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Here's more about the event. What's the Coolidge Award?According to a release, the award was established in 2004 and recognizes a film artist whose work represents original and outstanding contributions to cinema He is one of the most acclaimed filmmakers of our time He is a six-time Academy Award-winning director Some of his films include: His latest film is called "Megalopolis." According to a release, it is a "Roman epic set in modern times with an all-star cast including Adam Driver the film made its world premiere to a 10-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival and was released theatrically and in IMAX globally." Is anything else happening to celebrate Coppola?Yes, the Coolidge will be screening three of Coppola’s earlier films:  "Gay men and gay women just let loose and have a blast They know how to have a really fun time," says the 'White Lotus' alum This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Kelsea Ballerini has revealed she tried out for a spot on The White Lotus‘ second season, which would have seen her playing Tanya’s (Jennifer Coolidge) assistant Portia Speaking to People at the Variety Power of Women Nashville event on Thursday (May 1), The Voice coach confessed to auditioning for The White Lotus role that ultimately went to The Edge of Seventeen star Haley Lu Richardson “I have no shame in my game,” Ballerini said when asked what acting roles she’s tried out for “I auditioned for the second season of The White Lotus for the role [of] Jennifer Coolidge’s assistant that Haley did.” Even though the “Cowboys Cry Too” singer didn’t land the part in the hit HBO series She praised Richardson’s performance saying she acted it “so brilliantly and beautifully,” adding Haley Lu Richardson; Fabio Lovino / ©HBO / Courtesy Everett Collection The multi-time Grammy-nominated singer made her acting debut last year in the new ABC medical drama Doctor Odyssey which follows a medical team aboard a luxury cruise ship navigating unique medical crises and each other miles from shore a “bridezilla” who wreaks havoc as she and her wealthy family board The Odyssey for a weeklong wedding cruise The country music star opened up about her move into acting in an interview with Women’s Health in October 2024 She said it was part of her mantra to “Run toward things that scare you.” “What if I suck on TV?” she recalled thinking before realizing I’ll go put on my glitter and go back onstage That’s always going to be home base.” Kelsea Ballerini on ‘Doctor Odyssey’; Disney/Tina Thorpe who joined this season of The Voice as a first-time coach said she “learned so much” while on the set of Doctor Odyssey “I wasn’t reserved on the fact that it was my first time,” she told People at the show’s premiere back in September “So I asked a lot of questions and I feel like I learned so much and I really hope that I did the character and the show proud.” If Ballerini ever needs acting tips, she has a great coach to turn to: her actor boyfriend, Outer Banks star Chase Stokes She admitted to initially being cautious about stepping on his territory “I’ve always called acting his world and so whenever I was asking him questions about this opportunity ‘What about this in your world?'” she told the outlet so you’ll run the scene with me?’ And he was like Sign Up The new facility will replace the former terminal, which was damaged by a fire and closed in 2011. 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Subscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret DownThe Internet Is Obsessed With Jennifer Coolidge's Response When A Reporter Asked Her About Her LGBTQ+ FansI don't think she's wrong Golden Globe-winning actress and Emerson alum Jennifer Coolidge will deliver the commencement speech to the Class of 2025 on Sunday where she will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree Coolidge currently is starring in Dito Montiel’s Riff Raff opposite Bill Murray She will soon star opposite Jack Black and Jason Momoa in Warner Bros’ Minecraft directed by Jared Hess and premiering in April 2025 The film is based on the bestselling video game of all time with 300 million copies sold and nearly 140 million monthly active players.  Coolidge recently garnered critical acclaim for her portrayal of the fan-favorite character Tanya McQuoid in HBO’s The White Lotus.  Her portrayal earned her multiple awards and nominations Coolidge is known for her iconic roles in American Pie and the critically acclaimed series The Watcher Coolidge studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City and was a nine-year veteran of The Groundlings comedy troupe in Los Angeles.  “Emerson College is deeply honored to welcome the incredibly talented and always funny Jennifer Coolidge back to her alma mater as our commencement keynote speaker,” said President Jay Bernhardt “Jennifer embodies Emersonian creativity and originality through and through We are thrilled that our graduating students will hear Jennifer’s story.” Approximately 1,000 undergraduate students will receive their degrees during the Commencement Ceremony, which will be streamed live at emerson.edu/live Graduate Hooding Ceremonies for the School of the Arts and School of Communication will be held the day prior at the Shubert Theatre News & Stories Addressing Acts of IntoleranceThere’s Still Time to Join ‘Justice at Work’Discover the Cultural Center: Your Space for Community and More! 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E-mail Emerson Today Privacy Policy By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Private Policy and Terms of Use Jennifer Coolidge at the Minecraft premiere you know...they're a superior group of people," The White Lotus star said of her gay fans at Tryst Puerto Vallarta's grand opening Jennifer Coolidge loves her gays The White Lotus star and comedy legend is once again showing her love to the queer community — this time in a new red carpet interview with People Gay audiences have long loved Coolidge for her allyship and she isn't shy about giving love back Coolidge was appearing Sunday at the star-studded opening night party for the Tryst Puerto Vallarta, a queer resort from Out100 honoree Tristan Schukraft in Mexico when a reporter from People asked her how her gay fan base is different from other fanbases "What do you love about having them love you so much?" the reporter asked "I don't know, I think maybe heterosexual people are more self-conscious," the Emmy winner said "I think gay men and gay women just let it This is far from Coolidge's first iconic quote about the queer community Later, at the 34th annual GLAAD Media Awards Coolidge was honored with GLAAD's Special Recognition Award and announced I believe we all have the right to be who we are and to love the people that we love and tell our stories and celebrate that in every way that we can," she added Mey Rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade Latina lesbian lives in Los Angeles with her fiancée Jennifer Coolidge has shared her support for the LGBTQ+ community once again Jennifer Coolidge has cemented herself as a queer supporter once again this time explaining why she loves the gays in a viral interview The White Lotus star and all-around Mother attended The Tryst Puerto Vallarta: Opening Night Party in Mexico where she affirmed her support for the LGBTQ+ community once again.  During a conversation with People, the reporter asked, “How is the gay fan base different from any other fan base? What do you love about having them love you so much?” To this, Coolidge responded, “I think heterosexual people are more self-conscious. I think gay men and gay women just let loose and have a blast. They know how to have a really good, really fun time, and they’re really original. View this post on Instagram A post shared by People Magazine (@people) Fans were quick to respond to Coolidge’s response “Jennifer Coolidge only speaks the truth.” while a third penned: “We love you queen.” “And mama said it right there,” commented a fourth Meanwhile, at the 2023 GLAAD Awards, the actress noted that “the story of my life” is being “surrounded by gays” during an impactful acceptance speech “I have so much respect for the LGBTQ+ community and just want you all to know that I love you and I thank you for always being there for me and that’s why I’m here because I want to give back,” Coolidge said at the time “I believe that we all have the right to be who we are and to love the people who we love and tell our stories and celebrate that in every way that we can – and that’s really what the GLAAD Media Awards are all about.” and remember to keep the conversation respectful About us Contact us Advertise Work for us Terms and conditions Privacy policy Natasha Rothwell recently revealed a funny text that she received from Jennifer Coolidge