Conformément aux exigences du DMA européen, il est désormais possible d'utiliser sur iPhone des boutiques d'applications concurrentes de l'App Store. Mais l'opération est complexe, comme nous l'avons constaté avec AltStore, le premier magasin du genre. For the first time since breaking away from the British Royal Family in 2020, Prince Harry has declared the U.S. his primary place of residence.
The revelation came about as The Duke of Sussex recently updated the information on housing records related to Travalyst, his eco-travel venture.
The documentation was published by Companies House on Wednesday, April 17, and listed the “United States” as the “New Country/State Usually Resident” of “Prince Henry Charles Albert David Duke of Sussex.”
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Although the documentation was filed this week, the date listed for the change in his primary residence was June 29, 2023, which coincides with the date the Buckingham Palace confirmed the Sussexes had left Frogmore Cottage.
Royal experts suggested that Prince Harry felt “deeply wounded” after his father, Prince Charles, asked them to vacate Frogmore Cottage, a property gifted to the Sussexes by Queen Elizabeth as a wedding gift.
Now that he has officially changed his primary residence to the U.S., the date being backtracked to coincide with the time the couple officially left Frogmore Cottage appeared to some royal watchers as a deliberate gesture, underscoring the depth of his distress and disconnection from the royal establishment.
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“As always with Harry a lot can be read into his actions,” Royal author Phil Dampier told The Sun. “Being ousted from Frogmore Cottage wounded him deeply.”
“Charles and William knew it had to be done to emphasize Harry and Meghan were outside The Firm but he probably still thought he could keep a base here. Now he’s shown he accepts his life is in the US,” he added.
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Earlier this year, Prince Harry reasserted his love for his family and spoke about rushing back to the UK after his father’s cancer diagnosis.
“I jumped on a plane and went to go see him as soon as I could,” Prince Harry told Good Morning America. “Look, I love my family. The fact that I was able to get on a plane and go and see him and spend any time with him, I’m grateful for that.”
Coming fifth in line for the British throne after his brother, nephews, and niece, Prince Harry said he will “stop in and see [his] family as much as” he can during other trips planned for this year.
The news of Prince Harry’s residency update came in light of his wife facing backlash over the launch of a new product under the lifestyle brand, “American Riviera Orchard.”
The Duchess of Sussex gave the world its first taste of her brand with the unveiling of a new line of homemade strawberry jams. Although it’s not open for sale to the public yet, a number of influencers, socialites, and friends of Meghan received the inaugural item from her range.
Many social media users went “tut tut” over the product label, which appeared to peel off in the pictures, and some even criticized her for the “pretentiousness” of the range.
Samantha Davis, founder of dwarfism charity Little People UK and wife of “Harry Potter” star Warwick Davis, has passed away at the age of 53.
Warwick announced his wife’s death on Wednesday (April 17) night in a moving tribute, writing, “My wife and soul-mate, best friend. Devoted mother. My favorite human. My most trusted confidant and an ardent supporter of everything I did in my career has passed.”
“Her passing has left a huge hole in our lives as a family. I miss her hugs.”
The 54-year-old “Star Wars” actor called his late wife “the most open, warm person [he had] ever known,” adding, “She was a unique character, always seeing the sunny side of life, she had a wicked sense of humor and always laughed at my bad jokes.”
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The couple’s children, 27-year-old Annabelle and 21-year-old Harrison, also paid tribute to Samantha, writing, “Her love and happiness carried us through our whole lives.”
“Mum is our best friend,” they continued, “and we’re honored to have received a love like hers.”
While Samantha’s cause of death has not been disclosed, Warwick explained that her mobility had become impaired in recent years but noted she was “determined that it would not impact her quality of life and limit what she did and was able to achieve.”
Samantha had achondroplasia, a bone growth disorder that results in dwarfism due to a genetic mutation in the arms and legs.
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In 2019, the actress contracted sepsis, a life-threatening medical emergency caused by the immune system’s overwhelming response to an infection, after undergoing decompression surgery on her spine.
“We went home a week later, and suddenly, I couldn’t feel my legs. I thought I was still recovering from the surgery, so I went to bed, but the next day, I felt awful, as though I had been hit by a truck,” she said at the time.
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Samantha was known for her roles in “Through the Dragon’s Eye,” “ShortFellas,” and “Honky Sausages.” She also had an uncredited role alongside Warwick in the 1988 movie “Willow.”
