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Pax Assadi interview and podcast about TV show Raised by Refugees

Pax Assadi interview and podcast about TV show Raised by Refugees

“I didn’t know what was happening; it was a confusing time for everybody, especially for Middle Eastern kids growing up.”

“You’re 10 years old, but you suddenly have to deal with no one wanting to be your friend, and you’re thinking, ‘I didn’t have anything to do with this, I live in Auckland, I live like two minutes away from you, I’m your neighbour! What’s going on?’”

In those early and confusing days following 9/11, Assadi looked to nullify the confusion by getting creative: he tried to convince his schoolmates he was Tongan. In Raised by Refugeeswe see Pax attempt the same move, desperate to distance himself from the drama playing out half a world away.

“That worked for a little while until the real Tongans started asking questions I couldn’t answer,” Assadi laughs.

Eventually, he realized that comedy (not finger guns) could be his most potent weapon.

A successful stand-up comedian in his native New Zealand, Assadi regularly mined his childhood for material before figuring out that his experiences would make for a perfect sitcom.

“It’s such a fascinating vantage point to be this kid in Auckland, New Zealand, which is 18 hours away from New York but is still heavily impacted by the event,” he says.

“And the beautiful thing about comedy is that it is so disarming; it’s a tool to open people up to dialogue.”

Raised by Refugees is the latest in a series of TV comedies created by first, second and third-generation immigrants that tap into the cultural minefield of identity.

From Aziz Ansari’s Master of None to Ramy Youssef’s Ramy and, closer to home, Benjamin Law’s The Family Lawthe landscape is brimming with creators reflecting on what it means to be trapped between two worlds.

Ramy Youssef also explored the challenges faced by second generation immigrants in his critically acclaimed series, Ramy.

Ramy Youssef also explored the challenges faced by second generation immigrants in his critically acclaimed series, Ramy.Credit:Hulu

“During production, I had a whiteboard in my office where I had written ‘Pax is in cultural limbo’ above my desk,” explains Assadi.

“And that was my reference point; every time I got confused about the story, I just looked at that and remembered how it felt not to belong.”

While Assadi is well-versed in using his experiences on stage and screen, Raised by Refugees presented an opportunity to gain insight into his parents’ journey. Assadi played his own Iranian father, Afnan, which proved to be both an inspired and confronting casting decision.

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Pax Assadi playing his own father, Afnan, in Raised by Refugees.

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Pax Assadi playing his own father, Afnan, in Raised by Refugees.

“Playing my dad was easy, which means I’m very similar to my dad, which is a terrifying thought. I just grew the mustache and started yelling at white people in a Middle Eastern accent,” he jokes.

“I know it sounds cliched, but it made me appreciate my parents more; I never really thought about the fact that when my grandmother died, we couldn’t afford to send my mother home for the funeral or that my dad would get called names at work, so it helped me understand what they went through.”

Finding a young actor to play Pax was decidedly less tricky, with Assadi stumbling across newcomer Kenus Binu at the movies.

First time for everything. Novice actor Kenus Binu was discovered by Pax Assadi at the movies before landing the lead role.

First time for everything. Novice actor Kenus Binu was discovered by Pax Assadi at the movies before landing the lead role.

“My wife and I were watching Wonder Woman, and Kenus was hanging out with his mates and throwing out gags, making the entire audience laugh, which was insane,” says Assadi.

“My wife was like, ‘You have to get this kid to audition’. By this point, we had narrowed it down to 50 kids from about 250, but then Kenus came in and nailed the audition, even though he had never acted a day in his life from him.

Binu’s beginner’s luck looks set to continue with Raised by Refugees approved for a second season. Returning to his younger self is something Assadi relishes, with plans to explore the ultimate cultural crossroads: the obligations of faith versus the temptations of high school.

“I’m part of the Bahaʼi Faith, and we’re encouraged to avoid a lot of what you encounter at that time: sex, girls and alcohol,” says Assadi.

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“So Pax will have to confront that, just like I did, but we’ll have a good time doing it.”

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You can listen to The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald‘s culture news editor Osman Faruqi interviewed with Raised by Refugees creator Pax Assadi on the latest episode of our weekly culture podcast, The Drop.

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Essendon and Gold Coast experiencing “significant change” in Heppell situation

Essendon and Gold Coast experiencing “significant change” in Heppell situation

There has been a “significant change” regarding Essendon’s Dyson Heppell and a potential move to Gold Coast.

