Cicely Tyson wins Leading Actress in a Play at 2013 Tony Awards
December 16, 2015, 8:40 AM|Cicely Tyson got kicked out of her home by her mother after announcing she was pursuing a career in modeling and acting. Tyson refused to give up and carved out a nearly six-decade career that"s now being celebrated with a Kennedy Center Honor. Gayle King met with Tyson in her old Harlem neighborhood to learn about some of her other passions.
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Rumor has it Miranda Lambert has moved on from Blake Shelton and is now dating fellow country crooner, Anderson East.
If you"re a big country music fan, you may already know all about her new beau, but we figured we"d give some extra insight on the 27-year-old cutie.
Here are 7 things you should know about Mr. East:
1. His real name is not Anderson East: Let"s start with the basics. It"s important to note that his actual name is Michael Cameron Anderson. After releasing his first album under the name Mike Anderson in 2009, he decided to officially change his stage name to Anderson East in 2010 with the release of his EP titled Fire Demos.
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2. He"s a Nashville man: Born and raised in Athens, Alabama, he later attended college at the Middle Tennessee State University where he studied music engineering. He moved to Nashville a few years after that. "It was where music was being made," he told Paste magazine about Music City. "And at the time, you could still afford to be a musician and be broke and have cheap rent and know there"s such a great community of people that were doing the same thing. It was a really inspiring placeI mean it still is."
3. Music has been his passion since he was a kid: His parents bought him his first four-track recorder when he was 13. "I kind of tried my hand at sports and school, and I wasn"t very apt at either one of those things," he told the publication. "Anything that was keeping me mostly out of trouble, something that they could obviously see I had passion for, they were incredibly supportive in it."
4. His family is also heavily into music: His mother played the piano and his father sang in the choir at their church. He told Paste, "It wasn"t like the most soulful music, but it was incredibly spiritual and very moving music, and I think just that the essence of it was the commonalitylike those songs are meant for the congregationThat kind of attitude has definitely popped its head back into my mind. It just comes out because that"s what was put into me for so long, and they"re beautiful!"
5. He has a vast collection of musical inspiration: He tells Sing365.com that it was hard to get music in his small, southern town and thus his inspiration ranged from Snoop Dogg to Led Zeppelin. He credit Michael Jackson"s Black or White as the spark that encouraged him to study musical production.
6. He plays both the guitar and the piano: He also told the website that he got his first guitar at 8 years old and later followed in this mom"s footsteps by learning the piano.
7. He is currently about to head out on his first headlining tour: He took to Instagram to share his excitement, writing, "Time for me to get up and do my thing. Excited to announce our first headlining tour."
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Not even gravity can be trusted! Indeed, nothing in the woods is as it seems in the new movie The Forest, as seen in Us Weekly"s exclusive sneak peek.
The horror film, out January 8, stars Natalie Dormer (Hunger Games: Mockingjay) and Taylor Kinney (Chicago Fire). The plot centers on Sara (Dormer) searching for her twin sister in Japan"s spooky Aokigahara Forest, known for its high incidence of suicide.
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In the clip, Aiden (Kinney) tries to help Sara make her way out of the wilderness. Sara freaks out after noticing a dead body floating along in the mysterious river below, and then she butts heads with Aiden over which direction they should take.
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"Two minutes ago, we were walking that way, and now you"re leading me back the way we came," Sara says, realizing that the river"s flow has somehow switched directions.
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To hear his snarky response, watch the clip above.
The Forest hits theaters on January 8.
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BOSTON -- When Isaiah Thomas joined the Boston Celtics after being acquired at February"s trade deadline, he did so in Los Angeles, where he sheepishly admitted his father was a die-hard fan of the Lakers, the team that Thomas would make his Boston debut against later that night.
And while Thomas was raised 1,000 miles north of Los Angeles in Tacoma, Washington, he was subject to a steady diet of purple and gold during his formative basketball years. Noted Thomas, "I was brainwashed to be a Lakers fan when I was young, so I grew up on Kobe Bryant and he was my favorite player."
Bryant is scheduled to make the final visit of his 20-year career to TD Garden on Wednesday night when the Celtics host the Lakers. Raised on Kobe, Thomas was asked what he thinks it will mean for Bryant to play his final game in Boston.
"He"s the best player to ever play the game of basketball in my era. Its going to be probably a little emotional for him. This is one of the most famous arenas," Thomas said. "Its going to suck to see him go. But, at the same time, if it was the other way around, he wouldnt care if it was your last game, so we gotta try to get the win and dont let him have a big game."
For the Celtics, there are no remaining players from either the 2008 or 2010 teams that danced with Bryant and the Lakers in the NBA Finals. The last of those players, Rajon Rondo, was shipped out last December, a short time after a much-publicized breakfast with Bryant in Boston.
Now, the Celtics" locker room is filled with players in their early-20s, many of whom were barely old enough to dribble a basketball when Bryant made his NBA debut. Like Thomas, they grew up watching Bryant and likely mimicked him on their local playgrounds.