Warwick played both Professor Flitwick and the goblin Griphook in all eight films in the “Harry Potter” franchise. He also played several characters in the “Star Wars” film series, most notably Wicket the Ewok.
The couple met on the set of “Willow” and tied the knot three years later.
They co-starred in 1994’s “Leprechaun 2” and were joined by their children in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,” which saw Warwick in the roles of Griphook and Professor Filius Flitwick, while Samantha, Annabelle, and Harrison played Gringotts Goblins.
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Their final post on Instagram was shared on October 5, 2023. “A long overdue date night with my beautiful wife. She felt a bit overdressed for McDonald’s,” Warwick captioned the photo of the couple smiling for the camera.
Samantha and her husband founded the charity Little People UK in 2012 to help individuals with dwarfism and their families.
A statement on the charity’s website following the sad news reads, “Not only was Sammy a passionate advocate for the community, she was a friend to many, with a listening ear at any time and an endless positive spirit.”
— Article en partenariat avec Surfshark VPN —
Vous le savez déjà parce que je vous le répète depuis des années, mais dans notre ère numérique, protéger sa vie privée en ligne et améliorer son expérience de streaming sont essentiels. Et aujourd’hui on va voir ensemble et en détail comment le faire sur une Apple TV.
En intégrant un réseau privé virtuel (VPN) sur votre smart TV, vous débloquez tout un monde de possibilités tout en assurant un accès sécurisé et illimité au contenu. Dans cet article, je vais creuser un peu les tenants et aboutissants de la configuration d’un VPN sur l’appareil de la pomme, en mettant en lumière ses fonctionnalités, ses avantages, et les meilleures options adaptées pour une intégration transparente. Et si vous n’avez pas de TV Apple ? J’ai déjà publié un article pour Surfshark VPN et n’importe quelle smart TV.
En 2024 je pense que tout le monde (au moins sur mon site) sait ce qu’est un VPN, mais dans le cas contraire je vais juste rappeler qu’il s’agit d’un outil qui permet d’établir une connexion sécurisée et chiffrée entre votre appareil et internet. En faisant transiter votre trafic internet par des serveurs distants, un VPN masque votre adresse IP et chiffre vos données, garantissant ainsi anonymat et confidentialité en ligne. Ce chiffrage assure que vos activités en ligne, que ce soit le streaming, la navigation ou le gaming, restent privées et sécurisées loin des regards indiscrets. Et cela même pour votre fournisseur d’accès (grâce au mode camouflage de Surfshark).
Une Apple TV disposant du tvOS, c’est un peu la machine de streaming révolutionnaire par excellence. Elle proposent une multitude d’options de divertissement, avec non seulement des services de streaming, mais aussi (depuis peu) des applications et des jeux. Par contre si l’Apple TV offre un accès fluide au contenu numérique il faut reconnaitre que sa connectivité internet native manque des fonctionnalités de sécurité robustes, mais aussi du déblocage géographique qu’un VPN peut offrir. En intégrant un VPN avec votre Apple TV, vous améliorez votre expérience de streaming, accédez au contenu géorestreint, et protégez votre vie privée en ligne simultanément. Que demande le peuple ?
Bref la trousse à outils par excellence, d’ailleurs je vous ai déjà détaillé tout cela. Mais pour résumer voilà les avantages d’utiliser un VPN avec Apple TV
La possibilité de combiner les 2 est encore toute chaude donc toutes les fonctionnalités classiques du VPN ne sont pas encore intégrées : c’est le cas par exemple de la fonction Cleanweb (ça aussi je vous en ai déjà parlé), du MultiHop dynamique ou encore de l’IP fixe. Ces options devraient apparaitre dans un futur plus ou moins proche, en tous cas on peut l’espérer. Et je vous en reparlerai si c’est le cas.
Si vous vous demandez s’il est obligatoire d’utiliser un VPN … la réponse est non. Je ne vous regarderai pas avec moins de bienveillance (encore que …). Mais si ce n’est pas une nécessité absolue pour utiliser Apple TV, il offre quand même de sacrés avantages qui améliorent votre expérience de streaming. Surtout si vous accordez de l’importance à la confidentialité, à la sécurité, ou à l’accès à une gamme plus large de contenu. Et encore plus si vous n’êtes pas trop égoïste et que vous pensez à protéger le reste de votre famille.
