Back in late October I presented a list of so-called ” celebrities ” who vowed to leave the country if Donald Trump won the election. Although many of the “celebrity” names will be unfamiliar to most Americans, it is now the new year and it’s time to check back to see if any of them have bid goodbye.
Month: January 2017
MASH star William Christopher dies aged 84
His death was confirmed by William’s agent who said he passed away at 5.10am and his wife Barbara Christopher was with him at the time. He was diagnosed with small cell carcinoma over a year ago and was moved to a hospice at the beginning of this week.
Queen Elizabeth II to miss church due to ‘heavy cold’
Queen Elizabeth II will not be well enough to attend the traditional New Year church service because of a lingering cold, Buckingham Palace said Sunday The palace said the queen “does not yet feel ready to attend church as she is still recuperating from a heavy cold.” The 90-year-old monarch had earlier delayed her departure for her rural estate in Norfolk for the Christmas holidays because both she and her husband Prince Philip were suffering from colds.
Thousands plan to greet new year with NC ocean plunge
About 7,000 people are expected to go for an ocean swim on New Year’s Day at the North Carolina coast. The Daily News of Jacksonville reports the beach in Surf City with be packed Sunday with people enjoying family activities including performers like belly dancers, acrobats and puppets.
Benedict Cumberbatch drops clues that this will be his… 1
As the new series of Sherlock is set to hit our screens tonight at 8.30pm on BBC One, actor Benedict Cumberbatch has hinted it might be his last outing as Conan Doyle’s famous detective. The 40-year-old actor, who has hit it big in Hollywood since first playing Sherlock Holmes, has hinted that it’s time for a change.
Mariah Carey shrugs off technical problems in New Year’s Eve live show
Pop diva Mariah Carey has attempted to shrug off a disastrous New Year’s Eve performance after suffering mishaps in front of millions of fans. Pop diva Mariah Carey has attempted to shrug off a disastrous New Year’s Eve performance after suffering mishaps in front of millions of fans.
Dear Abby
DEAR READERS: It’s 2017! A new year has arrived, bringing with it our chance for a new beginning. Today is the day we have an opportunity to discard destructive old habits for healthy new ones, and with that in mind, I will share Dear Abby’s often-requested list of New Year’s Resolutions — which were adapted by my late mother, Pauline Phillips, from the original credo of Al-Anon: JUST FOR TODAY: I will live through THIS DAY ONLY.
Iconic Hollywood sign vandalized to say ‘Hollyweed’
Registration will allow you to post comments on timesunion.com and create a timesunion.com Subscriber Portal account for you to manage subscriptions and email preferences. The vandalization of the Hollywood Hills landmark happened either late last night on New Year’s Eve or early this morning.
Mariah Carey Suffers New Year’s Eve Lip Sync Fail
Mariah Carey performs at the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, in New York. When Ryan Seacrest called Mariah Carey’s name on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” Saturday night, the crowd went wild for her highly anticipated performance.
‘M.A.S.H.’ star William Christopher dies at 84
Christopher’s agent Robert Malcom said the actor died at 5:10 a.m. Saturday at his home in Pasadena, California. He tells The Associated Press that Christopher’s wife says her husband died peacefully.
Mariah Carey bungles her Times Square show, stops singing
Mariah Carey performs at the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, in New York. Mariah Carey performs at the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, in New York.
Coming together of Opposition not a threat to government: Naidu
Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu feels that the coming together of the Opposition on the demonetisation issue is a non-starter and not a threat to the Bharatiya Janata Party led government and rules out any real political realignment before the next Lok Sabha elections. He also says that this grouping up of opposition parties, which are “jealous” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity, is opportunistic and will not succeed.
Blake Shelton Serenades Audience With ‘A Guy With A Girl’ At NYE Celebration
If 2017 is as amazing as Blake Shelton’s live performance, we’ve got nothing to worry about! The country crooner rocked the stage at Carson Daly’s NYE event with his hit single, ‘A Guy With A Girl.’ Read all about the epic show, right here! Topping off 2016 with a serious BANG, Blake Shelton , 40, made the entire state of California shake with his ground-breaking performance! If there’s anyone who knows how to party on a night like New Years Eve, it’s the beer-drinking, guitar-playing, rock n roll-loving hunk! The country crooner’s performance of “A Guy With A Girl” from Los Angeles was broadcast to Times Square where Carson Daly and Mel B were hosting an epic NYE bash.
