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Harry Styles to Brad Pitt: Male stars throw gender fashion rules out the window

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This week, Hollywood sweetheart Brad Pitt showed it’s not just Millennials who can get away with gender-challenging fashion roles when he wore a skirt to the premiere of his latest film in Berlin. Bullet Train . When asked on the red carpet why she chose to wear a skirt, the 58-year-old simply replied: “A breeze. A breeze.” Brad has previously hinted at wanting men to feel more comfortable in skirts Mode in 2004: “Men will wear skirts next summer. That’s my prediction and statement.” Brad Pitt made a fashion statement by wearing a skirt on the red carpet this week. Photo: Getty Images Brad is promoting his film Troy at that time and wearing the clothes of those times had clearly set off something in him. “This film answers both genders. We went for realism and the Greeks wore skirts all the time,” she said. Brad isn’t the first man in Hollywood to wear a skirt. RELATED In 1998, at the height of his football career and after gettin...

New rules rolled out to help protect Australians from text message scams

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The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has rolled out new rules to protect Australians from text message fraud. Key points: Australians lose more than $2 billion to fraud in 2021 Telecom providers could face fines of up to $250,000 if they fail to comply The frequency of fraudulent SMS increased sharply after crackdown on scam callers Starting today, cellular providers will be required to identify, track, and block text message fraud, share information about fraudulent messages with other providers, and report fraud to authorities. According to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Australians lost more than $2 billion to fraud in the last year, with about $10 million lost via text messages. Data from Scamwatch shows more than 67,000 text message frauds were reported during 2021. Federal Communications Secretary Michelle Rowland said the new rules would disrupt the scammers’ business model. “Most Australians have received a fraudulent t...