Joe Biden was joined by members of the Kennedy family in Philadelphia today to promote their endorsement of the president, a conspicuous rebuke of the independent bid of Robert Kennedy Jr.
Kerry Kennedy, Rfk Jr.’s sister, introduced Biden at the event, noting that “nearly every grandchild of Joe and Rose Kennedy supports Joe Biden. That’s right, the Kennedy family endorses Joe Biden for president.”
She was joined by 14 other relatives. They include siblings Rory, Joe, Chris, Max and Kathleen, as well as Joe Kennedy III, who serves as a special envoy to Northern Ireland.
Kerry Kennedy said that “in 2024 there are only two candidates with any chance of winning the presidency. We know that well.”
Rfk Jr.’s campaign could prove consequential to Biden’s prospects, especially if he is able to secure ballot access in key swing states and siphon votes way from the president’s reelection effort.
Kerry Kennedy, Rfk Jr.’s sister, introduced Biden at the event, noting that “nearly every grandchild of Joe and Rose Kennedy supports Joe Biden. That’s right, the Kennedy family endorses Joe Biden for president.”
She was joined by 14 other relatives. They include siblings Rory, Joe, Chris, Max and Kathleen, as well as Joe Kennedy III, who serves as a special envoy to Northern Ireland.
Kerry Kennedy said that “in 2024 there are only two candidates with any chance of winning the presidency. We know that well.”
Rfk Jr.’s campaign could prove consequential to Biden’s prospects, especially if he is able to secure ballot access in key swing states and siphon votes way from the president’s reelection effort.
- 4/18/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated with statement from Rose’s attorney: A new lawsuit accuses Guns ‘N Roses singer Axl Rose of sexual assault and battery over an alleged attack in a Manhattan hotel suite in 1989.
Sheila Kennedy’s suit claims she “suffered severe emotional, physical, financial and psychological distress” when Rose (real name William Bailey) “used his fame, status, and power as a celebrity and performer in the music industry to gain access to manipulate, control, and violently sexually assault” her.
The case was filed under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, which provides a one-year window for sexual assault plaintiffs to file civil claims, regardless of the statute of limitations. That window closes on Thursday.
“Simply put, this incident never happened,” said Rose’s attorney, Alan S. Gutman of Gutman Law. “Notably, these fictional claims were filed the day before the New York State filing deadline expires. Though he doesn’t deny...
Sheila Kennedy’s suit claims she “suffered severe emotional, physical, financial and psychological distress” when Rose (real name William Bailey) “used his fame, status, and power as a celebrity and performer in the music industry to gain access to manipulate, control, and violently sexually assault” her.
The case was filed under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, which provides a one-year window for sexual assault plaintiffs to file civil claims, regardless of the statute of limitations. That window closes on Thursday.
“Simply put, this incident never happened,” said Rose’s attorney, Alan S. Gutman of Gutman Law. “Notably, these fictional claims were filed the day before the New York State filing deadline expires. Though he doesn’t deny...
- 11/22/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
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What the Chateau Marmont has been to the Sunset Strip — a hotel-slash-playground of the famous and frisky — the Georgian hotel once was to Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica. Known for its handsome turquoise blue Art Deco exterior, it’s been a local landmark since it opened in 1933 and was a favorite haunt of Hollywood stars including Charlie Chaplin, Fatty Arbuckle and Clark Gable, who, while married, is said to have met up with Carole Lombard there. Mobsters such as Bugsy Siegel and Al Capone also frequented The Georgian, which was home to a speakeasy during Prohibition.
Now, The Georgian, located at 1415 Ocean Avenue, is set to relaunch after a chic renovation that promises to restore much of its Art Deco grandeur. Purchased in 2020 by Blvd Hospitality (the developer behind downtown Los Angeles’ Ace Hotel) in partnership with Esi Ventures, the 84-room, eight-story hotel...
What the Chateau Marmont has been to the Sunset Strip — a hotel-slash-playground of the famous and frisky — the Georgian hotel once was to Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica. Known for its handsome turquoise blue Art Deco exterior, it’s been a local landmark since it opened in 1933 and was a favorite haunt of Hollywood stars including Charlie Chaplin, Fatty Arbuckle and Clark Gable, who, while married, is said to have met up with Carole Lombard there. Mobsters such as Bugsy Siegel and Al Capone also frequented The Georgian, which was home to a speakeasy during Prohibition.
Now, The Georgian, located at 1415 Ocean Avenue, is set to relaunch after a chic renovation that promises to restore much of its Art Deco grandeur. Purchased in 2020 by Blvd Hospitality (the developer behind downtown Los Angeles’ Ace Hotel) in partnership with Esi Ventures, the 84-room, eight-story hotel...
