Thursday, September 18, 2014
NEWSMAKERS
Watson ‘touched’ by reception in Uruguay
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay
British actor Emma Watson says she is “immensely touched” by the reception she received in Uruguay, where she traveled as a goodwill ambassador for the UN’s women’s agency.
Hundreds of young people greeted the 24-year-old Tuesday as she delivered a 4,000-signature petition to parliament calling for greater political participation by women.
Some lawmakers brought their children or grandchildren to meet Watson, who played Hermione Granger in the “Harry Potter” films.
Minnelli recovers after surgery, sends love
NEW YORK
Liza Minnelli is said to be resting comfortably in a California hospital after undergoing back surgery earlier this week, and she’s thanking fans for their well wishes.
“I am overwhelmed with the amount of love and caring that has been sent my way from all over the world,” the award-winning actress and singer, 68, said Wednesday.
Minnelli’s back injury prevented her from performing most of the year or attending the funeral of Joan Rivers in New York this month. She is expected to make a full recovery.
Miley’s date barely makes court appearance
DALLAS, Ore.
A famous celebrity meets a young homeless man in Hollywood and introduces him to an audience of millions. Then, just when it looks like the man is going to triumph, his dark past comes back to haunt him.
As in any Hollywood script, there are two possible endings: The young man can overcome his past, or he can never escape it.
On Tuesday, it appeared Jesse Helt was choosing an unhappy ending.
The young homeless man who accompanied Miley Cyrus to the MTV Video Music Awards arrived 45 minutes late for his arraignment Tuesday on a charge that he violated his probation in Oregon.
Polk County Judge Monte Campbell was ready to wrap up his court hearings for the day, and likely issue an arrest warrant for Helt, when Helt’s lawyer announced that he received a text message: His client had arrived.
Helt, 22, gained worldwide attention last month when Cyrus let him accept her award for video of the year, to help raise awareness for youth homelessness. Reporters eager to learn the story behind the sudden celebrity discovered that Helt was wanted in his home state for a probation violation stemming from a 2010 arrest.
Associated Press