By Wonderwall.com Editors
2:00am PDT, Aug 13, 2023
'Charlie's Angels' reunion
OG "Charlie's Angels" stars Jaclyn Smith and Kate Jackson have reunited in public for the first time in nearly two decades. The former co-stars reconnected at Jaclyn's son Gaston's wedding: The proud mom showed off several images from the happy occasion on social media this week. One video from the outdoor festivities featured shots of Jaclyn, 77, and former co-star Kate, 74, standing beside each other on a lawn filled with wedding celebrants as they smiled and chatted with one another. While the mother of the groom dazzled in a flowy mint green gown, Kate kept it simple and summery in white pants, a light blue top and a taupe blazer. The actresses' hairstyles — blonde and feathered for Jaclyn and a longish, straight brunette bob for Kate — gave big throwback vibes to their '70s-era crime-fighting characters' looks. "There is nothing like family, and ours grew this weekend!" Jaclyn captioned the post. "I'm so endlessly proud of my son Gaston and am wishing him and Bonnie a lifetime of happiness."
Jaclyn played Kelly Garrett for the full run of the original "Charlie's Angels" series, which aired from 1976 until 1981. Kate played Kelly's colleague Sabrina Duncan for the first three seasons before moving on from the detective show. The two were last photographed together at the 2006 Emmy Awards alongside fellow former "Angel" Farrah Fawcett.
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Tony's final words
Tony Bennett's loved ones are opening up about the iconic singer's final moments before his death on July 21 at 96. "His last words to me [were], 'Thank you,'" the music legend's son, Danny Bennett, shared on the "Today" show on Aug. 3 — which would have been Tony's 97th birthday. "Can't say it better than that," Danny added.
Tony's widow, Susan Benedetto, joined her stepson on the show and also recalled the last thing her husband said to her: "That he loved me," she told host Hoda Kotb. "Yeah. He would wake up every day and still say that. He woke up happy every day. Even if he had had a bad day or night, he didn't remember it. That was the only blessing. He woke up happy. And he's just like, 'Susan. You're the best thing that ever happened to me.' And he would say that to me all the time." Susan also noted that despite suffering from Alzheimer's disease, "the music never left" Tony. He even played his 1951 hit "Because of You" at the piano just days before his death, she said.
Over the course of his eight decades in music, Tony was honored with 20 Grammy Awards, two Emmy Awards and the Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award as well as countless accolades for his influence as a gifted interpreter of the Great American Songbook.
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"Gaslighting," bullying and more new accusations
After three of Lizzo's former dancers filed a lawsuit against her for sexual harassment, assault and discrimination earlier in the week, the singer vehemently denied the allegations on Instagram on Aug. 3, calling the claims "too outrageous not to be addressed." In a lengthy statement, Lizzo (whose real name is Melissa Jefferson) hit back at what she branded "sensationalized stories coming from former employees who have already publicly admitted that they were told their behavior on tour was inappropriate and unprofessional." Lizzo said she is "not the villain" she's been made out to be. She also said she's "disappointed" and "hurt" by the dancers' claims, noting that as a woman who has routinely suffered body shaming, she'd "never criticize or terminate an employee because of their weight," as one of the dancers accused her of doing.
The former employees — Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez — were contestants on Lizzo's "Watch Out for the Big Grrrrls" series on Amazon Prime, where they claim to have endured sexual, racial and religious harassment, unwarranted hostility, fat-shaming, assault, false imprisonment and more, according to reports from the Daily Beast and "Entertainment Tonight."
Asked about Lizzo's response to their lawsuit on Aug. 3, Crystal chalked it up to more of the "gaslighting" she said the women faced in prior attempts to address their concerns. "We were constantly being gaslit, and she's constantly deflecting," she said. "So it just further proves our point and solidifies the claims that we're making."
After news of the lawsuit broke, filmmaker Sophia Nahli Allison took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to support the plaintiffs by sharing her experience working on a documentary about Lizzo in 2019 before she quit. "I was treated with such disrespect by her. I witnessed how arrogant, unkind, and cruel she is," Sophia wrote. She also called Lizzo "a narcissistic bully" who "has built her brand off lies."
The suit also names Lizzo's dance team captain, Shirlene Quigley, and her production company, Big Grrrl Big Touring, as defendants.
Music chart milestone
Ryan Gosling finally made his debut on Billboard's Hot 100 charts this week with his sour-grapes man-doll ballad "I'm Just Ken" from Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" movie. His chart position? A Ken-appropriate No. 87. The hilarious track did a bit better on the less pop-focused Billboard charts including the Hot Rock Songs list, which saw Ken's anthem come in at No. 4 and the Hot Rock and Alternative Songs chart, where Barbie's would-be better half landed the No. 5 song, according to "Entertainment Tonight."
"I'm Just Ken" appears on "Barbie: The Album," the massively popular flick's soundtrack, which also features music from the movie by Lizzo, Dua Lipa, Sam Smith and more.
Million-dollar strike support
As throngs of striking Hollywood actors hit the picket lines this summer, some Screen Actors Guild members are eschewing hand-held protest signs in favor of dollar signs — with a whole lot of zeroes. That's largely thanks to the efforts of George Clooney and Meryl Streep, who reportedly donated $1M each to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, then took it upon themselves to pitch other high-earning A-listers to join them in their fundraising campaign to support the financial needs of less wealthy actors, three weeks into SAG-AFTRA's strike, according to The New York Times. As of Aug. 2, the charity had counted in excess of $15M in donations.
Other famous actors who've followed George and Meryl's $1M-plus lead include Hollywood power couples Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck and Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively. Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Hugh Jackman, Dwayne Johnson, Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Oprah Winfrey have also all forked over at least $1M in support of the cause, according to the Times. "I remember my days as a waiter, cleaner, typist, even my time on the unemployment line," Meryl said in a statement about her fundraising work. "In this strike action, I am lucky to be able to support those who will struggle in a long action to sustain against Goliath."
