<ul class="summary-list"><li>When cosplay TikToker Lindley Key interviewed <keyword id="12319772" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="brendan-fraser" source="Orion">Brendan Fraser</keyword>, the moment went viral.</li><li>Key informed Fraser of all the support the internet had for him, to which he said, "Shucks, ma'am."</li></ul>TikToker and cosplayer Lindley Key has long been a fan of actor Brendan Fraser, so when she was advertised a virtual meet-and-greet at an online convention called Galaxy Con Live in August this year, she told Insider she jumped at the chance to speak to him for two minutes.Key <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@littlelottiecosplay/video/6994167027736874246" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared a clip</a> of their conversation on her <keyword id="11894125" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="tiktok" source="Orion">TikTok</keyword> account, and <a href="https://www.insider.com/brendan-fraser-martin-scorsese-movie-tiktok-support-emotional-reaction-2021-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the moment went viral</a> and has racked up 2.5 million views. When Key told Fraser about the huge support he had on the internet, he teared up and tipped his cowboy hat, saying, "Shucks, ma'am."Immediately, it was very clear "he was the sweetest of humans," she said.<blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@littlelottiecosplay/video/6994167027736874246" data-video-id="6994167027736874246" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@littlelottiecosplay" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@littlelottiecosplay">@littlelottiecosplay</a> “Shucks, ma’am!” Adding to the Brendan love from earlier today. <a title="brendanfraser" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/brendanfraser">#brendanfraser</a> <a title="themummy" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/themummy">#themummy</a> <a title="mummytok" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/mummytok">#mummytok</a> <a title="rickoconnell" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/rickoconnell">#rickoconnell</a> <a target="_blank" title="♬ A-O-K - Tai Verdes" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/A-O-K-6953851540646709249">♬ A-O-K - Tai Verdes</a> </section> </blockquote> Fraser took some time out from the spotlight following some unsuccessful movies and <a href="https://www.gq.com/story/what-ever-happened-to-brendan-fraser" target="_blank" rel="noopener">an incident he said involved nonconsensual touching</a> from a former president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 2003. <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@calabasaswings/video/6997456747829021958?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1&amp;lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">In a recent interview</a>, Fraser has said after the incident, he reevaluated his priorities and took a step back from acting for a while.Fraser was largely absent from the public eye for almost two decades until he returned to acting with a bang this year, with several upcoming roles including a Martin Scorsese movie where he will appear alongside Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio. Behind him is a loyal band of fans like Key who join <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1013218749432826" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook groups dedicated to the actor</a>, have made <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/discover/Brendan-Fraser?lang=en">166 million views worth of TikToks</a>, and branded this the era of <a href="https://www.insider.com/brendan-fraser-tiktok-brenaissance-viral-reason-2021-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the "Brenaissance</a>." They believe this is the kind of recognition he always deserved.Key said she remembered when Fraser started to disappear, and he had always been in the back of her mind since as Fraser had been her "first celebrity crush" after watching him play the heartthrob adventurer Rick O'Connell in "The Mummy" in 1999."I'm always wondering what happened to Brendan Fraser" was even a staple part of her dating profiles. For the interview, Key dressed in an Evelyn Carnahan costume — the character in "The Mummy" played by Fraser's co-star Rachel Wiesz."The moment he saw me, he said, 'Evelyn, the years have been good to you,'" she said. "And I became twitterpated all over again."Fraser held out a rose for her and even had a costume change in the middle of the swift 120-second interview where he went to put on a cowboy hat. Key said it was "one of the best experiences of my life."Fraser remembered the experience too. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCiXoS93eV0&amp;ab_channel=TheNerdRoomWithJandJ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">During a Q&amp;A</a> at Fan Expo Boston 2021, Fraser was asked about the love he was getting on social media."He said something like, 'It was big on TikTok, I don't know, I don't do TikTok,'" Key said."And then he said, 'I had a lovely chat with this woman named Lindley.' The fact that the man took the time not only to learn my screen name, but he remembered my name, that meant the world. I could not stop smiling."<a href="https://www.insider.com/culture">For more stories like this, check out coverage from Insider's Digital Culture team here.</a>

The TikToker whose Brendan Fraser interview went viral explains how she met her 'celebrity crush,' saying he remembered her name and it 'meant the world'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Actor <keyword id="12319772" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="brendan-fraser" source="Orion">Brendan Fraser</keyword> has been out of the limelight for years.</li><li>But content about the actor has racked up over 166 million views on <keyword id="11894125" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="tiktok" source="Orion">TikTok</keyword>.</li></ul>Actor Brendan Fraser has become a TikTok obsession, despite the fact that he's been largely absent from the public eye for a decade.Videos under the #BrendanFraser hashtag <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/discover/Brendan-Fraser?lang=en">have racked up 166 million views</a>, with creators <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@squisheddonuts/video/7008007002987252998?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1&amp;lang=en;lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">thirsting over old clips</a> from "George of the Jungle" and praising him for his humble nature and vulnerability in <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@calabasaswings/video/6997456747829021958?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1&amp;lang=en;lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recent interview segments</a>.<keyword id="11905353" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="fans" source="Orion">Fans</keyword> have also focused in on Fraser's sudden disappearance from the early aughts cultural landscape, which Fraser has said came after an incident of nonconsensual touching from someone in the <keyword id="11896019" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="entertainment" source="Orion">entertainment</keyword> industry.After his final leading role in a major movie in 2001 with "The Mummy Returns," Fraser essentially disappeared when he was widely considered to be in his prime. <a href="https://www.gq.com/story/what-ever-happened-to-brendan-fraser">In a 2018 GQ profile,</a> he revealed he retreated from public life following an incident with Philip Berk, a former president of the <keyword id="11895191" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hollywood" source="Orion">Hollywood</keyword> Foreign Press Association (HFPA), who Fraser said groped his buttocks at a 2003 event. Fraser said he became depressed and felt reclusive after the incident, and wondered if he had been "blacklisted" by the industry. Berk said he apologized to Fraser in a letter about the incident, yet "admitted no wrongdoing" or blacklisting.Central to the new wave of Fraser-related content is a respect and admiration for him for speaking out about his own #MeToo experience, and a shared opinion that he should have been treated better by the industry. A new generation of fans, which calls the era "The Brenaissance," is hoping for a resurrection of Fraser's career. And their wish seems to be coming true, with Fraser's <a href="https://deadline.com/2021/08/brendan-fraser-joins-killers-of-the-flower-moon-brothers-apple-martin-scorsese-legendary-1234808025/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">exciting roster of upcoming roles</a>.Insider spoke to Fraser's fans and media experts about what makes him the perfect <keyword id="6355064" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="celebrity" source="Orion">celebrity</keyword> for the internet generation.<h2>Nostalgic creators see Fraser as a welcome contrast to the 'dark and dreary' side of the internet</h2>One of the top Fraser TikToks, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@littlelottiecosplay/video/6994167027736874246?lang=en">with 2.5 million views,</a> was posted by cosplayer Lindley Key, 30, who interviewed Fraser at an online convention called Galaxy Con Live in August. Key said she "fell in love" with Fraser when he played the heartthrob adventurer Rick O'Connell in "The Mummy" in 1999."He was just the perfect hero in that movie," she said. <blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@littlelottiecosplay/video/6994167027736874246" data-video-id="6994167027736874246" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@littlelottiecosplay" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@littlelottiecosplay">@littlelottiecosplay</a> “Shucks, ma’am!” Adding to the Brendan