Chapters
The shooting for the day was yet to begin, and since we were filming outdoors, I decided to check some of my financials in the meantime. The report from my business manager, Andrew Cohen, had been more than encouraging. Thanks to my active involvement in Crocs, their business was booming. The 2004 revenue had already reached $250 million, and it would almost certainly cross $500 million in 2005. I laughed inwardly, knowing that the company founders were probably regretting their lack of foresight in…- 963.2 K • Ongoing
- Taylor looked around nervously. The room was packed in a way that only happened on one of the most stacked nights of the month for American music. Wherever you looked, you could spot a superstar somewhere. Beyoncé chatted near the bar with Jay-Z, Lady Gaga wore a unique outfit that caught every camera flash, and Britney Spears conversed with Madonna against a backdrop of giant screens looping past VMA highlights. It was the kind of room that screamed fame. So it was understandable why Taylor felt a…
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- October 2004, Kloves Residence, London"Are you absolutely sure about your decision, Alfonso?" Steve asked the Mexican director he had worked with over the past few years. He had grown to respect and admire his craft a lot, so his decision pained him a little."Yes," Alfonso nodded. "As much as I loved working on these two films, I had already given my word, and I’m contractually bound to do that other film. I agreed with you to do the fifth and the sixth films initially because they hadn’t approached me…
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- November 2007, Los Angeles, CA, USA Breaking News: Actress Scarlett Johansson Survives Harrowing Home Invasion in L.A.; New Beau Saves Her from a Terrible Tragedy In an alarming turn of events, actress Scarlett Johansson was the target of a home invasion late last night at her Los Angeles residence. The intruder, identified as wanted murderer and rapist Eustace Winfred, was arrested at the scene by LAPD officers. Sources say Johansson was physically unharmed but left "deeply shaken" by the…
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It took a full day of flying for us to reach Nadi International Airport in Fiji, with a brief stop in Hawaii. I wish we could’ve relaxed there, maybe soaked in the sun or had a real meal that didn’t come in plastic wrap. But Hawaii wasn’t our final destination. From Nadi, we boarded a couple of noisy, cramped seaplanes for an hour-long flight to Nunayu Levu, the private island that Columbia Pictures had rented for the shooting of The Blue Lagoon. “Fucking finally!” I groaned in relief, letting…- 192.9 K • Ongoing
- Brett leaned back on the couch, staring at the TV with little interest. “Tell me again, why are we watching the Oscars? Can’t we do something better?” His girlfriend, Patty, whipped her head toward him with a scandalized expression. “How can you say that? Don’t you know who’s nominated tonight?” “Yeah, yeah. You and your crush on Troy Armitage, I know.” He waved a hand dismissively. “And after watching the movie, I agree he deserves every award he can get, but these things are…
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- “Action!” “Emmeline!” an old, heavyset man shouted, his voice a mix of anger and panic, as he rushed toward a young girl standing near a berry bush. “Take them berries outta your mouth!” He grabbed her jaw firmly and pried it open with his thick fingers, forcing her to spit out the berries she had eaten in innocent ignorance. “Spit ‘em out! Come on!” From behind one of the fixed cameras, I was recording the scene, my focus locked on the old man’s face. A few feet away, Eddie…
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- September 2005, Los AngelesI got out of my Lamborghini and crossed over to hold the door open for the lady accompanying me tonight.Rihanna looked stunning in the short green dress she had chosen, but I could sense her hesitation. She wasn’t entirely comfortable being out tonight. Placing my hand gently on the small of her back, I noticed her flinch ever so slightly. The reaction was brief—she quickly composed herself and offered a small, practiced smile.“Hey,” I whispered, leaning in slightly.…
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- “You look a little worried,” I said to Adrienne while we waited for the crew to finish setting up the next scene. “You weren’t even this tense when we shot the sex scene.” I’d already wrapped my part of the sequence after my dramatic death, but Adrienne still had hours to go. She was naked and drenched in sticky red paint that clung to her skin like dried syrup. I figured a joke might lighten the mood. It was apparently the wrong choice. Adrienne shot me a glare. “Of course I’m…
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- I love the fact that I was reborn in a time when we had cell phones. I can’t even imagine living without it. Internet and technology hadn’t evolved enough to give birth to good smartphones with high speeds. My current phone, the Nokia 9210 Communicator, was good enough for texting and sending simple emails. I couldn’t wait for the iPhone to come and rock this market in 2007. So using the superior technology of Nokia (for that time), I was emailing my girlfriend long distance.Em: My mum suspects…
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