NEW YORK (AP) — Singer Justin Timberlake was arrested early Tuesday and is accused of driving while intoxicated on New York’s Long Island, authorities said.
Timberlake was expected to be arraigned in Sag Harbor, on the eastern end of Long Island, according to a statement from the Suffolk County district attorney’s office.
Timberlake’s representatives did not immediately return requests for comment from The Associated Press.
Sag Harbor is a coastal village in the Hamptons, around 100 miles (160 kilometers) from New York City. In the summer, it is a hotspot for wealthy visitors.
A young Timberlake was a Disney Mouseketeer, where his castmates included future girlfriend Britney Spears. He rose to fame in the popular boy band NSYNC and embarked on a solo recording career in 2002. As an actor, Timberlake has won acclaim in movies including” The Social Network” and “Friends With Benefits.”
He has won ten Grammy awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards.
Timberlake has two upcoming shows in Chicago on Friday and Saturday, then is scheduled for New York’s Madison Square Garden next week on Tuesday and Wednesday.
As the fictional Freud writes of his own approaching death, he foresees the death of his sister Dolfi (who will die three years later in historical time, on the way to the camps). To put it mildly, death is everywhere. “Pain will be with me until I take my final leave,” Freud/Miéville/Reeves writes. He is ready to take it, to be clear. Freud then offers us a case study of a patient he met only three times, the last time when the world was at war. This patient offers Freud a riddle, not unlike the one the Sphinx offers Oedipus, and from which psychoanalysis in part sprang:
“I kill and kill and kill again,” he said. “And the truth is, I would like to rest … And sometimes, not frequently but many times over the course of my life, I die. And it hurts.
And then I come back.
I return, and I kill and kill and kill again, and eventually I die again, and the whole merry-go-round continues. So please—Herr Doktor … What sort of man am I?”
This is, of course, B., the immortal warrior hero. He wants to be able to die, to become mortal, but can’t quite, for he cannot die his own death. Freud seeks to redescribe this in psychic terms for B. And that is the nature of their analytic work together. It is possible to read much of the intervening book, which opens and closes in Freud’s voice, as a lost case study. Freud declares to B.: “You’ve told me you don’t wish to be a metaphor. But you don’t get to choose.” What kills us and dies and is reborn? B., like it or not, is a metaphor for the death drive.
The death drive is not some science fiction weapon or engine, exactly, but a theory introduced by (the real) Freud as a corrective to his idea of the pleasure principle—the idea that we all try to minimize pain and strive for pleasure all the time. War-torn Europe had shown him there was something else to account for—that we don’t just go for what’s good, but also for what’s bad, for “unpleasure.” Thus he conceived of the death drive at the end of World War I and during the Spanish flu, wherein his beloved daughter Sophie died suddenly. Freud would deny until he died that Sophie was the inspiration for it, and here, Miéville grants Freud’s wish. B., in Miéville’s hands, embodies the death drive—and he has come to Freud, like many have gone to their analysts, seeking cure. Freud then does what analysts do best—extrapolate from one patient toward a universal theory. The immortal B., in this alternate universe, showed Freud what sort of men we all are. When I asked Miéville about it, he said, “I think you could argue that that’s B. saying, ‘I want to be a human, I want to be a real boy.’ I mean, it’s a Pinocchio story.”
Even though it was actually Reeves who introduced Freud to the original BRZRKR comic, it’s easy to see why Miéville latched onto it. All of this was written while China was reckoning, deeply, with whether or not he could imagine going on. “Depression, for me, was the realization of what has been the case rather than something happening,” he told me. “These books”—he means not just The Book of Elsewhere but also his upcoming magnum opus/white whale/albatross, which I’m still not allowed to talk about except to say it’s just been shipped off to the publisher—“are being brought to a close in what I tentatively and hopefully believe is out the other side of the worst of that.”
Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry and his wife, Ayesha Curry, have welcomed their fourth child.
The couple announced on social media Sunday that Ayesha gave birth to a baby boy named Caius Chai on May 11.
“Our sweet baby boy decided to make an early arrival!!” the couple wrote on Instagram. “He’s doing great and we are finally settling in at home as a family of 6! So grateful!”
The couple now has two girls and two boys: daughters Riley, 11, and Ryan, 8, and son Canon, 5.
Ayesha Curry, 35, revealed in March in the magazine she founded, Sweet July, that the couple was expecting her fourth child after the two initially believed that they would not have any more children.
“For so many years, Stephen and I thought we were done,” Ayesha wrote. “We said, “Three, that’s it, we’re not doing this again.” And then, last year, we looked at each other and agreed we wanted to do this again. For me, the decision came from always finding myself looking around and feeling like somebody was missing. I would load up the car and think, “Oh, I forgot something.” But nobody was forgotten.
“It started to turn my brain a little bit. Maybe somebody was missing. So we set out on this journey, knowing that this would complete our family.”
Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry and his wife Ayesha Curry lead cheers for Oakland Marathon runners.(Desmond Gribben for Eat. Learn. Play.)
Steph Curry posted a photo of his pregnant wife wearing white high heels and a white bra under a brown blazer on March 1, saying they were getting ready to welcome “Vol. 4” of their family.
Steph met Ayesha when they were both teenagers. On March 23, Ayesha’s birthday, Curry wrote on Instagram, “My woman!!!! @ayeshacurry Taking this moment to shout you from the roof tops and say Happy Birthday 🎉🥳🎊. You are everything to me and our beautiful family.
“The smile and the goofiness that lights up the room. But always count on you to keep it real and keep our family pushing forward. I LOVE YOU 🙌🏽 more life!”
Los Angeles County prosecutors say no charges are forthcoming against rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs after the release of disturbing 2016 surveillance video taken in a Century City hotel, which appears to show the rapper and producer physically assaulting then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura.
“We are aware of the video that has been circulating online allegedly depicting Sean Combs assaulting a young woman in Los Angeles,” the District Attorney’s Office said in a statement posted on social media late Friday. “We find the images extremely disturbing and difficult to watch. If the conduct depicted occurred in 2016, unfortunately we would be unable to charge as the conduct would have occurred beyond the timeline where a crime of assault can be prosecuted.
“As of today, law enforcement has not presented a case related to the attack depicted in the video against Mr. Combs, but we encourage anyone who has been a victim or witness to a crime to report it to law enforcement or reach out to our office for support from our Bureau of Victims Services,” the statement continued.
The video, obtained by CNN, was taken at the then-InterContinental Hotel in Century City, the network reported.
The video shows Ventura exiting a hotel room and walking down a hallway toward a bank of elevators. Combs, wearing only a white towel wrapped around his waist and socks, is then seen following her down the hallway then forcefully grabbing her by the head or neck and throwing her to the ground. As she lies on the ground, Combs kicks her. After picking up a suitcase nearby, he kicks her again.
In a still image from CNN video, Sean “Diddy” Combs is allegedly seen physically assaulting singer Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in 2016. (Image from CNN video)
Combs is then seen trying to drag Ventura back down the hallway toward the hotel room, but he lets go of her after pulling her into the hallway from the elevator area. He then continues back toward his room.
Combs re-appears in the video and appears to shove Ventura again, before sitting in a chair and grabbing something from a nearby table and throwing it at her. He then returns to his room.
Ventura had claimed in a lawsuit in November that Diddy physically assaulted her in 2016, saying the rapper was drunk and punched her in the face. She alleged that when she tried to leave, Diddy followed her and eventually threw glass vases that were on display in the hallway at her. According to the suit, Ventura eventually got into an elevator and took a cab back to her apartment.
The lawsuit also made more serious allegations of sexual assault and other acts of physical abuse inflicted by Diddy. The lawsuit was settled one day after it was filed, but no details were released.
The rapper had issued a statement vehemently denying the suit’s allegations, suggesting Ventura was looking for a “payday.”
Responding to the release of the video, Ventura’s attorney, Douglas H. Wigdor, issued a statement to CNN saying, “The gut-wrenching video has only further confirmed the disturbing and predatory behavior of Mr. Combs. Words cannot express the courage and fortitude that Ms. Ventura has shown in coming forward to bring this to light.”
According to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security, the raids were “part of an ongoing investigation,” but no details were released.
