Billie Lourd is missing Carrie Fisher on “her day.”
03.05.2023 - 21:31 / variety.com
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Billie Lourd has issued a statement confirming and explaining why she did not invite her late mother Carrie Fisher’s siblings — Todd, Joely and Tricia Leigh Fisher — to Carrie’s upcoming Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony on Thursday, May 4. Lourd’s statement came after Fisher’s siblings expressed shock over being left out of the ceremony, which is taking place on Star Wars Day to honor the late Princess Leia actor. Lourd called out her relatives for capitalizing on Carrie’s death through interviews and book deals. “I have seen the postings and press release issued by my mother’s brother and sister,” Lourd said. “I apologize to anyone reading this for feeling the need to defend myself publicly from these family members. But unfortunately, because they publicly attacked me, I have to publicly respond. The truth is I did not invite them to this ceremony. They know why.”
“Days after my mom died, her brother and her sister chose to process their grief publicly and capitalize on my mother’s death, by doing multiple interviews and selling individual books for a lot of money, with my mom and my grandmother’s deaths as the subject,” Lourd continued. “I found out they had done this through the press. They never consulted me or considered how this would affect our relationship. The truth of my mom’s very complicated relationship with her family is only known by me and those who were actually close to her. Though I recognize they have every right to do whatever they choose, their actions were very hurtful to me at the most difficult time in my life. I chose to and still choose to deal with her loss in a much different way.” Todd Fisher told TMZ on May 2 that it was “heartbreaking” and “shocking” to
Billie Lourd is missing Carrie Fisher on “her day.”
Billie Lourd‘s Mother’s Day message will hit you with all the emotions.
Billie Lourd is remembering her late mom, Carrie Fisher, on Mother's Day. The actress took to Instagram on Sunday to share an emotional tribute to the beloved star.Lourd shared a throwback photo showing herself and her mom standing side-by-side in a meditative yoga prayer pose and captioned the post with some reflections on her mom in honor of the special day.«Even though I’ve been a mom for almost 3 years and now have 2 kids of my own the first thing I think of when I hear happy Mother’s Day is her,» Lourd, 30, wrote in the caption. «Even though it’s been over 6 years since she died, when I first wake up, this still feels like her day — not mine.
Billie Lourd is remembering her iconic mom, Carrie Fisher, on Mother’s Day.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Will Poulter revealed in a recent GQ magazine interview that he was mistaken for the “Toy Story” villain Sid by a moviegoer during a recent trip to Los Angeles. The actor, who recently joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Adam Warlock in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” spoke out against often being reduced to his physical attributes by the media and by fans. Poulter’s transition from goofy “We’re the Millers” teens to Marvel heartthrob has gotten plenty of media attention over the last few years. “A guy at a urinal in LA last week turned to me and said, ‘You’re in “Toy Story,” right?’ And I was like, ‘Well, that was animated,'” Poulter said. “I don’t want to be rude. I also appreciate there’s a meme going round of me—I dressed up as Sid from ‘Toy Story’ for anti-bullying week. So arguably I haven’t helped my case. But [‘Toy Story’ came out in] 1995. I was two. And they weren’t doing it through live action.”
tweet on Friday morning, Lourd posted a photo of her in the dress, alongside a screenshot of an interview her mother did with Harper’s Bazaar in 2014. In the final moments of that interview, Rodarte designers Laura and Kate Mulleavy told Fisher “we’d love to invite you to our show sometime.”“Cool.
The Force is strong with Carrie Fisher's family, friends and fans. On Thursday, May 4 – also known as "Star Wars Day" ("May the Fourth"), the late actress who played the iconic Princess Leia in the beloved film saga was honored with a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Her daughter, Billie Lourd, was in attendance and spoke about how much the honor would have meant to her mother. "I'd like to say thank you so much to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for this incredible honor.
