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Dumped by his girlfriend, a high school grad decides to embark on an overseas adventure in Europe with his friends. Dumped by his girlfriend, a high school grad decides to embark on an overseas adventure in Europe with his friends. Dumped by his girlfriend, a high school grad decides to embark on an overseas adventure in Europe with his friends.

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• Alternate versions In the German Version the whole segment inside the flat of Mieke's father is missing (boy goose-stepping). About 78 seconds have been removed. The DVD-Cover says "uncensored".
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Jennifer Lopez's year from hell from Ben Affleck split rumours to movie flop and tour axe

Jennifer Lopez has had an eventful 2024 from Ben Affleck split rumours to being forced to cancel her tour amid reports of low ticket sales, her big Netflix movie Atlas flopping and Las Vegas residency in question

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In the last few months, Jennifer Lopez appears to have been through a challenging time.

The hitmaker, 54, recently cancelled her tour, and her rekindled marriage to Ben Affleck seems to be back on the rocks. Not only this, but the singer's now-cancelled tour was reportedly suffering from low ticket sales, with her new Netflix film branded a "rotten flop".

It has also been reported that her planned multimillion-dollar Las Vegas residency is to be scrapped , with JLo's year going from bad to worse as each day passes.

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Last month, JLo's new movie debuted on Netflix . In the flick, Jennifer stars as Atlas Shepherd in the new Netflix Sci-fi drama, Atlas, which premiered back in May.

But despite the glitzy events ahead of its release, Atlas has been met with harsh criticism from fans and critics alike. Replying to a tweet shared on Netflix's X account, one person said: "That's... unfortunate," while another said: "And it’s yet another rotten flop for @JLo. No surprise there."

Tour cancelled

At the start of May, one month before the tour was cancelled, low ticket sales for JLo's concerts were reported. According to reports, the ticket sales for her performances in Denver, Colorado, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, were "particularly bad".

According to reports at the time, row upon row of seats were still available, with resale tickets also available for the opening night in Orlando, Florida, on June 26. Despite selling the majority of tickets for the first nights, numbers were low for those thereafter. The closing night on August 17 also had large numbers of tickets available.

Last week, the Jenny from the Block hitmaker cancelled her summer tour. According to the US gig company Live Nation, the reason for the cancellation was "to be with her children, family and close friends".

On her website, the singer told fans: "I am completely heartsick and devastated about letting you down. Please know that I wouldn’t do this if I didn’t feel that it was absolutely necessary. Please know that I wouldn’t do this if I didn’t feel it was absolutely necessary."

Ben Affleck split rumours swirl

JLo and her husband Ben Affleck have been at the centre of split rumours over the last few weeks. The couple's love story might be over, according to reports, with divorce speculation rife and fuelled by the couple themselves with their recent behaviour of ditching wedding rings and refusing to speak about each other.

Less than two years into the couple's marriage, an insider recently claimed the pair's relationship is "not in the best place at the moment" with another source saying the issues go deep down into who they are as people. They explained: "She likes to open her heart to her fans and to the world . He is more introspective and private. This has been difficult day-to-day."

And over the weekend, the pair were seen avoiding lip contact, and cheek contact. While out in California, the couple simply air kissed, leaving onlookers and fans baffled. Ben then gave a thumbs up to the camera while walking with his wife, with the pair linking arms for a brief moment before they parted ways again.

Las Vegas residency could be scrapped

It has been reported recently that Jennifer's planned multimillion-dollar Las Vegas residency could be scrapped. JLo was previously given an astounding offer of a $1 million (£921,910.00) per night concert deal in Las Vegas, but it seems that the offer might not be on the table for long.

According to reports from The Post , the 54-year-old singer was recently in talks with MGM Grand over the deal that would include 90 dates beginning next year, but now sources claim casino executives could be reconsidering. The insiders claim that executives are having cold feet over the deal as ticket sales for Jennifer's first concert tour have been met with low demand from fans with reports that Jennifer's team has been forced to cancel seven of her shows this summer.

The insider told the news outlet: “MGM is watching her not doing well on the road. They are very nervous. It’s pretty rare you have a poor tour and then go to Vegas.”

