## Michael Sheen Writes Off Over $1M Worth of Debt for 900 People Using His Own Money

Authored by hollywoodreporter.com

Michael Sheen has written off £1 million ($1.29 million) of debt for 900 people using £100,000 ($129,000) of his own money.

The Welsh star, famed for roles in Good Omens, Twilight and more recently, A Very Royal Scandal, has started a debt acquisition company to help the group in his native south Wales.

The business venture is documented in an upcoming Channel 4 documentary Michael Sheen’s Secret Million Pound Giveaway, set to air in the U.K. next week.

Sheen’s show aims to reveal how banks and finance companies are profiting from the country’s most vulnerable.

And people are getting into spirals of debt.

It was only when he met a woman in a Port Talbot cafe who told him about “steelworkers in tears” that Sheen decided to see the debt acquisition company through.

The actor said the closure of National Theatre Wales was “incredibly sad, but not a surprise” and that it motivated him to find a solution. »

### Tattoo artist arrested after Italian woman’s Hindu deity ink sparks backlash in India

Authored by independent.co.uk

A tattoo artist in India’s eastern city of Bhubaneswar has been arrested after a woman had a local deity’s likeness inked on her thigh.

A case was filed against the tattoo parlour owner in the wake of the protests for allegedly outraging religious sentiments.

Jagannath is the presiding deity of the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha, one of the most revered Hindu shrines and pilgrimage centres in India. »

### Russia Is Not Winning

Authored by theatlantic.com

He told me that Russia has recently been observed using pack mules in lieu of mechanized equipment.

Earlier this year, Trump himself estimated that Russia has lost 1 million troops (a rate that would leave Russia, whose current population is 143 million, empty before its forces can reach Lviv).

But Ukraine seems to think that if Russia seizes its territory at the current rate, Russia will eventually run out of men, tanks, money, and the will to fight. »

### Neil Druckmann Says 'Don't Bet on' There Being a The Last of Us Part 3

Authored by ign.com

Series creator Neil Druckmann has put a real damper today on any hopes that a Part 3 is in the works...or ever will be.

Speaking to Variety, Druckmann gave a lengthy interview today largely centered around The Last of Us TV series.

However, at the end, the outlet asked him about the prospect of The Last of Us Part 3. »

### Trump officials say US paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine but signal it may not last long after fiery meeting

Authored by cnn.com

Statements from national security adviser Mike Waltz and CIA Director John Ratcliffe on Wednesday morning indicated that a pause in intelligence sharing is in place but the extent of the limitations was not clear.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe in an interview on Fox Business on Wednesday also suggested that the pause on intelligence sharing may soon be ended.

For some US officials, the decision to limit intelligence sharing with Ukraine not only helps Russia — it is tantamount to a betrayal of Ukraine. »

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