Cameras have officially picked up for Vanderpump Rules Season 11, following a monthslong news cycle around Scandoval and the highest-rated episodes in the Bravo series’ history. Last Thursday, TMZ reported that Ariana Madix and Katie Maloney filmed at a Los Angeles thrift store shopping for items for their sandwich shop, …
Read More »As Twitter Falters, Threads Surpasses 5 Million Sign Ups on Day One
Within four hours of launching Threads, Mark Zuckerberg posted that 5 million people had registered on the platform. The Twitter competitor went live in the App Store on Wednesday, a day earlier than expected, and as users signed up in droves, Zuckerberg highlighted the milestone. “Just passed 5 million sign …
Read More »Kim Cattrall vs. Sarah Jessica Parker Is TV's Greatest Feud
There is a meme format currently doing the rounds that, if you’re still subjecting yourself to Twitter, you must have seen. “WITHOUT GOOGLING. Name a historic battle,” the original prompt-tweet reads. Underneath, there are a few earnest replies mentioning actual battles from history, but most of the 100,000 quote-tweets are …
Read More »Russell Simmons' Ex-Wife and Daughter Accuse Him of Verbal Abuse
Hip-hop and lifestyle mogul Russell Simmons has allegedly become erratic and increasingly abusive toward his own family, according to Instagram posts from his daughter Aoki Lee Simmons and ex-wife Kimora Lee Simmons. In her Instagram Stories on Monday, Aoki shared fraught text messages with her father, claiming that “he’s been …
Read More »'Do Everything I Say': 10 Women Claim Comedian Chris D'Elia Preyed on Them
Jazzmyn Wollfe was visibly uncomfortable. Sitting in the driver’s seat of her car in an open parking lot, the 28-year-old looked around and drew a quick breath, glancing at her phone perched on the dashboard recording her. Awaiting a reply on the other end of the device was comedian Chris …
Read More »Michelle Obama Tells Oprah She'll Never, Ever Run for President
On the morning of April 25, Netflix gave us two big offerings: John Mulaney: Baby J, a stand-up comedy special of the comic chronicling his journey to sobriety in hilarious fashion, and The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey, an interview special featuring the two iconic Black women. …
Read More »'A Very Specific Flavor of Sh-t': Why Mommy Influencers Make Us Feel So Bad About Ourselves
On the internet content creator hierarchy, there’s no one more widely reviled than the momfluencer. With her flawless locks and perfectly appointed nursery in various shades of ecru, with nary an errant Lego or Cheerio in sight, she has been a figure of both derision and immense authority, with all …
Read More »Eric André Took a Whole Lot of Whippets During This Interview
I’m starting to get a bit worried for Eric André’s health. We’re huddled together at a bar in Austin, Texas, during SXSW, where the gonzo comedian typically holds court, and he’s sucked in about a half-dozen whippets thus far, laughing maniacally and locking eyes with me each time his big, …
Read More »NBA Superstar Ja Morant Is Headed Down a Dark Path
In June of 2022, someone on Twitter asked NBA star Ja Morant why he was “thuggin” on Twitter and he replied, “Cuz da money won’t ever change me. been on dat, still on dat, forever on dat, won’t ever speak on it.” To those familiar with Morant’s middle-class upbringing, the …
Read More »Why Was Letitia Wright Dragged More Than 'Ant-Man' Star Evangeline Lilly?
The third film in the Ant-Man franchise, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, is now playing in theaters everywhere. While the movie stars the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s smallest heroes (subatomic-sized, to be exact), it’s a pretty big deal, as it marks the official start of the MCU’s Phase 5. Since the …
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