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Hot Photos Friday - Teresa Giudice, Shannon Beador, Jacqueline Laurita, And More

Teresa Giudice in First Live Post-Prison TV Interview

I know it was a shorter work week for most of us with the 4th landing on Monday, but I still say T.G.I.F.!!! And in celebration of it being Friday, heres an all new hot photos Friday gallery for you!

The Real Housewives of New Jersey stars were out promoting the new season, which starts on Sunday night! Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga did a little PR together, stopping by the Extra studios on Wednesday. On Thursday, Jacqueline Laurita, Siggy Flicker and Dolores Catania were interviewed by Extra as well.

Nearly unrecognizable reality star Courtney Stodden was spotted out and about with Plastic Martyr, the transgender model that Little Women: LA star Matt Ericson was rumored to be sexting with.

In our Hot Photos Friday gallery below youll find pics from Kelly Bensimon, Joanna Krupa, Patti Stanger, Jill Zarin and more!

Courtney Stodden

Pregnant Courtney Stodden, Plastic Martyr shop baby clothes at A Pea in the Pod in Beverly Hills Featuring: Courtney Stodden, Platic martyr Where: Los Angeles, California, United States When: 07 Jul 2016 Credit: WENN.com

Jillian Michaels

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 06: Celebrity fitness trainer Jillian Michaels attends Shape Magazine celebrates Jillian Michaels" cover and 35th anniversary of Shape at The Whisper Lounge on July 6, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

Dolores

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 07: Dolores Catania visits "Extra" at their New York studios at H&M in Times Square on July 7, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images for Extra)

Jacs

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 07: Jacqueline Laurita visits "Extra" at their New York studios at H&M in Times Square on July 7, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images for Extra)

Jacqueline Laurita

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 07: Jacqueline Laurita visits "Extra" at their New York studios at H&M in Times Square on July 7, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images for Extra)

Siggy Flicker

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 07: Dolores Catania visits "Extra" at their New York studios at H&M in Times Square on July 7, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images for Extra)

RHONJ Cast

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 07: (L-R) Siggy Flicker, Dolores Catania, and Jacqueline Laurita visit "Extra" at their New York studios at H&M in Times Square on July 7, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images for Extra)

Jacqueline Laurita

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 07: AJ Calloway (R) interviews Jacqueline Laurita during her visit to "Extra" at their New York studios at H&M in Times Square on July 7, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images for Extra)

Siggy Flicker

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 07: Siggy Flicker visits "Extra" at their New York studios at H&M in Times Square on July 7, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images for Extra)

Christina Milian

PrettyLittleThing Launch Party Featuring: Christina Millian Where: Los Angeles, California, United States When: 07 Jul 2016 Credit: Apega/WENN.com

Kylie Jenner

PrettyLittleThing Launch Party Featuring: Kylie Jenner Where: Los Angeles, California, United States When: 07 Jul 2016 Credit: Apega/WENN.com

Shannon Beador

HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 27: TV personality Shannon Beador visits Hollywood Today Live at W Hollywood on June 27, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)

Patti Stanger

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 28: Patti Stanger visits "Extra" at their New York studios at H&M in Times Square on June 28, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images)

Patti Stanger & Michell Collins

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 28: Patti Stanger and Michelle Collins attend the Million Dollar Matchmaker premiere at the Crosby Street Hotel on June 28, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images for WE tv)

Bobby & Jill Zarin

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 28: Bobby Zarin and Jill Zarin attend the Million Dollar Matchmaker premiere at the Crosby Street Hotel on June 28, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images for WE tv)

Jill

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 28: Jill Zarin attends the Million Dollar Matchmaker premiere at the Crosby Street Hotel on June 28, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images for WE tv)

Teresa Giudice

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 29: Television personality Teresa Giudice walks in Midtown Manhattan on June 29, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Ray Tamarra/GC Images)

Demetria McKinney

ATLANTA, GA - JUNE 29: Television personality Demetria McKinney attends "Bad Dad Rehab" Atlanta screening at Midtown Art Cinema Theatre on June 29, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

Gina Liano

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 01: Gina Liano arrives ahead of opening night of Cinderella at State Theatre on July 1, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Don Arnold/WireImage)

Kourtney Kardashian

MIAMI, FL - JULY 04: Kourtney Kardashian is seen on the beach on July 4, 2016 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by John Parra/GC Images)

