"chromium-plated, scent-impregnated, luminous, quivering, giggling, fruit-flavoured, mincing, ice-covered heap of mother love"", a description which strongly implied that he was homosexual. Liberace sent a telegram that read: ""What you said hurt me very much. I cried all the way to the bank."" He sued the newspaper for libel, testifying in a London court that he was not homosexual and that he had never taken part in homosexual acts. He was represented in court by one of the great barristers of the period, 75-year-old Gilbert Beyfus, QC, who displayed all his old flair despite being unwell. They won the suit, partly"
"day with his gimmicky act, his showy but careful piano playing, his non-stop promotions, and his gaudy display of success, but he remained largely unaffected, as preserved by the famous quotation, first recorded in a letter to a critic, ""Thank you for your very amusing review. After reading it, in fact, my brother George and I laughed all the way to the bank."" He used a similar response to subsequent poor reviews, famously modifying it to ""I cried all the way to the bank."" In an appearance on ""The Tonight Show"" some years later, Liberace reran the anecdote to Johnny"
"on the basis of Connor's use of the derogatory expression ""fruit-flavoured"". The case partly hinged on whether Connor knew that 'fruit' was American slang implying that an individual is a homosexual. After a three-week civil trial, a jury ruled in Liberace's favor on June 16, 1959, and awarded him £8,000 (around $22,400) in damages (worth about £ or $ today) which led Liberace to repeat the catchphrase to reporters: ""I cried all the way to the bank!"" Liberace's popularization of the phrase inspired the title of ""Crying All the Way to the Bank"", a detailed report of the trial based"
"he responded ""live for today, gone tomorrow, that's me ..."" Another roadie, Chris Adamson, who was on tour with Pink Floyd, recorded the snippet which opens the album: ""I've been mad for fucking years – absolutely years"". The band's road manager Peter Watts (father of actress Naomi Watts) contributed the repeated laughter during ""Brain Damage"" and ""Speak to Me"". His second wife, Patricia ""Puddie"" Watts (now Patricia Gleason), was responsible for the line about the ""geezer"" who was ""cruisin' for a bruisin used in the segue between ""Money"" and ""Us and Them"", and the words ""I never said I was"
"the music industry showed their support for Grande and the victims of the attack. Vevo posted a five-second ad on YouTube, stating their sympathies with those affected in Manchester. American singer-songwriter Katy Perry condemned the bombing, stating she was ""broken hearted"" for everyone involved, and for ""the state of this world"". Canadian hip-hop artist Drake offered condolences to the victims of the bombing, adding that it was a ""real fear"" that he had while on his recent concert tour. American rapper Nicki Minaj, who has previously collaborated with Grande, said that her ""heart hurts"" after hearing about the attack. Further"
"point, Bonds even started to break down in tears. ""If it makes them happy to go out of their way to try to destroy me, go right ahead. You can't hurt me any more than you've already hurt me,"" he said. He continued by saying, ""You don't see me bringing anyone else into this. I'm going to take it myself."" Bonds paused as his eyes welled and he choked back tears, ""And I'm going to take it because there's so many people who depend on me."" In different segments throughout the program, Bonds acknowledged his often rocky relations with the"
"back out into the darkness, as actors often do. And I was completely engulfed by it. I got lost, I got broke. I got heartbroken by the roles I’d never have a chance to play, because you know how it is. Even when a filmmaker pointed at me and said, ""I want to put you in this film,"" it never happened because of the financial aspect of our industry. I wasn’t a bankable name, I guess. But it went on like this, on repeat, for many years. I begged, I struggled, I fought. There was no other option, really. After"
"Kim, Skai Jackson, Rita Ora, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell Williams and Angel Haze. On September 22, 2015, Banks became involved in a confrontation with a fellow passenger and the flight crew while attempting to exit a Delta Air Lines flight that had just landed in Los Angeles. According to witnesses, Banks was attempting to squeeze past other passengers to disembark the plane more quickly, when a French man blocked her path. Banks reacted by spitting in the man's face, punching him, and clawing at his shirt. Subsequently, a flight attendant stepped in and demanded that Banks calm down. This resulted in"
"was £150,000 from a friend of Trinny Woodall. During filming, Woodall was involved in a brawl with fellow contestant Piers Morgan. The scuffle occurred when Morgan led a chef, that Woodall had arranged, to believe that he had been arranged to cook for the boys' team at the funfair. On trying to retrieve her chef, Woodall was shoved by Morgan and Alastair Campbell, which reduced her to tears. Celebrities who attended the funfair and donated money included Simon Cowell, McFly, Ashley Cole, Anne Robinson, Tracey Emin, Chris Evans, David Furnish, Peter Stringfellow, Girls Aloud, Geri Halliwell, Take That, Jesse Metcalfe"
"was reported to have ""relied completely on the script and director"". Prior to make-up, Kapoor would declare, """"Prithviraj Kapoor ab jaa rahaa hai"""" (""Prithviraj Kapoor is now going""); after make-up, he would announce, """"Akbar ab aa rahaa hai"""" (""Akbar is now coming""). Kapoor faced difficulty with his heavy costumes, and suffered blisters on his feet after walking barefoot in the desert for a sequence. Lance Dane, a photographer who was on set during the filming, recalled that Kapoor struggled to remember his lines in some scenes; he mentioned one scene in particular that Kapoor required 19 takes to get right."
