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  • This May the Fourth, late actress Carrie Fisher gets Walk of Fame star

    By Associated Press

    LOS ANGELES: Carrie Fisher is receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a May the Fourth tribute to one of the “Star Wars” franchise’s most beloved figures.

    On Thursday, Fisher — who died in 2016 — joins “Star Wars” co-stars Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill on the Hollywood tourist attraction that recognizes luminaries from film, television, music and other entertainment industries.

    The trio’s stars are all located on the 6,800 block of Hollywood Boulevard, near where the original film debuted in 1977.

    Fisher played Leia Organa, who over six films morphed from a princess to a general leading the forces of good in its fight against oppressive regimes aiming to control a galaxy far, far away. Billie Lourd will be accepting the star on behalf of her mother.

    Fans have long campaigned for her to receive a Walk of Fame star. The honour comes on May the Fourth, essentially an official holiday for Star Wars fans; it’s a play on a line, “May the Force be with you” that Fisher has said often in the films.

    Devotees worldwide celebrate with a variety of tributes, while retailers hold special sales on Star Wars merchandise.

    The induction ceremony will be held at 11:30 a.m. Pacific and live-streamed by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

    Fisher will be given the 2,754th star on the Walk of Fame. Ford received his star in 2003 and Hamill was honored in 2018.

    Walk of Fame stars are given to performers who are nominated and a $75,000 fee is now required to create the star and maintain it.

    LOS ANGELES: Carrie Fisher is receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a May the Fourth tribute to one of the “Star Wars” franchise’s most beloved figures.

    On Thursday, Fisher — who died in 2016 — joins “Star Wars” co-stars Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill on the Hollywood tourist attraction that recognizes luminaries from film, television, music and other entertainment industries.

    The trio’s stars are all located on the 6,800 block of Hollywood Boulevard, near where the original film debuted in 1977.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    Fisher played Leia Organa, who over six films morphed from a princess to a general leading the forces of good in its fight against oppressive regimes aiming to control a galaxy far, far away. Billie Lourd will be accepting the star on behalf of her mother.

    Fans have long campaigned for her to receive a Walk of Fame star. The honour comes on May the Fourth, essentially an official holiday for Star Wars fans; it’s a play on a line, “May the Force be with you” that Fisher has said often in the films.

    Devotees worldwide celebrate with a variety of tributes, while retailers hold special sales on Star Wars merchandise.

    The induction ceremony will be held at 11:30 a.m. Pacific and live-streamed by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

    Fisher will be given the 2,754th star on the Walk of Fame. Ford received his star in 2003 and Hamill was honored in 2018.

    Walk of Fame stars are given to performers who are nominated and a $75,000 fee is now required to create the star and maintain it.

  • Hollywood Walk of Fame: Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow honour ‘Friends’ co-star Courteney Cox

    Express News Service

    The star cast of the most loved Friends series, Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow and Courteney Cox had a reunion recently.

    Aniston and Kudrow unveiled the star as Cox was honoured on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. According to reports, Aniston and Kudrow were among the speakers at the ceremony. They hailed her as a really good human and an extraordinary friend. Kudrow credited Cox for creating one of the most loving and supportive casts in the history of television. 

    According to mirror.co.uk, Aniston said, “To be friends with Courteney is to be family with Courteney and she is responsible for all of that.”

    “(Courteney) instilled into all of us, into our DNA, to support each other and to love one another, and that actors need to support and love one another, not compete with one another. Those wise, wise words have stayed with me – I learned them as a young 20-something-year-old actor and that really set me on my path as a young woman and being able to create relationships that I cherish to this very day,” Jennifer added.

    While Aniston played Rachel Green, Kudrow played Phoebe and Cox took the role of Monica in Friends.

    (This story originally appeared in Cinema Express)

    The star cast of the most loved Friends series, Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow and Courteney Cox had a reunion recently.

    Aniston and Kudrow unveiled the star as Cox was honoured on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. According to reports, Aniston and Kudrow were among the speakers at the ceremony. They hailed her as a really good human and an extraordinary friend. Kudrow credited Cox for creating one of the most loving and supportive casts in the history of television. 

    According to mirror.co.uk, Aniston said, “To be friends with Courteney is to be family with Courteney and she is responsible for all of that.”googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    “(Courteney) instilled into all of us, into our DNA, to support each other and to love one another, and that actors need to support and love one another, not compete with one another. Those wise, wise words have stayed with me – I learned them as a young 20-something-year-old actor and that really set me on my path as a young woman and being able to create relationships that I cherish to this very day,” Jennifer added.

