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Here's why Fiat Chrysler recalled Anton Yelchin's 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee

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"Star Trek" actor Anton Yelchin was crushed to death when his 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee rolled down his driveway on Sunday. Fiat Chrysler recalled 1.1 million SUVs and cars in April, including Yelchin's 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee.

Fiat Chrysler said that it was premature to speculate the cause of Yelchin's crash but that officials would be conducting a thorough investigation of the incident.

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'Game of Thrones' director reveals why Jon Snow's direwolf wasn't in the latest battle

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Warning: spoilers ahead for Sunday's episode of "Game of Thrones," "Battle of the Bastards."

While "Game of Thrones" delivered an epic penultimate episode on Sunday, many fans noticed that something was missing.

Jon Snow's (Kit Harington) direwolf, Ghost, is rarely far away from her master, especially when he's in danger. Yet, Ghost was nowhere to be found on this week's bloody episode, "Battle of the Bastards."

So why did Jon's best friend not make it to the battlefield?

"[Ghost] was in there in spades originally, but it’s also an incredibly time consuming and expensive character to bring to life," the episode's director Miguel Sapochnik told Business Insider on Monday. "Ultimately we had to choose between Wun-Wun and the direwolf, so the dog bit the dust."

"Battle of the Bastards" was a complicated and expensive episode to produce. While a typical episode takes one to two weeks to shoot, Sunday's episode shot for 25 days, Entertainment Weekly reported. That included 600 crew members, 500 extras, 70 horses, and 25 stuntmen and women. Its price tag could lie somewhere between $11 million and $25 million.

wun wun battle of the bastards game of thrones hboStill, just because Ghost had to be dropped doesn't mean the production made the easier and cheaper decision by bringing Wun Wun, the Wildling giant loyal to Jon Snow, to the battlefield.

"Anything with the giant is a challenge," Sapochnik told us, "because he’s not there, and you have to shoot multiple layers for each shot, and get extras to react to something that doesn’t exist, and then shoot the actual giant played by Ian Whyte months later on a green screen stage."

Plus, Wun Wun ended up giving his life to place the Starks back in Winterfell. While definitely sad, at least we know Ghost is alive and well.

SEE ALSO: The 5 most talked-about moments from this week's 'Game of Thrones'

DON'T MISS: The 6 most popular fan theories for how 'Game of Thrones' will end

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FX just renewed its animated comedy 'Archer' for three more seasons

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The former spies in FX's "Archer" will live to see another day — three more seasons, in fact.

The cable network announced Tuesday that it would renew the hit animated comedy for three more seasons, putting the series through the 10-season landmark.

Each of those three seasons will have eight episodes. "Archer's" eighth season will return in early 2017.

"Archer" revolves around a former spy agency turned private investigation firm and the lives of its employees.

"We can’t say enough about what Adam [Reed, the show's creator], Matt [Thompson, the show's executive producer] and the entire 'Archer' team at Floyd County have done to keep this series so insanely funny and vital through seven seasons," Nick Grad, FX president of original programming, said. "The move to Los Angeles this past season as private detectives was just the latest twist in 'Archer’s' legendary exploits and the next three seasons will to be just as amazing and unpredictable. We are thrilled to continue making great TV with our friends and colleagues at Floyd County."

The series features the voices of H. Jon Benjamin, Aisha Tyler, Jessica Walter, Chris Parnell, Judy Greer, Amber Nash, Adam Reed, and Lucky Yates.

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Here's everything that is coming to Netflix in July

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It's the second day of summer, and Netflix is celebrating by giving its subscribers all the more reason to stay inside with its release of the upcoming titles that will be available in July.

Netflix originals "BoJack Horseman," "Marco Polo," "Between," and more are returning to the the streaming service this month while Anna Friel's "Marcella," and Winona Ryder's "Stranger Things" will make their debut.

Fans of "Back to the Future" and "Lethal Weapon" can rejoice because all of the films in each series are coming to the streaming service on July 1st.

Old classics such as "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and "The Sting" can be added to your queue in addition to a more modern classic like "Mean Girls."

Here's the full list of all of the titles coming to Netflix in July. We've highlighted some of our favorites below.