SEN’s Sam Edmund reported on Tuesday that the Bombers captain was being tempted by a four-year offer to join the Suns.

However, the situation has shifted substantially with Heppell now more likely to stay with the Dons where he has been since he was drafted in 2010.

“The Gold Coast offer was four years, two as a player ideally, and two as a coach,” Edmund said on SEN’s Whateley.

“Essendon’s offer had been, A) slow to arrive, and B) slightly underwhelming. Well, we haven’t had any change here in the past 24 hours from both clubs.

“My information is that Dyson Heppell had got used to the idea of ​​going up to the Gold Coast, that it was more likely to happen than not. He’d been sold the vision, he’d met with the Suns, he was entertained and excited by the prospect after having a portion of time to get used to that idea.

“Now we’ve had a significant change.

“The Gold Coast, perhaps less enthusiastic than they were even 48 hours ago, and now we’ve got Essendon more enthusiastic than they were 48 hours ago.

“It’s like the old pendulum has swung. All signs point to Dyson Heppell staying on an improved offer from Essendon.”

Heppell is out of contract this year and is yet to re-commit to a 13th season in the red and black, but Edmund suggests it is likely that he will remain at The Hangar.





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Australia

Doonside death: Nine-month-old baby found to have COVID when she died

Doonside death: Nine-month-old baby found to have COVID when she died

The baby girl who was found dead in Sydney’s west following a welfare check had COVID when she died, however police say her exact cause of death is still unknown.

Emergency services were called to a home on Yindi Place, Doonside, just after 10am on Monday where a nine-month-old was found unresponsive.

Paramedics treated the baby at the scene, but she could not be revived.

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It has now been revealed that the baby girl had COVID at the time of her death, as did both her parents.

In another development, neighbors told 7NEWS they had heard the 32-year-old mother shout “go, go, go” on Monday.

Parents of the nine-month-old baby girl who died on Monday. Credit: 7NEWS

Both parents told investigators that they had woken up to find their daughter unresponsive.

Neighbors told 7NEWS they were shocked by the incident.

“(I’m) devastated, actually, that someone so young won’t continue on with their life,” Karen Nicholas said.

“For a young baby to just die like that …. it’s a pity for our street, it’s very emotional,” neighbor Bondu Allieu said.

According to neighbors the baby’s 32-year-old mother shouted ‘Go, go, go’ the day the child was found unresponsive. Credit: 7NEWS
Police will await results from toxicology reports to determine the exact cause of death. Credit: 7NEWS

However, it’s not the first time Doonside has seen death on one of its streets.

Almost a year ago to the day, a 16-year-old boy was beaten to death by a group of teenagers just a few doors up the street from Yindi Place. All five teenagers involved in the attack were charged with murder.

Despite the revelation that the nine-month-old had COVID, police are keeping an open mind regarding the cause of death, and are awaiting the results of toxicology reports.

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Trump wanted his national security team to ‘totally loyal’ like Nazis

In this Sept. 1, 2021, file photo Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington about the end of the war in Afghanistan.

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RBA sends Sydney house prices into freefall

RBA crashes Sydney house prices

Sydney’s house price crash is accelerating with dwelling values ​​now down 5.9% from their peak and quarterly losses running at their fastest pace since 1983:

Sydney house price index

Sydney house prices fall at their fastest pace since 1983.

As clearly illustrated in the chart above, Sydney dwelling values ​​began falling sharply following the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) first interest rate hike on 3 May. Since that first hike, Sydney dwelling values ​​have plummeted an extraordinary 5.3% – well in excess of any other Australian market:

Declines since first interest rate hike

Sydney suffers heavy price falls after rate hikes.

Sydney’s price falls have been driven by the premium end of the market – ie the top 25% of homes by value – where values ​​have fallen by around 9%:

Sydney price falls by segments

The most expensive 25% of Sydney’s housing market has experienced the biggest price falls.

Economist predictions for how far the RBA will hike rates vary, ranging from a peak in the official cash rate (OCR) of around 2.6% (CBA, AMP and NAB) to a peak of 3.35% (ANZ, Westpac and the futures market) .

This means that the OCR should rise another 0.75% to 1.50% depending on which forecast comes true, inferring a discount variable mortgage rate of between 5.95% and 6.70%.

Both scenarios would present a big lift in monthly mortgage repayments versus their level in April 2022 immediately before the RBA’s first rate hike.

As shown in the table below, mortgage repayments would rise by between 34% and 45%, representing a lift in monthly repayments of between $1,126 and $1,293 on a $750,000 mortgage:

Australian mortgage repayments

Sydney mortgage holders facing a massive lift in repayments.