Carrie Fisher finally received a spot on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director As James Gunn’s final Marvel movie opens in theaters and his DC Studios future begins, he’s shutting down any notion about the two superhero studios hating each other. Gunn has had a foot in both studios for quite some time. His Marvel run lasted 11 years and three “Guardians of the Galaxy” movies, while he made his DC debut with 2021’s “The Suicide Squad” and is now the co-head of DC Studios, where he’s writing and directing a new Superman movie. “It’s not odd. It isn’t odd at all, not to me,” Gunn stressed to Yahoo Entertainment when asked what it’s been like juggling “Guardians Vol. 3” press with his new DC Studios duties. “I understand how it appears, but I’m just busy cause I’m working two jobs at one time. But it’s not odd.”
Carrie Fisher's half-sisters, Joely and Tricia Leigh Fisher, are speaking out following Billie Lourd's comments ahead of her mother's Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony on Thursday.Lourd confirmed that she had intentionally not invited Carrie's brother, Todd, or Joely and Tricia, in a statement made to on Wednesday after she claimed the trio tried to profit off Carrie's death.Carrie died on Dec. 26, 2016 at 60 years old.
Carrie Fisher received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, a May the Fourth tribute to a beloved “Star Wars” actor that had a touch of stardust.
Carrie Fisher is getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday — May the Fourth for those paying attention. Her daughter Billie Lourd “will be accepting the star on behalf of her mother.” Such a sweet family moment, right? But we learned just a day before the ceremony that the Star Wars star’s siblings were NOT invited.
Billie Lourd was surrounded by family members and one of Carrie Fisher‘s Star Wars castmates while accepting her mom’s posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in her honor on Thursday (May 4) in Hollywood, Calif.
Carrie Fisher’s posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.The Princess Leia actor, who died in 2016 aged 60, was honoured with the tribute on Thursday (May 4) to coincide with Star Wars Day. Prior to the ceremony however, Fisher’s siblings criticised the late actor’s daughter Billie Lourd for not inviting them.The dispute began following a TMZ report on Tuesday (May 2), where Carrie’s brother Todd Fisher told the outlet: “It’s heartbreaking and shocking to me that I was intentionally omitted from attending this important legacy event for my sister, Carrie.”Her half-sister Joely Fisher, on behalf of herself and sister Tricia Leigh Fisher, later posted on Instagram about being omitted from the ceremony.
Carrie Fisher posthumously received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame near the historic El Capitan Theatre from the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. The late star's daughter, Billie Lourd, tearfully accepted the star on behalf of her mother. The day was particularly poignant since May 4 has been dubbed by fans of the franchise as Star Wars Day.iHeartMedia personality Ellen K served as emcee for a ceremony attended by stormtroopers, R2-D2 and C-3PO, and scores of fans dressed to celebrate and honor the late actress, who played the beloved Princess Leia in the original trilogy. Fisher died on Dec.
Carrie Fisher’s brother, Todd, is speaking out in response to remarks made by his niece, Billie Lourd, on why he wasn’t invited to Carrie’s Walk of Fame ceremony.
Todd Fisher has rubbished Billie Lourd's claim that the late Carrie Fisher's siblings capitalised on her death. The late 'Star Wars' legend - who died in December 2016 aged 60 - will be honoured with a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 4, Star Wars Day, and her daughter hit back after Todd expressed his dismay at not being given one of 30 guestlist spots at the induction. Billie, 30, said that Todd, 65, Joely, 55, and Tricia Leigh Fisher, 54, are excluded from attending, and “they know why".
Carrie Fisher's brother, Todd, is speaking out in response to remarks made by his niece, Billie Lourd, on why he wasn't invited to Carrie's Walk of Fame ceremony.Todd spoke with ET on Wednesday and addressed claims Lourd recently made in a statement given to in which she accused Todd of trying to «capitalize» on her death.«I take issue with what she said on every level,» Todd told ET. «There was no money made on anything.»Carrie died on Dec. 26, 2016 at 60 years old.
Todd Fisher is speaking out after niece Billie Lourd‘s claims about him and his siblings turning a profit over her late mother, Carrie Fisher.
The late Carrie Fisher will be posthumously immortalized with her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, with the ceremony appropriately set to take place on Thursday, May 4th a.k.a. “Star Wars” Day.