The nature of the probe was unclear, but several reports indicated it was part of a federal sex trafficking investigation. Diddy has been targeted in multiple lawsuits in recent months — including Ventura’s — accusing him of sex abuse. In addition to Ventura, two other women filed lawsuits alleging sexual abuse.
Music producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones Jr. filed a lawsuit earlier this year accusing Diddy of groping him while the pair worked together on Diddy’s album “The Love Album: Off the Grid.” The lawsuit also included allegations that Diddy and his son engaged in a “sex-trafficking venture.”
Diddy’s attorney, Shawn Holley, issued a statement in response saying, “Lil Rod is nothing more than a liar who filed a $30 million lawsuit shamelessly looking for an undeserved payday. His reckless name-dropping about events that are pure fiction and simply did not happen is nothing more than a transparent attempt to garner headlines.
“We have overwhelming, indisputable proof that his claims are complete lies.”
Following the federal raids in March, Combs attorney Aaron Dyer insisted on the rapper’s innocence and accused authorities of a “gross overuse of military-level force as search warrants were executed at Mr. Combs’ residences.”
“There is no excuse for the excessive show of force and hostility exhibited by authorities or the way his children and employees were treated. Mr. Combs was never detained but spoke to and cooperated with authorities,” Dyer said.
“Despite media speculation, neither Mr. Combs nor any of his family members have been arrested nor has their ability to travel been restricted in any way. This unprecedented ambush — paired with an advanced, coordinated media presence — leads to a premature rush to judgment of Mr. Combs and is nothing more than a witch hunt based on meritless accusations made in civil lawsuits. There has been no finding of criminal or civil liability with any of these allegations. Mr. Combs is innocent and will continue to fight every single day to clear his name.”
CLEVELAND (WJW) — The state of Ohio has produced presidents, Oscar winners, music chart toppers, astronauts and best selling authors. But what about Northeast Ohio specifically?
Looking at FOX 8’s coverage area, we set out to mention some of the most famous people to come out of these parts (many of whom you’ll be familiar, but perhaps not all). Some were merely born here before moving along, others grew up here before heading out and a smaller set, stayed around.
Enjoy.
ACTORS
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Drew Carey The comedian and current “The Price is Right” host grew up in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood of Cleveland. He let everyone know just how much Cleveland rocks during his tenure on “The Drew Carey Show.”
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Halle Berry She won an Oscar for “Monster’s Ball,” but is also a graduate of Bedford High School (after being born in Cleveland).
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Paul Newman An icon in every sense, Oscar winner/philanthropist/husband-husband/race car driver Paul Newman grew up in Shaker Heights.
Vanessa Bayer She made “SNL” funnier during her tenure there from 2010-2017, but got her start growing up in Moreland Hills. She also appeared in “Office Christmas Party” and “Trainwreck.”
Alan Ruck Finding a recent resurgence on the show “Succession,” the Cleveland-born Parma native is still probably most well-known for his portrayal of Cameron Frye in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.”
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Lili Reinhart This actress grew up in Bay Village and rose to fame playing Betty Cooper on the CW teen series “Riverdale.”
Ed O’Neill The dad on “Married… with Children” and “Modern Family” grew up in Youngstown and eventually graduated from Youngstown State University.
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Luke Perry Playing teen heartthrob Dylan McKay on “Beverly Hills, 90210” for the better part of a decade, the actor was born in Mansfield and grew up in Fredericktown. He died in 2019 at age 52.
Molly Shannon The Shaker Heights native and Hawken School alum is most known for bringing the hilarity on “SNL” but has appeared in plenty of films and TV shows since.
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Patricia Heaton Patricia Heaton and her brother Michael (who’d go on to be a prominent journalist in the area), along with their other siblings, grew up in Bay Village. She was the mom on “Everybody Loves Raymond” and “The Middle.”
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Yvette Nicole Brown The East Cleveland native who later graduated from University of Akron was a bright star on the show “Community.” She was nominated for an Emmy for “A Black Lady Sketch Show.”
Monica Potter A Euclid High School graduate, this actor got her start at Cleveland Play House. She’s known for her roles in “Patch Adams,” “Saw” and “Con Air.” She was also on the TV show “Parenthood.”
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Fred Willard Character actor Fred Willard, who grew up in Shaker Heights, died in 2020. He was known for his work in multiple Christopher Guest movies and also appeared in many TV shows, including “Roseanne” and “Modern Family.”
Carrie Coon This actor’s been nominated for an Emmy and a Tony and also grew up in Copley. She later graduated from University of Mount Union in Alliance, before going on to star in cable shows like “Fargo” and “The Leftovers” and “The Gilded Age.” You may have also seen her in the new Ghostbusters movies.
Gates McFadden, cast member in the Paramount+ television series “Star Trek: Picard” poses for a portrait during the Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, at The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, Calif. (Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)
Gates McFadden She’ll forever be known as Dr. Beverly Crusher from “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and other “Star Trek” entities, but she grew up in Silver Lake after being born in Akron.
Dorothy Dandridge, is shown on April 11,1956 at her press reception at the Savoy Hotel in London for a four-week singing engagement. (AP Photo).
Dorothy Dandridge She was born in Cleveland and grew up performing all over the country. Dandridge was the first African-American to be nominated for a best actress Oscar for her performance in the 1954 film “Carmen Jones.” She died at 42 years old.
MUSICIANS
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MGK He wasn’t born here, but rapper/singer/actor Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly, now MGK) did attend Shaker Heights High School and often speaks highly of Cleveland. He even has a coffee shop in the Flats: 27 Coffee Shop.
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Kid Cudi Another Shaker Heights HS attendee (and Solon High School attendee), Scott Mescudi went on to sell millions of records and won two Grammy Awards. In recent years, he’s gotten into acting.
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony There’s no way you don’t know about this old-school hip-hop group, comprised of Layzie Bone, Flesh-n-Bone, Bizzy Bone, Krayzie Bone and Wish Bone — they’ve got a street named after them in Cleveland, after all. They started in the city back in 1991.
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Chrissie Hynde Essentially one of the coolest women in rock ‘n’ roll, Chrissie Hynde grew up in Akron and attended Kent State University before hopping across the pond to help found the Pretenders.
Tracy Chapman A new generation learned about Tracy Chapman after Luke Combs’ recent cover of “Fast Car” took the country charts by storm. She was born and raised in Cleveland before moving east.
DEVO Time to put on your Energy Dome Hat, we’re here to discuss DEVO. The band formed in Akron in 1973, with ties to Kent State University. Thought of as a joke band by some who didn’t quite get it, the new wave group would go on to have a Top 20 hit in 1980: “Whip It.”
Patrick Carney and Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys perform onstage during the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 23, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)
The Black Keys Is there something in the water in Akron? Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney met at Firestone High School and went on to create one of the most popular rock bands of the 2000s. They now reside in Nashville.
Eric Carmen Anytime you’re alone and the song “All By Myself” comes to your head, you have Cleveland/Lyndhurst native Eric Carmen to thank. The singer-songwriter, also known for his work with the Raspberries, died in March at age 74.
Ric Ocasek Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted The Cars got somewhat of a start right here in Cleveland. Frontman Ric Ocasek moved to the area with his family at 16 and eventually graduated from Maple Heights High School. He originally met bassist Benjamin Orr in Cleveland, before moving on to Columbus, Ann Arbor and Boston. He died in 2019.
Marilyn Manson The controversial musician, who has been accused of abuse, was born and raised in Canton and graduated from GlenOak High School.
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Dave Grohl He doesn’t even remember his time being born in Warren, but one of the most famous drummers/frontmen in the world really came into the world in Northeast Ohio before making moves to the West Coast and later musical stardom.
INSANELY FAMOUS ATHLETES
15th August 1936: American athlete, Jesse Owens takes part in the long jump event in a USA versus British Empire meeting at White City stadium in west London. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
Jesse Owens One of the world’s great Olympic champions moved to Cleveland when he was 9 years old, going on to meet the love of his life in junior high and graduating from East Tech High School. Owens (whose middle name was Cleveland) was an absolute track and field star at Ohio State University and eventually won four gold medals in Nazi-run Germany in 1936.
Stephen Curry Sure, he was the bane of Cavs fans’ existence for years, but the truth is, he was born in the same hospital as LeBron James (now called Summa Akron City Hospital) while his father Dell Curry was playing for Cleveland. He is known for his stunning three-pointers and his annoying habit of chewing on his mouthpiece during a game.
