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Sydney Sweeney‘s latest movie flopped on opening weekend, mere weeks after starring in a controversial ad campaign for American Eagle. “Americana,” a modern western which also stars singer Halsey and Paul Walter Hauser, opened to an estimated $500K box office take at over 1100 theaters. That’s well behind weeks-old releases like “Jurassic World: Rebirth,” “Superman” and the Tamil-language action movie …

Sydney Sweeney’s new niche film “Americana” came in 16th at the box office in its opening weekend after the controversy surrounding her American Eagle ad campaign. The film, shown in just 1,123 theaters domestically, also starred Paul Walter Hauser and Halsey. Written and directed by Tony Tost, “Americana” is estimated to have brought in an underwhelming $500,000 during its opening …

Leonardo DiCaprio recently found himself amid another controversy by revealing he emotionally feels like he’s in his 30s, despite being in his 50s. And now, his latest outing with girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti may show that they aren’t paying any mind to the controversy. In photos obtained by DailyMail, we can see that they weren’t afraid to pack on the PDA …

VATICAN CITY (AP) — When Pope Leo XIV surprised tens of thousands of young people at a recent Holy Year celebration with an impromptu popemobile romp around St. Peter’s Square, it almost seemed as if some of the informal spontaneity that characterized Pope Francis’ 12-year papacy had returned to the Vatican. But the message Leo delivered that night was all his own: …

‘Tis the season of Sydney Sweeney. It just now comes with an asterisk. The two-time Emmy nominated actress, producer, Ford aficionado and booked-and-busy brand partner is revving up for the busiest run of a still rising career. On the heels of a meaty role opposite Oscar winner Julianne Moore in the Apple TV+ movie Echo Valley, Sweeney has two films …

Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photos: Getty Images E.l.f. Cosmetics released a new ad, and its customers don’t seem happy. The affordable beauty brand has tapped drag queen Heidi N Closet and stand-up comedian Matt Rife for its latest campaign, which launched on August 11. The ad, named The Law Offices of e.l.f.ino & Schmarnes, is basically the two playing personal-injury …

Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. Oklahoma starting quarterback John Mateer is in some hot water. The redshirt junior has found himself embroiled in controversy after social media sleuths tracked down his Venmo payments account, where he made some questionable …

Foot traffic fell 9% year over year at American Eagle stores for the week that began August 3, marking the second week of traffic declines since the retailer launched its controversial campaign featuring actor Sydney Sweeney, according to data from Pass_by provided exclusively to Retail Brew. American Eagle launched its campaign, “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans,” on July 23. For the first …

Abode, the Kickstarter software project that sold over 3,000 backers who pledged nearly a quarter of a million dollars the promise of an alternative to Adobe’s creative suite over two years ago, is dead. The project’s creator, artist Stuart Semple, wrote on Kickstarter on August 9th that, due to alleged non-delivery by a contracted developer, he is shutting down the …

Photo: Marc Piasecki/WireImage It is a perennial cultural pastime for strangers to zero in on the precise moment that a mother is not tending to her child and accuse her of negligence. Last week, the mother in question happened to be Sophie Turner, who posted some innocent photos of her and a friend living it up at the Oasis reunion …