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When Will Zack Snyder’s ‘Rebel Moon’ Director’s Cut Come Out?

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With Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver now available for streaming on Netflix, the big question is when will Zack Snyder release his heavily-touted director’s cut for both installments and drop a nearly six hour experience on die-hard fans of his critically-derided scif-fi series.

Until now, Snyder has only hinted that the Rebel Moon director’s cut would arrive in 2024. However, while promoting Part Two, Snyder has finally given a more concrete time table.

When Will Zack Snyder’s ‘Rebel Moon’ Director’s Cut Come Out?

Snyder has provided Forbes with a rough release window for the Rebel Moon director cuts, and of this writing, both versions are still on track to arrive later this year.

“We don’t have a hard date but probably sometime in August,” Snyder said.

In the meantime, the director is encouraging fans to watch the initial cuts of Rebel Moon back-to-back for a more immersive look into the wider story he set out to tell:

What’s exciting is that on April 19, you’ll be able to watch Part One and Two together, if you feel like doing that. I cut the movies in half. I wrote it as a single story and then kind of broke it in half. You can’t underestimate that immersive feeling that you would get going all the way through the two movies.

However, as always, Snyder can’t help but tout the superior experience of his preferred cuts.

“With the director’s cuts, that’s just going to be more intense,” Snyder told Forbes. “Because of the additional scenes and the sort of coloring in the corners of the world in the way that we’re able to do, frankly, with more scenes and more time.”

Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire and Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver are available for streaming on Netflix.

(Via Forbes)

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The Most Important Player On Each Eastern Conference Team In The 2024 Playoffs

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The NBA playoffs are finally here, and in the Eastern Conference, it sure feels like there’s one overarching question: Can anyone knock off the Boston Celtics? The team picked up the 1-seed in the East with a 14-game cushion over the New York Knicks, which swiped the 2-seed in a tight battle as the rest of the conference was bunched up together in the standings.

The good news is you can never fully predict what is going to happen in the playoffs, so while it seems like this is an inevitable march towards an NBA Finals appearance for Boston, anything can happen. Today, we’re taking a look at which players on each Eastern Conference team figure to have a significant impact on their team’s ability to make a run.

Boston Celtics: Kristaps Porzingis

Boston got Kristaps Porzingis for this exact reason during the offseason. Yes, it remains baffling that the Celtics were able to get draft capital back in a deal that saw them turn Marcus Smart into Porzingis, but above everything else, Brad Stevens and co. determined that acquiring the ex-Wizards big man would help get them over the hump — remember, their other big offseason acquisition, Jrue Holiday, was more of a case of the team pouncing when he became unexpectedly available.

Porzingis has rewarded that faith, as he’s been nothing short of unbelievable in the 57 games in which he’s appeared this year. His ability to stretch the floor, his hyper-efficient post-up game, and his rim protection have all been crucial as Boston has raced out to the best record in the NBA this season. In particular, his post-up game — which was a major source of criticism during his time in Dallas — has been a get out of jail free card when they just need a different dimension on offense. Boston’s long standing issue in the playoffs has been their offense getting bogged down in big fourth quarter moment. Whenever the first big challenge comes for the Celtics and they arrive in that kind of situation, they’re going to need Porzingis to help get them through it. Based on what we’ve seen all year, they should feel confident that he will show up.

New York Knicks: OG Anunoby

Here is one of the more insane stats of the NBA season: OG Anunoby has appeared in 23 games for the Knicks. They’ve won 20 of them. That is a 71-win pace! When he plays, good things happen for the Knicks. His ability to envelop opposing players on defense and provide some juice as a shooter and cutter are crucial to the way New York wants to play on both ends of the floor. And with Julius Randle out, the Knicks need as much help around Jalen Brunson as they can get on offense, or else they run the risk of having opposing defenses focus all their attention on the All-Star guard and mucking things up for him.

