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People Are So Freaking Amped For Season 5 Of ‘Yellowstone’

Yellowstone receives about a fifth of the online attention as House of the Dragon or The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. But it’s just as popular. Maybe more so.

The trailer for season five of the Paramount Network series was viewed 14.4 million times within its first 24 hours of release, with 1.7 million engagements. That’s “three times as many organic views and six times more organic engagements versus the trailer for season four,” according to Deadline. For comparison’s sake, the first House of the Dragon teaser trailer took three days to hit 10 million views.

There was also 30,000-plus mentions of the trailer on social media — four times the amount that was generated from the season four trailer. The latest teaser was also shared 190,000 times on social media, and ranked on TikTok and Facebook as the No. 1 and 2 most-watched videos in the TV universe that day.

I haven’t seen a single second of Yellowstone (or 1883, and probably won’t watch 1923 or 6666), but I’ve seen Kevin Costner in a cowboy hat, so I understand the appeal. If you’re not among the 14 million-plus folks who have already watched the trailer, here you go:

In the future, all shows will take place in Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone-verse or be about serial killers. Might as well start accepting it now.

Yellowstone season five premieres on November 13.

(Via Deadline)

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Ryan Castro Brings Medellín Pride To New York City In His ‘Avemaría’ Video

Ryan Castro visits New York City in his new music video for “Avemaría.” In the video that was released today (October 5), the rising Colombian singer represents his country proudly in the city streets.

Following in the footsteps of J Balvin, Maluma, and Karol G, Ryan Castro is part of a new wave of reggaeton artists that are emerging from Medellín, Colombia. In the past year, Castro has scored a number of hits like the slick “Jordan,” which has over 300 million streams on Spotify, and “Monastery” featuring Feid with over 132 million streams. Castro’s most peculiar hit is the merengue-infused “Mujeriego” with over 166 million streams.

“Representing the new generation in Medellín is a blessing and it’s also a responsibility that I want to take on maturely while contributing as much as I can to the reggaeton scene of my country and my city,” Castro told Uproxx.

“Avemaría” is Castro’s collaboration with his longtime producer SOG. Backed by perreo-ready beats, Castro sings about living large and finding love on the dancefloor. Castro seamlessly shifts between an aggressive flow while patrolling the city streets to a sultrier vocal to win over the woman that he’s interested in. Castro continues to bless his fans with more of his Medellín swagger in “Avemaría.” In the video, Castro takes over New York City. He is partying in the streets while proudly waving the flag of Colombia.

“The inspiration for ‘Avemaría’ was classic reggaeton, retro reggaeton that I like to listen to so much and, obviously, that I like to make as well,” Castro said.

In August, Castro released his debut EP Reggaetonea. That month, he also performed at the MTV Video Music Awards alongside J Balvin. The duo performed “Nivel De Perreo” next to a giant CGI woman that was twerking to their hit. Castro is proud to keep pushing Medellín’s reggaeton scene out into the world.

“I want to be a legend with my music,” he said. “I want to be remembered for everything I did. I want the people around me to be able to live well and for my ghetto, my city, and my country to be proud of what Ryan Castro does.”

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The Kremlin Hired Mercenaries Who Are Reportedly Clashing With (And Even Accidentally Shooting) Russia’s Own Soldiers

Vladimir Putin’s tactical blunders in his Ukraine war continue to stack up with the Russian president theatrically signing annexation papers for regions of Ukraine that are increasingly being liberated from Russian control. The regime’s soldiers don’t want to be fighting in this conflict, and no one can blame how more citizens fled to other countries than cooperated with the partial mobilization process. Ukraine’s recent stunning advances led to pushing Russia out of an Eastern stronghold and taking back more Southern territory. Kyiv and other major cities appear to be out of reach for Putin, and so, the Kremlin hired some mercenaries, who are apparently not doing too well, either.

According to the Daily Beast, Russia’s actually trying to cover up an embarrassing incident, in which a Wagner mercenary fighter (and this private army has been stuffed with “hundreds of prison inmates”) accidentally killed a Russian lieutenant-colonel. This private military has apparently been clashing with actual Russian troops, and it’s adding to the existing ugliness:

The growing conflict resulted in a Wagner fighter gunning down a lieutenant colonel in the Russian army — a deadly episode of “friendly fire” that the Kremlin is said to be trying to sweep under the rug, according to the human rights group Gulagu.net.

