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The Minnesota-Iowa game lived up to expectations of being a truly hideous display of offensive football (and, conversely, some great defense and special teams). The game that closed with the lowest Vegas point total in history at 30.5 ended in a 12-10 Minnesota win, but not without some serious late game drama.

After stalling out once again on offense, Iowa, trailing 12-10, punted the ball back to Minnesota with two minutes to play and all three timeouts. The Gophers proceeded to go three-and-out, including throwing an incompletion, and had to punt the ball back to Iowa (into the wind) with just over 1:40 to play. Given the most dangerous weapon on Iowa’s team is defensive back/punt returner Cooper DeJean, this represented the probable best opportunity for Iowa to win the game.

Sure enough, DeJean delivered an unbelievable return off a bouncing ball on the sideline for what looked to be the go-ahead TD (and, given how these offenses operated, likely the game winner).

However, there was a lengthy review of the play, which the TV broadcast assumed was to look at whether he stayed in bounds, but apparently was more concerned with DeJean’s actions before fielding the punt. Replay ruled that DeJean waving Iowa blockers away from the ball constituted a fair catch, as explained on the broadcast by the rules analyst, which meant the play was dead the moment he touched the ball, negating his unbelievable return.

Iowa would, of course, go backwards on the ensuing drive, with Deacon Hill throwing an interception with a minute to play to, finally, put an end to the game.

There are two big things that could happen to Trump in the next year and change: He could win re-election over Joe Biden (or whoever nabs the Democratic ticket) and he could be thrown in the clink for all his alleged crimes. Both of these could occur. Him reclaiming the White House would not keep him from the slammer, and vice versa. Sean Hannity has pointed out that he could still run for commander-in-chief from prison. And Barbie critic Bill Maher is saying pretty much the same thing.

Per Mediaite, on Friday’s episode of Real Time with Bill Maher, the host was pow-wowing with former Bill Clinton advisor Paul Begala and conservative New York Times columnist Bret Stephens. Begala said friends in the know claimed Trump’s prolific legal woes are “not good for him,” even “terrible.” Stephens pointed out that the former president’s polls actually swell every time he’s indicted (even though he maintains that “the guy belongs in jail”).

“Ultimately,” Stephens concluded, “the only way I think you slay this beast is in an election or in a primary.”

“Absolutely absolute. It’s also very much possible, I think,” Maher agreed. “And I don’t think we’ll ever send him to jail, but I think he could get house arrest at Mar-a-Lago and be the president at the same time and run this world from an orange jumpsuit. That is not an unrealistic scenario.”

Begala joked that “he’s already got all the classified documents there, so.”

“He wouldn’t even have to leave his bathroom,” Stephens added.

Is being thrown in solitary what Trump needs to lock down 2024? Is he going to have to move the Oval Office to a prison cafeteria? He recently said he’s willing to serve time if he has to, and prolific critic Mark Hamill couldn’t agree with him more.

(Via Mediaite)

Eilish’s latest back tattoo, which the singer proudly showcased in a post on Instagram, have set the rumor mill ablaze. What about? The possibility that she’s no longer on the dating market. According to The Sun, Eilish allegedly has a new leading man. However, after getting wind of the rumor, Eilish rushed to her Instagram Stories to deny the claim.

The publication believes celebrity tattoo artist David Enth (who has inked pieces for Lana Del Rey and The 1975’s Matty Healy) and Eilish are an item. That couldn’t be anything further from the truth, said Eilish. In the screenshot captured Friday, October 20, by Life & Style Magazine, Eilish wrote, “I’m so dead. [I] literally couldn’t be more single right now, LMFAO. What the hell is all [of] this.”

Enth hasn’t addressed the rumors

Eilish and Jesse Rutherford reportedly called it quits in May but decided to remain good friends — until Rutherford released his song “POV.” Fans of Eilish called out her ex for allegedly taking subtle jabs about her, including the lyric, “She been listening to me since 2013 / I know she’s got daddy issues, welcome to the family.”

For those looking to shoot their shot with Eilish, it appears that you may still have a chance with her.