Sydney house prices would likely fall hard under either interest rate scenario, ranging from a steep correction (circa 15-20% fall peak-to-trough) to an outright crash (over 20% decline).

The market’s fate is in the hands of the RBA.

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Intel publishes ARC GPU story, promises global launch ‘later this year’

Intel publishes ARC GPU story, promises global launch 'later this year'

Intel publishes an article about Arc GPUs

Is this the Arc desktop story that was mentioned by Moore’s Law is Dead? Well, that’s hard to say exactly, but the article posted by Intel is indeed a story about desktop Arc GPUs, although it mostly repeats what was already published or confirmed by Intel. The leaked roadmap from MLID also mentioned Rocket Lake-S, but there is no information about Intel 13th Gen Core CPU here.

Intel Arc A770 Limited Edition, Source: Intel

Unfortunately the article at Intel website provides no current new information. This means that those seeking card specs, pricing, or release dates will be disappointed. What was published is a new render of the Arc A770 GPU.

There is also a commitment on how the launch of Arc GPUs might look. According to Intel’s Ryan Shrout gamers should expect Arc GPUs later this year and those will be available globally through retailers and PC builders. Intel will also sell Arc GPUs through its own store. The date when all this is about to happen is not here though.

Intel Arc GPUs are scheduled for release later this year, with, as Ryan explained, “lots of Game On driver updates, with launch-day support for the biggest titles, and ongoing improvements for older games, too.” For more information on Intel Arc graphics, go to arc.intel.com, Ryan’s Twitter, or the Intel Insiders Discord. When available, the Intel Arc cards can be purchased through various retailers and PC-builders globally, as well as directly via the Intel store.

Intel is now taking Arc GPUs to the road. A custom made truck equipped with 30 NUC 12 Extreme systems, each packed with flagship Arc A770 graphics will be available in various places around North America. Intel did not confirm where exactly though.

Intel Arc Truck, Source: Intel

The company also explained the differences between Arc A770 and Arc A750 Limited Edition cards. The A770 which packs the full ACM-G10 GPU with 32 Xe-Cores is said to have chrome accents:

For Arc’s first venture into the world of high performance gaming graphics, Ryan and his team wanted to “make a serious statement.” The A750 and A770 Limited Edition cards are primed to do just that. “[These cards] are a svelte matte black with a full-length cosmetic backplate, and even minor details like the I/O bracket are matte black for a cohesive look. The higher performance A770 has chrome accents running around the outside and top for some extra flash. When the cards are powered on, the edge and the fan ducts diffuse addressable RGB LEDs for a smooth, high-quality light effect.”

If Intel is really planning to make a serious statement, it should begin with releasing the hardware first. Even better if this launch is before competitors announce next-gen GPU architecture. But the new hardware is not the only thing that is missing. Intel promised to launch its XeSS upscaling technology in early summer. Although it is August already, there is no information about this technology yet.

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Australian mum reveals hidden signs she missed before partner’s suicide

Australian mum reveals hidden signs she missed before partner's suicide

The night before his suicide, Keda Ward-Meah’s partner made an appointment with his GP to discuss getting a mental health plan.

Sadly, it was too late.

Brendan Knight tragically took his own life in September 2021, after a dark battle with depression that he “hid very well” from his family.

His grieving partner Keda, who spoke to news.com.au and shared images of her partner, said the past 11 months have been “hell” as she has tried to navigate the world without the love of her life by her side.

Tragically, their two little boys Archer, 4, and Elijah, 2, still don’t fully understand why their daddy hasn’t “come home from work”.

For months after his death, the 27-year-old would break down in tears each time her sons asked her why their father “did not want to see them” anymore.

“The boys adored their daddy, especially Archer as he was older” the Fernvale, Queensland, mum said.

“He was a complete daddy’s boy. They were attached at the hip of him.

“I always said they were twin flames, they were so similar in so many ways and were truly best friends.

“Being a mother while my heart was shattered was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do.

“The boys being only three and one at the time, they didn’t understand. I told our three-year-old daddy had gone to the sky and would watch over us.

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“He didn’t understand and still kept asking for months and months when daddy was coming home from work. In his mind, his dad went to work and never came back.

“There were a lot of tears and nightmares and crying at night asking for daddy, asking why he doesn’t want to see us, if he doesn’t love us anymore.