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Jennifer lopez cancels summer tour: “i am completely heartsick”.

Live Nation announced Friday that her upcoming This Is Me … Live tour is canceled, citing "Jennifer is taking time off to be with her children, family and close friends."

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Jennifer Lopez is no longer hitting the road this summer.

Live Nation announced Friday that her upcoming This Is Me … Live Tour is canceled, citing “Jennifer is taking time off to be with her children, family and close friends.”

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The This Is Me… Live Tour was originally set to launch June 26 in Orlando and run through Aug. 31 in Houston.

Tickets purchased through Ticketmaster will automatically be refunded. For those purchased via a third-party resale site, Live Nation directed fans to reach out to the point purchase for further details.

The tour was initially in support of her ninth studio album This Is Me… Now , but the singer quietly re-branded the tour, her first North American arena tour in five years, to celebrate her songbook instead, renaming it the This Is Me… Live: The Greatest Hits Tour .

Following the album’s release, Lopez released two accompanying films, This Is Me…Now: A Love Story and a documentary The Greatest Love Story Never Told , which celebrated her return to music and reunion with husband Ben Affleck.

The announcement comes amid reports that the tour faced poor ticket sales and speculation that there are marital issues between Lopez and Affleck.

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The singer and actress said she was “heartsick and devastated” about the decision, which comes on the heels of a hit Netflix movie and persistent rumors about her marriage.

By Maya Salam

Jennifer Lopez announced on Friday that she has canceled her “This Is Me … Live” summer tour. In a message on her website she said she was “heartsick and devastated” about the decision.

“Please know that I wouldn’t do this if I didn’t feel that it was absolutely necessary,” she continued, promising her fans that they’d be “together again.”

An accompanying statement from Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, said that “Jennifer is taking time off to be with her children, family and close friends,” and that tickets bought through Ticketmaster would be refunded automatically.

The tour, scheduled for arenas across the country, appeared to be struggling with ticket sales; earlier this year, a handful of dates had been canceled and several shows appeared to have a number of unsold seats, Variety reported in March.

The cancellation comes during a time when Lopez, 54, has been in the spotlight for both her work and her personal life. She currently stars in the sci-fi action thriller “Atlas,” which has been the No. 1 film on Netflix in the United States since its debut last week.

And in February, she released an expansive, ambitious project, which she had poured $20 million of her own money into. It included a studio album, “ This Is Me … Now ”; an accompanying musical film, “ This Is Me … Now: A Love Story ”; and a making-of documentary, “The Greatest Love Story Never Told,” which stars her husband, the actor and director Ben Affleck, 51. The pair also appeared together in an ad for Dunkin’ Donuts that debuted during this year’s Super Bowl.

Despite the recent collaborations, rumors have been swirling for weeks that their marriage is in trouble , with tabloids offering reports almost daily on the state of their union. Lopez and Affleck were famously minted as “Bennifer” when they dated from about 2002 to 2004, a period that included a brief engagement. They reunited in 2021 and married in July 2022.

A representative for Lopez did not immediately respond on Friday to questions about the tour cancellation or the reports about her marriage to Affleck.

Maya Salam is an editor and reporter, focusing primarily on pop culture across genres. More about Maya Salam

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Faye Peraya and Yoko Apasra’s Blank The Series Asia Tour 2024 Dates Revealed

By Shriya Swami

The popular Thai GL Blank The Series lead actors Faye Peraya Malisorn  and  Yoko Apasra Lertprasert are gearing up for their Asia Tour 2024. Since making its premiere this year, Blank has become an instant hit among Thai drama fans. Following the massive success of the first season, which garnered millions of views on YouTube, the series recently returned with its second installment.

As Blank The Series Season 2 continues to win over fans, it has announced the Filled with ‘LOVE’ Asia Tour 2024 . The first set of tour dates announced are:

• Bangkok on Friday, June 21, 2024
• Manila on Sunday, June 23, 2024
• Macau on Saturday, June 29, 2024
• Korea on Sunday, July 28, 2024

Furthermore, 9 Star Studios has added that more dates and details will be announced soon. Fans have taken to the comments to share where they’d want to see Faye and Yoko next beyond the Asia leg of the tour. Since many viewers are from Latin America, the region is among the most in-demand for Faye and Koko’s further stops.