"over the stunning remark"". Additionally, West was criticized by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter for the outburst. The day following his outburst, West posted a second apology on his blog; he appeared on ""The Jay Leno Show"" later that night, where he delivered another apology to Swift which was met with cheers from the crowd. ""Dealing with the fact that I hurt someone or took anything away, you know, from a talented artist – or from anyone – because I only wanted to help people,"" he said. ""...My entire life, I've only wanted to do and give something that I"
"from the remainder of the show. Later, he wrote an apology on his blog (which he later removed). Various celebrities and industry figures, including Pink, Janet Jackson, Kelly Clarkson, Katy Perry, Joel Madden, Adam Lambert, Kellie Pickler, Ryan Seacrest, Chris Jericho, Jeremy Fall, and Dane Cook, spoke out about the incident through Twitter and other outlets, condemning West for the verbal outburst. Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton said, ""Taylor Swift deserved that award, damnit [sic]. It is what THE PEOPLE voted! My heart broke for her, she looked so sad at the end of that moment."" Rapper 50 Cent, who has"
"stated that Faith was his investment adviser, leading to significant losses on two different investments. In 1986, Faith had open heart surgery. In 2003, he became ill after his evening stage performance in the touring production of ""Love and Marriage"" at Stoke-on-Trent, and died of a heart attack early the next morning, 8 March 2003, at North Staffordshire Hospital. His last words reportedly were ""Channel 5 is all shit, isn't it? Christ, the crap they put on there. It's a waste of space."" Adam Faith Terence Nelhams-Wright (23 June 1940 – 8 March 2003), known as Adam Faith, was a"
"hurt when you had that thing put in, uh, put in your nose?""), Madonna laughed and said ""I thought you were going to ask me if it hurt something else ..."" which spurred a collective series of nervous laughter from the studio audience. Prior to the first commercial break (which Madonna objected to, citing that she wanted to ""break the rules"" and not conform to the constraints of American network television), the star asked Letterman if he was wearing a ""rug""; never missing the opportunity for a joke, the host, referring to Madonna's short slicked-down hairstyle, replied by asking Madonna"
"The phone number and an address that viewers could send cheques to were repeated every twenty minutes. Nearly seven hours into the concert in London, Bob Geldof enquired how much money had been raised so far; he was told about £1.2 million. He is said to have been sorely disappointed by the amount and marched to the BBC commentary position. Pumped up further by a performance by Queen which he later called ""absolutely amazing"", Geldof gave an interview in which he used the word ""fuck"". Conducting the interview, BBC presenter David Hepworth had attempted to provide a postal address to"
"Burke included the song on her set list of the ""Jingle Bell Ball"" concerts around the country, where other artists including Nicole Scherzinger, Olly Murs and The Wanted also performed. During the performance at The O2 Arena in London, Burke was moved to tears and apologised to the audience, saying ""I'm sorry for getting emotional, but that song means way too much to me."" Burke performed the song on the semi final of the seventh series of ""The X Factor"" on 5 December 2010. At the end of the performance, Burke was lifted into the air on a harness. The"
"attack while playing a Dick Clark show, falling head-first to the stage. He was singing his hit ""Lonely Teardrops"" and was stricken just after the line ""My heart is crying, crying."" Wilson became comatose and was taken to Cherry Hill Hospital; he lived in a nursing home until his death at age 49. Brenda Lee broke her neck onstage during a June 12, 1962, performance, and eventually recovered in time to graduate high school. Tom Jones was also once jumped outside the back door following one of his performances by two fanatical Italian women going by the name Canni. Mr."
