Month: August 2024

The United States men’s basketball team are Olympic gold medalists once again. Despite getting major scares from Serbia in the semifinals and France in the final, the U.S. was able to win its fifth consecutive gold medal in the event. It was a group built around the three greatest players of their era, as LeBron James and Kevin Durant were joined by Olympic debutant Steph Curry to bring the Americans to glory.

Now, all eyes are on 2028, when the Olympics will take place on U.S. soil in Los Angeles. Despite that, getting a sixth gold in a row won’t be easy for the hosts, as countries like France and Canada will be built around All-NBA caliber players at that point. With that in mind, we wanted to look at which guys will have an argument for a roster spot once we get to 2028, and we decided to break things down into three categories: Definitely, In The Mix, and Wild Cards.

A lot can happen between now and then — for example, I think even the biggest Derrick White fan on the planet probably couldn’t have imagined that he would have a role on the Olympic team if we did this exercise in 2021. Having said that, as we look at the state of play before likely head coach Erik Spoelstra has to put together a roster, here are the players who stand out.

Point Guard

Definitely: Tyrese Haliburton

Haliburton didn’t have an especially productive Olympics, as he was the team’s 12th man in a role that he, to his credit, really embraced. But he had a big role on the World Cup team in 2023, was with the program this summer, and should be on the roster as long as he is healthy in four years, when he will be 28 and right in the prime of his career.

In the mix: Jalen Brunson, Tyrese Maxey, Ja Morant, Derrick White

Brunson, a member of the World Cup squad, not making the team was rather controversial, but if he continues to be the face of the Knicks, he’ll have a very good shot of making it in 2028. Maxey is on his way to superstardom and can bring an injection of pace and shooting off the bench that is a nightmare to deal with. Despite a really difficult last two years, Morant is one of the NBA’s most explosive and dynamic guards who is capable of taking over a game, and international guards would have an awful time trying to stay in front of him. White will be 34, but he has experience in the U.S. setup and is an unbelievable glue guy who will embrace any role he’s given, which is crucial when putting together a star-studded roster.

Wild cards: Cade Cunningham, Steph Curry, Scoot Henderson, Jalen Suggs, Trae Young

Cunningham has impressed as a member of the Select Team in the past, and while the first three years of his career have been rough amid the seemingly constant turmoil in Detroit, he’d look really good as a jumbo playmaker surrounded by All-Stars. Curry is on here mostly out of respect for what he did in Paris, although he will be 40 and got the gold medal he’s coveted this time around, so riding off into the sunset for the national team after this summer makes sense. Henderson is a talented youngster, and while he’s coming off of a rough rookie year, we’ll see where he’s at as a player in 2028. Suggs would be a terrific fit in a White/Jrue Holiday-type role if they want that, while Young certainly is good enough to make it, but has a … let’s call it tense history with the USA Basketball program.

Shooting Guard

Definitely: Devin Booker, Anthony Edwards

You can write both of these names in pen right now. Booker was spectacular as the guy who did all the little things in Paris, and as long as he wants to be there, he should be one of the faces of the team in 2028 — I’d go as far as to say that the praise he earned this time around, mixed with the fact he is a two-time gold medalist, makes him a potential captain in 2028. And it’s very clear that the USA Basketball program absolutely adores Edwards, who had his ups-and-downs in Paris but keeps getting better and might be the most dynamic perimeter scorer in the world once the L.A. Olympics roll around. Plus, come on, it’s Anthony Edwards, and things tend to be more fun when he’s around.

In the mix: Mikal Bridges, Jaylen Brown, Donovan Mitchell

Bridges’ ability to defend on the perimeter, hit shots, and provide a little creation in a smaller role would be a really good fit for a fifth starter or a crucial guy on a bench unit, plus he has experience in the USA Basketball system due to his time on the World Cup team. Brown got into a high-profile spat with the program after he was left off the team in the aftermath of Kawhi Leonard’s departure before the Olympics started. If everyone can get on the same page, he’ll be on the roster, and should be bumped up to the definitely section on this list. Mitchell has been a USA Basketball participant in the past as the second-leading scorer on the 2019 World Cup team, and while they just might not need a guy with his skill set when he’s 31 years old in 2028, if he’s still producing in a big way, he’ll be a contender.