the duo starred alongside each other in the first season of Mike White's acclaimed anthology series in 2021 Natasha Rothwell portrayed the character of the spa manager Belinda Lindsey whereas Jennifer Coolidge played the wealthy and eccentric hotel guest Tanya McQuoid she recalled the message Jennifer sent her during the show's broadcast when she mentioned that Natasha fears a fate similar to her for her character in season two of the show Jennifer Coolidge's husband Greg plotted her murder for her money believed that she would face the same face 'You better kill him!'" Natasha shared Jennifer's response when she told her this news she recounted working with Jennifer for the first time and shared that she was already a huge fan of her Speaking of her work experience with Jennifer Coolidge in the show’s first season “I remember when they told me who I'd be playing against and I was like This is nuts!'" she recounted referring to Jennifer Coolidge's iconic role in the show American Pie after which she moved to a new topic ARIZONA BUSINESS 4:35 AM | Updated: Apr 15 BY PAUL THOMPSON/PHOENIX BUSINESS JOURNAL Lucid Group Inc. has won a bankruptcy auction for Nikola Corp.’s manufacturing facility in Coolidge The Saudi-backed California luxury electric vehicle company which already produces vehicles at a massive manufacturing facility in Casa Grande on April 10 agreed to pay $30 million for Nikola’s Coolidge facility along with the company’s headquarters lease in Phoenix and other assets The transaction is expected to add more than 884,000 square feet to Lucid’s Arizona real estate footprint The sale was approved April 11 by Judge Thomas M Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware This story is posted in partnership with Phoenix Business Journal. Click to read the full story Have a story idea or tip? Pass it along to the KTAR News team here The country singer also praised Haley Lu Richardson for acting "so brilliantly and beautifully" Jennifer Coolidge famously appeared as Tanya in The White Lotus Actor Jennifer Coolidge has said she felt lost before finding the queer community The White Lotus star recently attended the opening of queer hotel The Tryst Puerto Vallarta, in Mexico. Speaking to Pride she described the love between her and the LGBTQ+ community as “very She went on to say: “I feel I joined the LGBTQ+ community… I was kind of lost as a young kid I felt like we all found out later… most of my buddies are gay men I could go on forever about how much it’s improved my life If it hadn’t happened and if I hadn’t met everyone from the gay community [whom] I know Long-time LGBTQ+ ally Coolidge went on tell People: “I think heterosexual people are more self-conscious Gay men and gay women just let loose and have a blast They’re a superior group of people.” TikTok user @tessk142 appears with Coolidge and says: “I’m a lesbian.” Coolidge replies “I am too!” and Tess responds: “Shall we kiss?” before changing her mind and saying “just kidding.” The clip has had almost 10 million views so far and caused “Jennifer Coolidge lesbian” to briefly trend on social media but there’s no suggestion it was anything other than a joke (despite hundreds of thirsty and hopeful comments from her female fans under the video) At the 2023 GLAAD Awards, Coolidge, currently being seen in A Minecraft Movie, said it was “the story of my life” being “surrounded by gays” adding: “I have so much respect for the LGBTQ+ community and want you all to know that I love you and I thank you for always being there for me Share your thoughts! Let us know in the comments below and remember to keep the conversation respectful.   An official website of the United States government A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website Share sensitive information only on official Emergency Information for American Citizens A career member of the Senior Foreign Service Mark Coolidge Johnson assumed duties as Chargé d’Affaires of Mission Mexico in January 2025 and as Deputy Chief of Mission in July 2023 Mark leads 40 agencies and 3,500 staff to promote U.S strategic objectives with Mexico on security – especially combatting fentanyl trafficking – migration Mark was Deputy Executive Secretary from 2021 to 2023 in the office of the Secretary of State he facilitated internal coordination on Western Hemisphere and Political-Military and Arms Control bureaus  Mark oversaw the Operations Center charged with crisis management operations he briefed the Secretary of State and other Department senior officials to ensure coordination with the international community Mark has extensive experience in the Americas he led strategic planning and operations focusing on stemming irregular migration guiding agencies and working with the Mexican government and civil/private sector partners to create campaigns and messaging through traditional and social media to support shared security initiatives and other law enforcement and economic objectives Mark was the Economic Section Chief in the U.S where he ran the counter-terrorist finance group with U.S successfully helping the UK strengthen its sanctions laws As the Deputy Political/Economic Counselor in Sofia He also served in Washington on the Secretary of State’s Executive Secretariat Staff and in embassies Madrid  Mark joined the Department of State in 1993 and has served on four continents Mark worked in government in New York State He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston College in 1987 and a Juris Doctorate from American University in 1992 An immigrant visa is a document issued by a U.S consular officer abroad that allows you to travel to the United States and apply for admission as a legal permanent resident (LPR) Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security makes the final decision as to whether or not to admit you as an LPR you generally have the right to live and work in the United States permanently Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security will mail your permanent resident card (often called a “green card”) to your new address in the United 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bursts from the crowd of more than 400 people as Paul Newman cracks a raw egg into a beer and starts drinking it “That is disgusting,” a man in the audience says The audience had gathered for a March 29 screening of “The Verdict.” was screened during a film series at the Coolidge Corner Theatre organized by podcaster Bill Simmons as part of his The Rewatchables podcast the theater screened eight films selected by Simmons showing older movies is part of the charm – and business strategy – of the iconic Brookline theater It does extraordinarily well,” said Billy Thegenus programming and outreach coordinator for the Coolidge Corner Theatre He estimates that the theater shows around four different repertory films a week These films change throughout the year and don’t often repeat except for “Point Break” (1991) and “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy (2001-3) Films are chosen anywhere from three months to a year in advance In the case of the “Big Screen Classic” series members of the staff all vote on which films to show The theater also offers a variety of other series such as “Cult Classics,” and “After Midnight,” which includes showings of “The Room” (2003) and “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” (1975) “A key thing I’m learning is you program for the audience as much as you can because it can’t just be based off of your taste It has to be what you think people will show up for,” Thegenus explains Several months ago, the theater began planning a screening of films to celebrate the career of Gene Hackman. Following Hackman’s death in February, the theater decided to move up the screenings to April and has been playing eight of Hackman’s films over the month. As a nonprofit organization, the Coolidge Corner Theatre has the flexibility to show what it wants to show and that includes films unlikely to be seen at nearby theaters and I come out to see old movies that I haven’t seen in theaters whenever I can,” Cameron Kelly who was first in line for the theater’s showing of “Good Will Hunting,” said makes the hour-long trip to the theater at least once a week “It’s probably the best place to see a movie in Massachusetts,” Kelly said Many of the older films shown at the theater are readily available on streaming platforms. Not only is it cheaper to rent a movie at home, but it’s easier to press play from the comfort of your couch than it is to drive to the theater. After theaters shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic and streaming became more readily available Thegenus says the Coolidge Corner Theatre has seen a decline in older audiences overall will still pack theaters for movies of all varieties including screenings of ones that came out