Blank The Series announces Filled with ‘LOVE’ Asia Tour 2024 for Season 2 last episode

Blank The Series is gearing up for a grand send-off for its second season. In celebration of the installment’s last episode, Faye and Yoko will join their fans in several cities. Blank took viewers on a heartwarming journey of Khun Nueng (Faye) and Anueng (Yoko). The former has struggled all her life as she could not be her true self and never found anyone who could touch her heart. Not only that, she has to endure constant familiar pressure.

Khun Nueng’s life changes for the better when Anueng enters her life. The young girl’s cheerful and bright persona makes the former’s heart flutter. However, their road to love is packed with several challenges due to their sixteen-year age gap.

Meanwhile, fans can watch Blank on NineStarStudios’ YouTube channel .

Shriya Swami is a Thai Drama writer at ComingSoon. From K-World to Thai Drama, anime and more, Shriya is an avid follower of Asian entertainment and is a pop culture nerd.

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This story of the five-day 1996 interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace explores the tenuous yet intense relationship that develops between journalist and subject.

A compassionate biography that swerves convention, The End of the Tour is anchored by two ambitious lead performances and a sharp, observational screenplay. James Ponsoldt fashions a literary road movie that finds humor and a pensive melancholy in the intangibility of fame and the creative process.

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Directed by James Ponsoldt (" The Spectacular Now "), "The End of the Tour" might fit well on a double bill with " Amadeus ," another film about a genius and a lesser artist who basks in his aura. Of course, the setting is very different, and the stakes are much lower—"Tour" is a fictionalized account of the week-and-a-half that  Rolling Stone  writer David Lipsky spent following the late David Foster Wallace as he toured to promote his doorstop-sized masterpiece "Infinite Jest"—but it's still the story of a competent but unremarkable creative person observing brilliance up close, feeding on it, reveling in it and resenting it. 

It is also certainly one of cinema's finest explorations of an incredibly specific dynamic—that of the cultural giant and the reporter who fantasizes about one day being as great as his subject, and in the same field. What it definitely  isn't  is a biography of David Foster Wallace, much less a celebration of his work and worldview. Whether that proves a deal breaker, a bonus, or a non-factor for viewers will depend on what they want out of this movie. 

"The End of the Tour" is not really about Wallace ( Jason Segel ), although he's the other major character. It starts with Lipsky ( Jesse Eisenberg ) expressing amazement (but really jealousy) over a rave review of "Infinite Jest" in  New York  magazine, a moment that sparks his obsession with Wallace. It ultimately leaves us thinking about Lipsky's feelings and career trajectory, and whether he feels any guilt about using his brief association with Wallace to further his own career as a writer of books. At this point in his life, Lipsky has had just one volume published, a novel that few people bought and fewer read; after some hesitation, he foists it on Wallace while visiting him at the University of Illinois during a punishingly icy winter. 

The screenplay by Donald Margulies spends most of its time and energy observing a dance. One dancer is Lipsky. He only got  Rolling Stone  to pay for his rock-star style profile of a novelist by agreeing to ask Wallace about the rumors that he uses heroin, and his motivations for doing the story are, to put it mildly, less than noble. The other dancer is Wallace. His fiction and nonfiction were partly concerned with the meaning of the word "authenticity," and how the social rituals and technology and economic structure of modern life created false intimacies that Wallace was determined to reject. 

Theirs is a complex relationship, brief as it is. The most fascinating thing about it is how each side of it seems to be happening in a different storytelling genre. 

