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James Garner : One night Lee Marvin in a limousine on our way to a function, he made moves on my wife

James Garner once claimed he “almost decked” fellow Hollywood actor Lee Marvin after he tried to make a move on his wife.

James was an American actor and producer whose career spanned more than seven decades, starring in famed roles such as Bret Maverick in the Fifties Western ABC series, ‘Maverick’. As well as his budding TV career, James appeared in more than 50 theatrical films, including The Great Escape (1963) with Steve McQueen, Blake Edwards’s Victor/Victoria (1982) with Julie Andrews, and Murphy’s Romance (1985) with Sally Field, for which he received an Academy Award nomination While many actors of his era failed to continue in their careers post-20th century, the style of the Golden Era of Hollywood no longer a sought-after commodity, James managed to break into contemporary cinema.

He starred in a number of early Noughties films, like like ‘Space Cowboys’ (2000) with Clint Eastwood, voiced an animated film titled ‘Atlantis: The Lost Empire’ (2001) with Michael J Fox and Cree Summer, as well as ‘The Notebook’ (2004) and his TV sitcom role as Jim Egan in ‘8 Simple Rules’ (2003–2005).

Tonight, the shameless tear-jerker ‘The Notebook’ airs on BBC One, where James starred as the older version of Ryan Gosling’s character alongside Gena Rowlands as his wife.

Known to take no prisoners in his youth, James recalled many of his wild and wacky experiences in his 2011 memoir, ‘The Garner Files’.
From the outset written in his charming and self-detracting style, he said: “People who don’t know me think I’m easy-going but I’m a pessimist by nature and an old curmudgeon.”
Recalling one incident that happened with fellow Hollywood actor Lee Marvin, he revealed that he “almost decked” him after Lee had made a move on his wife.
James wrote: “In Hollywood you have to ‘defend your quote’ — keep your fee as high as possible and never accept less.
“Lee Marvin raised his quote to a million dollars a picture after he won an Oscar for Cat Ballou and had trouble getting parts.
“I never worked with Lee, but I thought that as an actor he was very colourful.
“As a guy, he was a pain in the a**. He just didn’t care. He was a drinker.
“One night in a limousine on our way to a function, he made moves on my wife.
“That’s a little more than I can handle and almost decked him.”
He went on to argue that actors were overpaid, branding the producers who recruited them “idiots”, and wrote: “Anyway, Lee wanted to work but couldn’t take a salary cut.
“I didn’t want to fall into that trap, so I never let my quote get too high.
Actors are paid more than they’re worth anyway.
“Producers are idiots for paying the ridiculous prices we ask. We make so much money, the majority of pictures never make a profit.
“I think movies would be a lot better if more actors waived their big salaries in order to do worthwhile pictures.
“I don’t think actors today are well-served by their agents and managers, who aren’t as good as they used to be.
They just want their 10 percent and let their clients do things they shouldn’t.
“They have one hit and three flops and their careers are over.”
In the book, he details the characters of many of the people he came across in his lengthy career: while Charles Bronson was, in his opinion, bitter and belligerent, Hollywood mogul Jack Warner was the rudest and most vulgar man he ever met.
Charlton Heston’s acting technique was “stiff as a board”, while even his old friend, Steve McQueen, was “trouble”.
He wrote: “Steve was trouble if you invited him to breakfast.
“He didn’t like anything. Like Marlon Brando he could be a pain in the a** on set.
“Unlike Brando, he wasn’t an actor.
“He was a movie star, a poser who cultivated the image of a macho man.
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Baby called ‘hideous’ is a gorgeous little girl now

Every person is beautiful in their own way, and the same goes for the newborn babies.

When a baby girl named Angelica was born in 2018, her family was overjoyed. She had beautiful facial features and a heart-shaped port wine stain which made her even more special. Sadly, not everyone saw the beauty of her unique mark.

According to Angelica’s mom, her family accepted her the way she is and even love her birthmark, but there have been those who give themselves the right to comment on this girl’s looks.

