Month: December 2022

Cher’s mother, model, actress and singer Georgia Holt, has passed away at the age of 96. The 76-year-old Cher confirmed the news via Twitter, writing, “Mom is gone” with a sad face emoji. The news was confirmed to The Washington Post by Cher’s representative, Liz Rosenberg.

No further details surrounding Holt’s death have been made public, but Cher revealed back in September that her mother was sick with pneumonia and had been battling the illness on and off for about a year, tweeting at the time: “Sorry I’ve Been Mia. Mom’s Been Sick Off & On. She Just Got Out Of Hosp.She Had Pneumonia.She’s Getting Better.”  She shared a similar message in October 2021, saying that she was “burnt out” after making multiple trips to the hospital to visit her mom.

Like her daughter, Holt was also a singer and actress.n the 1950s she appeared in shows including “I Love Lucy” and “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet,” and had parts in films such as “A Life of Her Own” and “Grounds for Marriage.”  In 1982, she recorded her album, Honky Tonk Woman, which wasn’t released until 2013 and featured a duet with Cher on “I’m Just Your Yesterday.” Their mother-daughter relationship was also part of the focus of the 2013 documentary, Dear Mom, Love Cher, which discussed her mother’s life growing up in Arkansas, along with her six marriages. Holt also appeared in multiple films and TV shows, most recently in an episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race.

Holt was married three times by the time she was 21. Her husbands were Sarkisian, John Southall, Joseph Harper Collins, Chris Alcaide, banker Gilbert La Pierre (who adopted Cher and Georganne), Sarkisian again and Hamilton Holt. She also had a recent and longtime relationship with former antiques dealer Craig Spencer.

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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (“HFPA”) has unveiled the nominees for the 2023 Golden Globe Awards, with Lopez vs. Lopez actress Mayan Lopez and Orange is the New Black alum Selenis Levya announcing the nominations on Monday. Lopez’s father, George Lopez, was originally scheduled to present alongside his daughter but had to pull out after he contracted COVID-19.

The Banshees of Inisherin, Avatar: The Way of Water and Decision to Leave are among this year’s nominees in the film categories, with The Banshees of Inisherin earning eight nominations, including best picture (musical/comedy) and writing and directing noms for Martin McDonagh.

Abbott Elementary, The White Lotus and Euphoria earned the most nominations in the TV categories. Abbott Elementary leads the nominees with five, including best TV series (musical/comedy) and best actress in a TV series (musical/comedy) for Quinta Brunson. HBO Max and Netflix tied for most noms in television, with 14 apiece, followed by Hulu with nine.

The awards show returns following HFPA’s new “commitment to diversity and inclusion.” The upcoming 80th annual Golden Globes, hosted by Jerrod Carmichael, is set to air live from the Beverly Hilton on Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on NBC and Peacock.   See the full list of 2023 Golden Globes nominations – here.

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Fox’s first-year series “Monarch,” which starred Anna Friel, Trace Adkins, Susan Sarandon, Joshua Sasse and Beth Ditto, will not return for a second season. The Season 1 finale aired on Dec. 6.  The show revolved around the “first family of country music,” led by Sarandon’s Dottie Roman (who shockingly died in the series premiere). Over the course of the season, Dottie’s husband Albie (Adkins) ‘attempted to keep the Monarch business afloat with the help of their two daughters and son, who all are hiding secrets of their own.’

Created by Melissa London Hilfers, Monarch was produced during the Covid-19 pandemic and originally was set to premiere in January 2022. Designed for a shorter run, it was then pushed to the fall. The family drama set in the world of country music opened after an NFL doubleheader, debuting to a 0.8 rating among adults 18-49 with and 3.8 million total viewers, becoming Fox’s most-watched fall scripted premiere in three years, but was unable to keep that audience once it moved to its regular time period on Tuesday nights. The series averaged 4.1 million viewers across all platforms and a scant 0.3 rating in the key ad sales demographic of adults 18-49.

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Additional performers have been added to the already star-studded lineup for Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2023. The show will take place from Disneyland, Los Angeles and New Orleans. As previously announced, 18x host and executive producer Ryan Seacrest will once again head to Times Square to lead the festivities, with actress and producer Liza Koshy returning as co-host alongside Seacrest. In addition, country artist Jessie James Decker will also join the duo in Times Square as the Powerball co-host for her fourth consecutive year.

Disneyland will become this year’s inaugural host destination and home to an additional Rockin’ Eve celebration with veteran hostess and multi Platinum-selling artist Ciara overseeing festivities. Ciara will perform a medley of “Better Thangs” and “Jump;” with additional appearances from American indie pop band Fitz and The Tantrums, Maddie & Tae, Shaggy with fellow Jamaican artist Olaf Blackwood, and Ben Platt joined by indie sister duo Aly & AJ.  Halle Bailey, K-pop band Tomorrow X Together (TXT), Bailey Zimmerman and Lauren Spencer Smith will also perform. The Disneyland segments are pre-taped prior to the New Year’s holiday.

After serving as the official LA Party DJ at last year’s show, DJ, producer/rapper and philanthropist D-Nice will return as this year’s L.A. co-host. Performers at the LA Party include Wiz Khalifa, Finneas, Armani White, Betty Who, Dove Cameron and singer-songwriter Nicky Youre.  And in New Orleans, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award winner and Billy Porter will perform a medley of his hits, where he will be co-hosting New Year’s Rockin’ Eve Festivities.

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