Meryl Streep And Martijn Kort have taken their friendship to Broadway, where they attended a performance of the revival of We roll along happily.

“Meryl & Martin Kort?!?! I am absolutely floored,” Cheerful cast member Crystal Joy Brown wrote on Saturday, March 16 via Instagram Story, sharing backstage photos after the show. “I performed for these two legends and they were so gracious and effusive about our show and said kind words to me that I will NEVER forget.”

Streep, 74, and Short, 73, stood on either side of Brown, 37, in her post-show photo, all smiles as they worked together in black.

Streep and Short also met the entire cast – led by actors Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff And Lindsay Mendez – on the stage.

“You were fantastic! What a show,” Streep told the cast, according to footage shared by Brown. “It should be a joy. I hope it is. That will be fun.”

Short, meanwhile, whistled “Growing Up” (a song from the musical) in the background before Mendez, 41, asked if the pair wanted to pose for another photo with the entire cast.

Streep and Short were spotted before the show X statues looking cozy on a couch in the lounge of the Hudson Theater in New York.

Streep and Short have grown closer since the Oscar winner joined him Only murders in the building for season 3. After Streep’s Loretta served as a love interest for Short’s Oliver Putnam, rumors swirled that they were an item in real life.

“They’re just really good friends, nothing more,” Short’s rep shared The messenger in January, denying the reports.

The pair continued to fuel dating rumors, especially after they both attended the Golden Globes later in January. (They were both nominated for their OMITB roll but each lost.)

While the duo has put the dating speculation to rest, their close bond has kept them going OMITB band.

“It was one of the biggest thrills of my life,” Short said at a March For Your Consideration event. “In fact, the first day of shooting – which was rare because I’m not brand new – I was driving to work and I was like, ‘I’m nervous today. I work with Meryl Streep. ”

During the panel, Streep revealed that she called the producers to ask for a role.

“I was a big fan of the show, but I also just wanted to have some fun because the world is pretty messed up right now,” she joked.

Stripe will return OMITB for season 4, which is currently in production, alongside Short and costars Steve Martin And Selena Gomez.

JOHN LEWIS has once again denied staff their cherished bonus – and warned yesterday that there could be further job cuts in the battle to revive its fortunes.

The employee-owned retail group, which has 70,000 staff across its department stores and Waitrose supermarkets, said there would be no pay rise as it finally returned to profit after three years of losses.

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It means the John Lewis Partnership has not paid a bonus for three of the four years that chairman Dame Sharon White has been at the helm, much of that during the business crisis pandemic.

Before her arrival in 2020, staff had received a cash boost worth a month’s salary for 68 years.

The group has spent £116m on increasing staff minimum wages by 10 per cent to £11.55 per hour, but that still falls behind the £12 per hour minimum paid by Tesco, Asda and Aldi .

Dame Sharon said the group, which should be guided by providing “valuable and satisfying employment in a successful business”, offered employee benefits including subsidized holidays.

She insisted her “plan is working” after the group announced a pre-tax profit of £56 million, up from a loss of £234 million the year before. It has closed 16 department stores during the pandemic and lost a total of 4,000 jobs due to the closures and cuts at its headquarters.

Reports suggest another 11,000 staff could go there next one five years in which the retailer aims to make its stores more efficient and introduces additional robotics into its warehouses.

Dame Sharon said there was “no target” for job losses, but added that “there will inevitably be less need for some roles in the coming years”.

And in a marked shift from Dame Sharon’s target of generating 40 per cent of revenues from outside retail, new CEO Nish Kankiwala said its “refreshed strategy” would now be “unapologetically focused on retail”.

The company also scrapped its 2030 goal for non-retail profits, critics in a move highlighted how much of a distraction Dame Sharon’s ambitions to move into garden centres, housing and financial services had become.

Mr Kankiwala said the opportunities could make the business less “cyclical” for consumer confidence, while Dame Sharon said the group was still committed to housing and financial services as part of a “family of companies”.

