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Britney Spears’ husband, Sam Asghari, is once again setting the record straight about his relationship with the pop star. Specifically, Asghari recently spoke in regards to Spears’ social media after fan theories ran rampant on TikTok — with most worried for the singer’s wellbeing.

“I don’t even control what we have for dinner,” Asghari told photographers, according to Just Jared. “In the past, there has been a lot of stuff going on so I understand where they’re coming from. They’re just being protective. If anything they’re being good fans.”

He also previously spoke about his wife’s decision to post risqué selfies, following the dissolution of her conservatorship. “The only person in the world that gets bullied for posting things like this,” he shared on an Instagram story. “I personally preferred she never posted these but who am I to control someone that’s been under a microscope and been controlled for most of her life.”

Over the past month, fans had been concerned that Spears was missing after the singer posted she was going to NYC and no paparazzi photos existed. There were also claims that her voice was being edited. The rumors were fueled by Perez Hilton, who admitted that “concern was warranted.”

However, Spears and Asghari’s June wedding had Selena Gomez, Madonna, Drew Barrymore, and more as guests — who aren’t publicly expressing concern for Spears as people clearly closest to her.

The Top Dawg crew has had an incredible year. With incredible releases from Kendrick Lamar, Doechii, SZA, and Ab-Soul, TDE once again proved itself as one of the strongest labels in hip-hop. To close out the year, TDE’s R&B star Zacari has released a new single called “Restless.”

On the piano-and-string-driven ballad, Zacari reflects on his time in Los Angeles. Over the years, he’s maintained a love-hate relationship with the city, but now, it seems as though he’s ready to move on.

“Leaving downtown LA / This street only goes one way / It’s a dead end, this street only goes one way / That’s why I get restless, restless, restless / Keep the incense burning restless, restless, restless,” he sings.

Zacari teased the single on Instagram saying, “Closing the DTLA chapter of my life.”

Zacari has been an R&B force among the TDE crew since 2017, when he featured on Kendrick Lamar’s “LOVE” from his third major-label album, DAMN. He has since released two EPs, Run Wild Run Free in 2019, and Sol in 2021. While we’re not sure what the post-DTLA chapter of Zacari’s life will entail, it appears that a full-length album from Zacari may be on the horizon for 2023.

In the meantime, you can listen to “Restless” above.

It pays to be prolific. With over a decade in the game, Future continues to accomplish remarkable feats. This past April, he released his ninth studio album, I Never Liked You, which reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200. But even before the album dropped, he had been cranking out features left and right, beginning in January, with Gunna and Young Thug’s “Pushin’ P.”

Between his album cuts and features, Future earned himself spots on the Billboard Hot 100 throughout the entire course of 2022. His work has made him the only rapper to chart on the Hot 100 all year long.

Over the past 10 years, Future has made over 150 entries on the Hot 100. Many of the entries came before the charting eligibility requirements included streaming. In a recent interview with Billboard, Future revealed that he can duplicate this feat in less time.

“It’s like I became a different person,” he said. “I don’t even think about it no more. Like, that’s who I am. It’s just all a part of the story. It’s all a part of just being that artist. I can’t think about the number, because I’m still doing it the best. I think I’m going to pass [my Hot 100 stat] faster than I did 155, [or] whatever it is. I think I can get to that number [in] less years. If it took me six years to do that, I can do that in two years now just because of the time [and] the streams on songs.”

Some of the artists mentioned are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

LeBron James is still very, very good at basketball. Despite celebrating his 38th birthday on Friday, James led the Los Angeles Lakers into Atlanta for a matchup with the flailing Hawks and put forth his best performance of the 2022-23 campaign. By the time the game reached its conclusion, Los Angeles picked up a 130-121 win to move to 15-21 on the year, thanks in large part to the singular brilliance of their Hall of Fame forward.

James scored 47 points, his best scoring output this season, on an ultra-efficient 18-for-27 shooting while connecting on four of his six attempts from behind the three-point line. He reeled in 10 rebounds, and narrowly missed out on his first triple-double of the year by doling out nine assists. According to ESPN Stats & Info, the performance made James the fourth player in NBA history to score at least 45 points at age 38 or older.

Immediately after the game ended, Kevin Durant took to Twitter to praise James’ effort.

The win for L.A. came with Anthony Davis on the sideline, as James’ All-Star running mate is expected to be sidelined for at least the next few weeks due to a stress injury in his foot. Next up for James and the Lakers is a trip to Charlotte to take on the Hornets on Jan. 2.

After more than a year away from WWE, John Cena made his return alongside Kevin Owens to defeat Sami Zayn and Roman Reigns on the last Smackdown of 2022.

Zayn and Owens started things off before Sami tagged in the Tribal Chief to square off with the Prize Fighter. As the crowd chanted, “We want Cena,” Reigns laid out Owens to keep Cena out of action. After dropping Owens with the Superman Punch, Reigns attempted a spear, but went right through into the steel post. Owens made the hot tag to Cena as Reigns tagged in Zayn.

