President Joe Biden presented some distinguished people with their Presidential Medal of Freedoms today, but one recipient was not in attendance.
24.06.2022 - 11:03 / variety.com
Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticFor a long time, if you said the name “the Reverend Al Sharpton,” you were guaranteed to get a response that seemed to erupt from the very gut fauna of mass-media outrage. “Loudmouth,” the fascinating new documentary about Sharpton, makes a convincing case that most of that moral high dudgeon was fatally overblown. In the ’80s and ’90s, Sharpton was at the molten center of every race-based news event in the greater New York area.
Some would say, quite reasonably, that this made him a devoted activist. (No one ever pilloried the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
for showing up too much.) At rallies, at protest marches, on the courthouse steps, Sharpton spoke with a prickly ferocity and power, giving voice to those who didn’t have it. Was he a new version of King or Gandhi? Of course not. And he didn’t need to be.
He was his own creation — the Civil Rights agitator in a track suit who bridged the activist idealism of the ’60s with something ruder, more brazen, and (in hindsight) completely necessary: the showboat tactics of the contemporary media age. With his pouffy hair and mustache and a gleam that was at once doe-eyed and reptilian, he looked like Prince’s doughy brother, and a lot of people — almost all of them white commentators — viewed him with deep suspicion. Early on in “Loudmouth,” we see a clip of Lesley Stahl, on “60 Minutes,” interviewing Sharpton for a segment and suggesting, with a smirk, that there’s a clear contradiction between his activism and the fact that he lives in “a fancy place.” You listen to that and think: Really? Is that a contradiction, or is it a white double standard?But Sharpton endured this sort of thing every day.
President Joe Biden presented some distinguished people with their Presidential Medal of Freedoms today, but one recipient was not in attendance.
President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 17 recipients at the White House on Wednesday, including gymnast Simone Biles, former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and soccer champion Megan Rapinoe, as well as posthumous honors to Steve Jobs.
Paul Whelan have said they are “astonished” that US President Joe Biden has not spoken to them personally while he remains detained in Russia. Elizabeth Whelan, the 49-year-old’s sister, said the Biden administration had not spoken with them since May in an interview with CNN on Wednesday. Hours earlier, Mr Biden said he and vice president Kamala Harris had spoken with the wife of the WNBA star Britney Griner amid her trial in Moscow and calls from her supporters for her release.
Former Real Housewives of Orange County star Meghan King has a new man!
Paris Hilton is finally talking about the important commitment she had to turn down so she could attend the wedding of her longtime friend Britney Spears with Sam Asghari on June 9.The DJ and reality star explained what happened during an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, confirming that she canceled an important dinner with President Joe Biden, where she was set to make a performance.And while Paris had mentioned before on her ‘This Is Paris’ podcast, that she had been invited to DJ at Biden’s Summit of Americas dinner at the Getty Villa in Los Angeles, the event was scheduled on the same night as Britney’s wedding.The President even offered Paris to fly her on a helicopter, however she did not think it was a good idea. “I was asked by President Biden and their team to go DJ that summit dinner with all the leaders of the world, but it was the same night as Britney’s wedding,” Paris said before.“And I’m like, ‘No, I’m not going to miss that.’ They’re like, ‘We’ll send a helicopter and you can fly back and forth’ and I’m like, ‘I’m not going to be the one landing in and out of Britney’s wedding in a helicopter.’ So I had to cancel on the president, sorry,” she shared.Paris went on to describe Britney’s wedding as “literally one of the most iconic nights of my life,” as she got to share the celebration with Madonna, Selena Gomez and Drew Barrymore.
Bill Belichick Rejects Donald Trump's Presidential Medal of Freedom Twitter Loves Video of Obama and Biden's Friendship Shared During DNC Ellen DeGeneres Opens Up About Receiving Presidential Medal of Freedom: 'I Don't Know How to Express How Honor
James Corden is keeping Joe Biden on track.