Dame Sharon, who will step down at the end of her five-year term as chairman in February next year, could not say when the first John Lewis house would be built and ready for tenants.

Moonpig AI map help

HARTFELT messages written by artificial intelligence for loved ones help drive sales at Moonpig.

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The greeting card company said it had strong sales during Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day as more people opted to use its AI “smart text” for personalized cards when they struggled with what to write.

A user’s request for a romantic message for a golf fanatic resulted in: “Forget all the other guys, you’re the hole-in-one for me! Thank you for being my caddy through the ups and downs.”

But insiders admitted that AI-written posts often require editing.

Moonpig said the use of technology would help increase revenues and profits and meet City expectations.

Shell in stall at eco-target

SHELL has watered down one of its climate pledges to focus on growing its massive gas business.

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CEO Wael Sawan said the world risks energy shortages if there is no investment in oil and gas drilling.

His comments came in the same week that the British government said it would have to open new gas-fired power stations plants or facing a “real risk of blackouts”.

Shell now plans to reduce the “net carbon intensity” of the energy it sells by 15 to 20 percent by 2030, down from its previous target of 20 percent.

Carbon intensity measures allow Shell to offset the carbon produced by its oil and gas operations with the less polluting parts of the business.

Mr. Sawan has angered environmentalists by putting shareholder returns at the top of his priority list.

Shell also revealed that Mr Sawan received a total of £7.94m, £2m less than his predecessor’s 2022 salary.

It’s open and closed

A TOTAL of 14,081 stores closed in 2023, an average of 39 per day, as major chains, including Wilk0, closed their doors.

The figures include 583 bank branches, 722 pubs and 787 pharmacies, according to a report by PWC and the Local Data Company.

The closures were partially offset by 9,138 new stores, mainly in retail parks and shopping centers.

Takeaways, coffee shops and discount supermarkets were the most common new stores.

Magnum power

SELLING more Magnums, Lynx and Marmite will pay off for the UNILEVER boss, who could rake in almost £15million if he boosts the share price.

Hein Schumacher will earn £7.3 million if he meets minimum sales growth, shareholder returns and sustainability targets, and up to £11 million for reaching maximum targets.

But his reward will be as much as £14.8m if he also increases the share price by 50 per cent in three years.

Unilever’s share price has fallen by 9 percent in the past five years.

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THE maker of Irn Bru and Rubicon juice is cutting almost 200 jobs. AG BARR said it is changing the way it sells products to retailers and as part of the overhaul it will close its direct sales operations and an office in Leeds.

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It’s Delivergrew

DELIVEROO has cut its losses as the food delivery company signed up more retailers.

Losses fell to £10.9m, compared to £231m in 2022, and cash flow is expected to be positive this year.

Inflation and more expensive restaurant meals saw the average order rise to £24.30. Founder Will Shu told The Sun it wants to ensure customers pay the same price as in supermarkets and restaurants. He said: “The sector is suffering from a lack of price integrity.”

Grocery orders now account for 13 percent of sales.

Dorit Kemsley is hitting Crystal Kung Minkoff‘s claim that she was late to the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills‘ season 13 reunion.

“What nonsense,” Dorit, 47, wrote through her Instagram comment section on Wednesday, March 6, in response to a fan who said she arrived “2 hours” after her castmates reset. “Our arrivals were timestamped in the first reunion episode. Crystal’s claim that I was two hours late getting up because I was doing Tik Tok is nothing more than another brazen lie from her mouth.

Doria noted that the “entire cast and crew” were aware that she was dealing with an “unfortunate wardrobe malfunction” with her dress that had a broken zipper. “The brilliant wardrobe team that was hired had no choice but to sew me into the dress, which took less than two hours,” she explained, before claiming that the Tik Tok videos she posted at the reunion were “after the filming had been completed. was done. “You can see it’s dark outside!” she said.

However, Crystal responded to the comment after reading it and disagreed with Dorit’s recollection of the events.

