Bradley Cooper, 49, US actor and director, wooed Beyoncé in front of Jay-Z in vain. He first offered the role of the aspiring singer Ally in the romance “A Star is Born” (2018) to Beyoncé, Cooper said in an interview. He has already received the go-ahead from the film studio if the singers make it “under $25 million.” “I went to Beyoncé’s house, and Jay-Z (Beyoncé’s husband, Note d. Red.) was watching ‘Judge Judy’ (a TV judge series, Note d. Red.). No joke. And I almost went crazy with excitement. I remember having this weird cough when I presented the idea to her.” Both Beyoncé and Jay-Z were “incredible,” they developed the idea together for a whole year, but then nothing came of it Adele also turned down the role. In the end, however, he found the perfect cast in Lady Gaga. Cooper not only directed the film, but also took on the role of the male lead.
Adam Sandler, 57, US actor, doesn’t let others interfere with him at work. “I tend to take advice when it comes to how I can be happier, how I can be a better father, how I can be a better husband,” Sandler told the German Press Agency at the Berlinale. He also listens when his work colleagues share their thoughts on projects with him, but he handles this advice differently. “I listen and then I yell at people,” he said with a laugh.
Mignon Kowollik, 42, beauty title contender, has revolutionized the election of “Miss Germany”. The woman from Hamburg had written to the organizer to protest against the age limit of 39 years for the Miss pageant. “I wrote an email asking whether you would like to reconsider it,” said Kowollik, who works as a sex counselor and moderator, to the dpa. A year later, she is now one of the ten finalists for the title “Miss Germany”. The previous age limit of 39 years has been lifted, confirmed the managing director of Miss Germany Studios. The new “Miss Germany” will be crowned on Saturday in Rust.
Taylor Swift, 34, a restaurant visitor, has no talent for being inconspicuous. In Sydney on Tuesday evening, the pop singer visited an Italian restaurant in the Surry Hills district with a friend without prior notice. The singer refused to reserve the entire restaurant and instead mingled with the other guests in the trattoria “Pellegrino 2000”, Australian media reported on Wednesday. However, guests immediately became aware and word of the unannounced dinner quickly spread, wrote the news site News.com.au: “Hoards of Swifties” gathered in front of the restaurant and waited eagerly to catch a glimpse of the musician and her choice of food .