    While Aniston played Rachel Green, Kudrow played Phoebe and Cox took the role of Monica in Friends.

    (This story originally appeared in Cinema Express)

  • Salma Hayek receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: Actor Salma Hayek has been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

    As per People magazine, the 55-year-old actor became the 2,709th celebrity to receive a star on the iconic walkway at a special ceremony outside of the TCL Chinese Theatre recently.

    During her acceptance speech, Hayek encouraged others to “find something to love” as much as she has loved cinema over the years.

    “If you think you aren’t good at it like I did, make yourself good at it,” the ‘House of Gucci’ star told the crowd.

    “It doesn’t have to be the movies. Be your best at everything you do,” she added.

    “Try to be better. Try to find the joy in what you do. Work hard. Prepare. Don’t care what anybody says. But most importantly, don’t listen to yourself when you bring yourself down,” she continued.

    Earlier in her speech, Hayek touched upon some of the struggles that she faced at the beginning of her career in the 1990s, including a scary incident in Hollywood where she was nearly stabbed by a stranger.

    The actor said a “poor man who was on the floor and was very messed up” attempted to attack her after she ignored his catcall while showing a friend around the area.

    Eventually, Hayek said, a pair of “gentlemen” from the Hells Angels stopped the man and escorted the women to their car.

    “Every time I thought about Hollywood Boulevard, this is what I remember,” the star said at the ceremony. “The truth is that when I went home that night, I said ‘What am I doing here? Nobody wants me. I mean, I almost got killed today.’”

    The ‘Eternals’ actor also recalled facing racism both in both public and professional settings. Hayek recalled one studio telling her, “Why don’t you go back to the (Mexican) telenovelas? You’ll never find a job here,” which she claims happened “many times.”

    “So I said, ‘Nobody wants me here. They want me in my country,’” Hayek remembered telling herself at the time.

    Ultimately, she chose to stick it out. “If you ask yourself what gave me the courage to stay, I say it was you because although they didn’t know me, here in Hollywood, the studios, all the Latins that are in the United States knew who I was,” Hayek said. “They understood that I came here with dreams like they did.”

    Prior to her acceptance speech, Hayek received praise from Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti, Oscar-winning director Chloe Zhao, and actor Adam Sandler.

    Sandler called his ‘Grown Ups’ costar and friend “one of the finest actresses of our generation.” “You are an amazing person,” the comedian told Hayek. “You know, down-to-earth is a good phrase about Salma. She’s nice to everybody … She’s an incredible actress, but honestly the nicest girl.”

    Zhao opened up about the support she received from Hayek during difficult moments while filming ‘Eternals’. The director lauded the Marvel star for being both an “incredible actress” and a person.

    “Salma is a person of incredible talent, depth, and compassion,” Zhao shared.

    “She is a woman who is brave enough to pave her own way and never allow anyone to put her in the box,” Zhao added. 

  • James Bond star Daniel Craig receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: James Bond star Daniel Craig has been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in California.

    The British actor is the 2,704th celebrity to receive a star on the coveted Walk of Fame — right next to legendary Bond actor Roger Moore.

    Craig’s star was unveiled in a ceremony, which was attended by Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, the producers of 007 film franchise, as well as actor Rami Malek, who stars opposite him in the latest James Bond movie “No Time To Die”.

    The 53-year-old actor said it was an “absolute honour to be walked all over in Hollywood”.

    “If happiness was measured by the company we keep then me being on this pavement surrounded by all of these legends makes me a very, very, very happy man.

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    So thank you very much,” he said during the ceremony which was streamed on YouTube.

    Craig started playing James Bond with 2006’s “Casino Royale” and later reprised the part in “Quantum of Solace” (2008), “Skyfall” (2012) and “Spectre” (2015).

    “No Time To Die”, which released in theatres earlier this month, marks his fifth and final appearance as James Bond.

    Before him, fellow Bond actors Moore and Pierce Brosnan received stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

    However, Sean Connery, the late British star who first played the spy in the film franchise, still hasn’t received the coveted star.

    “No Time To Die” has been directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and also stars Lea Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Christoph Waltz, Rory Kinnear and Ralph Fiennes.