Month: September 2020

Katy Perry received the Gracies Impact Award Thursday night (Sept. 10) from the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) for her positive impact on society through her music. Perry not only performed her feminist anthem "What Makes a Woman" off her new album Smile, but she spoke to the true testament of women's power during her acceptance speech at the 45th annual Gracies Awards. "I believe that women are so strong and versatile and well-equipped to take on so many different jobs," the pop star declared during her speech. It's the championing theme of "What Makes a Woman," which she wrote for her daughter Daisy Dove Bloom. The Smile singer announced the birth of her firstborn on Aug. 27, just one day before releasing her highly anticipated album, which debuted at No. 5 on...

Netflix’s controversial film “Cuties” led to the hashtag #CancelNetflix trending on social media on Thursday, but CNN opted not to ask the streaming giant’s chief executive about it when given the chance. "Cuties” focuses on a group of 11-year-old girls who form a twerking dance group, much to the chagrin of one character’s very conservative Senegalese family. Netflix previously apologized after the poster for the French film showed the underage cast posing in a sexual manner. Now, there’s renewed criticism over the movie, which premiered at Sundance. 'CUTIES' MOVIE SPAWNS TRENDING HASHTAG #CANCELNETFLIX  Netflix is catching backlash for its film 'Cuties.' (Netflix) After a video came out showing a dance scene from the movie, which puts a spotlight on the underage gi...

Play video content Facebook/ Tom Morris An angry cyclist went off on a fellow rider when he spotted him using a motorized vehicle on a park trail, but mind you, that fellow rider is a disabled man using specialized equipment!!! You have to see the cyclist's reaction to that crucial piece of information because it's just unbelievable. Once the berating started, the poor guy seemed baffled at why he was being verbally attacked. The pissed-off cyclist said e-bikes aren't allowed on the trail ... forcing the man to explain he can't walk and he's riding on handicap equipment. The response he got is infuriating, and so is what t...

Fans first met Jon and Kate back in 2007 when they appeared on the TLC series Jon & Kate Plus 8. They would later divorce in 2009 after 10 years of marriage. Back in February 2020, Jon opened up about their split and how two of his eight kids—Collin and twin sister Hannah Gosselin—recently came to live with him. "I got sole custody of Collin, Kate has a no contact with him, so there's a whole bunch of stuff that happened with him," Jon shared during an interview on the First Class Fatherhood. "So, I ended up with two, there could be more that come, so I have no idea. But, I mean, it's a long battle...I just didn't give up, I'm still not gonna give up."  He continued, "If they decide to go live with mom or they decide to live with dad, it's up to them. We do have a guardian ad li...

The Oscar winner says it's "f*cking disgraceful" how long Allen and Polanski were held in high regard in Hollywood Kate Winslet is sounding off on her regrets over working with Woody Allen on “Wonder Wheel” and Roman Polanski on “Carnage.” Allen has been accused of molesting his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow when she was a child, while Polanski was arrested in 1977 for raping a 13-year-old girl. Ahead of the world premiere of her new romance “Ammonite,” Winslet tells Vanity Fair it’s disgraceful that Hollywood held the two controversial filmmakers in high regard for so long. “It’s like, what the fuck was I doing working with Woody Allen and Roman Polanski?” Winslet said. “It’s unbelievable to me now how those men were held in such high regard, so widely in the film industry and fo...

The studio reversed course earlier this week, just as indoor cinemas in nearby Orange County gained approval to reopen. The O.C. becomes only the second California market to receive the okay after San Diego. It isn't yet clear when L.A. cinemas will be able to flip on the lights, but it could be weeks away. By Friday, Tenet will be playing in five drive-ins in the greater Los Angeles area, as well as outdoor venues in Orange County, San Diego and the Bay Area. ...