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‘2020 People of the Year’ named
People magazine has named George Clooney, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Selena Gomez and Regina King as the “2020 People of the Year.”
The magazine revealed its list Wednesday as part of a year-end double issue with four covers. The four will be celebrated for their positive impact in the world during a challenging 2020 and will be separately featured on the covers of the issue, which is out Friday.
Clooney has received some Oscar buzz for his upcoming film “The Midnight Sky,” but the actor was also in the spotlight for his advocacy work. He donated $500,000 to the Equal Justice Initiative in wake of George Floyd’s death and $1 million for COVID19 relief efforts in Italy, London and Los Angeles.
As the nation’s top infectious disease expert, Fauci provided steady guidance during the turbulent pandemic. As the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, he has been one of the nation’s leading sources of information about the fight against COVID-19.
Gomez released her chart-topping album “Rare” and hosted the cooking show “Selena + Chef” on HBO Max.
But the pop superstar also spread her message of inclusion through her makeup brand Rare Beauty, which set the goal of raising $100 million in 10 years to help give people access to mental health initiatives.
King, who won an
Emmy in September, used her voice to encourage people to vote. The actor also called for support of marginalized communities during the pandemic and to end police brutality of unarmed Black people. Her directorial debut,
“One Night in Miami,” has also been talked about as a
possible Oscar contender. ‘The Talk’ gets two new co-hosts: On Tuesday, CBS named journalist Elaine Welteroth and fitness instructor Amanda Kloots as new co-hosts of popular daytime program “The Talk.”
Starting Jan. 4, the pair will join current emcees Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl Underwood and Carrie Ann Inaba for the 11th season of “The Talk.”
“OMG MOM I GOT THE JOB,” an ecstatic Welteroth announced on Twitter after calling her mother, who had assumed she was pregnant when her daughter teased the big news in a video.
Kloots, a former Broadway performer and
Radio City Rockette, also expressed her excitement on social media after guest hosting “The Talk” multiple times alongside Welteroth.
“I am thrilled and honored to join this incredible cast and crew,” Kloots wrote on Instagram.
Estefan says she’s recovered from
COVID-19: Singer and businesswoman Gloria Estefan said Wednesday that she spent much of November in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, days after dining outdoors at a Miami-area restaurant.
Estefan, 63, says she was fortunate, enduring only “a little bit of a cough” and dehydration after losing her sense of smell and taste, and has tested negative twice since recovering.
In a video shared on Instagram, the Cubanborn “Conga” singer says she was infected despite rigorously following public health protocols, and speculates that she could have been exposed by a fan who was not wearing a mask.
Dec. 3 birthdays: Director Jean-Luc Godard is 90. Singer Ozzy Osbourne is 72. Singer Mickey Thomas is 71. Actor Daryl Hannah is 60. Actor Julianne Moore is 60. Actor-comedian Royale Watkins is 51. Actor Bruno Campos is 47. Actor Tiffany Haddish is 41. Actor Anna Chlumsky is 40.