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| | Emma Thompson: 'Romantic love is a myth and quite dangerous' | | Added 364 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Emma Thompson did some Oscar-campaigning in recent months for her indie film, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande. She ended up getting nominated for a BAFTA, a Golden Globe and a bunch of critics awards for her performance, but she didn?t get the Oscar nomination. And I think she?s fine with it for years now, she?s been anti-Hollywood and anti-awards season, or perhaps she?s just very, very British. In any case, Emma spoke to the Radio Times podcast about the Oscars and about whether she believes in ?romantic love.? Some highlights:
Romantic love is a myth: ?Its philosophically helpful and uplifting to remember that romantic love is a myth and quite dangerous. We really do have to take it with a massive pinch of salt. To think sensibly about love and the way it can grow is essential. Long-term relationships are hugely difficult and complicated. If anyone thinks that happy ever after has a place in our lives, forget it.?
She felt ill every time she?s gone to the Oscars: ?Both times I had to do the Oscars I got ill, quite seriously ill, before and during it. I just found the pressure of it and glare of it too much ? It?s sort of astonishing ? and then you think you want to lie down in a dark room. You think, ?Please don?t ask me any questions or make me talk about myself.? It?s horrible. I quite quickly developed a sort of allergy to that, but it?s sort of part of the job.?
On fame: ?Fame doesn?t happen overnight, it?s gradual. I?m lucky from that point of view; I think it must be awful if you have to deal with being James Bond, or one of those people who really can?t go anywhere. To lose your anonymity completely ? it?s not very pleasant for you or the people around you. If that?s what you want, to be recognised, then I suppose you can deal with it, and it?s not so intrusive. But it?s not what I wanted, and I think it?s a highly toxic condition.?
[From The Daily Mail and The Guardian]
I don?t think romantic love is a ?myth,? but I agree that you need more than romantic love or sexual chemistry to make a marriage or partnership work long-term. That?s basically what she?s saying you need to do the work and you can?t expect ?romantic love? to be enough to sustain a relationship. But romantic love isn?t a myth! As for the stuff about the Oscars? I?ve never really understood why so many British actors are so anti-Oscars or anti-Hollywood in general. They pride themselves on ?keeping it real? and being authentic? and then they cozy up to the Windsors. Emma does that. She?s anti-Hollywood-fakery and then she cozies up to King Charles and the rest of them.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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| | Priyanka Chopra: women have to work quite a lot harder to prove themselves | | Added 364 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Richard Madden are starring in a new Prime Video series about spies called Citadel. Priyankas been serving looks at the press events and Richard is forever my guy because hes just so cute. They seem to play well off each other and theyre both believable in action roles. I plan to watch this for the beauty and stay for the action. Anyway, Priyanka attended SXSW Film Festival and revealed that this series was the first time in her career when she was paid equally with her male costar. She talked about how that came to be and how women have to work harder to prove themselves.
The new Prime Video spy series Citadel offered plenty of firsts for co-stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Richard Madden.
And as the accomplished Bollywood and Quantico actress revealed at the SXSW Film Festival in March, it also marked the first time in her career where she was paid equally with her male co-star.
The India-born Miss World 2000 winner reflected on her decision to open up about Hollywoods gender pay gap during our interview, crediting her agents at UTA and Amazon Studios chief Jennifer Salke for finding equity.
I dont think its [just] in this industry, she says. We happen to be entertainers, so the medias interested in writing [about] what we have to talk about. But if you talk about business or in any industry, women have to work quite a lot harder to prove their [worth], especially in boardrooms or in positions of power. They have to work way harder to be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with a guy. I didnt even think about it, honestly. I was very excited about being part of this show, and Im not one that thinks about that very much. But I have to give my agents props. They suggested it? Youre playing co-leads, you should have parity. And I was like, You can [have that conversation], but it doesnt happen like that. You know, jaded old me, 20 years of trying this conversation.
But it was so easy. They came back and they were like, Yeah, its done. And I couldnt help but wonder, Did this happen so easily because the head of the studio was a female? Because when women are in positions where they make decisions, they think about creating opportunity for other women. And that is why its so important to create opportunity and push women to be in positions of power because it changes the game for another one.
[From Yahoo! Entertainment]
This story is not shocking, because Hollywood, but still somehow shocking because Priyanka has been in the business for a long time. Like she says, 20 years! If this series was the first time, it makes me wonder about Quantico. She was the lead, so in theory shed have the highest paycheck, but maybe they found an excuse to give more money to Josh Hopkins or Blair Underwood. I wonder who she was referring to when she talked about men feeling insecure about her success. Im glad her people advocated for her as they should since its literally their job because it sounds like shed long since given up on trying to prove herself for parity. Its sh-tty that she even still has to do so with her resume. And I think the fact that the studio head is a woman definitely helped Priyanka here. Women recognizing other successful women and creating opportunities for one another to be successful, love to see it.
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| | Angelina Jolie & Maddox Jolie-Pitt attended last night's White House state dinner | | Added 365 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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The Washington DC paparazzi (?) got a glimpse of Angelina Jolie flying into Dulles yesterday, and rumors immediately popped up that she would attend Wednesday evening?s state dinner for President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea. What we didn?t realize is that Maddox would be her date! Maddox, who was born in Cambodia, goes to university in South Korea, and Maddox speaks some Korean, or he?s possibly fluent at this point. Meanwhile, Angelina has been in and out of the Biden White House the entire time she?s been invited to attend official events, she regularly takes meetings with Biden staffers and officials, and it makes perfect sense that the Biden administration would extend an invitation to her for the state dinner.
So, Angelina came out for her first-ever White House state dinner. Maddox was her date, and he looked amazing. So did Angelina, who wore a vintage Chanel jacket over a custom gown which had been made for her several years ago. She recycled her whole outfit, I believe. She even wore pearls! She must have thought ?I?m going to the White House, time to break out the pearls.?
Dr. Jill Biden wore Reem Acra, which was understated yet stunning. The real star was South Korea?s First Lady Kim Keon Hee, who wore a dazzling white ensemble. Kim Keon Hee is 50 years old! At first, I thought President Yoon Suk Yeol brought his daughter. She looks so young. Korean skincare is no fking joke.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid.
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