In a guest article for ‘TIME’, Angelina Jolie warns how self-isolation can increase abuse of children
Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Oscar-winner, U.N. humanitarian ambassador, and TIME contributing editor Angelina Jolie is using a new column in the magazine to bring to light a new danger of the COVID-19 pandemic: the risk isolating can cause abused children. Jolie writes, “Isolating a victim from family and friends is a well-known tactic of control by abusers, meaning…… read more »
Self-isolation fan Pauley Perrette says her new show, ‘Broke’, is the perfect for the quarantine blues
CBS TV(NEW YORK) — When Pauley Perrette’s new sitcom, Broke, was getting underway, the economy was on fire, and nobody needed to socially distance. What a difference a few months makes. The show, in which the NCIS veteran plays a cash-strapped single mom whose formerly wealthy but now broke relatives are forced to live with her, is giving people…… read more »
George and Amal Clooney donate over $1 million towards COVID-19 relief
Photo by Erik Voake/Getty Images for Hulu(LOS ANGELES) — George Clooney and his wife Amal have joined a growing number of A-list celebrities making huge donations to help people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Deadline reports the Clooneys have donated upward of $1 million to a half-a-dozen charities, including $250,000 each to The Motion Picture and Television home, of which…… read more »
Alice Cooper among rockers taking part in live-streamed fundraiser hosted by Megadeth’s David Ellefson
Courtesy of earMUSICAlice Cooper is one of many well-known hard-rock artists who will perform on a live-streamed fundraising event hosted by Megadeth bassist David Ellefson that will support his Youth Music Foundation’s “School’s Out” initiative, which provides online music lessons to students amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Dubbed “Oh Say Can You Stream,” the online benefit…… read more »
Neil Young & Crazy Horse release new version of 2019 song “Shut It Down” along with coronavirus-themed video
Credit: dhlovelifeA new version of Neil Young & Crazy Horse’s 2019 song “Shut It Down” and an accompanying video, both focusing on the world’s reaction to the current coronavirus pandemic, were released today. The new track, dubbed “Shut It Down 2020,” is available now as a digital single and via streaming services. A message about…… read more »
Florence Pugh responds to “horrid” and “hateful” comments about older boyfriend Zach Braff
ABC/Eric McCandless – ABC/Image Group LA(LOS ANGELES) — British actress Florence Pugh has had enough of the “hateful” comments she received in response to a birthday message she posted Monday on Instagram to boyfriend Zach Braff, who is 21 years her senior. The Little Women star was back on the social media site Wednesday, noting that she had to turn off commenting after “70 percent of…… read more »