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Celebrity Scoop – 01/14/2020
‘OSCAR’ NOMINATIONS: THE BIGGEST WINNERS, THE SNUBS, THE CONTROVERSIES – (01/14/2020)
Joker leads the list of Oscar nominations, with 11 nods. Close on the Batman foe’s heels are The Irishman, 1917 and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, with 10 each.
Joker’s star Joaquin Phoenix earned the Best Actor nod after taking home the award for Best Actor at the Golden Globes. Also like the Golden Globes, the nominees for Best Director were all men, something fans of Greta Gerwig’s did not take kindly to on Twitter.
SNUBS
In addition to no women in the Best Director category, observers have been ticking off a list of other glaring oversights, including:
Jennifer Lopez: she was widely predicted to earn a best supporting actress nod for Hustlers, after snagging a SAG Award and Critics’ Choice and Golden Globe nominations.
Lupita Nyong’o: for her roles in Jordan Peele’s Us, where she depicted Adelaide and her doplleganger, Red.
Nicole Kidman: for her portrayal of Gretchen Carlson in Bombshell. Charlize Theron was nominated as lead and so was Margot Robbie for supporting in the same film.
Robert De Niro: the man, they myth, the legend was thought to be a lock for his role in Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, but nope. Joe Pesci and Al Pacino got nods for supporting actor in the same film.
Eddie Murphy: many expected him to get a nomination for his widely praised role in Dolemite Is My Name, but he was passed over.
Frozen II: the sequel has earned $1.5 billion at the box office, but didn’t get nominated for Best Animated Film.
Beyonce: the original song “Spirit” for The Lion King soundtrack was overlooked, which means no Beyonce performance at the Oscars!
The 92nd Annual Oscars will air live Sunday, February 9th at 8 pm on ABC. Like last year, there will be no host.
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LEWIS CAPALDI LEADS BRIT NOMINATIONS – (01/14/2020)
London rapper Dave and Scottish superstar Lewis Capaldi lead the nominations for the 40th BRIT Awards ceremony with four mentions each.
Both artists are nominated in the same four categories: Male Solo Artist, Best New Artist, Song of the Year and the Mastercard Album of the Year award.
Harry Styles received his first solo nomination for the Mastercard Album of the Year, for his second album “Fine Line.”
Other BRIT Awards nominees in the category of Song of the Year include Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber’s “I Don’t Care,” Sam Smith & Normani’s “Dancing with a Stranger,” and “Nothing Breaks Like a Heart” by Miley Cyrus and Mark Ronson.
In the International categories, nominees include Ariana Grande, Camila Cabello, Billie Eilish, Bruce Springsteen and Post Malone.
The BRITS will be handed out in London on February 18th.
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Full Story: Billboard
CAMILA CABELLO’S ‘ROMANCE’ ALBUM CERTIFIED GOLD AFTER ONE MONTH OF RELEASE – (01/14/2020)
Camila Cabello’s sophomore album Romance has been certified Gold after just over a month of release.
The 22-year-old singer released the album on December 6, 2019, and it has sold over 600,000 equivalent units since then.
Meanwhile, Sunday was the two-year anniversary of her debut solo album, Camila, and she took to her socials to post a lengthy reflection on the milestone, with a video clip montage and some words of gratitude to her fans.
“These clips go from the last memory I made from this album back to the very first,” Camila writes. “It’s crazy looking at the girl in these videos, watching these performances and remembering how I felt in those moments…watching these videos has left me kind of speechless and nostalgic in the best way. I will never forget these memories for as long as I live.”
Camila will kick off the North American leg of her Romance tour July 29th in Vancouver.
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Full Story: Billboard
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Celebrity Scoop – 01/13/2020
SELENA GOMEZ RELEASES NEW ALBUM ‘RARE,’ VIDEO FOR TITLE TRACK – (01/13/2020)
Selena Gomez has released her third studio album, Rare, and a video for the project’s title track.
“Rare contains” 13 songs, including the title track, “Dance Again,” “Look At Her Now,” “Lose You To Love Me,” “Ring,” “Vulnerable,” “People You Know,” “Let Me Get Me,” “Crowded Room” featuring 6LACK, “Kind Crazy,” “Fun,” “Cut You Off” and “A Sweeter Place” featuring Kid Cudi.
The album is available on music streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer and Tidal.
“HERE IT IS!!! My album is officially out in the universe. thank you for the souls that worked on this with me. Now it’s yours. Hope you like it,” Gomez said on Instagram about the release alongside a photo of herself holding the album.
