How would you like to meet Robin Williams and get tickets to one of his stand -up comedy shows? Or a backstage chat with John Mayer? Well, Bette Midler is making that all possible. Partnering with the New York Restoration Project, Bette is bringing together 100 of her A-list friends to put the “fun” back in fundraising. The NYRP has announced one of its biggest fundraisers to date, an online auction featuring once-in-a-lifetime celebrity experiences donated by Bette and her charitable crew of famous friends. Read more »
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Bette Midler Enlists Celeb ‘Friends to Green the City’
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Halloween Haunts
November 1st, 2008 / Author: OK! Staff
Vanessa: Wonderful Working With Lindsay
September 29th, 2008
While Vanessa Williams might play a scheming tyrannical boss on Ugly Betty, in real life she’s happiest just being a mom.
OK! caught up to Vanessa at the Sleeping Beauty 50th Anniversary Platinum Edition Blu-Ray and DVD release in NYC yesterday, where the busy working mom worked the red carpet with her 8-year-old daughter Sasha and talked about her Ugly Betty co-stars, including guest star Lindsay Lohan.
"It’s been wonderful," Vanessa says of working with Lindsay. "I don’t want to give anything [away], but she does come to work with me for a bit. We have a couple scenes that were kind of uncomfortable for her considering I’m the villain, but she did a wonderful job."
"She had to play a really not likeable character," she adds, "so she only has this one particular episode where she’s introduced. I think people will enjoy seeing it"
As for who Vanessa’s dream guest star, she says she’d like to see Bette Midler take a turn on the set.
"I think she would be able to be on the same level as Wilhelmina," she told OK!.
Along with her date for the event, Sasha, Vanessa has three other children, keeping her busy off the set. So what’s her favorite part about being a mother?
"I’ve been a mom for 21 years, I don’t know my life without being a mom. It’s the best, most rewarding role you could ever have. It’s the most challenging but I love it," she reveals.
And those mothering instincts have kicked in when it comes to helping soon-to-be mother of two, co-star Rebecca Romijn.
"Of course, I give her tons of advice," Vanessa says. "I’ve given her books, I’ve given her organic cotton baby clothes from Green Baby, told her nursing tips and getting your baby out of breach and into the proper position. We talk a lot."
Reporting by Valerie Nome
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September 8th, 2008
Celine Dion Leaves Las Vegas
December 17th, 2007 / Author: cwillett
After 717 shows before sold-out crowds at the legendary Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, Celine Dion sang her final encore for her show, "A New Day…," on Saturday night in the theater that was built for her.
However, the platinum-selling singer told the audience, the show, which quickly became one of Vegas’ hottest tickets, almost never got off the ground. "At one point, it was like the Titanic was about to sink again," Celine reflected, saying that she became pregnant with her son Rene-Charles and was doubtful about wanting to continue. "But we believed and went on with it."
For the show’s finale, 7-year-old Rene-Charles and his father, Celine’s husband and manager Rene Angelil, joined her on-stage while rose petals showered down from the rafters.
Fans of the "My Heart Will Go On" songstress need not fret about her retiring any time soon. The 39-year-old will begin a concert tour to promote her latest album, Taking Chances, in February.
As for Celine’s slot at Caesar’s, it will soon be filled by another big-voiced diva, Bette Midler, whose "The Showgirl Must Go On" opens Feb. 20.
Bette Midler is ‘Crazy For Trees’
December 1st, 2007 / Author: Valerie Nome
Does Bette Midler want to be a tree in her next life?
Bette, who turns 62 today, says she’s “crazy for trees.”
Her New York Restoration Project has been saving trees since 1995, and is devoted to restoring the city’s parks and gardens.
