lost one of their twins, a boy named Angel, in April last year. At the time they called it "the greatest pain that any parents can feel". The other twin, a baby girl they named Bella, survived.
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In her prime. Monique Rodriguez, the founder of Mielle Organics, has built a successful haircare brand that has changed the crowns and lives of many Black women.
Rodriguez, 39, opened up to Us Weekly exclusively about the cosmetics label in celebration of being included in Sally Beauty’s, We See You campaign, which highlights a range of brands through founder spotlights during Black History Month. The project is especially important to Rodriguez as Sally Beauty was the first national beauty retailer to distribute her line.
“It’s a blessing,” Rodriguez told Us. “Sally Beauty really believed in us and for me, that will always mean a lot.”
Through her serums, conditioners, creams, sprays — including the new Avocado & Tamanu Ant-Frizz System — and more, Rodriguez aims to celebrate Black women by helping them grow to love and care for their curly, coily or kinky manes.
While the brand has been known among the Black community for years, Mielle Organics recently caught the eye of a different demographic via TikTok, which ultimately led to a heated debate. It all unfolded in December 2022 when influencer Alix Earle raved over the brand’s Rosemary Mint Oil, which promotes hair growth. Following her endorsement, which garnered nearly 600,000 views, the product became increasingly sought-after, causing concern among Black shoppers — who argued that Earle’s praise of the oil would make it less available to women of color. A few weeks later P&G acquired Mielle Organics, which stirred even more anxiety among consumers.
Rodriguez weighed in on the matter to Us, sharing: “I can definitely relate and understand the frustration because the reality is there is a lack of access to products for Black consumers … But I want to
lost one of their twins, a boy named Angel, in April last year. At the time they called it "the greatest pain that any parents can feel". The other twin, a baby girl they named Bella, survived.
Cristiano Ronaldo's girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez has revealed she had three miscarriages before her baby's tragic death. She is to make the sad announcement in the first episode of the second series of the I Am Georgina, the Netflix show about her life. Georgina, 29, breaks down in tears in a trailer is seen breaking down in tears in a trailer as she talks about losing one of the couple's twins during childbirth.
Georgina Rodriguez has revealed she suffered three miscarriages before the devastating loss her son last year.
devastating loss of her newborn son Angel in the upcoming second season of her Netflix show. Cristiano Ronaldo's girlfriend, 29, is reported to make the heartbreaking admission during the first episode of I am Georgina, according to Spanish news website El Espanol. The couple revealed in April last year that while they were expecting twins only their daughter Bella Esmerelda survived.
Gina Rodrigue has given birth to her first child. The 'Jane the Virgin' actress revealed on her birthday last July she and husband Joe LoCicero were expecting their first child together and after pictures circulated online of the 38-year-old star taking a stroll in Los Angeles with a baby strapped to her chest in a carrier, her representative confirmed to PopSugar that Gina has welcomed her child into the world. They did not share any further details, such as the tot's name or sex.
Gina Rodriguez and husband Joe LoCicero are parents for the first time!
Gina Rodriguez has officially welcomed someone great: her first child!A rep for the star confirmed to that she has given birth to her and husband Joe LoCicero's first baby. No further details were announced, such as the baby's name or the sex. The couple also hasn't shared any other details. on Saturday obtained photos of Rodriguez taking a stroll in Los Angeles with the little one strapped to her chest in a carrier.Back in July, on Rodriguez's 38th birthday, fans learned the performer was pregnant with her first child.
Ed Meza @edmezavar Estíbaliz Urresola Solaguren’s celebrated Spanish feature “20,000 Species of Bees” and Kattia G. Zúñiga’s Panamanian drama “Sister & Sister” took the top prizes at the Malaga Film Festival, garnering the Golden Biznagas for Spanish and Latin American pictures respectively. “20,000 Species of Bees” also won best supporting actress for Patricia López Arnaiz and picked up theSpanish Cinematographic Informers Association’s Feroz Puerta Oscura award. The film’s success follows two awards in Berlin, including a Silver Bear for Sofía Otero for her portrayal of a young girl going through a gender crisis. For Zúñiga, the Golden Biznaga is sure to help further propel “Sister & Sister,” an autobiographical story about two teenage sisters who travel from Costa Rica to Panama in search of their absent father.
