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It doesn’t look like things are on the up and up over at Harry’s house. Over the weekend, Harry Styles and Emily Ratajkowski was spotted kissing on the streets in Toyko leading fans to gush at the prospect that the “As It Was” singer had officially moved on from his ex-girlfriend Olivia Wilde. The Don’t Worry Darling director and Styles called it quits in November and haven’t been spotted together since. While Wilde’s attention has been focused on her heated custody battle with Jason Sudeikis, Styles has been attempting to keep a low profile has been’s been out traveling the world as part of his ‘Love On Tour.’

After an old video resurfaced in which Styles declared Ratajkowski his celebrity crush, spectators figured the two’s rumored pairing was a match made in celebrity heaven. Everyone except Wilde, that is according to Page Six. Sources shared with the outlet that it isn’t your typical post-breakup jealous as Wilde and Ratajkowski are friends.

One source told the publisher, after the images and video of her and Styles kissing hit the net she eventually made her way to Wilde “begging” for forgiveness.

The model has publicly advocated for Wilde following her nasty portrayal in the media. Ratajkowski, even went as far as to provide Elle UK with a statement, in support of Wilde stating, “In the past year with Amber Heard and Olivia Wilde and the craziness of putting them in this box as if they’re monsters or witches. . .There’s nuance to it, but when you see the way that the whole world reacts to women, it’s really hard not to want to go to an extreme side of it.”

The source ended with Wilde was not confrontational about the matter and is deciding to “remove herself from it all.”

Back in December, NFL Twitter was shocked by the news that Chiefs superfan ChiefsAholic, real name Xavier Babudar, had been arrested after allegedly robbing a bank in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Babudar, who attended Chiefs games all over wearing a wolf costume, was released from jail last month on $80,000 bond and was told to stay in a Tulsa hotel until his next court date and eventual trial. However, the saga took a wild turn this weekend when Babudar apparently cut off his ankle monitor outside an Academy Sports+Outdoors in south Tulsa on Saturday and has gone missing, missing a court date and leaving both his attorney and bail bondsman in the dark, via the New York Times.

Michael Lloyd, the bail bondsman who paid Babudar’s $80,000 bond to secure his release from jail last month, said the unit’s tamper alert went off around 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Lloyd went to Babudar’s hotel — though Babudar lives in the Kansas City, Mo., area, he was required to remain in Tulsa County, Okla., as a condition of his release — but his room was empty.

Babudar’s lawyer, Tracy Tiernan, is as confused as anyone. “I don’t know anything about it,” he said. “I reached out to him and have not had a response.”

It’s never a good sign when your lawyer issues that kind of statement on the record, and it also doesn’t help your case in trying to prove your innocence when you cut off your monitoring anklet in the woods, disappear, and miss a court date. BroBible interviewed Lloyd, who has been hunting Babudar since Saturday night, and he seemed more concerned than anything.

Any idea why Babudar fled?

There are an array of reasons why. The answer to that is unclear at this time though. We truly want the best for Xavier. I’ve gotten to know him and some of the things going on and I truly want to help him. When I helped him, I never would’ve guessed he was someone capable of robbing a bank. He possibly got pressured from somewhere. But that too is currently unknown. We don’t know why Xavier ran. But once that information comes to light, then I can actually help him. The attorney is still working on his case too, as there’s more to Xavier’s story than him just allegedly robbing a bank. So, there’s still a team of people trying to help Xavier. If Xavier turns himself into me and we can find out why he did this, then I can give him all of the help he needs.

It is a wild twist in what was already a crazy story, and it seems those who know Babudar just hopes he’ll turn himself back in soon so they can get his legal proceedings back on track.

Lloyd has asked anyone with information on Babudar’s whereabouts to contact him at 918-636-5946.

