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“Wedding Of The Year!": Channel 10 presenter's intimate wedding

<p>Channel 10 presenter Narelda Jacobs has officially tied the knot with Karina Natt. </p> <p>The presenter, who hosts the network's midday bulletin <em>10 News First </em>married her partner in a star-studded ceremony in Sydney over the weekend.  </p> <p>“Wives,” Jacobs announced their marriage with a black and white photo of them on Instagram. </p> <p>Jacobs and Natt  said "I do" in front of a floral arch, with the pair rocking gowns from Aussie luxury label Zhivago. </p> <p>The pair both wore form-fitting gowns, with Jacobs adding fur accents to her gown, while Natt made statement with high shoulder pads on her dress. </p> <p>The lovebirds later on changed into matching sparkly dresses for the reception and kicked off their heels for dancing shoes. </p> <p>The romantic indoor ceremony held on Saturday was attended by the couple's family and famous friends including fellow presenter Angela Bishop, celebrity chef Kylie Kwong, former <em>MasterChef Australia </em>host Melissa Leong and comedian Luke McGregor. </p> <p>Their friends also took to Instagram to share footage from the fun-filled night. </p> <p>“One of the best things in life is bearing witness to this level of joy, love, and celebration. The biggest and most heartfelt congratulations to these two incandescent humans, @narelda_jacobs @karinaalyce,” Leong wrote on Instagram alongside a series of pics.</p> <p>“It filled my heart to celebrate your union, alongside the most extra and extraordinary gathering of friends and loved ones!” she added.</p> <p>“My feet are sore, and my heart is full. How good is love! I’m not crying, you are!”</p> <p>Jacobs was touched by the tribute, replying: “We’ve been in one big beautiful love bubble! Thank you for helping make our special day even more special Mel. Love you!!”</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-hwa8fMkIb/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-hwa8fMkIb/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Jeremy Fernandez (@jeznews)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>ABC journalist Jeremy Fernandez shared a video montage of the celebrations on Instagram with the caption: “Wedding Of The Year! - Congratulations Narelda &amp; Karina." </p> <p>The wedding comes 18 months after Jacobs made their relationship Instagram-official with a sweet photo of them kissing during the World Pride celebrations in Sydney. </p> <p><em>Images: Instagram</em></p>

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Channel 10 presenter exposes on-air dress shaming

<p>Channel 10 presenter Narelda Jacobs has exposed a “humiliating” email she received from a viewer who commented on an outfit she wore on-air Tuesday. </p> <p>The Australian journalist, who hosts <em>10 News First</em>, wore a v-neck blouse and patterned blazer when she was reporting that day, when the unsolicited "feedback" came through. </p> <p>Jacobs shared a screenshot of the email that was sent to the Ten News group on Instagram. </p> <p>“Inappropriate dress sense for reading the news. Cleavage is for the nightclub,” the email read. </p> <p>Addressing the email, Jacobs began:  “Yes, we still receive emails like this. Yes, it went to the entire newsroom." </p> <p>“Yes, I was on air at the time. Yes, it is intended to shame and humiliate me," the 48-year-old added. </p> <p>“No, what I’m wearing is not inappropriate but your email sure is.”</p> <p>Followers took to the comments to back Jacobs, with fellow journalists sharing their own experience of receiving sexist criticism. </p> <p>Retired swimmer Giaan Rooney wrote:  “Yep. The number of emails the newsroom used to get attacking everything about my appearance when I was presenting the weather was incredible.” </p> <p><em>The Guardian</em> journalist Amy Remeikis recalled how “not that long ago” a woman felt that she had to “hide” her nine-year-old son from the TV when she was on-air.</p> <p>“Because he wanted to know why that woman (me) had ‘sex face’ and what my boobs were,” Remeikis wrote. “Had never seen breasts apparently, but could use the phrase ‘sex face’.”</p> <p><em>ABC Radio</em> host Yumi Stynes joked, “How dare you cleavage?” before complimenting Jacobs for her radiant look, while <em>Dessert Masters</em> judge Melissa Leong wrote, “File under ‘When you really hate yourself, so you decide to email random strangers to tell them.’”</p> <p>Comedian Janelle Koenig slammed the ‘feedback’ as “absolute insanity.”</p> <p>This comes after thousands attended <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/health/caring/it-s-up-to-men-anthony-albanese-joins-violence-against-women-rally" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rallies</a> in late April calling on the government to take action against the recent spate of acts of violence against women. </p> <p><em>Image: Instagram</em></p>