“They are trying to hush up the incident and prevent publicity. And this is not the first emergency of its kind,” the group quoted a source as telling the Gulagu.net hotline.

The incident was also reported by two other Russian Telegram channels, though no details were provided on when or where the shooting is said to have taken place.

That’s not all. The Daily Beast also reports upon a “mass brawl” between new Russian draftees and these mercenary fighters with the former group pouncing upon the latter. The source of conflict, reportedly, is that the private army has received actual gear and mobile phones, which (of course) looks even worse for Russia, given the video footage of new draftees being told to bring tampons to treat their own (virtually certain) bullet wounds. It’s no wonder that former (and powerful) Putin supporters are now distancing themselves from the conflict, which has been ongoing for seven months and counting.

(Via The Daily Beast)

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Kanye West Dubs The Kardashians ‘Liars’ In A Fiery Response To A Khloe Kardashian Comment

Kanye West is regularly at the center of some sort of controversy these days, with the latest batch of it coming from Paris Fashion Week, where he wore a “White Lives Matter” shirt. In the midst of all this, though, Khloe Kardashian had something to say about a different topic, which Ye didn’t take too well.

In a comment left on one of West’s Instagram posts (as Complex notes), Khloe implored Ye to “stop tearing [Kim Kardashian] down and using our family when you want to deflect,” writing in full:

“Ye, I love you. I don’t want to do this on social media but YOU keep bringing it here. You are the father of my nieces and nephews and I’m trying to be respectful but please STOP tearing Kimberly down and using our family when you want to deflect. Again with the birthday narrative. Enough already. We all know the truth and in my opinion, everyone’s tired of it.

You know exactly where your children are at all times and YOU wanted separate birthdays. I have seen all of the texts to prove it. And when you changed your mind and wanted to attend, you came.

Like you have pointed out yourself, she is the one taking care of your kids 80% of the time. Please Leave her and the family out of it so that the kids can be raised peacefully. I come from a place of love and I am happy to continue this conversation privately if you wish [white heart emoji].”

West had plenty to say about that… not privately, but in a new Instagram post shared today (October 5). Sharing a screenshot of that comment, Ye wrote:

“YOU ARE LYING AND ARE LIARS YALL BASICALLY KIDNAPPED CHICAGO ON HER BIRTHDAY SO SHE COULD REMEMBER HER FATHER NOT BEING THERE TRAV GAVE ME THE ADDRESS OF MY CHILDS PARTY THATS HOW YALL PLAY WITH BLACK FATHERS YALL ALSO THREW A PARTY BEFORE PSALMS BIRTHDAY WHEN I WAS FLYING BACK FROM JAPAN TO BE THERE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY AND THE FIRST I HEARD ABOUT IT WAS SEEING PICS OF THE PARTY ON LINE ALSO I SHOULD SEE MY CHILDREN 100 % OF THE TIME BUT SINCE THERE’S A SEPARATION IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 50% OF THE TIME YA’LL WOULDN’T HAVE PLAYED WITH DONDA LIKE THAT IN JESUS NAME.”

As for the birthday, West has addressed this before, alleging he was prevented from attending Chicago’s birthday party earlier this year.

Find Ye’s post below.

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It Appears Two Harry Styles Fans Are Already Camping Out For His Los Angeles Show On Halloween

Would you camp out for almost a month to see Harry Styles on Halloween? This year, for his second year of Harryween (and first in Los Angeles), a pair of friends both said yes to that question. In a new TikTok video uploaded by @AllyAndArli, they are currently the first people to be camping in line — and they’re using a numbered system for anyone else who wants to join them.

“Hey everyone!” Ally says, as Arli sits in a lawn chair. “Just want to let you know, we have started camping out for the Harryween show.”

“We’re passing out wristbands and taking down names,” Arli adds. “Just come meet us over at Lot D. That’s where we’ll be.”

Since uploading the video, many Harry stans wondered if it was actually real… or if the two girls were just hardcore committing to the bit for TikTok. One user asked what to wear on October 24 (one of Styles’ LA residency dates), to which @AllyAndArli responded, “something slay.”

“SLAY THE HOUSE BOOTS DOWN HOUSTON IM DECEASED,” wrote one commenter. “Ok cool I’ll come tmr,” another added.

Instead of confirming whether it was a bit or not, Ally and Arli uploaded another video, zooming out on Arli in the lawn chair with Steve Lacy as the set music. However, their profile does show that they both are hardcore Harry fans — with photos meeting him, visiting the Don’t Worry Darling set locations, and listing how long they’ve camped out for his shows before.

