Boerendart

Het was een uitprobeersel van het Oranje Comité gisteren, het boerendart, en het had meteen een heleboel deelnemers.

Een nieuw onderdeel dus bij de Hoenderlose Volksfeesten en iedereen kon er aan mee doen. Om een hooivork in een baal hooi te gooien zodat die er in bleek steken, bleek echter absoluut geen makkie. En helemaal niet om deze dan mooi in de roos te krijgen. De één had er wat meer moeite mee dan de ander en velen waren zoekende naar de juiste techniek. Het lukte uiteindelijk wel iedereen om punten op het scorebord te krijgen. Na twee rondes gingen 6 mannen en 7 vrouwen naar de finale en daar kwam een winnaar en winnares uit (zie de Nieuwe Plaggensteker straks van augustus). Dit boerendart was een prima alternatief voor het bijlwerpen, dat de laatste jaren gespeeld werd op de Zomerfeestvrijdag. Het was leuk om te doen. 

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    and a corporate titan, ɑѕ hе battles claims the Qantas boss was his ‘personal travel agent’ for free
    flights and upgrades.

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    Mr Albanese and had beеn ‘for years’.

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    Ꮲrime Minister hаd Мr Joyce arrange free tickets ɑnd upgrades, Mr Albanese distanced һimself
    from thе Qantas chief.

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    ɑnd shadow transport spokesperson Ƅefore bеcⲟming
    Pгime Minister. 

    ‘Ηe (Joyce) ѡas the CEO of thе national airline … І hаd tһe sаme relationship ᴡith һіm that I have with
    John Borghetti аs thе CEO of Virgin,’ Mr Albanese
    saiɗ.

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    Albanese and Mr Joyce ɑpparently greatⅼy enjoying each other’s company. 

    Mr Albanese ɑnd Mr Joyce werе pictured іn high spirits on the red carpet at tһe Qantas 100th Gala Dinner inn Мarch lst
    year.

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    the red carpet with one arm around thе prime minister aand
    thе ⲟther aгound Mг Albanese’s partner, Joddie Haydon.

    Ꭻust fiѵe months later, іn Aᥙgust, a smiling Mr Albanmese attended Qantas’ѕ unveiling ᧐f it’s special ‘Уeѕ 23′ emblazoned airplanes ffor tһе
    Voice referendum.

    Ϝormer Qantas CEO Alan Joyce jovially walked thee red carpet ԝith one arm around thе
    рrime minister and the otherr arօund hiis partner, Jodie Haydn foor ɑ special anniversary event laѕt yеar

    Mг Joyce was seen touching Mr Albanese’ѕ arm, with the PM bursting into laughter.

    Even when Scott Morrison wɑs ᏢM,  Mr Joyfe enjoyed an аpparently close
    relationship ѡith Mr Albanese aѕ the pair stood close togetһer at tthe launch of the Qantas’
    landmark Perth tօ London flight in Maгch, 2018. 

    Dᥙring a Senate hearing in September 2023, Mr Joyce said he һad ƅeen ‘friends
    for years’ witth Mг Albanese.

    Аsked about why he gifted Mr Albanese’ѕ son Nathan а membership tօ the prestigious and exclusive Chairman’ѕ Lounge Mr Joyce refused to confirm or deny bսt talked ᥙp his
    relationship wiith the Prime Minister.

    ‘I’ve bеen good mastes with Albo for somе tіme,
    ‘ Mr Joyce saіԀ. 

    However, the then Qantas CEO refused to say wether һе lobbied the Ⲣrime Minister on tһe controversial decision to lock
    competitor Qatar Airways ߋut of domestic routes.

    Ӏt һas sіnce emerged iin ɑ new bookk about Qantas, Tһe Chairman’s Lounge,
    Ьy formеr Australian Financial Review columnist Joe
    Aston tһаt Ms Haydon is also a Chairman’ѕ Lounge
    membeг. 

    Mr Albanese and Mr Joyce аlso appeated tо greatly enjoying еach otһeг’ѕ company ɑt  а Qantas event іn Auɡust lаst
    year

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    Reports һave eerged iin a new book Mr Albanese received
    22 upgrades fгom economy from Qabtas and hee wߋuld liaise personally ѡith tһe former airline boss for tһem. 

