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Megan Thee Stallion is enjoying her hot girl summer. Based on recent paparazzi captured photos, the “Savage” rapper might be enjoying it with new arm candy. But, after being stopped out with Belgian soccer player Romelu Lukaku, fans are wondering when did Megan Thee Stallion and Pardi break up?

Rumors of the musical pair’s split first hit the net around Valentine’s Day. However, earlier this month, Pardi’s poetry performance at Da Poetry Lounge in Los Angeles made supporters believe the two had reconciled.

After dedicating the piece to seemingly dedicated to the Houston Hottie or, as he stated, “another beautiful woman that I know,” that would’ve been a safe bet.

“You’re a survivor but not a victim, somewhere in between ‘God forgive him’ and ‘I gotta get him / That’s why you don’t ever let these bitches get you out your rhythm/ You treat these n*****s like they’re buy one get one/ You out here working to keep your mind off hurting,” said Pardi during the set.

It doesn’t appear that his heartfelt lyrics did much to spark a public response from the rapper. Across both entertainers’ Instagram profiles, any evidence of their relationship has been removed. If the duo officially called it quits, the couple dated for over two years.

Megan Thee Stallion is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Here’s something fun that happened recently: 81-year-old Martha Stewart made history by becoming the oldest person to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated‘s annual swimsuit issue, breaking the record previously set by Elon Musk’s mom. She might not hold it for long, however. Only 30-ish years.

Top Chef and Taste the Nation host Padma Lakshmi is also in the 2023 swimsuit issue, and she wants to someone be on the cover. “I hope,” she told Page Six about breaking Stewart’s record. “I mean, listen, if I’m still doing covers like she is at 80 plus. I mean, God, more power to her. And she’s always been someone I’ve admired, so why should this be any different?”

Lakshmi told Page Six recently that when her publicist called her with the invite, she thought it was a prank. “I was like, ’No, you’re sh*tting me.’ Literally, I was like, ‘That’s not true, it’s so surreal,’” she recalled with a laugh. “I thought it would happen one day for me when I was in my 20s and 30s and a model, but it never did, so I really thought that ship had sailed. So it’s almost sweeter happening at this age.”

And it will be even sweeter in 2051, when Lakshmi is the same age that Stewart is now. She’ll have to cut down from 9,000 to 8,000 calories a day to get there. This, of course, assumes that Stewart doesn’t appear on the cover again when she’s 85, or 90, or 120. She broke up with Anthony Hopkins because she couldn’t stop thinking about Hannibal Lecter — Martha knows how to take care of herself.

(Via Page Six)

These days, there tend to by only a small handful of music videos in a given year that could be considered a cultural event. Here in 2023, Janelle Monáe’s “Lipstick Lover” visual is definitely one of them, as the NSFW clip absolutely set the internet on fire earlier this month. Now, though, Monáe has broadened the audience of the clip with a new “clean” version (emphasis on the quotation marks).

Sharing the visual on Twitter, Monáe wrote, “Aight after much back and forth and private court dates i decided to release the sinsored ‘clean virgin’ of ‘Lipstick Lover’ against my will! It’s now avail on YouTube. I added 100 more pixels by hand so y’all bet not sneak and watch the original. Enjoy loves!”

Indeed, it’s true that there are now a bunch of pixelated portions of the video, but really, the point still comes across. There are still plenty of butts hanging around a pool, and the carefree, sex-positive nature of the party depicted in the video remains well intact here.

Watch the clean “Lipstick Lover” video above.

The Age Of Pleasure is out 6/9 via Wondaland Arts Society/Atlantic Records. Find more information here.

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

DaniLeigh‘s legal troubles continued over the holiday weekend as she was arrested this morning in her native Miami Beach. According to TMZ, the “Lil Bebe” singer is accused of driving drunk, getting into a hit-and-run collision which left the victim with a fractured spine. Witnesses say they saw DaniLeigh swerving lanes at high speed, striking a motor scooter, and dragging it for about a block; an officer was flagged down by a bystander.

When she was stopped, the officer says she smelled like alcohol, failed a field sobriety test, and was ordered to take a breathalyzer test. Her breath test was reportedly nearly double the legal limit and she was booked into county jail for driving under the influence, leaving the scene of a crash with serious bodily injury, and damage to property — all felonies. The man she allegedly hit with her car was treated at a nearby hospital for a lacerated kidney and a spinal fracture.

DaniLeigh was previously investigated for assault after an altercation with rapper DaBaby, with whom she shares a child, on Instagram Live in 2021. Meanwhile, the fallout of that incident led to a bowling alley brawl between DaniLeigh’s brother and DaBaby’s entourage, prompting her brother to sue DaBaby for assault, battery, emotional distress, and negligence.