love from earlier today. <a title="brendanfraser" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/brendanfraser">##brendanfraser</a> <a title="themummy" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/themummy">##themummy</a> <a title="mummytok" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/mummytok">##mummytok</a> <a title="rickoconnell" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/rickoconnell">##rickoconnell</a> <a target="_blank" title="♬ A-O-K - Tai Verdes" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/A-O-K-6953851540646709249">♬ A-O-K - Tai Verdes</a> </section> </blockquote> Key thinks nostalgia plays a part in Fraser's popularity online, with many people in their 20s and 30s remembering him as their first "celebrity crush." Key's own love for Fraser was reignited when he slowly started to reappear, and she learned more about what he was like as a person. His humor and kindness, she said, is "what the world needs right now" when the internet, and the outside world, can seem "dark and dreary.""For someone who has gone through what he's gone through and to still have such a huge heart, that kindness is infectious," she said. Alyssa Mairanz, a clinical therapist who owns a practice in New York where she works with young adults and teens, told Insider the "Brenaissance" connects to Gen-Z and millennials who are are "sensitive to authenticity.""Brendan offers information to the public that is raw, sad, and real," Mairanz said of Fraser's openness in talking about the hardships of his life, including the incident with Berk and the death of his mother. "This connects to the wider Gen Z mentality of authenticity, accountability, and enacting change for the greater good."<h2>Fraser faced criticism for his appearance in the past, and the Brenaissance wants to rectify that</h2>Another fan of Fraser's is Courtney Nelson, 31, who is known by her handle @squisheddonuts. She has built a following of 119,000 largely for her characteristic style of Fraser content, where she watches clips from his old movies such as "With Honors" and "Airheads" and is both metaphorically and physically blown away.<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@squisheddonuts/video/7008007002987252998">In one of her TikToks</a> which has been viewed 7.1 million times, Fraser gets out of the shower. The camera turns to Nelson who gets blasted with a strong gust of wind as Taylor Swift's "Wildest Dreams" plays, causing her bowl of snacks to fly everywhere.<blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@squisheddonuts/video/7008007002987252998" data-video-id="7008007002987252998" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@squisheddonuts" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@squisheddonuts">@squisheddonuts</a> Reply to @shhffirnlsasjdifne this scene blows me away EVERYTIME <a title="georgeofthejungle" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/georgeofthejungle">##georgeofthejungle</a> <a title="brendanfraser" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/brendanfraser">##brendanfraser</a> <a title="brenaissance" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/brenaissance">##brenaissance</a> <a target="_blank" title="♬ Wildest Dreams - " href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/Wildest-Dreams-6970778293524040453">♬ Wildest Dreams - </a> </section> </blockquote> Nelson, like many, forgot about Fraser when he stopped appearing in movies. It wasn't until she was rewatching "George of the Jungle" in September 2020 with her kids that she remembered how much she had loved him growing up. <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@squisheddonuts/video/6875855815971065090?is_copy_url=1&amp;is_from_webapp=v1&amp;lang=en;lang=en">Her subsequent TikTok</a> about having a new appreciation for George as an adult went viral with 4.9 million views. "Welcome to the Brenaissance," someone wrote in the comments.Nelson said she remembered the cruelty of people on the internet consistently making Fraser a meme in the years after he stopped acting, often based on his appearance as he got older. Many made fun of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZpll4JDPGo">the way he clapped at a joke</a> at the 2019 Golden Globes, and his visible sadness <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDYz4C5mxjs&amp;ab_channel=BUILDSeriesries">during a 2016 interview</a>."People were making fun of him for being this dork," Nelson said, adding that negativity is not welcome in Fraser's fanbase. He is a "sweet, lovable guy," who is simply aging "like a normal person," she said.New York Times pop <keyword id="11899151" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="culture" source="Orion">culture</keyword> reporter Kyle Buchanan, who is known for his profiles of some of Hollywood's biggest stars including Kirsten Dunst and Dev Patel, told Insider that Fraser "came of age as a leading-man hunk" but once he aged out of that role, "Hollywood wasn't sure what to do with him."The path to character-actor comedy didn't really work out for Fraser, Buchanan added, but in the Brenaissance era, he is "freed of the shackles of looking a certain way.""He can just be funny and weird and himself," he said. "You feel like you've stumbled upon some great new character actor. But maybe that was Brendan Fraser all along."