Tuesday, May 8, 2018

News Round-Up: May 8, 2018

Birthday boy Nyle DiMarco

Some news items you might have missed:

β€’ Happy, happy birthday to Nyle DiMarco! The DWTS/ANTM champ turns 29 today! The handsome model and actor is currently working as a producer on Broadway repping the revival of the hit play, Children of a Lesser God.

β€’ An 88-year-old grandmother shut down her son's homophobia in two sentences.

β€’ Madonna served up fashion in a dramatic vein last night at the annual Met Gala where she sang "Like A Prayer," "Hallelujah" and debuted a new song apparently titled, "Magic." The theme for the evening was Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.



β€’ Raul Castro's daughter is making the push for marriage equality in Cuba.

β€’ House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi says if there are Democratic House candidates who want to say they won't support her as House Speaker, she's fine with it. β€œI think if they have to do that to win the election, I’m all for it. Just win, baby.”

β€’ Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team has questioned a Russian oligarch about hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments funneled through his company to President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen, after the election. #RuhRoh #DidHeSayRussia?

β€’ The new interim memorial for the victims and survivors of the Pulse Nightclub shooting was unveiled today in Orlando, Florida. This tribute will remain until a permanent memorial can be built.