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  Jean Shafiroff Interviews Ndaba Mandela  Jean Shafiroff , philanthropist and TV host of SUCCESSFUL PHILANTHROPY, recently interviewed Ndaba Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, who revealed he would run for President of South Africa if his people needed him.  In the interview Ndaba Mandela spoke openly about his upbringing by Nelson Mandela after Nelson was released from prison. Ndaba also talks candidly about how he lost both parents to AIDS and how Nelson Mandela taught him the life skills to lead his country. Jean Shafiroff's full length TV interview of Ndaba Mandela can be watched above.  At 17:15 minutes into the interview, Jean Shafiroff asks Ndaba Mandela if he would be willing to run for President and Ndaba then reveals that he would run for President of South Africa if his country needed him.  About Jean Shafiroff   Jean Shafiroff is the producer and host of the television show "Successful Philanthropy" which airs six times wee...

Jean Shafiroff Cover Story By Bennett Marcus For Social Life -- Through her innate generosity and concern for her fellow man, Jean Shafiroff found her life’s calling: philanthropy. For years she has been a powerful leader, putting her boundless energy behind worthy charitable organizations both local and international, and today is at the pinnacle of New York’s philanthropic circles. “I feel very lucky to be able to do the charity work that I do,” she says. “I think that it’s a great blessing to be in the position that I’m in. I’m very fortunate that I can help others.” Jean sits on the boards of multiple foundations, chairs numerous events, and donates to many causes with which she is not directly involved. “When it comes to giving, Jean Shafiroff leads the pack,” says Elsie McCabe Thompson, the president of the New York City Mission Society, an organization with which Shafiroff has long been actively involved. High Fashion Jean Shafiroff Jean Shafiroff ...

Tony Bennett And Lady Gaga Recently E NEWS -- Lady Gaga had all eyes on her as she arrived at the 2019 Golden Globe Awards and she dished her experience creating A Star Is Born during E!'s Live from The Red Carpet. "I discovered something in working on this film it's something called alchemy," Lady Gaga revealed exclusively to E! News. "It's like that you essentially are creating a character but you're really becoming the character. Whatever sense memory you have or whatever as if or imagination you have to bring to a scene, you have all of those things with you before you go on set. You know your lines, but you really just know what you're saying when you go on set, you throw it out the window Bradley [Cooper] really taught me that." "You know, it's very different, you know. I think I've created characters for years so that I could be an actress because I always wanted to be one and I couldn't make it so I...

Jean Shafiroff In Global Vision Jean Shafiroff was the cover feature of GLOBAL VISION Magazine Summer 2018 issue. Global Vision is an International Magazine for business executives. The Magazine is distributed through Europe. The story was written by Samantha Yanks, former editor-in-chief of Gotham Magazine and Hampton's Magazine. The title of the feature is "Jean Shafiroff One of 2018's Top Philanthropists to Watch".

Willie Nelson In AARP LOS ANGELES, CA — The first in a series of “American Icon” exclusive interviews, Willie Nelson reflects on his life’s trajectory from small-town Texas to the country music mecca of Nashville, the friends he made along the way and his focus on only the essential things in life. With a rich, varied, textured life well-lived and career spanning over 50 years, he is one of the biggest stars in country music. The outspoken musical legend has also endured his share of heartache, from the tragic death of a son to three failed marriages. Even with a 32 million dollar IRS tax bill and drug busts weighing him down, he pulled himself up by the bootstraps and carried on. When questioned about his secret to life in an intimate interview with AARP The Magazine (ATM), Nelson says, “It’s simple. Do what you want to do. If I don’t want to do it, forget it. But if I do want to do it, get out of my goddamn way.” Nelson’s words are a testament to such ...

Snoop Dogg Visits 'The View' Snoop Dogg gives his take on Kanye West's recent controversial comments about slavery, saying "he's crying out for help": "He truly misses his mother, he truly misses a black woman in his life. He truly misses the stability of having somebody telling him when he's wrong ... as opposed to allowing him to continue to do what he's doing." "That's my homegirl!" Snoop Dogg calls his unexpected friendship with Martha Stewart "special":   "People would've never thought that we could have a relationship ... but that's what's wrong with people. Stop judging a book by the cover and allow people to understand and learn from each other!" Snoop Dogg says his new gospel album Bible Of Love is inspired by his grandmother:   "What I wanted to do was make a record that she could be proud of, that she could play. I know she's in he...

