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Meryl Streep and Cher once saved a woman from an attacker
the actress says the mugger ran off
Meryl Streep got candid about the time she and Cher saved a woman from being attacked on the street while speaking at the International Press Freedom Awards in New York on Wednesday to honor female journalists.
She first thanked journalists for putting themselves in the “first line of defense against tyranny and state-sanctioned news.” The actress continued on to share that she has experienced physical violence before, once on her own and another time with Cher.
“In one instance, I played dead and waited until the blows stopped — watching like people say you do from about 50 feet above from where I was beaten,” Streep says. “And in the second instance, someone else was being abused and I just went completely nuts and went after this man. Ask Cher — she was there. And the thug ran away, it was a miracle.”
Cher divulged the story herself to Us Weekly including “Meryl Streep and I saved a girl from a large mugger in New York City” as part of the magazine’s story “25 Things You Don’t know About Me.”
Streep and Cher appeared in the 1983 film “Silkwood” together. The duo will reunite on the big screen for “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,” scheduled for release next year.
The 2024 New York City Pride Parade wound through the streets of Manhattan and past the historic Stonewall Inn on Sunday, June 30.
(Washington Blade photos by Daniel Truitt)
The fourth annual Fredericksburg Pride march and festival was held at Riverfront Park in Fredericksburg, Va. on Saturday, June 29. The event began with a march around downtown Fredericksburg beginning and ending in the park.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
Covering Fredericksburg Pride for @WashBlade . City Council member @WillMackintosh speaking: pic.twitter.com/tDdVD2IVsM
— Michael Patrick Key (@MichaelKeyWB) June 29, 2024
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PHOTOS: Goodwin Living Pride
Senior living and healthcare organization holds fourth annual march at Falls Church campus
The senior living and healthcare organization Goodwin Living held its fourth annual community Pride march around its Bailey’s Crossroads campus in Falls Church, Va. with residents, friends and supporters on Tuesday, June 25. Following the march, a drag brunch was held with performances by drag artists of SADBrunch: Crimsyn, Sapphire Dupree and Evon Dior Michelle.
(Photos courtesy of Goodwin Living)
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