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The Tiger King and I: 9 Wild Revelations From the Netflix Special Episode


When asked if Maldonado-Passage should be in prison, Saff seemed torn. “I think justice was served, but I still don’t wanna see that man die in prison,” he said.

Joe Exotic reportedly went to a Shaman after his husband’s death. Maldonado-Passage’s former campaign manager Josh Dial says the gubernatorial candidate never sought counseling after the tragic death of his husband, Travis Maldonado. “What Joe did was he spoke to a Shaman,” Dial said. “I think it worsened his condition. I’m all for holistic approaches, but sometimes you need real legitimate counseling and medication and he wasn’t gettin’ it.”

Joe Exotic allegedly asked Kirkham to kill Baskin. McHale video chatted with reality TV producer Rick Kirkham all the way from Norway, and boy did he have a lot to say about his time with Maldonado-Passage.

“I mean he asked me to kill Carole one time,” he told McHale when asked if he had thoughts about the murder for hire plot. “But you know, it was like a joke. He was like, ‘I’ll make you a rich man if you kill Carole.”

Still, Kirkham says that the end of his partnership with Maldonado-Passage marked a turning point. “But that’s when he got serious. When I left the park and the zoo burned, the studio burned, that’s when Joe started downhill hard,” he said.

Kirkham regrets ever meeting the eccentric zoo owner. “I too was sucked into the surreal world of Joe Exotic,” he explained. “I will never get over…I still have nightmares, Joel. I still have nightmares today. I had nightmares last night. And since this documentary came out, I’ve had more nightmares about having lived on that park. I want to put this chapter away but it keeps getting bigger and bigger and bigger.”

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Joe Exotic is reportedly terrified of big cats. Perhaps the craziest detail that never made it into the documentary is Kirkham’s claim that Maldonado-Passage was afraid of tigers.

After explaining that he once saw Maldonado-Passage shoot a horse for “tiger meat” after promising its owner to give it a good life, Kirkham admitted to seeing the zookeeper shoot two tigers. “One of them because he was pissed off at the tiger because the tiger nearly bit him one day,” Kirkham recalled.

“The one thing that wasn’t pointed out in the docuseries that’s really important to know, too, Joe was terrified of big cats,” he added later on the video chat. “He was scared to death of lions and tigers. In the shots that you see in there, where he’s in with two tigers—the white one and the other one—the white one is blind and the other one is on tranquilizers. It’s idiotic to think how he’s become famous as ‘the tiger king’ when he’s so terrified of big cats.”

“Wow, I did not know that,” McHale responded. Neither did we. Who else can’t wait for the Carole Baskin series?!

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This Photo of Princess Charlotte Has a Special Meaning for Kate Middleton


Kate Middleton just gave her first-ever podcast interview this week and gave the world insight into her life as a mom to Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.

The duchess sate down to chat with Giovanna Fletcher on Happy Mum, Happy Baby as part of her ongoing work to foster discussions around parenting in the early years of childhood development. She talked about her own “happy childhood” and how she tries to bring the lessons she learned growing up to her own family with Prince William.

“I think the things that really resonate with me most are the simple things and actually I see that now with my own children. Life now is so busy, so distracting and actually sometimes the simple things like watching a fire on a really rainy day provides such enjoyment,” she said. “I remember that from my childhood—doing the simple things, going for a walk together, and that’s really what I try and do with my children as well because it totally strips away all the complications, all the pressures.”

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There’s one photo of Princess Charlotte, in particular, that she feels captures those simple, special times. “I’ve got this one photo of Charlotte smelling a bluebell, and really for me it’s moments like that that mean so much to me as a parent, and I try every day to put moments like that in, even if they’re small or even if I don’t have time… but that in an ideal world is what I would like to do,” Middleton said.

Kensington Palace then shared the sweet image taken by Middleton on Instagram. Charlotte appears to be wearing one of the same outfits from the photos the Cambridges released for her fourth birthday in May, so perhaps it’s from the same shoot.

We love getting these glimpses into the royal family’s life behind the scenes. Please do more podcasts, Kate!



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A Friends Reunion Special Is Reportedly in the Works at HBO Max


This is not a drill. We repeat, this is not a drill: A Friends reunion special is reportedly being developed by Warner Bros. yet-to-launch streaming service, HBO Max. (HBO Max will, of course, be the home for all 10 original seasons of Friends when it leaves Netflix at the end of the year.)

The Hollywood Reporter says talks are underway with all six original cast members—Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer—as well as the show’s creators, David Crane and Marta Kauffman. THR notes that a deal is far from done, so everyone keep your fingers crossed.

Also, this is not a reboot, but an unscripted reunion. So it’s good to manage your expectations on that front, too. We aren’t going to see what’s happened to Ross and Rachel over the years or how Chandler and Monica’s twins turned out—though I’d hope those would be topics for discussion when the whole cast is back together again.

While various cast members, and Aniston in particular, have been pretty steadfast in saying that a reboot is not happening, she recently hinted at a project—and perhaps this is it. “We would love for there to be something,” she told Ellen DeGeneres. “But we don’t know what that something is. So we’re just trying. We’re working on something.” And a few months before that she said, “Listen, I told you this: I would do it. The girls would do it. And the boys would do it, I’m sure.”

And the Friends cast has been spending time together lately. Aniston launched her Instagram with a photo of the six of them having dinner, and Cox recently posted a photo of her and Perry after a lunch date.

It may not be the reboot many fans have been clamoring for, but we’ll take it—and likely love it.



