BTS Visits the White House to Discuss Asian Representation and Anti-Asian Hate Crimes

Dorinda Medley exclaims, a short but (not-so?) sweet phrase to explain her tension with her  co-star Vicki Gunvalson.The two  alums — Dorinda from , Vicki from  -- have been locked in a social media back and forth as of late, after Vicki made comments about Dorinda's home, known as Bluestone Manor, being «old» and «in the middle of nowhere» and not her taste. The Massachusetts estate serves as the backdrop for season 2 of Ultimate Girls Trip.«Bluestone Manor, that old place in the middle of nowhere?» Dorinda cracks.

Lil Nas X says when that it comes to inclusivity at awards show, there's still lots of room for progress. But the rapper is hopeful things will turn around for the better.The 23-year-old rapper made the statement when ET caught up with him on the red carpet at the 2022 Songwriters Hall of Fame gala Thursday night in New York City, where he was honored with the Hal David Starlight Award, which honors young songwriters impacting the music industry with original songs.«I think we have a long way to go in some places,» Lil Nas X tells ET, «but I feel like the world is definitely trying its best to change in many ways.»The comment came after the GRAMMY-winning rapper called out BET in since-deleted Tweets and blasted the network in a new track after he received zero nominations for the second year in a row.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterESPN Films has acquired worldwide rights to the documentary “Fate of a Sport,” Variety has learned exclusively.The deal was struck ahead of the film’s world premiere on Wednesday at the annual Tribeca Film Festival. Directed by Michael Doneger and written by Dan Crane, the expansive sports story was produced by Matt Tolmach (of the “Jumanji” and “Venom” franchises) and Doneger.“Fate” follows trailblazing athlete Paul Rabil, who spent eleven years as one of the most dominant and controversial players in a professional lacrosse league that filmmakers described as “anything but professional.”  Rabil and his brother Mike took matters into their own hands, and document their journey raising capital, attempting to poach top players, fight off lawsuits, and persevere through a global pandemic to launch the Premier Lacrosse League.

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Keeping up with the kids. Kim Kardashian has introduced Pete Davidson to much of her large family, but there’s at least one name that gave him some trouble.

Guy Lodge Film CriticFor a film featuring bloody interspecies warfare, rampant murder and mutilation, a pessimistic treatise on environmental pollution and (maybe) the end of the world — all crammed into just 77 minutes — “Smoking Causes Coughing” feels both rather jaunty and entirely inconsequential. That would be surprising if it came from anyone but Quentin Dupieux, the current absurdist-in-chief of French auteur cinema: Everything in his latest that feels, in and of itself, out of left field also happens to be comfortably in his lane.

Britney Spears has deleted her Instagram a week after her wedding to Sam Asghari. The singer did not warn fans before she took some space from the app, so everyone is asking, “why?” Of course, it’s not the first time Britney has deleted the account, but it came after she shut down reports her brother was invited to the wedding, and after her mom, Lynne Spears, left a seemingly shady comment.Britney has been sharing whatever she wants on Instagram.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorYou might have thought that you didn’t really need to consume any more content about Andy Warhol. After all, the New York artist has been ubiquitous throughout pop culture for more than half a century.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorGrammy Awards are one thing, but being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame is another matter — the inductees are decided by a relatively small group of songwriting and music-publishing peers and celebrated at an invite-only event, and it’s a tough crowd.It’s a sadly common assumption that female pop stars don’t write their own songs — even Taylor Swift, one of the greatest and most distinctive songwriters of the past 25 years, is often greeted with skepticism. So for Mariah Carey — who was mocked in a widely shared meme when she made a statement beginning with the words “As a songwriter” — to be inducted is a big deal.

Lise Pedersen A cheering crowd at France’s Annecy Festival got a sneak peek at the hugely anticipated sequel to French family hit “Ernest and Célestine” on Thursday.It was not disappointed-“Ernest and Célestine: A Trip to Gibberitia” is slated for release in France in December, nearly a decade after the multi-prized original, which scored an Academy Award nomination alongside 2014 winner “Frozen.”The 22-minute long preview screening in Annecy was followed by a short concert by the film’s composer, Vincent Courtois, playing the cello, and one of his band members on the clarinet.“The story revolves a lot around music,” co-director Julien Chheng (“The King and the Beaver”, “Ernest and Célestine, The Collection”) told Variety. “While making the film, we would wait for his demo to animate our characters.

