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Celine Dion Gives First Public Performance Amid Stiff-Person Syndrome Diagnosis at Olympics Opening Ceremony
Celine Dion has returned to the stage. Two years after first revealing her Stiff-Person Syndrome diagnosis and canceling all performances, the singer made her comeback performance during the Olympics opening ceremony. After the Olympic torch lighting, Dion performed a powerful rendition of French ballad “Hymne a l’Amour” by Édith Piaf under the lit Eiffel Tower […]
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Zooms for Kamala Harris Draw Six-Digit Attendance, Break Records and Raise Millions
Hundreds of thousands of Kamala Harris supporters have rallied behind the presumptive Democratic nominee this week, with Zoom calls breaking records with six-digit attendance numbers. The events started Sunday following President Joe Biden’s announcement he would not seek re-election. More than 44,000 Black women joined a call to galvanize supporters for the vice president’s historic […]
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Alicia Vikander Says She Felt Like an “Imposter” Playing Pregnant Characters Before Becoming a Mom
Alicia Vikander felt like an “imposter” when portraying childbirth onscreen before becoming a parent herself. The actress also revealed she welcomed a second child earlier this year. “I gave birth four times on screen before I did it myself,” Vikander told Elle. The actress, married to Michael Fassbender, welcomed her first child in 2021. “Your […]
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John Owen Lowe Says Working With Dad Rob Lowe Sometimes “Drove Me Bonkers”
John Owen Lowe knows the ins and outs of working a family business. The actor recently spoke about co-starring with his father, Rob Lowe, and how the experience sometimes “drove me bonkers.” John Owen first worked with his dad on Fox’s The Grinder. Later, he served as a writer on 9-1-1: Lone Star and now […]
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Tyler Perry Dismisses Critics of His Films: “Who Are You to Be Able to Say Which Black Story Is Important?”
Tyler Perry dismissed the “highbrow” critics of his work this week, saying his films are meant to help his own community. “A large portion of my fans are disenfranchised, who cannot get in the Volvo and go to therapy on the weekend,” Perry said during an appearance on the Baby, This Is Keke Palmer podcast. […]
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Laura Dern Recalls UCLA Ultimatum Over ‘Blue Velvet’ Casting: “Pisses Me Off”
Laura Dern gave up her college education for David Lynch’s Blue Velvet. The actress recalled this week that the University of California, Los Angeles, refused to grant her a leave of absence to film the movie, meaning she left for the project and never returned. “I was 17, so excited to get into UCLA,” Dern […]
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Stephen Colbert Praises the President as “Selfless Leader,” Retires His Biden Aviators
Stephen Colbert praised Joe Biden’s decision to step aside from the 2024 election during his Late Show monologue on Monday, calling the president a “selfless leader.” He also retired his beloved pair of Biden aviator sunglasses, which he used to impersonate the president. “I want to salute this good man for the selfless act of […]
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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Celebrated as “Marvel Love Letter” With “Epic Action” in First Reactions
Fifteen years after Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman first brought Deadpool and Wolverine to the big screen in the ill-fated X-Men: Origins — Wolverine, the duo are giving the characters a proper buddy movie. Reynolds and Jackman premiered their movie in New York on Monday, while press across the country also were treated to the […]
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Esta TerBlanche, ‘All My Children’ Star, Dies at 51
Esta TerBlanche, the soap opera star best known for playing Gillian Andrassy on All My Children, has died. She was 51. TerBlanche died Thursday of natural causes, her friend and agent Lisa Rodrigo wrote on Facebook. An autopsy report is pending. “I am still processing and in shock,” Rodrigo wrote. “Esta was a beautiful soul […]
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Aaron Sorkin Takes Back Mitt Romney Suggestion for Democratic Nominee: “Harris for America”
Aaron Sorkin is taking back his suggestion that the Democratic party nominate Mitt Romney as its 2024 presidential candidate, expressed in a New York Times op-ed that was published online Sunday. After Sorkin’s piece dropped, President Joe Biden announced that he was ending his 2024 re-election bid and would be endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris […]
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Robert De Niro, Clintons and Obamas React to Biden Withdrawal: “A Patriot of the Highest Order”
Hollywood reacted to Biden’s announcement that he will halt his re-election campaign and endorse Kamala Harris for president on Sunday. Many, including names such as Barbra Streisand, Lee Daniels, the Clintons and the Obamas, celebrated Biden’s decision as a heroic and selfless move for the country. Several politicians, including the Clintons and Elizabeth Warren, and those […]
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Emmy Nominations 2024: Historic, Record-Breaking and Otherwise Notable Nominees
The 2024 Emmy nominations made waves this week, with The Bear breaking records alongside Carol Burnett, Nava Mau, Steve Martin and more. This year, FX’s The Bear broke the record for the most nominations for a comedy series, earning 23 nods for the show’s second season. The milestone comes after the series set the record […]
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