Seamus Lyte, the UK agent to the late Carrie Fisher, has died at his home in Los Angeles of glioblastoma. He was 54.
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Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé, is not just a musical spectacle and a heart-pumping recreation of the tour with which it shares a name, but a heartfelt tribute to her late Uncle Johnny.The movie opened globally on Friday, Dec. 1, World AIDS Day, a day meant to honor and remember those who have passed away from the disease.During a premiere event, the singer stood on stage and spoke to the crowd.“I’m really proud this film is coming out on December 1st, World AIDS Day, in honor of Uncle Johnny,” she said.
In a deeply emotional segment of the film, Beyoncé and her mother, Tina Knowles, reflect on Uncle Johnny, underlining the profound bond they shared before his passing.“Starting out in Destiny’s Child, high-end labels didn’t really want to dress four black country curvy girls,” Beyoncé recalled, remembering the earliest days in the girl group that launched her to superstardom. “We couldn’t afford designer dresses and couture.” The singer went on to reveal that “My mother and my uncle, God rest his soul, made all of our first costumes.
[They] individually sewed hundreds of crystals and pearls, putting so much passion and love into every small detail.”Beyoncé has been talking a lot in her current Renaissance era about her Uncle Johnny.In addition to the film, she also dedicated the album to him when it was released in mid-2022. In the liner notes, she referred to him as “the most fabulous gay man I’ve ever known.” This sentiment echoes Beyoncé’s previous mentions during significant moments.
She talked about Uncle Johnny in her GLAAD Media Award acceptance speech alongside her husband Jay-Z.She also name-checked him when she accepted her Grammy for Best Dance/Electronic Album for Renaissance. That speech was important, as it
.Seamus Lyte, the UK agent to the late Carrie Fisher, has died at his home in Los Angeles of glioblastoma. He was 54.
Sheridan Smith is jumping in at the deep end for Paramount+ thriller The Castaways, starring as Lori, a holidaymaker stranded on a remote tropical island after surviving a plane crash.The drama reveals what happened to Lori after the crash and follows her sister Erin, played by Céline Buckens, as she tracks down her missing sibling in Fiji. Despite filming in Greece, Sheridan, 42, admits shooting The Castaways wasn’t much of a holiday thanks to her fear of water. “I was terrified of water and I’m in water for most of the show,” she says, laughing.
EXCLUSIVE: Climate Spring, TK-FX, and indie British firm Lowkey Films have teamed on a new venture titled the Climate Short Animation Film Competition, in partnership with BBC Writers and in collaboration with BFI Network.
Omid Scobie is finally setting the record straight!
Are you watching, Meghan Markle? Because Princess Catherine appears to have a message after being publicly called out as one of the alleged “royal racists”!
Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan and lead star Cole Hauser reportedly got into a fight the second time they met.Sheridan recently filed a lawsuit against the actors’ coffee company over “trademark infringement”, but according to reports, this isn’t the first time the pair have had their differences.In a recently resurfaced Men’s Journal interview from April 2022, Hauser opened up about the alledged fight with Sheridan.Before sharing the revelation with the outlet, Hauser said that he’d been involved in his fair share of bar fights.“Does a bear shit in the woods?” he said, laughing. “I’ve probably been in one on every continent.”The actor then explained: “I don’t think there’s anything wrong with fighting.
So many celebrities walked the red carpet at The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Gala on Thursday (December 7) in Los Angeles.
filed a suit against Hauser’s new company.“Morning cruise @freereincoffeecompany get up and get after it!” the “2 Fast 2 Furious’ actor, 48, penned on social media.He shared the post alongside a snapshot of himself drinking a cup of Joe while riding a sailboat by the sunrise.The picture was posted on Nov. 22 — just one day after Sheridan, 53, registered his case on Nov.
“Yellowstone” creator sued the show’s lead over his coffee brand.On Dec. 5, news broke that Sheridan’s ranch, Bosque Ranch, is suing Hauser’s coffee brand, Free Rein.
Omid Scobie must not be happy right now…
EXCLUSIVE: Fox has handed a script commitment to animated workplace comedy Taskmasters, from Brian Keith Etheridge (The Neighborhood), Brendon Walsh (Crank Yankers), cartoonist Johnny Ryan, Fox Entertainment Studios and Fox’s Bento Box Entertainment.
Ashton Kutcher is showing off his athleticism on the soccer field.
“Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé” hit theaters on Friday,” some social media trolls had the nerve to accuse the Queen of trying to look “white” at the movie’s Los Angeles premiere last weekend.Some even went so far as to suggest that Bey — BEY! — was trying to look like Kim Kardashian.Beyoncé would never lower herself to even respond to such trollery. She’s too busy expanding her empire — there was yet another “Renaissance” merch drop in tandem with the movie’s release, if you’re still not saving up your coins for the parfum — and taking care of home with three kids.But you had best believe that her mother Tina Knowles was not going to let the “bozos” come for her daughter without giving them a whole word.(And if she doesn’t scare these fools enough, I mean, have they ever heard of the Beyhive??)After breaking down exactly why Beyoncé’s different look with platinum hair to match her silver gown was in keeping with the “Renaissance” theme — and black diva history going all the way back to Etta James — she then fiercely told them to have several seats.“I am sick of you losers,” she wrote in an Instagram post that, thankfully, spoke for many of us.
Taylor Swift is praising Beyoncé on Instagram!
So many stars attended the 2023 WIF Honors presented by Women In Film at The Ray Dolby Ballroom on Thursday night (November 30) in Hollywood, Calif.
Surprise! Beyoncé just casually kicked off December with her new song “My House“!
that “Your Losing Me” was a Joe Alwyn breakup song—and Jack Antonoff's latest Instagram story only added fuel to the fire.For a long time Swifties could hear the Midnights bonus track only if they purchased the CD version of the album that was exclusively sold at the Eras Tour stop in East Rutherford, New Jersey, back in May (or, of course, via TikTok).However, the 33-year-old pop star finally made the heartbreaking ballad available to Spotify users on November 29 after being named Global Top Artist by the music streaming platform. Swift announced the news on X.com, writing, “Um ok this is unreal?? I just wanted to say to anyone who listened to my music this year, anywhere in the world, thank you.
BreAnna Bell After focusing her lens on Flamin’ Hot Cheetos creator Richard Montañez in her latest film “Flamin’ Hot,” Eva Longoria explains how she set out to redefine what it means to be one of Hollywood’s “hardworking heroes” by shining a light on several heroes including her “mentor” Dolores Huerta. Longoria’s comments came during her Wednesday night speech, as she was honored as one of Time Magazine’s inaugural class of Latino Leaders.
It’s no fluke that Prince William and Princess Catherine no longer mingle with their former friend Rose Hanbury!
Heather Gay is the latest star to hop “on the Ozempic train.”