A charcuterie board with a pescatarian twist! Top Chef judge Gail Simmons is all about the salad board — and luckily for foodies everywhere, she exclusively revealed the recipe for her Genova Tuna Romesco dish to Us Weekly.
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One, two, three, mic check! Legendary singer and actress Rita Moreno surprised her friend, the also iconic Steve Wonder, during the Legal Defense Fund’s 34th National Equal Justice Awards Dinner at Jazz at Lincoln Center. The EGOT winner serenaded Wonder ahead of his 72 birthday and presented him with the LFD Inaugural Icon Award.
As reported by Page Six, the Puerto Rican starlet sang Steve’s “Happy Birthday” before returning to her seat.“The crowd got on their feet, and everyone sang to him. It was like a birthday chorus,” a guest at the gala told the publication.
Wonder “was overjoyed, smiling from ear to ear as the crowd serenaded him,” the source added.Legendary actress Rita Moreno reflects on the impact of becoming the first Latina to win an OscarRita Moreno reveals she was in the crowd during MLK Jr.’s 1963 ‘I Have a Dream’ speechAriana DeBose wins Critics Choice Award and honors Rita Moreno“It took him by complete and genuine surprise. He turned to Rita and said, ‘Thank you,‘” the insider revealed.Wonder brought John Legend to sing a duet of Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song” to continue the celebration.“John started playing ‘Ordinary People’ on the piano, and Stevie decided to change the words and started singing, ‘My Cherie Amour,’” the source said.
In addition to Steve Wonder, journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and Sherrilyn Ifill were honored at the dinner. While former First Lady Michelle Obama and Audra McDonald appeared virtually.
.A charcuterie board with a pescatarian twist! Top Chef judge Gail Simmons is all about the salad board — and luckily for foodies everywhere, she exclusively revealed the recipe for her Genova Tuna Romesco dish to Us Weekly.
Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman has given her candid thoughts about this year’s Met Gala and why she was “disappointed” with some of the red carpet outfits. Shulman, who was the editor-in-chief of British Vogue for 25 years, claimed that attendees didn’t follow the dress code of the 2022 Met Gala, “Gilded Glamour,” during a recent interview with Page Six Style. According to the journalist, she felt like the formal attire was a great idea, given the fact that the Gilded Age was “all about the heady days of New York”.
Fast X has only gone and signed up the legend that is Rita Moreno for a role. One of the last remaining faces from Hollywood's Golden Age, the Puerto Rican starred in iconic films like the original West Side Story (as well as Steven Spielberg's remake), The King and I and Singin' in the Rain.
announced the news Tuesday in an Instagram video, sitting between 90-year-old Moreno and co-star Michelle Rodriguez, 43.“It’s been my dream forever to work with Rita Moreno, and the fact that she’s here playing my grandmother makes my soul smile,” Diesel said of the “West Side Story” legend, who will play the grandma of Diesel’s character, Dominic Toretto. “I’m so blessed.”Moreno gladly accepted the role.“You know what? I think I was getting … I think my old age was waiting for you to invite me.
Rita Moreno has joined the cast of Fast X!
EGOT winner Rita Moreno (West Side Story) has joined the cast of Fast X, as the grandmother of Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto, Deadline can confirm. She joins an ensemble that also includes Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Jason Momoa, Charlize Theron, Brie Larson, Alan Ritchson, Nathalie Emmanuel, Michael Rooker, Daniela Melchior, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, Ludacris, Cardi B and Scott Eastwood, as previously announced.
Instagram Tuesday, showing that Moreno is on set now for the film currently in production. “It’s been my dream forever to work with Rita Moreno, and the fact that she’s here playing my grandmother makes my soul smile,” Diesel said in the video.“I think my old age was waiting for you to ask me, isn’t that nice, and I’m here, the answer is yes, I’ll do it, and not only I’ll do it, I am tickled,” she responded. “Fast X” will open in theaters May 19, 2023.
Angelique Jackson Ahead of the release of “F9: The Fast Saga,” Vin Diesel teased to Variety that he wanted Rita Moreno to join the next “Fast and Furious” movie and play his grandmother.On Tuesday, Diesel announced that Moreno’s casting was official, posting a video to social media with the EGOT-winning actor.“It’s been my dream forever to work with Rita Moreno, and the fact that she’s here playing my grandmother makes my soul smile,” Diesel shared, sitting between Moreno and his longtime co-star Michelle Rodriguez. “I’m so blessed.”As Diesel pans the camera to focus on Moreno, she says, “You know what, I think I was getting … I think my old age was waiting for you to invite me.
Ellen DeGeneres invited Former First Lady Michelle Obama to roam around the Warner Bros. lot in a golf cart.
Melania Trump is calling out Vogue and Anna Wintour for putting Jill Biden on the cover of their magazine.In a new interview, Melania givers her first sit-down since leaving the White House back in 2021. That’s where the former first lady criticized Vogue and its longtime editor-in-chief for their “biased” decisions when it comes to choosing political cover stars from one party and not another. Una publicación compartida de Vogue’s The Get (@vogue)On a new episode of FOX & Friends Weekend on Saturday, co-host Pete Hegseth asked Trump how she felt about some of the esteemed magazine’s past cover choices, mentioning that Michelle Obama received three covers during her time as first lady and that Hillary Clinton made it onto one cover.While Republican first ladies Laura Bush, Barbara Bush, and Nancy Reagan were all photographed for Vogue, none of them received their own cover.In response, Trump explained her understanding of the situation, saying Vogue is “biased.”“They have likes and dislikes, and it’s so obvious,” she said on the show.“I think American people and everyone sees it,” Melania continued.
Apparently, Melania Trump cannot get over the fact that Vogue did not put her on the cover when she was the First Lady.
Sasha and Malia Obama reunited in Los Angeles, and to celebrate, the famous sisters threw their arms in the air and showed their happy dance. Sasha patiently waited for her big sister outside of the LAX.
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Michelle Obama kicks off the Mother’s Day holiday with the “Opening the White House” exhibit at the Obama Presidential Center Museum. Mrs.
Rita Moreno sat down with the TODAY Show’s Hoda Kotb to reflect on the impact of becoming the first Latina to win an Oscar over 60 years ago for her role as Anita in West Side Story.“People [were] yelling out the windows, ‘She did it! She did it!’ And, you know, as a friend of mine said, what they were really saying was, ‘We did it,’” Moreno shared in the interview, set to be premiered as part of the NBC’s primetime special, Inspiring America: the 2022 Inspiration List, airing Saturday, May 7.Rita Moreno reveals she was in the crowd during MLK Jr.’s 1963 ‘I Have a Dream’ speechOscars 2022: Latinos shining at the 94th Academy Awards red carpetAriana DeBose wins Oscar for Best Supporting Actress! Makes history as the first Afro-Latina with an Academy Award“I had chills from everything she’s been through,” Kotb stated. “She’s an icon.”Moreno is also the first and only Latina to have an Oscar, Tony, Grammy, and Emmy.