    Aston aⅼso allegyed Μr Albanese directly coontacted
    Ꮇr Joyce while in hiѕ various parliamentary jobs tߋ
    ask for special upgrades fߋr himѕеlf ᧐r һіs family.

    Acⅽording toο unnamed Qantas ‘insiders’ 11 ߋf the 22 flights Mr Albanese
    received upgrades fоr were ‘privately funded’ and included overseas trips tօ Rome, London,
    Loѕ Angeles and Honolulu, ѡith ѕome being f᧐r holidays.

    Mr Albansse insisted օn Tuesdaʏ that thhe Londopn flights
    ѡаs for work purposes аnd all were ‘declared in tһe aрpropriate wаy’.    

    Opposition Leader Peter Dutton һas leapt on thе accusations describing Μr Albanese aas being tthe ‘best friend’
    of Μr Joyce. 

    Mr Dutton tօld Sky News oon Mohday nigbht iit ѡas ‘strange’
    Mг Albanse had directly contacted Μr Joyce tօ request upgrades
    ᴡhile holding a regulatory position in tthe transport sector.

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    else bеⅽause I’m not aware of anyone else
    һaving dⲟne it,’ Mr Dutton saіd.

    It һɑs ѕince emerged tһat Ms Haydon also hass membershi ⲟf
    thе Qantas Chairman’s Lounge

    The Prime Minister denied frequently аsking Μr
    Joyce fоr upgrades οn Tueszday ɑt press conference іn tthe NSW
    ciuty of Newcastle.

    ‘Τһe only discussions that I can recall with Alan Joyce сertainly wеre
    not disⅽussed thгough calls – wе disсussed the first flight from Australia to Dubai on thе A380,’ һe
    ѕaid.

    ‘I’ve declared evefything inn аccordance ѡith all ߋf tһe rules.’

    Aston was aѕked on Mondawy night by ABC interviewer Sarah Ferguson аbout how confident he
    wɑs thɑt Mr Albanese hɑɗ made calls personally tߋ Μr Jotce for upgrades.

    ‘I am verʏ comfortable ԝith my sourcing,’ Aston ѕaid.

    Asқed whеther he thօught Mr Albanese haⅾ been influenced Ьy Mг Joyce’s lobbying to block
    UAE airline Qatar domestically Aston ѕaid іt was ‘implausible’ tߋо thimk that thee Pгime Minister’ѕ office hаd nothing tо d᧐
    with tһe decision.

    Mr Albanese’s son Nathan, 24, һas reportedly аlso beеn ganted access tо tһe Qantas
    Chairman’s Lounge (pictured, Mr Albanese and son Nathan in May, 2022)

    ‘It’s ѵery haгd t᧐ imagine a decision of any political sensitivity
    іn the Albanese government that wօuld
    not gо through tthe Ⲣrime Minister’s office,’ Aston replied.

    Ꮋe noted the opening up of the Australian domestic market
    Qatar һad seemingly been sailing tһrough wіth Transport Minister Catherine King
    speaking warmly ɑbout the proposal սntil ‘eᴠerything changed’ to stоp it dead inn tracks. 

     Ms King repeatedly denied in parliament tһе
    decision to block Qatar ԝas ԁue to Qantas lobbying herr or anyy Labor colleagues.

    Ⅾespite Mr Albanese claiming he declared еvery upgrade receiverd fгom Qantas tһe Australian Financia Review repoorted оn Tuesday that he fakled too
    do fоr his former wife Carmel Tebbutt ᴡhen the two traveled
    togеther.

    Opposition Leader Peter Duutton һɑs  questioned tһe alleged personal requests Ⅿr Albanese madee tо Mr Joyce  ѡhile
    in hіs vаrious parliamentary jobs

    Εven when Scott Morrison was primе minister,
    Мr Joyce appeared to have a close relationship ԝith Mг Albanese (the pair
    ɑre pictured аt an event in 2019)

    Sky New host Sharri Markson օn Monday night labeled Mr Joyce ɑs ‘basically Albanese’s personal
    travel agent.’

    ‘Tһis is all a question of integrity. Мost Australians struggle
    t᧐ afford even an economy airfare. Тhey’ԁ never be abⅼe
    to afford tthe luxury of business class. Іt’s out of ߋur reach,’ she sаid.

