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CNN’s Don Lemon hasn’t ever been afraid to put the MAGA crowd in its place, but he found even more of a reason to do so on Monday while reacting to a few temper tantrums. One of them, obviously, would be from President Trump, who’s undoubtedly furious about being permanently suspended from Twitter. Then there’s MAGA insurrectionist Jacob Anthony Chansley — known to the public under a few aliases, including Jake Angeli, QAnon Shaman, and Chewbacca Bikini guy — whose mother revealed that her son has refused to eat since last Friday because organic meals are the only food he’ll place into his temple of a body.

Lemon has had enough, beginning with talk of Trump spokesperson Hogan Gidley calling him the “most masculine person ever” to sit in the Oval Office: “Shut up, shut up!

Here’s the face Lemon saved for “the guy with the horns,” conspiracy theorist Angeli:

Before all was said in done in the above clip, Lemon had branded Trump the “biggest snowflake” of all and “the biggest loser we’ve ever had as president,” whose feelings needed to be coddled by those around him. “I have heard a lot of pathetic things from this White House, this one really takes the cake,” Lemon said of the masculinity remark. Meanwhile, Trump has apparently tried to blame Antifa after he (the freaking POTUS) incited an insurrection upon the U.S. Capitol that left five people dead.

As for Angeli, he’s languishing behind bars in Arizona after being charged with disorderly conduct, violent entry, and illegally entering the U.S. Capitol. NBC News has quoted him as saying, “I walked through an open door, dude” while he also described his actions as “civil disobedience.” A U.S. Marshal in Arizona revealed to a local station that a judge did order that Angeli’s requested organic diet will be supplied, after his mom said Angeli would grow ill without his usual menu. Well, don’t tell Don Lemon.

There has recently been hope that concerts can return in 2021: There was a test COVID-safe concert last month and US Chief Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci thinks some venues could host shows again this fall. Whether or not that ends up being the case, The 1975 won’t be in those venues, as they announced today that they have canceled all of their scheduled shows for 2021.

However, they did revealed that they’re working on a new album. In a message shared on social media, the band wrote:

“We are really sorry to announce that we have made the decision to cancel all scheduled touring for 2021.

These are incredibly difficult times for a lot of people, and until we can be sure that we will be able to play shows in a way that is safe for our fans and crew, we have decided the best course of action is to cancel our touring so that, where possible, everyone can get their tickets refunded sooner rather than later.

We’re currently making a new album and look forward to seeing you all at a show as soon as it is safe to do so.

For information on refunds for Finsbury Park please go to your point of purchase.

Stay safe and look after each other.

Matty, George, Adam and Ross x.”

Healy recently indicated that he has collaborations with Charli XCX and Beabadoobee on the way, so perhaps those will find their way onto The 1975’s next album, or maybe Healy’s solo album.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Seth Meyers had a lot to cover during Monday’s episode of Late Night, including Republicans refusing to take responsibility or even say “our bad” for the riot at the Capitol building because they’re too busy complaining about losing followers on Twitter.

“Let me begin by doing my part to begin the healing process, bring down the temperature, and tone down the rhetoric by saying this: F*ck you, you cretinous insurrectionist gargoyles,” he said. “Of course you guys want to move on! The kid who sh*t himself at prom is the one who always wants to shift the conversation to everyone’s summer plans.” He added, “You incited a violent mob that rampaged across the Capitol trying to overthrow the government and now you want us to seek unity and healing. I’d call you craven, soulless ghouls, but in the case of these seditionist dipsh*ts, they’re more like soul-devouring ghouls.”

Meyers also had a few words for Melania Trump, who released a baffling statement where she painted herself as the real victim of the failed coup that left five people dead. “I find it shameful that surrounding these tragic events there has been salacious gossip, unwarranted personal attacks, and false misleading accusations on me – from people who are looking to be relevant and have an agenda,” she wrote. This was too much for Meyers, who put on a fake accent to highlight the First Lady’s “accomplishments” over the last four years. “I mean, how dare you salaciously gossip about this woman after she ‘Be Best’ for you!” he joked, barely able to refrain from laughing. “She refurbished the White House tennis pavilion for you! Not for her. You think she has time to play tennis? Between sending messages via jacket? And hating Christmas with all her heart?”

You can watch the Late Night clip above.

Zayn Malik is getting ready to release his highly anticipated new album, Nobody Is Listening, on Friday. As the release date has gotten closer and closer, Malik has been more forthcoming with info about the album. He shared the art and tracklist a few days ago, and now he has offered previews of all the album tracks in an old-school way.

Yesterday, Malik tweeted a phone number, “+1 (323)-991-ZAYN.” When called, fans can hear short previews of every Nobody Is Listening song except for the previously released “Vibez” and “Better.” By pressing the different number buttons between 1 and 9 on the phone, fans can hear samples of “Calamity,” “Outside,” “When Love’s Around” featuring Syd, “Connexion,” “Sweat,” “Unf**kwitable,” “Windowsill” featuring Devlin, “Tightrope,” and “River Road.”

