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Earlier today (October 13), The Hollywood Reporter reported that Nicki Minaj‘s “Super Freaky Girl,” which was submitted to the Grammys for consideration for nominations in its rap categories, has been moved into the pop categories. The song, which is currently on its eighth week at the top of the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart, features a prominent sample of Rick James’ “Super Freak.” It is worth noting that MC Hammer also sampled “Super Freak” for his 1990 hit “U Can’t Touch This,” and won the Best Rap Solo Performance Grammy Award for the song at the 1991 ceremony.

Minaj took to Twitter to express that she’s not upset about being removed from the rap categories, though she feels the Recording Academy should follow suit with other pop-sounding records, including Latto‘s hit single, “Big Energy.”

“I have no prob being moved out the RAP category as long as we r ALL being treated FAIRLY,” said Minaj. “If SFG has 2B moved out RAP then so does Big Energy! ANY1 who says diff is simply a Nicki hater or a troll. I’d actually LUV 2 c a more street record win- male OR female! IJS rightIsRight.”

Could you imagine someone telling you not to “complain” about being treated unfairly at your workplace? This is my job. I work very hard. No diff from a 9-5 where you should speak up for yourself if you know you’re a great employee & continue to be purposely sabotaged,” she continued.

Minaj did not express and disdain or anger toward Latto, and encouraged the Barbz to approach the idea with an open mind.

“And Barbz, there’s no need to be angry,” she said. “This is simply an open discussion/healthy dialogue. Independent thinking is what makes us human beings!

It appears Latto caught wind of Minaj’s tweets. Shortly after Minaj’s posts, Latto tweeted, “Damn I can’t win for losing… all these awards/noms I can’t even celebrate.”

At the time of writing, Minaj and Latto had not interacted directly regarding the matter.

The nominations for the 65th Grammy Awards in 2023 are set to be revealed on 11/15.

According to Deadline, Martin Scorsese is once again trying to make a television version of Gangs of New York. Just when he thought he was out, right?

Apparently, this will be a new take on the subject matter, leaving behind the characters in the 2002 film in favor of fresh meat. The project was written by playwright Brett Leonard, who also has TV credits on Fear The Walking Dead and the forthcoming Shantaram, which focuses on the criminal underworlds of India, Russia, and Afghanistan through the eyes of a heroin addict/con man played by Charlie Hunnam. For Gangs of New York, the seedy behavior will be localized but, presumably, still set in the late 1800s when the size of the mustaches was only outmatched by the size of the hats.

Miramax TV developed the project and will shop it around soon. Obviously, Scorsese is a big draw, so it should have little trouble finding a home. It’s also exactly the kind of property that’s dense enough to warrant the series treatment, especially considering that Scorsese’s original cut of the film version was over three hours long. It’s a legitimate saga, a series feels like the right format to tell it in, and Scorsese still feels like the right man to tell it. Maybe think of it as his prequel to Boardwalk Empire.

(via Deadline)

Bill Murray calling Chevy Chase a “medium talent” is still the funniest behind-the-scenes SNL drama from that era, but Rob Schneider claimed on The Jim Norton and Sam Roberts Show that Murray’s disdain extended beyond the Caddyshack legend.

“He hated us on Saturday Night Live when he hosted. Absolutely hated us. I mean, seething,” Schneider said, referencing Murray’s February 20, 1993 gig as host on the show. “He hated Chris Farley with a passion. Like he was just seething looking at him. I don’t know exactly, but I want to believe that it’s because Chris thought it was cool to be Belushi, who [was Murray’s] friend who he saw die, that he thought it was cool to be that out of control. That’s my interpretation, but I don’t really know. I don’t believe it. I only believe it 50 percent.”

Schneider also claimed that Murray disliked Sandler because of clashing styles. On the one hand: duh. On the other, it’s nicely convenient for Schneider to appreciate being hated less by his hero than his former colleagues. Not that being hated less is much of a claim to fame. After all, eventually, Murray made up with Chevy.

Schneider’s comments ride a wave of news about Murray’s alleged inappropriate behavior on the set of Aziz Ansari’s feature debut Being Mortal, which has resulted in a $100,000 settlement for a production staffer — a situation which seems more serious than thinking Adam Sandler singing “turkey lurkey schmurkey” is lame.

