Month: November 2022

Even before the ANGRY episode left The Voice of Holland appeared, singerAnouk resigned as a coach and spoke of a “corrupt gang”. A statement that wentdown the wrong way with presenter Martijn Krabbé. “How do you think we allfelt?” he responded to the statement last night Island of Beau.

It is clear that Martijn Krabbé is touched by the words of his formercolleague.

Anouk lifted The Voice of Holland to ‘unprecedented level’

“After the first few years, Anouk has raised that program to an unprecedentedlevel, because of who she is, because of her reputation,” says Krabbé. “Shewas a godsend to the program.”

Although the program benefited from Anouk as a new jury member, she did notalways make it easy for the makers. “She didn’t like the way the program wasput together at all. She thought it was a shitty format. She said, “I’m happyto coach one, but next round you want me to have eight. Do I then have tochoose seven more bruises who can lose weight later?’ Yes, you have to,because that is the format.” Krabbé could laugh about it himself. “But it tookus a lot of effort as a production to keep her a little cheerful.”

Anouk’s statement touches Krabbé

However, Krabbé could not laugh at the statement made by the singer from TheHague in January. Anouk stepped, even before the ANGRY episode left TheVoice of Holland appeared as a coach and called the program a “corrupt gang”in a video message. “How do you think we all felt there?” Krabbé responds.“We’ve laid out the damn red carpet for you for the past six years. What willwe get now? Corrupt gang? Sorry?”

It is the first time that Krabbé reacts to Anouk’s statement. However, henever discussed it one-on-one with Anouk. “That is of no use. And what good isit? She nuanced it a month later, then I think: well, fine.”

Krabbé is ashamed of the abuses in The Voice

It is clear to see that it is difficult for Krabbé to talk about The Voice.“I don’t know what to say. Because everything can go wrong and because I amvery ashamed of it,” he says. In retrospect, Krabbé thinks he should have seenthe abuses. “I could have asked if everyone was ‘safe’. But I had noindication that it wasn’t.” Still, the presenter feels responsible for whathappened. “Apparently it happened on my watch. And if only 1 percent of whatis being said is true, then it is already really disastrous, and very bad andwrong and terrible.”

Krabbé had hoped to say goodbye to TV with a few last words The Voice But hedoesn’t see that happening any time soon. “It is difficult, because there aremany sides to the issue,” he says. “About 200 people worked there. And as faras I can estimate, at least 197 of them are free of any blame. It was theircareer too, their profession, their pride. All of us spent thirteen years inthe trenches, because that’s what it feels like when you have to work reallyhard on something.”

Island of Beau viewers responded well to Krabbé’s interview. “Martijn isvery frank; seems to have reflected heavily on his life and career,” oneviewer tweeted. Another viewer thinks that Krabbe should not be ashamed atall. “It employs 200 people The Voice Think of a large company, you don’tknow everything that is going on there. And you don’t have to.”

Martijn is very frank; seems to have reflected heavily on his life and> career> #isoladibeau>> — Tweetma’s (@tweetma’s) November 27,> 2022

#isoladibeau> Martin has nothing to be ashamed of in my opinion. 200 people work at The> Voice, think of a large company, you don’t know everything that’s going on> there either. And you don’t have to.>> — Floor Janssen (@janssensnuf) November 27,> 2022

Oh @krabbetv, you really> have nothing to be ashamed of. 💗 The possible perpetrators, they should be> ashamed of themselves> #isoladibeau>> — Lianne van Veen (@Liedje87) November 27,> 2022

Monica and Martin…. Beautiful episode again and two beautiful, nice people> ❤️> #IsolaDiBeau>> — Romy⚽️🤘🏼 (@missxromy2) November 27,> 2022

Isola di Beau can be seen every Sunday at 8 p.m. on RTL 4.

The Zillionmadness has not yet subsided when another Flemish film premiered atKinepolis Antwerp on Monday evening. Sons Of Van As: The Cross is the finalpart of the television series that captivated many a VTM viewer for fiveseasons. The film will also be shown to the general public from December 7.

No purple red carpet, semi-erotic dancers or pumping beats like with Zillion,but a yellow cloth, crush barriers with X2O advertising and gigantic rubberducks. The club atmosphere made way for the folksy cyclocross atmosphere, andthe fans who were present really appreciated that.

Following cyclo-cross heroes such as Niels Albert, Erwin Vervecken and BartWellens, Jaak Van Assche, Carry Goossens, Peter Van den Eede and other membersof the cast climbed the stairs towards the cinema complex. Inside they weremet by hordes of fans trying to catch a glimpse of the actors on the gallerywall. Just before 8 pm, the enthusiastic cinemagoers flocked to the fivedifferent (full) halls in which the film was shown for the first time.

