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Coldplay bring out Hollywood cameo for Aussie show

<p>Coldplay have shocked the crowd at their Melbourne concert by bringing out a 1980s movie legend to the stage for a surprise cameo. </p> <p><em>Karate Kid</em> Actor Ralph Macchio took to the stage during the show to help the band perform their song <em>The Karate Kid</em>, from their new album <em>Moon Music</em>.</p> <p>Macchio, 62, lip-synched to frontman Chris Martin’s vocals, before the pair embraced warmly in front of the crowd at the sold-out gig. </p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">NEWS • Karate Kid Actor Ralph Macchio took to the stage during today’s show in Melbourne to shoot the music video for "The Karate Kid". | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ColdplayMelbourne?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ColdplayMelbourne</a> 🇦🇺</p> <p>He lip synced to Chris's voice 🥋🎤</p> <p>🎥<a href="https://twitter.com/coldplaybrasil?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@coldplaybrasil</a> <a href="https://t.co/bWP1YN79G3">pic.twitter.com/bWP1YN79G3</a></p> <p>— Coldplay United Kingdom (@ColdplayUK_) <a href="https://twitter.com/ColdplayUK_/status/1851967580363255983?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2024</a></p></blockquote> <p>Macchio became a household name in the 1980s for playing Daniel LaRusso in three <em>Karate Kid</em> films, and more recently has reprised the iconic role in the Netflix series <em>Cobra Kai.</em></p> <p>According to a Coldplay fan account on social media, the footage of the actor’s on-stage cameo will be used as a music video when <em>The Karate Kid</em> is released as a single.</p> <p>The famous actor had earlier been spotted in the audience at Coldplay’s Wednesday show at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium, having flown from New York to attend the gig.</p> <p><em>Image credits: X/Sonia Moskowitz Gordon/ZUMA/Shutterstock Editorial </em></p>

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Finally! JLo shares pics of her THREE stunning wedding dresses

<p dir="ltr">Jennifer Lopez and her new husband Ben Affleck celebrated their marriage once again after already tying the knot.</p> <p dir="ltr">The newlyweds <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/lifestyle/relationships/jlo-and-ben-affleck-finally-tie-the-knot-20-years-later" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said their vows in an intimate ceremony</a> in Vegas on July 17, just three months after being engaged (for the second time).</p> <p dir="ltr">Affleck first proposed to Lopez, now known as Mrs Jennifer Lynn Affleck, 20 years ago. </p> <p dir="ltr">The loved up couple however wanted to celebrate their marriage and did so on August 20, with Mrs Affleck showing off three stunning wedding dresses designed by Ralph Lauren. </p> <p dir="ltr">In her newsletter, On The JLo, the singer shared stunning images of the three wedding dresses which are each estimated to cost around the $1 million mark.</p> <p dir="ltr">“The dresses were dreamy...thank you Ralph Lauren,” she wrote with a heart. </p> <p dir="ltr">“I will be sharing a few more pics and delicious details on our big day coming very soon On The JLo…”</p> <p dir="ltr">The first photo showed the bride in a breathtaking curve-snatching dress with a spectacular 20 foot ruffled train.</p> <p dir="ltr">Another image showed Mrs Affleck wearing a second wedding dress with a plunging neckline and crystals sewn on. </p> <p dir="ltr">The third and final image showed Mrs Affleck sitting on a swing in the dress which was covered in strings of pearls sewn onto the gown with Swarovski crystal detailing. </p> <p dir="ltr">When the pair married, JLo shared the news to her devoted followers in her newsletter.</p> <p dir="ltr">“WE DID IT!” she began.</p> <p dir="ltr">“We did it. Love is beautiful. Love is kind. And it turns out love is patient. Twenty years patient.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Exactly what we wanted. Last night we flew to Vegas, stood in line for a license with four other couples, all making the same journey to the wedding capital of the world.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Mrs Affleck said there were different couples around them who were “wanting the same thing” as they waited patiently for their turn. </p> <p dir="ltr">“We barely made it to the little white wedding chapel by midnight. They graciously stayed open late a few minutes, let us take pictures in a pink Cadillac convertible, evidently once used by the king himself (but if we wanted Elvis himself to show, that cost extra and he was in bed),” she joked. </p> <p dir="ltr">“So with the best witnesses you could ever imagine, a dress from an old movie and a jacket from Ben’s closet, we read our own vows in the little chapel and gave one another the rings we’ll wear for the rest of our lives. </p> <p dir="ltr">“They even had Bluetooth for a (short) march down the aisle. But in the end it was the best possible wedding we could have imagined. </p> <p dir="ltr">“One we dreamed of long ago and one made real (in the eyes of the state, Las Vegas, a pink convertible and one another) at very, very long last.</p> <p dir="ltr">“When love is real, the only thing that matters in marriage is one another and the promise we make to love, care, understand, be patient, loving and good to one another. </p> <p dir="ltr">“We had that. And so much more. Best night of our lives. Thank you to the Little White Wedding chapel for letting me use the break room to change while Ben changed in the men’s room.</p> <p dir="ltr">“They were right when they said, ‘all you need is love’. We are so grateful to have that in abundance, a new wonderful family of five amazing children and a life that we have never had more reason to look forward to. </p> <p dir="ltr">“Stick around long enough and maybe you’ll find the best moment of your life in a drive through in Las Vegas at twelve thirty in the morning in the tunnel of love drive through, with your kids and the one you’ll spend forever with. </p> <p dir="ltr">“Love is a great thing, maybe the best of things-and worth waiting for.</p> <p dir="ltr">“With love, Mrs. Jennifer Lynn Affleck.”</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Supplied</em></p>

