Latest news with #Serendipity
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Serendipity Scores Front-Running Selene Win In Stakes Bow
Serendipity Scores Front-Running Selene Win In Stakes Bow originally appeared on Paulick Report. Serendipity, making her first stakes appearance, put on a front-running masterclass to take the $150,000 Selene Stakes (G3) for 3-year-old fillies Saturday at Woodbine. Advertisement Sent on her way as the 5-2 second choice in the field of eight, Serendipity, with Rafael Hernandez in the irons, was sent to the lead steps out of the gate in the 1 1/16-mile main track event and took her rivals through an opening quarter in :24.93. On top by 1 1/2 lengths over Nata Trouble after a half in :50.29, the daughter of Street Sense out of the Medaglia d'Oro mare Cafe Belle, drove clear around the turn for home en route to a well-measured 2 ½-length triumph in 1:45.22. Tiz Her Money was second, Somethinabouther was third and No Time was fourth. "She's a filly who always showed a lot of ability," said Jaime Roth, of LNJ Foxwoods. "She is a beautiful mover. We thought she'd take to the Tapeta, and she sure did. "As usual, Josie has done an incredible job with our horses, especially with the ones who come to her barn with a few races under their belt. She understands them quickly. We are excited for her future at Woodbine." Advertisement It was the second score, to go along with a runner-up effort, from three starts for the bay filly owned by NK Racing and LNJ Foxwoods. 'I think she's an exceptionally nice filly,' said Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame trainer Josie Carroll. 'I know her connections all thought the same. It was their opinion she would take to the synthetic and they were spot on. She's come up here and done nothing but train well.' Serendipity debuted in winning fashion, taking a 1 1/16-mile turf race at Gulfstream by 3 ¼ lengths on March 23. She was second in a one-mile dirt race – it was originally scheduled for the turf – at Belmont at the Big A on May 9. Bred in Kentucky by Scott Clarke, Reynard Bloodstock, Nicky Drion, S. Murat & Michael B., Serendipity was a $250,000 purchase at the 2023 Keeneland Association September Yearling Sale. She paid $7.90 for Saturday's win. This story was originally reported by Paulick Report on Jun 28, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kate Beckinsale Sues Film Producers After Injury On Set
Kate Beckinsale has launched a lawsuit against the producers of "Canary Black," accusing them of gross negligence and battery after suffering a serious knee injury on set. The "Serendipity" star claims she was pushed to work under hazardous conditions that ignored her health, safety, and repeated warnings. Her legal team says the injury was not only foreseeable but also preventable. In an amended complaint filed on May 21 in Los Angeles Superior Court, Beckinsale accused "Canary Black" producers, including Anton Entertainment and John Zois, of exposing her to "dangerous and unsafe conditions." According to court documents obtained by Entertainment Weekly, Beckinsale and her team flagged issues such as grueling 15-hour workdays, a lack of medical personnel, and inadequate stunt preparation. "Ms. Beckinsale and her team repeatedly raised red flags regarding unsafe conditions on and off set to Defendants, including long, dangerous set days, often lasting fifteen hours, inadequate equipment and medical personnel to help manage the high physical workload and recover from the exertion off set, and failure to adequately inform Ms. Beckinsale of what stunts she was expected to perform until often the moment she had to perform it," the filing stated. Despite the warnings, the lawsuit claims producers continued to prioritize profits over safety. Beckinsale alleged, "The producers continued to recklessly and intentionally forge ahead with unsafe filming conditions, forgoing safety to maintain profit margins, and in the process, put Ms. Beckinsale in harm's way." Kate Beckinsale initially filed anonymously in December, but the new complaint includes damning communications. Her agent, Shani Rosenzweig, emailed Zois in frustration, writing, "No one is actually taking real action to put a plan in place to fix this situation so it never happens again… [Ms. Beckinsale] keeps showing up to set for her call time and everyone around her has been made aware it's going to be a 15 hour [or more] day except for her." Rosenzweig didn't mince words, adding, "If you're trying to kill a person, you're doing a great job." Zois reportedly replied, "I don't know what else to say other than you're right," acknowledging the production schedule was "unsustainable" and promising changes. However, according to Beckinsale's legal team, nothing changed. She was allegedly pressured to work long days and perform dangerous stunts without proper training or safety precautions. The actress suffered a complex meniscus tear in her left knee in December 2022, requiring