George Clooney Says He Looks Like He's Going Through 'Some Horrible Midlife Crisis' After Dyeing His Hair for Broadway

George Clooney Says He Looks Like He's Going Through 'Some Horrible Midlife Crisis' After Dyeing His Hair for Broadway

Lloyd Bishop/NBC via Getty; Jamie McCarthy/Getty George Clooney said onLate Night with Seth Meyersthat his hair — which he dyed a shade of brunette for his Broadway playGood Night, and Good Luck— looks "bad" The production closes with a matinee on Sunday, June 8, ahead of the Tonys that night Clooney said that he would change his hair between his final bow and the red carpet for the ceremony, and that he was prepared to shave his head if necessary George Clooneyis ready to ditch his dark hair! The 64-year-old screen legend is renowned for his signature silver locks. However, he had tocolor his hair a rich shade of brunettefor his Broadway playGood Night, and Good Luck. With theTony-nominated show wrapping its run at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City on Sunday, June 8, Clooney revealed during a Monday, June 2, appearance onLate Night with Seth Meyersthat one of the first things he'll do after his final performance is fix his "bad" hair. Clooney appeared on the show wearing a hat to cover his head, and the first thing he said upon being greeted by hostSeth Meyerswas that the hat was necessary to "hide" his hair as it grew out. "It's bad. It's still dark on top, but it's gray at the bottom," he explained, telling Meyers, 51, that he hadn't dyed it for about two months. "So you get that really nice-looking grow-out of gray." Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic How soon will Clooney be undergoing a transformation to revert back to his traditional look? "The last show is Sunday. We do a matinee, and then by the time we go to the Tonys that night, it'll be gone," he vowed. Meyers assured the actor that his hair looked "great on stage" — but his guest didn't seem to buy it, sarcastically replying, "Sure." Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories. He did agree when the late-night host said that it "looks like you are trying to get away with something" when you see him out in public. "It really looks bad," Clooney replied. "It looks like [I'm] going through some horrible midlife crisis. I'm 64 — midlife is a little stretch." The actor said that his wife,Amal Clooney, found his hair transformation to be "funny," but added that she'll "be glad when it's gone." Lloyd Bishop/NBC via Getty Of course, reversing the effects of coloring your hair can be challenging. But Clooney is ready and willing to take dramatic steps to change up his appearance. "I may have a shaved head. I may look likeYul Brynner," he said, referencing the late actor who shaved his head for years. (Brynner won a Tony in 1952 for his performance inThe King and I.) Meyers pointed out that comparisons to Brynner might be a good thing going into the 2025 Tony Awards, whereClooney snagged a nominationfor Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play. However, he made it clear that he isn't necessarily prepared to take home an award during the ceremony this Sunday: "I'm not thinking very positively about winning a Tony." The PEOPLE Appis now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! Bruce Glikas/WireImage; Jamie McCarthy/Getty Good Night, and Good Luckdid pick upseveral additional nominations. The production is up for Best Sound Design of a Play, Best Scenic Design of a Play, Best Costume Design of a Play and Best Lighting Design of a Play. Clooney stars as Edward R. Murrow in the production — an adaptation of the 2005 film of the same name, which the actor directed and co-wrote. The story follows Murrow, the journalist behind the 1954 exposé on Sen. Joseph McCarthy. The actor competes withCole Escola(Oh, Mary!),Jon Michael Hill(Purpose),Daniel Dae Kim(Yellow Face),Harry Lennix(Purpose) andLouis McCartney(Stranger Things: The First Shadow) for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play. Good Night, and Good Luckmarked Clooney's first time on a Broadway stage, andopened to a star-studded audienceon April 3. It will alsobe broadcast livethis Saturday, June 7, on CNN. Read the original article onPeople

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George Clooney Says He Looks Like He's Going Through 'Some Horrible Midlife Crisis' After Dyeing His Hair for Broadway

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Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni lawsuit gets messier with legal drama

Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni lawsuit gets messier with legal drama