Kourtney & Larsa

MIAMI, FL - JULY 04: Larsa Pippen and Kourtney Kardashian are seen on the beach on July 4, 2016 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by John Parra/GC Images)

Scott Disick

MALIBU, CA - JULY 04: TV personality Scott Disick attends the "Red, White and Bootsy" 4th Of July Event at Nobu Malibu on July 4, 2016 in Malibu, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images)

Joanna & Romain

MALIBU, CA - JULY 04: Romain Zago and model Joanna Krupa attend the "Red, White and Bootsy" 4th Of July Event at Nobu Malibu on July 4, 2016 in Malibu, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images)

Brody Jenner

MALIBU, CA - JULY 04: Brody Jenner attends the "Red, White and Bootsy" 4th Of July Event at Nobu Malibu on July 4, 2016 in Malibu, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images)

Brandon Jenner

Brandon Jenner steps out with his little baby girl Eva James Jenner Featuring: Brandon Jenner, Eva James Jenner Where: Malibu, California, United States When: 29 Jun 2016 Credit: WENN.com

Melissa & Teresa

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 06: Melissa Gorga (L) and Teresa Giudice visit "Extra" at their New York studios at H&M in Times Square on July 6, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images for Extra)

Teresa Giudice

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 06: Teresa Giudice visits "Extra" at their New York studios at H&M in Times Square on July 6, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images for Extra)

Melissa Gorga

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 06: Melissa Gorga visits "Extra" at their New York studios at H&M in Times Square on July 6, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images for Extra)

Melissa & Teresa

EJ Johnson

EJ Johnson goes shopping on the morning of Independence Day Featuring: EJ Johnson Where: Los Angeles, California, United States When: 04 Jul 2016 Credit: 3rd Eye/WENN.COM

Photo Credit: Ray Tamarra/GC Images

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Source: http://www.realitytea.com/2016/07/08/hot-photos-friday-teresa-giudice-shannon-beador-jacqueline-laurita/

The Singular Serena Williams

ESPN First Take - Serena Williams Shows off Her Trophy | Wimbledon 2016
July 10, 2016 6:17 p.m. ET

If you do something well enough for long enough, there comes a time when people start to think its easy. I worry about this with Serena Williams. I worry that people think that what she doeswinning major tennis tournaments by the handful, 22 after taking another Wimbledon singles title on Saturdayis easy for her. It isnt. Its breathtakingly difficult. It requires focus, commitment, skill, execution, and more than an occasional helping of luck. It requires health both physical and mental. It requires the ability to turn the page immediately after good days and, more importantly, the bad ones. It requires the strength to summon parts of yourself that none of us probably quite understand, because none of us have ever done this in the way that Serena Williams has.

She turns 35 in September. 35! Shes No. 1 in the world, at 34 the oldest player in tenniss Open era to hold that ranking, male or female, and dont Google Andre Agassi, because I already did, and he was 33. And she is not some swan-song veteran improbably turning back the clock. Williams is at the pinnacle of her sport. When and if she loses, its considered a surprise, if not a shock. Every unconquered tournament is a headline, a disappointment.

Its a comical standard to which few are ever held. But this is the space Williams has occupied for ages, and probably will until she decides to walk away.

A few months ago, I asked Williamss coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, about how Williams handled the mental stresses of being expected to win every tennis match she plays in. One particular line of his answer has stuck with me:

She does not have the right to fail, Mouratoglou said.

She does not have the right to fail. Think about that for a second. Mouratoglou went on to talk about how mentally strong Williams was, how she tried to compensate for this pressure with great confidence, but it was a candid recognition of the extraordinary weight placed upon Williams every time she steps onto the court.

There was once a time where it could be argued, convincingly, that Williamss accomplishments were, if anything, underappreciated, that despite all the winning, there were still a few lingering yeah buts. Thats still a little truethere remain some cranks that try to diminish Williamss competition, as if the likes of Angelique Kerber and Garbie Muguruza just wandered in from a weekend tennis camp. But theres lately been a noticeable uptick in public admiration, a slightly-embarrassed acknowledgment of Williamss talent, as if to say: we should have been cherishing Serena Williams for ages. Today, the holdouts and naysayers just sound like boors.