We can probably assume that Anunoby is going to do what he does on defense, where he is one of the very best players at locking dudes up and disrupting passing lanes. That’ll be especially valuable in the first round, where the Knicks will almost certainly throw anything and everything at Tyrese Maxey with the hopes of throwing him off rhythm and making it difficult for Joel Embiid to get the ball in his preferred spots. The proof is in the pudding on his ability to impact winning basketball, and now, Anunoby has to do it during the playoffs.

Milwaukee Bucks: Damian Lillard and Khris Middleton

We just don’t know what Giannis Antetokounmpo’s status is going to be going forward, as the Bucks have already ruled him out for Game 1 of their first round series against an Indiana Pacers team that has flat-out owned them this year (although all of those games took place by January 3). Even if he does play, Milwaukee would need the absolute best that Damian Lillard and Khris Middleton can provide at this point. During the regular season, that hasn’t always been enough — while it’s not a huge sample size, lineups with those two that do not feature the two-time NBA MVP are putting up 103 points per 100 possessions (the third percentile of all lineups, per Cleaning the Glass) and are allowing 120.8 points per 100 possessions (which is in the 15th percentile).

This would be cause for concern if Antetokounmpo was able to play 40 minutes a night, but the fact that he can’t play at all for some period of time makes this a potential five-alarm fire. Lillard has to be the guy they traded for, the one-man top-10 offense whose defensive shortcomings are just something you live with. Middleton has to be the connecting piece who has been a building block during their current run. Indiana is going to score in bunches even with Milwaukee’s step forward on defense since replacing Adrian Griffin with Doc Rivers, and if these two can’t help the Bucks keep up, that series could get weird very quickly.

Cleveland Cavaliers: Darius Garland

Donovan Mitchell just does not look like himself, as he’s dealing with a knee injury that has severely compromised his ability to take over basketball games. The Cavs will certainly hope the time off between his final regular season game and the start of the postseason will help him heal up, but no matter what, getting the very best of Darius Garland is critical. Garland’s a good player who has not lived up to his own standards this year — a sluggish start to the year beget an injury, during which time the Cavs changed up how they played, and upon his return, Garland has struggled to fully fit in.

Even a compromised Mitchell is going to have the ball a ton during their first round series against the Magic, and when he has it, odds are he’s going to be guarded by Jalen Suggs, which is like having to deal with a million angry bees while you dribble a basketball. Garland absolutely has to be able to provide a spark on the offensive end of the floor as often as possible in this series and beyond, whether that’s as a scorer or an initiator. Orlando is going to try and drag the Cavs into the mud, and a big series from Garland could be crucial in preventing that from happening and helping Cleveland get to the conference semifinals.

Orlando Magic: Franz Wagner

Orlando’s defense is 100 percent good enough to win them at least one series — having to score on them looks like it’s a miserable experience, and they’re all huge and mean and bought in on that end of the floor. Whether their offense is good enough, however, is a completely different question, because at times it is ugly watching them try to score. We can say with some certainty that Paolo Banchero will have the ball in his hands a ton, and his ability to get to the free throw line in particular will be an important way for the Magic to generate offense.

But getting Wagner to find his shot would be gigantic. Entering this year, Wagner was a 35.8 percent shooter from deep on four attempts per game. In 2023-24, he shot 28.1 percent on 4.6 attempts a night. Among players who attempted at least 300 threes this year, no one shot the ball at a worse clip than Wagner. He’s gotten better as a scorer inside the three-point line, he’s a very reliable shooter from the charity stripe, and he’s an incredibly versatile player on defense. If he find his form again to be a threat from deep, the Magic legitimately can go on a run this postseason.

Indiana Pacers: Tyrese Haliburton

No player was hotter over the first few months of the year than Tyrese Haliburton, whose singular brilliance got the Pacers to the In-Season Tournament final. And then, he hurt his hamstring and played through that injury because he wanted to try and make an All-NBA team. His numbers weren’t as good down the stretch, but now, he gets a week to try and rest up before going into a playoff series against a team that he has absolutely owned this year — Haliburton averaged 27 points, 11 assists, and 5.8 rebounds per game and posted a 65.1 percent true shooting in five games against the Bucks.