(via The Hollywood Reporter)

Donald Trump is getting angry! Despite being involved in an estimated 4,000 lawsuits over the course of his life, the former president seems to finally be realizing that he could be about to step in some serious legal doo-doo (yes, that is the official term).

According to The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman—whose new book Confidence Man has been the source of just about every Trump headline over the past several weeks—Trump has reportedly been “raging” over the past few days as his legal troubles continue to mount.

Among the legal battles he’s facing, as noted by Raw Story: the Department of Justice’s documents case, which is only getting worse for him; the defamation case initiated by journalist E. Jean Carroll, who accused the former president of raping her in the ‘90s; and the fraud suit he and some of his family members were named in for being part of American Communications Network (ACN), an alleged pyramid scheme.

As Raw Story reports, Trump was forced to give a deposition in the ACN case last week. And while he’s been attempting to delay a deposition related to Carroll’s case, a judge just ruled against him on that and has ordered him to be deposed next week.

All in all, Trump’s in the middle of a sh*tstorm — albeit a sh*tstorm entirely of his own making. And he may have just inadvertently made it worse. On Wednesday, after the judge ruled against his requested delay in being deposed in the Carroll case, Trump issued a statement in which he stated that “E. Jean Carroll is not telling the truth, is a woman who I had nothing to do with, didn’t know, and would have no interest in knowing her if I ever had the chance.”

Given that his defense in the defamation suit is that he was president when he initially denied her accusations and disparaged her, some legal experts believe that by repeating them again now, he has yet again defamed her.

Oops?

(Via Raw Story)

Now that the furor of behind-the-scenes Don’t Worry Darling drama has died down, director Olivia Wilde is speaking out against how she felt the media treated her film. In a blunt feature at Elle, the filmmaker has sharp words about the soap opera swamp her movie found itself in with many media outlets focusing on her rumored affair with Harry Styles, rumored feud with star Florence Pugh, and the reduction of the movie down to its sexy sequences.

“It is shocking to see so many untruths about yourself traded as fact,” Wilde said. “Florence had a really wise comment that we didn’t sign up for a reality show. And I love that she put it that way, because it’s as though the general public feels that if you are making something that you’re selling to the public, you somehow have accepted that your life will be torn to shreds by a pack of wolves. No, that’s actually not part of the job description. Never was.”

There’s no doubt this is a complicated, complex situation because, as Hunter Harris pointed out, the call was coming from inside the house, but…Wilde is also right. Wilde and the film’s PR team put a lot of emphasis on the movie’s sex scenes as a vehicle for female pleasure that’s not often seen, but many outlets placed an outsized focus on them while forgetting about the rest of the movie. Wilde is also experiencing a press tour that, despite plenty of drama on sets, most male directors simply don’t receive — whether because they aren’t already a part of the gossip economy or because bludgeoning James Cameron with questions about flirting with Linda Hamilton during the Terminator 2 press junket was never going to be a thing.

Giving full credit to all the catalysts, here’s hoping the press junket ride for Wilde’s upcoming Kerri Strug biopic Perfect isn’t so rocky.

(via Elle)

A week ago, the Broncos and Colts played one of the worst football games in recent memory in a 9-6 Colts overtime win that featured five field goals, no touchdowns, and just generally some atrocious offensive play — however, it did give us an incredible Richard Sherman meltdown over Russell Wilson throwing on 4th and 1 in overtime instead of running the ball.

This week’s Thursday Night Football matchup had the potential to be as bad if not worse, as the Commanders took a trip to Chicago to face the Bears in a battle of similarly inept offenses. However, in the first quarter the Bears were able to move the ball pretty well on Washington, marching all the way inside the 10 on their second drive of the game. Unfortunately, that was as far as they would get because of a tipped ball at the line that launched way up in the air and, eventually, fell into the hands of defensive tackle Jonathan Allen for a gutting interception for Chicago.

At first it was assumed one of the big fellas got their mitts up there to knock the ball into the air, but the end zone replay showed that, instead, it was simply Justin Fields rocketing a pass off the forehead of a defensive tackle.