- 10/11/2022
- by Degen Pener
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Kennedy family has lost a beloved member. Jean Kennedy Smith, the last surviving sibling of late former President John F. Kennedy, has died. The former diplomat was 92 years old and died in Manhattan on Wednesday night, her daughter Kym Smith confirmed to NBC News, noting her mother "lived an amazing life." That life began in February 1928 as Joseph Kennedy and Rose Kennedy's youngest daughter and the eighth of nine children, which famously included the 35th president of the United States, as well as late former Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Ted Kennedy. "My parents felt very strongly, my mother in particular, for if you have a happy...
- 6/18/2020
- E! Online
Freida Lee Mock will receive the International Documentary Association’s Career Achievement Award, and “Knock Down the House” director Rachel Lears will be given the Emerging Doc Filmmaker Award at the 2019 Ida Documentary Awards, the Ida announced on Monday.
In other honorary awards, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, which provides pro bono legal representation for journalists, will receive the Amicus Award, an honor that goes to an individual or organization that supports nonfiction filmmakers. Cinereach, a nonprofit film foundation, production company and film funding organization based in New York, will receive the Pioneer Award.
The awards will be presented at the 35th Annual Ida Documentary Awards, which will take place at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on Saturday, Dec. 7.
Also Read: 'Knock Down the House' Film Review: Rousing Documentary Follows Aoc and Three Other Women on the Road to Congress
Mock won the Academy Award...
In other honorary awards, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, which provides pro bono legal representation for journalists, will receive the Amicus Award, an honor that goes to an individual or organization that supports nonfiction filmmakers. Cinereach, a nonprofit film foundation, production company and film funding organization based in New York, will receive the Pioneer Award.
The awards will be presented at the 35th Annual Ida Documentary Awards, which will take place at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on Saturday, Dec. 7.
Also Read: 'Knock Down the House' Film Review: Rousing Documentary Follows Aoc and Three Other Women on the Road to Congress
Mock won the Academy Award...
- 10/7/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy has lost his battle with brain cancer at the age of 77.
The Democrat, the last of the late John F. Kennedy's brothers, died on Tuesday following a long battle with the disease.
A statement from the Kennedy family reads, "Edward M. Kennedy, the husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle we loved so deeply, died late Tuesday night at home in Hyannis Port (Massachusetts). We've lost the irreplaceable centre of our family and joyous light in our lives, but the inspiration of his faith, optimism, and perseverance will live on in our hearts forever."
Born in Boston in 1932, Kennedy was the youngest of Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Kennedy's nine children.
He served two years in the U.S. military from 1951 to 1953 and, after completing degrees at Harvard University and the University of Virginia Law School in the 1950s, he entered politics as part of his brother John's successful campaign for presidency in 1960.
Kennedy himself was elected into the U.S. Senate in 1962 as the representative for his home state of Massachusetts, a position he held until his death, making him the third longest-serving senator of all time and the second most senior member of the Senate after West Virginia's Robert Byrd, 91.
He was best known for his oratory skills and his eulogy for his brother Robert, who was assassinated in 1968, remains one of his most memorable speeches.
He ran for office in 1980 but lost the Democratic Party's nomination to the incumbent Jimmy Carter, who went on to lose the election to Republican Ronald Reagan.
Kennedy, nicknamed The Lion of the Senate due to his long service, championed health and immigration reforms and played a key role in the passing of legislation such as the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, the National Cancer Act of 1971 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
He was also a major voice in the push for national health insurance, a campaign spurred on by the back pain he struggled with for years as a result of a 1964 plane crash that left him seriously injured. He continued to fight for the cause after Barack Obama took office in January 2009, bringing the topic to the fore within months of the Illinois Senator's inauguration.
However, Kennedy's career was not without controversy.
In 1969, Kennedy hit the headlines when he drove his car off a bridge and landed in the water off Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts. The accident claimed the life of his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, a former campaign worker for his brother Senator Robert F. Kennedy, but the politician failed to report the incident to police.
When the body of Kopechne was found, he pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident after causing injury and Kennedy was given a suspended sentence - a punishment which is widely thought to have cost him any chance of securing the White House.
His first marriage to Virginia Joan Bennett in 1958 produced three children - Kara Anne, Edward Jr., and Patrick - but their relationship was blighted by her alcoholism and his womanising ways, leading to divorce in 1981.
He went on to marry divorced mother-of-two Victoria Anne Reggie in 1992, and she is credited with helping to stabilise Kennedy's wild ways and get his Senate career back on track.
Kennedy's final years in public office saw the Senator take more of a backseat to political affairs after he suffered a seizure in May last year. The hospitalisation led to the discovery of a malignant tumour and he underwent numerous chemotherapy and radiotherapy sessions in a bid to prolong his chances of survival.
