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Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor’s daughter Riddhima Kapoor Sahni celebrated her 43rd birthday on Friday, September 15. She was flooded with wishes from the entire Kapoor khandaan and her friends, which she shared on her Instagram. Among all her Stories, one that caught the maximum attention was Riddhima sharing the birthday wish from her brother Ranbir Kapoor’s ex Katrina Kaif’s fan account.

The screenshot of the same was shared on the popular Bollywood subreddit BollyBlindsNGossip with the caption, “Was this really accidental? Or purposefull? Or is she subtly confiming that things are settled between her mom and Katrina?”. Seeral people called it “so funny” in the comments sections.

One netizen even wote, “Not to stir the pot but I have noticed that Riddhima doesn’t share any of Alia’s venture…she did not share a single post about Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani”. Countering them, another person commented, “Riddhima liked almost all of Alia’s Rarkpk insta post. Riddhima even posted a story for it. But as usual people like to ignore it as it wouldn’t suit their narrative. And they like to stir up fake imagimary stories.”

It was in April when Neetu Kapoor apparently took a dig at Ranbir’s exes Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif when she shared a post that read, “Just because he dated you for 7 years, it doesn’t mean he will marry you. My uncle studied medicine for 6 years, now he is a DJ.” A couple of days later, Katrina’s mom Suzanne Turquotte posted a cryptic note that read, “I was raised to treat the janitor with the same respect as the CEO.”

After another couple of days, Suzanna added a caption to her post, which read, “I was looking through old photos on my phone and came across this. I rather liked it so I posted it. But it is in no way aimed at anyone or at any comments that may have been said on social media.” 

These apparent digs, made by the veteran actress Neetu and Katrina’s mother aimed at each other had netizens thinking that something isn’t right between Ranbir Kapoor’s mom and his ex-girlfriend.

READ | Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt pose with Afghanistan cricketer Rashid Khan in New York, photo goes viral

DENVER — There must be something in the Colorado air that makes comebacks that much sweeter.

The Commanders dug themselves quite a hole early on in Sunday’s game against the Broncos, trailing 21-3 about halfway through the second quarter. From that point, however, Washington’s sleepy defense woke up and Sam Howell led a potent offensive attack to a 35-33 come-from-behind win.

With the win, Washington moves to 2-0 for the first time since 2011.

To best understand the flow of this game, it was all Broncos early. Denver scored touchdowns on their first three offensive possessions. At one point Broncos QB Russell Wilson had 125 passing yards on just three completions.

Washington looked lost. Right until they weren’t.

The defense turned things around, forcing a fumble and a punt before halftime, then sandwiching that with a forced punt and interception after halftime.

And Howell got hot, too. The second-year QB turned 23 years old on Saturday. On Sunday, he showed that he might be young, but he’s capable as an NFL passer.

Just before halftime, Howell threw a laser down the right sideline to John Bates for a 35-yard gain that set up a field goal just before time expired. That brought the Commanders deficit within a touchdown, and then early in the third quarter, Howell tied it up with a 30-yard touchdown bomb to Terry McLaurin. The start wide receiver made an excellent play to bring the catch in, out jumping two Broncos defenders on the play.

Just like that, the game was tied, and the momentum switched from Denver to the visiting Washington sideline. It was palpable throughout the Mile High stadium.

That didn’t last long, however, as Ron Rivera elected to try a 59-yard field goal on an ensuing possession. The ball went right and Denver took advantage of the field position, securing a field goal of their own to retake the lead.

Expect much discussion if Rivera should have punted in that situation, pinning the Broncos deep and giving the reinvigorated Commanders pass rush the opportunity to go after Wilson. Alas, Rivera chose the opposite and it backfired.

That decision did not cost Washington the contest though, as Howell would engineer a fourth-quarter scoring drive to take a 28-24 lead, Washington’s first lead of the game. A key play came on a 36-yard screen pass from Howell to Antonio Gibson, a terrific play call from Commanders offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy.

The screen game magic would continue throughout the fourth quarter as Washington expanded its lead to double digits on an eight play, 64 yards touchdown drive that iced the game. On that drive, Howell and Robinson really shined.

