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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ariana Grande, Jamie Lee Curtis, Pedro Pascal Denounce Defunding Proposal for LGBTQ Suicide Hotline: ‘We Will Not Stay Silent'
Ariana Grande, Jamie Lee Curtis, Pedro Pascal and more than 100 other Hollywood figures and entertainers signed an open letter Monday denouncing the proposal to eliminate federal funding for the social program behind the suicide prevention hotline for at-risk LGBTQ+ youth. 'As artists, creators and public figures, our platforms come with responsibility,' the letter began. 'And today, that responsibility is clear: we must speak out to protect the mental health and lives of LGBTQ+ youth. We will not stay silent.' 'This is about people, not politics. At a time of deep division, let this be something we as people can all agree on: no young person should be left without help in their darkest moment,' the letter continued. 'Stripping away this lifeline leaves LGBTQ+ youth with the message that their lives are not worth saving. We refuse to accept that message. We call on the administration and Congress to do the right thing: restore and protect funding for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline's LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services in the Fiscal Year 2026 budget.' The group's response comes after queer-youth and suicide-prevention nonprofit The Trevor Project released a message sharing that it is on the verge of having $25 million in federal funding stripped from its 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline's LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services. Also among the prominent signatories were Nathan Lane, Daniel Radcliffe, Sabrina Carpenter, Sarah Paulson, Gabrielle Union-Wade, Dwyane Wade and 'Queer Eye' star Jonathan Van Ness. The letter noted the power that comes with having a large platform in entertainment and on social media and using it to support those who have traditionally been silenced or overlooked. 'We also recognize the consequential impact we can have on showing LGBTQ+ young people possibility models,' the letter continues. 'Telling stories about the diverse tapestry of humanity is what makes art powerful, and representation can be life-saving. At this moment, LGBTQ+ youth are hearing messages that question and criticize their identities and their existence. We must show them that there are still so many people fighting for their rights.' As the message concluded, the group encouraged LGBTQ+ youth and informed them they won't give up the fight. 'To every LGBTQ+ young person reading this: you are not alone. We see you. We value you. You have the right to feel safe, supported, and loved exactly as you are,' the letter reads as it comes to a close. 'You deserve access to life-saving services that honor your humanity. You may be hurting. You may be scared. You may feel like no one hears you — but we do. We will keep showing up and speaking out. We will not stop fighting for you.' It continued: 'We rise together — loudly and determined — for hope, for dignity, and for every LGBTQ+ young person to know that their lives are worthy and that there will always be someone on the other end of the line.' President Donald Trump signed the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act back on Oct. 17, 2020. The move designated the 988 as the nationwide phone number. Read the full letter here and below: We are heartbroken by the proposal to eliminate federal funding for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline's LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services — a move that will have devastating, life-threatening consequences for young people across the country. As artists, creators, and public figures, our platforms come with responsibility. And today, that responsibility is clear: we must speak out to protect the mental health and lives of LGBTQ+ youth. We will not stay silent. Since its launch in 2022, this program has connected nearly 1.3 million crisis contacts with life-saving, affirming care to LGBTQ+ young people during their most vulnerable moments. Suicide among LGBTQ+ youth is a public health crisis, and it should be treated as such. LGBTQ+ young people are more than four times as likely to attempt suicide than their peers. The Trevor Project estimates that more than 1.8 million LGBTQ+ young people in the United States seriously consider suicide each year — and at least one attempts suicide every 45 seconds. This is about people, not politics. At a time of deep division, let this be something we as people can all agree on: no young person should be left without help in their darkest moment. Stripping away this lifeline leaves LGBTQ+ youth with the message that their lives are not worth saving. We refuse to accept that message. We call on the administration and Congress to do the right thing: restore and protect funding for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline's LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services in the Fiscal Year 2026 budget. We also recognize the consequential impact we can have on showing LGBTQ+ young people possibility models. Telling stories about the diverse tapestry of humanity is what makes art powerful, and representation can be life-saving. At this moment, LGBTQ+ youth are hearing messages that question and criticize their identities and their existence. We must show them that there are still so many people fighting for their rights. To every LGBTQ+ young person reading this: you are not alone. We see you. We value you. You have the right to feel safe, supported, and loved exactly as you are. You deserve access to life-saving services that honor your humanity. You may be hurting. You may be scared. You may feel like no one hears you — but we do. We will keep showing up and speaking out. We will not stop fighting for you. We rise together — loudly and determined — for hope, for dignity, and for every LGBTQ+ young person to know that their lives are worthy and that there will always be someone on the other end of the line. You can join us by signing The Trevor Project's petition at The post Ariana Grande, Jamie Lee Curtis, Pedro Pascal Denounce Defunding Proposal for LGBTQ Suicide Hotline: 'We Will Not Stay Silent' appeared first on TheWrap.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Harvard's ‘Unoffical' Copy of the Magna Carta Turns Out to Be Real
