The signs of aging of the week ...
... show up with "Ron Weasly" actor Rupert Grint. "No, today I can not go through these long party nights any more easily," said the 30-year-old television broadcaster AXN. He runs out of breath faster than before.
The problem is apparently not only the lack of sleep: "I just do not tolerate as much alcohol as before - and I have not found an effective remedy for the hangover," said the actor. "Gosh, I feel really old! But what the hell - we're not getting any younger." Grint had grown up playing Harry Potter's best friend, whom he played for many years.
The playback show of the week ...
... delivered John Legend and Rita Ora. They were one of the show acts of this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Parade in New York - and clearly did not sing live. But they had to take mocking comments on Twitter.
But apparently there was a good reason for their playback show, Legend explained on Twitter. "Fun Fact. During this parade we have to sing all the playbacks," wrote the Die Festwagen are not able to meet the sound requirements for a live performance, wrote the 39-year-old.
Prominent Playback Artists
Singer Rita Ora at Macy's Parade, which takes place every year for Thanksgiving in New York. Their appearance was not only positive feedback.
Numerous Twitter users had noticed that the 27-year-old had sung playback.
Singer John Legend explained this with the technicalities: "Fun Fact. During this parade we have to sing all the playbacks," he wrote.
Ora himself thanked Legend for clarification - and, like Legend, pointed out that she always sings live on her own shows.
Also Diana Ross was among the prominent participants of the parade.
About the separation of the week ...
... spoke Charlotte Roche. Years ago, the presenter and author ended the relationship with her parents. "We are separate people," she now told the magazine "Gala". After years of therapy, she found that it was better for her to live without parents.
The 40-year-old also explained in the interview why she decided: "My parents were not good for me in my childhood," Roche said.
"I am indeed free"
Charlotte Roche has renounced her parents. She talked about this with the "Gala".
"We are separate people," she said in an interview about her parents.
The reason was evidently her difficult childhood. She was a "multiple divorce child" and until she was 15 she moved 14 times.
After years of therapy, she found that it was better for her to live without parents.
"Now the pain is gone, the missing is gone, and I'm actually free," she said about the consequences of breaking the contact.
The "real action heroes" of the week ...
... ... Arnold Schwarzenegger celebrated. The former governor visited California, which was hit by forest fires. He distributed breakfast for firefighters and donated $ 100,000 to the forces, according to KCRA.
"The Spirit of America"
Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger has met with victims of the devastating forest fires in Northern California. Schwarzenegger distributed breakfast for firefighters and donated, according to the transmitter KCRA $ 100,000 for the emergency services.
From 2003 to 2011 he was governor of the US state, after which he worked again as an actor.
"But I also saw the spirit of America," Schwarzenegger said, referring to the tireless efforts of firefighters and volunteers.
The "Camp Fire" broke out on November 8, about 140 kilometers north of Sacramento. At least 83 people were killed. There are also more than 500 missing persons. It's the worst fire in the US West Coast since records began.
The fire department tried to bring the flames under control.
The fire continued to spread.
California is always hit by big fires. The picture shows a satellite image from December 2017.
Firefighter at work: Among other things, the hitherto very dry autumn in the region contributed to the current fires.
There are also strong winds, the so-called Santa Ana winds. They bring dry air into the area and also spread the embers of the fire.
He has seen the devastation in the village of Paradise and talked to people who have lost everything, according to a Twitter video. "But I also saw the spirit of America," Schwarzenegger said, referring to the tireless efforts of firefighters and volunteers. "These are true action heroes."
The message of the week ...
... ... Lena sent Meyer-Landrut. Behind her is a long break, in which she dealt with fears and doubts. Now the singer returns with a clear message - against hate, for love.
L like Lena, L like love
Lena Meyer-Landrut's album "Crystal Sky" from 2015 sounded cool and serious. A good three years later, the 27-year-old singer returns with new music. Her new single "Thank You" sounds happier - but not as carefree as the songs at the beginning of her career.
More than eight years after her victory at the ESC, Meyer-Landrut - here recording at a film premiere in 2017 - has now declared hostility on and off-line, including from her own experience.
Meyer-Landrut at a fashion show in Berlin in January: "I'm not just about mobbing and hatred on the internet, but generally about making something positive out of something negative," says the musician in an interview.
Posting on Instagram, with the Meyer-Landrut addressing hostility against them: "Sometimes I get to hear this every day," she says in an interview. "It's important for me to comment, especially because I know from younger fans that it happens to them."
Meyer-Landrut at a fashion show in Berlin in early November: "While working on the new album, I had a moment in which I had to refocus and sort myself a lot and deal with these topics a lot."
In the first seasons of the TV show "The Voice Kids" Meyer-Landrut appeared as a member of the jury: Extreme hostility they have only received after the ESC euphoria. Thereby, "there was the moment to get used to it, just because a lot of people have an opinion about me, but that does not leave me without a trace."
Eurovision winner: With her song "Satellite" the Hanoverian won the Schlager Grand Prix in Oslo at the end of May 2010. The following year she again joined Germany.
Lena with mentor Stefan Raab (in May 2010): At that time, Meyer-Landrut's career began as the winner of the ProSieben show "Our Star for Oslo", meanwhile she lives in Berlin.
Lena Meyer-Landrut 2015: In April 2019, the fifth album of the singer is to be released with "Only Love, L".
Echo winner 2013: Lena Meyer-Landrut wants to build on her old success with her single "Thank You", which was presented in mid-November 2018.
Since Meyer-Landrut won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2010 and suddenly became a public figure, she has come to know the downsides of fame. Now she resists mobbing and hate comments.
