WhatsApp, the widely used messaging platform, has introduced a new call menu feature aimed at enhancing the user experience for both individual and group chats. The update, currently available to select beta testers, simplifies calling options and allows users to generate call links effortlessly. According to reports, the latest update, accessible through the Google Play Store, modifies the call interface by replacing the existing voice and video call buttons with a single call button at the top of the chat window. In individual conversations, the button initially displays a voice call icon, but upon tapping, a menu appears, allowing users…
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Angie Stone, a soul and R&B singer behind hits like “No More Rain (In This Cloud)” and “Wish I Didn’t Miss You,” died Saturday morning in a vehicle collision, her longtime publicist, Yvonne Forbes, told CNN. Stone was 63. After performing in Mobile, Alabama on Friday, Stone was with nine people traveling to Atlanta, Georgia in a Sprinter van when the accident occurred, according to her representative. Details on others injured in the collision were not immediately available. “Angie Stone’s voice and spirit will live on forever in the hearts of those she touched,” a statement from her spokeswoman read.…
Though her grandmother wasn’t there to see it, Zoe Saldaña dedicated her first Oscar to the late matriarch. Saldaña honored her grandmother while accepting her award for best supporting actress for her role in “Emilia Pérez” at the 97th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday. “My grandmother came to this country in 1961,” Saldaña said. “The fact that I’m getting an award for a role where I got to sing and speak in Spanish — my grandmother, if she were here, she would be so delighted.” She also said she’s the first American actor of Dominican descent to win an Oscar,…
Pamela Anderson has won a Razzie she can genuinely be proud of. The winners of this year’s awards for the worst of cinema – known as the Razzies – were announced Friday, and Anderson won the Razzie Redeemer for her performance in “The Last Showgirl.” The Golden Raspberry Awards (the formal name for the Razzies) celebrate what they deem as Hollywood’s cinematic misfires. In keeping with tradition, the “winners” are announced annually ahead of the Academy Awards ceremony. “Madame Web” led this year’s Razzies with three wins, followed by “Joker: Folie à Deux,” “Megalopolis,” and “Unfrosted” with two wins each.…
Gene Hackman received a heartfelt homage at the Oscars on Sunday, courtesy of his friend and fellow Oscar-winner Morgan Freeman. Freeman appeared onstage to honor Hackman, who earlier this week was found dead along with his wife, Betsy Arakawa, in their New Mexico home. Officials deemed the circumstances of their death “suspicious enough” to warrant an investigation. In his brief appearance, just ahead of the in memoriam segment, Freeman called Hackman a “giant” of the film industry –– and his “dear friend.” “Gene always said, ‘I don’t think about legacy. I just hope people remember me as someone who tried…
A fortunate group of individuals went home with Oscar gold. “Anora,” the dramatic comedy by director Sean Baker, emerged as the big winner of the 97th Academy Awards, securing five awards including best picture and best actress for star Mikey Madison. Hosted for the first time by Conan O’Brien, the Oscars ceremony concluded an award season overshadowed by January’s Los Angeles wildfires that ravaged the city and impacted many within the industry. The show commenced with a special montage of film clips that celebrated the city, culminating in “We Love LA.” A captivating performance by “Wicked” stars Ariana Grande and…
A joint Israeli-Palestinian team that produced a film chronicling the eviction of Palestinians from their homes in the occupied West Bank delivered a passionate speech at the Oscars Sunday night, calling out injustices faced by Palestinians after winning the award for best documentary. “No Other Land” tells the story of the continued demolition by Israeli authorities of Masafer Yatta, a collection of villages in the Hebron mountains of the West Bank where Basel Adra, one of the directors, lives with his family. The documentary follows the Israeli government’s attempt to evict the villagers by force, having claimed the land for…
Hollywood legend Goldie Hawn and actor Andrew Garfield shared a sweet moment on stage at Sunday’s Academy Awards. Hawn, 79, was presenting the awards for best animated film and short, alongside “Spider-Man” star Garfield, when she paused and asked him, “OK, sweetheart, can you read that? I can’t read that.” Goldie Hawn (left) and Andrew Garfield (right) pictured backstage at the Oscars. Richard Harbaugh/The Academy/Getty Images “I’m completely blind. I mean, I am!” said the “Private Benjamin” star, before joking, “Cataracts.” On Monday, a representative for Hawn clarified to CNN that the Oscar-winner’s vision is intact. (Cataracts are a common…
Adrien Brody entered Oscars notoriety in 2003, when he unexpectedly kissed Halle Berry onstage. On the Oscars red carpet this Sunday, Halle Berry got her playful payback. In jest, of course, Berry, an Oscar winner for “Monster’s Ball,” stole a kiss from Brody before the ceremony began. The pair then shared a hug and laughter with Brody’s companion, Georgina Chapman. Brody initially surprised Berry with a kiss while accepting the Oscar for best actor as a Holocaust survivor in “The Piano.” Berry, who had won best actress in 2002, appeared taken aback as he held and dipped her for the…
Karla Sofía Gascón’s eventful award season concluded at Sunday’s Oscars, with the “Emilia Pérez” star expressing gratitude for the experience. In an Instagram post, the actress thanked the members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for nominating her in the best lead actress category and inviting her to the ceremony. “I really enjoyed it, very entertaining and fun, especially your fabulous host Jimmy Kimmel, every day he looks more like the great Conan O’Brien,” she wrote, referencing a joke made by the show’s actual emcee, Conan O’Brien. During his opening monologue, O’Brien referenced the offensive social media…
