While Instagram banned Fake Drake — aka Izzy Drake — for impersonating the rapper on his feed (despite an apparent co-sign from Drizzy himself) that’s not stopping the impersonator from continuing to capitalize on his, err… likeness. Celebrity Boxing just announced via TMZ Hip Hop that Fake Drake will be duking it out in the ring with none other than former LA Lakers champ and former Khloé Kardashian beau Lamar Odom.
Izzy would be wise to be careful, assuming he watched Odom totally pound America’s tormented little brother, Aaron Carter in a Celebrity Boxing match last year. Fake Drake has been running his mouth, challenging the real Drake to a $1 million boxing match (which was the likely straw that broke the camel’s back on Izzy’s Instagram account) and apparently Odom did not find this sideshow amusing.
“Man, whassup? I hear this news that this fake lookalike wanna fight my man Drake… Swagger jacker dude,” Odom said in a pre-fight hype video while wearing a Nipsey Hussle shirt. “But my man don’t really get his hands dirty. So what I’m gonna do is I’m just gonna step in the way and take that fight. Get the contract, bring it right to you. Lay you right down. Odom out.”
Meanwhile, Fake Drake’s hype video consisted of him mostly dodging tennis balls. This fight might be over before it even begins. But if anything, Fake Drake will have some extra scratch to bet on a fake roulette table.
The Celebrity Boxing match is scheduled to take place on October 15th in either Atlantic City or Miami.
Holey Moleywrapped up its fourth season on Tuesday, which is a wild thing to see all typed out like that. Four seasons. Wrap your head around that for a few minutes, if you can. The show is a solid hour of miniature golf contestants getting walloped by ridiculous obstacles that sometimes have childish names. One is called Hole Number Two and it features a row of portable toilets that the contestants have to sprint past before a group of people in ridiculous costumes fling the doors open and send them flying into a pool of brown water. Some holes have zip lines and look legitimately dangerous. Whenever someone wipes out extremely hard, the hosts — Joe Tessitore and Rob Riggle — will break out the telestrator and make fun of them while it replays in slow-motion. Holey Moley is America’s finest television program.
I say all of this now, again, because I worry some of you have not been watching. I don’t know why anyone would do this. Why would you deny yourself that much simple joy? Especially when you consider that this season featured, I swear this is true, appearances by The Muppets, and, I swear this is also true, at one point, for reasons that I would explain if the whole thing were not much funnier without context, Pepe the Prawn kidnapped 2022 NBA champion Steph Curry. I feel like you might not believe me on this last thing. Evidence will help. Here, look.
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Which, again, perfect. No notes. And yet, somehow, against odds so long you could wrap them around the planet like a lasso and swing it over your head, things got even wilder in the finale. Let me set the scene, quickly:
The winners of the first nine episodes all competed in one last go-round, with three facing off in groups of three, then one of the final three getting eliminated, then the last two facing off in a showdown
Kermit the Frog was in the booth and Miss Piggy was scheduled to perform a big number at the end
The finalists included a number of young and athletic contestants, one of whom was a professional golfer and one of whom owns a miniature golf course, as well as a 63-year-old lady named Kathy who I was very concerned about on every obstacle
There was also a guy who Riggle and Tessitore called “Slip Rick” due to his tendency to wipe out spectacularly on the obstacles. He did not disappoint.
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Anyway, moving to the contest. Kathy went up against a 22-year-old professional golfer and an 18-year-old college student on her first hole. Remember how I said I worried about her on the obstacles? There’s a good reason for that. Their hole featured a moving red carpet and a leap onto floating little orbs. Kathy… did not do well.
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But then something incredible happened. After the other two girls leaped more successfully and earned better position for their putts on the actual hole, Kathy stepped up from way, way downtown and did… well, this.
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HOLE IN ONE
KATHY GOT A HOLE IN ONE
IN THE HOLEY MOLEY FINALS
I need you to understand that I was actually shouting in my living room when this happened. Against all odds and sound judgment and probably the advice of a number of medical professionals, Kathy moved on to the second round.