Parce que je vous rappelle quand même sur Surfshark VPN supporte un nombre de connexions … illimitées et simultanées. Ce qui reste un des gros points forts de l’outil VPN du requin.
Voilà le moment que vous attendiez tous, mettre les mains dans le cambouis ! Configurer un VPN sur votre Apple TV peut se faire de plusieurs moyens, chacun adapté à votre configuration matérielle. On va creuser le processus étape par étape, et comme vous allez le voir il n’y a vraiment rien de bien compliqué.
Si vous disposez d’une Apple TV HD ou un modèle 4K (pour les 3 premières générations, voir plus bas) : vous allez commencer par installer l’appli Surfshark sur votre appareil depuis l’App Store (Captain Obvious est parmi nous). Pour ouvrir l’appli, vous pouvez utiliser votre adresse mail habituelle ou directement votre compte Apple. Et pour la version mobile, il suffit de scanner le QR Code qui apparaitra sur l’écran. Jusque là même Mme Michu est encore dans le game.
Ensuite ? Rien, c’est fini. Ce n’est pas une démarche digne de la NASA, c’est ultra simple comme sur n’importe quel autre appareil et c’est fait exprès. Vous allez simplement vous connecter à des serveurs en choisissant un pays en fonction du catalogue de votre plateforme de streaming, du pays le plus proche, etc.
Éventuellement si vous avez des soucis de connexions, il faudra passer par les paramètres de votre Apple TV (Paramètres > Réseau > Détails de connexion > Supprimer VPN) et retenter la connexion. Et si vraiment vous avez du mal et que vous préférez voir de vos yeux comment ça marche, l’équipe a mis en place une vidéo YouTube dans laquelle on apprend que le protocole par défaut est Wireguard (bon choix).
Et si, comme je le mentionnais plus haut, vous disposez d’une télévision Apple des 3 premières générations ? Pas de panique. Elles ne supportent pas l’installation d’applis, mais il est toujours possible de passer par la fonction Smart DNS ou passer par un routeur.
Lors du choix d’un VPN pour Apple TV, prenez en compte les facteurs suivants :
Même si la plupart des fournisseurs de VPN offrent un support pour divers appareils, y compris Apple TV, c’est toujours mieux d’aller vérifier précisément si c’est vraiment le cas. Recherchez un VPN qui mentionne explicitement la compatibilité avec les appareils Apple cela vous garantira que vous n’allez pas vous retrouver dans la mouise à devoir bidouiller des solutions annexes ou demander un remboursement. Juste histoire de ne pas avoir de mauvaise surprise, on se prend déjà assez la tête ailleurs. Même si la plupart des outils proposent un remboursement sous 30 jours, vous savez comment ça se passe hein … y’a jamais de soucis pour que l’argent arrive chez eux, par contre pour le retour c’est pas toujours aussi simple. Au moins Surfshark est clair de ce côté, son outil est adapté.
Alors, comme vous le savez je suis un utilisateur comblé avec Surfshark depuis plusieurs années, qui me convient très bien au quotidien avec très peu de lenteurs, etc. Mais on ne va pas se mettre des oeillères non plus et d’autres VPN font plutôt bien le taf de ce que j’en sais (mais eux sans avoir testé de manière concrète). Un petit tour rapide de quelques outils que je connais en mode bullet points (à prononcer en bon français, boulettes pwoiiiin) :
Vous connaissez déjà mon avis sur le sujet, oui il existe des bouses options de VPN gratuites. Le souci c’est qu’elles présentent souvent des limitations comme des quotas de données, des vitesses plus lentes, moins de serveurs et c’est blindé de pubs. Et, comme si ça ne suffisait pas, il n’y a pas non plus de niveau de sécurité minimal si vous faites attention à vos données. De plus il y a de très fortes chances que la plupart d’entre eux revendent vos données à divers organismes (il faut bien manger ma bonne dame). Si vous avez déjà essayé d’utiliser un VPN gratuit … vous savez que ça fait aussi mal que de marcher sur des tessons de bouteilles.
Pour des performances et une sécurité optimales, investir dans un service VPN payant réputé n’est pas un luxe. Performances fiables et stables, des fonctionnalités de sécurité robustes … rien de mieux pour diminuer sa dose de stress.