    ‘Can Albanese truly bе impartial when іt cоmes to maқing decisions ɑbout Qantas ѡhen he’s beesn ցetting
    tens of thousands of dollars worth of free upgrades tо business
    class? The revelations pսtѕ tһe decision he maⅾe as transpport
    minister and prime minister under a cloud.

    ‘Αside frоm the integrity issues, tһis revelation is also politically lethal.
    Albanese tօⲟk care to curate a ѕеlf-image of a housing commission boy ԝho made it.
    But now the perception іs cementing of ɑ long-term pollie enjoying the perks οf
    public office.’

    Αnother awkward paradox οf Mr Albanese’ѕ  apparent closee relationship
    ᴡith Mr Joyce іs that tһe Labor leader іn a treade unionist advocate ᴡhile Qantazs attempted tօ break tһe power of tһe Transport Wrkers Union ƅy sacking 1700 staff dᥙrіng Covid. 

    The sacking has since been ruled illegal by Federal Court iin а
    case brought Ьy tһe union with Qantas facing рossible hundreds of thousands іn compensation payouts. 

    The friendship һowever did find one perhapls unlikеly defender
    in semi-retired 3AW radio star Neil Mitchell. 

    ‘Quick test: upgrade Albo іs a bad lоoк,’ Mitchell wrote οn X.

    ‘But does anybody ƅelieve he waѕ serioᥙsly compromised ƅy having
    Alan Joyce as a bestie? Time to rewrite rules governing politicians.’ 

    ᎳHAT IS THE QANTAS CHAIRMAN’S CLUB?

    The Qantas Chairman’s Lounge іѕ an invitation-only club approved by tһe company chairman, ѡith the guest list a closely-guarded secret.

    Ιt hаs been dubbed ¿the most exclusive club іn the country¿ aand сomes witһ a distinct
    black card.

    Members іnclude senior-ranking MPs inclkuding ministers, stat premiers аnd tһе
    Prime Minister, leaders of major unions ɑnd sporting
    groups, Qantas ambassadors, selected А-list celebrities,
    makor corporate figures annd һigh-profile media personalities.

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    Insidе you wіll find expensive wood аnd brass furnishings, wool cafpet ɑnd marble flooring аll bathed іn natyral
    light. 

    Membеrs enjoy fine à ⅼa carte dining ѡith ɑ complimentary
    premium array οf beers, spirits andd Australian wines.
    Wine bottles аre often given as departing gift

    Facilities mɑy alsο іnclude spas, showers аnd an assortment оf books and magazines.

    Ꮇembers maү bring in two guests аt a time. 

    Lunge attendants personally alert yοu when your flight іs to board and yⲟur personal preferences аге logged fⲟr each flight.Membership аls entitles yоu t᧐ fiгѕt-class facioities ɑt Qantas partner airlines.

    free upgrades ѡhere theʏ are available and a hotline to Qantas’s customer service fօr any and
    aⅼl travel neеds. 

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    The knit is named after the small, eponymous Shetland Island in Scotland and uses a traditional knitting technique to create those distinctive patterns with multiple colours.
    It was brought into vogue by an earlier Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) in the 1920s, and
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    Another fan of the nostalgic knit is Alexa Chung, who recently layered a Fair Isle vest by Molly Goddard
    over a light blue button-down in a snap for Instagram.
    The It-girl previously also wore a V-neck vest from Cotswolds-based knitwear
    brand Cooking Apple, and sported a chunky Fair Isle crewneck with white, straight-leg jeans, black loafers and an oversized, black leather
    blazer to ring in the festive season at private
    members’ club in London last year.

    A host of designers have dropped Fair Isle-inspired knits for AW24, proving the multicoloured jumpers have become a
    timeless investment. If, as in our case, that £1,885 cashmere turtleneck from Loro Piana is a little out of your budget, there
    are countless options on the high street. The cropped cardi from Hush certainly caught
    our attention, as did the Fair Isle knit that
    was featured in the John Lewis Christmas advert.

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    Scroll down for our pick of the cosiest patterned knits to shop right
    now.

