They say, all good things must come to an end.
The show has been in reruns for the last few weeks, but Winfrey tweeted Thursday that she was “hard at work planning the final shows” and new episodes would begin April 7.
Talk about a grand entrance! The grandest of Hollywood icons, Elizabeth Taylor, was late to her own funeral Thursday at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, Calif.
The service lasted one hour and then Taylor’s casket was interred in The Great Mausoleum close to her longtime friend Michael Jackson.
The service was officiated by Rabbi Jerry Cutler and actor Colin Farrell, Taylor’s son Michael Wilding, her daughter Liza Burton Tivey and her grandson Tarquin Wilding all read selected writings at the multi-dimensional service.
Her grandson Rhys Tivey performed a trumpet solo of Amazing Grace.
Taylor passed away Wednesday at age 79 after struggling with heart problems for the past few months. She is survived by four children and 10 grandchildren.
A public service in her honor is expected to he held at a later date. May you rest in peace beautiful Elizabeth.
American Idol is so good right now that it’s hard to remember that so many of us deemed the show dead after Simon Cowell‘s departure from the judges’ panel.
Seriously America? You We didn’t wait long before you we delivered the first shocker in this season’s American Idol.
Before it was all over, Thia and Stefano were told they were safe and America’s collective jaw fell to the floor as Casey found himself alone on the chopping block and in jeopardy of going home.
An artist meet and greet will be held March 26 from 5 -7 pm at a cozy reception at M Street Coffee with Bobby Aazami, the talented photographer who has brilliantly captured these one-of-a-kind moments in music history.
Bobby’s love for the visual medium was fostered at an early age in his native Iran after watching his first episode of The 6 Million Dollar Man on television. Enamored with what he watched on his TV set, Bobby explored his love for the arts by trying his hand at every creative medium from music production to stand up comedy, until he found utter bliss through the lens of a camera.
Bobby spent 4 years abroad in Haifa, Israel during which time he was mentored in photography by a seasoned and well-known photographer, Ruhi Varqa (www.Varqa.com). During that time, Bobby learned to capture the profound beauty of Mediterranean landscapes and the silent moments of the people who inhabit them. The relationship between people and their environments kindled Bobby’s childhood love for story-telling and characters, and ultimately toward documentary film making. Bobby returned to the States and earned a BFA in Film and Video with a concentration in Documentary Cinematography from Chicago’s Columbia College.
Bobby has since worked on photo-journalistic projects which have taken him to places such as South Africa where he used his photography to document and raise awareness on the HIV epidemic. He has also worked as a set photographer on a series of features and short films, as a music photographer who has captured the refined moments in portraiture, concerts and the recording process of some of his favorite artists and lastly, as an event photographer who incorporates his love and artistry for the documentary aesthetic to capture the subtle and unguarded moments of life’s celebrations. Check out more of Bobby’s work at: www.BobbyAazami.com and www.OurFavoriteDay.com.
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Wednesday night’s pimp spot on American Idol belonged to the show’s lone rocker, James Durbin.
Durbin sang Stevie Wonder‘s gritty urban anthem Living for the City, and showed off his incredible vocal power and range.
Sure, there were lots of yelps and shrieks and of course some Adam-Lambert-like histrionics, but he gave the song his signature rock grit, and reduced Jennifer Lopez into squealing five, six, or possibly even seven audible, “Oh my Gods!” Lopez continued: “It’s just an incredible thing to watch. You leave me speechless!”
Apparently not “speechless” J.Lo, just with nothing else to say but, “OMG!”
Watch Durbin’s performance for yourself:
Dude looks like a lady Zach Galifianakis.
Casey Abrams tried to clean up after the scare he gave little girls across America last week when he howled through his performance by sleeking to a smooth finish his crazy locks on Wednesday night’s American Idol. Yet somehow he unintentionally ended up looking like the famous comedian.
“I think you’re the perfect entertainer,” Steven Tyler cheered on. “Perfect pitch and perfect mix of crazy-ass out-of-control ego and that’s what makes an artist today.” Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson were in agreement with their fellow judge, calling Abrams very unique.
24-year-old Keeping Up With the Kardashians star Rob Kardashian was rushed to the hospital Tuesday to undergo an emergency appendectomy at a Los Angeles-area hospital. Continue reading
The iconic Elizabeth Taylor died early Wednesday morning of heart failure. She was 79.
“She was surrounded by her children- Michael Wilding, Christopher Wilding, Liza Todd, and Maria Burton,” said Taylor’s publicist, Sally Morrison.
“My mother was an extraordinary woman who lived life to the fullest, with great passion, humour and love. Though her loss is devastating to those of us who held her so close and so dear, we will always be inspired by her enduring contribution to our world.
Her remarkable body of work in film, her ongoing success as a businesswoman, and her brave and relentless advocacy in the fight against HIV and AIDS, all make us all incredibly proud of what she accomplished.
We know, quite simply, that the world is a better place for mom having lived in it. Her legacy will never fade, her spirit will always be with us, and her love will live forever in our hearts.”
Elizabeth had won three academy awards. Twice for best actress for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Butterfield 8 and was also awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1993.
Some of her other movies include Cleopatra, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Jane Eyre.
A private family funeral for Elizabeth Taylor will be held later this week. In lieu of flowers, Elizabeth’s family is asking for contributions be made to her AIDS Foundation.
Charlie Sheen made a sudden surprise appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Monday night during an interview with Mark Cuban of ABC’s Shark Tank when Kimmel and Cuban were talking about Sheen.
Cuban was saying, “Charlie’s a smart guy…He doesn’t get near the credit that he deserves for being smart.” At that very moment, Sheen exploded onto the set, and the crowd erupted in a loud cheer which only grew louder when Sheen threw “Tiger Blood” t-shirts out to the audience and gave Kimmel a big wet kiss on the mouth (side note – both men had their eyes closed ;).
And, he left just as quickly as he came…watch the video clip for yourself:
