Leonard Nimoy, Star Trek's Mr Spock, dies at 83

Leonard Nimoy, Spock of ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 83

Courtesy of http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/arts/television/leonard-nimoy-spock-of-star-trek-dies-at-83.html?_r=1

Theme Tune http://youtu.be/YZxLVXw8mbU

Leonard Nimoy, the sonorous, gaunt-faced actor who won a worshipful global following as Mr. Spock, the resolutely logical human-alien first officer of the Starship Enterprise in the television and movie juggernaut “Star Trek,” died on Friday morning at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles. He was 83.

 

His wife, Susan Bay Nimoy, confirmed his death, saying the cause was end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

 

Mr. Nimoy announced that he had the disease last year, attributing it to years of smoking, a habit he had given up three decades earlier. He had been hospitalized earlier in the week.

His artistic pursuits — poetry, photography and music in addition to acting — ranged far beyond the United Federation of Planets, but it was as Mr. Spock that Mr. Nimoy became a folk hero, bringing to life one of the most indelible characters of the last half century: a cerebral, unflappable, pointy-eared Vulcan with a signature salute and blessing: “Live long and prosper” (from the Vulcan “Dif-tor heh smusma”).

THE JONATHAN ROSS SHOW : MADONNA SPEAKS OUT ABOUT HER FALL AT THE BRITS 2015

Madonna speaks about her fall at the Brits

Madonna's finale of the Brit Awards was a huge moment and the first time in 20 years that the Superstar was back to perform at Britains most anticipated Awards night.
At one point in the carefully choreographed performance, one of Madonna's dancers was supposed to slip her cape off her shoulders. He had to tug it, bringing the Superstar down with it!
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In an interview on The Jonathan Ross Show, Madonna spoke about her fall and how she coped: "I had a little bit of whiplash, I smacked the back of my head. I know how to fall, I have fallen off my horse many times."
She certainly did know how to fall and luckily managed to land on her side instead of her back. Madonna said her cape had been tied too tightly, meaning it could not be unfastened in time. "Everyone was worried my cape would slide off, so they tied it really tight around my neck," explained the singer. "I got to the top of the stairs and I pulled the silky string, and it wouldn't come undone. I had two choices: I could either be strangled or fall, and I chose to fall."
The star miraculously jumped back up two seconds later to finish her matador performance and even though she was in pain, she still continued singing LIVE and smiling.
The star may have fallen down, but she has gone up in almost everyone's esteem and her single "Living For Love' has shot up the charts and is about to enter the UK top 10 after just 2 days on sale.

BRIT AWARDS 2015 WINNERS AND MADONNA STEALS THE SHOW

BRIT AWARDS 2015 - WINNERS

Courtesy of: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2969204/Ed-Sheeran-leads-2015-BRIT-Awards-winners.html#ixzz3SrS6OStl

Madonna's whole performance http://youtu.be/xn07uTphHx4

 

• British Male Solo Artist: Ed Sheeran (presented by Rita Ora and Orlando Bloom)
• British Group: Royal Blood (presented by Jimmy Page)
• International Female Solo Artist: Taylor Swift (presented by Lewis Hamilton and Ellie Goulding)
• British Female Solo Artist: Paloma Faith (presented by Mark Ronson)
• Global Success Award: Sam Smith (presented by Kim Kardashian)
• International Male Solo Artist: Pharrell Williams (presented by Cara Delevingne)
• British Single: Mark Ronson (presented by Lisa Snowden and Lionel Richie)
• International Group: Foo Fighters (presented by John Bishop) 
• British Breakthrough: Sam Smith (presented by Fearne Cotton and Charli XCX)
• British Artist Video Of The Year: One Direction (presented by Karlie Kloss and Jimmy Carr)
• British Album Of The Year: Ed Sheeran for Multiply (presented by Russell Crowe)