FILE – Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, left, poses with his son Bronny after Sierra Canyon defeated Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary in a high school basketball game Dec. 14, 2019, in Columbus, Ohio. Bronny James joined his Southern California teammates in a preseason fan event at Galen Center, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)
LeBron James His name is LeBron Raymone James and he was born and raised in Akron. He not only is one of the best basketball players of all time; he helped end a decades-long championship drought for Cleveland teams when the Cavaliers won the NBA Championships in 2016. Following that life-changing game, he famously said, “Cleveland, this is for you.”
Jason Kelce, left, and Travis Kelce, right, watch a video during a time out at the Celtics-Cavaliers NBA basketball game, Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Cleveland .Jason Kelce was given a framed jersey. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Jason and Travis Kelce These brothers are two of the most famous athletes on the planet right now, due to their charismatic nature and excellent skills on the football field (although Jason has recently retired). While they weren’t born in the Cleveland area, they came up in Cleveland Heights and graduated from high school there.
OTHERS
Michael Symon He’s a famous Iron Chef/TV show host/cookbook author who loves Cleveland. Not because he stumbled upon it or anything, but because he grew up in the area and has worked hard over the decades to help bring the culinary scene here to new heights. Downtown’s Mabel’s BBQ even features Cleveland-style barbeque.
Russo Brothers Heard of the billion-dollar grossing “Avengers” movies? Brothers Anthony and Joseph Russo directed them and also “Captain America” installations for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. They grew up in Cleveland, graduating from Benedictine High School.
Bill Watterson Comic strips may seem simple, but it’s in their simplicity that we learn about ourselves. That’s what we gleaned from “Calvin and Hobbes,” about a 6-year-old and his tiger friend, created by Chagrin Falls’ Bill Watterson. The artist now lives in Cleveland Heights.
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – OCTOBER 08: Steve Harvey attends the second preseason NBA game between Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks at Etihad Arena on October 08, 2022 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)
Steve Harvey In recent years, he’s brought the longtime game show “Family Feud” to new hilarity, but the famous standup comedian grew up in Cleveland, eventually graduating from Glenville High School. For a time he attended Kent State University.
Wes Craven Did you have nightmares after watching films like “Scream” and “Nightmare on Elm Street?” You have director Wes Craven to thank. He was born and raised in Cleveland and died in 2015.
Bob Hope The consummate entertainer who would go on to have four stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, moved to Cleveland with his family from England when he was 4 years old. He was known for hosting the Oscars 19 times, appearing in dozens of films and multiple comedy USO Tours.
James Garfield He wasn’t in the highest office for long, after being assassinated less than year into his first term, but James Garfield was the 20th president of the United States and he was from Northeast Ohio (born in a log cabin in Moreland Hills and attended Hiram College). There is a memorial to him at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland.
Rich Paul In recent years he’s gained even more fame for being Adele’s partner, but Rich Paul, who grew up on Cleveland’s east side, is one of the most well-known sports managers in the country. Through his Klutch Sports Group, he has represented the likes of LeBron James, Myles Garrett, Darius Garland and many more.
FILE – American Nobel laureate and “Beloved” author Toni Morrison smiles during a news conference at the Louvre Museum in Paris, Nov. 8, 2006. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
Toni Morrison One of the great American authors of all time was born and raised in Lorain, Ohio. Although she passed away in 2019 at age 88, Toni Morrison’s award-winning works like “Song of Solomon” and “Beloved” live on.
Every year, stars and celebrities spend the first Monday in May with hairdressers, makeup artists and stylists in preparation of the annual Met Gala in New York City.
The dress code for this year’s event was “The Garden of Time.” It coincided with the opening of Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new exhibit, “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion,” on famous fashion looks too fragile to wear. The Met Gala serves as a fundraiser for the Met’s Costume Institute.
A number of stars with ties to the Philadelphia region were on the guest list, including singer Sabrina Carpenter, basketball star Ben Simmons and actress Da’Vine Joy Randolph dressed head to toe in couture. Two of them, actor Colman Domingo and actress Amanda Seyfried, even earned nods in Vogue’s best dressed list.
Here’s what they each wore:
Simmons, the maligned former 76ers player, sported a plaid-on-plaid suit by Thom Browne and a clock briefcase to match the event’s theme.
Seyfried glittered in a silver Prada gown with a headpiece and jewelry from Chaumet. Seyfried, who was born in Allentown, recently went on a ride-along with Philly police as part of her preparation for her role in an upcoming TV show based on a Temple University professor’s book.
Randolph, who won an Oscar earlier this year, made an appearance in a Zac Posen gown made of Gap denim. The Mt. Airy native is in talks for a role in a new movie about Pharrell Williams.
Domingo hit the carpet in a cream Willy Charvarria suit featuring a cape and floral embellishment, our newsroom’s favorite look of the night. Domingo, who grew up in Philly, is set to star in a Michael Jackson biopic and a Nat King Cole movie musical.
“Barbie” actress Hari Nef, who was born in Philadelphia, styled a sequined white dress with a large bow detail from H&M.
Lancaster County native Jonathan Groff appeared in a Simone Rocha suit with floral details.
Carpenter, who spent her early years in Bucks and Montgomery counties, wore a floor-length Oscar de la Renta gown.
Current Miss USA Noelia Voigt announced Monday that she was stepping down from the role to focus on her mental health.
Voigt, who represented Utah and became the first Venezuelan-American to be crowned Miss USA in Sept. 2023, announced the “very tough decision to resign” in an Instagram post.
“I realize this may come as a large shock to many,” Voigt, 24, said in the caption of her post. “Never compromise your physical and mental well-being. Our health is our wealth. A million thank you’s to all of you for your constant and unwavering support. Time to write the next chapter.”
In her post, Voigt reflected on her favorite moments during her time as Miss USA, including working with the world’s largest cleft-focused organization Smile Train and being an advocate for anti-bullying, dating violence awareness and prevention, and immigration rights and reform.
“Eternal gratitude fills my heart when I think about the platform I was given to make a difference, the feeling of achieving a lifelong dream, and connecting with people all over the world, just as I said I would do on the Miss USA stage,” she said in her statement. “Deep down I know that this is just the beginning of a new chapter for me, and my hope is that I continue to inspire others to remain steadfast, prioritize your mental health, advocate for yourself and others by using your voice, and never be afraid of what the future holds, even if it feels uncertain.”
Miss USA thanked Voigt for her service in a statement released on Facebook, adding that the organization wished her the best in her future endeavors.
“We respect and support Noelia’s decision to step down from her duties,” Miss USA said in the statement. “The well-being of our titleholders is a top priority, and we understand her need to prioritize herself at this time.”
The organization added that it would soon announce Voigt’s successor.
Voigt was previously an interior design student, and hoped to establish her own design firm and host a TV show to help families “in need of a home makeover,” according to the Miss USA website. She also wrote a children’s book about anti-bullying, called Maddie the BRAVE.
The Miss USA pageant has been around for over 70 years. Former President Donald Trump previously owned the Miss Universe Organization, which includes the Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants. Trump sold the Miss Universe Organization in 2015, after he had made a series of derogatory comments about Mexicans that prompted broadcasters NBC and Univision to cut ties with him and the pageants, according to Rolling Stone.
A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be unveiled Friday honoring the vocal quartet Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons for a career that began in 1962 and included such memorable songs as “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” and “Walk Like a Man.”
Valli will accept the star on behalf of keyboard player and tenor vocalist Bob Gaudio, who is unable to attend, baritone vocalist and lead guitarist Tommy DeVito, who died in 2020, and bass guitarist and bass vocalist Nick Massi, who died in 2000.
Entertainment executive Irving Azoff is also set to speak at the 11:30 a.m. ceremony at 6150 Hollywood Blvd., between Cerrito and Argyle avenues.
The ceremony will be streamed at walkoffame.com.
The star will be the 2,780th since the completion of the Walk of Fame in 1961 with the initial 1,558 stars.
Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons are seen on two vintage album covers. The group is receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday, May 3, 2024.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 26: Frankie Valli performs on opening night of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons’ “The Last Encores” residency at the International Theater at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino on October 26, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 10: Frankie Valli of The Four Seasons performs during the BBC Proms In The Park at Hyde Park on September 10, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD, CA – OCTOBER 05: (L-R) Actors Nicolas Dromard, and Hayden Milanes, singer Frankie Vali, and actors Jason Kappus and Adam Zelasko attend the Opening Night of “Jersey Boys” at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre on October 5, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD, CA – OCTOBER 05: Singer Frankie Vali, attends the Opening Night of “Jersey Boys” at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre on October 5, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD, CA – OCTOBER 05: (L-R) Actors Hayden Milanes, and Jason Kappus, singer Frankie Vali, and actors Nicolas Dromard, and Adam Zelasko attend the Opening Night of “Jersey Boys” at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre on October 5, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Born Francis Castelluccio and raised in a public housing project in Newark, New Jersey, Valli has said he was inspired to become a singer when he was 7 years old and his mother took him to New York City’s Paramount Theater to see Frank Sinatra.
“I saw Sinatra coming out on stage and the way he was lit up, it was like he had an aura around him,” Valli said. “I decided then and there that’s what I was going to do — be a successful singer.”
The group was initially known as the Four Lovers, but after failing an audition to perform at the cocktail lounge of a bowling alley in Union, New Jersey, they decided the lounge’s name would make a classy name for a singing group, The Four Seasons.
For two years the Four Seasons sang background for producer Bob Crewe’s other acts while working on a style of their own. Finally, in 1962, Gaudio came up with a song that made full use of Valli’s remarkable range, from baritone to falsetto.
When the unknown group sang “Sherry” on “American Bandstand” in 1962, the Four Seasons suddenly became the nation’s hottest band, and after nine years as a recording artist, Valli became an “overnight” sensation with a No. 1 record.
“Many R&B groups had used falsetto as part of their background harmonies, but we were different because we put the falsetto out front and made it the lead,” Valli said.
Both of the Four Seasons’ Grammy nominations came in 1963. They were nominated for best new artist, losing to Robert Goulet, in a field that also consisted of John F. Kennedy impersonator Vaughn Meader, the folk music groups The New Christy Minstrels, Peter, Paul and Mary and comedian Allan Sherman.
They were also nominated for best rock & roll recording for “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” losing to “Alley Cat” by the Danish pianist and composer Bent Fabric.
Valli’s songs have been used in such films as “The Deer Hunter,” “Dirty Dancing,” and “Mrs. Doubtfire” and the HBO organized crime drama “The Sopanos,” on which Valli had a guest-starring role as mobster Rusty Millio.
Over 200 artists have done cover versions of Valli’s “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You,” from Nancy Wilson’s jazz treatment to Lauryn Hill’s hip-hop makeover.
The Four Seasons’ legacy also includes the musical about their music and life, “Jersey Boys,” which ran on Broadway from 2005 to 2017 and won the Tony Award for best musical in 2006, and led to a 2014 film adaptation.
Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons began what is billed as a farewell tour in October. It is set to conclude Nov. 22 at the Terrace Theater in Long Beach.
In Sabrina Carpenter’s catchy new single, “Espresso,” she sings “I’m working late, ’cause I’m a singer.” She’ll live up to that line later this month when she makes her debut on “Saturday Night Live.”
Carpenter — an actress and singer who was born and raised in the Philly suburbs — will be the musical guest on the May 18 episode of “SNL,” the Season 49 finale, which will be hosted by Jake Gyllenhaal.
During her “SNL” set, Carpenter is almost sure to perform “Espresso,” which she released last month and is already being called a front-runner for the song of the summer. Throughout her music career so far, Carpenter has released five albums, including 2022’s “Emails I Can’t Send,” which garnered explosive success with tracks like “Nonsense” and “Feather.”
But with its dance-inducing beat, earworm-worthy lyrics — just try to get “That’s that me, espresso” out of your head — and a splashy music video to match, “Espresso” became Carpenter’s first to hit the Billboard top 10.
Her “SNL” gig comes in the wake of Carpenter’s Coachella debut, as well as her run as the opener for a string of international dates on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour — which she previously attended in Philadelphia as a fan and famous friend of Swift herself. During downtime at Coachella, Carpenter was spotted hanging out with her rumored flame, actor Barry Keoghan, along with Swift and her boyfriend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
Carpenter, 24, was born in Quakertown, Bucks County, and grew up in East Greenville, Montgomery County, where she was homeschooled. She moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in entertainment at age 13. Along with her music career, Carpenter also is an actress who’s best-known role was in the Disney Channel series “Girl Meets World” — a reboot of ’90s Philly-based sitcom “Boy Meets World” — which ran from 2014 to 2017.
Following the announcement of Carpenter’s “SNL” gig on Thursday, fans took to X (formerly Twitter) to “espresso” their excitement for the pop star’s performance.
Fans also riffed off the fact that Carpenter would be appearing during Gyllenhaal’s episode. Gyllenhaal is famously believed to be the inspiration behind Swift’s breakup song “All Too Well,” and the even more scathing “All Too Well (10 Minute Version),” which Swift performed on “SNL” in 2021. The lore is further complicated, for people who are a little too online anyway, by the fact that “Barbie” star Ryan Gosling spoofed “All Too Well” during his “SNL” monologue last month.
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Before Carpenter’s debut, the next new episode of “SNL” will air Saturday, with host and musical guest Dua Lipa. In case you’re one of the few people in the world who haven’t heard “Espresso” yet, give it a listen below to learn the lyrics and perfect your dance moves ahead of Carpenter’s performance:
Education: Attended DeKalb Junior College and Covenant College in Georgia
As documented in the press, Chapman is known for an obsessive devotion to “The Catcher in the Rye,” J.D. Salinger’s novel about teenage alienation.
Suffers from depression and was diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic by Dr. Bernard Diamond, a psychiatrist for the defense.
Started using drugs and skipping school his freshman year in high school. This behavior ended when he turned 16 and became a born-again Christian, as documented in the book, “Let Me Take You Down: Inside the Mind of Mark David Chapman, the Man Who Killed John Lennon,” by Jack Jones.
1971-1975 – Works on and off as a YMCA counselor.
1977 – Purchases a one-way ticket and flies to Hawaii. Attempts suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning. Once recovered, Chapman takes a job at the hospital where he received treatment.
1978 – Embarks on an around-the-world trip.
1979 – Marries Gloria Abe, the travel agent who helped plan his around-the-world trip. Chapman then quits his job at the hospital and takes a job as a security guard.
1980 – Reads a book on Lennon and becomes enraged that Lennon has so much money.
October 23, 1980 – Quits his job as a security guard, signing himself out as “John Lennon.”
October 27, 1980 – Purchases a .38 caliber revolver.
October 30, 1980 – Flies to New York. He is unable to purchase bullets, so he flies to Atlanta to acquire them, then goes back to New York. His wife convinces him to return home to Hawaii.
December 6, 1980 – Returns to New York.
December 8, 1980 – Spends the entire day outside the Dakota, the Central Park West apartment building in Manhattan where Lennon and his family live. Meets Lennon’s 5-year-old son, Sean, with his nanny and shakes hands with him. Encounters Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, as they are leaving their apartment. Lennon signs a copy of his recently released “Double Fantasy” album for Chapman. Chapman remains outside the Dakota until Lennon and Ono return home. Chapman shoots Lennon in the back four times with a .38 caliber revolver. Chapman makes no attempt to flee; he is disarmed by the doorman. When police arrive, Chapman is reading “The Catcher in the Rye,” by Salinger. Lennon is pronounced dead at Roosevelt Hospital.
December 9, 1980 – Chapman is arraigned on charges of second-degree murder. Following the arraignment, he is taken to Bellevue Hospital for psychiatric evaluation and placed under suicide watch.
June 22, 1981 – Chapman’s legal defense prepares to argue an insanity defense but Chapman pleads guilty saying that he received a message from God telling him to do so.
August 24, 1981 – Judge Dennis Edwards sentences Chapman to 20 years to life in prison and recommends Chapman undergo psychiatric treatment. Just prior to sentencing, Chapman reads a passage from “The Catcher in the Rye.”
Here’s a look at the life of retired professional soccer player David Beckham.
Birth date: May 2, 1975
Birth place: London, England
Birth name: David Robert Joseph Beckham
Father: David Edward “Ted” Beckham, an appliance repairman
Mother: Sandra (West) Beckham, a hairdresser
Marriage: Victoria (Adams) Beckham (July 4, 1999-present)
Children: Harper, Cruz, Romeo and Brooklyn
Retired professional soccer (European football) player.
