HELLOS & GOODBYES
● WEDDING BELLS
Foreign exchange! On April 26, Luther and
Thor: Ragnarok star Idris Elba, 46, married his
fiancée, Sabrina Dhowre, in a lavish ceremony in
Morocco. Meanwhile, Grey’s Anatomy’s Giacomo
Gianniotti, 29, exchanged vows with his fiancée,
Nichole Gustafson, at the Villa Pocci in Rome on April 28. Stated the groom, “We are still floating. To all our friends and family who came, we love you and will never forget you.”
● SHOWING DRIVE
Call it a wheel treat. On May 4, the Petersen Automotive Museum in LA slated a new exhibition called “Hollywood Dream Machines: Vehicles of Science Fiction and Fantasy,” featuring over 50 vehicles from film and TV such as Doc Brown’s DeLorean from Back to the Future, the Batmobile from 1989’s Batman and KITT from TV’s Knight Rider. “It’s the shiny keys of Hollywood,” said exhibit consultant Josh Hancock. “We forget how people care about Hollywood and want to touch it.”
● BABY BOOM
Yee-haw! On April 29, country star Jake Owen,
37, and his girlfriend,
Erica Hartlein, welcomed their first child together, daughter Paris. She’ll share the same birthday as Willie Nelson, prompting Jake to tweet: “It’s a Willie great day!” Meanwhile, former star of The Walking Dead
Steven Yeun, 35, and wife Joana Pak revealed recently they’ve welcomed their second little one.
● FAREWELLS
Sad note. On April 24, actress Anne Neyland, who played Elvis Presley’s love interest in
Jailhouse Rock, died at the age of 84. On April 25, Boston Celtics Hall of Famer and eight-time NBA champion John
Havlicek passed at 79. On April 29, director John
Singleton, best known for the film Boyz n the Hood, died at 51. Also that day,
Phil McCormack, who was the lead singer for the group Molly Hatchet, passed. He was 58.