A healthy Haliburton — even a 95 percent Haliburton — is an absolute nightmare to deal with, and midseason trade acquisition Pascal Siakam has shown to be exactly what the Pacers needed him to be as a running mate. The In-Season Tournament was his coming out party for a number of fans, and he now has the opportunity to shine on the biggest stage in the game. If he’s able to get his body right, it’s very possible we’re going to be watching the Pacers for more than just one round.

Philadelphia 76ers: Joel Embiid

Boy, things just cannot be normal with Joel Embiid this time of year, can they? Whether it’s one of his teammates flaming out in spectacular fashion or an injury/illness that comes at the absolute worst time, there always seems to be something that keeps Embiid from reaching the same highs as the regular season. Of course, there’s a third thing here: Embiid just flat out hasn’t been good enough when the postseason has rolled around in his career. For a player who has a real case for being the best basketball player on earth, Embiid has never quite been able to impose himself on games the same way when the lights are brightest.

It’s a frequent Zach Lowe line, but the Embiid monster run in the playoffs is going to come at some point. It has to, he’s too good to not take over games this time of year. When he’s played this season, the Sixers have been one of the best teams in the entire league — they were 31-8 with him on the floor in the regular season, which would have put them on a 65-win pace. Embiid’s body seems to be in a good place, the team around him has been great with him this year, Nick Nurse is one of the most creative playoff coaches in the league, and they’re entering the playoffs on fire. There are no excuses, it’s his time.

8 seed: Coby White or Tyler Herro

While we still need to figure out who will earn the 8-seed, both teams face a similar issue: They face an insane uphill climb while trying to keep up with Boston’s offense in the first round. That’s especially true considering the fact that both teams will be without one of their most dangerous offensive players: Zach LaVine for the Bulls and Jimmy Butler for the Heat. A lot will be on the plates of White and Herro as a result, because while we have a pretty good idea of what DeMar DeRozan and Bam Adebayo will do — DeRozan as a scorer, Adebayo as a hub around which the Heat’s offense will run — they need someone who can score in bunches. That might not be enough to extend a series against the Celtics, but it’s their best shot.

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‘Breaking Bad’ Fans Treat Anna Gunn ‘Incredibly Different’ Now Than They Did When The Show Was Running

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During the initial run of Breaking Bad, and for several years after, Anna Gunn was exposed to a shocking amount of sexist hate for her portrayal of Skyler White. The actress famously wrote an op-ed for The New York Times detailing the extreme amount of vitriol she received up to and including death threats. Series creator Vince Gilligan is still haunted by the reactions all because Gunn’s character had the wherewithal to question her husband’s actions as he became a meth dealer, which ended badly for him by the way.

However, Gunn has recently revealed that the situation has improved as TV audiences are becoming more sympathetic to the female characters caught in the maelstrom of their male partners. While promoting her new role in Sugar, Gunn said that she’s noticed a change in the reactions she gets to Skyler.

Via The Hollywood Reporter:

And now, when people come up to me, it’s incredibly different because of all the seismic changes that have happened. There’s still a long way to go, but we really have made seismic changes since then. So people come up to me now and say, “You were the linchpin for me. You were the conscience of the show. You were what pulled me into the show.” Or they say, “The first time I watched it, I hated that character. But the second time I watched it, I realized, ‘Oh my God, that poor woman.’”

For the most part, Gunn is proud that she called out the sexist reactions with her op-ed, but she also gets why those reactions happened.

“It’s a weird phenomenon. People love the antihero,” Gunn said. “They want to be the one saying, ‘Screw you,’ to their boss, and, ‘I’m going to do what I want.’ But Skyler was the only one calling out the lie.”

Sugar streams new episodes Friday on Apple TV+.

(Via The Hollywood Reporter)

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Who Is Cassandra From Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Album?