A bitter dispute between former costarsBlake LivelyandJustin Baldoniis continuing to escalate. In a flurry of filings over the last several days,Baldoni's lawyerssought access toLively'smedical records, andLively's teamwithdrew a claim of emotional distress first included in her suit, then accused his team of orchestrating the entire thing as a "public relations stunt." Lively and Baldoni,who co-headlined the2024 summer blockbuster "It Ends with Us,"have since been locked in a court battle over claims of a toxic work environment, rife with sexual misconduct.Livelyhas alleged rampant harassment by Baldoni, followed by an online smear campaign aimed at keeping her silent, while Baldoni has allegedLivelyused her star power to shut him out of the successof a moviethat was rightfully his. 'It Ends with Us' was supposed tobe a BookTok Hollywood success story. What went wrong? In her original lawsuit against Baldoni,Livelyclaimed he and his production company, Wayfarer Studios, had caused "intentional infliction of emotional distress." On Monday, June 2,lawyers for Wayferer and Baldonifiled a motion to compel the actress to share her medical records to prove that distress. IfLivelyhad in fact suffered severe emotional damages as the result of"It Ends with Us"filming and theensuing public relations disaster,they argued, she should need to prove it through medical records – or withdraw the claim and promise not to bring it back up in court. Lively's team,on the other hand, argues that she had agreed to drop the claim as a run of the mill legal proceeding in order to streamline the lawsuit, and that Baldoni's lawyers were attempting to take the move out of context, and blow it out of propotion to create a media narrative. Baldoni's "motion was filed for a single audience: the media," lawyers for Lively wrote in a response filed June 2, accusing Baldoni's team of "desperately searching for an angle to make a show out of Ms. Lively's decision to streamline her case." The filing also alleges that Baldoni's team met with Lively's lawyers and did not raise concerns, only to pull a bait and switch, filing their motion to compel minutes after meeting and alerting the "tabloid" media. "This is a routine part of the litigation process that is being used as a press stunt. We are doing what trial lawyers do: preparing our case for trial by streamlining and focusing it; they are doing what they do: desperately seeking another tired round of tabloid coverage," Lively's lawyers, Esra Hudson and Mike Gottlieb, wrote in a statement to USA TODAY June 2. USA TODAY has reached out to Baldoni's lawyers for comment. Blake Lively's 'It Ends With Us' allegat'astroturfing' and when fans feel manipulated "The Baldoni-Wayfarer strategy of filing retaliatory claims has exposed them to expansive new damages claims under California law, rendering certain of Ms. Lively's original claims no longer necessary," the statement continued. "Ms. Lively continues to allege emotional distress, as part of numerous other claims in her lawsuit, such as sexual harassment and retaliation, and massive additional compensatory damages on all of her claims." This legal tit for tat is the latest in an ongoing battle between Lively and Baldoni, who were once poised to bethe faces of a filmaimed at redefining how audiences view domestic abuse. Swapping lawsuits and increasingly hostile claims,the pairhave now found themselves at oddsin both the courts and the press. Baldoni and Lively are headed to trial next year. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni legal teams argue over medical records

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June 03, 2025

Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni lawsuit gets messier with legal drama

Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni lawsuit gets messier with legal drama A bitter dispute between former costarsBlake LivelyandJustin Baldoniis co...

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Former Escort Hired for Diddy’s Alleged 'Freak Offs' Breaks His Silence to Share Emotional Message for Cassie (Exclusive)

Former Escort Hired for Diddy's Alleged 'Freak Offs' Breaks His Silence to Share Emotional Message for Cassie (Exclusive)

