‘An inspiration to meet such a brave young lady’
Beckham writes a tribute to Howard, who he met several times, after she dies from a rare heart condition aged 20.
Words cannot describe how amazing this young lady has been over the years and it was an inspiration to meet such a brave young lady with so much drive for helping others. Kirsty has been defying doctors for many years and whilst doing that she has been raising millions of pounds for terminally ill children…I met Kirsty in 2002 when she became the nation’s and my good luck charm for the game against Greece, we also met the queen together in Manchester so you could say we have spent some amazing moments together over the years.
Fox News interview
In an interview with Fox News, Pope says the tide is turning for country women music.
I do see things changing for women and country radio. This year was a big year for women and conversation that was started, initially seemed to have this negative kind of subject matter but, in the end, I think it was best thing that could have happened for us. The conversation opened up…I’m really proud to call myself a woman in country music, because I mean, we’re doing such great things and we’re paving the way for each other. So It’s exciting to be a part of movement.
Lawyer: May have mental illness
Chambers’ attorney says she may be suffering from a mental illness, saying that there were warning signs from her behavior before the crash, including an inability to sleep. He also says that she did not smell of alcohol when he met her hours after the crash, and that that he had spoken to her aunt, grandmother and boyfriend and all had said she was not drinking. He says Chambers only recalls people removing her from the car and being extremely confused. Police are waiting on the result of blood tests.
I absolutely can rule out alcohol…She doesn’t remember a whole lot about what happened. There was a period where I think … she could have even blacked out.
‘Marquez would prefer Lorenzo to win’
Rossi speaks to the Italian media about his comments on Marc Marquez helping out Jorge Lorenzo.
In the race I noticed it, but I did not understand; Marquez was a step above everyone, but instead of trying to try to battle Lorenzo, he stayed with me to fight with Iannone and others. He knew that I was losing out to the Ducati on the straight. And so every time I tried to pass him, he re-overtook me (super-aggressive, but thats the way it is). But then he slowed to create a gap to Jorge. His bad luck was that on Sunday Jorge was not so strong, because otherwise it would have been over already. Instead, he always kept Jorge in check, knowing that he could catch him within 3 laps, and then tried to slow me and Iannone, perhaps trying to put other riders between me and Lorenzo. And in the end, that’s what he did. It is clearly quite worrying, but it doesn’t worry me too much. [He did this ] because he would prefer Lorenzo to win. He is angry at me for a personal matter. Although he never said it, he thinks that in Argentina I made him crash; and then at Assen he is still thinking about the last chicane, in his head he feels he should have won that race. Since then he has been angry and thinking like a child: I do not win, but you do not win either. At this point, the lesser evil is for him is for Lorenzo to win.
‘I couldn’t win’
In an interview with 60 Minutes, Biden says he dropped out of the presidential race because he could not win.
I’ll be very blunt. If I thought we could’ve put together the campaign … that our supporters deserve and our contributors deserved, … I would have done it.
He also says he has nothing against Clinton.
I’ve said from the beginning, ‘Look, I like Hillary. Hillary and I get along together. The only reason to run is because … I still think I could do a better job than anybody else could do.
He also says there was no ‘Hollywood moment’ where his dying son asked him to run.
Nothing like that ever, ever happened. Beau all along thought that I should run and I could win. But there was not what was sort of made out as kind of this Hollywood-esque thing that, at the last minute, Beau grabbed my hand and said, ‘Dad, you’ve got to run,’ like win one for the Gipper’.
Protests police brutality
Tarantino joins hundreds of demonstrators to protest police brutality nationwide.
I’m a human being with a conscience, and if you believe there’s murder going on then you need to rise up and stand up against it. I’m here to say I’m on the side of the murdered.
The event is the last of three demonstrations the group RiseUpOctober organized in New York this week. Speakers at the protest say they want justice for people killed by police.
Mashable interview
Sorkin talks to Mashable about Steve Jobs:
People have a real emotional connection, good or bad, toward him, his company and his products. There are people who love them. We saw the outpouring of mourning and eulogising that happened after his death.
He says that one scene, that combines two arguments from different time periods, is partially based on notes Sculley sent Sorkin during his research.
He sent me a fantastic, comprehensive document. If you were in the White House press corps, you’d call it a tick tock of that night…It was fascinating, and I knew I wanted to dramatise it. Especially because it differed from the conventional record of what happened, that Sculley was just a sort of a stupid suit that didn’t understand the creative genius of Steve Jobs and so fired him. You can tell that the weight of that thing that’s been hung around him for all of these years kind of ruined his life.
Blackstar announcement
Bowie announces the release of Blackstar, a seven-song album on January 8, his 69th birthday. The album, which Bowie recorded with a group of jazz musicians at New York’s Magic Shop, is reportedly in the vein of avant-garde jazz, containing “Gregorian chants, a soul section, various electronic beats and bleeps, and Bowie’s distinctive vocal.” Bowie says he will not provide a radio edit for its lead single.
Two new accusers
Allred introduces a further two women who say they were assaulted by Cosby. The first, known only as Dottye, said she was working as a actress in 1984 when she sent Cosby her headshot and was invited to audition privately at his New York City brownstone. When she declined a welcoming drink, she says he insisted, saying one drink wouldn’t cause any harm. After taking a few sips, Cosby suggested they do an exercise and spun her around. She immediately felt dizzy, sick, disoriented, and vomited on his rug.
Things got foggy thereafter, but I do know he took my clothes off and put them in his washing machine. I don’t remember too much of the shower, or walking back down the steps back to the second floor.
