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William Shatner has declared going into space is a "very personal" experience. The 'Star Trek' actor became the oldest person ever to reach outer space when he blasted off on Jeff Bezos's New Shepard NS-18 rocket in October 2021 at the age of 90 and he's now insisted everyone who gets to experience the "stillness" comes away with a different opinion on what they saw. He told the Guardian newspaper: "It’s very personal, what you see from up there, what you read into the stillness. I saw the blankness of space as death, but an astronaut will see something else entirely. And when I looked back at...
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Muhammad Ali is to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. The late boxing legend - who died in 2016 at the age of 74 following a battle with sepsis - is regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time and will be honoured by World Wrestling Entertainment later this year when the organisation holds the 25th ceremony. In a statement, WWE said: "Known simply as 'The Greatest' Ali's influence transcended sports as his work as an activist, artist, and personality established him as one of the most renowned figures in the entire world." During his career, the posthumous inductee competed in '...
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Ben Stiller has paid a glowing tribute to David Soul. The 58-year-old actor has taken to social media to pay tribute to Soul, who passed away on Thursday (04.01.24), aged 80. Ben - who starred alongside Owen Wilson in the 2004 'Starsky and Hutch' movie - wrote on X: "Defining 70’s cool. Rest in peace x (sic)" Elsewhere, model Carol Alt has revealed that she was a huge fan of the late actor. Carol, 63, described Soul as having "real star power and a strong presence". She told DailyMail.com: "I grew up with the handsome David Soul starring in 'Starsky and Hutch'. That show was a weekly staple th...
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Tom Hanks would clean the toilets just to make it to Space. The Hollywood actor previously turned down Amazon co-founder Jeff Bezos' offer to board his Blue Origin flight before 'Star Trek' star William Shatner accepted the invitation but he didn't want to hand over a staggering $28 million to take part. But now, Tom has confessed he'd do just about anything to make it into Outer Space. He told The Daily Telegraph: "I would like to be the guy in charge of serving food and making jokes to and from the moon. "If there was room, I would be the guy that cleans up, makes jokes, tells stories and ke...
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Elon Musk is "paying personally" so a number of high-profile Twitter users can keep their verified status. New rules have been coming into force on the social media site since tech billionaire Musk took over the social media service - with high profile figures and companies being asked to pay a subscription fee to retain their blue ticks - but many have insisted they no intention of handing over any cash to stay verified. However, it has since emerged that Musk has decided to fund some stars' subscriptions including horror writer Stephen King who previously insisted he would not sign up and wa...
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'William Shatner loves the word "f***". The 91-year-old actor understands that some people find the use of profanity "ugly", he can't resist using the F-word because he thinks it is so "juicy". Serving as the keynote speaker at South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival on Thursday (16.03.23), the 'Star Trek' legend was discussing what he would do about disruptive electronic gadgets and said: "Shut the f*** up. I understand f*** is ugly to you. But it's a juicy word." He then turned to the sign language interpreter and said: "Shut the f*** up" before asking him to "teach us the sign language for f***"...
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William Shatner doesn't regret his decision not to attend the funeral of his Star Trek co-star Leonard Nimoy. Nimoy - who played Spock in the original sci-fi TV series and movies - died in 2015 at the age of 83 and Captain Kirk actor Shatner shocked fans of the franchise by choosing to attend a charity event at Donald Trump's Florida resort Mar-a-Lago instead of paying his final respects to his longtime colleague. However, Shatner, 91, remains unrepentant about the decision, telling Variety: "When Leonard Nimoy died a few years ago, his funeral was on a Sunday. His death was very sudden, and I...
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William Shatner and Elizabeth Martin have reconciled. Almost three years after the 91-year-old 'Star Trek' actor and his 64-year-old spouse divorced, William and Elizabeth have decided to give their relationship another go. Speaking to The Mirror, Shatner said: "'My wife… she is the zest of life. She brings the flavour." When asked what spice she could be compared to, William quipped "Mustard?" while Elizabeth said "Cinnamon". The couple made their first official outing as a couple since their reconciliation at the Living Legends of Aviation Awards in Beverly Hills. When asked if he is conside...
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William Shatner is convinced trees are intelligent beings with feelings. The 'Star Trek' veteran became fascinated with the subject of botany since being hired to voice a character called Phil The Plant in 2018 sci-fi comedy 'Aliens Ate My Homework' and his research led him to believe the link between humans and trees is closer than first thought. According to the Daily Star newspaper, Shatner said: "We have discovered that trees are alive, we've discovered that trees have DNA not dissimilar to us. They're sending out electrochemical signals among the mausoleum of fungi. "They are sending elec...
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George Takei has branded William Shatner a "cantankerous old man" and vowed never to speak about him again. The 'Star Trek' co-stars have been locked in a bitter feud for many years which seems to have reheated in recent weeks after 91-year-old Shatner hit out at his "bitter" former colleagues in an interview - and now Takei has given his final words on the fall out. During an appearance on 'The Graham Norton Show', Takei was asked about the rift and said: "You are the last chat show host to be allowed to ask that question as it has become so tiresome to talk about. When Bill has a book to sel...
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