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Welcome to Telosa: the $400 billion city built from scratch

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The city of Telosa: where everyone is equal, the future is sustainable, the opportunities are innovative and the city is for everyone. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While this utopian city sounds like the perfect place to live, it doesn’t actually exist yet. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Telosa is the latest project from former Walmart executive and e-commerce billionaire Marc Lore, who wants to create the world’s first “woke” city from scratch. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He unveiled his elaborate plans with an </span><a href="https://cityoftelosa.com/#telosa"><span style="font-weight: 400;">interactive website</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, where he explains that the name Telosa comes from the Ancient Greek word Telos, meaning “highest purpose.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The mission of Telosa is to create a more equitable, sustainable future. That’s our North Star,” Lore said in a promotional video. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We are going to be the most open, the most fair and the most inclusive city in the world.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The city will run to Lore’s unique economic vision that he dubs “Equitism” in which the land upon which the city is built will be donated to a community endowment.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“If you went into the desert where the land was worth nothing, or very little, and you created a foundation that owned the land, and people moved there and tax dollars built infrastructure and we built one of the greatest cities in the world, the foundation could be worth a trillion dollars,” Lore told </span><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-09-01/how-diapers-com-founder-marc-lore-plans-to-build-utopian-city-telosa"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bloomberg Businessweek</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“And if the foundation’s mission was to take the appreciation of the land and give it back to the citizens in the form of medicine, education, affordable housing, social services: Wow, that’s it!”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The city aims to tackle America’s rapidly growing wealth gap, which Lore believes is “going to bring down America”.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“While the current economic system is a growth engine, it has led to increasing inequality,” the project’s website explains. “Equitism is inclusive growth.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The beginning phase of the project will be built to accommodate 50,000 residents across roughly 1,500 acres at a cost of $25 billion, and is targeted for completion by 2030.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The project’s planners have yet to commit to a location for Telosa, but the website identifies Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Texas and the Appalachian region as possible sites.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Digital renderings of the utopia show an expanse of space for pedestrians to stroll through the metropolis, as well as including aircrafts known as the electric “air taxi” start-up, in which Lore is a key investor. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Another image on the site shows a skyscraper called Equitism tower that houses elevated water storage, aeroponic farms and an energy-producing roof.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Despite the buzz about the unique city, Sarah Moser, an associate professor of geography at Montreal’s McGill University, puts Lore’s chances of success at roughly zero.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She cites approximately 150 similar projects that have been pitched, and all resulted in failure. </span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image credits: cityoftelosa.com</span></em></p>

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Marc Fennell apologises for “appalling” disability joke

