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PEOPLE & ARTS Wednesday 20 June 2018
On a big night for 'Panther,' Boseman honors real-life hero

By PABLO ARAUZ PENA Blossom in "Riverdale" for
Associated Press scene stealer, Gal Gadot
SANTA MONICA, Calif. for best fight as Wonder
(AP) — The MTV Movie & Woman and the young
TV Awards gave "Black cast of "It" for best on-
Panther" its first taste of screen team.
awards glory, with Marvel's "Gaga: Fight Foot Two"
blockbuster taking home won the award for
four honors including best documentary. The
two awards for its star, Netflix feature followed
Chadwick Boseman. Lady Gaga during the
Boseman quickly handed production of her fifth
off his best hero award studio album "Joanne."
to James Shaw Jr., who Common presented Lena
wrestled an assault-style rifle Waithe with the trailblazer
away from a gunman in a award for her activism,
Tennessee Waffle House in writing and "deeply honest
April. "This is going to live at art."
your house," Boseman told During her acceptance
Shaw, giving him the show's speech, Waithe paid
golden popcorn award. tribute to "Paris is Burning,"
The actor said while it was the 1990 documentary
an honor to be recognized In this Saturday, June 16, 2018, photo, Chadwick Boseman, left, gives his best hero award for his released about the drag
for playing a superhero, role in "Black Panther" to James Shaw Jr., who is credited with saving lives in a shooting at a Waffle scene in New York during
it was more important to House in Antioch, Tenn. the late '80s. She called
"acknowledge the heroes Associated Press those documented, many
we have in real life." who aren't alive anymore,
Boseman, who starred as donned a variety of advanced nation of encouraging words to "the bravest human beings
T'Challa in "Black Panther," costumes throughout the Wakanda, broke barriers LGBTQ youth. that ever lived"
also won the award for ceremony, including nods earlier this year as the first "I just want to say to every "I'm doing what we as a
best performance in a to classic film and TV roles Marvel film to feature a kid," he said. "You can society should have done
movie. Michael B. Jordan, such as Holly Golightly black lead. Its massive live your dreams and kiss a long time ago and give
who played the villain Erik from "Breakfast at Tiffany's" popularity overshadowed the one that you love no them the glory and shine
Killmonger, won best villain. and Starlet from "The Carol competing films like matter what gender." that they deserve," she
"Stranger Things" was the Burnett Show." "Wonder Woman" and In addition to winning best said.
top television honoree, She kicked off the show "Avengers: Infinity War." show, kids of "Stranger Chris Pratt mixed humor
winning four awards with a "Black Panther" skit, Haddish, who also won an Things" also won awards and religious messages
including a repeat win for foreshadowing the film's big award for her breakthrough for most frightened while accepting the show's
best show. night, noting in her opening role in "Girls Trip," noted that performance, best generation award, telling
The awards were handed monologue that is it the first she is the first black woman musical moment and best the crowd to "breathe. If
out Saturday and were African-American film to to host the awards show, performance for Millie you don't, you'll suffocate."
broadcast Monday night. earn more than $1 billion at which is in its 27th year. Bobby Brown. The actress, He also urged fans to "learn
The show is known for the box office. Throughout The gay teen comedy who plays Eleven in the to pray" and accept that
bringing fresh talent to light, the night, Haddish also "Love, Simon" won for best series, couldn't make the they are imperfect.
as well as acknowledging parodied other hit films kiss for a scene between event because of a broken The show also featured
established celebrities in such as "Star Wars: The Last Nick Robinson and Keiynan kneecap. Brown accepted musical performances by
more quirky categories Jedi" and "A Quiet Place." Lonsdale. the award for best Nick Jonas and Mustard,
like best kiss and most "Black Panther," about a While Robinson wasn't performance via satellite. as well as rising stars and
frightened performance. king and virtuous superhero there to accept the award, Other winners included Beyoncé protégés Chloe x
Host Tiffany Haddish of the technologically- Lonsdale gave some Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl Halle.q

Private jet once owned by Elvis Presley for sale again

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS woodwork, red velvet seats of history."
Associated Press and red shag carpet. But Photos of the plane also
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — the red 1962 Lockheed show the exterior in need
A private jet once owned Jetstar has no engine and of restoration and seats of
by Elvis Presley that has sat needs a restoration of its the cockpit torn.
on a runway in New Mexico cockpit. A previous owner disputed
for nearly four decades is The plane was owned by an auction house's claim
back on the auction block. Elvis and his father, Vernon the king of rock 'n' roll de-
The online auction site Presley. signed its red velvet interior.
IronPlanet announced this It has been privately owned Roy McKay told KOB-TV
week that the plane with for 36 years and sitting on in Albuquerque he de-
red velvet seats had re- a tarmac in Roswell, New signed the interior himself.
turned the market after its Mexico. McKay said that when he
current owner bought it last IronPlanet said in a state- purchased the jet, it had
This undated file photo provided by GWS Auctions, Inc. shows year for $430,000. ment the jet is still ground- a two-toned gray interior
a private jet once owned by Elvis Presley, on a runway in New
Mexico. A previous auction house ed in Roswell and the cur- and "kind of looked like a
Associated Press says Elvis designed the in- rent owner "has not made casket."
terior that has gold-tone any changes to this piece q