"would be funnier with Kane's ""horrible"" dancing. Donner and Murray said that Kane would sometimes experience long crying periods during filming, citing frustration. Murray also endured some physical pain during his encounters with Kane's character, insisting that she actually hit him during their scenes together, and at one point tearing the inside of his lip when Kane pulled his lip too hard. Kane herself said ""I hit Bill Murray with a toaster, and with my wings, and I kicked him in areas that weren't pleasant for him. I had fun. I don't think it was as fun for Bill, because"
"Kilmer's reputation for being ""difficult"" was already well-established, and although the two stars had been friends, they fell out after Kilmer reportedly became enraged when he discovered that production had paid for Sizemore’s exercise machine to be shipped to the set. Kilmer shouted, “I’m making ten million on this; you’re only making two”, to which Sizemore responded by throwing a 50-pound weight at Kilmer (which missed). The two were soon refusing to speak to each other or even come onto the set if the other was present, necessitating the use of body doubles to shoot scenes involving both actors, and"
"same day. During the broadcast of Live Aid, Geldof shocked viewers into giving cash by not only twice mouthing profanities but also by slamming his fist on the table and ordering them not to go out to the pub but to stay in and watch the show. Nearly seven hours into the concert in London, Geldof gave an infamous interview in which he used the word ""fuck"". The BBC presenter David Hepworth, conducting the interview, had attempted to provide a list of addresses to which potential donations should be sent; Geldof interrupted him in mid-flow and shouted: ""Fuck the address,"
"include Josh Kaufman, Bianca Ryan, Peter Hollens and Evynne Hollens. Glover says she wants to be a counselor to help girls through what she went through as a teenager. Nicki Minaj broke down in tears after Glover's performance of ""Next to Me,"" saying that Glover has gotten so much more confident during her time on the show. Glover said she would never wear a dress on ""Idol,"" but she eventually wore one during her performance of ""Somewhere,"" ""You've Changed"" by Billie Holiday and the finale. After this, girls began tweeting her saying she was their inspiration and that she made"
"I keep trying to do stuff. And other friends. So many talented people, so many of our friends and so many gifted people have passed on. Or struggle everyday. Just to live. And it was because of my friends and others that I do this. Maybe that song wasn't good enough, I don't know."" When Lauper was asked about her intense live performance that was released as the video for the song, she responded: ""I used to cry every night when I sang that song. I was so mad. You know, you go through so much and I was so"
"if she was wearing a swim cap. After the commercial break, Madonna told Letterman that he had changed since her last visit, that he was no longer ""cool"" or challenging to his guests, that ""Money's made you soft."" Letterman asked her what was really bothering her; the star told the audience that she was angry that the comedian always (in Letterman's words – ""periodically"") made references to her sex life on the show. Toward the end of the interview, she also asked whether he had ever smoked ""endo,"" a slang reference to marijuana. Looking uncomfortable, the host told the singer"
"""Fenneman,"" whispered Groucho, ""you always were a lousy dancer."" When a nurse approached him with a thermometer during his final hospitalization, explaining that she wanted to see if he had a temperature, he responded, ""Don't be silly — everybody has a temperature."" Actor Elliott Gould recalled a similar incident: ""I recall the last time I saw Groucho, he was in the hospital, and he had tubes in his nose and what have you,"" he said. ""And when he saw me, he was weak, but he was there; and he put his fingers on the tubes and played them like it"
"an interview with Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club, he explained why he took offense to Fabolous's tweets, stating that he played on the piano ""every day"" and referred to Mayweather as his ""big brother"" since the pair grew up together. Ray J demanded an on-air apology from Fabolous and threatened him, stating that he would ""smack"" him again. A number of celebrities were present during the incident, including 50 Cent, Mayweather and Kevin Hart. Three years later Ray J took full responsibility for the incident. He acknowledged that he had learned from the experience and felt terrible about it as"
