Glamour honored Angela Bassett with for her work on stage and screen. Emmy-, Grammy-, and six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, who presented Bassett with her honor, said it best: “An actor, executive producer, a mother, a friend, and on, and on, and on…Were you surprised that she was cast as head of the Bad Bitch Support Group on Black Lady Sketch Show, and as Ramonda in Wakanda Forever, queen of the most powerful nation in the world? I wasn’t!”“Think about the way she sits with strength, and truth, whether it is on the stage, screen, you cannot take her eyes off of her, can you?” McDonald continued. “I can think of no one more deserving of Glamour’s Lifetime Achievement Award than Angela Bassett, a woman who I deeply admire, revere and honor, for all the stories that she weaves, the barriers she has broken, and the inspiration and leadership that she provides in our industry and to the next generation of artists.”When Bassett accepted her award, she bowed to McDonald with gratitude as she received a standing ovation.
‘One of the best moments!’ Mel B’s daughter Phoenix thrilled Spice Girl left Stephen Belafonte marriage
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Mel B’s daughter Phoenix has said that the Spice Girl leaving her marriage to Stephen Belafonte was a relief and one of the "best moments" of her life. Phoenix, 22, appeared on Kate Ferdinand’s podcast Blended, and also revealed that she will never forget the look of relief on her mother’s face when she stepped away from the troubled union.
"It was a lot of weight lifted off our shoulders," she said. "It didn’t happen quickly but it happened eventually and it was one of the best moments just because of the face on my mum and the relief that I felt.
"She continued: "Seeing [Mel B’s] face was something I am never going to forget. "Phoenix, whose father is the singer’s ex-husband Jimmy Gulzar, claimed to have spent her teenage years living in a household that was “not normal” during her 47-year-old mother’s marriage to film producer Belafonte, also 47.
Mel B ended the 10-year marriage in 2017 citing emotional and physical abuse – something that Belafonte has always vehemently denied. Phoenix, who now works with Women’s Aid, added: “I wouldn’t say I recognised specifically this is abuse or that I had a violent household, but I would say it was something that I was used to, especially growing up with two different parents and going to two different households.
“It was a very controlled environment, there were a lot of rules and that is something I wasn’t used to…”Phoenix, who admitted she has had therapy to deal with the trauma she allegedly experienced during the marriage, added that it all started out as “fun and games” when the pair first got married, but allegedly took a turn when her mother increased her workload a few years later. “I think that’s when things got kind of serious because she was living her own life and I
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The Best Moments From Glamour’s 2022 Women of the Year Awards
Glamour Women of the Year awards have celebrated women who, as the very first print issue declared, “took charge, spoke out, risked their lives, made a difference.” On Tuesday, November 1, Glamour celebrated another class of game changers, rule breakers, and trailblazers at The Grill & The Pool in New York City. The honorees were: , our lifetime achievement honoree who has always ruled the stage and screen with regal grace; , the woman delivering abortions to women across America—from her headquarters in Amsterdam; , EGOT winner and talk show host; , who founded Moms Demand Action to fight senseless gun violence; , the rock stars who still prize sisterhood above all; and , the designer changing the face of business with the Fifteen Percent Pledge.
Spice Girls’ Mel B Is Engaged To Rory McPhee After 3 Years Of Dating -- Details On The ‘Romantic’ Proposal HERE!
Melanie Brown, AKA Mel B, is getting married!
Spice Girls’ Mel B Is Engaged to Rory McPhee After 3 Years of Dating: Inside His Romantic Proposal
2 become 1! Melanie Brown (a.k.a. Mel B) is engaged to Rory McPhee, the Spice Girls singer announced.
School girl left traumatised as she watched little sister die instantly by dangerous driver
A teenager has been left traumatised after she saw her younger sister being knocked down at the hands of a dangerous speed driver. Courtney Ellis, 14 was tragically killed by Brandon Turton, 21 who run her down while he was driving through a 30mph zone doing racing speeds of up to 93mph in September 2020 as he raced his friend down the road.
Mel B's daughter Phoenix talks about mum leaving 'abusive' marriage
Mel B's daughter Phoenix has candidly said she will 'never forget' the look of 'relief' of her mother's face when she finally left her 'abusive' marriage to Stephen Belafonte. Phoenix, 22, appeared on Kate Ferninand's podcast Blended where she claimed to have spent her teenage years living in a 'controlled' household while her mother, 47, was married to Stephen, 47. Spice Girl Mel split from Stephen in 2017 and claimed he had emotionally and physically abused her during their 10-year marriage - something which he has always vehemently denied.
Melanie C exclusive: Spice Girl talks Spiceworld 25, Glastonbury, tour hopes, documentary and more
What a time to be a Spice Girls fan, eh? Step To Me is on streaming, Spiceworld 25 is on the way, Emma Bunton's announced her Christmas shows and Melanie C's Who I Am autobiography is proving a very candid read.
Former Philadelphia officer blames 'radical' DA Krasner for crime surge: 'It's like walking through Baghdad'
Violent crime continues to ravage Philadelphia as shootings and homicides devastate area residents. Retired Philadelphia police officer Nick Gerace told "Fox & Friends First" where he is placing the blame. "This all extends to Larry Krasner, our failed, radical district attorney here in Philadelphia," he told Todd Piro and Carley Shimkus on Wednesday.
Nick Nolte & Jacqueline Bisset Reteam For Jake Weber’s Directorial Debut ‘Shelter Me’; Oliver Masucci Also Set
EXCLUSIVE: Nick Nolte (Graves) and Jacqueline Bisset (Birds of Paradise) will star alongside Oliver Masucci (Fantastic Bests: The Secrets of Dumbledore) in Shelter Me, a pandemic-set psychological drama marking the directorial debut of actor Jake Weber (Those Who Wish Me Dead, Dawn of the Dead).