Everyone in the northeast is tired of the rainy weekends and it turns out that the frequent rain is not a figment of our imagination. Some cities have endured rain on their Saturdays and/or Sundays for two consecutive months. Boston has received rain for eight straight weekends while Providence and New York City have been soaked for seven straight weekends. New Jersey also checks in with six straight weekends of rain. Furthermore, out of the 42 weekends this year, only 12 of them have been dry in New York City. It hasn’t been as bad in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. as they’ve received rain on about half of their weekends over the past two months. Still, it begs the question: Why has it been raining every weekend?

Science has the answer for you! According to The Washington Post, there’s a “persistent area” of high pressure over Canada, Greenland or the Arctic. “I call it an atmospheric traffic jam,” John Homenuk, a meteorologist for New York Metro Weather, said in a video. Meteorologists refer to this occurrence as a “blocking pattern” and it can often lead to storms coming through a specific area every 6-7 days at a time, which is exactly what the northeast is experiencing now. As for it taking place on the weekend, that’s just bad luck says Homenuk.

“It very easily could have been that this block set up slightly differently, and the storms were coming through on Wednesday,” he said. “But instead, it’s happening on Friday and Saturday, which really stinks.”

Weather forecasts for next weekend in New York City, Boston, Providence, and Washington D.C. all point to a weekend without rain, but we’ll just have to wait and see if that proves to be the case.

Islam Makhachev TKO’d Alexander Volkanovski in the first round of their UFC Lightweight Championship at UFC 294 from the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

The highly-anticipated rematch came together on short notice after Charles Oliveira was a late scratch from the tilt. The duo picked up right where they left off, with an even first minute of the fight that involved Makhachev attempting a takedown and Volkanovski stuffing it as he did in their first bout. Midway through the round, Makhachev caught Volkanovski with a glancing head kick that rolled the challenger’s eyes back before jumping on him for the referee stoppage.

Makhachaev submitted Charles Oliveira in October last year, taking care of the former champion in just two rounds. His win capped a meteoric rise that saw Makhachaev fight three times in 2021 and twice last year en route to becoming the top dog in the division. But Volkanovski offered the stiffest test of Makhachaev, taking him to a decision and offering enough offense to make that questionable from the judges.

After Yair Rodríguez won the interim title in February on the same card as Makhachaev-Volkanovski 1, the featherweight king returned to his division with a knockout victory over Rodriguez in July. Just three months later, he came back to avenge one of the rare losses in his career, but a first round head kick from Makhachev will likely send him back to the featherweight division.

Since going on strike in July, SAG-AFTRA has done a heroic job of keeping the public on their side. (The AMPTP’s sometimes inhumane threats have surely helped their cause.) They’ve also managed to keep a very, very large union moving in lockstep through perilous times. But recently they made one minor misstep: They issued some rules about Halloween dress-up that maybe sounded good on paper but which resulted in some rare inside dragging.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, on Thursday the guild informed members that they weren’t allowed to dress up as big studio IP. That means no Barbie, no Wednesday Addams, no Deadpool, etc., etc. Instead they implored them to “choose costumes inspired by generalized characters and figures — ghost, zombie, spider, etc.”

It’s not the biggest deal, but it did rub some prominent members the wrong way. “Is this a joke?” Mandy Moore wrote on her Instagram story. “Come on @sagaftra. This is what’s important? We’re asking you to negotiate in good faith on our behalf. So many folks across every aspect of this industry have been sacrificing mightily for months. Get back to the table and get a fair deal so everyone can get back to work.”

Noted goofball Ryan Reynolds took a sillier approach, tweeting, “I look forward to screaming ‘scab’ at my 8 year old all night. She’s not in the union but she needs to learn.”

Former SAG president Melissa Gilbert was less amused. “THIS is what you guys come up with?” she posted on Instagram. “Literally no one cares what anyone wears for Halloween. I mean, do you really think this kind of infantile stuff is going to end the strike? We look like a joke. Please tell me you’re going to make this rule go away….and go negotiate! For the love of God, people are suffering mightily and this is what you have to say…c’mon.”

By late Friday SAG-AFTRA brass walked their edict back a bit:

“SAG-AFTRA issued Halloween guidance in response to questions from content creators and members about how to support the strike during this festive season. This was meant to help them avoid promoting struck work, and it is the latest in a series of guidelines we have issued. It does not apply to anyone’s kids. We are on strike for important reasons, and have been for nearly 100 days. Our number one priority remains getting the studios back to the negotiating table so we can get a fair deal for our members, and finally put our industry back to work.”

