By Wonderwall.com Editors
9:38am PDT, Oct 27, 2023
Close encounters…
Goldie Hawn is opening up for the first time about what she believes was an extra-terrestrial encounter she had in her early 20s. On the Oct. 23 edition of "Time to Walk," an Apple Fitness+ show, Goldie, 77, reflects on her sense of "wonder," especially when it comes to experiences that can't be explained… like the creatures she says she interacted with during a weird moment alone near a California desert early in her career.
Then in her 20s and working as a dancer, Goldie says it was a "time when there was a lot of UFO sightings." One night, she says she was sitting outside her door looking at the sky and the stars when she announced, "'I know you're out there, I know we're not alone, and I would like to meet you one day.'" A few months later, Goldie says her request was granted.
While rehearsing for a performance in West Covina, California, she says she went to a friend's car to take a break and maybe a nap. That's when she heard a "high-pitched sound" and "saw two or three triangular-shaped heads," outside the car. "They were silver in color, slash for a mouth, tiny little nose, no ears," and seemed to be pointing at her, "as if they were discussing me," she recalls. Goldie briefly "felt paralyzed" but wasn't sure what she saw "was real." When she could finally move again, it felt like she was "bursting out of a forcefield," she shares. Goldie thought she'd dreamt the whole thing until she began reading other people's accounts that were so similar to hers.
"They touched my face, and it felt like the finger of God," she says she recalled years later. "It was the most benevolent, loving feeling." Goldie thinks she may have later seen her alien pals in a dream — and had a premonition about a crop circle — while visiting Avebury, England.
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Justin Timberlake moment
The internet has spoken — and boy, does it love Michelle Williams' take on Britney Spears' life. A five-time Oscar nominee, Michelle surprised fans when she confirmed she narrated the pop star's new memoir, "The Woman In Me." Now that the audio book is out, the actress' reading is going viral — thanks largely to her impression of Britney's ex, Justin Timberlake, greeting R&B star Ginuwine while using a contrived, pseudo-"hip-hop" accent.
Then a member of the boy-band, NSYNC, Justin and his bandmates "were white boys, but they loved hip-hop," Michelle says in the audio clip, reading as Britney. "To me, that's what separated them from the Backstreet Boys — who seemed very consciously to position themselves as a white group. NSYNC hung out with Black artists," she continues. "One day, J and I were in New York, going to parts of town I had never been to before. Walking our way was a guy with a huge, blinged-out medallion — he was flanked by two giant security guards. J got all excited and said so loud, 'Oh yeah, fo' shiz, fo' shiz. Ginuwine, what's up, my homie?'"
Michelle's performance of the excerpt has already been dubbed Oscar and Grammy Award worthy, with fans on X having a field day with re-sharing and meme-ing the moment. "Five-time academy award nominee Michelle Williams saying 'fo-shiz fo-shiz what's up homie!' is art," one user posted this week. "This bout to be the greatest clip of audio since Watergate," quipped another. "First of all, Britney, savage for putting that in the book," a third person added. "But hearing Michelle Williams read it, pure comedy."
Justin, for his part, is reportedly tuning it all out. Page Six reports the singer turned off comments on his Instagram "amid backlash" from Britney's book, which also features claims he cheated on her and pressured her to have an abortion during their relationship.
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'Shut up and try'
Henry Winkler says he let fear and anxiety dictate the direction of his career for way too long. In his new memoir, "Being Henry: The Fonz…And Beyond," the 77-year-old Emmy winner recalls how those feelings caged him in for years after he catapulted to stardom as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarella on "Happy Days," in spite of the challenges he faced as a result of his long-undiagnosed battle with dyslexia. In fact, Henry was so scared his popularity as The Fonz would turn him into Hollywood's go-to '50s greaser character that he turned down the chance to star as Danny Zuko in "Grease" … then he watched the 1978 musical become one of the most beloved movies of a generation.
"I was dumb," Henry said in an October 2023 interview with People. "I spent so much energy, so much time — I spent so many sleepless nights thinking, how do I not get typecast?" After "Happy Days" ended its decade-long run in 1984, the Yale School of Drama alum found acting work was scarce, though he eventually staged a comeback with widely praised performances in "Arrested Development" and "Barry."
"I spent most of my adult life being frightened, on the outside looking like I had it together and mostly being anxious," he explained. "The biggest lesson, I really now believe today in 2023 looking back, is not only must you be tenacious, not only must you be grateful, but you also have to be flexible. You have to take a leap of faith. You have to jump off the precipice and just trust you're going to fly, because there were so many years I was not hired as an actor."
He recalled thinking, "I have a family, I have a house. What am I going to do?" When someone suggested he try producing, Henry initially rejected it, citing his dyslexia. "And then finally you say, 'Oh, just shut up and try,'" he continued. "So I think 'shut up and try' might be the most important lesson that I could pass on to somebody."
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'Faking racism' response
Comic Hasan Minhaj has called out The New Yorker for its "needlessly misleading" profile on him, a piece that accuses the star of lying about anecdotes in his stand-up routines. In a 20-minute video published by The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday, Oct. 26, Hasan admits that it may be "trivial" to address his concerns given all that's "happening in the world," but "being accused of 'faking racism,'" as he has apparently been since the story ran, is "very serious, and it demands an explanation."
The comic goes on to tell "anyone who felt betrayed or hurt by my stand-up, I am sorry," explaining, "I made artistic choices to express myself and drive home larger issues affecting me and my community, and I feel horrible that I let people down." He says he's "not a psycho but this New Yorker article definitely made me look like one," then calls the piece "needlessly misleading, not just about my stand-up, but also about me as a person."
The jokes in question included tales of racism Hasan says he's experienced, including allegedly being surveilled by the FBI and rejected by his prom date's mom for being "brown." In the clip, he says these things "happened," though he notes he embellished minor details to make better stories. He also shares audio from his interview with the outlet.
In response, The New Yorker said in a statement, "we stand by our story" citing its sources, interviews, reporting and fact-checking, which included conversations with the "FBI informant" and "the woman at the center of his prom-rejection story."
Shoplifting report
"Gilmore Girls" alum Adam Wylie, who played Brad Langford on the show, was reportedly cited for theft at a Target in Burbank, California, on Oct. 13. TMZ reports the actor, 39, was stopped by store security after allegedly walking off with $108 worth of merchandise he hadn't paid for. Reps for the store's loss prevention team reportedly told Burbank Police they saw Adam put items from a display shelf into his cart before he went through a self-checkout lane, then attempted to leave without paying for more than $100 of what he'd picked up. The items were recovered by police, who cited Adam with petty theft, then released him. In addition to his recurring role on "Gilmore Girls," the actor has appeared in the Disney Channel's "Under Wraps" and "Kidnergarten Cop." His first major role came in the early '90s, when he played Zachary on David E. Kelly's family drama, "Picket Fences."