Gomez last released Revival in October 2015.
The title track features the singer commenting on her self-worth. “You don’t care/ Why don’t you recognize I’m so rare?/ Always there/ You don’t do the same for me/ That’s not fair/ I don’t have it all/ I’m not claiming to/ But I know that I’m special, yeah/ And I’ll bet there’s somebody else out there/ To tell me I’m rare/ To make me feel rare,” Gomez sings.
Selena also released the whimsical music video for the empowering title track. In the clip, from directing duo BRTHR, Selena is in a magical forest filled with rainbows, bubbles, and glitter.
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Full Story: Rolling Stone
MALE PORN STAR HAS A PROPOSITION FOR SHAWN MENDES – (01/13/2020)
Gay porn star Kaleb Stryker is asking Shawn Mendes for permission to play him in a XXX parody video on Men.com.
The popular gay porn studio recently revealed that the 21-year-old singer-songwriter was the most searched name on its website in 2019. “Even though [Mendes] is obviously not featured in any Men videos, our members took it upon themselves to verify that fact by entering his name in the Men.com search bar,” a studio representative explained. “Kaleb was intrigued by the idea of developing and starring in a Shawn Mendes porn parody, guitar and all, truly giving our members what they want!”
“I just found out my look-alike Shawn Mendes is the most popular search on Men.com in 2019, so that means I’m not the only one crushing on him,” says Stryker in a video posted to YouTube. “So, Shawn, what do you say we give the people what they want? If you’re cool with it, I can play you as a role on Men.com, and we can make everyone’s fantasies come true. So what do you think?”
Mendes has previously said he is not gay and wants people to stop speculating about his sexuality.
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Full Story: Out.com
SHAGGY REVEALS WHY HE PASSED ON COLLABORATING WITH RIHANNA – (01/13/2020)
In an interview with Britain’s Daily Star, dancehall legend Shaggy revealed that he was asked to collaborate with Rihanna on her upcoming reggae-inspired album but he turned it down. He explained, “They approached me for the Rihanna project, yeah. There’s a lot of great people involved, but for me, I didn’t need to audition to be on the record, I’ll leave that to younger guys.”
He added, “But from what I hear it should be good!”
On RiRi’s venture into dancehall, he said, “It’s a healthy competition. Dancehall is in a good place but we need as many people to do this art form as possible. When it crosses over and becomes popular with artists from other genres and other cultures, that can only be good.”
RiRi told Vogue about the album last year, “I like to look at it as a reggae-inspired or reggae-infused album. It’s not gonna be typical of what you know as reggae.
TINA FEY AND AMY POEHLER TO HOST GOLDEN GLOBES: The Oscars are going host-free, but Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are taking on the Golden Globes for 2021, the pair revealed Saturday. The pair hosted for three years in a row, ending in 2015. The 2020 Globes were hosted by Ricky Gervais.
‘ONCE UPON A TIME’ AND ‘SUCCESSION’ WIN BIG AT ‘2020 CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS’ – (01/13/2020)
On Sunday, the biggest stars of film and TV showed up for the 25th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards. Taye Diggs did the hosting duties for the second year in a row, and the show aired live on the CW from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.
The biggest shocker of the night was a tie for Best Director between Sam Mendes and Bong Joon Ho, for 1917 and Parasite, respectively. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood won big for film, landing Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor for Brad Pitt’s work, while Joker snagged Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix’s role and Judy won Best Actress for Renee Zellweger’s work.
Going in, Netflix ruled the show, earning 61 nominations total. On the film side, Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman was the most nominated film of the year, with 14 nods.
On the TV side, When They See Us led, followed by This Is Us and Schitt’s Creek. Fleabag won Best Comedy and Succession won Best Drama, and Best Actor for Jeremy Strong’s role.
There were another two surprise ties for Best Talk Show between The Late Late Show with James Corden &Late Night with Seth Meyers and then for Best Song between “Glasgow (No Place Like Home)” – Wild Rose & “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” – Rocketman. Last year, as viewers may recall, Lady Gaga and Glenn Closetied for Best Actress.
In addition to the TV and Film accolades, the Critics’ Choice awarded Eddie Murphy with a Lifetime Achievement Award, in honor of his achievements, including starring in multiple $100 million+ films over the past three decades. He is only the third actor to receive the award, after Lauren Bacall and Kevin Costner. Kristen Bell won the See Her Award for her work in empowering women through her work and her roles.
