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As of late Friday, the death toll from the ongoing wildfires in Maui had reached 80. About 1,000 people remain missing, though that estimate is likely to increase. There is damage to homes, to businesses, even to a historic tree. But if you were considering flying out there to help — much less to vacation — one of Hawaii’s most famous residents is imploring you to think again.

As caught by Variety, Jason Momoa, who was born in the state capital of Honolulu, posted a stark message on his Instagram account. His message, in all-caps: “DO NOT TRAVEL TO MAUI.”

Momoa said the island right now “is not the place to have your vacation right now.” He added, “Do not convince yourself that your presence is needed on an island that is suffering this deeply.” Instead, he advised people to donate to causes to help people whose homes have been ravaged, leaving them displaced.

“Our community needs time to heal, grieve and restore,” he adeded. “That means the less visitors on island taking up critical resources that have become extremely limited the better.”

The actor has also been sharing images and photos of the devastation left by the fires, including what happened to the historic town of Lahania, which was leveled by the fires. On Friday, as per The New York Times, officials began allowing residents to return to retrieve what they could from the wreckage.

(Via Variety)

Back in February, former Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady announced his retirement from the NFL. Now, it appears that he is in his Blink era. Last night (August 11), Brady was spotted at K-Pop girl group Blackpink‘s concert at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

A picture of Brady, who was wearing a white t-shirt, jeans, and a cap, and appeared somewhat disgruntled, was shared to pop culture fandom Twitter account, PopBase.

Brady caught wind of the picture, and seems to have had a good laugh over it.

“This is the most ‘dad takes his daughter and her friends to a concert’ picture ever taken,” he quote-replied to the post, which also included a few crying-laughing emojis.

People later reported that Brady was, in fact, in attendance with his 10-year-old daughter, Vivian.

Brady isn’t the only celebrity dad bringing his daughter to see Blackpink. Back in July, actor Hugh Grant was seen at Blackpink’s London show concert with his three daughters. He later took to Twitter to share that he is now a “rabid blink.”

On a related note, Blackpink has been celebrating their seventh year as a girl group with the fans. The Blinks had a special custom-made cake delivered to Blackpink at MetLife Stadium.

You can see some pictures above.

Dwyane Wade‘s weekend is primarily revolving around his induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of a star-studded 2023 class that includes Dirk Nowitzki, Gregg Popovich, and many more. In the midst of this, Wade sat down with Sopan Deb of the New York Times and got asked about something radically different: a potential future in politics.

Back in May, a report indicated that donors in Florida had Wade (along with Grant Hill) on a list of dream candidates to potentially take on incumbent Republican Rick Scott for the Sunshine State’s Senate seat in 2024. It would make sense why Wade would be appealing — he’s a huge personality and beloved in the state — but this was never confirmed by Wade until now, who told Deb that he’s been approached about running for office but never explicitly confirmed if this was as a challenger to take on Scott.

I mean, it’s just conversation. “Hey, you would be good for,” “Hey, we can see you in,” “We would love to have you in.”

It’s things that I’m passionate about that I will speak out on and speak up for. And so I don’t play the politician games. I don’t know a lot about it.

But I also understand that I have a role as an American citizen and as a known person to be able to highlight and speak on things that other people may not be able to because they don’t have the opportunity to do this.

It’s unclear if Wade would have the time to mount a run for office, as his post-playing career has seen him get into the worlds of media and sports ownership.

Beyoncé is having the time of her life on her critically acclaimed Renaissance World Tour. This weekend, the “Break My Soul” hitmaker is currently in Atlanta, where she took the stage last night (August 11) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and will do so again tonight (August 12) and Monday (August 14).

While in Atlanta, the Beyhive has already shown her much love, and she’s returned the love by crowning the ATL-hive the current winners of the “everybody on mute” challenge. Additionally, the city has also bestowed upon Beyoncé quite an honor.

Though Bey hails from Houston, Texas, the City of Atlanta has officially declared August 11 “Beyoncé Day.” A proclamation was written by the Atlanta City Council in recognition of one Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter.

