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Sydney Sweeney has been working her entire life to become a successful actress, but lately she’s discovered the darker side of fame, with the paparazzi increasingly obsessed with getting a shot of Hollywood’s « It » girl.The « Anyone But You » star told Glamour in a recent interview photographers showed up at her new Florida home while she was there with her family and yelled at them to force her to come out in a bikini for a photo.  « They said, ‘If you tell her to just come outside in a bikini, I’ll take pictures and then I’ll leave you alone,’ » the 27-year-old told Glamour. To make it even worse, Sweeney said people on social media suggested she called the paparazzi. SYDNEY SWEENEY WANTS TO ‘PUSH THE BOUNDARIES’ IN ACTING, DOESN’T LIKE TO REHEARSE »Why would I call the paparazzi to take pictures of me at my own house when my baby cousins and family are there and I’m in my backyard? Why would I ever want that? » she told the magazine. She added that she has photos of paparazzi in « kayaks hiding in bushes in the ocean. They got there at 8 a.m. and wouldn’t leave until 4 p.m. I should be able to be in my home and feel comfortable and safe. »And it’s not just the paparazzi. »When those photos go out, then my actual safety is at risk, » she said of paparazzi photos of her at home. « Everyone knows where I am. Now there’s boats that go by, and I literally hear them say, ‘This is Sydney Sweeney’s house.’ It becomes a star tour in my front yard. »Sweeney is notoriously private. Most of her friends are from her childhood, and she keeps her engagement with businessman Jonathan Davino so low-key that fans basically forgot about him when she and « Anyone But You » co-star Glen Powell were swept up in false dating rumors. « I have my family, and my cousins are my best friends, » Sweeney said. « I have my team and a handful of best friends. It’s very small. »She added that « most of them — actually, all of them — are not in the industry, » except for « Euphoria » co-star Maude Apatow. « It’s a very lonely industry, » she added. Elsewhere in the interview, Sweeney discussed the struggles she went through before she made it in the industry, including severe bullying at school, her parents losing « everything » while driving back and forth from her Eastern Washington/Northern Idaho home to LA to help her audition for roles as a teen and her parents’ divorce. « There was a moment where I stopped wanting to go home, which made me really sad because I felt like a failure, » she revealed. « I knew that I could never actually fail because, I mean, on a very broad scale, my family did lose everything. « They did get a divorce. Whether or not that was because of coming here, it definitely was a catalyst for it. So, I knew I had to succeed in some capacity so that it wasn’t for nothing. »And when it comes to the obsession with her body in the media, Sweeney says she’s trying to embrace it. She said it « means a lot to her » that fans have reached out to say that they feel more comfortable with their own bodies « because I really believe in empowering others and feeling powerful with your body and embracing your sexuality. » CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP »And if you have boobs, great. Flaunt them, » she added, joking that her grandparents claim she has the « best t— in Hollywood. » 

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USA Today national sports columnist Christine Brennan continued to defend her journalistic integrity this week after a scathing statement from the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) called for the veteran journalist’s credentials to essentially be revoked after an interview with Connecticut Sun guard Dijonai Carrington. Addressing the incident on the « Good Game with Sarah Spain » podcast, Brennan defended her line of questioning with Carrington during the opening round of the WNBA playoffs, when she asked Carrington if she had intended to hit Caitlin Clark in the eye during Game 1 of the Sun’s playoff series against the Indiana Fever. She also asked Carrington if she laughed about it later in the game despite the player saying she was not aware she had hit Clark in the eye. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM »You know what you do as a journalist? You ask the question, and you give them a chance to take it and run with it. And that’s exactly what was my intention, that’s exactly what I did, » Brennan said. She explained she asked the questions because the interaction had become national news and that those were the narratives being talked about on social media. Brennan said she wanted to give Carrington the space to address the situation. « You just give them a chance … give her a chance to answer the question because it was running rampant on the internet, » Brennan said. « It’s out there, so let’s ask the athlete so they can clear the air. »Brennan defended her approach, calling it « Journalism 101, » adding that she’s had to ask the tough questions many times before, including to several big-name male athletes. « I’m never going to shy away from asking any question of any athlete, and I’m happy to do it, » Brennan said.WNBPA ISSUES SCATHING STATEMENT ACCUSING USA TODAY COLUMNIST OF INTERVIEW ‘DESIGNED TO FUEL’ RACISMThe WNBPA responded with a statement claiming the line of questioning fueled « racist, homophobic and misogynistic vitriol » online. It even called for Brennan’s credentials to essentially be revoked. Brennan said she was « surprised » by the statement, and while she did not