Typical Flemish atmosphere

Céline (22) and Kjenta (22) from Sint-Niklaas were on hot coals. “We bothwatched the program. The typical Flemish atmosphere is the programme’s secretweapon, which we hope will be reflected in the film. In any case, we expect afilm full of emotions, both in a positive and negative sense”, laughs Céline.“We just want to turn our minds off and forget all our worries. There itseemed Sons Of Van As ideal for us”, adds Kjenta.

“I have seen all seasons from the first to the last minute. It is one of thebest series of recent years, so the film promises to be just as good,” saysJelle (18). He brought along his comrade Dennis (17), who had never been toSons Of Van As watched. “And yet I am curious. He explained things to me andshowed me some pictures. Besides, we like the same movies. After The Championsit’s our second premiere. We are very curious”, says Jelle.

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And while the duo rushes to the hall, Kyra (16) from Bree hopes to catch aglimpse of Maaike Cafmeyer. “She is one of the reasons we are here. But reallyeveryone is great. The television program was great. Hopefully the movie willnot disappoint. We are happy to be able to attend a premiere sometime. Youkeep staring at your eyes. It’s very special. On to a great movie now,”concludes her mother Kathleen.

“You get what you expect Sons Of Van As”, hear the guests in room eight. Itsounded like music to the ears of those present. The light went out. BenSegers, Peter Thyssen and Tania Kloek appeared on the silver screen. Thetrain, or rather the excavator, had left.

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At Broeklin, the successor to the Uplace shopping centre, nerves are tense.The entrepreneur Bart Verhaeghe, known as chairman of Club Brugge, has wantedto realize a major real estate project in Machelen for years. After thefailure of the planned shopping center Uplace, city planner Alexander D’Hoogheproposed an alternative for the circular economy in 2020 with the ‘work-shopdistrict’ Broeklin. But the city of Vilvoorde and two other parties appealedlast year against the environmental permit that Broeklin received from theFlemish government. Very soon the Council for Licensing Disputes will decideon the future of the project.

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The nervousness about Broeklin can be felt all the way to Place Flagey inIxelles. Since 2005, the headquarters of the non-profit organization BrusselsPhilharmonic, which includes both the former orchestra and the radio choir ofthe VRT, have been located there since 2005. The orchestra rehearses andperforms in the Flagey building. But intendant Gunther Broucke feels inhibitedin his ambitions there. ‘The plans for the future of the Brussels Philharmonicand the Vlaams Radiokoor have grown enormously in the past 15 years,’ saysBroucke. ‘Activities at Flagey have also exploded. That puts a lot of pressureon the infrastructure.’

House for the Arts

The Brussels Philharmonic has therefore been performing in other halls, suchas Bozar, for some time now. But the non-profit organization is looking atanother location: Broeklin. In addition to tailor-made shops and productionspace, the complex in Machelen will include a flexible House for the Arts. Atthe performance, Broucke showed himself as a great advocate of Broeklin.Brussels Philharmonic would use the Center for the Arts ‘for productions andperformances that require an atypical set-up and that require flexiblerehearsal space’.

Broeklin dreams of bringing the Brussels Philharmonic to Machelen. Accordingto Broucke, Verhaeghe made a ‘sporting’ proposal to the Flemish governmentsome time ago. Broeklin wants to pay for the construction of the House for theArts in full itself in exchange for a very long rental guarantee from theFlemish government. Brussels Philharmonic is just one of the potential tenantsof the House for the Arts, Broeklin says. ‘We are absolutely not asking theBrussels Philharmonic to leave Flagey,’ emphasizes Uplace CEO Jan Van Lancker.’We endorse the vision that the orchestra remains in Flagey, but rents extraspace from Broeklin.’

The file is on the table of Flemish Prime Minister Jan Jambon (N-VA). AsMinister of Culture, he must decide on the housing of the BrusselsPhilharmonic, one of the seven Flemish art institutions. Jambon is looking atthe options, he says through his spokesperson. ‘Obviously it isn’t. Broeklinis very expensive. Two positions at the same time seems unrealistic to me.’

