Simone Biles and Suni Lee Take Home Gold and Bronze Medals, Britney Spears Biopic in Development, Actress Vanessa Morgan Gives Birth to Second Child

From the LifeMinute.tv Team 

August 2, 2024

Simone Biles wins gold in women’s gymnastics all-around final as Suni Lee takes bronze
Biles continues making Olympics history as she becomes the oldest Olympian gymnast to take home the gold in the all-around competition. She is also now the first to win non-consecutive gold medals in the event, having won her first in 2016. Team USA teammate and 2021 all-around gold medalist Suni Lee also earned herself a spot on the podium, winning the bronze medal. Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade took home silver.

Britney Spears biopic in the works at Universal with Jon M. Chu set to direct
Universal Pictures has reportedly acquired the right to Spears’ 2023 memoir The Woman in Me with Crazy Rich Asians and Wicked director Jon M. Chu signed onto the project. The news comes shortly after Spears teased a collaboration with producer Marc Platt on X, formerly Twitter, writing “Excited to share with my fans that I've been working on a secret project with #MarcPlatt. He’s always made my favorite movies … stay tuned.”

Actress Vanessa Morgan welcomes second child, first with boyfriend James Karnik
The actress revealed the birth of her first daughter in a TikTok post featuring boyfriend James Karnik carrying their newborn out of the hospital. The couple kept the pregnancy mostly private before Morgan revealed that they were expecting in an Instagram post only a few weeks ago, writing “So in love with this man, our family of 4 coming this month.” This is the couple’s first child together and Morgan’s second, sharing son River with ex-husband and MLB pitcher Michael Kopech.

In today’s birthday news:
Musician Garth Hudson 87, musician/producer Butch Vig 69, actress Mary-Louise Parker 60, director Kevin Smith 54, actor Sam Worthington 48, author/Vice Presidential candidate J.D. Vance 40, actress Lily Gladstone 38, singer Charli XCX 32.