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| | The Rock on supporting Hawaiian protests: 'It would be like building on their church' | | Added 5 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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The Rock visited Jimmy Fallon on the Tonight Show this week to promote Hobbs & Shaw. During the first segment, he gushed about his youngest daughter, Tiana, and since Jimmy has daughters, they talked a bit about the TV shows and movies that the girls like, including Peppa Pig and Dora the Explorer. Jimmy also shared pictures of some of The Rock?s cheat meals that he?d posted on Instagram. They spent most of their time, however, talking about a more serious subject: The Rock?s participation last week in the protests in Hawaii:
On his cheat meals
I?m into pancakes, sushi, sandwiches. It?s the best. The cheat meals [are] like church. You work out hard, once a week you treat yourself. I have to wait until everyone?s asleep. Midnight. I?m like a troll [eating].
On supporting the protests in Hawaii
There are protestors on the big island. There?s a mountain, Mauna Kea, a sacred place to native Hawaiians. There?s a telescope being propositioned to be built there. [It?s] 18 stories, the size of a football stadium. The issue that the native Hawaiians have is that it?s sacred land, there was some trust that was breached between them and the state and the people who are trying to build the telescope. I wanted to get my boots on the ground, go there personally. I grew up in Hawaii and I know what it?s like to have that sacred land. It was really a beautiful experience it was so inspiring. You have men and women, children and elderly, kapuna is what we call them. They are so steadfast and passionate about the sacredness of their land. I joked that cheat meals are like church but the truth is that this mountain is their church. It would be like building on their church? This is so much bigger than a telescope being built. This is humanity, these are human beings whose hearts are hurting. At the end of the day it comes down to taking care of the people.
[From The Tonight Show via YouTube]
I am touched by the reverence with which he speaks of the native Hawaiians. He wanted to go to see for himself what was happening because he grew up in Hawaii, was moved and wanted to support them in their efforts to keep the telescope from being built. I also appreciate that he points out that the issue is ?so much bigger than a telescope being built,? because he?s right. He says that we should take people?s hurt as a sign to stop doing whatever we?re doing that?s hurting them. It?s such an obvious kind of behavior (to behave with empathy, as he also points out), but it doesn?t often happen on such a large scale as would need to happen here.
HuffPost reported Thursday that Jason Momoa and his son traveled to participate in protests, and that Bruno Mars also posted a photo on Instagram in support (but I don?t think that he traveled to Hawaii). On Tuesday, Governor David Ige rescinded an emergency proclamation put in place to deal with the protesters. Governor Ige said there aren?t immediate plans to transport equipment up Mauna Kea, and also that the approaching Hurricane Erick and Hurricane Flossie could impact the islands. I hope that everyone remains safe and, beyond that, that the protesters? voices are heard and the telescope is moved to another location.
Heres that part of The Rocks interview and the other part is here!
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Hard to express how strong the mana and how heavy the heart was when I walked this sacred land with these people our people. This issue is much greater than a thirty meter telescope to be constructed on the Mauna. It?s humanity and compassion. Its respect for culture and approaching this with deep care and sensitivity. I?ll always be strong advocate for the advancement of science and technology, but never at the sacrifice of human beings who?s hearts are hurting thru mismanagement and breach of trust. I believe in forward progress, but only when it comes thru humanity. I don?t believe in leaving people behind, I believe in bringing people with us. The best of leaders find a way to make progress thru humanity and will always lead with empathy. I?m hopeful that leader will emerge to take care of the thing that matters most in this situation the people. I appreciate the views shared with me from reps on both sides of this issue. It?s always healthy and critical to have open heart to heart dialogue. In the end, I stand with the people. #ProgressThruHumanity #LeadWithEmpathy #MaunaKea
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| | Salma Hayek 'completely shocked' to be chosen for Duchess Meg's Vogue cover | | Added 5 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Salma Hayek was chosen as one of the Duchess of Sussex?s ?impactful? people for the British Vogue cover and cover profile. Sidenote: I hate the rise of ?impactful? to describe sh-t these days, it?s one of those dumb buzzwords used by people like Gwyneth Paltrow. Anyway, Salma is no stranger to magazine covers, but she was honored to be chosen by Meghan all the same. Salma does a lot of charity work and advocacy work, and that seems to be why Meghan chose Salma, although Salma makes it sound like Meghan didnt have a specific idea about which organization Salma should promote. Salma chatted with CNN about the project and more:
Edward Enninful called her and told he was about to patch her through to someone: I was in the car and he said, Listen, Im going to put somebody on the phone. Are you in the car with people? I said Yes. He told me you cannot say the name of the person Im calling. Frankly, I thought it was a joke. And we are also very good friends with Naomi Campbell. And I thought, theyre pulling my leg or something, you know? I said, Oh, shes in London and hes gonna pass me to her. But then it took a while for the other person to get on the phone. Then she got on the phone and introduced herself.
