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If there is one thing we can still all rally behind in this fractured world, it’s a good comeback story. And none is greater right now than that of Simone Biles — who stunned the world (and possibly herself) by winning her sixth all-around world championship gold at the 2023 World Championships in Belgium on […]

As the unfathomable depths of atrocities committed by Hamas terrorists against Israeli civilians becomes more and more clear and disturbing, celebrities who often speak out on the Middle East conflict — regardless of where they stand on the issue — seem to share a commonality in this instance of struggling with how to respond to […]

The Motion Picture Association just came down with its rating for the much-anticipated Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert film, doling out a surprising PG-13 for “some strong language and suggestive materials”, but parents of young children frankly don’t seem to give a s—. According to a report in Yahoo! Entertainment, “it’s unlikely that the […]

Sounds like The Slap may have been about a little more than just Chris Rock’s poor taste G.I. Jane joke. Jada Pinkett Smith revealed in an exclusive interview to People that a number of events that precipitated the infamous Oscars incident may have figured in to Will Smith’s stunning reaction — probably none more so […]

For those picking up some major vibes between Brooke Burke and Derek Hough during their winning Dancing with the Stars season in 2008, you weren’t wrong. Burke admitted the two became so close that she was tempted to have “a love affair” with Hough at the time. Burke made the comments on fellow Dancing with […]

Stephen A. Smith, no stranger to poor taste, inflammatory comments, may have stepped in it again by making a joke about New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones being on “suicide watch” on World Mental Health Day no less. The comments came during a First Take segment on Tuesday morning about whether Daniel Jones should sit […]

Are they going to take it out again? If so, this news is real, and it’s fantastic. It’s a pret-ty, pret-ty big deal. Seinfeld, which famously had a meta-reboot in Season 7 of HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, may be coming back for more to prove the show is still the master of its domain. Jerry […]

It might sound like he’s going method acting for a return to his Frank the Tank character from Old School, but apparently Will Ferrell’s surprise appearance at a USC frat party over the weekend has a far simpler backstory. Ferrell was attending Trojan Family Weekend at USC because his son Magnus is a sophomore there. […]

When I first heard the name Dick Butkus, I giggled. (Give me a break, I was 9 years old.) But my dad urged me to think past the funny name and imagine a linebacker who hit harder than anyone you could ever imagine. I tried, but still, he was from a previous football generation and […]

In another bizarre chapter in the increasingly strange Kanye West story, the rapper had a bit of a toe-tantrum when a pedicurist hurt one of his little piggies, per an exclusive clip on TMZ. In a video posted by his friend and musical collaborator Ty Dolla $ign that feels like it could be a scene […]

Celebrity sisters-in-law Cameron Diaz and Nicole Richie spend Tuesday night partying with their husbands, Benji Madden and Joel Madden, as the twin brothers rocked out with their Good Charlotte band. Good Charlotte was performing as part of a launch event for a new streaming service for live concerts and other events called Veeps All Access. […]

It’s been 27 years since the infamous night of Tupac Shakur’s murder on the Las Vegas Strip, so you’d be forgiven if you didn’t remember every last detail leading up to the night in question, after last week’s arrest of Duane Keith Davis reopened the case. Luckily, the New York Times has done an in-depth […]

Yet another Covid-vaccine related conspiracy theory was debunked on Wednesday after the Emergency Alert System cell phone test went off without a hitch. Mind blown, right? Remember the convoluted fake news misinformation super-spreader that posited Bill Gates and/or the government was trying to control citizens through microchips somehow implanted in the Covid vaccine? As reporting […]

Drew Barrymore might want to splurge for an extra nice lunch for her writers on the first day back to set, otherwise things might be a bit awk-ward. After deciding to bring The Drew Barrymore Show back before the WGA writers strike ended, and then changing her mind after intense backlash from writers and actors, […]

Kevin Spacey, attending the 15th Tashkent International Film Festival in Uzbekistan, was rushed to the hospital amid fears of a heart attack after he felt his “entire left arm go numb for about eight seconds,” according to The Sun. He underwent an MRI scan and series of tests at the Innova Diagnostic Clinic, and was […]

Actress Rachel Zegler, who won a Golden Globe for “West Side Story” and is starring in the upcoming “Hunger Games” prequel, spoke out against a crude sex tape joke directed at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce by a Barstool Sports podcast host. Zegler took to X (formerly Twitter) to call out the misogynistic media personality, […]

Long before Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce captured the hearts of the universe, there was another power couple from the worlds of music and sports that captivated all of mankind —  David and Victoria Beckham. Now the soccer superstar and former Spice Girl are opening up about the most trying time in their marriage. In […]

The recently reopened murder case of Tupac Shakur keeps adding new twists and layers. On the heels of last week’s shocking arrest of Duane Keith Davis on murder charges, now Las Vegas television station KLAS 8 News has obtained new 27-year-old security video surveillance footage recorded inside the MGM Grand that offers yet a bit […]

Fans of Mean Girls, and its movie studio Paramount, have been flooding social media to inform users that Tuesday October 3 is Mean Girls Day. TikTok is getting in on the celebration, as Paramount is posting the classic 2004 film in 23 parts on its TikTok page. This date’s significance to the film stems from […]

