CBE?

[Jon MW]

Catherine Zeta Jones has supported the following charities:

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Cinema For Peace
Global Missing Children's Network
Longfields Day Centre
Motion Picture and Television Fund Foundation
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Noah's Ark Appeal
Worldwide Orphans Foundation

For charity.

It was also for services to the film industry, even if you don't like her films you can't say she hasn't promoted the British film industry or the profile of British actors.

[boldie]

do you know all the stuff she does for charity btw?

Google doesn't turn up particularly much. Patron of something by the looks of it. But even so, it cannot be all that much in the UK as she's a tax exile. If I'm right (open to flaming here), a helluva lotta people do alot more and don't get anything like a CBE (not that they even expect it or do it for that reason).

IMO needs to be nigh on Mother Theresa to be getting a CBE, but the honours list is a sham...

Mother Teresa is a bad role model as to what is good.

Helping perpetuate poverty, denying people of vital and affordable medicines, and generally promoting a life of hell for many women in poverty-stricken areas doesn't make her someone I'd give an award to.

You'd make her a saint though, right?

[boldie]

Catherine Zeta Jones has supported the following charities:

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Cinema For Peace
Global Missing Children's Network
Longfields Day Centre
Motion Picture and Television Fund Foundation
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Noah's Ark Appeal
Worldwide Orphans Foundation

For charity.

It was also for services to the film industry, even if you don't like her films you can't say she hasn't promoted the British film industry or the profile of British actors.

shame she can't be bothered being in any of them though.

Honors list my arse, it's been a sham for ages.

[kinboshi]

These are the sorts of people who deserve honours (not that I actually understand what they're talking about, but I think I get the gist of it):

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/331/6020/1074.abstract

[boldie]

These are the sorts of people who deserve honours (not that I actually understand what they're talking about, but I think I get the gist of it):

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/331/6020/1074.abstract

Nah, F'em..if they don't kick a ball or appear on the big screen I don't want them honoured.

[Geo the Sarge]

You don't even have to be British to receive an award.

I mentioned some time ago that for the top celebs to even think about receiving an award they need to have some sort of charity work on their CV.

It was a genuine question although partly tongue in cheek, when I asked TK if he had been given the nod he had a chance of being put forward for an award when he started posting about all the charity stuff done with his place of work.

Zeta Jones and David Beckham tax exiles?? Just lol

Hate the celeb side of awards personally but love the commoners receiving awards for years of work for their communities because they want to do it, not feel inclined to do it for future rewards.

BTW a CBE is a huge stepping stone toward Knighthood/Dameship (if that is a word.) and that twat Johnathon Ross has one.

Geo

[pokerfan]

Ship it Burt, OBE.

[ItsMrAlex2u]

OK re-phrase 'does not pay UK tax'.

If she doesn't pay her dues in the UK why should she get our honours?

LoL at poker players complaining about people who havent paid their tax dues

[ItsMrAlex2u]

Blatant proud brag

My Grandfather was awarded the CBE after WWII
He used to be the editor of the Jersey Evening Post and held that position during the war while the channel islands were occupied.

The germans used to strictly control what was published and try and publish their own propaganda, however when they used to hand over badly translated english articles, my grand father would ensure that they were printed EXACTLY as written so everyone knew where they came from....

Here is a pic of him talking to some german officers...

http://www.guernsey-society.org.uk/donkipedia/index.php5?title=File:OccupationJEP.jpg
(Could only find it on a Guernsey link strangely)

[boldie]

Blatant proud brag

My Grandfather was awarded the CBE after WWII
He used to be the editor of the Jersey Evening Post and held that position during the war while the channel islands were occupied.

The germans used to strictly control what was published and try and publish their own propaganda, however when they used to hand over badly translated english articles, my grand father would ensure that they were printed EXACTLY as written so everyone knew where they came from....

Here is a pic of him talking to some german officers...

http://www.guernsey-society.org.uk/donkipedia/index.php5?title=File:OccupationJEP.jpg
(Could only find it on a Guernsey link strangely)

cool