Surtout au prix actuel qui reste vraiment abordable depuis plusieurs années. On parle de moins de 2.75€/mois TTC avec l’abonnement 2 ans et 2 mois. C’est vraiment pas cher si vous avez 4 ou 5 machines à protéger ou que vous avez de la famille. Et du côté du paiement, Surfshark est plutôt flexible, vous pouvez payer d’un tas de manières différentes : PayPal, carte bancaire ou de débit, Google ou Amazon Pay, et même en cryptomonnaies (l’occasion d’enfin faire quelque chose de vos Ripple ou Cardano … haha). Toujours avec la garantie de 30 jours satisfait ou remboursé.
Je n’en ai pas parlé aujourd’hui parce que c’est déjà pas mal long, mais vous pouvez aussi ajouter diverses options à votre VPN si vous voulez une protection plus complète. Surfshark One (avec son antivirus, son système d’alerte, etc.) ou la version Plus (qui intègre le service Incogni) sont aussi à votre disposition pour quelques euros de plus.
Bad news, la firme de Redmond vient tout juste de lancer une nouvelle mise à jour pour les Insiders sous Windows 10, la build 19045.4353 qui à première vue n’a rien de bien folichon… Mais si on y regarde de plus près, y’a quand même un truc qui risque de vous faire tiquer : Une bannière dans les Paramètres pour vous pousser à abandonner votre bon vieux compte local et passer à un compte Microsoft.
On se demande bien pourquoi Microsoft tient tant à ce qu’on ait tous un compte chez eux sur nos machines. Bon ok, je suppose que c’est lié à toutes leurs fonctionnalités en ligne, genre la synchro des paramètres, les sauvegardes dans le cloud, la gestion simplifiée des abonnements, tout ça mais bon, ça devient un peu pushy je trouve. On dirait presque une incitation à passer sous Linux ^^.
Cette guéguerre de Microsoft contre les comptes locaux sous Windows, ça gave tout le monde, même Elon Musk qui a pété un câble en découvrant qu’il pouvait pas installer Windows 11 sans compte Microsoft. La chance qu’on a sous Windows 10, c’est qu’on peut encore contourner ce forcing sans trop se prendre la tête lors de l’installation initiale mais sous Windows 11 par contre, c’est une autre paire de manches… Impossible d’utiliser un profil local, sauf si vous connaissez l’astuce à base de oobe\bypassnro.
Pour l’instant, ce changement se déploie progressivement, donc vous n’aurez peut-être pas tous droit à ce joli cadeau. Mais si vous voulez voir cette bannière par vous-même, pas de souci… il vous suffit de télécharger l’outil ViVeTool, ouvrez une invite de commande en mode administrateur, et hop, un petit
vivetool /enable /id:42563876
et le tour est joué. (et c’est /disable pour le désactiver)
Par contre, une fois que ce sera en place, pour mettre hors de vue ces satanées bannières, faudra aller dans Paramètres > Confidentialité > Général et décocher l’option « Afficher le contenu suggéré dans l’application Paramètres« . Ou alors, un bon vieux clic sur la croix à côté du bouton « Se connecter maintenant« , et basta.
Alors on migre ou pas ?
D’un côté, ça facilite pas mal de trucs d’avoir un compte Microsoft, surtout avec tous leurs machins à base d’IA qui vont arriver, mais de l’autre, j’aime bien garder un minimum de contrôle sur mes données et ma vie privée. Certains d’entre vous préfèrent d’ailleurs surement garder leurs infos perso pour eux, et ne pas se créer de compte Microsoft ce qui est bien légitime comme préoccupation.
J’ai juste peur qu’à un moment, cette incitation risque à un moment de se transformer en obligation… On verra bien.
Simone Biles recently opened up about the toll social media backlash took on her mental health following her husband’s controversial interview where he downplayed his wife’s accomplishments as a world-renowned Olympian.
Back in December 2023, NFL player Jonathan Owens infamously said on the Pivot podcast he didn’t know who Simone was before they started dating.
A reminder that the 27-year-old gymnast is the most decorated athlete in her discipline in history, having won seven Olympic and 30 world championship medals.
Meanwhile, Jonathan is an NFL undrafted free agent who signed a two-year contract with the Chicago Bears last month.
According to AS, American football players who do not get drafted (picked by an NFL team) are still offered opportunities to try out for teams as undrafted free agents.