Ill leave to others the arguments about whether or not Williams is the greatest womens singles tennis player. I feel the greatest-ever conversation is fraught in tennis: There have been too many changes to string and racket technology, travel, coaching, etc. to make comparisons close to fair. But if you folks want to argue Serena vs. Steffi vs. Martina vs. Margaret vs. Billie Jean and so on, go right ahead. You want to call Williams All-Time or All-Earth or All-Universe? Im good with all of it. (For what its worth, Chris Evert thinks Williams is the best, and I wont try to talk Chris Evert out of it.)

But lets just talk for a moment about the span of Williamss excellence. There are now 14 years between Williamss first (2002) and most recent singles titles at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. There are 16 years between the Williams sisters first Wimbledon doubles titles and Saturdays. 16 years! Thats not a spanthats a Tracy Austin!

When I spoke to her this spring, Williams told me she never imagined shed be playing tennis at this age. She hasnt, but many of us have already forgotten the health scares (including a blood clot in her lung) at the beginning of the decade in which Williams thought there was a moment a doctor would walk into the room and tell her shed have to stop playing. That didnt happen. She got her health back and her tennis, if anything, got better.

None of this is easy. Not a bit of it. Williams is a historic tennis player and cultural figure from whom so much is asked; find me another post-championship news conference like Saturdays in which Williams moved from subjects like gender equality to the tragedies in Minnesota, Baton Rouge and Dallas to what it means to be black in America in 2016and, oh right, her latest Wimbledon title. Before she was asked anything else, Williams was asked if winning Wimbledon was a relief, which is another way of saying she does not have the right to fail, that this is routine, that we expect her to do this every time.

Williams politely said it was. But its also a brilliant accomplishment, because its incredibly hard to do. If youre anyone. Even if youre Serena Williams.

Write to Jason Gay at Jason.Gay@wsj.com

Source: http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-singular-serena-williams-1468189029

Andy Murray"s Wimbledon win lifts spirits as UK still grapples with Brexit aftermath

2016, Day 11 Highlights, Andy Murray vs Tomas Berdych

Updated July 11, 2016 07:06:31

Andy Murray"s second finals win at Wimbledon has been a sliver of good news for a country still digesting the consequences of the Brexit vote.

His victory against Canadian sixth seed Milos Raonic thrilled crowds who watched it on a big screen near Tower Bridge in London.

When Andy Murray won Wimbledon for the first time in 2013, he carried the expectations of a nation that had waited 77 years for a British male champion.

This time, some were suggesting he could finally lift much of the UK from the sense of chaos it fell into after the historic vote on June 23.

Even some of those who voted to have the UK leave the European Union have been surprised at the continuing fallout.

Jackie Anderson and her husband Robin were on holidays from Bridge of Allan in Scotland, close to Murray"s childhood home of Dunblane, to watch Murray win.

"Very exciting as he"s a local boy and we"re big fans of his," Mr Anderson said.

"It"ll be fantastic for the community."

But on the subject of Brexit Mr Anderson was less positive.

"Utterly chaotic and frightening," he said when asked about the mood of the country.

His wife is hopeful that with a new prime minister, there"ll be more positive signs ahead, but said it was too soon to tell.

University graduates Ben Owens and Stephen Hedges, both 21, are flatmates and on opposite sides of the EU vote.

Mr Owens voted for the UK to leave the EU.

"I"m a bit surprised at how this thing has gone. It"s worldwide news. It"s constantly on the news for two weeks," he said.

Mr Hedges voted in.

"I"m surprised at the level of uncertainty that"s been generated to a certain extent," he said.

"It"s a tough time ahead for the UK. But I must say there is a hope of optimism. Maybe we can weather the storm.

"It"s one of those things we"ve done it now, let"s not dwell on it and try to work for the best I think."

The mood in the UK two and a half weeks after Brexit depends on who you ask.

It was not missed that in his victory speech, Andy Murray mentioned Prime Minister David Cameron who was at Wimbledon and boos could be heard from the crowd.

Neil Jones from Southhampton in England"s south said it had all been overblown.

"I think it"s been a bit overhyped in the press and the media so we"re just getting on with what we"ve got to do," he said.

Mr Jones voted out and has had no second thoughts.

"Everything has calmed down and nothing is going to change for a few years, so I don"t see what the problem is."

