Gloria Estefan Remembers ‘Glee’ Co-Star Naya Rivera: ‘I Hope She Is Remembered As A Wonderful Triple Threat’

Memphis rapper Key Glock has had a hand in some of his city's most successful rap releases of the past few years. Projects like the Dum and Dummer series with his mentor, the dearly missed Young Dolph, were standouts in the years they were dropped.

Ariana DeBose, at first, didn’t have any words to say about her Oscar nomination because she was so shocked.

Setting the record straight. Armie Hammer and his estranged wife, Elizabeth Chambers, have not reconciled their romance despite rumors to the contrary.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorVisionary visual effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull, who died Monday, contributed his groundbreaking inventions and techniques to classics including “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” and “Blade Runner.”Among his many honors were three visual effects Oscar nominations (“Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” and “Blade Runner”); the Academy’s Scientific and Engineering Award for creating the Showscan Camera System; and the Visual Effects Society’s Georges Méliès Award, honoring those who have made significant, pioneering contributions to the effects business, in 2012.A generation of visual effects artists and filmmakers were influenced by his work, including Weta FX senior VFX supervisor Joe Letteri, who said, “Doug stands out as an iconic figure in visual effects, one of the early pioneers who blended a deep knowledge of cinematography and mechanics to develop techniques that we still use today. An early evangelist of high frame rate processes, Doug’s vision for where we can take cinema is just now coming to fruition.” Here’s a look at a five iconic moments Trumbull helped create.Trumbull was Oscar nominated for visual effects for Spielberg’s “Close Encounters,” and one of his significant contributions was the motion control photography used in the scenes featuring the alien’s massive mother ship.

Mark Sutherland If last year’s Brit Awards went out with something of a COVID-restricted whimper, this year’s ceremony came in with a bang.Several bangs in fact, as an unexpected mash-up between emo-metal hybrid Bring Me The Horizon and Ed Sheeran on the latter’s “Bad Habits” launched the show to, no doubt, the bewilderment of mums and dads tuning in at home and expecting the nice, ginger-next-door they usually see at events like this. The arena, however, was ablaze — quite literally, as the unlikely collaborators became the first of several performers to torch the stage.Held at The O2 Arena in south London, this year’s Brits — unlike last year’s event — took place in a country that is largely free of COVID restrictions.

Everyone needs a good cry every now and then. For Will Arnett, it happened on the side of the road. To be fair, the BoJack Horseman actor had recently split with Amy Poehler after nine years of marriage. This made his experience filming the Arrested Development revival “almost excruciating,” as he told The Guardian. “Just brutal, brutal, brutal,” he continued. “I was driving to the set one day and I pulled over to the side of the road and cried for an hour.”

MAYA Jama awkwardly shut down Mo Gilligan's questions about her love life during the Brit Awards 2022. As the presenters chatted in between awards Mo, 33, drew attention to the sparkler on 27-year-old Maya's ring finger.

ED Sheeran and his wife Cherry melted fans' hearts as they shared a sweet kiss on camera at the Brit Awards. The musician, 30, and Cherry enjoyed the rare PDA moments after learning he had won the gong for Songwriter Of The Year.

Garth Brooks is finally getting a tattoo after all these years.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorJoe Rogan weighed in again on the controversy over his repeated use of the N-word on his podcast — and Spotify’s removal of 70 past episodes because of “racially insensitive language” — and played the victim card.Last Friday, Spotify pulled 70 past episodes “The Joe Rogan Experience” from its platform, which the streamer said it did at the request of Rogan and his team. That came after singer India Arie last week said she was pulling her music and podcasts off Spotify, citing Rogan’s “language around race”; she reposted a video on Instagram compiling 24 times Rogan used the N-word on his podcast, and the clip soon went viral.Rogan addressed the situation in Tuesday’s episode of his podcast.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterCBS has ordered a pilot for a reboot of the drama series “Early Edition,” Variety has learned.The original series starred Kyle Chandler as a man who magically received tomorrow’s edition of the Chicago Sun-Times today, delivered to his door each morning by a mysterious ginger tabby cat. His knowledge of the future then gave him the chance to change it for the better.In the rebooted version, an ambitious but uncompromising journalist starts receiving tomorrow’s newspaper today.

Wendy Williams won’t be returning to her eponymous talk show anytime soon.

Gwen Stefani has a busy 2022 planned based on her recent social media posts. The pop star took to Twitter recently to tease fans with an exciting new update, writing: "Can’t wait to show you what I have planned for this year."MORE: Gwen Stefani stuns in waist-cinching dress as she celebrates exciting news with fans"I hope its a new album," commented one fan as others called for more duets with husband Blake Shelton.