These players attend rookie mini-camps, where they can showcase their skills and potentially earn a spot on a team’s roster.
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Needless to say, people weren’t particularly impressed when the 28-year-old undrafted athlete told the Pivot podcast host that he was more of a “catch” upon being asked how he had managed to snatch an Olympic star.
At the time, Jonathan said: “I always say that the men are the catch.”
The sportsman’s statements quickly went viral, sparking outrage on social media for seemingly devaluing his wife’s groundbreaking accomplishments.
Simone, who was present during Jonathan’s infamous interview, appeared in an episode of Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast shared on Wednesday (April 17), and she explained that her spouse “never said [she] wasn’t a catch.”
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The 27-year-old gymnast clarified: “He said he was a catch because he is.
“I’ve never met a man like him.”
Simone said she left the interview thinking everything had gone great, only to look online and see that everyone was bashing her husband, as per Page Six.
She told Alex: “I thought everything was OK, and then I go on Twitter, and everybody’s like, ‘Divorce this man. He’s mean!’
“I’m like, ‘He’s the sweetest.’
“He praises the ground that I walk on.
“Truly, I’ve never met a man like him … he truly goes out of his way to do anything for me.”
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Despite finding the situation funny at first, the sportswoman eventually felt Jonathan’s interview backlash’s toll.
Simone recalled: “I thought it was hilarious at first, and then it hurt my feelings.
“One night, I broke down, and I’m like, ‘Why are you guys talking about my husband like this? You don’t know him.
“‘You don’t know who he is, and if anybody’s met him, you know he’s the sweetest guy, will do anything for anybody.’”
She admitted: “That really hurt that they were talking about my husband like that.
“For me, it’s like, talk about me all you want, but don’t come for my family, never.”
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When asked about her anticipation for Jonathan’s involvement in the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics, Simone told Alex: “Hopefully, he gets to go because that’s usually like their training camp.”
She added: “No, and he’s working on a new contract, so hopefully, he’ll work in his new contract.
“At least like two days. Yeah. Like even if it’s like hey personal day.”
However, Simone harbored optimism regarding her spouse’s new contract with the Chicago Bears, expressing hope that they might grant him a brief reprieve for the Olympics, as per Essential Sports.
She said: “But some teams are really, really nice about like if you work with their family relations, some are more family oriented than others.
“So fingers crossed we’ll get to see him in the stands.”
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Jonathan couldn’t attend Simone’s comeback at the US Championships due to work commitments last year, Essential Sports reported.
Simone, on the other hand, reportedly cheered on Jonathan as he competed in the NFL playoffs with the Green Bay Packers.
The gymnast will have to wait until the Olympic trials, taking place in late June in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, to officially book her ticket to the Paris Games, USA Today reported.
Nevertheless, her return to competition last fall, cruising to victory in the individual all-around final at the 2023 world championships, and winning golds in the team event, on the balance beam, and in floor exercise, indicates she is already heavily favored to win her second all-around Olympic gold medal in Paris.
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will start on Friday, July 26, with the opening ceremony starting at 7:30 pm local time (CET) and ending on Sunday, August 11, with the closing ceremony starting at 9:00 pm local time (CET).
Katy Perry is never just a face in the crowd. At Coachella, she was two faces in the crowd, as she wore a t-shirt that showcased the face of her beloved partner, Orlando Bloom.
The Firework singer turned heads while attending Coachella in an oversized t-shirt featuring none other than Orlando’s iconic character from “Lord of the Rings,” Legolas. Katy wore the t-shirt as a minidress and paired it with black combat boots and a black cross-body bag.
The songstress shared a couple of Instagram stories during her time at the music festival, and one of them also showed her on a video call with Orlando, who seemed delighted to see his fiancée in a t-shirt with his face on it.
While the pop diva dazzled at the music festival, Orlando was reportedly busy promoting his new reality show, “Orlando Bloom: To The Edge,” which debuted on April 18. The show features the Pirates of the Caribbean star undertaking some thrilling extreme sports, like rock climbing, free diving, and wingsuit flying.
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Although Orlando couldn’t be by her side at Coachella, Katy still managed to make a stylish shout-out to her fiancé. Her fashion statement screamed ultimate fangirl as she appeared to enjoy herself at the festival.
