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  • Bruce Jenner: Transgender Reveal A Big Hoax by Tabloid

    Bruce Jenner’s face was superimposed onto that of a woman by InTouch magazine, blatantly displaying a perfect example of the lies the tabloids tell.

    InTouch reports that a “source close to the reality star” tells them that Bruce Jenner will come out as transgender sometime this year with a big announcement on the cover of The Advocate.

    “This will be the year of his coming out,” the supposed source says. “He knows that people have recognized his changes, and he’s finally becoming more comfortable with himself and his choice to be a woman.”

    The biggest problem with the tabloid’s superimposition is that it’s on the face of British actress and former Dynasty star Stephanie Beacham. In fact, Buzzfeed shows the photos–Jenner’s and Beacham’s–side by side, proving there is no doubt whatsoever that InTouch pulled a fast one on its readers. The original Getty Images photo shows the actress in the same scarf and red top at a BARREtoned Studio launch party that was held in London back in 2013.

    Page Six reports that even Bruce Jenner’s ex-wife Kris Jenner is disgusted with the tabloid’s attempt at lying about the Keeping Up With the Kardashians patriarch.

    According to Yahoo, Advocate editor-in-chief Matthew Breen was never contacted by Bruce Jenner regarding a big revelation.

    “Neither InTouch nor Hollywood Life, nor any other publication could possibly have knowledge of plans for The Advocate’s covers. There is no such ‘insider,’ and I can be certain of that because I’m the only person who has knowledge of future covers beyond the one we’re currently working on–and that cover is not about Bruce Jenner,” he said.

    “InTouch’s cover, so clearly falsified, is totally despicable,” Breen continued. “I understand that magazine doesn’t do journalism, but their attempt to alarm people with this cover is contemptible and irresponsible, and they deserve the backlash they’re getting. Their faked cover simultaneously shames and bullies Bruce Jenner and uses the existence of transgender people as shock value.”

    Does it come as any great surprise that the tabloids embellish–okay, they come right out and lie–about stories like this one about Bruce Jenner? It will be interesting to learn if a rep for Bruce–or perhaps even Jenner himself–makes a comment regarding the cover photo and article.

  • Joan Collins Raped as a Teen, Names Sexual Assaulter

    Joan Collins recently divulged that she was raped as a teenager. She was just 17 years old, back in the 1950s, when Irish actor Maxwell Reed drugged her drink. She awoke to him sexually assaulting her on a sofa. The Dynasty star went on to marry her attacker.

    Collins shared this painful information during an interview for the documentary Brave Miss World.

    “The next thing I knew, I was out flat on the sofa in that living room and he was raping me. And what he had given me was a drug. He had drugged my drink,” she recalled. “It was what is called in those days a Mickey Finn. Which I think today would be Rohypnol. It felt so horrible, that I… that I’d done this thing.”

    Joan Collins talked about the feelings of disgust and guilt.

    “It wasn’t my fault but I didn’t know, I went out with him, and maybe I shouldn’t have gone out with him. He was much older than me, and he was a famous star. And anyway the bottom line is that he called me, and I went out with him again, and after I’d been going out with him for a few months, he asked me to marry him,” she sad. “I thought, ‘Well I better because you know, he took my virginity’. I really hated him, but I was so filled with guilt, that he had done this thing to me.”

    Joan Collins and Maxwell Reed divorced 1956. He died back in 1974.

    The revelation shared by Joan Collins comes in the middle of many women claiming they were allegedly sexually assaulted by comedian Bill Cosby. One thing that needs to come from these revelations and accusations is that women have the right to say no to any kind of sexual advances. Men who don’t respect the word need to be charged and pay for their crimes.

    Do you think revelations on behalf of people like Joan Collins will encourage others to speak out and share their stories, too?

  • Joan Collins Makes TV Comeback In ‘The Royals’

    English actress Joan Collins is set to guest star in The Royals, the very first scripted series to come from E!

    The Royals is an hour-long drama about a fictional British family, set in modern-day Buckingham. The Royals cast also includes stars Elizabeth Hurley, Vincent Regan, Haley Lu Richardson, and William Moseley, among others.

    The plot revolves around a young prince (Moseley) who becomes king after his older brother dies in an accident. The prince is in love with an American student (Richardson) who has helped him cope with the loss of his brother and his new role. The prince’s relationship with her brings conflict as the Queen (Hurley) does not approve of it.

    Most remembered for her role in Dynasty, 81-year-old Collins will play the role of the toughie Grand Duchess of Oxford, mother to the monarch Queen Helena, which will be played by Hurley.

    E! has described Collin’s role as “the only woman in the world more formidable and imposing” than her daughter. The network writes that the Grand Duchess will enter the show with “an entourage and an agenda.”