“As an accomplished singer, songwriter, and producer, Beyoncé has continuously pushed the boundaries of creativity,” reads the proclamation, “using her art to tell stories that resonate with diverse audiences and advocate for social change. Her dedication to empowering women, supporting LGBTQ+ rights, and advocating for racial equality has had a profound impact on communities worldwide.”

For those going to the other Atlantas shows tonight and Monday, Uproxx has put together some nifty guides on how to navigate parking and ridesharing at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

If you donate to Donald Trump’s third presidential campaign, chances are your money won’t actually be going to his campaign. Instead it might be going to keeping his butt out of the clink. The former president has himself three indictments, with a looming fourth on the docket. Paying his revolving door cadre of lawyers ain’t cheap, and though he usually tries to keep stum when he uses donations on himself, things are so bad that he’s now admitting his grifting his sometimes cash-strapped supporters.

As caught by Raw Story, Trump railed on Truth Social Saturday about his ever-increasing legal fees. According to him, those aren’t the result of him doing crimes. Instead it’s a massive conspiracy involving a guy he claims is mentally incompetent.

“The Lunatic Left, working closely with Crooked Joe Biden and his corrupt DOJ, is not only focusing on Election Interference, but on getting the Trump Campaign to spend vast amounts of money on legal fees, thereby having less to spend on ads showing that Crooked Joe is the WORST PRESIDENT IN U.S. HISTORY!” Trump wrote.

Trump has never had to truly face the consequences of his actions, but there’s a chance he will with one of the multiple cases involving him. He’s already enraged Judge Tanya Chutkan, who’s presiding over the one involving Jan. 6, and who can’t help but roll her eyes and face-palm at some of the lines cooked up by his bumbling legal team.

(Via Raw Story)

Grimes doesn’t shy away from saying weird sh*t. Though her appearances on Twitter (or, X, as it’s been rebranded by the platform’s owner, her ex-boyfriend Elon Musk), have been rather sporadic over the course of the past few months, Grimes’ fans and followers know that whenever she does post, they’re in for a real treat.

This morning, she took to the platform to share that she enjoys something that most other women would prefer not to suffer—mansplaining.

“I enjoy mansplaining,” Grimes said. “It’s my love language. I will gladly be talked at with pure facts for hours. A friend once told me she sees it like being an illiterate medieval king having books summarized for her by scribes and whatnot.”

While this does sound like a hilarious analogy for mansplaining, another one of her followers explained that she may be confused with a different phenomenon.

“do u mean info dumping?,” asked the fan. “mansplaining is a term used when it’s a man condescendingly explaining something to a woman that she already knows, & only when she doesn’t want/need him to. info dumping is such a fun feeling when it’s wanted tho.”

Grimes replied, saying that perhaps this may have been the process to which she was referring.

“Maybe I mean that,” said Grimes. “I call it lore dumping, someone recently super apologized for talking for like 4 hours about cutting edge bio tech and I profoundly just wanted to say no literally plz don’t apologize like this is totally socially acceptable.”

On the music front, it seems like Grimes is gearing up for a new album. Last month, she released a new single, “I Wanna Be Software,” which was co-produced by frequent The Weeknd-collaborator, Illangelo.

The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2023 is nothing short of loaded. It’s hard to pick out one individual as the headliner of the class, as greats of the game like Pau Gasol, Becky Hammon, Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, Gregg Popovich, the late Jim Valvano, and Dwyane Wade will all find be enshrined in Springfield by the end of the evening.

A number of those names are no-doubt inductees, and Wade is certainly among them. While he spent time with the Chicago Bulls and the Cleveland Cavaliers during his career, Wade’s best years came as a member of the Miami Heat, which selected him fifth overall in 2003. Wade won a trio of titles with the Heat, with two of them coming alongside LeBron James, his good friend who joined Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami during the 2010 offseason. Ahead of his getting inducted into the Hall of Fame, James took to Instagram to pay tribute to Wade.

“Today is the official day my brother @dwyanewade goes into the HOF!!!!!” James wrote in his caption. “WOW WOW WOW bro!! Man I can’t say enough how proud and happy I am of/for you. The kid from Robbins, IL now in the HALL!!! You a bad man Trey Ball! SCREAMING CONGRATULATIONS . Love you kid!! #WadeCounty”

James also posted a tweet earlier in the week to praise Wade.

