Giffin sorry for criticizing Meghan
Bestselling author Emily Giffin is apologizing for recent negative comments she made about Meghan Markle.
The “Something Borrowed” author frequently posts about the British royal family on her social media. When Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, released a video last month for her son Archie’s first birthday, Giffin posted a screenshot of a text message exchange where she commented that Markle seemed “unmaternal,” calling the video “uncomfortable to watch,” adding, “what a joke.”
The posts quickly received backlash from people calling the post distasteful, while others called the remarks racist. Markle is biracial.
The author said in a later Instagram post that her comments were not racist, and she was thrilled when a biracial American woman had married into the royal family.
“I need to be more careful about the impact of my words,” Giffin said in a recent interview.
“It’s one thing to have legitimate criticism about someone,” she said, but her comments “were not legitimate,” adding: “They were just mean. I’m going to do better.”
Bonnie Pointer of Pointer Sisters dies: Bonnie Pointer, 69, who in 1969 convinced three of her church-singing siblings to form the Pointer Sisters, which would become one of the biggest acts of the next two decades, died Monday. The Grammy winner died of cardiac arrest in Los Angeles, publicist Roger Neal said.
“It is with great sadness that I have to announce to the fans of the Pointer Sisters that my sister, Bonnie died this morning,” Anita Pointer said in a statement. “Our family is devastated, on behalf of my siblings and I and the entire Pointer family, we ask for your prayers at this time.”
Bonnie Pointer often sang lead and was an essential member of the group through its early hits including “Yes We Can Can” and “Fairytale.” She would leave for a short and modest solo career in 1977 as her sisters went on to have several mega-hits without her.
Bryce Dallas Howard responds to ‘The Help’ viewership spike: Actress Bryce Dallas Howard has weighed in on the recent spike in viewership for “The Help” on Netflix. The 2011 film became the streaming platform’s mostwatched title in the wake of the protests sparked by George Floyd’s death. Posting on social media, Howard noted that while she enjoyed the friendships she made while working on the film,
“The Help” is “a fictional story told through the perspective of a white character and was created by predominantly white storytellers.
“We can all go further,” added Howard, who portrayed antagonist Hillary “Hilly” Walters Holbrook.
“Stories are a gateway to radical empathy and the greatest ones are catalysts for action,” she wrote, encouraging followers to check out other “powerful, essential, masterful films and shows that center Black lives, stories, creators, and/or performers.”
June 10 birthdays: Actress Alexandra Stewart is
81. Singer Shirley Alston Reeves is 79. Actress Kate Flannery is 56. Actress Elizabeth Hurley is 55. Singer Faith Evans is 47. Actor Hugh Dancy is 45. Actor Shane West is 42. Singer Lee Brice is 41. Actress Leelee Sobieski is
38. Actor Titus Makin is 31. Actress Eden McCoy is 17.