As of August, one video has their Harry-related wait for One Direction’s Ellen performance listed at 21 hours. Other shows might be even longer than that.

Basically put, if you’re very serious about attending Harryween and not fully sure if their weeks-long camping video is a bit, it might be best to get down to Kia Forum… but like, be safe about it. And bring them s’mores. Just because they asked.

Watch the video above.

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Jamie Clayton And Director David Bruckner Just Wanted To Make An Effing Great ‘Hellraiser’

The original Hellraiser, directed by Clive Barker, is a horror classic. The movie’s signature villain, Pinhead, played originally by Doug Bradley, is a lot different than the contemporary villains of the era like Freddy Krueger or Jason Vorhees or Michael Myers. Those characters are basically killing machines. Each has their own peculiar reasons, but the end result is about the same. Pinhead, on the other hand, at least in the first Hellraiser movie, isn’t even the one responsible for most of the killings in the movie. Someone has escaped Hell and Pinhead and his Cenobite pals are in charge of getting that soul back. At times, it seems like pinhead is kind of put out by the whole thing. And, pound for pound, is probably the most reasonable horror villain.

After ten Hellraiser movies, the franchise is being rebooted with a brand new Pinhead (aka the Hell Priest), now played by Jamie Clayton. Director David Bruckner’s story involves a young woman, Riley (Odessa A’zion), who is involved in a plan to steal a mysterious ancient box, but then realizes that not only is the box supernatural, but it might also be able to bring back her long lost brother who died under mysterious circumstances. That is, if she can trust the Cenobites.

Ahead, David Bruckner and Jamie Clayton explain why another sequel was eschewed and what they wanted to pull off with a Hellraiser reboot (which will be on Hulu starting October 7th), which, in the end, comes down to they just wanted to make, “a fucking great Hellraiser.”

I like Pinhead because Pinhead is the most reasonable villain in horror movies, especially in the original movie.

Jamie Clayton: A hundred percent.

David Bruckner: Well, it’s the staple of the Hellraiser movies. You have to negotiate with Cenobite. And they’re at their best when they’re dignified, and you believe that they might keep their word. And if their word, or the testament, or the challenge, that they’re putting forth to you is one that you can achieve, then you get really interesting tension there. But, yeah, that’s something that interested us.

There are not many horror villains that, half the time, seem put out by doing what they do. Basically, “Someone opened this box. Now I have to deal with this.” I think Pinhead would rather want to relax.

Jamie Clayton: That’s a great perspective. I love that. Yes, absolutely. It’s like, “You opened it!”

Right.

Jamie Clayton: “I didn’t want to be here!”

Even in this one, a Cenobite doesn’t attack a character because that person didn’t open the box.

David Bruckner: Yeah, they have rules. They all have interests. I mean, one of the scariest lines for me, in the original film, was when Kirsty begins to negotiate, is where the female Cenobite says, “Perhaps we prefer you.” And I always thought that was so frightening, the idea that there was preference involved. Your fate was a matter of taste. That just gave me chills. We talked about a bunch in this, and I think what Jamie brings to life in the character is a sense of desire and sensuality. You get a kind of hungry sense from the priest of what she wants to see from the people around her. She’s curious. And I just found that really frightening.

Going into this, how much of a direct reboot did you want to do? And how much did you want to create something new? Because the original Hellraiser, the Uncle Frank storyline is pretty grim.

David Bruckner: Well, I mean, I think the original Frank story… I mean, obviously, it’s super revered. It’s fantastic in so many ways. We didn’t want to try and remake the original movie. It’s too iconic and it’s too unique and it’s too its own thing. And that would be pretty perilous place for filmmakers.

I guess my question is why a hard reboot instead of another sequel? Or one of those things where it is only a sequel to the first movie like Halloween? Obviously, you have a new Pinhead is a reason, but I don’t know how this was constructed.

David Bruckner: I think, for us, it was really, honestly, the focus was like, let’s just make a fucking awesome Hellraiser movie. You know what I mean? Let’s not burden ourselves, or the audience, too much on what is strict canon and what isn’t, necessarily, in that regard.

It’s a lot. I haven’t even seen all the Hellraisers, and I like these movies.

David Bruckner: It’s gone in too many different directions, and then you have… not too many, I mean so many. And in a way that I think is great.

I would argue maybe it is “too many.”