And, again, I worried. The second hole was called Parcade and featured a pinball-themed putt and obstacle. People have been wiping out on it hard all season. The guy right before Kathy hit his putt and stepped up to the flippers and ate it kind of literally.
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So, yes, worried, about both Kathy and that guy’s face. But then lightning struck. A bolt of magic from the sky. A borderline miracle. Kathy stepped up to putt and…
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AGAIN
SHE DID IT AGAIN
A SECOND HOLE IN ONE
SHE DIDN’T EVEN HAVE TO CLEAR THE FLIPPERS
KATHY MOVES INTO THE FINALS
I do not think I can possibly explain to any of you how excited I was at this point. I was, like, vibrating. Kathy had eliminated a total of three people by herself to this point, whose combined age probably was right around her own, one of whom was — I repeat — an actual professional golfer, by sinking two impossible putts on holes that no one had aced before this season. I literally pumped my fist when this ball dropped into the hole. I have watched sports for my entire life and this was becoming one of the greatest clutch performances I’ve ever seen. It’s up there with the Jordan Flu Game. I am barely joking.
This brings us to the final hole. I will return to the bullet points for the sake of efficiency:
Both contestants competed on The Distractor, a hole where various costume and/or noise-based chaos attempts to pull their attention away from their putt
The contest would go until one of them sank the bending and bouncing putt with all of this happening
This is where Miss Piggy was supposed to perform
The phrase “supposed to” is important here. Because, as all of this was going on, we cut to a shot of Miss Piggy in her trailer and…
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Yup, Miss Piggy was locked inside. On the miniature golf show. The one with a hole called “Uranus” they use to make a bunch of jokes that you probably should not make on network television at 8pm on a weeknight. Again, Holey Moley is America’s finest television program. The Muppets are pretty good, too.
But I digress. Piggy was replaced by the show’s third host, Jeannie Mai, who sang a meta song about renewing the show for another season while flinging a feather boa around as about a dozen maniacs dressed like bugs and monsters danced around her. And, with all this going on, after two misses by each contestant, my girl Kathy stepped up to the tee box for a third attempt.
I think you can see where this is headed.
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KATHY
KATHY
AGAIN
SHE WON
SHE DID IT
FREAKIN KATHY WON HOLEY MOLEY
THIS WAS HONESTLY ONE OF THE MOST INCREDIBLE THINGS I HAVE EVER SEEN ON TELEVISION
SHE GOT $250K FOR THIS
THERE WAS A MID-CREDITS SCENE AFTER THIS WHERE MISS PIGGY STOLE ROB RIGGLE’S EXPENSIVE SPORTS CAR
THAT HAPPENED, TOO
WHY IS THIS SHOW NOT THE ONLY THING WE ARE TALKING ABOUT?
Donald Trump has never made a secret of his disdain for The New York Times—or, as he lovingly calls it, “The Failing New York Times.” Unless, of course, they printed something that said something even slightly positive about him or his popularity. Now is not one of those times.
On Tuesday, The Times set Trump’s brain on fire when it ran an article entitled “Half of G.O.P. Voters Ready to Leave Trump Behind, Poll Finds.” Sure, they were just reporting on the results of a recent poll, in which a fifth of all voters said they didn’t like either Trump orJoe Biden, but the former president doesn’t have time to read beyond the headlines, dammit. He’s a busy man! He’s got golf to play and TRUTHS to Truth on TRUTH Media (a company from which he may have just removed himself from the board). Which is exactly where he went to fire off a response to the Times.
As Raw Story reports, Trump—who clearly either didn’t notice the fact that the same poll found that three out of four Democrats would like to nominate a replacement for Biden—issued an official statement which, in part, read:
The failing New York Times is down 40% year-to-date because they are Fake News. Their reporters are dishonest, and their front page has become a work of total fiction, not news. They hate our Country, and they hate reporting the truth, which is why America is not respected and has never been weaker. Instead, they obsess over January 6, just like they did over Impeachment Hoax #1, Impeachment Hoax #2, the Mueller Witch Hunt, and Russia, Russia, Russia.
