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Francis Ford Coppola buries the hatchet with Shia LaBeouf after clashing on film set

Francis Ford Coppola buries the hatchet with Shia LaBeouf after clashing on film set

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Director Francis Ford Coppola has clarified his feelings about Shia LaBeouf after they clashed on the set of the 2024 film Megalopolis. Tensions between Coppola, 87, and LaBeouf, 40, during the production of the film came to light with the release of the 2025 documentary Megadoc, which followed the making of Megalopolis and showed the iconic filmmaker and controversial actor arguing. However, Coppola made it clear in a recent social media post that he has no hard feelings for LaBeouf, who played the envy-driven villain Clodio Pulcher in the futuristic epic. “Shia LaBeouf is a great and interesting actor to work with,” the Oscar-winning director wrote Monday on Instagram. “In the tradition of Dennis Hopper in his search to find the truth, I think he did a great job in Megalopolis. I sincerely wish him all the best!” LaBeouf starred alongside …

Clashing Over Saylor, Strategy, And Bitcoin’s Biggest Risks

Clashing Over Saylor, Strategy, And Bitcoin’s Biggest Risks

Published by Jenni Sidey

Submitted by QTR’s Fringe Finance Sometimes the best conversations happen after an argument. That’s exactly what unfolded this week when I sat down with fund manager Larry Lepard for a discussion that almost never happened. After disagreeing earlier in the week over my criticism of Michael Saylor, Strategy, and the company’s evolving Bitcoin strategy, we decided to hash it out publicly in a podcast/debate. Stupid thing to get in the way of a friendship, right? The result wasn’t a shouting match. It was a substantive debate between two people who actually agree on more than they disagree. We both remain skeptical of today’s euphoric markets. We both think most of crypto outside of Bitcoin is likely worthless. And we both believe Bitcoin deserves to be taken seriously as a macro asset. Where we disagree is on Strategy. My argument was never that the company is headed for an imminent collapse. In fact, I acknowledged that its new Bitcoin monetization framework, dedicated cash reserves, and more disciplined capital allocation likely buy the company significant time while improving financial …

Renny Harlin Recalls Clashing With Val Kilmer on ‘Mindhunters’

Renny Harlin Recalls Clashing With Val Kilmer on ‘Mindhunters’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Renny Harlin has a hard and fast rule for winning over actors on his movie sets: Preparation, preparation, preparation. The veteran filmmaker sat for a masterclass conversation last week at Malta’s Mediterrane Film Festival in Valletta, during which he opened up on the creative process he’s leaned on to make nearly four dozen films over five decades while working with some of the biggest movie stars on the planet, from Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson to Sylvester Stallone and Val Kilmer. “It’s all about preparation. Preparation costs nothing,” Harlin told moderator Steven Weintraub of Collider. But for Harlin, his prep goes beyond scripts and storyboards. He said he also learns how to do the grueling stunts his films require. “Whether I’m doing Cliffhanger in the mountains, Die Hard 2 in airplanes or Deep Blue Sea in water tanks, I learned how to mountain climb, I learned how to scuba dive, I learned how airplanes worked. Even for Cliffhanger, I learned how to fly a helicopter. For me, the preparation is the most valuable way …

Trump disputes Iran’s version of peace deal as both sides give clashing accounts

Trump disputes Iran’s version of peace deal as both sides give clashing accounts

Published by Sam Flores

DUBAI: United States President Donald Trump said Friday (Jun 12) that Tehran’s stated version of a proposed US-Iran deal on stopping the war is not what was agreed to. Iran’s description of the proposed agreement “bears no relation to the truth”, Trump said, labelling the Iranians “very dishonourable people to deal with”. “They better get their act together, and FAST!” Trump said in a statement on his Truth Social platform, denying that the US had made major concessions to Iran. Iran insisted on Friday on its right to enrich uranium and maintain control over the Strait of Hormuz under any deal with the US, after Trump said a draft accord was ready. Iran’s version of the deal, as outlined by the IRNA news agency, said that the US will release part of Iran’s frozen assets immediately after the deal is signed, with the remainder freed gradually during further negotiations.  It says Iran’s nuclear programme remains untouched.  However, a White House official said that Iran agreed to dismantle its nuclear programme and destroy nuclear material under …

Russell takes last-gasp pole after clashing with Antonelli in Canada sprint

Russell takes last-gasp pole after clashing with Antonelli in Canada sprint

Published by Sam Flores

Antonelli was told to calm down by race engineer Peter “Bono” Bonnington after his outburst over the radio after the first incident. But when he carried on complaining, he earned a rebuke from his team principal Toto Wolff, who told him to “concentrate on the driving”. Then, at the end of the race, after Antonelli went off track a third time trying to pass Norris and was looking to vent his spleen again on the cool-down lap, Wolff shut him down a second time. “Kimi, now is not the time to talk about this. We will talk about this later, not on the radio.” The two Mercedes men had a brief handshake after getting out of their cars, but it promised to be an awkward debrief. Sky Sports F1 pundit Martin Brundle said it was no surprise to see the two come to blows given they are fighting for the title. Russell is under pressure this weekend because Antonelli has won the last three races to take the championship lead. “It was always going to …

Two clashing views of new data on America’s anti-HIV efforts : NPR

Two clashing views of new data on America’s anti-HIV efforts : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

Funded by PEPFAR, this clinic in Kitwe, Zambia, provided medicines for patients who are HIV positive. President Trump’s foreign aid overhaul interrupted operations in 2025. Ben de la Cruz/NPR hide caption toggle caption Ben de la Cruz/NPR The HIV/AIDS world has been waiting for months to learn how PEPFAR is doing. That’s the much lauded program launched by President George W. Bush in 2003 and widely credited with saving 26 million lives through its HIV diagnosis, treatment, outreach and support programs. The U.S. puts about $5 billion a year toward this work. When the Trump administration froze foreign aid, did that hobble PEPFAR — the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief? Or did it rebound with waivers aimed at allowing live-saving programs to continue and strong bipartisan backing? In past years, PEPFAR data would be released four times a year, giving experts all over the world a sense of how the program was doing and whether it was hitting its targets. This year, global health specialists have been waiting — and waiting. Since President Trump …