Nicki Minaj wasted no time filing a $75,000 defamation lawsuit against a blogger who called her a “cokehead” and said the rapper was known for “shoving” cocaine up her nose. In the new complaint obtained by Rolling Stone, Minaj says Marley Green, a gossip blogger who goes by the name …
Read More »'Serial': Prosecutors File Motion to Vacate Adnan Syed's Murder Conviction
Baltimore prosecutors have filed a motion to vacate the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, which could result in the now-42-year-old Syed — the focus of the hit true crime podcast Serial — either receiving a new trial or being released from his life prison sentence entirely. According to the Wall …
Read More »A 'Selling Sunset' Curse?: Another Half-Real Estate, Half-Hollywood Couple Bites the Dust
Are the Selling OC cameras rolling? They better be. It’s been less than a month since the Netflix spinoff, tracking a group of catty California-based real estate agents, premiered its first season on the streaming platform, and one of the show’s couples has already called it quits. But not just …
Read More »Zendaya Makes Emmy History (Again) With 'Euphoria' Drama Actress Win at 2022 Emmy Awards
Zendaya, at just 26 years old, has become the first Black woman to win an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series category two times, both times earning a trophy for her performance as Rue Bennett in the hit HBO series Euphoria. The second trophy on …
Read More »Lindsey Graham Introduces Nationwide Abortion Ban Weeks After Saying It's Up to States
Lindsey Graham introduced a federal abortion ban on Tuesday, just weeks after declaring the issue should be left to the states. “I think we should have a law at the federal level that would say that after 15 weeks, no abortion on demand,” the South Carolina senator said at a …
Read More »Harry Styles Encourages Voter Registration With a Harryween Concert Incentive
Harry Styles has a proposition for his U.S. fans: if they register to vote, he just might invite them over to Harry’s House for a special Halloween celebration. Ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, the singer is partnering with the non-profit voter registration organization HeadCount to boost voter turnout. Fans …
Read More »John Lennon's Killer, Mark David Chapman, Denied Parole for the 12th Time
John Lennon’s killer, Mark David Chapman, was denied parole again. Chapman’s latest parole hearing took place at the end of August, though no transcripts from the board interview have been made available yet. In a statement, the New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said, “Following an interview with …
Read More »Lawyer Calls Alleged 'Baby Shark' Torture Victim's Death 'Convenient'
In just a few weeks, John Brasco was set to go to trial against two officers and their supervisor who were accused of torturing him while he was previously incarcerated by playing the song “Baby Shark” on loop for hours at a time. On Thursday, Sept. 8, Brasco was booked …
Read More »Grimes Goes Creationist, Stealing Elon Musk's Troll Thunder
Ever since tech magnate and inveterate poster Elon Musk was dragged into a lawsuit by Twitter for attempting to back out of a $44 billion deal to purchase the social media company, his personal account has been in something of a flop era. It’s a tricky thing to quantify — …
Read More »Alex Jones Spied on His Wife and Ex-Wife, Texts Reveal
For a guy who continually complains he’s being secretly surveilled, Alex Jones sure does a lot of spying. In recent years, the conspiracy theorist has used a network of informers and spies to covertly surveil his ex-wife —and he’s used a similar arrangement to track his current spouse, according to …
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