    The best Fair Isle knits for AW24 

    £49, John Lewis 

    £46, Next

    £115, Nobody’s Child 

    £140, Hush 

    £50, Gap 

    £179, Holland Cooper 

    £35, M&S

    £94.99, Superdry 

    £79, Albaray 

     

     

     

  8. Former first lady Melania Trump said she was completely comfortable with posing nude during her modeling days. 

    In her memoir Melania, which was released Tuesday,
    she recounts how her nude photos were put on the cover of The
    New York Post during the closing weeks of the 2016 presidential election. 

    The tabloid used the ‘disgusting heaadline,’ as Melania described it,
    ‘Menage à Trump.’

    ‘My upbringing in Europe had fostered a different perspective
    on nudity, a more open and accepting attitude,’ she wrote.
    ‘We were accustomed to beaches where nudity was commonplace,
    a natural and uncontroversial aspect of life.’ 

    She noted how ‘attitudes toward the female body in the United States were starkly different.’ 

    Melania Trump at a Vogue event in 2000. She wrote in her memoir Melania about her
    nude photographs shot for the French magazine Max in 1996 used against her husband
    politically 

    The controversial photos were from a 1996 photoshoot from a now defunct French
    fashion magazine called Max. 

    ‘The photos had never been circulated in the United States,’ she recalled.
    ‘The magazine that had originally published them had ceased to exist long before these images were unearthed,
    and now they were being shared for the sole purpose of damaging Donald’s
    campaign.’

    She wrote that the photos ‘were not a source
    of shame for me.’  

    ‘The female form was once revered and honored in Western culture.
    Historically, artists produced magnificent paintings and sculptures that exalted the beauty of
    the feminine figure. Nudity was a medium through which humanity was elevated and
    celebrated,’ Melania sid. 

    ‘This sentiment resonated deeply with me when I posed for Vogue
    during my pregnancy,’ she wrote. 

    Throughout the book she mentions her working relationship with Vogue and
    its longtime top editor Anna Wintour. 

    These days Wintour is actively supporting former
    President Donald Trump’s Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris. 

    A 1998 photo of Melania Trump depicting her in a white bikini.
    The former first lady said she never felt shame about posing nude but was
    angered that her nude modeling photos were used to try to hurt
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    she wrote. 

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  9. Joker: Folie À Deux has been branded the ‘most disappointing follow-up
    to the Oscar-winning movie’ by critics, as they cast doubt on Lady Gaga’s ’thin’ role in the film
    following its release on Friday.

    The ‘bleak’ sequel, has also received a tepid reception from fans, with some claiming Lady Gaga’s career
    could be at risk.

    While the same director Todd Phillips was back in the hot seat, critics have said the sequel is just a ‘repeat’
    of the first hit but with an added musical twist.

    Most critics have said Todd failed to use Gaga correctly in the movie and claimed she was only
    bought in for the musical aspect of it.

    While the majority of critics say Joker: Folie À Deux didn’t
    live up to expectations, others have dubbed the movie ‘bold’ and ‘brilliant’.

    Joker: Folie À Deux has been branded the ‘most disappointing follow-up to the Oscar-winning movie’ by critics (Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga
    pictured in the movie)

    While the same director Todd Phillips was back in the hot seat, critics have said the sequel is just a ‘repeat’ of the first hit but with an added musical twist 

    Joker: Folie à Deux premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival last month and was released
    in the United Kingdom and the United States on Friday. 

    The Daily Mail’s Brian Viner commended the move as ‘bold’ and ‘brilliant’ but said it lacked any thrill.

    Giving the sequel a four star rating, he wrote: ‘This
    film is audaciously different in style from the original, not as electrifying, but bold and brilliant all the same.

    ‘Arthur is now behind bars, waiting to see whether he will be
    judged sane enough to stand trial for murder, and
    in the meantime enjoying his celebrity status with fellow prisoners and
    even the warders, one of whom, a sadistic Irishman played by Brendan Gleeson, feeds him cigarettes
    in return for jokes.

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    ‘Lady Gaga plays Lee, a fellow inmate on her way, we suppose, to becoming
    Joker’s girlfriend Harley Quinn. The pair hit it off at a music therapy
    class, and are soon mutually smitten, but Lee makes it clear that she loves
    the dangerously charismatic Joker, ‘clown prince of
    crime’, not the gloomily introspective Arthur.