That the twice-impeached president considers those historic transgressions “hoaxes” might actually be kind of funny if it weren’t so terrifying. Especially considering that the man, who once accidentally called his own election lies “very stupid,” keeps teasing the possibility of announcing that he’ll run for president again in 2024—a move which many suspect will be meant to take away from the headlines surrounding the January 6th hearings.
But as long as Rudy Giuliani keeps dishing about calling those who didn’t want to circumvent democracy to help Trump a “bunch of p*ssies” and people like Cassidy Hutchinson continue delivering details about how Trump allegedly attempted to choke out a Secret Service Agent and commandeer a presidential limo, millions of eyes will remain glued to the hearings.
Fischer reported that Utah is “engaged in various trade conversations to retool around Mitchell” and broached the possibility of a sign-and-trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers to swap Mike Conley Jr. for restricted free agent Collin Sexton. However, he followed up by noting “the Cavaliers wouldn’t appear to have a need for an additional point guard, and it seems unlikely that Conley would be the returning player Cleveland would prioritize if talks ever gained legitimate traction.”
“For now, the Jazz appear far more focused on restructuring their roster around Mitchell than moving him,” Fischer wrote. “Prior to June’s draft, the Jazz were seeking picks in the ranges of No. 15-25 for each of Conley, Bojan Bogdanovic and Royce O’Neale. sources told B/R, before O’Neale was ultimately moved to Brooklyn for what will likely amount to a late first-rounder in 2023.”
He noted that any Mitchell trade is not expected imminently, “barring a significant offer that Utah would be forced to consider,” though listed the New York Knicks as “the clear front-runner to land” the three-time All-Star. Fischer cited their plethora of draft picks and various talented young players as reasons behind their strong chances to acquire Mitchell.
“Utah’s appetite for [RJ] Barrett as the key ingredient in a Mitchell trade is unclear,” he said.
The Miami Heat were also mentioned as a potential suitor for Mitchell. Fischer reported that his conversations with more than “two dozen” league executives during Summer League indicated Barrett “boasts greater trade value” than Tyler Herro, due to Barrett’s edge defensively.
Meanwhile, Begley’s reporting centered closer to the New York-based teams in the Knicks and Brooklyn Nets, as well as what Utah might specifically be seeking if it elects to trade Mitchell.
“Teams monitoring the situation believe the Jazz currently are prioritizing draft picks in a return for Mitchell,” Begley said.
Begley, like Fischer, identified the Knicks as a prominent player in these discussions, given the fact they can send out as many as eight future first-round picks for Mitchell. Yet he articulated that prior to late June’s Draft, there was hesitancy from the organization to construct such a package because of how depleted the surrounding roster might be afterward.
“The thinking, according to people in touch with the club at the time, was that there wouldn’t be enough left on the roster to field a contending team,” Begley wrote. “I don’t know definitively if the club’s thinking as changed since we noted this earlier in July. But I don’t believe that it has.
“For example: People in touch with the club recently said New York has no interest in trading RJ Barrett in any deal.”
Begley echoed Fischer’s sentiment that the Jazz’s interest in Barrett is unknown, as well as Utah’s touting a preference to retool around Mitchell rather than trade him.
Where some of their reporting deviated, though, is the fact that Begley said Miami was considered the favorite to land Mitchell “earlier in the free agency period.” He also mentioned Brooklyn is interested in trading for Mitchell. Doing so would require the Nets to move Ben Simmons because a team cannot trade for two players on designated rookie max extensions.
Riding the highs of her latest EP, Public Displays Of Affection Too, Muni Long has dropped a flashy new visual. Joined by Saweetie, Muni looks to make a new man her “Baby Boo.”
At the beginning of the video, Muni is seen browsing a dating app called BLK. She is then carried into a colorful dream sequence, in which she latches onto an ice cream truck, driven by her match on the app. Saweetie pops in with a fiery verse, as she hoops it up with a man in a pastel green room.