Available 7/1/16

"41 on 41" (2014)

"A Long Way From Home" (2013)

"Back to the Future" (1985)

"Back to the Future Part II" (1989)

"Back to the Future Part III" (1990)

"Bad Boys II" (2003)

"Batman: The Movie" (1966)

"Beavis and Butt-head Do America" (1996)

"Between:" Season 2, Netflix original

"Beverly Hills Cop" (1984)

"Beverly Hills Cop II" (1987)

Back to the Future

"Big Trouble in Little China" (1986)

"Blade 2" (2002)

"By the People: The Election of Barack Obama" (2009)

"Catwoman" (2004)

"Cheaper by the Dozen" (1950)

"Cinderella Man" (2005)

"Conflict" (2015)

"Death Race 2" (2010)

"Death Race 3: Inferno" (2013)

"Deep:" Season 1, Netflix original

"'The Deep' follows the adventures of the Nekton family — a brilliant team of underwater explorers. With state-of-the-art technology and an unquenchable thirst for discovery, the Nektons explore the mysterious depths of the ocean, where most of our world lies unexplored and unexplained."

"Dreamcatcher" (2003)

"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" (2011)

"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953)

"Gladiator" (2000)

"Hello, Dolly!" (1969)

"Hey Arnold! The Movie" (2002)

"Honey" (2003)

"Insomnia" (2002)

"The Italian Job" (2003)

"Jackass: Number Two" (2006)

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

"Jim Jefferies: Freedumb," Netflix original

"Jim Jefferies’ second Netflix special, 'Jim Jefferies: Freedumb' unleashes his signature, unapologetic take on a variety of topics that range from personal stories including how he is coping with fatherhood to political and social commentary about religion, freedom and even Bill Cosby."

"Lalaloopsy Ponies: The Big Show" (2014)

"Lethal Weapon" (1987)

"Lethal Weapon 2" (1989)

"Lethal Weapon 3" (1992)

"Lethal Weapon 4" (1998)

"The Longest Yard" (2005)

"The Lovely Bones" (2009)

"Making the American Man" (2016), Netflix exclusive

"Marcella:" Season 1, Netflix original

"The show delves into the psychology of the troubled detective Marcella (Anna Friel) as she investigates a serial murder case upon returning to duty after a 10-year hiatus."

"Marco Polo:" Season 2, Netflix original

"Mean Girls" (2004)

"Nevada Smith" (1966)

"Nick of Time" (1995)

"The Painted Veil" (2006)

"Pandemic" (2015)

"Phenomenon" (1996)

"Raiders Of The Lost Art:" Season 2

"Rumor Has It" (2005)

Mean Girls

"Scooby-Doo" (2002)

"The Shannara Chronicles:" Season 1

"The Sting" (1973)

"Stomp the Yard: Homecoming" (2010)

"Talhotblond" (2009)

"Terminus" (2016)

"Turner and Hooch" (1989)

"Twisted" (2004)

"Watershed: Exploring A New Water Ethic For The New West" (2012)

"Well Wishes" (2015)

"Working Girl" (1988)

"Yours, Mine and Ours" (2005)

Available 7/4/16

"Kuromukuro:" Season 1, Netflix original

This is Netflix's first simulcast anime series.

Available 7/6/16

"The Big Short" (2015)

Available 7/7/16

"A War" (2015)

"The Armor of Light" (2015)

"Brahman Naman" (2016), Netflix original

"The 1980s-set film revolves around a champion college quiz team who try to win the all-India finals as well as lose their virginity."

"NSU German History X:" Season 1, Netflix original

Brahman Naman

Available 7/8/16

"The Invitation" (2015), Netflix exclusive

"Word Party:" Season 1

Available 7/9/16

"Mustang" (2015)

"Mystery Files:" Season 1

Available 7/10/16

"The Last Kingdom:" Season 1

Available 7/12/16

"Rolling Papers" (2015)

Available 7/14/16

"Gridlocked" (2015), Netflix exclusive

"Magi: The Adventures of Sinbad:" Season 1, Netflix original

"The Magi who became High King of the Seven Seas started as a boy determined to make the world a better place. He begins with a dangerous dungeon."

"Todd Margaret:" Season 3

Available 7/15/16

"The Adventures of Puss in Boots:" Season 3, Netflix original

"Ghostheads" (2016)

"Holidays" (2016), Netflix exclusive

"Rebirth" (2016), Netflix original

"The film’s plot revolves around a white-collar suburban father Kyle (Fran Kranz) who is surprised by his long-lost college friend Zack (Adam Goldbergwho is brimming with excitement over his recently finished self-actualization program called Rebirth. Reluctantly, Kyle goes and stumbles on a bus full of Rebirth participants about to depart. He gets on the bus and thus begins his journey down a rabbit hole of psychodrama, seduction, and violence."

"Stranger Things:" Season 1, Netflix original

"In the series, a young boy vanishes into thin air. As friends, family, and local police search for answers, they are drawn into an extraordinary mystery involving top secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one very strange little girl. The series, set in Indiana, is a love letter to the ‘80s classics that captivated a generation."

"Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru" (2016), Netflix original

The feature documentary film about internationally renowned life and business strategist Tony Robbins, "goes behind the scene of his mammoth seminar Date with Destiny, attended by over 2,500 people in Boca Raton, Florida each year, to give an insider look at how one man can affect millions. This film captures both the immense effort of producing this live seminar as well as the life changing transformations of the participants in real time." Tony Robbins: I AM NOT YOUR GURU

Available 7/16/16

"Fighting" (2009)

Available 7/19/16

"Liv and Maddie:" Season 3

Available 7/21/16

"Internet Famous" (2016), Netflix exclusive

Available 7/22/16

"BoJack Horseman:" Season 3, Netflix original

"Degrassi: Next Class:" Season 2, Netflix original

Available 7/24/16

"Popples:" Season 3, Netflix original

"The series portrays the optimistic enthusiasm of the comedic pals Bubbles, Sunny, Lulu, Izzy, and Yikes."

Available 7/27/16

"The Wave" (2015)

Available 7/29/16

"Home: Adventures With Tip & Oh:" Season 1, Netflix original

"Picking up where the film 'Home' left off, the show is a coming-of-age comedy that sees human girl Tip and the alien being Oh navigate their crazily combined cultures and having plenty of adventures along the way. The series also will feature original musical numbers."

"Last Chance U" (2016), Netflix original

"Elite athletes in tough life circumstances struggle to keep up the pace on a champion community college football team in this six-part documentary series."

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"LEGO Bionicle: The Journey to One:" Season 2, Netflix original

"Tallulah" (2016), Netflix original

"The film follows Ellen Page as a young drifter who takes a baby from a negligent mother, and Allison Janney as a woman who mistakenly believes she’s the child’s grandmother."

Available 7/30/16

"My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic:" Season 6: Part 1

Available 7/31/16

"Hit Record on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt:" Season 2

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7 reasons I'd want this 'Game of Thrones' character to be my real-life boss

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Last week, we broke down the best and worst leaders in "Game of Thrones." 

Now let's talk about who you'd actually want to work for if you were somehow magically transported into the show. 

The answer for me is obvious: Lady Lyanna Mormont of Bear Island

Here's why, out of all the characters in Westeros and Essos, Lady Mormont is an ideal boss. 

Warning: "Game of Thrones" spoilers ahead.

SEE ALSO: We ranked the Game of Thrones characters by leadership skills — No. 1 may surprise you

She's not 'nice'

Come on, this is "Game of Thrones."It's an understatement to say that being nice usually doesn't get you very far.

Lyanna, despite being an adorable 10-year-old, is not "sweet." She doesn't sugarcoat. She demands answers. She calls people out on their nonsense. 

Having a nice boss is overrated, especially in a cutthroat world like the North. You want someone who's going to look out for your best interests and get stuff done. 



She gets the facts right

During her negotiation session with Davos and the Starks, Lyanna isn't afraid to ask questions. She cross-examines her guests and relies on her maester for additional information. Good leaders make sure they're well-informed before making a major decision, like revolting against the evil Warden of the North.  



She's always looking out for her team

When Lyanna's interrogating Sansa and Jon in "The Broken Man," her priorities become clear.

She's first and foremost looking out for her own people. She's not going to sacrifice her army on some fool's errand for every displaced Stark with a sob story.

Before she signs on for anything, she wants to make sure that the venture will be worthwhile for Bear Island. She's got the best interests of her soldiers — all 62 of them — in mind. 



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This 15-year-old social media star has millions of fans who follow her crazy lip-syncing videos

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Ariel Martin, 15, tried a lot of extracurricular activities before settling on a career in social media. Soccer, dance, and gymnastics never piqued her interest quite like the fast rising app Musical.ly.

"I'll usually be on the app about two to three hours a day," says Martin, flashing her famous toothy grin on a recent Skype call with Tech Insider as she conducts back-to-back interviews in a Los Angeles hotel room.

Martin, who's better known by her 10 million fans as Baby Ariel (pronounced ar-ee-el), is the top user on Musical.ly. The music video-centric social network boasts over 90 million users, mostly teens, and has become home to the newest crop of social media stars.

If you're old enough to see a R-rated movie, there's a good chance you haven't heard of Martin. But the Florida teen is paving a way to mainstream fame while most girls her age worry about zits and exams, rather than international stardom.

what's up babies?😘

A video posted by Baby Ariel (@babyariel) on Feb 24, 2016 at 2:16pm PST on

Roughly a year ago, a storm flooded her family's apartment. They lived out of suitcases in Martin's grandparents' house for a time. She stumbled across a friend's Musical.ly video shared to Instagram and escaped her circumstances by losing herself in the new app.