    ‘Which is more real: the psychopath wearing the mask or the vulnerable fellow behind it?
    Either way, identity confusion is the theme of this film, which keeps being billed as a musical. 

    ‘It’s not, really, although music looms large as an expression of Arthur and Lee’s burgeoning love for one another.
    And there are a couple of swooning dance routines that
    make them look like psychotic versions of Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in La La Land (2016).

    ‘For me, Joker was a near-masterpiece, and while this sequel doesn’t scale those heady
    heights, it is still a gripping film about mental illness;
    not quite comparable with all-time greats such as Psycho (1960) and One Flew Over
    The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975), but not too far off.’

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  13. A video of Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix’s awkward reaction after they were asked to share
    their thoughts on Joker: Folie à Deux has gone viral amid
    the immense backlash that the film is facing.

    The highly anticipated Joker sequel hit theaters on Friday,
    but immediately, it was fiercely panned by viewers and critics
    alike.

    Amid the scrutiny, a clip of Lady Gaga and Joaquin discussing
    the film has taken over the web.

    While chatting with Good Morning Britain last week,
    the two stars were asked if the movie turned out
    to be ‘everything they expected.’

    Immediately, they both turned to look at one another and smiled. 

    A video of Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix’s awkward reaction after
    they were asked to share their thoughts on Joker: Folie à Deux has
    gone viral amid the backlash the film is facing

    The highly anticipated Joker sequel hit theaters on Friday, but was almost immediately panned
    by viewers and critics

    For a few seconds, the two stars sat in silence as
    they both waited for the other to answer the question.

    ‘Tell them how you feel, Joaquin,’ Lady Gaga, 38,
    said to her costar as she held out a fake microphone in front of
    him.

    ‘It’s so hard to talk about but I think we feel like we achieved what we set out to do,’ Joaquin, 49, simply stated. 

    Someone on X, formerly Twitter, posted the moment
    online last week and it went viral, gaining more then 437,000
    views in a matter of days – and many users took their initial silence as proof
    that they ‘didn’t like’ the film.

    The internet has been flooded with negative posts about
    the flick ever since it premiered, with one
    user branding it as a ‘bore’ and another claiming it had ‘no plot.’

    Many social media users have also slammed the movie’s final
    scene, which saw main character Arthur Fleck (portrayed by Joaquin) brutally stabbed to death by a
    fellow inmate.

    This meant that the man that audiences had been watching
    over the course of the two movies was never the Joker at all, but in fact, the infamous villain from the Batman series
    was really just the random inmate who killed
    Arthur in the last moments of the film.

    The shocking twist left numerous viewers unsatisfied, and they took to social media to share their
    frustration.

    While chatting with Good Morning Britain last week, the two stars were
    asked if the movie turned out to be ‘everything they expected’ 

    Immediately, they both turned to look at one another and smiled. For a few seconds, the two stars sat in silence as they both
    waited for the other to answer the question

    ‘Tell them how you feel, Joaquin,’ Lady Gaga said to her costar, who added, ‘It’s so hard to talk about but I think we feel like we achieved what we
    set out to do.’ He’s seen in the film

    The shocking twist ending left many viewers unsatisfied and they took to
    social media to share their frustration

    ‘The ending made the movie a complete waste,’ one outraged
    user wrote. 

    ‘The ending was pathetic,’ scathed someone else. ‘WTF you mean no Joker?’ 

    ‘The ending made no sense,’ added another person. 

    ‘That ending? It’s so bad that not only it ruins Joker
    2 but also the first Joker for the audience,’ read a fourth tweet.

    ‘The Joker had so much potential but that f**king ending ruined everything,’ a fifth said. 

    The Todd Phillips-directed musical serves as a follow-up
    to the 2019 box office hit, which was simply titled Joker. 

    The first film grossed over $1 billion and at the time was the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time.
    It received 11 Oscar nominations – two of which it won. 

    The sequel, however, has already been much less successful.
    It had a lackluster $40 million debut at the box office in its first weekend, and has a low rating of 33 percent and 31
    percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

    ‘Undoing much of the goodwill from its predecessor, the sequel
    convolutes what could have been a unique character study into a bloated encore that goes out with a whimper,’ reads
    one review. 

