Trump campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis wrote a memo dated the day before the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol arguing that then-Vice President Mike Pence should refuse to count presidential electors from states won by Joe Biden. In the Jan. 5 memo, obtained by Politico, Ellis went so far as …
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 »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 »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 »Lady Gaga and Kristen Stewart Stans Are Turning the Oscar Campaign Toxic
Oscar season is here — and so is all of its hyper-competitiveness, messiness, and downright pettiness. The bizarre stories of Hollywood heavyweights campaigning for the industry’s highest honor is nothing new. Remember when disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein was rumored to have run smear campaigns against Best Picture winners A Beautiful …
Read More »QAnon Shaman Divines 41-Month Prison Sentence for Role in Jan. 6 Riot
Jacob Chansley, also known as the QAnon Shaman, was sentenced to 41 months in prison on Wednesday for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. The sentence, tied for the biggest yet to be handed down for any of the nearly 700 people charged as a result …
Read More »Jon Gruden, Sender of Racist, Sexist Emails, Says NFL Tried to Destroy His Career in New Lawsuit
Jon Gruden has sued the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell, claiming they “sought to destroy the career and reputation” of the former Las Vegas Raiders coach, according to court documents obtained by Rolling Stone. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Clark County District Court in Nevada, one month after Gruden …
Read More »Eric Clapton's Tour Opener Dropped Out After Rocker Compared Lockdown to Slavery
Eric Clapton’s friends and collaborators discuss the rock legend’s anti-lockdown stance — and defend him against allegations of racism — in a new report. Following a string of anti-vaccine and anti-lockdown tracks, Rolling Stone detailed Clapton’s descent from just speaking about his vaccine skepticism to actually bankrolling it. Clapton’s associates …
Read More »Martina McBride on Becoming Country Music's Truth-Teller: 'The Right Thing Isn't Always Easy'
About two years ago, a feral cat started showing up on Martina McBride’s back porch in Nashville — it would come by here and there, plopping down and rubbing its black fur on the patio. But then McBride noticed it kept returning, again and again. “I tamed her,” McBride says, …
Read More »Boba Fett Aims to Take Over Jabba the Hutt's Criminal Empire in New 'The Book of Bobba Fett' Trailer
The galaxy’s most notorious bounty hunter, Boba Fett, returns to rule over Tatooine in the new trailer for the upcoming series, The Book of Boba Fett, premiering Dec. 29 on Disney+. The new series is a spin-off of The Mandalorian, with Temuera Morrison and Ming-Na Wen reprising their roles from …
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