Rose McGowan’s Voice Gets Amplified in E!s Citizen Rose
The five-part docu-series premieres on Tuesday and follows Rose McGowan as she became one of the most outspoken voices of about sexual abuse.
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Omarosa Joining ‘Celebrity Big Brother’
Omarosa, who left her White House job with the Trump administration earlier this month, is joining the cast of the CBS reality show Celebrity Big Brother.
She’ll be joining Shannon Elizabeth, Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Real Housewife Brandi Glanville, former NBA star Metta World Peace, UFC light heavyweight champ Chuck Liddell, actors James Maslow and Marissa Winokur, TV personality Ross Matthews and Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez.
Celebrity Big Brother premieres on February 7 and is set to run for 13 nights.
In December, Omarosa said that reports she was fired and escorted from the White House after tripping alarms and trying to gain access to the Trump residence are “100 percent false.”
“I resigned and I didn’t do that in the residence, as is being reported. John Kelly and I sat down in the Situation Room, which is a very secure, very quiet room in the White house and we had a very candid conversation…I like to hear all these interesting tales but I have to tell you that they are 100 percent false. Where are the pictures or videos? If I had confronted John Kelly, who is a very formidable person, it would garner enough attention for anyone in the room to at least take a picture or a video or something.”
Omarosa also denied she tried to gain access to the residence or was escorted off:
“The White House is the most secure place in the world. It is ridiculous to assert that anyone would be able to violate the security parameters that is outlined in the most secure building in the world. Not only it is ridiculous but it is also absurd…I wouldn’t want anyone nonetheless myself, to be able to run around or cause a disruption because it is secure for that reason.”
When asked about the deactivation of her pass by the Secret Service, she claimed that her access was changed and restricted after she said she was resigning.
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Bei “Anne Will” wird klar, wie alltäglich Judenhass wieder ist: “Es ist wie 1933”
Es waren besonders zwei Geschichten, die von der Talkshow “Anne Will“ am Sonntagabend in Erinnerung bleiben werden.
An sich nämlich, herrschte beim Thema “Holocaust-Gedenken – wie antisemitisch ist Deutschland heute?” eine bedrückende Einigkeit.
Antisemitismus, da stimmten die Gäste einander zu, ist wieder in der Mitte der deutschen Gesellschaft angekommen. Hitzige Streitszenen, von denen Polit-Talks häufig leben, blieben bei Will aus.
Emotional wurde es trotzdem.
► Das lag vor allem an der 93-jährigen Holocaust-Überlebenden Esther Bejarano, und dem deutschen Menschenrechtler Wenzel Michalski.
Bejarano sprach. So viel, wie selten ein Talkgast sprechen darf, ohne unterbrochen zu werden. Mit ihren Eltern lebte sie in Sarlouis, als Hitler an die Macht kam. Ihr Vater habe immer gesagt: “Hitler hält sich nicht lang. Das werden die Deutschen nicht erlauben.”
Doch es kam anders. Bejaranos Familie wurde nach Auschwitz deportiert. Das Mädchen überlebte wohl nur, weil sie einen Platz im KZ-Orchester bekam.
► Bei “Anne Will” sagte sie: Die Nazis waren nie weg. Auch heute müsse man noch “etwas gegen diese rechtslastigen Parteien tun, die wir leider hier wieder haben!”
Ihr Vater sei zum Ausbruch des Krieges ein deutscher Patriot gewesen. Hitler unterschätzte er. Bejarano erklärte: “Es war ein großer Irrtum von ihm. Aber kann ich ihm das übelnehmen? Nein.”
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Anne Will fragte die Überlebende, wie sie bei all dem Schrecklichen, das sie erlebte, ihre Menschlichkeit bewahrt hätte. “Ich weiß es selbst nicht”, sagt die 93-Jährige achselzuckend.
► Sie habe ihren Freundinnen im KZ nur immer gesagt: “Wir müssen überleben – und wir müssen uns rächen an diesen schrecklichen Nazis. Darum müssen wir überleben.”