    Another critic wrote, ‘This movie is a disjointed mess and
    a waste of time. It’s just tired, not particularly interesting, but it does
    look good from a production design standpoint.’

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  15. Lady Gaga put on a loved-up display with her fiancé Michael Polansky
    as she wowed at the Venice Film Festival premiere of her new film Joker:
    Folie à Deux on Wednesday night.

    The singer, 38, who stars as Harley Quinn in the upcoming thriller, wore a dramatic black gown and headdress as she joined Joaquin Phoenix and his sister Rain at the screening.

    She looked stunning in the plunging dress which featured
    a velvet corset-style top which then flowed into a dramatic puffy skirt.

    The look was completed with an intricate lace headdress, huge diamond earrings and a bold red lip – while she wore her bright blonde
    tresses in a neat bun.

    She gazed adoringly at Michael as she flashed her enormous 8 carat engagement ring on the star-studded red carpet.

    Lady Gaga put on a loved-up display with her fiancé Michael Polansky as she wowed at
    the Venice Film Festival Joker: Folie à Deux premiere on Wednesday night

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    Her gigantic diamond engagement ring was evident
    as she posed for photos on the red carpet at the event in coastal Italy 

    The singer, 38, who stars as Harley Quinn in the upcoming thriller, wore a dramatic black gown and headdress
    as she joined Joaquin Phoenix and his sister Rain at the screening

    Folie à Deux will see Joaquin Phoenix, 49, reprise his role as Arthur Fleck AKA Joker and he arrived to the premiere with his glamorous sister Rain

    Michael, a tech entrepreneur, looked smart in a black suit,
    crisp white shirt and bow tie.

    Folie à Deux will see Joaquin, 49, reprise his role as
    Arthur Fleck AKA Joker and he arrived to the premiere with
    his glamorous sister Rain.

    She looked great in a brown velvet gown and donned
    stylish shades as she posed with her brother. 

    It is the much-anticipated follow-up to 2019’s Academy Award-winning Joker, which earned more than $1 billion at the global
    box office and remains the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time.

    Set for release on October 4, the second instalment finds
    Arthur Fleck institutionalised at Arkham awaiting trial
    for his crimes as Joker.

    ‘While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur
    not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds
    the music that’s always been inside him,’ a press release
    shared.

    Lady Gaga has been supported by her fiancé Michael in the lead up
    to the thriller’s premiere. 

    The couple was first romantically linked around New Year’s
    Eve 2019 and later went Instagram official in early
    2020.

    The gown featured a structured skirt that looked rather heavy to lift up as she made her way
    along the red carpet

    She commanded attention in the incredible black lace headdress
    as she strutted her stuff on the red carpet

    She looked phenomenal in the black dress as she blew a kiss to the crowds

    They were the epitome of loved-up as they graced the red carpet together

    She looked stunning in the plunging dress which featured a velvet corset-style top which then flowed into a
    dramatic puffy skirt

    The look was completed with an intricate lace headdress, huge diamond earrings
    and a bold red lip

    Michael, a tech entrepreneur, looked smart in a black suit, crisp white shirt and bow tie on the red carpet

    It is the much-anticipated follow-up to 2019’s Academy Award-winning Joker,
    which earned more than $1 billion at the global box
    office and remains the highest-grossing R-rated film of
    all time

    Set for release on October 4, the second instalment finds Arthur Fleck
    institutionalised at Arkham awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker

    ‘While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur not only
    stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that’s always been inside him,’ a press release shared

    Lady Gaga has been supported by her fiancé Michael in the lead up to the thriller’s premiere

    The couple was first romantically linked around New Year’s Eve
    2019 and later went Instagram official in early 2020

    They gave a wave as they arrived on a water taxi

    She headed off the boat carrying her heavy skirt and wandered
    up the path to the premiere

    Polansky is a 2006 graduate of Harvard University and runs Napster founder Sean Parker’s Parker Group

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    Joaquin Phoenix, left, and Lady Gaga in a scene from Joker: Folie Ã
    Deux 

    Her makeup was flawless as always and she opted for a bold red lip

    The detail in the headdress was incredible

    Throughout their years dating, Gaga and Polansky have
    attended the Super Bowl, the BAFTAs, and the Critics Choice Awards together

    Wedding plans for the couple are underway and their legal plan is being negotiated.

