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  Sting Kayne West   A PHOTOGRAPHER'S JOURNEY THROUGH THE PANDEMIC: FROM CAMERA TO CANVAS During the pandemic, celebrity photographer Ann Lawlor collaborated with artist Oliver Corwin transforming her photographs from print to canvas, cultivating a new art form. Sean Combs AKA Diddy "It was always something we wanted to do but never had the time." Over the years, she has captured celebrities at the Grammys, Oscars, Golden Globes, Emmys, TIFF, Sundance, and many more events and red carpets. With all celebrity events canceled, she found a way to bring these iconic moments to life by inaugurating a new theme on her existing archive. Ann shares a sneak peek of some of the photographs she plans to show in an upcoming exhibition this fall. Visit Ann's Instagram

Jean Shafiroff    The American Cancer Society (ACS) hosted the 15th annual Taste of Hope virtual celebration. The event celebrated New York City’s iconic restaurant industry and raised critical funds for cancer research and local patient service programs offered by ACS.  This year’s Taste of Hope recognized James Beard Award-winning culinary honorees, Chef Michael White (Marea) and Chef Joseph ‘JJ’ Johnson (Fieldtrip). Mark D. Friedman and Jamie Koff returned as event co-chairs, and CBS News’ Chris Wragge returned at emcee.   Sting Chris Wragge The event featured a special performance by Sting, and appearances by Giancarlo Esposito (The Mandalorian, Breaking Bad), Mario Cantone (Sex and the City), NFL Hall of Famer Harry Carson (NY Giants), Amy Ryan (The Office), Peter Onorati (This is Us), Harry Lennix (Blacklist), Alysia Reiner (OITNB), and Bobby Cannavale. Event guests had the opportunity to hear first-hand how cancer continues during the pandemic and the dev...

  Sting The American Cancer Society (ACS) will host the 15th annual Taste of Hope virtual celebration on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. The event will celebrate New York City’s iconic restaurant industry and raise critical funds for cancer research and local patient service programs offered by ACS.  This year’s Taste of Hope will recognize James Beard Award-winning culinary honorees, Chef Michael White (Marea) and Chef Joseph ‘JJ’ Johnson (Fieldtrip). Mark D. Friedman and Jamie Koff return as event co-chairs, and CBS News’ Chris Wragge returns at emcee.   The event will feature special appearances and performances by Sting, Giancarlo Esposito (The Mandalorian, Breaking Bad), Mario Cantone (Sex and the City), Chef Jean Georges (The Fulton), Chef Todd English (Figs), Chef Aaron Sanchez (MasterChef), former football player Harry Carson (HOF NY Giants), Amy Ryan (The Office), Peter Onorati (This is Us), Harry Lennix (Blacklist), Alysia Reiner (OITNB), David Alan Basche, B...

Sting And Trudie Styler Sting and his actress-director wife Trudie Styler take the cover of Wine Spectator’s April issue , which hits stands March 15. In the cover story, the couple talks celebrity wines, music and winemaking, how they find refuge on their Italian estate, and more. Select quotes from Sting include: On celebrity wines: “I think in some ways it’s a pejorative: celebrity wine. Because there is so much of it. We haven’t been here for generations. But we are serious. We are committed.” On paying $3.5 million for the 16th-century villa: “We bought it for a song. Maybe two songs.” On using the farm as an escape: “We were looking for a refuge, and the fact that it was a working farm attracted us as well. But we didn’t really think of it as a commercial thing at all. It was the aesthetic of having a working farm around us.” On music and winemaking: “Even though it was going to cost a lot of money, the ethos of creating something...

**** THE GLORIOUS CORNER Story By: G. H. HARDING **** Keith Richards KEITH’S KIDS – Hell hath frozen over … twice in fact. Keith Richards has written a children’s book. Keith did do a double and triple take when his publisher approached him with the idea that flowered into Gus & Me: The Story of My Granddad and My First Guitar (Little, Brown Books For Young Readers), the new picture book featuring illustrations by Theodora Richards, the elder of his two daughters with wife/model Patti Hansen. "This one came around sort of behind my back," says Richards. "It happened to coincide with my first daughter, Angela" — from a previous relationship — "having my fifth grandchild (Otto, now 9 ). And I realized that I wanted to give my own grandfather his due for having turned me on to music." There was also the chance to work with Theodora, 29, whom he chose to provide art for the book. "With those three ingred...

