Even on a night to celebrate empowerment, the edge in the room was unmistakable.
The shocking revelation this week that the U.S. Supreme Court is moving to overturn Roe v. Wade was evident not only in the words from honorees and presenters at Variety’s Power of Women, presented by Lifetime, but also in the defiant spirit in which they were delivered. The invitation-only event had the crowd of 350 attendees on their feet more than once to pay tribute to the activism and philanthropic passions of prominent female leaders.
Honoree Queen Latifah summed up the unsettled mood among millions of women now that the legal pillar that has ensured women in the U.S. have access to legal abortion since 1973 could fall, thanks to the new conservative majority on the nation’s high court.
“It is a very strange time for us,” Latifah observed. “There are a group of...
The shocking revelation this week that the U.S. Supreme Court is moving to overturn Roe v. Wade was evident not only in the words from honorees and presenters at Variety’s Power of Women, presented by Lifetime, but also in the defiant spirit in which they were delivered. The invitation-only event had the crowd of 350 attendees on their feet more than once to pay tribute to the activism and philanthropic passions of prominent female leaders.
Honoree Queen Latifah summed up the unsettled mood among millions of women now that the legal pillar that has ensured women in the U.S. have access to legal abortion since 1973 could fall, thanks to the new conservative majority on the nation’s high court.
“It is a very strange time for us,” Latifah observed. “There are a group of...
- 5/6/2022
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
In Amanda Seyfried’s Power of Women speech on Thursday evening, the star of “The Dropout” honored the International Network for Aid, Relief and Assistance, a nonprofit that connects refugee children with crucial medical and mental health care.
“This evening, we are gathered to recognize the Power of Women, and I can think of few women more powerful in vision and spirit than my friend, CNN senior international correspondent and the founder of Inara, Arwa Damon, who is sitting right there with us tonight,” Seyfried said. “It is her passion, her dedication, her fearlessness that has inspired me and inspired so many people.”
She shared the story of Mia, a Syrian girl whose mother fled their neighborhood during an attack and fell into the rubble, shattering Mia’s bones.
“Inara has provided the surgeries and the physical therapy that will allow Mia to fully recover, and ease the heart of her mother,...
“This evening, we are gathered to recognize the Power of Women, and I can think of few women more powerful in vision and spirit than my friend, CNN senior international correspondent and the founder of Inara, Arwa Damon, who is sitting right there with us tonight,” Seyfried said. “It is her passion, her dedication, her fearlessness that has inspired me and inspired so many people.”
She shared the story of Mia, a Syrian girl whose mother fled their neighborhood during an attack and fell into the rubble, shattering Mia’s bones.
“Inara has provided the surgeries and the physical therapy that will allow Mia to fully recover, and ease the heart of her mother,...
- 5/6/2022
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Comedian and Hollywood Star Sarah Silverman along with an all-star group of hilarious friends today announce they are teaming up for Good for a Laugh, a comedy fundraiser to help support two organizations helping children whose lives have been devastated by war: War Child USA and Inara.
This exclusive, one-night only benefit will take place at the historic Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles on March 1. Sarah Silverman, a two-time Emmy Award winner and one of the most versatile talents in entertainment, will be joined by Emmy Award nominated comedian Tig Notaro, Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Chelsea Peretti and Broad City writer Naomi Ekperigin. The evening will be hosted by Veep and Life in Pieces star Dan Bakkedahl.
“I know I speak for all us knuckleheads when I say we are so grateful to get to be a part of this. If we can lure you in with a show...
This exclusive, one-night only benefit will take place at the historic Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles on March 1. Sarah Silverman, a two-time Emmy Award winner and one of the most versatile talents in entertainment, will be joined by Emmy Award nominated comedian Tig Notaro, Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Chelsea Peretti and Broad City writer Naomi Ekperigin. The evening will be hosted by Veep and Life in Pieces star Dan Bakkedahl.
“I know I speak for all us knuckleheads when I say we are so grateful to get to be a part of this. If we can lure you in with a show...
- 2/19/2019
- Look to the Stars
Tonight’s Real Time with Bill Maher is an intellectual and political smorgasbord — just what we needed after being on hiatus for last week. The lineup is a who’s who of journalists and authors respected by peers and sought-after by the top networks. Boston-born journalist Arwa Damon, CNN’s award-winning senior international correspondent based of the network’s Istanbul bureau, is the top-of-show interview. Her insight on the Middle-East is invaluable and she will likely discuss the intricacies and the pitfalls of president Trump’s recent airstrike in Syria, and the repercussions of that action. The mid-show interview is NPR Invisibilia co-host and...read more...
- 4/21/2017
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
Actor and activist Salma Hayek shared rare details of her work on behalf of women on Wednesday at TheWrap‘s 6th annual Power Women Breakfast in Beverly Hills, saying she preferred to “live” her activism “instead of talk about it.” The Oscar-nominated actress spoke emotionally about her philanthropic work at a packed breakfast for 150 Hollywood women executives. Hayek has worked across the globe, from Guatemala to Mexico to India and the African continent, focused mainly on preventing domestic violence. Also read: Power Women Breakfast: CNN's Arwa Damon Says Covering Middle East Can Be ‘Screaming in the Dark’ “If you want to stop violence in the.
- 10/29/2014
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
Jackal Group CEO Gail Berman‘s transition from Hollywood power player to digital entrepreneur wasn't easy. See photos: The Scene at TheWrap's Power Women's Breakfast 2014 (Photos) “Going viral is not a business plan,” Berman told an audience at the 6th annual Power Women's breakfast on Wednesday at the Montage in Beverly Hills, Calif. Also read: Power Women Breakfast: CNN's Arwa Damon Says Covering Middle East Can Be ‘Screaming in the Dark’ She spoke on her move from president of Paramount during what she called a “difficult time” to her startup in the digital space at BermanBraun, which she co-founded in 2007 with former Yahoo exec.