"with him. He also recounted how his ""exile"" by Port Adelaide after his retirement caused depression and eventually led to an incident where he broke into the Port Adelaide locker room at Alberton Oval and attempted suicide by his old locker. The program's co-compere, Graham Cornes, who was on the receiving end of Granger's playing style in 1982, finished the segment by saying he had forgiven him, commenting, ""That's Football"". Granger had struggled off field for a number of years and it was revealed in his court appearances that he battles depression. On 26 December 2001, Granger informed the media"
"flow down her cheeks. She said, 'Sir, you have no idea what this means to me.'"" Although he had also donated money to community charities in Kansas City and his hometown of Bruce, Mississippi, he believed in handing out cash directly to people in need because it is something people do not have to, as he said, ""beg for, get in line for, or apply for."" Stewart made his fortune through cable television and long-distance calling. He kept his identity hidden until 2006, when he was diagnosed with esophageal cancer, which later claimed his life. Many suspected that his illness"
"stated that Kovaleski had ""pulled back from his [original] statement."" During her January 8, 2017, acceptance speech at the Golden Globe Award ceremony, actress Meryl Streep referred to the incident as ""one performance this year that stunned me"". Streep said: It sank its hooks in my heart. Not because it was good; there was nothing good about it. But it was effective and it did its job. It made its intended audience laugh, and show their teeth. It was that moment when the person asking to sit in the most respected seat in our country imitated a disabled reporter. Someone"
"to happen, and I just didn't want my friend to leave"" and apologized. Judge Jennifer Lopez empathized with Alexander's emotions running high but said that as an artist he had to learn to work through that even when it happens to put on the performance. Joey Cook commented after being eliminated on Alexander's statements: I pretty much just told him what he did was beautiful, in my opinion, and it was the perfect representation of him. Quentin is a very emotional person. He’s very 'all cards on the table.' There is no sugar coating. He doesn’t hide his emotions. He’s"
"of a massive heart attack on October 23, 1950. His last words were said to be ""Oh...oh, I'm going."" His age was given as 64. After his wife received the news of his death by phone, she went into shock, and required family members to stay with her. At the funeral, police estimated upwards of 20,000 people showed up, despite the threat of rain. It became one of the biggest funerals in show business history. Celebrities paid tribute: Bob Hope, speaking from Korea via short wave radio, said the world had lost ""not only a great entertainer, but also a"
"the words ""I AM NOT FAMOUS ANYMORE"" written on it. In a conversation conducted as part of the trio's ""#INTERVIEW"" piece in November 2014, LaBeouf said that he was ""heartbroken"" and ""genuinely remorseful and full of shame and guilt"" at the start of their subsequent ""#IAMSORRY"" performance, in which he occupied a Los Angeles gallery for six days wearing the paper bag and silently crying in front of visitors, but that ""in the end I felt cared for however it came—it was beautiful, it blew me away."" He revealed, however, that one woman had proceeded to sexually assault him during"
"many celebrities lampooned in the series appreciated the joke, and even appeared in the series, the series' most prominently mocked target did not enjoy the attention. Speaking to ""The Sunday Times"" in 2007, Craig David confessed that ""Inside it was absolutely pissing me off and hurtful beyond belief. There were times when I thought I just want to knock this guy out."" Although David made an appearance himself in the programme, he regretted it even as he was making it: ""I didn’t want people to think, ‘Craig’s reacting to it,’ because then they would think, ‘How can we get up"
"miss a show, and stated, ""When I did the show I became very emotional. Some of the lyrics suddenly took on an entirely different meaning. Words like, 'as if we never said goodbye' became more real"". Paige went in for day surgery on a Sunday due to her theatre commitments, had five years of medical treatment and completed a radiation programme. She spoke for the first time of her encounter with breast cancer in a 2004 interview, and has since described the period as ""the most awful thing that's happened to me in my life"". Paige transferred to the New"