Noch heute kämpft sie gegen Nazis, leistet Aufklärungsarbeit, macht Musik. Bei Will sagte sie: “Ich werde solange singen, bis es keine Nazis mehr gibt.“
► Dass es bis dahin leider noch ein weiter Weg ist, macht die Geschichte von Wenzel Michalski deutlich.
Er ist Direktor der Organisation Human Rights Watch in Deutschland. Seine Familie wird auch im Jahre 2018 noch Ziel von Judenfeindlichkeit.
Viele Deutsche würden seit Jahrzehnten sagen “Wehret den Anfängen”, sagte Michalski. “Sie bekommen dabei aber nicht mit, dass die Anfänge da sind. Es hat schon angefangen. Wie 1933 oder 1934.”
Will hakte ein bisschen irritiert nach: “Das vergleichen Sie wirklich?”
► Aber Bejerano sprang dem Aktivisten zur Seite: “Wir sind nicht am Anfang, wir sind mittendrin.”
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Michalskis Sohn sei in der Schule ausgegrenzt und angegriffen worden, als seine Mitschüler erfuhren, dass er Jude sei. Sie hätten gesagt: “Wir können nicht mehr mit Dir spielen, weil Du Jude bist. Juden sind Mörder“.
Das endete in körperlichen Angriffen – bis es sogar zu einer Scheinhinrichtung kam. Michalski musste den Jungen von der Schule nehmen. Er sagte bei “Anne Will”: Es waren Kinder “türkischer und arabischer Abstammung”.
Genauso schlimm sei aber die Reaktion der Schulleitung gewesen. “Wir sollten die verstehen”, sei den Eltern erklärt worden. Es mache sie nunmal aggressiv, “wenn ein Jude an der Schule ist”.
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Grammys 2018: Beyoncé Joins Jay-Z After Swerving Red Carpet
As soon as we heard that Jay-Z was the most nominated artist at this year’s Grammys, we immediately got excited at the thought of a Carter family red carpet appearance.
You can imagine our disappointment, then, when the photos began pouring in, only for Jay-Z and Beyoncé to not be among the A-list stars posing on their way into the event.
Fortunately, it turned out that while Jay and Bey swerved the red carpet, they did still attend the Grammys, with their daughter, Blue Ivy.
Despite ultimately being snubbed in the so-called “big three” categories, last year’s Grammys were really all about Beyoncé, after she delivered a show-stopping performance that celebrated motherhood and closed her ‘Lemonade’ era in style.
Even Album Of The Year winner Adele conceded that Beyoncé should have bagged the award, claiming during her speech she “couldn’t accept” the Grammy because she was such a fan of ‘Lemonade’.
Jay-Z’s 2017 album ‘4:44’ earned him the most nominations at this year’s ceremony, with eight nods.
Kendrick Lamar and Bruno Mars were close behind on seven and six respectively, with both of them also taking to the stage over the course of the ceremony.
Check out all the red carpet pics from this year’s Grammys in the gallery below…
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Kesha and Lady Gaga give powerful Time’s Up performances at 60th Annual Grammy Awards; Benj Pasek, LCD Soundsystem among LGBTQ winners
The Recording Academy
The 60th Annual Grammy Awards took place Sunday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City and several artists delivered powerful statements about sexual harassment, immigration, and the state of America. Throughout the night, the LGBTQ community was well-represented on stage and among the winners.
One of the night’s most powerful moments took place midway through the broadcast when Kesha, who was up for Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Solo Performance – and who also identifies as bisexual – took the stage alongside Julia Michaels, Cyndi Lauper, Andra Day, Camila Cabello, and Bebe Rexha, for an emotional performance of her single “Praying.” The Grammy-nominated song is widely considered to be about her ongoing sexual harassment accusations against producer Dr. Luke. Janelle Monae gave a moving speech about the Time’s Up before introducing Kesha’s performance.
