The “Blue Lagoon” director Randal Kleiser tried to get in touch with Brooke Shields, but the actress isn’t sure if she’s ready to talk to him just yet.
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Brooke Shields is telling her truth and her story.The actress walked the carpet at the premiere of her new Netflix documentary,, in New York City, where she spoke with ET's Rachel Smith about her candid and emotionally powerful film, and why it was the right time to open up about her experiences and trauma.«It was time because of the team, because my children's age, and because of all the work that I have done to really find belief and confidence in my own self,» shared Shields, who found herself wiping away «happy tears» when she hit the carpet, as she was overwhelmed by the magnitude of the evening.«At my age, this is a different time, it's a different era, and I was ready to share [my story] and ready to be brutally honest,» Shields said. «Otherwise, it wouldn't have been authentic and I would have been a hypocrite.In the documentary — which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January and is coming to Hulu -- the 57-year-old actress recalls a harrowing experience she says happened during a period when she was struggling to find work in Hollywood and was sexually attacked by an „industry insider“ after graduating from Princeton. Reflecting on the journey she went on to get to a place where she felt she could discuss the painful encounter, Shields told ET, »It was about processing it all… and coming to terms with it, and owning it."«It was important to tell the story, and was also important so that we don't have to feel alone,» she continued.As for what message she might give her younger self — back when she was a child actress — Shields explained that she'd simply say, «Give yourself a break.»The documentary, directed by Lana Wilson, takes on the same title as the controversial 1978 film Shields appeared in when
.The “Blue Lagoon” director Randal Kleiser tried to get in touch with Brooke Shields, but the actress isn’t sure if she’s ready to talk to him just yet.
Brooke Shields' Hulu docuseries,, is getting attention from both fans and those from her past. On Tuesday's episode of, the 57-year-old actress reveals that director Randal Kleiser reached out to her after watching the doc.«I saw his name on my phone and I was like, ‘What do I do?’ and I let it go to voicemail because I was like, I want to see what the tone is.
Lana Wilson always knew Brooke Shields was very beautiful and famous, but prior to making “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields,” a deeply honest and affectionate portrayal of Shields’ life story, she didn’t really consider that much more about the American cultural icon. “I first vaguely remember encountering her though her sitcom work in the ‘90s,” recalls Wilson, also the filmmaker of the Taylor Swift documentary, “Miss Americana.” “And I had a vague sense of something that had to do with her postpartum [depression].
Tatiana Siegel For most of their 21-year marriage, George Stephanopoulos and Ali Wentworth have operated on separate career tracks. He is an Emmy-winning ABC News host and political commentator and she is the “Jerry Maguire” actress-turned-New York Times best-selling author-turned host of the hit iHeardRadio podcast “Go Ask Ali.” But those boundaries crumbled while they were stuck at home together during the COVID pandemic, with the couple deciding to team up on a shared endeavor: the production company BedBy8. “Let’s not deny that being empty-nesters kind of played a part,” says Wentworth, who is the mother of two adult daughters with Stephanopoulos. “We thought, ‘Wow, we have so many stories to tell.’ And we can sort of stay in our lanes within the company.”
Brooke Shields was pretty, even as a baby. Everyone knew it at the time, from her mother and manager, Teri Shields, to the grown men who were eager to get her nude in front of a camera from the age of ten to the legions of fans who felt a sense of ownership over her body.
Paris Hilton is sharing new photos of her baby boy, Phoenix. The socialite took to Instagram on Monday to profess her love with a series of pics. «My whole heart. #MommyMonday,» she wrote alongside a series of snaps showing her embracing her son.Hilton and her husband, Carter Reum, welcomed their first child, a son, on Jan.
George Stephanopoulos and Ali Wentworth have been busy promoting their new documentary, Pretty Baby, which was produced by their production company, Bedby8. The couple have had their entire family involved in the project too, with their daughters Elliott, 19, and Harper, 17, both attending the premiere in New York City last week.
Brooke Shields has been in Hollywood since before she could walk, appearing in her first commercial for Ivory Soap at 11 months old. Now, the 57-year-old is sharing the secrets about her life and career in her Hulu documentary, "Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields." Leading up to the documentary's release, Shields didn't hold back. She spoke about everything from her sexualized roles in "Pretty Baby" and "Blue Lagoon," to her mother’s emotional abuse and alcoholism, to her own rocky love life.