Topics:world-politics,tennis,sport,united-kingdom

First posted July 11, 2016 06:24:32

Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-11/andy-murray-wimbledon-win-lifts-spirits-in-post-brexit-uk/7584940

2-trophy day for Serena Williams: She and Venus win doubles

Angelique Kerber warms up ahead of Wimbledon final with Serena Williams

US player Serena Williams (L) and her partner US player Venus Williams (R) pose with the winners trophies after beating Hungarys Timea Babos and Kazakhstans Yaroslava Shvedova to win the womens doubles final on the thirteenth day of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 9, 2016. (JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images)

LONDON SerenaWilliams is leaving Wimbledon with two trophies, teaming with her older sister Venus to win a womens doubles final that began a little more than 3 hours after the singles final ended Saturday.

The American siblings won their sixth doubles championship at the All England Club and 14th as a pair at all Grand Slam tournaments by beating fifth-seeded Timea Babos of Hungary and Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan 6-3, 6-4.

Earlier Saturday, also on Centre Court, Serena collected her 22nd Grand Slam singles title with a straight-set victory over Angelique Kerber in that final.

I had just enough time to change and get my ankles re-taped, Serena said about going from one match to the other. But there was so much adrenaline. I didnt want to cool down too much.

Venus sat in the guest box during the singles final.

Watching Serena earlier was so amazing, and I was so into that. And then you have to re-set yourself and say, OK, weve got to play a match and were going to have to try to win," Venus said during a joint interview with the BBC after the doubles. So she brought the energy from Game 1 and that really brought me up, too.

The Williams sisters also won doubles titles at Wimbledon in 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009 and 2012. Each time, one or the other also won the singles championship, with Serena doing it in 2002, 2009 and 2012 in addition to this year.

Theyre now 14-0 in major doubles finals. But they were unseeded this time because they play doubles so infrequently, and their most recent Grand Slam title before Saturday had come four years ago at the All England Club. Until playing at the French Open in May, they hadnt even entered a doubles draw at any major tournament since 2014.

Theyre planning to compete in doubles, in addition to singles, at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics next month. They already have won three gold medals in doubles, at the 2000, 2008 and 2012 Summer Games.

When they were asked during the BBC interview which one is in charge of their doubles team, Serena immediately pointed toward Venus and said with a laugh, Shes definitely the boss.

And Venus said: Well, Im the older sister, so it kind of falls on me. But (there are) different times on the court that we both take over. So whatever the team needs, it kind of happens organically. Thats the best kind of team.

Shvedova, who lost to Venus in the singles quarterfinals this week, was trying to win her third Grand Slam doubles title, after teaming with Vania King for trophies at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in 2010. Babos has never won a major doubles trophy; she was the runner-up with Kristina Mladenovic at Wimbledon in 2014.

In mens doubles, Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert defeated Julien Benneteau and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-4, 7-6 (1), 6-3 to win their first Wimbledon title. It was the first all-French Grand Slam mens doubles final of the Open era.

The victory gives Mahut a happier memory from the grass-court tournament where he lost the longest match in tennis history, 70-68 in the fifth set against John Isner in the first round of singles in 2010.

We talk a lot about this match already. Im very proud of it, Mahut said, referring to the contest that lasted more than 11 hours, spread over three days. But now its something different. Now I can come in the press conference as a Wimbledon champion. Its great.

This is the second major title together for the top-seeded team of Mahut and Herbert, who won the U.S. Open last year.

Theyre only the second pair of Frenchmen to earn the doubles trophy at the All England Club in the Open era, which began in 1968. Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra won Wimbledon in 2007.

Benneteau and Roger-Vasselin won the 2014 French Open doubles championship.

Mahut knows Benneteau and Roger-Vasselin rather well, having won ATP doubles titles with each of them in the past. Mahut and Benneteau even had success together as teens, collecting seven junior doubles titles in 1999.

Source: http://wgntv.com/2016/07/09/2-trophy-day-for-serena-williams-she-and-venus-win-doubles/

Pastor Perry Noble on Orlando Shooting: Without Jesus, Possibilities for Evil Are Endless

Perry Noble Drops the N-Word on Christmas Eve

June 14, 2016|8:07 am

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Perry Noble, pastor of NewSpring Church in Anderson, South Carolina, speaks via a pre-recorded video during The Nines 2014 online conference held Nov. 3 and 4. The annual event was presented by Leadership Network.

Pastor Perry Noble of NewSpring Church in South Carolina has responded to the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history at the Orlando gay nightclub on Sunday, warning that without a heart connection to Jesus Christ, the "possibilities for evil are endless."