“I been to Coachella longer than you’ve been alive,” Katy wrote on Instagram, sharing a series of snaps from the event, which included her wearing the Legolas t-shirt.
Orlando commented on the post and joked, “Babe I told ya to bring that belt.”
Fans couldn’t get over Katy’s t-shirt, with one saying, “The Legolas shirt is pure fire.”
“THAT LEGOLAS SHIRT – I AM SCREAMING!” one said, while another wrote, “I’m LIVING for Katy in her fan girl shirt. Fan girl shirt, OF HER HUSBAND.”
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“The Legolas tee!!!! Need that for comic con!!!!” a fourth comment said.
“I love the Legolas shirt,” another wrote.
One said, “That Legolas shirt… I live!”
Katy and Bloom have shared a whirlwind romance since they first started dating in 2016. After a brief split, the couple rekindled their relationship and got engaged in 2019, further solidifying their bond with the birth of their daughter, Daisy, in 2020.
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“It was just such an interesting thing having a child during COVID because everything paused besides that,” Katy told People in 2022. “I love the experience I’m having with my daughter now.”
While talking about possibly having more kids with Orlando, the singer said she’s ready for whatever happens.
“Hopefully in the future,” she said.
Avec sa toute nouvelle fonction Selfie GIF, Google Messages vous permet désormais d'envoyer des autoportraits animés dans vos messages. De quoi personnaliser vos conversations avec une touche ludique ! Known for her striking features and glamorous red carpet looks, Megan Fox posted a mirror selfie that left fans in awe as she embraced a more natural and almost makeup-free look.
While some fans stated the obvious about her being drop-dead gorgeous, others blinked in disbelief and felt that the actress looked unrecognizable.
Ditching the layers of professional makeup, the 37-year-old star stood in front of the mirror in a comfy homebody look—a black bra and red plaid pajama bottoms—and smiled for the camera, rocking her many inches of cascading blue hair.
Apart from what appeared to be a touch of lip gloss, the Transformers actress largely seemed to be makeup-free in the much-talked-about mirror selfie.
Megan’s post also served as a strategic plug for Wella Professionals, as the actress captioned her post with the words: “Repairing my hair (and 26 inches of extensions) post coachella.”
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The caption was tailed with the hashtags #wellapartner #ad, and fans who swiped right on her Instagram carousel were shown a picture of her holding two hair products from Wella Professionals.
The mirror selfie sparked an array of reactions from social media users who scrolled through their feeds and stumbled upon Megan’s bare-faced look.
“Who tf is that,” said one comment that received more than 9,300 likes.
“This isn’t Megan Fox,” one said, while another wrote, “This does not look like Megan Fox AT ALL. AI doing its thing again.”
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“Why the hell did I think this was Kim Kardashian?” another wrote.
Yet another said, “You’re not Megan Fox.”
“…..I didn’t know who the hell I was looking at until I read the account name…..wtf???” another said.
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One group of fans in the comment section focused on the undeniable, saying: “You look so fire.”
“Bro is pretty even without makeup,” one said, while another fan wrote, “Wow you are gorgeous.”
“Such a hottie!” and “So naturally gorgeous” were other comments that followed suit.
“Blue hair no makeup Megan is what everyone needs in their life,” another wrote.
“I love this photo. It’s so real. We need more of this!” one said.
Another added, “Megan looks just as good if not better without makeup.”
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Today is Tom Cruise’s estranged daughter Suri Cruise’s 18th birthday, marking notable years as one of Hollywood’s most famous babies and a transition to a more private life with mom Katie Holmes.
Suri was born on April 18, 2006, and was famously featured in October of the same year on the cover of Vanity Fair in an article entitled “SOMEONE WANTED TO SEE ME?”, which highlighted Tom and Katie’s at-the-time united family.
“I am sitting in Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ bedroom with his children Isabella, 13, and Connor, 11,” the Vanity Fair reporter wrote at the time, referring to Tom’s children adopted from his previous marriage to Nicole Kidman.
The reporter later described a meeting with the family: “Tom and Katie, the kids, Tom’s mom, Mary Lee, and his sister Cass and her children, along with many of Katie’s family members—15 Holmeses in all—including her parents, Martin and Kathleen, and her brother and sisters and their kids.”
Back then, parents Katie and Tom were portrayed as a strong couple. Describing their newborn baby girl, Tom told Vanity: “She has Kate’s lips and eyes.
