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Daily Mail
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Woody Allen, 89, still holding hands with his much-younger wife Soon-Yi, 54, after 27 years of marriage in rare sighting
Woody Allen held hands with his third wife Soon-Yi Previn as the enjoyed a date night at Italian restaurant Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, CA on Saturday. At 89, the disgraced director is 35 years older than the special education expert, who was adopted from Korea by his longtime ex-partner Mia Farrow and her second ex-husband André Previn back in 1978. Woody (born Allan Konigsberg) and Soon-Yi (born Oh Soon-hee) have been married for 27 years, and they're proud parents of adopted daughters Bechet Allen and Manzie Tio Allen. 26-year-old Bechet works as an assistant to Gagosian Gallery curator Michael Cary, and 25-year-old Manzie works as an assistant to Emily in Paris showrunner Darren Star. Between 2014-2015, Allen and Previn reportedly used to enjoy monthly dinners with the late Jeffrey Epstein, whose name is still dominating headlines over the Trump administration's refusal to reveal his list of clients. 'Woody and Soon-Yi lived in the same neighborhood as Epstein and were frequently invited to dinner parties at his townhouse,' a spokeswoman for the couple told the Wall Street Journal in 2023. 'There were always other guests at those gatherings. Woody never had a business meeting with Epstein and not once spent time with him without Soon-Yi also being present.' Chelsea Handler happened to be a guest at one of those dinners with Woody, Soon-Yi, and the convicted pedophile at his Upper East Side townhouse where she famously asked the couple 'So how did you two meet?' 'There's no chance that I as myself am going to sit across from the table from him and his daughter wife and not tell him what I on behalf of women everywhere. I will not never be silent,' the 50-year-old comedian recalled on Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out podcast on July 14. 'I was there to make sure he knew and everyone at the table knew how I felt before I left. like, "Don't think I'm okay. I'm not okay with this."' Previn never considered Allen a father figure despite the 80-year-old Rosemary's Baby alum dating him for 12 years spanning 1980-1992 until Mia discovered nude Polaroids of her then 21-year-old daughter at his home. Seven months later, Farrow publicly accused the Bronx-born filmmaker of molesting her seven-year-old adopted daughter Dylan Farrow. Woody - who was never charged or prosecuted - quickly sued the Roommate thespian for full custody of their son Satchel (now Ronan) and her adopted children Dylan and Moses. In his 33-page decision in 1993, Justice Elliott Wilk rejected Allen's bid for custody of all three of their children and called his behavior toward Dylan 'grossly inappropriate' while also rejecting the sexual abuse allegations. And while 40-year-old Dylan stands by the allegations, her 47-year-old brother Moses publicly denied she was ever abused and alleged Mia had abused him in a 2018 WordPress post. The 50-year-old comedian told the Working It Out podcast on July 14: 'There's no chance that I as myself am going to sit across from the table from him and his daughter wife and not tell him what I on behalf of women everywhere. I will not never be silent' The four-time Oscar winner's last American movie - A Rainy Day in New York - coincided with the #MeToo movement in 2019 and cast members Elle Fanning, Selena Gomez, Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Hall, and Griffin Newman donated their salaries to support sexual assault organizations. Some of Woody's outspoken supporters have included Sean Penn, Diane Keaton, Scarlett Johansson, Alec Baldwin, Cherry Jones, Bill Maher, Jude Law, Javier Bardem, Cate Blanchett, Gina Gershon, Jim Belushi, Juno Temple, Michael Caine, and Jeff Goldblum. Kate Winslet, Drew Barrymore, Evan Rachel Wood, David Krumholtz, Greta Gerwig, Mira Sorvino, Rachel Brosnahan, Jeff Daniels, Peter Sarsgaard, Natalie Portman, Colin Firth, Hayley Atwell, Freida Pinto, Chloe Sevigny, and Marion Cotillard have said they won't work with Allen again. Woody's last film, the French-language Coup de Chance, was critically-acclaimed and earned $7.8M at the box office in 2023. Allen produced and narrated Spanish directing duo Xosé Zapata and Lorenzo Degl'Innocenti's Bobby Fischer-inspired animated short film Mr. Fischer's Chair, which will reportedly be released next month.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Michael J. Fox's forgotten fling with Nancy McKeon sparked friendship with future Melrose Place star