Press materials have indicated that the album is “set to be his most personal project to date” and also note, “With total creative reign on his third album, Zayn is making the music he has always wanted to.”

Meanwhile, the #HAPPYBIRTHDAYZAYN hashtag is trending on Twitter this morning, as the singer turns 28 years old today. Fans have taken to the platform to share photos of Malik from throughout his life and share messages about how much they love his music and what his art has meant to them.

Nobody Is Listening is out 1/15 via RCA. Pre-order it here.

The reception to the third season of Cobra Kai has been largely phenomenal. The popularity of the series on Netflix also continues to be huge after the debut of the show’s first and second seasons on Netflix several months ago. The third season brought back a favorite from the original Karate Kid movie, as well as Chozen (Yuji Okumoto) and Kumiko (Tamlyn Tomita) from The Karate Kid Part II. The season itself also produced some exceptional fight choreography, provided another crowd-pleasing ending, and set itself up for a great fourth season.

However, while Cobra Kai appropriately sidelined the worst character on the series, it, unfortunately, failed to bring back one of the best: Aisha Robinson. Recall that Aisha was the second student to join the new generation of Cobra Kai, and she was an important bridge between Miguel and the growth of Johnny’s dojo. The first season did a remarkable job of exploring Aisha’s faltering friendship with Samantha LaRusso, whose popularity grew as Aisha remained a target of bullies. Aisha’s role, unfortunately, was reduced in the second season, although she and Samantha strengthened their old friendship.

Unfortunately, Aisha was written out of the third season, only briefly mentioned to establish that her character had been disenrolled from West Valley High School after the brawl at the end of the second season. Being written out of the third season was not actress Nichole Brown’s decision, as she explained in September 2019 on Instagram (via Reddit), saying that she “needed” the acting job because her financial situation was “not good.”

Aishas absence has been noticeable. In fact, a number of fans of Cobra Kai finishing up the series have expressed disappointment in her absence on social media.

Fans can take some solace in the fact that the show’s showrunner and co-creator, Hayden Schlossberg, has not ruled out her return in Season 4, although he also makes no promises. “Well we don’t want to get too much into detail about why we do certain things,” he told Comicbook.com. “If it is going to affect things in the future, that would be a spoiler.”

Schlossberg also added that, “as you’ve seen in Season 3, characters who maybe you thought were no longer a part of the story, do come back and play a role … and so, people who want to see Aisha again, I think that’s how we would respond to that, without giving anything away.”

In other words, no promises, but if it ends up that her return works in the context of the Season 4 storyline, the fan-favorite could make a rousing return to the series.

Cobra Kai season three is currently available on Netflix.

For the second time in as many games, the Toronto (Tampa) Raptors saw a double-digit fourth quarter lead evaporate on them as the Portland Trail Blazers erased a 10-point deficit entering the final period to get a 112-111 win that felt like an absolute theft.

CJ McCollum, fresh off watching his beloved Cleveland Browns win their first playoff game since 1995, led the way with 30 points, six rebounds, and five assists — with Damian Lillard and Carmelo Anthony chipping in 23 and 20 respectively. On the other side, it was Pascal Siakam who tallied his first career triple double with 22 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists leading the Raptors, who had three others who scored at least 18 points.

Fittingly, the game came down to the two stars of the game, with McCollum getting the best of that battle, as he hit a midrange jumper to take the lead off of some dazzling ball-handling to get to his spot and rise and fire.

With nine seconds to go, the Raptors had plenty of time to dial up a play for the game-winner and chose a Pascal Siakam isolation, much like they did a night ago against the Warriors. Unfortunately, the end result was also the same with Siakam getting a pretty good look after some hectic dribbling and backing down of Robert Covington, missing a short, spinning push shot as time expired.

The loss drops the Raptors to 2-8, with yet another close game going the wrong way for Toronto who have now lost six games by single digit margins. The inability to close games out has become a significant issue for the Raptors, and in this one it was the shot-making of the Blazers, led by McCollum, that gave their defense fits late and then they just couldn’t get enough buckets on the other end to keep up with the late charge from Portland.

The 2021 CFP National Championship looked like it might be a competitive one after Ohio State tied the game at 14-14 after forcing a Mac Jones fumble deep in Alabama territory, but from that point the Tide outscored the Buckeyes 38-10, steamrolling their way to a 52-24 win and Nick Saban’s record seventh national championship as a head coach.

The stars for Alabama showed out, with Heisman winner DeVonta Smith racking up 12 catches for 215 yards and three touchdowns in the first half, before injuring his finger on the opening drive of the second half.

Najee Harris likewise picked up three touchdowns, as he had 79 yards rushing and 79 yards receiving, with Mac Jones delivering five touchdowns through the air on a ridiculous 36-of-45 passing night for 464 yards.