David Bruckner: I think what it inspires in me is that it’s a big, wide-open canvas. That there’s a world to explore here. And the thing that we really tried to get right, and a lot of what came out of our collaboration with Clive, is about theme. It’s about getting at the roots of what the story is expressing and trying to find a balance between understanding what he was doing, and then also being true to our story and understanding what we are doing and what we bring to it, 35 years later, both in terms of this narrative, but also for us as artists. And Jamie’s performance, for instance, we talked a lot about how you can’t do an impression of Doug Bradley. If we try to do something exacting in that regard, we’re going to create this weird museum piece that’s not going to work. And it’s too iconic. We have to lose ourselves. And I think she understood in her gut, from the beginning, that she just had to pull from somewhere else to this, and showed us things that were different but fascinating. And I lose myself on the idea of what if? What if this was the character? What if this was the world? What if this was the next thing that happened? And just being true to that voice.

I’m curious what’s going through your head while playing Pinhead? Is it, well, Pinhead has a job to do. Or is this Pinhead a little more sinister?

Jamie Clayton: Well, David and I had a lot of discussions about what the priest’s intentions were, what she was thinking in certain moments, what she was feeling in certain moments. But there definitely is… I don’t know that I was consciously thinking it, or if it’s something that we had discussed, but there definitely is, hearing you say it, I mean, there is this element of, “I didn’t come here on my own. You did this. You touched the box. Now I’m here.” But my intentions, everything that I was thinking, I think the biggest thing that we talked about was bringing a sort of sensuality to it. A very grounded, like a stillness, which I hope you like.

I did. Though, this time, it does feel like Pinhead does cheat a little bit, by making the box open when she didn’t actually open it.

Jamie Clayton: Oops!

So this Pinhead’s a little more sinister, or maybe the word is more playful?

Jamie Clayton: I mean, my priest is a little, “Fuck around and find out,” if you know I mean.

I’m curious, how many, if any, of the old movies did you watch? I can see watching those going against the idea of doing something new.

Jamie Clayton: I watched the original the night before I auditioned. I wanted to just bring a bit of… I wanted to understand the tone. Just as an actor, I wanted to understand the tone of it. And I didn’t realize how sexy it was. Just incredibly sexy, and very sensual. I didn’t understand all of those things. And so, once I saw that, and then I taped my audition, I mean, I’d like to think that that’s one of the elements I brought. That’s why I got the callback.

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Ty Dolla Sign And Mustard Finally Announce A Joint Album And Release ‘My Friends’ With Lil Durk

Mustard and Ty Dolla Sign have linked up once again for another heater. On their new single “My Friends,” Ty sings over a triumphant Mustard beat, celebrating the loyalty of the longtime friends in his circle.

Joining them on the anthem is Lil Durk, who further emphasizes their familial dynamic, rapping, “These are my brothers who I’m with, these not my homies.”

“My Friends” comes from an upcoming joint project between Ty and Mustard, which, at this point in their collaborative relationship, seems long overdue. Over the course of the past 10 years, Mustard and Ty have collaborated on a slew of hits, including “Paranoid,” “Or Nah,” “Love You Better,” and more.

“What’s success and fortune if you ain’t getting it with your day ones,” said Ty in a statement. “Big shout out to Durk for being a part of this song.”

“We’ve been doing this for more than a decade now,” added Mustard, “and it’s always special when me and Ty link.”

As of now, the title and release date for the upcoming joint album is yet to be revealed.

Check out “My Friends” above.

Ty Dolla Sign is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

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Korean R&B Songstress Jamie Declares Herself As A ‘3D Woman’ In Her New Release

Jamie is all grown up. If you’re familiar with the multi-faceted singer’s beginnings from music reality competition show K-POP STAR, know that the once cute, girl-next-door image the winning pop star had is now a mature, edgy, yet classy young lady.

Releasing her new lead single “3D Woman” on Wednesday (October 5), as part of her first EP (One Bad Night) since jiminxjamie, Jamie ditches her one-woman “Pity Party” and pulls up to an exclusive warehouse-turned-nightclub for a night out where she’s met with pole dancers, drinks, bling and some eye candy. Reflecting the visuals where Jamie walks through the crowd, “3D Woman” earns itself as a boss lady anthem where the R&B songstress sings about being a go-getter, exuding empowerment and self-confidence: “I’m a 3D woman / Oh, I, Yeah, you know that’s how I do it / Good things come in threes / I’m a boss and I’m hot and I’m sweet.”