“I think she looks like Kate,” while Katie said: “I think she has Tom’s eyes.
“I think she looks like Tom.”
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Fast forward to June 2012, when Katie filed for divorce from Tom, subsequently leaving her ex-spouse’s controversial religious organization, Scientology.
In July 2012, People reported that the Mission Impossible star and Katie agreed that Suri would live primarily with her mother in New York, USA, “with generous visitation by her father.”
While the Dawson’s Creek actress and Suri moved into a three-bedroom apartment in the Big Apple, Tom was reportedly living in Los Angeles with Connor and Bella.
Weeks later, HuffPost reported that Katie had officially returned to the Catholic faith, registering as a parishioner at the Church of St. Francis Xavier in New York City “five years after revealing that she had started to study Scientology.”
“Everyone is thrilled to have Katie join us,” a member of the church’s choir told HuffPost at the time. “She has not yet attended a service, but when she does she will be welcomed with open arms.”
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Despite previous reports that Tom would continue to maintain a relationship with his ex-wife and his daughter, the separation from Scientology ultimately led to complete alienation.
In 2019, author Samantha Domingo told Us Weekly that Tom was not allowed to have a relationship with Suri because she is not a Scientologist.
She told the outlet that the reason was due to the church’s belief in reincarnation, so they would not view Suri as Tom’s daughter.
Nicole Kidman, who adopted Connor and Bella with Tom when they were married from 1990 to 2001, suffered a similarly strained relationship, as her children chose to stay in the controversial Church of Scientology, ultimately shunning the Moulin Rouge star away from them.
Suri has grown up in Manhattan, largely shielded from the spotlight by her loving and highly protective mom and far removed from her 60-year-old father’s religion, which has been recognized as a harmful cult by many investigations.
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An industry source told Page Six that Tom has not seen Suri since 2012. “Katie has safeguarded Suri and she’s a devoted mom,” the source said.
The source added: “This is a girl who is a private citizen.
“She hasn’t lived her life in public.”
In 2023, the 45-year-old mom told Glamour that she liked to “protect” Suri from the public eye “because she was so visible at a young age.”
“I’m very grateful to be a parent, to be her parent. She’s an incredible person. She’s my heart,” she added.
Tom and Suri were last seen together at Disney World in the summer of 2012.
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In November 2013, during a deposition in his $50 million court battle against a pair of tabloid magazines, the Top Gun actor admitted that Katie had filed for divorce “to protect Suri from Scientology,” court documents revealed, as per Page Six.
Despite not having a relationship; as per their divorce agreement, Tom, who has an estimated $600 million fortune, agreed to pay Katie $400,000 a year until Suri turns 18 as well as future “medical, dental, insurance, education, college and other extracurricular costs,” Page Six reported.
Katie is reportedly believed to have signed multiple non-disclosure documents that prevent her from ever talking about her marriage to Tom and her time inside Scientology.
Unlike her mother, Suri, a now legally declared adult by the New York state, will be allowed to speak freely about her father and his beliefs.
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Tony Ortega, who has covered Scientology in depth for decades, told Page Six, “Suri would have been too young to sign any agreement, but she will now be free to talk if she wants to and it’s going to be really interesting if she has something to say.”
He added: “Part of why Katie left when she did when Suri was six was that Katie would have seen Isabella and Connor going through Scientology.”
“We don’t know for sure if Katie was ever declared an SP (suppressive person),” Tony said.
According to Scientology’s official website, to be declared a suppressive person is extremely rare and results in expulsion from the Scientology religion.
When someone has been expelled from the religion, that person loses both his or her fellowship with the church as well as with other Scientologists, the church notes.
But former Scientologists have often revealed that being declared an SP came as a result of simply leaving the church or questioning the doctrines.
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Actress Leah Remini, who famously left the church back in 2013 and has since exposed the organization’s alleged crimes and abuse, particularly in her Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath docuseries, recently told Larry Kind that SPs suffered from harassment.
She explained the church had “a policy called fair game,” though now canceled. Leah said: “They, in fact, did issue another policy that says fair game has been cancelled however there’s another policy that says, however, dealing with suppressive people remains the same, dealing with suppressive people means to go after them try to destroy their lives.”
The King of Queens star is currently scheduled to appear in a trial against the church in October 2025.