before they were born “I think it’s really hard to replicate the film experience at home,” said audience member Jonathan Waring after leaving the screening of “The Verdict.” Elements such as the bigger screen and even the camaraderie of an audience sharing an experience are all reasons moviegoers like Waring are drawn to movie screenings rather than simply streaming at home “To hear the audience respond to it in a really positive way that’s always very rewarding as well where they’ll burst out laughing during scenes that might be really funny and you’ll hear the hooting and the hollering That’s always really pleasurable,” Thegenus said Coolidge Corner Theatre screenings attract a variety of moviegoers Thegenus starts many of the films by asking “How many people are seeing this film for the first time” and often hands will go up He’ll then take it a step further by asking “How many people are seeing this film and have never even heard of it?” Hands continue to be raised “Whether those folks are coming alone or coming with friends that’s always really awesome to see that people are willing to take chances on movies,” he said Brookline Then and Now FYI: Brookline resources Keep the news coming with a tax-deductible gift to nonprofit Brookline.News.Gifts up to $1,000 each are matched 1-1 between now and Dec  Find similar articlesBusinessEntertainment How do you get around Brookline? We want you to contribute to our next set of Voices essays Tell us how you found a place to call home in 400 words or less You do realize you are reading BROOKLINE.news Brookline residents waved American flags and held signs condemning President Trump’s administration at Coolidge Corner Saturday on the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolution a civil rights and social justice activist group organized the “Stand Up for Our Constitution!” demonstration helped lead the charge to set up the event a week prior “I didn’t know if we would have six people or 600 people,” said Margolis Weintraub estimated 200 people participated in the event we are the new sons and daughters of liberty.” led the first armed conflict against England in the Battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts on April 19 Participants held signs reading “Fight Oligarchy,” “Defend Democracy,” and “Elon is not President “I’ve been around a while,” Weintraub said “This is by far the most dangerous moment for our democracy.” Motorists honked their horns in support of the demonstration as they drove by on Harvard and Beacon streets Margolis said he wanted the event to express contempt for the Trump’s administration for violating the spirit of the U.S Trump has been criticized for imposing aggressive tariffs against foreign countries and for mass deportations of noncitizens carried out by U.S A federal judge Friday blocked the Trump administration from deporting more people without due process “People need to get into the streets,” he said “It’s obvious that the people in power in Washington don’t care about democracy.” president of the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action and a Brookline resident “A weekend like this makes people reflect on democracy…to see it torn to shreds is very painful,” Rowe said Rowe said more Americans should come together to protest the Trump administration “We have to take our responsibilities seriously and reflect upon the government that we want for our modern times,” she said “We can’t just let an irresponsible administration run amok and ruin all the systems that have been created.” If political change requires waving signs and standing on street corners “We have to stand up in every way we can possibly think of to protect our democracy,” she said assistant registrar at Boston University’s dental school said he is concerned about the state of education in the country after Trump signed an executive order to begin eliminating functions of the Department of Education and transfer more control to state governments He has one kid in high school and another who is a sophomore at BU “I would really call it a regime more than an administration,” he said “They have gone off the rails in terms of what they are doing.” Liam Hennessy and Daniel Wasserman made signs from cardboard they got from their friend who works at the Brookline Booksmith down the street said the pair were protesting to protect the rights of people close to them He is concerned for all their friends who are immigrants and members of the transgender community “We are fighting for their lives,” he said Hennessy grew up in Newton but attends boarding school in Western Massachusetts Hennessy said he wished more young people joined Saturday’s protest and were more politically active in general “There is a culture of neutrality going on,” he said “I think there is so much to tackle that people just get emotionally stressed.”  Find similar articlesPeople Jennifer Coolidge will be the commencement speaker at Emerson College this year, the school announced Monday. A Norwell native, Coolidge graduated from Emerson with a bachelor's degree in theater in 1985 Coolidge will also receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree We are thrilled that our graduating students will hear Jennifer’s story.” Emerson College's commencement will be on May 11 at Agganis Arena in Boston The ceremony is closed to graduates and their families. According to Emerson's website bachelor's degree candidates get five tickets for the event while master's degree candidates get two Jennifer Coolidge is familiar to Emerson CollegeThe Emmy Award-winning actress is no stranger to graduations She most recently gave the 2024 commencement address at Washington University in St. Louis, and even spoke at the Norwell High School graduation all the way back in 2002. However, although she has returned to Emerson over the years, the closest she has come to giving the school's commencement speech was via a video message for its 2020 graduates during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic Before that, students in the class of 2019 even started a petition to get her to come to the ceremony Melina Khan is a trending reporter for the USA TODAY Network - New England, which serves more than a dozen affiliated publications across New England. She can be reached at MKhan@gannett.com.  1925—President Calvin Coolidge was inaugurated again after his re-election the previous November He is a classic example of a man far wiser than all the critics who underestimated him The “return of common sense” we hear so much about today is reminiscent of his approach to government Coolidge’s limited government philosophy emphasized efficiency He wanted to be remembered more for what he stopped or stymied than for what he signed or supported “It is much more important to kill a bad bill than to pass a good one,” he once opined “Silent Cal” believed it was his presidential duty and a common-sense principle to be diligent in handling other people’s money He embraced a simple truth: It’s not the government’s money; it’s the people’s and the government should treat it with utmost respect The centennial of the 1925 Coolidge Inaugural Address is a perfect moment to recall the impressive sagacity of its author. You can read it here, but I call the reader’s attention here to just a few lines because of their timeless truth. Think of them as principles of sound policy expressed in a nutshell. I favor the policy of the economy, not because I wish to save money, but because I wish to save people. The men and women of this country who toil are the ones who bear the cost of the Government. Every dollar that we carelessly waste means that their life will be so much more meager. Every dollar that we prudently save means that their life will be so much more abundant. Economy is idealism in its most practical form. The method of raising revenue ought not to impede the transaction of business; it ought to encourage it. I am opposed to extremely high rates, because they produce little or no revenue, because they are bad for the country, and, finally, because they are wrong. We need not concern ourselves much about the rights of property if we will faithfully observe the rights of persons. Under our institutions, their rights are supreme. It is not property but the right to hold property, both great and small, which our Constitution guarantees… For individuals or for governments to waste and squander their resources is to deny these rights and disregard these obligations. Calvin Coolidge remains the only President of the United States in the last 200 years to leave the federal government smaller than the day he took the job. Following these five simple but profound principles, how could it have been otherwise? If Other Governments Do It, Why Shouldn’t We? Paper Money as a Weapon of War Centenarians for Liberty A Tax Man with Convictions