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Soon there won’t be any Weekends With Adele left for fans to enjoy. The end of Adele’s highly demanded Las Vegas residency is beginning to hit her. Over the weekend, the “Easy On Me” singer reflected on her time in
The Colosseum Theater at Caesars Palace (which she dubbed Celine Dion’s palace) in a speech captured by The Sun.

Although Adele is “genuinely sad” added the show’s conclusion don’t expect her to call off her hiatus or as she put it an “incredibly long” break.

“This really is the beginning of the end,” she said. “There are no other f*cking shows. I’m not going to be like, ‘Surprise!’ This is the end. It’s [the 100th and final show] the weekend before Thanksgiving, isn’t it? And that’s the last one. I don’t have any plans to be on stage indefinitely, really.”

Adele continued her monologue to the sold-out crowd, saying: “They say that if you want things, and you are looking for things in life, you have to pay the universe, and then it pays you back tenfold. I feel like that’s what’s happened with this show for me. My life is a thousand times better. My life, not my career, not my music. I’m talking about my actual life. And I really, truly think that this show has been my best f*cking friend throughout all of that. And I’m so genuinely sad.”

As for what Adele plans to do during her time off from performing, the multiple Grammy Award winner has expressed her desire to expand her family with her fiancée Rich Paul.

Cardi B’s chart-topping songs has made her a force in rap music. But, the “Like What (Freestyle)” rapper’s candid sense of humor makes her a flocked to online personality.

Yesterday (November 4), Cardi B used her tense split and pending divorce from fellow musician Offset to joke about the state of today’s romantic field. According to Cardi B, there is a contamination warning in effect for all seeking love.

In a post shared on X (formerly Twitter), Cardi B backed one user’s disgust with the options in play, writing: “I’m telling you…the dating pool got piss in it .”

Based on Cardi’s declaration fans believe this could be a good sign of reconciliation between her and Offset, whom she shares three children (daughter Kulture, son Wave, and a recently born daughter). However, that seems unlikely.

Last month, in a series of now-deleted posts, Cardi B slammed her estranged husband. “Bro, I wish the worst on this man,” she wrote. “I never hated somebody so much and these b*tches be so thirsty to have him please take this man off my hands this garbage bag is too heavy!”

When a users chimed in to claim this passionate outburst indicated that she “still loved him,” Cardi B quickly dispelled that insinuation, writing: “No, I don’t I want him to get his by an f*cking truck. He really is just a dark cloud on anybody life he enters.”

Maybe in the future, the romantic waters will clear up creating a path for both to found a new love.

Out of the mountain of Neil Gaiman TV and film projects recently in process, Anansi Boys seemed like the most troubled earlier pick this year. Yet as many of the prolific comic book writer’s (former and ongoing) readers now know, Anansi Boys is almost the only project with a question mark beside it after several others have been postponed, cut short, or cancelled.

The in-process TV series, which has been in the works for several years and intended for Prime Video/Amazon, is connected to (but not officially a spin off of) Gaiman’s American Gods novel through African trickster god Anansi, whose son, Charlie Nancy, also has a pain-in-the-butt (and previously unknown) brother that suddenly surfaces to wreak havoc in the Anansi Boys novel.

To briefly recap the show’s history, the six-episode series began filming in late 2021 and was in post production two years ago (as reported by Deadline), at which point co-showrunner Douglas Mackinnon abruptly exited. At around the same time, Mackinnon also departed Good Omens, leaving Gaiman as that series’ sole showrunner, a position that he no longer occupies.

Where does that leave Anansi Boys, and is there hope for the series surfacing?

No clue. In other words, it’s complicated.

Prime Video/Amazon has remained quiet on Anansi Boys updates for several months, and although filming has been complete on the project, its troubled status was no secret prior to the allegations dropping against Neil Gaiman. And that requires another back-up to explain a frazzled situation.

A few months ago, Netflix cancelled Dead Boy Detectives due to flagging streaming numbers, although that call came amid mounting allegations of sexual assault against multiple woman as reported by the Tortoise Media podcast. Gaiman has denied the allegations against him, and investigations against the author continue in New Zealand.