Observers say the nominations of the Critics’ Choice Awards often prove prescient for Oscar nominations: last year, seven out of the eight Oscar nominees in the top category matched those up for the Critics’ Choice prize. Winners diverge a bit more; the two groups picked the same Best Picture six out of the most recent 10 times. Last year, Critics’ Choice went to Roma, but the Oscars went with Green Book. More than 350 members of the Broadcast Film Critics Association voted on prizes, as did members of the Broadcast Television Journalists Association. The Oscar nominations will be revealed today.
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Celebrity Scoop – 01/09/2020
JUSTIN BIEBER CONFIRMS DIAGNOSES OF LYME DISEASE, CHRONIC MONO – (01/09/2020)
Following a TMZ report that Justin Bieber’s upcoming YouTube documentary Seasons would reveal that he spent 2019 suffering with undiagnosed Lyme disease, the singer took to Instagram to confirm not just that medical condition, but another one that he says has affected his appearance.
“While a lot of people kept saying Justin Bieber looks like s***, on meth etc. they failed to realize I’ve been recently diagnosed with Lyme disease, not only that but had a serious case of chronic mono which affected my, skin, brain function, energy, and overall health,” Bieber wrote.
“These things will be explained further in a docu series I’m putting on YouTube shortly,” Bieber concluded his post. “You can learn all that I’ve been battling and OVERCOMING!! It’s been a rough couple years but getting the right treatment that will help treat this so far incurable disease and I will be back and better than ever.”
Bieber’s YouTube series Seasons debuts January 27th.
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Full Story: Elle
MEGHAN MARKLE AND PRINCE HARRY STEP BACK FROM ROYAL DUTIES – (01/09/2020)
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are stepping back formally from royal duties … and the royal purse.
The pair shared Wednesday that they will “step back” as senior members of the royal family and “work to become financially independent while continuing to fully support Her Majesty the Queen.”
As anyone not living under a rock will likely recall, 2019 was a wild ride for the Sussexes, with multiple rumors emerging vis-à-vis feuds with Prince William and Kate Middleton and tales of their “difficult” behavior leading to top staff defections. Over the holidays, after launching lawsuits against British tabloids for their coverage, the pair retreated to Canada, where they reportedly deeply enjoyed their time away from the spotlight with baby Archie.
So much so, they are opting to spend more time in North America while also relinquishing their royal titles in order to have maximum freedom … and safety. As Harry said when launching the lawsuits late last year, the tone of the criticism was negative, he is concerned that history would repeat itself. Harry, of course, lost his mother Princess Diana to tabloid photographers chasing her car in London.
“This geographic balance will enable us to raise our son with an appreciation for the royal tradition into which he was born, while also providing our family with the space to focus on the next chapter, including the launch of our new charitable entity,” their statement reads.
Here’s what insiders told The Sun as rumors gathered: “It is true that Harry and Meghan will spend a fair amount of time in Canada over the next couple of months and possibly going forward too. Right now they are starting talks with their family about their plans for the future. Those conversations are at a very early stage. There is a very careful and serious process to go through which they are going to respect.”
Looks like this time, the rumors were spot on.
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JILLIAN MICHAELS ON LIZZO: ‘IT ISN’T GONNA BE AWESOME IF SHE GETS DIABETES’ – (01/09/2020)
Jillian Michaels is being dragged on social media for recent comments she made about Lizzo. During an interview with Buzzfeed, Michaels was discussing obesity and said, “You cannot glorify obesity. It’s dangerous. It kills people.”
When host Alex Berg said that she loves celebs like Lizzo for “preaching self-acceptance” and allowing the public to celebrate different body types. Michaels said, [“But why are we celebrating her body? Why does it matter? That’s what I’m saying. Like why aren’t we celebrating her music? ‘Cause it isn’t gonna be awesome if she gets diabetes. I’m just being honest. I love her music, my kid loves her music. But there’s never a moment where I’m like, ‘I’m so glad that she’s overweight.’ Like why do I even care? Why is it my job to care about her weight?”]
FANS GO OFF
Of course, Lizzo fans had a lot to say. One person tweeted, “The only reason we know who Jillian Michaels is, is because of a reality show where people used incredibly unhealthy practices in order to lose as much weight as possible, not to become the most physically fit or to get the healthiest vitals – in a dangerously short time.”
Another person tweeted, “Lizzo spends hours every night singing and playing the flute during intensive dance cardio. Just admit that the only self worth you’ve found for yourself is in your thinness, Jillian, then go to therapy & do the work to love yourself.”
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