22 Established 1961 Lifestyle Music & Movies Tuesday, September 11, 2018 ‘Star is Born’ actress Lady Gaga recalls time she ‘couldn’t get an audition’

Singer/songwriter Lady Gaga attends the premiere of A Star is Born during the Toronto International Director/actor Bradley Cooper (left) and singer/songwriter/actress Lady Gaga attend the premiere of A Star is Born. Film Festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. — AFP photos

ady Gaga, making her debut as a movie actress in all the songs in “A Star is Born” were performed live, and tinnitus and his own star wanes, Ally’s career takes But taking the lead role in “A Star is Born” was a big “A Star is Born”, said on Sunday she was humbled including those by her co-star Bradley Cooper, a novice off. As well as marking Cooper’s directorial debut, the leap. “At the beginning of making this film, we shook Lby the role, calling herself “just a girl from New musician. “Singing live, there really was no question,” film is also the first to showcase his voice, songwriting hands literally, and he said to me, ‘You’re an actress’,” York who couldn’t get an audition.” Gaga, the “Born Cooper, who also directed the film, told a news confer- and musical abilities. The “Silver Linings Playbook” Gaga said. “And I said to him, ‘You’re a musician’.” The This Way” singer best known for her flamboyant stunts ence earlier on Sunday. actor has said he took singing and music lessons for six movie’s concert scenes were shot on the stages of some on stage, plays an aspiring singer in the third remake of “When we first met, Stefani was very adamant about months. “Preparation was the hardest thing,” he said. of the world’s biggest music festivals, including the romance between an aging star and a newcomer. it,” said Cooper, referring to Lady Gaga by her real “Starting to sing and realizing that I really couldn’t; Coachella in California and Glastonbury in England. “A “I’ve always wanted to be an actress and this is more name, Stefani Germanotta. “A Star is Born” tells the sto- starting to learn guitar and piano and realizing I Star is Born” is the third remake of the original 1937 than I ever imagined,” she told reporters on the red car- ry of country music singer Jackson Maine (Cooper), couldn’t.” film. It was remade in 1954 with Judy Garland, and in pet at the Toronto Film Festival on Sunday. “I am just so who meets, nurtures and falls in love with aspiring musi- Gaga made her television acting debut in “American 1976 with Barbra Streisand. — Reuters honored and grateful and humbled.” Gaga insisted that cian Ally (Lady Gaga). As Jackson deals with addiction Horror Story: Hotel” winning a Golden Globe in 2016.