By the time the fourth quarter rolled around, the result in Miami was a mere formality, but that provided an opportunity no one expected for one of the Tide’s best players. Landon Dickerson, who won the Rimington Trophy for the best center in the country, tore his ACL against Florida, but was on the sidelines in full uniform for the title game (and served as their captain for the coin toss), and successfully lobbied Nick Saban to let him go on the field and snap the ball for the final kneeldowns.

It was clearly a big moment for Dickerson, who hugged everyone on the line as he entered the huddle and then carried Saban off the field once the clock hit 0:00. Dickerson will head off to the NFL with so many of his Alabama teammates, but it was a very cool gesture for Saban to let him get those snaps in a title game that he was such a big part of helping Alabama get to.

UK MC Bree Runway has been turning heads since the release of her first single in 2016, but her 2019 major-label debut EP Be Runway is what put her on the map and allowed her to work with some big-name artists. Late last year, Runway dropped her anticipated debut album 2000And4Eva, managing to secure features from Missy Elliott and Rico Nasty. Now returning to share a visual to the project, Runway tapped Elliott once again for the glamorous “ATM” video.

The visual opens with Runway and her crew dressed in diamond-encrusted burlesque outfits. Flexing her femininity, Runway and her backup dancers put on a sultry show. She then makes her way through the audience, which is filled with men who have ATM machines in place of their heads. The rapper returns to the stage while Elliott appears on a big screen and shows off her icy jewelry.

Ahead of the video’s release, Runway explained to Dork Magazine how she managed to secure a guest verse from the iconic Elliott. “Well, we’ve already had a previous interaction when the internet went into a frenzy over me apparently being like her lil daughter when I dropped ‘APESH*T,’” she said. “Fans were begging for an ‘APESH*T’ remix from her, but it didn’t happen, but I remember literally saying to myself, me and her will make a song THIS year… I dropped ‘GUCCI’, and I was literally about to sleep and received a call from my A&R and it was to tell me that Missy wants to do a record with me, safe to say I didn’t end up sleeping that night.”

Watch Bree Runway and Missy Elliott’s “ATM” video above.

2000And4Eva is out now via Universal. Get it here.

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

Throughout everything, outgoing president Donald Trump has been able to hold onto his coterie of sycophants and hangers-on. Two of his loudest cheerleaders have been Matt Gaetz and Jim Jordan, representatives for Florida and Ohio, respectively. (The only the former has gotten into a Twitter fight with Hellboy.) The two frequently appear together, going on the news to spout fulsome praise for their fearless, soon-to-depart leader. These appearances often inspire memes. And on Monday, they inspired some next level mockery: They finally reminded everyone of Beavis and Butt-Head.

The two appeared on Fox News to rail against social media companies coming for users who have spread misinformation about the 2020 election and who have inspired violence. A lot of those people happen to be conservative. One of them happens to be Donald Trump, who on Friday was permanently banned from Twitter after continuing to do both. Over the weekend numerous noted Republicans, Gaetz among them, complained that they’d suddenly lost a ton of followers, inadvertently outing themselves as being attractive to fascists.

But their complaints fell on deaf ears. People couldn’t get over how the pair — whose intelligence is routinely questioned, to put it nicely — resembled MTV’s most famous dynamic duo. In fact, some felt it was about time people made the comparison.

And suddenly Twitter suffered an avalanche of Beavis and Butthead comparisons.

Then again, some people don’t think Gaetz needs Jordan.

Others made other, non-Beavis and Butt-Head jokes.

It’s worth noting that last week the two were among the many congresspeople who were vocal about trying to stop the congressional ratification of the election results, thus formally declaring Joe Biden the next president. There have been widespread calls for them to resign or be expelled for whipping up a mob that turned violent. But in the meantime, people online will probably keep calling them idiots.

Along with being a musician, actor, and beauty mogul, Selena Gomez has added the label “chef” to her repertoire. The singer learned several important lessons about cooking in her first HBO Max series Selena + Chef. The show’s inaugural season saw her trying out some new techniques, and even featured a cameo by Taylor Swift. Gomez has just shared the first look at the show’s second season — and it depicts her nearly setting her kitchen on fire.

The trailer opens with Gomez giving an honest account of her cooking skills. “As you all know by now, I’m not the best cook,” she says. “But I’m not going to stop trying to get better. So I’m back in my kitchen to get schooled by the best chefs.” Throughout the remainder of the preview, Gomez tries her hand at making complex dinners from salmon to mole and shares some memorable meals with her family.

The show was originally announced in March of 2020 as a way to show Gomez attempting to hone her cooking skills during quarantine. At the time, she said she has always dreamed of being a chef in another life. “I’ve always been very vocal about my love of food. I think I’ve been asked hundreds of times in interviews if I had another career, what would I do and I’ve answered that it would be fun to be a chef,” Gomez said. “I definitely don’t have formal training though! Like many of us while being home I find myself cooking more and experimenting in the kitchen.”

Watch a trailer for Selena + Chef Season 2 above.