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Australian James Webb places third at Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
Cranberry juice and minimal chewing. That's how Sydney man James Webb said he was able to eat 45-and-a-half hot dogs in just 10 minutes. The massive feat landed the 36-year-old a podium finish at Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest in New York. He finished behind Patrick Bertoletti, who ate 46-and-a-half hot dogs, and 17-time champion Joey "Jaws" Chestnut, who managed to finish 70-and-a-half. Speaking to ABC News Breakfast after the competition, Webb described himself as "a little bit tired and hot dogged out". The competition comes after months of interesting training. As Webb described it, he had to "eat more to eat more". "So, grill up a bunch of hot dogs, line them up, and set the timer and off you go," Webb said. "It's been a crazy month of every second day eating hot dogs. "To be honest, I'm kind of glad it's over for another year." As a former gym owner, Webb is familiar with training. "I love lifting weights, I love training. But I also love to eat," he said. "So, trying to balance the two lifestyles — it's a fun challenge." Webb first rose to competitive eating notoriety after finishing a 5 kilogram hamburger with fries, wedges and onion rings in 27 minutes and 37 seconds at the Khartoum Hotel in Cessnock in 2021. He is the only person to do so in under 30 minutes. From there, he has become Australian #1 and world #4 in Major League eating and holds seven records, including 70 glazed donuts in eight minutes, 338 pistachios in eight minutes and 224 Chicken Wings in 10 minutes. "[It's] crazy how a random burger challenge on a random Saturday afternoon had such an impact," Webb said. "It's changed my whole life, my whole family's life. Eating is my life now." He said the competitions have led to some pretty cool things. "We're in New York City as a family on the Fourth of July, which is pretty significant for the Americans. "So to be a part of that in New York City, competitive eating has got me here, you know? So [I'm] super grateful." Alongside Webb on the hot dog podium was world #1 Major League eater Joey Chestnut. He returned to the hot dog contest after missing last year's due to a contract dispute over a brand deal with plant-based meat company Impossible Foods. Chestnut, 41, holds the title for the hot dog competition after eating 76 in 2021. This year marked the 17th win in 20 appearances for the Westfield, Indiana, eater at the internationally televised competition. "I wish I ate a couple more. Sorry guys," Chestnut told the New York crowd. "I'll be back next year." Defending champion in the women's division, Miki Sudo of Tampa, Florida, won her 11th title, downing 33 dogs, besting a dozen competitors. Last year, she ate a record 51 links. She also was apologetic for her performance. "I feel like I let the fans down a little bit. I heard people in the crowd saying, 'Go for 52,'" Sudo told ESPN. "Obviously, I'm always setting my goals high, but the hot dogs weren't cooperating. For some reason, the buns felt larger today." The annual eat-a-thon, held outside the original Nathan's Famous restaurant in Coney Island, Brooklyn, has been running since 1972. Chestnut bested 14 fellow competitors from across the US and the world, including Australia, the Czech Republic, Ontario, England and Brazil. ABC/AP
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4 hours ago
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AFL great and Indigenous leader Michael Long honoured
Michael Long has received many accolades throughout his successful career. This week he adds another to the list. ( ABC News: David Sciasci )
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Host Megyn Kelly blasts ‘vulgar' Charlize Theron for touting one-night stand: ‘It feels weird'
Megyn Kelly launched a blistering critique of Charlize Theron, calling the actress 'vulgar' and 'off-putting' for revealing that she recently had a one-night stand with a 26-year-old man. The former Fox News host, who was portrayed by Theron in the 2019 film Bombshell, questioned the actress' decision to reveal the details of her dalliance on the popular Call Her Daddy podcast, hosted by Alex Cooper. 'She decided to go on a podcast tour, for some reason, sat down with Call Her Daddy, the sex podcaster who interviewed Kamala Harris, all about how much they love abortions,' Kelly said during Friday's episode of her SiriusXM podcast The Megyn Kelly Show. 'And this is Charlize Theron trying to sound like [a] super cool girl, and I'm gonna let you decide for yourself whether that's what she accomplished …' Kelly added: 'She's 49 years old. She's trying to sound like she's 26 years old, and it's inappropriate. It feels weird. She's one of our biggest stars, that's true. Act like it … Have some class.' Later in the episode, Kelly implied that Theron may be misrepresenting her sexuality and exaggerating sexual encounters for attention. 'I kind of call bullsh*t, because I believe that Charlize Theron probably prefers women. That's my belief. OK, I'm entitled to my opinion, and there's no reason to get into the details as to why I believe it, but I believe it,' Kelly said. 'And I don't think that she's telling the truth about the 26-year-old.' Theron, who is currently promoting the upcoming Netflix film The Old Guard 2, told Cooper during their conversation: 'I did just recently f**k a 26-year-old, and it was really amazing … I've never done that. And I was like, 'Oh, this is great.' Women should be the ones that are like, 'F**k you, I'm going to have an orgasm.'' The Oscar-winning actress has previously addressed questions about her sexuality. In a 2017 appearance on the Bravo television show Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Theron was asked if she had 'dipped in the lady pond'. 'When I was young, yes,' Theron told Cohen. At the time, she was promoting her film Atomic Blonde, a spy thriller in which she portrayed a bisexual MI6 agent who was operating in Berlin during the Cold War. 'I mean, it's just so not big deal. I'm so old school — I really like dudes,' Theron said at the time. Theron went on to clarify that while she explored her sexuality in the past, she identifies as heterosexual and has spoken out in support of bisexual visibility in film. Kelly also criticised the actress' use of profanity on Call Her Daddy, saying: 'I love a good F-bomb … But every sentence? An F-bomb? 'F in this, F in that, F in God,' what is that? This is like an affectation where she's trying to act like, again, young, cool girl, 'I get it, and I don't need a man.'' Theron, a single mother, also spoke on the podcast about the freedom she feels raising her two adopted daughters — Jackson and August — without a male partner. 'She's got two children. They don't need a father? She's super proud of the fact that there's no father in the picture? Great. Good for you,' Kelly remarked. 'It's a very strange thing to see one of our best known actresses sit down like that, with the crossed legs, with this sex podcaster, talking about their orgasms and who they f**ked. It's just really off-putting.' Theron adopted her eldest child, Jackson, in 2012, and her second daughter, August, in 2015. In 2019, Theron revealed that Jackson is transgender, telling media outlets that Jackson asserted her identity at age three. Theron, who has never married, has been candid about her dating life. She was in a long-term relationship with actor Stuart Townsend from 2001 to 2010, and later dated Sean Penn between 2013 and 2015. She has been romantically linked to several others, including Alexander Skarsgård, Gabriel Aubry and Alex Dimitrijevic. Though she is reportedly on the celebrity dating app Raya, she has expressed frustration with the experience, calling it disingenuous and tiresome. Reflecting on what she expects from relationships now, Theron told Cohen in a previous interview: 'You better bring your A-game. I won't settle for less than what I'm giving myself.' Kelly closed her segment by contrasting Theron's behaviour with other stars she views as more tasteful. 'You never see Julia Roberts do this kind of thing,' she said. 'She's on the opposite side of the aisle, that's fine, but she doesn't debase herself [or] her attention, because she's a true star.' Theron and Cooper have not publicly responded to Kelly's remarks.