Kobe Bryant will play his final game in Boston on Wednesday night.Troy Taormina/USA TODAY Sports
"Hes probably the best player in my era, so it speaks for itself what the NBA is going to miss," said Jae Crowder, who will be part of the group tasked with defending the 37-year-old Bryant. "Im sure the TD Garden will give him a good welcome. I think hes going to play well. I think hes going to come out and try to play his best and remember a lot of tough battles here in his career, so were prepared for him. Were prepared for the Lakers."
Marcus Smart, another of Boston"s perimeter defenders likely to draw time on Bryant, was 3 years old when Bryant made his NBA debut in 1997.
"It was crazy watching Kobe and the things that he accomplished," Smart said. "He took a beating day in and day out, night after night. It"s definitely going to be a fun night Wednesday."
Evan Turner playfully barked when asked if he was a fan of Bryant growing up.
That"s the stupidest question you could have asked," Turner said. "I"m joking. Of course, man. I remember being 8 years old watching [Bryant win] the [1997] dunk contest. I pretty much spent my whole life watching him play. Kobes always a bright spot of my adolescence and the game in general."
Celtics coach Brad Stevens, who is less than two years older than Bryant, has a deep appreciation for Bryant despite coaching against him only once. Bryant scored 22 points in Boston"s 113-96 triumph at TD Garden last December.
"Obviously, Im a basketball fan so I have a great deal of respect for him," Stevens said. "I hear the players talk about him as a guy theyve looked up to and that theyve studied and that theyve tried to learn as much as they can from. Hats off to him for having a great career and for going out the way that he wants to. h**l certainly get a lot of applause along the way over the next couple of months. And deservedly so."
It will be interesting to see exactly how Boston fans respond to Bryant"s final visit. New England sports fans typically have a deep appreciation for those that transcended the game, but Bryant is also a villain who denied the Celtics another banner in 2010. The guess here is that fans will salute Bryant for his contributions, but probably spend most of the night booing him.
As Thomas noted, the Celtics can"t get too sentimental about Bryant"s visit. Boston is riding a season-high four-game winning streak, and the focus must be on continuing to play well. The Lakers sit in the basement of the Western Conference and own the second-worst record in basketball.
While aware of the significance of Bryant"s final game in Boston, these Celtics would prefer this just be another quiet night on the farewell tour.
Are the Miranda Lambert, Anderson East dating rumors true? It certainly looks like it!
They are really enjoying each others company, a source told Us. And things are moving quickly in Lambert and Easts relationship. In fact, Lambert, 32, and East, 27, are so close theyre reportedly planning on spending New Years together.
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Anderson East is reportedly dating Miranda Lambert.
She couldnt have picked a better dude to have fun with, another source told Us. Anderson is the coolest guy. Lambert and East even share a love of hunting.
If the rumors are true, this would be Lambert"s first relationship since her split with Shelton. The two announced their divorce in July after being married since 2011.
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"We were together for 10 years, married for four, were very quickly divorced, and are friends. Im still processing everything and figuring out where to go and what happened,"Lambert previously toldCosmopolitan.
"[Marriage is] a tough business, and we gave it our best college try If I ever were to get married again which is completely not on my radar at all right now I feel like its not about it being a step in life. Its not about a piece of paper or a diamond. Its the way you feel about somebody and the commitment in your heart."
Miranda Lambert is reportedly moving on from Blake Shelton with Anderson East.
Lambert"s ex-husband is, of course, dating his fellow The Voice coach Gwen Stefani, 46. Shelton and Stefani first confirmed their relationship just before the CMAs. And theyve been packing on the PDA.
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Shelton and Stefani recently went on an adorable date to the Arizona Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers game. And they were all smiles as they cheered on the Cardinals.
Do you think Miranda Lambert and Anderson East make a cute couple? Let us know your take in the comments section below!
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Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen and his wife actress Isla Fisher have donated more than 670,000 to charity, it has been reported.
The generous couple have given $500,000 (336,000) to The Sunday Times Christmas appeal to help protect 250,000 children against a threatened measles outbreak in Syria, the newspaper said.
Sacha Baron Cohen and wife Isla Fisher (John Shearer/AP/PA)
Their donation will go towards vaccinations administered by Save the Children.
Sacha, 44, and Isla, 39 are also giving a separate sum of $500,000 to the New York-based International Rescue Committee which is run byformer foreignsecretary David Miliband.
Sacha in character as his alter-ego Ali G (STEVEN SENNE/AP/PA)
Hes best known for creating characters including Borat and Ali G, while Isla has appeared in Australian soap Home and Away and films including Wedding Crashers.
They have three children: two daughters, Olive and Elula, and Isla gave birth to a son, Montgomery, earlier this year.
Drew Brees (foot) is expected to start Sunday against the Jaguars, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.
Brees is dealing with a torn plantar fascia, an injury that has sidelined plenty of players, but Brees has said throughout the week that he will play through the ailment. He"ll have tight end Ben Watson (knee) available to him, so while he will be physically hobbled, he"ll have nearly all of his receivers available.