<p>SBS host Marc Fennell has apologised after joking about genetic conditions on <em>The Project </em>last Thursday.</p> <p>The 35-year-old has faced backlash following his comments during a segment on an American vlogger making beans on toast.</p> <p>“Every time she posts a video I’m like, ‘Are you missing a chromosome? Like, what has happened to you?’” he said.</p> <p>A missing chromosome is a disorder that can lead to genetic conditions such as Turner syndrome.</p> <p>Former AFLW player and <em>Survivor Australia </em>contestant Moana Hope, whose sister Lavinia has Möbius syndrome, condemned Fennell’s comment.</p> <p>“Lavinia’s missing a chromosome and so many other people are missing chromosomes and I cannot believe he decided to use it as an example of dumb and stupid,” Hope said in an Instagram video.</p> <p>She wrote in the caption: “You don’t get to bully and discriminate against people with special needs and think it’s ok coz you got a ‘laugh’ on a national TV.”</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CCNhvdmAHas/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CCNhvdmAHas/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">Two different people are watching this same clip. One is missing a chromosome and the other is labeled as ‘normal’. But after the clip is finished you need to watch both reactions. One of them is Bullying and discriminating against people with special needs and monosomy. The other one says ‘ yeah it’s nice, the lady is lovely’. Yet he is labeled as NORMAL and she is used in a sentence to describe what he thinks is someone who is ‘stupid, dumb and not all there’. This 💩 needs to stop. @marcfennell you don’t get to bully and discriminate against people with special needs and think it’s ok coz you got a ‘laugh’ on a national TV. And to the people on the panel that did laugh shame on you. @theprojecttv this is unacceptable behaviour that needs to be seen to. This has offended more people then you can imagine. #needstostop #notfunny #itsmean #theproject</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/moanahope/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> Moana Hope</a> (@moanahope) on Jul 4, 2020 at 12:14am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>On Sunday, Fennell issued an apology over the “stupid, hurtful” comment on his social media pages, saying he was not aware the chromosome joke was related to genetic disorders.</p> <p>“I went on [<em>The Project</em>] and offhandedly said something which I have since realised was an appalling ableist comment,” he wrote.</p> <p>“Pretty much the moment I got off air I’ve been trying to personally respond to everyone who has messaged me. It felt like the right thing to do. To really read, listen and respond to the many parents, siblings of and disabled and neurodiverse people who messaged me.</p> <p>“Words matter. My words matter. Ableism like this is not what I’m about and I hope you believe that I can and will do better.”</p> <p><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMarcFennellOnline%2Fposts%2F3503125196388172&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=552&amp;height=868&amp;appId" width="552" height="868" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allow="encrypted-media"></iframe></p> <p>Fennell thanked Hope for calling him out. “She was and is absolutely right to call this stuff out.”</p>

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Today show's Stevie Jacobs reveals the surprisingly sweet reason he was cut

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text "> <p><em>Today</em><span> </span>show weatherman Stevie Jacobs has broken his silence after being dropped from the breakfast show’s 2020 line up.</p> <p>The weatherman was one of the casualties when Nine announced a range of changes to<span> </span><em>Today, Today Extra<span> </span></em>and<span> </span><em>Weekend Today</em>.</p> <p>He revealed why he wasn’t in the line up via a touching post on Instagram.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B6OeGFchrPX/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B6OeGFchrPX/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">Hello Goodbye. One of my most cherished moments on Today. I want to say a sincere thank you to everyone for the incredible warm messages of support. Today has been my home for almost 15 years and I love the program and my colleagues dearly. Sadly I can’t commit to the future travel requirements of the job and have to put my beautiful daughters first. They are my world, my life and my joy. I hope to see you all back on the tellie soon. I couldn’t be more proud of my achievements or more grateful for the opportunities I’ve had with Nine. I will miss my morning family madly and wish the new team all the best for 2020 and beyond. A special thanks to my weather crew who are like brothers to me. We have had some amazing adventures. Looking forward to having breakfast with my girls and doing school drop off. Not going to miss that alarm. Thanks for the love and thanks for the laughs. It’s been an incredible ride and I am a lucky man. @thetodayshow</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/sjweather/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> Steven Jacobs</a> (@sjweather) on Dec 18, 2019 at 11:49am PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>“Sadly I can’t commit to the future travel requirements of the job and have to put my beautiful daughters first,” he wrote. “They are my world, my life and my joy … Looking forward to having breakfast with my girls and doing school drop off.”</p> <p>Jacobs has two daughters from his seven-year marriage to Rose Jacobs.</p> <p>In the post, he also thanked the<span> </span><em>Today</em><span> </span>show, which he’s been a part of for a whopping 15 years.</p> <p>“I love the program and my colleagues dearly,” the Channel 9 star wrote. “I couldn’t be more proud of my achievements or more grateful for the opportunities I’ve had with Nine. I will miss my morning family madly and wish the new team all the best for 2020 and beyond.</p> <p>“Thanks for the love and thanks for the laughs. It’s been an incredible ride and I am a lucky man.”</p> <p>It appears that Jacobs had no idea about the announcement, as<span> </span><em><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/morning-shows/stevie-jacobs-explains-why-he-was-cut-from-the-today-show/news-story/2612cf95c01202a26b0473c5fa5d75f8" target="_blank">news.com.au</a></em><span> </span>understands that he was “blindsided”.</p> <p>In a statement, Channel 9 said that Jacobs “will be leaving the<span> </span><em>Today<span> </span></em>team but may work on future projects with the network”.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="post-actions-component"> <div class="upper-row"><span class="like-bar-component"></span> <div class="watched-bookmark-container"></div> </div> </div> </div>