She began recording 15-second clips of her lip-syncing. Most of Martin's videos show her bopping around a lilac-colored bedroom, singing along to today's top hits. Some days she's made up for the red carpet, other times she's bare-faced and slung across the couch with her mom.

"From the start, I was just being myself. I made videos that I enjoyed making," Martin says. "Every time I make a video I do it to make someone happy or to make someone smile."

Musical.ly began to feature more and more of her videos on the app's home page, and her number of followers rocketed.

Martin remembers, over the course of a few days, sitting down with her computer and studying YouTube stars online. 

"I saw these people do this for a living," she says, wide-eyed. "If it's something I love to do — I love to make people happy — why not continue and try to do Musical.lys every single day?"

hold up, wait a minute, let me back track ⏱🔫 @musical.ly

A video posted by Baby Ariel (@babyariel) on Feb 12, 2016 at 3:53pm PST on

Popularity hasn't been the easiest adjustment. She travels frequently for awards shows, meet-ups with fans, and interviews. Two months ago, Martin switched to online classes so she could keep up with her studies while also spending so much time dedicated to Musical.ly.

The first time she realized the gravity of her newfound fame, she was shopping at Wal-Mart with her parents and noticed a girl taking her picture. She was wearing pajamas at the time. When she checked Instagram later, Martin saw the picture going viral. Just because.

In a few month's span, Martin had gone from just another girl in school to a native Musical.ly celebrity whose fan following eclipsed that of mainstream stars Selena Gomez and Ariana Grande.

Now, most of Martin's fans are other young social media celebrities. They talk over Skype and video chatting services daily.

"If there are days that, you know, I'm sad about [social media stardom], they're the ones that understand," she says. "We can talk about what editing software we use. It might be boring, but we talk about it."

absolutely LOVE opening & reading everything you guys send me 😍 i wish i could respond individually to each and every one, love you guys 💘

A photo posted by Baby Ariel (@babyariel) on Feb 27, 2016 at 3:27pm PST on

A typical day begins with a walk around the neighborhood with her mom. ("Since I’m online-schooled, I don't have PE or anything like that," Martin says.) After a quick shower, she knocks out some schoolwork.

When it's time for Musical.ly, she picks a song she likes that also suits her current mood. Martin learns the lyrics, practices some hand choreography to go along with it, and records the video.

"And then if I don't like it, I'll just do it again until I finally do one that I really like," Martin says.

🤖🌟 #4MINUTExSkrillex @beingbabyariel song by @skrillex @hyunah_aa @missnam90 @kkwonsso_4m @gayoon_heo

A video posted by musical.ly (@musical.ly) on Feb 2, 2016 at 8:03pm PST on

These days, the high-energy high schooler spends as much as seven hours a day editing videos for her YouTube channel, where the sponsorship dollars roll in. In March, she uploaded a video of her and her mom shopping for prom dresses at high-end fashion retailer Nordstrom, which has been viewed over 1.9 million times.

When I ask Martin if she planned to go to prom, she says, "Well, that's always been something I've wanted to go to, so I'm hoping."

It's unclear how much money Martin makes between sponsored YouTube videos, pre-roll ads on her videos, interviews, and meet-and-greet events. The 10 top-earning YouTube stars rake in between $2.5 million and $12 million annually, but they have millions more subscribers than Martin. 

Even Martin probably isn't sure how much she makes: Her parents handle the business of being a social media star (and her finances), while Martin focuses on the fans.

This summer, she's co-headlining DigiTour, a traveling social media festival that brings the biggest stars to 28 cities nationwide. In 2015, the production company behind the tour planned for 350,000 attendees. Tickets sell for just $25 for general admission and $109 for VIP passes, an enticing upsell that includes an exclusive pre-show meet-and-greet, early entrance, and a tour poster. When I ask her about it, Martin uses the word "excited" six times to describe her anticipation.

She will also be at VidCon, a YouTube-sponsored convention once described as "a boy-band concert on acid." Last year, 20,000 shrieking teeny-boppers and their reluctant parents attended.

cheeeeeeeeese 😸

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It's just the beginning for the budding social media star. She says she doesn't know exactly what she wants to be when she grows up, though she hopes her production experience leads to bona fide acting gigs.

In the meantime, she's knocking out homework, making videos, and shaking her head at the haters who say she's "famous for nothing."