Film studio A24 just dropped the trailer for Sofia Coppola’s next film, the highly anticipated biopic of Elvis’ wife entitled simply Priscilla. The film stars Cailee Spaeny as the eponymous lead and Jacob Elordi as the King, Elvis Presley. The work is an adaptation of Priscilla Presley’s 1985 memoir, Elvis and Me. Priscilla premiered at […]

Now that the NFL and critics have declared Disney’s Toy Story Funday Football alternative broadcast of the Jaguars-Falcons game a rousing success, let’s look ahead to future NFL games this season that might pair nicely with other films from the Pixar library, shall we? After Zach Wilson’s breakout performance last night against the Chiefs as […]

It was good to be Aaron Rodgers up until the recent bit of drama sweeping the news — not the play that tore his left achilles tendon in the Bills-Jets game in Week 1, but rather this Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce relationship. Because as much as Aaron Rodgers likes to bash the “woke mob” media when […]

For those who have been living deep off the grid the past few weeks, you may have missed that Travis Kelce is having a moment. Since news of his rumored relationship with Taylor Swift broke, he has gained a powerful new following of Swifties. His jersey sales have spiked more than 400%, he has gained […]

The definitive online dictionary, Merriam-Webster, just added 690 new words for September 2023 and many of the new entries hail from the worlds of entertainment and sports. It’s fitting that the company made the announcement in Springfield, Massachusetts, because in the very first line of their press release they offer the tongue-in-cheek rejoinder that “today […]

News of an arrest in the long unsolved 1996 murder of hiphop legend Tupac Shakur is reverberating throughout social media on Friday and needless to say, it’s causing some feelings. Fans and celebrities are taking to their socials in reaction to the shocking news. Some are expressing relief, some are rehashing old conspiracies, some are […]

It’s been 27 years since superstar west coast rapper Tupac Shakur was shot multiple times and killed on the Las Vegas Strip, and now, shockingly, there is break in the case — a man has been arrested by Las Vegas police in the infamous 1996 drive-by shooting. Charges are not yet clear, according to the […]

We all have one in our fantasy football league. The guy who pesters you for lopsided trades, then sends you the offer, then texts you to make sure you saw the offer, then calls you in bewilderment to see why you rejected the offer — now there’s a name for it, it’s called being a […]

It’s October, which means you’re probably halfway into that bulk bag of Halloween candy you were supposed to be saving for trick-or-treaters. But you don’t have to climb to the top of Mount Everest to work off those calories, just saunter on over to the top of the mountain in the Paramount logo and you’re […]

It’s October and that means we’re in the home stretch to Halloween. But while you’re waiting around all month for the big night to roll around, why not try to up your scare tolerance before then so it isn’t so much of a fright fest this year? I mean, I’m no fear-allergist expert, but I’ve […]

It’s never easy to be an actor taking over a beloved role from another actor, especially one as emblematic as Albus Dumbledore, let alone  find a way to make it one’s own. But Michael Gambon did just that when he was thrust into the Hogwarts Headmaster’s magical shoes starting with Harry Potter and the Prisoner […]

You’ve probably been on Amazon a lot lately — researching spooky costumes, buying bulk bags of candy and thinking up yard decorations to scare children with. But enough about your odd personal proclivities — Halloween is also approaching! So why not pair your ominous purchases with some spooky viewing on Prime. With new horror offerings […]

It was a big summer for pop superstar Harry Styles and Canadian actress Taylor Russell. Styles completed his nearly two year long Love on Tour run, and Russell has been starring in a play, The Effect, at The National Theatre in London. It seems it’s been a big summer for them romantically as well, with […]

Turns out Kerry Washington, the actress best known for playing Washington D.C. fixer Olivia Pope on Scandal, has a pretty shocking family secret of her own. In her new memoir Thicker Than Water, the usually very private Washington opens up about finding out as an adult that she was conceived with the use of a […]

For those who look up Ariana Madix’s name in the dictionary, don’t expect to see a mention of Scandoval there, because as she said on Tuesday night during the season 32 premiere of Dancing With The Stars, the “scandal does not define me.” Madix quickly acknowledged the affair that rocked the world of pop culture […]

The countdown to Halloween has begun! The neighbors are putting out their spooky decorations, your local grocery store is dedicating half the aisles to ultra-processed sugary treats, and your friends in relationships are busy readying their Taylor Swift–Travis Kelce couples costumes. But if you’re looking for something truly scary to check out this month, consider […]

For the past three weeks, a new presence on a national stage has ruined what should have been a must-watch start to the NFL season. I’m talking of course about Pat McAfee’s new high profile, highly expensive show on ESPN. Also, Zach Wilson has done abysmally as the quarterback of the New York Jets filling […]

Former Spice Girls pop star Mel B, gearing up to get back to the America’s Got Talent judges’ table for the newly announced spinoff AGT: Fantasy League, is also addressing the possibility of a Spice Girls reunion. Speaking with Extra’s Terri Seymour, Mel B was asked whether there might be a reunion of the Spice […]

If you’ve ever been sitting on your couch binging for hours on end and stopped to ask yourself, “why does nobody pay me to do this?” then today is your lucky day. The website OnlineCasinos.com is looking to hire an Official TV Binger in honor of Monday’s National Binge Day, which is apparently a holiday. […]

Now this is a story all about how one actor’s life got flipped-turned upside down by fame and the other… stayed known as Carlton Banks until Dancing With The Stars came along. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star Alfonso Ribeiro is opening up about his relationship with former co-star Will Smith since their days on […]