<h2>Creators consider Fraser 'inspirational,' and want him to know the support he has online</h2>Nelson said much of Fraser's support comes from him speaking about the impact he says the incident with Berk had on him. In a world where it is still quite rare for men to speak out about sexual harassment, Fraser is inspirational, Nelson said."Toxic masculinity, I don't think it's a thing for Brendan," she said. "He just resonates so well with men and women alike."Key said she hoped Fraser knows the support he has online. In her interview with Fraser, he teared up when she told him about how many people were excited for his new upcoming role in Martin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon," responding, "Shucks, ma'am." <a href="https://www.insider.com/brendan-fraser-martin-scorsese-movie-tiktok-support-emotional-reaction-2021-8">The moment went viral</a>, and Key said it's a memory that she "will treasure for a long time.""There are people he may not know, and probably will never know, that are behind him and are ready to support him," she said. "I really do hope he knows how much love there is for him out there."<a href="https://www.insider.com/culture">For more stories like this, check out coverage from Insider's Digital Culture team here.</a>

How Brendan Fraser became a TikTok obsession and sparked 'the Brenaissance'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Demi Moore's film 'The Substance' got a 13-minute standing ovation at Cannes.</li><li>Moore's performance in the horror movie has sparked Oscar buzz and rave reviews.</li></ul>First there was Matthew McConaughey's "<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/matthew-mcconaughey-coined-the-mcconaissance-phrase-2023-4">McConaissance.</a>" Then there was Brendan Fraser's "<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/brendan-fraser-tiktok-brenaissance-viral-reason-2021-11">Brenaissance.</a>" Now get ready for Demi Moore's "Demissance."At the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cannes-film-festival-buzziest-films-including-palme-dor-winner-4-2024-5">Cannes Film Festival</a> earlier this month, Moore's latest movie, "The Substance," received a 13-minute standing ovation. The horror, which also stars Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid, didn't just receive rave reviews at the fest, but the hype has started Oscar buzz for Moore's performance.And <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bruce-willis-daughters-demi-moore-who-are-they-2020-4">Moore's three daughters</a> — Rumer, 35, Scout, 32, and Tallulah, 30 — are here for all the praise.During an appearance on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.today.com/popculture/rumer-willis-mom-demi-moore-group-chat-rcna154500">"Today" Wednesday</a>, Rumer revealed the text thread she and her sisters have with their mother, which is going berzerk right now — not just over the hype for their mom but also over the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.redcarpet-fashionawards.com/2024/05/28/which-demi-moore-cannes-film-festival-look-was-your-favourite/">looks she gave on the red carpet while in the South of France</a>.<div type="image" title="Bruce Willis Demi Moore" height="2944" width="3896" msid="110570366" hostid="261" sizebytes="1034046"></div>"We have a thread that we call 'Lineage of Females' that has all my sisters and I on it, and we don't see the looks she's going to do, so when we do, we're like, 'Oh my god, mom, mom, mom, this is amazing, you look iconic! We're losing our minds.'"When host Jenna Bush Hager asked Rumer if they were using the term "Demissance" to refer to their mom's current comeback, Rumer said they were."We're hijacking it from Matthew McConaughey," she said with a laugh.Moore, 61, who had her daughters while married to<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bruce-willis-demi-moore-relationship-timeline-children-photos"> Bruce Willis before they divorced</a>, found fame in the 1980s. She was part of The Brat Pack, the label used in a 1985 New York Magazine profile for the actors who starred in "The Breakfast Club" and "St. Elmo's Fire." She continued to receive critical acclaim in the 1990s, thanks to hits like "Ghost" and "A Few Good Men."In "The Substance," Moore plays a former movie star from the 1980s who now hosts a fitness show. Her character's producer wants to fire her because she's over 50. Then she learns of a process called The Substance that will create "a new you," but she learns there's a horrific catch.The movie will be out in the fall.

