So much has happened in Hollywood--Dwayne Johnson taught daughter value of girl power, Chadwick signed a thriller and a lot more things have happened. We bring to you updates straight from Hollywood. Scroll down to read.
Dwayne Johnson teaches daughter value of girl power
Actor Dwayne Johnson is teaching his two-year-old daughter the value of girl power, after she faced a health scare. The actor, 45, shared a video on Instagram in which his daughter Jasmine Lia appeared healthy and happy days after she was taken to the emergency room, reports people.com.
Johnson taught his daughter the value of strength on International Women's Day, saying, "All right, my queen, can we say 'girl power?'"
Lia stared at the camera and said, "Girl power!"
"There you go! Okay how about this, 'International Women's Day'," Johnson prompted.
To that, she replied, "Women's Day!"
"Perfect," the Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle star said.
"All right, can you say, 'Daddy is the most handsome, brilliant, sexiest -- might not be appropriate -- man alive? Say all that," he added.
Italian pop star Laura Pausini named WFP Goodwill Ambassador
Award-winning Italian singer Laura Pausini on Thursday will become Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations World Food Programme, the agency said in a statement on Wednesday, calling her "a role model both on and off stage"."Laura's amazing music reaches millions of people around the world - people from all cultures, countries, religions and regions," said WFP Executive Director David Beasley. Her incredible voice will now speak up for the hungry and the vulnerable, and we at WFP are excited about the chance to work with her on behalf of the 90 million people we serve," he added.
A total of 815 million people in the world go to bed on an empty stomach each night, WFP said. Pausini will also "use her powerful voice" to showcase WFP's work and engage her millions of fans in the battle to eliminate hunger, the agency added.
"We are very proud that Laura is joining us in the fight against hunger. Her extraordinary ability to use music to express emotions and the role model she represents for women around the world will be crucial to shed light on the key role women play in reaching a Zero Hunger world," said Marina Catena, chief of WFP's brand-building and public engagement unit.
Don't change in the face of adversity: Lauren Mote
Canadian bartender Lauren Mote, who was one of the judges at World Class 2018, has a word of advice for all the aspiring bartenders. She says one should not change in the face of adversity and seize every opportunity to work with those who believe in your skills and abilities.
"Seize every opportunity to work with people who value you for your skills and abilities. Don't change in the face of adversity and don't succumb to the status quo. It'll be tough to rise above, but you have a voice and the ability to command a room, so use the stage wisely. It might take a long time to create an audience, but once you do, make sure you have something powerful to say.
"In our industry, as in many others that are public-facing, it takes a lifetime to build a positive reputation, and just seconds to destroy it. Keep that in mind with each step, each interaction and each decision. Bring those that have helped you along the way into the fold and build an army of strong, powerful professionals - they deserve to be heard, too, he told a publication.
The World Class platform, led by the Diageo Reserve portfolio, serves as a platform for the best bartenders in the industry. This year's competition was abundant with well-articulated themes of Signature Concepts and Resourceful Bartender.
Swiss musician intrigues with digital sound concert
Deploying digital pulses and material resonance to create soundscapes, Swiss sound artist-composer Marcel Zaes presented his solo act "Pulsations" to a packed house at Oddbird Theatre here on Wednesday.
It was part of a three-month studio residency awarded by Pro Helvetia - Swiss Arts Council, his "Pulsations" uses digital sound, trash can speakers and video. What he described as a concert experience without the use of instruments, Zaes says that instead of an instrument, he uses his "computer as a tool to assemble different sounds into a collage while altering and varying them".
Zaes has created a large number of works to include concert works, installations, interdisciplinary pieces and concept works over the past 11 years. The US-based artist says next on his agenda is a workshop in Manipur, titled "The Found Stage: Sound and Site - In and with the Landscape of Manipur".
James Bond museum opens on Austrian Alps
The first museum dedicated exclusively to fictional British Secret Service agent James Bond has opened on the Austrian Alps, where scenes for Spectre (2015), the most expensive in the long-running spy series, were shot. The futuristic 007 Elements museum is on the summit of Gaislachkogl Mountain at an elevation of 3,048 metres (nearly 10,000 feet), Efe news reported.
The museum shares the mountain's summit with the ice Q gourmet restaurant, which offers panoramic views of the Austrian Alps and appeared in the film as the workplace of psychologist Dr. Madeleine Swann, one of the Bond girls featured in Spectre.
The Bond museum has a cinematographical ambience and the building, created to house the exhibition, looks like a villain's hideout, Neal Callow, who designed the museum and served as artistic director for the 007 films Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, Skyfall and Spectre told EFE. In May it was confirmed that British actor Daniel Craig would be back to play Agent 007 in Bond 25 the still-untitled next instalment of the franchise based on Ian Fleming's characters. Craig, who will be starring in his fifth Bond film, ended months of speculation in 2017 over who would star in the next in the series, confirming that he was returning as Agent 007.
Kylie more relaxed since Stormi's birth
Reality television personality Kylie Jenner is more relaxed since the birth of her daughter Stormi.
"Kylie has been so much more relaxed and natural since Stormi was born. She's softer in a way. And she's just as busy as ever, but her priority is her daughter," a source told people.com.
She's not spending as many hours as she did before to focus on herself. And Kylie has never been big on getting dressed up - she's much more comfortable in t-shirts and cosy pants. She feels much more like herself and it's easier, kind of like her mom uniform," the source added.
Kylie had earlier said she is still bothered by her post-baby body.