“The worst comment online that I’ve gotten is when someone asked if her face had been pushed onto a skillet. Basically, saying her face looked grilled,” Angelica’s mom, Marianna Bowering told the Mirror.

Marianna further said that there were times when her daughter was labeled “hideous” and a “defect.” This affected the family in a negative way and only added to the challenged they faced, but they were determined to overcome the negative effects of the mean words and comments.

No matter what others said, Angelica’s family taught her to love herself the way she is.

In order to help her daughter feel better, Marianna decided to paint her face with what resembled a birthmark just like the one of Angelica.

“I got the idea from vascular birthmark awareness day, where they encourage people to paint a heart on the cheeks,” the mom said, according to The Epoch Times. “Initially I just did the heart with my makeup look but then I thought why don’t I go all out and do Angelica’s port wine stain.”

Whenever someone tried to ‘comfort’ Marianna that her daughter’s mark would eventually fade away or that she could hide it with makeup once she gets older only crushed this mother even more as she couldn’t help but wonder if Angelica would be forced to hide her natural beauty instead of embracing it.

It was a reminder that societies have these norms about what a person needs to look like in order to fit the group and be accepted.

 

Her family has always told Angelica that she should love herself for who she is. There were times when Marianna would cover her daughter’s wine port stain with glitter so that it could shine bright.

“Thankfully, we’ve done tests and Angelica is totally healthy,” Marianna said of her girl, referring to the fact that children with these types of birthmarks can develop other health conditions. “We just need to have regular check-ups, especially for her eyes as glaucoma can be a concern.”

 

We are glad Angelica is taught how to love herself and embrace her birthmark.

She is a very beautiful young lady, don’t you agree?

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His story hit the headlines back in 2015 when Animal Defenders International (ADI) found him during a major rescue operation aimed at shutting down illegal circus activities in South America. Peru just put a ban on wild animals in circuses, but the enforcement is dragging, and a lot of animals are still suffering behind the scenes. Mufasa was among the final animals that ADI liberated through this initiative.

When the rescuers came across him, Mufasa was tied up tight in a truck bed, his body showing the toll of years of neglect and mistreatment. The truck had pretty much been his prison for most of his life, and he carried the scars from that tough experience. His story really highlights the harsh reality of how animals are often mistreated just for our entertainment.

But, sadly, his freedom didn’t last long. In late 2015, just a few months after being rescued, Mufasa sadly passed away from kidney failure and issues related to his old age and years of neglect. His rescuers were really upset, but they found some comfort in knowing that his last months were filled with care and compassion, something he hadn’t had for a long time.

Mufasa’s story really highlights the harsh reality of exploiting wild animals for our entertainment. Even though he went through a lot, his rescue and short experience of freedom really shine a light on how crucial groups like ADI are and the worldwide push to end the use of wild animals in circuses. His journey and freedom keep sparking demands for tougher safeguards and better enforcement against animal exploitation.

Rescuing them was quite the challenge. The circus folks were pretty hesitant at first, not wanting to let go of the lion they had been using for years. After weeks of back-and-forth and some serious legal maneuvering, ADI finally managed to get him out. After being freed, Mufasa was taken to a wildlife sanctuary, where he could enjoy his remaining days in a natural setting—so different from the chains and confinement that had marked his life before.

Mufasa’s first moments in the sanctuary are captured on video, showing him carefully checking out his new digs. After decades without it, he finally felt the grass under his paws, the trees providing shade, and the vast open sky overhead. His eyes, which used to look so dull and resigned, now sparkled with a fresh sense of curiosity and peace. After more than two decades, Mufasa finally got to live the life that every wild animal should enjoy.

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As they walk, the husband becomes irritated by the tapping sound of the blind man’s stick on the sidewalk. He suggests, “Why not put a piece of rubber at the end of your stick? That ticking sound is driving me crazy.” In response, the blind man retorts, “If you had put a rubber at the end of YOUR stick, we’d be riding the bus, so shut the hell up.”

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