Married to Spice Girl Victoria (Adams) Beckham, nicknamed “Posh Spice.”
Midfielder known for his ability to “bend” his free kicks, curving the ball around or over defenders to score. The movie title “Bend it like Beckham” is a tribute to his kicking style.
Won league titles in four different countries while playing for Manchester United, Real Madrid, Los Angeles Galaxy and Paris Saint-Germain.
Played 115 times for England between 1996 and 2009.
1991 – At age 16, leaves home to play in Manchester United’s training league.
April 2, 1995 – Premier League debut with Manchester United.
1996 – Gains recognition when he scores a goal from the halfway line, a kick of almost 60 yards.
September 1996 – Makes his international debut in the World Cup qualifier against Moldova. England wins 3-0.
1998 – Is named to the English national team for 1998 World Cup.
1998 – Beckham is given a red card and ejected from a second round World Cup match for kicking out at Argentina’s Diego Simeone, which contributed to England’s elimination.
1999 – Leads Manchester United to a treble, winning the English Premier League, FA Cup and European Champions League trophies.
November 15, 2000 – Is named captain of England’s national team.
April 2002 – Breaks a bone in his foot but later competes in the World Cup finals in June. England ultimately loses to Brazil in the quarterfinals.
May 2003 – Breaks his hand during a 2-1 win over South Africa in Durban.
June-July 2003 – Traded by Manchester United to Real Madrid. He signs a four-year contract with Real Madrid for $40 million.
November 27, 2003 – Receives an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) from Queen Elizabeth II.
August 3, 2005 – Is awarded libel damages from the tabloid, the People, that accused him of making hate calls to a former nanny.
March 9, 2006 – Settles a libel case against the British tabloid, News of the World, over a 2004 headline that read, “Posh and Becks on the Rocks.”
January 2007 – Signs on with the Los Angeles Galaxy, an American Major League Soccer team.
July 21, 2007 – Plays his first game with the LA Galaxy. It is initially reported he will receive an estimated $250 million over the life of his five-year contract, but later revealed that the Galaxy will pay him $32.5 million over five years.
March 26, 2008 – Appears for the 100th time in an England uniform. During the England/France game Beckham receives a standing ovation from both sides as he leaves the field during a substitution.
January 2009 – Loaned by the LA Galaxy team to the AC Milan club. He initially agrees to a three-month stint with the Milan team but the loan is extended to six months.
December 2009 – Is loaned to AC Milan a second time until the end of the Italian season in May.
March 14, 2010 – Tears an Achilles tendon during an AC Milan match and is unable to play in the World Cup.
December 1, 2012 – Plays his final game with the LA Galaxy.
January 31, 2013 – Announces that he has signed with Paris Saint-Germain for five months and will donate the pay to a children’s charity in Paris.
February 9, 2015 – Launches 7: The David Beckham UNICEF Fund, a collaboration with UNICEF to help kids in danger zones around the world.
January 29, 2018 – MLS announces that Miami has been awarded the league’s 25th franchise, about four years after Beckham first announced his intention to exercise his right to buy an MLS franchise in February 2014. The Beckham franchise will be backed by Cuban-American businessmen Jorge and Jose Mas, CEO of Sprint Corporation Marcelo Claure, entertainment producer Simon Fuller and the founder of Japanese telecommunications firm SoftBank, Masayoshi Son.
October 2, 2020 – A company co-founded by Beckham, Guild Esports, lists on the London Stock Exchange, becoming the first esports franchise to go public on the LSE.
March 20, 2022 – Beckham hands over control of his Instagram account to a doctor in Ukraine, in a bid to highlight the work of medical professionals caring for patients amid the Russian invasion of the country.
October 4, 2023 – Netflix’s four-part documentary series titled “Beckham” is released.
Holds the lifetime record of most performances by any artist at Madison Square Garden in New York.
He played the first rock concert ever held at New York’s Yankee Stadium in 1990, and the final rock concert ever played at New York’s Shea Stadium before it was torn down in 2008.
1965 – At 15 years of age, plays piano on a demo version of The Shangri-Las’ hit single, “Leader of the Pack.”
1971 – Releases his first solo album, “Cold Spring Harbor.”
1973 – Releases his first hit single, “Piano Man.”
February 15, 1979 – Wins two Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year for “Just the Way You Are.”
February 27, 1980 – Wins two Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for his album, “52nd Street.”
February 25, 1981 – Wins the Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for “Glass Houses.”
April 15, 1982 – Is hospitalized after he severely injures both hands in a motorcycle accident on Long Island. He needs two months to recover.
July 26, 1987 – As the first American entertainer to launch a full-scale rock production in the Soviet Union, Joel plays his first concert in Moscow; five other concerts follow, including two more in the capital and three in Leningrad.
January 1990 – Forty thousand copies of a ten-minute audio message by Joel, plus a recording of his 1989 hit, “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” are sent to schools across the United States in hopes it will assist them in understanding history.
February 25, 1992 – Receives the Grammy Legend Award.
1992 – Becomes a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
September 1992 – Files a fraud and breach of contract lawsuit against his legal team for their role in mismanaging his financial affairs. The case is settled in October 1993.
1994 – Kicks off his Face-to-Face tour with Elton John. Joel and John perform additional Face-to-Face tours together in 1995, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2009 and 2010.
2001 – Releases an album of classical music, “Opus 1-10 Fantasies & Delusions – Music for Solo Piano.”
June 14, 2002 – Enters Silver Hill Hospital in Connecticut for alcohol abuse treatment.
October 24, 2002 – The Broadway show “Movin’ Out,” based on the music of Joel, opens. The production is conceived, directed and produced by Twyla Tharp.
2003 – Wins a Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for the Broadway musical, “Movin’ Out.”
2004 – Scholastic publishes Joel’s first children’s book, “Goodnight My Angel: A Lullabye.”
March 2005 – Enters a rehabilitation center for alcohol treatment.
2005 – Scholastic publishes Joel’s second children’s book, “New York State of Mind.”
February 14, 2007 – Releases one song, “All My Life,” for his wife, Katie Lee, on People Magazine’s website.
November 2010 – Undergoes a double hip replacement in a New York hospital.
December 12, 2012 – Along with Bruce Springsteen and the Rolling Stones, Joel performs at Madison Square Garden to help raise funds for the victims of Hurricane Sandy.
December 8, 2013 – Is a recipient of the Kennedy Center Performing Arts Award.
June 18, 2014 – Joins the fight to criminalize the ivory trade. Joel publishes a letter on his website stating: “I am a piano player. And I realize that ivory piano keys are preferred by some pianists…but a preference for ivory keys does not justify the slaughter of 96 elephants every day.”
April 14, 2024 – Joel’s concert special, “The 100th: Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden – The Greatest Arena Run of All Time,” airs on CBS. The special marks Joel’s 100th consecutive performance at Madison Square Garden.
In the days since the release of Taylor Swift’s surprise double album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” fans and critics alike have attempted to interpret and decode the masterful, metaphorical lyricism on the singer’s 31 new songs. Now, Swift is offering a direct glimpse into her mind and songwriting process through a new Amazon Alexa feature.
On Monday, Amazon launched an album experience featuring Swift’s commentary on the inspiration behind some of the “TTPD” tracks. The feature can be accessed through the Amazon Music app, or by saying to an Alexa device, “Alexa, I’m a member of the Tortured Poets Department.”
Topics for Swift’s commentary include the first single from the album, “Fortnight” with Post Malone, along with “Clara Bow,” “Florida!!!” with Florence + the Machine, “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?” and “My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys.”
As a Swiftie, I had to give the feature a try … for investigative journalism purposes, of course! So, I said the magic words to my Alexa, which played a beat of ominous music before informing me, “You’re in.” Before I could revel in what felt like my initiation into an exclusive club, Swift’s voice filled the airwaves:
“Hi, I’m Taylor, taking you behind the scenes of my new album in a unique listening experience called track-by-track, only on Amazon Music,” she said.
From there, Swift launched into the following explanation of “Fortnight.”
“‘Fortnight’ is a song that exhibits a lot of the common themes that run throughout this album. One of which being fatalism — longing, pining away, lost dreams. I think that it’s a very fatalistic album in that there are lots of very dramatic lines about life or death. ‘I love you, it’s ruining my life.’ These are very hyperbolic, dramatic things to say. It’s that kind of album.”