James Corden is lending a helping hand around the White House. As part of 's segment, «Take a Break,» Corden headed to Washington D.C., to the seat of political power, to help out with random jobs about the White House.This included working in the Presidential kitchen, fielding reporters' questions as a temporary Press Secretary, and even helping President Joe Biden as his personal assistant inside the Oval Office.In reality, the joke segment mostly saw Corden goofing off around Biden, as the president played along.As his assistant, Corden snuck in a framed photo of himself and Harry Styles from an old «Carpool Karaoke» segment and placed it among the many presidential portraits — inadvertently covering up a photo of President Harry Truman.James is lending a hand at the @WhiteHouse! #LateLateLondon «What the hell is The Late Late Show?» –the leader of the free world pic.twitter.com/XMhkjkSIajBiden also gave Corden a tour of the Oval Office and its many special and significant bits of memorabilia – including a chunk of moon rock inside a protective display case.«You want to put it up on ebay, I reckon you would get a lot, we could do that no problem,» Corden joked.
Jill Biden welcomed family members and Hispanic celebrities at the United States Embassy in Madrid to continue the party and honor art and culture. The First Lady and one of her granddaughters, Maisy Biden, delighted with flamenco music and local singer Israel Fernández. Luz Casal accompanied by Pablo López on the piano sang “Piensa,” while other guests including Eugenia Martínez de Irujo, Narcís Rebollo; Alejandro Sanz with Raquel Valdés; Ainhoa Arteta, Rozalén and Marina Carmona, enjoyed the festivities.Among the invitees was Colombian singer Carlos Vives, who had the opportunity to have a 1:1 conversation with Dr.
Queen Letizia of Spain welcomed the First Lady of the United States, Dr. Jill Biden, to Zarzuela Palace in Madrid on Monday. The first lady looked radiant in a red ensemble for the meeting, while the stylish royal opted for a black-and-white polka dot dress.
President Joe Biden on Saturday signed into law the most significant gun control bill in three decades, one day after the House approved bipartisan gun legislation that was approved by the Senate late Thursday and sent to Mr. Biden for his signature.The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act passed the lower chamber by a vote of 234-193.
Eastenders star Max Bowden prompted a flurry of concern on Saturday as the soap actor announced he would be taking a break from social media with immediate effect. Sharing the news via Instagram Stories, the 27 year old wrote: "Taking a little break from Instagram. See so much s*** on here need a break.
first official painted portrait of Prince William and Kate Middleton was released. The portrait was commissioned by the Cambridgeshire Royal Portrait Fund and is currently being displayed in the University of Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum, before travelling to the National Portrait Gallery next year. The painting was created by award-winning British portrait artist Jamie Coreth, which he said was 'the most extraordinary privilege of my life.
A major milestone! Prince William and Duchess Kate visited the University of Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum on Thursday, June 23, to view their first official joint portrait.
A stunning new portrait of Prince William and Kate Middleton has been revealed the week of his 40th birthday.
Logic has addressed negative comments made by Joe Budden in a new interview with the rapper-turned-podcaster’s former co-hosts Rory and Mal.In a 2019 episode of The Joe Budden Podcast, Budden described Logic as “easily one of the worst rappers to ever grace a microphone”. His comments came after he had listened to French Montana‘s ‘Twisted’ single featuring A$AP Rocky, Juicy J and Logic.“I’m going to be honest with you – I don’t know what they tell you at Def Jam, I know you sold a lot of records, I know you sell out a whole bunch of tours and I know just how successful you are,” Budden said, referring to Logic. “I have to be honest, you are horrible, man.”Budden’s co-host’s at the time were Rory Farrell and Jamil Clay (aka Rory and Mal), who now have their own podcast, New Rory & Mal. On the latest episode of the pair’s show, Logic, whose new album ‘Vinyl Days’ was released on Friday (June 17), opened up about Budden’s comments and how they were partly responsible for him deciding to retire from rap in 2020.Recalling the moment he found out Budden had called him the “worst rapper”, Logic said: “I read this and my heart rate explodes.
EastEnder star Max Bowden's pregnant ex-girlfriend is said to be 'heartbroken' over his alleged romance with co-star Shona McGarty. Max and Shona, who play Ben Mitchell and Whitney Dean in the hit BBC soap, are said to have been growing close off-screen in recent weeks, reportedly "spending as much time together as they can" during these early days of their relationship. Max's ex Roisin Buckle, 36, is expecting a baby boy her 27 year old ex and has reportedly been left 'devastated and humiliated' by his romance with Shona, 30.
President Joe Biden took a bit of a spill during an afternoon bike ride.