The NFL world learned a lot about Washington in the comeback win over Denver. The Commanders won’t quit; they’ve got a real quarterback and a defense that can cause trouble. It won’t always be pretty, but it’s possible that it could be pretty good. For a Washington fanbase undergoing a reawakening, this squad gives them plenty to be excited about.

Enough about the game, here’s the stock report:

Stock Up

Brian Robinson: the second-year running back possibly played his best game in a Commanders uniform. He finished the game with 87 rush yards and another 42 in the pass game, but a late third-quarter 27-yard run really set the tone. He showed both his power and quick feet with a dash of speed to get to the top level of the Broncos defense.

Sam Howell: A strong effort from the second-year passer in his first NFL road start.

Chase Young: After a neck injury forced Young to miss the season opener, the fourth-year pass rusher notched a sack in his first game back. The second-half takedown of Russell Wilson marks Young’s first sack since 2021.

Ron Rivera: Despite a questionable 59-yard field goal attempt in the third quarter, Rivera finally broke through and beat the Broncos. Rivera had been 0-4 in his career against Denver, including a 2016 Super Bowl loss. The win also gets Rivera his 100th win as an NFL head coach, joining some elite company.

Emmanuel Forbes: It was a day of firsts for Washington, and that included the rookie grabbing his first NFL interception. Expect plenty more from the 2023 first-round pick with a nose for the football.

Defensive front: Jon Allen and Daron Payne are playing elite football and deserve accolades seemingly every game.

Rocky Mountain Thunder: Throughout the game, the Broncos sideboards encouraged fans to stop their feet to make more noise. It worked, the place was loud and at various times the whole stadium shook. It was pretty cool.

Eric Beiniemy: The Commanders play caller did a great job in the second half of mixing in screens with the run game to ice away the game. Impressive work.

Stock Down

Cameron Cheeseman: Long snappers aren’t supposed to make headlines, and when they do, it’s generally bad news. That’s the case here, as Cheeseman continues to be suspect for the Commanders. At least two snaps on field goal attempts looked subpar, and Rivera admitted last week to being concerned about Cheeseman’s struggles. This is something to watch.

Cheap shot: Broncos safety Kareem Jackson unloaded with a vicious head shot on Logan Thomas after a touchdown catch.

Charles Leno: The Commanders anchor at left tackle had a rough game, giving up a sack to speed rusher Nik Bonitto and getting called for a few penalties.

‘I had gone down to New Orleans and saw Guitar Slim playing a Strat, and I had no idea what to make of it.’

Earlier this week, Amy Schumer was accused of ‘cyberbullying’ Nicole Kidman.

Tina Fey once described how Amy Poehler stood up to Jimmy Fallon after he criticized a joke she had cracked early in their comedy careers. 

The interaction was described by Fey in her 2013 memoir Bossypants, but it has been gaining traction on social media as of late following accusations Fallon created a ‘toxic’ work environment on the set of The Late Show. 

In her memoir, Fey, 53, described how Fallon, 48, attempted to shut Poehler, 51, down after she made a ‘vulgar’ joke amongst Saturday Night Live staff – but was left ‘visibly startled’ when she responded in blistering fashion. 

A tweet bringing the passage to light has thus far received 4,266 reposts and over 76K likes since it was shared on September 7.

‘Amy Poehler was new to SNL and we were all crowded into the seventeenth-floor writers’ room, waiting for the Wednesday night read-through to start,’ Tina described in her memoir. 

‘Jimmy was visibly startled’: Tina Fey once described how Amy Poehler stood up to Jimmy Fallon after he criticized an ‘unladylike’ joke she had cracked early in their comedy careers

‘Amy was in the middle of some such nonsense with Seth Meyers across the table, and she did something vulgar as a joke. I can’t remember what it was exactly, except it was dirty and loud and “unladylike”.

‘Jimmy Fallon turned to her and in a faux-squeamish voice said, “Stop that! It’s not cute! I don’t like it.”

‘Amy dropped what she was doing, went black in the eyes for a second, and wheeled around on him. “I don’t f**king care if you like it.” Jimmy was visibly startled.

‘Amy went right back to enjoying her ridiculous bit. With that exchange, a cosmic shift took place.