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Man who abducted wheelchair-bound partner dies two days after her

<p dir="ltr">A man who <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/news/news/man-charged-with-abducting-wheelchair-bound-partner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">abducted his wheelchair-bound partner</a> from a Perth nursing home and attempted to cross the border with her has died just two days after her.</p> <p dir="ltr">Ralph “Terry” Gibbs, 80, died after his car collided with a utility truck on Wednesday morning south of Bowen, in Queensland’s north.</p> <p dir="ltr">His death came just 48 hours after that of 84-year-old Carol Lisle, his partner of 15 years.</p> <p dir="ltr">The 84-year-old, passed away in an aged care facility in Mandurah, Western Australia, where she was living with dementia and Parkinson’s disease.</p> <p dir="ltr">They died just a week after Mr Gibbs appeared before a Perth magistrate over charges of deprivation of liberty and endangering Ms Lisle’s life, after he took her out of her aged care home in January and tried to drive her across the border during heatwave conditions.</p> <p dir="ltr">He received a seven-month suspended sentence and a restraining order to prevent him from contacting Ms Lisle.</p> <p dir="ltr">Outside court, Mr Gibbs described Ms Lisle as “my little sweetheart” and said he fought “for over a year to get her back so we can see each other because she has dementia and may not last much longer”.</p> <p dir="ltr">A close friend of Ms Lisle, who didn’t want to be named, <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-24/ralph-gibbs-kidnapped-partner-from-nursing-home-dies-after-her/100856128" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told the <em>ABC</em></a><em> </em>she passed away in the early hours on Monday morning.</p> <p dir="ltr">Having known Ms Lisle for 24 years, the friend said she was loved and well-looked after at the nursing home, and that she had been very unwell since she was taken by Mr Gibbs in January.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Carol’s friends are devastated at her passing and believe the separation from her loved ones contributed to her death,” the friend said.</p> <p dir="ltr">In a <a href="https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2022/02/23/fatal-crash-bowen-4/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>, Queensland Police said Mr Gibbs was driving north along the Bruce Highway early on Wednesday morning when he collided with the other vehicle which was being driven by a 60-year-old man.</p> <p dir="ltr">Gibbs died at the scene of the crash, while the other driver was airlifted to a local hospital and is believed to be in a serious condition.</p> <p dir="ltr">Queensland’s Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the incident.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: WA Police</em></p>

