UPDATE (12/8): Flavor Flav is no longer facing a domestic battery charge and has instead pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor coercion charge stemming from an October incident. The Public Enemy hype man and co-founder acknowledged that he took a cell phone during an incident with a female member of …
Read More »Harvey Weinstein's Alleged 'Sexual' Dysfunction Argued at Hearing, But Judge Upholds Indictment
Harvey Weinstein‘s alleged inability to “perform certain sexual functions” took center stage at a court hearing Tuesday when his defense lawyer tried — but failed — to get the jailed movie mogul’s Los Angeles indictment on 11 rape and sex assault charges dismissed. Defense lawyer Mark Werksman argued that a …
Read More »Grammys 2022: Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, and Olivia Rodrigo Vie for Top Honors
UPDATE (12/6): The nominations have been updated to reflect Drake’s decision to withdraw his name from the two categories he was nominated in, Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Album. ** Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, and Olivia Rodrigo are among the artists who will compete for major awards at the …
Read More »'Preposterous!' Fauci Fires Back at Sen. Ron Johnson's Claim He 'Overhyped' AIDS and Covid
Dr. Anthony Fauci responded to Sen. Ron Johnson‘s (R-Wisc.) absurd assertion that Fauci “overhyped” both the AIDS crisis and Covid-19 pandemic, saying the senator’s claim is “preposterous.” “How do you respond to something as preposterous as that?” the doctor asked incredulously. “Overhyping AIDS? It’s killed over 750,000 Americans and 36 …
Read More »Doja Cat Helps an Intergalactic Queen Keep Her Throne in New 'Woman' Video
Doja Cat embarks on another spaced-out adventure in the new music video for “Woman,” a track off her latest album, Planet Her. The clip was directed by Child, and it finds an intergalactic queen being warned of an imminent threat to her throne before conjuring the most powerful weapon she …
Read More »All She Wanted Was to Dance. Then TikTok Spun a Conspiracy Theory That She's a Serial Killer
On Nov. 11, Sabrina Prater, a contractor from outside of Flint, Michigan, put up a video of herself in a basement dancing to a remix of Shania Twain’s“Any Man of Mine.” In most respects, it was similar to lots of other content posted on the platform: a low-fi, poorly lit …
Read More »Trump Covered Up Positive Covid Test Days Before Biden Debate: Book
Former President Trump tested positive for Covid-19 on Sept. 26, three days before he debated President Biden and six days before the White House publicly announced he had the virus, former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows wrote in his new book. The White House announced Trump tested positive for Covid …
Read More »Noel Gallagher Talks Oasis' Demise, Going Solo in 'Noel Gallagher – Out of the Now' Doc Clip
Noel Gallagher – Out of the Now, a new documentary on the musician, will make its premiere in the U.S. via AXS TV on Dec. 8 at 8 p.m. ET. The film marks the 10th anniversary of his solo project Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. In an exclusive clip from …
Read More »Trump Was 'Fact Free' During Briefings, Says Former National Intelligence Director
During intelligence briefings, former President Donald Trump was “fact free” and prone to “fly off on tangents,” said James Clapper, former director of national intelligence. Clapper’s comments come from a recently released CIA publication, Getting to Know the President, which chronicles the relationship between the intelligence community and U.S. presidents …
Read More »Watch the Weeknd Reference 'Stranger Things' in 'Die for You' Video
The Weeknd released a new music video for his song “Die for You,” off the singer’s 2016 album Starboy. The clip, directed by Christian Breslauer, pays homage to Stranger Things and E.T. The video follows a young boy who resembles the Weeknd, who turns out to be a telekinetic being …
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