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Broeklin is very expensive. Two positions at the same time seems unrealisticto me. “

In the Flemish Parliament, Jambon recently called the continuation of theBrussels Philharmonic in Flagey ‘the most feasible option (…) provided thatthe necessary infrastructural adjustments are made’. The building is in urgentneed of renovations. The non-profit organization Flagey, which operates thebuilding, is negotiating about this with NV Omroepgebouw Flagey, the owner ofthe building. Entrepreneurs Michel Moortgat (Brewery Duvel-Moortgat) andHubert Bonnet jointly bought 70 percent of that NV in 2017. But thenegotiations between the two parties about the division of the investmentsover the next 27 years, amounting to tens of millions of euros, are going veryslowly.

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Jambon said in the Flemish Parliament that the Brussels Philharmonic would geta different home base ‘not impossible in theory’, although that would breakthe long relationship with Flagey and mortgage the anchorage in Brussels.Those involved point out that it is politically very sensitive to remove aFlemish institution, which bears Brussels in its name, from the capital.

The fact that all possible authorities are in the Flagey pool makes thediscussion even more complex. This year, the Flemish Community will grantFlagey an operating grant of 750,000 euros. The French Community and theBrussels Region pay a similar amount, the municipality of Ixelles a third.Flanders gives another 526,000 euros for the accommodation of the BrusselsPhilharmonic. The federal (FPIM), the Flemish (PMV) and the Brussels(Finance&invest.brussels) public investment companies each own 9 percent ofthe NV.

While the Brussels Philharmonic awaits a political decision, Flagey increasesthe pressure on the orchestra. The non-profit organization Flagey will soonhave to conclude a new management agreement with its subsidizing authorities.At the end of October, Gilles Ledure, the director of the non-profitorganization Flagey, demanded in a letter that the Brussels Philharmonicindicate its plans for the future. “If the orchestra wants to move, that isits right,” Ledure told De Tijd. ‘But I need to know. I can’t conclude amanagement agreement if the orchestra doesn’t speak a clear language.’

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Officially, the Brussels Philharmonic does not want to leave Brussels. ‘We arevery happy in Flagey’, says Broucke. ‘We will not be Machelen Philharmonic. Wewill continue to give concerts in Flagey, but we could also rent the hall.’

Ledure does not fear the departure of its main tenant. ‘When the orchestra isgone, something else will come in Flagey. Artistically, I would find that ashame, because the Brussels Philharmonic is an added value for Flagey. Butthere are still orchestras.’

Brussels Philharmonic

Brussels Philharmonic is the continuation of the symphony orchestra that theBelgian public broadcaster (NIR) founded in 1935 and became independent in1998. The non-profit organization Brussels Philharmonic today includes asymphony orchestra, a chamber choir (Flemish Radio Choir) and a youthorchestra. Since 2005, the Brussels Philharmonic has been based in the Flageybuilding in Ixelles. It is one of seven Flemish art institutions, alongsidethe Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen and the AncienneBelgique, among others. From 2023, the Brussels Philharmonic will receive anannual Flemish subsidy of 9.7 million euros.

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Flagey is a culture house on Place Flagey in Ixelles. The non-profitorganization, which operates the former Broadcasting Centre, receivessubsidies from the Flemish and French Communities, the Brussels Region and theMunicipality of Ixelles. The building, an Art Deco-style packet boat, is ownedby NV Omroepgebouw Flagey. Michel Moortgat, the CEO of the Duvel-Moortgatbrewery, bought 46 percent of that company in 2017. The art collector HubertBonnet then acquired 25 percent of the shares. The federal (FPIM), the Flemish(PMV) and the Brussels (Finance&invest.brussels) public investment companieseach own 9 percent. The remaining 2 percent is held by the bank BNP Paribas

TVThe 67 employees that the VRT wants to fire are gradually getting a face.Reporter Annick Ruyts, for example, shares on her Facebook page that thepublic broadcaster has kicked her out, notably on her birthday. Phara deAguirre (61) describes on Twitter that the excitement among colleagues isgreat.

Last week it was announced that the public broadcaster will lay off 67employees. This measure is part of the transformation plan approved by theboard of directors of VRT. One and Canvas are the hardest hit, several tradeunionists say. Those who lose their job received an invitation for aninterview with HR at the beginning of this week. “Bijltjesdag at VRT”, writesDe Aguirre about it. “In one corridor tears for colleagues who have received ameeting request, in the other corridor relief for colleagues who have notreceived it. The number 67 gets faces. Many faces of nice colleagues.”

Annick Ruyts, among others, announced on social media that she was fired:“Nice birthday present from the VRT. After 33 years…” Ruyts made the reportseries ‘Boundless Love’ and ‘We are from Belgium’ for the public broadcaster.Her last position at the VRT was that of editor-in-chief for the Canvasprogram ‘Only Elvis continues to exist’.