Nelly, 47, is speaking out about the shocking leaked video that showed him receiving oral sex. The rapper spoke to TMZ shortly after the clip made its way on his social media page before quickly getting deleted and issued an apology as well as an explanation.

Joe Rogan is opening up about backlash for his commentary on his podcast, which is hosted on Spotify.

Gloria Estefan opened up about the “brutal loss” she felt after her on-screen daughter, Naya Rivera, died in an accidental drowning incident in July. The “Conga” singer, 62, appeared on the Fox series “Glee” as Maribel Lopez, the mother of Naya’s Santana Lopez.

Gloria Estefan is remembering the pain she felt upon learning of the death of her "Glee" daughter Naya Rivera whom she remembers as the nicest person.The singer played Maribel Lopez, the mother of Rivera's Santana Lopez, on the Fox musical comedy. Talking about the young star's death, Estefan said it is a "brutal loss" for someone who "was the nicest, warmest person." She remembered her co-star as a "lovely girl and a triple threat."Estefan also shared how she reacted to news that Rivera was missing after a boat ride with her son.

Gloria Estefan is opening up about the death of her “Glee” co-star, Naya Rivera. Rivera died in a boating accident in California in July.

Gloria Estefan says her heart was "just ripped to shreds" by Naya Rivera's death. The former 'Glee' actress has opened up after her former co-star tragically died in a boating accident in July, and she admitted she tried to come up with more hopeful explanations in her head when she found out her friend was missing.

Gloria Estefan is opening up about the death of her co-star, Naya Rivera. Rivera died in a boating accident in California in July.Estefan played Maribel Lopez, the mother of Naya's character, Santana Lopez, on the hit Fox musical comedy.“It was a brutal loss,” Estefan told ET’s Nischelle Turner while promoting her new album,.

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez are bringing the star power back to Star Island.Last week, reports indicated that the superstar couple had purchased a $40 million waterfront estate on Star Island, the super-exclusive celebrity haven in Miami. According to TMZ, current residents are beyond ecstatic, believing that their property values might now skyrocket and increase their bottom line."Star Island residents believe J-Rod's arrival will bring back the lure, luster and celeb status the area's been lacking lately," TMZ said.Among those who call Star Island home are Diddy and Gloria Estefan.

Gloria Estefan has shared her fond memories of working with the late Naya Rivera on hit Fox series Glee.Following the actress’ tragic drowning death in Lake Piru, California last month (July 2020), the hitmaker, who played Naya’s character Santana Lopez’s mom on the show, spoke with Andy Cohen on SiriusXM, admitting she loved working with the star, who was just 33 years old when she passed away.“Naya was really down to earth and warm and it was a joy to play her mom,” Gloria shared. “She had really amazing singing chops.

It’s been nearly a month since the heartbreaking death of Naya Rivera, and her castmates and loved ones are still coming to terms with her loss. 

Gloria Estefan is remembering Naya Rivera as a truly talented star. The 62-year-old performer opened up about the late actress on Wednesday's episode of SiriusXM's . Gloria played Maribel Lopez, the mother of Naya's character, Santana Lopez, for two episodes on the hit musical comedy. «We met her and spent time with her not only during the shoot but after because she was trying to work on music and she'd been talking to Emilio about producing an album,» Gloria explained of her music producer husband, Emilio Estefan.

Gloria Estefan is remembering Naya Rivera as a truly talented star. The 62-year-old performer opened up about the late actress on the Wednesday episode of SiriusXM's . Gloria played Maribel Lopez, the mother of Naya's character, Santana Lopez, for two episodes on the hit musical comedy. «We met her and spent time with her not only during the shoot but after because she was trying to work on music and she'd been talking to Emilio about producing an album,» Gloria explained of her music producer husband, Emilio Estefan.

Gloria Estefan bought a hazmat suit so she could hug her grandson. The 62-year-old singer - who has son Nayib, 39, and daughter Emily, 25, with husband Emilio Estefan - took extra precautions to embrace eight-year-old Sasha after missing physical contact with him due to the coronavirus pandemic and admitted it was a cuddle she'll never forget.

Gloria Estefan is looking back on the time she spent with Naya Rivera on the set of Glee, and opened up about how much of a joy it was to work with her.

“Real Housewives of New York” star Luanne de Lesseps opened up about her decision to drink again after being forced to stay sober as part of her probation for a 2017 arrest. The reality star was arrested in Palm Beach, Fla., and charged with battery on an officer, disorderly intoxication, resisting arrest with violence, and crimes against a person after a drunken incident that eventually landed her on probation.