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Taylor Swift fans are known to give their fur babies monikers inspired by the pop star — and there was a recent spike in this Swiftie tradition ahead of the release of her double album “The Tortured Poets Department” on Friday.Besides the name Taylor itself, her song and album titles like Karma, Red and Midnight made the Top 10 list, as well as Travis and Kelce, in honor of her Super Bowl-winning boyfriend, according to user data compiled by pet insurance marketplace Pawlicy Advisor.“I had searched Taylor-themed girl names and wasn’t getting anything I just loved, then it hit me — ‘Poet’ would be perfect,” said Bridget Colbert, who picked up her Mini Australian Labradoodle on April 10.The mom of four daughters said their family’s new addition will help them get over not being able to attend the songstress’ current concert tour.“Being able to afford that many attending the Eras Tour isn’t an option, the next best thing was a sweet pup,” Colbert, 40, who lives in Elizabeth City, NC, told The Post.Heather Argrave got a new kitten on April 14 and named her “Willow,” after the lead single from Swift’s 2020 album “Evermore.”The Prairieville, LA resident works as a nurse in the emergency department of a veterinary teaching hospital, and the short hair Calico was brought in because of the kindness of a stranger.“We receive what’s called ‘Good Samaritan’ animals. These are strays that people take the time to stop and pick up and bring to us for medical care,” said Argrave, 39.“Willow came in covered in fleas and she was tied in a grocery bag and dumped.

went up in flames early yesterday morning, with her parents claiming an electrical fault sparked the blaze. The 31-year-old wasn’t at home at the time of the fire, but her two beloved cats were — and the kitties had to be rescued by responding emergency crews.

cat-tails of their celebrity owners’ success and reach celebrity status of their own — as the celeb’s partner-in-crime or even sometimes becoming more popular than their owners.Meet the nepo pets that have the pup-arazzi all over them:Claudia Schiffer brought her feline cat to the red carpet for the premiere of the film “Argylle” in London’s Leicester Square, introducing the nepo pet to the world.The 53-year-old German actress and model’s black and grey Scottish Fold named Chip has his own Instagram account with 14,900 followers, but he’s more than Insta famous.His Instagram bio reads, “Star of @argyllemovie, author, model, entrepreneur, influencer, nepo kitty.”Chip made his Hollywood debut after being cast in the film directed by Schiffer’s husband, Matthew Vaughn.He also has a “paw-tobiography” called “Blue Chip: Confessions of Claudia Schiffer’s Cat.”Taylor Swift’s three cats are well known among her fans — but they also have a pretty impressive net worth.Swift, 34, is now estimated to be worth $1.1 billion, according to Forbes, yet her cat Olivia Benson is one of the world’s richest cats.The Scottish Fold, named after Mariska Hargitay’s “Law & Order: SVU” character, that she adopted in 2014 has an estimated net worth of $97 million.According to a list of the world’s wealthiest pets compiled by AllAboutCats.com, Benson “earned her fortune starring alongside her owner in several music videos” as well as “crafted her own merchandise line, and has had cameos in many big-budget ads, including for the likes of Diet Coke and Ned Sneakers.”It’s unclear exactly how much Swift’s cats Meredith Grey and Benjamin Button are worth, but they’re worth a pretty penny.Benjamin Button recently joined Swift in her photoshoot for TIME’s

Taylor Swift knows a thing or two about being catnip.Indeed, the pop superstar worked all of her flirtatious feline wiles as Bombalurina in “Cats,” the much-maligned 2019 movie adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical.But Swift had a different kind of kitty persuasion on “Argylle,” the upcoming spy thriller starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Henry Cavill, Sam Rockwell, John Cena, Samuel L. Jackson and more.Director Matthew Vaughn (“Kick-Ass,” “X-Men: First Class” and the “Kingsman” films) says that it was the “Anti-Hero” singer who was “responsible” for the scene-stealing Scottish Fold cat featured in the film, which hits theaters Feb. 2.It all started when Vaughn’s two daughters with his supermodel wife, Claudia Schiffer, convinced their mother to buy them a Scottish Fold for Christmas after seeing Swift’s cat in her 2020 “Miss Americana” documentary.

musician Taylor Goldsmith.“So we did that throughout my childhood, which feels silly, but we loved it. Pancakes and waffles and eggs and bacon and toast and all of that, we’re gonna do.”She hopes to introduce another tradition this year at their new Los Angeles home.