‘Drunk Don Lemon’ steals the New Year’s Eve show once again as he…
‘Mariah Carey just summed up 2016!’ Diva botches New Year’s Eve lip-sync performance and STORMS OFF Times Square stage while crying into mic: ‘I wanted a holiday too.
2016 review: Some good-news stories that punctured the gloom
IN so many respects, 2016 was such an avalanche of bad news that it made you want to sell up and retire to a remote island with no TV or phone reception. The bad news doesn’t need rehearsing here.
Mariah Carey’s New Year’s Eve performance? ‘It just don’t get any bettah’
Watch out, West Coast: Mariah Carey’s New Year’s Eve debacle may be headed this way on tape delay, and it ain’t pretty. There were, ahem, technical difficulties.
Calum Scott’s whirlwind 2016 of record-breaking, TV… 1
Release the biggest selling single by a breakthrough artist. Check. Sign a three-album deal with a major record company.
Camerapersonat Alamo Drafthouse at the Ritz
This doc concerns the responsibilities a documentarian has to her subject. While hearing testimonies from a genocide’s survivors or watching a little Bosnian toddler lurch perilously for an axe, what duties does an observer have? Johnson doesn’t purport to have the answers, but instead shows us that probing the questions and the morality is an … (more)
Happy New Year: Watch Don Lemon Get His Ear Pierced Live on TV…
The CNN newsman got his ear pierced on live TV this evening, for some reason. He had a shot beforehand, however.
Fawlty Towers Live: All-Australian cast honouring British comedic genius
The show, which opened in Brisbane on Thursday, with an all-Australian cast is a fitting tribute to the classic television series, especially to the late Andrew Sachs. Syd Brisbane loved watching Andrew Sachs as Manuel in the original Fawlty Towers TV series and believes the show is a fitting tribute to the late British comedy clown.
Culture minister says campaign for reparation will continue
Minister of Culture, Gender Affairs, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange says the Government will not back down on its campaign for reparation for the injustices of slavery. “The policy direction is clear, and we will continue to see through campaigns and initiatives being undertaken by the National Council on Reparation strategic steps towards honouring our foreparents,” she adds.
Ambassador Theatre comes alive with Christmas Joy In The Bass
Residents of Trench Town filled the Ambassador Theatre for worship, praise and comedy at the Christmas Joy in the Bass, hosted by Joy Town Community Development Foundation, on Wednesday night. Chosen Generation from opening act Anishca Judah – accompanied by her praise team – resounded throughout the community from the roofless building, which has remained the landmark for talent shows of yesteryear which unearthed many of today’s world famous performers.
Ryan Seacrest gets stuck in Times Square elevator, rescued
In this Dec. 9, 2016 file photo, Ryan Seacrest attends Z100’s iHeartRadio Jingle Ball at Madison Square Garden in New York. Seacrest says he and about five other people got stuck in a Times Square elevator before an appearance on ABC’s “Good Morning America” and were rescued by firefighters.
CNN’s Don Lemon Gets Ear Pierced Live During New Year’s Eve Coverage
CNN anchor Don Lemon got his left ear pierced as part of the network’s New Year’s Eve coverage on Saturday night. Reporting live from a bar in New Orleans, Lemon teased earlier in the broadcast that he would get a tattoo or piercing by night’s end.
Mariah Carey botches New Year’s Eve bash at Times Square
Mariah Carey floundered during her New Year’s Eve performance, lip syncing her biggest hits and blaming a laundry list of technical malfunctions before the ball dropped at Times Square. Her team of male dancers carried on with their routine moving around the 46-year-old pop star in a glittering nude leotard with fishnet stockings.
Get this! ‘Sherlock’ star Benedict Cumberbatch is related to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
That’s elementary, according to genealogy website Ancestry.com. Cumberbatch is distantly related to author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who created the brilliant but quirky sleuth some 130 years ago, the website said on Sunday.
Radio favorite Mitch Fatel at Comix
Mitch Fatel makes his way to Comix at Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino for four shows Thursday through Saturday, Jan. 5-7. Mitch Fatel makes his way to Comix at Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino for four shows Thursday through Saturday, Jan. 5-7.