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Gal Gadot, Natalie Portman, and a Bunch of Other Celebs Filmed Themselves Singing ‘Imagine’


“Imagine all the people, living for today.”

Those are famous lyrics from John Lennon’s hit song “Imagine”—and thanks to Gal Gadot, you can now see a bunch of celebrities singing it online in the hope of bringing people together during the coronavirus pandemic.

“Day six in self-quarantine, and I gotta say these past few days got me feeling philosophical,” Gadot says in the beginning of the video posted to her Instagram. “You know, this virus has affected the entire world, everyone. It doesn’t matter who you are, where you’re from, we’re all in this together.” She then mentions a video she saw of an Italian man playing “Imagine” on his trumpet from his balcony to all the other people inside their homes, and how there was something “so powerful and pure” about it.

And that inspiration brought us this new video, featuring stars like Natalie Portman, Amy Adams, Zoë Kravitz, Sarah Silverman, Jimmy Fallon, James Marsden, Will Ferrell, Cara Delevingne, Norah Jones, Kristen Wiig, Lynda Carter (the OG Wonder Woman), Jamie Dornan, Ashley Benson, Gal Gadot, and more singing “Imagine.”

Obviously, the celebrities’ hearts are in the right place as they try to keep “entertaining” while all of our individual worlds get a little smaller by the day. But the response on social media was mixed, to say the least. “You are such a blessing to the world❤️,” one fan commented on Gadot’s post. “This is powerful❤️,” another wrote.

Many called on the rich and famous to use their money to donate to causes in need at the moment. “I’m somehow not terribly inspired by rich people singing ‘Imagine no possessions’ from their million-dollar mansions,” one person tweeted.

Others just found the video incredibly awkward to view. “Please watch this and then tell me how far you got before turning it off (for me it was sia, although i’m not even sure it was sia),” writer Tyler Coates tweeted.

However you feel about the “Imagine” video, I think we all know that the internet is only going to get weirder as social distancing and isolation continue. And that’s going to be fun, right? Right?!



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Gal Gadot Has the Best Response to 'Wonder Woman' Getting Snubbed by the Oscars


The 2018 Oscar nominations are stacked this year. Greta Gerwig scored a directing nod for Lady Bird; both Octavia Spencer and Mary J. Blige are nominated for Best Supporting Actress; Get Out racked up; and for the first time ever, a woman is in the running for Best Cinematography. Even with all this progress, though, there’s still a glaring issue: Wonder Woman didn’t receive a single Oscar nomination. Granted, superhero films aren’t typically considered awards-season fare, but Wonder Woman was groundbreaking. It was one of the highest-grossing films of 2017, critically acclaimed, and featured a nuanced, impressive performance by Gal Gadot. Why the film was snubbed by the Academy—even in the technical categories—is a mystery.

Twitter users made it very clear they’re not happy about Wonder Woman‘s lack of nominations, but Gadot isn’t sweating it. The actress told Entertainment Tonight she has no hard feelings about Wonder Woman being left out of the Oscars race. The experience making the film, for her, was the real reward.

“I was very moved and touched by the people who were disappointed that Wonder Woman wasn’t nominated, but we certainly never did the movie for that,” she told ET. “I think that you can’t have it all. We’ve done this movie and it was received in such an amazing, wonderful way, and we want to stay humble and grateful, and we’re going to have another movie, so who knows? Maybe the next one.”

Let’s get the 2020 Oscar campaign for Wonder Woman 2 started right now. Lord knows Gadot deserves the gold if she has to battle Ares again.

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Watch Gal Gadot Surprise a College Student With the First Ever 'Wonder Woman' Scholarship


Wonder Woman’s superpowers go beyond fighting bad guys. At the 2017 Women in Entertainment breakfast hosted by The Hollywood Reporter and presented by FIJI Water, Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot presented one lucky college freshman, Carla, with a four-year full-ride scholarship, paid for by Warner Bros., the studio behind the feminist blockbuster.

“She’s strong-minded, opinionated and gutsy. She wants to be a screenwriter, and she’s already impressed everyone who knows her—her fellow mentees, her professors, and everyone in this room who’s met her,” Gal said in a speech before bestowing the scholarship to the Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles student. “She won’t be able to continue at LMU without this funding. Similar to many other great young women in this program, her education is hanging by a thread.”

The scholarship was a complete surprise to its recipient, who accepted it at the event’s podium by saying, “I knew something was up! Y’all are sneaky.” In her speech she thanked her mentors and her parents and said, “All I can think about right now are how many papers I have to write for my finals, and now I have to do it because of this!”

Gal seemed just as excited to give the award as Carla was to receive it; she posted a picture from the event to Instagram with the caption, “It was such an honor to be able present the first ever Wonder Woman scholarship yesterday to this WONDERful woman, Carla at the THR Women In Entertainment Event.”

“I’ve had the privilege of portraying a superhero onscreen, but the young women here today are the real superheroes…They’ve overcome so many challenges in their lives, and they’re driven to do more. They’re the true leaders of tomorrow,” the actress said in her speech, per The Hollywood Reporter. Gal herself knows the benefit of a good education; she was in law school when she first decided to try acting.

This is the first year that a Wonder Woman scholarship has been awarded, but we certainly hope that as female-fronted superhero movies become more popular, so too do educational opportunities for young women.

