British ICONIC Actress Helen Mirren Flaunts for Flaunt Magazine!
“The Good Liar” and “Catherine The Great” star Helen Mirren covers Flaunt Magazine photographed by Maarten de Boer.
Here are some excerpts from the article
On women’s roles being still not equal to men’s—although she is hopeful things are starting to move in the right direction: “I’ve always said, even when I was a young woman, I said I don’t worry about the variety of roles available for women on screen. I worry about roles for women in real life. As we see women enter into major roles in real life, drama will follow. There are still not enough roles yet, but they’re coming. The unfairness and the prejudice of the lack of roles for women has always driven me crazy, it’s enraging. But things are slowly changing.”
On why she thinks it has taken decades for her to appear on screen together with her peer, Sir Ian McKellen: “No, our paths just didn’t cross but I think that’s a lot to do with the paucity of women’s roles. It’s extraordinary to me when you say this to male actors—they really don’t get it or maybe don’t want to confess to it, don’t want to recognize it. For every thirty male actors in a Shakespeare play, there are two women and it’s still incredibly unbalanced.”
On Catherine living life on her own terms at a time when men found such behavior threatening: “If you behaved the way a man did as a woman, then insults and assumptions were thrown at you that would simply never be thrown at a man,” she says of Catherine. “It kills me because reading her letters and looking at her achievements, she was an extraordinary woman and very sweet. She was funny and incredibly smart but didn’t parade her smartness. She could be ruthless when she needed to be but that was never her driving instinct. Her driving instinct was forgiveness, kindness, humor, and generosity.”
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#RHOA: MAY WE HAVE YOUR ATTENTION! Casting Is Open For The Real Housewives of Atlanta!
ATLANTA, GA — Ready for your moment of fame? Well this might be it. The Producers of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" are now casting for the hit Bravo docu-series. They're looking for female physicians or wives/ fiancés of doctors with the extravagant luxury lifestyle to match.
If you fit the description and meet the criteria, send your name, phone number and brief bio about your "fabulous" life and some current photos to ATLDoctors@Gmail.com.
1. Your name (first and last)
2. Contact phone number
3. Home Address
4. Link to your Instagram profile
3. Type of doctor you are or your husband/partner is
4. A short bio telling us about you, your family, your friends, and your fabulous life!
5. Photos of you, your family, and the exterior of your home (jpg format please)
6. Any connection to current cast members
Good Luck!
#Empire: YASSSSSS! Serayah Dances In Bra and Undies!
On the Empire episode “Do You Remember Me,” while Lucious (Terrence Howard) spends the day in the city with young Yana (Kiandra Richardson), Cookie (Taraji P. Henson) re-discovers Melody Barnes (Alexandra Grey), an artist who Lucious dismissed years ago.
When not filming Empire, actress/singer Serayah (who plays Tiana Brown) is promoting other projects including Rihanna‘s Savage x Fenty lingerie line.
When she posted the video above, of her bopping around in a metallic mesh leopard-print bra and matching short shorts, she captioned it: “It’s the Gemini in me 😈.” Serayah’s Empire co-star Vivicia A. Fox wrote: “OK HAWTPIECE!!”
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P.S. Serayah is dancing to the song “Woah” by Lil Baby. And that Savage X Fenty leopard-print is also available in a cami and thong bodysuit!
Empire airs Tuesdays at 9 pm on FOX, right after the medical drama The Resident at 8 pm.
#NewMusic from José James Teams With Ledisi & Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah On ‘I Need Your Love’!
José James has managed to be a musical chameleon throughout his career, with his most recent switch-up being channeling the soul of the '70s on his Bill Withers tribute set Lean On Me. Now that he's left his longtime label home Blue Note Records to form indie label Rainbow Blonde, you can expect the eclecticism to be turned up to 11. Perhaps that's why the prolific crooner is giving fans what they want sooner rather than later with the announcement of his new album No Beginning No End 2.
