“The Notebook” star Gena Rowlands’ son Nick Cassavetes shared heartbreaking news that his mother is in “full dementia” and has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. During an interview with Cassavetes, in honor of the romantic film’s 20th anniversary, the director and son of the 94-year-old actress reflected on the character his mom played in his 2004 film — the older version of Allie, a woman with dementia — while Rachel McAdams played the younger one, Entertainment Weekly reported. “I got my mom to play older Allie, and we spent a lot of time talking about Alzheimer’s and wanting to be authentic with it, and now, for the last five years, she’s had Alzheimer’s,” Cassavetes said. “She’s in full dementia,” he added. “And it’s so crazy — we lived it, she acted it, and now it’s on us.” Speaking on the film’s anniversary, Cassavetes also said that he’s proud of the film they made together. It “holds up pretty good after 20 years,” the director said.  “It’s always a shock to hear that as much time has gone by as it has, but it makes sense.” “I’m just happy that it exists,” he added.  “It seems to have worked and I’m very proud of it.” After the movie came out in 2004, Rowlands spoke to O magazine about relating to the character as her own mother, actress Lady Rowlands also had been diagnosed with the disease. Gena Rowlands has been living with Alzheimer’s disease “for the last five years,” says her son and “The Notebook” director Nick Cassavetes. “I got my mom to play older Allie, and we spent a lot of time talking about Alzheimer’s and wanting to be authentic with it, and now, for… pic.twitter.com/ix8rL6suzE — Variety (@Variety) June 25, 2024 “This last one — ‘The Notebook,’ based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks — was particularly hard because I play a character who has Alzheimer’s,” Rowlands said at the time. “I went through that with my mother, and if Nick hadn’t directed the film, I don’t think I would have gone for it — it’s just too hard,” she added. “It was a tough but wonderful movie.” A description about “The Notebook” read, “An elderly man reads to a woman with dementia the story of two young lovers whose romance is threatened by the difference in their respective social classes.” James Garner plays the role of the elderly man reading to Rowlands. Rowland’s career dates back to the 1950s and spans seven decades on the screen. She was previously nominated for two Oscars and was given an honorary Academy award in 2015, the Guardian noted. She also won multiple Emmy awards for her numerous roles in various TV shows, USA Today noted.

More than 400 illegal aliens have been brought into the U.S. through an ISIS-affiliated human smuggling network under President Joe Biden, according to a report. NBC News reported that multiple U.S. officials confirmed that the Department of Homeland Security has identified who the individuals are because they were smuggled in through the Islamic terrorist network. The report said that 150 of the individuals have been arrested, but the whereabouts of more than 50 are unknown as federal law enforcement officials seek to hunt them down and arrest them. The report said that the remaining illegal aliens are spread out over 17 states and that they will likely be arrested soon. The Biden administration sought to take credit for tracking down the illegal aliens, claiming that they were doing so out of “an abundance of caution.” The report said that the illegal aliens crossed the southern border as part of the national security and immigration crisis that Biden caused with his open borders policies. The illegal aliens were all released into the U.S. because there was not information at the time connecting them to terrorism when they were contacted by U.S. Border Patrol. Illegal aliens originating from countries were ISIS operates will rarely ever have information in any kind of database that connects them to terrorism because the countries are usually third world with little-to-no infrastructure to track terrorist suspects. Also, even if the countries had the information, many of them would likely not want to share it with the United States because they view the U.S. as an enemy state. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “The fact that the whereabouts were unknown is clearly alarming,” said former FBI counterterrorism section chief Christopher O’Leary. “I believe the [U.S.] is scrambling to locate these individuals, and using the immigration charges is not uncommon. They are in violation of that law. And if you need to take somebody off the street, that’s a good approach to do it.” The news comes after 8 ISIS terrorist suspects were arrested in cities across the U.S. earlier this month after they illegally entered through the U.S. southern border.

A 10-year-old girl flew all the way from India to show off her guitar skills on AGT, and she absolutely blew the judges away. Maya Neelakantan decided to vie for the $1 million cash prize this season. And during her audition, which airs on tonight’s episode (June 25), she proved that she will be one of the top contenders. Maya performed a rendition of Papa Roach’s Last Resort that could put Jerry Horton out of work. The seemingly “shy” kid began her audition with a slow, relaxing build. Then she lit up as she jumped into the recognizable music. Once Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara, and Simon Cowell realized what was happening, their jaws dropped, and they were enthralled right through the end. “Your energy, your confidence—a perfect audition,” Sophia raved after Maya’s grand finale. Maya Neelakantan’s “AGT” Audition Was A “Viral Moment” Howie Mandel was so impressed that he could hardly speak, and he predicted that the audition would become a “viral moment” for Maya. Heidi praised the young girl for being “gusty” enough to get on stage and show off her talents. She also spoke for the entire auditorium when she said everyone loved the performance. “You should be very, very proud of yourself,” she added. Simon admitted that the guitar “is one of the most difficult instruments in the world,” and he once tried to master it but failed. So he was immensely impressed by how well she played at only 10. “What I love about this audition—we just weren’t expecting this. You were so shy, and you’re only 10, and then you turned into like this rock goddess.” Maya, who noted that Adam Jones from Tool and Gary Holt from Exodus are her inspirations, easily made it to the live shows, which means she has a chance of becoming the Season 19 winner. Watch Maya’s entire audition when America’s Got Talent airs tonight on NBC at 7/8C. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post “Shy” 10-Year-Old Blows “AGT” Judges Away With Mad Electric Guitar Skills: “You Turned Into This Rock Goddess!” appeared first on InspireMore.

Legendary WWE wrestler Sika Anoa’i died June 25 at the age of 79. His nephew, Jahrus Anoa’i, confirmed his death in a heartfelt post shared on social media Tuesday. “It is with profound sadness that I share the news of the passing of Former Hall of Famer, Polaivao Leati Sika Anoa’i,” he wrote to Instagram. […]

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