"When I first started Musical.ly and social media, it really, really did affect me because I'm just being myself on the internet," Martin says. "After a while I realized, you know, if I'm making people happy and doing what I love to do, just like I tell all my supporters, I have to say it to myself: Be confident in who you are."

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Teens are getting almost all of their news from Snapchat and Twitter these days

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Teens growing up today have never had to wait to catch up on the news. A quick Google search is all they need to find out what their favorite sports team or celebrity is up to. 

But they don't solely search for news they're curious about, they also regularly check different apps to stay up to date on current events.

We know from recent research that teens ages 13-18 who are part of Generation Z are spending nearly nine hours a day consuming entertainment media. And believe it or not, a chunk of that time is spent on checking the news.

Through speaking with a few teens, Tech Insider discovered that they aren't going to specific news sites to pick and choose articles to read, but rather checking certain apps where the news has been preselected for them. 

And no, not Facebook — the majority of teens we spoke with said they rely on Snapchat and Twitter.

teens text message"My favorite Snapchat story is the Cosmo one because they’re usually relat[ed] to feminism, and today for example, it had a story about the [Stanford] rape case," Isabella, 15, tells Tech Insider in a text message. "Every single one of my friends reads it too in the morning."

If it's something particularly interesting, Isabella says she'll send it to one of her friends using the messaging function in the Snapchat app. She tells TI that she also checks the BuzzFeed Snapstory every day.

However, she says she does not have a Twitter or Facebook account, and can't remember the last time she picked up a newspaper. "Very rarely, I’ll read the newspaper over my mom’s shoulder for a few minutes before I get bored," Isabella tells TI. 

It's not really surprising that she doesn't read the newspaper — young people rank lowest among daily newspaper readers.

Isabella isn't alone. According to survey results made public by Variety, 44% of Snapchatters who use the Live Story and Discover features do so at least once a day. And 30% of users use the app as their primary means of getting information about the 2016 Presidential Campaign. 

In addition to Snapchat, some teens still opt for more traditional methods of news consumption, including watching TV. Thomas, 14, tells TI he likes to watch the nightly news to stay up-to-date because it has photos and videos that grab his attention.

"I do follow many news sources on Twitter and Snapchat [as well]," he adds, but "unless I get a notification when I am bored, I won’t look at them because I am usually busy doing something else."

Meanwhile, 16-year-old Nora hasn't completely ditched the old methods of accessing news either. "I read the newspaper sometimes in the morning, about once a week," she says. But she admits that she gets the bulk of her news online, finding it on Facebook or other social media sites, like (you guessed it) Snapchat or Instagram.

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Using social media as a source for news consumption comes with its pros and cons. On one hand, social media offers the speed and accessibility for news to break quickly. But on the other, anyone can post any information for the public to see without it being verified or fact-checked, which can sometimes lead to the truth being misconstrued, like in a game of telephone.

President Obama used Twitter to announce his 2012 candidacy, and news stories like Osama bin Laden's death or the announcement of Prince William's engagement to Kate Middleton first surfaced on the site as well. Last December, when reports of a shooting in San Bernardino, California, came out, Snapchat created a live story that launched the app into the breaking news industry. 

But there are limits on what these social media services can provide in the way of news. Tweets are limited to 140 characters in length, nowhere near enough space to tell an entire story. Thus, false reports and news can run rampant. Many a celebrity, including Justin Bieber, have been reported dead on social media only to tweet out later to their fans that the rumors were false.

Other stories have spread like wildfire only to turn out to be false shortly thereafter. Back in 2010, rapper Sean Combs aka P. Diddy, tweeted that LeBron James had signed with the Knicks, a rumor that was not true but that many people on Twitter believed.

Diddy later took to Twitter to admit it was only a rumor he started.

Still, the risk of inaccuracy hasn't stopped teens like Laura, 15, from getting most of their breaking news information through social media apps like Twitter or Snapchat. Laura says she checks her Snapstories — which mainly come from verified news organizations like CNN or BuzzFeed — as well as Twitter every day. She also says she shares the news she finds interesting with her friends.

"I just shared a link with my friends in a group text that we have a couple of days ago, [it was] regarding the Stanford rape case and we discussed it," she tells TI. The ease with which news can be shared on social platforms is yet another reason why they've become so popular. Half of social media users share what they've read, according to a Pew research study.

So it turns out, teens today aren't spending nearly half of their waking hours staring at the screens only to send photos of themselves to their friends with Snapchat's latest filter. They're using their phones to stay connected to the world, each other, and up-to-date on current events in a way no generation before them ever has. 

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How The Rock went from failed football player to one of the richest stars in Hollywood

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Ballers Jeff Daly HBODwayne "The Rock" Johnson has been on an incredible run of late as he inches closer to becoming the most bankable action star on the planet.