The Michelle Rodriguez Nightline Interview ABC NEWS -- Last night “The Fast and the Furious” star Michelle Rodriguez brought ABC’s “Nightline” along a trip for a trip to the ancient ruins of Mexico where she took part in a five-day intensive spiritual boot camp. She also opened up about working on her “ancient primal anger” which stemmed from her being a woman and growing up "in the ghetto." Off the movie screen and away from the paparazzi, there are a few things you might not know about actress Michelle Rodriguez. For example, Rodriguez, known for her roles in "The Fast and the Furious" movie franchise, never finished high school, but is quite a bookworm. "I have books everywhere, all kinds of books, from all kinds of subjects on anthropology, you know, mysticism, occultism, you know, science, politics, you name it. Psychology, big on that," she told ABC News' "Nightline" at her Los Angeles home. "That's ...

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction David Letterman is out of retirement and returning to television with a six-episode, 60-minute Netflix series -- My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman. The first episode will premiere on Friday, January 12, 2018 with each subsequent episode streaming monthly from February to June. Dave’s lineup of influential guests includes George Clooney, Malala Yousafzai, Jay-Z, Tina Fey, Howard Stern and President Barack Obama. The interviews take place both inside and outside a studio setting, with Letterman traveling to "locations far and wide," according to a Netflix press release. The episodes will take an in-depth look at Letterman's guests. When Letterman announced the new show, he said in a statement, "I feel excited and lucky to be working on this project for Netflix. Here's what I have learned, if you retire to spend more time with your family, check with your family first. Thanks for watc...

Heres How ABC News Covered Gene Wilder's Death ABC NEWS -- In an exclusive essay for ABC News, Karen Wilder opens up about her 35-year marriage to the late actor and activist Gene Wilder. The “Young Frankenstein” star died last year at the age of 83, after battling Alzheimer's disease in the final years of his life. Wilder discusses some of the trials and tribulations caregivers or spouses can experience when caring for someone living with the debilitating disease. Gene Wilder's widow on what it's like to care for someone with Alzheimer's I never pictured myself marrying a movie star. I also never saw myself spending years of my life taking care of one. But I’ve done both. Love was the reason for the first. Alzheimer’s disease, the second. I met Gene Wilder in 1989. He was preparing to shoot a movie called “See No Evil, Hear No Evil,” in which the character he played was deaf. Though I grew up in very small town in Idaho, where ...

Tiger Zinda Hai Abu Dhabi, UAE -- Bollywood superstar Katrina Kaif talked about her intensive training ahead of filming for her blockbuster film with Indian icon Salman Khan in Abu Dhabi. In an exclusive interview, Kaif said that she really enjoyed aggression training which supported her action scenes, and praised Abu Dhabi as a filming destination saying that it offered “one of the best studios in the world.” ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ is the most anticipated Bollywood movie to be released at the end of 2017 and is Abu Dhabi’s longest feature film project to date. The film was shot in Abu Dhabi over a 65 -day period with a 300-person international production team. It was released in cinemas on December 21, 2017.

**** New York’s First Lady of Philanthropy Jean Shafiroff Featured in HOLA! and HELLO! Magazine UK **** Jean Shafiroff Philanthropist Jean Shafiroff is featured in the November, 2017 issue of Hello Magazine UK, with Duchess Kate Middleton on the cover. The 9-page feature has also been released with a total of 10 pages in the Spanish sister publication to Hello Magazine, HOLA! which was published in Spain, Mexico and Argentina and features Victoria and Cristina Iglesias, daughters of Julio Iglesias, on the cover. HOLA! dubbed Jean “The First Lady of Philanthropy in the United States and included a feature on Queen Letizia of Spain. Jean’s features were first in both HOLA! as well as HELLO! UK. The profile highlights Jean’s passion for philanthropy, the importance of giving back, and how to inspire others to make the world a better place, as well as a few in depth tips on serving as the perfect event hostess. The spread features gorgeous photography of Ms. Shaf...

