Charli XCX and her Brat remix collaborator Yung Lean have joined the cast for the Romain Gavras-directed film, Sacrifice. Chris Evans, Anya Taylor-Joy, Salma Hayek Pinault, and Sam Richardson will lead the upcoming film, Deadline reports. The film is loosely based on Joan of Arc. Sacrifice follows Taylor-Joy’s Joan, a …
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A former Def Jam employee who says Russell Simmons pulled a “wrestling move” and raped her in his New York apartment in the mid-1990s is asking a judge to reject the hip-hop mogul’s claims he can’t be sued in federal court in New York because he’s now a “stateless” U.S. …
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Paul McCartney remembered the “supremely talented” Quincy Jones in a tribute to the late musician and producer shared on Instagram. “Dear Quincy Jones has passed and left those of us who knew him feeling sad,” McCartney wrote. “He was supremely talented, and I felt privileged to have known him for …
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Elon Musk, the most important mega-donor of the 2024 presidential election, has spent the final stretch of the campaign awarding $1 million from his Super PAC to a different swing state voters daily in order to boost his favored candidate, Donald Trump. Such a giveaway is unprecedented in American politics, …
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Timothy Snyder is a Yale history professor whose pamphlet, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century, provided progressives a historical road map for resisting the abuses of the first Trump administration. (First lesson: “Do not obey in advance.”) Snyder predicted that Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss could lead to …
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The Weeknd publicly joined the hordes of music lovers mourning the momentous loss of Quincy Jones. In a post on X, the singer shared his foreword to Jones’ 2022 book 12 Notes: On Life and Creativity. “My fans know how important Quincy was to the fabric of my music,” he …
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As someone who has worked as an exotic dancer, I’m a tough critic when it comes to cinematic stripper fare, with my own particular set of credibility metrics. Magic Mike trying to fund a business with rubber-banded stacks of cash? Check. “Closer” by Nine Inch Nails in a pivotal dance …
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Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has released a campaign video highlighting her mother Shyamala Gopalan’s legacy, with actress Viola Davis providing narration. The clip, titled “Mother,” discusses the Harris’ mother, an Indian immigrant who arrived in the U.S. at age 19 and became a cancer researcher and raised two daughters, …
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“A Katy Perry marching band? This is going to be the gayest day ever,” says the curly-haired woman watching as a 17-piece group works their way through “Firework,” and then follows it up with a jaunty rendition of Kesha’s “Timber.” She chuckles. “I must be in the right place.” It’s …
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It’s a jam-packed Election Eve for the Harris-Walz campaign — and they’re bringing along some A-list stars. On Monday, the campaign will host concert rallies featuring Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Christina Aguilera, Eva Longoria, Ricky Martin, and Fantasia in crucial battleground states. Harris will spend her entire day in Pennsylvania. …
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