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“The people behind me all are yes men”: Jackie Chan’s Life Was Never The Same After He Decided To Do One Thing After Earning His First Million Dollar


Most people, when initially finding fame, take it the wrong way and end up getting themselves into trouble and much controversy. Surprisingly enough, world-famous for being one of the kindest personalities there are, Jackie Chan was no exception to this.
However, that didn’t last long and he was saved before he could get himself into any serious trouble because of one single event. In fact, that event changed the Rush Hour star so tremendously that his life could never be the same ever again.

Jackie Chan Used To Be A ‘Wild, Wild Boy’Although Jackie Chan is one of the nicest and kindest celebrities there are today, that wasn’t always the case. When he initially earned his fame and wealth, it didn’t take him long to naturally get influenced by the bad things in life. Sharing his life experience as an actor with SOH Talks & Ideas Archive, he said:
“When I was 20, I was a millionaire. Suddenly. Five dollars one day, one night; the second day, I have over a million. I [bought] seven diamond watches on the same day. Then, the next day, every night, I buy dinner with all the old stunt guys [to show off my diamond watches]. Because, in the old days, I would dream this. [And because of the stunt scenes without proper protection] we see people die [or become] paralyzed. So, we have money? Spend [it].”

He then compared his old self with his current self mentioning how now he doesn’t waste that money but instead uses it to buy protection equipment for his JC team, actors, and everyone. Continuing, Chan said:
“We just spent a lot of money [before]. And when you get famous, people ask you to do a charity. No! Daytime, we risk my life [because of lack of safety equipment]. At nighttime, we go for drinks at a nightclub. I [was] just a wild boy. A wild, wild [boy]. No education, nothing. Always, the people behind me always are ‘yes’ men. ‘Oh, good. yes’ or ‘Good? Yeah.’ You know, just wow.”

This encouragement that Jackie Chan got from all the people around him just increased his arrogance and motivated him to keep doing things that were to his liking and benefitted him instead of benefiting the people around him.
Jackie Chan’s Life Completely Changed After a DecisionContinuing in the interview with SOH Talks & Ideas Archive, Jackie Chan shared the event that truly changed him:

“One day, they asked me to do a charity. [I said] ‘No, I don’t have time.’ I just pretend I’m tired. They said, ‘No, please! We already got the presents, everything. You just go there to say hello.’ I said, ‘Okay, okay!’ I remember I [was wearing] thick glasses because I was drunk at night. And I was asleep in the car. [When] I [got] up, I [saw] all the children with some man going like this, ‘Oh, Jackie, Jackie. Oh, we love you.’ I [was] just standing there [and] suddenly [realized], ‘Wow.’”
The Tuxedo star had never been to that kind of hospital before nor had seen that many children in such severe conditions, thus, he was truly taken by amazement, guilt, and embarrassment over his foolish spending and way of living.
“I was just so embarrassed because I didn’t want to come and they prepared everything, but now everything’s Jackie. [Even in the news]. Then the children are on to me, [they’re like] ‘Will you come next Christmas?’ I looked at them [and said] ‘Yes, I’m coming. I’m coming next Christmas.’”
This whole event brought such a tremendous change in Chan that during the entire year following, he wasn’t happy. He was met with the sudden realization of how his environment had transformed him into something he wasn’t before because he had been following all the bad things. But now that good things were coming his way, he was more than determined to change himself.
The Karate Kid actor started by keeping safe all the presents he got throughout the year by dividing them into respective categories for kids and adults. The constant question of how he was supposed to face all those kids again because of his embarrassment had his mind running endlessly with thoughts of charity.
Just like that, Chan initiated one charity cause that turned into a massive thing for him as with each passing day, he was getting connected to more and more needy people and ending up helping them. Lastly, he closed his speech by saying,
“If I have power, I want to use my power to speak in my movies and songs and promote peace. Promote unity. Promote love [for] each other. I hope everybody gets the message. I hope the world — no more war.”
Today, Jackie Chan is regarded as one of the biggest humanitarian workers in the entertainment industry.

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‘I am officially off the market’: When Margot Robbie revealed she made the ‘conscious’ decision of not dating actors


Margot Robbie revealed her decision to not date actors because of the media scrutiny that came with a public relationship of two high-profile actors
Back in 2015, A-lister Margot Robbie made a declaration that she would not be dating any actors. The actress may have alluded to her fiance Tom Ackerley, who she married the following year in 2016. In an exclusive interview with Marie Claire, she revealed that being in a relationship as an actor herself came with its own set of challenges. She believed that dating someone who was popular would add on to the media scrutiny.

