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Ty Burrell helps raise funds for foster kids

Ty Burrell helps raise funds for foster kids

August 10, 2016 | 01:32 AM
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Modern Family star Ty Burrell brought his star power to good use when he helped raise funds for foster children. Several stars came together last week in support of Kids in the Spotlight‘s (KITS) inaugural “Cocktails for a Cause” hosted by Burrell, reports variety.com.Founded in 2009, KITS is a non-profit organisation that introduces the art of filmmaking to foster children and other marginalised youth in the Los Angeles area.Held at the private home of executive producer and writer of The Big Bang Theory Lee Aronsohn, guests such as Burrell, Mo McRae (Empire), Aisha Hinds (True Blood) and Malcolm-Jamal Warner (The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story) were seen enjoying custom cocktails and Louisiana cuisine by the poolside.Attendees also bid on a variety of items through the event’s silent auction, ranging from artwork created by children in the programme to a director’s chair signed by the cast of the hit TV show 24. Burrell, who has long been a supporter of KITS, noted the difference he has seen in many of these children since joining the organisation.Burrell said: “In terms of (their) self-esteem, there has been so many success stories for these kids. The main focus (of this organisation) is to give these kids a voice, who have been marginalised by society.” — IANSRobin Williams’s daughter on break from social mediaAs the anniversary of the death of actor-comedian Robin Williams is approaching, his daughter Zelda says she is taking a break from social media.The iconic comedian and actor died on August 11, 2014. He was 63. Zelda took to Twitter to let fans know that she will be taking a break from social media. The 27-year-old also expressed her gratitude to all the fans, reports hollywoodreporter.com.She posted: “So, it’s that time of year again. I will be taking another break off social media. For those who always ask why, it’s so people can memorialise Dad on the anniversary of his death. However, they wish without me having to feel bombarded by it, or pressured by the expectation put on myself or my family to publicity acknowledge or join in doing so.”Zelda explained: “I will always be so grateful for all the love the world had and continues to have for dad, but for obvious reasons, it’s sometimes harder to be the sort of surviving public vessel for receiving those sentiments, and one often expected to somehow flawlessly express them back. Thus, I’ll be excusing myself for a bit. Hearts just need little breaks sometimes.”Zelda hopes fans will be able to remember her father in various ways. “Obviously, the world will keep on spinning. This is hardly an important issue, my main point being you should continue to remember Dad however you want! I’ll just be doing so privately. “And if you’d like to celebrate his life by celebrating causes he loved, you need only google, and you’ll find wonderful charities like the @ReeveFoundation, @CAFoundation and many more. Tata for now!”Williams, who featured in a string of comedy films like Mrs. Doubtfire, Night at the Museum and Aladdin, was found dead at his home in California. — IANSCara Delevingne’s ‘demonic’ momentsBritish actress Cara Delevingne says she felt like she was losing her “#$#**** mind” while filming for director David Ayer’s Suicide Squad. The 23-year-old, who stars as Enchantress in the much-anticipated new comic book movie, has revealed she fantasised about killing people in “demonic” moments during shooting, reports femalefirst.co.uk.“I tried to imagine the darkest @**# for a long time, like seeing people crumble and their skin melt in front of me or making people implode and trying to use my imagination in dark ways,” Delevingne told The Sun newspaper.“I remember seeing a guy behind a bar cutting up a cucumber then seeing him cut all the way up his hand and I thought, ‘I’m losing my #$#**** mind’,” she added. — IANSLeonardo spotted with mysterious girlActor Leonardo DiCaprio was yet again spotted with another mysterious young blonde  model at a nightclub. After a vacation with Nina Agdal, the actor was spotted with another blonde model as he left Up&Down  nightclub  last week, reports dailymail.co.uk.The Wolf of Wall Street star was dressed casually for the night out, wearing a patterned light blue button-up shirt with denim blue jeans, blue sneakers and a black New York Mets baseball cap. His female friend wore a black top with ripped blue jeans and blue sandals. The Academy Award-winning actor was escorted right into the nightspot with the blonde beauty and a few other friends.He was later spotted leaving around 4am, covering his face as he got into a black SUV. In recent years, the Titanic star has been seen with an international parade of young women.They include German model Toni Garrn, Dutch Victoria’s Secret model Chelsey Weimar, Polish beauty Ela Kawalec, English model Roxy Horner, SI swimsuit beauty Kelly Rohrbach and Victoria’s Secret stunner Erin Heatherton. Previously, DiCaprio was famously involved in a high-profile relationships with supermodels Gisele Bundchen and Bar Refaeli. — IANSMorgan Freeman turns narrator on televisionAcademy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman turned narrator during an appearance on show Jimmy Kimmel Live! when he was asked to talk about the life of an unsuspecting pedestrian. While on the couch of popular host Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show, Freeman was given the task of narrating the life story of a random man walking on the street. The stranger in question was dressed in a red checkered shirt armed with a selfie stick. “Perfect Selfie Paul, that’s what we called him. How he loved that selfie stick,” Freeman said behind the camera. After watching the man search for good selfie lighting to no avail, he walked off camera, but soon another stranger reappeared.Freeman said: “Look who it is! Another selfie stick guy. Selfie Stick Sam.”
August 10, 2016 | 01:32 AM