Tag archives: Meghan Markle

Editor’s Note: As many Montecitans have heard, the MJ’s longtime columnist Richard Mineards experienced some health issues last week. We are told he is in good spirits and the MJ staff is wishing him a speedy recovery. In the meantime, his trusty shutterbug Priscilla and friends, including Maria McCall, will be helping keep his column […]

Kevin Costner has revealed whether he plans to retire after a decades long career in Hollywood. The Yellowstone star, 77, made his screen debut in the early ‘80s garnering two Oscars and three Golden Globes. But the Carpinteria-based actor says he has no intention of slowing down anytime soon. “I don’t even think about retiring […]

The Music Academy of the West ended its annual summer festival on a high note at the Granada with the Academy Festival Orchestra, under conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya, playing Mahler’s “Symphony No. 3 in D Minor.” The stellar performance featured Julia Holoman, mezzo-soprano fellow, the children’s troupe Sing! and the Music Academy Women’s Chorus. Stirring stuff… […]

Tennis ace Maria Sharapova, who bought a five-acre ocean view retreat in Summerland for $8.6 million in November 2020, has put her Los Angeles mansion on the market for $18.5 million with her British fiancé Alexander Gilkes, 46. The Japanese-inspired home has sweeping views to Catalina. Sharapova won her first Grand Slam at 17, winning […]

Oenophiles and gourmands were out in force at the weekend for the two-day California Wine Festival with a rare and reserve-level opening night at the Hilton’s Plaza del Sol and a beachside bash opposite Chase Palm Park billed as “an event for the senses” with 250 wines from more than 70 vintners and 30 eateries […]

Meghan Markle’s As Ever rosé wine went on sale last week and is already sold out. Customers are able to buy three bottles for $90, six for $159 and 12 for $300. It is made by Fairwinds Estates, a California vineyard that creates wines for celebrity labels, according to the tabloid, London’s Daily Mail. This […]

Prince Harry says wife Meghan Markle was “the most trolled person in the world” during a surprise appearance at a New York conference. The Duke of Sussex was speaking at the Nexus Global Summit in the Big Apple in front of 350 next-generation philanthropists, social entrepreneurs, artist, and impact leaders, according to the Archewell Foundation’s […]

A gala to honor Meghan Markle as “a champion of underserved communities” has been scrapped because of Los Angeles’ erupting ICE protests. Guests had paid a minimum of $1,500 to see the Duchess of Sussex, 43, give a speech at Saturday’s Night of Wonder bash at the city’s Natural History Museum. But the star-studded event […]

Actor Ryan Reynolds appearing on Carpinteria TV host Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend mentioned Meghan Markle and her new lifestyle brand As Ever. Reynolds’ late father Jimmy had worked as a food broker – a middleman for jams and tiny containers of yogurt. Conan, who hosted this year’s Oscars, suggested he worked for Prince Harry’s […]

The Duke of Sussex, 40, lost his battle for taxpayer funded police bodyguards when in the U.K. – putting him on the hook for nearly $2 million in costs. Harry was told his “grievance” over security was not enough to successfully change the decision. The Riven Rock resident believes he’s been “singled out” and “badly […]

Montecito actor Rob Lowe was not at all amused while strolling in Beverly Hills when the driver of a Hollywood tour bus mistakenly identified him as sitcom legend John Stamos. He said “What the f–k” to the camera filming him before marching up to the orange and pink bus packed with film and TV fans. […]

International surfer Lakey Peterson is coming to the big screen in 805 Beer’s Making Waves documenting her rise to fame and focus on mental wellness, including how narrowly missing the Olympic roster became her catalyst for deeper discovery. “You don’t remember the wins or the losses,” she reflects. You remember the in-between moments – being […]