take it « lightly, » she said a call for her to be banned was an « overreaction. » »I thought it was a complete overreaction. I think many, many people in journalism thought the exact same thing as we’ve seen in columns and responses. And that’s fine, and I’m heartened by that. If people think it’s fine and I should be banned, that’s, of course — it’s a free country, they can say that. »Brennan agreed that while the climate of the WNBA may be different, she’s long been an advocate for women’s sports throughout her career. « You have someone here who has cared about this cause, the cause of women’s sports, the mistreatment in terms of lack of media coverage, the racism, sexism, misogyny, » she said. « If you don’t like me, fine. But I think it’s pretty important to look at the body of work here and, five or six columns about Caitlin Clark that people want to be upset about, go ahead and be upset about it. It’s a free country. « But, my goodness, you certainly are missing some of the things that I have worked my hardest on and put my soul into. »Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

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A NASCAR driver has been in North Carolina helping victims of Hurricane Helene.Greg Biffle has posted numerous photos and videos of the destruction caused by the storm.The 54-year-old has used his personal helicopter to deliver supplies and internet service to those who need it. He even located a stranded family while flying due to their use of a mirror against the sun.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe efforts got the attention of ESPN analyst Marty Smith, who said Biffle should receive the highest honor for an American citizen. »Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle should receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his ongoing and ceaseless heroic efforts in western North Carolina, using his helicopter & coordinating w/ others to save lives. Go to @gbiffle to see his amazing effort. Thank you Greg, » Smith posted on X.Biffle has been delivering Starlink services to residents of western North Carolina and reflected on his experience helping out the stranded family whose mirror use saved them. »Only way we were able to find someone stranded in the mountains at bottom of steep canyon. 6 attempts to land due to difficulty but we got there – got him a chainsaw, EpiPens, insulin, chicken food, formula, gas, 2 stroke oil, and sandwiches premade from Harris Teeter before we left, » Biffle posted.CAJUN NAVY ACTIVATES IN HURRICANE HELENE AFTERMATH, SAYS DEVASTATION COMPARABLE TO KATRINAThe storm made landfall in the United States Thursday and affected the sports world. Two games between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets were postponed to a doubleheader Monday that eventually decided the teams’ postseason fates.The Denver Broncos, who were staying at the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia due to back-to-back games on the East Coast, practiced on indoor tennis courts.Saturday’s Appalachian State-Liberty football game was also canceled, while the East Tennessee football team slept in buses since flooding halted its travel Friday night.Several owners of NFL teams also donated to the cause.FOX Corporation also launched a donation drive for the American Red Cross’ Hurricane Helene relief efforts and urged viewers to help people affected by the deadly storm. Fox News’ Brian Flood contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

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More than 400 national security and foreign policy officials, ex-Cabinet members, retired military officers and Gold Star families endorsed former President Trump on Thursday.In an open letter organized by former National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien and former NSC Chief of Staff Alex Gray, the signatories condemn the « repeated failures » of the Biden-Harris administration’s foreign policy and urged Americans to re-elect Trump. »From a world at peace under President Trump, we are closer to a third world war than ever before under the Biden-Harris Administration, » the letter states. « With multiple escalating wars around the world, an open border that allows terrorists to flood into the American homeland, and malign actors like China operating unabated, U.S. national security has been profoundly damaged by the failed policies of Kamala Harris and Joe Biden. »The endorsement was signed by several prominent officials from the Trump administration, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former Attorney General Bill Barr, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and former 2024 Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, and many more.TRUMP’S 2ND TERM FOREIGN POLICY LIKELY TO FOCUS ON ‘STRENGTH’ AND ‘DETERRENCE’: EXPERTEleven family members of the 13 American troops killed at Abbey Gate at Kabul’s airport during the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan also signed the letter, which praised Trump’s foreign policy record in contrast to Biden’s controversial actions. « When President Trump took office, the war in Afghanistan had dragged on for almost 16 years. By February 2020, a peace agreement was reached, ensuring no American soldier was killed in combat until the end of the Trump Administration. This agreement held strong because the Taliban understood President Trump’s resolve and U.S. forces were prepared to ensure their compliance, » the letter reads.VOTERS IN CRITICAL MICHIGAN COUNTY FOCUSED ON ECONOMY, CANDIDATE CHARACTER AS 2024 