Emily Blunt is gorgeous as she strikes a pose at the the American Institute for Stuttering’s 2017 Freeing Voices Changing Lives Benefit Gala held at Guastavino’s on Monday (June 26) in New York City.
The 34-year-old actress hosted the fundraising event honoring the inspiring accomplishments of people who stutter. The gala is the foundation’s primary fundraiser, allowing them to continue in their work and mission to provide universally affordable stuttering therapy.
Emily was joined by Freeing Voices Changing Lives awards recipient Wayne Brady.
“I think whatever you have to overcome in life ultimately paves the way [for whom you become as an adult]. I got teased a lot, and to this day, I hate unkindness in people and bullies,” Emily told InStyle back in November. “Names are always tricky because you can’t substitute a different word and there’s so much pressure attached to it. Even nowadays, when I’m tired or I feel put on the spot, I still sometimes struggle to get the words out. When I make a phone call—especially if I’m calling someone I don’t know—I have to mentally prepare myself. There’s always a big pause between when they ask ‘Who’s calling?’ and when I say ‘Emily Blunt.’”
FYI: Emily is wearing a Marc Bouwer dress, Sophia Webster shoes, earrings by Dana Rebecca Designs, and rings by Graziela Gems and EF Collection.
“Years ago, I took a CPR course thru the Red Cross. And holy shit, I ended up saving my nephew’s life because I knew what to do! True story! Yesterday I took a refresher course — focusing on infant and toddler CPR. It takes only a few hours and it’s also kinda, sorta fun. Thank you to Dan from Viva First Aid for the lesson. And thank you to these two helpful yet lifeless dolls whose vacant ocular cavities will haunt me until end times,” Ryan wrote on Instagram.
“ALL MAMAS AND DADDIES OUT THERE– I can’t recommend this enough, I took a CPR class with with a focus on babies and toddlers. Google ‘infant CPR class near me’ and you’ll see lots of listings. For those of you who haven’t done it, you will love it. It’s so helpful by giving you knowledge, tools, and some peace of mind. ❤️👶👶🏻👶🏼👶🏽👶🏾👶🏿❤️🏥,” Blake wrote on her account.
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Iggy Azalea is speaking out in response to Halsey‘s comments in which the singer called her a “f–king moron.”
Halsey was asked about artists she collaborated with on her latest album and she talked about people she wouldn’t collaborate with. She brought up Iggy and mentioned how she disregarded black culture.
“Yeah, it’s a bit weird to bring someone up in an interview that you weren’t asked about. It’s kind of like if we were talking right now and I just randomly started talking about Janet Jackson or something,” Iggy said on Australian radio show Smallzy’s Surgery. “To me, because I’m a famous person and I know a lot of the time people have opinions and they’re not always accurate, I really try very hard not to give my personal opinions about people that I don’t know. I don’t know her, I’ve never met her.”
“I thought it was a bit of a strange thing to throw that out there,” Iggy added. “She’s young and I hope she learns maybe to be a bit less judgmental when she’s kind of in the same shoes. I’m sure she’s getting judged all the time as well by people who don’t really know her. Maybe it’d be good for her to try to be a little more empathetic to other people that are in the same situation.”
Iggy also reportedly said, “I think she got asked a question and she felt uncomfortable with, for whatever reason she brought me up and felt like that was a good deflection. I don’t think it worked… I don’t really think I had anything to do with it. It was a weird thing to bring me in to it.”
Cobie Smulders is all smiles as she hits the red carpet at the premiere of her new series Friends From College held at AMC 34th Street on Monday (June 26) in New York City.
“For me, the blessing of being on How I Met Your Mother for nine years was so amazing. And I had such an amazing time,” Cobie told CinemaBlend. “And I think since then, for me, it feels like a long time has passed. But it’s only been about 3 years. Since I left the show, I’ve just been wanting to challenge myself creatively. And this was a step in that direction.”
Friends From College premieres globally on Netflix on July 14 – Watch trailer here!
John McEnroe made some controversial comments about Serena Williams and where she would rank if she was playing the men’s circuit… and now he says he won’t apologize.
The former tennis star said that Serena, who he admitted is the greatest female tennis player in the world, would only rank #700 if she was playing in the men’s league.
While appearing on CBS This Morning on Tuesday (June 27), John was asked why he made the comments.
“I respect Serena very much so,” John said. When asked if he would like to apologize though, he said “no.” He did admit that his comments were “not necessary,” but he did not think they’d create controversy.
“I don’t want anything to go wrong with Serena because she’s pregnant. I don’t want to upset her or whatever it was. She’s – I think she was doing a tongue-in-cheek as well,” he added. “I can’t even believe we’re talking about it.”
John McEnroe on controversial Serena Williams comments
