LA Pride weekend kicked off with a bang in West Hollywood with a free Opening Ceremony including special performances from Todrick Hall and Paula Abdul. The evening featured an official welcome by leaders and advocates for the LGBTQ+ community, a vogue ball, and premiere of Verizon Media’s 5b documentary. “I’m so excited to join the amazing lineup of this year’s LA Pride Festival. The weekend is going to be unforgettable, and I can’t wait to get the Haus Party started,” said Todrick Hall. “We are going to celebrate this year’s #JUSTUNITE theme together as a community! The Opening Ceremony provides a great opportunity for the community to #JUSTUNITE and come together before the festival. Hall’s performance is the latest addition to the free programming that took place on Friday, June 7, which also included a special 60-minute performance by Emmy and Grammy Award-winning artist Paula Abdul powered by Caesars Entertainment. Celebrities involved in the weekend festivities included: Paula Abdul, Ashanti, Meghan Trainor, Years & Years, The Veronicas, Heidi Klum, Halle Berry, Laverne Cox, Tinashe, Lisa Vanderpump and more.