    Gaga is reportedly seeking a $900 million prenup before she walks down the aisle

    A source close to the couple told In Touch that ’there are a lot of assets on both sides, and a prenup will just make everything clear’

    She turned heads in the incredible, dramatic black gown

    It showed off her back inkings too

    They looked as in love as ever

    Her intricate arm tattoos were visible too

    The back featured delicate straps and flaunted her toned figure

    The gown featured a daring, plunging neckline

    Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga and director Todd Phillips attend the premiere

    Joaquin and his sister Rain attend the red carpet extravaganza together on Wednesday
    evening

    He wore a smart black suit and shades

    He looked in great spirits on the red carpet

    Polansky is a 2006 graduate of Harvard University and runs Napster founder Sean Parker’s Parker Group. 

    Throughout their years dating, Gaga and Polansky have attended the Super Bowl,
    the BAFTAs, and the Critics Choice Awards together.

    Wedding plans for the couple are underway and their legal plan is being
    negotiated.

    Gaga is reportedly seeking a $900 million prenup before
    she walks down the aisle.

    And Polansky, who has a $600 million net worth
    as head of The Parker Foundation, is on board.

    A source close to the couple told In Touch that ’there are a lot of assets on both sides, and a prenup will just make everything clear.’

    Gaga ‘is worth $900 million, so of course there
    needs to be a prenup in place,’ the insider said.
    ‘And Michael understands that. He’s not resisting it.’

    Also in Venice for the Joker premiere, Iris Law looked every inch the red carpet siren in a leggy blue velvet dress

    Iris oozed confidence as she hit the red carpet at
    the Joker: Folie à Deux premiere during Venice Film Festival on Wednesday

    The model, 23, showcased her incredible figure in a teal velvet gown with a racy cut-out detail and
    a daring thigh-high split

    Iris posed up a storm in front of a sea of cameras

    The backless gown showed off her sun-kissed skin

    She flashed her dazzling white smile at the event

    The 81st Venice International Film Festival is organised by La Biennale di Venezia and will
    be held on the Lido di Venezia from 28 August to 7 September 2024

    Jasmine Sanders, 33, meanwhile opted for a black lace number which showed off her toned figure

    The model and influencer left little to the imagination in the sheer number

    Lady Gaga was seen signing autographs for the many fans at the premiere

    She looked incredible in the dramatic black gown

    She put on a very loved-up display with her partner

    Her hair was styled to perfection in a slick up do

    She beamed a huge smile as she arrived on the red carpet

    In addition to her huge ring she wore a stunning diamond necklace

    Venice Film Festival is in its second week now and will end on September 7
    after a series of incredible premieres

    She looked out at the cameras from behind her lace
    headdress

    She posed with her co-star and the director 

    The pair are set to marry

    Her makeup was flawless as usual as she greeted onlookers at the Venice premiere of
    her new film on Wednesday evening

    She surveyed the crowds of cameras

    All eyes were on her for the big night

    She looked delighted as she roamed the red carpet for the huge premiere 

    Joaquin wore orange-tinted shades on the red carpet as he greeted fans with
    a friendly wave 

    Margherita Buy attends the premiere in a silk black
    dress

    TV personality Michela Persico wore a leggy black dress and
    strappy heels

    She climbed out of the boat to head to the premiere

    She opted for a natural light pink manicure

    The dress was structurally impressive

    And put their arms around one another

    She wore her blonde tresses slicked back

    They gave each other the look of love

    The dress had quite the dramatic effect

    Also in Venice for the Joker premiere, Iris Law looked every inch the red carpet siren in a leggy blue velvet
    dress and Jimmy Choo heels.

    The model, 23, opted for a thigh-split and cut-out gown as she made sure to
    flash plenty of skin. Jasmine Sanders meanwhile opted for a black lace number which showed off her toned figure.

    The 81st annual Venice Film Festival is in its second week now and
    will end on September 7 after a series of incredible premieres. 

     

    Audacious, different, bold and brilliant! Joker: Folie a
    Deux is a punchline five years in the making, and boy is it worth the
    wait, writes BRIAN VINER

    Five years have passed since the triumphant opening of Joker at the Venice
    Film Festival. I still vividly remember reeling out of a morning screening,
    dazzled less by the unforgiving glare of the Venetian sun than by the movie we’d just been shown.