Dominic Fike has announced a massive new Don’t Stare At The Sun Tour across North America, in support of his upcoming album, Sunburn — which arrives July 7.

Fike’s artist presale opens up tomorrow (May 31) at 10 a.m. local time. On June 1, Live Nation and Ticketmaster presales will open at the same time. Finally, on Friday, June 2, tickets will be available for the general public to purchase.

Continue scrolling for Dominic Fike’s complete Don’t Stare At The Sun Tour dates. Find additional information on ticketing via his website here.

07/13 — Indianapolis, IN @ TCU Amphitheatre at White River State
07/14 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
07/16 — Philadelphia, PA @ Skyline Stage at the Mann
07/19 — New York, NY @ BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Prospect Park
07/20 — Boston, MA @ Leaderbank Pavilion
07/21 — Baltimore, MD @ Pier Six Pavilion
07/23 — Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheatre
07/25 — Atlanta, GA @ Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
07/26 — Nashville, TN @ Nashville Municipal Auditorium
07/29 — Miami, FL @ FPL Solar Amphitheater at Bayfront Park
08/01 — Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall
08/03 — Dallas, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
08/04 — Austin, TX @ Moody Amphitheatre
08/06 — Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
08/09 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek
08/10 — Stanford, CA @ Frost Amphitheatre
08/12 — Seattle, WA @ Day In Day Out Festival
08/13 — Vancouver, BC @ UBC – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
08/17 — Salt Lake City, UT @ The Great Saltair
08/18 — Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
08/19 — Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
08/21 — Des Moines, IA @ Lauridsen Amphitheatre
08/22 — Minneapolis, MN @ Armory
08/24 — Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
08/25 — Detroit, MI @ Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
08/27 — Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
08/29 — Cincinnati, OH @ The ICON Festival Stage at Smale Park
08/30 — Louisville, KY @ Iroquois Amphitheatre

Dominic Fike has announced a massive new Don’t Stare At The Sun Tour across North America, in support of his upcoming album, Sunburn — which arrives July 7.

Fike’s artist presale opens up tomorrow (May 31) at 10 a.m. local time. On June 1, Live Nation and Ticketmaster presales will open at the same time. Finally, on Friday, June 2, tickets will be available for the general public to purchase.

Continue scrolling for Dominic Fike’s complete Don’t Stare At The Sun Tour dates. Find additional information on ticketing via his website here.

07/13 — Indianapolis, IN @ TCU Amphitheatre at White River State
07/14 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
07/16 — Philadelphia, PA @ Skyline Stage at the Mann
07/19 — New York, NY @ BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! at Prospect Park
07/20 — Boston, MA @ Leaderbank Pavilion
07/21 — Baltimore, MD @ Pier Six Pavilion
07/23 — Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheatre
07/25 — Atlanta, GA @ Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
07/26 — Nashville, TN @ Nashville Municipal Auditorium
07/29 — Miami, FL @ FPL Solar Amphitheater at Bayfront Park
08/01 — Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall
08/03 — Dallas, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
08/04 — Austin, TX @ Moody Amphitheatre
08/06 — Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
08/09 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek
08/10 — Stanford, CA @ Frost Amphitheatre
08/12 — Seattle, WA @ Day In Day Out Festival
08/13 — Vancouver, BC @ UBC – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
08/17 — Salt Lake City, UT @ The Great Saltair
08/18 — Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
08/19 — Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
08/21 — Des Moines, IA @ Lauridsen Amphitheatre
08/22 — Minneapolis, MN @ Armory
08/24 — Chicago, IL @ Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
08/25 — Detroit, MI @ Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
08/27 — Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
08/29 — Cincinnati, OH @ The ICON Festival Stage at Smale Park
08/30 — Louisville, KY @ Iroquois Amphitheatre

The Succession finale came to a brutal end as the Roy siblings proved their late father right by detonating their chance to take control of the Waystar Royco empire. For a brief moment, it seemed like all three had coalesced around Kendall (Jeremy Strong) to take over the company, but the dysfunction from growing up under the thumb of Logan Roy (Brian Cox) couldn’t be contained.

During a pivotal scene before the board vote that could stop Lukas Matsson’s acquisition and anoint Kendall as the new CEO of Waystar Royco, Roman (Kieran Culkin) starts to have a breakdown over the fact it could’ve never been him in the top spot. However, when Kendall goes to comfort his brother, the hug turns disturbingly violent as Kendall seemingly jams Roman’s wounded face into his shoulder, reopening the stitches from his assault in the penultimate episode.

“Part of the tragedy of the show, part of what Jesse is writing about, is this co-mingling of holding and hurting–of love and violence,” Strong explained to Vanity Fair about the brotherly moment:

When I hold Roman, that embrace is also–what’s the opposite of an embrace?