Richard Natale Contributing WriterFrench film great Jean-Louis Trintignant, best known for his roles in “A Man and a Woman,” “Z,” and “The Conformist,” died Friday. He was 91.Trintignant died at his home in southern France, his wife, Marianne, and agent told the Agence France-Presse.Trintignant was more recently known for roles in Krzysztof Kieslowski’s “Red” and for starring opposite Emmanuelle Riva in Michael Haneke’s “Amour,” winner of the 2013 Oscar for best foreign film.Taciturn and enigmatic, the “reluctant” actor, who came by his profession by accident and several times announced he was quitting, returned time and again to appear in more than 100 films and achieve international stardom over of a period of more than 40 years working with some of the world’s great directors including Claude Chabrol, Abel Gance, Bernardo Bertolucci, Costa-Gavras, Ettore Scola and Francois Truffaut, as well as Kieslowski and Haneke.

Matthew McConaughey is speaking out on the devastating massacre that happened in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas on May 24.

visited Uvalde late last month, shared artwork and photographs of the children killed in the shooting. “Make their loss of life matter,” the actor pleaded on behalf of their parents.He added: “We need responsible gun ownership.

Matthew McConaughey gave an emotional plea to challenge gun ownership laws during a White House press briefing on Tuesday afternoon following a private meeting with President Joe Biden. The 52-year-old actor is a native of Uvalde, Texas, where 19 students and two teachers were killed by 18-year-old Salvador Ramos during a shooting at Robb Elementary on May 24.

recent op-ed, and he advocated for background checks, raising the minimum age to purchase a weapon such as an AR-15, red flag laws and consequences for those that abuse such gun laws. “Is this a cure all? Hell no.

Matthew McConaughey fought back tears as he spoke to reporters at the White House on Tuesday about meeting the families of the victims of the Robb Elementary School shootings in Uvalde, TX, his hometown.

BTS, who recently met President Joe Biden to speak about anti-Asian hate crimes, reportedly paid for the trip to the White House themselves.The Korean supergroup was at the White House on May 31 to discuss the issue of “Asian inclusion and representation” and their platform “as youth ambassadors who spread a message of hope and positivity across the world” with US President Joe Biden.It has since been reported that the boyband paid for their own journey to the White House, according to Washington Post contributor Soo Youn. The journalist claims that paying for their own trip was “something [the boyband] wanted to do”, citing unnamed sources from the White House.Oh, I asked if BTS paid for the trip or the WH paid and it was BTS.

Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News, has angered BTS fans with comments he made about the boyband’s White House visit.The K-pop juggernauts had visited the White House on May 31 to meet President Joe Biden and take part in a press briefing. During the event, the boyband addressed the issue of “Asian inclusion and representation” and discussed their roles “as youth ambassadors who spread a message of hope and positivity across the world”.Following the boyband’s address at the White House, the Carlson slammed Biden for inviting the boyband and ridiculed BTS’ appearance on an episode of his show.

Zack Sharf Tucker Carlson has made an enemy out of the BTS Army after he spoke out against the K-pop group’s May 31 appearance at the White House. The group addressed the press and spoke with President Joe Biden about Asian inclusion and representation to mark the final day of Asian American and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month.“Things have gotten very bad for Joe Biden, both public-facing and internally,” Carlson told viewers of his eponymous Fox News show.

BTS joined White House press decretary Karine Jean-Pierre before meeting with President Joe Biden to discuss rising anti-Asian hate crimes in the country on the last day of AAPI Heritage Month Tuesday. The seven members of the K-Pop band from South Korea were on hand at the lectern of the James Brady Briefing Room, where they condemned the growing trend of hate crimes against the AAPI community, in addition to advocating for the importance of Asian representation.

translated from Korean. “To put a stop on this and support the cause, we’d like to take this opportunity to voice ourselves once again.”“We are here today because of our army, our fans worldwide, who have different nationalities and cultures and use different languages. We are truly and always grateful,” J-Hope added.

BTS stand with U.S. President Joe Biden against anti-Asian hate crimes.

