15 surprising facts about 'Fifty Shades of Grey'
It’s the film release everybody has been talking about. The romantic thriller Fifty Shades of Grey, starring Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson, hits theatres this weekend just in time for Valentine’s Day.
The hotly anticipated film is based on the first installment of the book triology of the same name by EL James, which originated as Twilight fanfiction and has sold over 100 million copies worldwide in over 50 different languages.
Heartthrob Jamie plays Christian Grey, a 27-year-old billionaire tycoon with a dark past who crosses paths with beautiful ingénue Anastasia Steele, played by Dakota.
Ahead of the film’s big screen debut this weekend, check out these 15 surprising facts you may not already know about the racy franchise which has taken the world by storm…
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![At the Forum, Charles delivered <a href=https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/speech/speech-hrh-prince-wales-world-holocaust-forum-yad-vashem-jerusalem>a moving and powerful speech</a> in which he said humanity "must never cease to be appalled, nor moved by the testimony of those who lived through [the Holocaust]." He also recognized his grandmother's work and Israel's recognition of it in his remarks, and said calling out hatred is always important.
<p>"All too often, language is used which turns disagreement into dehumanization," he said. "Words are used as badges of shame to mark others as enemies, to brand those who are different as somehow deviant. All too often, virtue seems to be sought through verbal violence. All too often, real violence ensues, and acts of unspeakable cruelty are still perpetrated around the world against people for reasons of their religion, their race or their beliefs.
<p>"Knowing, as we do, the darkness to which such behaviour leads, we must be vigilant in discerning these ever-changing threats; we must be fearless in confronting falsehoods and resolute in resisting words and acts of violence. And we must never rest in seeking to create mutual understanding and respect. We must tend the earth of our societies so that the seeds of division cannot take root and grow. And we must never forget that every human being is be-tselem Elokim - 'in the image of God' - and even a single human life is ke-olam malei - 'like an entire universe.'"
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