VIDEO Sir Patrick Stewart embraces woman he helped save from domestic violence

Sir Patrick Stewart was the featured speaker at this week’s Comicpalooza in Houston. During the question and answer portion a fan by the name of Heather Skye informed the actor that a speech he’d previously given for Amnesty International on the topic of violence against women was a touchstone moment in helping her turn her life around. What transpired after was a truly beautiful moment as Stewart hopped off the stage and embraced Heather telling her, “You never have to go through that again, you’re safe now.” See the video and read Heather’s own inspiring words about the moving moment between two strangers.

Slow cable service causes Sir Patrick Stewart to lose his will to live

We all know cable service can really, really, really suck. But when you leave Sir Patrick Stewart hanging out to dry so long that he has to tweet out in desperation you have a publicity nightmare on your hands. Read on for Captain Jean-Luc Picard’s 36hrs of horror and the pathetic attempt at making it right as well as a video response from the cable guy. Hey man, we’ve all been there.