And he's leading the charge with some star power thanks to his new single "I Need Your Love" featuring Ledisi and Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah."I Need Your Love" sounds exactly like what you'd think a collaboration between the trio would sound. It's steeped in José's jazzy soul aesthetic. Gently strummed guitar leads the way and is accented by keys and Christian's horn playing before breaking into the opening chorus. Meanwhile, the singer offers yearning and longing on his opening verse as he describes longing and yearning for the love of his lady.
Ledisi is next up, bringing her full-throated vocal into the mix while adding a bit of her gospel-tinged sound. They then leave the track's close to Christian, who takes everything home with horn a solo that's both sultry and sentimental.Like "I Need Your Love," No Beginning No End 2 is set to feature a host of additional collaborators such as Laura Mvula, Kris Bowers, Aloe Blacc and Cecily, just to name a few.
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The project is set to arrive on March 6th of next year and is available to pre-order now. Get into the groove of "I Need Your Love" below and then stick around to peep the full tracklist (and featured guests) for the set.
#HipHopNews: Fabolous Reveals ‘Summertime Shootout 3’ Tracklisting!
Ahead of his album release on Friday, the Brooklyn rapper has revealed the tracklisting for Summertime Shootout 3: Coldest Summer Ever. The star-studded 16 tracks include appearances from Meek Mill, Lil Durk, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Tory Lanez, YFN Lucci, Jacquees, Jeremih, Davido, and Ty Dolla $ign.
Additionally, Chris Brown and Teyana Taylor join Loso on “Us vs. the World,” while PnB Rock, Gucci Mane, and 2 Chainz unite on “Options.” Earlier this month, Fabolous dropped the first single “B.O.M.B.S.”
The first Summertime Shoutout was released in 2015, followed by the sequel in 2016. The third and final chapter in the series arrives on Black Friday, Nov. 29.
See the tracklisting below.
SUMMERTIME SHOOTOUT 3: COLDEST SUMMER EVER TRACKLISTING
1. “Cold Summer”
2. “B.O.M.B.S.”
3. “Talk to Me Nicely” feat. Meek Mill
4. “Cap” feat. Lil Durk
5. “Gone for the Summer” feat. A-Boogie
6. “Seasons Change” feat. Tory Lanez
7. “Bae Dreaming” 7t. YFN Lucci
8. “My Mind” feat. Jacquees
9. “Choosy” feat. Jeremih & Davido
10. “Ooh Yea” feat. Ty Dolla $ign
11. “Options” feat. PNB Rock, Gucci Mane, & 2 Chainz
12. “Insecure”
13. “Frenemies” feat. Josh K
14. “Time” feat. Roddy Ricch
15. “Us vs. The World” feat. Chris Brown & Teyana Taylor
16. “Too Late” feat. Jeremih
Bill Cosby Says He’ll NEVER Show Remorse & His Trial Was a “Set Up” in First Prison Interview!
Bill Cosby is speaking out in his first interview since being sentenced to 3 to 10 years in prison after being convicted of aggravated incident assault … and he says he has ZERO remorse for his crimes, and he doesn’t plan on developing any anytime soon, even when he’s up for parole in a few years.
“I have 8 years and 9 months left,” Cosby told Black Press USA in his very first interview behind bars.
“When I come up for parole, they’re not going to hear me say that I have remorse. I was there. I don’t care what group of people come along and talk about this when they weren’t there. They don’t know.”
Cosby also claimed his trial was a “setup” and a “pay off.”
“Look at the woman who blew the whistle,” he said. “Then she went in and came out smiling, it’s something attorneys will tell you is called a payoff.”
Cosby added: “I know what they’ve done to my people. But my people are going to view me and say, ‘That boy looks good. That boy is strong.’
“I have too many heroes that I’ve sat with. Too many heroes whom I listened to like John Henrik Clarke, Kenneth Clark, and Dorothy Height. Those people are very strong, and they saw the rejection of their people. This is political. I can see the whole thing.”
Cosby went on to say that he’s a “privileged man” in prison and referred to his cell as a “penthouse.”
Black Press USA said the troubled comedian also revisited his infamous 2004 “Pound Cake” speech and said that he’s still concerned for Black Americans.
