Taylor Rooks holding teacup and two fingers
Taylor Rooks had her followers stunned after posting a pair of photos of herself with world-famous actress Halle Berry.

Rooks, a rising name in the field of sports journalism, has been in France hosting an event called Sport Beach at Cannes Lions 2023.


She’s taken to Instagram to share images in which she’s seen sharing an embrace with the Academy Award winner following a dinner with the Hollywood star.

“This night and our dinner will eternally be close to my heart,” she wrote as the caption.

You could check it out right below:


“You the new her lol… beautiful ladies,” one follower wrote in the comments.

“Wow!!” another exclaimed. “Taylor and Mrs. Berry!!! Winning!!”

One follower commented, “Halle and the new Halle. Stunning ladies,” while another warned, “We must stay focused fellas.”

Halle is easily one of the most recognizable women on the planet and has been one of the bigger Hollywood names around for over two decades. The 56-year-old became the first Black woman to win the Best Actress Academy Award for her role in the 2001 film Monster’s Ball and has since built a lengthy filmography.


Rooks, meanwhile, is becoming quite the star herself as she has been a popular figure in sports media and has interviewed some of the best athletes of the current era. She now works for Turner Sports covering the NBA and also covers the NFL for Amazon Prime Video.

VIDEO: USWNT Star Sophia Smith Suspended For Her Weird Behavior On The Bench During Game

Sophia Smith on ground near benchSophia Smith (Photo via womenxfootball/Twitter)
Although Sophia Smith, a forward for the United States women’s national team, has never competed in an Olympics, she hopes to leave her mark in Paris in 2024. However, her actions during a recent game have gotten her into some problems.

On Saturday night, Sophia Smith received a red card in a bizarre manner as the Portland Thorns defeated the North Carolina Courage 1-0. Smith received two yellow cards for time wastage in her first red card of the season, the second of which was issued in an amusing moment.

At Providence Park, the star of the U.S. women’s national team had given her team the lead with a penalty kick in the 79th minute. Smith was shown a yellow card in the 89th minute for kicking the ball away when play had been stopped, with Portland managing to hang on to a late 1-0 lead. Smith was taken out of the game by Thorns head coach Rob Gale well into stoppage time, but things only got stranger from there.

Smith snatched up a ball that had been out of play on the sideline and tried to hide beneath the bench. With a sly smile on her lips, the forward attempted the soccer equivalent of the hidden ball trick, demonstrating her obvious skill.

Referee Danielle Chesky was not amused by Sophia Smith’s antics and gave her a second yellow card.