In his year and a half in exile, former President Donald Trump has been sketching out his possible return to power, filling his time with authoritarian revenge fantasies and several ideas for government personnel that sound like they sprang directly from a Fox News control room. Since last year, the …
Read More »Vince McMahon Retiring From WWE Amid Financial, Sexual Misconduct Investigation
WWE CEO Vince McMahon announced he is officially retiring from professional wrestling amid an investigation into financial and sexual misconduct accusations. “At 77, time for me to retire,” McMahon wrote on Twitter Friday, July 22. “Thank you, WWE Universe. Then. Now. Forever. Together.” In a statement issued by WWE, McMahon …
Read More »What Makes Davido Afrobeats' Benevolent King
Outside the Conrad hotel in downtown Washington DC, a high-end stay outfitted in tasteful neutral tones, a mass of men with deep skin stood congregated around an SUV, bantering in what sounded like West African Pidgin English. Meanwhile, in the lobby, the language filled the air as another pocket of …
Read More »'I'll Always Find My Way Back Up': The Uphill Journey That Led Cuco to 'Fantasy Gateway'
Cuco is sitting at home in Los Angeles, his hair a little tousled and his posture relaxed. The 24-year-old artist and multi-instrumentalist, whose real name is Omar Banos, just got back from Yosemite National Park, where he spent a few days climbing, a new hobby he can’t get enough of. …
Read More »Biden Tests Positive for Covid
President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19, the White House announced on Thursday. “This morning, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19,” the statement from the White House reads, reminding the public that “he is fully vaccinated and twice boosted and experiencing very mild symptoms.” The 79-year-old president is receiving …
Read More »Ricky Martin's Nephew Asks to Dismiss Court Case as Restraining Order Is Withdrawn
A restraining order against Ricky Martin that accused the singer of allegedly having a sexual relationship with and then harassing his own nephew has been withdrawn. A hearing over the matter took place Thursday at a Puerto Rican court, with Martin appearing virtually to face the allegations made by his …
Read More »Lady Gaga's Longtime Choreographer Accused of Toxic Behavior by 10 Former Dancers
As Lady Gaga kicked off her twice-delayed The Chromatica Ball tour this week, trouble brewed from the stage wings. Days before the start of the 18-city world tour — Gaga’s first since 2017’s Joanne — five of her longtime backup dancers took to social media one after the other to …
Read More »Exclusive: Jan. 6 Committee Plans to Humiliate MAGA Lawmakers Who Cowered During Capitol Attack
The Jan. 6 committee plans to use its Thursday-night hearing to call out insurrection-friendly lawmakers who cowered during the Capitol attack but have since downplayed the insurrection’s severity, according to two sources familiar with the committee’s planning. “They have plans to paint a really striking picture of how some of …
Read More »'Total Hoes and Thots': Ex-Trump Aide Rails Against Jan. 6 Committee in Unhinged Rant
Days after meeting with the Jan. 6 House committee, a former Trump administration aide published a bizarre, sexist and homophobic tirade on Telegram where he attacks the ongoing investigation and the committee’s star witnesses, calling the operation “anti-white.” In the rambling 27-minute recording, Garrett Ziegler, who served as an aide …
Read More »'You Are Not Real!': Watch Lizzo Surprise Her Superfans on 'Kimmel'
Lizzo shocked a select group of her most diehard fans during a pre-recorded segment on Jimmy Kimmel Live!Wednesday when she appeared on the late-night show as a part of a stunt dubbed “Undercover Sing.” The unsuspecting fans are told they’ve been invited to listen to songs from the “Truth Hurts” …
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