“They are under siege,” the 82-year-old proclaimed. “This thing with the drugs and the different pockets of the neighborhoods where it’s going on. When you look at what drugs are doing … things that make these people drive around and shoot into crowds.”
'Dancing With the Stars' Winner Revealed The Bachelorette’s Hannah Brown!
Dancing With the Stars just wrapped up another epic season and the winner has been announced!
After a highly competitive ten weeks, the contestants were narrowed down to The Bachelorette’s Hannah Brown, country singer Lauren Alaina, actor and comedian Kel Mitchell and former Fifth Harmony singer Ally Brooke.
Last Nights finale featured two performances from each couple and several contestants even earned perfect scores!
The votes from home were combined with the judges scores and the winner was announced at the end of the show.
The Bachelorette’s Hannah Brown – WINNER!
1st Place: Hannah Brown and Alan Bersten
2nd Place: Kel Mitchell and Witney Carson
3rd Place: Ally Brooke and Sasha Farber
4th Place: Lauren Alaina and Gleb Savchenko
Kim Kardashian says her and her Husband Kanye West Don't Always 'Understand' Each Other!
Kim Kardashian admits that she and her husband of five years, Kanye West, don’t always “understand” each other.
The 39-year-old Keeping Up with the Kardashians star opened up in a new interview with New York Magazine.
“The one consistent thing is our relationship has never stopped being fun,” Kim said. “And it’s okay to not understand each other. It’s okay to not have the same exact feelings all the time.”
“It’s just about figuring out how do we grow from that?” she continued. “Or, what’s the lesson from that? And, giving each other space and time to figure that out.”
A disagreement the couple recently had (shown on KUWTK) involved Kim‘s 2019 Met Gala outfit, which Kanye West thought was a little too revealing.
Kim Kardashian said she has now toned down her looks “a little,” explaining, “I saw this whole thing where it’s like, ‘She’s so demure, and she’s covered.’ And I was like, ‘Guys, I had a shearling coat on and a turtleneck because it’s, like, freezing.’ I think I have a little bit. I don’t know if it’s the fact that my husband has voiced that sometimes too sexy is just overkill and he’s not comfortable with that.”
“I listen to him and understand him,” she added. “Still, at the end of the day, he always gives me the freedom to be and do what I want.”
Congrats! Hoda Kotb Is Engaged!
Congrats are in order for Today co-host Hoda Kotb! She and her long-time boyfriend Joel Schiffman are engaged.
She said on the show Monday morning (Nov. 25) that they were enjoying dinner on the beach when he told her,“be my wife.”
She added,“He said some beautiful things.”
Whatever those beautiful things were, she said yes!
And she didn’t see the big moment coming.
“My heart has literally been pounding. I was totally shocked. He had a good
poker face.”
While the couple, who has been together for six years, told the world, they haven’t told their two daughters.
“We’re still trying to figure out that part.”
It’s been a big year for Hoda Kotb as she adopted daughter Hope Catherine in April.
She’s also mom to adopted daughter Haley Joy, 2, who she adopted in February 2017.
Congrats Hoda and Joel!
Azealia Banks Accuses Lizzo's Co-Writer of Being a Rapist!
Azealia Banks claims, Jesse Saint John, who helped Grammy nominated songwriter Lizzo craft her smash hit single 'Truth Hurts,' has been drugging and raping music hopefuls with the help of Dr. Luke...
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Netflix Leases NYC's Paris Theater To Prevent Closure!
MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — Streaming service Netflix has secured a lease for New York City's historic Paris Theater, which shut down earlier this year, in an effort to preserve the city's final single-screen theater, the company announced Monday.
Terms of Netflix's lease deal with the Paris' landlord — Billionaire real estate developer Sheldon Solow — were not released, but the company plans to use the space for special events, screenings and releases of its original films.
Netflix recently revived the theater for the theatrical run of its film "Marriage Story" and executives hinted at preserving the space in a more permanent capacity. Monday's announcement confirmed those rumors.
"After 71 years, the Paris Theatre has an enduring legacy, and remains the destination for a one-of-a kind movie-going experience," Netflix executive Ted Sarandos said in a statement. "We are incredibly proud to preserve this historic New York institution so it can continue to be a cinematic home for film lovers."
