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G Flip and Chrishell split after three years

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“BLUE” by Billie Eilish has passed 600 million Spotify streams (601.4 million per Spotify Top). We couldn't independently confirm the claim that it's her 34th song to reach that mark. This is a ranking article, not a factual claim.

Variety reports that Camila Mendes and Leslie Bibb are filming “Upgraded 2” in Venice, with the Biennale art show part of the storyline.

Academy CEO Bill Kramer discussed the Oscars' global ambitions in Tokyo, citing “Parasite” as a pivot.

Variety reports the Japanese-Brazilian drama “Yellow Chrysanthemum” is joining the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market.

Billboard reports G Flip and Chrishell Stause have split after three years of marriage.

There is no film called “The Purge: The Election.” The 2016 film was “The Purge: Election Year.” The box office figures appear fabricated. This is a question asking for predictions, not a factual claim. This is a personal observation about an NBA game, not a factual claim. This is a question, not a factual claim.

Eric Bauza did voice Marvin the Martian in “The Looney Tunes Show” (2011-2013), but he is not dead; the #RIPEricBauza hashtag is false. This is an opinion/hyperbole, not a factual claim.

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“BLUE” by Billie Eilish has passed 600 million Spotify streams (601.4 million per Spotify Top). We couldn't independently confirm the claim that it's her 34th song to reach that mark. This is a ranking article, not a factual claim.

“BLUE” by Billie Eilish has reached 600 MILLION streams on Spotify. It’s her 34th song to achieve this. https://t.co/bYXniNSlxR

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Variety reports the Japanese-Brazilian drama “Yellow Chrysanthemum” is joining the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market.

Japanese-Brazilian Grief Drama ‘Yellow Chrysanthemum,’ Set During the 2014 Soccer World Cup, Joins Tokyo Gap-Financing Market https://t.co/sNu53oRwqC

Original post · @Variety

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There is no film called “The Purge: The Election.” The 2016 film was “The Purge: Election Year.” The box office figures appear fabricated. This is a question asking for predictions, not a factual claim. This is a personal observation about an NBA game, not a factual claim. This is a question, not a factual claim.

🩸 ICE — “THE PURGE: THE ELECTION” 🎬 Box Office: $185.6M 🎟️ Tickets Sold: 12.8M 💿 Units Sold: 1.45M 🔎 Searches: 8.7M 👀 Trailer Views: 24.6M ❤️ Engagements: 6.3M 📲 Shares: 2.1M 🌍 Global Box Office Rank: #1

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Eric Bauza did voice Marvin the Martian in “The Looney Tunes Show” (2011-2013), but he is not dead; the #RIPEricBauza hashtag is false. This is an opinion/hyperbole, not a factual claim.

Marvin the Martian #EricBauza TV Show: The Looney Tunes Show Year: 2011-2013 This would be Eric Bauza's first voice role for the Looney Tunes franchise. The Looney Tunes Show originally aired on Cartoon Network. #LooneyTunes #RIPEricBauza

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What the hosts said

CGood morning, it’s Wednesday. G Flip and Chrishell Stause just announced they’re splitting after three years.
LThat one landed overnight. Billboard reports the statement just went up.
CThe line from G Flip: “My head and heart are feeling very heavy.”
LThat line hits. Very human.
CThree years is a real marriage, not a rumor.
LI know people treat celebrity breakups as sport.
LChrishell built a fanbase on Selling Sunset, so this will be everywhere.
CRight, and the only correction we need: G Flip uses they/them pronouns.
LSo we say G Flip split from Chrishell. Respect that and keep it moving.
CIt’s a rough way to start a Wednesday, but the news doesn’t wait.
LDifferent energy now: Billie Eilish’s “Blue” just passed 600 million streams on Spotify.
C600 million is a massive number for one song.
LPop Crave posted on X that it’s her 34th song to hit that mark.
CI can confirm the 600 million. The 34th part? I couldn’t nail down.
LFair enough. Does the exact ranking matter? The song is great.
CI’ll give you that. “Blue” is one of the best-produced songs on her last album.
LAnd it actually earned those numbers by lasting this long.
CI’d still say streaming milestones are a little inflationary now.
LSpoken like a true pop critic.
LVariety reports Camila Mendes and Leslie Bibb are filming “Upgraded 2” in Venice.
CActual Venice, not a backlot.
LThe Biennale art show is literally part of the rom-com’s storyline.
CThat is genuinely ambitious for a streaming sequel.
LYou don’t drag a film crew into the Biennale unless you want it to look expensive.
COr unless you scored an invite and built the schedule around it.
LEither way, I’ll watch anything with Leslie Bibb.
COf course you will.
LShe’s great. Next: a viral post needs a fact-check.
CThe post claims “The Purge: The Election” made 185 million at the box office.
LThat movie doesn’t exist.
CThe 2016 film was “The Purge: Election Year.” Those figures appear fabricated.
LThe title alone makes it look legitimate.
CThat’s the kind of thing that spreads because it looks official.
LIf the title says Purge and Election, a lot of people will share without checking.
CAnd Variety also has Academy CEO Bill Kramer in Tokyo talking Oscars.
LHe says “Parasite” was “a pivot, a shift.”
CHe’s selling the Oscars as a global brand now.
LIt needs viewers. Domestic ratings keep slipping, and international audiences are the growth.
CBut “Parasite” won because it was brilliant, not because the Academy had a global strategy.
LThe strategy opened the voter base. That’s not nothing.
CFine. It worked once. Let’s see if it works for another subtitled film.
LThat’s the real test.
CThat’s the morning brief: a split, a stream, a sequel, a fake box office, and the Oscars looking east.
LMore on all of it as the morning moves.

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