In addition to their four years together in Miami, James and Wade were teammates for 46 games in Cleveland during the 2017-18 season.

Will Donald Trump finally get his comeuppance? It’s hard to say. The former president has evaded any real consequences over his entire life. There’s a chance — maybe a slim one — that that might change with the three — possibly four — indictments he’s amassed over the last handful of months. Judge Tanya Chutkan, presiding over the one involving Jan. 6, is already up to here with his antics. She reportedly couldn’t contain herself when one of his lawyers floated a ”loser” argument during a pre-trial courtroom hearing.

As per Raw Story, Guardian reporter Hugo Lowell went on MSNBC to reveal what went down when Chutkan laid down the law for the legal teams on Friday. Asked about what her body language was like, Lowell said she was clearly nonplussed at some of the things Trump’s lawyers said, including whining that the trial would impact their client’s third presidential campaign.

Still, Lowell said, Chutkan was “sympathetic” to some of their arguments, namely the ones about how difficult their client was. But she “grew exasperated by all the discussions about politics.” At one point, Chutkan “had her face in her hands and rolled her eyes when there was another discussion about the Biden Administration coming after Trump.”

Trump lawyer John Lauro picked up on Chutkan’s body langauge, Lowell thought. “So clearly that was something he thought was gonna be a loser and changed tack,” he said.

Anyway, fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy trial. So will the others, probably.

You can watch Lowell’s MSNBC appearance in the video below.

(Via Raw Story)

Hip-Hop legends came out in full force last night (August 11) at Yankee Stadium. The line-up for Hip-Hop 50 Live boasted several iconic acts, including rap legend, Lil Kim.

Kim is often credited for opening doors for women in rap, as she was unapologetic with her sexuality and innovative with her fashion. She came out of the gate ready to win what was previously a man’s game with her debut album, Hard Core. Hard Core dropped in 1996, and boasted several game-changing hits, including the Jay-Z-assisted “Big Momma Thang” and her breakthrough single, “Crush On You,” with her fellow Junior M.A.F.I.A. member Lil Cease.

Last night, Kim reunited with Cease to perform “Crush On You.” Throughout the course of the performance, fans reminded Kim and Cease that song has been a favorite among them for years, as the two took quick breaks while rapping, and the audience joined in, filling in the blanks.

In addition to this exciting performance, we can expect to hear a lot more from Kim soon. Last month, Kim took to Instagram to share that her long-awaited autobiography, co-written by journalist Kathy Iandoli, has completed the editing process. She also revealed that legendary fashion designer Marc Jacobs wrote the foreword.

You can see a clip of the “Crush On You” performance above.

Who doesn’t love Barbie? Some far right dorks sure don’t. And some who wield power in certain Middle Eastern countries don’t either. Last week Greta Gerwig’s follow-up to her prized adaptation of Little Women was banned in Kuwait, because it allegedly “promotes homosexuality.” It was expected that Lebanon would follow suit. But the film’s still playing in the region’s other nations, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which means that if people in Kuwait or Lebanon really want to see it, they’re going to have to travel.

As per The Hollywood Reporter, Barbie hit Saudi Arabian cities this weekend, which has prompted a Kuwaiti blogger to set up a helpful website entitled “How to Watch Barbie if You Live in Kuwait.” There, residents can learn about how to see the film in the Saudi cities of Al-Jubail, Dammam, and Al Khobar.

“If you’ve never driven to Saudi before, it’s super easy,” the site reads. “You also don’t have to worry about [a] visa since any resident of Kuwait can get one.”

None of the cities are exactly near the Kuwaiti-Saudi border, but it could be worse. The closest cinema is a two hour drive each way, or about the length of the movie itself.

So far, there’s no stats on how many Kuwaitis are making the trek to go see the movie that turned Joe Rogan into the improbable voice of reason (on this issue, at least).

People flocking to Saudi Arabia to see movies is a reversal of how it used to be. Movies were banned in the nation up until 2017, which prompted residents to travel to nearby countries where they weren’t. Some traveled to nearby Bahrain, others to the United Arab Emirates. Indeed, in 2012 it was estimated that some 230,000 Saudi tourists had flocked to the latter just to watch movies. Because movies are (sometimes) pretty great!

(Via THR)