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Brooke Shields' upcoming documentary "Pretty Baby" takes an all-encompassing look back at the actress's career and details the intense media scrutiny she faced as a child star. The two-part Hulu series examines Shields' rise to fame, including her sexual objectification at a young age as the star of the controversial movies "Pretty Baby" and "The Blue Lagoon" and her relationship with her alcoholic mother and manager, Teri Shields.
Brooke Shields is sharing her pride in daughters Rowan Henchy, 19, and Grier Henchy, 16, for their appearance at the end of the new documentary about her life, “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields.
Al Roker and his wife have been married for over 27 years and are still going strong. While the 68-year-old weatherman and the 62-year-old journalist faced some challenges late last year due to Roker's health scares, their love story stands the test of time.Roberts recently joked to ET's Rachel Smith, «He's back to driving me crazy.»Here's a look at their romance. Roker and Roberts first met at in 1990. «Al was so sweet,» she told in 1999.
Al Roker is back to his old shenanigans: driving his wife of nearly 30 years crazy. Deborah Roberts wouldn't have it any other way, but the road back to a sense of normalcy and without the health scares was tough, if not painful.Speaking with ET's Rachel Smith on Wednesday at the premiere for the new Netflix documentary, , in New York City, the 62-year-old ABC News journalist opened up about what life's been like since the beloved show weatherman returned to the airwaves following long stints in the hospital late last year due to blood clots in his leg that ultimately veered to his lungs.After more than two months away from the morning show, Roker made his triumphant return on Jan. 6, when he and Roberts sat down and revealed he was «very, very, very sick» and that his mere presence in the studio was major because he proved to be «a living, breathing miracle.»Nearly three months since his return to the show, Roberts tells ET that Roker's back to his old self.«He's back to driving me crazy,» she quipped.That she can joke about it now is a testament to how far they've come since Roker's serious health scares.
, which will air on Hulu on April 3, is hard to watch. At the New York City premiere on Wednesday, March 29, the audience collectively gasped at footage of 11-year-old Brooke (and 15-year-old Brooke, and 18-year-old Brooke) fielding blunt and often offensive questions from grown men during televised interviews.
Brooke Shields is taking the spotlight.
Brooke Shields is telling her truth and her story.
Nicolas Cage has been in well over 100 movies, including “Valley Girl”, “Raising Arizona”, “Leaving Las Vegas”, “Adaptation”, “Con Air”, “Face/Off” and many more. But only one of his films evokes so much emotion from fans it leaves him feeling pain.
Nicolas Cage has been in well over 100 movies, including,,,,, and many more. But only one of his films evokes so much emotion from fans it leaves him feeling pain.The 59-year-old Academy Award winner spoke with ET's Rachel Smith on Monday at the New York City premiere of his upcoming horror-comedy film, and he recalled the bizarre incident that would unfold courtesy of fans enthralled by his 1987 rom-com film, , which also starred the legendary Cher.«For the longest time, back from, I would walk to the airport and people just had a habit of saying, 'Snap out of it!' from — the Cher 'snap out of it' [line] — and I did get slapped a few times,» said Cage, whose revelation left his co-star, Nicholas Hoult, in utter shock.«No, no!» Hoult reacted.«Oh yeah, I did,» Cage confirmed.
career-changing cameo in a 1996 episode of “Friends” — but it propelled her then-husband Andre Agassi into a violent, destructive fit of rage.In “The One After the Super Bowl” episode of the classic NBC sitcom, a hilarious Shields stole scenes as soap star Joey Tribbiani’s (Matt LeBlanc) finger-licking stalker, Erika.Alas, tennis legend Agassi, an eight-time major champion and an Olympic gold medalist, wasn’t laughing.After one scene showed the LeBlanc and Shields getting a little too intimate — yes, the “Pretty Baby” icon tongued his digits — the seething racket champ stormed out of the studio audience. The “Blue Lagoon” icon was scripted and directed to lick LeBlanc’s fingers “because they’re the hands of a [surgical] genius … and I [wanted] to devour them, and I’m a nut,” she told told The New Yorker in new interview.“[Agassi] said, ‘Everybody’s making fun of me.
Behind the facade of an illustrious career and relationship with former No. 1 ranked tennis player Andre Agassi, Brooke Shields was challenged and struggling. While promoting her new documentary, "Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields," the 57-year-old model and actress revealed that Agassi, whom she was married to for two years, was "petulant" after she guest-starred on the sitcom "Friends" in 1996.