Wild cards: Desmond Bane

Bane will be 30 in 2028 and may need to be on the World Cup team to break into the USA Basketball world, but his dogged on-ball defense and shooting are exactly what you want out of a bench wing in FIBA play. He’d have an uphill battle to break into this roster, but if he makes it, I can absolutely see him being a guy who plays more than you might think.

Small Forward

Definitely: Jayson Tatum

Yes, Tatum had a pretty bad Olympics, both because of how he struggled to get into a rhythm when he played and his multiple DNP-CDs against Serbia. Having said that, he is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and was the second leading scorer on the 2020 team. I do not think he is suddenly going to get considerably worse at basketball between now and 2028, when he will be 30 years old and still in the prime of his career. He’ll be there, and in all likelihood, he’ll have a very important role on the gold medal favorites.

In the mix: Kevin Durant

Here’s the thing: If Kevin Durant wants to be on the team in 2028, Kevin Durant will be on the team in 2028. He’ll be just shy of his 40th birthday, and he might not be anything more than the final guy on the roster who only plays in very specific situations, but also, KD will be able to rise and fire over people until the day he dies. I will believe he’s not on the team only if the first game happens in L.A. and he’s not there in uniform. And if that’s the case, hopefully he can fill the ex-player superfan role that Carmelo Anthony had this time around.

Wild cards: Scottie Barnes, AJ Dybantsa, Jaime Jaquez, Cameron Johnson, Herbert Jones, Brandon Miller, Trey Murphy, Amen Thompson, Jalen Williams

This is the ultimate grab bag position, as Spoelstra can go in a number of different directions based on how young guys develop and what the rest of the roster looks like. Need someone a little more comfortable initiating the offense? Someone like Barnes or Thompson could go. Need a 3-and-D wing? Johnson, Jones, Murphy, and Williams can take care of things. Want a Heat player familiar with how the presumed next coach does things? Bring Jaquez, who has played for Mexico’s youth teams in the past, but was on the Select Team this time around. Or maybe by the time 2028 rolls around, at least one of Dybantsa or Miller has established themselves as an All-NBA caliber wing, and they’re locks to make it onto the roster.

Power Forward

Definitely: No One

Probably the least stable spot on the 2028 roster right now, as they don’t have a no-doubt guy who would fill this role. Having said that, if they decide to, say, slide Tatum up here and start someone from that grab bag of 3s, that would make a ton of sense. Plus they do have some options that just need to earn a spot, like…

In the mix: Paolo Banchero, Cam Boozer, Cooper Flagg

Banchero chose the United States over Italy for his national team career, and Joe Vardon of The Athletic reported that he had a real shot of making it in 2024. If he was that close this time around, you can make a very strong case he should be in the definitely category for this one. Still, we’ll put him down here, just because he’s such a young player and we’ll see how he continues to develop (I, for one, am very excited about what the future holds for him). And speaking of young players: Boozer and Flagg are perhaps the two most promising youngsters in the American basketball landscape right now. They would, however, be really early in their respective NBA careers — Flagg (who impressed with the Select Team in the lead-up to the Olympics) is slated to enter the league in 2025, while Boozer is coming in 2026 alongside Dybantsa.

Wild cards: Jalen Johnson, Jabari Smith Jr., Zion Williamson

Johnson and Smith are a pair of guys whose development we’re watching over the next few years, because the best versions of each guy are players you could really use at the international level — the former is a jumbo wing who can score and rebound, while the latter is long and can really shoot. As for Williamson, he’s only down here because he cannot stay healthy and his inability to shoot would be a big problem in the international game. But his athleticism and physicality would be a problem for opposing teams, and he’ll only be 28.

