The Undertaker’s farewell moment at the end of WrestleMania was so emotional, some of the toughest guys in the biz were fighting back tears … so say the guys from The New Day. Big E, Kofi and Xavier joined the guys on the “TMZ Sports” TV show…
Showing posts with label Farewell. Show all posts
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Monday, April 3, 2017
The New Day Says Undertaker"s Farewell Brought WWE Superstars to Tears (VIDEO)
The Undertaker’s farewell moment at the end of WrestleMania was so emotional, some of the toughest guys in the biz were fighting back tears … so say the guys from The New Day. Big E, Kofi and Xavier joined the guys on the “TMZ Sports” TV show…
Thursday, February 2, 2017
Al Roker Bids Emotional Farewell to Tamron Hall
Well, that escalated quickly.
And, based on what we"ve been hearing via the rumor mill, it also escalated in rather bitter fashion.
Just a few weeks ago, Megyn Kelly left Fox News and joined NBC.
Both the journalist and network executives then confirmed that Kelly would be hosting some kind of five-days-a-week series for her new home… and that it would air each morning, disrupting the four-hour block of Today Show programming that has been in place for yeas.
Whether Kelly"s show airs at 9am or 10am, it became public knowledge that Tamron Hall and Al Roker would no longer anchor their very own hour.
Therefore, in response, Hall chose not to sign a new contract with NBC.
"The last 10 years have been beyond anything I could have imagined, and I"m grateful. I"m also very excited about the next chapter," Hall said via statement, adding:
"To all my great colleagues, I will miss you and I will be rooting for you."
With Hall already gone from Today, Roker took a few moments this morning to address the awkward and unfortunate turn of events.
"As some of you may have heard by now, our good friend Tamron Hall has decided to leave NBC News," said the veteran weatherman.
"Personally, Tamron has been not just a cohost on Today for the past three years, but a good friend – and to not just me, but to all of us here.
"We want to wish her nothing but the best, much continued success, and we cannot wait to see what her next chapter is."
Watch Roker"s full message in support of Hall below:
Saturday, January 7, 2017
Celebs Bid Farewell to Obama at White House Party
Prez Obama had pretty much every big star who gave him mad support over at his crib Friday night, and it looked super cool. The guest list pretty much says it all … David Letterman, Paul McCartney, John Legend & Chrissy Teigen, Robert De…
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
President Obama"s Honor Guard Passes Out During Farewell Ceremony (PHOTO)
President Obama’s farewell ceremony was too much for a member of a U.S. Army Honor Guard … who hit the floor hard. The Virginia ceremony was supposed to celebrate the prez’s 8 years in office, and all was going well until the guard lost…
Megyn Kelly Bids Farewell to Fox News Viewers
Megyn Kelly spent most of Tuesday night addressing various political stories on the latest episode of The Kelly File.
But she then addressed a topic far more personal to herself and all those watching at home:
Her impending departure from Fox News.
Indeed, hours before going on the air yesterday, Kelly confirmed that she has agreed to a deal with NBC.
Starting some time later this year, Kelly will host a daytime program Monday through Friday and then a Sunday evening news program of some kind.
She will also contribute to the coverage of breaking news on NBC.
After releasing a statement on her Facebook page about the career decision, Kelly touched on the topic toward the end of her show last night.
"Finally tonight, a personal and professional note from me to you," the anchor said.
"After more than dozen years at Fox News, I have decided to pursue a new challenge.
"This was a tough decision for me because I love this show, our staff, my crew, our colleagues here at Fox and you, all of you:
"Those who write me the lovely handwritten notes asking about my kids and even those who very rarely complain on Twitter about our coverage after a show or a presidential debate."
Kelly then got all profound and discussed the "human connection" she has formed with viewers during her time on air.
Watch her emotional farewell address below:
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Mark Hamill Bids Heartbreaking Farewell to Carrie Fisher
Carrie Fisher passed away on December 27.
In the immediate aftermath of this shocking and tragic turn of events, nearly all of Hollywood gathered on social media to pay their respects to the Star Wars actress.
But a handful of new tributes have made the Internet rounds over the past couple days.
And these come from people who knew Fisher best.
To ring in 2017, for example, daughter Billie Lourd released her very first statement.
It was a response to all her social media followers who have wished the actress well in the wake of both Carrie Fisher dying (her mom) and Debbie Reynolds dying (her grandmother).
“Receiving all of your prayers and kind words over the past week has given me strength during a time I thought strength could not exist,” Lourd wrote on Instagram, adding:
“There are no words to express how much I will miss my Abadaba and my own and only Momby. Your love and support means the world to me.”