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PHOTO: Rich Fury/Getty Images

Related: Gal Gadot’s Daughter Is Not Impressed That Her Mom Is Wonder Woman





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Gal Gadot Confirms Brett Ratner Isn't a Part of 'Wonder Woman 2'


Last week, Page Six ran a report alleging Gal Gadot told Warner Bros. she won’t sign on for Wonder Woman 2 unless Brett Ratner, the producer who helped finance the first Wonder Woman film, is removed from the equation. If you’ve been following the news, then you know Ratner’s been accused of sexual assault and harassment by several women in Hollywood, including Olivia Munn, Natasha Henstridge, and Ellen Page. So it’d make sense Gadot wouldn’t want him a part of the Wonder Woman franchise because it’s been lauded for depicting strong, empowering, and three-dimensional women.

But the report isn’t 100 percent accurate. Gadot confirmed Wednesday on the TODAY show that, yes, Ratner won’t be involved with Wonder Woman 2, but it’s not just because she demanded it. The decision was made long before Page Six‘s report hit the Internet, and several people involved with the production felt the same way.

“The truth is, there’s so many people involved in making this movie, it’s not just me, and they all echoed the same sentiments,” she said. “Everyone knew what was the right thing to do. But there was nothing for me to actually come and say because [the decision] was already done before this article [on Saturday declaring a stand-off] came out.”

Gadot has been a vocal champion for the female celebrities who’ve come forward with their sexual assault and harassment stories by powerful men in Hollywood. “Bullying and sexual harassment is unacceptable! I stand by all the courageous women confronting their fears and speaking out,” Gadot posted to Instagram on October 13. “Together we stand. We are all united in this time of change.” See her post for yourself, below:

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Gal Gadot Reportedly Won't Do 'Wonder Woman 2' Unless Brett Ratner Goes


Among the wave of powerful men recently accused of sexual misconduct is Brett Ratner, the director who co-founded RatPac Entertainment, which co-produced (read: helped to finance) Wonder Woman. Now, Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot is reportedly saying she won’t move forward with Wonder Woman 2 if Ratner remains involved in the franchise and in a position where he can profit from it.

“[Gadot] is tough and stands by her principles,” a “Warner Bros. insider” told Page Six. “She also knows the best way to hit people like Brett Ratner is in the wallet. She also knows that Warner Bros. has to side with her on this issue as it develops. They can’t have a movie rooted in women’s empowerment being part-financed by a man ­accused of sexual misconduct against women.”

Olivia Munn, Natasha Henstridge, and four other women have accused Ratner of sexual assault and harassment. Munn told the Los Angeles Times that he masturbated in front of her, and Henstridge said he forced her to perform oral sex on him. (He denies both claims.) Then, Ellen Page wrote in a Facebook post that he told a woman working with Page on X Men: The Last Stand that she “should f-ck [Page] to make her realize she’s gay.”

After the accusations came out, Ratner released a statement to Deadline saying he and Warner Bros. had cut ties. “In light of the allegations being made, I am choosing to personally step away from all Warner Bros.-related activities. I don’t want to have any possible negative impact to the studio until these personal issues are resolved,” it read.

Wonder Woman was widely praised for depicting a strong, multidimensional woman, and Gadot appears to be standing by the film’s feminist principles.

Gadot recently backed out of a dinner where she was due to present Ratner with an award. And last month, shortly after the Harvey Weinstein allegations catalyzed a wave of #MeToo stories about men in Hollywood, she posted to Instagram, “Bullying and sexual harassment is unacceptable! I stand by all the courageous women confronting their fears and speaking out. Together we stand. We are all united in this time of change.”

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Watch Kelly Clarkson Fangirl Hard Over Gal Gadot


Kelly Clarkson isn’t one to shy away from expressing her emotions: she’s opened up about how she’s felt “constant guilt” about being a working mom and straight-up asked her husband to get a vasectomy because her pregnancies, she says, are “horrible.” On a lighter note, we witnessed her fangirling out so hard over Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot at Variety‘s Power of Women lunch on Friday, and honestly, same.

Gadot’s daughter might not be impressed that her mom is Wonder Woman, but Clarkson definitely is. The singer, who was at the lunch to give a speech after being honored for her work with education organization XQ Institute, took a detour: knowing Gadot was in the audience, Clarkson spent some time heaping praise on the star. It’s beyond endearing.

“She’s not only one of the most beautiful people, she’s also like, a really great actress and really intelligent. I saw her on Jimmy Fallon, and I was like, ‘You know, screw you. Bitch got it all. She got it all,” Clarkson said as the audience laughed. “We have to work so hard. She just naturally, innately [is] awesome at everything. She’s so funny; I was like, ‘Ughh.’

“But I do; I love you. I can’t even believe I’m looking at you. We’ve been talking about you at our table. You got up to—I don’t know—pee or something, and I was like, ‘Well,'” Clarkson said, throwing up her hands. “Like, so different.”

Watch the adorable moment here:

Later, Clarkson also had two brilliant pieces of life advice to offer up:

“No life is worth living unless you stand up for yourself and you’re happy,” she said. “And those are the two key things, and they’re simple, but if you strive for happiness and strive to stand up for yourself, I don’t think you’ll lose in life. And look outside yourself and invest in your family and friends, your kids, know everything about them so they can feel comfortable and come to you.”

Kelly, Gal—just let us know when you two are going to grab drinks. We’ll clear our schedules.

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