Center

Definitely: Bam Adebayo

The man affectionately known by the rest of Team USA as Bamonte is going in 2028, if only because there is no chance that Spoelstra is going to leave him off the team if he does get the head coaching gig. It helps that he’s been a good soldier for the national team over the years as a member of the 2020 and 2024 gold medal teams, while his defensive versatility, playmaking, and ability to play alongside other bigs makes him a very good addition to the roster.

In the mix: Anthony Davis, Joel Embiid, Chet Holmgren, Jaren Jackson Jr., Evan Mobley

Davis and Embiid are in the same spot — the former will be 35, the latter will be 34, and if they want to go for gold again and they can deal with the demands of playing in an international tournament during the NBA offseason, they’ll be in the mix. Holmgren and Mobley are two of the best up-and-coming big men in the league, and I won’t say I expect at least one of them to make it, but I feel pretty good that Holmgren’s ability to positively impact winning on both ends of the floor would be ultra valuable, as would Mobley’s defensive tenacity. Jackson struggled when he was on the World Cup team, but he’ll have plenty more experience under his belt by the time 2028 rolls around and will presumably still be one of the league’s best mixes of shooting and rim protection.

Wild cards: Donovan Clingan, Walker Kessler, Dereck Lively III

Could Clingan, who the Blazers took seventh overall this year, get a look as a potential Victor Wembanyama stopper? What about Kessler, who went through a major sophomore slump in Utah but is still an imposing presence down low and got a roster spot at the World Cup? Lively is coming off of a terrific rookie year with the Mavericks as a rim running, shot blocking big, perhaps he could be an option. You don’t want to completely build your roster around the fact that one team has Wembanyama, but having a big man in the wings who can battle with him wouldn’t be the worst idea in the world.

This Friday, chameleonic pop star Post Malone is releasing his first-ever country album, F-1 Trillion. While his output from this project has so far — singles such as the Blake Shelton-featuring “Pour Me A Drink,” the Morgan Wallen collab “I Had Some Help,” and “Guy For That” with Luke Combs — been fairly warmly received, there are some listeners who have regarded (rightly, it must be said) the Dallas singer’s swing from hip-hop-courting crooner to burgeoning country star with skepticism. The ease and speed with which he’s made this pivot begs the question: Was Post Malone ever really a rapper to begin with?

After all, in the minds of many music fans, his genre turn only culminates the character arc some of us predicted from the very first moment he stepped into the spotlight, with 2015’s “White Iverson.” Remember Posty’s “White Iverson” era, when he was adorned with all the accoutrements of a rapper, from cornrows and gold grills to lingo that suggested he’d be more likely to be seen at the local lowrider show than a Texas rodeo? Back then, he fielded all sorts of accusations of cultural appropriation, which only strengthened defenses for his right to present himself however he felt most comfortable. And now, he alternates cowboy and trucker hats, sports plaid button-ups and dungarees, and even threw on a bolo tie at the CMAs.

We want to be sensitive and fair here. Post recently admitted that early categorizations as a “culture vulture” had a negative impact on him, and out of respect for that, we can’t cast aspersions on his intentions with “White Iverson” and Stoney-era follow-ups like “Congratulations” (featuring Quavo), “Rockstar” (featuring 21 Savage), or “Psycho” (featuring Ty Dolla Sign). But it’s hard not to look at Post Malone’s early output and image and compare them to his five-year evolution from the sort of artist who’d unironically brag, “I’m with some white girls and they lovin’ the coca,” to the time-honored tradition of comparing the repair of a broken heart to fixin’ up a pick-up truck.

