Month: May 2022

Less than two years removed from his strong debut album That’s What They All Say, Jack Harlow returned over the weekend with his sophomore effort Come Home The Kids Miss You. It presents 15 tracks and the previously heard singles “Nail Tech” and “First Class” as well as guest appearances from Drake, Lil Wayne, Justin Timberlake, and Pharrell. While Harlow’s collaboration with Drake, titled “Churchill Downs,” is one of the highlights off the new album, another track that’s getting some attention is “Dua Lipa.” Harlow uses the track to shoot a confident shot at the Grammy-winning Future Nostalgia singer.

During a recent appearance on The Breakfast Club, Harlow revealed that he got Dua Lipa’s approval for the song before putting it on his album. “I wanted to get her blessing,” he said. “I didn’t want her to be blindsided by that or feel creeped out or anything.” Harlow revealed that Lipa’s response was “I suppose it’s OK.” He added, “If she had said, ‘Yo, I hate it, I don’t want it to come out,’ it wouldn’t have came out.”

Harlow was then asked if he had a crush on Dua Lipa. “I admire her,” he replied. “I think when the song comes out, she’ll grow to appreciate it even more.”

You can listen to “Dua Lipa” and check out The Breakfast Club interview in the videos above.

Come Home The Kids Miss You is out now via Atlantic Records. You can stream it here.

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Natalie Portman didn’t have a ton to do in her two big stints as Jane Foster, the erstwhile ladyfriend of Chris Hemsworth’s Thor. She wasn’t even given a cameo in the third one. But she’s back in the forthcoming fourquel Thor: Love and Thunder, this time with a meatier role. We already know that she’ll be Mighty Thor, the female version of the Nordic god. She even gets to wield that hammer, as we’ve seen. In case there was any doubt, the film’s director promised that she’ll have a lot more to do this time around.

In a new interview with Empire (as caught by The Hollywood Reporter), Taika Waititi explained the impetus behind giving Jane Foster a lot more action. “You don’t want Natalie coming back and playing that same character who’s walking around with science equipment,” Waititi explained. “You know, while Thor’s flying around, she’s left on Earth, tapping her foot going, ‘When’s he going to be back?’ That’s boring. You want her to be part of the adventure.”

He also pointed out another thing about Portman: She’s hilarious. “Natalie’s really funny in real life,” he said. “She’s kind of goofy and has got a great sense of humor, and I don’t think that was exploited enough in the first films.”

Thor: Love and Thunder will be released on July 8.

(Via Empire and THR)

For the last few weeks, Madison Cawthorn has been the target of mockery. A group committed to ousting the young MAGA lawmaker from power has been among those leaking unflattering videos of him, doing things like wearing lingerie and having his crotch touched by another man. The latest finds him naked in a hotel room, seeming to dry hump some guy. Cawthorn has claimed each of these were jokes, just some bro humor. He even compared himself to Gandalf. But that hasn’t stopped him from being a laughing stock.

Indeed, while discussing the latest Cawthorn video, Bill Maher, on his show Friday night, could not stop laughing. He described him as a “Christian conservative” who “keeps getting caught doing things that don’t seem Christian conservative.” He then brought up the new video, which features him, as he put it, “straddling another man’s face, and thrusting his pelvis into it,” Maher said while trying to keep composure. He then started losing it.

Maher eventually got his stuff back together, enough to get to his jokes. “I’ve got to say, comedically this guy really commits to the bit, you know what I’m saying? He commits!” Maher told the crowd. “I’m not saying he is gay at all, I’m just saying in Florida they’re not allowed to discuss him in school now.”

You can watch Maher talk about Cawthorn in the video above.

(Via Raw Story)

It’s been 30 years since Luton Town has played in the top flight of English football, and on Saturday, the Hatters officially punched their ticket to the EFL Championship play-off. On the surface, the way they managed to do it — a 1-0 win over lower-table side Reading — isn’t all that impressive, but the manor in which that goal came led to a moment to remember for supporters of the club.

Reading goalkeeper Ørjan Nyland held the ball in his hands during injury time in the first half, surveyed the pitch, and instead of hoofing it up the field, noticed that no one was near him and ostensibly wanted to put it down and kill off the remaining seconds in the half and get to the dressing room tied at zero. What he did not notice — in part because he does not have eyes in the back of his head — is that Luton Town’s Harry Cornick stood behind him and waited for him to let his guard down.