The past few months, as well, saw Disney hit the breaks on developing a Graveyard Book movie, and although Netflix’s The Sandman will still release a second season in 2025, the streaming service notably never mentioned Gaiman throughout a customary featurette for which he figured prominently while promoting the first season.

Most recently, Prime Video/Amazon scaled back Good Omens‘ third and final season to a 90-minute episode to bring the Aziraphale and Crowley story story to an end. This followed Gaiman voluntary stepping away from the show.

As for who is now showrunning Anansi Boys — if anybody — nobody is talking. And we definitely do not know if the project will ever surface on TV screens or streaming devices. Earlier this year, however, Dark Horse Comics announced that the story would be tackled as an individual comic series, although there’s no word of how that’s going in light of recent developments.

The Philadelphia 76ers will have to wait a little longer for Joel Embiid to play in his first game this season. On Tuesday afternoon, the NBA announced that Embiid received a 3-game suspension following an incident in the locker room on Saturday night where he shoved a member of the media. It is believed that Embiid shoved Marcus Hayes of the Philadelphia Inquirer, who recently published a column criticizing Embiid over not playing this season that referenced his son and late brother, which upset the former NBA MVP.

“Mutual respect is paramount to the relationship between players and media in the NBA,” Joe Dumars, the NBA’s Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations said in a statement. “While we understand Joel was offended by the personal nature of the original version of the reporter’s column, interactions must remain professional on both sides and can never turn physical.”

Embiid criticized Hayes earlier in the week during a media availability, but he was not in attendance. In its statement, the league announced that Embiid — who has been working his way back from a knee issue — will not start serving his suspension until he is eligible and healthy enough to play.

The Sixers have gotten off to a slow start this season without Embiid, as the team is 1-5. Their high-profile offseason addition, Paul George, only just made his regular season debut on Monday night against the Phoenix Suns after getting hurt in the preseason.

In her Saturday Night Live debut, Chappell Roan performed two songs: “Pink Pony Club” and “The Giver,” a new country-tinged ode to how “only a woman knows how to treat a woman right” (wink). She also filmed a promo with host John Mulaney and cast member Ego Nwodim while wearing an elaborate outfit designed by Project Runway alum Gunnar Deatherage.

The look was originally going to debut at one of Roan’s music festival dates, but “as we kept building and the look kept evolving and getting cooler and more complex, it was apparent that this look needed to be seen in a more stationary moment, rather than jumping around on stage,” Deatherage explained to People. “Because the last thing we wanted to do is prohibit Chappell from being able to be Chappell on stage — prohibit the magic.”

Deatherage reckons it took around 500 hours to complete the ensemble. “It’s actually the most complex look that we’ve done,” he said. “I think a lot of that was because… we were originally thinking that it had to hold up to an hour-long performance. So we really took those precautions to make sure that everything was made really beautifully.”

You can watch Roan’s SNL promo above.

Rap pioneer Buckshot, best known as a member of Black Moon and Boot Camp Clik, has been released from the hospital and is recovering after recently being attacked in his native Flatbush, Brooklyn, according to a statement released by his label, Duck Down Music, on Twitter this afternoon. In a video that went viral on social media over the weekend, the 49-year-old rapper was seen in the aftermath of an attack by multiple assailants who left him reeling and bloodied.

Buckshot responded to fans’ concern in a statement to AllHipHop.

To all my friends, fans, and supporters—thank you for reaching out during this difficult time. Recently, I was the victim of a violent assault involving multiple individuals armed with weapons, including handguns. This attack stems from ongoing disputes over my property, where I am the rightful owner but have faced issues with unauthorized occupants who escalated the situation to violence.

As someone who’s been an entertainer and part of this community for over 30 years, I am deeply disturbed that such an incident could happen in New York—a city I love and call home. Violence like this has no place here, and I’m calling on everyone to come together to make New York safer and better for all of us.