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Yesterday and today, the management of the VRT sent e-mails to the peopleinvolved with an invitation to discuss their dismissal, Carlos Van Hoeymissenof ACV and Wies Descheemaeker of ACOD confirm. The talks will take place thenext day, so on Tuesday and Wednesday, they say. Both also admit that One andCanvas are the hardest hit in proportion.

“We are in the process of implementing the transformation plan,” confirms VRTspokesman Bob Vermeir. In that context, talks are being held with theemployees who are forced to leave. The spokesperson emphasizes that there is“a wide package of support measures”, such as outplacement, guidance and, ifnecessary, psychological support. “But of course it remains a difficultmessage” for those involved.

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ACOD member Descheemaeker speaks of “one of the darkest days in the history ofthe VRT. The public broadcaster is affected in the heart and soul by thedismissal of colleagues,” says the trade unionist. According to him, theunions are still considering whether further actions will follow.

The public broadcaster has to cut costs from the Flemish government. In thecourse of the 2020-2025 management agreement, the broadcaster muststructurally use 25.1 million euros less public funds. CEO Frederik Delaplacepresented a first version of the transformation plan in April, which wasapproved by the board of directors last week after adjustments. In addition tothe forced redundancies, it also includes not replacing fifty natural outflowsand outsourcing the production of ‘Thuis’. The soap will be produced byproduction house Eyeworks from the beginning of next year.

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The plan for Aaron Carter’s cremated remains has been revealed by his family.

The late singer’s mother, Jane Carter, said the family will gather this springto scatter his ashes in the waters off the Florida Keys in his home state ofFlorida. She told TMZ that Aaron’s remains will be mixed with those of hissister Leslie, who died in 2012. Angel Carter Conrad — Aaron’s twin sister —was given Aaron’s remains after he was cremated following his Nov. 5 dead.

Jane, also mom to Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter, went on to reveal thatsome of the ashes from both Aaron and Leslie will also be kept and buried withher when she eventually dies.

As for the ash scattering ceremony, Jane said that Aaron’s on-again, off-againfiancée Melanie Martin —with whom he shared a 1-year-old son, Prince — willnot be invited to participate. She also revealed that singer Lance Bass, whohas said he viewed Aaron as a “little brother,” extended an offer to theCarter family to hold a memorial for Aaron at his LA home. However, the familypaused immediate plans for a memorial because they’ve been getting deaththreats since Aaron’s death.

Aaron, who struggled with addiction and mental illness, had an up and downrelationship with his family — who starred in the reality show House ofCarters. In recent years, he was estranged from both Nick and Angel, whosought restraining orders against Aaron in 2019. As for Jane — who was namedas the informant of Aaron’s death certificate — she told the outlet she andAaron texted in the days before he died. She said one text from him asked howthe family was doing in Florida.

Carter was found dead, reportedly in his bathtub, on Nov. 5. While YahooEntertainment confirmed then that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Departmentfound the singer’s body at his home in Lancaster, Calif., his cause of deathhas yet to be determined pending toxicology tests.

Despite that, the Los Angeles Times and TMZ reported in the days after the34-year-old died, that police had discovered evidence of compressed aircanisters and medications used in the bedroom and bathroom Carter. The”Aaron’s Party” singer had been open about having struggled huffing during histroubled life.

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Last week, Aaron’s manager Taylor Helgeson responded to criticism that hedidn’t do enough for Aaron amid his addictions to drugs and alcohol in aninterview with Yahoo.

“It seems like people are more upset that we didn’t publicly expose him. Whywould you do that? To somebody you care about? If you really want to helpthem, you talk in private,” Helgeson said. “Aaron had real friends, realfamily. We talked much in private. We did a lot of work.”

He said that Aaron’s team was trying to help him behind the scenes, includingtaking him to rehab in 2017.

“We know what we tried. We know what we did. I sleep easy at night knowing Itried my best for my friend until he died,” Helgeson said. “And if it was acartoon and we could have tied him to the ground and dragged him to thetreatment center, then we would’ve done that. But it’s not, it’s real life.And there’s a helplessness that comes with watching somebody go throughaddiction.”

After Aaron’s death, Nick sobbed during a tribute to him during a BackstreetBoys concert in London. On social media, he wrote, “I will miss my brothermore than anyone will ever know.”

Angel wrote that she loved her twin “beyond measure… I have so many memoriesof you and I, and I promise to cherish them. I know you’re at peace now.”