“A lot of begging me to bring him home. They still don’t really understand, although our now four-year-old knows that daddy died and he was sick.

“As they get older they’ll know the truth, and it breaks my heart to think of the grief they’ll go through when they learn what happened.”

Keda said her partner Brendan hid his mental health struggles well.

While more open with her, he still downplayed the severity of his pain.

“I knew he was depressed, his alcohol and gambling had increased and his moods were up and down,” she said.

“But we had been through it before, and with help I thought we would get through it again.

“I had no idea how depressed he was. But looking back there were a lot of signs I missed.

“Change in weight, being withdrawn from social activities, he’d stopped replying to people’s messages, and was up at weird times of the night.

“The night before he passed, he agreed to get help and I made him an appointment for the next week at the GP for a mental health plan.

“Then I went to work for a nightshift, and he took his life 13 hours after I made that appointment.”

Keda said the day her partner took his life replays over and over in her head.

“I got a call from my sister who watched our boys on our overlap between my nightshift and when Brendan would leave for work.” she recalled.

“She told me that he’d left his wallet, phone, and note on the table at home. I rushed home from work and went out to look for him.

“Unfortunately, I ended up finding him at the same time the police did.

“My soul left my body, I collapsed on the dirt road, looked up at the sky, and was screaming ‘no, no, no!’ over and over again.

“Nothing felt real, I thought if I could scream loud enough, he’d hear me on his way to heaven and realize how much I needed him and come back. Silly I know.”

The months following the tragedy, she said she felt like a zombie – but had to stay strong for her boys.

“I barely remember the first eight months after that. The first few weeks I had people around me constantly, which was nice” she said.

“Nothing felt real. I was always waiting for him to walk through the door with a crazy story of where he’d been, or I’d wake up and it would be a terrible dream.

“I fell into a dark depression. But I had to stay strong for our boys.

“Around nine months after it happened, I finally found the right antidepressants, and found a new sense of normalcy.

“We’re doing better now. We’ve found our new normal, and found joy in little things.

“But there is always that feeling of something being missing, that hole in us that is always there.

“I don’t think we’ll ever feel fully complete again.”

By sharing her story, Keda hopes to raise awareness about the importance of highlighting the unique issues associated with men’s mental health.

“I think men’s mental health is still treated as somewhat of a joke” she said.

“When it’s too late and someone dies from suicide, everyone comes out saying ‘it ain’t weak to speak’ but the next day I’ll see the same people telling their mates to toughen up.

“The whole ‘she’ll be right’ attitude. Then someone dies again, and the cycle continues.

“It’s a lot harder for men to speak up because they don’t want to be perceived as weak, or struggling. They want to be the backbone, the strong ones.

“We need to get men help at the first sign of depression.

“Have the tough conversations, get the right medication, the right therapist and the right support.”

Mr Knight is an Indigenous man and his family gave permission for his images to be published.

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Lauren Jackson headlines Australian Opals for FIBA ​​Women’s World Cup in Sydney

Lauren Jackson headlines Australian Opals for FIBA ​​Women's World Cup in Sydney

“I think I will probably be an impact player off the bench. I think what I can do, what I can offer the girls, coming off the bench, is going to be good. I feel pretty confident in that.

“Strengthwise, I feel really good. I am really glad that my body has held up. I know every time I step foot on the court, I am getting better. The next six weeks are going to be critical, spending as much time with the girls as possible before the worlds.”

Lauren Jackson is back for the Opals.

Lauren Jackson is back for the Opals.Credit:Getty Images

Jackson, now a mother, said she has a broader perspective on sport and life and is more emotional, having had a razor-sharp focus on basketball when she was arguably the world’s best player and a WNBA superstar with the Seattle Storm through the first decade of this century.

Her dominance, leading to three WNBA most valuable player awards, came from her ability to monster opponents in the paint and score from the perimeter. She now says she “definitely can’t move like she used to” and is more of a “banger” inside.

“But I can still pop the three, though,” Jackson said.

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“Every step of the way in this journey has been quite emotional. It has been a bit of a head game just because I was so far removed from this level of basketball for so long. Like I said, I never thought I would get back here.”

WNBA players Bec Allen, Ezi Magbegor, Steph Talbot, Kristy Wallace and Sami Whitcomb have all made the roster, as have long-time Opals Cayla George, Marianna Tolo and Tess Madgen.

Sara Blicavs, Darcee Garbin, Anneli Maley and Wallace will all be playing their first World Cups.

