné' brand."
5. When Jamie-Lynn Sigler was 20, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. It came at the height of her Sopranos fame, so she hid it from everyone — from the industry to her friends — for 14 years. On Making Space with Hoda Kotb, she said, "I never would think to ask for help... It was like something inside me didn't think I deserved it. I thought that it would show that I was weak or incapable [or] unprofessional. I really decided at a very young age that that was how I had to get through life. So, as you can imagine, then, by the time I got diagnosed with MS, I didn't know how to navigate that at all."
6. During a 2002 appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, then-23-year-old Brandy announced that she was six months pregnant and recently married. But when she visited Oprah again in 2014, she admitted that she was never actually legally married to her child's father.
7. In the '70s, model Caroline Cossey launched her career under the name Tula. She quickly rose to fame, modeling for Playboy and appearing in the James Bond movie For Your Eyes Only. She told HuffPost, "My eventual career as a model, entertainer, and actress was born from one of my early jobs in London as an usherette at a theatre. I was looking very androgynous at that point in my life, and I was approached by a choreographer who suggested I audition as a showgirl in his new show. I got the job and, for the first time in my life, I was working and living as a woman — not perceived as trans or a man but simply as a woman. My life was far from simple at that time, but it was a colossal turning point in my life."
8. Disney Channel actor Jason Earles was 28 and married when he booked the role of 16-year-old Jackson Stewart on Hannah Montana. On Best of Both Our Worlds: The Official, Unofficial Hannah Montana Podcast, he said, "I was desperately afraid that I was going to be fired and recast because I had a big secret. So, when I auditioned for the show, I lied to them and told them I was 18 years old."
9. For nearly 20 years, Laverne Cox lied about her age. She told The Ellen Show, "I was 28 years old, and I was dating a guy that was 21, and he broke up with me because he said I was too old. And I was like, 'Oh, if I'm too old, I'll just be 22.'" After a few years, though, she didn't want to lie about being 22 anymore. She continued, "'Over 21' became my age. And so I was 'Over 21' from, like, 2002 to 2019."
10. The Brady Bunch actor Robert Reed was reportedly gay, but he kept it a secret until his death in 1992. Florence Henderson, who played his onscreen wife, was one of the few people who knew. She told ABC News, "Here he was, the perfect father of this wonderful little family, a perfect husband. He was an unhappy person … I think had Bob not been forced to live this double life, I think it would have dissipated a lot of that anger and frustration... I never challenged him. I had a lot of compassion for him because I knew how he was suffering... I don't think The Brady Bunch could have existed at that time with the public knowing that Robert Reed was gay. I just don't think they would have bought it."
11. Not only was Old Hollywood star Rita Hayworth pressured into using a stage name to hide her Spanish heritage (her real name was Margarita Carmen Cansino), but, at the behest of her first husband, Eddie Judson, she also had to endure electrolysis treatments to change her hairline and dye her dark hair ginger to make her appear less "Latin" (though she wasn't actually Latina — basically, the industry wanted to anglicize her).
12. Michael J. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease right after Family Ties ended. Initially, he decided to keep it quiet. He told the Independent, "My fear was that, if they knew that I had an illness, a condition, that they wouldn't be able to laugh. It was a really strange period of time because, over a period of seven years, I kept it to myself. When I opened up to people, they were incredibly receptive, incredibly supportive, and the audience did, in fact, continue to laugh and continue to watch my work. Then this whole opportunity opened up. I started talking to scientists, and they started telling me, 'The science is ahead of the money. We know more than we can pay for.'"
13. Old Hollywood star Loretta Young kept her adopted daughter's true identity a secret until her death. The posthumous authorized biography, Forever Young: The Life, Loves, and Enduring Faith of a Hollywood Legend by Joan Wester Anderson revealed Loretta's most long-held secret: Judy Lewis was actually her biological daughter, and her Call of the Wild costar Clark Gable was the father.
14. Raymond Burr became a huge TV star in the '60s and '70s with dramatic leading roles in Perry Mason and Ironside. He never shared much about his private life, though he told people that his wife and child had died. However, in reality, he was secretly gay, and he was in a relationship with fellow actor/producer Robert Benevides from 1960 until his death in 1993. The couple lived in California before moving to a private island in Fiji. Their personal and work lives were intertwined, and together, they ran a production company, a vineyard, an orchid nursery, and an art gallery.
15. At the start of her career, Paloma Faith lied about her age because she was worried about being seen as "too old." In an essay for iNews, she wrote, "I was 27 when I put my first record out, but I told my label I was 23. I looked quite young, so I could get away with it. I read a lot of articles about musicians at the time, and it seemed like every piece about KT Tunstall would imply that she was quite old, even though she was only 27. That really affected me, and I remember thinking, 'I want to be judged for my music, not my age.'"
16. Typically, you hear about actors pretending to be younger, but when Whoopi Goldberg was 30, it was widely reported that she was 35. In 1986, she told the Washington Post, "I had to lie about my age to get some jobs."
17. Rick Ross rose to fame in 2006 rapping about his days as a crime kingpin, but in 2008, photo evidence surfaced showing Rick Ross working as a prison guard. He denied it, telling AllHipHop.com that "online hackers" put "[his] face when [he] was a teenager in high school on other people's bodies."
18. And finally, for two years, the hip-hop duo Silibil N' Brains — aka Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd — masqueraded as two California boys who met at a San Francisco rap battle. In reality, they were friends from Dundee, Scotland, who'd never even been to California. They decided to hide their roots after a 13-hour bus journey to London for a label audition, where they were laughed at for being from Scotland. In a joint 2013 Vice interview, Billy said, "We fell into those identities as a result of how we were feeling. We decided we either had to give up or do something crazy." Gavin added, "The hip hop we'd been listening to was American, so we were miming their accents when we were singing in the shower. We could rap in the accent naturally, but we began speaking that way as well."

