Ariana Grande doesn’t just sing the apocalyptic arena anthem in the Netflix satire Don’t Look Up, she ad-libbed its most memorable line. During a run-through of her delirious duet with co-star Kid Cudi, her on-screen DJ boyfriend, Grande started throwing out off-the-cuff lyrics that writer-director Adam McKay instantly recognized as …
Read More »Sugar Babies Are Taking to TikTok to Skewer Their Daddies
TikTok is not exactly the most sex-positive app. The platform tends to censor terms like “sex” and “stripping” (leading content creators to come up with clever workarounds in their captions, such as “seggs” and “skripping”), and sex workers often complain about being booted from the app for no good reason. …
Read More »'$100 Bills in Every Car': Ex-Epstein Employee Details Ghislaine Maxwell's Demands
As the first week of the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell continues, Juan Alessi, a former housekeeper and maintenance worker for Jeffrey Epstein took the stand to talk about his employment under Epstein and his working relationship with Maxwell, who is facing up to 80 years in prison for allegedly helping …
Read More »Real Kevin Hart Plays a Fake Kevin Hart in 'True Story' — Yeah, It's Confusing
“People think that they know me because I made them laugh or because they’ve been to a show. But they don’t know what I did to get here. Or what it takes to stay here.” This is Kevin Hart at the start of his new Netflix thriller True Story. Well, …
Read More »Sinema and Manchin Raking in GOP Donor Cash as They Whittle Biden's Agenda
Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), two lawmakers who have insisted on shrinking Biden’s domestic legislative priorities, are reaping the benefits for their actions in the form of lucrative campaign donations from Republican donors — many of whom have never given to Democrats before. According to a …
Read More »Kenosha on the Brink: A City Hopes for Peace, and Fears Violence, After Rittenhouse Verdict
Jesse Kline, who identified himself as “Maserati Mike,” arrived outside the Kenosha County Courthouse Wednesday morning donning a purple bowtie, military-grade body armor, and an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle. Inside the courthouse, Kyle Rittenhouse was on trial for using the same type of weapon to shoot three people, two fatally, during …
Read More »Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee Freak Out Over Sex Tape Leak in First Teaser for 'Pam & Tommy'
The first teaser trailer has dropped for Pam & Tommy, with stars Lily James and Sebastian Stan embodying Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee with uncanny likeness. The Hulu series, set to premiere with the first three episodes Feb. 2, 2022, centers on the fallout after the famous pair’s sex tape …
Read More »Trump Bashes Report That McConnell Schemed to Get Him Disinvited From Biden's Inauguration
UPDATE: Trump has responded to Jonathan Karl’s report suggesting he announced he was not attending President Biden’s inauguration only after he received word that Mitch McConnell was working to disinvite him. “From Election Day, November 3rd, the day I realized that the 2020 Presidential Election was rigged, I would never …
Read More »'SNL' Skewers Ted Cruz for Anti-Big Bird Stance in 'Sesame Street' Parody
In an episode hosted by Jonathan Majors, this week’s Saturday Night Live cold open took Ted Cruz to a fictional version of Sesame Street. After Cruz spent the week attacking Big Bird on Twitter for his pro-vaccine stance, Aidy Bryant reprised her role as the Texas senator hosting a far-right …
Read More »Lecrae's Rap Contest Was Meant to Lift Up the Incarcerated. Did It Help Exploit Them Instead?
In late October, Lecrae was getting ready to announce the winner of a rap contest featuring the work of people behind bars. The contestants had submitted their entries in August, with the goal of becoming the one lucky winner, crowned by Lecrae, who would get their track recorded, mastered, and …
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