Speaking to Meghan over the phone: She introduced herself and was very kind and loving and easy going, Hayek says, adding that Markle started to explain a future project in support of women she was working on. Hayek says because shes worked with womens charities for 25 years, she was expecting Markle to inquire about teaming up for a specific organization she had in mind. (Hayek is on the board of the Kering Foundation, which combats violence against women, and helped with Chime for Change, a campaign for Gucci to promote womens rights worldwide. She is also an advocate for refugees.)
Salma on how it was explained to her: I got excited. Im thinking and Im trying to find the logic to this strange day. She explained her passion for women and whats happening currently. And then she said shes doing this with British Vogue. She said, you know, she was the guest editor of British Vogue, and Im thinking maybe its going to be an article on what were doing, you know, with Kering and women, and she said no, Im [doing a cover], Im not going to be the cover, Im putting my favorite women on the cover. And youre definitely one of them. You one of the first ones. I was like completely shocked. I did not see it coming that way. She started talking about how shes been watching me and why me.
Salma couldn?t tell her husband, daughter, or publicist. I couldnt talk about it and I didnt. I felt very honored when we did this photo shoot. No one else knew what it was for. Only me and the photographer, Peter Lindbergh, knew. And all the girls were getting their picture taken for the cover and they didnt know that Meghan was how they got there.
Salma on Meghan?s idea of guest-editing: I loved that she didnt want to be on the cover. She used her light to put it upon others, the ones who inspired her.
Whether she plans to meet Meghan in person: Maybe. Maybe its not something youre gonna see. I think we had a connection before we even talked to each other. The shock is that this person had been watching me and I had no idea. Its really beautiful and I really do think that we have a special connection.
[From CNN]
I get that Salma was and is honored to be included, but I find the details of the phone call to be slightly off-putting? It?s not like Meghan?s idea of a multi-person Inspo Lady cover was so groundbreaking or never-before-seen. Most magazines have done some version of that in the past. And I also find it weird that Meghan didn?t seem to choose Salma for the express purpose of promoting one particular charity or the Kering Foundation. Isn?t that the point? To draw attention to the work these cover subjects are doing? I don?t know, maybe Salma is explaining it the wrong way.
Photos courtesy of WENN, cover courtesy of British Vogue.
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| | Margot Robbie wore more buttons than Duchess Kate has ever dreamt of | | Added 5 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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In the deep, dark cavernous Button Room of Kensington Palace, the Duchess of Cambridge just shivered. ?So many tiny little buttons,? she said to herself, almost near tears. ?I should have been the one to save them, to give them a home.? Kate would have a restless night, she knew that. So she stared once more into the button abyss of Margot Robbie?s dress. A tear ran down her cheek slowly. ?If only I could have bespoke?d that, I would have added even MORE.?
Yes, Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt and Quentin Tarantino are on the road to promote Once Upon a Time in Hollywood throughout Europe. On Tuesday, they were in London. On Thursday, they were in Berlin. They did a day-photocall and an evening premiere. It makes sense, btw. Quentin?s films are beloved in Europe, and Quentin loves going to Europe.
Anyway, Margot?s tiny-button dress is a Jacquemus. I?m surprised that she seems to have given up on Chanel she has a contract to wear a lot of Chanel, and I?m kind of wondering if Chanel possibly dropped the ball and didn?t have anything specially prepared for this promotional tour. Personally, I don?t like this dress and I don?t like how Margot has sort of given up on late ?60s styling and now seems to be going for ?90s revival. This dress is very ?90s that shade of faux-military green was everywhere, and this style of dress was everywhere. As for Brad and Leo? they look okay. Brad looks good and Leo looks like he had a few drinks before they came onto the red carpet.
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