Month: March 2022

Oscars frontrunner Jane Campion, director of The Power of the Dog, has apologized for a “thoughtless comment” she made about tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams at the 2022 Critics Choice Awards. During her acceptance speech for Best Director, Campion said it was “stunning” to be in the room with so many “incredible women,” while holding
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William Hurt — an Oscar-winning actor with a long tenure in Hollywood — has died. His son, Will, made the sad announcement Sunday — telling Deadline … “It is with great sadness that the Hurt family mourns the passing of William Hurt, beloved father and Oscar winning actor, on March 13, 2022, one week before
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Angel Dumott Schunard sings “Today 4 U, Tomorrow 4 Me” during the Rent film. (Columbia/Revolution, Universal) An “ignorant” audience member walked out of a weekend performance of Rent after discovering the LGBT+ musical “was about gays”. Community arts group Bite My Thumb issued a statement on Twitter following the “horrible incident” during the Saturday (12
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Jamie Lee Curtis posted a heartfelt Twitter tribute to her trans daughter (Rich Fury/Getty Images for SXSW) Jamie Lee Curtis has shared a heartfelt birthday tribute to her daughter Ruby while condemning “discriminatory” anti-LGBT+ bills emerging across the United States. The Freaky Friday and Knives Out actress revealed her 26-year-old daughter Ruby Guest is trans last year,
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SNL Weekend Update hosts Michael Che (pictured) and Colin Jost focused on Disney’s response to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill. (YouTube/Saturday Night Live) Saturday Night Live (SNL) slammed Florida governor Ron DeSantis’ cries of “woke” Disney after its pitiful response to the monstrous ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill. Weekend Update hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che first
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Caitlyn Jenner doubles down on opposition to trans women in sports (Michael Tran/AFP via Getty Images) Trans Olympian Caitlyn Jenner has doubled down on her opposition to trans women taking part in sports, stating that “we have to protect women’s sports”. In an interview with the Daily Mail, Jenner, who has competed in women’s professional
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Dolly Parton “respectfully” bows out of Hall of Fame nomination (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for ACM) Country icon Dolly Parton has “respectfully” declined her nomination for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (RRHOF), saying she hasn’t “earned the right” and doesn’t want to split the votes. Parton, who was nominated alongside Kate Bush, Rage Against
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JK Rowling (left) and Caroline Farrow (right). (Getty/Jim Spellman and YouTube/ Good Morning Britain) JK Rowling took to Twitter on Saturday (12 March) to send “big love” to anti-gay, anti-trans, anti-abortion Catholic activist Caroline Farrow. Farrow had tweeted that she was feeling emotional, both because her daughter was turning 18 and because her life had
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People gather in support of the trans community after a court temporarily halts Texas from investigating families of trans youth. (YouTube/NBC News) Child abuse investigations into the supportive parents of trans youth have been temporarily banned in Texas.  A Texas district court judge ordered on Friday (11 March) that the state temporarily halt investigating parents
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Power of the Dog director Jane Campion attends the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards on 13 March 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) Filmmaker Jane Campion has responded to Sam Elliott’s criticism of her film The Power of the Dog, calling him “sexist” and a “bit of a b***h”.  Elliot, an actor famous for his portrayals
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News Watch Jonny Greenwood and Alana Haim Accept Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza BAFTA Award “If [Anderson] didn’t sing like a donkey, he’d probably have done the music as well”—Jonny Greenwood By Allison Hussey March 14, 2022 Facebook Twitter Jonny Greenwood and Alana Haim (BAFTA/YouTube) Facebook Twitter Last night (March 13), Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice
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News Pearl Jam Announce 2022 North American Tour Dates Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer will play with the band for the rescheduled concerts in support of Gigaton By Madison Bloom March 14, 2022 Facebook Twitter Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, June 2019 (Jim Bennett/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter In March 2020, Pearl Jam were
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News Charli XCX Shares New Song “Every Rule”: Listen The latest single from Charli’s next LP Crash was produced by A. G. Cook and Oneohtrix Point Never By Allison Hussey March 14, 2022 Facebook Twitter Charli XCX (Photo by Jeff Spicer/BFC/Getty Images for BFC). Facebook Twitter Charli XCX has shared the final single ahead of
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