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Madgen, one of three team leaders, said Jackson was “feisty and competitive and fierce” and elevated the players, coming at a time when the Opals have undergone cultural change after the Cambage drama.

The world No.3 Opals, however, face a difficult group in Sydney with France, Serbia and Japan all having made the medal round at the Tokyo Olympics, while Canada have a strong roster and Mali round out the group.

“Making the final cut to 12 is always difficult with so many great athletes pushing for selection,” Brondello said.

“The training camp in New York demonstrated how much each of these athletes wanted to compete on home soil, the competition for a spot on the team was fierce. Of course, the inclusion of Lauren is the talking point but from my perspective, she has put in the work and deserves to be here, she will add another dimension to our team dynamic.”

The World Cup will be played at Qudos Bank Arena and the Quaycentre in Sydney from September 22 to October 1.

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Talking about and planning for death could make life easier for those left behind

Talking about and planning for death could make life easier for those left behind

Your wishes for what will happen after you die are vitally important but only a third of Australians have made plans about how they would like their lives commemorated in the event of their deaths.

Death has lingered around Della Muscat since she was a young girl.

The 36-year-old, who grew up in Mackay and now lives in Brisbane, said people were never too young to make a plan and let their family and friends know exactly what their wishes were.

Through the creation of a web application, she wants to change the way we talk about and plan for death.

“I know it sounds crazy but I want life celebrants like we have wedding celebrants and venues that are non-secular and beautiful flowers and celebrations of life that someone has created for themselves,” she said.

A woman embraces her daughter on the beach.
Ms Muscat is passionate about changing the way we talk about death and dying.(Supplied: Della Muscat)

When Della Muscat was 29, she lost two really good friends in the space of two years.

“One was from ovarian cancer and the other was a tragic car accident.

“The decisions that were left to be made for my friend that suddenly died were so difficult.”

Ms Muscat recalled a casual conversation with her friend Jemma as they sat on Ms Muscat’s deck drinking wine and talking about their plans for death.

No-one knew that Jemma would be dead within a month.

Three young women stand side-by-side, smiling.
Della (centre) with her friends Tamie (left) and Jemma (right).(Supplied: Della Muscat)

“I was a new mum and I was telling Jemma that I had this idea to help people do this,” Ms Muscat said.

“She sort of laughed and said, ‘that’s a really weird idea but I think it could work’.”

The two young women continued to chat about what kind of “celebration” they would want in the event of their death.

Ms Muscat said she wanted a cheap wooden coffin, a paint and sip night and all of her friends in attendance.

“I want everyone to dance around and have lots of drinks and laughs and then cremate me and keep me in an old-school Mexican tequila bottle.

“We giggled and Jemma said the same thing… that she wanted to be cremated.

“Four weeks later she died in a car accident on the way back from a wedding.”

Ms Muscat came to view that conversation was a blessing that changed the course of her life.

“Of course we dread death but if there’s something that can help us and make it a little bit easier, then why not?”

Developing an app

Over the past year-and-a-half, Ms Muscat has poured her life savings into hiring a web developer and creating what she has called “after me”, while still working as a lawyer.

The website, which she hopes to make into an app for mobile devices, is centered around the idea of ​​planning for death and alleviating the stress for loved ones left behind.

Woman on beach laughing.
Della Muscat was a lawyer in Mackay before moving to Brisbane.(Supplied: Della Muscat)

It is not a legally binding will, but rather a safe space you can jot down things such what kind of funeral you would want, who your dog would go to, or whether you want your organs donated.

You can even record voice messages or letters to send to loved ones after you die.

In the event of your death, your profile would be released online to people you have invited to receive the information.

“If you don’t have what’s called an advanced health directive in Australia or a power of attorney in place, your next of kin has to make decisions based on what they feel you might have wanted.

“Let’s hope you’ve had a conversation and your intentions are known.

“We didn’t make it legally binding or go down that road because I want it to be used worldwide, be non-religious and non-legislative.”

Ms Muscat said in addition to the logistical side of things, she wanted it to be about memory journalling, love and grief mitigation.

“I’m surprised it’s not something that’s done more.

“There are formats of it but not modern and recording everything from our heart right through to finances.”

Getting dead set

Cherelle Martin is the national manager for a public health campaign called Dying to Know Day.

Ms Martin said she has noticed online platforms starting delve into the realm of post-death directives.

“I believe in two or three years time, we’ll start to get a sense of how those platforms might play a bigger role in how people want to record their wishes,” she said.

“It’s really great to see these new concepts and ideas coming through.”