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Where are they now? Marc McClure

<p>Many of us grew up feeling like we knew the characters in the early <em>Superman</em> series. The series started out with <em>Superman</em> and it was so successful there were three sequels – <em>Superman II, Superman III</em> and <em>Superman IV: The Quest for Peace</em>.</p> <p>McClure played Jimmy Olsen in all of these movies, alongside the fabulous Christopher Reeve as Superman/Clark Kent and the unforgettable Margot Kidder as Lois Lane.</p> <p>In his role as the Daily Planet’s photographer, McClure carved out a niche for himself in this iconic movie series. He's the only actor who appeared in the same role in all four of the Christopher Reeve-era <em>Superman</em> films and <em>Supergirl</em>.</p> <p>McClure had another recurring role as Dave McFly, Marty McFly's brother, in <em>Back to the Future, Back to the Future Part II</em> and <em>Part III</em>. He appeared in other films as well, including <em>Apollo 13, Freaky Friday</em> and numerous television series.</p> <p><strong>So where is McClure now? </strong></p> <p>At 59, McClure is married and lives in California where he grew up. He has been in Australia for the first time, speaking at special screenings of a new cut of the <em>Superman II</em> film, called <em>Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut.</em></p> <p>At one of these screenings in Sydney last week, McClure explained that for reasons which are still not known, the original director of <em>Superman II</em>, Richard Donner, was taken off the movie when filming was only about 75 per cent complete.</p> <p>McClure said the role of director was handed over to the second director, Richard Lester. However, in order for Lester to receive full credit as director of the movie, he had to reshoot up to 51 per cent of the scenes. This included refilming several sequences originally filmed by Donner.</p> <p>As McClure explained, many diehard fans still feel the original <em>Superman II</em> sequences were superior to what was actually released in the cinemas in 1980. So in 2006, a re-cut version of the film was released, which restored much of Donner's original conception and original scenes.</p> <p>McClure said all the actors were told Donner had been taken off the movie but not the reason why: "We came back and were told we had a new director. I remember getting on the stage and there'd be an X and you'd be told, you say this line here and then you move over here to this X. It was just such a different world. With Donner we'd work it out. But then it became so different."</p> <p>"Richard Donner is the reason we're sitting here tonight," he added. "He's as good as it gets. The footage we have here tonight was found in a vault in Kansas by Michael Thor and he put it together. It's so special.</p> <p>"There's not a lot of people who can tell stories on celluloid. There's maybe 10 on the planet and Dick Donner is one of the best," he added.</p> <p><strong>Pure luck </strong></p> <p>Looking fit and healthy, McClure went on to let the audience know he felt it had been a stroke of "pure luck" when he landed the iconic role of Jimmy Olsen.</p> <p>"I did nothing for my audition," he said. "At the time, I was living on a boat and I was just hanging out. I never really thought I was going to be an actor. I thought I was going to be a jockey because I weighed hardly anything. But a friend of my mom's told me about these auditions and so I started going to them and I started to get jobs."</p> <p>For the <em>Superman</em> audition, he said he went in and met Richard Donner, and they talked about what it was like living on a houseboat for around half an hour. "At the end of our chat he said, 'Do you know who Jimmy Olsen is?' and I said 'Golly!' and that was it. I was just being myself."</p> <p>McClure said thought he didn't get the role because he didn't hear anything but a few months later, he was asked to come in and told he had the job.</p> <p>"Just getting that part in these movies has turned into a lifetime of this..." he said, pointing to the audience who were listening to every word.</p> <p>"I've been very lucky with the <em>Superman </em>movies and the <em>Back to the Future</em> movies. I don't really know how I got here," he added.</p> <p><strong>What does he think of the new <em>Superman</em> movies?</strong></p> <p>McClure says he would like to say he enjoys the new Superman movies such as <em>Man of Steel </em>released in 2013, and <em>Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice</em>, released this year, but he finds it difficult.</p> <p>"I go to these new films and I'm rooting for them so I can pass on the torch. But I have to say it hasn't happened. Now they're getting so dark and serious. Before, you could escape with these characters of Jimmy Olsen, Clark Kent and Lois Lane. There was an innocence that Jimmy Olsen had – he had something special. And the <em>Superman </em>movies had humour. I think the new ones are missing the point," he said.</p> <p>Asked if he had retired, he laughed and said: "I did retire for four years. But this year I went back to work and I'm playing a character in an NBC pilot called <em>Powerless</em> that's going to be a series – I'm not sure if you'll get that here. I have a recurring role."</p> <p><strong>Dedication to Christopher Reeve</strong></p> <p>Before the special screening of the re-cut version of <em>Superman II</em>, McClure made a point of acknowledging Christopher Reeve, saying: "Well before we go any further, let's hear it for the man who will always be The Man of Steel and that's Mr Christopher Reeve."</p> <p>"I could get teary-eyed but, you know, to be The Man of Steel and then be in a wheelchair and yet to continue to speak to people – incredible, incredible! Maybe one day they will tell the full Christopher Reeve story. He had an incredible lifetime. And Christopher Reeve was a teacher to all of us," he said with strong emotion.</p> <p>It was obvious that over the years of playing Jimmy Olsen and Superman/Clark Kent in four films, McClure and Reeve had cemented a firm friendship.</p> <p>Later, as <em>Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut</em>, began to play, a poignant dedication to Reeve only further endorsed what McClure had said: This film is dedicated to Christopher Reeve without whom we would never have believed that man could fly.</p> <p><em>Written by Pamela Connellan. Republished with permission </em><a href="https://www.wyza.com.au/articles/entertainment/where-are-they-now-marc-mcclure.aspx"><em>Wyza</em></a><em>.</em></p>