The song is a fast-paced nod to Muni’s pop roots, with catchy rhythms and an infectious hook, on which she sings, “I love you, I love you / I’m always thinkin’ of you / And no, it’s not a crush / Baby, I wanna lock you down.”
Muni has worked in the industry for over 15 years, putting out EPs and albums under the moniker Priscilla Renea. Until her breakthrough hit “Hrs And Hrs” went viral on TikTok last year, much of her success came from working as a songwriter for the likes of Ariana Grande, Rihanna, and, Kelly Clarkson.
In a recent interview with MTV News, Muni said that as a singer in her own right, she wants to be “a catalyst for little brown girls.”
Check out “Baby Boo” above.
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The Smile — the trio consisting of Tom Skinner and Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood — recently announced some North American tour dates. Based on how their current European tour dates and festival appearances are going, those US and Canada dates could end up being a good opportunity to hear some new music before the band actually releases it; The band has been playing a new song called “Colours Fly” and now they’ve debuted another unreleased tune on stage, “Bending Hectic.”
They played the song at Switzerland’s Montreux Jazz Festival. While introducing the song, Yorke, seemingly looking at some sort of paper or screen, indicated the song is a recent one as he said aloud, “Ya, I can see the words; That’s good, ’cause I just wrote them.”
The tune is a lengthy one (at least as it was performed here), running for about seven minutes. It starts off an an atmospheric sort of freeform jam before eventually picking up steam and transforming into more of an aggressive rocker.
The Smile actually have a number of unreleased songs that pop up in their sets. Aside from the two aforementioned, their Montreaux performance also featured “Just Eyes And Mouth” and “Bodies Laughing,” both of which have been performed upwards of 20 times, perSetlist.fm.
Donovan Mitchell joined Kevin Durant as NBA stars who appear to be gettable in a trade. While the Utah Jazz and Brooklyn Nets both have high asking prices, Mitchell’s future is in question on the heels of the Rudy Gobert trade, while Durant went to the Nets and asked for a move.
This led to a debate on First Take about which guy is more desirable, which turned into ESPN analyst Domonique Foxworth dunking on Chris “Mad Dog” Russo for trying to compare himself to athletes who want a move after signing a contract.
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“You’re Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo, you have a certain amount of value,” Foxworth said. “You are not no damn Kevin Durant. Your value is not that. You are not LeBron James, you ain’t none of them dudes. So, you have a certain amount of power — you have more power and leverage than I do. But I’m not gonna come up here and complain because Mad Dog’s allowed to do stuff that I’m not allowed to do, because I’m not as valuable as you. So, get out of Kevin Durant’s way, you ain’t him.”
Foxworth, the former NFLPA, then pointed out that athletes have their salaries “artificially suppressed.” When Mad Dog then asked why players agree to a salary cap, he decided to go at him one more time.
“Well, there’s something call negotiations,” Foxworth said. “This is a whole other, more complicated conversation, I can teach you about negotiations and leverage if you want to, or I could just cook you on TV like I’ve been doing for the last 30 minutes.”
Last week brought the death of Tony Sirico, the 79-year-old character actor best known for his role as Paulie “Walnuts” Gaultieri on The Sopranos, yet another beloved celebrity to pass on while Dracula-esque war criminal Henry Kissinger still insolently draws breath at the age of 99.
Aside from his work on the Sopranos, as Tony Soprano’s pathologically vain and sort of annoying but always loyal soldier, Paulie (in my opinion one of the greatest television characters of all time), Sirico was once a real-life gangster with the lengthiest rap sheet of anyone in the Sopranos cast — including a 20-month stint at Sing Sing for extortion, coercion, and weapons possession*.
That Sirico was an actual tough guy, but was nonetheless game to play a character who was the butt of almost every joke on The Sopranos (to a large extent Pauly was the Sopranos‘ Kramer) makes his performance that much more remarkable.
In fact, as Iler, who was 12 or 13 when he started working on The Sopranos tells it, Sirico was a big part of the reason Iler never got “messed with” when he was working the entertainment industry.