This year, The Groundswell Project conducted a survey including more than one thousand people, 18 and older, across all states and territories in Australia.

The results found that 87 per cent of people surveyed believe it is important to do some sort of end of life planning, but only 35 per cent actually had.

64 per cent of people also said they find significant challenges and barriers to recording their wishes.

“That includes death and dying as being too emotional to think about…and the not wanting to talk about it,” Ms Martin said.

On Monday, the campaign hosted its 10th year of events across the country to encourage people to capture their choices.

Two people painting a coffin.
Dying to Know Day events include death cafes, tours of cemeteries and funeral homes, and coffin painting.(Supplied: Cherelle Martin)

Dr John Rosenberg, a palliative care nurse turned academic, spoke at an event hosted in Gympie.

“One of the things we’re looking at in the future is whether we can pitch some conversations around dying to schools with younger adults,” he said.

“If we’re teaching civics at school…if we learn how to vote and we learn how our government works…this would fall beautifully into that kind of learning space.

“What’s required, what responsibilities we have with writing a will for ourselves, writing an advanced care plan so that other people know what our wishes are.”

Dr Rosenberg said we should not be shielding children from the reality of our mortality.

Lisa McAulay, a social worker at Little Haven Palliative Care, said she believes being able to talk about death helps relieve people’s fears.

Woman standing infront of a powerpoint slide that reads Welcome to Dying 2 Know Day.
Lisa McAulay presented at the ‘Dying to Know Day’ information sessions hosted in Gympie.

“All of these little taboo topics, we try and put an age on when they should start being discussed.

“The truth is, there’s a little bit across a lifetime.

“The younger you start, the more prepared you are.”

Della Muscat said she believes leaving post-death directives is a social responsibility.

“Nobody wants to talk about when you die.

“But as sure as we are born, we will die.

“That’s probably the only two certainties in life, and that you’ll pay taxes.”

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Herschel Walker’s ex-wife recalls death threats in campaign ad released by Georgia Senate race opponents

Herschel Walker's ex-wife recalls death threats in campaign ad released by Georgia Senate race opponents

Herschel Walker’s ex-wife relates how the former grid star put a gun to her head and threatened to kill her in a brutal new attack ad in the Georgia Senate race.

“He held the gun to my temple and said he was gonna blow my brains out,” Cindy DeAngelis Grossman says in the hard-hitting spot.

Grossman, who was married to Walker for 20 years, said her then-husband’s eyes “would become very evil” when he got angry.

“The guns and knives, I got into a few choking things with him,” she recalls.

New Jersey Generals running back Herschel Walker poses cheek to cheek with his wife Cindy, after announcing he will play for the Dallas Cowboys during a news conference in New York, Aug. 7, 1986. (Marty Lederhandler/AP)

Walker has previously acknowledged the accusations and has said he suffered from mental illness although he claims he can’t recall threatening to kill Grossman.

Walker is waging an even campaign to unseat Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) in one of the marquee battles of the midterm congressional elections.

[ Walker gives unusual explanation of climate change ]

The onetime University of Georgia football star played professionally for both the New York Giants and the New Jersey Generals of the upstart USFL, a team that was owned by former President Donald Trump.

Buoyed by Trump’s endorsement, Walker cruised to an easy win in the GOP primary.

Herschel Walker, GOP candidate for the US Senate for Georgia, speaks at a primary watch party May 23, 2022, at the Foundry restaurant in Athens, Ga. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess/AP)

But the first-time candidate has struggled in the general election fight, with Warnock holding a modest but steady lead in polls.

Walker was forced to acknowledge fathering three children out of wedlock that he has never spoken of before and has no contact with, a damaging admission for a candidate who often speaks of family values ​​and the importance of fathers taking responsibility for their children.

[ Herschel Walker scrambles to explain previously undisclosed children after calling for responsible fatherhood  ]

He also once falsely suggested he was a federal law enforcement agent.

Herschel Walker and his wife, Cindy, pose for photographers during a press conference in New York, April 6, 1983, where it was announced that Walker signed a long-term agreement to endorse sports articles for a manufacturer. (Dave Pickoff/AP)

The new ad, which was produced by a group called the Republican Accountability Project, plays on his football fame.

It kicks off with a clip of Walker slicing through defenders as an announcer excitedly proclaims: “Touchdown, Georgia!”

“Do you think you know Herschel Walker? Well, think again,” the narrator intones.

The camera then cuts to Grossman’s shocking claims about her ex-husband.