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| | Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson sang 'sweet Caroline' at a pub in NYC | | Added 6 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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The wide theatrical release of Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson?s new movie Song Sung Blue is on Christmas Day. It chronicles the story of Claire and Mike Sardina, a real-life couple from Wisconsin that formed the popular Neil Diamond tribute band, Lighting & Thunder, in 1989. So far, it?s gotten generally positive reviews from critics. My favorite quote about SSB comes from The Hollywood Reporter, which describes it as ?a sweet serve of feel-sad, feel-glad corn done right.?
On Monday night, Kate and Hugh attended the Gotham Awards, where they became the first recipients of the Gotham Musical Tribute award. After the awards, Hugh, Kate, and reportedly some of their other famous friends stopped by an Australian pub that?s near where the awards were held. While there, they put on a little ?impromptu? concert, singing three Neil Diamond songs: ?Forever in Blue Jeans,? ?Crunchy Granola Suite,? and, of course, ?Sweet Caroline.? At one point, Hugh even jumped up on top of the bar to encourage the whole pub to join in. Amazing.
Hollywood actors Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson have surprised pub goers at the Australian bar Old Mates Pub in New York City with an impromptu live performance. The co-stars, who play members of a Neil Diamond tribute band in the upcoming movie Song Sung Blue, sung three hits including crowd-pleaser Sweet Caroline, Forever in Blue Jeans and Crunchy Granola Suite.
During Sweet Caroline, Jackman made his way through the crowd to climb on top of the bar counter, asking everyone to raise the roof and make some noise.
At one point, he even took someones phone to film the performance.
The song is about Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of President John F. Kennedy who was the ambassador to Australia from 2002 to 2024.
Jackman was also given the honour of ringing the Bells Beach Rip Curl Pro trophy donated to the venue by Mick Fanning.
The pub has become a regular spot for Aussie celebrity sightings since comedians and TV hosts Hamish Blake and Andy Lee opened it earlier this year.
[From ABC News Australia]
I mean, do you even bar, mate, if you don?t loudly belt out Sweet Caroline when it starts playing? It?s one of those things that?s both a staple and a rite of passage. Old Mates Pub posted pictures and videos of Hugh and Kate?s performance to their Instagram page, and it looked like a lot of fun. I love a good singalong, though, and am always game, even if I don?t know all of the lyrics. Yes, I am that person! If I were promoting a movie like this, I?d totally have my publicist set me up with fun stuff like karaoke rather than having to sit through a daylong press junket.
If you listen to the video (also embedded below), it sounds like Kate is really feeling it at one point and going for the harmony. She?s actually been getting a lot of praise and Oscar buzz for her portrayal of Claire. Hugh even said while accepting the Gotham award earlier in the evening that he thinks Kate?s going to win an Oscar for this performance. Speaking of the Oscars, I don?t think Song Sung Blue has an original song that would make it eligible for a Best Song award, but I wonder if this year?s ceremony will incorporate a duet by Hugh and Kate anyway. We shall see if they?ve oversaturated the demand for one or not, but they?re both performers who could bring down the house with a singalong a la ?I?m Just Ken.? Just saying! Oh and even if Kate doesn?t get Academy Award recognition, I?d like to nominate her for whatever award exists for swaying around and singing with a full pint of beer while wearing a white dress and not spilling one drop of it. That really is quite impressive.
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| | Robert Downey Jr.: Gwyneth Paltrow didn't remember working with Tom Holland | | Added 7 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Robert Downey Jr. is quite devoted to certain friends and costars. Gwyneth Paltrow is one of those friends he constantly shows up for Gwyneth and he?s one of her biggest hype men. Well, RDJ was the one who presented Gwyneth with the 20th annual Sherry Lansing Leadership Award at the Women in Entertainment breakfast gala. His speech was partly a toast and partly a roast. You see, Gwyneth lives inside her own ass to the point where she has no idea who she?s working with within the Marvel films. This is a common enough story Gwyneth had to be repeatedly ?introduced? to Sebastian Stan, she had no idea that Samuel L. Jackson was in Endgame, and she completely forgot that she appeared in a Spider-Man movie. RDJ revealed that Gwyneth could not remember Tom Holland whatsoever.
It was a humorous and heartfelt reunion between Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr. on Wednesday at The Hollywood Reporter?s 2025 Women in Entertainment breakfast gala, presented by Lifetime, at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Before Paltrow ? who also graces the cover of THR?s Women in Entertainment issue ? took the stage to accept the 20th annual Sherry Lansing Leadership Award, Downey Jr. had some words of endearment as well as some playful digs at his former co-star and onscreen love interest in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Paltrow played Pepper Potts, opposite Downey Jr.?s Tony Stark, across several films.
Downey Jr. didn?t waste any time before teasing her for being ?impossibly intelligent, yet forever confused by the basic tenets of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and its inhabitants? ? as she has frequently gone viral for forgetting key Marvel moments and even which of the superhero films she?s been in.
??Who?s that?? The Sympathizer actor said Paltrow once asked, to which he jokingly responded, ??That?s Spider-Man. He said his name was Peter. His character?s name is Peter. He?s Tom Holland. You?ve done four movies with him.?
[From THR]
People can make excuses for her, and the MCU is so crazy, I don?t blame her for forgetting that she has a small role in certain movies. But to consistently blank on so many of her costars is rude as hell, not to mention chronically self-absorbed. I?ll say this too if she forgets Tom Holland and Sebastian Stan to this degree, how do you think she treats below-the-line workers?
