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Duck Dynasty romance becomes a Lifetime movie after surviving dramatic affair

Duck Dynasty romance becomes a Lifetime movie after surviving dramatic affair

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 The tumultuous long-term relationship between Duck Dynasty’s Lisa and Al Robertson is receiving the Lifetime movie treatment. Al, 61, the eldest son of the Robertson family patriarch and matriarch Phil and Kay, has been married to his wife for more than four decades. The two first met in high school and dated on and off for years before tying the knot in 1984. Then, 15 years into their marriage, Lisa was contacted by an old boyfriend and engaged in an extramarital affair. Rather than letting the infidelity destroy their marriage, the pair reconciled — a chapter of their lives that will now be explored in the movie Faith & Forgiveness: A Duck Dynasty Love Story, premiering Friday on Lifetime. With Luke Benward starring as Al and Haley Ramm as Lisa, the film follows the couple as they “decide if love is …

Will Klein isn’t shocked he saved Dodgers World Series dynasty

Will Klein isn’t shocked he saved Dodgers World Series dynasty

Published by Sam Flores

The day after he saved the Dodgers’ season, Will Klein was hungry. He ordered from Mod Pizza. He drove over to pick up his order. The guy that handed him the pizza told him he looked just like Will Klein. “You should just look at the name on the order,” Klein told him. Chaos ensued. “He actually started screaming,” Klein said. “He just started flipping out, which was funny.” Thing is, if it were two days earlier, the guy would have had no idea what Klein looked like. Neither would you. On Oct. 26, Klein was the last man in the Dodgers’ bullpen, a wild thing on his fourth organization in two years, a last-minute addition to the World Series roster. On Oct. 27, the Dodgers played 18 innings, and the last man in the Dodgers’ bullpen delivered the game of his life: four shutout innings, holding the Toronto Blue Jays at bay until Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off home run. Dodgers pitcher Will Klein celebrates during the 16th inning of Game 3 of the …

Silvana Armani Honors a Fashion Dynasty With Fluid, Essential Collection During Milan Fashion Week

Silvana Armani Honors a Fashion Dynasty With Fluid, Essential Collection During Milan Fashion Week

Published by Sam Flores

MILAN (AP) — Giorgio Armani’s niece Silvana Armani took up her uncle’s mantle with quiet confidence, presenting the first signature collection without the input of the iconic founding designer to close Milan Fashion Week on Sunday. Actor Andie MacDowell, 67, was among the front-row guests for a show that represented a new chapter for the Giorgio Armani fashion group, following the designer’s death Sept. 4 at age 91. “One of the things that is really important to me is representing women of a certain age, and showing that we still are fashionable and powerful and strong, and we enjoy life and looking beautiful,’’ MacDowell said as she arrived for the show wearing a dark Armani suit with a three-dimensional rose detail. “I love this because I was born Rosalie Anderson MacDowell, and I thought this suit was made for me. It makes me feel really elegant,” she said. The Giorgio Armani women’s winter wardrobe for next fall and winter was fluid, essential and wholly contemporary, expressing the fashion house’s essence. To point, there was no …

Dynasty star Joan Collins, 92, looks youthful in sequined biker jacket on red carpet with husband 31 years her junior

Dynasty star Joan Collins, 92, looks youthful in sequined biker jacket on red carpet with husband 31 years her junior

Published by Daniella Wilson

Dynasty star Joan Collins looked ageless during her recent red carpet with her husband who is 31 years her junior. The 92-year-old actress attended the A Murder Between Friends premiere on January 21 in Los Angeles, alongside her partner of 23 years, Percy Gibson. © Getty ImagesJoan looked youthful during her recent red carpet She appeared youthful as she donned an all-black look which featured a sequined biker jacket, t-shirt, straight pants and pointed suede shoes. Joan completed the sleek outfit with voluminous curls, a red lip and a smokey eye.  Percy matched her outfit by rocking an all-black tuxedo, with a white button-up shirt and handkerchief. The pair was seen holding hands and warmly embracing as they posed for the cameras. Percy, who is Joan’s fifth husband, is a producer who is most known for producing the hit show Who Wants to be a Millionaire. © Getty ImagesShe attended the premiere with her partner of 23 years The couple has been married since 2002 and their wedding took place at London’s Claridge.  Joan shared with Saga …

Outlander and The Crown stars confirmed for Kennedy dynasty drama

Outlander and The Crown stars confirmed for Kennedy dynasty drama

Published by Daniella Wilson

A host of new cast members have been announced for upcoming Netflix series Kennedy, a drama about the Kennedy dynasty starring Michael Fassbender. While Fassbender’s involvement as Joe Kennedy Sr had already been announed, new cast members joining the series include Outlander’s Laura Donnelly as his wife, Rose Kennedy, and The Crown’s Ben Miles his longtime aide Eddie Moore. Others set to star include Nick Robinson (The Abandons) and Joshuah Melnick (Saint X) as Joe Sr and Rose’s sons Joe Kennedy Jr and Jack Kennedy, and Lydia Peckham (Robin Hood) and Saura Lightfoot-Leon (The Agency) as their daughters Rosemary Kennedy and Kick Kennedy. Rounding out the new cast joining the series are Cole Doman (The Savant) as Jack’s best friend Lem Billings and Imogen Poots (Hedda) as actress Gloria Swanson, who has an affair with Joe Sr. Michael Fassbender and Nick Robinson. Amanda Edwards/Getty Images for SAG-AFTRA Foundation, Unique Nicole/FilmMagic The official synopsis for Kennedy says: “Kennedy reveals the intimate lives, loves, rivalries, and tragedies that shaped the most iconic dynasty in modern history, and helped …

In China, a Ming dynasty painting donated to a major museum resurfaces at auction

In China, a Ming dynasty painting donated to a major museum resurfaces at auction

Published by Sam Flores

‘Jiangnan Spring,’ by Qiu Ying (ink on silk from the Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644). WIKIMEDIA It could be the opening scene of a Qiu Xiaolong crime novel: a vanished painting, a prestigious museum and a state investigation stirring up decades of dusty secrets. An unprecedented controversy surrounding the collections of Nanjing Museum, located in Jiangsu province, has sent shockwaves through China’s art world. On December 23, Beijing opened an investigation after a museum treasure resurfaced on the auction market. The affair has combined suspicions of corruption along with a reckoning over decades of stewardship. The artwork at the center of the story is Jiangnan Spring, a tranquil landscape attributed to Qiu Ying, one of the four iconic painters of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). The painting depicts hills, a calm river and blossoming trees. This delicate ink-painted silk scroll was donated to the Nanjing Museum by by the heirs of collector Pang Laichen in 1959 as part of a gift of 137 artworks. In May, however, the piece was spotted in the catalog of a Beijing auction …