Wallace's side of the story is something along the lines of a light drama, perhaps even a romance, about somebody who's been burned over and over and has withdrawn from nearly all relationships save for a handful that he feels he can trust and believe in. Although the small part of the world that cares about writers' private lives thinks of Wallace as a bit of a recluse and perhaps a bit mysterious, it's immediately clear that he's just selective and self-protecting. It's the story of a man learning to trust again (in a love story, it would be "to love again") while worrying that he's going to get burned one more time. Lipsky isn't a Wallace-level intellect, he is very smart, and a good listener, and excellent at getting subjects to open up, even though his demeanor is presumptuous. He doesn't approach Wallace with the appropriate  humility. He instead comes at him from the point-of-view of a writer who believes that he is Wallace's potential equal—somebody as profound as Wallace but not as accomplished or famous, for now. Wallace seems to buy this. Why? Maybe because he's a teacher, and at least a few of his students have real talent, and he doesn't want his ego or insecurity to rule out the possibility that he might cross paths with an artist. Or maybe he's just a decent, optimistic guy.

Lipsky's side of the story often feels like the story of of a con man, or a regular person who uses other people without realizing that's what he's doing. If this were a romantic drama, Lipsky might be a drug user who swears he's gotten clean, or a recovering alcoholic who's not as far along in the process as he claims to be, or a serial cheater who wants everyone to think he's reformed and can be monogamous even though he's constitutionally incapable of that. We keep waiting for the other shoe to drop—for Wallace, who genuinely likes Lipsky even though he's observant enough to spot all the warning signs immediately, to realize that Lipsky cannot have a real friendship with him, and that in general it is a bad idea for a subject to think that he can have that kind of relationship with a reporter. 

Any journalist who's been profiling famous people for any length of time will recognize the dynamic depicted here by Ponsoldt, Eisenberg and Jason Segel, and the honest ones will be made uncomfortable by it. There is something vampiric about features like the one that Lipsky has been assigned to write. There are also elements of theatricality. As Wallace observes early on, the subject is expected to give a performance of sorts, imitating the person he'd like to be perceived as being. The reporter in turn playacts casual curiosity, and tries to push past the facade and find something real, maybe uncomfortable, best of all revelatory. 

Segel and Eisenberg, who as movie stars have been in Wallace's position many times, have an intuitive understanding of how this relationship works, and they illuminate it in the moment, with specificity and clarity. Segel doesn't really look or sound like Wallace (not that that matters; Anthony Hopkins didn't look or sound like Nixon in " Nixon " but was extraordinary) and I didn't necessarily buy him as somebody who could write like Wallace, but he's so smart and genuine and peculiar that we believe he is capable of Wallace's extreme sensitivity and delicate observations—a major accomplishment. Eisenberg is the true star of the movie—an actor of extraordinary originality and also bravery, insofar as he never seems to trouble himself with whether people will hate his characters. He's a great listener but also a rather scary one. His characters often seem to be scrutinizing other characters the way a snake might scrutinize a field mouse. There are many moments in "The End of the Tour" when we dislike Lipsky. There are a few moments where we might find him sickening. 

Is this a story that will fascinate an audience beyond editors, critics, reporters, novelists, and people who care about the problems of such people? I have no idea, though it seems unlikely; the film's incredible specificity would seem to mitigate against being discovered and championed by a wide audience, despite Segel and Eisenberg's presence in the cast. Did the film necessarily  need  to have David Foster Wallace as one of its two main characters? That's a thornier question. We rarely hear any of his prose read aloud (Lipsky reads a passage of "Jest" to his girlfriend, but that's about it) and there is nothing in the film besides some of Wallace's dialogue to indicate that the movie has any interest in illuminating Wallace's fiction, or the obsessions that he worked into them. 

It is very much an Amadeus and Salieri story, and if you are familiar with Amadeus, and the barest outlines of Wallace's life, and the fact that this is based on a nonfiction book by the writer David Lipsky, you know how the story must end: with Lipsky gaining a greater measure of fame via his brief association with Wallace and not being quite sure how to feel about it. The best thing you could say about "The End of the Tour" is that it could've been about any two creative people. That's also the worst thing you could say about it. 

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First it was induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as the inaugural female hip-hop artist.

Then, the announcement that after a 25-plus year career a first-ever headlining tour would be unveiled this summer.

Add to that a prominent role in Pharrell Williams’ currently untitled movie project about his life and clearly, it’s a Missy Elliott-palooza.

