Meek Mill, Roc Nation and Live Nation are among those named as defendants in a lawsuit brought by the family of Jaquan Graves, who was murdered on December 30th, 2016 outside a Meek Mill concert at Toyota Oakdale Theatre in Connecticut. The venue is also named as a defendant in …
Read More »'Wonder Wheel' Review: Kate Winslet Singes in Woody Allen's Dour Drama
Kate Winslet is on fire in Woody Allen‘s Wonder Wheel, playing Ginny, an unhappily married waitress living near the boardwalk on Brooklyn’s Coney Island circa 1950. This broken dreamer is pushing 40 and reaching the limits of her patience with Humpty (a solidly affecting Jim Belushi), the carousel-operator she married …
Read More »2018 Grammy Nominations: 5 Things We Learned
This morning, the Recording Academy announced the nominations for the 2018 Grammy awardsand for the first time, Grammy voters acknowledged the dominance of rap, R&B and Latin pop in the streaming era. Jay-Z led all candidates with eight nominations, but rising stars like SZA and Khalid also picked up five …
Read More »'House of Cards' Production Hiatus Extended Following Kevin Spacey Exit
UPDATE: Netflix announced Monday that production on House of Cards‘ sixth and final season will resume in 2018.“We are excited to bring closure to fans,” Netflix’s Ted Sarandos said of the eight-episode season in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. It remains unclear whether Kevin Spacey‘s Frank Underwood will be …
Read More »Iranian Man Indicted for HBO Hack, Extortion Scheme
An Iranian man, Behzad Mesri, has been charged in the massive HBO hack and extortion scheme, NBC News reports. Mesri is accused of infiltrating HBO‘s networks and leaking internal company emails, as well as unreleased episodes and scripts for Game of Thrones, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Insecure. Despite the charges, …
Read More »Donald Trump to LaVar Ball: 'I Should Have Left Them In Jail!'
On Sunday, Donald Trump tweeted that he should have left the three UCLA players who were recently caught shoplifting during their trip to China – one being the brother of Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball – in jail. Trump called out LaVar Ball specifically, saying he is both “unaccepting” …
Read More »UFC Announces Title Fight Between Cris 'Cyborg' Justino And Holly Holm
The UFC announced on Thursday that Cris “Cyborg” Justino will defend her featherweight title against Holly Holm at UFC 219 on December 19th in Las Vegas. It’s still unknown if the fight will be the night’s main event. Germaine de Randamie defeated Holm at the inaugural Women’s Featherweight Championship earlier …
Read More »Rising Rapper Lil Peep Dead at 21
Lil Peep, the New York rapper who mixed guitar-driven emo and rap production on mixtapes that gained millions of plays on SoundCloud, died Wednesday night at age 21. A representative for the rapper confirmed his death to Rolling Stone. According to thePima County Office of the Medical Examiner (via Pitchfork), …
Read More »See Jason Aldean Recall Las Vegas Shooting in 'Today' Interview
Six weeks after the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, Jason Aldean is speaking out about the events that took place on October 1st in Las Vegas, while he was onstage closing out the Route 91 Harvest festival. The country superstar sat down for an interview with NBC’s Today show, …
Read More »Flashback: Garth Brooks Hosts 'SNL,' Performs As 'Chris Gaines'
When Garth Brooks first hosted Saturday Night Live on February 28, 1998, he naturally performed as the show’s musical guest as well. But on this day 18 years ago when Brooks made his second go-round as host of the long-running sketch-comedy series, he stepped aside to allow a different artist …
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