surgery and a production shutdown. Before she returned, her surgeon instructed her to avoid "running, jumping, harness suspension, squatting, or kicking." However, those orders were allegedly ignored. Beckinsale's complaint states she was coerced into doing "unsafe action sequences," leading to further injury. Her legal team argued that this ongoing disregard for her health caused severe emotional distress and physical harm. Kate Beckinsale's legal complaint is not the first time she has spoken out about issues she faced on set. After Blake Lively accused Justin Baldoni of harassment and online defamation, Beckinsale praised her for speaking up in a now-deleted Instagram video. In the deeply personal video, Beckinsale shared disturbing details about the abuse and mistreatment she has endured while working in the film industry. The actress recalled being insulted for calling out a male co-star who was "drunk every day" and caused hours of delays. She said, per The Blast, "He was going through something. I have sympathy for that, but I was waiting, as was the crew, for six hours a day for him to learn his lines. It means I'm not getting to see my daughter in the evenings the whole movie." Beckinsale added, "The studio's response was to give me a bike so I could ride around the studio lot while I was waiting. And then, of course, I was called a c-nt and a b-tch. During a take, I was called a 'stupid b-tch.'" She also revealed that on two different productions, she was subjected to such extreme diet and exercise routines that she "lost my periods altogether." The actress revealed that a male co-star once injured her during a fight scene, leading to MRIs. Yet when she raised concerns, she claimed she "was gaslit and made to feel like I was the problem and blamed and left out of cast dinners." Even more shocking, she shared, "I was forced by a publicist to film the day after I had a miscarriage. I said, 'I can't. I'm bleeding. I don't want to go and change my clothes in front of people I don't know and do a photoshoot. I'm bleeding out a miscarriage.'" Beckinsale continued, "She was like, 'You'll have to, or you'll be sued.'"
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kate Beckinsale sues 'Canary Black' producers on claims of negligence and battery, citing 'unsafe conditions' on set
Kate Beckinsale is taking legal action against the producers of her 2024 thriller Canary Black. The Serendipity star is accusing Anton Entertainment and producer John Zois of negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and battery in a May 21 amended complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court. The document, which Entertainment Weekly has obtained and reviewed, claims that Beckinsale suffered a knee injury after being exposed to "dangerous and unsafe conditions" on the film's set. Puck was the first to report on the news. The complaint claims, "Ms. Beckinsale and her team repeatedly raised red flags regarding unsafe conditions on and off set to Defendants, including long, dangerous set days, often lasting fifteen hours, inadequate equipment and medical personnel to help manage the high physical workload and recover from the exertion off set, and failure to adequately inform Ms. Beckinsale of what stunts she was expected to perform until often the moment she had to perform it." Beckinsale further alleges that despite the repeated concerns, the producers "continued to recklessly and intentionally forge ahead with unsafe filming conditions, forgoing safety to maintain profit margins, and in the process, put Ms. Beckinsale in harm's way." Beckinsale first took action against the film's producers in December, initially filing as a Jane Doe but in the newly amended complaint, details her on-set injury and several communications between her team and the film's producers. The complaint claims that Beckinsale's team reached out to producers several times to express their concerns. At one point, Beckinsale's agent, Shani Rosenzweig, wrote in an email to Zois, "No one is actually taking real action to put a plan in place to fix this situation so it never happens again… [Ms. Beckinsale] keeps showing up to set for her call time and everyone around her has been made aware it's going to be a 15 hour [or more] day except for her." Rosenzweig demanded immediate action to address the unsafe conditions, asking Zois to explain his plans for course correcting and adding, "If you're trying to kill a person, you're doing a great job." Per the complaint, Zois responded, "I don't know what else to say other than you're right," and agreed to shorten Beckinsale's work days, calling the pace of production "unsustainable." But Beckinsale's attorneys claim that "set conditions continued to be dangerous," despite Zois's promise, "with production staff routinely pushing Ms. Beckinsale to shoot for fifteen hourdays, and perform dangerous action sequences, without pre-clearing or pre-training." In December 2022, Beckinsale suffered a complex