Ben Platt reacts to antisemitic Broadway show protests with powerful message

meeting up with a 16-year-old on the Growlr dating app.According to a memo from the Broward County State Attorney’s Office explaining its decision, the teen’s parents wanted to pursue charges against Parson but did not want to subject their son to be questioned on the stand and were reticent to allow prosecutors to speak with him to help determine the facts of the case.Assistant State Attorney Danielle Lennox, of the office’s sexual battery and child abuse unit, wrote in the memo that a victim advocate from the office had begun reaching out to the family after the charges against Parson were filed.In a May 2022 phone conference with the victim’s parents, Lennox explained what the process of pursuing prosecution would entail, but they were reticent to have their son speak with her.Lennox agreed to give them time to think and scheduled a follow-up meeting with the parents to arrange an in-person interview with the teen, but was unable to reach the family.

A family reunion. Ethan Plath reunited with several of his siblings at a recent family gathering amid ongoing drama on their TLC series, Welcome to Plathville.

Nathy Peluso is sending a very special message to all women around the world, just in time for International Women’s Day. The Argentinian singer released a live version of her song ‘Mafiosa,’ with the purpose of empowering her fans.“We are called many things!” Peluso shared, “but there is one in which they are right! For all my mafiosas, galactic, inspiring, strong, vulnerable and enlightened women!! Today is the release of this live song.” She also revealed that she got emotional seeing her performance, “When I saw it i got teary-eyed.

Searchlight Pictures has set a July 14th release date for the ensemble musical comedy Theater Camp, which it acquired out of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival for around $8M with a theatrical guarantee.

A special moment just for them. Riley Keough and husband Ben Smith-Petersen are the proud parents of a little girl but didn’t share the news of her arrival until much later.

Celine Dion has been spending some time away from social media and the spotlight due to her ongoing health battle and journey toward recovery.The singer returned to Instagram, however, to share a powerful message of support with her fans on International Women's Day, for which you can check out our exclusives here. Watch below to learn more about her health battle.WATCH: Celine Dion shares heartbreaking message as she cancels shows due to health problemsShe partnered up with L'Oréal Paris to support the Stand Up against Street Harassment program, an educational initiative to raise awareness regarding harassment.Celine was one of many celebrities who made cameos in the video, sporting the letter 'D' on their palm, including the likes of Kate Winslet, Eva Longoria, Camila Cabello, and more.MORE ON IWD: Exclusive: Elizabeth Hurley reveals how motherhood transformed her lifeTRENDING NOW: Sarah Ferguson has surprising response when asked about Prince Harry and Meghan MarkleShe appeared to be in good spirits in the short snippet of hers that could be seen, presumably from inside her $1.2million Las Vegas home where she is recovering."On International Women's Day, I'm proud to be part of the Stand Up against Street Harassment program by @lorealparis!" her caption read. A post shared by Céline Dion (@celinedion)Celine returned to show her support for Stand Up against Street Harassment"More than 1.5 million people around the world have already been trained by the Stand Up program.

Gordon Cox Theater Editor The new play “Pictures From Home” is Tony Award winner Nathan Lane’s 25th Broadway show — and he’s threatening not to come back for a 26th. “This may be the last one,” Lane said on Stagecraft, Variety’s theater podcast. “This may be my swan song! Winters in New York — I don’t know how many more I can take. And eight shows a week is a big ask.” Listen to this week’s “Stagecraft” podcast below:

Coronation Street star Alison King, who plays Carla Connor on the long-running soap, celebrated her 50th birthday in style. Alison's co-star, Samia Longchambon who plays Carla's former sister-in-law Maria Connor, took to Instagram to share a snap of the star-studded celebrations.The photo saw Samia and Alison posing alongside Julia Goulding, Jane Danson, Tina O'Brien and Georgia Taylor. Captioning the glam pic Samia wrote: "Celebrated our awesome Ali Kings’ birthday with these queens last night #birthdaygirl #friends." Fans of the actresses were quick to comment on the snap, with many wishing Alison a happy birthday.

2 min read A powerful message was sent to the world celebrating all that has been achieved for the rainbow community and acknowledging the work still to be done as an estimated 50,000 marched across Sydney’s iconic Harbour Bridge on the final day of Sydney WorldPride 2023.

The Coronation Street ladies looked a far cry from all the intense drama on the cobbles. Soap favourites looked super-glam and were all smiles as they enjoyed a night out to celebrate Corrie icon Alison King 50th birthday.

Gwyneth Paltrow is thinking about her ex-husband Chris Martin on his 46th birthday.

A number of Loose Women stars have stripped off to don their crop tops as they deliver a 'powerful' message to viewers. Dame Kelly Holmes, Judi Love and Gloria Hunniford are among the panellists who will share their own stories as part of the ITV lunchtime show's Body Stories campaign for International Women's Day.

Lucy and her footballer boyfriend Ryan Ledson announced earlier this month that their baby boy had safely made an appearance into the world on January 30. Sharing the news, Lucy, who played Bethany Platt in Corrie from 2015 to 2022, posted a sweet black and white image of herself and Ryan as she cradled their precious bundle of joy.

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Lucy Fallon said she 'finally got dressed' before showing her support for 'Team Bambi' weeks after welcoming her first child into the world. The former Coronation Street actress gave birth to a baby boy last month after announcing back in September, at five months pregnant, that she and footballer boyfriend Ryan Ledson were expecting.

for her role in black comedy Dead To Me at Sunday’s ceremony, but that wasn’t why it was a bittersweet night for the star. , who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis while filming the third and final season of the show in 2021, has said it will likely be the last awards show she attends as an actor.

Lucy Fallon has now revealed the name of her baby boy as she shared insight into her rollercoaster of emotions during labour. The Coronation Street actress, 27, who is best known for portraying Bethany Platt on the soap between 2015 and 2020, admitted that both she and her beau were left 'sobbing' happy tears following the birth. Despite struggling to agree on a name that the couple both liked for their new arrival, they finally settled on Sonny Jude.

husband Ben Affleck. To honor their 15th birthday, JLo shared a video of moments from across their young life and there were pictures of them with Ben, including one of the four of them cuddled together in a restaurant booth."Happy birthday to my beautiful, brilliant coconuts," she captioned the video, which you can watch below, and which was soundtracked by Taylor Swift's Fifteen; coconuts is her nickname for the pair.WATCH: Jennifer Lopez honors twins 15th birthday with sweet montage"I am so proud of you both in every single way.

Ben Platt and the producers of Parade are speaking out after the first performance of the Broadway revival about the true story of a Jewish man named Leo Frank who was lynched in 1915 was met with antisemitic protesters outside the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre in New York City.

Instagram video Tuesday.Many protestors held signs and harassed patrons outside the theater. A member of the neo-Nazi group The National Socialist Movement was also seen telling patrons, “You want the truth about who you’re going to see tonight? You’re paying $300 to go f–ing worship a pedophile, you might as well know what you’re talking about,” according to videos on social media.Platt said that though the first show—which is returning to Broadway for the first time since it premiered in 1998—was “special,” it was undermined by the protestors.He continued: “If you don’t know about it, I encourage you to look up the story and most importantly encourage you to come see the show, and it was definitely very ugly and scary but a wonderful reminder of why we’re telling this particular story and how special and powerful art and, particularly, theater can be.