Michael J. Fox has long been pals with Doug Savant, as they met via The Facts of Life star Nancy McKeon, who Fox dated in the mid-1980s. Savant, 61, chat about his longtime friendship with Fox, 64, to People at Lifetime's Summer Soirée event, held at the Santa Monica Proper Hotel July 16. Savant spoke with the outlet in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the August 1985 release of the comedy Teen Wolf. Savant - who would find fame playing Matt Fielding on the nighttime soap Melrose Place in the 1990s - appeared in the film as a rookie actor opposite Fox. Fox was one of the biggest stars of the 1980s with his roles as Alex P. Keaton on Family Ties and time traveling teen Marty McFly in the Back To The Future franchise. In the movie, Savant portrayed of Brad, a classmate and basketball teammate of Fox's lead character, Scott Howard, a teenage high school student who had the ability to transform into a wolf. Savant expounded to the outlet about his connection to Fox through McKeon - and how it tied into his Southern California roots. 'I grew up in Burbank, California, and I went to school with Philip McKeon and Nancy McKeon – Nancy McKeon from Facts of Life and Phil McKeon from Alice,' Savant said. 'And we were dear friends.' Savant said that he didn't tell Fox about his connection with McKeon, 59, specifically in an effort not to bother the star. 'I just wanted to do my job and be professional, but I had not said anything, said Savant, who also is known for playing Tom Scavo on the hit ABC series Desperate Housewives. Savant said that a week into production, Fox figured out the connection and confronted him about it. 'He went home and Nancy asked, "Who's in the movie with you? Let me see the call sheet." And she said, "Doug Savant? We were family friends."' Savant added, 'One day, Michael comes to work, he says, "Why didn't you tell me that?" He was upset with me that I had not told him.' After that, a fast friendship formed, according to Savant, who said that he 'had a great time' working with the beloved actor on Teen Wolf. Savant said that he looks back with nostalgia on his work on the motion picture: 'I have such great memories from that film.' He added of the movie's longevity: ' The movie has had a stunning lifetime, and people love it. 'They made sequels, and it resonated. So I'm just grateful to have been a small part of it. Savant said the movie was on TV while he was working on a new project and jarred his nostalgia. He recalled: 'The craft service person would play movies, and he puts on Teen Wolf. And there I was doing my job on a new show, but watching Teen Wolf in the craft service trailer.' Fox in 1985 met actress Tracy Pollan, who worked with him on Family Ties, but 'their relationship remained platonic, however, as they were both dating other people at the time,' People reported. They commenced dating after working together again on the 1988 movie Bright Lights, Big City, and married that same year. Fox and Pollan are parents to four adult children: son Sam Michael, 36, twin daughters Aquinnah Kathleen and Schuyler Frances, 30, and daughter Esmé Annabelle, 23. The Back To The Future star was 29 in 1991 when he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, and went public with the information in 1998. He has spent the years since working tirelessly on charitable efforts toward funding research with a cure in mind.
Forbes
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Celebrating 150 Years Of Santa Monica: A Local's Guide To Hidden Gems
It may be 150 this month but Santa Monica still has the energy and exuberance of a restless teenager. Visit Santa Monica Santa Monica, California, is celebrating its 150th anniversary this month, which is impressive for a town that still has the energy and exuberance of a restless teenager. After a year shaped by fires, closures and tons of uncertainty, I'm happy to share some hidden spots in my absolute favorite part of Los Angeles. The paper plane cocktail is one of six drinks on the menu at Shutters on the Beach that celebrate Santa Monica's 150th anniversary. Shutters on the Beach Inside the redesigned Living Room at Shutters on the Beach, a new cocktail menu honors Santa Monica's sesquicentennial with six drinks that each mark a chapter in the city's evolution. The Gold Rush blends bourbon, lemon, and honey, finished with gold leaf. It's less flashy than it sounds (okay, it's actually kinda flashy but you're at Shutters! Enjoy!). The Paper Plane mixes bourbon and Amaro Nonino, garnished with an adorable miniature paper airplane on the coupe rim. Around you is museum-grade art, including three new works (curated by fine art advisor Cynthia Greenwald), including a striking new screenprint called LA Uncovered #5 by Robert Rauschenberg. That adds to an already impressive lobby collection that features works by David Hockney, Ellsworth Kelly and Alex Katz. The Crow Comedy Club in Santa Monica's Bergamot Station has comedy for all ages but you'll need to search a little to find it. The Crow Comedy Club Hidden behind Building E in the Bergamot Station Arts Center complex, The Crow Comedy Club sits behind Birdie G's restaurant (just walk past, turn left, and you'll find it). This woman-owned, mom-operated venue feels like a locals-only sanctuary for stand-up, improv and storytelling, including regular shows, open mic nights, kid- and teen-friendly sets, and parent-and-baby brunch comedy for that's actually kinda funny (to wit, the second B in BYOB stands for boob). The dramatic caramel ice cream dome at Fia restaurant in Santa Monica. Wonho Frank Lee Tucked behind an unmarked gate off Wilshire, Fia's garden feels more like a private villa than a restaurant, with string lights twinkling in the trees, fire pits blazing, and an atmospheric al fresco bar you can't believe is a block from the New