meniscus tear in her left knee while filming. The injury required surgery and halted production for months. Before returning to set, Beckinsale's surgeon insisted that the actress not be asked to perform stunts involving running, jumping, harness suspension, squatting, or kicking. This request was allegedly disregarded. Beckinsale's complaint claims that she suffered further aggravation of the knee injury as her doctors orders were repeatedly ignored and she was allegedly coerced into performing "unsafe action sequences." Representatives for Zois and Anton Entertainment did not immediately respond to Entertainment Weekly's request for comment. The lawsuit is not the first time Beckinsale has opened up about her on set struggles. In the wake of Blake Lively filing a complaint against her It Ends With Us costar Justin Baldoni — accusing him of sexual harassment and coordinating an online smear campaign against her — Beckinsale lauded the actress for the move in a now-deleted Instagram video. "I'm grateful to Blake Lively for highlighting the fact that this is not an archaic problem that no one's facing," Beckinsale said. "This is continuing. And then when it does happen, a machine goes into place to absolutely destroy you. And I'm sure that's the case in other industries as well. And it's just got to stop."The video also saw her outline some instances of on-set abuse. Though she did not specify the projects, Beckinsale claimed that on the set of two films, she was put in a "very unsafe fight situation," and on one of them, was "gaslit and made to feel like I was the problem" after being injured. She added, "There's a certain kind of actor who gets kind of a thrill out of legally being able to harm a woman during a fight sequence." Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
Scottish Sun
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Jeremy Clarkson set for ITV return later this year as he lands another series of hit quiz show
Keep scrolling to find out more about the show's return coming back Jeremy Clarkson set for ITV return later this year as he lands another series of hit quiz show JEREMY Clarkson will be back on screen for ITV after his hit quiz show landed another series. The presenter and journalist, 65, has appeared in programmes such as Top Gear, The Grand Tour and Clarkson's Farm. Advertisement 3 Who Wants To Be A Millionaire has landed another series Credit: ITV 3 Jeremy also stars in Prime Video hit show Clarkson's Farm Credit: Amazon In 2018, Jeremy became the host of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire. Viewers will soon have new episodes to enjoy - as the beloved game show has been renewed for another series. In addition, Millionaire will be returning to ITV and ITVX this autumn, with five new episodes. Contestants take part hoping to win a life-changing £1 million jackpot. Advertisement To help them along the way, they have four lifelines - Ask the Audience, 50/50, Phone A Friend and Ask the Host. A recent episode saw Jeremy left stunned as he estimated one contestant lost "the biggest amount of money in Millionaire history". University Challenge alum Nicholas Bennett, from West Hampstead, breezed through several questions with relative ease. He soon faced the £1 million jackpot question - with the benefit of having two lifelines intact. Advertisement Jeremy asked him: "Which of these words, each coined by a famous writer, was derived from the tale of of a fairytale about three princes?" Meanwhile, the options were A) Pandemonium, B) Serendipity, C) Utopia and D) Yahoo. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire's Jeremy Clarkson left stunned as contestant makes 'show history' Nicholas had an early hunch that it may be Yahoo but wasn't certain. He opted to use his Ask the Host lifeline, only for Jeremy to also be uncertain. Advertisement After using Phone A Friend, he selected Yahoo - only to learn the right answer was Serendipity. Elsewhere, Jeremy sold his giant new £85,000 Lamborghini tractor - just months after buying it for Diddly Squat Farm. The hit Prime Video documentary follows Jeremy running his farm in the Cotswolds - helped by a memorable supporting cast. He offloaded the tractor at an auction and told others it had been dogged by numerous electrical problems. Advertisement Who has won the jackpot on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Who Wants to Be a Millionaire has offered hundreds of hopeful contestants the chance to become millionaires, but there has only been a handful of lucky winners. There have only been five real winners so far on the show as Charles Ingram, who was the third winner of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? in 2001, had his claim to the prize thrown out because of cheating allegations. The official winners are... Judith Keppel In 2000, garden designer Judith Keppel made quiz show history as she became the first ever winner of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Judith is also