RACE TIGHTENS »The botched withdrawal from Afghanistan under the Biden-Harris Administration in 2021, led to the unnecessary deaths of thirteen brave American troops at Abbey Gate and left untold billions of dollars of high grade military equipment to the Taliban, making it the most well-armed terror organization in the world. »Additionally, 40 retired U.S. ambassadors, 75 retired senior military officers and several hundred officials from previous Republican administrations signed the letter, praising Trump’s diplomatic efforts on cease-fire agreements between Turkey and Kurdish fighters in Syria and the Abraham Accords. The letter refers to Trump as a « peacemaker. » TRUMP TARGETS BIDEN, HARRIS OVER FEDERAL RESPONSE TO HURRICANE: ‘INCOMPETENTLY MANAGED’ »Securing peace is in the greatest tradition of American foreign policy and the Judeo-Christian principles upon which our nation was founded, » the letter continues before quoting from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew. « Jesus said, ‘blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be sons of God.’ (Matthew 5:9) Such is the legacy of the Trump Administration. »Writing on X, O’Brien said he was « honored » to join his colleagues from the Trump administration in « supporting a return to a ‘peace through strength’ foreign policy under President Trump. »Another signatory, Dr. Jerry Hendrix, former director of the Secretary of the Navy’s Advisory Panel, said it « wasn’t a hard decision » to attach his name to the letter. »Trump had 1 of the more successful foreign policy presidencies since the Cold War, » Hendrix wrote on X. « He ended sequestration. He invested in the Navy. The Biden-Harris admin has been one foreign policy debacle after another. » The Trump campaign did not respond to a request for comment. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.

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The party was on in San Diego Wednesday night.The Padres swept the Atlanta Braves in the wild-card series with a 5-4 victory, earning their third trip to a National League Division Series in five years.It seems like baseball has champagne celebrations more often than any other sport, and teams typically celebrate after just about every clincher.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMSo, the champagne bottles were popped, beers were crushed in the Padres’ clubhouse and Fernando Tatis Jr. was rocking and rolling.During the team’s celebration, Tatis brought out his dance moves while going shirtless with his hat backward, no shoes and sunglasses.Tatis blasted a two-run home run in the first inning of the first game of the series. He went 3-for-3 in the clincher.This may be San Diego’s third trip to a division series since 2020, but this series marked Tatis’ first postseason game in front of fans.BREWERS CATAPULTED BY HOME RUNS AS METS BULLPEN SQUANDERS LATE LEADIn 2020, the entire season, except the National League Championship Series and World Series, were played without fans during the COVID pandemic. So, Tatis’ epic viral bat flip was in an empty ballpark.When the Padres got back to the postseason in 2022, Tatis was suspended for his use of performance-enhancing drugs.San Diego will now face the NL West rival Los Angeles Dodgers. All three of their trips to the division series this decade have been against LA.The Dodgers swept the Padres in 2020, but the Padres got revenge by winning in four games two years later.The Padres won this year’s season series, 8-5.Game 1 is scheduled for Saturday at 8:38 p.m. ET at Dodger Stadium.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

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Darius Rucker paid tribute to a man who had been on the road with him since the late 1990s this week. « For nearly 25 years, Jason ‘Devil Boy’ Parkin was a staple in our crew, » the Hootie & the Blowfish frontman wrote on social media Wednesday.Rucker called Parkin « more than our production manager, he was our brother. »The rocker-turned-country star added that he and everyone else who worked with Parkin are « devastated by his passing this week. »DARIUS RUCKER BREAKS SILENCE, EXPLAINS ‘CRAZY THING’ ABOUT DRUG ARREST »Our prayers are with his family – thank you for loaning him to us all these years, » he continued. « Rest in peace DB, til we meet again. » Parkin, who was based in North Carolina, had been working with Rucker since 1998, according to his LinkedIn. TOBY KEITH HONORED BY DARIUS RUCKER AT GRAND OLE OPRYLIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSIt said he had experience with « live events from design, budgeting, hiring crew and vendors to actually loading the trucks, making labor calls, coordinating catering, travel & also stage management, » and that he has been touring full-time for 25 years. Parkin died Monday, just four days after his 49th birthday, according to his obituary. The comment section in Rucker’s post was filled with condolences. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER »Sorry for your loss. Wishing peace for Mr. Parkin and his family, » one person wrote. Another person who had met Parkin said, « Thanks to Darius and the guys for allowing me to work with you and Ty’s allowing me to meet him. He was kind, sweet and awesome at what he did. I will miss him! » »RIP cousin we had just talked on the phone. You were one of a kind for sure, » another added. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPHootie & the Blowfish, which formed in 1986, is scheduled to play at the Riverfront Revival in North Charleston, South Carolina, Oct. 12. 

