Weekly Celebrity News Roundup

Another weekend, another weekly news roundup. Here are some of the news that made the news this week:

• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Expecting Second Child

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expecting their second child. They announced this on Valentine’s day with the homely picture posted below.

The couple share 2-year-old Archie. The new addition will be a rainbow baby as Markle had spoken about experiencing a miscarriage last year. At the time she said “losing a child means carrying an almost unbearable grief, experienced by many but talked about by few.”

Congratulations to the couple.

The couple are also said to have agreed to a 90-minute interview with Oprah Winfrey. The interview is due to be aired on March 7th.

• Lupita N’yongo’s book Sulwe Picked up to be Animated Musical

Lupita N’yongo’s Sulwe has been picked up by Netflix who are going to be making the book into an animated musical.

Sulwe tells the story if a little girl called Sulwe who had skin the colour of midnight and wanted to be lighter because everyone she knew was lighter. Sulwe encounters a shooting star who teaches her self-esteem and lets her know that true beauty comes from within.

• Paris Hilton is Engaged

Paris Hilton turned 40 on Wednesday and announced she was engaged to boyfriend Carter Reum.

She told People Magazine, “his past year with COVID has accelerated so many things. As someone who traveled constantly, I had a chance to stay home and reevaluate what was important to me. My relationship and the time I spent with Carter was a gift. I'm excited for our next chapter."

Hilton and 40-year-old Reum have been dating for a year and this will be her fourth engagement.

Congratulations to the newly engaged couple.

• Kit Harington and Rose Leslie Welcome First Child

Game of Thrones stars Kit Harington and Rose Leslie welcome first child.

Harington and Leslie confirmed their pregnancy in a shoot for Make Magazine last year September.

A spokesperson for the couple confirmed that they had welcomed a baby boy and were “very, very happy”.

Again, congratulations to the couple.

• Martin Scorsese Slams Streaming Platforms

Director Martin Scorsese slammed streaming platforms in as essay for Harper’s Magazine. Scorsese said in part, “the art of cinema is being systematically devalued, sidelined, demeaned, and reduced to its lowest common denominator, 'content".

He talked about how streaming platforms were only concerned about the content that would bring money, treating “the viewer as a consumer and nothing else”.

Scorsese’s recent movies have been funded by streaming platforms as he seems to have struggled to get his movies financed by ‘traditional’ studios. His latest offering The Irishman was financed by Netflix after being dropped by Paramount Studios. The next one Killers of the Flower Moon will be financed by Apple TV+.

• Demi Lovato to Release Documentary, Reveals Struggles with After Effects of 2018 Overdose

Demi Lovato premiered the trailer for her YouTube docuseries Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil which is set to premiere on March 23rd in four parts.

In the trailer for the docuseries she seems to be laying it all out there as it relates to her 2018 overdose. The overdose was said to have made her have three strokes and a heart attack upon hospitalisation. The trailer also features interviews with her family members, close friends, and even Elton John.

This is Lovato’s third documentary on her mental health.

Following the release of the trailer, Lovato was on a panel for the docuseries hosted by the Television Critics Association, Lovato said she "was left with brain damage" following the 2018 overdose, and she still suffers the effects currently.

She said, "I don't drive a car, because I have blind spots in my vision… I also for a long time had a really hard time reading. It was a big deal when I was able to read out of a book, which was like two months later because my vision was so blurry.

"I dealt with a lot of the repercussions and I feel like they are still there to remind me of what could happen if I ever get into a dark place again," she added. "I'm grateful for those reminders."

Again, Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil premieres March 23rd.

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