The high earner of the week ...
... ... is called Helene Fischer. The 34-year-old rose according to US business magazine "Forbes" with an estimated income of 32 million dollars (28 million euros) in the top ten best-earning musicians. In eighth she landed before US star Britney Spears and the Canadian pop diva Celine Dion. US singer Katy Perry led the ranking with $ 83 million.
The top ten best earning musicians
Britney Spears earned US $ 30 million between June 2017 and June 2018, according to estimates by US magazine "Forbes", and is ranked 10th in this year's ranking of top-earning female musicians. Spears (here 2016) was one of the performers in Las Vegas and several advertising contracts made.
# 9 goes to Céline Dion: "Forbes" estimates the singer's annual income at $ 31 million. Dion earned a lot from her performances in Las Vegas.
The German singer Helene Fischer earned 32 million dollars according to "Forbes" estimates - and above all thanks to her "phenomenally successful tour". That was enough for the 8th place.
Rihanna is one of the few representatives on the list who have not earned their main income on a tour, writes Forbes. Instead, she owes her estimated $ 37.5 million of annual income to her cosmetics and clothing lines as well as acting. This year, that was enough for 7th place.
A new single, appearances in Las Vegas, plus several advertising contracts: Jennifer Lopez lands according to "Forbes" with an annual income of 47 million dollars to number 6 of the best-earning musicians.
Between June 2017 and June 2018 Lady Gaga gave 66 concerts, starred in the movie "A Star is Born" and also earned a lot of money with advertising deals and her own perfume: "Forbes" estimates her annual income at $ 50 million - 5th place.
Singer Pink has been on tour with her "Beautiful Trauma" tour in North America and Oceania over the past few months, earning $ 52 million, according to Forbes. This puts her in fourth place in the ranking.
Last year's leader Beyoncé came in third: "Forbes" estimates their annual income at $ 60 million thanks to performances, a new album ("Everything Is Love") and the tour with husband Jay-Z ("On The Run II") ,
Taylor Swift's "Reputation" album sold two million copies in the first week, "Forbes" reports. "Now Swift deserves her tour of the stadium, which will take her from Tampa to Tokyo." The magazine estimates its annual income at $ 80 million - putting Swift in second place.
According to Forbes, no musician deserves more than Katy Perry: she comes to an annual salary of $ 83 million - thanks to 80 appearances and her work as a casting show juror.
About Fischer wrote the magazine, the European "superstar" is not as well known as the American colleagues in the list, but earn more than most US divas.
The name change of the week ...
... ... Hailey has done Baldwin. On Instagram, she is now called Bieber surname. For weeks, the gossips speculate that the model and singer Justin Bieber are married. In the summer, the couple had confirmed his engagement. But whether it had already entered into the bond of marriage, about the two were silent.
A couple and his relationship status
For months, the public has speculated on the relationship status of Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin. Did the singer and the model already secretly married?
With a name change on Instagram - where she is now called Bieber - heated the 22-year-old the rumors. An official confirmation of the pair has been missing so far. But for Bieber's mother, Hailey Baldwin certainly belongs to the family.
This showed Pattie Mallette with a greeting for the model's birthday on Twitter. There, the 43-year-old wrote: "I'm so thankful to have you as a daughter."
Justin Bieber also fueled the rumors about Instagram. "My wife is great," Bieber wrote under a photo that shows the 24-year-old and the model hand in hand.
In the summer, the singer had announced his engagement with Baldwin on Instagram. Since then, the public speculates about their relationship status.
But apart from the little hints about social networking, Baldwin and her partner did not reveal anything.
The uncle of the model, actor Alec Baldwin, was handling the rumors differently. He confirmed the wedding of the couple. "Well, they went off and got married and I do not know what the problem is," he told reporters at the Emmy Awards.
The couple also did not respond to these statements at the time. Bieber, 24, and Baldwin, 22, were already in 2016 for a short time.
Bieber told GQ magazine at the time that he did not want to rush things with Baldwin. "What if Hailey is actually the girl I'm going to marry? If I skip something, if I hurt her, then the wound will always remain."
When he announced his engagement with the model in the summer, the singer promised in his Instagram post "to guide our family with honor and decency" and to be led by Jesus. His heart belongs completely to her.
"Hailey, I am so in love with all that makes you," wrote the singer.
Baldwin himself replied via Twitter in two sentences: She was not sure what she had done in life to earn such fortune, "but I am so thankful to God for giving me such an incredible person with whom I'm allowed to share my life ".
Now, however, Hailey Baldwin has fueled the debate with a name change on Instagram. And also the singer became more precise. "My wife is great," Bieber wrote under an Instagram photo that shows the 24-year-old and the model hand in hand.
The mourning of the week ...
... ... came from rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs. A few days after the death of his ex-wife Kim Porter, the 49-year-old has expressed. "I do not know what to do without you baby," he wrote on Instagram and Twitter.
"We were more than soulmates"
Kim Porter and Sean Combs at the Oscars 2005: The US model and the rapper have been a couple since 1994. Now, for the first time, Combs has publicly commented on the death of his ex-partner.
"I do not know what to do without you, baby," the rapper wrote on social media. "I miss you so much." Here you can see the couple in 2004, Combs conducts "Happy Birthday".
Porter and Combs (2004) have a grown son and eleven year old twin daughters.
Porter had worked as a model and actress. She had been found dead Thursday at her home near Los Angeles. She was 47 years old.
He also released a video showing him and Porter on various occasions. "I miss you so much," Combs wrote. He's been trying to wake up from "this nightmare" for the past three days. But he did not succeed.