The Hollywood news in the GALA ticker: “Dirty Dancing” star Jennifer Gray reports with a statement on the subject of aging +++ Karlie Kloss raves about son Levi +++ Britney Spears shoots at ex Justin Timberlake.
Hollywood News 2022 in the GALA ticker
April 7, 2022
At 62: “Dirty Dancing” star Jennifer Gray shows herself naturally
“This is me, without filters, as I am.” These are the first lines from Jennifer Gray on a touching Instagram post on the occasion of her 62nd birthday. In the matching selfie, she deliberately shows her wrinkles. 35 years ago, the “Dirty Dancing” actress as “Baby” alongside Patrick Swayze, † 57, made the hearts of cinema-goers beat faster. Today she has to deal with aging. A subject that is not easy for her. Because she suffered from the “lame standards” in our society. Standards she has adopted, even though she doesn’t even believe in them herself. That’s why she was “less than nice” – to herself, but maybe also to others.
But she was inspired by a podcast about ageism. The message: “The best is yet to come!” And, “Be nice to yourself.” Gray believes biological age shouldn’t be a problem: “If we believe the myths surrounding this issue, it only tugs at our health. It creates a fear of aging.” In the eyes of the former Hollywood star, this is an unfounded fear, as she has now learned.
Karlie Kloss: Being a mother is “the greatest happiness”
Karlie Kloss, 29, was happy about her first child last year. She welcomed son Levi into the world with husband Joshua Kushner, 36. The little bundle of joy is now a year old and the supermodel couldn’t be prouder. “He just turned one,” she says on the “Today” show and raves about being a mother: “I know it’s crazy, it’s the greatest happiness I’ve never known, it’s the best.”
The 29-year-old still remembers her thoughts clearly when she saw her little son for the first time. “The moment he was put in my arms – I cry in commercials now, so maybe I’ll start now – I was like, ‘Every woman who has a child, every parent goes through that.’ And it’s just the most profound experience I could have ever imagined before having a child.” Since then, little Levi has turned her life completely upside down. “Everything changes,” she admits. “I think the last few years have changed us too, but becoming a mother? I’ve become so much more efficient with my time. I’m getting everywhere on time now,” she lists the benefits. “I’ve always been a multitasker, I’m known, I do a thousand things. But I think the priorities have just changed.”
April 6, 2022
Britney Spears takes on Justin Timerlake
Britney Spears, 40, and Justin Timberlake, 41, were considered the celebrity dream couple of the 90s. Their love didn’t necessarily end well. In her announced memoirs, the former pop princess does not want to omit this topic either. She gave a first glimpse into her emotional world with some screenshots of her notes, which she published on her Instagram story on Monday, April 4, 2022.
“It’s also hard to bring to light past events in my life that I’ve never been able to speak openly about,” she wrote, according to Us Weekly, along with the now-defunct screenshots. She is aware that these may seem “irrelevant” to most after all these years, but she is guided by Justin Timerlake’s “intellectual approach”, according to the 40-year-old. “Although he was never bullied or threatened by his family, he took the opportunity to apologize 20 years later,” she shoots at her ex, adding: “Timing is everything.”
With her little tip against the musician, she refers to a statement that he published shortly after the documentary “Framing Britney” was released in February 2021. In it, Justin apologized to Britney and Janet Jackson, 55, for his wrongdoing.
April 5, 2022
Elliot Page: Umbrella Academy Female Character Turned Trans Male
“Umbrella Academy” fans are finally freed from the guesswork: After Elliot Page, 35, defined himself as trans in 2020, the question arose as to how his character Vanya Hargreeves would continue in the third season of the Netflix series. The only thing that was certain was that the actor should remain part of the cast in the future, as the streaming service assured.
Now both Page and Netflix surprise with an obvious solution: Like her actor in the new season, Vanya will come out as a trans man and uses the pronouns he/him/his (en: he/him/his). A development that Page is obviously very pleased about, as his most recent tweet documents. “Allow Viktor Hargreeves,” the Hollywood star writes about a photo from the upcoming season. And Netflix also expressed joyful goodwill with a retweet of the posting: “Welcome to the family, Viktor – we are so happy that you are here”, the streaming giant commented on Elliot’s announcement and added a heart. A contemporary decision made with a lot of love for the product, but above all for reality.
Justin Long: Is Kate Bosworth “the one” for him?
It’s actually no longer a secret: Justin Long, 43, loves Kate Bosworth, 39. The two actors have still not officially confirmed their relationship, but they did in May last year – just before the 39-year-old left her Partner separated – she gushed enthusiastically about her film partner in an Instagram post. You saw the two of them familiarly when they went shopping together or coming from a romantic dinner. And it seems like Justin Long can’t keep his sweet secret out of sheer happiness anymore.
“I was at a point where I was at peace with myself, I was ready – I didn’t know it myself at the time – but I was ready for the one,” he explains in an interview with the former US “Bachelor”. Nick Viall, 41, on The Viall Files podcast, adding meaningfully, “And I met the right one…I found it.”
Nevertheless, the couple wanted to keep their relationship out of the public eye as far as possible. “It’s weird. I want it, but I also want to protect it,” said the 43-year-old. “I want to shout it from the rooftops, but then again, I don’t want to. It’s sacred.” Long confirmed that he’s taken again in December 2021 on an episode of his own podcast “Life is Short with Justin Long” when he revealed that his “girlfriend” loves pineapples on pizza.
April 4, 2022
Ashton Kutcher speaks at the fair in Hamburg
Ashton Kutcher, 44, brings Hollywood glamor to Germany – to Hamburg, to be precise. As has now been confirmed, the actor will appear on May 18, 2022 in the Hanseatic city as a speaker at the “Online Marketing Rockstars” (“OMR”), a festival all about digital marketing and technology.
“In many things that Ashton does, Ashton fits very well with the topics that are also relevant for OMR,” explains OMR founder Philipp Westermeyer in a press release on Monday, April 4, 2022. “Of course I’m proud that he makes the trip to Hamburg and we can continue our conversation in the podcast a few months ago.” The 44-year-old has been investing his fortune in various start-ups for years and is one of the most active Hollywood investors with around three billion dollars invested.
He will be in good company at the “OMR” festival on May 17th and 18th. Among the more than 800 speakers in front of around 60,000 visitors in the Hamburg exhibition halls was Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino, 59.
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Sources used: omr.com, bild.de, instagram.com, pagesix.com, twitter.com, usweekly.com