Celebrity Scoop – 01/20/2021

LADY GAGA PRAYS INAUGURATION DAY WILL BE PEACEFUL – (01/20/2021)

Lady Gaga has high hopes for the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden

The singer wrote on Instagram Tuesday (January 19th), “I pray tomorrow will be a day of peace for all Americans. A day for love, not hatred. A day for acceptance not fear. A day for dreaming of our future joy as a country. A dream that is non-violent, a dream that provides safety for our souls. Love, from the Capitol”.

The caption was accompanied by a photo of the singer wearing a white suit while standing in the Capitol rotunda. 

She will sing the national anthem at the Biden-Harris inauguration on Wednesday, January 20th. 

OLIVIA RODRIGO’S ‘DRIVERS LICENSE’ DEBUTS AT NO. 1 – (01/20/2021)

Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License” is the first single to debut at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in 2021. 

The singer quoted Billboard’s announcement and tweeted, “Number one on the billboard charts. truly cannot believe this is real life. thank u thank u thank u.”

She also called the experience “crazy” on her Instagram Story. 

Rodrigo, the 17-year-old star of the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, is one of the youngest artists to reach No. 1 on the Hot 100. At 17 years and 11 months old, she is only three months older than Billie Eilish was when “Bad Guy” reached the summit in August 2019. 

MILEY CYRUS SAYS WOMEN ARE ‘HOTTER’ THAN MEN – (01/20/2021)

Miley Cyrus revealed to the Call Her Daddy podcast that she finds women more attractive than men. 

The “Prisoner” singer said, “Girls are way hotter. We know this. Everyone, I think, can agree that from ancient times men made wonderful sculptures. Other than that, I’m not as interested.”

She continued, “Everyone knows that women are prettier than men.” 

Cyrus also shared that why she prefers same sex relationships saying, “The role that I was in made more sense because there’s not going to be this weird thing that I pay for everything and whatever. Like if I’m going to be with a girl, I’m totally down to be with a boss who’s as successful, or more successful than me; that’s cool, too.”

Her most recent high-profile relationships were Cody Simpson, Kaitlynn Carter, and Liam Hemsworth, who she divorced in January 2020. 

ALEC BALDWIN QUITS TWITTER (FOR NOW) – (01/20/2021)

Alec Baldwin is taking a break from Twitter, following a major uproar over his wife Hilaria Baldwin’s alleged attempt to fake her Spanish heritage. 

During the scandal, as he defended her, she copped to being a “white girl” names Hillary from Boston. She has also defended her connection to Spain—she visited the country as a child—but said she never read articles about herself, and so couldn’t correct the many claims that she was born on the island of Mallorca.

He tweeted: “Twitter is like a party where everyone is screaming. Not much of a party. Goodbye for now.”

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MEGHAN MARKLE WANTS TO SETTLE CASE WITH TABLOID AND AVOID TRIAL – (01/20/2021)

Meghan Markle is hoping to settle her suit against the Associated Newspapers in lieu of a trial. Her lawyer asked a British judge on Tuesday to rule that its publication of a “deeply personal” letter to her estranged father was “a plain and a serious breach of her rights of privacy.”

The 39-year-old is suing for invasion of privacy and copyright infringement over five articles published in February of 2019 in the Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, which included portions of a handwritten letter that she sent to her father Thomas Markle, after her marriage to Prince Harry.

The Associated Newspapers is contesting her claim, and a trial is set for the fall. Many expect it to be one of London’s biggest civil court trials in years. 

Her lawyer Justin Rushbrooke argued that the publisher had “no real prospect” of winning the case.

“At its heart it’s a very straightforward case about the unlawful publication of a private letter,” he said kicking off a two-day hearing, held remotely because of coronavirus restrictions.

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CAMILA CABELLO LAUNCHES THE HEALING JUSTICE PROJECT – (01/20/2021)

Camila Cabello is teaming with Movement Voter Fund to launch the Healing Justice Project, which will focus on giving frontline activists access to mental health support.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the singer donated the seed money for the project and has matched all the funds raised for it to date.  The initial ten organizations will receive grants to cover six months’ worth of mental healthcare for their activist workers.

Cabello wrote on Instagram, “Over the past couple of months, Ana Perez & Jerry Tello from the @la.cultura.cura have been guiding me on this journey filled with learning & unpacking the ways I have contributed to systems & beliefs that actively oppress others, whether by making insensitive comments in the past or by being a bystander, & growing to acknowledge the missteps along the way as I work to become a true ally.”

She continued, “And while we all struggled with the events that transpired from the last year, there were activists on the frontlines of those transformative moments carrying the trauma of the unjust systems some groups face everyday. To be a part of this positive change, we have a responsibility to support organizers to care for themselves as they advocate to move our society forward.”

Cabello will be highlighting some of the groups she has been working with on Instagram in the coming months.

TODAY’S CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS:

  • Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr. (former astronaut, the second man on the moon) (91)
  • David Lynch (Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet director) (75)
  • Bill Maher (comedian and HBO’s Real Time host) (65)
  • Skeet Ulrich (actor, Jericho, As Good As It Gets, Scream) (51)
  • Rainn Wilson (actor, The Office) (55)

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