So if you’re a SAG-AFTRA member, try to dress up like something that’s not a Marvel or Star Wars or Mattel character. But your family is free to let their freak flag fly.

(Via THR)

Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour and the supporting concert film have smashed world records. But an online rumor has attempted to tie the singer’s latest round of concerts to the biggest news story in the world right now: According to Billboard, a bodyguard from the tour has stepped away from Swift’s team to enter the Israel-Hamas conflict.

The online rumor started with a post shared on the State of Israel’s official X account. The outlet referenced the governmental agency’s latest social media upload in the report as confirmation. The agency created a side-by-side image of Swift and her supposed bodyguard in the post. The caption read, “Hey, Taylor Swift, we promise you’ll never find another like him . Taylor Swift’s #ErasTour bodyguard returned home to fight for his country. We love you, Eran .”

However, Swift’s die-hard fans rushed to debunk the report by attaching a community note to the initial upload. “The bodyguard in question worked for Arrowhead Stadium (in Kansas City, Missouri),” read the note. “The second picture is from Swift’s July 8th show of ‘The Eras Tour’ at this venue. This means he was never under her employment, and he is not part of the singer’s personal security team.”

Taylor Swift has not issued a comment regarding the matter.

Janelle Monáe has given fans enough NSFW content to last until the end of the year. From their table-topping party clips to their videos for “Water Slide,” “Lipstick Lover,” and “Float,” they are truly living up to the title of their latest studio album. After a twerk-filled performance at the 2023 Essence Festival, Monáe took their talents on the road as part of The Age Of Pleasure Tour with special guests Jidenna, Flyana Boss, Dreamer Isioma, and Nana Kwabena.

To commemorate the end of the tour’s sold-out run, during Monáe’s final show on Wednesday, October 18, in Inglewood, California, they flashed the crowd one last time. In the clips captured by concertgoers, as Monáe sang their song “Yoga,” they whipped out their breasts as they sang, “Even when I’m sleeping, I got one eye open / You cannot police me, so get off my areola / Get off my areola.”

Monáe addressed the backlash they received over their lack of clothing during an interview with Rolling Stone in May, saying, “I’m much happier when my titties are out, and I can run around free.”

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

Meryl Streep has long been one of the queens of Hollywood — an award-gobbling thespian who’s also beloved by the general public. She’s also famously private. The three-time Oscar-winner has rarely talked about her personal life except in vague generalities, asserting that she lives a normal life away from the machinations of Hollywood. Indeed, she’s so good at cordoning off her offscreen business that people are only now learning she’s been separated from her husband…for over six years.

Per Page Six, sources claim Streep and her husband of 45 years, Don Gummer, an acclaimed sculptor, have been living apart since at least 2017. In a statement, a spokesperson for the couple say that while they’ve been separated for ages, they will “always care for each other.” And yet “they have chosen lives apart.”

The news came as a shock, no less because Streep was spotted still wearing her wedding band at a function on Friday. The last time they were seen together in public was the 2018 Oscars, not long before they allegedly parted ways.

Streep and Gummer share four kids together. Three of them have become actresses: Mamie Gummer, Grace Gummer, and Louisa Jacobson. The latter is one of the stars of HBO’s The Gilded Age.

The two met each other in 1978, shortly after the passing of her partner, the beloved actor John Cazale, who died of lung cancer at the age of 42. They married later that year.

(Via Page Six)

When Usher urged men not to leave their ladies around him, he wasn’t joking. His Usher: My Way Las Vegas residency has shown that he remains one of R&B’s most notorious ladies’ men. During his shows, he selects a special lady from the crowd as he sings his 2010 song “There Goes My Baby.” In the past, Keke Palmer, Saweetie, Winnie Harlow, Kimora Lee Simmons, Kim Kardashian, and Issa Rae were chosen to share that intimate movement.

On Friday, October 20, Doja Cat became the latest celebrity to be serenaded by Usher. As an early birthday gift to her, Usher spotted her out of the crowd and made a beeline straight towards her. In video shared by a concertgoer, it appears that even though Doja was seated next to her rumored boyfriend, J. Cyrus, she didn’t hold back.

At first, Doja played coy to Usher’s advances, but as the crowd cheered her on, she went full-in. She eventually stood up to dance along with Usher as she sang the lyrics to the song.

Usher’s residency is slated to end soon, surely there will be more celebrity serenades.

Watch the video below.

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