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Lady Gaga announced for new film role
Fans who have been wondering what Lady Gaga the movie star will do to follow up her Oscar-nominated performance opposite Bradley Cooper in 2018’s “A Star is Born” need wonder no longer. The multi-media entertainment superstar has just been announced as joining the cast of an upcoming film, in a role that seems tailor-made for her sensibilities as an actress.
According to Dateline, veteran director Ridley Scott has cast Gaga in an upcoming film about the Gucci family fashion dynasty.
The movie will be centered on the murder of Maurizio Gucci, grandson of founder Guccio Gucci, and will be based on the Sara Gay Forden’s book, “The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed.”
Gaga will portray Patrizia Reggiani, the ex-wife who was famously abandoned when Maurizio left her for a younger woman in 1985. Ten years later, he was gunned down on the steps of his Milan office by a hitman.
Reggiani was charged and found guilty of plotting her ex-husband’s murder, despite the claims from her daughters that, at the time of the plot, she had just been diagnosed with a brain tumor which had caused her to “go off the deep end” and have their father assassinated. She was sentenced to 29 years in prison, but eventually only served 18 of those years before her release in 2016.
The movie’s title and release date have yet to be announced.
2025 D.C. Trans Pride was held at Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library on Saturday, May 17. The day was filled with panel discussions, art, social events, speakers, a resource fair and the Engendered Spirit Awards. Awardees included Lyra McMillan, Pip Baitinger, Steph Niaupari and Hayden Gise. The keynote address was delivered by athlete and advocate Schuyler Bailar.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
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Looking back at 50 years of Pride in D.C
Washington Blade’s unique archives chronicle highs, lows of our movement
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of LGBTQ Pride in Washington, D.C., the Washington Blade team combed our archives and put together a glossy magazine showcasing five decades of celebrations in the city. Below is a sampling of images from the magazine but be sure to find a print copy starting this week.
The magazine is being distributed now and is complimentary. You can find copies at LGBTQ bars and restaurants across the city. Or visit the Blade booth at the Pride festival on June 7 and 8 where we will distribute copies.
Thank you to our advertisers and sponsors, whose support has enabled us to distribute the magazine free of charge. And thanks to our dedicated team at the Blade, especially Photo Editor Michael Key, who spent many hours searching the archives for the best images, many of which are unique to the Blade and cannot be found elsewhere. And thanks to our dynamic production team of Meaghan Juba, who designed the magazine, and Phil Rockstroh who managed the process. Stephen Rutgers and Brian Pitts handled sales and marketing and staff writers Lou Chibbaro Jr., Christopher Kane, Michael K. Lavers, Joe Reberkenny along with freelancer and former Blade staffer Joey DiGuglielmo wrote the essays.
The magazine represents more than 50 years of hard work by countless reporters, editors, advertising sales reps, photographers, and other media professionals who have brought you the Washington Blade since 1969.
We hope you enjoy the magazine and keep it as a reminder of all the many ups and downs our local LGBTQ community has experienced over the past 50 years.
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The fourth annual Equality Prince William Pride was held at the Harris Pavilion in Manassas, Va. on Saturday, May 17.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
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