Emma Raducanu called for a crying child to be ejected from the stadium as she came within inches of the biggest win since her 2021 US Open triumph, losing narrowly to world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka. Sabalenka triumphed 7-6 (6-2), 4-6, 7-6 (7-5) at the Cincinnati Open but there was a flashpoint while Raducanu was serving at a crucial stage in …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link Emma Thompson has reshared a story about a phone call she received years ago from President Donald Trump. While attending the Locarno film festival in Switzerland to receive the Leopard Club award, Thompson reportedly talked about the day around 1997, when she says a then-private citizen Trump asked her out on a date. Thompson said she …
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Actress Emma Thompson said she missed an opportunity to change “the course of American history” after her divorce from Kenneth Branagh. The “Sense and Sensibility” star says President Donald Trump called her to ask her out on a date, while she was on the set of the 1998 film “Primary Colors.” Speaking to an audience at the Locarno film festival …
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Emma Thompson might have been making headlines this week due to her surprise revelation about Donald Trump “stalking” her and trying to ask her out on a date when she was making “Primary Colors”, but she also stunned Locarno with her acceptance speech – delivered entirely in Italian. “I’ve written something for you,” she said, before switching to English for …
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Emma Thompson has accepted Academy Awards, Baftas and even a damehood over a glittering career, but there was one offer she had to turn down. The actor says she once got asked out on a date by Donald Trump on the same day her divorced was confirmed. Thompson said she was in her trailer filming Primary Colors in 1998, a …
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British actor Emma Thompson was asked out on a date by Donald Trump the same day she divorced from her husband, the Oscar-winner has claimed. British actor Emma Thompson mused she could have changed the course of American history had she accepted Donald Trump’s dinner invite. (AP) Thompson, 66, was being honored for her career achievements at the Locarno Film …
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Emma Thompson says she once got asked out by President Donald Trump. She said she’d get back to him, but never did. The Oscar-winning British actress spoke about the experience on Friday, Aug 9. at the Locarno Film Festival. Sharing the anecdote with a crowd in Locarno, Switzerland, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Thompson explained that she was filming …
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Emma Thompson discussed her career, including getting a call from Donald Trump, her days doing stand-up comedy, including jokes about herpes and Margaret Thatcher, Sense and Sensibility, and the Monica Lewinsky scandal playing out during the Primary Colors shoot in Locarno, Switzerland on Saturday. She appeared in front of a huge and hugely excited crowd after on Friday evening joining …
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Donald Trump asked Emma Thompson on a date, the Oscar-winning actor revealed at Locarno Film Festival. “A phone rang in my trailer, and it was Donald Trump. I thought it was a joke. ‘Hi, it’s Donald Trump here,’” Thompson revealed. “I said, ‘How can I help you?’ I thought he needed directions. He said: ‘I would love for you to …
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Emma Thompson told an intriguing story this morning at the Locarno Film Festival, where this year she is a guest of honor, that featured what she described as a creepy encounter with the 47th President, Donald Trump. Speaking to a packed audience for a career Q&A, Thompson was asked about shooting the 1998 Mike Nichols feature Primary Colors. One day …
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