Watch @KeshaRose‘s powerful #TimesUp performance at the #GRAMMYs t.co/uA29cerRz3 pic.twitter.com/OgkCsqiKoi
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) January 29, 2018
Out songwriter and GLAAD board member Justin Tranter, who was nominated for Song of the Year for “Issues” with Julia Michaels, wore the GLAAD ampersand pin on the Grammys red carpet, which represents the Together Movement, a symbol of solidarity with other marginalized communities. Justin, along with many other celebs, also wore white roses in support of the Time’s Up movement.
Talking #TIMESUP with @justtranter, songwriting king and @glaad ampersand pin-wearer, nominated for song of the year for @imjmichaels‘ Issues tonight: pic.twitter.com/sbuLFrjfL3
— Maeve McDermott (@maeve_mcdermott) January 28, 2018
Earlier in the evening, Lady Gaga shouted out the Time’s Up movement in-between her ballad performances of “Joanne” and “Million Reasons.”
Lady Gaga shouted out “Time’s Up” during her Grammys performance t.co/YROEzhn7fv
— TIME (@TIME) January 29, 2018
Kendrick Lamar opened the show with a high-energy politically-charged performance of “XXX” which riled up the crowd. “America, God bless you if it’s good to you… Donald Trump’s in office, we lost Barack / And promised to never doubt him again / But is America honest or do we bask in sin?” he rapped. He was later joined by U2 for a performance of their collaboration on the track “American Soul.”
Later in the broadcast, U2 performed their ode to immigrants, “Get Out of Your Own Way,” on a barge on the Hudson River in front of the Statue of Liberty. Camila Cabello introduced the band with a touching speech about her roots as a “proud Cuban-Mexican immigrant.”
Beyond Kesha and Lady Gaga, several LGBTQ performers graced the Grammys stage. Midway through the show, gay singing legend Elton John performed his hit song “Tiny Dancer,” accompanied by Miley Cyrus. Out performer Sam Smith performed his new song “Pray” earlier on in the broadcast.
Miley and Elton’s performance part two #Grammys pic.twitter.com/icYcLt7Wfu
— Miley Cyrus Fashion (@StylishCyrus) January 29, 2018
Of additional particular interest to the LGBTQ community, Tony winners Ben Platt and Patti LuPone gave master class performances, of “Somewhere” (from “West Side Story”) and “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” (from “Evita”) respectively.
More Broadway! Clutch the pearls! Patti LuPone performs “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina” at the #GRAMMYs (Photo by Theo Wargo/WireImage) pic.twitter.com/kfM1vzRR9Q
— NewNowNext (@NewNowNext) January 29, 2018
Although only 10 categories are announced during the live broadcast, the winners of the remaining 74 categories were announced earlier in the evening. One of the first LGBTQ winners was musical theater songwriter Benj Pasek, who along with songwriting partner Justin Paul, won the Best Musical Theater Album category for the soundtrack to the hit Broadway show “Dear Evan Hansen.”
LCD Soundsystem won the Grammy for Best Dance Recording for “Tonite.” Gavin Russom, who plays synths in the band, identifies as transgender.
The late Carrie Fisher, an ally for many years to the LGBTQ community, won a posthumous Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for “The Princess Diarist.” Carrie presented the Vanguard Award to her stepmother Elizabeth Taylor at the 11th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in 2000.
“La La Land” won a Grammy for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media. The album’s music supervisor Steven Gizicki is an out gay man.
Other LGBTQ nominees in 2018 included Kehlani, Sia, and country songwriter Shane McAnally.
In the four largest categories Bruno Mars swept the night, winning for Album of the Year (“24K Magic”), Record of the Year (“24K Magic”), and Song of the Year (“That’s What I Like”). LGBTQ ally Alessia Cara won for Best New Artist.
It was the first time the Grammys had returned to the city after calling Los Angeles home for many years. The ceremony will return to LA again in 2019.
For a full list of winners, head to Grammy.com.
