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7NEWS
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
Naomi Watts' ex Liev Schreiber praises transgender daughter Kai and ‘profound' moment with pronouns
Actors Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts are known to be doting parents to their children, Kai, 16, and Sasha, 17. And this week, Schreiber proudly opened up about Kai coming out as transgender. Kai has recently become a big name in the celebrity space, having strutted the runway for Valentino at Park Fashion Week in March. 'Kai was always who Kai is,' the actor told Variety on Thursday. 'But I suppose the most profound moment was her asking us to change her pronouns. 'To be honest with you, it didn't feel like that big of a deal to me only because Kai had been so feminine for so long.' Schreiber and wife, Taylor Neilson, will join Kai fundraising for LGBTQ+ youth at A Place at the Table gala this weekend, for the Ali Forney Centre. The centre provides housing and support for more than 2,000 LGBTQ+ youth in crisis. Schreiber went on to praise Kai's strength and tenacity. 'Kai is such a fighter,' he said. 'It's important that she goes, 'Hey, I am trans', and, 'Look at me'.' Schreiber was with Naomi Watts for 11 years, before splitting in 2016. Schreiber went on to marry Neilson in 2023. Meanwhile, Watts married actor Billy Crudup in the same year. They share two children, Kai and Alexander, who goes by the name Sascha. Kai has been a rising star in the fashion world. Her Mulholland Drive actress mother also regularly praises her on Instagram. 'That's my @maisonvalentino baby! I'm squealing with pride. Ilysm @kaischreiberrr,' Watts captioned a post on Instagram in March, following Kai's catwalk debut. Stream free on
Sky News AU
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
Naomi Watts' ex Liev Schreiber reveals 'profound' moment their trans daughter Kai announced her new pronouns
Naomi Watt's ex Liev Schreiber has shared the emotional moment his daughter Kai asked him to start using her new pronouns. The Ray Donovan star, 57, opened up about the 16-year-old model's transition for the first time during an interview with Variety, expressing pride in her confidence and resilience. "Kai was always who Kai is," Schreiber said. "But I suppose the most profound moment was her asking us to change her pronouns. "To be honest with you, it didn't feel like that big of a deal to me only because Kai had been so feminine for so long." Schreiber went on to praise his daughter's strength as she embraces her identity in the public eye. "Kai is such a fighter," he said. "It's important that she goes, 'Hey, I am trans', and, 'Look at me'." Perhaps Kai's confidence comes from the strong support she receives from both parents and their respective spouses, Taylor Nieson and Billy Cudrup, who regularly celebrate her achievements online. In March, Kai made her modelling debut at Paris Fashion Week, strutting the runway for Valentino's Autumn/Winter 2025 presentation. "That's my @maisonvalentino baby! I'm squealing with pride. Ilysm @kaischreiberrr," Watts captioned a post on Instagram. Schreiber added his own tribute: "Ladies and gentlemen, the one, the only, the indomitable @kaischreiberr!" Following her runway debut, Schreiber also hit back at those criticising Kai for being a so-called "nepo baby". "I don't have many thoughts for the haters," he told TMZ in a March 12 interview. "I'm gonna put it to you like this: What if you were a professional actor and your child decided they wanted to do something in this world? Do they have the choice of what you did? "It doesn't matter, like, that's her life. She does what she wants with her life. And I'm super proud of her. I thought she did an amazing job on the show." Kai is expected to join Schreiber and Neisen on Friday evening at the Ali Forney Centre's 'A Place at the Table' Gala in New York City. The Ali Foreny Centre is the largest American nonprofit organisation providing shelter and healthcare services to LGBTQ youth who are experiencing homelessness. "This isn't just about representing the trans community," Schreiber said. "This is actually a community of people who don't have great resources, who don't have access to help, who aren't being protected and looked after by their families." Schriever added: "We've got to bear that in mind when we go out there and glam ourselves up and get ready to be seen, you know? That's what we're doing- raising money for a community that desperately needs it." Aside from Kai, Schreiber and Watts also share a 17-year-old son, Sasha, who is currently studying at the USC School of Dramatic Arts in New York.
CBC
19-04-2025
- General
- CBC
P.E.I. minister 'amazed, inspired and hopeful' after taking part in Last Supper recreation
Social Sharing A Prince Edward Island minister is part of a reimagining of The Last Supper that aims to capture the country's diversity. To mark its 100th anniversary, the United Church of Canada decided to recreate the iconic Leonardo da Vinci painting, which depicts communion between Jesus Christ and his 12 apostles. Rev. Franklyn James, the minister at West River United Church in Cornwall, P.E.I., was asked to take part in the photo recreation after presenting a report on equity in the church at its general council meeting last year. James said the church wanted to challenge the traditional image of the Last Supper, and create one that's more representative of modern times. "Here is an image of a diverse people, a diverse way of being, a diverse lived experience that can be at a table, and you are welcome at this table despite how you present yourself to the world," he said. "I see it as an invitation to anyone who would want to be a part of a community that accepts them truly for who they are." Called A Place at the Table, the photograph by Alan Lai includes 12 members of the United Church from across the country, posed similarly to the apostles in da Vinci's mural. The "disciples" come from various walks of life, including members of the Black, Indigenous and 2SLGBTQ+ communities. Notably, the photo doesn't include the depiction of Jesus in the physical form. Rather, "Christ's presence is embodied through the gathered community, underscoring the belief that faith is expressed through justice, compassion, and service," the United Church of Canada said in a news release. "The image serves as a bold testament to the Church's vision — a table where differences are honoured, diversity is celebrated, and faith is lived through shared commitment to equity and belonging." 'There was this beauty to it' The photo was unveiled at Metropolitan United Church in Toronto on Holy Thursday, also known as Maundy Thursday, which the Christian faith recognizes as the day of the Last Supper. The United Church says Holy Thursday was always about radical inclusion — Jesus sharing a meal with his followers, washing their feet and urging them to love one another. "When I [looked] at it, there was this beauty to it. There's this warm sense of being part of something greater than I am," James said. "There's a pride that comes from looking at the photograph and looking at the colour and looking at the people, and I just felt amazed, inspired and hopeful."
