Phoebe Bridgers shared intimate news with fans in the wake of Politico’s release of a draft by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito that would strike down Roe v. Wade. On Tuesday, the “Savior Complex” singer tweeted out her abortion story.
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The First Lady, snaps at Barack, coming home from work during the 2008 election to find her home crawling with secret service agents. The accuracy of Davis’ Obama is uncanny, almost surreal. With Davis taking point on a stellar trio including as Eleanor Roosevelt and as Betty Ford, The First Lady vivifies intimate scenes that have played over and over in the popular imagination. This content can also be viewed on the site it from.The show invites us to watch history through new eyes, literally.
On inauguration day, Laura Bush welcomes Michelle Obama into the White House residence. Davis, as Obama, gazes through a window and down across a courtyard, watching her husband enter the Oval Office for the first time. Back in the residence, the outgoing first lady reminds her successor that soon she can start decorating.“The entire point of view about American first ladies has come through men,” Cathy Schulman, the series’ showrunner, tells Glamour.
The First Lady was conceived, of all things, by a man, Aaron Cooley. But the showrunner is a woman, as is Susanne Bier, who directs every episode, and most of the writing room. The ten episodes focus on three first ladies, covering 110 years of history by jumping forward and backward in time.
The effect is mesmerizing—a shifting collage of pastels and wallpaper and private moments, sneering male voices echoing interchangeably throughout the century.“We started with Michelle, and the issue of racism is what defined their presidency,” says Schulman. “If you want to go back to the first first lady who spoke out against segregation, it was Eleanor. Learning how active she was in women’s rights, that led us straight to Betty.” Ford, whose husband was a republican, was an outspoken
.Phoebe Bridgers shared intimate news with fans in the wake of Politico’s release of a draft by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito that would strike down Roe v. Wade. On Tuesday, the “Savior Complex” singer tweeted out her abortion story.
After moving to America to launch the successful The Late Late Show back in 2015, James Corden has announced that he will be stepping back as its host in 2023. Since moving to LA seven years ago, the Gavin and Stacey actor, 43, has seen his career stateside go from strength-to-strength after securing several high profile roles on-screen.
HBO’s The Survivor will be shown at the White House on Thursday, marking President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden’s first official screening since taking office.
Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as secretary of state who died last month at the age of 84, was remembered as a tenacious defender of American ideals and freedom around the globe during a funeral service honoring her legacy on Wednesday.More than 1,400 dignitaries, current and former U.S. officials and top lawmakers were in attendance for the ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral. President Biden, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hailed Albright's decades-long influence on U.S.
Viola Davis has written a new memoir, Finding Me, in which she recounts her difficult childhood and eventual success in Hollywood.
Putting it all out there. Viola Davis doesn’t have time for critics — especially when it comes to her portrayal of Michelle Obama on Showtime’s The First Lady.
Michelle Obama will not be renewing their lucrative podcast partnership with Spotify after clashing with the streaming giant over exclusivity and how much they were expected to appear in episodes. The former first couple are said to be looking instead for a new deal at Amazon with its Audible service, or at iHeartMedia, according to Bloomberg which first revealed that the arrangement was not being renewed. The Obama's signed their deal with Spotify in 2019 for an undisclosed sum but it is likely to be in the realm of $30million, the amount scored by Harry and Meghan in 2019 for a multi-year deal.
inked a three-year agreement for an undisclosed amount. According to Bloomberg and The Los Angeles Times, the couple will not be renewing their contract, which ends in October, and they are now seeking a new home for their podcasts.
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorHigher Ground, President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s media company, is ending its exclusive podcast deal with Spotify and is shopping for other partners in the podcasting space, Variety has confirmed.The Obamas are exiting their exclusive pact with Spotify, originally inked in 2019, after being frustrated with the company’s exclusive terms — primarily, they want to have their podcast programming as widely distributed as possible, according to a source familiar with the situation. Higher Ground also has disagreed with Spotify over how many of its shows would feature the former president and first lady, as first reported by reported by Bloomberg.Reps for Spotify and Higher Ground declined to comment.
Sasha and Malia Obama are grown-ups now. They are both independent, and both are in relationships.
Viola Davis’ transformation into Michelle Obama in ‘ The First Lady’ relied on extensive “research” by her hair and makeup team. Hair stylist Louisa Anthony “did a lot of Google searches” to get to grips with how to “recreate” the 58-year-old wife of President Barack Obama's hair with “accuracy” on the 56-year-old actress. Louisa told Harper’s Bazaar: “The scene where Viola is at a photo shoot with the now historic black-and-white dress—Ms.
David Beckham and his son, Cruz Beckham, have shared photos of them swimming with sharks in The Bahamas. The 17-year-old son of the famous footballer posted the sun-soaked snaps after the eldest child, Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, married Nicola Peltz Beckham in a star-studded ceremony on 9 April. The famous family also celebrated Victoria Beckham’s 48th birthday at a lavish bash on Sunday.
Michelle and Barack Obama are back to being empty nesters. On Tuesday’s episode of, the former first lady of the United States talks about saying “bye” to her now-grown daughters, Sasha, 20, and Malia, 23 — after they both moved out of the family home, again. “It was an extra special treat to have them that little bit of time,” Obama tells DeGeneres about her family’s time in quarantine together.
Tracee Ellis Ross were the Emmy-nominated stars of ABC’s “Black-ish” for eight culture-changing seasons, Jenifer Lewis and Deon Cole were the sitcom’s secret weapons.And as they say goodbye to their characters Ruby Johnson and Charlie Telphy — the mother and co-worker, respectively, of Andre Johnson (Anderson) — when the “Black-ish” series finale airs Tuesday (April 19) at 9 p.m., Lewis and Cole are more than proud-ish of the show’s legacy in representing the African-American experience.“We made history — and I’m extremely proud of it,” Lewis, 65, told The Post. “We did an excellent job entertaining people — and we did an excellent job educating people.
Look… even a heavy hitter like Viola Davis can miss every once in a while.
depiction of Michelle Obama in Showtime’s series “The First Lady” turned heads on Sunday evening following the premiere.The episode made fans’ jaws drop when they saw the Oscar winner’s portrayal of former President Barack Obama’s wife.Watchers were confused over one scene in which Davis, 56, is talking and her lips were overly-pursed in an exaggerated way. The scene involves Davis as Michelle conversing with her husband Barack, played by O.
Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford and Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt, Showtime's examines American leadership from the eyes of three iconic First Ladies. Premiering on Sunday, April 17, will dive into Obama's, Ford's and Roosevelt's political and personal lives, while examining the impact the White House's women had on the nation. The new drama series is streaming exclusively on Showtime. Watch on Showtime«She is all things.
Inside the halls of power. Showtime’s new series The First Lady examines what goes on in the White House through the lens of presidential wives — and several stars underwent major transformations to play them.