Doing my due diligence as a Swiftie, I filmed my initial interaction with Swift-via-Alexa and posted it to TikTok to share the news of the Alexa feature with other fans.
Based on the comments on the video, some people didn’t have as much luck utilizing the feature. Many claimed their Alexa misheard them, with multiple users saying their device thought they were asking to listen to “Eclectic Donut.”
Technological difficulties aside, this new feature gives fans a rare intimate look into the songwriting process of Swift, while also leaving the album largely open for Swifties to interpret and relate to things that have happened in their own lives.
For her explanation of the song “Clara Bow,” Swift discusses how the entertainment industry teaches women to see themselves “like you could be the new replacement for this woman who’s done something great before you.” “Florida!!!” is an ode to Swift watching “Dateline” and seeing how some criminals try to reinvent themselves in the Sunshine State, while “My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys” is about being with people who “devalue us in their mind.”
As for “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?” Swift was inspired by “bitter” feelings about how society treats artists.
“What do we do to our writers, and our artists, and our creatives? We put them through hell,” she says. “We watch what they create, then we judge it. We love to watch artists in pain, often to the point where I think sometimes as a society we provoke that pain and we just watch what happens.”
Listeners can also learn more about the meaning behind key words on the album by saying to their Alexa, “Alexa, give me a ‘Tortured Poets Department’ word.” Plus, a special “TTPD” introduction by Swift will play when users tell their devices, “Alexa, play the latest album by Taylor Swift.”
Since the release of “TTPD” on Friday, Swift has been smashing records. “TTPD” became the first album to exceed 200 million streams in a single day, according to Variety. With the new release, the Berks County native became the most streamed artist in a single day in Spotify history, breaking her own record from when “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” dropped in October. Amazon and Apple also said that Swift’s album broke records across their respective streaming platforms, according to CNN.
Here’s a look at the life of Grammy Award-winning musician Willie Nelson.
Birth date: April 30, 1933
Birth place: Abbott, Texas
Birth name: Willie Hugh Nelson
Father: Ira Nelson
Mother: Myrle (Greenhaw) Harvey
Marriages: Ann Marie D’Angelo (1991-present); Connie Koepke (1971-1988, divorced); Shirley Collie (1963-1971, divorced); Martha Matthews (1952-1962, divorced)
Children: with Ann Marie D’Angelo: Micah and Lukas; with Connie Koepke: Amy and Paula; with Martha Matthews: Billy (died in 1991), Susie, Lana; with Mary Haney: Renee
Education: Attended Baylor University, 1954
Military: US Air Force, 1950, medical discharge
Raised by his grandparents.
Sold encyclopedias door-to-door and taught Sunday school.
Has collaborated with Johnny Cash, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Lee Ann Womack, Rob Thomas and Snoop Dogg, among others.
Has a fifth-degree black belt in GongKwon YuSul.
Nominated for 57 Grammy Awards and won 12. He has also been awarded the Lifetime Achievement and Legend Grammy Awards.
Composed the song “Crazy,” which was made famous by singer Patsy Cline.
Is on the advisory board of NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
1957 – Releases his first single, “No Place for Me.”
1960 – Moves to Nashville.
1962 – Releases his first album, “And Then I Wrote.”
1970 – Moves back to Texas.
1973 – Holds the first annual Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic in Texas.
1975 – Wins a Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male, for “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain.”
1978 – Wins a Grammy, with Waylon Jennings, for Best Country Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group for “Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys.”
1978 – Wins a Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male, for “Georgia On My Mind.”
1979 – Makes his acting debut, alongside Robert Redford, in the film, “The Electric Horseman.”
1980 – Wins a Grammy for Best Country Song for writing “On The Road Again.”
1980 – Stars in the film “Honeysuckle Rose.”
1982 – Wins a Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male, for “Always On My Mind.”
1982 – Stars in the film “Barbarosa.”
1985 – Releases the album “Highwayman” with Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson.
1985 – Organizes Farm Aid, a concert to benefit family farmers.
1988 – Releases his memoir, “Willie: An Autobiography.”
1990 – The IRS seizes Nelson’s property and possessions to settle a $16.7 million tax debt.
1991 – Nelson releases the album, “The IRS Tapes: Who’ll Buy My Memories?” Nelson gives the profits from the album to the IRS.
1991 – Nelson’s son, Billy, commits suicide.
1993 – Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
1994 – Is arrested for possession of marijuana. The case is later dismissed.
2000 – The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presents Nelson with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
2002 – Wins a Grammy, with Lee Ann Womack, for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals for “Mendocino County Line.”
2002 – Releases the book, “The Facts of Life and Other Dirty Jokes.”
2006 – Releases the book, “The Tao of Willie.”
2006 – In Louisiana, Nelson is issued a citation for possession of marijuana and illegal mushrooms. Nelson receives six months’ probation and pays a fine.
2007 – Wins a Grammy, with Ray Price, for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals for “Lost Highway.”
2010 – Is charged with marijuana possession after US Border Patrol agents search his tour bus in Texas near the US-Mexico border.
2012 – Releases the book, “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die: Musings from the Road.”
2013 – Nelson donates his collection of awards and personal items to the University of Texas at Austin’s Briscoe Center.
July 2016 – Nelson launches “Willie’s Reserve,” his own personal brand of marijuana that will be grown and sold wherever it’s legal. The brand will feature “high quality strains of marijuana,” and Nelson himself will work with “master growers” and local retailers to establish a set of “quality standards” for his special reserve.
February 12, 2017 – Wins a Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, for “Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin.”
July 4, 2018 – Launches his own blend of CBD infused coffee called “Willie’s Remedy.”
August 7, 2019 – After a show in Toledo, Ohio, announces via Twitter that he must cancel upcoming shows on his 2019 tour due to “a breathing problem.” He will resume the tour on September 6 in New Hampshire. This follows a 2017 show that was halted and a 2018 performance that was canceled due to health issues.
1988 – Portrays an accident-prone detective in the cop movie spoof, “The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!” Simpson later costars in two sequels: “The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear” and “Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult.”
June 13, 1994 – Simpson is questioned by the LAPD for three hours and released.
June 17, 1994 – Simpson is charged with two counts of murder with special circumstances. He does not surrender and is declared a fugitive. A suicide letter is found shortly before Simpson is spotted riding in friend Al Cowlings’ white Ford Bronco. With Cowlings driving, they lead police on a 60-mile slow speed chase and end up at Simpson’s Brentwood mansion. Simpson surrenders to police at his home.
July 22, 1994– Simpsonpleads not guilty.
November 3, 1994 – The jury is selected. It consists of four men and eight women: eight are African American, one is Hispanic, one is White and two are multiracial.
January 24, 1995– Simpson’s criminal trial begins.
May 4, 1995– The Goldmans file a wrongful death suit against Simpson.
September 27, 1995 – Defense lawyer Johnnie Cochran reminds the jury about the glove, “If it doesn’t fit; you must acquit.”
September 29, 1995– The defense rests, and the case goes to the jury to reach a verdict.
October 3, 1995– The jury returns a not guilty verdict after less than four hours of deliberations.
October 23, 1996 – The civil trial begins in the wrongful death suit brought against Simpson by the victims’ families. The jury is made up of five men and seven women: nine are Whites, one is Hispanic, one is African American and one is of Asian and African descent.
November 22, 1996– Simpson, for the first time, testifies before a jury and denies the murder of his ex-wife and Goldman.
December 20, 1996– Simpson is awarded custody of his children.
February 4, 1997– The jury finds Simpson liable in the civil wrongful death suit brought by the victims’ families and awards the plaintiffs $8.5 million in damages.
February 6, 1997– Testimony in the punitive phase of the civil trial begins.
February 10, 1997– Simpson is ordered to pay $25 million in punitive damages to the victims’ families.
March 26, 1997– The court orders Simpson to turn over his assets, including a set of golf clubs, his 1968 Heisman Trophy and a Warhol painting.
November 20, 2006 – News Corp announces the cancellation of Simpson’s book and two-part FOX TV interview, called “If I Did It.” The book was promoted as a hypothetical account of the murders.