Margot Robbie opened up on why she made a conscious decision to not date actorsTalking to Marie Claire, she claimed, “I am officially off the market.” She then shared the reasoning behind her decision and added, “I made a conscious decision not to date actors.” She continued to explain, “But not because I hate actors. That’s a nasty generalization to make, and that’s not the case. People take such an interest in your love life when you have a profile, it puts a lot of stress on a relationship.”
The Barbie actress continued, “So two people with profiles, I figure it’s just double the amount of scrutiny, and I’d like to avoid that at all costs.” This came after reports of her locking lips with Tarzan co-star Alexander Skarsgard started making rounds. It was reported that she was caught kissing the actor during the Sundance Film Festival.

Margot Robbie revealed she opted for a minimal lifestyle even after becoming an actorIn the interview, Robbie also opened up about how she was adapting to fame. She shared, “I have a normal 24-year-old life. If I were a waitress, I’d probably have the exact same lifestyle. I’d go to the same clubs I go to already, live in the same house with the same housemates, hang out with the same people.”
However, Margot Robbie tied the knot with Tom Ackerley who is an English producer and actor. The duo met on the sets of 2013 movie Suite Francaise where Tom was working as an assistant director. Post marriage, both of them launched their production company LuckyChap Entertainment.

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Monica Bellucci and Tin Burton at lunch in the restaurant in Selci Lama


For All Saints’ Day, the Hollywood star from Tiferno returned to his native Umbria to enjoy a moment of relaxation and then visit his parentsOn the occasion of the All Saints’ Day celebrations, the Hollywood star of Tiferno origin, Monica Bellucci, returned to her native Umbria to enjoy a moment of relaxation and to visit her father Pasquale and her mother Brunella.Flanked by her current partner Tim Burton, she went to lunch, together with about twenty old friends, at the Osteria del Musicista, which has always been her favorite restaurant, in Selci Lama.Menu dedicated to typical dishes of the area, which includes an appetizer with breadsticks lined with coppa, duck in porchetta and grilled pork livers, polenta with wild boar sauce accompanied by the very typical cappelletti in broth.To conclude, a dessert based on fried “ciaccia” with Nutella and roasted chestnuts.
Having paid the bill and greeted the restaurant owner and lifelong friend, Roberto Polchi, Monica brought home cappelletti and broth for a family dinner.

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‘Rocky’ Was Quite Different In His Original Screenplay, Sylvester Stallone Claims


Sylvester Stallone took his friend’s advice on a rewrite of the original screenplay to Rocky. A few tweaks later, he was on his way to major success.
In the new Netflix documentary Sly, Stallone discussed how he initially conceived of the project, which had a much harder edge. In the early version, Rocky was depicted as a “thuggish” character, inspired by Martin Scorsese’s crime drama, Mean Streets.

But Stallone’s perspective changed when a friend read the script and thought the boxer was too cruel for audiences to actually care about him.
Stallone recalled her crying.

“She goes, ‘I hate Rocky. I hate him. He’s cruel. He hits people. He beats them up.’”
Stallone took it to heart, and asked what he could do to soften the character.

“I said, ‘what if you stop short of it?’ Like, maybe he almost did. He could have, that’s his job, but he doesn’t?’ ‘That’d be nice,’” he added. “I said, ‘What if he had a girlfriend or something?’ ‘Yeah, that’s nice.’ So I go back, start writing that: ‘Girlfriend. Nice.’”
$117 million in box office later, a franchise was born.

Stallone also revealed that actor Dolph Lundgren sent him to the hospital during one fight scene in Rocky IV.
“Dolph Lundgren… he pulverized me,” Stallone says in the documentary. “Later that night, my heart started to swell—which happens when the heart hits the chest—and then my blood pressure went up to 260, and they thought I was going to be talking to angels. Next thing I know, I’m in intensive care, where I’m surrounded by nuns, and I thought, ‘OK, that’s curtains.’”
Stallone was in the hospital for nine days following the incident, praying for “one more round.”
“For the first minute of the fight, it is going to be a free-for-all,” Stallone told Lundgren. The Swedish actor joked in a separate interview that all he did was “obey orders,” explaining, “[Stallone] was the boss. I did what he told me.”
Doctors allegedly told Stallone that he received a blow to the ribs that made his heart rattle around in his ribcage, a condition typically seen in head-on collisions. “I did hit a bus, of sorts,” Stallone joked.

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