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โB.A.P.S.โ star Natalie Desselle Reid dies at 53
Read full article: โB.A.P.S.โ star Natalie Desselle Reid dies at 53LOS ANGELES โ Natalie Desselle Reid, who starred alongside Halle Berry in the 1997 film โB.A.P.S.โ and on the sitcom โEve,โ has died. Reidโs death on Monday was confirmed by JeโCaryous Johnson, the CEO of JeโCaryous Entertainment, which was planning a stage adaption of โB.A.P.S.โ A rep for the actor's family said she died after a battle with colon cancer. In the film โB.A.P.S,โ Reid and Berry played the roles of two waitresses at a Georgia food diner who decide to fly to Los Angeles for a music video audition. The tandem ended up living a luxury lifestyle as โBlack American Princessesโ while caring for an elderly Beverly Hills millionaire. Johnson said Reid was looking forward to bringing her role as Mickey in the film back to life.
'All my love, Elliot': Actor Page comes out as transgender
Read full article: 'All my love, Elliot': Actor Page comes out as transgenderNEW YORK โ Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page, the star of โJuno," โInceptionโ and โThe Umbrella Academy,โ came out as transgender Tuesday in an announcement greeted as a watershed moment for the trans community in Hollywood. And I love that I am queer," Page said in a statement on social media. โI canโt begin to express how remarkable it feels to finally love who I am enough to pursue my authentic self,โ Page wrote. Netflix, maker of the comic book series โThe Umbrella Academy," said, โSo proud of our superhero! We love you Elliot!โ"Elliot Page has given us fantastic characters on-screen, and has been an outspoken advocate for all LGBTQ people,โ said Nick Adams, GLAADโs Director of Transgender Media.