A jury deliberated less than four hours Wednesday before handing Vanessa Bryant a resounding victory in her case alleging Los Angeles County sheriff and fire officials violated her constitutional rights by snapping and sharing graphic “souvenir” photos showing the remains of her NBA superstar husband Kobe Bryant and 13-year-old daughter …
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In the weeks after the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago raid, former President Donald Trump repeatedly made a simple-sounding but extraordinary ask: he wanted his lawyers to get “my documents” back from federal law enforcement. Trump wasn’t merely referring to the alleged trove of attorney-client material that he insists was scooped up by …
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Over the past several months, I crisscrossed the world, following Harry Styles as he rolled out his impressive, game-changing third album, Harry’s House, and played explosive, sold-out shows for hundreds of thousands of fans from Coachella to New York to London. We finally sat down in Hamburg for a long …
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Madonna’s daughter Lourdes Leon is entering the family business with her debut single, “Lock and Key,” under the moniker, Lolahol. “Lock and Key” is a bustling bit of dance music that combines speedy jungle-style breakbeats with woozy synths and hits of trip-hop horns that echo beneath Lolahol’s serene vocals. The …
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The National Archives identified documents classified as “special access program materials,” in a trove of more than 700 pages of documents retrieved in January from former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, according to a letter sent by the Archives to Trump’s lawyers. This trove of documents, separate from the stash of …
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Sheila Nevins won so many Emmys, Oscars, Peabodys, and other awards during her 30 years helming HBO’s documentary division that there’s a trophy room nicknamed for her at the network’s headquarters. Still, the 83-year-old producer, who now heads MTV’s documentary arm, has never tired of the form, never thought of …
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After Nick Kroll’s first standup special, Thank You Very Cool, arrived over a decade ago, the comedian shifted his focus toward his star-performing television endeavors, like the Netflix animated series Big Mouth. But Kroll is all grown up now, and he has a new standup special, Nick Kroll: Little Big …
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The man charged with storming onstage and tackling comedian Dave Chappelle during his Netflix Is a Joke show at the Hollywood Bowl last May will be moved to a new jail dorm to receive mental health services as he awaits trial in his misdemeanor battery case, a judge ruled Tuesday. …
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Weeks after putting on a production of Hamilton without permission and lacing it with homophobic teachings, a church in McAllen, Texas has apologized. The church will also pay damages to Hamilton‘s creators. Hamilton will donate the money to support a local gay rights organization. On Tuesday, nondenominational church The Door …
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Dr. Anthony Fauci is stepping down from his role as Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in December, announcing on Monday that he is leaving government in order “to pursue the next chapter” of his career. Fauci, who has served in government for more than half …
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