Donald Trump claimed that he was merely doing his “duty” as president by alleging that the 2020 election was “rigged” and “stolen,” therefore believes he deserves “immunity” from prosecution. “I wasn’t campaigning, the Election was over. I was doing my duty as President to expose and further investigate a Rigged …
Read More »Bad Bunny's 'X100PRE' Is A Love Letter To Nineties Kids from Puerto Rico
When Bad Bunny dropped his first-ever album X100PRE, it spread through the internet like good gossip. It was Christmas Eve in 2018, the same year that Bad Bunny had exploded as a global megastar — appearing on The Tonight Show and singing during Alesso’s set at Tomorrowland — despite being …
Read More »Dave Chappelle Drops Trailer for Netflix Special 'The Dreamer,' Out New Year's Eve
Dave Chappelle has dropped the trailer for his new Netflix comedy special The Dreamer, out on December 31. On Sunday, the comedian released a trailer for the special, featuring Morgan Freeman delivering one of his trademark voiceovers as Chappelle takes the stage. “What do you dream about? Not the ones …
Read More »Trump and GOP's Rhetoric Contributes to 'Unprecedented Rise' in Threats Against Public Officials: Deputy AG
Republicans, including former president Donald Trump, have targeted the Justice Department, accusing the agency and its staff of weaponizing the justice system, as well as individual judges. This type of rhetoric has contributed to “toxicity” and an “unprecedented rise” in threats against public officials, said Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco. …
Read More »Kevin Spacey Has Another Bizarre Christmas Eve Video, This Time With Tucker Carlson
Continuing one of the worst Christmas Eve traditions, Kevin Spacey has dumped a lump of coal on the public with another one of those bizarre videos where he portrays his House of Cards character Frank Underwood. Making things worse, however, he’s also enlisted Tucker Carlson for a sit-down interview with …
Read More »Blueface Sued for Defamation After Claiming Soulja Boy's Son Could Be His Child
A woman is suing Blueface for defamation after the rapper claimed in a series of social media posts that Soulja Boy’s one-year-old son could be his child. Jackilyn Martinez, who shares a young son with Soulja Boy, filed her complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday. She alleged her …
Read More »AI is Already in the Newsroom
For journalists who work —or used to work— at G/O Media, the disclaimer at the bottom of numerous articles on the company’s e-commerce site, The Inventory, offers an unsettling vision of the future: “This article was generated by an AI engine which may produce inaccurate information.” That warning appears on …
Read More »Wham!'s 'Last Christmas' Finally Scores the U.K. Christmas Number One, 39 Years Later
‘Tis the season for yuletide classics of yesteryear to finally reach the top spot on the charts as Wham!‘s “Last Christmas” was awarded the U.K.’s Christmas Number One this week, 39 years after the song’s release. The hotly contested Christmas Number One annually measures a single’s popularity in the U.K. …
Read More »'All of Us Strangers': Inside the Year's Most Haunting Love Story
Unlike the scores of paranormal investigators on reality TV, Andrew Haigh has made a career as a successful cinematic ghosthunter, chasing after entities whose presence is unquestionably felt. The British filmmaker’s apparitions take the forms of suppressed pain, unresolved trauma, unspoken resentment, and earth-shattering secrets in movies often, though not …
Read More »Mandy Moore Wants to Be in an Oscar Film — and for #MeToo to Hit Music
In the last nearly 25 years, Mandy Moore has grown up in Hollywood as her fans and audiences have grown along with her. They’ve watched her rise as a pop-culture icon, from early movies like A Walk to Remember and hit singles like “Crush” to her recent success as an …
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