Franchises like "Fast and the Furious" and "San Andreas" are the latest hits that have brought his lifetime worldwide box-office gross to over $5.9 billion, and coming up he's got "Baywatch" and "Jumanji."

He's also stepping into the superhero world in the near future as he's signed on to be Doc Savage.

That's not to mention his other endeavors like a YouTube channel, a production company, and endorsement deals.

Johnson raked in $64.5 million in the past year, putting him at No. 19 on Forbes' list of the 100 highest-earning celebrities.

With season two of his HBO series "Ballers" premiering on Sunday, here we look back on the incredible career of "The Rock" from WWE superstar to box-office champ.

Frank Pallotta and Mallory Schlossberg contributed to an earlier version of this story.

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Before he was "The Rock," Dwayne Johnson was born on May 2, 1972, in Hayward, California.

Source: Biography



Wrestling is in Johnson's blood. His father, Rocky "Soul Man" Johnson, was a member of the first African-American tag-team champions, and his grandfather Peter Maivia was one of the first Samoan wrestlers.

Source: YouTube



Johnson didn't go straight to wrestling. His first sport was football. After starring in high school, he played in college for the Miami Hurricanes. Over his tenure at the school, Johnson started just once but appeared in 39 games and had 77 tackles, and he was a part of the 1991 national championship team.

Source: ESPN



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The Death Star returns in this amazing new poster for the next 'Star Wars' movie 'Rogue One'

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The Death Star is on the rise — at least in the new "Rogue One" poster.

The newest poster for the standalone "Star Wars" film was released Friday at Star Wars Celebration, an annual official Lucasfilm event celebrating all things "Star Wars."

"Rogue One" is set in between the "Revenge of the Sith" and the events of the original 1977 film, "A New Hope."

It follows a group of Rebels — likely to be led by star Felicity Jones— as they attempt to steal the plans for the Empire's newest weapon, the Death Star. (The premise for the film actually comes from the text of the famous crawl in the beginning of "A New Hope.")

Well, that explains the Death Star's prominent and foreboding presence in the newest promotional poster.

The planet on which the Rebels (left, on the sand) and the stormtroopers (right, in shallow water) are fighting looks unlike any planet the "Star Wars" franchise has taken us. Palm trees aren't exactly something that one has to travel far, far away to find.

 

SEE ALSO: Everything you need to know about the next 'Star Wars' movie, 'Rogue One'

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'Star Wars' just released a ton of new footage from 'Rogue One' in a behind-the-scenes video

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Felicity Jones just uttered one of the most famous phrases of the "Star Wars" franchise — heck, of almost any franchise: "May the Force be with you."

Jones' Jyn Erso tweaks the phrase to say "us" in a new behind-the-scenes reel for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story." In the scene, she likely leads a band of Rebel Alliance fighters to try to steal the plans to the Death Star. But first, they have to pass these Stormtroopers.

Stormtroopers

Lucasfilm released the reel Friday at Star Wars Celebration, an annual event celebrating all things "Star Wars."

If there's one takeaway from the clips, it's that there sure will be a lot of explosions in "Rogue One."

Explosions

What might be the most reassuring about the peek at the film is how it shows off real effects on sets versus primarily using green-screen effects (looking at you, prequels).

No Green Screen on Rogue One

The director Gareth Edwards also comments on the necessity of taking risks even when adding to a much-beloved franchise like "Star Wars." He might have just explained why those reshoots happened.

Also at Star Wars Celebration, Lucasfilm unveiled this awesome new poster for "Rogue One."

If anything, the shoot looks pretty intense. Watch the full clip:

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These are the 30 games you'll be able to play on Nintendo's new $60 console

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Nintendo is on top of the world lately. People can't get enough of "Pokémon GO," as the mobile game has become a genuine social phenomenon. Now, they're capturing the attention of retro game enthusiasts and lapsed Nintendo fans alike with the Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition, a miniature version of the original Nintendo console that comes packed in with 30 games.

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When you buy a tiny Nintendo (seriously, you can fit it in the palm of your hand) this November, it actually comes with 30 classic games you can play — no additional purchases needed. Here are the 30 games you can expect to take you on a trip down memory lane.

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In "Balloon Fight", up to two players can engage in helium-induced combat.



In "Bubble Bobble," try to trap your enemies with bubbles by yourself or with a friend in this arcade classic.



In "Castlevania," play as vampire hunter Simon Belmont as he scales Dracula's castle in this brutally difficult action platformer.