John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Series Mania has always been about discovery: Of drama series as an art form, in its early days from launch in 2009; then of key players on a burgeoning international premium TV scene. Series Mania’s International Panorama now catches a new wave of creatives transitioning from film to scripted TV – Israel’s Yaron Shani with “Innermost,” Spain’s Isaki Lacuesta and Isa Campo with episodes of “Apagón”; and highlights notable emerging auteurs: Denmark’s Kasper Møller Rask, Canada’s Alexis Durand-Brault, Spain’s Fran Araujo, Pakistan’s Assim Abassi and Germany’s Jakob and Jonas Weydemann. But for having already bowed at national festivals, some of the 12 titles below could well have been in the running for a Competition berth.
“Air,” the first film from Ben Affleck and Matt Damon‘s Artist Equity banner, closes SXSW in Austin this year to much anticipation.
Ed Meza @edmezavar Panamanian-Costa Rican director Kattia G. Zúñiga, whose debut feature “Las hijas” (“Sister & Sister”) premieres at the Malaga Film festival, is developing a new feature project about women finding their and a tougher attitude late in life through the power of dance. The project re-teams her with “Las Hijas” producer Alejo Crisóstomo. “Rabiosas” (“Raging”, their project, follows a group of 55-year-old friends in Panama who decide to take ballet classes together, as they did when they were schoolgirls, in order to cheer up a friend going through a difficult time and also to get out of the routine of daily life. Inspired by their 26-year-old teacher, however, they soon switch to bolder dancing moves.
I have friends who’ve played table-top, role playing, and fantasy game Dungeons and Dragons (DnD), but I haven’t played ever. My friends tell me I’m missing out by not playing, but none of them will explain and teach me how to play, but what I’ve learned is that players can create their own characters and adventures. Whether Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves keeps true to the spirit of the game, I can’t say. However, as a film, John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein’s execution pays off in a major way. Written by Daley, Goldstein, and Michael Gilio, the movie has an all-star cast including Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Hugh Grant, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, and Daisy Head.
Chris Pine and Michelle Rodriguez headed straight to their fans at the 2023 SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas.
Disney CEO Bob Iger says the company is still being “very careful” with developing Star Wars feature films in the wake of Solo‘s soft box office, while Marvel is also getting a rethink in terms of how many sequels characters get.
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.The actor, who plays rogue character Forge Fitzwilliam in the upcoming fantasy film, said he thought the woman was a studio executive on the set, when she was actually a chaperone of a young child actor.Speaking to Total Film (via Yahoo! Entertainment), Grant said: “I lost my temper with a woman in my eyeline on day one. I assumed she was some executive from the studio who should have known better.
reunion is set to film in two weeks and Andy Cohen can’t wait. The Bravo boss confirmed Monday on his SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live radio show that the reunion taping was quickly approaching. «This is a reunion that's going to be… I'm girding my loins,» he said.A post shared by Kiki Monique
Chris Pine's publicist thought it just wasn't their day, or week or month (or year) when they landed in Italy to attend the Venice Film Festival last summer. The 42-year-old actor felt like he pulled out all the stops for his debut at the star-studded premiere of "Don't Worry Darling" in September, only to be told he looked like Jennifer Aniston's beloved Rachel Green character from "Friends." "Why did Chris Pine cut his hair? Esquire magazine asked Pine in a TikTok clip.
Lana Del Rey hailed Olivia Rodrigo and SZA during an acceptance speech for the Visionary Award at the 2023 Billboard Women In Music event.The singer paid tribute to her fellow female stars at the ceremony at Los Angeles’ YouTube Theater last night, saying that she was thrilled to be handed the prize from 20-year-old Rodrigo.“I really don’t deserve her giving me this award, this wonderful award. I can’t tell you how much it means that someone [Olivia] who wrote ‘Drivers License’ is standing next to me,” Del Rey said.She also said of SZA, who was this year’s Woman Of The Year recipient: “SZA, from the minute I heard you, I knew I wanted to know you.
No, Harry Styles didn’t spit on Chris Pine.
Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer One of Austin’s hometown filmmakers is bringing his next movie to SXSW. Director Robert Rodriguez will screen a work-in-progress cut of his crime thriller “Hypnotic,” starring Ben Affleck, for fans at the SXSW Film Festival in the Texas capital on March 12. In the film, written by Rodriguez and Max Borenstein (“Godzilla vs. Kong,” HBO’s “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”), Affleck plays a detective who is investigating a series of inexplicable crimes while searching for his missing daughter, whose disappearance is somehow involved with a secret government program.