“When all the molesting stuff gets talked about,” Iler told us, “and people always say to me, did anything happen like that on your set? And I’m like, you think Tony Sirico was standing around, if there were people eyeing me the wrong way, like ‘Oh, Rob looks really cute today,’ Tony Sirico is just gonna stand there and not do anything?”
“Once we did the second or third episode, Tony Sirico just came over to me and said ‘Hey, uh, if anyone ever… bothers you, or anybody says anything, you tell Uncle Tony, okay?’And that’s how I felt in f*cking school too. Like I was 13 years old and I was like oh, this kid thinks he’s gonna mouth off to me? I’ll have Tony Sirico come down. No matter how old you are, you see somebody that has like black hair here, and silver hair on the sides — and just the way he always had a handkerchief in his pocket — you go like this dude will f*ck you up.”
It’s a credit to Sirico that his performance on the Sopranos feels like it came from a seasoned comedic actor, not a real-life former tough guy whose *1971 sentencing transcript includes a lengthy speech by prosecutor Gerald Hinckley, who had this to say about him:
“The defendant was indicted for extortion, coercion and possession of a gun as a felony, Your Honor. Those charges consisted of various threats that the defendant made to Mr. John Addison. He was the owner of a discotheque at 59th Street in Manhattan. The defendant entered that discotheque on several occasions, refused to pay at the door, refused to pay for any services or products he received in the discotheque, and when he was confronted by Mr. Addison and asked to pay, and ordered to pay, he told him, Mr. Addison, that he doesn’t pay any place, that he’s Junior Sirico, and that Mr. Addison better learn how to give him the respect he deserves, otherwise he knows what to do with Mr. Addison. He told Mr. Addison that he knew how to take care of guys like Mr. Addison, ‘you hit them over the head with a baseball bat, and they come around.’”
The sentencing speech goes on to accuse Sirico of threatening to carve his initials in the disco owner’s forehead, before being arrested with a .32 automatic in his waistband, that the prosecutor alleged he planned to use on him (Sirico having blamed the disco owner for putting the cops onto him). So it sounds like he wasn’t just going to discos and playing tough for the free drinks! I wouldn’t have tried to molest Robert Iler with this guy around either.
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The most earnest of RIPs to Tony Sirico, a brilliant actor who successfully turned his life around and who was, at one point, a pretty scary dude.
As a surprise to nobody, the Stranger Things train isn’t slowing down as of yet. The final episodes of season four dropped earlier this month, and the numbers have confirmed what we already know: people are really watching this show! In case that wasn’t clear by the sheer amount of tweets being made about this series.
The show remained at the number one spot on the Netflix Top 10 with a whopping 188.2 Million hours viewed for the week of July 4th. For those looking to put that number into perspective, that’s 257,807.93 months, or how long it takes to make the next Game Of Thrones book, probably. Of course, most people had that Monday off, so it makes sense to binge it all day while eating hot dogs.
This brings the show well across the 1 billion hours mark, which fellow Netflix show Squid Game reached after another 28 days. The show is still Netflix’s most-watched English-language series ever.
Of course, the fifth and final season will probably be a little chiller in terms of runtime. The Duffer Bros have confirmed that they are looking to make the last season more consistent with episode times. So, no more movie-length finales where you have to perfectly time your snack breaks during the boring parts (sorry, Joyce).
The new video is essentially a bed-hopping extravaganza. After waking up in bed by himself one morning, Harry dives into a portal within his bed that leads him to another bed filled with people laying beside him. This trend continues as Harry finds himself in varying beds, with one doubling as a vehicle that glides through London traffic. All in all, it’s a quirky video for a record dedicated to the early honeymoon stage of romance, one where you spend all day and night talking to a new love interest.
Prior to the arrival of the “Late Night Talking” video, Harry helped a fan come out during a concert of his at Wembley Stadium. “When this flag goes above my head, you are officially out, OK?” Harry said while holding a rainbow flag after he invited the fan onstage. “I think that’s how it works. When this sign goes over the head, you’re officially gay, my boy.”
Watch the video for “Late Night Talking” above.
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