Brad Pitt founded Plan B in 2001 alongside his then wife Jennifer Aniston and manager Brad Grey. Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment, the production company behind films like The Big Short, agreed to sell a “significant” stake to Mediawan SA, the French media conglomerate behind the hit series Call My Agent.
Mostly thanks to Plan B! According to Forbes, Brad's majority sale of the company in December earned him $113. He also earned another $30 million from Bullet Train, Babylon and The Lost City.
Plan B Entertainment, Inc., more commonly known as Plan B, is an American production company founded in November in 2001 by Brad Pitt, Brad Grey, Kristin Hahn and Jennifer Aniston. In 2005, after Pitt and Aniston divorced, Grey became the CEO of Paramount Pictures and Pitt became the sole owner of the company.
London/Paris | Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment, the acclaimed Hollywood producer behind Moonlight and The Big Short, has been bought by France's Mediawan in a rare transatlantic deal that values the US group at more than $US300 million ($440 million) in cash and shares.
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Why is Plan B locked up?
When you're at a pharmacy, you should be able to find Plan B on the shelves. The problem is, many pharmacies still don't do this, likely because it's expensive (about $50). Likely to prevent shoplifting, some stores lock it up or keep it behind the register, which actually creates way more problems for customers.
The all-male teams of investors behind Plan B are poised to make big bucks. According to the websites of the two private equity firms, Kelso and Juggernaut, only men make up the teams overseeing the maker of the top-selling emergency contraception in the United States. And their paydays could be big.
Plan B can fail if a person: Takes Plan B more than 72 hours after intercourse. Vomits within 2 hours of taking Plan B. Has a larger body mass and does not take the dosage that is right for them.
A levonorgestrel morning-after pill — like Plan B One Step, Take Action, My Way, Option 2, Preventeza, AfterPill, My Choice, Aftera, and EContra — can lower your chance of getting pregnant by 75–89% if you take it within 3 days after unprotected sex.
But Brad Pitt is not your average ex. The Hollywood actor might have just performed the sweetest gesture for his ex-wife, Jennifer Aniston. The star has reportedly bought back the now $79 million (US$56m) home the pair formerly shared while married, so that he can gift it to Jennifer. Yes, you read that correctly.
The deal is the latest in a string of acquisitions of independent production studios looking to capitalize on the appetite for fresh content in Hollywood, especially since the ever-growing demand in streaming services.
Brad Pitt is believed to not just own one Tesla Model S, but two of them – in different colours. An early adopter of electric cars, he is known to drive his Tesla regularly – which retails for around $100,000 in the United States from new.
Effectiveness. Emergency contraception pills reduce the risk of pregnancy by approximately 75%. In other words, out of 100 women who have unprotected intercourse mid-cycle, approximately 8 would become pregnant. With use of emergency contraception pills, only 2 of the 100 would become pregnant.
Through the Jolie-Pitt Foundation, Pitt has donated millions of dollars to various causes, personally donating part of his movie deal earnings to the foundation on a yearly basis. According to the Daily Mail, the foundation was worth $41 million in March 2019.
The Center for Reproductive Rights sued the FDA in 2005 for failing to grant over-the-counter status to Plan B against the advice of scientific experts and in violation of its own procedures and regulations.
So although precum does not contain any sperm itself, there is always the chance it can pick up a few stragglers on its way out. While pregnancy caused by precum is quite rare, it only takes one sperm to get pregnant. You should always use some form of contraception if you want to prevent pregnancy.
Plan B is only 95% effective. That means there is a chance that you were unlucky and had already ovulated — that is, were at peak fertility — right before you had unprotected sex.
There is no known limit on the number of times you can safely use Plan B. Plan B can even be taken more than once in the same menstrual cycle. While research is limited, existing data suggest repeated, long-term use of Plan B has no known health risks and does not affect future fertility.
The FDA labeling for the Plan B emergency contraceptive says Plan B may work by preventing implantation of the fertilized egg. This has created controversy over its use. Research, however, shows that Plan B does not work this way. Instead, it works by preventing ovulation.
Costco sells Plan B One-Step, an emergency contraceptive, without a prescription. The price may be a little different depending on where you are, but as of July 2023, it costs $48 at most Costco stores. The price of Plan B can vary from $7.69 to $65 due to factors such as brand and state regulations.
Plan B One-Step usually costs about $40–$50. Other brands of levonorgestrel morning-after pills like Take Action, My Way, Option 2, Preventeza, AfterPill, My Choice, Aftera, and EContra generally cost less — about $11–$45.
Find it yourself in the Family Planning aisle. There is no prescription or ID required to purchase Plan B in any U.S. state and there is no age restriction. Plan B One-Step does not protect you against HIV/AIDS or other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Use as directed.
