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The Sexting Bible: Amber Sweetheart Version” — to give people the secret recipe for making money by cheeky SMS.Sweetheart admitted she initially thought OnlyFans was “tacky,” but after joining a year and a half ago realized she could make some serious cash from it.The “Queen of Sexting” said she got to her enviable position through daily practice.“In the beginning, I was doing it for 16 hours a day,” she told South West News Service.“When I started my OnlyFans, it was during the pandemic, and I didn’t have anyone to do content with,” she explained.“That’s how I developed the sexting skills because I needed to do something to stand out,” she said.According to Sweetheart, she built her OnlyFans empire on her own through creating a business strategy and learning marketing and advertising.Sweetheart’s sexting sessions last 30 to 40 minutes, earning her $200 to $1,000 per session, making her a huge $2 million since she started.As well as making money, she was also drawn by the connections she could make with fans.“I’ve actually created some amazing and real connections with people through the sexting,” she said.Sweetheart spends around five to eight hours a day sexting and has about 10 regular clients she calls her “boyfriends” — although she hasn’t met them in person.“One, it is what it is, and two, it’s against the rules to meet up with people,” she said. “We have a closeness and it’s enough.”Most of her clients are US men 30 to 45 years old, but she’s also able to be multilingual in sexting, communicating in English, Spanish or Swedish.

Logan Paul is still looking back with regret on his most controversial video.

A new report published by FIFA has found that professional footballers are faced with a shocking amount of homophobic and racist abuse on social media.

Ginger Zee know just how much of a devout advocate the star is when it comes to her beliefs, such as climate change, sustainable fashion, and beauty standards in media.MORE: Dylan Dreyer defends fellow meteorologist Ginger Zee in passionate messageThat's why, when a planned broadcast on GMA challenged her ideologies, she wasn't afraid to stick up for what she stands for and call out her own job.The beloved meteorologist took to Instagram Monday to express confusion and disappointment as she prepared for her upcoming broadcast, revealing that she wasn't happy with the script she'd been assigned that the teleprompter was showing.WATCH: Ginger is left quite surprised during work missionMORE: Ginger Zee shares shocking video of tornadoes ravaging OhioGinger shared an unexpected backstage glimpse, which featured a snapshot of the teleprompter during a section of the broadcast where the hosts were meant to announce to viewers what was coming up next.One of the lines read: "...And – the TikTok make-up hacks that can take ten years off your face."The anti-aging theme in the line and suggested beauty tip didn't sit right with the news anchor, who firmly challenged the proposed script, saying: "I thought we were supposed to embrace our age?" Ginger takes a stance against unrealistic beauty standardsShe didn't hold back from revealing her discontent over it, admitting: "I'm so confused for so many reasons…"MORE: Ginger Zee rocks fitted wedding dress in heartfelt post – fans reactMORE: Ginger Zee inspires fans with passionate fashion pledge close to her heartThe mom-of-two made her stance on beauty standards and the concept behind "anti-aging" techniques as clear as possible, giving a shout-out to her own make-up artist by saying:

Travis Barker has shown off a pair of wife Kourtney Kardashian's lace underwear - with his name stitched into the lace.The couple are never afraid to show some public displays of affection, but the Blink-182 drummer took things a step further on Sunday, showing off some of his wife's lingerie.The drummer, 46, posted the racy pic to his Instagram story, showing a pair of white lacy underwear with "Travis" stitched in cursive on the front of them in blue thread.The lingerie was also decorated with gold tint florals - and amps up the level of intimacy the couple have shared with the world. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter The musician marked father's day by sharing more photos of his family on the app, including a snap of himself with Kourtney, son Landon Barker, and daughter Alabama Barker.

Love Island's Shaughna Phillips has hit out at Luca Bish’s treatment of Danica Taylor, accusing him of avoiding the new Islander “like the plague”.The former Islander, 28, who appeared on the 2020 winter series, has opened up on Sunday night’s shock recoupling, which saw new girl Danica choose to couple up with Luca, which broke up his current partnership with Gemma. This left Gemma needing to pick a new boy to couple up with, leaving Luca looking less than thrilled when she decided to go back to her ex David Sanclimenti. Despite their split, Luca still seems convinced Gemma is the girl for him and has said he only sees Danica as a friend.

The morning of Holly Hagan's beautiful Ibiza wedding to Jacob Blyth was clearly memorable, with footballer Jacob, 29, confessing that he cried for the first time in 10 years. But as we look through the pictures of their special day, we also see Holly's bridesmaid Charlotte Crosby, 32, holding a blue X-rated gift she and Sophie Kasaei, also 32, gave to their friend before walking down the aisle.

