New this week: 'Turning Red,' Ryan Reynolds and Mooski album
This week’s new entertainment releases include albums from Canadian rocker Bryan Adams and a Stephen Sondheim tribute from Betty Buckley, Ryan Reynolds starring as a time-traveling pilot in Netflix’s “The Adam Project” and a small-town murder case gets some big-star wattage in NBC’s “The Thing About Pam” with Renée Zellweger.
Jennifer Garner celebrated as Hasty Pudding's Woman of Year
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — “Alias” actor Jennifer Garner was honored as Hasty Pudding Theatrical’s Woman of the Year at a parade in historic Harvard Square Saturday afternoon. Garner was paraded through the streets of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Despite the frigid temperatures, Garner was all smiles as she waved to the hundreds of spectators along the parade route.
news.yahoo.comJennifer Garner named Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
Jennifer Garner has been named Woman of the Year by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals, based not just on her career as an actor, but also because of her record as a philanthropist and entrepreneur, the organization said Thursday. Garner, 49, will be the guest of honor at a parade through Harvard Square, followed by a roast at which she will receive her pudding pot, the theater troupe said in a statement. Hasty Pudding Theatricals, which dates to 1844 and bills itself the third oldest theater group in the world, established its Woman of the Year award in 1951 to honor people who have made “lasting and impressive contributions to the world of entertainment."
news.yahoo.comBen Affleck Opened Up About The Decision To Rekindle His Relationship With Jennifer Lopez After 17 Years And Said He Didn’t Want To Do Anything “Painful Or Destructive” To His Children
Ben and Jen shocked the world this summer when they went public with their rekindled relationship after 17 years apart, but according to Ben, there was a lot to consider before taking the leap.View Entire Post ›
news.yahoo.comBarrier falls: Woman officiates men's qualifier in Americas
AdNesbitt worked 18 MLS games last season, including the MLS is Back tournament final, and was voted the league’s assistant referee of the year. Nesbitt earned a FIFA badge in 2016 and officiated at that year’s Women’s Under-17 World Cup, the 2018 Women’s Under-20 World Cup, and two matches at the 2019 Women’s World Cup. AdNesbitt trained with her for the 2019 Women's World Cup. AdWebb, who refereed both the 2010 Champions League and World Cup finals, hopes the pool of female officials will expand. Webb envisions a woman taking the whistle for a men's World Cup match, with hundreds of millions of people around the globe tuned in.
Like it or not -- Brady is GOAT
She then reminded him that former University of Michigan Quarterback Tom Brady – now considered as the G.O.A.T. Two words: Tom Brady. Many believed New England’s super successful coach, Bill Belichick, was the reason Brady was so successful, but Belichick and the Pats will be sitting home watching Brady play for the grand prize on TV Super Bowl Sunday. I loved watching Brady play at Michigan, but all these years later, what I think I love most is how he has overcome adversity and stayed focused. Then, when another Drew (starting QB Bledsoe) went down with an injury, Brady stepped in and never looked back in becoming that G.O.A.T.
monroenews.comElliot Page thanks fans for "love and support" after announcing he is transgender
Actor Elliot Page on Sunday thanked followers for their support after announcing earlier this month that he is transgender. "From the bottom of my heart, thank you," wrote Page on social media. "Major, huge love to you, Elliot," wrote Jennifer Garner, who starred alongside Page in "Juno." The star shared that he is transgender in a heartfelt open letter posted to social media on December 1. "Hi friends, I want to share with you that I am trans, my pronouns are he/they and my name is Elliot," Page wrote.
cbsnews.comElliot Page thanks fans for "love and support" after announcing he is transgender
Actor Elliot Page on Sunday thanked followers for their support after announcing earlier this month that he is transgender. "From the bottom of my heart, thank you," wrote Page on social media. "Major, huge love to you, Elliot," wrote Jennifer Garner, who starred alongside Page in "Juno." The star shared that he is transgender in a heartfelt open letter posted to social media on December 1. "Hi friends, I want to share with you that I am trans, my pronouns are he/they and my name is Elliot," Page wrote.
cbsnews.comPortman group will bring NWSL to Los Angeles in 2022
Actress Natalie Portman and venture capitalist Kara Nortman lead a group that will bring an expansion National Women's Soccer League team to the Los Angeles area in 2022. Then she and Nortman met Becca Roux, the executive director of the U.S. Women's National Team Players Association. The women also reached out to a local supporters group that has been campaigning to bring a team to Los Angeles. The group is partnering with the LA84 Foundation, a nonprofit formed after the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics that promotes youth sports. The official name of the Los Angeles club, and where it will play, are expected to be announced later this year.
Michelle Obama launches online reading series for kids
NEW YORK – Michelle Obama launched a series of online video readings for kids with the classic picture book “The Gruffalo,” which the former first lady called the story of a mouse who uses his “wit and imagination” to get the best of a fox and other would-be predators. “Mondays with Michelle Obama” is part of the PBS KIDS Read-Along series, and will continue through May 11. It can be seen at noon EDT on the Facebook and YouTube pages of PBS KIDS and the Facebook page of Obama's publisher, Penguin Random House. The livestream of Obama reading “The Gruffalo” quickly received tens of thousands of likes on Facebook. Other celebrities who have given readings during the coronavirus pandemic include Jimmy Fallon, Jennifer Garner and Demi Lovato, who also read “The Gruffalo.”
Jennifer Garner faces down highway toll booth
(CNN) - World-famous actress Jennifer Garner is just like all of us when she's faced with an everyday challenge like an unmanned toll booth on a highway, MSN.com reported. The actress shared a video on Instagram of her at the Oklahoma-Arkansas border trying to figure out the machine. "Apologies to cars stacked behind me at the OK/AR toll booth last night. Real world problems are hard," she wrote on Instagram over the weekend. "Lord have mercy," Garner says as she feeds dollars into it.
"Twin Peaks" to return to TV
"Twin Peaks" to return to TV Cult classic TV mystery "Twin Peaks" will return to Showtime in 2016. Plus, Steve Carell and Jennifer Garner star in "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day," which opens Friday. Suzanne Marques reports on the day's top entertainment news.
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