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Hoda Kotb Finally Reveals Engagement to Joel Schiffman After 6 Years of Relationship
The television fans went gaga on Monday over an announcement from an anchor of NBC’s “Today” Hoda Kotb, 55 years old. The surprise from her co-workers’ faces was just of delight to the television viewers.
She said, “I have to tell you something that a friend of mine, a friend of ours, asked to tell you guys in on a secret. I will give you her initials. Her initials are Hoda Kotb, and she’s engaged”.
And then newly-engaged anchor showed off her hand under her desk, and there was the engagement ring that was of the right size. Her co-anchors were just so happy to have known about that news.
Kotb said that Joel Schiffman proposed during dinner while they were on vacation in Mexico. She narrated, “And he was like, I have something else I would like to say. He said some beautiful things, and then he got down on one knee and said, “Would you be my wife?”. The anchor was in total awe with the proposal. She added, “My heart has literally been pounding. I was totally shocked. He’s good, and he had a good poker face.”
Also, on Monday, Kotb opened up to PEOPLE about some ideas on the big day. “I sort of think we probably want to do it sooner than later, because what are we waiting for? And I think we might do a destination wedding. We may go back to the place we were engaged. We haven’t thought about it too much, but we might do something like that. The place is special to us.”
She added, “Nothing we do is about bells and whistles in that way, so it always sorts of meant something. Something special to our relationship, in Mexico.”
Hoda Kotb continued, “All I want it to be is fun and happy, and I just want everybody to feel easy breezy. No coordinated bridesmaid. Come as you are. That the theme of the rest of my life.”
In an Instagram photo, it was seen that Kotb and Schiffman, were seen together smiling, and she is showing off her ring during that proposal dinner. It was also noticed that the couple went to the beach strand, had a photo taken with “Hoda and Joel” written on the sand with some rose petals scattered.
Joel Schiffman and Kotb have been together for 6 years already and adopted 2 children, Haley Joy, who is 2, and Hope Catherine, still, an infant when she joined the family in April. They are still trying to figure out how to tell them about the marriage. “I think they would just think it’s a party that shows mom and dad and how much they love each other. We are just going to say we’re having a party to how much we love each other.
Kotb has been married before to Burzis Kanga for two years from 2005-2007. His relationship with Schiffman started in 2015 and was happily yelling, “He’s the guy that gives me butterflies at 50 years old.”
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NEW K.ID, the No.1 TV channel for all K-Pop entertainment and source (https://cutt.ly/NEWKID), announced its weekly chart for the 3rd week of August.
BLACKPINK retains its #1 spot in the NEW K.ID’s weekly chart for three consecutive weeks as they tie with WINNER’s previous record. BLACKPINK has announced a new single dropping on August 28th which will be a collaboration with American pop star, Selena Gomez. Selena Gomez also recently teased her collaboration with BLACKPINK on her Instagram post captioned, “SELPINK pulling up soon. 8/28”.
Following their release of the single, BLACKPINK will be releasing their first debut album on October 2nd.
PENTAGON, SHINee, GWSN, and N.Flying all retained their spots in TOP5. The 6th place, WINNER, celebrated their 6th year debut anniversary. MINO posted a photo of WINNER on his Instagram, celebrating the time and unforgettable memories that they have spent together for the last 6 years.
Ranked at #9, SF9’s Rowoon has been named as ‘The North Face white label’s F/W’ model and its brand ambassador. With a height over 6’3’’, Rowoon not only has a youthful personality but also has various talents as he can both sing and act in various entertainment fields. The North Face saw that Rowoon’s versatility perfectly matched its brand image and decided to partner with Rowoon.
Coming in at #10, DAY6’s sub-unit, Even of Day, is releasing a new album, ‘The Book of Us: Gluon – Nothing can tear us apart’ on August 31st. All 7 songs in the album are written and produced by the Even of Day members. Young K is expected to play guitar in place of Sungjin and Jae. JYP’s representative commented, “Young K showed his expertise on the bass guitar and will continue to play more instruments.” It was also mentioned that Wonpil’s synthesizer and Dowoon’s electronic drum will be key in this album.
Additionally, in last week’s ‘2020 SORIBADA BEST K-MUSIC AWARDS’, GWSN and LOONA won New Wave New Artist Awards while GFRIEND took the main prize (bonsang) home.
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Death after unmasked arrest – Mexico Floyd
The official reason for the arrest revealed by the police is not known, but the video footage posted on social media at the time of the arrest suggests that the reason is “not wearing a mask.”
Amid a stir across the U.S. over the “George Floyd” incident that killed white police abuses, similar cases of abuse of public power have been revealed in Mexico, sparking public outrage.
The daily El Universal has been protesting against the incident since it was belatedly revealed that construction worker Giovanni Lopez died the next day after being arrested by police in Guadalajara, western Mexico, on April 4.
The official reason for the arrest revealed by the police is not known, but the video footage posted on social media at the time of the arrest suggests that the reason is “not wearing a mask.”
Death of George Floyd
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, knelt on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes while Floyd was handcuffed face down in the street