Rumer Willis reveals the group chat she and her sisters have with mom Demi Moore during her career revival

<ul class="summary-list"><li>"<keyword id="13645759" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="batgirl" source="Orion">Batgirl</keyword>" star <keyword id="13645758" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="leslie-grace" source="Orion">Leslie Grace</keyword> called costar <keyword id="12319772" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="brendan-fraser" source="Orion">Brendan Fraser</keyword> a "huge teddy bear" in a new interview.</li><li>"He is one of the nicest people that I've ever met," Grace said of Fraser, who plays villain Firefly.</li></ul>Brendan Fraser plays the villain in the upcoming <a href="https://www.insider.com/superhero-movie-release-dates-2022">HBO Max film adaptation of "Batgirl,"</a> but his costar Leslie Grace said the "Mummy" actor was nothing but nice. "It was an incredible learning experience to be on set with also action veterans like Brendan Fraser, and soak up it all up," Grace said in a <a href="https://variety.com/2022/film/columns/leslie-grace-batgirl-haagen-dazs-1235232986/">recent interview with Variety</a>. "It was so hard because he's our villain and I'm not supposed to like him but he's such a huge teddy bear." "He is one of the nicest people that I've ever met," Grace added. The actress, who plays Barbara Gordon (aka Batgirl) in the upcoming film, said that Fraser's past acting experience took their fight sequences to a whole other level. "You can't improvise that kind of experience. There's some crazy stuff that happens," Grace <a href="https://variety.com/2022/film/columns/leslie-grace-batgirl-haagen-dazs-1235232986/">teased to Variety</a>. Fraser stars as the villain Firefly in "Batgirl," which also features JK Simmons as Commissioner Gordon, Barbara's dad, and Michael Keaton reprising his role as <a href="https://www.insider.com/every-batman-film-ranked-according-to-critics">Batman</a>. Fraser has been enjoying something of a renaissance in recent years. Known for his roles in '90s blockbusters like <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mummy-Brendan-Fraser/dp/B000I9TY82" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">"The Mummy"</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/George-Jungle-Brendan-Fraser/dp/B00DU70PY6" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener sponsored">"George of the Jungle,"</a> the actor has kept a <a href="https://www.insider.com/brendan-fraser-fans-rally-around-the-actors-return-to-hollywood-2016-12">lower profile in recent years</a>, appearing on shows such as "The Affair" and "Doom Patrol" and in Steven Soderbergh's crime thriller "No Sudden Move."But last year, a TikTok featuring <a href="https://www.insider.com/brendan-fraser-martin-scorsese-movie-tiktok-support-emotional-reaction-2021-8">Fraser getting choked up</a> when he learned people were "rooting" for him went viral, leading to <a href="https://www.insider.com/brendan-fraser-tiktok-brenaissance-viral-reason-2021-11">what some have dubbed "the Brenaissance."</a><blockquote class="tiktok-embed" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@littlelottiecosplay/video/6994167027736874246" data-video-id="6994167027736874246" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a target="_blank" title="@littlelottiecosplay" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@littlelottiecosplay">@littlelottiecosplay</a> “Shucks, ma’am!” Adding to the Brendan love from earlier today. <a title="brendanfraser" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/brendanfraser">#brendanfraser</a> <a title="themummy" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/themummy">#themummy</a> <a title="mummytok" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/mummytok">#mummytok</a> <a title="rickoconnell" target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/rickoconnell">#rickoconnell</a> <a target="_blank" title="♬ A-O-K - Tai Verdes" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/A-O-K-6953851540646709249">♬ A-O-K - Tai Verdes</a> </section> </blockquote> In addition to his role in "Batgirl," Fraser will appear in "<a href="https://www.insider.com/robert-de-niro-leg-injured-in-oklahoma-movie-2021-5">Killers of the Flower Moon</a>," and in the <a href="https://deadline.com/2021/08/brendan-fraser-joins-killers-of-the-flower-moon-brothers-apple-martin-scorsese-legendary-1234808025/">coming comedy "Brothers."</a><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nBeaAE65544" frameborder="0"></iframe>

Brendan Fraser's 'Batgirl' costar said the 'Mummy' actor is 'such a huge teddy bear'

