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Let the games begin! Following their impressive medal finishes at the Olympics and Paralympics, athletes can expect to take home an impressive salary per competition victory. Olympians traditionally earn a generous monetary reward from their home country after clinching a gold, silver or bronze medal in their sport. While the International Olympic Committee (IOC) — which organizes the Games — does not pay athletes for their winning performances, many countries offer some form of compensation for a podium finish on their own. For instance, the United States offers winners a modest salary per medal , while other countries have their own bonus amounts set. For example, Singapore reportedly pays gold medalists $744,000 and Italy pays their first-place winners $212,400, according to CNBC . However, not every country offers monetary bonuses after a medal finish, including Great Britain, New Zealand and Sweden, according to a  Forbes  report. Some countries, including England, ...

Ahead of the curve. Orlando Bloom slammed claims HBO Max’s The Prince was created with “malicious” intent nearly one year before the series sparked backlash for its portrayal of the royal family. Actors Who Portrayed Real People in Movies and TV Shows: Pics Read article “[It’s not] intended to be,” Bloom, 44, told the Hollywood Reporter in August 2020, defending creator Gary Janetti . “He’s really got his finger on the pulse, Gary. He’s so smart and so zeitgeisty. I rolled the dice on it, but I’m going to have to mention it to Prince Harry when I next see him, because I’m not going to be able to not. Oddly, I’m sure I’m going to see him at some point, just because of the nature of the universe, it always throws people together.” The Pirates of the Caribbean alum voices the character of Prince Harry in the animated TV show, which premiered on HBO Max on Thursday, July 29. It was originally slated for a late spring 2021 debut, but the streaming service announced it would dela...

He’s back! Kanye West has been teasing an album called Donda for over one year, and the record is finally here. The 44-year-old rapper previewed his 10th LP in a new Beats commercial released on Tuesday, July 20, that featured track star Sha’Carri Richardson and a clip of a new song titled “No Child Left Behind.” According to the ad, Donda is due out Friday, July 23. Two days later, he kicked off the release with a listening event at an Atlanta stadium, which his estranged wife, Kim Kardashian , attended with their four children and her sister Khloé Kardashian . The “Famous” rapper’s last album, 2019’s Jesus Is King , was religious in theme, and before its release, fans wondered if Donda would fall along the same lines. In a 2020 interview with GQ , the Grammy winner hinted that he was no longer interested in making secular music and would rather stick to gospel-influenced sounds. “I was thinking of not rapping again, because I rapped for the devil so long that I didn’t even k...

Awkward. Most Grey’s Anatomy fans love a steamy scene, but Chris Ivery has a different perspective. Ellen Pompeo revealed that her husband does not love seeing his wife make out with the hot docs at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. Meredith and Derek Finally Get Their Wedding — and 'Grey's' Fans Aren't OK Read article “Poor guy had no idea what he was getting into,” Pompeo, 51, said on the “ Ladies First With Laura Brown ” podcast on July 27. The actress, who has played Meredith Grey for 17 seasons, met her future husband about six months before filming the pilot of Grey’s Anatomy . Though they’d grown up in the same area of Massachusetts, the record producer, 54, and actress crossed paths in a Los Angeles Whole Foods. Once the hit show started airing, Ivery had to watch his wife steam up the small screen with the likes of Patrick Dempsey and Chris O’Donnell . “I remember in the beginning it was really hard for him,” the executive producer recalled. “He was like, ...

Girl power! Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice), Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice), Mel B (Scary Spice), Melanie Chisholm (Sporty Spice) and Emma Bunton (Baby Spice) formed the Spice Girls in 1994 and went on to become one of the most beloved music groups of all time. The band was originally called Touch, but they later changed their name to Spice after cowriting a song titled “Sugar and Spice.” However, they once again altered the name to the one that eventually stuck, Spice Girls, after discovering that another artist already used the moniker Spice. The British girl group released their debut single, “Wannabe,” in July 1996. As their popularity skyrocketed , their first album, Spice , followed in November of that year. The Spice Girls — who adopted their nicknames from Top of the Pops magazine — went on to drop a slew of hits, including “Spice Up Your Life,” “Who Do You Think You Are” and “Stop.” Halliwell announced her intentions to leave the band in May 1998. As the members of the...

