Kevin Spacey repeatedly rebuffed groping claims during his second day of testimony at his London sexual assault trial, July 14, leading to one particularly contentious exchange with a prosecutor. Per The Associated Press, Spacey responded to one complainant’s claim that the actor grabbed him backstage at a charity event by …
Read More »Trump Cheered His Killing As 'Retribution,' Now His Family Is Suing in Court
When far-left activist Michael Reinoehl was shot dead by law enforcement in a hail of bullets in September 2020, then-president Donald Trump infamously cheered his death as “retribution,” and Attorney General Bill Barr touted the killing as the “takedown” of an “admitted Antifa member.” Reinoehl’s estate is now suing in …
Read More »'20 Days in Mariupol' Is a Chilling, You-Are-There Look at the Ukraine War
“My brain desperately wants to forget all of this. But the camera will not let it happen.” The voice on the soundtrack belongs to Mstyslav Chernov, a longtime war correspondent for the Associated Press. He had grown up in Ukraine, in the town of Kharkiv, and was part of a …
Read More »Watch Lil Wayne Revisit His Track 'A Milli' at 31st Annual ESPY Awards
Music and sports intersected at the 31st ESPY Awards when Lil Wayne opened the annual awards show, which celebrates the best moments in sports, with a rendition of his 2008 hit “A Milli.” The rapper took the stage solo to showcase the single, with the celeb-filled audience, including Tiffany Haddish …
Read More »Watch Coldplay Cover Backstreet Boys' 'Everybody (Backstreet's Back)' in Gothenburg
On the second Gothenburg stop of their current Music of the Spheres tour, Coldplay surprised fans with a pared down version of the Backstreet Boys’ 1997 hit “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back).” As seen in a video of the performance, Chris Martin sang the hook with the entire stadium accompanying him. The …
Read More »Billy Joel Responds to Fall Out Boy's Updated Cover of His Hit 'We Didn't Start The Fire'
Billy Joel has apparently been waiting for someone to come along and update his 1989 single “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” In an interview with BBC Radio 2’s Zoe Ball following his headlining performance in Hyde Park last weekend, Joel praised Fall Out Boy for their recent take on the …
Read More »Cherry Glazerr Announces New Album 'I Don't Want You Anymore': 'Songs I've Dreamed of Making'
Cherry Glazerr announced the upcoming release of their new album, I Don’t Want You Anymore, out Sept. 29. The record will be co-produced by frontwoman Clementine Creevy and Yves Rothman, known for his work with Girlpool and Yves Tumor, and will arrive four years after the release ofStuffed and Ready. …
Read More »Nathy Peluso's 'Salvaje' Is 'Music for Your Culo'
Nathy Peluso debuted “Salvaje” on Wednesday, a house-driven track inspired by ballroom culture. The new single — written and produced by Peluso, in collaboration with Didi Gutman and Illangelo — was accompanied by a music video directed by Félix Bollaín and produced by Little Spain. The visual features featuring Peluso …
Read More »Former Spy Accused of Sexual Assault in Fake CIA 'Training' Program: Report
A bombshell lawsuit, originally obtained and reported by The Daily Beast, alleges that a former U.S. Central Intelligence Agency spy sexually assaulted a woman and manipulated her into believing that he was assessing her for a CIA candidacy program. The lawsuit — brought by an anonymous accuser — claims that …
Read More »See 17-Year-Old J Noa Wow Rap Royalty With Epic Freestyle in Spanish
J Noa, the Dominican teen rap dynamo, drew expressions of wonder and joy from a quartet of rap’s founders with an intricate, sometimes lightning-paced freestyle that stretches on and on. In video, filmed at the birthplace of hip-hop in the Bronx this week, she went off verse after verse, boasting …
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