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Bradley Cooper's unexpected new partner

<p dir="ltr">Bradley Cooper is dating Huma Abedin. </p> <p dir="ltr">Huma is Hillary Clinton’s top aide and the ex-wife of disgraced politician Anthony Weiner who was sentenced in 2017 to 21 months in prison for sexting with a minor.</p> <p dir="ltr">The Hollwood actor and Huma were introduced by mutual friend Vogue editor Anna Wintour and have been “quietly” seeing each other, <a href="https://pagesix.com/2022/07/12/bradley-cooper-dating-huma-abedin-thanks-to-anna-wintour-sources/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Page Six</a> reported. </p> <p dir="ltr">“Bradley has been quietly dating Huma for a few months now, [and] they’ve been keeping it really quiet,” a Hollywood insider told the publication.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Bradley broke up with [actor] Dianna Agron and started dating Huma.”</p> <p dir="ltr">The insider is also saying that Huma has told close friends that she is seeing someone new but did not disclose who it was. </p> <p dir="ltr">“They are perfect for each other. They’re both into power and politics and human affairs.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Page Six reports that the pair arrived at the Met Gala together on May 2 before parting for the red carpet to not make their relationship obvious. </p> <p dir="ltr">Huma is currently in the final stages of her divorce from Weiner who she shares a 10-year-old son with. </p> <p dir="ltr">“I had my heart broken, dragged out, stomped on, humiliated. I lived with shame, in shame, for so long,” she previously told The Cut. </p> <p dir="ltr">“In hindsight, I was in extreme trauma.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Bradley was dating actress Dianna Agron before Huma.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Getty</em></p>

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Monica Lewinsky discusses her mental health during the Clinton scandal

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Monica Lewinsky became a household name after she famously had an affair with President Bill Clinton during the 1990s while interning at the White House.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In a recent </span><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/axe-files?episodeguid=b0c4a76a-a89d-47ce-becf-adb3002a2a6a"><span style="font-weight: 400;">podcast interview with CNN</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Lewinsky discussed how the investigation into the scandal, along with the global pressure from the media, drove her to have suicidal thoughts. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"I just couldn't see a way out. And I thought that maybe that was the solution," she said, explaining how she had asked lawyers working for then-independent counsel Ken Starr about what would happen if she died.</span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">At the worst moment of her life, when she was seized by the FBI, questioned about her affair w/Bill Clinton &amp; threatened W/prison, <a href="https://twitter.com/MonicaLewinsky?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MonicaLewinsky</a> couldn’t see a way out. “What if I die?” she asked the lawyers interrogating her.<br />New <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AxeFiles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AxeFiles</a>!<br />Pod here👉<a href="https://t.co/6gfKHZOtJ7">https://t.co/6gfKHZOtJ7</a> <a href="https://t.co/4Yqq2pZygW">pic.twitter.com/4Yqq2pZygW</a></p> — David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) <a href="https://twitter.com/davidaxelrod/status/1443565658575409153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2021</a></blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thinking back on her experience, she asks, "How was there not a protocol?" to deal with a unique situation like hers. "That's a point where you're supposed to bring a psychologist in or, you know, something," she said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The interview comes as new light is being shed on the affair in a dramatised FX series called </span><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-08/monica-lewinsky-impeachment-american-crime-story-how-to-watch/100436458"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Impeachment: American Crime Story</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, for which Lewinsky is a producer. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Monica told the interviewer that after being dismissed by Ken Starr, she began seeing a forensic psychiatrist that helped her get through the ordeal.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"I think a lot of people who have ever had suicidal ideations find themselves in a moment where it's just – it's a moment of grace, like, you know, two roads diverged in the woods," she said. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"And the forensic psychiatrist picked up the phone. And so I was, you know, pretty, pretty lucky."</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In an essay published by </span><a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2014/05/monica-lewinsky-speaks"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Vanity Fair in 2014</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Monica said she had never attempted suicide but that she had "strong suicidal temptations several times during the investigation and one or two periods after."</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Monica told the podcast that she constantly had to fight to not be defined by the affair after her views of the situation changed in the wake of the #MeToo movement. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"My narrative was stolen and then I lost it by trying to recede, trying to run away from everything that had happened for many years," she said, adding that part of "the work" she had to put in was accepting that she would have to face her past.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She said that through working on the series, she was able to reclaim her story in the eyes of the public. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"This story is about real people and I'm involved in it, but it's also about something bigger. It reflects something bigger in our society. And so as our society changes, there are different ways that this story feels relevant," Lewinsky said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Check out the trailer for the series here:</span></p> <p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rtipQ3EsGWo" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image credits: Getty Images</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"></span></p>

