Ebola cases in Congo have doubled in just two months
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading at an alarming rate. In the last two months alone, the World Health Organization has recorded 1,000 Ebola cases. Seventy-one days later, the World Health Organization reported 2,020 Ebola cases, with 1,354 people dying from the disease.
Actress Julia Roberts will receive a star on the Walk of Fame. The American artist's hand and footprints will soon adorn the world-famous sidewalk in Los Angeles. The artist was nominated many years ago, but back then she didn't have time for all the preparations, ceremonies and events that were supposed to be held in her honor. Now the time has finally come.
Actress Julia Roberts: “Pretty Woman” made her popular worldwide
The film”Pretty woman” made her a superstar. But what fans of the cult film don't know is that the script originally had a completely different ending. When Julia took on the role, the film was conceived as a drama. In the end, Julia's character should be thrown out of a taxi. But then the film studio that owned the film rights went bankrupt. Disney bought the film rights and decided to rework the script. Director Garry Marshall was tasked with making a romantic comedy. Since this was a completely new project, he wanted to meet with the young actress and possibly discuss what to do next. The two got along very well and Julia decided to work with him. The rest is history.
Julia Roberts has been one of the highest paid actresses since the 90s
The success of “Pretty Woman” made Richard Gere and Julia Roberts popular style icons. The actress was so successful that she was even crowned the highest-paid actress in the world at the time. In an interview she gave a month ago, she was modest. She was only following in Barbara Streisand's footsteps, but is still happy to have contributed to narrowing the wage gap between men and women. The actress also said that significantly more money was spent on films back then than today. Accordingly, most actors were paid better back then.