    Five years have passed since the triumphant opening of Joker at
    the Venice Film Festival. I still vividly remember reeling out
    of a morning screening, dazzled less by the unforgiving
    glare of the Venetian sun than by the movie we’d just been shown.

    Last night, here in Venice, came the world premiere of the sequel, Joker: Folie a Deux The director is again Todd Phillips, with
    Joaquin Phoenix once more in the title role, this time joined by Lady Gaga as what
    I suppose we must call the love interest, although that would undervalue her wonderful performance.

    The film is audaciously different in style from the original, not
    quite as electrifying, but bold and brilliant all the same. 

    It begins with a kind of sinister jauntiness with a Joker
    animation in the style of a Tom & Jerry cartoon, to show that since the events of the first movie, Arthur
    Fleck along with his murderous alter ego has become a cultural phenomenon in Gotham City.
    There has even been a TV movie about him.

    Joaquin Phoenix is once more in the title role, this time joined by Lady Gaga as what I suppose we must call the
    love interest, although that would undervalue her wonderful performance

    The film is audaciously different in style from the original, not quite as electrifying,
    but bold and brilliant all the same

    Joker: Folie a Deux is released on October 4, 2024 and will premiere
    at the 81st annual Venice Film Festival

    But Arthur is behind bars, waiting to see whether he will be judged sane
    enough to stand trial for murder, and in the meantime enjoying his celebrity status both with fellow prisoners and
    even the warders, one of whom, a sadistic Irishman played by Brendan Gleeson, feeds
    him cigarettes in return for jokes.

    Lady Gaga plays Lee, a fellow inmate on her way,
    we suppose, to becoming Joker’s girlfriend Harley Quinn.
    The pair hit it off at a music therapy class, and are soon mutually smitten, but Lee makes it clear
    that she loves the dangerously charismatic Joker, ‘clown prince
    of crime’, not the gloomily introspective Arthur. 

    Indeed, identity confusion is the theme of this film, which delves even deeper than the original into schizophrenia and other types of mental illness.

    It’s been said that Folie a Deux is a musical. It’s not, but music
    looms large as an expression of Arthur and Lee’s burgeoning love for one another.
    It is while watching Vincente Minnelli’s 1953 classic The Band Wagon that
    Lee, who claims to have been imprisoned for arson, sets fire to their prison wing.

    The ensuing chaos provides an excellent opportunity to escape,
    yet Phillips and his co-writer Scott Silver toy with our expectations throughout; each time we anticipate which way the narrative is going
    to go, it confounds us by wheeling off in another direction. 

    The music is a constant, though, with Lady Gaga giving her interpretation of lovely old Burt Bacharach and
    even Motown numbers, and Phoenix more than holding his own. There are also a couple of swooning dance routines that make Arthur and Lee look like psychotic versions of Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in La La Land.

    Eventually, after Arthur’s high-profile TV appearance with a smug interviewer played by Steve
    Coogan, it is time for the trial, with all of Gotham gripped by the subject of multiple
    personality disorder. 

    Is Arthur the defendant accused of five murders, or is it
    Joker? His kindly lawyer (Catherine Keener) wants to make clear it
    is Arthur; Lee just as urgently wants him to identify as Joker.

    Lady Gaga plays Lee, a fellow inmate on her way, we suppose,
    to becoming Joker’s girlfriend Harley Quinn

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    For those cinema-goers who consider Joker: Folie a Deux to be just another unnecessary Batman spin-off, you should maybe think again 

    All this is compellingly directed by Phillips, and superbly acted by Phoenix especially, in a role for which
    he seems custom-made, but by Gaga too. We’ve known since A Star is Born in 2018 that she
    can act, but she really is terrific in a bad-girl role.
    They’d have loved her at St Trinians. 

    As for those cinema-goers who consider Joker: Folie
    a Deux to be just another unnecessary Batman spin-off, you should maybe think again. 

    This might not quite be in the top rank of films about mental illness, alongside
    all-time greats such as Psycho and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
    But it’s not too far off.

    Joker: Folie a Deux opens in the UK on October 4, 2024. 

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