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The hilarious outfit Today show’s Steve Jacobs wore on air

<p>Today show weatherman Steve Jacobs is showing us that he too can rock a cute outfit on set, pushing the envelope just a little bit further than usual.</p> <p>On Friday’s episode, the journalist revealed the interesting look he chose for the day – going for a classy navy-blue blazer, blue shirt and a very tight pair of cut off denim shorts.</p> <p>The Today show posted an image of the ever-cheeky Jacobs posing in his hilarious shorts alongside the program’s entertainment reporter, Brooke Boney.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BvSPRYrpHy4/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BvSPRYrpHy4/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" target="_blank">Ever wondered what goes on under the desk? Now you know! 😂👖 #9Today</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/thetodayshow/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" target="_blank"> thetodayshow</a> (@thetodayshow) on Mar 21, 2019 at 2:11pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>“Ever wondered what goes on under the desk? Now you know!” The cheeky caption read.</p> <p>Pouting for the picture, the weatherman showed off his bare legs in the showy pants.</p> <p>Brooke, 31, replicated the same pose as Steve, while dazzling in a pink sheer top, faded blue jeans and pumps.</p> <p>The Today show made headlines last week for hitting an all-time low in ratings, coming third behind the ABC News’ breakfast morning show program – an unlikely contender.  </p> <p><em>Sunrise </em>has been keeping the lead by a long shot, typically amassing over 400,000 viewers each episode.</p> <p>Do you think Steve rocks the denim shorts look? Let us know in the comments below.</p>

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Steve Jacobs involved in “altercation” with estranged wife’s new lover

