Denzel Washington says he wants fans to see him on the big screen — not on social media. Promoting his new film, “Highest to Lowest,” the Oscar-winning actor made it clear he doesn’t use Instagram.

“All those so-called Instagram accounts, if my name’s connected to it, you’ve been had, you’ve been took, hoodwinked, bamboozled,” Washington said. “I don’t have an Instagram account. I think we’d all be better off without those addictives in our lives.”

“Highest to Lowest” opens in select theaters today, August 15, and debuts on Apple TV+ September 5.

Also making headlines in Hollywood — the official trailer for “Dead of Winter” has been released. Emma Thompson stars as a grieving loner who travels to northern Minnesota, where she discovers a young girl being held captive by a dangerous couple. Isolated and far from help, the two must fight to survive.

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In 2022, Elon Musk embarked on a weight-loss journey that saw him shed 30 pounds in a few months. While the billionaire implemented some lifestyle changes to aid in his weight loss, he revealed later that year that he had gotten on GLP-1 drugs to help him achieve his goals. With that help, Musk achieved his transformation and was able to maintain it.

But he couldn’t escape all of the side effects of rapid weight loss. Looking at pictures from 2020 and 2025, we can see that the Tesla and SpaceX CEO has some of the signs associated with Ozempic face. His cheeks have acquired the sunken look that has become the hallmark of the phenomenon. His eyes also appear considerably more hollow post-weight loss, while the skin around his mouth has become a bit looser. However, Musk seems happy with his slimmer self despite the negative effects on his face.

In December 2024, Musk shared a photo of himself ready for Christmas to show off his weight loss. “Ozempic Santa,” he captioned the tweet. However, he went on to reveal that his caption wasn’t entirely accurate, as he was among the high-profile figure who had bad experiences with Ozempic. “[It] made me fart & burp like Barney from the Simpson’s,” he tweeted, explaining in another tweet that Mounjaro Santa just “doesn’t have the same ring to it.” Musk seems proud, and that’s what matters. 

Before jumping into his weight-loss quest, Elon Musk had fallen into a series of bad habits that made him pack on the pounds. One of them was his morning routine. Musk was into the habit of checking his phone as soon as he opened his eyes. Because he runs two massive companies, something always inevitably came up in the hours he was asleep. So Musk started working right away, before even taking a drink of water. “I want to change that,” he said on the “Full Send” podcast in 2022.

Musk wanted to implement a morning workout routine to help him get in better shape. It’s unclear whether he found a way to include exercise into his busy routine, but he made dietary changes. “I’ve been fasting periodically & feel healthier,” he tweeted in August 2022. He also shared he used the intermittent fasting app, Zero, to help him stay on track.

Musk was able to lose weight without apparently putting an end to his workaholic ways. “Back to working 7 days a week and sleeping in the office if my little kids are away,” he tweeted in July 2025. That doesn’t mean he thinks working all the time is healthy. In fact, he accompanied his tweet with a video in which he discussed the effects of his schedule. “It hurts my brain and my heart,” he said.

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Ashly Robinson, a US lifestyle influencer, died last week while on vacation in the Tanzanian islands of Zanzibar with her boyfriend, Joe McCann. Robinson’s death on 9 April, just days after her birthday and a marriage proposal from McCann, has sparked suspicion on social media, with users doubtful of the current narrative surrounding her death.

No arrests have been made, and police previously said that McCann was not suspected of wrongdoing. But officials in Zanzibar released a statement on Tuesday saying that McCann’s passport has been “withheld”.

Robinson’s family is seeking answers into her death. The visit was supposed to be “one of the happiest of trips”, according to a statement the family issued on Sunday. Instead, Robinson was “found unconscious in her villa and taken to hospital, where her death was confirmed hours later”.

“Nothing about this loss feels real,” the statement reads. “One moment she was celebrating love and life in truly Ashly fashion, and the next, she was gone. The suddenness, the unanswered questions, and the distance from home have made this tragedy even more overwhelming for our family.”

According to the BBC, Robinson’s parents said they had heard from McCann 11 hours after the incident that is thought to have led to her death, though with not much detail. He told them at the time that Robinson was OK. Later, Zuri Zanzibar, the hotel at which they had been staying, informed the family that Robinson was dead. The hotel told the BBC that it was cooperating with authorities and the US embassy. The family told TMZ that McCann had not reached out since the initial call.

The confusion around her death grew from there.

Initially, Zanzibar police reported that Robinson, 31, had attempted to take her own life, according to the local outlet Mwanachi. Zanzibar’s North Unguja police chief, Benedict Mapujira, said that the couple had a misunderstanding that led to hotel management splitting them into different rooms – something the hotel did not confirm.

Local police, as of Tuesday, maintain that McCann is not suspected of wrongdoing.

“We cannot take legal action or detain him under these circumstances,” Mapujira said to Mwananchi.

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