That explains why the ball went so high into the air, going all the way out of frame on the camera, but it also makes it look even worse for Fields. It’s one thing if someone gets a hand in the passing lane, but when you just doink it off a helmet, that’s not even the defense doing anything to mess you up. For a young quarterback having his struggles this season, this isn’t what Bears fans want to see continuing.

Today (October 13), Judge William Ray ruled that YouTuber Tasha K must pay $4 million to Cardi B following defamatory claims she made about the rapper in 2019, according to a report by Billboard.

At the time of writing, Tasha is attempting to pause the ruling and hopes to appeal it. Judge Ray says he will only allow Tasha to pause if he can post a supersedeas bond covering the entire $4 million. If Tasha loses her appeal, the money will reportedly go directly to Cardi.

In one of the videos cited in the lawsuit, Tasha claimed that Cardi had been unfaithful to her husband, using cocaine, and worked as a prostitute.

All the while, Cardi seems confident she’ll win her case. Back in February, she posted a tweet, saying, “Think is a game but trust imma come for everything …..BBHMM.”

Earlier this week, the “Up” rapper celebrated her 30th birthday with a cabaret-themed celebration. She took to Twitter to express gratitude for the life she’s created, sharing pictures of herself in a red unitard with a feathered headpiece

“Made it to 30 with 2 cribs, 6 whips, multiple properties and bless kids,” she said.

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If you grew up in the ’90s, chances are you watched the original “Hocus Pocus” and declared yourself one of the three Sanderson sisters. But did you know that Kathy Najimy was committed to being respectful of practicing witches when she first read the script for the movie in the early ’90s? Me either. A resurfaced video of Najimy has recently gone viral on TikTok showing an interview by Katie Couric on the “Today” show. In the video, Najimy expresses the importance of being respectful of other people, cultures and things she may not understand, including practicing witches.

In present day, this is not something that anyone would provide fanfare around, because we absolutely should be respectful of others in our art form. It’s something that people have been working extremely hard at for the past several years as we’ve evolved as a whole. But in 1993, things like cultural appropriation and mindfulness of people who were different from the majority was essentially scoffed at publicly. Funnily enough, in the interview Najimy says, “At the risk of having America roll their eyes, I just feel supportive of all groups, whether they’re women’s groups or gay groups or racial groups, and I know that there are groups of witches out there.”

The exchange between Najimy and Couric is just wholesome because even in today’s world, this level of genuine compassion around things you don’t understand is refreshing. Najimy explained to the host, “This is really perpetuating a stereotype about an evil ugly witch and I know that there are groups of really strong women who sort of bond together, within our very spiritual and powerful. I didn’t want to be part of perpetuating that myth.”

But Najimy wasn’t done. She went on to talk about the steps she took to make sure she was remaining respectful, including voicing her concerns to higher-ups and Gloria Steinem. Yeah, she called in one of the queens of women’s rights to talk through her hesitation. The entire interaction is fascinating. Watch the video below.

@theriveroaksredneck #hocuspocus #hocuspocus2 #kathynijmy #bettemidler #sarahjessicaparker #gloriasteinem #womansrighttochoose #feministiktok #fyp #fypシ #foryoupage ♬ original sound – Robert

It’s a little funny that there are people who make tremendous differences in our lives that we never speak to again when their job is done. People in the healthcare profession regularly save people’s lives and then, after we thank them, we’re likely to never see them again.

That’s why this story is so touching. A family appreciated the work of a NICU nurse so much, they asked her to be part of the family.

Good Morning America reports that when Austyn Evans was pregnant with her son Conrad, she and her husband, Branden, learned that he had a rare birth defect known as lower urinary tract obstructions. The defect can be life-threatening, so Austyn and Branden moved from Florida to Houston in her third trimester so she and Conrad could be cared for at Texas Children’s Hospital.

“It’s a very bad diagnosis to get,” Austyn told Good Morning America. “A lot of these kids do not survive past zero or they just survive a few days past birth.”

u201cBaby Conrad was born with a lot of medical complications and fell in love with the NICU nurse that helped save his life — so his mom asked her to be his godmother. u2764ufe0f https://t.co/JPY82QK76Bu201d

— Good Morning America (@Good Morning America)
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As soon as Conrad was born he was rushed into the neonatal intensive care unit where he was cared for by Carly Miller, 27, a NICU nurse at the hospital.