Martin, who wasn’t with Aaron when he died, said her “heart is completelybroken … I knew he was struggling, and I tried everything to help him. He hasa very independent and strong personality, and I couldn’t help him in the wayI felt he needed it.” The couple had lost custody of their baby boy amid theirturbulent relationship, and the child was being raised by Martin’s mother.

Kanye West’s first extended interview since his meeting with former PresidentDonald Trump at Mar-a-Lago last week lasted about 20 minutes.

The artist now known as Ye stormed out of a sit-down with the reactionarysocial-media performer Tim Pool, after the host lightly pushed back on Ye’smeandering, paranoid, and yet largely uninterrupted antisemitic rant thatopened the show.

During that 20-minute stretch, West offered a sprawling, aggrieved commentaryrailing against those he believes had harmed him, including but not limitedto: a designer at Adidas who Ye is convinced was a CIA and somehow also a“Zionist” plant; Jamie Dimon; Hollywood executives; the Gap; his formertrainer and also, in Ye’s mind a Canadian deep-state agent; and, of course,the fictional Jewish cabal in charge of both banking and media. “It was like_American History X_ , like my head was on the side of the curb, and the exactpeople that I called out kick my head,” said Ye. The rapper also appeared toback Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving, who similarly posted antisemiticmaterial, and talked about the true “bloodlines” of Black people.

“Rahm Emanuel was right next to Obama, and then Jared Kushner was right nextto Trump,” Ye added, ending with a “da-da!” musical flourish to punctuate hisantisemitic talking point about Jews being puppet masters.

During a brief pause in his near-monologue, Pool told Ye, “I think they’vebeen extremely unfair to you.” When asked by Ye to clarify who he meant by“they,” Pool replied: “The corporate press.” That didn’t satisfy Ye. “Who’s’they,’ though?” he shot back. As Pool stammered, one of the evening’s otherguests chimed in: Nick Fuentes, the 23-year-old white nationalist andHolocaust denier, who had taken on an undefined role in Ye’s largelytheoretical 2024 presidential campaign. “It’s them, though, isn’t it?” Fuentessaid, again referring to Jewish people.

Evidently, because Pool refused to play into one of the oldest antisemitictropes around, Ye considered it a bridge too far. Before Pool could getanother word in edgewise, West rose from out of his chair and silently marchedout of the studio.

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Fuentes left as well, as did the evening’s third guest, Milo Yiannopoulos, thefar-right troll and former Breitbart tech editor who was drummed out of theconservative movement in 2016 for his seemingly blithe attitude towardsrelations between adult males and minors.

Like Fuentes, Yiannopoulos also joined Ye’s campaign team in some capacity.Earlier in the show, he’d praised Fuentes to the hilt, calling theCharlottesville marcher, “Stop the Steal” pusher, and pro-Hitler pundit the“most extraordinary, brilliant political commentator of his generation.”Yiannopolous at times has claimed Jewish lineage himself, but that self-identification has apparently been dropped after he tumbled farther to thefringes of the conservative media ecosystem, along with an insistence thathe’d cured himself of his homosexuality and posted threats about harminganother far right personalities dog. Yiannopoulos did not immediately respondto The Daily Beast’s request for comment.

In between Ye’s rambling, the trio did provide some new information. The mealwith Trump originally was scheduled to take place in October, but the formerpresident postponed it after announcing his own 2024 run. During that sametime period, Ye was involved in a series of bizarre public appearances andbegan making more explicitly antisemitic statements, including a tweetedpromise to go “death con 3” on “JEWISH PEOPLE,” and blaming the “Jewish media”and “ Jewish Zionists” for his troubles. Though it didn’t make the final cut,he also implied during an interview with Tucker Carlson that fictionalchildren were being placed in his home.

Whether those incidents gave Trump reason to delay their meeting, West didn’tsay. He brought Fuentes along with him because, “He was rolling with me,” saidYe. “I was impressed with Nick. And I was like, just come to the dinner.”Yiannopoulos was also in favor of Fuentes’ presence at the meal. “He’s beentreated just about as badly as anybody,” he said. “So I thought he deserved tobe in the room too.”

Pool made his name in conservative media by bringing in similarly far-rightfigures and whitewashing their extremist beliefs before an audience ofmillions, as The Daily Beast previously reported. As recently as last week,Pool hosted a pundit affiliated with the hard-right Groyper movement, whichFuentes ostensibly leads. At no point during their conversation did he mentionhis guest’s prior extreme rhetoric, and at times he seemed to agree withhim. On Mondaynight, some of Pool’s viewers on YouTube shared their own anti-Semiticbeliefs.