“Sorry, but no!!” she replied in @QueenofBravo’s comments section Instagram post who shared Dorit’s comment. “Those timestamps are wrong (I love you Bravo!) It’s not dark at 7:30. And you don’t leave the caravan at 10:30 am and walk 15 steps and suddenly it’s 11:30 am. And we filmed the first segment without Dorit starting at 11:45 because Andy was getting restless – just like us. Keep your hat on and just respect other people’s time.”

The back and forth between the costars comes after part 1 of the RHOBH The season 13 reunion aired on Wednesday, February 28. During the show, viewers saw Dorit appear last while everyone else was ready and in place on the couches, which irritated both the women and the host. Andy Cohen.

“Oh my God, I’m so glad I got here at 8:15 p.m. while we were waiting for Dorit’s dress to be sewn,” Cohen, 55, said on camera at one point.

After the episode aired, Crystal noted that she and her costars were especially frustrated when they saw that Dorit had recorded a song Mean girls lip sync TikTok while she got dressed.

“We were watching all these videos of her playing there,” Crystal revealed as she made an appearance Jeff Lewis Live from SiriusXM on Thursday, February 29. “It’s rude. I’d rather sleep in or take my kids to school. I don’t want to leave at five o’clock [a.m.]”

This isn’t the first time Dorit and Crystal have been embroiled in drama. During the day RHOBH Season 13, the two had a falling out when Crystal was accused of calling the cast unintelligent and Dorit responded by calling her a “child bride.” (Crystal is married to Rob Minkoffwho is twenty years older than her.)

When the tense moment came up again during the reunion, Crystal was still visibly upset about it. “That’s a disgusting thing to say,” she told Dorit. She went on to explain why it was so painful, adding, “Okay, I’m an Asian person. … As an Asian person, calling someone a child bride is the same as a mail order bride.”

Part 2 of the RHOBH reunion airs Wednesday, March 13 at 8/7c. on Bravo.

By Matt Demarco for Daily Mail Australia

Published: 9:28 PM EST, February 8, 2024 | Updated: 10:36 PM EST, February 8, 2024

• Hamilton's Mercedes has struggled to keep pace with Red Bull in recent years
• An 'escape clause' included in the British racer's contract allows an exit in 2025
• Hamilton, 39, turned down a £40 million offer to join Ferrari a year ago

By Jonathan McEvoy for Email Online

Published: 05:05 EST, February 1, 2024 | Updated: 08:24 EST, February 1, 2024

• Hamilton's Mercedes has struggled to keep pace with Red Bull in recent years
• An 'escape clause' included in the British racer's contract allows an exit in 2025
• Hamilton, 39, turned down a £40 million offer to join Ferrari a year ago

By Jonathan McEvoy for Email Online

Published: 05:05 EST, February 1, 2024 | Updated: 05:47 EST, February 1, 2024

Timothee Chalamet denied there was any feud with his former co-star Selena Gomez.

The 28-year-old Wonka star, who attended the 81st Golden Globe Awards as a nominee, was approached by TMZ Monday while the actor was in Beverly Hills with his sister Pauline and he told the outlet that nothing was wrong.

The Dune star said “no” when asked if his girlfriend Kylie Jenner, 26, refused to let him take a photo with Selena, 31, when she approached them during a commercial break.

When asked whether things were going well with him and Selena, with whom he starred in A Rainy Day In New York in 2018, Timothee replied ‘of course’.

The perceived disapproval went viral when Selena was seen on camera whispering something to boyfriend Taylor Swift, who was accompanied to the event by boyfriend Keleigh Sperry.

Forensic lip reader Jeremy Freeman has revealed the trio’s conversation exclusively to DailyMail.com – in which he claims Selena wasn’t allowed to take a photo with Timothee and claimed she feared ‘upsetting’ him and Kylie.

Freeman says Selena told Taylor and Keleigh, “He didn’t want to take a picture with me, he said no,” while Keleigh replied, “Timothee?”

Taylor then whispered in Selena’s ear, with the Only Murders In The Building actress allegedly saying: “I tried, I couldn’t, it’ll upset them.”