Last August, Leah filed a 68-page lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging she had been subject to a decade of online attacks, stalking, and intimidation designed to punish her for her criticism of the church, as per Variety.
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“If you are a regular church member you could be told to disconnect from your wife and daughter, but because Tom is a celebrity — he’s the top celebrity — he gets to ignore all this stuff,” Tony told Page Six.
Leah, who attended Katie and Tom’s Italian wedding at the 15th-century Odescalchi Castle in November 2006, recently said: “I’m sure his [Tom] master plan is to wait until Suri gets older so that he can lure her into Scientology and away from her mother.”
Suri has tiptoed very gently into her parents’ showbusiness world while attending her exclusive Manhattan day school, singing Blue Moon in the opening credits of Katie’s 2022 movie, Alone Together, Page Six reported.
“I always want the highest level of talent,” Katie said. “So I asked her! She’s very, very talented. She said she would do it and she recorded it, and I let her do her thing.”
Suri also sang in the film Rare Objects, which her mom also directed.
Aïe aïe aïe, on dirait bien que ce cher TikTok s’est encore fourré dans un sacré pétrin ! Figurez-vous que ces petits malins ont eu la riche idée de lancer en douce une nouvelle fonctionnalité dans leur app, sobrement intitulée « Task & Rewards« , dispo en France et en Espagne. Jusque-là, rien de bien méchant, me direz-vous sauf que voilà, cette version soi-disant « light » du réseau social cache en fait un système de récompenses qui paye les utilisateurs en échange de leur fidélité. Et ça, ça ne plaît pas du tout à l’Union Européenne !
En effet, la Commission Européenne vient de sortir l’artillerie lourde en exigeant des réponses de la part de TikTok dans un délai de 24 heures. Pourquoi tant de précipitation ? Eh bien figurez-vous que cette nouvelle fonctionnalité « Task & Rewards » qui rémunère les utilisateurs de plus de 18 ans à coup de bons d’achat ou de « coins » virtuels en échange de leur attention, inquiète.
Toute d’abord, on peut légitimement se poser la question de l’impact d’un tel système sur la santé mentale des utilisateurs, et en particulier des plus jeunes. Parce que bon, encourager les gens à scroller comme des zombies pour gratter trois cacahuètes, c’est quand même un peu limite… Surtout quand on sait à quel point les réseaux sociaux peuvent générer des comportements addictifs. La Commission s’inquiète notamment de l’efficacité de la vérification de l’âge des utilisateurs et de la gestion des plaintes par la plateforme.
Ensuite, il y a la question épineuse de la protection des données personnelles parce que pour distribuer ses récompenses, TikTok va forcément récolter encore plus d’infos sur nos habitudes, nos goûts, nos clics… Bref, de quoi remplir gentiment sa base de données, nourrir son algorithme et cibler toujours plus finement les utilisateurs.
Et là, l’UE ne rigole pas, elle veut des réponses, et vite !!!
TikTok a donc 24 heures chrono pour fournir son évaluation des risques liés à ce nouveau programme et s’il s’avère que la boîte chinoise a encore une fois voulu capturer toutes nos données sans prendre les précautions qui s’imposent, ça risque de chauffer pour son matricule ! La Commission a des pouvoirs qui pourraient potentiellement forcer TikTok à revoir entièrement, voire stopper son modèle économique si des impacts toxiques son relevés.
Bien sûr, TikTok assure qu’il a pris toutes les dispositions nécessaires, genre limiter l’accès à la fonctionnalité « Task & Rewards » aux plus de 18 ans, plafonner les récompenses à environ 1€ par jour et limiter le temps passé quotidiennement sur l’app, pour gratter des points, à seulement une heure. Mais bon, on ne va pas se mentir, ça ressemble quand même furieusement à une stratégie pour garder les gens le plus longtemps possible sur la plateforme. Comme d’hab quoi.
Les associations de consommateurs en Europe avaient déjà tiré la sonnette d’alarme sur l’UX / UI de la plateforme, notamment l’utilisation de monnaie virtuelle pour créer des incitations à l’engagement. Mais à en juger par la surveillance exercée par la Commission sur l’approche de l’app chinoise en matière de conformité au Digital Services Act (DSA), celle-ci devra peut-être aller plus loin pour satisfaire les responsables de ce nouveau règlement européen.
Alors attention TikTok, l’UE a l’œil sur toi !