    Collins is a staunch monarchist in real life, and is known for her popular quote: “I’m a big monarchist and I love the Queen.” In a recent interview with PEOPLE about her TV comeback, Collins said: “I am delighted to be part of this very entertaining project.”

    The Royals is written and directed by Mark Schwann of One Tree Hill fame. Schwann and fellow OTH alum — Brian Robbins and Joe Davola — are also its executive producers.  The series is scheduled to come out in the first quarter of 2015.

    Collins was born and raised in London. She entered the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London when she was nine, and has since been acting in movies and on TV, with roles in British series like Footballer’s Wives and the US sitcom Will & Grace. She has penned several books, including several memoirs and fictional novels.  She is also the public face of several charities for children.

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  • Joan Collins Returning To TV In “The Royals”

    Joan Collins is making a return to TV. Though unexpected, her return will be in an interesting role.

    She will star in E!’s first scripted series called The Royals. The show is about a fictional royal family based in modern day London. It will be an hour long and will run on the E! network.

    Joan Collins, 81, will give life to the character Grand Duchess of Oxford, otherwise known as the mother of Queen Helena. Helena is played by Elizabeth Hurley.

    Helena is said to be a woman of great power who knows how to get what she wants.

    Kevin Plunkett, SVP of scripted programming for E!, said, “This is a big idea and Mark, Brian, Joe and the Lionsgate team delivered. They have an extraordinary track record at crafting buzz worthy content that reflects and drives the pop culture discussion,”

    He continued, “This team, working on this concept, with this cast is a great way for us to launch our first scripted show.”

    Collins described her character as “the only woman in the world more formidable and imposing” than Queen Helena. Joan Collins’ character, the Grand Duchess, will sweep into the story line with “an entourage and an agenda.”

    Sounds fun and not too unlike her personality as Alexis Colby on Dynasty.

    Collins is excited to be returning to TV again after a sizeable absence. She is primed and ready to take part in the show.

    “I am delighted to be part of this very entertaining project,” she said.

    Jeff Olde, executive vice president of original programming & development for E!, said in a statement, “We are excited that E!’s first original scripted series will transport viewers into a world that they are already intensely interested in, but reality cameras would never give them access to.”

    He continued, “The Royals will offer a fictional look behind the very public gilded façade of the palace gates to imagine the private, lush, fun, sexy world of the most-watched celebrity family on the planet. It’s a perfect series to introduce E! viewers to scripted pop culture programming on the network.”

    Congratulations to Joan Collins on her new role!

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  • Kate O’Mara: British Actress of ‘Dynasty’ Dies at 74

    British actress Kate O’Mara passed away Sunday at a nursing home in Sussex, England.

    Her agent, Phil Belfield, confirmed in a written statement that O’Mara died from an unspecified illness.

    “Kate O’Mara passed away peacefully today at a nursing home in Sussex after a short Illness,” he wrote. “She was a delight to know and an extraordinary woman and actress with a passion for Shakespeare and stage acting.”

    Born Frances Meredith Carroll on August 10, 1939 in Leicester, England, O’Mara was the daughter of John Carroll and actress Hazel Bainbridge.

    At age 24, she left her career as a speech therapist and appeared in her first stage play, The Merchant of Venice, in 1963.

    She went on to appear in a number of classical stage productions until she started to land TV roles.

    O’Mara was best known for her American acting role as Cassandra ‘Caress’ Morrell, the sister of Alexis Colby-portrayed by actress Joan Collins-in the 1981 ABC prime-time soap opera Dynasty.

    The cunning, but beautiful Caress didn’t make her appearance until 1986 and was an essential part of the show for one season.

    O’Mara played a character who was always in a typical feud with her sister Alexis, who often won most of their sibling battles.

    Besides Dynasty, O’Mara has depicted roles in other British TV series including Doctor Who (1963), The Brothers (1972), and English soap opera Crossroads (2001). Big film roles like The Horror of Frankenstein (1970) also showed the spooky and dark side of her acting talent.

    Additionally, the British performer had a talent for writing. She published two books: “When She Was Bad” (1991) and “Good Time Girl” (1993).

    The brunette beauty was quite aware at the time that her looks were always a big part of her acting career. 

    She had previously stated in an interview that she planned to turn in her acting hat once her “sell-by date” ran its course.

    Nevertheless, O’Mara continued to act in theatre performances up until her death.

    In 2012 she appeared in Death of the Nile and most recently in her own original stage production, An Evening with Kate O’Mara, at the West End Theater in London.

    O’Mara is survived by her sister and actress Belinda Carroll.

    She was 74 years old.

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