- 10/29/2014
- by Gina Hall
- The Wrap
CNN International Correspondent Arwa Damon said Wednesday that journalists in the Middle East today are “deliberately targeted — we are being slaughtered” and that their work is more risky and vital than ever. See photos: The Scene at TheWrap's Power Women's Breakfast 2014 (Photos) Speaking at TheWrap‘s 6th annual Power Women Breakfast at the Montage in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, Damon told stories of horrific violence and personal courage she has encountered while reporting in the Middle East for a decade. Damon, who on Tuesday won a Courage Award from the International Women's Media Foundation, described Syria and Iraq as far more dangerous.
- 10/29/2014
- by Gina Hall
- The Wrap
Olivia Wilde cohosted a night honoring some of the world's bravest - and most embattled - female reporters and editors on Tuesday at the International Women's Media Foundation's annual Courage in Journalism Awards in Beverly Hills, CA. She was joined by presenters Kate Hudson and Rashida Jones and guests including journalist Lisa Ling and New Girl actress Hannah Simone. Olivia has a very personal connection to the organization's cause: her mother, Leslie Cockburn, is an investigative journalist. "She taught me the importance of speaking truth to power, of being unintimidated by people telling you to give up, and to stop chasing the impossible," Olivia told us. "I've been so inspired by her example of blasting through the glass ceiling." Olivia welcomed her first son, Otis, in April and reflected on how becoming a mother herself has changed her approach to life and work. "The amazing thing about becoming a parent...
- 10/29/2014
- by Lindsay-Miller
- Popsugar.com
CNN correspondent Arwa Damon, Serbian TV reporter Brankica Stanković, and the editor-in-chief of one of the few independent media outlets in the Congo, Solange Lusiku Nsimire, will be honored by their peers at the 25th International Women's Media Foundation's Courage in Journalism Awards at the Beverly Hilton on Tuesday. The Iwmf celebrates the courage of women journalists who overcome threats and oppression to speak out on global issues. In protest of the owner of the Beverly Hills Hotel's policies, the Iwmf cancelled their contract with the hotel and moved it to the Beverly Hilton earlier this year. Also read: Beverly Hills.
- 10/25/2014
- by Mikey Glazer
- The Wrap
CNN is biting back in a $1 million lawsuit filed against the media company over an alleged biting incident involving correspondent Arwa Damon. CNN America, CNN Productions and Damon have filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, filed by a pair of plaintiffs who claimed that Damon bit one of them and threatened both during a drunken frenzy at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. Also read: CNN Sued for $1 Million Over Correspondent's Alleged Drunken, Biting Freakout In the initial suit, filed in New York Supreme Court in August, Charles Simons and Tracy Lamar claimed that, in July, a “seriously intoxicated” Damon.
- 9/8/2014
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Here's a lawsuit that you can really sink your teeth into. CNN America is being sued by a pair of plaintiffs who claim that correspondent Arwa Damon bit one of them and threatened both during a drunken altercation at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. Also read: CNN Anchor Calls Fox Nation ‘Willfully Ignorant F—sticks’ In the suit, filed in New York Supreme Court on Monday, Charles Simons and Tracy Lamar claim that in July, Damon was “seriously intoxicated” at the embassy and became “unruly and violent.” At some point, the suit claims Damon bit Lamar, who was working as an Emt and a.
- 8/4/2014
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
CNN is being sued by 2 EMTs who claim one of the network's reporters bit them in a drunken rage.Arwa Damon -- the Beirut-based senior international correspondent for CNN -- was in the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad back in July. According to the lawsuit -- obtained by TMZ -- she became "seriously intoxicated" and became unruly and violent.Authorities arrived and according to the suit ... EMTs Tracy Lamar and Charles Simons were trying to...
- 8/4/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
That bites! CNN is being sued for more than $1 million by an Emt who claims one of the network's correspondents bit her while drunk and seeking medical assistance, TMZ reports. Photos: Stars at court According to the lawsuit obtained by TMZ, Emt Tracy Lamar claims that Arwa Damon, a Beirut-based Senior International Correspondent, was in the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad last month when she became "seriously intoxicated" and "unruly and violent." After authorities arrived, Lamar was reportedly trying to help Damon when the correspondent bit her on the [...]...
- 8/4/2014
- Us Weekly
Following news that U.S. special forces had apprehended Ahmed Abu Khattala, a prime suspect in the 2012 Benghazi attack, in a secret raid over the weekend, CNN talked to reporter Arwa Damon, who had previously located Khattala and even interviewed him, to ask why she had been able to find him but not the U.S. investigative teams and military.
- 6/17/2014
- by Evan McMurry
- Mediaite - TV
Erin Burnett On CNN’s ‘Truth About Benghazi’ Special: ‘A Reminder That There Have Got To Be Answers’
On July 31, CNN broadcast a portion of a bombshell interview that reporter Arwa Damon conducted with Ahmed Abu Khattala, a person named as a suspect in the September 11, 2012, attack on an American consulate in Benghazi, Libya. On Tuesday August 6, CNN anchor Erin Burnett will host a special which features that full interview and a number of striking revelations about the situation on the ground in Benghazi nearly one year after the attack which took the lives of four American diplomatic and service personnel.
- 8/5/2013
- by Noah Rothman
- Mediaite - TV
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