Netflix may seem like a strange choice to revive the Paris Theater — streaming services are often blamed for driving down theater attendance — but recent studies show they may be a good fit. Research firm Screen Engine/ASI found that people who watch thirteen or more films on online streaming services in a 12-month span also watch the most movies in theaters, Variety first reported.
In its heyday, the Paris Theater was a favorite for movie premiers. The theater's West 58th Street and Fifth Avenue location made it a neighbor to glamorous New York City institutions such as the Plaza and Bergdorf Goodmans.
The Paris Theater was most recently owned and operated by City Cinemas, which runs a number of independent theaters in the city. City Cinemas suddenly closed its East 86th Street theater in May. Billionaire developer Sheldon Solow owns the Paris Theater's East 58th Street property.
'RHOBH' Star Erika Jayne's Husband Fires Back At Claim He Owes $40,000!
“Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Erika Jayne’s husband Thomas Girardi is firing back at allegations his law firm refuses to pay up on a $40,000 bill.
According to court documents obtained by The Blast, Girardi is denying all allegations of wrongdoing in the lawsuit.
Back in September, JJ Jackson Consulting filed suit against Girardi’s law firm Girardi Keese, over $40,000 allegedly owed.
In newly filed court docs, Girardi’s firm says they did nothing wrong and denies JJ Jackson suffered any damages.
The firm accuses the consulting company of causing their own issues with negligence. Girardi’s firm is asking for the entire lawsuit to be tossed. Girardi also wants his legal bills paid.
The original complaint said JJ Jackson was hired by the firm in 2016. They were contacted to provide expert consulting services for one of his Girardi’s clients, the Ischemia Research and Education Foundation.
JJ Jackson said Girardi’s firm agreed to pay debt that IREF owed “for previously-unpaid invoices on the same case, should IREF fail to pay the debt by January 2018.”
The company accused IREF of failing to make the payments. The company claims despite multiple demands for payment Girardi and his firm refused to pay up on $40,167.69.
The suit claimed Thomas Girardi responded to one of their demands, “I will get this resolved within the next 30 days. This is the first I heard of the bill.” The suit is seeking $40,167 along with attorney fees.
The $40,000 lawsuit is the latest in a string of legal issues for Girardi and his firm.
Earlier this year, 79-year-old Thomas Girardi and his law firm Girardi Keese were sued for $15 million by a company named Law Finance Group.
Law Finance Group accused Girardi of refusing to pay back the $15 million loan on time. They even claimed Girardi originally agreed to use the Pasadena home he lives in with Erika Jayne as collateral in case he defaulted, the same home featured on “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” They said the money was instead “used to maintain Mr. Girardi’s lavish lifestyle and to keep his prominent law firm financially afloat.”
Girardi was eventually hit with a $6 million judgment in the case. Erika Jayne was close to be dragged into the legal battle but Girardi recently paid off $3 million of the debt.
Erika was personally named as a defendant in a separate $3.4 million-dollar lawsuit involving her husband.
A lender named Stillwell Madison is suing the couple for $3.4 million owed on a loan. Stillwell loaned Girardi’s law firm $5,110,440.38 back in 2016. They claim the money was to be paid back from the law firm profits.
The lender claimed, “Mr. Girardi re-directed all or part of the proceeds, to which Stillwell was contractually entitled, to himself and his wife in order to sustain their lavish lifestyle and maintain their glamorous public image.”
Erika and Thomas moved to keep the legal battle out of the public eye.
Celine Dion Just Scored Her First No. 1 Album In Over 17 Years!
The last time Celine Dion recorded a No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 albums chart was in 2002 with A New Day Has Come, but that all changed this week. The singer released her latest collection of songs, Courage, on November 15, and it debuted in Billboard's top spot after earning 113,000 equivalent album units in the week ending November 21 in the US, according to Nielsen Music.