“3D Woman” is the second track off of One Bad Night. The new EP consists of five tracks including a song featuring Korean R&B singer GEMINI (“Bedtime Story”) that’s claimed to be the turning point of the project, according to a press release from Warner Music Korea.

Just yesterday, it was announced Jamie’s seven-stop One Bad Night 2022 North American tour was postponed due to unforeseeable scheduling conflicts. The tour would’ve kicked off on October 10 in Los Angeles. However, new dates are yet to be determined.

Check out the One Bad Night tracklist below.

1. “GIRLS”
2. “3D Woman”
3. “In My Bag”
4. “Bedtime Story” Feat. GEMINI
5. “Honesty (0822)”

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

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Trump Was Reportedly Freaking Out Over What Dirt Ghislaine Maxwell Might Offer Up On Him After She Was Arrested

“She say anything about me?”

That’s reportedly the question Donald Trump urgently wanted an answer to when he learned that his old pal Ghislaine Maxwell had been arrested in the summer of 2020. Maxwell, a British socialite and the so-called “main girlfriend” of sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein, has since been convicted of five counts of sex trafficking and sentenced to 20 years in prison. But, as The Guardian reports, all Trump wanted to know on that summer day was whether Maxwell had dished any dirt on him.

The information, like most of the juiciest pieces of recent Trump intel (including the fact that he once toilet-shamed Rudy Giuliani) comes courtesy of Maggie Haberman’s new book, Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America. In it, Haberman writes that, immediately following Maxwell’s arrest, Trump became nervous. During an Oval Office meeting in early July, he questioned campaign advisers as to whether Maxwell had given up any intel about him.

“You see that article in the Post today that mentioned me?,” he reportedly asked — a question that was met with silence. “She say anything about me?,” he inquired.

The article Trump was referring to was a piece that ran on Page Six on July 4, 2020 and was titled, “Ghislaine Maxwell prepared to snitch on ‘big names’ to save herself.” In it, Steven Hoffenberg — a one-time associate of Epstein and Maxwell’s — claimed that Ghislaine was prepared to name names, “not only in terms of those who abused underage girls at Epstein’s parties — but also those who made financial agreements with Epstein or benefited from his generosity, including flying on his plane and staying at his homes.”

“Ghislaine thought she was untouchable,” Hoffenberg said. “That she’d be protected by the intelligence communities she and Jeffrey helped with information: the Israeli intelligence services, and Les Wexner, who has given millions to Israel; by Prince Andrew, President Clinton and even by President Trump, who was well-known to be an acquaintance of her and Epstein’s.”

While there is indisputable evidence that Trump did indeed know and spend time with both Epstein and Maxwell, the former president told aides that he had never been to Epstein’s private island in the Caribbean, which Trump had dubbed “whore island.”

Another tidbit from the book: When Eric Trump was just an awkward teen, as opposed to an awkward adult, he took a private plane ride with his father and Maxwell, during which they watched Bloodsport, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. It was Eric’s job to fast-forward through the dialogue and skip right to the fight scenes.

(Via The Guardian)

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The Streaker Who Got Lit Up By Bobby Wagner Filed A Police Report

Monday night’s game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams wasn’t exactly the most aesthetically pleasing in NFL history. The Niners defended their home field in a 24-9 victory that was defined by their defense putting the clamps on Matthew Stafford and the Super Bowl champions’ offense.

The most notable moment came in the second half, and it had nothing to do with the game. A streaker ran onto the field with a smoke bomb and was just a little too close to the Rams’ sideline. With an assist from teammate Takk McKinley, Bobby Wagner helped stadium security by lighting the fan up.

As it turns out, the streaker is a protestor with the organization Direct Action Everywhere. TMZ reports that the man left the stadium in the aftermath and went to the Santa Clara Police Department, where he filed a police report over what was called a “blatant assault” by Direct Action Everywhere. Per TMZ:

According to Direct Action Everywhere, the individuals performed the stunt in order to raise awareness for a trial involving the alleged theft of pigs from a factory farm. The org. said the man suffered a burn injury during the incident.

“Otherwise,” they said in a statement, “they’re a bit beaten up but in good spirits.”

Wagner explained his decision to use the hit stick by saying, “You don’t know what that fan got or what they’re doing. You see it all the time, and we don’t know what they’re carrying in their pockets. It’s whatever that little smoke stuff is, but that sh*t could be dangerous.” TMZ noted that Wagner has not been charged with anything.