

"You know how I love working with legends," Lady Gaga said during the presentation. It's going viral because it's rare to see that level of respect, kindness, and admiration toward older adults (in this piece, I'm using the term "older adults," which is preferred by the aging community as opposed to terms like "elderly"). Related: The internet is roasting E! News for acting like Anne Hathaway, 39, is an old crone And she, as well as all older women, deserves that same respect from everyone. And given how much Liza Minnelli has contributed to said industry throughout her entire life-from the moment Judy Garland gave birth to her until now, 76 years later-she deserves every bit of the respect shown by Lady Gaga. But it's also going viral because it's a true testament to how the industry (and society as a whole) should treat older women. The shared touching moment is going viral because of how it's making everyone feel, absolutely. And it's not just that Lady Gaga specifically requested that Minnelli present the Best Picture award with her, according to PEOPLE. It's not just that she clearly reveres her, and made sure that the audience showed their admiration and respect for Minnelli as well. It's not just that Lady Gaga, a legend in her own right, held fellow legend Liza Minnelli's hand as the two were on stage together. I never think about age.The second most viral moment of last night's Oscars (we shan't be contributing to the discourse on the first) was when Lady Gaga and Liza Minnelli came onstage to present the award for Best Picture.

Though Minnelli’s performances are now few and far between and she has had further health scares since her bout of viral encephalitis, she now says that she feels ageless. Liza Minnelli now considers herself ageless Two years later, she went on to perform her show Liza’s Back in New York City. “After I was told that, everybody left the room and I turned my face to the wall and started to go ‘A – B – C.’ You know, that’s what it felt like because I had Carnegie Hall to rehearse. “I couldn’t walk and I couldn’t talk, and they told me I wouldn’t… ever again,” she told Dateline NBC. She was quite sick and was in very serious condition but is now recovering well and we expect to release her in a few days.”Īccording to Minnelli, doctors worried that she would not survive the illness. “She is being treated for viral encephalitis. Maurice Hanson told Reuters, per ABC News. “Liza Minnelli has been a patient here for the last several days,” Dr. Three decades after winning an Oscar, Minnelli went to the hospital with viral encephalitis, which causes brain inflammation. If you get it, fine, if not … how else can you possibly feel about it? I will say, though, that Cabaret itself deserves to win, I don’t like every choice I made in the part, but the movie as a whole is a total breakthrough in filmmaking.” She spent time in the hospital following a case of viral encephalitis “They want you to talk about it, promote yourself, and I just don’t take to that.

“You’re nominated, sure you wanta win, but at the same time, you wanta forget about it until the awards night comes, and nobody lets you they mean well, but they talk about it all the time,” she said, just ahead of winning the award. Broadway smash 'Cabaret' was born out of obscure Liza Minnelli bomb /7k463OLgSn- Page Six May 6, 2021
