U2 slated for special iHeartRadio honor
U2 will be honored with the Innovator Award at this year’s iHeartRadio Music Awards for their impact on popular culture and commitment to social causes.
IHeartMedia announced Friday that the special honor will be given to the rock band during the awards show in Los Angeles on April 3. The show will air live on TBS, TNT and truTV, as well as on iHeartRadio stations and across the iHeartRadio digital music platform.
The group, comprised of Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr., are celebrating 40 years together this year. U2 has also supported numerous charities and causes, including the ONE organization and the (RED) brand campaign, both co-founded by Bono. The band is also nominated in the best tour category.
Trump’s daughter has third child
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is a grandfather – again.
The billionaire businessman’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, has given birth to her third child with husband Jared Kushner.
Ivanka Trump announced the birth of her son, Theodore James, on Twitter Sunday, saying that the family feels “incredibly blessed.”
Ivanka is the second of three children Donald Trump had with ex-wife Ivana Trump.
Polygamy reality TV show sued
A Utah woman who is part of a polygamous group alleges that makers of a reality TV show barged into her house without permission and pressured her daughter into being in a series about people leaving polygamy.
Susan Nelson alleges in the federal lawsuit that her daughter was offered $5,000 per episode to appear in “Escaping Polygamy,” which was being filmed in Utah.
The lawsuit states that a cameraman trespassing at Nelson’s house in a Salt Lake City suburb in December 2014 filmed two women trying to persuade her daughter to leave. After initially agreeing to participate, her daughter had second thoughts and didn’t want to leave that day, the lawsuit states. Nelson’s daughter was a young adult at the time.
The events of that day appeared in an episode that aired in July 2015 on the A&E network’s LMN channel.
The two companies being sued – A&E Network and RIVR Media – declined to comment on the allegations through company spokespeople. RIVR Media produces the show.
The series follows three sisters who left a northern Utah-based polygamous group, the Kingstons, over a decade ago. They now try to help others leave what they consider an abusive lifestyle.
The birthday bunch
Actress Dianne Wiest is 70. Rapper Salt (Salt-N-Pepa) is 50. Actress Julia Stiles is 35. Singer Lady Gaga is 30.