It’s especially difficult in light of those comments he once made about hip-hop. “If you’re looking for lyrics, if you’re looking to cry, if you’re looking to think about life, don’t listen to hip-hop,” he told a Polish outlet during a 2017 interview. “There are great hip-hop songs where they talk about life and they spit that real sh*t, but right now, there’s not a lot of people talking about real sh*t. Whenever I want to cry, whenever I want to sit down and have a nice cry, I’ll listen to some Bob Dylan.” While he later posited the soundbite was taken out of context, the damage had been done; he was considered a hip-hop outsider who only used the culture to gain a foothold on the spotlight and discarded it as readily as he was accepted into the culture by collaborators like Young Thug, Travis Scott, Roddy Ricch, and those mentioned above.

It has been seven years since those comments, and it’d be fair to allow for growth of both his worldview and his taste in music. But maybe he never should have been considered a rapper in the first place, just because he had braids and a song comparing himself to a hip-hop icon. When you look at songs like “White Iverson,” it’s not like he was out here quoting Rakim or giving J. Cole a run for his money. Hell, there are so-called “mumble rappers” with more cohesive verses than the clump of strung-together clichés that comprise “White Iverson”‘s most rapperly bars, which are mostly delivered in a singsong hum — he’s always been more of a “singer whose lyrics are informed by rap” than a stand-up rapper.

Complicating matters is Post’s acceptance into the country world, with so many co-signs from country stars up to and including the queen herself, Dolly Parton, where artists like Beyoncé and Lil Nas X were held at arm’s length. Even Beyoncé’s supposed overture to the country establishment, Cowboy Carter, was met with pushback that we never really saw for Post Malone; “Texas Hold ‘Em” was initially rejected from country radio playlists, while “I Had Some Help” was readily accepted (whether this was due to the inclusion of Morgan Wallen is impossible to determine, but sonically, there was just no argument for the reluctance to include “Texas Hold ‘Em”). For what it’s worth, Dolly popped up on Beyoncé’s album too, even granting her permission to remake her signature song, “Jolene,” so that’s not to say that Bey was entirely rejected by country’s gatekeepers.

But Beyoncé undoubtedly had a harder time being accepted into country music’s hallowed halls than Posty had in either hip-hop or country — and this despite not really being much of a rapper in the first place. We shouldn’t begrudge any artist expressing themselves how they see fit, whether that’s leaving the box we’ve designed for them or jumping into a new one. But maybe we shouldn’t be so quick to classify them in the first place. Beyoncé could just be a singer, not a pop one, not an R&B one, but a singer capable of creating in any genre. And maybe, if we’re going to let some rappers cross over more easily than others, we need more stringent standards on just what constitutes a rapper in the first place.

Frozen first taught us all how to let things go all the way back in 2013, but apparently Disney can’t take their own advice. Not only will they never let go of the Frozen universe, but they are going to keep expanding until Olaf succumbs to climate change.

Frozen follows two royal sisters, Ana and Elsa, who look after the kingdom of Arendelle. Elsa has her signature icy powers, and the two have a cute snowman sidekick, Olaf. Frozen 2 explored the extensive mythology, and fans are hoping for even more world-building in Frozen 3 like the possible introduction of Anna’s powers.

There will be not only one but two more Frozen installments on the docket, with Frozen 3 set to debut in 2027, a year that seems too far away to really exist. Writer and filmmaker Jennifer Lee said, “There were a lot of questions coming out of Frozen 2… it will take two films to answer them.”

While Lee won’t be directing the next two sequels, she did share some insight on the upcoming installment at this year’s D23. Here is what to know so far:

Plot

Much like other Disney movies, the details are under lock and key. At D23, Lee introduced some new concept art featuring the two magical sisters riding horseback. “It captures the scene of Anna and Else,” Lee explained. “Everyone at Disney animation is excited to be back at in this world.”

In Frozen 2, the two sisters learn more about their magical destiny. By the end of the film, Anna becomes Queen of Arendelle, while Elsa becomes the protector of the Enchanted Forest. In Frozen 3, we can expect some more world-building and might even get some more creatures inspired by Germanic mythology. Other than that, we don’t really know what the film has in store for us.

We do know that there will be a fourth movie afterward, so there might be a cliffhanger. Prepare yourself accordingly.