How ‘Coward and Phony’ Tim Pool Became One of the Biggest Political YouTuberson the Planet

Though Pool pushed back more on Monday than he normally does—and after Ye andhis campaign staff walked out in a huff, Pool did forcefully denounce anti-Semitism on air—he still tried to find common ground. “Nick, they call you awhite supremacist,” he said, addressing Fuentes. But “you’re here working withor for, you know, one of the most powerful Black men.” (Pool did notimmediately respond to The Daily Beast’s request for comment.)

Apparently the tweeted announcement Pool made earlier Monday about Ye,Yiannopoulos, and Fuentes’ appearance had spurred some of Pool’s “goodconservative friends,” as he put it, to reach out, telling him that givingunreconstructed bigots a platform as big as his was a mistake. “Tim, don’thave these people on. They’re bad people,” Pool claimed he was told.

From Pool’s point of view, though, the show served its purpose, partly becausethe trio refused to engage in a lengthy debate and unpack their beliefs forthe scheduled two-hour broadcast.

“I think you should all invite them on,” Pool insisted. “I think if anythingis bad for their ideas, it’s exactly what just happened.”

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Will Smith says “a craze that had been bottled for a really long time” cameout on Oscars night.

The actor — who infamously slapped presenter Chris Rock mid-show — continueshis Emancipation press tour, which has become a redemption tour. On Monday,he had his first late-night interview since the incident with Trevor Noah on_The Daily Show._

“I’ve been away,” Smith quipped at the start of the interview. “What you allbeen doin’?”

Smith said he has “no independent recollection” of the night, which saw himstorm the stage to hit Rock and then curse him out from his seat. The actor,triggered by a joke made about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair, went on towin a Best Actor Oscar that night for King Richard.

“That was a horrific night, as you can imagine,” Smith went on to say.”There’s many nuances and complexities to it, but at the end of the day, Ijust — I lost it, you know? And I guess what I would say, you just never knowwhat somebody’s going through. In the audience right now, you are sitting nextto strangers, and somebody’s mother died last week. Somebody’s child is sick.Somebody just lost their job. Somebody just found out their spouse cheated.”

He continued, “There’s all these things, and they’re strangers, and you justdon’t know what is going on with people. And I was going through somethingthat night. Not that that justifies my behavior at all. You are asking , whatdid I learn, and it is that we just got to be nice to each other, man. Youknow? It’s hard.”

Smith said “the thing that was most painful” for him is that “I took my hardand made it hard for other people. I understood the idea when they say hurtpeople hurt people.”

Noah, who said he knows both Smith and Rock, talked about how Smith wrote inhis 2021 book about always being afraid of conflict — from the time when hewas a boy and he witnessed his father abuse his mother. Noah suggested that itwas Smith standing up for the wrong thing at the wrong time.

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“It was a lot of things,” Smith replied. “It was the little boy that watchedhis father beat up his mother. All of that just bubbled up in that moment. Ijust — that’s not who I want to be.”

Noah said, in his opinion, Smith made a mistake — as Smith blotted his eyeswith a tissue and said, “Now I’m crying for real” — but also made clear whatSmith did was “f***ed up.”

“I understand how shocking that was for people,” Smith said. As for himself,”I was gone. That was a rage that had been bottled for a really long time.”

Smith went on to tell a story about his 9-year-old nephew being at his houseon Oscars night and watching the telecast.

“He’s the sweetest little boy,” he said. “We came home and … he had stayed uplate to see his Uncle Will. We are sitting in my kitchen and he is on my lapand he is holding the Oscar and he is just like, ‘Why did you hit that man,Uncle Will?'” Smith began to tear up again. “It was a mess,” he said, wipinghis eyes. “I don’t want to go too far into it to give people more tomisunderstand.”

He then turned the conversation to Emancipation calling it director AntoineFuqua’s “masterpiece,” and saying it’s hard to see his person drama overshadowthe project.

“I hope their work will be honored and not be tainted based on a horrificdecision on my part,” Smith said.

Noah told Smith he hopes that he doesn’t stay hidden forever as a result ofthe incident. He urged him not to bottle up his feelings, and to embrace thathe’s not perfect. “You’re Will Smith, man,” Noah told him. “We love you.”