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Here's the easiest way to find restaurants with 'Pokémon GO' stops

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Yelp just made it a lot easier to find a good place to eat and catch some Pokémon while you're at it!

You can use the filter on Yelp's website or on its iOS and Android app, and it's really to use!

For the website, simply go to the homepage and type whatever cuisine you're craving and where exactly you want to eat it. Once you click enter, select the "PokéStop Nearby" filter.

Pokemon Go yelp filter

If you're already on the Pokémon hunt and need to refuel, its easy to find restaurants with Pokéstops using the app. Once you open the app, you'll see the filter bar right under the search tab. That makes it easy to enter the type of food you're craving, where you want to eat it, and filter for Pokéstops.

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Now if you get hungry on those long walks you can still keep the hunt going!

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People are upset these shows got snubbed for the 2016 Emmys

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What did people actually think of the 2016 Emmy nominations? You may be surprised.

Within the first two hours after the list was announced on Thursday morning, there were nearly 79,000 tweets about the nominations.

When it came to users on the social-media platform, which nominations were fans celebrating? And which ones got a thumbs-down from the internet? Did Twitter users approve of the nominations or did they feel they were wildly off?

Business Insider partnered with  Amobee Brand Intelligence— a company that provides marketing insight and measures real-time content consumption across the internet, social, and mobile — to find out what people were saying and feeling about the noms on Twitter.

Here is what people really thought of the 2016 Emmy nominations:

 

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The TV Academy got it mostly right.

Sentiment around the hashtag #Emmys was 52% positive, 43% neutral, and 5% negative. That means the audience was pretty happy with the nominations.



Go "Americans"!

Nearly 39,000 tweets mentioned FX's "The Americans," which finally got a nod for best drama, alongside its stars Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys in the lead acting categories.



"Game of Thrones" is on top.

About 37,000 tweets revolved around "Game of Thrones," which netted the most nominations this year with 23.



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14 things you didn't know about Pokémon Go and how it was made

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It's official: Pokémon Go is a phenomenon, to the point where even Hillary Clinton is cracking jokes about it on the campaign trail

But while the iPhone and Android game may appear to have been an overnight success, there was a lot that went into making Pokémon Go into the hit that it is today.

Here are 14 facts you might not have known about Pokémon Go and how it came to be.

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The Pokémon series got its start in 1995 with the classic "Pokémon Red and Blue" games for the original Nintendo Game Boy, before branching out into a cartoon and media empire. By the end of 2015, the Pokémon video games had sold 279 million copies. In 2015 alone, Pokémon merchandise at retail was a $2.1 billion business.

Sources: Perfectly Nintendo and Kotaku



Pokémon Go isn't actually the first time you could play with Nintendo characters in so-called "augmented reality." The Nintendo 3DS and its successors have a little-used augmented reality feature that lets you aim its camera at special cards, and have 3D characters appear on the screen, kind of like Pokémon Go.



Furthermore, Pokémon isn't actually owned by Nintendo itself — the copyright is technically jointly owned by The Pokémon Company, a joint venture between Nintendo, original game developer Game Freak, and toy-maker Creatures. It was actually The Pokémon Company, not Nintendo, who spearheaded Pokémon Go.



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Disney just released 3 minutes of behind-the-scenes footage from the new 'Star Wars' movie

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Disney released an extended behind the scenes montage for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," which is scheduled to hit theaters in December. The clip contains footage from the movie that hasn't been seen before now, as well as a detailed look at the movie's production. 

The footage dropped as part of Star Wars Celebration, which is a weekend-long festival celebrating all things "Star Wars" being held in London.

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NETFLIX: You can share your password, as long as you don't sell it

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Earlier this month, a court ruling asserted that password-sharing is a federal crime, and the judge who wrote the majority opinion admitted it might make “password sharing among friends and family” illegal.

That ruling sent the internet into a tizzy, as people freaked out that they might get busted for sharing passwords for things like HBO and Netflix, which has become a common practice for many.

But if you share your Netflix password, don't worry. The company isn't coming after you.

In a statement to Business Insider, Netflix said the following: “As long as they aren’t selling them, members can use their passwords however they please.”

So as long as you aren't selling access to your Netflix account on Craigslist, you can breathe a sigh of relief.

Netflix doesn't care.

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Netflix is now letting you create video mixtapes to send to your friends (NFLX)

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Netflix is going right for your nostalgia, and will now let you make mixtapes out of videos, in an initiative dubbed "Flixtapes." You can then send them to your friends or romantic interests you are trying to impress with your superior taste in movies and TV shows.