and Courage Natasha Rothwell has opened that she received a text from Jennifer Coolidge after the third season of The White Lotus premiered Both actresses played vital parts in the Mike White’s anthology series first aired in 2021 Natasha and Jennifer features as spa manager Belinda Lindsey and rich hotel guest Tanya McQuoid in season 1 A Minecraft Movie actress returned in the second season in which her husband Greg devised a plan to kill her for her fortune bumps into Greg at a White Lotus resort in Thailand and thinks that he might kill her for knowing too much about the past Natasha recalled while talking to Extra that she received a surprising message from Jennifer The White Lotus featuring Amiee Lou Wood and Patrick Schwarzenegger has been renewed for season four Met Gala 2025: Justin Bieber ditches Hailey Bieber for THIS reason King Charles delivers final blow to his younger brother Prince Andrew Prince Harry receives upsetting news from Buckingham Palace Khloé Kardashian reveals why it took 10 years to see a therapist on Jay Shetty podcast marks big day just a day after major royal reunion Kim Kardashian Met Gala 2025 appearance unveiled Copyright © 2025. The News International, All Rights Reserved | Contact Us | Authors ShareSaveCommentBusinessHollywood & EntertainmentJennifer Coolidge Talks ‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 And Her New ‘Riff Raff’ ComedyByJeff Conway Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights Conducting refreshingly engaging interviews with top Hollywood stars.Follow AuthorFeb 27 05:15pm ESTShareSaveCommentJennifer Coolidge actress Jennifer Coolidge has been making a memorable splash all across the comedy world with her many eccentric and larger-than-life characters saw her stardom take on a whole other level when she was cast as Tanya McQuoid in Mike White’s television phenomenon Since her character Tanya was killed off at the end of season two is Coolidge watching the current third season airing on HBO and Max I am," Coolidge said during our new conversation I then joked to Coolidge that we need her back on the show as a twin sister to Tanya it’s not like I haven’t wished or whatever Mike White can tell a story better than anybody as she now stars in a new crime comedy with Ed Harris and Bill Murray titled Riff Raff as their rather dysfunctional and extended family finds themselves in deep trouble When asked what it was about her character Ruth in the Riff Raff script that intrigued her to want to play this character next I think that’s what happens to a lot of actors An opportunity comes where it’s not playing like a trophy wife or something There’s a certain woman that I’ve played quite a few times - some sort of rich This was someone who had a pretty decent beginning of her life but ended up not desired by her ex-husband anymore and very lost.” She added: “I liked the tone of [the film] I grew up in Boston - a small town outside - and so I did sort of feel like I knew the world.” Jennifer Coolidge and Lewis Pullman in "Riff Raff" being such a belove stapled within the comedy space has Coolidge noticed that her creative interests or taste within the comedy genre has evolved at all in recent years the jokes - everything that I saw that I was involved with or any show that I watched a lot the funny stuff didn’t seem to have a lot of honesty It was like going to a stand-up club and you find out that it’s sort of child-approved so no one is really saying anything very honest or dark or anything like that That was my beginning - I felt like no one was really crossing the line very much.” Jennifer Coolidge and Pete Davidson in "Riff Raff" She added: “People are really going for it now I’m thrilled because I never felt like it was enough sometimes when I’m seeing stand-up and they talk about someone’s deceased parent or something it’s a little bit like - I don’t know if we needed that joke I’m just blown away at how good and how honest their acts are People now really put their butt on the line and just say very shocking stuff It’s so much better than the watered-down version I had for a decade or two.” Click 'OK' then 'Allow' to enable notifications InstagramXThreadsSnapchatTikTokYouTubeLAD Entertainment Home> Entertainment> Celebrity Jennifer Coolidge has heaped praise on the LGBTQ+ community confessing she felt 'lost' in life until she finally found her 'tribe' Although she has an army of adoring fans who come from all walks of life, the White Lotus star holds an extra special place in her heart for her queer supporters That's because the 63-year-old credits her gay friends with giving her a safe haven which allowed her to blossom - and without these companions she reckons her life would have amounted to 'nothing' Coolidge opened up about her adoration for members of the LGBTQ+ community while chatting with a reporter at the opening of a queer hotel, The Tryst Puerto Vallarta, in Mexico Chrishell Stause and Chris Appleton were among those in attendance at the bash last Friday (25 April) It's Coolidge's presence which has hit the headlines though, as the American Pie actress has left people swooning with her declaration of love for the LGBTQ+ community She told Pride reporter Ricky Cornish that the feeling of adoration between her and her LGBTQ+ fans was 'very before opening up about what impact people from the community have had on her life "I feel like I joined the LGBTQ+ when I was young we didn't all know that we were going to...we were all attracted to each other for the same thing." Coolidge said We just all felt like we were the same tribe I could go on forever about how much it's improved my life if I hadn't met everyone from the gay community that I know Nothing - I'm talking nothing - without it." The Boston-born star also revealed why she seems to resonate so much with people from the LGBTQ+ community explaining she reckons they are a 'superior' bunch of people because they're not as uptight "I think heterosexual people are more self-conscious," Coolidge told People "Gay men and gay women just let loose and have a blast "They know how to have a really good time Coolidge also believes a lot of people who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community are the salt of the earth as well as being admirably strong in the face of adversity "I think the gays are the toughest breed of human beings," she also told Queerty "Usually the beginning of their lives have been tough and they’ve had to endure all sorts of [hardships] and suffering and I think the insecure kids growing up could be incredibly cruel and judgmental "So I think they have been strong from the very beginning and they have done an incredible job." Coolidge went on to say that her inspiring pals are all doing 'really cool stuff in life' jokingly adding: "I always feel like such a loser when I’m around them because they’re such achievers." Topics: Celebrity, LGBTQ, Community Olivia is a journalist at LADbible Group with more than five years of experience and has worked for a number of top publishers She also enjoys writing food reviews (as well as the eating part) but still finds time for a serious documentary By AZFamily Digital News StaffPublished: Feb 2025 at 10:53 AM MSTEmail This LinkShare on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInCOOLIDGE AZ (AZFamily) — Authorities in Coolidge are seeking information that could provide details on a shooting that left a person dead and another injured on Monday night Around 11:55 p.m., Coolidge police were called to a shooting near Lincoln and Coolidge avenues Officers arrived and found two people who had been shot One person died and has not yet been identified Another person was injured in the shooting; their current condition is unknown The Coolidge Police Department is asking for any information or videos to help with this investigation Anyone with information can call 520-723-5313 or message the department on their Facebook page. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Silent Witness at 520-723-6083 2025 at 11:54 PM - CPD officers were dispatched to the 300 block of West Lincoln Ave See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? Please click here to report it Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? Send it to us here with a brief description. Copyright 2025 KTVK/KPHO. All rights reserved. Last night - February 17, 2025 at 11:54 PM - CPD officers were dispatched to the 300 block of West Lincoln Ave. in... Open navigationClose navigationHome All the major chapters in the American story from Indigenous beginnings to the present day Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander History History from countries and communities across the globe The new law—also known as the Johnson-Reed Immigration Act—reflected the desire of Americans to isolate themselves from the world after fighting World War I in Europe which exacerbated growing fears of the spread of communist ideas It also reflected the pervasiveness of racial discrimination in American society at the time Many Americans saw the enormous influx of largely unskilled uneducated immigrants during the early 1900s as causing unfair competition for jobs and land Ellis Island was the gateway for millions of Americans to the United States Explore the legacy of this symbol of American immigration immigration remained open to those with a college education and/or special skills but entry was denied disproportionately to Eastern and Southern Europeans and Japanese the legislation allowed for more immigration from Northern European nations such as Britain A quota was set that limited immigration to two percent of any given nation’s residents already in the U.S a provision designed to maintain America’s largely Northern European racial composition the “two percent rule” was eliminated and a cap of 150,000 total immigrants annually was established which had already passed its own exclusionary laws against Japanese immigrants—favored the more restrictive legislation signed by Coolidge The Japanese government viewed the American law as an insult and protested by declaring May 26 a national day of humiliation in Japan The law fanned anti-American sentiment in Japan inspiring a Japanese citizen to commit suicide outside the American embassy in Tokyo in protest Despite becoming known for such isolationist legislation, Coolidge also established the Statue of Liberty as a national monument in 1924. Discover more of the major events, famous births, notable deaths and everything else history-making that happened on May 26th During the Pequot War, an allied Puritan and Mohegan force under English Captain John Mason attacks a Pequot village in Connecticut, burning or massacring some 500 Native American women, men and children. As the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay spread further into Connecticut, they came into increasing conflict with the Pequots, a tribe centered on the […] Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the Confederate Trans-Mississippi division, surrenders on May 26, 1865, one of the last Confederate generals to capitulate. Kirby Smith, who had become commander of the area in January 1863, was charged with keeping the Mississippi River open to the Southerners. Yet he was more interested in recapturing Arkansas […] At the end of a historic two-month trial, the U.S. Senate narrowly fails to convict President Andrew Johnson of the impeachment charges levied against him by the House of Representatives three months earlier. The senators voted 35 guilty and 19 not guilty on the second article of impeachment, a charge related to his violation of […] 1896 Nicholas II, the last czar, is crowned ruler of Russia in the old Ouspensky Cathedral in Moscow. Nicholas was neither trained nor inclined to rule, which did not help the autocracy he sought to preserve in an era desperate for change. Born in 1868, he succeeded to the Russian throne upon the death of his […] John Wayne, an actor who came to epitomize the American West, is born in Winterset, Iowa. Born Marion Robert Morrison, Wayne’s family moved to Glendale, California, when he was six years old. As a teen, he rose at four in the morning to deliver newspapers, and after school he played football and made deliveries for […] On May 26, 1927, Henry Ford and his son Edsel drive the 15 millionth Model T Ford out of their factory, marking the famous automobile’s official last day of production. More than any other vehicle, the relatively affordable and efficient Model T was responsible for accelerating the automobile’s introduction into American society during the first […] On May 26, 1940, American President Franklin D. Roosevelt makes known the dire straits of Belgian and French civilians suffering the fallout of the British-German battle to reach the northern coast of France, and appeals for support for the Red Cross “Tonight, over the once peaceful roads of Belgium and France, millions are now moving, […] During a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge charges that the Soviet Union has engaged in espionage activities at the U.S. embassy in Moscow for years. The charges were obviously an attempt by the United States to deflect Soviet criticisms following the downing of an […] If you’d told a randomly selected group of American music fans in the spring of 1962 that a British act would soon achieve total dominance of the American pop scene, change the face of music and fashion and inspire a generation of future pop stars to take up an instrument and join a band, they […] On May 26, 1972, Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev and U.S. President Richard Nixon, meeting in Moscow, sign the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) agreements. At the time, these agreements were the most far-reaching attempts to control nuclear weapons ever. Nixon and Brezhnev seemed unlikely candidates for the American and Soviet statesmen who would sign a […] On May 26, 1991, a Boeing 767 crashes into the jungle near Bangkok, Thailand, and kills all 223 people on board. The plane was owned and operated by the Austrian company Lauda-Air was the nation’s largest charter operation and famed race car driver Niki Lauda’s first foray into business after his retirement from racing. The flight originated […] In the drama of her son’s life, Mary Ball Washington has been cast as a villain and a saint—or written out entirely. In reality, she was an independent woman at a time when few others were. When it comes to the U.S. presidency, how did the first 100 days come to loom so large as a political benchmark? Should we judge a president by their first 14 weeks in office? The future president’s break would not only help save his life, but also lead to his earning a Silver Star. We strive for accuracy and fairness. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us HISTORY reviews and updates its content regularly to ensure it is complete and accurate Uncover fascinating moments from the past every day Learn something new with key events in history from the American Revolution to pop culture you agree to receive emails from HISTORY and A+E Global Media You must be 16 years or older and a resident of the United States AZ — The students at Imagine Coolidge Elementary were given a challenge over Christmas break—solve 1,000,000 math problems would spend the night sleeping on the roof Principal Collins learned the kids delivered and all that was left was for him to make good on his promise documenting the experience and even reading the students a bedtime story from above ready to greet the day — and the kids arriving at school for the day — from his unusual sleeping quarters heard from students who made it happen and chatted with teachers about what it means to have a leader willing to go to great heights—literally—to inspire his students Watch the full story in the video player above Report a typo Alice Gibbs is a Newsweek Senior Internet Trends & Culture Reporter based in the U.K For the last two years she has specialized in viral trends and internet news Alice joined Newsweek in 2022 and previously wrote for The Observer You can get in touch with Alice by emailing alice.gibbs@newsweek.com either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content When Coolidge casually mentioned a "really handsome Swedish guy" she dated in her youth the interviewer revealed that her mystery ex Why didn't I stick with him?" Coolidge joked with her typical flair I didn't know you were going to be successful but It wasn't long until Edholm got the message #JenniferCoolidge learns about her Swedish boyfriend from way back became famous too (in Sweden at least) In a now-viral video posted to TikTok with over 1 million views the 58-year-old actor and filmmaker responded from the snow-covered Swedish countryside It's the most beautiful place in the world Nothing beats the morning walks in the morning light.. While the offer for a trip to Sweden is very sweet who splits her time between Los Angeles and New Orleans may find the temperature a bit of a shock to the system average annual temperatures are around 16°F to 75° considerably cooler than in Los Angeles and New Orleans where temperatures between 70° and 80° are more common who has been married to actress and model Freja Edholm Borchies since 2015 is best known for his work in The One And Only the popular Swedish crime series Wallander and for creating the web series Veni Vidi Vici While fans might not expect a romantic reunion the internet is loving the wholesome exchange between former flames Edholm videos have gained hundreds of thousands of views with people rushing to react in the comments While viewer Oliviarobertsdotter said: "This is my new Roman Empire." Stacey said