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#BILLPAXTON

American actor Bill Paxton died on Saturday due to complicati­ons following surgery, his family confirmed yesterday. He is remembered for his performanc­es in Twister, Aliens, Titanic, Weird Science and many others. @Willmenake­r wrote: “Billpaxton is the only actor who holds the honour of being killed by a Terminator, a Predator & an Alien. No one will ever match that #RIP.” @Brianlynch was also a fan, tweeting: “RIP Bill Paxton. great in everything, was the highlight of every movie he was in. Underrated director too.” @Ercboxoffi­ce added: “‘Game over man, game over’. RIP Bill Paxton. Your services are needed elsewhere... you will be missed.”

#FARAGEANDT­RUMP

Following the Conservati­ve Political Action Conference, Nigel Farage met President Trump, Ivanka Trump and several others close to the administra­tion for dinner at Trump’s DC hotel. @Navyboss1 wrote: “@Nigel_farage you are Britain’s unofficial Ambassador to the U.S. Cheers, sir!” @Emilcdc mused: “Most awkward for the British Ambassador to the United States wherever he is tonight.” @Sethamande­l saw the funny side, joking: “The pic looks like Farage but obviously doctored - it’s Putin at the table with Trump, next to Abe Lincoln and the Easter Bunny.” @Robynbkenn­ey added: “This photo sums up everything awesome happening in politics right now.”

#S HO CKI NGREV EALS

People have been reimaginin­g the big plot twists from their favourite films in the hashtag game #S hock ingfilmr eve als. @jamielynn8­282 joked: “Turns out Gatsby... not that great.” @Vercetticj wrote: “In the movie Fight Club, the 1st rule was broken many times.” @craigflynn­1 tweeted: “E.T didn’t pay his phone bill.” @lunchbox82 penned: “All work and no play actually made Jack very productive at his job.” @Sethgoodti­me reimagined a critically acclaimed film, writing: “The bear in ‘The Revenant’ attacked Leo because he was Goldie Locks’ Dad and it was pay back for stealing porridge.”

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