“That was one of the big things for me over this last couple of months,” Smithsaid in conclusion, “that I had to forgive myself for being human. And it’slike trust me — there is nobody that hates the fact that I’ m human more thanme. Finding that space for myself for myself within myself to be human. I’vealways wanted to be Superman… I had to humble down and realize I’m a flawedhuman…”

Smith resigned from the Academy after the March 27 incident and wassubsequently banned from attending the Oscars for 10 years. However, he’sstill eligible to be nominated for Best Actor for Emancipation. That movie —about an enslaved man who risks his life for his family and freedom — comes

La primera maniobra que activó las alarmas de los inspectores, que iniciaronla investigación en mayo del año pasado, fue la supuesta inflación en cerca deuna cuarentena de operaciones de los precios de mercado de sus jugadores parasacar más beneficio en su posterior venta. In November of 2021, la Guardia diFinanza realizó el primer registro en la sede del club. En la primera listade sospechosos se encontraban el presidente Andrea Agnelli, el adjunto PavelNedved, el jefe del área de finanzas Stefano Cerrato y tres ex ejecutivos quetrabajaban en la Juventus en el momento de los supuestos hechos: FabioParatici, Marco Re y Stefano Bertola.

NEW YORK — Adam Sandler is the guy you want at every awards show.

As Monday’s Gotham Awards lurched toward its third hour, the comedian gave thestar-studded crowd a much-needed jolt as he accepted a career tribute trophyin typically uproarious fashion.

“I told my daughters Sadie and Sunny, who are 16 and 14, that I didn’t write aspeech and they said phrases like, ‘Rude’ and ‘You’re mean,’ ” Sandler jokedas it took at the stage at Cipriani Wall Street. “They were like, ‘Can wewrite your speech so you’ve got something to say?’ I said, ‘Absolutely.’ “

‘ It was bleeding all over’: Adam Sandler explains bedroom mishap that ledto bruised face

Sandler, 56, then put on a gravelly Southern accent as he claimed to read aletter from his daughters to the Gothams, thanking voters for “giving ourdaddy, Mr. Adam Sandler, this prestigious lifetime, all-time, primetimeachievement tribute award .”

“It means a lot to him, seeing as most of his awards are shaped like popcornbuckets or fake mini-Oscars that say ‘Father of the Year,’ which he sadlypurchased himself,” he continued.

The actor took a playful jab at Ben Stiller, who was also in attendance. LikeSandler, Stiller became a household name in the late ’90s and early 2000sthanks to a string of hit comedies.

“While daddy is with you tonight, we’re doing everything we’re not allowed todo when daddy is home, like eat his Yodels, try on his Spanx or – dare we say– laugh out loud at Ben Stiller movies,” Sandler said. “The last time daddycaught us chuckling away at the ‘Meet the Parents’ trilogy, he immediatelystormed into the room he calls ‘The Screaming Room,’ which we just call theshower, and bellowed out the phrase, ‘Only the Sandman makes people laugh!(Expletive) every other comedian!’ “

Sandler is back in the awards race this season with Netflix basketball drama”Hustle,” after winning National Board of Review’s best actor prize for 2019’s”Uncut Gems.” During his eight-minute speech at the Gothams, he referencedmany of his most beloved funny movies, including “Billy Madison,” “HappyGilmore” and “The Wedding Singer.”

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“Daddy’s silly film career began in 1988, formed by two guiding principles:People in prison need movies, too, and TBS needs content to show between allthem (expletive) basketball games,” Sandler said.

‘ Everything Everywhere All at Once’ is an emotional gut punch about queererasure, acceptance

‘The Woman King’ director, Sidney Poitier, Michelle Williams also honored

Sandler was one of numerous big names to receive tributes at Monday’s Gothams,including “The Woman King” director Gina Prince-Bythewood and the late SidneyPoitier, whose family accepted an award on his behalf. “The Fabelmans” actressMichelle Williams also received a career tribute honor, which was given to herby co-star Paul Dano.

Dano stepped in to present the award to Williams after “Fabelmans” directorSteven Spielberg tested positive for COVID. Williams, meanwhile, used herspeech to pay tribute to her “Dawson’s Creek” co-star Mary Beth Piel, whobecame a mother figure of sorts to her when she was “an emancipated minor” at16.

“Honestly, I was barely even a Michelle. I had just gotten people to stopcalling me Shelly,” Williams recalled. “But now I was Mary Beth’s girl. Andthat made me a somebody.”

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ wins for best feature

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” dominated this year’s Gothams with twomajor wins, for best feature and best supporting performance for Ke Huy Quan.A24’s multigenerational multiverse comedy marks a much welcome comeback forQuan, 51, who broke out as a child star in ’80s action adventures “IndianaJones and the Temple of Doom” and “The Goonies.”

“This time last year, all I was hoping for was just a job,” Quan said throughtears.”And just when I think that it can’t get any better, it does.”

