Rihanna happily poses for a photograph alongside French First Lady Brigitte Macron outside of the Elysee Palace on Wednesday (July 26) in Paris, France.
The 29-year-old entertainer, who is also a global ambassador for the Global Partnership for Education, was welcomed at the top of the steps of the Elysee Palace, the official residence of the French presidents in Paris, before meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron.
Emmanuel extended an invitation to RiRi to discuss France’s funding of international education after she personally messaged him on Twitter in June: “Bonjour @Emmanuel Macron, will France commit to #FundEducation?,” Rihannatweeted.
“They were incredibly welcoming, we focused on the topic of education from global aspects,” Rihanna told reporters (via WWD), adding that a “big announcement” will be made in September, followed by “even more work in Africa in October.”
“I was so inspired and impressed with his leadership. I can’t wait to see where this is going to go, but I think this is the year for education,” Rihanna concluded. “Stay tuned.”
Here’s what the actress, director, and humanitarian had to share…
On her split fromBrad Pitt: “It’s just been the hardest time, and we’re just kind of coming up for air. [This house] is a big jump forward for us, and we’re all trying to do our best to heal as our family….things got bad…I don’t want to use that word…Things became ‘difficult.’”
On her kids: “[Our lifestyle] was not in any way a negative. That was not the problem. That is and will remain one of the wonderful opportunities we are able to give our children…They’re six very strong-minded, thoughtful, worldly individuals. I’m very proud of them. [They're] very brave…in times they needed to be. We’re all just healing from the events that led to the filing…They’re not healing from the divorce. They’re healing from some…from life, from things in life.”
On developing hypertension and Bell’s palsy: “I can’t tell if it’s menopause or if it’s just been the year I’ve had Sometimes women in families put themselves last until it manifests itself in their own health. I actually feel like more of a woman because I’m being smart about my choices, and I’m putting my family first, and I’m in charge of my life and my health. I think that’s what makes a woman complete.” FYI: Bell’s Palsy is characterized as sudden weakness in the muscles on one half of the face. Hypertension is a condition in which the force of the blood against the artery walls is too high.
On somethingKnoxsaid to her: “He said, ‘Who wants to be normal? We’re not normal. Let’s never be normal.’ Thank you—yes! We’re not normal. Let’s embrace being not normal.”
Senator John McCain was diagnosed with brain cancer last week, but he returned to the Senate this week and received a standing ovation on his first day back. He returned to his job on a significant day - he was there to begin voting to repeal Obamacare. The bill was pushed to move forward. See the moment John McCain received a standing ovation here....
Adrian Grenier is dapper while hitting the blue carpet at the Apple Music documentary film premiere of Kygo: Stole The Show held at The Metrograph on Tuesday (July 25) in New York City.
Kygo: Stole the Show chronicles Kygo‘s journey from the early stages of his career to his mega performance at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY in January 2016 – the documentary will be available exclusively via Apple Music starting on July 26.
“There are 15,000 patriotic transgender Americans in the US military fighting for all of us. What happened to your promise to fight for them?,” Caitlyn tweeted moments ago.
Caitlyn has come under fire over the years for supporting Donald Trump in the Presidential election, despite his conservative views revolving around the LGBT community.
“As far as LGBT issues, yes, he’s made some mistakes,” Caitlyn recently said. “I don’t support him in everything that he does. But we needed to shake the system up. I’m not perfect. I’ve made mistakes with a lot of things over the last two years. But I’ve tried to learn from those mistakes, I try to a better job next time,” she told CNN.
There are 15,000 patriotic transgender Americans in the US military fighting for all of us. What happened to your promise to fight for them? https://t.co/WzjypVC8Sr
Darren Criss just released a cover of the famous song from Les Miserables, “I Dreamed a Dream.”
In conjunction with releasing the new stripped-down song, Darren also announced the return of the Elsie Fest, which is New York City’s first outdoor music festival celebrating stars and songs from the stage and screen.
The festival will take place this year on October 8 in New York City’s famous Central Park.
Speaking with DigitalSpy, Lily revealed that the part of Cecelia in the series was perfect for her.
“I’ve been so obsessed with old Hollywood forever,” she shared. “And Cecelia is so multi-layered, she’s fascinating.”
Lily adds, “She’s naïve, she’s feisty, she’s passionate, compassionate, hardworking, and a go-getter – all these adjectives of a character that I would love to play around with.”
20+ pics inside of Lily Collins and Kelsey Grammer…