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New trailer for Impeachment features first look at Monica Lewinsky actress

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">New television series </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Impeachment: American Crime Story</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> revisits the scandal that rocked the US during Clinton’s presidency, and its first teaser trailer has just been released.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Viewers can get a first look at Beanie Feldstein in the role of Monica Lewinsky - the White House intern who had an affair with President Bill Clinton.</span></p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7843119/lewinsky-feldstein.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/9c94d85625c842408330f296eaf785b7" /></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Monica Lewinsky (left) and Beanie Feldstein as Monica Lewinsky (right). Image: Getty</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the new teaser, Feldstein - the sister of comedian Jonah Hill - can be seen opposite famed whistleblower Linda Tripp, played by Sarah Paulson, facing off in a hallway of the White House’s West Wing.</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CScU_48Jdri/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CScU_48Jdri/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by American Crime Story FX (@americancrimestoryfx)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The series is based on the true story of Lewinsky’s affair with President Clinton that occurred in Washington DC in 1995.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to the synopsis, the series will depict “the national crisis that led to the first impeachment of a US President in over a century”, as told through the eyes of Lewinsky, Tripp, and civil servant Paula Jones, who filed a sexual harassment suit against Clinton.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The series will also feature Clive Owens as Clinton, and </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Sopranos</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> actor Edie Falco as former First Lady Hillary Clinton.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Watch the trailer below for more.</span></p> <p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jCfbZgDKgsc" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Feldstein has shared new artwork that was released alongside the trailer on her Instagram page.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Every side has a story,” the actress captioned the photo.</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CSF1yY1J-L1/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CSF1yY1J-L1/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Beanie Feldstein (@beaniefeldstein)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Feldstein has said working with Paulson has been a dream come true, previously telling </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Variety</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">: “If you know the story, [Lewinsky and Tripp] are best friends and then one deeply betrays the other one, [Paulson’s character] betrays me and I just couldn’t be more excited to play that out with the person I think to be one of the best actors of all time.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“And she’s just so funny and warm and giving, so to take this journey with her is going to be really exciting.”</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Impeachment: American Crime Story</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is expected to be released in September 2021.</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: American Crime Story FX / Instagram</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"></span></p>

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Bill Clinton reveals why he had an affair with Monica Lewinsky

<p>Bill Clinton claims that his affair with Monica Lewinsky was one of the “things I did to manage my anxieties”.</p> <p>In a tell-all documentary, the former President revealed that the reason behind his affair with the ex-White House intern while he was in office was because it helped him with issues he was dealing with at the time.</p> <p>Bill said that at the time he met Lewinsky, the pressure of the job made him feel like a boxer who had done 30 rounds and he looked at Lewinsky as “something that will take your mind off it for a little while”.</p> <p>He makes the claims in an interview featured in the new documentary series about his wife Hillary Clinton, called<em><span> </span>Hillary</em>, where the former First Lady and Secretary of State candidly reveals that in the aftermath of the scandal the couple underwent “painful” marriage counselling.</p> <p>Bill apologised to Lewinsky in the documentary that is set to premiere on Friday and says he felt “terrible” that her life was defined by the affair.</p> <p>But he said that at some point when things don’t return to normal "you’ve got to decide how to define normal", suggesting the former intern should just move on.</p> <p>The scandal resulted in Bill being impeached in 1998. But he survived the trial in the Senate and remained in office during his second term.</p> <p>His hand was forced in 1998 when it became clear that he had lied to a grand jury which was investigating his personal affairs by denying the affair.</p> <p>Bill had also lied to Hillary, and she believed him.</p> <p>He said in the interview: “I went and sat on the bed and talked to her. I told her exactly what happened, when it happened. I said I feel terrible about it. We’ve been through quite a bit in the last few years. I said I have no defence, it’s inexcusable what I did”.</p> <p>Hillary told the cameras: “I was just devastated. I could not believe it. I was so personally just hurt and I can’t believe this, I can’t believe you lied.”</p> <p>Hillary then told her husband that he was the one who had to come clean to their daughter Chelsea, who was 18 at the time. He said it was worse than telling his wife and he said that doing so was “awful”.</p>