A Magna Carta classified by Harvard as an unofficial copy for almost 80 years has been declared as an original issued by Edward I from 1300, the university has announced. The discovery means that there are now seven surviving copies of the first document to effectively establish that no English monarch was above the law. According to The Guardian, the discovery was made by David Carpenter, a professor of medieval history at King's College London, who examined the 1327 document via the Harvard law school online library. 'I was trawling through all these online statute books trying to find unofficial copies of the Magna Carta,' he said, adding that he 'immediately thought: my god this looks for all the world like an original of Edward I's confirmation of Magna Carta in 1300, though of course appearances are deceptive.' More from Robb Report Inside a $9.5 Million L.A. Mansion That Starred in the Movie 'Home Again' Audio-Technica Just Dropped a New Flagship Turntable You Can See Through Former 'Queer Eye' Star Thom Filicia Reimagined This $18.5 Million Cottage in the Hamptons Together with Nicholas Vincent, a professor of medieval history at the University of East Anglia, Carpenter tested the document for authenticity using, among other tools, spectral imaging and ultraviolet light. The key, Vincent told the Guardian, was in the handwriting: 'One extraordinary little detail about the handwriting is the initial E at the start of Edwardus. The next letter—the D—of Edwardus is also a capital, which is quite unusual. And yet you find that capital D in one of the other six originals.' The Magna Carta acted as a royal charter of rights and was first issued in 1215 by King John to make peace with a group of rebellious barons. The original charter failed to appease the rebellion, and England plunged into civil war. But its tenets endured, at least in some iteration: Subsequent reissues of the charter ultimately enshrined in law protections against illegal arrests and seizures of property, swift, judicial process, and a limit on taxation—all of which would be leveraged as justification for the American Revolution. Carpenter called Harvard's copy 'one of the world's most valuable documents.' He added: 'It asserts a fundamental principle that the ruler is subject to the law. He can't just say: 'Into prison, off with your head, I'm seizing your property.' If he wants to act against you, he has to do so by legal process. It's the foundation stone of the western tradition of law and democracy.' Within the history of Magna Carta, the 1300 confirmation by Edward I holds particular importance, as it was the final and most authoritative official reissue. Harvard's online library notes that the document was bought $27.50 in 1946 and had previously been sold by a member of the Royal Air Force (RAF) to the London book dealers Sweet & Maxwell for £42. Carpenter and Vincent said the copy likely was issued to the former parliamentary borough of Appleby in Cumbria and passed down to the Lowthers, an aristocratic family prominent in the 18th century, who then passed it down to Thomas Clarkson, an abolitionist. From there, through Clarkson's estate, it was acquired by Forster Maynard. Vincent said: 'It was then passed down through an evil aristocratic family of the 18th century, the Lowthers, who then gave it to Thomas Clarkson, who was the leading slavery abolitionist. And then, through Clarkson's estate, it went to this fellow, Forster Maynard, an RAF commander and the first flying ace of World War I.' It's unclear as to why Harvard's copy was classified for nearly a century as unofficial. 'Everyone in 1945 was a bit tired,' Vincent said. Best of Robb Report The 10 Priciest Neighborhoods in America (And How They Got to Be That Way) In Pictures: Most Expensive Properties Click here to read the full article.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The ‘Home Again' House in Photos
More from Robb Report Former 'Queer Eye' Star Thom Filicia Reimagined This $18.5 Million Cottage in the Hamptons 'Modern Family' Alum Ed O'Neill Lists His Spare L.A. Home for $6.7 Million President Woodrow Wilson's 19th-Century Tudor Revival Home in New Jersey Lists for $6.5 Million Best of Robb Report The 10 Priciest Neighborhoods in America (And How They Got to Be That Way) In Pictures: Most Expensive Properties Click here to read the full article. The four-bedroom, five-bath residence is tucked away behind stately gates on nearly a third of an acre. The house is fronted by a fountain-clad courtyard and an arcade entry. The sunken fireside living room has a vaulted ceiling and large picture window overlooking the manicured grounds. The dining room connects to a sunroom. French doors in the sunroom open out to an alfresco dining terrace bolstered by a huge fireplace with built-in seating. The family room. The primary suite has access to a private spa and garden. Numerous terraces and patios offer the quintessential California indoor/outdoor lifestyle. The grassy backyard hosts a lap pool. An attached two-vehicle carport can also be found on the premises.