Then, actress Joely Fisher, Carrie’s half-sister, penned a lengthy guest column for The Hollywood Reporter in which said she and Carrie had planned to sped Christmas together.
Which did end up happening.
But it involved Joely sitting alongside Carrie in the hospital.
“You all lost Princess Leia and Carrie Fisher; I lost my hero, my mentor, my mirror,” Fisher wrote. “My brother Todd has lost his sister and his mother, whom he has said will lay to rest together.
“There is no universe where these ladies are not due their appropriate pedestals, and both will be memorialized in separate ceremonies in coming weeks.
“We will honor these two magical people who have left the tribe in the way they lived, with grandeur and grace. I will soldier on.”
And now Mark Hamill is here to pay tribute to Carrie Fisher.
The former Star Wars icon has done so in his own letter, which has also been published by The Hollywood Reporter.
It opens as follows:
“Carrie and I occupied a unique area in each other’s lives. It was like we were in a garage band together that somehow hit it huge. We had no idea the impact Star Wars would have on the world.
“I remember we were out on tour right before the movie opened. By the time we got to Chicago, there was a crowd at the airport. I said, ‘Hey look, you guys, there must be somebody famous on the plane.’ I was looking around to see who it might be.
“And then in the crowd I saw a kid dressed in a Han Solo vest. Then I saw girl dressed like Princess Leia. I said, ‘Oh my God, look, Carrie – there’s somebody dressed just like you. She’s got the buns on her head!"”
How did Hamill feel when he met Fisher in 1976, just prior to filming Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope? Bowled over, he wrote.
“She was just so instantly ingratiating and funny and outspoken. She had a way of just being so brutally candid. I’d just met her but it was like talking to a person you’d known for 10 years….
“She just sucked you into her world.”
Especially in her later years, Fisher would become well known for her sense of humor.
But Hamill had a front row seat to it from the very beginning.
“I would do crazy things to amuse her on the set,” Hamill writes. “Making her laugh was always a badge of honor…The lengths I would go to hear her laugh – there were no limits. I loved her and loved making her laugh.”
Hamill continued, documenting over four decades of friendship with Fisher.
“Part of what was so poignant about her was that she was vulnerable, that there was this glimmer of a little girl that was so appealing and it roused the protective nature in my personality…
“We ran the gamut over the years, where we were in love with each other, where we hated each other’s guts… We went through it all. It’s like we were a family.”
Best of all, Hamill told The Hollywood Reporter that Fisher “was able to make you feel like you were the most important thing in her life. I think that’s a really rare quality.”
He concluded:
“She was a handful. She was high maintenance. But my life would have been so much drabber and less interesting if she hadn’t been the friend that she was.”
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Amber Rose Bids Farewell to Dancing with the Stars, Maksim Chmerkovskiy
SPOILER ALERT:
Amber Rose is no longer Dancing with the Stars.
The model/talk show host/ex-girlfriend of Kanye West/lover of masturbation for unusual reasons was eliminated from the ABC competition last night.
But it doesn’t sound like Rose is bitter.
She isn’t making like Donald Trump any longer and claiming that the results are rigged.
Instead, Rose is merely grateful for the opportunity, most notably for being teamed up with attractive professional Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
Soon after her elimination on Monday evening, Rose penned a heartfelt note to Chmerkovskiy on Instagram.
“Although our time was cut short@maksimc I’m so happy I had the chance to experience this with you!” the 32-year-old wrote alongside a photo of the partner striking a silly pose together (below).
Added Amber:
“You truly are my brother for life! Who knew we would become so close in such a short amount of time? Thank you for not giving up on me and getting to know the real me with no judgment I’ll love you forever for that reason and I’ll always have ur back through whatever.
“I’ll miss our stressed out rehearsals more then anything tho Love Amberony.”
And the feelings of affection and respect appear to be mutual.
Here is how Chmerkovskiy responded to Rose’s sweet words:
“My dearest Amberony!
“Thank you for some of the best weeks of my @dancingabc career! You’ve not let me down and only made me more and more proud each week.
“You’ve become a friend and an older sister (although you’re younger….you know what I mean :)), and this is definitely just the beginning of ‘Amber and Maks."”
The mover and shaker wasn’t even done.
He concluded as follows:
“This experience got cut short and I wish we would have just a few more weeks, but it happened exactly as it were meant to and I have absolutely no regrets.
“The world has yet to see what you can really do and I can’t wait to be in your corner when it does…. Love, Me.”
Before anyone makes any sort of comment about how these two need to get a room, keep in mind:
Chmerkovskiy is expecting a baby with his fiancee, Peta Murgatroyd.
And soon after the elimination news was announced on the show, he declared:
“I’m ready for diaper duty.”
As you can see above, Rose performed some memorable routines during her run on Dancing with the Stars.
