Writing scion and TV producer David E. Kelley, married to the fabulous Michelle Pfeiffer, is back to his genius with a new Amazon series Goliath starring Maria Bello, Billy Bob Thornton, and William Hurt.
The new web-series also created by Jonathan Shapiro, about a disgraced lawyer, now an ambulance chaser, who gets a case that could bring him redemption or at least revenge on the firm which expelled him, premieres October 14.
The dark crime drama was also created by Kelly, who was the brains behind Picket Fences, Chicago Hope, The Practice, Ally McBeal, Boston Public, Boston Legal and Harry’s Law.
Next year’s Super Bowl halftime show will surely be something with Lady Gaga as the halftime entertainment.
Pepsi and the NFL just announced that Global superstar LADY GAGA, winner of six Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe, and Academy Award nominee, will headline the PEPSI ZERO SUGAR SUPER BOWL LI HALFTIME SHOW on FOX at NRG Stadium in Houston on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017.
This will be Lady Gaga’s second time performing on the Super Bowl stage, after having sung the National Anthem at Super Bowl 50 last February.
Pepsi, known for delivering unforgettable moments in pop-culture, is a 15-year NFL partner and will present the Super Bowl Halftime Show for the fifth-straight year. Gaga ill join a stellar list of former performers that have starred in Pepsi’s Super Bowl Halftime Shows including Coldplay, Katy Perry, Bruno Mars and Beyoncé.
Leading up to Super Bowl LI, fans may visit Pepsi.com for behind the scenes looks into Lady Gaga’s journey to the Pepsi Zero Sugar Super Bowl LI Halftime Show and a chance to win sideline passes to see her perform live at NRG Stadium in Houston.
Legendary music executive Lyor Cohen introduced and presented honoree Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs with the Tony Duke Award at the Annual Boys & Girls Harbor Gala this week.
The rapper/entrepreneur who established his own charter school, Capital Prep, which recently struck a shared facilities partnership with Boys & Girls Harbor, looked to have had a moment with longtime friend and business associate Cohen, who he’s know for many years in the music industry.
Newly married Cohen attended with wife Xin Li and son Az.
The fundraiser raised 1.8M for the Boys & Girls Annual ‘Salute to Achievement’ event in support of the school’s education programs.
Along with the incredibly talented students of the Harbor, Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Andra Day performed a heartfelt and inspiring rendition of “Rise-Up” – to an audience without a dry eye in the room.
Other guests included Valentina Van de Weghe, Blue & Vikki Williams, Captain John Duke and last year’s Honoree David Weinreb.
Vera Bradley celebrated the grand opening of their New York City SoHo flagship and launch of the #itsgoodtobeagirl social campaign with a VIP cocktail party, and Olivia Culpo was among the revelers.
The actress, model, and former Miss USA of Rhode Island celebrated along with comedian Noel Wells, TV’s Jill Martin and fashion insiders like Adam Glassman to toast Vera Bradley and the brands co-founder and Chief Creative Officer, Barbara Bradley Baekgaard.
Savory bites and custom cocktails happened with music provided by It girl DJ, Chelsea Leyland, while guests checked out the awesome new 2700 foot space which includes a full collection of the company’s iconic products, including its handbags, accessories, luggage and travel items, jewelry and other lifestyle items.
The Last Chance for Animals Annual NYC Fundraiser brought out actress, animal activist and poker pro Shannon Elizabeth, and Live Nation Chairman Ron Delsener to Rosina’s restaurant on the Upper East Side.
LCA founder Chris DeRose spoke, as well as Elizabeth, who also competed on the sixth season of Dancing with the Stars and partnered with Derek Hough, whom she went on to date for some time.
Leesa Rowland and Dara Sowell co-chaired the event, and guests were shown a PSA given by Edie Falco regarding LCA’s undercover investigation into the inhumane treatment of New York Horse & Carriage trade.
During the amazing vegan dinner donated by Rosina, DeRose spoke about many of the organization’s campaigns including Chinese dog slaughterhouses.
Also there: Victoria Vicuna and Maggie Norris;Executive Director of the New York State Governor’s Office for Motion Picture and Television Development and Deputy Commissioner of Empire State Development Pat Swinney Kaufman & her husband, legendary producer and director Lloyd Kaufman, Donna & Dick Solloway, Missy Hargraves, Vito & Michelle Maria, Lauren & David Lawrence, Peggy Packer, Larry Wohl, attorney Michael Maggiano, Lisa Gaye & Steve and Anna Victor.
Pictured:
Victoria Vicuna, Dara Sowell, Chris DeRose, Shannon Elizabeth, Leesa Rowland
Legendary rock band, Kansas, have officially released their highly anticipated new album The Prelude Implicit, through Inside Out Music, and now available for purchase in stores and online at Best Buy, Amazon, Apple Music, Wal-Mart, Spotify andIndependent Record Shops.
