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| | Kevin Costner on Horizon 2: 'I will figure out how to get it to an audience' | | Added 30 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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As we?ve covered, the Governors Awards happened over the weekend. The awards have become a must-attend event for anyone working a serious Oscar campaign, which is why we saw the likes of Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, and a slew of other stars and filmmakers hoping to become nominees in January. And Kevin Costner was there, dressed in a look overall best described as, ?Colonel Sanders does formalwear.? Kevin was presumably representing the only film he released this year, Horizon: An American Saga ? Chapter 1; The Audience Strikes Back? by not showing up at the theaters. Even after Kevin left his fan-favorite series Yellowstone to self-finance this passion project. The film bombed so badly in July that Horizon 2 was yanked from its August release date. But never fear! Kevin is determined to get the second movie to us, as he told E! News at the Governors Awards, along with his thoughts on the fan reactions to his character?s exit on Yellowstone:
The death of Kevin Costner?s Yellowstone character recently sent shockwaves beyond the boundaries of Dutton Ranch, with many viewers expressing outrage over how John Dutton III was killed off in the Paramount show.
But for the two-time Oscar winner, who said he actually pitched series creator Taylor Sheridan two different endings for his character, he?s not shaking in his boots over the fan backlash.
?Fans have a voice in things,? Costner exclusively told E! News at the 2024 Governors Awards in Los Angeles Nov. 17, ?and they choose to follow stuff.?
The 69-year-old added that he had pitched his character?s death to Sheridan ?a while back,? but it was ultimately up to producers on the exact way John would meet his maker.
?As Costner quipped, ?They do what they want to do. That?s fine with me.?
The actor announced his departure from the Western series in June, explaining that he was ?not going to be able to continue? filming due to scheduling conflicts with his four-part movie anthology Horizon: An American Saga.
?It was something that really changed me,? Costner ? who starred on Yellowstone for four and a half seasons ? said in a statement of working on the series. ?I love the relationship we?ve been able to develop and I?ll see you at the movies.?
The first installment of Horizon premiered in June. So, when can fans expect the second chapter of the saga to drop?
?I?m gonna try to figure that out,? he told E! News with a laugh. ?I make these things, I will figure out how to get it to an audience.?
Costner added that Horizon: An American Saga ? Chapter 2 will ?tie in? with the first installment, while he?s ?trying to figure out? the third and fourth chapters.
?Everybody has an impress that maybe things come to me easily,? he noted. ?I think projects do come to me. But when it comes to something I want to do, sometimes it?s a bigger struggle.?
But Costner is up for the challenge.
?If this is what it has to be for me to bring a movie to America and around the world,? he continued, ?that?s what I?ll do.?
[From E! News]
Ok, Kevin, the struggle is real. And thank you, Sherlock, for clarifying that the second film will ?tie in? to the first. For what it?s worth, I?ve been tracking the saga of Kevin?s American Saga for months now, and this is least certain he?s sounded about Horizon 3 & 4. What does ?trying to figure out? mean exactly? Are we talking financing, scheduling/logistics, or story-wise? Because if basic storylines are still up in the air, I?d say it?s time to cut the covered-wagon loose already! But no, clearly Kevin is committed to gifting America ? and the world at large ? with these films that will stand the test of time, he swears! He?s the Don Quixote of films about American westward expansion, and his quest cannot be stopped. It?s particularly funny after Kevin spoke so clearly about fans having ?a voice in things,? and a choice in what to follow. But that?s just for Yellowstone, not Horizon? Perhaps if he builds the movie theater, the audience will come.
photos credit: Avalon.red and Cover Images
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| | Cher: Sonny Bono took all my money, I?d like to ask him about that | | Added 30 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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It?s finally here! This week Cher released Cher: The Memoir, Part One (a title I still maintain is woefully boring for such a dynamic, groovy woman). Why has Cher split her memoir into two parts? Well, as she told the New York Times, because she?s had ?too much life.? Also, Cher and her editor found that a natural divide happened in her story so that Part One focuses on Cher-the-singer, while Part Two begins with her relaunching herself as Cher-the-actor. So obviously, a significant portion in the newly-released Part One is about Cher?s relationship with her first husband and singing partner, Sonny Bono. While Sonny offered an escape from her unstable upbringing, as their fame exploded, the marriage became another untenable living situation for Cher. Success made Sonny controlling, to the extent where he legally set up Cher as an employee under a business entity he named ?Cher Enterprises.? He also took all of her money, and if Cher could turn back time, she?d like to ask him why on earth he did that.
?He took all my money,? Cher said in an interview with The New York Times, which was published on Sunday, ahead of the debut for the first volume of her two-part book, ?Cher: The Memoir.? ?I just thought, We?re husband and wife. Half the things are his, half the things are mine. It didn?t occur to me that there was another way.?
Cher and Bono are best known as the pop duo and television variety team Sonny & Cher. But behind closed doors, Cher says Bono was like a ?parent? who at one point took advantage of her financially. The two met when Cher was 16 and Bono was 27, a relationship she wouldn?t label as a ?#MeToo moment? because she ?lied? to him about her age.
In an effort to avoid living with her mother at the time, she took up rooming with Bono in exchange for cleaning and cooking services. However, a couple years later, they married in 1964 and had children. And as the couple grew into their stardom, Cher says Sonny became emotionally abusive and developed a ?my way or the highway? mentality, stating Bono set their business up so that Cher was his employee.