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Hillary Clinton says the gutsiest thing she ever did was stay with Bill after Monica Lewinsky scandal

<p>Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has revealed that continuing her marriage with her husband Bill Clinton after his affair was the “gutsiest” thing she’s ever done.</p> <p>Clinton made the candid statement during an appearance on<span> </span><em>Good Morning America</em>, where she sat alongside her daughter Chelsea to promote their new book<span> </span><em>The Book of Gutsy Women: Favourite Stories of Courage and Resilience</em>.</p> <p>When asked about her own “gutsy moments” throughout her career, Clinton didn’t hold back saying that it was standing by her husband after the 1998 cheating scandal that she considers her most courageous moment.</p> <p>“I think the gutsiest thing I’ve ever done – well, personally – was make the decision to stay in my marriage,” she said.</p> <p>Chelsea was taken aback by her mother’s comments, telling hosts: “I think I’m so overwhelmed by my mother’s answer that I’m a bit out of words. I’m so proud to be her daughter.”</p> <p>In 1988 a scandal broke out after it was revealed that the then US President Bill Clinton took part in a sexual relationship with then-White House intern Monica Lewinsky, who was only 22 at the time.</p> <p>The news came as a shock to the First Lady and the American public, who were disgusted that the leader of the free world was sleeping with an employee almost 30 years his junior.</p> <p>Despite the betrayal, Hillary decided to stick by Bill’s side even as he went through multiple trials and faced major public scrutiny.</p> <p>He was later acquitted and allowed to remain in office, but the incident took a toll on both their personal and political lives.</p>

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Hillary and Bill Clinton give rare glimpse inside their not so humble abode

<p>Hillary Clinton has given <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/clinton-washington-dc-home" target="_blank"><em>Architectural Design</em></a> a tour of the home she shares with husband Bill Clinton, which is a 510 square metre Neo-Georgian red brick house in Washington, D.C.</p> <p>The house was built in 1951 and is called ‘Whitehaven’ because it sits on a street of the same name.</p> <p>Hillary came across the house in 2000, which was the last year of her husband’s US presidency.</p> <p>"It was an emotional reaction," she told the magazine.</p> <p>"When I was elected to the Senate in 2000, I knew that I needed a place to live while we were in session during the year. So I began looking.</p> <p>"I had an experience in this house, which was just emotional."</p> <p>However, the house required extensive renovations according to the interior designer who worked with Hillary on the project from 2003 to 2006.</p> <p>“The mandate was to bring more light and to create more physical space for sitting and relaxing,” says Rosemarie Howe, the interior designer who worked with Hillary on the project.</p> <p>“We also wanted to open the house and all of its interior rooms to this beautiful back garden.”</p> <p>Howe also shared her thoughts on the bathrooms and the kitchen.</p> <p>“It was kind of this Ozzie and Harriet house and it had never been updated. The bathrooms were sort of '50s.</p> <p>"The kitchen was functional but very outdated, too. The people who had lived there before were very tall, so counters and things were quite high.”</p> <p>Renovating the house was a family affair for the Clintons as Hillary’s mother Dorothy Rodham helped her daughter as well as the interior designer.</p> <p>“It was a joy working with my mom and Rosemarie,” said Hillary.</p> <p>“Both my mother and I love colour, and you can see, we have a lot of colour in the house that came from our collaboration.”</p> <p>Scroll through the gallery above to see inside Hillary and Bill Clinton's home.</p> <p><em>Photo credit: <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/clinton-washington-dc-home" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a></em></p>

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Hillary Clinton's surprising comment about Bill’s affair with Monica Lewinsky

<p>While speaking about her husband’s presidential affair with then-22-year-old Monic Lewinsky, Hillary Clinton provided an unexpected answer.</p> <p>During an interview with <em style="font-weight: inherit;">Sunday Morning</em> in the US, Mrs Clinton claimed that Bill Clinton’s affair wasn’t an abuse of power because Lewinsky “was an adult”.</p> <p>The response of the former First Lady was surprising considering her passion for championing gender equality and that her 2016 presidential campaign focused on her becoming the first female president if elected.</p> <p>When asked if her husband should’ve resigned the presidency after the affair was exposed, Mrs Clinton replied: “Absolutely not”.</p> <p>Pressed on whether it had been an abuse of power, as the president couldn’t have a consensual relationship with an intern, Mrs Clinton held her stance, reiterating that Lewinsky was old enough at the time.</p> <p>Mr Clinton was 49 years old when the affair took place.</p> <p>Mrs Clinton then focused on President Donald Trump, who has been accused of sexually assaulting several women before the 2016 election.</p> <p>“Let me ask you this: Where’s the investigation of the current incumbent, against whom numerous allegations have been made and which he dismisses, denies and ridicules?” Mrs Clinton said.</p> <p>Regarding her husband’s affair, she said: “So there was an investigation, and it — as I believe — came out in the right place.”</p> <p>The US House voted to impeach Mr Clinton for an obstruction of justice and lying under oath, however, the US Senate later acquitted him and he remained as president.</p> <p>Despite the spotlight that has been placed on sexual misconduct with campaigns such as #MeToo, Mrs Clinton believes sexism is still rampant in politics.</p> <p>Mrs Clinton believes sexism, as well as the investigation into her e-mails and Russian election meddling, were the reasons for her loss to Mr Trump.</p> <p>“If you watched the way Trump debated me, it was just imbued with sexism. Making fun of me for preparing. Well, you know, that’s the old, like, ‘Oh, yeah, the girl in the class who’s always prepared. I don’t need to be prepared,’” Mrs Clinton said.</p> <p>During the 2016 election, <em style="font-weight: inherit;">Access Hollywood </em>leaked a damning video where Mr Trump could be heard bragging about grabbing women’s genitalia.</p> <p>Mr Trump responded to the footage by holding a press conference with several women who accused Mr Clinton of sexual misconduct and accused Mrs Clinton of trying to silence them.</p> <p>However, Mrs Clinton said she played “no role” in silencing the women who accused her husband.</p> <p>“No role,” Mrs Clinton said. “I take responsibility for my life and my actions.”</p>

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Climbers confirm part of Mount Everest has collapsed

<p>A British mountaineer has confirmed the Hillary Step, a famous rocky outcrop located near the peak of Mount Everest has collapsed, making the climb more dangerous.</p> <p>Climbers believe the 2015 Nepal earthquake is the reason the formation, which was named after legendary mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary, has been destroyed.</p> <p>The 12 metre rocky crag was a near-vertical climb on the south-east ridge of the mountain and represented that last final effort climbers had to make before the summit.</p> <p>British mountaineer Tim Mosedale said, “It was reported last year, and indeed I climbed it last year, but we weren’t sure for certain that the step had gone because the area was blasted with snow. This year, however, I can report that the chunk of rock named the Hillary Step is definitely not there anymore,”.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">It's official - The Hillary Step is no more. Not sure what's going to happen when the snow ridge doesn't form beca… <a href="https://t.co/8yednCrfgB">https://t.co/8yednCrfgB</a> <a href="https://t.co/tnhAaYu2VT">pic.twitter.com/tnhAaYu2VT</a></p> — Tim Mosedale (@timmosedale) <a href="https://twitter.com/timmosedale/status/864776626898382848">May 17, 2017</a></blockquote> <p>Mosedale told <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/au" target="_blank"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>The Guardian</strong></span></em></a> that he felt emotional when he saw the collapsed step.</p> <p>“It’s a piece of mountaineering history that has disappeared. Even non-mountaineers know the name and the association of the infamous Hillary Step,” he said.</p> <p>Do you think adventure tourist should be allowed to scale Mount Everest?</p>

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Hillary Clinton forced to leave 9/11 memorial due to health scare