Balance store. It's here that new chef Tim Cardenas, formerly of Suzanne Goin's Lucques Group, is pushing past the same-old same old with a bold coastal-Cal Italian menu featuring hand-cut pastas, woodfire-grilled steaks and a caramelized dark chocolate mousse 'dome' of ice cream that arrives at the table and—yes—is set dramatically ablaze. Frank Gehry's 1978 residence in Santa Monica remains a hidden gem for architecture buffs. LA Conservancy You don't fully understand Frank Gehry until you've stood in front of the house the architect built in 1978 for himself and his wife, Berta. Although you won't be able to get inside, the building at 1002 22nd Street in Santa Monica redefined what architecture could do to a neighborhood, and to the very idea of a house. Gehry began with a modest Dutch Colonial from the 1920s, then built around it using industrial materials, including corrugated metal, raw plywood, glass, and chain-link fencing. This layered, angular shell lets parts of the original structure peek through, so you're almost peering through time, architecturally speaking. Tweaked as recently as 1992, the house deliberately blurs boundaries between interior and exterior, public and private, finished and unfinished. And while it might irk the neighbors if you're standing around just gawking, for anyone interested in art, space, or the limits of convention, it's a Santa Monica pilgrimage worth making.
Fox News
3 days ago
- Fox News
Grenade linked to explosion that killed 3 deputies is missing, officials say
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna announced Friday that one of two grenades found in a Santa Monica townhome complex prior to an explosion that killed three deputies is currently missing. The day before the explosion, members of the sheriff's department's Arson and Explosives Detail assisted Santa Monica police after a resident reported finding "two grenade-like devices" in a storage unit in an underground garage. Luna said the devices were believed to be "inert" after an x-ray but were still transported to the Biscailuz Center Training Academy to be "destroyed and rendered safe." However, according to Kenny Cooper, Special Agent in Charge of the ATF's Los Angeles Field Division, one of the grenades exploded at the training center. He also said that ATF forces and local law enforcement "meticulously examined a radius of over 400 feet" from the blast site. Cooper said the investigation into the second grenade's status is ongoing. Luna denied the possibility that one of the grenades "fell out" between the storage unit in Santa Monica and the training facility, saying that law enforcement is confident that "did not occur." The sheriff did not rule out the possibility of another individual being involved and said his department and partners were investigating anyone potentially linked to the tragedy, though he did not specify how many suspects there might be. "I am not ready to discuss here and now any names of any individuals that may be people of interest or anything of that nature, not yet," Luna told the press. Luna emphasized that the ATF's findings are preliminary but said the agency expects to complete its final analysis within 45 days. The July 18 explosion claimed the lives of Deputies Joshua Kelley-Eklund, Victor Lemus, and William Osborn. The three men were assigned to the Special Enforcement Bureau's Arson Explosives Detail.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
One of the grenades recovered ahead of blast that killed 3 L.A. deputies is missing, authorities say
One of the two hand grenades found in a Santa Monica townhome complex ahead of the deadly blast that killed three Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives is currently missing, authorities said Friday. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has determined that one of the two grenades detonated on July 18, "and one of the grenades is unaccounted for at this time," Sheriff Robert Luna said. "We conducted a thorough search to locate the second device, but we haven't found it yet," he said during a briefing. The ATF, which is investigating the blast, will also assume "full control into investigating the whereabouts of this other device that is missing," he added. According to law enforcement sources, investigators learned one of the grenades was missing when they could only find one of the 'spoons' — suggesting only one grenade had exploded at the scene. The bomb squad retrieved the two hand grenades left behind — apparently by a previous tenant — in an underground parking garage storage unit at the complex at 821 Bay St. on the night of July 17 and took them to the Biscailuz Center Training Academy. The next day, one of the grenades exploded as the technicians were handling them in the parking lot. The blast was the single deadliest incident for the department in more than 150 years, killing department veterans Dets. Joshua Kelley-Eklund, Victor Lemus and William Osborn. Officials searched a boat docked in Marina del Rey on Monday and storage lockers on Tuesday and Wednesday that law enforcement sources told The Times are tied to a person who previously served in the U.S. military. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times. Solve the daily Crossword