Cats Protection Animal Charity issued a statement telling fans that they need to calm down.“At no point should an animal deliberately be put in a position to feel fear, anxiety, frustration or experience pain for the benefit of human entertainment,” Central Behavior Officer Daniel Warren-Cummings told Metro. “Cats in particular will experience extreme stress by being swung or spun around and it could even cause them physical harm.

the cover of Social Life Magazine.Beth, who is the wife of radio personality Howard Stern, sported various pieces of swimwear for a shoot captured by her hubby in Southampton.The “Flirting With Disaster” actress, 50, sizzled in a red-hot one-piece for the publication’s cover in celebration of its 20th anniversary, matching her cherry red lip stain that framed a pearly white smile.In one snap, she stared into the lens, donning the same lipstick but a change in costume. This time, she flaunted a blue and white striped string bikini while standing on the shore and running her fingers through her blond tresses.Another image showed Beth gracefully running down the boardwalk in a flowing chiffon gown.“Thank you thank you thank you @sociallifemagazine for still thinking I’m cover material… and letting me share about my rescue work… you all have my heart,” she thanked the mag on Instagram this week following the issue’s release on July 4.While Beth and Howard met in 2000, the lovebirds didn’t tie the knot until 2008, after which she largely stepped out of the limelight to focus on cat rescue and adoptions, eventually co-founding her own center called Bianca’s Furry Friends Feline in 2019.Currently, she’s fostering more than a dozen kitties in the couple’s colossal $25 million, eight-bedroom, 12-bathroom mansion in the Hamptons, which sprawls 15,000 square feet atop more than 4 acres of land.“People think my life is so very glamorous with Howard and that I have other people doing the messy part of pet foster work,” she told Social Life Magazine. “Not true! I am currently fostering 19 kittens and adult/senior cats.

posted to her Instagram Stories on Thursday night that Alec is recovering from a hip replacement in a less-than-ideal environment.“Alec has to sleep in a room that’s safe for him to get around the first few days of his hip surgery. Carmen, Alec and I went out for a little bit and we came back to the cats leaving some surprises in that room, which was poop because some of them are barbies,” Hilaria candidly shared with her 999,000 followers. “The cats are normally clean, but occasionally  s—t happens.

outlandish Met costumes of years past — donned a full white, furry cat character costume, only revealing he was underneath further down the carpet.The theme of this year’s Costume Institute exhibition is “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” and Leto’s costume matches the real-life Choupette’s piercing blue eyes and brown and pink nose.He eventually took the costume off and posed for more pics in a black ensemble, complete with a matching cape. The Post has contacted reps for Leto for comment.

according to The Sun — first achieved his claim to fame in 2021 after several TikTok videos went viral showing off his lavish lifestyle, funny memes and work as a UFC ambassador.In a 15-second clip that has since been removed from YouTube but is still making the rounds on the web, the 20-year-old NFT hawker is seen tugging the cat’s ears and giving it a hard smack on the head.Barsik tries to flee away from his owner by running away and tucking himself inside a box for safety, but seconds later, Hasbulla returns and appears to throw a few more heavy hits to the feline’s head.Viewers notice the distressed cat’s body language and seeming discomfort from his owner’s aggressive treatment.The child-like man — who lives with a genetic disorder that gives him both stunted growth and a high-pitched voice — often features his gray cat and other animals on his social media platforms, so the disheartening video surprised many of his fans, who voiced their concerns on Twitter.“That video of Hasbulla abusing a cat is terrible. Ruined my whole day.

video. “Can you see Larry?”The humorous TikTok, posted by @5crazycats, racked up 12.5 million views — and has turned into a game for those trying to spy the furry feline.The clip pans over the display of plush toys situated on her bed, making viewers hunt for a sneak peek at the hidden kitten.“Did I hide my cat well?” the user asked in the caption.[Warning: Spoilers ahead.]Did I hide my cat well??? #funny #viral #fypシ #petlover #crazycatlady #kitten #foryou #funnycats #trendingIf you’re struggling to spot the fluffy feline, wait until the camera pans to the tan-colored bear holding the “love you” hearts.

online optical illusion craze. “Find my cat in this photo,” Redditor u/pizzaslayer111 captioned the pic, which depicts a typical house with a table, shelf, comfy chair and doorway leading into a hallway with stairs.

wrote the book on how to make your pet Insta-famous. She’s said that top pet-fluencers are making $15,000 per post or more — such as the late Grumpy Cat, whose net worth reached an estimated $100 million before he passed away in 2019.“The biggest takeaway is that the majority of these influencers fell into it and they’re doing something they love, and that comes through in the content and makes people happy,” she told The Post in 2021.

purrfect parody of “Titanic” has captured the hearts of cat lovers on Valentine’s Day. On Monday, viral video personality Owl Kitty released a pawsitively enchanting take on James Cameron’s romance epic starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.Except this version saw the DiCaprio’s lovestruck Jack Dawson fall for a long-haired black tabby.

a new movie, “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch, in select theaters now and streaming on Amazon Prime Video Friday, tells his story.“He made the cat his own,” the science-fiction writer H.G. Wells once said.

“cat-forward lifestyles” — that could help singles overcome some catty misconceptions. It’s also a purr-fect way to trend on #NationalCatDay, a k a Friday, Oct.