the only woman ever to have won the million-pound prize. David Edwards Former physics teacher David became the second contestant to win the top prize in April 2001. Following his success, Edwards went on to compete in both series of Are You an Egghead? in 2008 and 2009. Robert Brydges Oxford-educated banker Robert became the third Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? champion when he won the quiz show several moths after David in 2001. Robert has stayed out of the limelight since his win. Pat Gibson World champion Irish quiz player Pat won the show in 2004. Amazingly Pat had TWO of his lifelines still available for his final question, something no other winner has managed. Ingram Wilcox Ingram came close to losing on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in 2006 as he had used all his lifelines up at the £32,000 mark, but in a shocking twist he went on to scoop the jackpot. Farm manager Kaleb Cooper, 26, was gobsmacked at the size of the Lambo he chose. An engineer who saw Jeremy, Kaleb and a film crew at the sale in Sutton, near Ely, Cambs, said: 'He was right next to his huge tractor. 'It was great to see him. I'm a fan. 'I watched every Top Gear with my dad and watch the Clarkson's Farm with my son.' Advertisement
The Irish Sun
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Jeremy Clarkson set for ITV return later this year as he lands another series of hit quiz show
JEREMY Clarkson will be back on screen for ITV after his hit quiz show landed another series. The presenter and journalist, 65, has appeared in programmes such as Top Gear, The Grand Tour and Clarkson's Farm. 3 Who Wants To Be A Millionaire has landed another series Credit: ITV 3 Jeremy also stars in Prime Video hit show Clarkson's Farm Credit: Amazon In 2018, Jeremy became the host of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire. Viewers will soon have new episodes to enjoy - as the beloved game show has been renewed for another series. In addition, Millionaire will be returning to ITV and ITVX this autumn , with five new episodes. Contestants take part hoping to win a life-changing £1 million jackpot. Read more on Jeremy Clarkson To help them along the way, they have four lifelines - Ask the Audience, 50/50, Phone A Friend and Ask the Host. A recent episode saw money in Millionaire history ". University Challenge alum Nicholas Bennett, from West Hampstead, breezed through several questions with relative ease. He soon faced the £1 million jackpot question - with the benefit of having two lifelines intact. Most read in News TV Jeremy asked him: "Which of these words, each coined by a famous writer, was derived from the tale of of a fairytale about three princes?" Meanwhile, the options were A) Pandemonium, B) Serendipity, C) Utopia and D) Yahoo . Who Wants To Be A Millionaire's Jeremy Clarkson left stunned as contestant makes 'show history' Nicholas had an early hunch that it may be Yahoo but wasn't certain. He opted to use his Ask the Host lifeline, only for Jeremy to also be uncertain. After using Phone A Friend, he selected Yahoo - only to learn the right answer was Serendipity. Elsewhere, Jeremy The hit Prime Video documentary follows Jeremy running his farm in the Cotswolds - helped by a memorable supporting cast. He offloaded the tractor at an auction and told others it had been dogged by numerous electrical problems. Who has won the jackpot on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Who Wants to Be a Millionaire has offered hundreds of hopeful contestants the chance to become millionaires, but there has only been a handful of lucky winners. There have only been The official winners are... Judith Keppel In 2000, garden designer Judith Keppel made quiz show history as she became the first ever winner of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Judith is also the only woman ever to have won the million-pound prize. David Edwards Former physics teacher David became the second contestant to win the top prize in April 2001. Following his success, Edwards went on to compete in both series of Are You an Egghead? in 2008 and 2009. Robert Brydges Oxford-educated banker Robert became the third Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? champion when he won the quiz show several moths after David in 2001. Robert has stayed out of the limelight since his win. Pat Gibson World champion Ingram Wilcox Ingram came close to losing on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in 2006 as he had used all his lifelines up at the £32,000 mark, but in a shocking twist he went on to scoop the jackpot. Farm manager Kaleb Cooper, 26, was gobsmacked at the size of the Lambo he chose. An engineer who saw Jeremy, Kaleb and a film crew at the sale in Sutton, near Ely, Cambs, said: 'He was right next to his huge tractor. 'It was great to see him. I'm a fan. 'I watched every Top Gear with my dad and watch the Clarkson's Farm with my son.' 3 He began hosting the quiz show in 2018 Credit: ITV
