Heard is mom ‘on my own terms’
Amber Heard says she has become a mom and did it “on my own terms,” as a single parent.
In an Instagram post, the actor said she welcomed daughter Oonagh Paige Heard on April 8. A photo of Heard with the baby nestled against her accompanied Thursday’s announcement.
“I now appreciate how radical it is for us as women to think about one of the most fundamental parts of our destinies in this way,” Heard said in the post. “I hope we arrive at a point in which it’s normalized to not want a ring in order to have a crib.”
She wrote that “a part of me wants to uphold that my private life is none of anyone’s business,” but added the nature of her job “compels me to take control of this” by revealing the birth.
The actor has recently faced a tumultuous period of her life, with her 2015 to 2017 marriage to Johnny Depp involving a spate of legal actions.
Yeun, Rae invited to join Academy: Steven Yeun, Nathan Lane, Issa Rae, Robert Pattinson, Janet Jackson, Leslie Odom
Jr. and Laverne Cox are among the artists being invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The organization that puts on the Oscars said Thursday that 395 film industry professionals, 46% of whom are women and 39% from an underrepresented group, have been invited to join the 2021 class. If they accept, they will have voting privileges at next year’s Oscars.
New invitees from this year’s Oscar nominees include actors Maria Bakalova (“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”), Andra Day (“The United States vs. Billie Holiday”) and Paul
Actor Amber Heard welcomed daughter Oonagh Paige Heard on April 8.
Raci (“Sound of Metal”), as well as winners such as “Minari’s” Youn Yuh-jung, “Mank” cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt, singer-songwriter H.E.R. and “Promising Young Woman” writer Emerald Fennell. Fennell was also invited to the director’s branch alongside fellow 2021 nominee Lee Isaac Chung (“Minari”). Those invited in multiple branches must decide which they want to join.
Other acting invitees include Carrie Coon, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Henry Golding, Clea DuVall, Hugh Bonneville, Stephen Root, Eiza Gonzalez and Jonathan Majors. Among the directors invited are Lizzie Borden, George C. Wolfe, Janizca Bravo, Shaka King, Nia DaCosta, Cathy Yan, Craig Brewer and Jonathan Glazer.
Pearl Jam headlines new collection: Funko, which produces pop-culture
collectibles, has launched Popapalooza, a musicthemed line inspired by legendary artists, including Pearl Jam. Fans have been asking for Pearl Jam Pops! — Funko’s best-known line of vinyl figurines — for a long time, said Billy Brisebois, Funko’s director of retail marketing. The Pearl Jam 5-Pack features Pop! figures of Mike McCready, Jeff Ament, Eddie Vedder, Matt Cameron and Stone Gossard. Popapalooza also features bands and artists such as BTS, TLC and DJ Khaled.
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55. Actor Audra McDonald is 51. Actor Olivia Munn is
41. Singer Elle King is 32.