Afrojack This morning, “Good Morning America” announced that 16-time Grammy Award winner, Sting will join Afrojack as a special guest this Friday, June 27th as part of GMA’s summer concert series in Central Park.  Sting recently released his fourteenth solo album, The Last Ship, inspired by his memories of the shipbuilding community of Wallsend in the North East of England where he was born and raised. A new play of the same name premieres in Chicago tomorrow night (June 25) with original music and lyrics written by the world renowned musician, who will take a break from his duties as composer to be on GMA this Friday. The Last Ship will debut on Broadway this fall. Photo By: RD/Kabik/Retna

**** THE GLORIOUS CORNER Story By: G.H. Harding **** Adam Lambert SIMON & STING --- When Paul Simon announced last year he was touring with Sting, anticipation ran exceptionally high; as both Simon and Sting are artists of the highest caliber. Last night’s final show at NYC’s Madison Square Garden was spot-on excellent in almost every way. The two sauntered onstage with both their respective bands in tow (almost 17 musicians onstage!) and began the show with Sting’s “Brand New Day” and Simon’s “Boy in the Bubble.” Simon welcomed the audience to their little experiment. At first, there are so many musicians onstage that’s it’s all a bit hard to take in; but, soon you settle in and it all makes sense. Sting’s “Fields of Gold,” Simon’s “Mother and Child Reunion” and a brilliant-performance of Simon’s classic “50 Ways To Leave Your Lover,” followed. Simon’s sax player did a brilliant solo mid-song; it was good, but made me remember the late-Michael Becker...

**** WE ARE FAMILY HONORS **** Jean Shafiroff Nile Rodgers Trudie Styler With Sting Ndaba Mandela With Sam Moore Judy Goss With Beth Mercante Rosie Perez A. J. Calloway The We Are Family Foundation® (WAFF), a not-for-profit organization founded by legendary songwriter and producer, Nile Rodgers, honored Sting and Trudie Styler with the Humanitarian Award at its inaugural We Are Family HONORS event on Thursday, April 11, 2013, at Manhattan Center’s Grand Ballroom in New York City. The evening included a concert featuring performances by Sting, Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Sam Moore and Russell Peters, as well as remarks by We Are Family Foundation Founder & Chairman Nile Rodgers, We Are Family Foundation President Nancy Hunt, Africa Rising Foundation Co-Founder & Co-Chairman Ndaba Mandela, filmmaker Slater Jewell-Kemker and U.S. Fund for UNICEF President & CEO Caryl Stern. Artists and activists Sting and Trudi...

**** GRAMMY GOSSIP **** Sting AJ Mc L ean Sting, Backstreet Boy AJ McLean, Skylar Grey, MC Lyte, Mikky Ekko, and Dr. Drew were among the celebs picking up New Era Caps at The GRAMMY Gift Lounge presented by MTG. AJ made a special point to go over and greet Sting, introducing himself by his full name and band affiliation. A big headwear fan, he picked up a Steelers Cap and mentioned of the New Era Store on Melrose, "This is my home away from home." Sting liked the Fedoras and picked up a cool jacket for his son. "I'm an English Bloke, an old-fashioned guy." Mikky Ekko, who will be performing with Rihanna at the Grammy's grabbed an LA Dodgers and wore it out of the lounge. "Should I chuck it?" (talking about his old cap) he joked to his female redhead friend. Photos Courtesy of: DomainMSA

Sting Sting and the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra were at the Metropolitan Opera last night at Lincoln Center and will be there tonight too. Photo By: Ann Lawlor

Kate Hudson Clive Davis Dame Shirley Bassey Sam Rockwell Leslie Bibb Debbie Harry Trudie Styler With Sting Sting and wife beautiful Trudie Styler, along with Clive Davis , Kate Hudson, Dame Shirley Bassey, Sam Rockwell , Debbie Harry and Lady Bunny were snapped at the Semi-Annual Rainforest Fund Birthday Concert Dinner at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Photos By: RD / Roe / Retna Digital.

Pop star Sting's wife Trudie Styler is inviting 6,000 Chevron employees in the San Francisco, California area to view her new film Crude for free when it opens this weekend. The documentary, which Styler is the producer of, takes a look at the devastation oil companies like Chevron have created in the rainforest's of Ecuador, where clean water is no longer available and animal species and indigenous tribes people are dying at a very alarming rate. The documentary also chronicles the $27 billion lawsuit against Chevron in Ecuador. In her invitation, which was sent out to the employees this week, Styler explained the impact of her experiences visiting Ecuadorian rain forest communities living with oil pollution and contaminated drinking water, which is documented in the movie. She says, "You may know me as Sting’s wife, and you may know of my work for the environment and human rights. You may also have heard my name mentioned as one of the celebrities speaking out in support...

Duncan Jones And David Bowie Trudie Styler And Sting Producer Trudie Styler and her husband rock star Sting attended the 'Moon' premiere during the 2009 Sundance Film Festival at the Eccles Theater. Rock legend David Bowie also made a appearance at the famed Park City, Utah venue. Photos By: RD/ Leon / Retna Digital

**** Sting Gets Shaved In Final Concert At Garden **** Adding even more spectacle to an already historic final reunion show of The Police at New York's Madison Square Garden, Singer and bassist Sting took a surprise break after the main set and before the first encore –to step into a John Allan’s mobile grooming club back stage. Sting laid back in a vintage barber chair as two John Allan's grooming pros shaved the salt-and-pepper beard with an exclusive John Allan's 63 Series Razor, John Allan's new Slick Water Pre-Shave and JA Shave Cream. Sting's beard has been the subject of media interest and plenty of scrutiny for the past several months and most recently, although Sting was quoted defending his new growth saying "the ladies love it." His impromptu make over was beamed live to the audience on giant screens above the stage as thousands of fans cheered on John Allan's team. In just over 4 minutes, Sting got a John Allan's signature treatment in...

Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger has a huge crush on Sting.The sexy singer thinks the 56-year-old Police frontman is "hot" and insists his wife Trudie Styler is a "lucky woman". Nicole said: "Sting is so sweet. I think there are a lot of hot English men. I just love the accent. His wife's a lucky woman."Nicole and Sting recently recorded ballad 'Power's Out' together for her debut solo album 'Her Name is Nicole'.The 29-year-old star is so smitten with the 'Roxanne' singer she even has a photograph of them in the studio as the screensaver on her computer. She said: "I know it's a bit dorky to have that picture on my computer, but I got to sing a duet with Sting - that is so cool!"Nicole was briefly engaged to Nick Hexum, the lead singer of 311, but their two-year relationship came to an end last year.'Her Name is Nicole' is set for release next month, and also features collaborations with Kanye West, Ak...

Sting was spotted leaving a German brothel in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The married 'Roxanne' singer - who performed with his reformed band The Police at Hamburg's HSV-Arena on Tuesday night - was pictured ducking down in the back seat of a car as he was driven away from Hamburg's notorious Relax bordello at 2.15am with two bodyguards.The pictures appeared on the frontpage of German newspaper Bild, under the headline, "What did Sting do in the Hamburg top bordello?"Brothels are legal in Germany, however, the "prestigious" Relax establishment only advertises itself as a strip club, where clientele can find "up to 40 top elite models at our bar at any given time".Their website reads: "Situated in the heart of Hamburg and in the hearts of gentleman than patronise it all over the world."Although not advertised, patrons have revealed that 'models' are available to rent per hour and keep clients company in the club...

Sting with wife Trudie Styler Sting and his wife Trudie Styler have been ordered to pay their former chef compensation after losing a sexual discrimination case.The couple were told they must pay 41-year-old Jane Martin £24,944 (U.S. Approx. $50,000.) at an employment tribunal in Southampton yesterday. Martin claimed Styler sacked her from her job at the couple's Wiltshire estate because she was pregnant.The compensation includes £10,000 (U.S. $20,000.)for injury to feelings and £16,000 (U.S. $32,000.) for loss of earnings with deductions for redundancy pay Martin has already received. But tribunal chairman James Simpson admitted Martin could have claimed a much larger sum. He said: "The tribunal was surprised when Mr Norman, representing the claimant, suggested the figure of £10,000 and that the claimant was not seeking aggravated damages or costs."Martin won her cases of unfair dismissal and sexual discrimination on June 8 after telling a Southampton employment tribuna...

The chef fired by STING’s wife TRUDIE STYLER for being pregnant, blames the film producer for the loss of her baby. A legal panel last month found Styler guilty of "shameful conduct" over Martin’s dismissal after eight years’ service. Now Martin claims her shock at being fired caused her to miscarry. Speaking at a hearing to decide how much compensation she is due from the couple, Martin says, "This gave rise to a large amount of anxiety for me as to the potential outcome of continuing to work was the loss of my baby."

The Legends The Police The Police drummer Stewart Copeland has branded the band's second comeback performance a complete "disaster".The musician described the group's second Vancouver show on Wednesday as "unbelievably lame".Copeland said: "This is unbelievably lame. We are the mighty Police and we are totally at sea."I banged my gong at the wrong time so the big pompous opening to the show was a damp squib. It usually takes about four or five shows in a tour before you get to the disaster gig. But we're The Police so we are a little ahead of schedule."The concert, played in front of 20,000 fans at the GM Place Arena, got off to a rocky start when Copeland tripped as he took the stage.The drummer then claims that he, guitarist Andy Summers and bassist-and-vocalist Sting were "half a bar out of sync" during classic hit 'Message in a Bottle'. He also said Sting's attempts to leap in the air during 'Synchronicity II...

Rocker Sting will partner with David Bowie Sting and David Bowie are opening a burlesque club together.The rock stars have bought former New York Mafia haunt Little Charlie's Clam Bar in Little Italy and plan to launch an exotic striptease nightspot there this autumn. Businessman Ivan Kane is also involved in the project and hopes to replicate the success of his chain of 20s-style burlesque clubs.The new club, which will reportedly cost $4 million to build, will be linked to Kane's Forty Deuce venues in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Kane said: "It's a done deal, they are the two main partners."Los Angeles' Forty Deuce has previously attracted a host of celebrities including George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Sir Mick Jagger and Hugh Grant.The clubs feature live jazz bands and exotic dancers who strip on stage. The performers protect their modesty using feather boas, fans and jewel-encrusted underwear. Spokespeople for Sting, 55, and Bowie, 60, have confirmed th...