My favorite part about writing is that first spark of an idea. It can happen at any time, for any reason. The idea for the Opalite music video crash landed into my imagination when I was doing promo for The Life of a Showgirl. I was a guest on one of my favorite shows, @TheGNShow. For those of you who arenโt familiar, itโs a UK late night show where Graham Norton (the insanely charismatic and lovable host) invites a random group of actors, entertainers, musicians, etc to be on his show and we all sit there and chat like itโs a dinner party. They even serve wine. Anyway. I remember thinking I got ridiculously lucky with the group I was paired with. Cillian Murphy, Domhnall Gleeson, Greta Lee, Jodie Turner-Smith, and @LewisCapaldi. All people whose work Iโve admired from afar. When we were all talking during the broadcast, Domhnall made a light hearted joke about wanting to be in one of my music videos. Heโs Irish! He was joking! Except that in that moment during the interview, I was instantly struck with an *idea*. And so a week later he received an email script Iโd written for the Opalite video, where he was playing the starring role. I had this thought that it would be wild if all of our fellow guests on the Graham Norton show that night, including Graham himself, could be a part of it too. Like a school group project but for adults and it isnโt mandatory. To my delight, everyone from the show made the effort to time travel back to the 90โs with us and help with this video. You might even recognize some friendly faces from The Eras Tour. I got to work with one of my favorite people in the world, Rodrigo Prieto, again! I had more fun than I ever imagined - Made new friends, metaphors, and fashion choices. It was an absolute thrill to create this story and these characters. Shot on film. The Opalite video is out now on Spotify & Apple Music.
https://t.co/ZOi4zNuyTD
BREAKING: The innocent man who was executed by federal agents in Minneapolis has been identified as 37-year-old nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti.
His blood is on Trump's hands.
Pretti has an address listed in South Minneapolis and had no serious criminal record with only a few parking tickets. He was a lawful gun owner with a permit and had a nursing license that was issued in 2021 and remains active.
It's absolutely paramount that we spread the truth about this man far and wide because Homeland Security is already rushing to smear him. The department released a lie-riddled statement, claiming that Pretti approached federal agents with a 9mm handgun. In reality, footage shows that he approached them with his phone to film. The agents then swarmed him, beat him into submission on the ground, and then executed him by firing multiple rounds into his helpless form.
If indeed Pretti did have a gun on him โand it's safe to presume that everything that this administration is a lie until proven otherwise โ he had a legal right to carry it. The video offers no indication that he attempted to draw it on the agents. Apparently the Second Amendment only applies to Republicans.
Please โค๏ธ and share to demand that the agents be identified and prosecuted!
This is Liam Conejo Ramos.
This is the 5 year old child ICE grabbed in Minnesota today.
They used him as bait to get his father.
Theyโve sent this toddler to detention instead of letting him stay with family.
A masked man grabbed a toddler off the street in broad daylight.
If law enforcement shoots someone, they immediately render aid once the threat is neutralized.
They stay on scene.
They attempt to save a life.
Jonathan Ross called Renee Good a โf*cking b*tchโ, denied a doctor access to help and left without providing aid.
Itโs indefensible.
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