<p>Hillary Clinton shocked attendees at a 9/11 memorial event just hours ago after collapsing and being forced to leave. The Democratic presidential candidate had to be helped into a van by her security team, barely able to stand up.</p> <p>“Secretary Clinton attended the September 11th Commemoration Ceremony for just an hour and thirty minutes this morning to pay her respects and greet some of the families of the fallen,” a campaign spokesman said. “During the ceremony, she felt overheated, so departed to go to her daughter’s apartment and is feeling much better.”</p> <p>This health scare comes at an unfortunate time in Clinton’s race for the White House, just weeks after Donald Trump called for her to release a current medical report, accusing her of lacking the “mental and physical stamina” necessary for the Oval Office.</p> <p>In a recent letter detailing the state of her health, Clinton revealed she suffered a concussion four years ago as a result of a stomach virus, but has since returned to a full bill of health.</p> <p><em><strong>Update:</strong></em><em> Clinton's physician, Dr Lisa R. Bardack, has issued a statement revealing the presidential candidate is fighting pneumonia. "Secretary Clinton has been experiencing a cough related to allergies. On Friday, during follow up evaluation of her prolonged cough, she was diagnosed with pneumonia," she said. "She was put on antibiotics, and advised to rest and modify her schedule. While at this morning’s event, she became overheated and dehydrated. I have just examined her and she is now re-hydrated and recovering nicely."</em></p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><a href="/news/news/2016/07/102-year-old-woman-nominates-1st-female-presidential-candidate/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Watch the historic speech from Hillary Clinton’s 102-year-old supporter</strong></em></span></a></p> <p><a href="/news/news/2016/07/michelle-obama-speech-democratic-convention/"><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Michelle Obama's moving speech at the Democratic convention</strong></span></em></a></p> <p><a href="/news/news/2016/06/13-year-old-stand-up-comedian-roasts-donald-trump/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>13-year-old stand-up comedian roasts Donald Trump</strong></em></span></a></p>

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8 secret messages hidden in artworks

<p>For centuries, artists have hidden secrets in their works of art. To this day, people are still trying to solve the mysteries concealed Da Vinci’s iconic paintings – and it turns out he wasn’t the only artist to hide secret messages in his pieces. Let’s take a look at some of the secret messages hidden in famous works of art.</p> <ol start="1"> <li>Portrait of Bill Clinton by Nelson Shanks – six years after he was commissioned to paint the former President, Shanks revealed the shadow on the mantelpiece behind Clinton was actually Monica Lewisky’s infamous dress.</li> <li>Portrait of Bill Oddie by Mark Roscoe – Roscoe didn’t really care for the wildlife presenter, and hid a small bird (the “tit”) in his portrait.</li> <li><em>The Ambassadors</em> by Hans Holbein the Younger – the blur in the foreground of this painting is actually a distorted human skull.</li> <li><em>The Music Lesson</em> by Johannes Vermeer – this painting actually hides several sexual innuendos. The girl is playing an instrument called “the virginal” and her lustful expression can be seen in her reflection in the mirror above.</li> <li><em>The Arnolfini Portrait</em> by Jan van Eyck – if you look closely at the script written on the wall in the background, you’ll find it’s actually the artist’s signature. Jackson Pollock later carried through this tradition in his artworks.</li> <li><em>Et In Arcadia Ego</em> by Nicolas Poussin – this painting was the subject of <em>The Da Vinci Code</em> author Dan Brown’s law suit as it is believed reveal the hidden location of Jesus and Mary Magdalene’s marital home.</li> <li><em>The Last Supper</em> by Leonardo da Vinci – if you look above Jesus, you may be able to see a secret code which historians believe to be the foretelling of a coming apocalyptic flood.</li> <li><em>Mona Lisa</em> by Leonardo da Vinci – after half a millennium, art scholars still have questions about the Mona Lisa. Who was she? Why is the background uneven? They even found the letters “LV” in her right eye in 2010 but still don’t know to what they are referring.</li> </ol> <p>Tell us in the comments below, have you seen any of these artworks up close?</p> <p><em>Source: <a href="http://indy100.independent.co.uk/article/not-just-bill-clinton-eight-other-secret-messages-hidden-in-art--l14taekKag" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Independent</span></strong></a></em></p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><a href="/entertainment/art/2016/05/computer-creates-a-new-rembrandt-painting/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Computer creates a new Rembrandt painting</strong></em></span></a></p> <p><a href="/entertainment/art/2016/04/the-highest-selling-artworks-of-all-time/"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>The highest selling artworks of all time</em></span></strong></a></p> <p><a href="/entertainment/art/2016/01/classic-art-reimagined-in-modern-times/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Artists reimagines classical paintings in modern times</strong></em></span></a></p>

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