GBK Brand Bar Shines During Rainy Oscar Weekend
Even the rain couldn’t put a damper on GBK Brand Bar’s 15th annual Pre-Oscars Celebrity Luxury Lounge held Friday and Saturday before the Academy Awards at West Hollywood’s Kimpton La Peer Hotel. In fact, the rugged weather actually served to contribute to the festive atmosphere at the event, where VIP guests were gifted with more than $70,000 worth of products and luxury trips to exotic locales, including an African safari. Director...
Tom Cruise Steals the Spotlight at the Oscar Nominees Luncheon
Top Gun: Maverick producers Tom Cruise and Jerry Bruckheimer More than 180 Academy Awards nominees turned up Monday for a luncheon honoring them at the Beverly Hilton but all eyes seemed to be focus on one man credited with rescuing the post-pandemic theatrical box office – Tom Cruise. While Cruise is not nominated for his role as the ace pilot in summer blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick,” he and Jerry Bruckheimer are the producers of...
eBay and GBK Brand Bar Luxury Lounge Roars Back to Celebrate Oscars
Anthony Anderson attends the eBay & GBK Brand Bar Pre-Oscar Luxury Lounge The mood was festive on a private deck of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel Friday and Saturday. And why not? It was Oscar weekend, the weather was bright and sunny and the pandemic was a little bit in the rearview mirror as eBay and GBK Brand Bar put on their Pre-Oscar Luxury Lounge. Some of Hollywood’s biggest names including Anthony Anderson, Viola Davis...
Will Smith Apologizes For His Violence Against Chris Rock at the Oscars
The shocking moment when Will Smith ran up on stage and slapped Chris Rock It was technically less than 24 hours but it felt like it was long-overdue when Will Smith apologized directly to Chris Rock for the Oscars slap seen around the world. Hollywood – and the world– is still reeling from the repercussions of the chaos that Smith created when he strode up on stage, slapped Chris Rock in the face, returned to his seat and...
Toxic Masculinity—and ‘CODA’– Win at the 94th Annual Academy Awards
CODA wins Best Picture, Making Apple TV+ the first streamer to win the big one History was made at the Oscars Sunday night in Hollywood. CODA, a heartwarming family film with a cast of mainly deaf actors won Best Picture, bringing home the coveted trophy for the first time ever to a streamer, Apple TV+. It also became only the third film directed by a woman ever to win the top prize. Cast member Troy Kotsur won the Academy Award for...