A former male escort hired forSean "Diddy" Combs' alleged "Freak Offs" withCasandra "Cassie" Venturais speaking out for the first time in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE Shawn Dearing's photo and prior alias were disclosed during Combs' sex crimes trial The model fought back tears, discussing his interactions with Ventura, praising her as "a badass lady" A former male escort hired to perform atSean "Diddy" Combs'"Freak Off" partieshas broken his silence after prosecutors showed his photo during the music mogul's federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial. In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, he shared an emotional message forCasandra "Cassie" Ventura. Shawn Dearing was one of more than 10 men Combs, 55, allegedly forced his ex-girlfriend to have sex with during their nearly 11-year relationship, according to prosecutors. The escorts' identities were revealed in court testimony and evidence submitted by the government. "She was so uplifting — the kindest and most respectful person," Dearing, 37, says of Ventura, 38. "She was genuine throughout the whole experience." Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty for Paramount+; Courtesy of Shawn Dearing Dearing tells PEOPLE that he is only speaking out now to give "some credence" to Ventura's story and because his photo and alias were already made public during Combs' trial. "I never wanted to open my mouth," he says. "I don't seek attention. I don't want to go out there and make it seem like I'm trying to get my name known off of this experience." When discussing Ventura, he says, "You got me tearing up! I want what's best for her, honestly, because she … she's a badass lady, man. She's awesome. So I want her respect first and foremost." SDNY Ventura testified on Wednesday, May 14, that she knew Dearing as "Skyler" and met him through the website Cowboys4Angels. She said he was one of manyescorts Combs hiredvia the site for his "Freak Offs," what federal prosecutors have called "elaborate and produced sex performances" that the Bad Boy Records founder allegedly orchestrated and coerced Ventura and others into joining. Dearing tells PEOPLE that the identities of Ventura and Combs were not revealed to him before he met them for the first time around late 2014 or early 2015. He claimed Cowboy4Angels founder Garren James told him only that the clients were "A-List." Courtesy of Shawn Dearing Dearing says he was hired for "more than a dozen" sessions, which typically took place at either a bungalow at The Beverly Hills Hotel or a condo off of Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles, which he believes belonged to Ventura. "It was only me, him, and her," Dearing says, referring to himself, Combs, and Ventura. "He never touched me. We did everything under his direction." While Dearing says he did not witness Combs physically abuse Ventura, the model tells PEOPLE that he did "notice forms" of what he believed was "psychological" abuse. Ventura's "kindness" was "being abused in [an] improper manner," Dearing claims. "She was there under his control, and there was that knowing and understanding that if she didn't do what he said — I don't know what the consequences could have been, but I could tell there was that constant energy of knowing that we must perform for him or else," he felt. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg Ventura broke down in tearswhen asked about the "Freak Offs"during the fifth day of testimonyon Friday, May 16, claiming that Combs pressured her to participate in his sex partieswith physical violenceand threats of blackmail. "I had to do 'Freak Offs'," she said during redirect, after giving testimony on Wednesday, May 14, that she did not want to do "Freak Offs." Dearing claims, "There were times where she wouldn't speak if he wasn't in the room, because she knew she couldn't." He adds, "It was a power complex thing with him." He remembers one "Freak Off" when he says Ventura allegedly became like "a drone" after Combs "left the room for a moment." "She just sits there staring at the ground, and I ask her a question. She's like, 'No, no, no. Not until he gets back.' So it's like, 'Oh, okay,' " Dearing claims. When the "Freak Offs" would turn "dark," Ventura's demeanor would change, Dearing says. "You could see that it was kind of like the spirit was leaving the body," he adds. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE's free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. A self-described "man of faith," Dearing is no longer an escort and is "on a different path these days." After some "soul searching," he left L.A. in 2017 and returned to Hawaii, where he was born and raised. The move was "more of a back to my roots situation [rather] than getting out of LA type of deal," he explains. Combs' trial is in its fourth week. He was arrested in September 2024 and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation to engage in prostitution. He has pleaded not guilty on all charges. If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go torainn.org. Read the original article onPeople

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Former Escort Hired for Diddy’s Alleged 'Freak Offs' Breaks His Silence to Share Emotional Message for Cassie (Exclusive)

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Macron wax statue stolen from Paris museum for anti-Russian protest