On July 4, a few days after she turns 53, Elliott will embark on the Out of This World tour with co-stars Busta Rhymes and Ciara , as well as Timbaland, who has known Elliott since high school and helped innovate smashes including “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly),” “Hit Em Wit Da Hee,” “Get Ur Freak On” and “Work It.”

The 30-date run, which kicks off in Vancouver, will wind through Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Houston, Tampa, Atlanta, Baltimore, Brooklyn and Philadelphia among its stops.

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Elliott, who lives in Atlanta, is also filming the Williams movie in Richmond, Virginia – both hail from the Virginia Beach area – while prepping for her tour. She'll star alongside Oscar winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph , Oscar nominee Brian Tyree Henry and fellow music luminary Janelle Monáe.

Here is what Elliott had to say about this fulfilling period in her life.

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Question: Your performance at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony in November was electrifying. What was going through your mind that night after being inducted as the first female rapper?

Answer: Whenever I go into any performance it’s a lot of thought process, from the clothes to what songs you’re going to perform to the dances. I think most of the time I’m engulfed in everything. But this time I felt like I was floating because I was in the room and watching many artists that had been around for way longer than I have just getting into the Rock Hall. It’s still a pinch-me moment, like "Wow, I’m here." … Until stuff like that happens, like (being inducted into) the Songwriters Hall of Fame , those things felt like they were so out of reach until I was on that stage.

With you, Eminem, LL Cool J and several other hip-hop artists getting into the Rock Hall, do you think they’ve improved their acknowledgement of the genre?

It’s a good thing, an amazing thing, and hopefully me being the first female, it opens the door for other females and hip-hop artists in general because it has had such an impact on so many genres of music. I go to Japan and all of the stores are playing nothing but hip-hop.

It’s hard to believe this is your first headlining tour, so why now?

My first tour was Lilith Fair (in 1998). Then I did Rock the Mic with Jay-Z and 50 Cent (in 2003), and my last tour (in 2004) was me, Beyoncé , Alicia (Keys) and Tamia. I had the opportunities to tour alone, but because I was so engulfed in writing and producing for myself and other artists, I never felt like I wanted to be out that long without being able to continue doing that. But then one day I was like, "I want to go out." My management, they didn’t believe me. But my manager called me the next day and said, “Are you serious?” and I said, "Yeah, I want to go out." I believe God aligned it. Mentally, I was ready. Physically, I was ready.

Why is it called the Out of This World tour?

The first thing I thought of is anything that I have done sonically, musically, visually has been kind of out of this world. I felt even Busta , who I’ve watched before I even came along, has been that way, too. And Ciara and Tim(baland), his music has been futuristic . So that title was fitting for all of us. I believe we all embody being out of this world.

What can you share about the show or production?

It’s going to be a little bit of everything . I’m biting my nails wanting to tell what will happen, but I want everybody to come and see it. I can tell you the energy is going to be through the roof. I tell people bring your slides, no heels, no shoes, because you’re gonna dance the whole night.

Since touring isn’t typical, how are you preparing?

It’s most definitely a grind. You have to be in a good mental space. I have Busta and Ciara and Timba out there so it’s going to feel like family and not, I’m going to work. On top of that, I have a physical therapist I’m starting with and they put these big things on my legs to loosen everything up. And I have to start eating right. I am most definitely putting down any sweets, and that is hardest thing for me. I’m gonna eat my last cupcake in a week. But I hike the mountains every day.

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Is there anything you have to bring with you on the road?

My (Yorkie) dog, Fendi. I lost one of my dogs in November and that crushed me, so she’s like my best friend. She calms my anxiety. She’s living her best life. She’s in a couple of Instagram photos (on my page), and she has her own page and her own fans.

As you get ready for a headlining tour and look back at what you’ve accomplished, do you feel you’ve become a pioneer for women in hip-hop?

I guess now I can say that yeah, I get a chance to sit back and look back at all the new females coming. People don’t know how hard it is when you’re a female coming up. My hat goes off to them for doing it for real. You have to be tough and strong and consistent, and I’m on the sideline cheering them on.