Monday 17 February 2014

Drake thrashes Rolling Stone magazine

Drake a few days ago thrashed Rolling Stone magazine for replacing him on its cover with actor Philip Seymour Hoffman who recently passed away from a drug overdose. The mag. was supposed to use Drake for its cover but Philip passed away and they changed the cover the last minute.
As soon as the issue hit the stands, a disappointed Drake lashed out on Twitter. He also denied calling Bars on Kanye's album Yeezus 'questionable'.



 

After his rants, he deleted his tweets and apologized for his outburst. See his statement below...

I completely support and agree with Rolling Stone replacing me on the cover with the legendary Philip Seymour Hoffman. He is one of the most incredible actors of our time and a man that deserves to be immortalized by this publication."
"My frustration stemmed from the way it was executed. The circumstances at hand are completely justifiable (on the magazine’s behalf), but I was not able to salvage my story or my photos and that was devastating. They ran the issue without giving me a choice to be in it or not. I would have waited until it was my time because I understand the magnitude of the cover they chose but I just wasn't given that option and that made me feel violated. I apologize to anybody who took my initial comments out of context because in no way would I ever want to offend the Hoffman family or see myself as bigger than that moment."

Red Carpet photos from BAFTAs 2014 + Full list of winners

The 2014 British Academy Film Awards, BAFTAs, held last night Sunday February 16th at London's Royal Opera House and Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt hit the red carpet in matching tailored suits.
 
Angelina Jolie and Oprah Winfrey
 Amy Adams
 
Michelle Rodriguez and Umar Thurman
 
Angelina and Brad, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Judi Dench and Olga Kurylenko
 
Cate Blanchett
 
Helen Mirren
 
Lily Allen
 
Naomie Harris, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Sari Mercer
 
Bradley Cooper and Leonardo DiCaprio
 Prince William was also at the awards...

BAFTAs 2014 winners
Best Film - 12 Years A Slave
Outstanding British Film — “Gravity”
Director — Alfonso Cuaron, “Gravity”
Actor — Chiwetel Ejiofor, “12 Years a Slave”
Actress — Cate Blanchett, “Blue Jasmine”
Supporting Actor — Barkhad Abdi, “Captain Phillips”
Supporting Actress — Jennifer Lawrence, “American Hustle”
Rising Star — Will Poulter
Original Screenplay — Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell, “American Hustle”
Adapted Screenplay — Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope, “Philomena”
Film Not in the English Language — “The Great Beauty”
Music — “Gravity”
Cinematography — “Gravity”
Editing — “Rush”
Production Design — “The Great Gatsby”
Costume Design — “The Great Gatsby”
Sound — “Gravity”
Visual Effects — “Gravity”
Makeup and Hair — “American Hustle”
Animated Feature — “Frozen”
Short Film — “Room 8”
Short Animation — “Sleeping With the Fishes”
Documentary — “The Act of Killing”
Outstanding Contribution to British Cinema — Peter Greenaway
Academy Fellowship — Helen Mirren
British Debut — Writer-director Kieran Evans, “Kelly + Victor”