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The detectives are out in full force as Taylor Swift has released her latest album, The Tortured Poets Department. Here’s one question they’ve devoted some time to:

Who Is Cassandra From Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department’ Album?

Some have connected the song title to Cassandra, a figure from Greek mythology. The Brooklyn Museum explains:

“The ravishing Cassandra, literally ‘she who entangles men,’ was the daughter of Priam and Hecuba, king and queen of Troy. The god Apollo, enamored of her, granted her the power of prophecy but, when she rejected him, sabotaged that power with a curse that no one would believe her predictions. During the legendary Trojan War, she foresaw the Greek strategy of the Trojan horse, but her warnings were scorned. Cassandra later married the Greek hero Agamemnon and had visions of trouble for both of them. Her husband paid no heed and the two of them were murdered by Clytemnestra, Agamemnon’s first wife.”

Indeed, that does line up with the song’s chorus, on which Swift sings, “So, they killed Cassandra first ’cause she feared the worst / And tried to tell the town / So, they filled my cell with snakes, I regret to say / Do you believe me now?”

The Tortured Poets Department is out now via Republic. Find more information here.

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Will There Be A ‘Baby Reindeer’ Season 2?

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Netflix’s Baby Reindeer might have seemed like it came out of nowhere for the streaming masses, but for creator and lead actor Richard Gadd, he’s been living the nightmare for several years. The story revolves around Gadd’s real-life experiences being stalked by a woman for for years, and the situation was not only disturbing in and of itself but stirred up trauma from a sexual assault that he had experienced a few years prior. As you might expect, the show has triggering sections, but it’s also peppered with dark humor. For those and other reasons (including its brilliance), the show is reminiscent of Michaela Cole’s I May Destroy You that aired on HBO in 2020.

That limited series received viewer calls for a second season, which did not materialize because it was a limited series and probably also because Coel had wrapped up the story with such imperfect perfection that it would have been impossible to top. And now, there are questions swirling about whether similarly themed Baby Reindeer (which echoes Gadd’s stage show) will return for more, and the answer will likely be the same as with Coel’s series.

Will There Be A ‘Baby Reindeer’ Season 2?

With that said, Netflix hasn’t definitively answered whether the series is finished. However, this has been considered a limited series, so do not expect that to change. As Gadd previously told Tudum, “All I ever wanted to do was capture something complicated about the human condition. That we all make mistakes. That no person is ever good or bad. That we are all lost souls looking for love in our own weird way.”

Gadd also related how his original conception of the stage show turned into a force unto itself:

“I remember during a particularly long night of unrest; the idea came to me. To stage this whole ordeal, one day, when the time was right. What an opening, it might be, to layer the voicemails on top of one another and shoot them around a stage in a wash of projected light. A cacophony of oscillating words and sounds bending and mutating along with her different emotional states. Mirroring her madness. Mirroring my madness. I mean… what better way to start a show than to plunge the audience straight inside the horror of it all?”

Baby Reindeer is currently streaming on Netflix.

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Uproxx Music 20: Honey Bxby Crumbles Up Her Soft Girl Era With ‘3 Words, 8 Letters’

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Honey Bxby prefers to be blunt and get straight to the point. Beating around the bush is a waste of time and sugarcoating her truth isn’t the sweet life she imagined. This philosophy is present throughout her 2023 EP 3 Words, 8 Letters. Whether it be through provocative requests for the continuation of an addicting love on “Poseidon” or simply boasting about her sexual prowess on “P*ssy Power.” We also have the thrill of a spontaneous one-night stand as depicted on “Touchin’” which received the remix treatment from Kalii and Busta Rhymes. The point is: Honey Bxby always cuts to the chase.

Almost a year later, the game plan is the same as she gears up to release the deluxe version of 3 Words, 8 Letters. Look no further than “Fkn Him Too,” the SWV-sampling single that Honey Bxby uses to not only brag about sleeping with another woman’s man, but to make it clear that she and the unnamed woman are sharing the man in question. Talk about no f*cks given.