Welcome back to <a href="http://newsletter.businessinsider.com/join/10-things-in-politics">10 Things in Politics</a>. <a href="http://newsletter.businessinsider.com/join/10-things-in-politics">Sign up here to receive this newsletter</a>. Plus, download Insider's app for news on the go — click <a href="https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id554260576">here for iOS</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.freerange360.mpp.businessinsider">here for Android</a>. Send tips to <a href="mailto:bgriffiths@insider.com">bgriffiths@insider.com</a>.<ul><li>Note: We apologize for the delay in sending out today's edition.</li></ul>Here's what we're talking about:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fauci-guidance-trick-or-treat-celebrate-halloween-covid-coronavirus-mask-2021-10"></a><ul><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kamala-harris-staff-biden-white-house-dysfunction-media-2021-11">Kamala Harris' allies lash out at the media and one another as the bad press piles up</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-china-talks-biden-promises-candor-xi-greets-old-friend-2021-11">Biden stresses 'simple, straightforward competition' with China</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gop-cannabis-federal-legalization-bill-2021-11">An exclusive look at Republicans' long-awaited bill to legalize cannabis</a></li></ul><hr />1. INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE: Vice President Kamala Harris' advisors are turning on one another. Harris' vice presidency continues to be the subject of unflattering portrayals, which is causing those close to her to increasingly lash out in all directions as the negative headlines pile up. The infighting comes with the White House seeking to sell President Joe Biden's massive infrastructure overhaul, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-signs-infrastructure-law-social-spending-plan-struggles-2021-11">which he signed into law on Monday</a>.Here's how some Democrats say the White House should try to right the ship:Major shake-ups continued to be talked about: "They almost need to have a public scalp," one Democratic strategist who has worked with presidential campaigns told my colleague. Others say Biden and his top staffers need to do a better job shutting down the gossip from within.<ul><li>But some in Harris' orbit think things are unlikely to change anytime soon: "It's not like one issue or one confrontation or one group of people that aren't getting along — it feels like the whole thing is upside down," another Democratic strategist offered of the situation.</li></ul>Much of the finger-pointing is directed at journalists: "What the media has done to her office is appalling," Howard Dean, the former Democratic National Committee chairman, told Insider. Many Democrats feel that Harris is being judged by a different set of standards given her status as the first woman and first person of color to hold the office.<ul><li>Key quote: "None of this is helpful. I don't care if you work for Joe Biden or Kamala Harris," one former Harris aide said. "My advice to everyone is to stop using the media as your therapist."</li></ul><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kamala-harris-staff-biden-white-house-dysfunction-media-2021-11">Read more about how Kamala Harris' allies are responding to bad press.</a><hr />2. Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping try to end tensions during their meeting: The leaders of the world's two largest economies talked for more than three hours during a virtual meeting and agreed on the need to find a better path forward amid increasing tensions, Reuters reports. "Just simple, straightforward competition," Biden told Xi about his desire to make sure concerns about Taiwan's future, human-rights abuses, and trade practices wouldn't veer into outright conflict. The meeting ended without any major announcement or joint statement after the two sides tried to lower expectations for it. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-china-talks-biden-promises-candor-xi-greets-old-friend-2021-11">More on what Biden and Xi discussed</a>.<hr />3. Republicans to introduce a bill to legalize cannabis: Rep. Nancy Mace, a freshman Republican from South Carolina, is set to introduce a bill that would federally decriminalize cannabis. The legislation proposes to regulate pot much more like alcohol and if passed would allow for cannabis to be carried across state lines, though final say on many areas would be up to states. The proposal shows the increasing bipartisan support for action on cannabis-related issues, but it is unlikely to pass anytime soon. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gop-cannabis-federal-legalization-bill-2021-11">Here are 4 key details from the 131-page bill</a>.