that she "just created an entire rom-com in my head." Some viewers of the video used the moment to share how much they love Coolidge Like TikToker The Flerp who said: "Jennifer Coolidge deserves everything her heart desires Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground Newsweek is committed to journalism that is factual and fair We value your input and encourage you to rate this article Newsletters in your inbox See all were hurt in a crash Saturday evening in Elkhart County Police say the driver was heading west on Coolidge Avenue near Roys Avenue around 6:30 p.m when he failed to yield and crashed into the back of another vehicle Two children inside were taken to the hospital for serious injuries The driver of the first vehicle and his passenger were also taken to the hospital for minor injuries Police do not believe alcohol or drugs were involved in the crash At the end of Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis,” the over-the-top 2024 epic that he’d been trying to make for years a title card presents the director’s proposed alternative to the Pledge of Allegiance The verse calls not for allegiance to the flag but to “the human family” and “all the species that we protect.” a live actor clambering onstage to interact with footage of Adam Driver’s Cesar in a “press conference.” After a sold-out screening of the film on Monday at the Coolidge Corner Coolidge CEO Katherine Tallman presented him with a special edition of the Coolidge Award the honor the theater has periodically bestowed on film artists of notable originality since 2004 The rest of the event was intended as a conversation between Coppola and Boston College professor Juliet Schor he conducted a monologue almost as grandiose as the ideas he packed into “Megalopolis.” The celebrated director of the “Godfather” trilogy the Vietnam fever dream “Apocalypse Now” (1979) and the surveillance thriller “The Conversation” (1974) had requested a white board on which he instructed an assistant to list 10 elements of human life that the 86-year-old filmmaker launched into a spontaneous lecture about human enterprise and ingenuity He peppered his commentary with references to books he’s read on the history of civilization “It’s time to talk about the future in this wreck of a world we’re in now,” he said should be replaced by citizen caretakers with short terms — a new mayor every two months We should abolish money and let the robots do the manual labor while human beings create things for each other The Boston-based composer Osvaldo Golijov who has scored several of Coppola’s late-period films including “Megalopolis,” was invited onstage he noted that one of Coppola’s most prominent traits is his playfulness: “You’re like a child at play.” Coppola invited a group of young audience members onstage to participate in the improv exercises he often uses on his movie sets then instructed them to toss around an imaginary ball while adding sound effects: “Bip!” “Pow!” His spontaneous work with actors often helps determine the stories he tells “When you make a movie you don’t know how to make something wonderful happens,” he said: The movie tells you what it should be “Megalopolis,” with its abundant allusions to the classic films that inspired Coppola “Every movie I ever loved since I was a kid One wanted to know why the populist politician Clodio Pulcher (played by Shia LaBeouf) was treated with such scorn in the film “What’s so bad about populism?” the man asked “I like populism when it doesn’t hurt other people.” Coppola received a warning that he should wrap up his talk The last dimension of social life listed on Coppola’s white board was “celebration.” Famous not just for his movies but for his wineries and his all-consuming love of art and ideas Coppola had one last thought for the dwindling crowd “I wish we could just throw a party now,” he said James Sullivan can be reached at jamesgsullivan@gmail.com. Home Delivery Gift Subscriptions Log In Manage My Account Customer Service Delivery Issues Feedback News Tips Help & FAQs Staff List Advertise Newsletters View the ePaper Order Back Issues News in Education Search the Archives Privacy Policy Terms of Service Terms of Purchase Work at Boston Globe Media Internship Program Co-op Program Do Not Sell My Personal Information SHARONVILLE, Ohio – Ford Motor will showcase its U.S. manufacturing might this week as it celebrates a “refresh” of two of its most popular vehicles, built with transmissions made in suburban Cincinnati Ford recently took an Enquirer reporter and photographer on a tour of the plant in Sharonville which operates 24 hours a day and employs 2,000 – one quarter of Ford’s 7,800 manufacturing employees across Ohio Its roof covers enough space to hold 42 football fields "Ford welcomes and appreciates these decisions by President Trump which will help mitigate the impact of tariffs on automakers suppliers and consumers," Ford CEO Jim Farley said in a statement "We will continue to work closely with the administration in support of the president’s vision for a healthy and growing auto industry in America." Ford disclosures say higher tariffs could make its vehicles more expensive and disrupt a supply chain for the company that operates multiple factories in China This week, Ford will use the refresh to showcase the 12,000 Ford jobs at its two assembly plants in Louisville but will also make a nod to its network of facilities providing critical parts and support including four in Ohio: an assembly plant in Avon Lake; engine factories in Cleveland and Lima; and its Sharonville transmission plant just 17 miles from downtown Cincinnati and within the I-275 loop the hulking 2.4 million-square-foot facility (twice the size of the Kenwood Towne Centre shopping mall) produces 3,500 transmissions a day that power some of Ford’s most popular vehicles: the F-150 pickup the F-250 pickup and the F-Series Super-Duty pickups hundreds of employees work each of its three shifts a day but they are spread out throughout the sprawling facility that smells like metal and is abuzz with the constant operation of machinery Clusters of workers are seen at various stations along assembly lines that are also equiped with robots for heavy lifting (a transmission weighs more than 200 pounds) One out of eight of Ohio’s 688,000 manufacturing jobs are in the auto industry, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics The state employs 85,000 auto workers with most making auto parts for assembly in Michigan or elsewhere “Ford’s results and operations could be adversely affected,” the company wrote in its “risk factors” section or other countries could “disrupt existing supply chains impose additional costs …  (and) make our products more expensive for customers and … less competitive.” The auto manufacturer added Trump’s tariff increases on imports from Canada Mexico and China “should they be implemented and sustained for an extended period of time Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application Helen was the beloved wife of 55 years to David A Helen and David moved to New Hampshire in October of 1969 where Helen worked for Kelley Girl Temp Jobs and Stop+Shop as a cashier Helen was co-owner of Apex Kitchens for 40 years Helen finished her working career as a cashier for the NH Liquor Commission Helen’s passion was her many dogs over the years Her greatest love was walking her dogs with all her dog walking friends.  ARRANGEMENTS: No services will be announced at this time Assisting the family with arrangements is the Cremation Society of NH In lieu of flowers donations in Helen’s memory may be made to your local animal shelter This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text inconsistent scheduling and a lack of health care benefits the recently formed union — which organizers say was recognized by the Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation on June 5 — reports negotiations have stalled “due to an unsatisfactory and counterproductive proposal from management.” Staff state they submitted the union’s comprehensive financial contract proposal on Oct the union had suggested improvements to employee pay and benefits Members say the theater management’s response would instead “take away existing benefits and opportunities for extra pay” and “decrease hourly wages for certain days of the week,” along with treating “tips as wages” and adding shift supervisors to the tip pool rather than raising compensation "The proposal from the Coolidge is frustrating “We feel that they do not respect us or the invaluable work we do for the theatre.” They added the organization cannot run without their labor “We are the operational backbone of a valued historic community cinema and it's important not to lose sight of the values that have always been a part of the theatre's history.” Employees at the theater are represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW) which also represents employees at the Museum of Fine Arts the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in the Berkshires and Brookline Booksmith "The Coolidge Corner Theatre voluntarily recognized the union and supports our employees’ decision to join a union We value the contributions of all of our employees and look forward to our next bargaining session This news arrived on the eve of the cinema’s annual Coolidge Award event honoring legendary filmmaker John Waters. The cinema debuted a milestone expansion early this year that includes two new movie houses, a larger lobby and an education center. The Coolidge Corner Theatre Union said it’s disappointed by the Coolidge Foundation’s terms but remains dedicated to continuing negotiations in good faith with hopes of addressing concerns that include being a part of impactful decisions at the organization, access to quality health care and benefits, and respectful treatment of all employees. Andrea Shea Correspondent Arts & CultureAndrea Shea is a correspondent for WBUR's arts & culture reporter Create an account for more options or use this form to leave a Reflection now San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Photo/Video will be published upon admin review and approval In HBO's "White Lotus," shady Greg Hunt (Jon Gries) plotted successfully to kill his rich heiress wife, Tanya McQuoid (Jennifer Coolidge) won't let a dark storyline end their real-life friendship "We're always in touch with each other," Gries tells USA TODAY, offering the best, only-in-Hollywood proof that involves "Saturday Night Live" original player Garrett Morris: "We just spent Christmas together Walton Goggins on 'White Lotus' Ep. 3 Why he was really terrified of snakes, but why Rick freed his 'spirit animal' Gries played scatterbrained producer Shawn McDermott on TV's "Martin" from 1992-94 when Morris played Martin's (Martin Lawrence) first boss Stan Winters And Coolidge starred as Polish businesswoman Sophie on "2 Broke Girls," in which Morris co-starred as Earl "We picked up a box of donuts and went to Garrett's house with coffee in the morning is visiting Thailand and has spotted Greg/Gary Coolidge wants to see Greg/Gary punished on the show, telling Forbes the studio says you’re too much of an indie queen.’ ” Heavy lies the head that wears the indie crown Yet perhaps Posey’s reign may finally be coming to an end. The latest season of The White Lotus HBO’s megahit mystery satirizing the lives of the well-to-do is likely to be among the most mainstream and widely watched productions Posey has ever been part of a pill-popping matriarch with a broad North Carolina drawl who is vacationing with her family at a luxury wellness retreat in Thailand and the rug is slowly pulled out from beneath the Ratliffs for reasons entirely of their own doing Victoria is forced to finally contend with a harsh reality bearing down on her like a tsunami It’s only natural that critics and viewers are positioning Posey’s spoiled, over-the-top character as the natural heir to Jennifer Coolidge’s Tanya McQuoid the self-centered fan favorite who appeared in the show’s first two seasons before (spoiler) meeting her end in the waters off Sicily Posey relies on her extensive background in comedy to deliver all the show’s best and campiest lines like when Victoria questions the company she’ll have to share on board a luxury yacht by asking Just because people are rich doesn’t mean they’re not trashy.” Or when she defends her queries into the behavior of local Buddhist monks by stating Organized religion and deviant sexual behavior go hand in hand.” As Coolidge basks in a career renaissance thanks to her two-time-Emmy-winning work in The White Lotus who was coincidentally Coolidge’s comedienne co-star in the Christopher Guest mockumentaries Best in Show (2000) and For Your Consideration (2006) Might this role finally earn Posey the plaudits and career stability she too has long deserved Because the major studios have yet to fall in love with her,” Corliss wrote in Time too pert to get the serioso parts that win critics’ awards.” One reason Posey has bewildered the industry is obvious she doesn’t necessarily look like Hollywood’s traditional idea of a leading lady she’s lived in Manhattan almost consistently since the 1990s.) She’s too boho too weird to fit within the conventional heroine mold In You’ve Got Mail, for example, Posey’s supporting turn as Tom Hanks’ self-absorbed book-editor girlfriend who “makes coffee nervous” was originally positioned as a villain, but later reassessments were more generous to the character. Decider’s Meghan O’Keefe declared her the film’s most misunderstood character and one whose life feels so much bigger than the scope of the movie “Posey fills each moment up with a tornado of personality,” O’Keefe wrote She is the constant reminder in Scream 3 that the franchise does not take itself too seriously.” Posey declared that the best compliment she ever received on her work was when a man in a Lowe’s parking lot pointed her out to his 5-year-old son as the “crazy dog lady” from Best in Show “Nothing makes me happier than a 5-year-old boy laughing at a grown woman acting like a 5-year-old,” she wrote It’s no coincidence that these three women have all been so celebrated for the work they’ve done together in the Christopher Guest Cinematic Universe where they perfected the art of painting big characters with broad strokes (It’s probably a safe bet that O’Hara will eventually appear in a season of The White Lotus.) wearing a silk kaftan and rubbing lotion into her hands In the limited glimpses audiences have had so far of this season, Posey’s portrayal has already proven divisive. For every person adamant she deserved an Emmy the moment she uttered her first line (“We flew over the North Pole!”) there is another who believes her accent is too extravagant And while I will say that Posey’s character gets to show more range as the season progresses what’s undeniable is that Posey is doing what she does best: absolutely going for it If Posey does finally find herself standing on stage at the Emmys for The White Lotus, she would do well to remember advice she once shared. In 2012, she appeared in a pretaped bit at the awards show portraying an acting teacher running a class on how to deliver an acceptance speech If the sketch’s central gag rested on the idea that Posey ever having to give such a speech was fanciful Posey is as committed to the crazed character as if it were Lady Macbeth Prove them wrong!” she shouts to her students White Lotus alum Jennifer Coolidge reacted to the incest scene between Patrick Schwarzenegger and Sam Nivola’s characters plus the return on Tanya’s husband Greg (or Gary) As Jennifer Coolidge put it, whenever you stay at a White Lotus “When I heard that Mike was doing another White Lotus in Thailand, I was sort of thinking, ‘What could Mike possibly come up with? What could Mike White come up with that was sort of, you know, top all these sort of weird, you know, storylines he has?’” she told E! News in an exclusive interview at the A Minecraft Movie premiere March 30, “and he has topped it.” “He comes up with something, like I can’t think of,” she added. “This is sort of a thing that people would be talking about for a very long time, and you know what I’m talking about. And that’s Mike White for you.” The threesome is not the only plot twist that shocked her this season. After all, her husband’s return has her hoping he goes “down in flames.” “I don’t know what Mike has planned for him, but I don’t want him to have a good life,” Coolidge told E!. “You know, something terrible needs to happen to Greg, don’t you think?” (For more from the actress, tune into E! News tonight, March 31 at 11 p.m.) View this post on Instagram A post shared by E! News (@enews) The White Lotus’ official Instagram account cheekily commented “Some memories you’ll carry long after you leave.” For more on this season’s cast and their love lives off screen While Jason Isaacs' character Timothy Ratliff is married to Parker Posey's Victoria Ratliff on The White Lotus "Without her," he wrote in 2020's The Big Issue "there is no me that I recognize or would want to know." Jason met the former documentary filmmaker at the University of London's Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in the '80s he was battling what he called a "decades-long love affair with drugs," which ended in 1998 when he became sober we can finally buy a home and we can have kids and get on with our lives," Jason added and we have to date and get to know each other." When he later asked "why she’d want to be with someone who was just out of their head the entire time," he continued "she always loved who I really was and who I really could be." The couple wed in 2001 and welcomed daughters Lily and Ruby "She decided she was going to give up a very successful career and follow me around and live, with nothing to do, in these far-flung places, and not really feel like part of the crew, in order to get pregnant," Jason told The Guardian in 2008 which worked first time for us both times."  