Here's how it works, according to Netflix:

  1. Name your Flixtape: "The name of your Flixtape is everything, it’s how we kick off your playlist with a few movies and shows that capture the vibe you want. Type in the feeling you’re trying to capture, a nod to the genre you love to geek out on or a message to the person receiving it."
  2. Edit your playlist: "Mix it up. The editor allows you to replace and remove any of the 3 titles Flixtape has suggested for you. You can also search for and add up to 6 total titles to your playlist."
  3. Customize your cover: "Your Flixtape is meant to be personal. Each one has a customizable cover with doodles that match just about any theme. Feel free to personalize it even more by adding the name of a friend, loved one, or whoever else is lucky enough to get your awesome Flixtape."
  4. Share it: "Launch your Flixtape into the world with Twitter or Facebook. You can also share it with someone special via email or text. Anyone who has the privilege of viewing your Flixtape will see your amazing title, experience your custom cover, peruse your playlist and watch the titles on Netflix (as long as they have an active account)."

Here is a video from Netflix introducing Flixtapes:

 

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American Express is reportedly suing Lil Wayne for $86,000 in unpaid bills

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American Express has filed a lawsuit against rapper Lil Wayne for an overdue five-figure bill, TMZ reports.

The company is suing Wayne (whose real name is Dwayne Carter) for the total amount of his unpaid bills, $86,396.75, plus the cost of the company's legal fees, according to the outlet.

The suit claims that Carter has owed the company money since December 2015.

Carter is no stranger to lawsuits.

In 2015, the rapper sued his label, Cash Money Records, and its CEO, Birdman, for $51 million over the delay of his still unreleased album, "Tha Carter V." Carter later allegedly incurred "$375,000 in unpaid legal fees" in a lawsuit from the lawyer who represented him in the case.

In March, Carter filed a lawsuit against Universal Music, seeking $40 million in damages for unpaid profits to him and his Young Money artists.

American Express has reportedly declined to comment on its lawsuit against Carter, as doing so would violate its Card Member privacy policy.

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RANKED: The 10 most successful comedy movies of all time

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Comedies are not historically huge box-office earners, but some strike a chord with so many different people that audiences go watch them again and again.

So far this year, the Kevin Hart/Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson comedy "Central Intelligence" is tops in the genre, having taken in over $110 million at the domestic box office.

But the all-female "Ghostbusters" reboot kicks off its theatrical run on Friday with the hopes of rising up the ranks to catch Hart and Johnson.

Both, however, have a lot more work to do to catch these all-time great comedies — especially Bill Murray's original supernatural smash.

Here are the 10 highest-grossing comedy movies ever, adjusted for inflation to keep things on an even playing field.

Note: We did not count animated or superhero movies in our selection because, while they lean heavily on comedic writing, they are categories all their own and tend to earn significantly more. All figures below are from Box Office Mojo.

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10. "Mrs. Doubtfire" (1993) — $452 million (adjusted)

$219.1 million - unadjusted

It's hard to imagine anyone other than Robin Williams playing the role of a father who decides to dress up as an elderly female housekeeper to spend more time with his children while in the midst of a nasty divorce.



9. "M*A*S*H" (1970) — $460.6 million (adjusted)

$81.6 million - unadjusted

Before the hit TV show, it was a hit movie from director Robert Altman, whose style of having all the characters talking over one another laid the groundwork for a unique brand of comedy.



8. "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (1963) — $462.2 million (adjusted)

$46.3 million - unadjusted

The plot isn't much — a whole bunch of people racing for buried treasure — but what drew audiences to the theaters is that every comic who was huge up to the '60s was cast or had a cameo in the movie — even The Three Stooges!



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'Mr. Robot' has some bad news for its ratings in season 2

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The season-two return for "Mr. Robot" banked the hacker drama's smallest audience of the show's run.

According to Nielsen, the USA Network show's two-hour premiere was watched by just 1.04 million total viewers on Wednesday. That's the show's smallest viewing audience ever and about 200,000 viewers less than its series premiere last summer.

In the demographic most important to advertisers, adults between the ages of 18 and 49 years old, the second-season premiere earned a 0.43 rating. That's tied with last season's fourth episode for the second-lowest rating of its run.

To give the premiere's numbers some context, season one averaged 1.39 million viewers and a 0.48 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

"Mr. Robot" did have some tough competition on Wednesday night with ABC's broadcast of The Espy Awards. Plus, USA Network may have cannibalized some of the show's live audience by leaking the first hour of the premiere online for a few hours on Sunday night. 

The ratings fall had some cushioning this week with the good news that "Mr. Robot" nabbed USA's first Emmy nomination for a series, and a lead actor nom for its star, Rami Malek. So all is not lost.

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