Los Angeles Times
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
‘Overcompensating' navigates the confusion of college life and self-discovery
Benito Skinner, whose history is largely in bite-sized internet comedy, has broken out into old-school media, creating a standard-issue, eight-episode sitcom, 'Overcompensating,' premiering Thursday on Prime Video. Skinner plays Benny, a closeted college freshman, and that his character is a late-blooming innocent from Idaho gives the series an air of old-fashioned modesty — in spite of the fact that characters are continually talking about sex and sometimes having it. The values it espouses are friendship, honesty, loyalty, kindness, being true to yourself and so to others — values its heroes will struggle to uphold in a world of 'bruhs' and 'bitches' and received ideas about what matters. That Benny is gay — no one in the show knows, and he isn't exactly sure himself — is signaled early on with a few significant glances and gulps, as he arrives in the wider world of college under the weight of parental expectations. (You know before Benny does that he is not cut out to be a business major.) Already at fictional Yates University is his sister, Grace (Mary Beth Barone, Skinner's podcasting partner on 'Ride with Benito Skinner and Mary Beth Barone'), who is not happy to have her high school hero brother invading her ivy-covered space; her boyfriend, Pete (Adam DiMarco), is in fact a business major, which endears him to Benny's father (Kyle MacLachlan), but he is not as big a man on campus as he imagines. At orientation, Benny meets Carmen (Wally Baram), a sweet regular girl from New Jersey, whose high school boyfriend has been posting pictures from his new life. Under pressure to become new people in college — which is to say, new people like other people — they attempt to hook up, and a confusing, close relationship begins. She's marginally more sophisticated, or perhaps just less conflicted than he is, but both are babes in the woods and a temperamentally matched set. Though it's mined for comedy, there is something tragic in this denial — tragic for the character, and for a culture in which such deception and self-deception is still felt necessary — and one feels for Benny in his confusion. (It took Skinner, now 31, until his senior year at Georgetown University to come out, though one hopes the schedule will be somewhat accelerated for the series; the viewer may become impatient.) Skinner, who has had a few straight acting roles alongside his antic internet videos, in which he might appear as a Kardashian or the cast of 'Queer Eye,' is charming as his bottled-up, crazy-making younger self. Baram, a stand-up comedian who wrote for 'Shrinking' and 'What We Do in the Shadows,' was promoted into the cast out of the 'Overcompensating' writers room and demonstrates impressive range and depth in her first acting role. As Grace, Barone, who maintains a stand-up career, begins essentially as a cliche, easy to dismiss, but creates a character you take more seriously as she begins to take herself more seriously; it's perhaps the show's most moving performance — even poignant, though that's possibly a word both Grace and Barone would reject — from an unexpected quarter. Then again, almost all of these people — the main characters and minor — are needier than they'd like to let on. The arc of the series is involved mainly with their sorting and resorting themselves into couples, however briefly, as they navigate various youth rituals and rites of passage, like beer pong and getting fake IDs. A good deal of the season concerns a ridiculous secret society called Flesh & Gold, which Benny and Carmen have, for unclear reasons, been invited to join and seem all too eager to pledge — one would think membership more an embarrassment than a privilege. But the show gets some mileage out of it, including a guest spot by James Van Der Beek, Dawson himself, as a dissolute older member. Skinner is already enough of a cultural personage to have tempted Jennifer Aniston into participating in a prank video; here his cultural mojo is signaled by the presence of Charli XCX (also the music supervisor) in a funny extended cameo as herself, which will excite younger viewers, as the presence of MacLachlan and Connie Britton as Benny's parents may impress older. Other famous faces briefly seen include Andrea Martin as the school's dean, Didi Conn as Grace's 'adopt-a-grandmother,' Megan Fox as a talking Megan Fox poster, Bowen Yang, Matt Rogers and Lukas Gage as the boy who got away before Benny knew what he was looking for. Rish Shah plays Miles, a handsome classmate with whom Benny connects, and one of the series' more grounded persons. Barely recognizable from 'Welcome to Flatch' is Holmes as Carmen's roommate Hailee, a rococo ice cream sundae of a person, talking a mile a minute, sweet and dim; as on 'Flatch,' she is quite wonderful. Some crises, especially later in the season, can feel a bit manufactured in order to keep the balls in the air, dramatically speaking — to keep these people from settling down into a comfortable relationship. (The season ends on a note of irresolution.) How this might play out across four seasons — assuming the point is to see Benny and Carmen all the way through college — is a fair point, but Skinner is a fan of 'Gossip Girl,' in which betrayals and realignments were just weekly business, so, you know, he might find a way. All in all, it's a nice place to visit, energetic and good-natured, with lots of funny business around the edges, even as it makes one glad to have put one's own college days in the past.
