Hollywood Producer Will Packer Talks Growing Up In St. Petersburg And Oscar Fall Out
Hollywood Producer Will Packer stopped by Orlando & The Freakshow and talked about growing up in St. Petersburg, Florida and how he got started in the movie industry. Will explained that he didn’t necessarily know exactly what he wanted to do growing up but knew that working hard would get him there. He was a straight A student and graduated from St. Pete High School then went to FAMU for his bachelors degree.
He got in depth about his work ethic, being inspiring to others and how he never stops dreaming. Meredith asked him about the Oscars fall out with Will Smith smacking Chris Rock live on stage and he explained that he was just shocked as everyone else. Orlando wanted to know his opinion about the Alec Baldwin shooting situation the the movie ‘Rust’ and how he handles dangerous situations on set. We got into a lot of different things including how he’s throwing out the first pitch at the Rays baseball game. Watch the entire interview below!
These Counties Have The Highest Divorce Rates In Florida
We all know the divorce rate is high in America but it’s extremely high in the state of Florida. Did you know that Florida is among the highest in the U.S. coming in at 13%!? Florida has the 6th highest divorce rate and it doesn’t seem to be going down anytime soon. This high rate isn’t new to Florida because it’s been the same for the past decade.
What’s shocking is finding out which counties actually have the highest and lowest divorce rates. Coming in at #1 is Pinellas county with a whopping 15% which is the most in the entire state! Scroll down to see where your county is on the list of highest divorce rates in the state of Florida.
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