<hr />4 Jurors are set to begin deliberations in Kyle Rittenhouse's trial: A Wisconsin jury spent two weeks listening to dozens of witnesses and poring over countless pieces of visual evidence during Rittenhouse's trial for fatally shooting Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, as well as injuring Gaige Grosskreutz, amid civil unrest in Kenosha in August 2020. Rittenhouse has pleaded not guilty and testified he was acting in self-defense. For all the emotional testimony, there are some key details the jurors weren't allowed to hear. <a href="https://www.insider.com/details-the-kyle-rittenhouse-jury-wont-consider-during-deliberations-2021-11">Here are 6 things the jury won't consider, including videos in which Rittenhouse boasted about shooting people as well as the criminal records of the three people he shot</a>.<hr />5. Corey Lewandowski said Trump knew the election was over but wanted to sow doubt: Lewandowski, who served as Donald Trump's first presidential campaign manager, said Trump knew the 2020 election was over when the major news networks projected his loss. But Lewandowski told ABC News' Jonathan Karl for a new book that Trump wanted to "create enough doubt about Biden's victory so that when he leaves he can say he didn't lose and that it was stolen from him." <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/corey-lewandowski-trump-lost-election-sow-doubt-book-2021-11">More than a year after the election, Trump continues to cling to this narrative</a>.<hr />6. Steve Bannon remains defiant after court appearance: The former Trump administration chief strategist said he was "taking on the Biden regime" following an appearance in which he faced two federal counts of criminal contempt for refusing to comply with a subpoena issued by lawmakers investigating the January 6 Capitol riot, the Associated Press reports. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-xi-meeting-e6013378e03727b85a8f59f71fe61f4a">Here's what's expected next in the case</a>.<hr /><div type="image" title="A crowd of Britney Spears supporters hold signs at a &quot;Free Britney&quot; rally." height="2400" width="4800" msid="87739996" hostid="261"></div>7. #FreeBritney activists say they're not done fighting: A judge ended Britney Spears' 13-year conservatorship on Friday. #FreeBritney fans and activists celebrated the ruling but told Insider they weren't going anywhere. Organizers hope to use the movement's platform to fight conservatorship abuse. <a href="https://www.insider.com/freebritney-movement-whats-next-plans-to-keep-fighting-conservatorship-abuse-2021-11">"This is bigger than Britney. It's not just about Britney," one activist said</a>.<hr />8. Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke says he's running for Texas governor: O'Rourke announced plans to challenge the incumbent Republican, Greg Abbott, in 2022. The onetime lawmaker rose to national prominence with his closer-than-expected campaign to oust Sen. Ted Cruz in 2018 before a disastrous presidential campaign. O'Rourke's liberal positions he took during his brief presidential run could haunt his latest effort, but he remained somewhat defiant during an interview with Texas Monthly over his push for ​​mandatory buybacks of certain guns. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/beto-orourke-announces-run-against-texas-gov-greg-abbott-in-2022-2021-11">More what's expected from O'Rourke's uphill push to turn Texas blue</a>.<hr />9. The longest-serving current US senator is set to retire: Sen. Patrick Leahy, a Democrat from Vermont, leaves his Senate seat open ahead of next year's midterms. The race to replace Leahy is not expected to be competitive, though, after Biden's over 2-to-1 victory over Trump last year. He was first elected to the Senate as part of the "Watergate Babies" Democratic wave in 1974. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/patrick-leahy-vermont-longest-serving-senator-retirement-impeachment-trial-2021-11">More on Leahy's retirement</a>.<hr /><div type="image" title="Collage of different phases of Brandon Fraser on blue background and TikTok logos 2x1" height="834" width="1668" msid="87739999" hostid="261"></div>10. Brendan Fraser became a TikTok obsession and sparked "the Brenaissance": Fraser has been out of the limelight for years. But content about the actor has racked up over 166 million views on TikTok. <a href="https://www.insider.com/brendan-fraser-tiktok-brenaissance-viral-reason-2021-11">More on how nostalgic creators see Fraser as a welcome contrast to the "dark and dreary" side of the internet</a>.<hr />Today's trivia question: Who is the longest-serving senator in American history? Email your answer and a suggested question to me at <a href="mailto:bgriffiths@insider.com">bgriffiths@insider.com</a>.<ul><li>Yesterday's answer: Herbert Hoover is the most recent Cabinet secretary to immediately rise to the presidency. In fact, <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/04/13/hillary-clintons-nomination-would-end-long-cabinet-drought/">no major party has even nominated a Cabinet secretary for president since Hoover in 1928</a>.</li></ul>

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