It helped expose her to more of a mainstream audience than usual, which will be considered a win for Rose in the long run.
We’ll see what this means for the rest of her career, as we await to discover how Amber capitalizes on the attention.
Until then, we’re guessing she’ll pose for a few more selfies on Instagram.
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Michael Weatherly Bids Hilarious, Heartfelt Farewell to NCIS
CBS viewers will not be without Michael Weatherly for very long.
Yes, the actor departed his role of Tony on NCIS Season 13 Episode 24, as the Special Agent learned that Ziva was dead and that he was a father and felt an understandable need to step away.
But Weatherly will star on the new drama Bull this fall… which just so happens to also be scheduled for Tuesday nights on CBS.
Still, after 13 years as Tony, Weatherly felt a need to thank fans personally for their passion and dedication, recording a hilarious video with the network in order to get his points across.
"I have experienced great joy, great sadness, great dislocation, confusion, anger and sometimes hunger on the set of NCIS," Weatherly says in the video below.
"But the one thing I"ve never felt was bored or that there was nobody watching because you have made this show the number one show in the world."
Mixing humor with true sentiment, the actor added:
“I want to say that wherever I go, whatever men’s room or restaurant or airport I find myself in, you’re there, too… you’re with me.
“Sometimes it’s appropriate, sometimes it’s not appropriate at all, but I always love it because I am the number one fan of NCIS. I know you guys share that, but I just want you to know that I have priority because I got there first.
"So I don’t want to get competitive about it, and I appreciate that you’re also fans, but I’m the first fan."
Along with this video, Weatherly shared a series of Tweets reaffirming his love for the NCIS fandom.
He also shared pictures from a special finale-night reunion with former on-screen love Cote de Pablo, who played Ziva and who left the show a couple years ago.
Watch Weatherly"s full message to fans below:
Dance Moms Reunion Recap: Farewell to a Legend
Last night’s reunion of #DanceMoms was all about saying goodbye to the golden sisters of Lifetime, Maddie and Mackenzie Ziegler.
Basically, so was this entire season. But we digress …
If you watch Dance Moms online, prepare for a lot of tears as the women of the Abby Lee Dance Company pay tribute to the siblings.
Maddie reflects on the fact that Nia Frazier, Mackenzie and herself are the only original cast members, so there is, like, so much history.
Kendall Vertes, another longtime mainstay, agrees and says they have been through so much and traveled together, it’s been amazing.
The plot line of Maddie Ziegler leaving Dance Moms was milked to death this year, but it really was a huge undertaking for the ALDC.
In the aftermath, Kalani Hilliker says she has a shot at the top of the pyramid with Maddie out, so when one door closes, another opens.
Brynn Rumfallo says she’s grown incredibly attached to the two and says that she does everything with Mackenzie Ziegler in particular.
She’s not just losing a teammate, but a BFF.
JoJo Siwa says that for all of them, Dance Moms has inspired them and encouraged so many people across the world to dance too.
Cue the clips of Maddie and Mackenzie when they were young and starting out, and it’s hard to believe the young women they’ve become.
Maddie says she has a lot of memories with the girls and cherishes them, and through tears, prepares to do one last solo for the crowd.
Kalani says it’s hard to see them leave but knows they’re moving on to bigger, better things. Kendall says Mackenzie is like a little sister.
Basically, it’s one big love-fest on Lifetime.
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Kelly Ripa: Michael Strahan Farewell Can"t Come Soon Enough!
Ok bai.
That is how we’re envisioning Kelly Ripa’s parting words to Live! co-host Michael Strahan on May 13th, when he leaves the show after four years for a new gig at Good Morning America.
Sources from the set tell TMZ that Ripa “barely says a word” to Strahan when the cameras stop rolling.
Their usual drill of Strahan knocking on Ripa’s dressing room door to walk out on stage together no long exists.
Instead, Ripa just walks out of her room “without even acknowledging him.”
Gone are the days when Ripa would leave the door open while she was in makeup so Strahan could pop in and say hello.
This is the complete opposite of what Ripa preached when she returned to Live!, when she insisted that the lines of communication in the workplace need to be open in order for everyone to be happy and productive.
TMZ reports that the staffers believe Strahan did nothing wrong to deserve Ripa’s silent treatment.
“All he did was agree to be a good soldier and go to another show on the same network … per bosses orders,” according to TMZ.
New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony and Matt Bomer are booked as tomorrow’s guests, according to the site.
Following Strahan’s departure, Ripa will be joined by guest co-hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Fred Savage, Seal and Andy Cohen.
It’s rumored that Ripa’s friend, Anderson Cooper will permanently replace Strahan, but there’s been no official confirmation yet.