Once that happened, Cornick swooped in, took the ball, and put it into the back of the net.

After the game, Cornick explained exactly how he made this happen, and more or less said he figured he might as well try it.

Let this be a lesson to all young athletes: sometimes, shenanigans work.

When The Wonder Years returned last year, it came with the star of the original show at least behind the scenes. Fred Savage, who achieved stardom as Kevin Arnold, an American everyboy growing up in the late 1960s, joined the reboot as both executive producer and one of the show’s directors. But on Saturday, it was reported that Savage had been let go after an investigation into accusations of inappropriate behavior.

As per The Hollywood Reporter, Savage faced three separate allegations of “inappropriate conduct.” ABC launched an investigation into the claims and, upon completion, “the decision was made to terminate his employment as an executive producer and director of The Wonder Years,” the show’s producer said in a statement. Savage has denied all allegations.

Details of the claims have not yet been made public. But it’s not the first time accusations of misconduct have been made. In March 2018, a costumer on The Grinder, a legal comedy starring Rob Lowe which featured Savage as an actor, claimed that he hit her on the arm on set while she was dusting his outfit, and claimed he created a hostile environment for women. An investigation into the claim found no evidence of wrongdoing. It was also claimed that the original Wonder Years came to an end in part because of potentially dubious sexual harassment allegations against both Savage and his on-screen brother Jason Hervey.

The new Wonder Years is also set in the 1960s, but instead of following a white family, it focuses on a Black family, with Don Cheadle replacing Daniel Stern as narrator.

(Via THR)

It’s been well over a year since Twitter permanently banned Donald Trump, arguably the most chaotic person on the social media platform. How did he respond? By trying to create his own Twitter clone, which so far has been yet another miserable Trump failure. And, of course, by one of his filing flimsy lawsuits. But much like a lot of the things the former president attempts, that, too, was a flop.

As per The Daily Beast, a district judge in California has dismissed Trump’s lawsuit against Twitter, which claimed that the service violated the First Amendment. By law, Trump’s legal team has till May 27 to file an amended complaint, but judging from the 17-page order, it sounds like it will be an uphill battle.

“Plaintiffs’ main claim is that defendants have ‘censor[ed]’ plaintiffs’ Twitter accounts in violation of their right to free speech under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution,” Judge James Donato wrote in his ruling, adding, “Plaintiffs are not starting from a position of strength.”

Donato pointed out that the First Amendment “applies only to governmental abridgements of speech, and not to alleged abridgements by private companies.” He then reminded Trump and his team of the obvious, namely that Twitter “is a private company.”

Twitter booted Trump off the platform two days after the Jan. 6 riot, claiming that he’d helped fan the incident’s flames, thus violating their rules against the “glorification of violence.” Other social media services followed suit, banning him either temporarily or permanently.

When Elon Musk forked over a chunk of his unimaginable fortune to purchase Twitter, the move caused many to speculate that he may reinstate Trump’s account. But Trump told CNBC he wasn’t interested. “I was disappointed by the way I was treated by Twitter,” he claimed. “I won’t be going back on Twitter.” Then again, Trump has a habit of not being exactly truthful, at least not on purpose.

(Via The Daily Beast)

Last month, Lil Nas X brought his talents to the 2022 Grammy Awards where he was nominated in five categories. While he gave exciting and energetic performances of “Industry Baby” and “Montero” at the show, Lil Nas would end the night without a new Grammy award to call his own. Lucky for him, less than a month later, Lil Nas is back to his winning ways as he took home a trophy at the 2022 GLAAD Media Awards. During the second half of the awards Friday night, which comes after the first half was held on April 2, Lil Nas won the Outstanding Music Artist award.

It’s the second time in three years that Lil Nas has been graced with the award after he won it for the first time back in 2020. With the win, Lil Nas X becomes the eighth repeat winner of that award in the show’s history. Melissa Etheridge, Rufus Wainwright, K.D. Lang, and Scissor Sisters have won it three times while Indigo Girls, Lady Gaga, and Tegan and Sara have won the award two times.

The news comes after Lil Nas announced the Long Live Montero Tour which will kick off on September 6 in Detroit and continue for two months before coming to a close in Spain on November 17.