Timothee and the reality star seemed quite in love with each other during the awards ceremony.

An onlooker told DailyMail: ‘They sat at their table and stared at each other.

“They weren’t talking to anyone during the commercial break, they were just kissing… it was like puppy dog ​​love, like in high school.”

The pair have been dating since early 2023 and have been stepping up their public appearances together in recent months.

Any alleged conflict between Kylie and Selena may date back to February 2023.

At that point, Kylie was forced to clear the air and respond to a TikTok video accusing her of mocking Selena’s brows, after Selena posted an Instagram story about a new brow product from her beauty line.

The Kylie Cosmetics mogul denied she was shady towards Gomez, even going so far as to shut down any talk of a feud between herself and the actress and singer.

Selena shared several photos of people who did take photos with her at the awards ceremony, including her Only Murders in the Building co-star Meryl Streep, boyfriend Benny Blanco and girlfriend Florence Pugh.

“Oh my goodness, that hug was heaven on a pancake,” the Oppenheimer actress wrote. “BIG kiss for you my love. We needed that!’

• Adams was serving as a captain in the NYPD at the time of the alleged attack
• The mayor is already under strict scrutiny over his campaign donations
• The female accuser says she worked for the city with Adams at the time

By Jen Smith, Chief Reporter for Dailymail.Com

Published: 08:28 EST, November 23, 2023 | Updated: 11:21 EST, November 23, 2023

According to The Real Housewives of Miami‘S Alexia Nepola“There is no truth” in the rumors that Teresa Giudice‘s husband, Luis “Louie” Ruelaswas interested in her.

“I was going to suggest that we do something, like a podcast or something, three or four of us, even Todd [Nepola]because it wasn’t,” Alexia, 56, shared exclusively We weekly on Saturday, November 4 during the second day of BravoCon 2023 in Las Vegas.

Back in May, Melissa Gorga claimed during The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 13 reunion that Louie, 48, was romantically interested in Alexia before he started dating Teresa, 51, in 2020. However, Alexia clarified during an episode of Watch what’s happening live earlier this month she shared that she met Louie during a trip to Barcelona, ​​where they stayed at the same hotel.

“Every time he approached me, [it] was because he had seen me on the show and he knew my challenges with Frankie and my journey with Frankie,” she explained Us on Saturday. ‘And he can feel that pain as a father, because he is a very good father and has his autistic son Nicholas. So I think it was more that I was an inspiration to him, and he was so moved by the fact that he met me and knew, ‘God, we’re kind of on the same journey.’

Alexia shares sons Peter, 31, and Frankie, 26, with ex-husband Pedro Rosello. Frankie has suffered serious brain injuries since she was in a near-fatal car accident in 2011 at the age of 13. Louie is also a father to two boys, whom Nicholas, 21, and Louie Jr., 19, share with ex-wife. Marissa Dimartino Ruelas.

Alexia — who married her husband, Todd, 50, in 2021 — further noted that it can be difficult for reality stars to know if their romantic partners are pursuing relationships for the right reasons. “Are we always going to think that any man who comes next to us and wants to date us is because we’re famous, or because we’re celebrities, or whatever you want to call us?” she said. “It’s like the rich man: Is he going to think, ‘Oh, the woman is only dating me because I have money, not because of who I am?'”

Despite this, Alexia said she wants to believe that Louie “really loves Teresa,” adding, “She’s beautiful and amazing, so it’s like, why can’t he like her?” She continued: “People always want to concentrate [on], ‘Oh, he’s just looking for fame or glory.’ So I don’t agree with that. And there is no truth in it anyway.”

Her celebrity status is something Alexia shared Us she had no worries when it came to her romance with Todd. ‘When he met me, I wasn’t on TV. He knew I had a show and he knew about my past, but I never thought, ‘Oh, he wants to date me on a TV show,'” she said. “I’m like, ‘He wants to date me, because it’s the same, because I’m so fantastic.’ And of course he will fall in love with me. ”

With reporting by Christina Garibaldi