The Pope With Rita Cosby In NewsWhistle’s weekly question-and-answer series, Clara Morgan speaks with some of her favorite influences and finds out more about their lives and careers. This week, Clara speaks with Rita Cosby, multiple Emmy-winning TV host, radio star, and best-selling author. You can read the great interview HERE .

Morgan Freeman In AARP Morgan Freeman has weighed in on the current political landscape in the February/March issue of AARP The Magazine in an interview before Inauguration Day. On playing POTUS “Some people thought Hollywood wasn’t ready for a black president, but I didn’t consider it. I’m not a professional black actor; I’m a professional actor. I can remember only once in the movies playing black, and that was Driving Miss Daisy.” On the current political landscape “As for politics today, I supported Hillary in the election, and now it feels like we are jumping off a cliff. We just have to find out how we land. I’m not scared, though. I’m holding out hope that Donald Trump has to be a good president. He can’t not be. What I see is a guy who will not lose.” On his stint in the United States Air Force “I went into the Air Force with the idea of being a fighter pilot, but they made me a radar mechanic. I’m about as m...

Shelia E. On Larry King Now On a special season 5 premiere episode of the multi-Emmy nominated series “ Larry King Now ,” Prince’s ex-fiance and legendary drummer Sheila E. sits down with Larry King where she opens up about the untimely death of her friend and music partner, sharing special moments she shared with the icon and whether or not we will hear Prince's unreleased music in the near future. Plus, Sheila discusses the state of the music business and dishes on her most notable collaborations, from Ringo Starr to Beyoncé. Sheila reflects back on her fondest memories with Prince and his unfortunate cause of death, which was officially classified as an accidental overdose of the painkiller fentanyl. She reveals whether or not she had ever seen Prince use or abuse pain medication and says, “I’ve never even seen him take an aspirin, or a Tylenol,” however, due to the nature of his performance, she knows that “he was in pain...I was always getting hurt and so was...

First Lady Michelle Obama NEW YORK, April, 15, 2016 – Seventeen, the largest monthly teen media brand, today unveiled the May 2016 flip issue featuring First Lady Michelle Obama and two real girl winners of the Seventeen Better Make Room essay contest on one cover, which opens to a 11-page commencement section, and singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor on the other. This marks the first time that a First Lady has appeared on the cover of Seventeen, and inside the First Lady offers advice to the winners—and all Seventeen readers!—on preparing for college. In support of the Better Make Room campaign, launched by the First Lady, Seventeen’s essay contest asked girls to write about how they plan on using a higher education to pursue their dreams and help their communities. The contest, which received hundreds of submissions, had two winners—Gemma Busoni, 17, of California, and Zaniya Lewis, 18, of New Jersey. Both received an all-expenses paid trip for themselves and a chap...

Jennifer Garner E! News -- Jennifer Garner accepts that bad things happen to good people. In her new movie, Miracles From Heaven, she plays Christy Beam, the real-life mom of a 10-year-old girl named Anna who was diagnosed with a fatal and incurable digestive disease. At one point in the film, Christy loses faith in God and stops going to church. In the end, Anna is suddenly cured after she says she spoke to God during a freak accident left her unharmed after falling three stories to the bottom of a hollow tree. Garner, herself, has never lost faith. "You can't expect the world just to be good," Garner told me this weekend while promoting the movie. "You can't have faith if only good things are happening in the world. That's the whole point. You have to dig deeper to rely on something." She explained further, "The world is a complicated place…The world is full of extreme views and complications and it's ...

Christian Bale E! NEWS -- Christian Bale's Batman words of wisdom to Ben Affleck were pretty simple. "Make sure you can piss in that suit," the Dark Knight actor told Affleck, who will make his debut as the Caped Crusader later this month in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. In other words, Affleck made sure that his bat suit included an easy access zipper. "It's essential," Bale told me while promoting his new movie Knight of Cups. "You don't feel much like a superhero when someone else has to help you pee." Bale also revealed that he wasn't exactly happy when he first tried on his bat suit back in 2005 for Batman Begins. "I felt ridiculous and stupid. It didn't fit," he said. "I just left like a rat prat. And then by the time it did fit, I was like I can't do this because I'm claustrophobic. I'm hyperventilating and they cast the wrong person." Another f...