Daily Mail
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Reality TV star is unrecognizable in rare throwback photo at age 12... can you guess who this superstar is?
Today, he's a reality TV star and podcast host that has conquered his demons and found his place in the world. But back when he was 12, he didn't feel as though he belonged and feared he would be misunderstood if he were to be his true self. This star is now known for their hairstyling prowess and stars on one of the biggest shows where he helps conduct life-changing makeovers. However he got candid about his childhood fears as he shared a throwback photo of himself at age 12. In the photo, the future star wore a blue T-shirt, jeans, and several necklaces as he posed by a bike. Can you guess who it is? It's Jonathan Van Ness of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Van Ness is now releasing a book entitled Let Them Star, and on Thursday shared the throwback photo along with a meaningful message about the page-turner and the limitations he perceived about his hometown as a child. 'This is 12 year old Jonathan. He didn't see a possibility of staying in his hometown after high school. 'He didn't see a place where he could build a community that would see and accept him for who we was,' he continued. 'He wasn't able to see a world where small towns celebrated and lifted queer people. 'This 12-year-old Jonathan would escape in the fantasies of Casper, Harriet the Spy and Now & Then. 'I wrote Let Them State for not just this Jonathan, but for the millions of other people who have felt like they don't belong or can't see a future for themselves where they are.' He continued: 'I want this Jonathan and all people (young and of all ages) to see themselves in Sully, and in this book. 'I want them to not only see but believe that no matter where they are, there can not only survive, but thrive. He concluded: 'That Quincy, Illinois is home for this 12-year-old Jonathan and always will be. And he doesn't have to run away to feel accepted for who he is.' The book Van Ness wrote is called Let Them Stare and it hits bookstore shelves on May 20. Previously, Van Ness, 38, who is nonbinary but uses all pronouns, blasted a bombshell Rolling Stone report which had claimed that they were emotionally 'abusive' on set of the reality series as not being 'based in reality.' They appeared on the Table Manners With Jessie And Lennie Ware podcast last summer and said: 'I think a lot of people were like looking for a reason to hate me or like looking for a reason to be like, "See, I always knew that they were a fake c*** and this is the proof."' 'He didn't see a place where he could build a community that would see and accept him for who we was,' he continued Jonathan thanked the support system they had while saying they tried to keep off of social media during that period. The reality star explained: 'My family was so supportive of my husband and my team, but I didn't even get on social media or, like, look at my phone for three weeks.' Jonathan said their castmates first learned of the expose back in December 2023 and they claimed that a lot of the information that had been gathered was 'taken out of context' in order to make them look 'as bad as possible.' They said: 'I think people forget no matter how famous you are you're still a person. 'That article came at like an incredibly vulnerable time, like for my hair care company, for like my whole career. It just was really rough.' Jonathan went on to completely the article as being 'completely untrue' and alleged that it was done 'in bad faith.' However they did admit that there may have been some times when they had snapped at people or 'could have done better.' The bombshell report Jonathan was responding to was published by Rolling Stone in March 2024. According to multiple production sources, who all spoke to the publication anonymously, Van Ness made the show increasingly difficult to produce due to his behind-the-scenes behavior. They were accused of being 'emotionally abusive', having 'rage issues', and being a 'nightmare.' 'There's a real emotion of fear around them when they get angry. It's almost like a cartoon where it oozes out of them,' claimed one source. 'It's intense and scary,' they added, further claiming that Van Ness was a 'yeller' who would 'explode once a week'. One source said that Van Ness has a 'very warm, very charismatic' side to their personality which is what the public sees, but there's another side that comes out behind the scenes. 'At least once a day, they would need to yell at somebody. It might be something small, but there's always going to be somebody to point out and blame and make the villain of the day,' they alleged. Rolling Stone also claimed that the Queer Eye cast were engaged in 'petty disputes and competition' with each other over screen time and who was the 'top star' on the show. Queer Eye, starring Antoni Porowski, Tan France, Karamo Brown, Bobby Berk, and Van Ness, premiered on Netflix in 2018 and immediately became a pop culture phenomenon. While each cast member has gone on to find success on their own terms, Van Ness was arguably the breakout star of the series. Not only does Van Ness have the most social media followers of the group, they have published three books -including a New York Times bestseller- and launched the hit podcast Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness. The podcast was turned into its own standalone Netflix series in 2022. Van Ness also has a successful haircare line called JVN, which is stocked in Sephora.