In her announcement for the deluxe of 3 Words, 8 Letters, Honey Bxby shared a message with her fans that was wrapped in her trademark honesty. “I’m officially out of my soft girl era, the old me? I deaded the b*tch as well as all ties to anyone who did me wrong,” she wrote. “I know it sucks for my sh*tty ass exes to watch me flourish when they wished bad on me [giggling emoji] REST IN PIECES. Honski is coming.”

In the spirit and keeping it real, we caught up with Honey Bxby to learn a little more about her and discover her influences, inspiration, aspirations, and more.

What is your earliest memory of music?

Probably 4/5 being in the crib with my father and listening to him and watching him make music.

Who inspired you to take music seriously?

Myself. I always wanted to make music and be someone, watching other people do it just gave me the motivation, especially when I found Kehlani. But it something I was always gonna do.

Do you know how to play an instrument? If so, which one? If not, which instrument do you want to learn how to play?

No I dont! I wanna learn how to play piano and guitar.

What was your first job?

Working at a daycare, I was a senior in high school. Those kids were stressful & I was getting paid pennies!

What is your most prized possession?

Everything I have!

What is your biggest fear?

Losing everything or getting stuck in a wild natural disaster like a tsunami.

Who is on your R&B Mt. Rushmore?

Kehlani, Amy Winehouse, Aaliyah, and Beyoncé (duh!).

You get 24 hours to yourself to do anything you want, with unlimited resources: What are you doing? And spare no details!

Traveling to Tokyo and I’m shoppinggg! Because 24 hours ain’t enough.

What are your three most used emojis?

🫶🏼🥹🤭.

What’s a feature you need to secure before you die?

Drake, Kehlani, Beyoncé, Kanye West, Justin Bieber, and Miley Cyrus.

If you could appear in a future season of a current TV show, which one would it be and why?

Honestly… it’s not a current show but Once Upon A Time if it was still on air because it’s my favorite show!

Which celebrity do you admire or respect for their personality and why?

Cardi B or Sexyy Red because they’re super raw and authentic. They don’t care nor do they try to fake anything when it comes to who they are.

Share your opinion on something no one could ever change your mind about.

Don’t wear open toe shoes when your feet aren’t done!

What is the best song you’ve ever heard in your life and what do you love about it?

Oh my God, I have no idea! There are so many! Right now, I’ve been blasting old PartyNextDoor and my favorite is “Sex On The Beach,” it just feels so good and reminds me of being young. That as well as “Latch” by Disclosure & Sam Smith, you can’t play one without the other.

What’s your favorite city in the world to perform, and what’s a city you’re excited to perform in for the first time?

I loved Toronto, I would love to go overseas though! Like London or Tokyo.

You are throwing a music festival. Give us the dream lineup of 5 artists that will perform with you.

Rihanna, Drake, Kehlani, PartyNextDoor, and Kanye West.

What would you be doing now if it weren’t for music?

I’m not sure.

If you could see five years into the future or go five years into the past, which one would you pick and why?

Five years in the future, just to make sure I’m 100% where I’m at. My past self already knew I was gonna overcome everything.

What’s one piece of advice you’d go back in time to give to your 18-year-old self?

Your time is coming when you least expect it. Continue to be 18 and figure yourself out.

It’s 2050. The world hasn’t ended, and people are still listening to your music. How would you like it to be remembered?

As that fire ass R&B queen! An icon, a legend, and a sweetheart.

3 Words, 8 Letters (Deluxe) is out 4/26 via Atlantic Records.

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The First ‘Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver’ Reviews Are Absolutely Brutal To The Zack Snyder Sequel

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Despite riding a considerable amount of hype thanks to director Zack Snyder embarking on a massive marketing push, Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire arrived on Netflix to a barrage of negative reviews. Heading into the release of Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver, the marketing campaign has been far more reserved. However, the outcome is still the same: Another round of brutal reviews.