Taylor Swift has made it clear she’s a Phoebe Bridgers fan. The superstar invited the “Kyoto” singer onto her track “Nothing New” in 2021, and last year she praised Bridgers’ lyrics and vulnerability. Tonight (March 27), Bridgers presented Swift with the Innovator Award at the iHeartRadio Music Awards.

First, Swift hugged Bridgers. “I love you, Phoebe,” she started. “Ok, I’m really flattered by this award, so thank you so much to iHeart for giving this to me.”

“I do want to say that the thing with these exciting nights and moments, and specifically this award that I’m so lucky to have gotten, is that they’re shining a light on the choices I made that worked out. Right? The ones that turned out to be good ideas,” she said. “I really, really want everyone to know, especially young people that the 100s or 1000s of dumb ideas that I’ve had are what led me to my good ideas.”

“You have to give yourself permission to fail,” she continued. “I try as hard as I can not to fail because it’s embarrassing, but I do give myself permission to, and you should too. Go easy on yourselves and just make the right choices that feel right for you. And someday, someone might think that you’ve been innovative. Thank you so much for this.

Meanwhile, on the red carpet, Bridgers also shared the importance of Swift to her. “She means the world to me,” Bridgers said. “I think that she’s such an integral part of everyone’s life; everyone feels like they have a personal relationship with her. She rocks. She’s the best.”

The 2023 McDonald’s All-American Game is set for Tuesday at the Toyota Center in Houston. As an appetizer, the skills competitions took place on Monday, headlined by the dunk contest (also known as the Powerade Jam Fest), and Bronny James drew the most attention of the proceedings. Still, it was a fun night of high-flying performances from top-tier prospects, and the highlights were flowing as a result.

Bronny James had a strong opening round performance, gathering a lot of attention in the process. The still uncommitted prospect and son of LeBron James put together two solid dunks to advance to the final.

Elsewhere, Matas Buzelis, who is committed to play for G League Ignite next season, had the dunk of the opening round and gathered a perfect score in the process.

Still, James and Buzelis were not the only players to make the finals, leaving a great deal of uncertainty in the last stage. James did have a heck of an effort in jumping over his brother, Bryce, during the final.

Duke commit Sean Stewart stole the show, however, and ended up taking the crown at the end of the evening, with Bronny unable to successfully put home his last dunk of the evening.

Stewart, a five-star prospect from Montverde Academy, did execute quite well down the stretch, and the field was very enticing. It wasn’t the crowning moment for Bronny to quite follow in the footsteps of LeBron by winning the title that many anticipated, but it was a good table-setter for Tuesday and fun was had by all.

Over the course of two seasons, The White Lotus has transported viewers halfway around the world by moving the action — and location of the titular resort — from Hawaii to Sicily. While rumors have been swirling that the upcoming season would be set in Asia almost as soon as season 3 was announced (and via a Johnny Knoxville slip-up), Variety has now exclusively confirmed via multiple sources that the next season will be set in Thailand.

“The first season kind of highlighted money, and then the second season is sex,” creator Mike White said in a clip that aired after the season 2 finale. “I think the third season would be maybe a satirical and funny look at death and Eastern religion and spirituality. It feels like it could be a rich tapestry to do another round at White Lotus.”

Though HBO declined to comment on the story, and the third season has yet to begin filming, Variety is venturing a guess that shooting will likely take place at a Four Seasons Resort. The White Lotus season 1 shot at the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea while season 2 shot at the San Domenico Palace hotel in Taormina, Sicily, another Four Seasons property. “[I]t’s possible that Season 3 will take place at one of the luxury hotel giant’s four properties in Thailand, which are located in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Koh Samui and the Golden Triangle,” writes Variety. “Thailand’s Four Seasons resorts are spread across the city, country, jungle and beach, giving White plenty of settings to play with, if he so chooses.”

(Via Variety)

Jungkook is up to something. Today, the BTS star was featured in a teaser on Calvin Klein’s social media accounts, causing fans to freak out. The caption reads: “same time tomorrow?” The clip captures different angles of the singer in the brand’s clothing. But it’s only six seconds, leaving everyone wanting more.