She says Cosby leaned her against a chest in the hall, raised her robe and raped her, continuing the assault in the dining room. She says she could not understand at the time why she could not fight him off. Bartlett, the second accuser, says Cosby grabbed her from behind at a University of Pennsylvania track, saying:
Hey, back that thing up here girl, back it on up!
Barrett said as she struggled to get away, Cosby pulled her to him and she felt his “private parts” against her back. Barrett said she complained to her teammates and officials, but that no one knew what to do. Allred:
We will never stop until the last courageous victim who wishes to come forward and speak her truth has done so. Only then will it be enough.
Gets clock back
Mohamed’s clock is returned to him by Irving Police Department, who labelled it “hoax bomb” when it was filed into evidence.
GOT MY CLOCK BACK FINALLY!!😆😆 pic.twitter.com/7k9GXB7M4H
— Ahmed Mohamed (@IStandWithAhmed) October 23, 2015
Taste of Country interview
In an interview with Taste of Country Pope talks about her getting fired up for her performances.
I just channel all the obstacles thrown my way, like my parents’ divorce when I was 11. I had to get through that. I felt helpless through that, but I came out the other side learning a lot from it…I grew up singing country and I feel like I’m a good girl, but I’ve got tattoos and I travel and I’m on the road a ton. As a kid I got good grades, but I also had a fake I.D. There’s all these contradictions with myself, and I’m sure a lot of people.
Testifies to Benghazi committee
Clinton testifies about her role in the 2012 Benghazi attack, in an 11-hour congressional hearing. An email to her daughter was shown, where Clinton said the attack was by Al-Qaeda, despite telling the public the attack was a result of the video. She acknowledged that she couldn’t recall having talked to Ambassador Stevens after having sworn him in as ambassador, though she believed they had spoken. She said he did not have her email. At another point, clinton laughed when she said she spent the night alone after she left the office on the night of the attack.
I came here because I said I would. And I’ve done everything I know to do, as have the people with whom I worked, to try to answer your questions. I cannot do any more than that.
Apologizes for ad campaign
Airbnb apologizes for a series of outdoor ads that criticize San Francisco’s hotel taxes. The company is currently spending $8 million to fight Proposition F, which seeks to restrict unregistered short-term rentals. The company argues that the city won’t be able to collect as many tax dollars from its services if the ballot is pushed through.
The intent was to show the hotel tax contribution from our hosts and guests, which is roughly $1 million per month. It was the wrong tone and we apologize to anyone who was offended. These ads are being taken down immediately.
We apologize for Wednesday’s SF ads. They displayed poor judgment and do not live up to the values and humanity of our global community.
— Airbnb (@Airbnb) October 22, 2015
Ate raw bison liver, slept in animal carcass
In an interview with Yahoo Movies, DiCaprio says that The Revenant was one of the most challenging of his career.
I can name 30 or 40 sequences that were some of the most difficult things I’ve ever had to do. Whether it’s going in and out of frozen rivers or sleeping in animal carcasses or what I ate on set. [I was] enduring freezing cold and possible hypothermia constantly. I certainly don’t eat raw bison liver on a regular basis. When you see the movie, you’ll see my reaction to it because Alejandro [Inarritu] kept it in. It says it all. It was an instinctive reaction.
On talk that some staff left the film:
I wasn’t privy to exactly what went on. But to me, most of the people were there working incredibly hard, and they should be given due credit for the effort they gave this movie because everyone I saw was giving their heart and soul to pursuing his vision.
25 is a ‘make-up record’
Adele shares her thoughts on Twitter about 25, saying she is “making up with herself”.
— Adele (@Adele) October 21, 2015
Apologizes to developers
At the Twitter Flight Developer Conference Dorsey apologizes for Twitter’s past behavior and says he is committed to try to improve developer relations.
Our relationship with developers got confusing, unpredictable. We want to come to you today and apologize for the confusion…We need to have a better conversation with our developer community, with everyone in this room… We can’t stand alone. We need your help…Tweet at us what you’d like to see at Twitter. Tweet with the hashtag #helloworld, we will take all of this information and input to make decisions over time to make sure the platform is something you’re proud of and will use more and more.
Condition improves
Doctors say Cafferkey has made a “significant improvement” and is recovering from meningitis caused by the Ebola virus. She is still bed-bound but is talking freely and able to eat a little.
I’m really pleased to tell you that in the last few days she has made a significant improvement.
Doctors say she had a “long recovery ahead of her” and will remain in hospital for some time.
‘Biden made correct decision’
Trump tweets his comments on Joe Biden’s decision not to run for president.
I think Joe Biden made correct decision for him & his family. Personally, I would rather run against Hillary because her record is so bad.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 21, 2015
Playboy interview
Radcliffe answers 20 questions for a Playboy interview. He talks about growing up with Harry Potter, his height, and masturbation.
Yeah, I was like every other teenager in that sense. My favorite line about masturbation is Louis C.K.’s, something like “I found out about it when I was 11, and I didn’t skip a day.” I think I started very early—before my teens. But not when I was on set. I wasn’t going, When is Alan Rickman going to nail this scene so I can run back to my trailer? There’s another feeling, again perfectly described by Louis C.K.: that fear just after you’ve jerked off that everyone knows what you did. It would have been embarrassing to walk back on set and look the dignitaries of British acting royalty in the eye, knowing what I’d been doing.
Reveals baby name: Elsie Otter
In an interview on Today, Deschanel reveals her daughter’s name — Elsie Otter.
We just really liked the name Elsie and then we both love otters — they’re very sweet and they’re also smart. They use tools … they hold hands while they sleep, there’s so many amazing things about otters. They’re wonderful animals.