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An NYPD detective testified in court Thursday that the New York veteran accused of manslaughter in connection with the death of an erratic man who barged onto a subway car and threatened passengers had not been told the man had died when he waived his Miranda rights and agreed to speak with detectives.Lawyers for Daniel Penny, a 25-year-old Marine Corps veteran, told Fox News Digital there is « overwhelming evidence that Danny was justified in the actions he took to protect the commuters on that train. » They are questioning whether police had probable cause to detain him and whether statements prosecutors plan to use against him at trial were properly obtained.Penny was charged after he appeared on cellphone video placing Jordan Neely, 30, in a chokehold as other passengers helped restrain him in May 2023. The defense called NYPD investigators to the stand Thursday to grill them about whether there was probable cause to arrest their client to begin with.KEY WITNESSES IN DANIEL PENNY, JORDAN NEELY CASE REFUSE TO COOPERATE WITH DA BRAGG’S OFFICE: REPORTPenny had not been told that Neely was dead during his questioning, NYPD Detective Michael Medina testified. He and a colleague let Penny go after interviewing other witnesses. They initially dubbed him a « good Samaritan. »Medina, a 23-year member of the NYPD, was the first of five officers involved in the investigation to testify Thursday. Penny was treated as a witness during the interview and was not placed in handcuffs, he said. Their conversation was recorded on video. Penny waived his Miranda rights. There was another detective, whose last name is McCarthy, in the room with them. Prosecutors played video from the interview in court Thursday.It shows Penny calmly cooperating with the detectives, explaining that he’s a Marine veteran and studying to be an architect. He said he was on his way to the gym after class at the time of the altercation. US MARINE VET DANIEL PENNY PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER IN CHOKEHOLD DEATH OF JORDAN NEELYAccording to testimony at the Thursday hearing, Neely barged onto the train after the 10th Street station, ripped his jacket off and threatened to « kill anybody, » he said. »He was acting like a lunatic, like a crazy person, » Penny told detectives. He said after Neely tossed his jacket, he shouted something along the lines of, « If I don’t get this, this and this, I’ll go to jail forever. »There were women and children on the train, and Penny perceived a threat. When Neely walked into him, he said, he put him in a chokehold. »I’m not trying to kill the guy, » he told detectives. « I’m just trying to de-escalate the situation. »He said that two other men on the train helped him hold Neely down as they waited for police to arrive. »People do this all the time, but this guy, he was actually a threat, » he told the officers. Medina and McCarthy told him he would be detained for the time being, and he asked for a lawyer.A public safety officer testified that when he arrived at the train, he saw Neely unconscious on the ground and asked what happened. The witnesses pointed to Penny, he said, identifying the defendant in the courtroom.He said witnesses told him that Neely boarded the train, began making threats, and Penny « took him out. » Bodycam video showed Penny remained at the scene and cooperated with responding officers.Neely was unconscious when police arrived but had a pulse, the public safety officer testified. However, responding officers later tried giving him CPR and administered Narcan, a heroin antidote used to revive people during overdoses. The next witness was Officer Dennis Kang, a 5-year veteran who also responded to the train car and met Penny at the scene. He said witnesses described Neely as « erratic » and said Penny was « stopping » him. Other people on the train appeared to be supportive of Penny, he said.The judge said he would not be releasing video played in court Thursday to the media because the trial has not yet begun.Penny’s lawyers are arguing that police had no cause to arrest him, and they are questioning whether any statements they intend to use against him were improperly obtained. « The Government must demonstrate that any statements they intend to use at trial were not obtained through coercion or threats, » one of his attorneys, Steve Raiser, told Fox News Digital earlier. « In addition, they will need to prove that probable cause existed to believe that a crime was