Stockton Rush, the late CEO of OceanGate who died along with four others when his Titan submersible imploded in June 2023, admired what he called the “big swingin’ dick” energy of fellow businessmen Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. He was obsessed with the Titanic. He had a habit of firing …
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Despite Kate Winslet‘s glowing performance in Titanic, the role came at a cost. Winslet opened up about fat-shaming comments she received from reporters who fixated on her weight as she graced red carpets around the Titanic premiere, in a 60 Minutes interview released Sunday. “It’s absolutely appalling,” Winslet said. “What …
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The Titan submersible experienced a malfunction six days before it imploded and killed five people, according to a former scientific director for OceanGate Expeditions. Marine scientist Steven Ross testified about the incident Thursday, Sept. 19 at a U.S. Coast Guard panel hearing on the 2023 tragedy, per CNN. Ross was …
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Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, and James Cameron are among those who have paid tribute to lauded producer Jon Landau, who died Friday at the age of 63. “Jon was an incredibly kind, wise, and empathetic soul, who wanted to create nothing but a positive impact on anyone or anything approached,” …
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Jon Landau, the Oscar-winning producer who worked with director James Cameron on blockbusters Titanic and two Avatar movies, died of cancer on Friday, as Variety reports. He was 63. Landau’s producing partnership with Cameron yielded three Oscar nominations and a best picture trophy for 1997’s Titanic. The pair also made …
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Bernard Hill, the British actor who starred as a king in Lord of the Rings and the captain in Titanic, has died at the age of 79. Hill’s family confirmed the actor’s death Sunday in a statement, “It is with the greatest sadness that we must announce that Bernard Hill, …
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It seems reasonable to expect that just about anything can and will go wrong with a full-size replica of a cruise ship that famously sank on its maiden voyage, killing more than 1,500 people aboard. But Titanic II, Australian mining billionaire Clive Palmer’s proposed heir to the original RMS Titanic, …
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The door frame that divided Titanic viewers about the hypothetical fate of Leonardo DiCaprio‘s Jack Dawson has sold for $718,750 at Heritage Auctions’ Treasures from Planet Hollywood event. The item, as noted in a description from the auction house, was “based on the most famous complete piece of debris salvaged …
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The Untied States Coast Guard said it recovered “presumed human remains” as it dredged up the remaining debris and evidence from the the Titan submersible disaster. In a statement, the Coast Guard said its Marine Board of Investigation “recovered” the remaining remnants last week, Oct. 4. The debris was “transferred …
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This post containsspoilers for Episode Five of How To With John Wilson, available on HBO and streaming on Max. About nine minutes into this week’s episode of How To With John Wilson, the titular director/writer/star finds himself hooked up to a polygraph machine and being asked some intense questions. Have …
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