Out and About with Karan Soni
Karan Soni shines in A Nice Indian Boy, a culture-clashing queer love story that's winning hearts.
April 4, 2025
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Karan Soni shines in A Nice Indian Boy, a culture-clashing queer love story that's winning hearts.
The documentary is the first in a series on LGBTQ+ contributions to literature.
She won for her role in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story.
The LGBTQ-inclusive lineup will feature celebrity presenters such as Melissa Etheridge, Steven Spielberg, and Sally Field.
After becoming the youngest person to ever work on the president's staff under Bill Clinton, Griffin wrangled Hollywood Heavyweights Brad Pitt and Steven Spielberg to donate to No on 8.
Brad Pitt and Steven Spielberg aren't gay, but their financial support for the effort to defeat California's Proposition 8 has made them two of the highest-profile donors in the fight to keep same-sex marriage legal in the Golden State. As No on 8 struggles to catch up to the "Yes" campaign in fund-raising, the publicity and awareness generated by the likes of Pitt and Spielberg may well be worth more than any sum of money.
Big names and deep pockets were out Tuesday night at Ron Burkle's Green Acres Estate in Beverly Hills. The straight billionaire and former owner of the Ralphs supermarket chain opened his home to a gala fund-raiser for No on Proposition 8. With Melissa Etheridge and Mary J. Blige headlining and a host committee including producer Bruce Cohen (Milk), San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom, and Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg, the event, with tickets starting at $500, was sold out.
Seyi Omooba is suing the theater and former agents after being fired from the lead role in The Color Purple, but the theater's lawyer argues that she wouldn't have played the role anyway.
Hollywood producer and real estate tycoon Steve Bing will donate the largest sum to fight California's proposed gay marriage ban from the entertainment industry. Bing will give $500,000 to No on Proposition 8, according No on 8 political strategist Chad Griffin. His donation will also be the largest non-LGBT gift to the campaign.