March 13, 2007 – A California judge rules that the rights to Simpson’s book will be publicly auctioned so that Goldman’s family can receive the future proceeds. The auction is canceled in early April 2007 when the holding company Lorraine Brook Associates declares bankruptcy.
June 15, 2007– A bankruptcy judge in Miami orders a new auction of the book rights to “If I Did It,” with all proceeds going to Fred Goldman, Ron Goldman’s father.
July 11, 2007 – The family of Nicole Brown Simpson files court papers in connection to the auction of the book rights to “If I Did It.” The family believes it is entitled to 40% of any proceeds from the book, based on the $24.7 million civil judgment it won against Simpson.
July 30, 2007– A federal bankruptcy court awards Goldman’s family 90% of the proceeds from the sale of the publishing rights to “If I Did It.” The rest will go to Simpson’s creditors.
September 16, 2007- Is arrested in connection with a robbery at a Las Vegas hotel room on September 13, 2007. Simpson contends that he was retrieving personal items that had been stolen from him and were being sold as memorabilia. Police announce they have booked him on six counts of robbery, assault, burglary and conspiracy.
November 14, 2007– Clark County Judge Joe M. Bonaventure rules that Simpson will stand trial on charges including kidnapping, robbery and assault with a deadly weapon.
November 28, 2007– Simpson pleads not guilty.
January 10, 2008 – Simpson is arrested in Florida and is to be extradited to Nevada for violating the terms of his bail by contacting individuals involved in the trial.
September 8, 2008 – Jury selection begins in Simpson’s trial.
September 15, 2008– Trial begins.
October 3, 2008– Simpson is found guilty on 12 counts, including kidnapping and armed robbery.
December 5, 2008 – Simpson is sentenced to up to 33 years in jail but will be eligible for parole after nine years.
January 30, 2018 – A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge rules that Simpson doesn’t have to hand over money he gets from selling autographs or for making public appearances to pay the civil judgment, now at more than $70 million, in the deaths of his ex-wife and Goldman.
June 14, 2019 – Simpson launches his new Twitter account with a video saying he’s “got a little getting even to do.” He adds that he plans to use his new Twitter account to “set the record straight,” as well as to talk sports, fantasy football and even some politics.
December 6, 2021 – Simpson is granted early discharge from his parole in Nevada.
Birth place: Novo Mesto, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia)
Birth name: Melanija Knavs
Father: Viktor Knavs
Mother: Amalija (Ulcnik) Knavs
Marriage: Donald Trump (January 22, 2005-present)
Children: Barron
Education: University of Ljubljana, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia)
Changed the spelling of her name from Melanija Knavs to Melania Knauss while modeling professionally.
Speaks six languages: Slovenian, French, Serbian, German, Italian and English.
She is the second foreign-born first lady in US history, after Louisa Adams, the English-born wife of sixth US president John Quincy Adams, who served from 1825 to 1829.
Became a model in Yugoslavia at the age of 16.
She has appeared in magazines such as GQ, Vanity Fair and Sports Illustrated.
1996 – Moves to the United States, heading to New York to work for ID Models.
1998 – Meets Trump at a party at the Kit Kat Club in New York.
2000 – Appears in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue.
March 19, 2001 – Obtains her green card.
July 2006 – Becomes a US citizen.
2010 – Launches her jewelry line, Melania Timepieces and Jewelry, on QVC.
April 2013 – Launches a caviar-based skincare line, Melania Caviar Complexe C6.
July 18, 2016 – Parts of her campaign speech during the 2016 Republican National Convention are alleged to have been plagiarized from a speech delivered by First Lady Michelle Obama at the Democratic National Convention in 2008. A speechwriter working for Donald Trump’s company later assumes responsibility for the similarities in the two speeches.
September 1, 2016 – Files a defamation lawsuit against British newspaper The Daily Mail and the US-based blog Tarpley, accusing them of publishing claims that she was an escort in the 1990s. The Daily Mail and Tarpley both issue retractions.
October 13, 2020 –The Justice Department files a lawsuit against Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, an ex-friend and former adviser to Trump, claiming she breached a confidentiality agreement by publishing a tell-all book. The complaint asserts that neither the first lady, her chief of staff nor the White House counsel’s office received a draft of the book from Wolkoff and that the former adviser never sought authorization to disclose details of her work for the first lady. On February 8, 2021, the Justice Department drops the lawsuit.
1950s – Performs in a “subway circuit” production of “Oklahoma!”
May 28, 1953 – Makes Broadway debut in “Me and Juliet” as a member of the chorus.
1954 – As the understudy for star Carol Haney in “The Pajama Game” on Broadway, MacLaine gets her big break after the lead actress hurts her ankle. Hollywood producer Hal Wallis is impressed by MacLaine’s performance and offers her a film contract.
1955 – Makes her film debut in Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Trouble with Harry.” Also co-stars with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in “Artists and Models.”
1955-1971 – Stars in close to 25 movies, including “Some Came Running” in 1958, “The Apartment” in 1960, “Irma La Douce” in 1963, and “Sweet Charity” in 1969.
1960s – Supports Robert F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign, protests the Vietnam War and advocates for civil rights.
January 1, 1970 – MacLaine’s memoir, “Don’t Fall Off the Mountain,” is published. It’s the first of 15 books penned by the actress.
1971-1972 – Helps Democrat George McGovern campaign for president.
1973 – Spends three weeks in China leading an all-female delegation on a tour sanctioned by the Communist government. She makes an Oscar-nominated 1975 documentary about the trip, “The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir.”
September 11, 1977 – Wins a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Comedy, Variety or Music, for her role in “Gypsy in my Soul.”
1978 – Visits Fidel Castro at the Presidential palace in Havana while on a trip to Cuba. After telling him that she liked his uniform, he gives her a replica of one of his uniforms, according to MacLaine’s memoir, “My Lucky Stars.”
1984 – Wins the Oscar for Best Actress for her role as Aurora Greenway in “Terms of Endearment.”
1994 – Walks nearly 500 miles across Spain on a spiritual pilgrimage called El Camino de Santiago. During her month-long solo journey, MacLaine sleeps in shelters and begs for food. She chronicles the trek in her book, “The Camino: A Journey of the Spirit.”
2011 – Receives France’s most prestigious award for the arts, the Legion of Honor.
2012-2013 – Portrays a fashionable New Yorker on the hit show, “Downton Abbey.”
December 8, 2013 – Receives the Kennedy Center Honors for her achievements in the performing arts.
Here’s a look at the life of television, film and stage actress Carol Burnett.
Birth date: April 26, 1933
Birth place: San Antonio, Texas
Birth name: Carol Creighton Burnett
Father: Joseph Thomas “Jody” Burnett, movie theater manager
Mother: Ina Louise (Creighton) Burnett
Marriages: Brian Miller (November 24, 2001-present); Joe Hamilton (May 4, 1963-May 11, 1984, divorced); Don Saroyan (December 15, 1955-September 25, 1962, divorced)
Children: with Joe Hamilton: Erin, Jody and Carrie
Education: Attended University of California, Los Angeles (1951-1954)
“The Carol Burnett Show” and subsequent reunions and specials have earned a total of 77 Emmy Award nominations, winning 25 times.
Burnett has earned 24 Emmy Award nominations and won seven Emmy Awards, plus one honorary award.
She has been nominated for two Tony Awards and was a recipient of a 1969 Special Award (along with Leonard Bernstein and Rex Harrison).
Both her parents were alcoholics, and after their marriage ended Burnett was raised by her maternal grandmother, Mabel Eudora White.
Burnett’s signature tug of her ear at the close of each episode of “The Carol Burnett Show” was her way of saying hello to her grandmother.
1958-1967 – Is a regular on “The Garry Moore Show,” where she earns her first Emmy Award (Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program) in 1962.
May 11, 1959-July 2, 1960 – First Broadway play, the musical “Once Upon a Mattress.” Her work earns her a Best Actress Tony nomination.
1963 – Wins an Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program for “Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall.” The show is co-hosted by Julie Andrews.
1967-1978 – “The Carol Burnett Show” airs.
1969 – Receives a Special Tony Award for contributions to the theater (with Leonard Bernstein and Rex Harrison).
1972 – Wins an Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series – Musical for “The Carol Burnett Show,” along with Executive Producer Joe Hamilton and Producer Arnie Rosen.
