Sophia Loren becomes honorary Naples citizen

Sophia Loren becomes honorary Naples citizen

MILAN

Sophia Loren has been made an honorary citizen of Naples, the city that formed her and became the backdrop of many of her films.

Naples Mayor Luigi de Magistris honored 81-year-old Loren at a ceremony attended by 500 residents Saturday as the Neapolitan song “O Sole Mio” played.

Loren was wearing a black dress with a fuschia floral print and told the news agency ANSA, “I feel so much love.”

Loren grew up near Naples, and her breakthrough role came in Vittorio De Sica’s “The Gold of Naples,” in 1954. She once famously told an interviewer that “I am not Italian. I am Neapolitan. It’s another thing!”

Thousands go blue for UK art event

LONDON

Thousands of people have stripped naked and painted themselves in four shades of blue to celebrate the English city of Hull’s relationship with the sea.

Hull City Council says some 3,200 people took part in the art installation, staged by New York artist Spencer Tunick on Saturday.

The work is called “Sea of Hull” and was commissioned by the Ferens Art Gallery to mark the city’s celebration next year as the U.K. City of Culture.

Garth Brooks returns to NYC after 19 years

NEW YORK

Garth Brooks entered Yankee Stadium like a school kid on the playground: He ran laps around the venue and yelled loudly as screaming fans cheered on the country king, who returned to New York on Friday after 19 years.

The feverish audience sported cowboy hats, waved American flags and brought homemade signs as Brooks ran through his hits with passion.

He also got serious: Early in the show, he addressed the police shootings of black men in Baton Rouge, La., and suburban St. Paul, Minn., and the deadly sniper attack on police officers in Dallas.

He told the audience “we’ve got to love one another. That’s what it’s all about. That’s our only hope.”

Brooks’ wife, Trisha Yearwood, also performed at the show in the Bronx.

Morissette shows off pics of baby girl Onyx

LOS ANGELES

Alanis Morissette is sharing pictures of her baby girl on social media.

The singer posted a photo of her new daughter on Twitter and Instagram on Friday with the caption, “She’s here!” and the hashtag “#Beyond-Blessed.”

The post says baby Onyx Solace Morissette-Treadway was born June 23.

This is the second child for Morissette and her husband, rapper Mario Treadway, who performs under the stage name Souleye. Their son, Ever, is 5.

Associated Press