<p>Today show weatherman Steve Jacobs was involved in an “altercation” at a gym with his estranged wife Rose's new partner <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/news/news/2018/03/steve-jacobs-hit-by-avo-from-wife-rose/">before she took an AVO out on him</a></span></strong>, the <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-5525517/Steve-Jacobs-altercation-estranged-wifes-new-boyfriend.html">Daily Mail report.</a></span></strong></p> <p>Ms Jacobs’ husband and her new Canadian ex-commando lover Dylan Nash reportedly came to blows in front of several witnesses at the Ultimate Fitness gym in Port Vila, Vanuatu on February 24.</p> <p>The revelations follow reports that Ms Jacobs took out an AVO against the Channel Nine weatherman.</p> <p>A witness said Nash was working out at the gym when Steve arrived at started a fight.</p> <p>“The gym was pretty busy and Dylan was standing there talking to someone when all of a sudden Stevie came up to him,” the witness told Daily Mail Australia.</p> <p>“Dylan's well over six-foot and Stevie's obviously much smaller, but he went up to him and shouted something about moving in on his wife. </p> <p>“I think Dylan just replied saying he'd lost his wife long before he came on the scene.”</p> <p>An Ultimate Fitness employee confirmed the incident occurred at the gym but did not give further comment.</p> <p><img width="385" height="514" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/03/21/04/4A5BBF0F00000578-5525517-Rosie_Jacobs_left_has_begun_dating_Canadian_commando_soldier_Dyl-a-4_1521604882944.jpg" alt="Rosie (left) began dating highly-skilled soldier Dylan Nash (right) after she split from the Today show star" class="blkBorder img-share b-loaded" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" id="i-3f2321141cf24ce9"/></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>Rose Jacobs and new partner Dylan Nash. </em></p> <p>It was reported yesterday Ms Jacobs successfully applied for a “restraining ex parte temporary domestic protection order” in Vanuatu — where they live — back in January</p> <p>The news of the AVO came just days after it was revealed that <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/lifestyle/relationships/2018/03/steve-jacobs-sad-announcement/">Jacobs and his wife of seven years had split last year.</a> </span></strong></p> <p>“Sadly, it hasn’t worked and they separated last year — a decision that has been incredibly hard for them both but for the best in the long run,” a source told the <em>Daily Telegraph.</em></p> <p>“They both love their children and neither of them regrets the move to Vanuatu. For now they have decided to remain living there, where the girls are in school. So many people give up on their relationships at the first sign of struggle but Steve and Rosie both tried really hard for a long time before reaching this point.”</p>

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Steve Jacobs hit by AVO from wife Rose

<p>Just days after <strong><a href="/lifestyle/relationships/2018/03/steve-jacobs-sad-announcement/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">it was reported</span></a></strong> that former Channel Nine presenter Steve Jacobs and his wife had separated, more details are emerging about their shock split.</p> <p>According to the <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-5521439/Steve-Jacobs-wife-Rosie-took-AVO-against-break-up.html" target="_blank"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Daily Mail</span></em></strong></a>, Port Vila Magistrates Court documents reveal Steve’s estranged wife Rose applied for a “restraining ex parte temporary domestic protection order” against her husband of eight years.</p> <p>“The court received the application from the complainant and the application was assisted by the police,” a courthouse employee explained. “Police assisted Ms Jacobs in filing an application for a family protection order.”</p> <p>The court was unable to reveal any further details about what prompted the AVO.</p> <p>The Daily Mail reports that, under the conditions of the order, Steve must stay up to 100 metres away from Rose at all times, however he was still allowed access to the couple’s two young daughters.</p> <p>“I think there were a few people who sensed something was up when they moved to Vanuatu,” a friend of the pair said. “The sea change was basically a last-ditch attempt to make things work, but it wasn’t to be unfortunately.”</p> <p>The new details come amid reports Rose, 39, has already moved on with another man, Canadian soldier Dylan Nash, who she met through friends in Vanuatu.</p> <p>“They’ve been dating for a few months now and he has been rock solid support for her ever since the split,” a source close to the couple revealed.</p> <p>“He’s an exceptional human being and they’re understandably taking things slow, but Rosie is over the moon.”</p> <p>Steve and Rose have also listed their $4.4 million Coogee beach house for sale. <a href="/finance/money-banking/2018/03/inside-steve-jacobs-4-million-dollar-coogee-home/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Click here</span></strong></a> to see inside their stunning property.</p> <p><em>Image credit: Steve Jacobs/Instagram.</em></p>