Amanda Owen, also known as the Yorkshire Shepherdess, has broken her social media silence since the news broke that she and husband Clive Owen, 67, have separated.The former couple were together for 21 years, and share an incredible nine children together, living and working on the farm they co-own called Ravenseat Farm. After sharing the "sad" decision to separate earlier this month, Amanda, 47, has shared a number of beautiful photos of her fun-loving children as she focused on making positive memories in the northern countryside.

Emily Longeretta It’s no secret that during 2020, many networks and streaming services leaned hard into nostalgia. Everyone was watching old feel-good movies and TV show reruns; famous casts were getting back together over Zoom for reunion specials that made people feel warm and fuzzy when the world was anything but.

Thania Garcia During his Sunday concert at London’s Wembley Stadium, Harry Styles caught the request of an enthusiastic Italian supporter who was holding up a sign that read: “From Ono to Wembley: Help me come out.” Happily obliging, Styles picked up the sign and a rainbow flag and did just that.With the crowd chanting the fan’s name, Styles declared, “When this flag goes over my head, you are officially out. I think that’s how it works: When this sign goes over the head, you’re officially gay, my boy.”He then ran across the massive stadium stage with the flag by his feet as his band built the anticipation further with a swirling drum beat.

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Jim Goodwin reckons Aberdeen showed real “bravery” to hold out for the record transfer fee that took Calvin Ramsay to Liverpool.

There is still the opportunity for Lanarkshire residents to get their spring booster if they have not already done so.

The long battle over the creation of an all weather pitch in Girvan's Victory Park could be fought to a conclusion this week.

Vladimir Putin has warned that political leaders in the West were clinging “to the shadows of the past” as he unveiled his new world order with his invasion of Ukraine.

upcoming album, “Renaissance.”The news was announced via Beyoncé’s Twitter and Instagram bios — where she simply wrote the words “BREAK MY SOUL” and “midnight, ET.”The “Run the World (Girls)” singer’s highly anticipated seventh album is due for release July 29.“Break My Soul” is the former Destiny’s Child member’s first single since 2021’s “Be Alive” from the “King Richard” soundtrack.Beyoncé last dropped music in honor of Juneteenth on June 19, 2020, as part of the soundtrack “The Lion King: The Gift.”The tune, entitled “Black Parade,” scored the musician the Grammy award for Best R&B Performance in 2021.Queen Bey’s new album will contain 16 tracks and was announced in a tweet on June 16 by the music streaming platform Tidal. “Renaissance” also appears to be a double record, as the post described the album as “Act I.”The mother of three last dropped a full-length record in 2016 with her explosive R&B project “Lemonade.”She subtly alluded to her album in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar last year, saying, “I feel a renaissance emerging,” which was deemed to be a clue to the album’s title.“With all the isolation and injustice over the past year, I think we are all ready to escape, travel, love, and laugh again,” she told the publication at the time.“I feel a renaissance emerging, and I want to be part of nurturing that escape in any way possible,” Beyoncé explained further.She also discussed how the inspiration for her music comes to her and noted how it often takes a long time for her songs to reach fruition.

Breaking Bad spin-off following Better Call Saul.Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios at AMC Networks, shared his hopes that another show from creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould will come to fruition to expand the Breaking Bad universe.Speaking to Variety, McDermott said: “I can tell you that if I could do anything to encourage Vince and Peter to continue on in this universe, I would do it.“I think you’d have to ask them, but the door is always open and I long for the day my phone rings and Vince, Peter or our friends at Sony call to say, ‘Hey, I think we have another show set in this universe.’”Better Call Saul’s sixth and final season is set to conclude in August. The show is a prequel to Breaking Bad which follows lawyer Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk).The spin-off has also featured other Breaking Bad characters, including Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks) and Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito).

Carrie Underwood marked Father's Day with a sweet tribute to her husband, Mike Fisher, sharing a photo from a fun family day.MORE: Carrie Underwood shares rare photo of son from family beach tripThe shot featured a rare glimpse at her sons, Jacob, three, and Isaiah, seven, although their privacy was maintained through the magic of costumes.VIDEO: Carrie Underwood supported by son after armadillo invades Nashville homeThe picture was from their Halloween night out, with Isaiah dressed as a scary clown, Jacob as what looked like a flaming power ranger, and Mike as a cowboy.The adorable family snapshot captured the love that the hockey player had for his two young sons, and Carrie couldn't have agreed more.MORE: Carrie Underwood returns to Opry for special tribute show"Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there! Our boys are lucky to have you," she captioned her post, immediately getting inundated with heart emojis and more wishes for Mike."So nice to see the mom and dad part of your life. Precious kiddos," one fan wrote and another commented: "God Bless you and your sweet family," with a few distracted by how genuinely scary Isaiah's costume looked with his mask on.