Kate Blanchett says ‘Tár’ is her ‘hardest film’ to talk about. It couldalso win her a third Oscar.

Daniel Scheinert, left, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, Jonathan Wang and DanielKwan pose with awards for

A-listers such as Jennifer Lawrence, Julianne Moore and Lupita Nyong’o turnedout for the 32nd annual Gothams, which recognize independent films and series.The full list of winners:

Gotham Awards winner 2022

best feature: “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Outstanding lead performance: Danielle Deadwyler, “Till”

Outstanding supporting performance: Ke Huy Quan, “Everything EverywhereAll at Once”

Best screen play: “Tar”

Best Documentary Feature: “All Those Breathes”

Best international features: “Happening”

Breakthrough director award: Charlotte Wells, “Aftersun”

Breakthrough Performer: Gracija Filipovic, “Murina”

Best breakthrough series (long form): “Pachinko”

Best breakthrough series (short form): “Mo”

Best breakthrough series (non-fiction): “We Need to Talk About Cosby”

Outstanding performance in a new series: Ben Whishaw, “This is Going toHurt”

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Adam Sandler hilariouslyaccepts Gotham award with daughters ‘ letter

“Remember my name, fame!” These are the words that made singer and actressIrene Cara, who died last weekend at the age of 63, world famous in one fellswoop. Her music career stalled on that 1980 song and hit _Flash dance … WhatA Feeling. _But both hits were so big that her name will be remembered inmusic history.

Cara was close to being nothing more than a dancer in Fame. When producershear her voice, it is immediately clear that the female lead of the iconicmusical film can only go to one person: Irene Cara. The makers are so surethat they rewrite the film for her. So she eventually gets the role of CocoHernandez and sings the songs Fame and Out Here On My Own in the movie.

Resulting in great success. The number Fame , written by Michael Gore andDean Pitchford, becomes a big hit that has a long life. If two years after therelease of the film in 1982, a series is made that serves as a sequel, it willbe Fame also used for that soundtrack. And again the song rockets into thecharts of Europe.

Both Fame if Out Here On My Own are nominated for an Oscar for BestSoundtrack Song in 1981. It is the first time in the history of the filmawards that two songs from the same film by the same artist receive anomination. In the end, Cara wins the figurine with Fame.

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Flash dance… What A Feeling

After the success of Fame Cara focuses more on her acting career. Sheappears in such films as Sisters, sisters and Kill ’em Softly.

In 1983 Cara reached the peak of her musical career. She is then approached bydirector Adrien Lyne to co-write the soundtrack for the film _Flash dance._Cara is shown the final scene of the film and asked if she would like to singthe song, which still has no lyrics. “I said I would only do it if I couldalso co-write the song. They agreed and the rest is history,” she says in aninterview in 2018.

Cara enters the studio with producer Giorgio Moroder (best known for his workwith Donna Summer) and songwriter Keith Forsey. The number will be on paperwithin about four hours.

In the end, Cara doesn’t just meddle with the text of Flash dance … What AFeeling, but also with the melody. “I sang the melody the way I thought itshould sound. Giorgio is a fantastic composer, but he’s not a singer. Singershave to interpret the music with their own way of singing. And then sometimesyou have to adjust the melody a bit.”

The song became a number 1 hit in many parts of the world, including theUnited States. In 1983, Cara again won the Oscar for best soundtrack song.Years later it is Flash dance … What A Feeling still popular: the song hasamassed around 400 million streams on Spotify in various versions.

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Problems with record company

Unfortunately, Cara does not really enjoy her success. While the whole worldon _Flash dance … What A Feeling _dances, Cara is involved in a bitter battlewith her record company. “Outwardly things couldn’t seem to get any better,but at the same time I was busy suing my record company. Everything wasfalling apart and I had to pretend everything was going well.”

RSO Records, where Cara was signed at the time, is in dire straits when Caraachieves success. Many artists leave the label, but the singer gets no helpfrom her management or a lawyer. Cara on that in 2018: “I scored two of thebiggest hits of the decade and I didn’t get a dime.”

When Cara proceeds to sue the record executive, she becomes a persona nongrata in the music industry. Other record labels are warned, because Carawould be difficult to work with. As a result, she does not get the chance tobuild on her success and a new album is not released until 1987. She does actwith more regularity, but there are no really big successes there either.

Although it has remained with a few hits for Cara, she has two timelessclassics to her name. The singer, who rolled into the entertainment industryat a very young age through her parents, was especially happy for them withwhat she has achieved. “It was their dream for me and I fulfilled it.”