A decade ago, Korean singer Psy released his sixth project Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1. That project was home to the worldwide smash hit “Gangnam Style” which took the globe by storm as an infectious dance record that came with its own routine. The 2012 song was certainly an unexpected hit as it peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 while also breaking the Guinness World Record for the most “liked” video on YouTube at the time. The success of “Gangnam Style” was one of the first examples of K-pop making its impact in the United States and it’s something that BTS’ Suga is very appreciative of.

During an interview they conducted together, Suga shared his praises for Psy and the impact of “Gangnam Style.” “He was always someone I was grateful for,” Suga said in Korean. “With ‘Gangnam Style,’ he paved the way for K-pop in the U.S. so that we were able to follow his footsteps with ease.” Their conversation comes after the two collaborated on “That That,” which was released earlier this month off of Psy’s ninth album Psy 9th.

Since the success of “Gangnam Style,” BTS has been the only k-pop artist or group to reach No. 1 on the Billboard singles chart. The group has done it six times since 2020 thanks to “Dynamite,” “Life Goes On,” “Butter,” “Permission To Dance,” “My Universe,” and “Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat) (BTS Remix)” with Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo.

You can watch Psy and Suga’s interview in the video above.

Meghan McCain had it good. For years, she was on a daily chat show where she got to spew whatever was on her mind to millions of people — then whine about how she was a victim because no one agreed with her. When she left The View last summer, she lost her soapbox, and subsequently tried to find a new one: She wrote a book. Alas, not many people are reading it.

As per MSN, the hardcover edition of McCain’s book, Bad Republican: A Memoir — which was released as an audio-only book last autumn — is a massive flop. How massive? As of Friday, it’s sold a measly 244 copies since its release on April 26. To that into perspective, in its 11 days of release, it managed to sell an average of about 22 copies per day.

Here’s what most readers are missing, as per the Amazon listing:

[McCain] tells of growing up the daughter of an American icon who shaped her life and details the heartbreaking final moments spent by his side. She recalls her (mis)adventures on the New York dating scene and brings us up to speed on meeting her now-husband. We hear her views on cancel culture and internet trolls as well as life backstage as the sole Republican at America’s most-watched daytime talk show—and why she decided to leave.

What do the few people who purchased (and then actually read) it think about it? Here’s a one-star review on its Amazon page:

I was so looking forward to reading this as I am an independent and appreciate someone who can see all sides,” the review reads. What I got was a whiny little girl who complained about LIFE everything in life that EVERYONE has to deal with and most do it without feeling sorry for themselves… she is beyond blessed with family support and financial resources and she still whines about EVERYTHING that is simply life. so sorry I wasted my time.

It’s the worst review McCain has received since the cast of And Just Like That… blasted her column on And Just Like That…

(Via MSN)

After an awkward time last summer, Jeopardy! has been on a roll. In the last year, the brainiac game show has seen three rock star contestants: Matt Amodio, Amy Schneider, and, most recently, Mattea Roach. But all good things must come to an end, and on the episode that aired Friday, so it did for the latter.

For weeks, Roach, a 23-year-old tutor from Canada, has ruled the roost, amassing not only a large number of wins but a bounty of cash — more than enough to pay off her student debt. But her streak ended on her 24th show. Heading into Final Jeopardy!, she was up by $19,200. But she got the last question, about a facility named for Coca-Cola “magnate” Asa Candler, wrong. Challenged Danielle Maurer, a digital marketing manager from Georgia, did not.

Still, it was close. Roach wagered $3,601, bringing her final total to $15,599. Maurer, who had $11,400, bet $4,200, meaning she had $15,600. In other words, Roach lost by one dollar.

Still, 23 games is one of the show’s best, fifth behind James Holzhauer (32), Amodio (38), Schneider (40), and the episode’s host, Ken Jennings (74). She’ll be seen later this year when she competes in the Tournament of Champions against Amodio and Schneider.

Roach was gracious in her defeat. “Feeling proud and reflective tonight,” she tweeted, adding, “thank you again so much to all who have supported me during my run. It’s almost exactly four months to the day I got the call to go on Jeopardy, and I had no idea back then how much my life would change as a result.” She also thanked Maurer, who unseated her.