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| | Princess Kate is apparently 'putting together mood-boards' for Forest Lodge | | Added 7 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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After the Prince and Princess of Wales played their ?crucial roles? as airport greeters yesterday, they delivered Germany?s President Steinmeier and his wife to Windsor Castle. There was some kind of procession and carriage ride, and then the Windsors and the Germans went inside the castle. This is a common thing for state visits: the Windsors show their guests various art pieces and historical items with an association to their visitors? home country. William and Kate were invited to take part in that event as well, and there are tons of photos of Kate preening in her black Burberry dress, with her newly long, pin-straight hair. In fact, everyone is seemingly in awe of how drastically different Kate?s hair looks from week to week. Suddenly, her hair is almost all the way down her back and there are absolutely no curls. Princess magic!
Meanwhile, it?s been known for years that Will and Kate suck at small talk and they?re both very dull conversationalists. Usually, their fallback position is just to talk about their kids and claim that their kids will be super-jealous of whatever is happening. ?George will be so jealous of this, he really wanted to meet Germany?s elected head of state!? Or perhaps: ?Charlotte is learning German!? But now Will and Kate have something new to chatter about: their manor home, Forest Lodge, which Kate is apparently decorating herself. The German First Lady asked her about it.
Kate Middleton is creating mood boards for her new home. The Princess of Wales, 43, discussed her familys recent move as she and Prince William welcomed German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and first lady Elke Bdenbender for an official state visit on Wednesday, Dec. 3.
Lip-reading expert Nicola Hickling examined the footage of the diplomatic greeting on behalf of Betfair Casino, revealing that Princess Kate and the first lady discussed the Wales familys recent move to Forest Lodge in Windsor.
Its wonderful to hear you have moved into a new home together,? Bdenbender said after the foursome had shaken hands, according to Hickling.
Prince William, Princess Kate and their children ? Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis ? moved into Forest Lodge during the kids half-term break from school in October and have been settling in as the holiday season begins. Kate famously decorated their familys previous royal residences at Adelaide Cottage, Nottingham Cottage, Anmer Hall and Apartment 1A at Kensington Palace ? sometimes undertaking large-scale renovations. She shared with Bdenbender that plans are underway for Forest Lodge.
We are putting together some mood boards for the room, and we will start after Christmas,? she told the first lady, according to the lip reader.
Can you send me pictures when they?re done? I?d love to see the outcome,? the first lady asked, to which Kate agreed with a smile.
Prince William was a bit more practical about the recent changes, admitting to the president that the house move has been rather challenging with elements of twists, but we?re tackling it.
[From People]
Mood boards? I bet. This isn?t even the first time Kate has used mood boards, just my guess. For years, we?ve said that Kate has Meghan mood-boards to style-stalk her sister-in-law. I wonder if Kate?s interior design mood-boards include some photos from Montecito. Wouldn?t surprise me in the least.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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| | Halle Berry: Gavin Newsom devalues women in midlife, he can't be the next president | | Added 7 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Gavin Newsom appears to be making preparations to run for president in 2028. He?s one of a handful of Democratic governors with national name-recognition, he?s governor of America?s most populous state and the biggest state economy. To his credit, Newsom and his team are getting in Donald Trump?s face constantly as well, and they are not ?going high? whatsoever. But Newsom is, I suspect, still not ready for the national spotlight at a policy level. This week, Halle Berry rather spectacularly highlighted one of her big problems with Newsom: his veto on a bill which would create medical, professional and personal protections for menopausal and perimenopausal women.
Halle Berry spoke candidly about her opinion of a possible presidential run by California governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday at the New York Times DealBook Summit, declaring ?With the way he?s overlooked women, half the population, by devaluing us in midlife, he probably should not be the next president.?
Berry was objecting to Newsom?s lack of support for the Menopause Care Equity Act and his previous veto of a similar bill. Newsom is also appearing Wednesday at the summit.
If men ?had a medical condition that disrupted their sleep, brain function and sex life, we?d be calling that a health crisis on par with Covid, and the whole world would shut down,? Berry said. ?When women are struggling silently through perimenopause and menopause, trying to hold their families, careers, relationships and communities together, it doesn?t just affect women, it affects every household,? she told the conference in New York. ?It affects the workplace, it affects the economy. One in six women leave the workplace due to their menopausal symptoms. So it affects everybody.?
The proposed AB 432 would have mandated comprehensive insurance coverage for medically necessary menopause and perimenopause treatments, required doctors to complete continuing education on menopause and directed the medical board to develop a continuing education curriculum.
?I need every woman in this country to fight with me,? Berry said. ?But the truth is, the fight isn?t just for us women. We need men too. We need all of the leaders, every single one of you in this room ? this fight needs you. We need you to stay curious. We need you to ask questions. We need you to care even when the topic feels unfamiliar and uncomfortable.?
After Newsom failed to sign the bill in October, he said, ?Last year, I vetoed a substantially similar bill, stating that it would limit the ability of health plans to engage in practices that have been shown to ensure appropriate care while limiting unnecessary costs. That is still the case with this bill ? despite my call for a more tailored solution. This bill?s expansive coverage mandate, in conjunction with a prohibition on UM, is too far-reaching.?
But Berry had countered that insurance premiums would not be substantially affected. Berry, who has been advocating for more attention for women?s health issues, finished her nearly 15-minute speech by saying, ?At this stage of my life, I have zero fks left to give.?
[From Variety]
It sounds like an incredible bill which could have been a national leader in protections for women of all ages. It sounds like the kind of bill where a lot of women?s advocates and women?s health advocates came together to put together something thorough and well-thought-out. And Newsom just vetoed it out of hand because, in his own words, he worried that it would cost insurance companies too much to ensure quality healthcare to menopausal women. Halle is badass for talking about this, and her comments will get national exposure.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Cover Images.
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