Much like A Child of Fire, The Scargiver appears to be plagued by all of the same problems (nonsensical plot, dull acting, too much slo-mo), and in some areas, even worse (the hair and makeup get a notable call-out). More than anything, the critical reactions mostly share a similar theme: The sequel doesn’t do much to justify Snyder making such an obvious clone of Star Wars.

You can see what the critics are saying below:

David Ehrlich, IndieWire:

Much as I might have hoped that the second and more concentrated half of Snyder’s sci-fi “Seven Samurai” would somehow atone for the sins of its previous chapter, I wasn’t exactly shocked to discover that it lacks any trace of a pulse from the moment it starts. Five months in the morgue can have that effect. Be that as it may, the sheer lifelessness of this Sora-like spectacle still manages to defy even the lowest of expectations.

Valerie Complex, Deadline:

What is more noticeable here than the previous film is the makeup and hair are given little attention to detail. This is surprising because at least in Snyder’s content, the actors look stunning. Here, everything looks caked and glued on. Almost as if the budget had run low in that department. In fact, the entirety of this movie reads like the budget ran low and everything that’s halfway comprehensible was put in the first part because that’s where the money is—based on visuals alone.

Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter:

If you thought the previous installment was all build-up, you may be distressed to learn that the follow-up is…a lot more build-up. Although this time it’s a little faster-paced and leads to an extended battle sequence comprising roughly the film’s second half. It’s hard to tell, however, since Snyder employs so much of his trademark slow-motion that you get the feeling the movie would be a short if delivered at normal speed.

Hanna Ines Flint, IGN:

Ed Skrein’s antagonist performance stands out amid a sea of uninspired filler in Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver. Zack Snyder’s unsatisfying conclusion to his bombastic space opera is filled with flimsy character studies, exposition overload, and largely half-baked action sequences that rarely live up to the sci-fi classics it emulates. This finale is the cinematic equivalent of finishing a second-hand jigsaw puzzle only to find several pieces missing.

Nick Schager, The Daily Beast:

Set to Tom Holkenborg’s bombastic score, Gregorian chanting, and endless pew-pew-pews, Rebel Moon—Part Two: The Scargiver roars and rampages, yet its drama can’t match its aesthetic pomposity. A depressingly thin and lifeless saga of underdogs triumphing in the face of insurmountable odds, it trades only in formula and phony corner-cutting.

Jesse Hassenger, The Guardian:

Rebel Moon almost certainly didn’t need to be two multiple-cut movies. It probably could have gotten by as zero. But as a playground for Snyder’s favorite bits of speed-ramping, shallow-focusing and pulp thievery, it’s harmless, sometimes pleasingly weird fun. (That said, the first part is better and weirder.) The large-scale pointlessness feels more soothing than his past insistence on attempting to translate Watchmen into a big-screen epic, or make Superman into a tortured soul. Even Rebel Moon’s shameless attempts at serialization – The Scargiver essentially ends with another extended sequel tease, this time for a movie that stands a decent chance of never happening – feel freeing, because they excuse Snyder from the uncomfortable business of staging an apocalyptic showdown, or, worse, imparting a mournful philosophy.

Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver is available for streaming on Netflix.

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Taylor Swift Fans Think They’ve Spotted Travis Kelce Lyrics Sprinkled Throughout ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

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More than just about any musician today, Taylor Swift is known for working elements of her personal life into her lyrics. So, with her new album The Tortured Poets Department out now, fans have been combing through the tracklist. Some lyrics have been identified as potentially being about Travis Kelce, so let’s check them out.

“So High School”

“I feel so high school every time I look at you
I wanna find you in a crowd just to hide from you.”

“Are you gonna marry, kiss, or kill me?
It’s just a game, but really.”

Swift has been spotted in crowds with Kelce on multiple occasions, whether they’re celebrating the Super Bowl or enjoying Coachella. The “marry, kiss, or kill” line could also be a sly reference to an old video of Kelce playing that game with Swift, Ariana Grande, and Katy Perry.

