Lola Mitchell — better known as the pioneering Southern female rapper Gangsta Boo who was a member of Three 6 Mafia — has died at age 43, Fox 13 in Memphis reports, with her rep confirming the rapper’s death to WREG 3 Memphis. According to Fox 13, she was found …
Read More »Hollywood Actually Got Less Diverse Last Year
Representation in Hollywood backslid in 2022, according to two new reports. The USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative found that fewer women and people of color directed major movies than the previous year. A second study, from the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State …
Read More »'Metropolis,' Sherlock Holmes Among the Works Entering the Public Domain
Fritz Lang’s trailblazing sci-fi epic Metropolis, the final Sherlock Holmes stories (and the detective character himself), and musical compositions like “Puttin’ on the Ritz” and “My Blue Heaven” are entering the public domain today, Jan. 1. According to the Public Domain Day site, most works copyrighted in 1927 had their …
Read More »Steven Tyler Officially Named In Sexual Assault of a Minor Lawsuit From Decades-Old Claim
Steven Tyler‘s name has officially been added to a lawsuit filed in December by a woman who claims to have had an illicit relationship with Steven Tyler in the Seventies when she was a minor. The suit accuses the Aerosmith singer of sexual assault, sexual battery, and intentional infliction of …
Read More »Paris Hilton Brings Back 'Y2K Pop' With Refreshed Version of 'Stars Are Blind'
Paris Hilton the singer is back, and we’re sliving for it! After teasing a “secret” for several days, Hilton released “Stars Are Blind (Paris’ Version),” a refreshed take on her beloved 2006 single, on Amazon music. For the song’s new version, Hilton recorded fresh vocals and worked with Fernando Garibay …
Read More »Courtney Love Claims Her Rejection of Brad Pitt's Kurt Cobain Film Got Her Booted From 'Fight Club'
Brad Pitt‘s ego cost Courtney Love a role in David Fincher‘s 1999 cult classic film Fight Club, the Hole frontwoman claimed in a new interview with Marc Maron. As she recalled, Fincher had already hired her to play Marla Singer when Pitt, who was cast in the lead role of …
Read More »Pelé, 'The King of Soccer,' Dead at 82
Pelé, the greatest soccer player ever and the most decorated athlete in the history of “the Beautiful Game,” has died at the age of 82. Pelé’s death was confirmed in an Instagram post on Thursday. An exact cause of death was not given, though, in Dec. 2022, it was revealed …
Read More »Megan Thee Stallion Wins Early Round in Contract War With Houston Label
A Texas judge sided with Megan Thee Stallion on Wednesday when he denied her estranged Houston label’s request that her 2021 album Something for Thee Hotties be declared something less than an album under her contract. The Harris County judge rejected 1501 Certified Entertainment’s motion for the pre-trial ruling, known …
Read More »Trumpist Site Encourages Donald to Run in a Third Party — and He Seems Down
Former President Donald Trump, who threw his nightmarish red cap back into the ring and launched a fourthbidfor the White House last month, shared an article on Wednesday that suggested he run as a third-party candidate. Posting on Truth Social, the social media platform he started after being booted from …
Read More »George Santos Addresses Résumé Lies on Tucker Carlson: 'I'm Not a Fraud'
New York congressman-elect George Santos went on Tucker Carlson Tonight on Tuesday evening after admitting to having “embellished” his résumé and lying about being Jewish. In his first televised interview since accusations that he had lied about his background surfaced, Santos spoke with guest host Tulsi Gabbard. “I made a …
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