Michelle Yeoh, 60, actress, looking forward to more varied roles. “The best thing today is that I get a script that doesn’t describe the character as a Chinese or Asian-looking person,” Yeoh said in an interview. The Malaysian native won the Oscar for Best Actress for Everything Everywhere All At Once in March. Her international breakthrough came in 2018 with the romantic comedy “Crazy Rich Asians”. It was the first Hollywood film in a quarter of a century to feature only actors of Asian descent.
Janet Jackson, 57, singer, mucks out. She has auctioned more than 800 items from her personal collection of costumes, jewellery, trophies and other items. A highlight of Sunday’s auction in New York was her silver Aston Martin Vanquish, model year 2003. The British sports car achieved more than 92,000 dollars (around 85,000 euros), as announced by the auction house Julien’s Auctions. Thousands of collectors and fans from all over the world bid online and on the phone. Part of the proceeds will go to a children’s charity.
Josh Freese50, drummer, is the newcomer to the Foo Fighters. Freese takes the place of drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died in March 2022, the rock band announced. Freese previously played with artists and bands such as The Vandals, Devo, Danny Elfman, Nine Inch Nails, Sting and offspring. The band has announced a new album, “But Here We Are”, for June 2nd – the first since the death of Hawkins, who was found lifeless in a hotel room in the Colombian capital of Bogotá while on tour in March last year.
Cher, 77, singer, waiting for old age. “I keep hearing these numbers but I honestly can’t understand them,” she wrote on Twitter on her 77th birthday, asking, “When will I feel old?” She then thanked her for her support. Even at the age of 77, she wants to continue making music. In March, she announced two new albums in an interview.