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Steve Jacobs’ sad announcement

<p>Former Channel Nine presenter Steve Jacobs took a huge risk last year when he left his job of 10 years and moved to Vanuatu with his wife and children, but unfortunately, that risk hasn’t paid off.</p> <p><em>The Sunday Telegraph</em>’s <a href="https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/channel-9-weatherman-steve-jacobs-splits-with-wife-rosie-after-almost-seven-years/news-story/4f16f1949aef41bec41f20e5a96cb415" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Confidential</span></strong></a> reports that after 11 years together, Steve, 51, and his wife Rosie, 39, have separated.</p> <p>“They’ve grown in different directions and want different things in life now,” a friend told the paper. “Steve and Rosie had such a public image of the perfect happy family but behind the scenes there were struggles that would put strain on even the best marriage.”</p> <p>The couple met in 2007 on the set of the Today show and married in 2010. They have two daughters together, six-year-old Isabella and four-year-old Francesca.</p> <p>The family chose to relocate to Vanuatu to escape their hectic schedules and busy city lives, explaining to <a href="http://www.news.com.au/travel/world-travel/pacific/steve-jacobs-from-today-on-why-his-family-moved-to-vanuatu/news-story/deaaea389ba242603ed90991d3916daa" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">news.com.au</span></strong></a> last year that holidaying to the South Pacific paradise had saved their marriage.</p> <p>“It was a decision they made in order to try to reconnect after too much time apart for so many years,” the couple's friend said of the split. “Sadly, it hasn’t worked and they separated last year – a decision that has been incredibly hard for them both but for the best in the long run.</p> <p>“They both love their children and neither of them regrets the move to Vanuatu. So many people give up on their relationships at the first sign of struggle but Steve and Rosie both tried really hard for a long time before reaching this point.”</p> <p>Jacobs was previously married to his childhood sweetheart, Allison. They finalised their divorce in 2008 after 20 years together.</p> <p><em>Image credit: Steve Jacobs/Instagram.</em></p>

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The storyline that killed off “The Nanny”

<p>In a recent interview with <em>Studio 10</em>, former star of <em>The Nanny</em>, Fran Drescher, has dished on all the secrets from the set of this hit '90s sitcom, including the storyline she believes led to the show’s demise.</p> <p>The now 59-year-old appeared on Ten’s morning show on Wednesday with her ex-husband (and close friend) Peter Marc Jacobson, reminiscing about her time on the program. According to Drescher, the romance between protagonists Fran Fine and Maxwell Sheffield was ultimately what killed the show.</p> <p>“When a show is built around a love that can't happen, sexual tension, you have to keep it that way,” Jacobson, co-creator of <em>The Nanny</em> with Drescher, explained. “As much as you want the people to get together, as soon as they do, people start tuning out.”</p> <p>And, if you look at the ratings, it’s hard to argue with her. The show, which ran from 1993 to 1999, experienced a sharp decline in ratings after the storyline was introduced. Ironically, the drop came right after the producers succumbed to the network’s threats of cancellation after experiencing a small dip in ratings.</p> <p>As for the possibility of a <em>Nanny</em> comeback? Drescher hasn’t ruled it out. “We wouldn’t do it for the money,” she said. “We would do it because we cracked the code on how to tell the story 20 years later.”</p> <p>“And make it interesting. I set a very high standard. At this stage of my life, it has to make my heart sing. As Peter said, once the sexual tension is gone, now she is the wife, there went the series. So, to go back... We would have to figure out where we are starting from and what it is.”</p> <p>If you're wondering what the cast got up to after the show finished and what they look like today, <a href="http://www.oversixty.com.au/entertainment/tv/2016/12/where-is-the-cast-of-the-nanny-now/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>click here</strong></span></a>.</p> <p>Were you a fan of <em>The Nanny</em>? Would you like to see it return to our screens? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.</p>

