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THE BACHELORETTE SEASON 17 PREMIERE RECAP, EPISODE 1 The summer of 2021 is a very different time than the end of 2020 or even the beginning of 2021.Oh, don’t get me wrong. We’re still very much in the middle of a global pandemic and honestly, at GANGS OF LONDON RECAP, SEASON 1 EPISODE 9: ‘EPISODE 8’ The feasibility of the Wallaces winning back London seems increasingly out of reach. A recap of Gangs of London ‘Episode 8,’ aired as episode 9 on AMC and episode 8 streaming on AMC+. TRISHA PAYTAS QUITS FRENEMIES PODCAST WITH H3’S ETHAN KLEIN Trisha Paytas is stepping away from their highly successful podcast, Frenemies, which they host with H3 Production’s Ethan Klein.In a 22-minute video posted to their YouTube channel, Paytas (who THE BEST BOOKS OF 2021 (SO FAR) The slate for 2021 — fiction and nonfiction — is bursting with vibrancy and verve. The best books of the year include The Copenhagen Trilogy, by Tove Ditlevsen; Second Place, by Rachel Cusk NEW ON PARAMOUNT+ JUNE 2021: MOVIES, TV, ORIGINAL SERIES Each month, Paramount+ adds new movies and TV shows to its library. Here is the best of what’s new on Paramount+ for June 2021, from iCarly, Rupaul’s Drag Race All Stars, Freaks and Geeks PINK FLOYD FRONTMAN ROGER WATERS ANNOUNCES MEMOIR A little ban from Pink Floyd’s website isn’t stopping Roger Waters from getting the word out about his upcoming projects, which include a slate of memoirs, plural, he’s been writing since 18 SHOWS LIKE ‘MARE OF EASTTOWN’: WHAT TO WATCH NEXT HBO’s ‘Mare of Easttown’ ended this week, but don’t despair: There are plenty of other moody detective shows to watch once you’re

finished.

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DUFFY REEMERGES AFTER YEARS OF SILENCE TO SAY SHE WAS ‘RAPED, DRUGGED, AND HELD CAPTIVE’ By Devon Ivie @devonsaysrelax The singer found overseas success in 2008 with her hit “Mercy” then mysteriously faded from the spotlight. Photo: Florian Seefried/Getty Images More than a decade after her last album and many years of completely retreating from the public eye, Welsh singer-songwriter Duffy revealed on social media on Tuesday the horrendous circumstances that lead to her anonymity in the 2010s: She was the victim of an abduction. “Many of you wonder what happened to me, where did I disappear to and why,” she wrote on Instagram. “A journalist contacted me, he found a way to reach me and I told him everything this past summer. He was kind and it felt so amazing to finally speak. The truth is, and please trust me I am ok and safe now, I was raped and drugged and held captive over some days. Of course I survived. The recovery took time. There’s no light way to say it.” While Duffy didn’t specify when or where the abduction occurred, or if her captor was found, she said it’s “exciting and liberating” for her to now be able to discuss this terrifying experience: > But I can tell you in the last decade, the thousands and thousands > of days I committed to wanting to feel the sunshine in my heart > again, the sun does now shine. You wonder why I did not choose to > use my voice to express my pain? I did not want to show the world > the sadness in my eyes. I asked myself, how can I sing from the > heart if it is broken? And slowly it unbroke. In the following weeks > I will be posting a spoken interview. If you have any questions I > would like to answer them, in the spoken interview, if I can. I have > a sacred love and sincere appreciation for your kindness over the > years. You have been friends. I want to thank you for that. Duffy catapulted into the music industry in 2008 with her debut album _Rockferry, _which featured the sultry international bop “Mercy ” — drawing quick comparisons to her fellow soul-pop contemporaries Amy Winehouse and Adele. Her 2010 follow-up album, _Endlessly, _spurred no hits and failed to achieve the same level of _Rockferry_’s critical success. In the ensuing decade, Duffy would resurface very rarely, with her most notable work being a supporting role in the 2015 crime thriller

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