Noble said in a video posted on Facebookon Monday that when he first heard news of the Orlando massacre, where gunman Omar Mir Seddique Mateen killed 49 peopleand reportedly pledged his allegiance to the Islamic State, his first response, like many other Americans, was to think that just another shooting has occurred in a list of many.

"How callous have we started becoming?" Noble asked, warning against becoming desensitized to such tragedies.

He said that as he read more details about the rampage, he began thinking that only a spiritual solution can help prevent such acts of violence.

"I don"t think this is a gun control issue, I don"t think this is a gay issues, I don"t think even if you really want to boil it down, this is a religious issue. I think this is a heart issue. I think the biggest problem in our world today isn"t anything that we can legislate or pass a law against," Noble said.

"The biggest problem in our world today is there are people who literally don"t have a heart connection to Jesus. And when people don"t have a heart connection with Jesus, the possibilities for evil are endless."

Pointing to the story of the Apostle Paul as found in the Bible, where Paul turned away from persecuting Christians to become a follower of Christ, Noble said: "Here"s the beautiful thing Jesus can defeat ISIS."

He added that his hope and his prayer is that people don"t get caught up in politics, but instead focus their hearts on the notion that "Jesus Christ is absolutely the only hope for the world."

Christian churches, including a Southern Baptist congregation two blocks away from the Orlando nightclub, have meanwhile been reaching out to help victims and their families.

Delaney Baptist Church Pastor Troy Peeples told The Christian Poston Monday that his 1,900 member congregation prayed for the victims and the first responders on Sunday morning, and stressed that his church is focused on "sharing the love of G*d through Jesus Christ to those who are hurting."

"It was announced in our service that blood was needed, so we encouraged our members to give blood and many did. We are looking into ways that we can minister to the various groups impacted by this tragedy," Peeples added. "Honestly, we are a little overwhelmed! We know that there are and will be many needs and we are praying how best meet some of those needs."

Source: http://www.christianpost.com/news/pastor-perry-noble-orlando-shooting-without-jesus-possibilities-for-evil-endless-165154/

Mark Hunt outclassed by Brock Lesnar in unanimous decision loss at UFC200

UFC 200: Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt Knockout (Full Fight Highlights)

Mark Hunt was unable to overcome Brock Lesnar at UFC200 after losing the fight by unanimous decision.

Video: Mark Hunt slammed to the ground by monstrous Brock Lesnar

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The Super Samoan hoped to keep the fight off the ground, but the Canadian wrestler never gave him the chance.Source: Twiiter / UFC

The "Super Samoan" attempted to keep the fight "off the ground" while battling in the golden octagon, but a failed takedown defence in the opening round gave Lesnar the advantage and he used it, pummelling Hunt in the head with multiple blows.

Hunt kept his distance in the second round and was successful in diverting pressure from Lesnar but another takedown in round three saw Lesnar take full control of the fight.

Lesnar continued to punch Hunt"s head until the final hooter blew and he was announced the winner by unanimous decision.

Unofficially, Lesnar landed 149 strikes to Hunt"s 42 in the fight.

Source: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=us&usg=AFQjCNGqLYSUFwFHcPRkwMhAeh0a6WPSmg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779154657859&ei=U56CV8CHPJXP3QGRirGADw&url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/sport/other/mark-hunt-outclassed-brock-lesnar-in-unanimous-decision-loss-ufc200

Derek Jeter marries model Hannah Davis in Napa Valley

Hannah Davis is a Caribbean Queen

Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Hannah Davis and former New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter married in an intimate ceremony at the MeadowoodNapa Valley Resort in California on Saturday, according to PEOPLE.

Davis and Jeter have been dating for over three years, but started appearing together at red carpet events last summer. Rumors that the two planned to wed were confirmed in November, when Jeter subtly mentioned the pairs engagement for the first time, calling Davis his fiance in a Players Tribune article.

Among the less than 100 guests that attended the wedding were Jeters longtime teammates and friends Jorge Posada, Andruw Jones and Tino Martinez.

Jeter and Davis are known to be private people, but the couples next step could be having children. Jeter told PEOPLE in 2014 that he was looking forward to becoming a dad after his playing career.

BONUS: See some of Hannah"s best moments from SI Swimsuit 2014 & 2015!

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Source: http://www.si.com/swim-daily/2016/07/10/derek-jeter-hannah-davis-married-napa-valley-california