Zack Sharf Bradley Cooper revealed on a recent episode of the “SmartLess” podcast (via IndieWire) that a famous director once mocked him for having 7 career Oscar nominations. The incident occurred at a party during Cooper’s “A Star Is Born” awards season. The music drama boosted Cooper’s Oscar nomination haul from four (three acting noms and a best picture nom as a producer on “American Sniper”) to seven (actor, original screenplay and best picture for “A Star Is Born”).At an awards season party, Cooper met with a famous director who made a joke out of Cooper’s 7 Oscar nominations.

Amber Dowling Holly Robinson Peete’s career is anchored by full-circle moments. So it’s pretty fitting that her Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony is also pillared by a blast from the past.“I got very emotional, and I thought about my mom driving me across the country when I was 9 years old from Philadelphia in search of a better life,” she tells Variety. “I thought of her becoming a personal manager and signing her first client, LeVar Burton.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe Emmy category for competition series should conceivably be the most dynamic one out there. Ditto for the structured and unstructured reality categories. Yet there’s a surprisingly stagnant nature to them.Part of that is just the nature of ongoing reality TV.

Tiffany Red Tiffany Red is a Grammy-winning songwriter and songwriter advocate who has written hits for Jennifer Hudson, Fantasia, Jason Derulo and Zendaya, among others. She is founder and executive director of the 100 Percenters, a 501 c3 organization with the stated goal of advocating “for all music creatives with a focus on BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) and marginalized creatives.” She has spoken at length about the challenges faced by songwriters; this is her second Juneteenth essay for Variety.I think we can all agree that black culture drives pop culture.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentIllumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri, the driving force between the “Despicable Me” and “Sing” franchises, was welcomed on stage like a rockstar at Barcelona’s CineEurope event on Monday. Founded 15 years ago, Universal’s co-owned animation banner Illumination is finally getting ready for the release “Minions: The Rise of Gru” in theaters on July 1.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentIn late April, Banijay Iberia moved waves by taking an equity stake in Alex de la Iglesia and Carolina Bang’s Pokeespsie Films, with the aim of scaling up on its Spanish-language high-end original series and fiction production.Via Shine Iberia, Banijay is also producing biopic “Bosé,” one of VIS’ biggest Spanish-language plays for Paramount Plus, about singer-songwriter Miguel Bosé.Best known for its entertainment formats – though it does own Barcelona’s Diagonal TV, producer of hit Netflix historical sagas “Cathedral of the Sea” and “Heirs to the Land” and DLO Producciones, behind “Tell Me Who I Am” and “El Immortal,” – Banijay is now moving to strengthen its position in scripted in the Iberian market and, via it, across the globe. That is seen at Conecta Fiction, which runs June 21-24 in Toledo, Spain, where Banijay will have one of the biggest presences of any global company at the TV co-production forum, with Lars Blomgren, Banijay head of scripted, teaming with Maria Rua Aguete, Omdia senior research director, to deliver a first full day keynote on Wednesday on Global Fiction Trends, Consumer Choices & The Future of Fiction TV in a Streaming World.James Townley, Banijay’s global director of content development, who overseas new non-scripted IP, will also speak at Conecta Fiction;  Pilar Blasco, CEO of Banijay Iberia, will engage in a conversation with María José Rodríguez, head of Spanish originals at Amazon’s Prime Video.In the run up to Conecta Fiction, Variety talked with Blomgren about Banijay’s plans to ramp up its series and fiction output in the Spanish-speaking world.At Conecta Fiction, you’ll deliver a keynote on global TV fiction trends. Could you anticipate

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorSubscription streaming video is cooling down from torrid growth rates seen in 2020 and ’21 — fueled by pandemic lockdowns — but is still experiencing healthy expansion in the U.S., one of the segment’s most mature markets.In 2022, SVOD services in the United States will generate revenue of $25.32 billion, up 13% from last year, according to PwC’s Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2022–2026 report, released Monday. The segment is projected to reach $33.59 billion by 2026, representing an 8.5% compound annual growth rate from 2021-26.The 13% uptick projected for this year is down from 19.5% annual growth in 2021 and a whopping 27% increase in 2020 for U.S.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaNetflix is bracing for its next round of layoffs as the streaming giant looks to cut costs in the wake of its stock troubles.Impacted staff are expected to be told at the end of the week. It’s unclear what departments are going to be hit, but sources suggest that the cuts could be similar in size to the round of reductions undertaken in May. At that time, Netflix laid off 150 employees and dozens of contractors and part-time workers.