Though it's the pop icon's first No. 1 album in over 17 years, it marks her fifth to top the charts following Falling Into You (No. 1 for three weeks in 1996), Let’s Talk About Love (No. 1 for one week in 1998), All the Way… A Decade of Song (No. 1 for three weeks total, two in 1999 and one in 2000) and A New Day Has Come (No. 1 for one week in 2002). The feat also means Dion has scored a No. 1 album in the last three decades. She's only the 13th artist, and fourth woman, to achieve this milestone and is in the company of acts like Backstreet Boys, Garth Brooks, Dave Matthews Band, Janet Jackson, Jay-Z, Metallica, Nas, Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen, Barbra Streisand, Britney Spears and U2.
Ariana Grande Falls Off Stage At Concert: And Bounces Back Like WOW!
Ariana Grande took a tumble during her recent concert show, and brushed it off like a true queen.
The pop star was only into her second song while playing Sunday night's show (November 24) at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, before taking what could've been a nasty fall off stage. Per fan-shot videos capturing the scary moment, Grande can be seen strutting across the stage until she loses her balance before landing safely into the arms of one of her backup dancers. Luckily, the “Thank U, Next” songbird appeared uninjured and was able to bounce back from the accident — she even laughed it off like it was nothing. Ugh, what a boss.
"Thank you for making me feel loved when I fell earlier," Grande said following the fall, according to the Tampa Times. "I had to fall. It's been 87 shows and I haven't fallen yet, so it had to happen. She fell on beat I have tears.”
Grande’s tumble is the latest in a string of unfortunate incidents for the songbird, who recently cancelled a concert last week after falling ill with complaints of being in “so much pain” and having trouble breathing mid-show.
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“I don’t know how it’s possible but my throat and head are still in so much pain. I sound okay I’m just in a lot of pain and it’s difficult to breathe during the show,” Grande wrote in an Instagram Story at the time. “I’m on all the meds. getting IV drips, doing everything i possibly can to pull through. mom and friends are taking good care of me. just a scary feeling.”
Be safe, Ari!
French Montana Still In ICU 'Six Days' After Hospitalization!
French Montana is still in the hospital. Early Monday morning (November 25), the 35-year-old rapper, born Karim Kharbouch, updated fans on his condition via Twitter, revealing that he's been in ICU for nearly a week.
"6 days in icu 🙏," French captioned a video he took from his hospital bed. The video at one point shows a dry erase board in the room, which according to TMZ, features the words "manage pain" on it. No other details were shared in the clip.
As fans know, TMZ was the first to report that the "Unforgettable" rapper was rushed to the hospital last week after experiencing intense stomach pain, nausea, and an elevated heart rate.
On Thursday (November 21), cops reportedly initially responded to a robbery at a home in Calabasas where French was present. However, after they arrived they found no evidence of a robbery and instead noticed that the "Writing On The Wall" rapper was having medical issues so they called the paramedics. French was then transported to a local hospital.
According to TMZ, French has been on the move a lot in the last few weeks. The site reports that he's "taken trips to the Middle East and Europe," and some of his people think "he may have been exposed to contaminated food."
Three Men Who Were Falsely Convicted Of Murder As Teens Are Exonerated!
Three Baltimore men who were wrongfully convicted of murder as teenagers were exonerated after spending 36 years in prison.
According to CBS News, Alfred Chesnut, Ransom Watkins, and Andrew Stewart were arrested on Thanksgiving Day after being accused of killing 14-year-old Dewitt Duckett at Harlem Park High School over a jacket in 1983. Their exoneration went immediately into effect after a reinvestigation provided new evidence and testimonies that proved their innocence. Prosecutors said the witnesses explained to police that the actual suspect was an 18-year-old male who fled the scene after the shooting and dumped his gun in a trashcan. He was shot to death in 2002.
Circuit Court Judge Charles Peters apologized to the trio on Monday for spending most of their youth in prison.
“On behalf of the criminal justice system, and I’m sure this means very little to you gentlemen, I’m going to apologize,”
Executive Director of the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project, Shawn Armbrust, said in a statement that everyone failed the three men and jumped to conclusions rather than seeking more evidence.
“Everyone involved in this case — school officials, police, prosecutors, jurors, the media, and the community — rushed to judgment and allowed their tunnel vision to obscure obvious problems with the evidence,”
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