committed. Our position will be that despite the low level of evidence necessary to demonstrate probable cause, the police did not have sufficient evidence. This is especially true considering the overwhelming evidence that Danny was justified in the actions he took to protect the commuters on that train. »Witnesses said the homeless Neely was threatening subway riders and behaving aggressively. He had a history of mental illness and violence, including the 2021 assault of a 67-year-old woman.Police questioned and released Penny on the day of the incident, but 11 days later, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office announced an indictment on charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. He has pleaded not guilty.Critics of Bragg’s decision to prosecute Penny have called the move political and believe that the veteran acted in self-defense and to protect other passengers. »If [Neely] had carried out his threats, he would have killed somebody, » Penny told Fox News Digital in June 2023.Another witness expressed similar concerns. »I don’t care if I have to kill an F, I will, » Neely had allegedly ranted. « I’ll go to jail, I’ll take a bullet. »Prosecutors said last year that they had obtained at least five eyewitness videos of the encounter and surveillance video they planned to introduce as evidence.Penny faces up to 19 years in prison if convicted. His trial was slated to begin before the end of the month.Fox News’ Maria Paronich contributed to this report.

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« The View » co-host Joy Behar said Thursday that former first lady Melania Trump was lying about her abortion stance, which she revealed in her memoir, and said it was a « scam » to appease voters. « Sixty-two percent of Americans oppose overthrowing Roe v. Wade, 62%, the Republican Party knows this. I think they put her up to this. I think it’s a big scam. They put her out there, you know, as the face of, like, the American population that wants to have abortion rights, » Behar claimed.Melania reveals in her new memoir that she is pro-choice, according to reports. The former first lady doubled down on what she wrote in a video posted to social media on Thursday and said, « Without a doubt, there is no room for compromise when it comes to this essential right that all women possess from birth. Individual freedom. What does my body my choice really mean? » »I think that this is just a big lie, » Behar said. « I don’t buy it. »MELANIA TRUMP TO RELEASE FIRST MEMOIR, WILL REVEAL STORIES AND PHOTOS ‘NEVER BEFORE SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC’The other co-hosts also had their theories about the former first lady’s stance, given that former President Trump expressed support for the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin agreed that it was a « strategic » move. »I think she hates him. Okay, so we can all agree that. That’s a given. I also think that she wants to take him out. She does not want to be the first lady anymore. She doesn’t want to be the first lady. She destroyed the Rose Garden. Who hates Christmas? Melania Trump hates Christmas. She doesn’t want to decorate for Christmas. She doesn’t want anything to do with him. She doesn’t want to sleep in the same room with him. She can’t tolerate him, » Hostin suggested.The audience applauded Hostin after she claimed that Melania wanted to take out her husband.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTUREWhoopi Goldberg chimed in to say « allegedly » following Hostin’s statements. »I really think that this is her way of undercutting his bid for the presidency because then she doesn’t have to deal with him anymore, » the host added. « I think that she wants to take him out and she’s doing a pretty damn good job with that. »The former first lady wrote in her memoir that a woman’s fundamental right of « individual liberty » grants her the right to have an abortion if she wishes. »It is imperative to guarantee that women have autonomy in deciding their preference of having children, based on their own convictions, free from any intervention or pressure from the government, » Melania wrote, according to reports. »Restricting a woman’s right to choose whether to terminate an unwanted pregnancy is the same as denying her control over her own body. I have carried this belief with me throughout my entire adult life, » she continued. The office of Melania Trump did not respond to a request for comment.

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