Saturday will mark Carrie Fisher’s first birthday since her death—a bittersweet day for her family, including her daughter, Billie Lourd, and her brother, Todd Fisher.
E! News caught up with Todd who opened up about what the day will mean for both him and his niece. “You can be sure that Billie and I will have a moment in reflection on Carrie’s day,” he told us.
In fact, when he thinks back on his late sister and her birthdays in years past, he remembers how she touched so many people.
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Corey Feldman Launches Campaign To Expose Hollywood Pedophiles
Corey Feldman—the child star of 80’s movies including Stand By Me, The Lost Boys, and The Goonies—is launching a $10 million crowdfunding campaign in order to create a documentary about his life that will include an exposé of the pedophilia he claims is an open secret in Hollywood.
Feldman has previously said that as a child he was preyed upon by older, powerful men in the entertainment industry. His late friend, the child star Corey Haim, was similarly targeted, he said.
“I’m not alone,” Feldman said in a video about the crowdfunding campaign. “I know there are thousands of others that have experienced what I have experienced in the entertainment industry. I also know that there are peers of mine who know exactly what I’m talking about and know all of the details but have been afraid to come forward with their own truths.”
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Female-Led Greatest American Hero Reboot Pilot Ordered by ABC
A reboot of the early ’80s TV series The Greatest American Hero has gotten a put pilot commitment from ABC, according to Deadline. The half-hour, single-camera comedy will feature Meera, an Indian-American woman as the lead. The reboot comes to us from Fresh Off the Boat writer/producer Rachna Fruchbom and Nahnatchka Khan’s Fierce Baby. 20th Century Fox TV will co-produce with ABC Studios. Fruchbom will write the script. She’ll produce with Mandy Summers from Fierce Baby as well as the original show producer Steven J. Cannell’s daughter, television director Tawnia McKiernan.Read more here -
Tina Turner announces debut of new musical about her life entitled “Tina”
“I am so excited to be bringing my musical to the West End! London is a place that means so much to me and had such a big impact on my music and my life,” said music legend Turner in a statement. “Returning now to tell my full story, in the city I love, feels like an important chapter and is truly exciting.”
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