Patrick Schwarzenegger & Abby Champion I love watching your dedication to your family It’s been a blessing to be on this journey with you & I can’t wait to watch where life takes us." Sam (who portrays Saxon's younger brother Lochlan on The White Lotus) and Iris were introduced by their pal Isa Barrett at a London bar While The Perfect Couple alum said he tried to shoot his shot with The Bubble actress she was in a relationship at the time and "was not having it."But after Iris' romance ended Sam decided to see if they could give dating another go They made their relationship Instagram in the spring of 2024 and have since moved in together."I'm so in love and she's so amazing," Sam told Teen Vogue "I think the thing about moving in with someone is that when you're this young you're going to get sick of them.' You're going to spend all day and you're going to feel like you've been in a marriage for 30 years I don't think that would happen with her anyway who knows we were babies and all the time is flying by and blurring into one helluva a ride with you...I feel very lucky to get to love this human and even luckier to be loved by him." 'What are your priorities for this week What can I help you achieve or make time for you to do whether it's personal time or time achieving our own goals?'" "I said 'open minded' not 'open.'" "More than I could hope for and certainly more than I deserve." Blackpink's Lisa & Frédéric Arnault social media users have spotted the former TAG Heuer CEO and the actress hanging out and traveling together While he's caught a number of her shows and attended a few premieres she's turned up at the 2024 TAG Heuer Formula 1 Kith Launch Celebration.And for those keeping watch in her song "Moonlit Floor (Kiss Me)," Lisa also mentions how a "green-eyed French boy got me trippin'." Thank you for bringing me along on this unforgettable ride." The birth of this art baby has left me in awe of you all over again Mr Your source for entertainment news, celebrities, celeb news, and ​celebrity gossip. Check out the hottest fashion, photos, movies and TV shows! © 2025 E! Entertainment Television, LLC A Division of NBCUniversal. All rights reserved. From millions of homes worldwide to the White House the Christmas tree is a tradition that owes its popularity in part to a popular British queen Not only was this the first White House “community” Christmas tree, but it was the first to be decorated with electric lights—a strand of 2,500 red, white and green bulbs. The balsam fir came from Coolidge’s home state of Vermont and stood 48 feet tall Several musical groups performed at the tree-lighting ceremony including the Epiphany Church choir and the U.S President Coolidge and first lady Grace were treated to carols sung by members of Washington According to the White House Historical Association, President Benjamin Harrison was the first president to set up an indoor Christmas tree for his family and visitors to enjoy in 1889 It was decorated with ornaments and candles first lady Lou Henry Hoover oversaw what would become an annual tradition of decorating the indoor White House tree each first lady’s duties have included the trimming of the official White House tree Discover more of the major events, famous births, notable deaths and everything else history-making that happened on December 24th British inventor Richard Trevithick takes seven of his friends for a test ride on his “Puffing Devil,” or “Puffer,” the first steam-powered passenger vehicle, on December 24, 1801. Unlike the steam engine pioneered by the Scotsman James Watt, Trevithick’s used “strong steam”—that is, steam at a very high pressure (145 pounds per square inch, or […] The Treaty of Peace and Amity between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America is signed by British and American representatives at Ghent, Belgium, ending the War of 1812. By terms of the treaty, all conquered territory was to be returned, and commissions were planned to settle the boundary of the United States […] A devastating fire at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., destroys about two-thirds of its 55,000 volumes, including most of Thomas Jefferson’s personal library, sold to the institution in 1815. The Library of Congress was established in 1800, when President John Adams approved legislation that appropriated $5,000 to purchase “such books as may be […] On Christmas Eve 1948, a family of three moves into a home in Dover, Massachusetts with unusually large windows—the world’s first fully solar house, an idea decades ahead of its time. Nobody had ever tried living in a residence heated only by the sun, much less through a frigid New England winter. The 800-square-foot wedge-shaped […] 1952 The McCarran-Walter Act takes effect and revises U.S. immigration laws. The law was hailed by supporters as a necessary step in preventing alleged communist subversion in the United States, while opponents decried the legislation as being xenophobic and discriminatory. The act, named after Senator Pat McCarran (Democrat-Nevada) and Representative Francis Walter (Democratic-Pennsylvania), did relatively little to […] Two Viet Cong agents disguised as South Vietnamese soldiers leave a car filled with explosives parked at the Brinks Hotel in Saigon. The hotel was housing U.S. officers. Two Americans were killed in the blast and 65 Americans and Vietnamese were injured. Ambassador Maxwell Taylor, Gen. William Westmoreland, and other senior U.S. officials tried to […] Comedian Bob Hope gives what he says is his last Christmas show to U.S. servicemen in Saigon. Hope was a comedian and star of stage, radio, television and over 50 feature films. Hope was one of many Hollywood stars who followed the tradition of traveling overseas to entertain American troops stationed abroad. The 1972 show […] On December 24, 1973, Stephenie Meyer, author of the “Twilight” novels, a vampire romance series for young adults that became a literary phenomenon, is born in Hartford, Connecticut. Meyer, born Stephenie Morgan, was raised in Phoenix, Arizona, the second of six siblings. She married at 21 and graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree […] The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan, under the pretext of upholding the Soviet-Afghan Friendship Treaty of 1978. We strive for accuracy and fairness. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us The gays may have been out to kill her – at least on Season Two of "The White Lotus" – but Jennifer Coolidge says she would be lost without them. The two-time Emmy winning star was in Puerto Vallerta over the weekend, attending the opening the resort's newest luxe, queer hotel, The Tryst. But Coolidge wasn't the only celebrity partying. Gayety writes performing her hit song 'Cool for the Summer' on the hotel's rooftop energizing the crowd as DJ Leland spun tracks into the night Other notable attendees included Erika Jayne Asked by People Magazine how her gay fan base was different than any other fan base Coolidge responded with a headline-grabbing answer Maybe heterosexual people are more self-conscious the opening night party's host Matt Rogers asked Coolidge about her love for the queer community We never even knew if some of us gay or some of us weren't you just pick the people that you like when you hang out with them It's so cool about my love for gay men and gay women She added that the best way she can be an ally to queer men and women is "hanging out with them I've been dancing with them on the dance floor and howling in my bedroom." She ended with a bit of personal information that was so Jennifer Coolidge I've had a very good time here and I almost got really lucky As Tanya McQuoid on "The White Lotus," Coolidge became an Internet meme with the line: "These gays they're trying to murder me." It turns out they were but Tanya triumphed by killing most of them before falling to her death while trying to escape When she appeared at the 34th GLAAD Media Awards where she received a standing ovation it's the story of my life," telling the crowd: "You know I have so much respect for the LGBTQ community and I just want you all to know that I love you and I thank you for always being there for me." Bay Area Reporter Bay Windows [email protected] Get Newsletters About EDGE Work Here OUTreach Partners Advertise Privacy and Terms Enter your email address below to receive daily email updates including news Enter your email address below to get on the list today Please consider whitelisting us in your ad blocker.