Laverne Cox, Eva Reign and Michaela Jaé Rodriguez are sharing their thoughts on LGBTQ+ representation in the film and television industry with Them.
12.04.2022 - 18:21 / hollywoodlife.com
Joan Rivers and Melissa Rivers were known for their famous Fashion Police critique. It’s been nearly five years since E!’s long-running red carpet fashion commentary series came to an end, and almost eight years since the comedic legend sadly passed in 2014. As Melissa sat down with HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY to discuss her new book Lies My Mother Told Me: Tall Tales from a Short Woman, she also shared her thoughts on Laverne Cox who has since stepped into the role as host of E!’s Live From E!.
“I think Laverne did great!” Melissa said after the Orange Is the New Black alum hit the 2022 Academy Awards red carpet on March 27 and gave input on glamorous looks of the night. “Watching Laverne the other night, it was the first time I said, ‘God, I wish I could be back on the red carpet.’ Someone finally brought some levity and fun back, and there was an ease and an enjoyment. I mean, it made me really happy.”
Meanwhile, Melissa has been busy promoting her new book which features a collection of hilarious stories her mother Joan passed off to her as true. “You have to look at this one as a comedy book. It is definitely a very heightened reality. It’s satire,” Melissa said. “I got to write in my mother’s voice, which I know so well, the most outrageous things I could think of.”
Related Gallery“My whole family including my dad, that’s how we dealt with everything was through humor, and it was really you know, my mom used to say that if you can make somebody laugh, you’re giving them a mini vacation,” Melissa added. “I think it’s just how we all were wired was even in the darkest of times to be able, not necessarily to see something funny, but to see something absurd or ridiculous.”
Melissa also opened up about how Joan
Laverne Cox, Eva Reign and Michaela Jaé Rodriguez are sharing their thoughts on LGBTQ+ representation in the film and television industry with Them.
Gaslit on April 18, the actor wore a monochromatic suit that swapped pants for tailored plaid shorts that hit a few inches above the knee. The 54-year-old actor and her stylist Elizabeth Stewart went all in on Gucci, selecting a full look from the collection that includes wool shorts, a vest, and a jacket. A pale blue dress shirt offsets the vision for a subtle splash of color.
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One thing that’s been constant throughout Melissa Rivers’ life is laughter. Her mother was the wise-cracking, tell-it-like-you-see-it Joan Rivers, after all. So when the groundbreaking comedic legend died in 2014 after a botched medical procedure at the age of 81, Melissa, an only child and a mother of one, was understandably shaken by grief.
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BTS made it to the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards! The South Korean boy band arrived Sunday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, with Jungkook, who had been self-quarantining after recently testing positive for COVID-19, by their side.All seven members of the K-pop group — RM, Jin (rocking a cast on his hand after injuring his left index finger last month), Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook — looked dapper in their custom Earth-toned Louis Vuitton wool and cashmere suits, and LV sneakers, as they made their GRAMMY entrance on the red carpet.«Nothing beats us,» BTS' leader, RM, told ET's Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner on the carpet when asked to describe 2022.The septet are gearing up for a big night at the GRAMMYs, marking the fourth year in a row they will be taking the stage — the third as a performer and first that they'll have an in-person solo stage on music's biggest night.Though they didn't divulge details on what their anticipated performance will entail, the group opted to use an action rather than words to tee up their big GRAMMY moment, as the members mimicked a hand to the ear like a DM and turning an invisible disc.«That's what's going to happen,» RM hinted. «We actually created a new performance, never-before-seen.
2022 Grammys — not just because of the hot-button exorbitance characteristic of the Red Carpet, but for the gift bags.That’s right — I mean, what else would you expect us, the New York Post Shopping team, to gloss over?The yearly gift bag, layered like a tiramisu with the best luxury gifts, is a treat in and of itself. This Sunday, April 3, attending celebrities like Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X (all of whom will be performing) will receive a goody bag that’s better than any gift basket you’ve ever seen.Truth be told, we’ve been all over TikTok and social platforms to compile the official list of what will be given in those wishful-thinking Grammys gift bags.