On Wednesday, Ripa joked on-air that she might move the show to Los Angeles after Strahan’s departure.
The New Jersey native is this week’s People cover girl, and she explained that her daughter is looking at schools, and will likely go west.
“Lola, I am certain, will go to college in California,” Ripa told the magazine.
“She’s been wanting to live in California since she saw that Hannah Montana movie a thousand years ago.”
So yesterday, Strahan brought it up.
“Eventually I would have to go, right?” she asked.
“And then I could be a Hollywood wife.”
Friday, April 29, 2016
Patton Oswalt Bids Emotional Farewell to Michelle McNamara
Patton Oswalt has released his first public statement since the sudden, tragic and unexpected death of his wife.
On April 21, Michelle McNamara died in her sleep at the age of 46.
A countless number of celebrities responded to the death by sending their condolences to Oswalt via various forms of social media.
And now the comedian/actor has gone ahead and done the same, in beautiful fashion.
“She wrote lines that stung & hummed. 13 years in her presence was happily humbling. #RIPMichelleMcNamara,” Oswalt Tweeted on Friday, including with his message a link to make a donation in McNamara’s honor to 826LA.
That’s organization which assists students with their writing skills.
McNamara, who was mostly worked as a crime writer, married Oswalt in 2005.
The pair were parents to a seven-year-old daughter named Alice.
No cause of death has been given,for this tragedy, although Oswalt’s publicist said last week that her passing was “a complete shock to her family and friends, who loved her dearly.”
An official at the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office told People Magazine it would most likely take several months to determine a cause of death because the office has a backlog of cases.
While it’s understandable that people would be curious for an answer, of course, nothing changes the terrible fact that Oswalt is now without a wife and Alice is without a mother.
McNamara founded the website True Crime Diary.
She also wrote and recorded podcasts about true crime, while appearing on the Investigation Discovery series A Crime to Remember.
She once said she was mostly intrigued by cases that weren’t necessarily garnering major headlines, and also that she started her website at Oswalt’s behest.
At the time of her passing, McNamara was working on a book about a serial killer she dubbed The Golden State Killer, whom she wrote a series of pieces about in Los Angeles Magazine.
We send along our thoughts and prayers to Oswalt and his family.
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Teresa Giudice Throws Pre-Prison Farewell Party For Joe Giudice
Tomorrow, Joe Giudice will turn himself in to begin serving a 41-month prison sentence on bankruptcy charges.
While he’s behind bars Giudice plans to sober up and get in shape – two things that are pretty easy to do on the inside – but during his final days as a free man, Joe is reportedly enjoying himself to the fullest.
Over the weekend, Joe and wife Teresa Giudice enjoyed a road trip to Virginia for their final pre-prison getaway.
And according to Radar Online, last night Teresa threw Joe a going-away party with only his nearest and dearest in attendance.
Yes, for this special occasion, Teresa even sent the Bravo camera crews packing.
“Only Joe’s closest friends and family were invited,” said one insider.
While much of Joe’s preparation for the clink will be featured on the next season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, the final get-together happened off camera, with the crew returning to the Giudice residence today for Joe’s final farewell.
The next season will reportedly conclude with Teresa adjusting to life without Joe during the first days of his absence.
“Next week is the last week of filming,” the source confirms.
Watch The Real Housewives of New Jersey online to get caught up in time for what’s sure to be the most emotional season to date.
Monday, December 14, 2015
One Direction: Watch Their Farewell Concert Performance
One Direction has said goodbye where group members first said hello.
Over the weekend, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Niall Horan performed on the finale of The X-Factor, which is the same show on which Simon Cowell first discovered the quarter of British hunks.
At the time, of course, it was a quintet of British hunks, but Zayn Malik left One Direction back in March.
Soon afterward, One Direction stunned fans upon announcing that it would go on hiatus for 2016 and, very likely 2017 as well.
So that made their renditions on The X-Factor of Made in the A.M. tracks “History” and “Infinity" a tad bittersweet, as they marked the final times Harry and company would be performing live for…
… well, for who knows how long.
Afterward, the artist jumped on social media and sent messages of gratitude to their fans.
Tweeted Style: "To you, you have changed our lives and no words will ever be good enough to thank you for what we have done together."
And Payne: "Honestly thank you so much to everyone look at all the amazing things we have done together like wtf man."
And Horan: "5 of the best years of our lives so far.. Thank you all so much for your incredible support .I hope you guys realise what you"ve done for us."
And Tomlinson: "I hope you realise what we have all done together really is incredible. You guys have made us what we are today! We"ll be back soon enough!"
One Direction swears this is just a break, not a break up.
But then why does it hurt so bad?!?
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