Cena laid out Reigns and Zayn, tagged in Owens and then landed the Five-Knuckle Shuffle on Reigns and Zayn at the same time. After Cena dropped Reigns with the Attitude Adjustment, Owens put down Zayn with a stunner before crawling over for the pinfall and the victory.

Owens has spent much of the past few months feuding with Reigns and the Bloodline, and ends 2022 with a big win. Cena last wrestled on television against Roman Reigns, when he dropped his Universal title tilt at SummerSlam 2021 in Las Vegas. The loss by Reigns was the first of 2022 since dropping a disqualification to Seth Rollins at the Royal Rumble all the way back in January. Regardless of the result, Reigns’ 800-plus day reign continues into 2023 with no real end in sight.

Ronda Rousey’s 84-day reign atop the WWE Smackdown Women’s division is over. Seconds after defeating Raquel Rodriguez to retain the WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship, Rousey was surprised by a returning Charlotte Flair.

Rousey mocked Flair on the mic about her lengthy layoff, before Flair cut her off and challenged her for the belt.

Shortly after the bell rang, Flair dropped Rousey with a big boot to the face for the two count and laid out Shayna Baszler on the outside. Flair laid out Rousey with a spear, but Rousey moved into an arm bar attempt on Flair. Flair rolled Rousey over into a pinfall for the victory and became champion for the first time since dropping the belt at WrestleMania Backlash in May.

After spending most of 2022 on the sideline, Flair became a 14-time women’s champion with her victory over Rousey. There were some rumors and discussions around Flair’s impending return. Instead of waiting for something a little more on the nose and having her return for the Royal Rumble next month, WWE opting to trot Flair on the last Smackdown sends the blue brand into 2023 with a bang. With Flair, Bayley, and Becky Lynch all back in WWE, we’re only now waiting to see if Sasha Banks eventually returns to reunite the Four Horsewomen, although rumors indicate that she may be headed to NJPW in some capacity.

Cristiano Ronaldo is heading to Saudi Arabia. After weeks of speculation about his next move following his contract with Manchester United getting terminated, the legendary Portuguese forward will join Al-Nassr of the Saudi Pro League on a record-setting deal that will pay him a reported $75 million a year, which will make the soon-to-be 38-year-old the most highly-paid player in world history.

Reports indicated for weeks this would be Ronaldo’s next move, and on Friday afternoon, the club revealed its new signing in a tweet.

“I am fortunate that I have won everything I set out to win in European football and feel now that this is the right moment to share my experience in Asia,” Ronaldo said in a statement, per ESPN. “I am looking forward to joining my new teammates and together with them help the Club to achieve success.”

There are multiple media reports that indicate Ronaldo wasn’t just looking at Saudi Arabia for his next move. According to Taylor Twellman of ESPN and Tom Bogert of MLS, Sporting Kansas City came “very close” to securing Ronaldo’s signature.

Ronaldo returned to Manchester United in 2021 from Juventus after previously leaving the club in 2009 to join Real Madrid. After seeing his role change considerably under new manager Erik ten Hag this year, Ronaldo gave a now-infamous interview to Piers Morgan in which he was overly critical of numerous individuals at the club in November which sped up his departure.

We are just weeks away from Paramore‘s upcoming sixth studio album, This Is Why. To wrap up 2022 and lead into a promising 2023, Paramore’s lead vocalist paid a visit to Spotify’s Face to Face podcast alongside Wet Leg‘s Rhian Teasdale and hostess Hester Chambers.

During the interview, Teasdale admitted she often hears and reads misogynistic comments about her performances, “Like, ‘Oh she’s holding that guitar but she’s not actually playing it.’ When, for example, I am just not using my guitar but then I need to play it in the chorus or something, there will always be a comment like, ‘Girls shouldn’t play guitar, women shouldn’t play guitar,’ and it’s just — it’s so dated but it’s still there! And I just hate it so much and it’s so frustrating.”

Williams replied, sharing her own stories of sexism she’s faced throughout her career, and even admitted she doesn’t want to play guitar during live performances.

“I know those people so well, and I don’t even play guitar onstage,” Williams said. “I don’t even dare, because I love to play guitar but I don’t know if I could handle — man. I feel you so hard.”

“I just hate that people even need to point it out,” she continued. “I don’t really think about my gender at all, when we play music especially. It’s just not part of the picture. I’m trying to lean into femininity and empower that part of myself more in this era of my career, but do you ever get on stage and feel ‘other’? You feel like this alien thing that’s powerful and beautiful?”

You can stream the full episode below.

This Is Why is out 02/10/2023 via Atlantic Records. Pre-save it here.

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

When the earth finishes a lap spinning around the sun, there’s a go-to celebration tactic: Have loads of drinks and get spinning right along with it. While everyone’s got their own spirit preference, what’s universal is the desire to celebrate the changing of the guard with a bang. Sometimes too big a bang.