“Carly was instantly charismatic and funny. She kept talking about how cute Conrad was,” Austyn told Today. “The way she talked to him when she was doing his vitals or she was taking blood, she was constantly talking to him in this really cute little mom voice and trying to be as comforting as she could even though he was extremely sedated.”

Conrad’s needs were so intense that he would often be Carly’s only patient. She regularly worked the night shift, so when Austyn would call, she’d hear about Conrad’s condition from Carly.

“She never started a phone call telling me all the bad. It was always, ‘Oh my gosh, he’s so cute,’ or, ‘All the nurses think he’s so cute,’ and then obviously I’d get the medical report,” Austyn told Good Morning America. “It was such a small thing but it helped immensely.”

The relationship meant the world to the Evans family because they were all alone in Texas.

“We were so isolated because of COVID and being away from our family,” Austyn told Today. “A relationship that was so professional over time became so personal to me.” When it came time for Conrad to be moved to a complex dialysis machine, Carly learned how to work it so she could remain by Conrad’s side.

After six months of round-the-clock care, Conrad was finally able to go home with his family. Even though the family had moved on to the next stage of their lives, they knew they couldn’t walk away from the woman who meant so much to them.

u201cShe Was There From The Night He Was Born: After 6 months in the NICU, parents ask son’s nurse to be his Godmother (u2018It feels like it was meant to be. It feels like weu2019ve known her forever.u2019) (A wonderful story about a wonderful nurse) https://t.co/wRKVCr8YYxu201d

— Richard Patterson Jr (@Richard Patterson Jr)
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“We kept everything as professional as we could in the NICU but just the conversations we had sitting in his hospital room or the victories that we celebrated and we cried over together were really important to me,” Evans told Today. “Thinking about leaving that place and having to never see Carly again was heart-wrenching.”

To make it official, the couple gave Carly some flowers with a card from Conrad with a note attached that read, “Will you be my godmother?”

Carly said yes.

“I just feel very honored,” Carly told Good Morning America. “It’s something I never expected and the fact that they wanted me to do that for him means the absolute world.”

Jessie Reyez’s second album, Yessie, came out in September and The Yessie Tour is officially underway. The “Figures” singer is set to tour through the U.S. and Canada from Miami’s date on October 13th at The Oasis, until the tour’s final stop in December 4th at New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom. And in a pleasant surprise, Jessie Reyez announced her tour openers a day before the tour being. So who are they?

Who Are The Openers For Jessie Reyez’s ‘The Yessir Tour?’

For starters, Armani White and Sadboi will be the support acts for the first half of the North America The Yessie Tour dates. Armani White is a rapper from Philadelphia best known for his viral hit, “Billie Eilish.” Meanwhile, Sadboi is Toronto dancehall rapper Ebhoni (fka SadBoi.) The second half of the our will feature Nija and Leila Dey as the openers for Jessie Reyez. Nija was featured alongside Beyoncé, Tierra Whack, and others on the track “My Power” from the Lion King: The Gift Soundtrack. Leila Dey is an up and coming R&B singer who like Reyez, is from Toronto.

Check out all of Jessie Reyez’s Yessie Tour Dates below and get tickets here.

10/13 – Miami, FL – The Oasis +&
10/15 – New Orleans, LA – House of Blues +&
10/16 – Houston, TX – House of Blues +&
10/18 – Austin, TX – Emo’s +&
10/19 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues +&
10/20 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theatre +&
10/23 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren +&
10/24 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium +&
10/25 – San Diego, CA – SOMA +&
10/27 – San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic +&
10/28 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater +&
10/30 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre +&
10/31 – Vancouver, BC @ The Orpheum +&
11/02 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot +&
11/03 – Denver, CO @ Summit +&
11/06 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore +&
11/08 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues +&
11/08 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues +&
11/11 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore !^
11/13 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore !^
11/14 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore !^
11/16 – Charlotte, NC @ Underground at The Fillmore !^
11/17 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues !^
11/19 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle !^
11/20 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl !^
11/22 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues !^
11/26 – Montreal, QC @ MTELUS !^
11/28 – Toronto, ON @ HISTORY !^
12/02 – New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place !^
12/04 – New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom !^

Armani White +
Sadboi &
Nija !
Leila Dey ^