For every millennial who got stuck in the work rut after the holidays, Pilipinas Popcorn gladly brings you a news round-up of lifestyle and entertainment events from the first two weeks of January. Know the latest celebrity weddings, viral news, latest hits and more. “Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids” ranks among the top newsmakers in the past two weeks, joining Robin Padilla and Barack Obama.
Mariah Carey’s New Year’s Eve Performance ‘Diastrous’
When Mariah Carey’s “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” performance was marred by “technical difficulties,” she claimed that she was set up by Dick Clark Productions for ratings. These comments left Dick Clark outraged. Carey’s allegations were reportedly baseless. The organization released a statement, saying, “In very rare instances, there are of course technical errors that can occur with live television; however, our initial investigation has indicated that DCP had no involvement in the challenges associated with Ms. Carey’s New Year’s Eve performance. We want to be clear that we have the utmost respect for Ms. Carey as an artist and acknowledge her tremendous accomplishments in the industry.” Mariah’s camp has said they got ignored by the prod team after repeatedly telling them that her earpiece was not functioning. Because of that, her performance was “disastrous.” For its part, DCP has said Mariah refused to personally do a sound check.
First Celeb Wedding 2017: Jed Llanes and Paulina Sotto
Jed and Paulina exchanged vows in a private ceremony at Pico De Loro Beach and Country Club in Batangas on January 1. After being together for two years, the youngest daughter of Vic Sotto tied the knot with Jed.
ABS-CBN’s ‘Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids’ A Hit
On January 7, “Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids” premiered on Philippine television via ABS-CBN. It was a huge hit from its first week. The audience was in awe of how talented the contestants are. The season’s judges include Sharon Cuneta, Gary Valenciano and Ogie Alcasid. The third season of the singing and impersonation battle features eight child stars of ABS-CBN namely: AC Bonifacio, Alonzo Muhlach, Awra Briguela, Lyca Gairanod, Elha Nympha, Justin Alva, Sam Shoaf, and Xia Vigor.
Celebs React To Obama’s Parting Words
On January 10, the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama, delivered his farewell speech from his home city in Chicago. The 50-minute tearful and straightforward address centered on American democracy, the accomplishments of his administration, and his family. After eight years of serving as POTUS, Obama will be officially ending his term on January 20. His words cut through hearts everywhere and even celebrities couldn’t help but express their sentiments through the social media.
Ellen DeGeneres went to Twitter saying, “I love you more than I have space on Twitter to describe.”
Kerry Washington was simple and reiterated what the Commander-in-Chief said.
Stephen King said that America will not be hearing anything so kind for a long time.
Whoopie Goldberg says that President Obama schooled everyone on the proper way to “drop the microphone.”
Robin Padilla Finally Reunites With Mariel Rodriguez
After quite a long wait, Robin Padilla is overjoyed when he finally reunites with wife Mariel Rodriguez and two-month-old daughter Maria Isabella. In Instagram post, Robin said that when she came home, “the whole sky became a rainbow.” Mariel left for the US to give birth to their daughter last September, but unfortunately Robin was not able to follow due to US Visa concerns.
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