Cast

The cast has not yet been confirmed, but it’s likely that the main players will all return, including Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad and Jonathan Groff.

Release Date

As per tradition, Frozen flicks tend to hit theaters around the holidays. Disney has announced that the threequel will hit theaters on November 24, 2027, which is Thanksgiving week, three years from now. Put it on the calendar.

Trailer

No trailer just yet, but there are plenty of fake AI-generated ones, so stay alert and don’t be fooled! Here is a sing along version of “Let It Go” so you can practice:

Kings Of Leon are fresh off of the release of their latest album, Can We Please Have Fun, and earlier this year, they announced a tour in support of the project. Well, the Can We Please Have Fun World Tour kicked off in Austin, Texas last night (August 14), and the setlist (via setlist.fm) is worth checking out if you’re thinking about hitting up a show later in the tour.

The setlist has a focus on Can We Please Have Fun, but favorite from throughout the band’s career are sprinkled throughout the show, including “On Call,” “Sex On Fire,” “Molly’s Chambers,” and more. Overall, all nine of the band’s albums were represented in the setlist, from the 2003 debut Youth & Young Manhood to their just-released project.

Check out the full setlist from last night’s Austin performance below.

Kings Of Leon’s Can We Please Have Fun World Tour Setlist

1. “Ballerina Radio”
2. “Waste A Moment”
3. “The Bucket”
4. “On Call”
5. “Manhattan”
6. “Supersoaker”
7. “Razz”
8. “My Party”
9. “Sex On Fire”
10. “Revelry”
11. “Beautiful War”
12. “Nowhere To Run”
13. “Pyro”
14. “The Immortals”
15. “Mustang”
16. “Molly’s Chambers”
17. “Actual Daydream”
18. “Milk”
19. “Back Down South”
20. “M Television”
21. “Split Screen”
22. “The Bandit”
23. “Find Me”
24. “Closer”
25. “Seen”
26. “Rainbow Ball” (encore)
27. “Knocked Up” (encore)
28. “Use Somebody” (encore)

Usher recently shared the trailer for his Rendezvous In Paris concert film, which will enjoy a limited theatrical run from September 12 to 15. That exciting news was counterbalanced by an unfortunate update pertaining to Usher’s Past Present Future tour.

On Wednesday, August 14, Usher postponed his opening night. The tour was scheduled to open with three consecutive shows at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia on August 14, 16, and 17.

How Long Is Usher’s Past Present Future Tour Delayed?

“For my 30-plus year career, 100% of my blood, sweat and tears has gone into putting on the best performance and creating a memorable experience for my fans,” Usher posted across his social media accounts. “I have every intention of doing that for this tour as well, which is why I have to postpone tonight’s show and reschedule it for a later date to give my body a second to rest and heal.”

He continued, “You’re still going to get a bit of the past, some of the present, and a unique look into the future on the rescheduled date, but you’ll also be getting 100% of me. The last thing I want to ever do is disappoint you, the fans who have been eagerly waiting for this tour to start. However, I wouldn’t be the entertainer that I am if I can’t physically give you my best. My team will be sharing news of the rescheduled date soon. I can’t wait to celebrate this legacy with you. Usher.”

As of this writing, it’s unclear whether Usher will go on as scheduled on Friday, August 16. Usher has not said otherwise, so it would seem like opening night will happen on Friday. The rescheduled August 14 date has not yet been announced.

An unnamed representative for Usher confirmed to Variety that Usher “needs time to heal from an unspecified injury.”

See all of Usher’s Past Present Future dates here.

Multiple people have been arrested following an investigation into Matthew Perry’s death. TMZ reports that “at least one doctor has been arrested, along with several dealers who helped arrange and deliver ketamine” to the Friends star, who was found face down in his pool at his Los Angeles home in October 2023 after overdosing on the drug and drowning.