He returned to his beachfront home in Hyannis Port earlier this year to spend his final months with friends and family.
Among his many political awards and achievements was the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which Kennedy received in August.
He was also awarded an honorary knighthood by British monarch Queen Elizabeth II for his services to U.S. and U.K. relations earlier this year.
Kennedy's death comes exactly two weeks after the passing of his sister, Eunice Kennedy Shriver.
Shriver, the founder of the Special Olympics and the mother of California First Lady Maria Shriver, died on 11 August at the age of 88.
Kennedy is survived by his second wife, Victoria, and his three children from his first marriage.
The Democrat, the last of the late John F. Kennedy's brothers, died on Tuesday following a long battle with the disease.
A statement from the Kennedy family reads, "Edward M. Kennedy, the husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle we loved so deeply, died late Tuesday night at home in Hyannis Port (Massachusetts). We've lost the irreplaceable centre of our family and joyous light in our lives, but the inspiration of his faith, optimism, and perseverance will live on in our hearts forever."
Born in Boston in 1932, Kennedy was the youngest of Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Kennedy's nine children.
He served two years in the U.S. military from 1951 to 1953 and, after completing degrees at Harvard University and the University of Virginia Law School in the 1950s, he entered politics as part of his brother John's successful campaign for presidency in 1960.
Kennedy himself was elected into the U.S. Senate in 1962 as the representative for his home state of Massachusetts, a position he held until his death, making him the third longest-serving senator of all time and the second most senior member of the Senate after West Virginia's Robert Byrd, 91.
He was best known for his oratory skills and his eulogy for his brother Robert, who was assassinated in 1968, remains one of his most memorable speeches.
He ran for office in 1980 but lost the Democratic Party's nomination to the incumbent Jimmy Carter, who went on to lose the election to Republican Ronald Reagan.
Kennedy, nicknamed The Lion of the Senate due to his long service, championed health and immigration reforms and played a key role in the passing of legislation such as the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, the National Cancer Act of 1971 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
He was also a major voice in the push for national health insurance, a campaign spurred on by the back pain he struggled with for years as a result of a 1964 plane crash that left him seriously injured. He continued to fight for the cause after Barack Obama took office in January 2009, bringing the topic to the fore within months of the Illinois Senator's inauguration.
However, Kennedy's career was not without controversy.
In 1969, Kennedy hit the headlines when he drove his car off a bridge and landed in the water off Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts. The accident claimed the life of his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, a former campaign worker for his brother Senator Robert F. Kennedy, but the politician failed to report the incident to police.
When the body of Kopechne was found, he pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident after causing injury and Kennedy was given a suspended sentence - a punishment which is widely thought to have cost him any chance of securing the White House.
His first marriage to Virginia Joan Bennett in 1958 produced three children - Kara Anne, Edward Jr., and Patrick - but their relationship was blighted by her alcoholism and his womanising ways, leading to divorce in 1981.
He went on to marry divorced mother-of-two Victoria Anne Reggie in 1992, and she is credited with helping to stabilise Kennedy's wild ways and get his Senate career back on track.
Kennedy's final years in public office saw the Senator take more of a backseat to political affairs after he suffered a seizure in May last year. The hospitalisation led to the discovery of a malignant tumour and he underwent numerous chemotherapy and radiotherapy sessions in a bid to prolong his chances of survival.
He returned to his beachfront home in Hyannis Port earlier this year to spend his final months with friends and family.
Among his many political awards and achievements was the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which Kennedy received in August.
He was also awarded an honorary knighthood by British monarch Queen Elizabeth II for his services to U.S. and U.K. relations earlier this year.
Kennedy's death comes exactly two weeks after the passing of his sister, Eunice Kennedy Shriver.
Shriver, the founder of the Special Olympics and the mother of California First Lady Maria Shriver, died on 11 August at the age of 88.
Kennedy is survived by his second wife, Victoria, and his three children from his first marriage.
- 8/26/2009
- WENN
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of President John F. Kennedy, mother of California first lady Maria Shriver, and founder of the Special Olympics, died today at age 88. There will be no shortage of remembrances of this remarkable woman, whom President Obama remembered as “an extraordinary woman who, as much as anyone, taught our nation—and our world—that no physical or mental barrier can restrain the power of the human spirit.” But for the moment, we’d simply like to pause and share this 1948 image of Eunice and her siblings, in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. From left: John F. Kennedy, Jean Kennedy, Rose Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., Patricia Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Eunice Kennedy, with Edward M. Kennedy (Ted) in the foreground. From the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston. Visit Vf.com’s Kennedy Archive.
- 8/11/2009
- Vanity Fair
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