Macron wax statue stolen from Paris museum for anti-Russian protest

Greenpeace activists took a statue of French President Emmanuel Macron and placed it outside the Russian embassy in Paris on Monday to protest continued business ties between the two countries, as well as Macron's climate policies. Activists said they "borrowed" the statue of Macron from the Grévin Museum in central Paris, which contains waxworks of more than 200 public figures, at 10.30 a.m. local time (4.30 a.m. ET) Monday, according to a statement from Greenpeace. "He does not deserve to be exhibited in this world-renowned cultural institution until he has terminated French contracts with Russia and initiated an ambitious and sustainable ecological transition across Europe," reads the statement. The activists took the statue to the Russian embassy in the west of the French capital, where they placed it in front of banners decrying continued trade with Moscow in areas such as gas, nuclear power and chemical fertilizers. One person held a sign which read "business is business" behind the statue, which depicts a smiling Macron clapping his hands. Another banner read "Ukraine is burning, business goes on." Despite pledging to end their reliance on Russian fuel, European nations have struggled to end imports of products such as liquified natural gas (LNG). According to research from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), France was the largest importer of Russian fossil fuels of any European Union country in January, with LNG imports totalling 377 million euros ($430 million). Greenpeace also criticized the continuation of nuclear fuel import contracts involving Russian nuclear agency Rosatom. "Emmanuel Macron must abandon his nuclear revival. To persist on this path is to persist in a dangerous dependence on hostile regimes like Russia, and to continue financing the industry of a criminal regime," said Roger Spautz, energy transition campaigner at Greenpeace France, in the statement. "There is no sovereignty, no energy transition, and no peace possible with Vladimir Putin's uranium. It is time to put an end to this double standard and turn the page on nuclear power, once and for all." In the statement, Greenpeace criticized what it called "Macron's double-talk, which fails to do enough to end trade with Russia, even though he publicly displays strong support for Ukraine." "This ambiguous stance weakens France's credibility on the international stage and fuels the Kremlin's war chest," it added. CNN has contacted Greenpeace for further details on where the statue is now and whether it will be returned to the museum. The Grévin Museum and Macron's office have been contacted for comment. CNN's Pierre Bairin contributed reporting. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account atCNN.com

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Macron wax statue stolen from Paris museum for anti-Russian protest

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Ukraine says it hit Russia's bridge to Crimea with underwater explosives

Ukraine says it hit Russia's bridge to Crimea with underwater explosives

KYIV − Ukraine's SBU security service said it had hit the road and rail bridge linking Russia and the Crimean peninsula below the water level with explosives. In a statement, the SBU said it had used 2,420 pounds of explosives that were detonated early in the morning on June 3 and damaged underwater pillars of the bridge, a key supply route for Russian forces in Ukraine in the past. More:Russia demands harsh terms at Ukraine peace talks The official Russian outlet which provides regular status updates on the bridge said its operation had been suspended for about three hours between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m. local time. More:Russia's 'Pearl Harbor': What to know about Ukraine's audacious drone strike It gave no reason for the temporary closure, but said the bridge had been reopened and was functioning as normal. "Previously, we hit the Crimean Bridge twice, in 2022 and 2023. So today we continued this tradition underwater," the SBU said in its statement, adding the operation had been prepared over several months. The SBU shared video footage that showed an explosion next to one of the many support pillars of the bridge. Reuters was able to confirm the location from the structure and bearing elements of the bridge that matched satellite and file imagery of the area. Reuters was not able to independently verify when the video was filmed. Russian military bloggers said the attack had been unsuccessful and speculated that it had been carried out by a Ukrainian sea drone. More:Russia demands harsh terms at Ukraine peace talks On Sunday,Ukraine launched dronesin an operation codenamed "Spider's Web" to attack Russian nuclear-capable long-range bomber planes at distant airfields across Russia. The 19-km (12-mile) Crimea Bridge over the Kerch Strait is the only direct link between the transport network of Russia and the Crimean peninsula, which Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014. The bridge was a flagship project for Russian PresidentVladimir Putin. It consists of a separate roadway and railway, both supported by concrete stilts, which give way to a wider span held by steel arches at the point where ships pass between the Black Sea and the smaller Azov Sea. The bridge was used by Russian forces during their invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, when they crossed it to reach Crimea and from there went on to seize parts of Ukraine's southern Kherson and southeastern Zaporizhzhia regions. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Ukraine says it hit Russian bridge to Crimea hit with explosives

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Ukraine says it hit Russia's bridge to Crimea with underwater explosives

Ukraine says it hit Russia's bridge to Crimea with underwater explosives KYIV − Ukraine's SBU security service said it had hit the r...

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