Zoe Saldana Says She Was Encouraged To Change Her Name in Her Early Career

Kelly Clarkson no more! ET can confirm that the Grammy winner has legally changed her name to Kelly Brianne. According to docs obtained by ET, the request was granted on Monday, March 28, through the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles. “The Decree is signed and filed. The Petitioner's name is changed from KELLY BRIANNE CLARKSON to KELLY BRIANNE," a minute order reads. In Feb, Clarkson, 39, filed the required court documents to request a legal name change, according to multiple reports.

Plot twist. It’s safe to say Chris Rock’s brief time on stage at the 2022 Oscars stole the show after Will Smith got visibly angry over his Jada Pinkett Smith joke.

Moon Knight director Mohamed Diab has called the depiction of Egypt in Wonder Woman 1984 “a disgrace”.The filmmaker, from Egypt himself, pointed to the scene in which Diana and Steve visit Cairo, and discussed his own take on ancient Egyptian mythology in the forthcoming Disney+ series.“In my pitch, there was a big part about Egypt, and how inauthentically it has been portrayed throughout Hollywood’s history,” he told SFX Magazine.“It’s always exotic – we call it orientalism. It dehumanises us. We are always naked, we are always sexy, we are always bad, we are always over the top.”Speaking about Wonder Woman 1984 specifically, Diab went on: “You never see Cairo.

Kate Ferdinand likened stepdaughter Tia to being a “second mum” as she gave a sweet update on family life during an appearance on Loose Women Wednesday.The 30 year old appeared on the show to promote her podcast Blended, created in support of families including non-traditional dynamics, as the first episode — a Mother’s Day special — aired the same day ahead of the celebration on Sunday. Kate showed up dressed brightly in neon yellow polo top worn underneath a green blazer as she discussed with the panellists how her 15 month old son Cree had been getting on in the Ferdinand household with his siblings.

Kelly Clarkson has set the record straight on the news that she planned to change her name. The singer had reportedly filed documents in February to legally change her name, 20 years after she first found fame on American Idol. PHOTOS: Inside Kelly Clarkson's jaw-dropping $5.4m LA mega-mansion She has been requesting to be known legally as Kelly Brianne, her first and middle names.

Change of plans: Kelly Clarkson, 39, won’t be changing her name now that she’s divorced from Brandon Blackstock, 45. The “Stronger” hitmaker petitioned in February court documents to change her name to Kelly Brianne (Brianne’s her middle name). But on March 21, Kelly revealed to PEOPLE (the TV Show!) that she’s still going by “Kelly Clarkson” — at least in her professional life.

Lewis Hamilton is making a change to honour his mother. The Formula One driver recently shared that he will soon be racing under a new name.

«I don't really fully understand the whole idea when people get married — the woman loses her name, and my mum, I really want her name to continue on with the Hamilton name.»#Expo2020    #TeamLH

Zoe Saldana has shared her thoughts about the upcoming Avatar movies, admitting that she cried when she saw the first footage.

Lewis Hamilton is paying tribute to his mom.

Formula 1 superstar Sir Lewis Hamilton has announced that he is in the process of legally changing his name.The 37 year old Stevenage born star's name change will include the surname of his beloved mother Carmen, who accompanied him to Windsor Castle in December as he received his knighthood. Speaking at the 2022 Dubai Expo on Monday, the racing car driver explained: "I'm really proud of my family's name - Hamilton. "Actually, none of you might know that my mum's [sur]name is Larbalestier.

Taylor Schilling is opening up the time she changed her name when she was a kid.

Zack Sharf Zoe Saldaña revealed in a new interview with Entertainment Weekly that her former management team “discouraged” her from using her real name once she landed her first major acting role in the 2000 teen drama “Center Stage.” The actor stressed that her team was not trying to be malicious at the time. Saldaña starred in the Nicholas Hytner-directed drama as Eva Rodriguez, a smart aleck dancer from Boston.

Zoe Saldana is looking back on the piece of advice that she ignored after first stepping into the spotlight. 

Yellowstone star and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Kevin Costner paid emotional tribute to his longtime collaborator, production designer Ida Random as she received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 26th annual Art Directors Guild Awards tonight. And his tribute included the revelation that he might not have an an acting career without her intervention.

Mira Sorvino is looking back at working with Woody Allen and Harvey Weinstein.

Zoe Kravitz says Robert Pattinson wore George Clooney’s Batman costume during their screen test. ‘The Batman’ star revealed that her co-star tried on one of his predecessor’s superhero suit - the one he wore during his Razzie-nominated performance in the 1997 movie ‘Batman and Robin’ - but “only from the waist up” while appearing on ‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’. The 33-year-old actress told host Jimmy that the 35-year-old actor - who plays Bruce Wayne in the new Matthew Reeves movie - was “wearing sweatpants at the bottom,” before labelling the look “causal Batman”.