Prosecutors allege that Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed “heavily” drank alcohol and smoked marijuana the night before a prop gun on the film set was discharged and resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Gutierrez-Reed’s lawyers previously sought to have the involuntary manslaughter charge against the armorer dropped, but a …
Read More »House Republicans Vote Against Life-Saving Abortions, Pride Flags at V.A. Facilities
While all eyes were on a federal courthouse in Miami this morning, House Republicans voted to prohibit offering life-saving abortion care to pregnant veterans — as well as to ban the pride flag from flying at Veterans Administration facilities. The vote came in the powerful Appropriations Committee, where 34 Republicans …
Read More »Riley Keough to Pay Priscilla Presley, Ending Legal Battle Over Family Trust
Riley Keough will pay Priscilla Presley a lump-sum payment as part of a settlement that will end the battle over the estateofLisa Marie Presley, according to the New York Times. Keough (Lisa Marie’s daughter) agreed to provide as much as $400,000 to pay legal fees Priscilla (Lisa Marie’s mother) incurred …
Read More »Jesse Malin Suffered a Rare Spinal Stroke. He's Determined to Walk and Dance Again
On the last Saturday of March at New York’s Webster Hall, Jesse Malin was doing what he’s done a thousand times before: leaping off the stage and wading through a sold-out crowd toward the back bar, which he climbed atop to lead a singalong of his song “She Don’t Love …
Read More »Chris Christie Skewers Republicans Defending Trump: 'Blame Him, He Did It'
Former New Jersey Governor and 2024 presidential candidate Chris Christie skewered his Republican opponents for blindly defending Donald Trump in the face of a damming criminal indictment from the Justice Department. During a CNN town hall event Monday night, Christie directly addressed other candidates attacking the DOJ on behalf of …
Read More »Tony Awards Behind the Scenes: All the Tea You Didn't See on TV
J. Harrison Ghee started their day eating a bacon, egg, and cheese McGriddle. They ended the night making history as the first non-binary performer to win a Tony Award for best leading actor in a musical for their role as Jerry/Daphne in the new musical comedy Some Like It Hot, …
Read More »Nikola Jokić and the Nuggets Are the Most Casual of NBA Champs
The tragic thing about the Miami Heat making the 2023 NBA Finals is that Jimmy Butler will never be able to enjoy it. The Heat were a virus — a collection of veterans and second-rounders, slinking through the Eastern Conference playoff bracket, exploiting the weaknesses of every team they encountered …
Read More »'Such a Gifted Actor': Hollywood Pays Tribute to Treat Williams Following His Death
Tributes have begun to pour in for Treat Williams following the actor’s death in a motorcycle accident at the age of 71. Williams appeared in over 75 films and several television series, including, the 1979 musical filmHairand on the WB seriesEverwood, and impacted many fellow actors. Mark Hamill worked with …
Read More »'The Full Monty' Boys Are Back, With Less Stripping But Lots of Charm
In the 1997 sleeper hit comedy The Full Monty, six unemployed men in a dying English steel town attempt to make some cash by putting on a show where they will dance and strip for the local women. In the new FX sequel series, Gaz (Robert Carlyle), Dave (Mark Addy), …
Read More »Doja Cat (FKA Emcee Flapchunks the 3rd) Teases New Single
One month after negging her fans and ridiculing her own music, Doja Cat appears ready to release a new track this Friday, June 16. On Twitter, the pop star shared what appeared to be some blood-splattered single art, along with a date (“6.16.23”) and a drop of blood emoji. A …
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