Hollywood headlines: Week in review
Time magazine has released its 10th annual list of the Time 100 most influential people of the year, and not surprisingly, a number of celebrities have been bestowed the honor. Among the artists mentioned are Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence, singers Christina Aguilera, Miguel and Frank Ocean; TV personalities “The Mindy Project’s” Mindy Kaling of “The Mindy Project” and Bryan Cranston of “Breaking Bad,” and late-night hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon. Among the titans are NBA superstar LeBron James, music mogul and Beyoncé’s husband, Jay-Z, Justin Bieber’s and Psy’s manager, Scooter Braun, designer Michael Kors and “Scandal” and “Grey’s Anatomy” creator Shonda Rhimes.
Full story: Time 100: Jay-Z, JLaw, Duchess Kate among the most influential (Charles Sykes / Invision / Associated Press)
Psy releases a new viral hit, Bradley Cooper explains why he lives with his mom, and Sofia Vergara talks about her health in this week’s Hollywood headlines.
Had Anne Frank been a modern-day teen ¿ instead of a tragic Jewish figure in hiding during the Holocaust ¿ would she have been a Belieber? And is it appropriate for Justin Bieber to hold out that hope? The teen pop sensation, on world tour, was moved by his visit to the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, saying in the guest book that it was “truly inspiring.” Things went south from there, however, as he called Frank, who died of typhus while imprisoned at a Nazi concentration camp, a “great girl” and added “hopefully she would have been a Belieber,” referring to the nickname for his fans.
Full story:Justin Bieber-Anne Frank uproar: Are we being too hard on Justin? (Daniel Sannum Lauten, AFP / Getty Images)