BTS have today (May 31) taken part in a press conference at the White House.Last week, it was announced that BTS would be speaking with President Joe Biden at the White House to address the issue of “Asian inclusion and representation” and to discuss their platform “as youth ambassadors who spread a message of hope and positivity across the world”.All members of the group appeared at the press conference. RM spoke first at the conference and said it was “a great honour to be invited to the White House today to discuss the important issues of Anti-Asian hate crimes, Asian inclusion, and diversity.”Jin followed, adding: “Today is the last day of AANHPI heritage month. We join the White House to stand with the AANHPI community and to celebrate,” before Jimin said: “We’re devastated by the recent surge of hate crimes including Asian American hate crimes, to put a stop [to] this and support the cause we’d like to take this opportunity to voice ourselves once again.”J-Hope continued: “We are here today thanks to our ARMY, our fans worldwide, who are from different nationalities and cultures and use different languages.

Thania Garcia For the final day of Asian American and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month, the Korean pop supergroup BTS stopped by the White House on Tuesday to speak with President Joe Biden about Asian inclusion and representation.Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre introduced the group and RM kicked off the press conference in English by introducing themselves and thanking the White House and Biden for the opportunity to speak on “the important issues of anti-Asian hate crimes, Asian inclusion and diversity.”Then, each of the guys took turns speaking in Korean with Jin and Jimin expressing how honored they were to be standing for their community at the White House on the last day of AAPI Month. Jimin said, “We were devastated by the recent surge of hate crimes…to put a stop to this and support the cause, we’d like to take this opportunity to [lend our voices].” J Hope added, “We are here today thanks to our Army — our fans worldwide — who have different nationalities and cultures and use different languages.

South Korean pop band BTS appeared at Tuesday’s White House press briefing to make a short statement in advance of their meeting with President Joe Biden.

BTS is speaking out.

BTS are heading to the White House on Tuesday during AANHPI Heritage Month.

BTS will meet Joe Biden in the White House next week to discuss anti-Asian hate crimes.The K-pop band have been invited to address the issue with the US President along with “Asian inclusion and representation”.According to a press release, the band will join Biden on Tuesday (May 31) to also talk about BTS’ “platform as youth ambassadors who spread a message of hope and positivity across the world.”It goes on to say: “President Biden has previously spoken about his commitment to combating the surge of anti-Asian hate crimes and signed into law the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act in May 2021 to provide law enforcement with resources to identify, investigate, and report hate crimes and ensure that hate crimes information is more accessible to AA and NHPI communities.”K-pop supergroup BTS is coming to the White House next week pic.twitter.com/muC8CJyOeQ— Betsy Klein (@betsy_klein) May 26, 2022BTS previously appeared at the United Nations in New York last September where they performed single ‘Permission To Dance’ after being named the UN’s Special Presidential Envoys for Future Generations and Culture. They also gave a speech at the assembly.Speaking at the event through a translator, RM said at the time: “It is an honour to be here today.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorPresident Joe Biden will welcome superstar South Korean group BTS to the White House on Tuesday to “discuss Asian inclusion and representation” and to “address anti-Asian hate crimes and discrimination,” according to an announcement from the White House released Thursday.Biden and the group “will also discuss the importance of diversity and inclusion and BTS’ platform as youth ambassadors who spread a message of hope and positivity across the world,” the statement continues.The visit by BTS will take place on May 31, the final day of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.As noted by Politico, the president has been active during the month. He issued a presidential proclamation on April 29 about AANHPI Heritage Month, and he and Vice President Kamala Harris — who is half Filipino — hosted a White House reception earlier in the month that included U.S.

BTS is making major moves.

The K-pop group BTS is headed to the White House, with plans to visit President Joe Biden to discuss anti-Asian hate crimes and celebrate AANHPI Heritage Month.

Morgan Freeman is part of Russia’s permanently banned list, as it was revealed by the Eastern European country, in a list of 1,000 Americans that also includes President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.The Hollywood star was added to the list following his involvement in a promotional video for an organization called ‘The Committee to Investigate Russia’ where the actor said, “We have been attacked,” adding “We are at war.”Freeman was described on the list as “a well-known film actor who in September 2017 recorded a video message accusing Russia of conspiring against the United States and calling for a fight against our country,” stating that he accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of using “cyber warfare to attack democracies around the world,” and to his “sworn enemy, the United States.”The updated list includes former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, President’s son Hunter Biden, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, former White House press secretary Jen Psaki, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley.The country states that many of the people on the list “incite Russophobia,” emphasizing that “the hostile actions taken by Washington, which boomerang against the United States itself, will continue to receive a proper rebuff.”And while politicians, journalists and celebrities on the list have yet to share their thoughts after appearing on the list, former federal prosecutor Norman Barbosa declared, “at least I’m still in good company,” while US ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe wrote, “What an