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Susan Sarandon stuns in sexy Marc Jacobs ad

<p>Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon has stunned in a new Marc Jacobs’ Fall 2016 ad campaign.</p> <p>The fashion mogul took to Instagram to praise the 69-year-old actress, who is known for her roles in <em>Thelma &amp; Louise</em> and <em>Dead Man Walking.</em></p> <p>Jacobs captioned the photo, “SUSAN, Seduction” and posted a lengthy message explaining why he chose Sarandon to be one of his muses for his collection.</p> <p><img width="499" height="415" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/23605/susan-sarandon-marc-jacobs_499x415.jpg" alt="Susan Sarandon Marc Jacobs" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"/></p> <p>He explained that movies like <em>The Rocky Horror Picture Show</em> helped his younger self get in touch with his creative side.</p> <p>“I fell in love with Susan Sarandon’s onscreen portrayal of Janet during her ‘loss of innocence’ scene by way of a crossdressing alien and her giddy, ecstatic rendition of, “touch-a, touch-a, touch me…” he wrote.</p> <p>He went on to praise the actress, writing, “Her intelligence, courage, strength, conviction and ballsiness has always been so admirable to me.</p> <p>“There’s an inherent seductive quality in Susan as a woman who always speaks her mind and an artist who takes risks.</p> <p>“Her talent as an actress is one of extraordinary range, talent and power.”</p> <p><strong>Related links: </strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="/lifestyle/beauty-style/2016/06/80s-fashion-trends-making-a-comeback/"><em>15 fashion trends from the 80s that are making a comeback</em></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="/lifestyle/beauty-style/2016/06/fashion-tips-for-flattering-the-neck/"><em>Fashion tips for flattering the neck</em></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em><a href="/lifestyle/beauty-style/2016/05/coat-with-in-built-heating/">The winter coat with in-built heating</a></em></strong></span></p>

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70-year-old Bette Midler is the new face of Marc Jacobs

<p>Legendary singer and actress, Bette Midler, has been unveiled as the new face of Marc Jacobs’ latest fashion campaign.</p> <p>The 70-year-old joins comedian and actress, Sandra Bernhard, 60, and Matrix director Lana Wachowski in the Spring/Summer 2016 campaign.</p> <p>Jacobs, 52, revealed the news with a stunning campaign image on Instagram over the weekend. He said Bette’s “bold, brassy glamour” was “a large part” of what got him interested in fashion in the first place.</p> <p>He wrote on his Instagram, “To this day, I still credit Bette Midler (unbeknownst to her) with a large part of my foray into fashion design.</p> <p>“At age ten when I discovered the image drawn by Richard Amsel for her album cover, I was so instantly enamoured by the silhouetted Bette in a black dress wearing platform sandals with a wedge of red curly hair that I recreated it on the back of a jean jacket with acrylic paint and embroidery floss and proudly wore it to school.”</p> <p>Jacobs also called it a “privilege” to know one of his heroes and said he was “so happy” to share the photos of the “Divine Miss M”. </p> <p><img width="553" height="553" src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/01/18/18/304EECCF00000578-3405375-image-a-1_1453142870322.jpg" alt="Bold, brassy lady: Bette Midler, 70, appears in a new image for designer Marc Jacobs' Spring/Summer 2016 campaign " class="blkBorder img-share" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" id="i-604a8cd073b372e2"/></p> <p><strong>Related links: </strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/lifestyle/beauty-style/2015/12/diy-natural-shampoo/">How to make your own natural shampoo</a></em></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/lifestyle/beauty-style/2015/12/beauty-habits-that-age-you/">3 beauty habits that are ageing you</a></em></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/lifestyle/beauty-style/2015/11/how-to-use-avocado-in-beauty-routine/">5 ways to use avocado in your beauty routine</a></em></strong></span></p>

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