Star-studded human Moonves leaves CBS over sexual misconduct claims

S television giant CBS announced Sunday the Police report trafficking film immediate departure of powerful CEO Leslie At least one report had suggested that he could get a Moonves, one of the biggest scalps in the golden handshake of $100 million in stock. One of his scripts message U#MeToo era, following a slew of escalating sexual mis- accusers, Jessica Pallingston, told the Pulitzer-winning conduct allegations. Moonves, who transformed the cor- journalist Ronan Farrow, who broke the allegations poration into the most watched television network in the against Moonves in The New Yorker, that such a payoff for rural India country, was one of the most respected executives in would be “completely disgusting.” CBS announced that Hollywood until he was first publicly accused. Two arti- chief operating officer Joseph Ianniello will be president cles published by The New Yorker-on July 27 and on the and acting CEO, overseeing all operations of the compa- day that his departure was announced-detailed allega- ny, while the board searches for a permanent successor. tions against the 68-year-old television titan from 12 dif- Along with Moonves’s departure, CBS said it had agreet ferent women. CBS subsequently declared that he would to settle a lawsuit with National Amusements pending in depart as chairman, president and CEO “effective imme- Delaware that would appoint six new independent direc- diately,” and that he and the network would donate $20 tors to the board. million to supporting the #MeToo movement and equali- The deal upheld the control of the Redstone family, ty for women in the workplace. whose members control an 80 percent voting stake in “The donation, which will be made immediately, has CBS, who agreed to drop-for at least two years-a pro- been deducted from any severance benefits that may be posed merger with the Viacom group. In July, Farrow’s In this file photo Leslie Moonves, chief executive officer of due Moonves,” CBS said. The disgraced CEO will not first bombshell report detailed sexual harassment allega- CBS Corporation, attends the annual Allen & Company Sun receive any compensation, pending the results of an tions from six women and complaints from dozens of oth- Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho. — AFP investigation into the allegations against him being con- ers about a culture within the company tolerating sexual ducted by two blue-chip law firms, the corporation misconduct. While CBS appointed a team of lawyers to their consent, and that he used physical violence and announced. “Any payments to be made in the future will investigate, there was outrage from some advocates that intimidation against them. Some of them also said depend upon the results of the independent investigation Moonves was kept on the job. Moonves retaliated after being rebuffed, damaging their Freida Pinto and subsequent board evaluation,” CBS announced in a On Sunday, The New Yorker published allegations careers. One of the women, television executive Phyllis statement. Moonves’s departure had been widely expect- from another six women, who said that Moonves sexually Golden-Gottlieb, filed a criminal complaint last year with new Indian movie about human trafficking ed, with US media reporting that the terms of his exit had harassed or assaulted them between 1980 and the early Los Angeles police. The New Yorker said that while starring Freida Pinto and Demi Moore is to been under negotiation for weeks, and a deal had been 2000s. They included claims that Moonves forced them police found her allegations “credible” the alleged inci- Abe screened in towns and villages around anticipated before markets open Monday. into perform oral sex, exposed himself to them without dents happened too long ago to prosecute. — AFP the country to raise awareness of a crime that affects millions. “Love Sonia”, which traces the journey of a young girl trafficked from rural India in to the global sex trade, hits cinemas in the country Warner’s ‘Nun’ proves part of a this week after screenings on the international festi- val circuit. Director Tabrez Noorani said he wanted Search after German pop to champion “hope and courage” and raise aware- winning habit in N America theaters ness of trafficking around the world. “I want to star goes missing at sea show that the crime of trafficking is not restricted to, say, India or China. It’s a global problem,” Noorani told the Thomson Reuters Foundation by earch and rescue workers phone. “Everyone has to be aware ... that it’s hap- were actively seeking pening in their backyard,” he said. SSunday a German pop star India is home to at least 8 million slaves, accord- who went missing while on a ing to the latest figures from the Australian-based cruise off Canada’s coast, the Walk Free Foundation. Government figures show Royal Canadian Navy said. The the country recorded more than 8,000 human traf- 33-year-old pop singer, Daniel ficking cases in 2016, 20 percent higher than the Kueblboeck, was believed to previous year, although rights activists say many have jumped off the AIDAluna cases go unreported. Many victims are from rural cruise ship about 200 kilometers areas and are often lured with promises of jobs in (124 miles) north of St Johns, cities. Instead they are forced to work in brick kilns Newfoundland and Labrador, or farms, enslaved in homes as domestic workers, or according to the cruise line. A sold to brothels. The founder of anti-trafficking In this file photo Demian Bichir attends the premiere of Warner Bros Pictures’ ‘The Nun’ at TCL Chinese passenger was seen throwing charity Shakti Vahini said movies were an effective Theatre in Hollywood, California. — AFP himself into the sea, and the way to raise awareness in rural areas - particularly search of the boat then estab- if they featured major stars. “We go out and do a orror movie “The Nun” was the top draw in spots on the North American box office for four lished that the singer was miss- lot of lectures. But when they see it in a movie, they North American movie theaters this week- consecutive weekends, a feat no movie studio had ing, the cruise line said. He was see the danger as more real,” said Ravi Kant. Hend, extending a remarkable string of accomplished in 25 years, according to the traveling on his own, and was not Other films to have been used in this way include recent successes by Warner Bros, industry Hollywood Reporter. “The Meg,” starring Jason on tour, according to the same “Mardaani”, a 2014 film in which a woman police watchers said. “The Nun,” the latest scary fea- Statham as a rescue diver confronting a huge, source. officer takes on a child trafficker. “Mardaani” direc- ture in the popular “Conjuring” series, took in an prehistoric shark, placed fourth this weekend, An alert was sounded early tor Pradeep Sarkar said it was important to show estimated $53.5 million for the three-day week- taking in $6 million, behind new vigilante action Sunday. A military helicopter and traffickers were “regular, normal people living next end, box office tracker Exhibitor Relations said. film “Peppermint,” which grossed $13.3 million. a surveillance aircraft were sent door”. “Love Sonia” is the directorial debut of British director Corin Hardy had made his name “Peppermint,” from STX Films, stars Jennifer to the area, as well as two ships. Noorani, a veteran producer whose credits include with 2015 horror film “The Hallow.” “Nun” stars Garner as a mother seeking revenge against the “They were dispatched to the “Slumdog Millionaire” and “Life of Pi”, and stars Demian Bichir, Taissa Farmiga and Jonas Bloquet drug cartel she blames for killing her husband and area and arrived mid-afternoon,” the acclaimed Indian actor Rajkummar Rao along- in a story about a young nun, an exorcist and a daughter. And in fifth spot was Sony thriller military spokesman Mark Gough side Moore and Pinto. guide stumbling onto a dark secret deep in “Searching,” starring John Cho as a man desper- told AFP. “The search is still Noorani said he wanted to make an “authentic Dracula country: the Romania of 1952 — ate to find his missing teenage daughter. It took going on.” After dark, the air and A file picture shows German pop film” on an issue he has worked on for many years Transylvania, no less. in $4.5 million. sea units had to be reduced due singer Daniel Kueblboeck in as a board member of the Los Angeles-based “Nun” bumped another Warner product, Rounding out this weekend’s top 5 were: to no visibility. But a smaller Cologne. — AFP Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking. “The “Crazy Rich Asians,” to second place after three “Mission Impossible-Fallout” ($3.8 million) Coast Guard craft is continuing film heroes hope and courage,” Noorani said. strong weekends at the top. The glitzy rom-com, “Christopher Robin” ($3.2 million) the mission overnight into “Education is the best way to fight human traffick- with its nearly all-Asian cast led by Henry “Operation Finale” ($3 million) Monday, a Navy spokesman said. Kueblboeck gained fame in ing. People will hopefully walk out of theatres eyes Golding and Constance Wu, took in $13.6 million. “Alpha” ($2.5 million) Germany after he took part in 2002 and in earlyu 2003 in a popu- wide open.” — Reuters Taken together with another Warner film, “The “BlackkKlansman” ($1.6 million) —AFP lar national reality show. — AFP Meg,” the studio has now claimed the top two