It was recently confirmed a 2025 return of BTS is not guaranteed. Bang Si-Hyuk, the CEO of the group’s agency HYBE, explained, “We said we ‘hope’ the members can resume in 2025, not ‘will,’” adding, “BTS and the firm will both work for it, but it doesn’t mean we can target [the date of 2025].”

He continued: “We’ll discuss [contract renewal with the members] within the time, and I believe it will be right for us to speak about it after the discussion ends,” he said. “The enlistment schedules are private information, so I cannot speak about it here. But we will disclose the dates in order transparently once their schedules are confirmed.”

Meanwhile, RM said that he didn’t know who he was after the band went on hiatus. “After 10 years as a member of BTS, I didn’t know who I was, and I wanted to know,” he said. “I started out as a teenage rapper, then BTS came along, and it was all very intense. Now that the group is inactive, I’ve gone back to thinking about the beginnings and the real reasons why I joined BTS.”

Over the years, Meek Mill and Robert Kraft’s relationship has been quite interesting to watch. The “Expensive Pain” rapper and New England Patriot’s Chief Executive Officer bond was strengthened when Kraft served as a key financial contributor toward the #FreeMeek movement via his Reform Alliance to backed in 2017 to fight for the rapper’s release from prison. Although the pair since collaborated in many ways, Meek’s latest post on Twitter revealed another large initiative on the horizon.

As confirmed by Kraft’s recent interview with People, Meek Mill and former New England Patriot star quarterback Tom Brady will be joining the businessmen’s $25 million antisemitism initiative. The multi-level campaign organized by Kraft’s Foundation to Combat Antisemitism aims to educate Americans on how to fight antisemitism.

“What’s happening in America today, it is a big part of my life. There’s been work done that shows that 50% of Americans do not realize that antisemitism is any problem, and the Jewish population is roughly 2.4% of the population in the US but yet receives over 55% of the hate crimes,” said Kraft.

As part of the campaign’s social media campaign, supporters are encouraged to use the designed blue emoji to show their support and as a visual “symbol of solidarity.” Brady is on board and will be using it across his posts once the campaign begins. When discussing the former New England Patriot, Kraft said, “He and I are still very tight, and he will be using this blue emoji when we kick off again.”

Education on the matter is important to Kraft. He revealed that he encouraged Meek to join him on a visit to Poland citing he wanted the musician “see what went on” in Holocaust death camps.

Meek Mill is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Usher Raymond IV, known simply as Usher, has a career spanning over two decades. Although he’s changed quite a bit since his debut in the early 1990s, his longstanding status as R&B’s heartthrob hasn’t wavered once. Recently, the crooner raved about how the K-pop group Blackpink has inspired him, even potentially converting him into a stan of the genre. But it is highly unlikely that one particularly steamy segment incorporated into his live show was taken from the group.

In a viral video, one concertgoer captured the “Hey Daddy” singer serenading a fan while seductively feeding them strawberries. While it isn’t explicitly clear where this steamy session went down, it is safe to assume that this consensually kinky interaction went down at his Usher: My Way Las Vegas residency.

The lucky lady is lost in her trance as the Grammy Award-winning vocalist walks directly up to her as the volunteer for the segment.

But not everyone in the room was as excited as she was. After the video began to gain steam online, users began to screenshot a few jealous gentlemen in the crowd.

They weren’t alone in the jealousy, as fans that weren’t in the building shared how that should’ve been them instead.

This isn’t the first time the singer took a break between songs to bestow some love onto a woman in the audience. A few weeks ago, rapper and mogul Queen Latifah attended to show to celebrate her birthday, and Usher stopped his set to gift her with a dozen red roses.