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Australian artists behind Prince Philip’s last official portrait speaks out: “It was a real privilege”

<p><span>The Australian artist who created Prince Philip's final official portrait has revealed what his interactions were like with the late royal ahead of his funeral on Saturday.</span><br /><br /><span>Ralph Heimans was tasked with painting the Duke of Edinburgh after he retired from royal duties in 2017.</span><br /><br /><span>He opened up to the <em>Sky News Daily</em> podcast on what it was like to spend time with the royal.</span><br /><br /><span>"As you can imagine, he's full of humour but underlying that there's a sense of seriousness about the portrait," Heimans said.</span><br /><br /><span>"And I think he was very engaged throughout the process; he enjoyed it very much and was very chatty afterwards and so it was a really enjoyable experience as well as a very extraordinary privilege."</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CNdC9Nin3wT/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CNdC9Nin3wT/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Ralph Heimans (@ralph.heimans)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><br /><span>The artwork portrays the royal standing in the grand corridor at Windsor Castle, which is located in the private quarters he shared with Queen Elizabeth.</span><br /><br /><span>Prince Philip is standing side-on, with his arms behind his back, and adorned in a smart evening attire.</span><br /><br /><span>The royal sadly passed at Windsor Castle on April 9 after weeks of treatment in hospital, at the age of 99.</span><br /><br /><span>Reports say Prince Philip took a turn for the worse just a day before his death.</span><br /><br /><span>The Queen reportedly resisted suggestions that the royal be taken back to hospital in order to grant her husband's wish of dying at home.</span><br /><br /><span>Following Prince Philip's death, Heimans shared two photos of his portrait on to Instagram.</span><br /><br /><span>"It was a real privilege to paint this portrait of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh in 2017 when he retired from public duty after carrying out 22,219 engagements," he wrote.</span><br /><br /><span>"My thoughts are with his family."</span><br /><br /><span>Prince Philip will be laid to rest at 3 pm (12 am AEST) on Saturday April 17.</span></p>

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Stuart and Thomas Kelly’s father shares heartbreaking message

<p>After <a href="/news/news/2016/07/thomas-kelly-brother-has-died/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">it was reported</span></strong></a> that 19-year-old Stuart, brother of one-punch victim Thomas Kelly, was found dead in his Sydney home, the boys’ father Ralph has issued a heart wrenching statement on behalf of the family.</p> <p>“The most painful goodbyes are the ones that are never said and never explained,” he wrote on Facebook after Stuart’s body was discovered in their Northern Beaches home.</p> <p>It is believed that Stuart took his own life after receiving a constant barrage of hate mail and death threats over the Sydney lockout laws that had been introduced after his brother was killed by a coward’s punch in 2012 by Kieran Loveridge. “I carry a deep scar that you cannot see,” Stuart told the crowd at a gala for the Thomas Kelly Foundation, set up in honour of his brother.</p> <p>“To have lost two sons in such circumstances is beyond awful,” Stuart’s former headmaster said. “As a student, Stuart was greatly respected. He was a school prefect who possessed a quiet integrity that made him enormously effective as a leader.”</p> <p>Our thoughts are with the Kelly family and all affected by this terrible tragedy.</p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><a href="/news/news/2016/07/thomas-kelly-brother-has-died/"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">19-year-old brother of coward-punch victim Thomas Kelly has died</span></em></strong></a></p> <p><a href="/news/news/2016/07/the-one-person-lindy-chamberlain-cannot-forgive/"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The one person Lindy Chamberlain cannot forgive</span></em></strong></a></p> <p><a href="/news/news/2016/07/heartbreaking-news-for-tom-hanks-and-his-family/"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Heartbreaking news for Tom Hanks and his family</span></em></strong></a></p>

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