‘Amy made it clear that she wasn’t there to be cute,’ Tina said. ‘She wasn’t there to play wives and girlfriends in the boys’ scenes. She was there to do what she wanted to do and she did not f**king care if you like it.’

The passage has received renewed interest in light of allegations leveled against Fallon in a new Rolling Stone article, which accuses the comedian of creating a ‘toxic’ workplace at The Tonight Show. 

On Thursday, Jimmy apologized to his staff via a zoom call after the allegations emerged.

‘I feel so bad I can’t even tell you,’ he allegedly said to his staff in the call, according to Rolling Stone.

Controversy: Fallon was recently accused of creating a ‘toxic’ workplace on The Tonight Show 

Candid: Poehler described the interaction in her 2013 memoir Bossypants 

The magazine broke the story on his ‘erratic’ behavior on set, and cited two people in the meeting.

The staffers on the call said the late host’s words ‘felt pretty earnest.’

‘It’s embarrassing and I feel so bad,’ Fallon is alleged to have said. ‘Sorry if I embarrassed you and your family and friends… I feel so bad I can’t even tell you.’

‘I want the show to be fun, [it] should be inclusive to everybody,’ Fallon is said to have added. ‘It should be the best show.’

The outlet alleged that he would throw ‘hissy fits’ and forced staff to sob in ‘crying rooms’ as well as made ‘their hair fall out’ and triggered ‘suicidal thoughts.’

He would have ‘outbursts’ toward his staff and made it a ‘pretty glum atmosphere.’

Making waves: A tweet bringing the passage to light has thus far received 4,266 reposts and over 76K likes since it was posted on September 7

Dynamic duo! Fey and Poehler pictured in 2019 

While the talk-show host is known for his hilarious anecdotes on the screen with a range of games, challenges and trivia garnering millions of weekly views online, it’s claimed Fallon has unexpected mood swings.

‘It was like, if Jimmy is in a bad mood, everyone’s day is f**ked,’ one former employee told Rolling Stone.

‘People wouldn’t joke around in the office, and they wouldn’t stand around and talk to each other. It was very much like, focus on whatever it is that you have to do because Jimmy’s in a bad mood, and if he sees that, he might fly off.’

It’s alleged his inconsistent and snappy attitude trickles down throughout the program’s hierarchy which has seen nine showrunners over nine years.

‘I just don’t think they’ve landed on a leader who can keep it together,’ one former staffer told Rolling Stone.

None of the nine showrunners opted to speak in a negative – or positive – light about the show.

Apology: On Thursday, Jimmy apologized to his staff via a zoom call, after he was accused by 16 of his current and former employees of creating a ‘toxic’ work environment

The publication approached more than 50 current and former Tonight Show employees for the story. While many praised Fallon for his ability to crack a joke, no one put their hand up to speak on the record or had any good things to say about the work environment. The 16 who did speak up, under the condition of anonymity worked in a range of different roles, from production crews to the writers’ room.

But a source close to the Tonight Show told DailyMail.com: ‘The things being reported in this article happened years ago and just aren’t reflective of the atmosphere today.

‘Nobody is denying that things happened in the past, but any previous issues have been dealt with and everyone has moved on since then.

‘A lot of these are old anecdotes that have already been reported and it’s unclear to everyone why they’re being brought up again years later.

‘So many current staff members have positive things to say about the show but they aren’t being given a chance.

Allegations: The outlet alleged that he would throw ‘hissy fits’ and forced staff to sob in ‘crying rooms’ as well as made ‘their hair fall out’ and triggered ‘suicidal thoughts’ 

‘This isn’t who Jimmy is and this isn’t in any way what the show is like today.’

Among the allegations, one former employee said the environment shifted during the transition from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to The Tonight Show.

‘The producers felt this pressure, and that translated down to all of their employees. People that worked under them then felt this pressure that if you made one mistake, you were gone and would be easily replaced,’ one former employee said.

‘You have all these NBC pages in the building who are ready, willing, and waiting to take your job.’

Many of the staffers said they left the show due to mental health concerns, with seven saying their overall wellbeing was impacted by their alleged experiences.