Kurt Sutter is known for his penchant for writing strong, albeit complicated, women (see: Sons of Anarchy’s Gemma Teller). Lena Headey is known for her talent for playing strong, albeit complicated, women (see: Game of Thrones’ Cersei Lannister). Which makes Deadline’s news that Headey has signed on to star in The Abandons, Sutter’s upcoming Netflix series, all the more exciting.

News of Sutter’s upcoming collaboration with Netflix was first reported back in October, with the streaming network describing the series as an 1850s-set Western that follows a group of families in search of Manifest Destiny:

“These abandoned souls, the kind of lost souls living on the fringe of society, unite their tribes to form a family and fight back. In this bloody process, ‘justice’ is stretched beyond the boundaries of the law. The Abandons will explore that fine line between survival and law, the consequences of violence, and the corrosive power of secrets, as this family fights to keep their land.”

According to Deadline, Headey is set to play Fiona, a fiery matriarch of the community who, because she is unable to have her own children, has taken in four orphans. The series marks Sutter’s return to television after being fired from Sons of Anarchy spin-off Mayans M.C. As The Hollywood Reporter notes, Sutter explained that he was dismissed for being an “abrasive dick.” Cersei Lannister would approve.

(Via Deadline)

For a little over three decades, David Hollowell’s professional life had been dedicated to art. In addition to working as an art professor, his highly acclaimed 3D illusion paintings were shown in prestigious exhibits. In 2018, the 71-year-old began taking his talents to a larger scale, turning his family barn into an immersive mural.

Then, in May of 2021, Hollowell fell off the roof of his home, resulting in a traumatic brain injury leading to aphasia, a disorder that affects a person’s ability to communicate through speech or written language.

Though Hollowell couldn’t access words the way he used to, his ability to paint detailed, mesmerizing images remained remarkably intact. And his daughter-slash-self-appointed-TikTok manager, Adrienne, is determined to share his work and his journey with as many people as possible.

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“I really wanted people to know who my dad was,” Adrienne shared in an interview with CNN. Hence why she created the account under the joke premise of “make my dad famous.”

So far, that goal has been reached—over 196,000 people follow Hollowell’s account, often comparing his work to that of M.C. Escher and Michelangelo.

And honestly, the comparison is well earned. Take a look below at some of Hollowell’s work, and keep reminding yourself that it’s actually 2D.

@david.hollowell day 365 of trying to make my dad famous 🖌🎨 #art #mural #illusion #2d #3d #surreal #crazy #plants #nature #weird #painter #artist #professor #ucdavis #california #norcal #famous #viral #trending #fyp #foryou #foryoupage ♬ ART – Jack Madden

@david.hollowell I love him so much 🥰 #dad #artist #magic #mural #illusion #3D #nft #viral #follow #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #draw #create #paint #famous #love #life #xyzbca ♬ Somewhere Only We Know – Gustixa

Paintings aren’t the only thing shared on the TikTok channel. Adrienne has also documented her father’s progress through videos of speech exercises and one-on-one interviews where Hollowell might relearn a word or two.

In an effort to raise awareness of aphasia, Adrienne also encourages her father to share his experience (to the best of his ability) and has reached out to viewers asking if they could share any new treatments.

What becomes clear from seeing their interactions is that where Hollowell might express himself differently, so much of his core identity, like his love for his art and family, still show through.

@david.hollowell I’m back ♡ #art #paint #draw #tbi #aphasia #mural #braininjury #create #inspire #charcoal #pencil #artist #illusion #davidhollowell #California #fyp ♬ original sound – David Hollowell

“You can’t talk but your love is enough for us,” Adrienne expressed in a heartfelt video. “Your art and your family mean everything to you.”

Losing the ability to carry on a conversation, express ourselves, and generally navigate a speech-reliant world is a scary thought. And for those who have to witness a family member go through it…there are probably no words that fully encapsulate that kind of pain. But as this story highlights, even when those functions dwindle, love has a way of persevering.

Thank you, Adrienne, for sharing your father’s work with the world. Hopefully, we can help “make him famous.”