The showrunners of The Goldbergs confirmed that Jeff Garlin’s character on the show, Murray, would be killed off following the actor’s departure from the ABC sitcom amidst accusations of on-set misconduct. Garlin left the series back in December, following reports that he allegedly engaged in verbal and physical conduct that …
Read More »TikTok Has Turned on 'Stranger Things'
Naomie Lapointe didn’t even have to dress up as Eddie for the anti-Eddie Munson wave currently sweeping TikTok to find her account. The 24-year-old thought it would be fun to post clips of a Stranger Things meetup that recently took place at a Chicago comic expo. Her cosplay was of …
Read More »'I Didn't Fit In Anywhere': Mariah Carey Discusses Growing Up Biracial With Meghan Markle
Mariah Carey and Meghan Markle discussed growing up as biracial women and the struggles of fitting in on the Duchess of Sussex’s podcast, Archetypes. The episode, aptly titled “The Duality of Diva,” found Carey opening up about her itinerant childhood, saying she moved homes with her mother numerous times after …
Read More »Fan Mail: Fiona Lu On Eric Nam
Eric Nam is everything. A multi-hyphenated talent, Nam keeps adding to his eclectic list of accomplishments: a hit singer-songwriter, TV personality, podcaster, and now film actor–he was recently announced to star in the Forest Whitaker/Nina Yang Bongiovi-produced psychological thriller, Transplant. With his reach blanketing many arenas, it shouldn’t be a …
Read More »Live Music's Latest Battle Isn't Onstage. It's at the Merch Booth
Merchandise vendors who were hired to work the RuPaul’s Drag Race: Werq the World tour earlier this month came to the venue ready to work like any other show, expecting a potentially lucrative day hawking T-shirts and knick knacks to hundreds of attendees for a concert tied to the long-running …
Read More »Kesha Accuses Dr. Luke of Stalling Defamation Case, Says She's 'Eager' to Face Him in February Trial
Kesha says she’s “more than eager” to face Dr. Luke at a February 2023 defamation trial in New York and is accusing the music producer of jeopardizing the scheduled showdown by rejecting her repeated attempts to speed up her pre-trial appeals. In a new sharply worded letter to a New …
Read More »'Brazen Contempt': Sony Says Triller Stopped Paying Licensing Fees, Kept Using Music in New Suit
In a new lawsuit, Sony Music Entertainment is accusing Triller of not paying licensing fees and letting users share the work of Sony Music artists on the app even after the label terminated its deal with the social media platform. Seeking millions in damages, Sony hit Triller for its alleged …
Read More »Elon Musk Cites Twitter Whistleblower in New SEC Filing in Effort to Terminate Deal
Elon Musk cited the claims of Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko in a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday, Aug. 2 as he attempts to back out of his deal to buy the social media company for $44 billion. Zatko, Twitter’s former head of security, claimed in a …
Read More »Dawn Richard and Composer Spencer Zahn Team Up for New Collaborative Album 'Pigments'
Dawn Richard, the ever-inventive New Orleans artist, has linked up with multi-instrumentalist Spencer Zahn for a new album, Pigments, set to arrive Oct. 21 via Merge Records. Pigments is described as one long composition filled with various movements that blend jazz, classical, and ambient elements together. To preview the album, …
Read More »Trump Woke Up and Went on a 60-Post, QAnon-Fueled Social Media Spree
Former President Donald Trump spent Tuesday morning feverishly sharing content from supporters on his social media platform Truth Social, posting or re-posting more than 60 times since early Tuesday morning, including content from QAnon accounts and the far-right message board 4chan. In the face of a DOJ probe over his …
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