The arrests follow months of multiple law enforcement agencies, including the Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Postal Service, and Los Angeles Police Department, seizing computers, phones, and other electronic devices to determine the culprits. TMZ has more:

Our sources say the search warrant revealed text messages discussing Perry and the ketamine he wanted and what they were doing to get it to him. The texts also discuss the price the Friends actor would pay for the drug. Sources tell TMZ, authorities got a search warrant for Brooke Mueller, Charlie Sheen’s ex, who had been in a treatment center with Perry, but as far as we know she is not connected to the arrests. In their investigation, authorities found other celebs who were involved in the Hollywood drug scene.

Perry had been undergoing ketamine infusion therapy as a treatment for depression, but “the last therapy was a week and a half before his death, so the ketamine in his system was not doctor-prescribed.”

This is an ongoing story and will likely see further updates.

(Via TMZ)

The United States men’s national team got egg on its face earlier this summer, as the team was eliminated from the Copa America on its home soil in the group stage. It was the sort of result that led to a change at the top of the program, as the decision was made to sack manager Gregg Berhalter, who was in his second stint at the helm.

After it was reported last week that former Tottenham, PSG, and Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino was a prime candidate for the position, on Wednesday night, reports began to trickle out that the federation made a decision, and planned on giving him the job. And in the early hours of Thursday morning in the U.S., David Ornstein of The Athletic, Fabrizio Romano, and Mark Ogden of ESPN all reported that a deal was done.

Hiring Pocchetino is a coup for US Soccer, which made a similarly gigantic move under its current leadership when its women’s team needed a new manager — the Federation hired revered Chelsea manager Emma Hayes, who just led the team to a gold medal at the Olympics. The Argentine is revered for the work that he did at Tottenham from 2014-19, when he was credited with developing some of the young talent that led them to its best period in recent history, which included a second-place finish in the Premier League in 2015-16, and an appearance in the Champions League final in 2019, their best ever result in the competition.

His times at PSG, where he was able to win Ligue 1 once, and Chelsea both ended with him getting sacked, although both are clubs that are known to fly through managers — his time coming to an end at Chelsea, in particular, came after the club showed progress under him during the latter portion of the Premier League season last year. Prior to his time with these three clubs, Pochettino managed Espanyol and Southampton, the latter of which paired him up with current US Soccer technical director Matt Crocker, who reports indicated wanted to hire a high-profile manager with European experience to fill the role.

Crocker managed to get exactly that in Pocchetino, and while he has no experience managing at the international level, he brings the exact sort of gravitas and profile that can lead the team into the 2026 World Cup, which the United States is going to host alongside Canada and Mexico. He’ll be tasked with getting the most out of a group of players that felt like it had plateaued under Berhalter. It’s fair to wonder how much of that was Berhalter’s fault — the club situations and the inability to stay healthy for a number of key players in the team were not exactly ideal — but there aren’t many things that are more results-based than international football, and the lead-up to Copa America mixed with the outcomes at the tournament itself spelled the end of Berhalter’s tenure.

Will Pochettino do any better? Who knows! He won’t have a ton of time with the players due to the way the international calendar shakes out between now and the World Cup, while the U.S. earns an automatic berth in 2026 as the host nation, which hurts the ability to play games with any sort of stakes. Regardless, if the goal was to hire a high-profile manager with a reputation for being one of the best in the world, US Soccer managed to do that. Now, he has to figure out how to get the team to a point where it can build on its 2022 World Cup result when the biggest tournament in the sport comes to the States.

Last month, Uproxx was present in Nashville to watch Post Malone preview F-1 Trillion. The country album is chock-full of features, and everybody will soon get to hear all 18 tracks.

When Will Post Malone’s New Album F-1 Trillion Be On Spotify?

Post Malone’s F-1 Trillion will be released on Friday, August 16, which likely means the album will become available to stream on Spotify (and all DSPs) at 9 p.m. PT on Thursday, August 15, and midnight ET on Friday, August 16.