You’re crushing him.

Yeah, I’m embracing him and I’m crushing him at the same time. Which you could say is part of the love language that they learned in this family. Shiv and Roman can’t express love without also expressing a kind of cruelty, and we–all of us–betray our own capacity to love.

Unfortunately, the “embrace” wouldn’t be Kendall’s only act of violence. After Shiv (Sarah Snook) torpedoes Kendall’s chances of being CEO, the three siblings get into a tense, and highly visible, screaming match that ultimately ends after Kendall attacks both Roman and his pregnant sister before returning to the conference room to learn that his entire world just ended. An “extinction level” event, as Strong calls it.

(Via Vanity Fair)

The Succession finale came to a brutal end as the Roy siblings proved their late father right by detonating their chance to take control of the Waystar Royco empire. For a brief moment, it seemed like all three had coalesced around Kendall (Jeremy Strong) to take over the company, but the dysfunction from growing up under the thumb of Logan Roy (Brian Cox) couldn’t be contained.

During a pivotal scene before the board vote that could stop Lukas Matsson’s acquisition and anoint Kendall as the new CEO of Waystar Royco, Roman (Kieran Culkin) starts to have a breakdown over the fact it could’ve never been him in the top spot. However, when Kendall goes to comfort his brother, the hug turns disturbingly violent as Kendall seemingly jams Roman’s wounded face into his shoulder, reopening the stitches from his assault in the penultimate episode.

“Part of the tragedy of the show, part of what Jesse is writing about, is this co-mingling of holding and hurting–of love and violence,” Strong explained to Vanity Fair about the brotherly moment:

When I hold Roman, that embrace is also–what’s the opposite of an embrace?

You’re crushing him.

Yeah, I’m embracing him and I’m crushing him at the same time. Which you could say is part of the love language that they learned in this family. Shiv and Roman can’t express love without also expressing a kind of cruelty, and we–all of us–betray our own capacity to love.

Unfortunately, the “embrace” wouldn’t be Kendall’s only act of violence. After Shiv (Sarah Snook) torpedoes Kendall’s chances of being CEO, the three siblings get into a tense, and highly visible, screaming match that ultimately ends after Kendall attacks both Roman and his pregnant sister before returning to the conference room to learn that his entire world just ended. An “extinction level” event, as Strong calls it.

(Via Vanity Fair)

The live-action remake of The Little Mermaid swam into theaters over the weekend and subsequently shipwrecked the competition by making waves of money at the box office. Most of the movie takes place underwater, in case that was not clear. But if you have a fear of drowning and/or aquatic life, maybe seeing the movie on the big screen isn’t for you!

The live-action rendition stars Halle Bailey, Javier Bardem, and Melissa McCarthy, and features a handful of new original songs. While The Little Mermaid is only available in theaters at the moment, it will be making its way onto Disney+ sometime this summer. New movies typically wind up on the streamer roughly 90 days after release, meaning the movie will likely be on Disney+ sometime in August.

Most movies premiere on the streamer on Wednesdays, so it seems like The Little Mermaid could have an August 30th release, though that could change depending on box office success.

Even though you can’t stream it quite yet, there is still a lot of mermaid content to prepare you for your at-home sing-along party once the movie arrives on streaming. The original animated version of The Little Mermaid is currently streaming, along with its prequel, Ariel’s animated TV series, and the live-action stage production from 2019. This way, you’ll be able to perfect all of the songs so that when you get to hear Halle Bailey’s rendition, you will learn just how much of a bad singer you are. It’s okay to leave it to the professionals.

The live-action remake of The Little Mermaid swam into theaters over the weekend and subsequently shipwrecked the competition by making waves of money at the box office. Most of the movie takes place underwater, in case that was not clear. But if you have a fear of drowning and/or aquatic life, maybe seeing the movie on the big screen isn’t for you!

The live-action rendition stars Halle Bailey, Javier Bardem, and Melissa McCarthy, and features a handful of new original songs. While The Little Mermaid is only available in theaters at the moment, it will be making its way onto Disney+ sometime this summer. New movies typically wind up on the streamer roughly 90 days after release, meaning the movie will likely be on Disney+ sometime in August.

Most movies premiere on the streamer on Wednesdays, so it seems like The Little Mermaid could have an August 30th release, though that could change depending on box office success.

Even though you can’t stream it quite yet, there is still a lot of mermaid content to prepare you for your at-home sing-along party once the movie arrives on streaming. The original animated version of The Little Mermaid is currently streaming, along with its prequel, Ariel’s animated TV series, and the live-action stage production from 2019. This way, you’ll be able to perfect all of the songs so that when you get to hear Halle Bailey’s rendition, you will learn just how much of a bad singer you are. It’s okay to leave it to the professionals.