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December 14 – 20, 2013
TURKS AND CAICOS WEEKLY NEWS
Entertainment Pope Francis named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year POPE Francis has been named Person of the Year by Time magazine. During his nine months in office, the Pope had pulled “the papacy out of the palace and into the streets”, managing editor Nancy Gibbs said. “Rarely has a new player on the world stage captured so much attention so quickly - young and old, faithful and cynical,” she added. NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden was runner-up. Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the then cardinal archbishop of Buenos Aires, was made Pope last March. He named himself Francis after a 12th Century Italian saint who turned his back on an aristocratic lifestyle to work with the poor. Since then, he has eschewed some of the more regal trappings of high office, made headlines by washing the feet of prisoners, and is planning some major reforms to the Church. “In his nine months in office, he has placed himself at the very centre of the central conversations of our time: about wealth and poverty,
Pope Francis has struck a markedly different tone to his predecessors on several issues since his election in March.
fairness and justice, transparency, modernity, globalisation, the role of women, the nature of marriage, the temptations of power,” Ms Gibbs wrote. Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said it was “a positive sign” that one of the international media’s most prestigious recognitions had been given to “a person who proclaims.. spiritual,
religious and moral values and speaks out forcefully in favour of peace and greater justice”. “The Holy Father is not looking to become famous or to receive honours,’’ said Mr Lombardi. “But if the choice of Person of Year helps spread the message of the Gospel - a message of God’s love for everyone - he will certainly be happy about that.”
Madonna splits with young boyfriend The Material Girl is back on the market. Madonna has broken up with her boyfriend of three years, Brahim Zaibat, her rep confirmed to to the Daily News. E! was the first to report the split, alleging that it’s unknown as to why the singer, 55, and her 25-year-old dancer beau parted ways. However, it’s speculated it was due to their demanding busy schedules. Zaibat, who was a backup dancer during Madge’s MDNA tour, recently joined the cast of the French version of “Dancing with the Stars.” The last public appearance the two made together was at the Met Gala in May, although E! News added that the pair were seen at a Kabbalah center in New York City just last week. The mother-of-four has been married twice, the first was to actor Sean Penn in 1985. The marriage lasted for four years
Madonna, 55, had dated her 25 year-old Brahim Zaibat for three years.
and she later went on to wed screenwriter Guy Ritchie in 2000 before splitting in 2008. Some of Madonna’s other previous relationships include model Jesus Lutz and her daughter Lourdes’ father, Carlos Leon.
12 Years A Slave leads Golden Globe nominations 12 Years A Slave, directed by Britain’s Steve McQueen, and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor is leading the nominations at this year’s Golden Globe Awards. The movie about a man forced to live as a slave picked up seven nominations, including film drama. McQueen will go head to head for the best director trophy with American Hustle’s David O Russell, whose film also received seven nods. Ejiofor will vie with fellow Brit Idris Elba for best actor in a film drama. Elba was nominated for his role as Nelson Mandela in Long Walk to Freedom. The British pair face stiff competition from Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers
12 Years A Slave was nominated for seven awards
South Korean pop star’s Gentleman was viewed 598 million times in 2013.
Club, Hollywood royalty Robert Redford in All is Lost and Tom Hanks in Captain Phillips. Ejiofor and Elba are also rivals for
Psy Gentleman most viewed Youtube video of 2013
Lovato reveals extreme past addiction to cocaine DEMI Lovato has been vocal about her struggle with bipolar and eating disorders, but the 21-year-old former Disney darling revealed for the first time that she had an addiction to cocaine that was so intense, she couldn’t go without it up to “30 minutes to an hour.” “Something I’ve never talked about before, but with my drug use I could hide it to where I would sneak drugs,” Lovato said in an interview with Access Hollywood on Monday. “I couldn’t go without 30 minutes to an hour without cocaine and I would bring it on airplanes.” “I would smuggle it basically and just wait until everyone in first class would go to sleep and I would do it right there. I’d sneak to the bathroom and I’d do it.” The “Skyscraper” singer said she was even able to get away with abusing cocaine despite having a sober companion traveling with her. “That’s how difficult it got …
the best actor in a TV movie or miniseries category for their respective performances in Dancing on the Edge and Luther. They will be competing against Behind the Candelabra leads Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, and Al Pacino as the eponymous Phil Spector. 12 Years A Slave is joined by Captain Phillips, Gravity, Formula One drama Rush and Philomena in the best film drama category. It also picked up nominations for Ireland’s Michael Fassbender in the best supporting actor category, Lupita Nyong’o for supporting actress, best screenplay and best score.
YOUTUBE has released its ranking of the most popular videos of 2013, and for the second year in a row, the most-viewed video belongs to South Korean pop star Psy, with “Gentleman.” The pelvis-thrusting, ponytailshaking, practical joke-playing workout tallied 598 million views during the year to top all comers— except his own breakthrough “Gangnam Style,” which has now accumulated triple that number
with 1.8 billion views, the highest viewership ever on YouTube. Comfortably behind Psy, not surprisingly, is Miley Cyrus’ skinbaring “Wrecking Ball,” which has generated 393 million views. She also snagged third place with “Wrecking Ball’s” visual predecessor, “We Can’t Stop,” at 304 million views. Katy Perry’s “Roar” landed in fourth place with 251 million views, followed by Pink’s “Just Give Me a Reason” at 236 million views.
Sound of Music actress dies Demi Lovato said she was so addicted to cocaine that she needed to use it every 30-60 minutes.
I was able to hide it from them as well.” At 19 years old the singer said she realised she was on a downward spiral. At the time she was also abusing alcohol, sometimes drinking as early as 9 in the morning.
ACTRESS Eleanor Parker, who was best known for playing the baroness in The Sound of Music, has died aged 91 in California. Family friend Richard Gale said she died on Monday due to complications from pneumonia in Palm Springs. Parker was nominated for Oscars three times - in 1951, 1952 and 1956. Her co-star Christopher Plummer described her as “one of the most beautiful ladies I have ever known - both as a person and as a beauty”. He added: “I hardly believe the sad news, for I was sure she was enchanted and would live forever.” The actress began her career after being discovered at the Pasadena Playhouse. She then signed a contract with
Eleanor Parker received three Oscar nominations in six years.
Warner Bros, for whom she played minor roles until she was cast in the lead of 1946 film Of Human Bondage. However, the film flopped and Parker did not secure her real breakthrough performance until 1950 in Caged. Her portrayal of an inmate in a brutal prison, who arrives as a young innocent but becomes a tough convict, earned her a best actress Oscar nomination. Her second Academy nod came the following year as Kirk Douglas’ frustrated wife in Detective Story. A string of successful films followed, including Scaramouche with Stewart Granger, Valley of the Kings with Robert Taylor and The Naked Jungle with Charlton Heston. (BBC)