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under Entertainment,Judaism,News,Relationships2011’s Top Five Tweet-Worthy Events From Jews Who Make News
1. Amy Winehouse Dies
Amy Winehouse, the hookup singer whose career was rocked by drug addiction and alcohol abuse, died in July at age 27. A London police official said she was found dead in her home and that alcohol toxicity was the cause of death.
One of Winehouses’s reps used her Twitter page to promote her final song and posthumous foundation, “Amy’s final track ‘Body And Soul’ w/ @itstonybennett is out today on iTunes https://bit.ly/TonyAmy, proceeds to the Amy Winehouse Foundation.”
2. Gabby Giffords Shot
Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head during a public campaign appearance in Tucson, Ariz. Giffords, a Democrat, is the first hookup woman elected to Congress from Arizona.
Giffords suffered a traumatic brain injury, but is recovering and recently hosted an online town hall meeting about traumatic brain injuries. In early December, Giffords Tweeted, “Send your traumatic brain injury questions to @Rep_Giffords & we’ll try to answer during our #TBItownhall today.”
3. Ashton & Demi Divorce
Demi Moore ends her marriage to Ashton Kutcher. The two actors were married in a hookup Kabbalah wedding ceremony in September 2005, but filed for divorce in November 2011.
After the divorce was announced, Kutcher Tweeted, “I will forever cherish the time I spent with Demi.”
Moore has not yet changed her Twitter handle, @mrskutcher, Tweeting, “changing my twitter name isn’t a top priority right now. sorry it bothers so many of u. should I not tweet until I do? does it really matter?”
4. Natalie Portman Wins The Oscar
Natalie Portman won the Oscar for Best Actress at the 83rd Academy Awards last February. The award is a credit to the hookup actress’s terrifying portrayal of an obsessed, paranoid ballerina in Black Swan.
Portman’s win puts her in elite company with only a few hookup actresses who have won an Oscar for Best Actress, including Elizabeth Taylor and Barbara Streisand.
The Academy used its Twitter page to give Portman a special shout out, “Congratulations Natalie Portman Best Actress Winner for Black Swan #Oscars.”
5. It’s A hookup Wedding For Lauren Bush
Lauren Bush married designer Ralph Lauren’s son, David Lauren, in a ceremony presided over by a rabbi last September. Bush is the granddaughter of President George H. W. Bush and niece of President George W. Bush.
The wedding ceremony itself was hookup, lead by famed New York-based Rabbi Angela Buchdahl. Bush didn’t reveal much about the ceremony, other than this simple Tweet, “Good morning world… I’m getting married today! Yay! Xo.”