Sacha Baron Cohen has delivered a powerful speech on stopping hate and bigotry while being honoured at an Anti-Defamation League Summit on Anti-Semitism and Hate, and quite frankly it may just be his best work yet. The comedian – who appeared as himself (not Borat or Bruno!) – spoke about how the social media and…
Kim, Rihanna and Yara Ask Texas Governor to Stop Execution of Death Row Inmate
Kim Kardashian West, Yara Shahidi and Rihanna have joined over 2 million people in calling for the Governor of Texas to stop the execution of a man on death row. 51-year-old Rodney Reed is due to face execution on November 20 after being convicted of raping and murdering Stacey Stites back in 1996 – but he has…
We Know the Tabloids Are Rubbish so Why Do We Still Buy Them?
Prince Harry is looking serious on the cover of a magazine. In big, bold letters, it reads “DIVORCE SHOCK! HARRY CALLS IN THE LAWYERS!” To the right, there’s another magazine also featuring the young royal. This time, he and Meghan are pictured together, smiling. In big bold letters, it reads “WE’RE ADOPTING TWIN GIRLS.” Both magazines were…
You’re Not Alone: 10 Stars Shining A Light On Endometriosis
You’ve probably seen the footage of Sophie Monk by now. The one of her lying on a hospital bed wearing an oxygen mask (and somehow still looking gorgeous btw) with a doctor by her side saying “we did find some endometriosis, but not a lot.” Soph is one of close to 200 million women worldwide affected by…
The Petition (And the Unfair Law) Tara Moss Wants You to Know About
Author and rape survivor Tara Moss is using her platform to draw attention to a law so outrageous, it’s hard to believe it even exists. Right now, in Tasmania and the Northern Territory, no one can reveal the identity of a survivor of sexual assault, even if the survivor agrees to it. What it means is…
What Pharrell’s “Angelic Energy” Post is All About
Pharrell posted this beautiful pic on his Twitter today with the caption “angelic energy.” So, what’s it all about? angelic energy pic.twitter.com/G6Bfr9jJIt — Pharrell Williams (@Pharrell) October 22, 2018 It turns out the superstar was at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles charity event on the weekend. He’s pictured on stage, just moments after singing hit song “Happy” and dancing around with…
Kindness and Purpose: The Young Royals Nailing It.
With Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepping into Sydney this morning (insert squeal) and announcing a royal baby on the way (double squeal) AND, most of us still not-so-quietly obsessing over Princess Eugenie’s SPEC-TAC-ULAR wedding, it’s safe to say royal fever is pretty high right now. So of course, we’re jumping on the royal bandwagon. But…
On The Red Carpet: Cast of Ladies In Black
LADIES IN BLACK Rated PG 120 minutes NOW SHOWING Easily the best Australian film of the year so far. Take a trip back in time to 1950s Sydney in Ladies in Black. It’s the appropriately relevant story of a young girl, working in a city department store around a fanciful staff who are supportive of each other…
Q&A with Crazy Rich Asians Actor Remy Hii
Not afraid to admit I cried my eyes out multiple times in Crazy Rich Asians! It’s already a massive global box office bonanza while significantly, the first prominent all Asian ensemble in a Hollywood project since last century’s Joy Luck Club (1993). Australian actor and NIDA graduate Remy Hii who plays party boy Alistair Cheng in the film is deserving of all…
Ryan Reynolds, Maggie Gyllenhaal & More: My Name is Mirian
Below is the full video for #MyNameIsMirian as read out by a number of Hollywood celebrities who are calling for an end to Trump’s family separation policy:
5 Things We Can Learn From Sexual Assault Survivor Terry Crews
Today, a 49-year-old, 6-foot-3, muscular, African American man sat in front of a bunch of important people in the US and told his story of surviving sexual assault. It was told to support a bill, giving more protection to survivors in the US. But it’s a story we all need to hear, because, yes, sexual…
Celebs Get Ugly for Wilderness Campaign
Hollywood stars are getting their ugly on and it’s all for a good cause! Full video below: Cate Blanchett, Rosario Dawson and Joel Edgerton are part of The Wilderness Society’s #SaveUgly campaign, starring in a short musical comedy about all those creatures that don’t get any attention. The ones that aren’t cute, cuddly or well-known, but are still…
Russell Crowe and John Oliver Help Save Koalas From Chlamydia
Just when you thought Russell Crowe‘s ‘Art of Divorce’ auction couldn’t possibly get any better, IT DOES! Not only did ‘Last Week Tonight’ host John Oliver buy a bunch of his stuff (like the jockstrap from Cinderella Man and a vest from Les Mis) for one of the last remaining Blockbuster video stores in Alaska…now we’ve learned that the money Russell received…
Celebrities, Gossip, Lies, and the Right to Privacy
Aussie star Russell Crowe is on the cover of a magazine. His smiling face is next to another smiling face, media personality Fifi Box. And then the words, in big, bold, can’t-miss-it-from-10-miles-away, giant letters “WE’RE SO IN LOVE!” (Just a few weeks earlier he was “TOGETHER AT LAST” with Delta Goodrem. And a while before…
Paul Walker’s Foundation Targeted By Thieves
It’s hard to believe anyone could ever steal from charities or non-profit organisations, right? Unfortunately, it does happen. Reach Out World Wide (ROWW), an organisation started by the late Fast & Furious star Paul Walker, was recently targeted when thieves took off with one of their trailers full of equipment and tools. Police did eventually find it,…
Shaggy Raises $100 million for Kids Hospital
A post shared by WATA (@officialwata) on Feb 1, 2018 at 2:16pm PST To most of us, he’s Shaggy, Mr Boombastic, the international reggae star. But behind the charming, playful persona, he’s also Orville Burrell, the amazing guy who’s changing the lives of thousands of people in his home country of Jamaica. His most recent mission? To raise some…
Ellen’s WILD birthday gift from Portia
Yep, Portia. You nailed it! For her 60th birthday, Ellen received a new foundation – the Ellen DeGeneres Wildlife Fund – and the organisation’s first project is to house a gorilla conservation centre in Rwanda. It’s all thanks to wife Portia De Rossi who came up with the idea: “It’s your 60th birthday and this gift had to…
Hollywood continues Elizabeth Taylor’s AIDS mission
Imagine if 1 million people didn’t have to die from HIV/AIDS each year. Imagine if the disease could be stopped, even in the most remote communities of the world, in our lifetime. Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor had those same thoughts, and thanks to her foundation, family and some famous faces, her epic mission to cure the world of HIV/AIDS…