“The Alchemy”

“So when I touch down
Call the amateurs and cut ’em from the team.”

“These blokes warm the benches
We’ve been on a winning streak.”

These lyrics make references to sports terms, an apparent nod to Kelce’s NFL career.

“But Daddy I Love Him”

“I’ll tell you somethin’ right now
You ain’t gotta pray for me
Me and my wild boy, and all of his wild joy.”

It didn’t take much convincing for some fans to believe that “wild boy” refers to Kelce and his exuberant nature.

The Tortured Poets Department is out now via Republic. Find more information here.

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Jimmy Kimmel Pulled An Evil Prank On Swifties Who Thought They Were Listening To A New Taylor Swift Song

Jimmy Kimmel has pulled some evil pranks over the years on Jimmy Kimmel Live, but this one might be the most sinister. During Thursday’s episode, Kimmel and his man-on-the-street team tricked Swifties into thinking they were releasing to a brand-new Taylor Swift song. But it was actually the latest single from Lara Trump, the wife of Donald Trump’s sweaty son Eric.

“Taylor Swift’s album isn’t the only major release this month,” Kimmel said. “It’s the biggest, but we also got a new single a couple weeks ago from RNC co-chair and former first daughter-in-law Lara Trump.” The song, “Talking to That Little Girl,” begins with, “Talking to that little girl / Riding on the pegasus / In this hurricane life / You still gotta spread your wings and fly.”

A Taylor Swift song, this ain’t.

After calling Trump “Taylor Not Too Swift,” Kimmel shared his opinion of the song (“terrible”), but admitted that maybe he’s biased (he and Lara’s father-in-law have a, uh, history). “I recused myself from this jury and I turn it over to the people,” he said. “We went to the farmers market here in Los Angeles, and we told shoppers strolling by that we had a sneak preview of a new album from a big artist.” They thought they were hearing a song from The Tortured Poets Department, but boy, they were in for a surprise. The nicest thing anyone had to say was that it sounds “really, really robotic — more like AI.”

You can watch the reactions in the video above around 8:50.

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Taylor Swift Fans Are Convinced She Disses Kim Kardashian On A New ‘Tortured Poets Department’ Song

Taylor Swift’s new album The Tortured Poets Department is here, and Charlie Puth gets a flattering, direction mention on one of the songs. On the flip side, fans are certain that Kim Kardashian gets an unflattering, indirect mention on another track.

Let’s run through the lyrics of “​​Thank You Aimee,” but first, it’s important to note that the song title is stylized “​​thanK you aIMee,” with the capitalized letters spelling out “Kim.”

The track starts, “When I picture my hometown / There’s a bronze spray-tanned statue of you / And a plaque underneath it / That threatens to push me down the stairs, at our school.” This line perhaps alludes to Kardashian’s history with tanning.

Soon after that is the chorus, on which Taylor sings, “All that time you were throwing punches, I was building something / And I can’t forgive the way you made me feel / Screamed ‘F*ck you, Aimee’ to the night sky, as the blood was gushin’ / But I can’t forget the way you made me heal.” This would seem to be a reference to the whole “Famous” situation.

Some have interpreted the official Taylor Nation account posting the “f*ck you Aimee” lyric with a Reputation-era Eras Tour GIF as a Kardashian reference.

Perhaps the most notable alleged Kardashian reference is this bridge towards the end of the song:

“And maybe you’ve re-framed it
And in your mind, you never beat my spirit black and blue
I don’t think you’ve changed much
And so I changed your name, and any real defining clues
And one day, your kid comes home singing
A song that only us two is gonna know is about you.”

Swift appears to be nodding to the fact that she’s singing about a figure named Aimee and not Kim, while the “your kid” bit may be a reference to the time North West shared a video of herself and Kardashian dancing to a Swift song.

The Tortured Poets Department is out now via Republic. Find more information here.