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Meghan Markle Is Wearing New Gold Rings A Special Meaning


There are a few things we know to be true about Meghan Markle. She’s an animal lover. (She’s the proud owner of two rescue pups and one of her royal patronages is Mayhew, an animal welfare organization that protects vulnerable animals.) She often picks pieces from brands and designers that support causes she’s aligned herself with, like female empowerment and sustainability. And she has an incredible collection of delicate rings. She combined all three last week when she debuted a brand-new accessory with an amazing backstory.

On Friday, Markle was photographed attending a a roundtable discussion with Prince Harry on gender equality at Windsor Castle with The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust (QCT) and One Young World. Markle looked sleek in a red leather BOSS by Hugo Boss skirt, a V-neck Joseph sweater, and Emily Mortimer’s Hera Diamond and Gold Studs. She also wore some new bling: On her right hand, she showed off two cool new gold rings that were made by the Montréal-based company Vargas Goteo.

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The brand is dedicated to supporting endangered animals around the world by donating proceeds to animal charities. According to Its website, “each collection raises awareness and contributes directly to carefully selected ocean and wildlife organization campaigns. These include anti-shark finning, manta ray conservation, coral reef restoration, anti-ivory poaching and anti-rhino poaching organizations.”

Meghan Markle wears rings from Vargas Goteo.

Meghan Markle’s new rings.

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The company’s founder and designer Alex Prijic Smith spoke to People about what an honor it was for Markle to wear his rings.”To see my work out there and on such a remarkable woman really is a dream come true,” he said. According to Smith, Markle sourced the rings herself.

Markle wore the Manta Kiss Stack Ring, which benefits the Manta Ray conservation via the Manta Trust, and the Bow Knot Ring, which is part Vargas Goteo’s High Seas collection.

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Not only do they benefit a good cause, they’re very Meghan: Already, the Duchess of Sussex has shown of lots of cool stackable rings that always add some flair to her look. These fit in perfectly.



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Meghan Markle’s Gorgeous Birthday Cake Had a Special Meaning


Meghan Markle just celebrated her 38th birthday this month. We’re sure Prince Harry and baby Archie made the day special for the Duchess of Sussex, since the celebration reportedly included a treat from one of the subjects in the issue of British Vogue she edited: Luminary Bakery. Markle mentioned the cake shop, which gives jobs and training to women who are experiencing poverty or domestic violence, in the magazine—so it’s especially meaningful that the bakery created a cake for Markle’s birthday.

Hello! reports that Markle chose to have a quieter birthday get-together at Frogmore Cottage with husband Prince Harry and her new baby, which of course included one of Luminary Bakery’s creations. While we don’t know what her cake looked like, we’re sure it was a great match for the duchess’s celebration based on the bakery’s gorgeous Instagram:

Last week Luminary Bakery posted a photo of the note Markle sent the business after she included it in British Vogue. In it Markle thanks the business for its work and explains why it was important to highlight Luminary Bakery. (She also demonstrated her calligraphy skills in the process, natch.)

“When I knew I would be secretly guest editing the September issue of British Vogue, including Luminary Bakery was a non-negotiable,” Markle writes in the note. “The work you do, what you represent to the community, the spirit of the women there—you all embody what it means to be ‘forces for change’. Thank you for being a part of this special project.”

The bakery also published a note on Instagram thanking Vogue and letting their new followers know more about what they do: “Luminary is a social enterprise working to empower the UK’s most disadvantaged women. We offer skills training in the art of baking, paid employment in our business and a supportive community to help women thrive,” the post said. It makes sense that they’d want to thank her in, literally, such a sweet way.



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Princess Diana's Sisters Played a Special Role in Archie's Christening


Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor‘s royal christening on Saturday (July 6) was notably intimate compared to those of his royal cousins. New details about the official portraits released from the event suggest that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle handpicked two special guests to pay tribute to Harry’s mother, the late Princess Diana, at the private ceremony.

Princess Diana’s sisters, Lady Jane Fellowes and Lady Sarah McCorquodale, were among the tightly edited group of 25 invited to attend Baby Archie’s christening today. They also appeared in the formal group portrait released this afternoon, pictured between Doria Ragland, Meghan Markle’s mother, and Prince William.

The sisters’ appearance is a symbolic gesture to Princess Diana’s role in Archie’s upbringing. Her sisters don’t make appearances as frequently as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, but they’ve nonetheless stepped in to fill Princess Diana’s role in absentia. Early reports said that Lady Jane Fellowes and Lady Sarah McCorquodale were among the first people to learn of Archie’s birth. It’s fitting that they’re present for a major milestone in the young royal’s life.

Including Princess Diana’s sisters in the christening ceremony is just the latest way that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have acknowledged the late royal in their public lives. On Mother’s Day this year, the Sussexes shared a photo of Baby Archie with Princess Diana’s favorite flower, the forget-me-not. “Paying tribute to all mothers today—past, present, mothers-to-be, and those lost but forever remembered. We honor and celebrate each and every one of you,” they wrote.

Prince Harry has opened up about remembering his mother in recent months. In May, he spoke with veteran Dennis van der Stroon about his loss. “He said missing a mother is like missing some kind of security, how you need that as a son and it falls away when you lose your mother,” van der Stroon said of Harry. “He said he meets a lot of people in his work who have lost a mother, father, sister, brother, or relatives, and when he hears their story, as he heard my story, he said he doesn’t feel so alone.”

Halie LeSavage is a contributing writer at Glamour. Follow her @halielesavage.





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