Mira Sorvino faced harassment when she was 16
American actress Mira Sorvino, who has accused Harvey Weinstein of sexually harassing her in the 1990s, has now opened up about an incident involving a casting director, claiming he gagged her with a condom during an audition when she was 16.
In an interview with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's "HFPA In Conversation" podcast, the Oscar-winning actress, a supporter of the #MeToo movement, has shared her personal experience with harassment in the industry, reports pagesix.com.
"In looking back over at my career, I realised that one of my very first auditions when I was 16, I was completely treated inappropriately by the casting director," the now-50-year-old said.
"In order to scare me for this horror movie scene, he tied me to a chair, he bruised my arm, and I was 16 years old, and then he gagged me, and I was all game because I'm trying to be scared for the scene.
"And at the end he takes the gag out of my mouth and he said, ‘Sorry for the prophylactic', so he had gagged me with a condom," claimed Sorvino, who did not name the casting director or movie.
While she "was too young to even know what a condom tasted like", she now says "it was so inappropriate" and has questioned "what the heck was a casting director doing with a condom in his pocket in an audition?"
Sorvino said that the audition was one of her first "introductions to how the acting system works" and explained that "when you're young, you don't question."
Cardi B gives birth to baby girl
Rapper and singer Cardi B gave birth to a girl at a hospital here. The proud mother announced the news by posting a picture from a nude pregnancy shoot on Instagram, reports TMZ. The baby was born on Tuesday.
The "Bodak Yellow" artiste has named her daughter Kulture Kiari Cephus, taking her father Offset's first and last name. Rapper Offset's real name is Kiari Kendrell Cephus, while Cardi B's real name is Belcalis Almanzar.
Cardi B, 25, first confirmed the news of her pregnancy in April during a performance on "Saturday Night Live". She revealed her growing baby bump while she was on stage in a form-fitting white dress.
Since then, the outspoken rapper has openly shared her pregnancy journey with her fans on social media.
Cardi B and Offset secretly married in September 2017 though he publicly got down on one knee a month later. The low-key nuptials had taken place in the couple's bedroom in Atlanta. Offset, 26, also has three children - two sons and a daughter - from previous relationships.
XXXTentacion's murder case: Second suspect arrested
The police have arrested a second suspect in rapper XXXTentacion's murder. According to police, 22-year-old Michael Boatwright was arrested on a drug charge on 5 July and then served with an arrest warrant for first degree murder on 10 July, reports tmz.com.
Detectives are calling Boatwright a gunman in XXXTentacion's murder and say they are still looking for an additional gunman.
The Broward County Sheriff's Office also identified 22-year-old Robert Allen as a person of interest in connection with the killing of the 20-year-old rapper.
The police said Allen was on surveillance video at the motorcycle shop in Pompano Beach where XXXTentacion was shopping before he was brutally gunned down. Allen is still wanted.
The arrest comes a few weeks after Dedrick D. Williams was arrested and booked for first-degree murder.
Chadwick Boseman signs action thriller
Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman will produce and star in STXfilms' upcoming action-thriller 17 Bridges.
Boseman's writing and producing partner Logan Coles will produce the project with Avengers: Infinity War directors Joe and Anthony Russo under their recently launched Agbo banner, reports variety.com. Mike Larocca of Agbo will executive produce the film.
Boseman will portray a disgraced New York Police Department detective who, after being thrust into a citywide manhunt for a cop killer, is given a shot at redemption.
The movie will start production in September. STXfilms' Drew Simon and Kate Vorhoff will oversee the film's production.
"STX has assembled a dream team of collaborators on 17 Bridges, bringing together the global talents behind two of the biggest action films ever made to give audiences a thrilling new take on the race-against-the-clock crime-drama," STXfilms chairman Adam Fogelson said.
"Chadwick Boseman's razor-sharp instincts and undeniable charisma captivated millions of people around the world in Black Panther, and Joe and Anthony Russo have breathed a new energy into the action genre with films like Avengers: Infinity War," Fogelson added.
Demi Moore's credit card stolen, accused goes on shopping spree
Actress Demi Moore was the subject of a credit card theft after a man took her card on a shopping spree, spending as much as $169,000, according to federal prosecutors.
Court documents obtained by people.com stated that 35-year-old David Matthew Read stole Moore's replacement credit card after he reported the original missing.
Read admitted to special agent Alfredo Rossi that he picked up the replacement card at a FedEx store, where he was caught on surveillance cameras.
After obtaining the new card, Read then used it for several weeks at retail stores here like Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue.
According to the court documents, Read spent approximately $169,249 during the spree and was arrested in April.
Whitney Houston's mother shocked over molestation claims
Late singer Whitney Houston's mother Cissy Houston says allegations that her superstar daughter and her son were molested by her niece are "unfathomable."
In a statement to a leading online portal on behalf of herself and sister singer Dionne Warwick, Cissy said that they first learned of the claims two days before the documentary titled Whitney by Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald, premiered in May.
In the film, Whitney's longtime assistant said the singer told her that cousin Dee Dee Warwick molested her as a child and Whitney's oldest brother also made the same claim.
In the statement, Cissy says Dee Dee Warwick may have had her "personal challenges", but the idea that she would have molested her children is "overwhelming and unfathomable."
These are charges "neither Whitney nor Dee Dee are here to deny, refute or affirm … How can that be fair to my daughter, to Dee Dee, to our family?" she added.
The claim comes by way of Mary Jones, Whitney's longtime assistant, who says in the film that the singer opened up to her about the abuse, and would sometimes ask, "Do you think I did something to make her think I wanted her?"
Warwick died in 2008. Whitney died in 2012.
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