They have released two new songs from the album, both of which are being regarded as “essential Kansas”. Fans can stream “With This Heart” with Billboard, here: http://goo.gl/9uYSkM and “Visibility Zero” with Rolling Stone, here: http://goo.gl/Z1E7Cq. Both songs are also now available for purchase and streaming through iTunes, AmazonMP3, Spotify, and Google Play.
The Prelude Implicit is the first new album release in 16 years for the band that has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, and is famous for classic hits such as ‘Carry On Wayward Son’ and ‘Dust In the Wind,’ to progressive epics like ‘Song for America’ and ‘Miracles Out of Nowhere.’ The album will be available on CD, double 180 Gram Vinyl and digitally on iTunes and Google Play.
Kevin Costner at Vin Scully's Appreciation Night at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Colorado Rockies by the final score 5-23 at Dodgers Stadium
Featuring: Kevin Costner, Clayton Kershaw and Sandy Koufax
Where: Los Angeles, California, United States
When: 23 Sep 2016
Credit: WENN.com
Credit: WENN.com
The Dodgers held a pre-game appreciation ceremony honoring retiring 88-year old Vin Scully, the American sportscaster best known for his play-by-play announcing for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Superstar Kevin Costner, baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax and Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw spoke and paid tribute to Scully who thanked the fans for their enthusiasm, and passion for the game. Said Scully: “When you roar, when you cheer, when you are thrilled for a brief moment I’m 8 years old again. You have allowed me to be young at heart. I owe you everything.”
Scully was with wife Sandra Hunt with whom he held hands with, and the Dodgers went on to beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2.
National Geographic's 'Years Of Living Dangerously' Season 2 World Premiere at American Museum of Natural History
Featuring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gisele Bundchen, Tom Brady
Where: New York City, New York, United States
When: 24 Sep 2016
Credit: RWong/WENN.com
Credit: RWong/WENN.com
Boston babes Giselle Bundchen and Tom Brady hit the red carpet at National Geographic’s ‘Years Of Living Dangerously’ Season 2 World Premiere at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC over the weekend.
Looking dazzling, Bundchen, who appears as a correspondent in the star-studded series, was happy as can be next to her football pro hubby, as well as Arnold Schwarzenegger, one of the executive producers.
The new season premiering Sunday, Oct. 30, gives first-person accounts from locations where the effects of climate change are most prevalent, and covers issues like severe hurricanes, historic droughts and the rapidly increasing extinction rate of our planet’s wildlife.
Also there: Bradley Whitfield, America Ferrara, Shannon Elizabeth, and Cecily Strong.
Glenn Horowitz opened an exhibition of photographer Tom Hearn’s vintage Punk Rock photographs including previously unseen images of Debbie Harry, The Ramones, Lou Reed and John Cale.
The event was in collaboration with the 20th anniversary edition of Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain, which contains a new photo insert with many of Hearn’s photos.
Guests included Danny Fields (manager of The Ramones), Daniel Ray (producer of The Ramones), Bob Gruen (Rock Photographer), Duncan Hannah (artist), Brendan Toller (director of upcoming Danny Fields Biopic Danny Says), Sylvia Ramos (ex-wife of Lou Reed), Rise Cale (ex-wife of John Cale), Julie Garfield (daughter of John Garfield), and agent Mitch Douglas (who has recently acquired the rights to What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?).
The exhibition will be at Glenn Horowitz’ penthouse gallery until October 7th.
Pictured:
Legs McNeil, Tracey Jackson, Gillian McCain, Glenn Horowitz
Author Tony Cointreau hosted a cocktail party at legendary Michael’s celebrating his second publication, “A Gift of Love – Lessons Learned from My Work and Friendship with Mother Teresa.”
In his second book, the author, singer, humanitarian, and scion to the French liqueur family reveals what he gained from working so closely with Mother Teresa during their 12 years together at the NYC AIDS charity, A Gift of Love.
Credit: Patrick McMullan/PMC
Also there, Tony’s partner of 50 years, Jim Russo who helped greeting guests including Mary Higgins Clark, Cece Cord, Francine LeFrak and Rick Friedberg, Julie Hayek, Nancy Pearson, Henri Kessler, JD Thompson, Maria Cooper Janis, Joan Benny, Eric Bottcher, Leesa Rowland and Larry Wohl, Cassandra Seidenfeld, Jane Scher, Dr. Calapai, Dr. Kenneth Mark, Arthur Aidala, Michael Cerbelli and Cindy Guyer.
After experiencing a comfortable childhood as an heir to the Cointreau liquor fortune, and a successful career in show business, Tony felt that he needed something more meaningful in his life. This led him to spend twelve years as a dedicated volunteer in Mother Teresa’s hospices in New York and Calcutta, helping more than one hundred people while they went through the process of dying.
The party toasted St. Ritas Refugee Center in the Bronx and Tony paid tribute to the Founder, Sister Jean Marshall,