?To this day,? Cher added, ?I wish to God I could just ask, ?Son, at what point, during what day, did you go, ?Yeah, you know what? I?m going to take her money.??
The pair got a divorce in 1975, and Bono died in a skiing accident in 1998.
?I woke up one morning ? early, like 5 ? and I just thought, I?m not going to do this anymore. I?m going to leave him,? Cher explained, adding that she told Bono that she wanted to pursue an intimate relationship with the group?s guitarist, and eventually did. ?I started to put into place a plan that was so dangerous that I don?t know how I had the nerve to do it.?
It wasn?t until her relationship with film producer David Geffen that she became financially literate.
?I didn?t know how to make a check out. I didn?t have a banking account,? Cher said. Nevertheless, Cher went on to become a household name separate from the one she married into, carving out her own lane in the industry.
[From The Wrap via Yahoo!]
For shame, Sonny. Seizing control of a partner?s (or anyone?s) finances so they?re completely dependent on you is classic abusive behavior. Cher is a fierce mama for finding her way out and believing in life after love. She knew that she?d get through it, cause she knew that she was strong, and she didn?t need him anymore. She didn?t need Sonny anymore. And to be fair to her about her lack of banking and check writing expertise, Cher and Sonny divorced in 1975. That was only one year after the Equal Credit Opportunity Act passed that allowed women to open bank accounts on their own. 50 years later and I still think we don?t educate teens enough about basic financing, but I digress?
The NY Times article is an interesting read, with some fabulous throwaway lines, like this one about her boyfriend Alexander Edwards: ?These days, Cher enjoys her time with Edwards, whom she met two years ago after she complimented his diamond-studded teeth.? It?s almost as good as the time Cher said, ?I don?t know what happened, but we?re together.? Almost. Anyway, get your copy of Cher: The Memoir, Part One today. And as if that weren?t enough, Cher told Jimmy Fallon that she?s working on a new album!
Photos credit: Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/Avalon, Starstock/Photoshot Photo/Avalon, Earl Miller/Jeffery Mayer/Avalon
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| | Usher opens a roller skating residency: 'people need to understand how fun this is' | | Added 30 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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During his Super Bowl half-time performance earlier this year, Usher broke out his roller skates and skated along to the choreography for his songs, ?Bad Girl? and ?OMG.? It was really fun! Since he?s also incorporated skating into his tours, I assumed that it was just a part of his schtick, like how Pink does the acrobat thing. As it turns out, Usher is really into roller skating culture. He even credits it with keeping him young. In fact, Usher is such a big fan of roller skating that he and model Liberty Ross (#random) are opening the very first ?full-service skating rink residency? in Las Vegas, called Flippers Roller Boogie Palace. The rink will be at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas? TAO Beach.
This is kind of a victory lap for Las Vegas, he tells PEOPLE at the Flippers grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony on Nov. 16. He kicked off the star-studded event by skating throughout The Venetian as guests cheered him on.
It really all started with my residency and we had a second residency and we played the Super Bowl. We went to Paris. Now coming back with this tour, Im in the flow, having a good time, enjoying and doing things that I really love.
When it comes to the secret behind maintaining his youthful good looks, physique and energetic spirit, skating has always kept me young, reveals the star, and its something that I feel is a necessity for youth nowadays. Everybody spends so much time scrolling. We want you to roll, come out, get active, come and have a good time.
Stars Dr. Dre and Dita Von Teese turned out for the occasion, joining hundreds of attendees. As for roller skating novices, Usher wants them to hit the rink, too. Theres no judgment here, he says. You fall, you get back up. We invite the entire family to come.
Having skated since he was a kid, the star has a deeper connection to the activity. Its a form of self care, Usher says. The freedom and expression, I really feel like its a language when you get deeper into the cultures of skating for rhythm, period. And people need to understand how fun this really is.
Usher hopes he can convince some of his superstar pals to lace up a pair soon. Dre, Snoop and Pharrell getting out here would be crazy, he says. NWA came up through skaters, a lot of those early hip hop bands could only get space to perform in the roller rinks. I can still remember as a kid performing in rinks. Its always been the grounds for culture.
And Usher says youre much more likely to find him at the rink than in the kitchen this holiday season. I wouldnt bank on me for your Thanksgiving dinner, he says with a smile. No, no. I might be able to do some mac and cheese and a little banana pudding but thats about it.
[From People]
If you had Usher being a huge off-stage roller skating affinado on your bingo card, congratulations! I love that he credits it with keeping him young. It?s awesome when you find that one thing that brings you to your happy place, even if it?s just a momentary escape. For me, that?s hiking or taking a walk. It?s tough to find your peace nowadays, but it?s also more crucial than ever now to identify it and do some self-care.
As for the rink itself, this is actually pretty cool. Roller skating is definitely one of those niche activities that Millennials and older will absolutely try at least once for the nostalgia factor. I remember how big roller skating (and then roller blading) was when I was growing up. We had some fun rinks on Long Island back in the day. There is only one place in the area where I live now, and when we pass it, I?m always surprised by how busy it is. My son has been to a few birthday parties there and it really is a throwback. I need to set up an adult skating party one of these days.
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