Warning: This story contains spoilers from season 2 of Outer Banks . A teen drama set in North Carolina with a stunning creek as its backdrop isn’t exactly a groundbreaking idea. In 1998, Kevin Williamson created one of the most popular teen dramas of all time with the same setting. Dawson’s Creek filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, following a group of kids throughout their high school days, simply trying to fit in. 'Outer Banks' Season 2: Everything to Know Read article Still, season 1 of Outer Banks managed to come up with something fresh as the Pogues and the Kooks — ie., Joey Potter’s family versus the rich guests at the marina — faced off in town and searched for gold. In the midst of the treasure hunt, summer love blossomed . Katie Holmes in ‘Dawson’s Creek.’ The WB Each drama kicked off its sophomore season with the main couple together. Joey ( Katie Holmes ) and Dawson ( James Van Der Beek ) found their way past a friendship and spent the season growing cl...

Warning: This story contains spoilers from Outer Banks . Outer Banks fans watched John B. ( Chase Stokes ) and Sarah ( Madelyn Cline ) fall in love during season 1 while Kiara ( Madison Bailey ) struggled to figure out her feelings for Pope ( Jonathan Daviss ). During the second season of the Netflix series, which dropped on Friday, July 30, she and Pope tried out being together, but she wasn’t as into it as he was. ‘Outer Banks’: Everything to Know About Season 2 Read article “Kiara could still end up with anybody at this point,” Bailey, 22, told Us Weekly about the character’s romantic future. While she’s aware of fans shipping Kiara and JJ ( Rudy Pankow ) together down the line, she’d need to see more. “I think if there are scenes that really bring them together, then why not? But I don’t think you’ve seen enough scenes of just the two of them yet.” Rudy Pankow, Jonathan Daviss and Madison Bailey in Outer Banks season 2. Netflix As a fan, however, the actress thinks that ...

A comedy of royal proportions! The royal family finally has its own show on HBO Max, but it’s not exactly a documentary . The Prince , a new series created by Gary Janetti , follows an animated — and highly fictionalized — Prince George as he deals with the trials and tribulations of life in the palace . Janetti, a former writer for Will & Grace , developed the show after his satirical Instagram posts about the young royal went viral over the past few years. Though the Vicious cocreator began posting about George shortly after he joined Instagram in 2017, his missives didn’t really start to take off until Meghan Markle entered the scene. “My first thought was, ‘Oh, George won’t like this. You know, George won’t like sharing the spotlight with somebody else getting a lot of attention now,'” Janetti said of Meghan’s 2017 engagement to Prince Harry in a 2019 interview with the “Chicks in the Office” podcast. The writer, who is married to celeb stylist Brad Goreski , added...

All aboard the Hogwarts express! Over the course of 10 years, the stars of Harry Potter brought magic, mischief and more to millions of fans around the world. Based on the series of seven books by J.K. Rowling , stars Daniel Radcliffe , Emma Watson and Rupert Grint captured the hearts of viewers between 2001 and 2011. The eight movies raked in more than $7.5 billion worldwide, making it the third-highest-grossing film franchise of all time behind the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Star Wars . Though their time at Hogwarts has come to an end, the power trio will always cherish the years they spent together. “We are all very busy, off doing different things and rarely seem to cross [paths],” Radcliffe said during a Q&A with Heat Radio in August 2019. “But you know, there is always this thing and this experience that will forever bond us. We’ll certainly always have that.” The Hogwarts students grew up in the spotlight, which didn’t come without its challenges. In the December ...