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Thursday 25 February 2016
Madonna makes surprise visits to Manila children’s shelters
MANILA, Philippines (AP) while holding hands with a Manila!!” Madonna cap-
— Madonna made surprise girl guiding her on a tour of tioned a selfie taken with
visits to two Manila shelters the Hospicio de San Jose three kids as they lay on
for orphans and street chil- orphanage on Tuesday. At the mat.
dren, taking selfies with kids the Bahay Tuluyan shelter Officials at the shelter were
a day before the pop star for street kids, she sat on a told Monday that Madon-
begins her two-night con- tarpaulin mat with children. na’s dancers were going
cert stint in the Philippine “Chillin’ with my Homies at to visit, but they did not
capital. the Bahay Tuluyan Foun- find out that Madonna her-
Pictures on her Instagram dation Inc. giving shelter self was also coming until
account showed her car- to orphans street children an hour before her arrival,
rying a baby in one arm trafficking/abuse victims in said Catherine Scerri, the
deputy executive director
Review: Shatner of Bahay Tuluyan. In this Feb. 20, 2016 file photo, U.S. singer Madonna performs
reflects on friendship She said the children did a during the Rebel Heart World Tour in Macau.
with Leonard Nimoy couple of dances before
being joined by Madon- Associated Press
na’s dancers. Madonna
JEFF AYERS asked the officials about with the Hospicio de San photos of the visits, officials
Associated Press the center’s program and Jose orphanage, also said at the centers said.
William Shatner reflects whether the children at- Madonna’s visit was a sur- Madonna plays Manila’s
on the death of Leonard tended school, but she prise, but declined to give Mall of Asia Arena on
Nimoy and their tumultu- spent most of her 45-min- further details. Wednesday and Thurs-
ous friendship that began ute visit with the kids, Scerri Madonna’s staff asked day, the latest stops on her
when both were cast on added. both facilities not to take “Rebel Heart” world tour.q
the original “Star Trek” TV Anne dela Cruz, an official
show in “Leonard: My Fifty-
Year Friendship With a Re- This book cover image re-
markable Man.” leased by Thomas Dunne
This isn’t a straightfor- Books shows “Leonard: My
ward biography of Nimoy, Fifty-Year Friendship with a
though it does cover the Remarkable Man,” by William
elements that showcase Shatner.
his early life, his career Associated Press
highlights and what made
him such a beloved person ism and near estrange-
both on the screen and ment from his wife and
in real life. Instead, Shat- children.
ner parallels Nimoy’s life Shatner also shines a light
with his own and how they on his own rough times
were eerily similar up to and how Nimoy supported
the point where they were him. With regret, he writes
hired as Captain Kirk and that in the last few years of
Mr. Spock in 1966. The end Nimoy’s life, they weren’t
result is that this becomes speaking to each other.
Shatner’s story as well. Like all families with stub-
Shatner is blunt and honest born matters to resolve,
when he talks about their there is always tomorrow
friendship. They were like to fix them. Sadly it never
siblings who shared a deep happened, and Shatner
love and respect, but also still wonders what led to
had issues expressing their the silence.
frustrations with each oth- Shatner delivers a raw and
er. The resulting relation- honest look at the life of
ship was both rewarding Leonard Nimoy through
and challenging. the filter of someone who
loved him like a brother.
When life threw curve- “Star Trek” fans aren’t the
balls, they were there for only ones who should read
each other, just as they this definitive biography of
were for their successes. the man who was much
Shatner doesn’t hold back more than Mr. Spock.q
when it comes to demon-
strating Nimoy’s love and
compassion for his family
and friends. He also is quite
forthcoming with Nimoy’s
personal demons, includ-
ing his battle with alcohol-