1974 – Wins an Emmy Award for Outstanding Music-Variety Series for “The Carol Burnett Show,” along with Executive Producer Joe Hamilton and Producer Ed Simmons.
1975 – Wins an Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series for “The Carol Burnett Show,” along with Executive Producer Joe Hamilton and Producer Ed Simmons.
1983-2011 – Recurring role on the television show “All My Children.”
1985 – Is inducted into the Television Hall of Fame.
November 1986 – “One More Time,” a memoir that began as a letter to her daughters, is released.
1996-1999 – Recurring role on the television show “Mad About You.”
1997 – Wins an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for “Mad About You.”
October 2002-January 2003 – “Hollywood Arms,” a play co-written with her daughter Carrie and based on Burnett’s book, “One More Time,” runs on Broadway for 78 performances.
December 5, 2002 – Her oldest child, Carrie, 38, dies from lung cancer.
March 2010 – Her autobiography, “This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection,” is released.
April 2013 – Her book chronicling life, death and her relationship with daughter Carrie Hamilton, “Carrie and Me: A Mother-Daughter Love Story” is released.
October 20, 2013 – Burnett is honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
February 12, 2017 – Wins a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for “In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem and Fun in the Sandbox.”
May 4, 2018 – “A Little Help with Carol Burnett” premieres on Netflix.
January 6, 2019 – She is honored with The Carol Burnett Award at the Golden Globes. The accolade was created in her honor and will be awarded annually to someone who “has made outstanding contributions to television on or off the screen.”
August 18, 2020 – Files for legal guardianship of her teen grandson, whom she alleges has long been living in an “unstable, unpredictable, and unhealthy” environment. She is granted temporary guardianship. Jodi Pais Montgomery, who previously served as Britney Spears’ conservator, is appointed temporary guardianship in November 2021.
the first female stand-up comedian — could be as raunchy as her younger, male counterparts, but with a slyness that proved her comic genius. ” class=”image__dam-img image__dam-img–loading” onload=’this.classList.remove(‘image__dam-img–loading’)’ onerror=”imageLoadError(this)” height=”3343″ width=”2574″ loading=’lazy’/>
the New York Post wrote in 2015, six decades into Lily Tomlin’s celebrated career. Anyone who’s seen Tomlin’s incredible ability to transform into just about any comedic character, from the nosy telephone operator Ernestine to the mischievous 5-year-old Edith Ann, would agree. ” class=”image__dam-img image__dam-img–loading” onload=’this.classList.remove(‘image__dam-img–loading’)’ onerror=”imageLoadError(this)” height=”3000″ width=”2367″ loading=’lazy’/>
sexual assault conviction against Bill Cosby this year has, for many, overshadowed his long-standing comedy career. Starting in the 1960s, Cosby brought a new perspective to stand-up that was distinct in both its insight and its style, as witnessed on the celebrated comedy album “To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With.” From the stage Cosby moved on to film and TV, where he created the groundbreaking comedy series about a middle-class African-American family, “The Cosby Show.”” class=”image__dam-img image__dam-img–loading” onload=’this.classList.remove(‘image__dam-img–loading’)’ onerror=”imageLoadError(this)” height=”3824″ width=”2538″ loading=’lazy’/>
accused him of sexually assaulting her as a child, an allegation Allen denies. What is clear is that his contributions to the art form and influence on the genre — whether it’s as a stand-up comic, a writer, or filmmaker with iconic titles like “Annie Hall” — can’t be understated. ” class=”image__dam-img image__dam-img–loading” onload=’this.classList.remove(‘image__dam-img–loading’)’ onerror=”imageLoadError(this)” height=”3159″ width=”4739″ loading=’lazy’/>
says producer Michael Saltzman, who is currently at work on a new sitcom that will bring Burnett back to TV. ” class=”image__dam-img image__dam-img–loading” onload=’this.classList.remove(‘image__dam-img–loading’)’ onerror=”imageLoadError(this)” height=”1125″ width=”2000″ loading=’lazy’/>
One of comedy’s most prestigious honors, the Mark Twain Prize, describes to a “T” what makes Bill Murray so special. Throughout his more than 40-year career, Murray has majorly impacted American society “as a social commentator, satirist, creator of memorable characters … and fearless observer of society.” ” class=”image__dam-img image__dam-img–loading” onload=’this.classList.remove(‘image__dam-img–loading’)’ onerror=”imageLoadError(this)” height=”1125″ width=”2000″ loading=’lazy’/>
GQ put it in an expansive profile, mentoring comics from Judd Apatow and Ricky Gervais to Sarah Silverman and Adam Sandler.” class=”image__dam-img image__dam-img–loading” onload=’this.classList.remove(‘image__dam-img–loading’)’ onerror=”imageLoadError(this)” height=”1080″ width=”1920″ loading=’lazy’/>
The Atlantic put it when Letterman departed “Late Show” in 2011, he might be “the last true innovator” in the genre. ” class=”image__dam-img image__dam-img–loading” onload=’this.classList.remove(‘image__dam-img–loading’)’ onerror=”imageLoadError(this)” height=”1872″ width=”2958″ loading=’lazy’/>
the first female stand-up comedian — could be as raunchy as her younger, male counterparts, but with a slyness that proved her comic genius. ” class=”image__dam-img image__dam-img–loading” onload=’this.classList.remove(‘image__dam-img–loading’)’ onerror=”imageLoadError(this)” height=”3343″ width=”2574″ loading=’lazy’/>
the New York Post wrote in 2015, six decades into Lily Tomlin’s celebrated career. Anyone who’s seen Tomlin’s incredible ability to transform into just about any comedic character, from the nosy telephone operator Ernestine to the mischievous 5-year-old Edith Ann, would agree. ” class=”image__dam-img image__dam-img–loading” onload=’this.classList.remove(‘image__dam-img–loading’)’ onerror=”imageLoadError(this)” height=”3000″ width=”2367″ loading=’lazy’/>
sexual assault conviction against Bill Cosby this year has, for many, overshadowed his long-standing comedy career. Starting in the 1960s, Cosby brought a new perspective to stand-up that was distinct in both its insight and its style, as witnessed on the celebrated comedy album “To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With.” From the stage Cosby moved on to film and TV, where he created the groundbreaking comedy series about a middle-class African-American family, “The Cosby Show.”” class=”image__dam-img image__dam-img–loading” onload=’this.classList.remove(‘image__dam-img–loading’)’ onerror=”imageLoadError(this)” height=”3824″ width=”2538″ loading=’lazy’/>
accused him of sexually assaulting her as a child, an allegation Allen denies. What is clear is that his contributions to the art form and influence on the genre — whether it’s as a stand-up comic, a writer, or filmmaker with iconic titles like “Annie Hall” — can’t be understated. ” class=”image__dam-img image__dam-img–loading” onload=’this.classList.remove(‘image__dam-img–loading’)’ onerror=”imageLoadError(this)” height=”3159″ width=”4739″ loading=’lazy’/>
says producer Michael Saltzman, who is currently at work on a new sitcom that will bring Burnett back to TV. ” class=”image__dam-img image__dam-img–loading” onload=’this.classList.remove(‘image__dam-img–loading’)’ onerror=”imageLoadError(this)” height=”1125″ width=”2000″ loading=’lazy’/>
One of comedy’s most prestigious honors, the Mark Twain Prize, describes to a “T” what makes Bill Murray so special. Throughout his more than 40-year career, Murray has majorly impacted American society “as a social commentator, satirist, creator of memorable characters … and fearless observer of society.” ” class=”image__dam-img image__dam-img–loading” onload=’this.classList.remove(‘image__dam-img–loading’)’ onerror=”imageLoadError(this)” height=”1125″ width=”2000″ loading=’lazy’/>
GQ put it in an expansive profile, mentoring comics from Judd Apatow and Ricky Gervais to Sarah Silverman and Adam Sandler.” class=”image__dam-img image__dam-img–loading” onload=’this.classList.remove(‘image__dam-img–loading’)’ onerror=”imageLoadError(this)” height=”1080″ width=”1920″ loading=’lazy’/>
The Atlantic put it when Letterman departed “Late Show” in 2011, he might be “the last true innovator” in the genre. ” class=”image__dam-img image__dam-img–loading” onload=’this.classList.remove(‘image__dam-img–loading’)’ onerror=”imageLoadError(this)” height=”1872″ width=”2958″ loading=’lazy’/>