“Cats” film adaption. The “Respect” star, 39, opened up about the less than purrr-fect musical in an interview with Total Film.

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coronavirus pandemic — by installing a giant 3D cat billboard above one of the Japanese megacity’s busiest districts.“We all felt warmth the moment the cat appeared on-screen,” marveled one gawker of the hyperrealistic “Catzilla” attraction, which overlooks the Shinjuku train station from a 1,664-square-foot curved 4K LED screen on the side of a building, Reuters reported.

told Today of the marker, which reads “my cat is a thief” alongside a picture of Esme clutching a glove in its mouth.

according to the rescuers. Due to the shape of their claws, it’s much easier to scale up than to traipse back down.

Where Is Jack? Inc., named in memory of Jack the Cat, a golden-furred feline who escaped from his kennel and into the ducts of JFK Airport in 2011. He survived there for two months before suffering injuries after falling through the ceiling; despite treatment, he died less than two weeks later.

“Star Trek: Discovery” cast member David Ajala is blunt about one of his biggest scene partners.“She is a diva,” he told The Post of the interplanetary Patti LuPone-wannabe with whom he shares significant screen time.But he isn’t really being that harsh: Said “diva” is an enormous Maine coon cat named Grudge, who keeps company with Ajala’s character, Cleveland “Book” Booker, on his cosmos-cavorting journeys in Season 3, which premieres Thursday on CBS All Access.Ajala, 34, plays Book, a

named Dennis Quaid, from an animal shelter in Lynchburg, Virginia.The actor, who starred in Amazon’s “Goliath” and has upcoming feature “Reagan,” is to turn the story into a non-scripted TV project after teaming with ITV America’s Leftfield Pictures, producer of History’s “Alone” and “Forged In Fire.”“Saving Dennis Quaid” will follow the actor, who also recently starred in feature films “A Dog’s Purpose” and “A Dog’s Journey,” and his business partner Jimmy Jellinek as they set out on a mission

Remember “Cats“? The big-budget adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber stage musical that became part of our collective nightmares the moment the first trailer came out? Though the film was neither the critical nor a commercial success that director Tom Hooper intended, probably no one was as disappointed with the film’s failure than singer and actor Jason Derulo, who was convinced the movie was “gonna change the world.” READ MORE: Andrew Lloyd Webber Really Didn’t Like James Corden’s “Unfunny”

meows for food not noisy enough? Try teaching it to play piano.Kate Nyx, from Philadelphia, has trained her cat Winslow to rap on the keys of a miniature piano when he’s hungry.

. “The problem with the film was that Tom Hooper decided, as he had with Les Mis, that he didn’t want anybody involved in it who was involved in the original show," Lloyd Webber says of the Oscar-winning director. «The whole thing was ridiculous.”The film, which starred Idris Elba, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson, Judi Dench, James Corden and more, was widely panned by critics.

Andrew Lloyd Webber, the composer of the original musical, he shared the same sentiment of critics when it came to the big-screen adaptation. In other words, he thought the movie had some problems — to say the least.“The problem with the film was that Tom Hooper decided that he didn’t want anybody involved in it who was involved in the original show,” Webber told The Sunday Times in a recent interview.

Quarantine Cat Film Festival, a celebration of more than 130 short feline films combined into a 75-minute feature.

Remember December of last year, when the biggest story that the film industry was concerned with was the botched release of Tom Hooper’s “Cats?” Those were simpler times. Well, even though the world is seemingly coming apart and spiraling into a pit of awful, Andrew Lloyd Webber, the writer of the Broadway show, “Cats,” is here to remind us that the 2019 film is truly terrible.

Theatre mogul Andrew Lloyd Webber has urged the U.K. government to follow South Korea’s trace-and-test method so stage shows can reopen amid the coronavirus crisis.

“Battlefield Earth” has been called the worst movie of all time. An overblown, cheap space flick with laughable dialogue and an alien John Travolta, it made $29.3 million on a $73 million budget and, until “Jack and Jill” in 2012, held the most Razzies (“honoring the worst of cinematic under-achievements”). But 20 years later, its screenwriter says there is a new top flop.

Lockdown continues and so does The Shows Must Go On, the Universal/ Andrew Lloyd Webber YouTube channel which has been premiering a musical production each and every Friday evening for the last number of weeks. This week’s offering is one of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s greatest, Cats.

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Dame Judi Dench is one of the most celebrated Thespians of all time. She's played actual queens, classic Shakespearean characters, the iconic M in the James Bond ...and, yes, .Dench, of course, played Old Deuteronomy in the much-maligned and totally star-studded Tom Hooper adaptation of that hit theaters last year.

Judi Dench has admitted to being unhappy about how her character in the much-derided Cats film turned out, saying she looked like a “battered, mangy old cat”.