It’s an age-old conflict — most people want January 1st to be a launch pad to hit the ground running but it’s nearly impossible to do that when the first day of the year is spent hiding from sunlight, groaning, and feeling too weak to get up and guzzle sink water. I’m talking, of course, about the dreaded New Year’s Day hangover.

How can a person enjoy their New Years extravaganza to the fullest yet simultaneously come out unscathed the next day, ready to crush all their goals from the get-go? We looked to TikTok and found five beloved remedies for a hangover. While a few seem… logically unsound, they’re all pretty-well aligned with general hangover wisdom.

The Pickle

Yes, it seems odd, but when you realize a hangover is essentially an intense state of dehydration, paired with the fact pickle juice is loaded with electrolytes, this makes sense. Some comments even suggest just drinking the juice….

@hangingwithhaley_ The best thing I learned in college was pickles cure hangovers #hangovercure #hungovercheck #hangoverremedy #nohangoverforme #picklegirl #thehangoverpickle ♬ original sound – hangingwithhaley

Recovery Lemonade

The most popular hack on the list, Monica D’Agostino is a nutritionist by day and a TikTok influencer by night. Combine the two, and you have her viral recipe for “recovery lemonade,” a blend of lemon juice, ginger paste (good for the stomach), turmeric, black pepper, and agave. The frenzy of positive reception in the comments is a good sign to give this combo a try.

@saltandsagenutrition 24 oz. water, juice of a lemon, 2-3 tsp ginger, 1 tsp turmeric, couple shakes of black pepper, 1-2 tsp agave #recoverylemonade #lemonadetok ♬ original sound – Monica

Clear Alcohol

This one falls more in the “preventative care” category, but still good to know. Dark alcohol like wine, rum, and whiskey can often subject its victims to the worst of hangovers. This creator suggests choosing clear spirits like blanco tequila and vodka to give you a better shot at coming out on top. Keyword “better” shot.

@theblondeparty tequila is always the answer #hangoverclub #hangoverremedies #hangovercure ♬ original sound – theblondeparty

Liquid IV

This is basically a free advertisement for Liquid IV, a hydration product that contains a combination of electrolytes, vitamins, and minerals. While this TikTok user suggests mixing the powder with orange juice, some folks commented that Liquid IV can be added to anything, even a cocktail to make your drink hangover-resistant.

@jacobvfit guaranteed results #hangovercure #ThatCloseMessenger #fypgym ♬ Monster Mash – Bobby “Boris” Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers

The Hangover Drink with an Indian Influence

Coconut water, mineral water, lime juice, and black salt (Kala Namak) is all it takes to make what some call a “healthy gatorade.” It seems the most common trait shared amongst these remedies is a focus on restoring electrolytes, so this one could be worth a try if you want to keep it minimalist.

@desigirleats curing my hangover desi style #postwedding #hangovercure #asmr #asmrrecipe #drinkasmr #indiandrink #indianfood #desigirleatstheworld #hangover ♬ original sound – DesiGirlEats

At the end of the day, everyone experiments with their own remedies. Greasy breakfast, Gatorade, acupuncture, warm shower, soda, soup, sleep, or maybe even just a prayer. Our editor says the secret is to stay awake at least two hours past your last drink. Of course, some say the noble way to avoid a hangover is to moderate alcohol consumption, properly hydrate, and not go crazy on an empty stomach. But sometimes the heat of celebration doesn’t permit that sort of nonsense. So, if hope is lost, the lights become too bright, and the thought of alcohol becomes shiver-inducing, it can’t hurt to give these remedies a try.

Cheers!

Back in 2017, a really charming indie game called Golf Story was released and featured a simple premise: What if you made a golf game like NES golf, added a bunch of funny dialogue, and make an entire world revolve around the idea of golf superiority? Okay, maybe that last part is a little dramatic, but Golf Story is great and everyone should go play it. Unfortunately, its sequel, Sports Story, hasn’t had quite the same impact.

Sports Story was released in December right before Christmas and seemed like the perfect game to enjoy while traveling during the holidays, or waiting out the recent cold snap. Unfortunately, as people started to make their way through the game, there were negative reactions to it, namely that it was a really buggy mess that didn’t have quite the same charm as the previous game. It was a surprise and a disappointment for a sequel to a game that didn’t feature either of these issues.

There are many reasons why this could be the end result of the game, but a hidden room that was recently found within the game potentially suggests an unfortunate story about the game: arushed development cycle, overworked employees, and a poor game as a result.

There is a full video on YouTube that shows how you enter the secret room via a glitch and what the rest of the characters say. All of the characters speak of being overworked, not listened to, or glitches being unfulfilled. If this secret room was a hidden message from the devs, then it’s a pretty ugly picture that’s being painted.

On the other hand, the way the characters are written is pretty in line with the humor of both Golf Story and Sports Story. It’s very possible that this was originally going to be a fun easter egg that players could discover later in the game before it was cut for one reason or another. That reason could, in fact, have been that they realized it wasn’t going to launch well, so they tried to hide it. The only people who know for certain are the ones who chose to leave that room in the game’s code.