F-1 Trillion comes just over a year after Malone released Austin on July 28, 2023. Austin debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, and F-1 Trillion has a shot at becoming Post’s third No. 1 album.

Post Malone’s F-1 Trillion Tracklist

1. “Wrong Ones” Feat. Tim McGraw
2. “Finer Things” Feat. Hank Williams Jr.
3. “I Had Some Help” Feat. Morgan Wallen
4. “Pour Me A Drink” Feat. Blake Shelton
5. “Have the Heart” Feat. Dolly Parton
6. “What Don’t Belong to Me”
7. “Goes Without Saying” Feat. Brad Paisley
8. “Guy for That” Feat. Luke Combs
9. “Nosedive” Feat. Lainey Wilson
10. “Losers” Feat. Jelly Roll
11. “Devil I’ve Been” Feat. ERNEST
12. “Never Love You Again” Feat. Sierra Ferrell
13. “Missin’ You Like This” Feat. Luke Combs
14. “California Sober” Feat. Chris Stapleton
15. “Hide My Gun” Feat. HARDY
16. “Right About You”
17. “M-e-x-i-c-o” Feat. Billy Strings
18. “Yours”

Megan Thee Stallion and GloRilla have become fast friends: Over the past few months, they linked up on “Wanna Be” and now they’re on the road together for the Hot Girl Summer Tour. Despite their current closeness, though, the start of their friendship wasn’t perfect.

The two chatted with each other for a new episode of the Close Friends Only With Instagram podcast, and Glo said, “I first met you at your Hottieween party last year, and I ain’t gonna lie, I was kinda shy. You were just acting like you weren’t drinking that night. I was like… in my head, I’m like, ‘This b*tch ain’t acting like she ain’t drinking,’ like, ‘What’s up with this b*tch?’”

As Glo trailed off with laughter, Megan exclaimed, “You is not telling the truth!” She continued, “You know what it is? ‘Cause you be coming late and then you be like, ‘Yeah, come on, let’s turn up.’ First of all, you need to catch up. That’s what you don’t like to do: You don’t like to catch up.”

Glo laughed as she agreed with Meg’s take. A few minutes later, Glo explained what her first impression of Megan was, saying, “You was nice […] when I first met you, on God. […] You were sweet as f*ck.” Meg asked if Glo thought she was going to be sweet and Glo continued, “I mean, like, you come off as standoff-ish. […] You come of like you nice, but you standoff-ish. So that’s why I told you I was shy.”

As for Megan’s impression of Glo, she said, “I really didn’t know what you was gonna be like before I met you. I was like, OK, from afar, you was turnt, but I didn’t know how turnt it was gonna be. I ain’t know if it was some bullsh*t for, like, Instagram, or if it was gonna be real life. But then when I got to know you, I was like, ‘Yes, this might be my cousin!’ Like, ‘This is my people!’ So yeah, I thought you was really sweet, too, and I thought you was funny as hell.”

Check out the full episode above.

The Substance was the talk of the 77th Cannes Film Festival. You’ll understand why after watching the trailer above.

Directed by Coralie Fargeat (Revenge), the body horror movie stars Demi Moore as a fading celebrity who injects a substance known as, well, The Substance into her body, unleashing “another version” of herself played by Margaret Qualley. The thing is, as the voiceover says, “you can’t escape from yourself.”

Moore talked about why she wanted to star in The Substance, which was partially inspired by David Cronenberg’s The Fly, at the film’s premiere. “I look for things that push me out of my comfort zone; the opportunity to make a better person and actor. This touched on so many themes that we all face, we seek validation and belonging,” she said. “It takes us to extremes and allows us to step into it in a unique way.” Moore added, “Through the process of the film, I think I came out with greater acceptance of myself than I am.”

Here is the official plot synopsis… sort of:

Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself?
You. Only better in every way.
Seriously.
You should try this new product: The Substance. IT CHANGED MY LIFE.

What does it mean?!? We’ll find out on September 20 when The Substance hits theaters.