You may remember Geoffrey Owens as the former Cosby Show actor who was recently job-shamed for working at Trader Joe’s.
After hearing his story, Nicki Minaj decided she was going to donate $25,000 to him and she just fulfilled that promise.
In a statement to TMZ, Geoffrey revealed that he’s donating the money to a great cause. He said, “I would like to give this donation of 25k to the Actor’s Fund in memory of the late, great Earle Hyman — who played Cosby’s father, ‘Russell’, on “The Cosby Show” — who lived his last many years and died at the Actors’ Home, (funded and run by the Actor’s Fund). I am extremely grateful to Nicki Minaj for enabling struggling actors to continue pursuing their dreams.”
Nicki added in a statement, “I’m happy to be a part of a great cause. I wish Geoffrey much success and want him to know how loved he is. Rest in Peace to Earle Hyman.”
Matthew Morrison and Darren Criss reunite backstage at the TodayTix Live 5-Year Anniversary Celebration to benefit Dramatists Guild Foundation on Monday evening (September 24) in Brooklyn, New York.
The one-night-only concert brought together the elements that have helped bring TodayTix to its five-year anniversary — the artists, the performances and the audiences.
Darren performed an acoustic version of Carole King and Gerry Goffin‘s “One Fine Day” on the guitar before bringing Matthew to stage for a little song and dance with “Singin’ in the Rain” and U2‘s “Beautiful Day,” and a Beatles mash-up of “Let It Be” and “Hey Jude.”
The evening also featured performances by Tony Nominees Ariana DeBose and Ethan Slater, as well as Lesli Margherita, Erich Bergen and Krysta Rodriguez.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex is celebrating!
The 37-year-old royal was seen arriving at the Oceania exhibition at Royal Academy of Arts on Tuesday (September 25) in London, England.
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Oceania is the first-ever major survey of Oceanic art to be held in the United Kingdom. The exhibit runs from September 29 to December 10.
The collection contains “around 200 exceptional works from public collections worldwide, and will span over 500 years. From shell, greenstone and ceramic ornaments, to huge canoes and stunning god images, we explore important themes of voyaging, place making and encounter.”
One day before (September 24), Meghan attended the Coach Core Awards with Prince Harry in Loughborough, England.
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Bill Cosby has been officially sentenced to “three to ten years” in state prison after being found guilty of the sexual assault of Andrea Constand, the AP reports. He’s expected to go to prison immediately.
The 81-year-old disgraced comedian, who had dozens of women come forward with stories of alleged sexual assaults, was charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault for the 2004 incident that took place in his home in Philadelphia, Penn.
During the sentencing, the judge declared Cosby to be a “sexually violent predator,” meaning he will have to register with the sex-offender registry, report to authorities and undergo monthly counseling.
Cosby‘s maximum sentence could have been up to 30 years in prison, though cases similar to this with someone with no prior convictions have often resulted in one to four years.
In her victim statement, Andrea wrote, “Bill Cosby took my beautiful, healthy young spirit and crushed it. He robbed me of my health and vitality, my open nature, and my trust in myself and others. I’ve never married and I have no partner. I live alone. My dogs are my constant companions, and the members of my immediate family are my closest friends….Thank you to all of the friends, old and new, who have stood by me. You know who you are, and each and every one of you has made a huge difference. Please know that.”
Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is revealing some details about Taylor Swift‘s involvement in the Cats movie adaptation.
“We’re beginning to rehearse now,” Andrew told Vulture.
He added that Taylor might either play Bombalurina (the flirty cat) or the Demeter (the skittish cat). They sing “Macavity the Mystery Cat.”
“She’s going to play one or other of the ‘Macavity’ girls. Well, basically, [director] Tom Hooper thought it was a really good idea, and of course, she loves cats,” Andrew added. “We’ll see. I mean, I haven’t met her, so I’m looking forward to meeting her and seeing her [at work].”
The movie is also set to star Jennifer Hudson, James Corden and Ian McKellen, and will be released on December 20, 2019.