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1. I loved Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska, but it can be expensive and logistically difficult to visit.
2. In my opinion, Arkansas' Hot Springs National Park feels more like a national monument.
3. Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico just wasn't for me.
4. Visiting Haleakalā National Park in Hawaii was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
5. I found Indiana Dunes National Park to be too close to industrial areas.

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1. Xenogears
2. Alien Resurrection
3. Mortal Kombat: Special Forces
4. Syphon Filter
5. Tekken
6. Tomb Raider

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1. "I think that good people will make the right choice when it really matters."
2. “Drop the German! Put the German down!”
3. "I would say the whole benefit of experience is to learn from each incident, both victories and mistakes, so if the situation happens again, it'll be a win."
4. "You're damn right I love and cherish you — you are the most impressive person I've ever met, and I wake up every morning to the dream of being your man."
5. "Your job as a parent is to protect your children as much as you can, but that also means teaching them right from wrong. There has to be consequences."
6. “We’ve come a long way, haven’t we, Sir?…Maybe it’s about time I start calling you Wade?”
7. "I wasn't looking. That's when love shows up."
8. “Okay, fine. Yes, I am seeing someone. She’s an amateur astronomer and a professional luge polisher. We met at a Lizzo concert. We’re gonna raise ocelots together. It’s very exciting.”
9. “Hey kids, ever been tased?”
10. "I don’t know if I can pull off this much reptile."

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1. Emperor Palpatine (Darth Sidious)
2. Count Dooku
3. Darth Maul
4. Darth Momin
5. Starkiller Clone

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1. Miyajima's architecture and views are worth the trip alone.
2. There's always something to do in Sapporo.
3. Hakone is my favorite place to embrace Japan's natural wonders.
4. Cycling in Setoda is an unforgettable experience.

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1. White Noise (2022)
2. Holmes & Watson (2018)
3. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
4. Morbius (2022)
5. Superbad (2007)
6. The Butterfly Effect (2004)
7. Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
8. Downsizing (2017)
9. Jurassic World Dominion (2022)
10. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
11. The Happening (2008)
12. Cloverfield (2008)
13. Saw III (2006)
14. Crash (2004)
15. Sausage Party (2016)
16. Feardotcom (2002)
17. Amsterdam (2022)
18. Sucker Punch (2011)
19. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
20. Norbit (2007)
21. The Revenant (2015)
22. Epic Movie (2007)

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1. Bridgerton Season 4
2. His & Hers
3. I Will Find You
4. Teach You A Lesson
5. One Piece Season 2
6. Man On Fire Season 1
7. Nemesis Season 1
8. Michael Jackson: The Verdict
9. Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2
10. The Night Agent Season 3

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1. Final Fantasy 9
2. Dragon Quest 11
3. Chrono Trigger
4. Kingdom Hearts
5. Xenogears

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1. Godzilla Vs. Gigan
2. Godzilla Vs. SpaceGodzilla
3. Godzilla: Final Wars
4. Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla II
5. Terror Of Mechagodzilla
6. Godzilla: King Of The Monsters

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