I am currently recovering from my injuries and am working closely with my legal team and law enforcement to ensure this matter is handled properly. We are committed to seeing justice served, and I ask for your patience and support as the legal process unfolds. Again, thank you for all the well wishes. Let’s put an end to violence and help rebuild a stronger, safer New York.

Buckshot first debuted in 1992 as a member of the underground rap group Black Moon. Their debut album Enta Da Stage is considered a classic of the East Coast backpacker scene, with its single “Who Got da Props” peaking at No. 86 on the Hot 100. The group’s most recent release was 2019’s Rise Of Da Moon. Buckshot achieved much of his solo success through a run of collaborative albums, including Chemistry and The Solution with famed North Carolina beatmaker 9th Wonder, in the 2000s and 2010s.

Snoop Dogg has been a very visible famous person for decades now, and yet, there are still things the public doesn’t know about him. For example, he’s a seldom-discussed trivia tidbit about Snoop: He enjoys using marijuana. Yes, that was an elaborate joke, but what’s not a joke is the size of the blunt Snoop just showed off on a recent stream with Kai Cenat.

In a clip from the broadcast (seen here) reaches into a bag and pulls out a gigantic blunt, which is noticeably bigger than the average blunt.

“That’s your introduction,” Snoop told Cenat. “Welcome to the game.”

After Cenat made some jokes about the phallic appearance of the blunt, Snoop continued, “This motherf*cker right here is supersized. There’s a whole ounce in this motherf*cker.”

Meanwhile, Snoop has been busy rolling out his upcoming Dr. Dre-produced album Missionary. Like on the Cenat stream, Snoop has been having fun promoting the new project. Last week, he announced the album’s release date (December 13) and did so with a funny skit starring two missionaries. He later shared the cover art (modeled after a condom wrapper, of course) and the tracklist, which has features from 50 Cent, Eminem, Tom Petty, Jelly Roll, Dre, Sting, Jhené Aiko, BJ The Chicago Kid, and more.

The Toronto Raptors retired Vince Carter’s jersey last week, the highest honor the team can give to one of the most iconic players in franchise history. The game happened against the Sacramento Kings, which are the current team of someone else who will probably get his jersey retired by the Raptors some day, DeMar DeRozan.

While the night was all about Carter, there was some tension between DeRozan and noted Raptors fan Drake, which presumably all revolves around DeRozan appearing in the music video for Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” The whole ordeal rubbed former Toronto player Lou Williams the wrong way, which he expressed on FanDuel’s “Run It Back.”

“If I’m gonna speak candidly, I thought that was selfish of Drake,” Williams said. “Drake, as well as the country of Canada, the city of Toronto, they know what DeMar DeRozan has contributed to the culture up there, and what he’s contributed to the Toronto Raptors, and to that community. It goes way bigger than his personal relationship with Drake, it goes way bigger than his personal relationship with Kendrick Lamar. So for Drake to say, ‘If you put up a banner and I’ll personally pull it down,’ it’s like, is it just about you or is it about the Toronto Raptors?”

Drake expressed during the game that if the Raptors put up a DeRozan banner, “I’ll go up there and pull it down myself.” DeRozan was asked to respond to this after the game and told the press that “He gonna have a long way to climb to take it down. So, tell him good luck.” The following day, DeRozan posted a clip from Friday to his Instagram Story, and it’s not hard to read between the lines that he was talking about Drake.

More than half of the WNBA is changing coaches this offseason, as seven of the league’s 13 teams parted ways with their head coach from the 2024 season — and the Golden State Valkyries are entering the league with a new coach as an expansion franchise. Among the teams that fired their coach after the season was the Indiana Fever, as they let Christie Sides go after guiding Indiana to a second-half push that saw them nab a playoff berth before a first round loss.

The Fever figured to be a highly coveted job as it provides an opportunity to coach the last two Rookie of the Year winners in Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston. On Monday, the team officially introduced Stephanie White as their head coach, after White parted ways with the Connecticut Sun to return home to Indiana to take the Fever job for the second time in her career. This time, White takes over a roster that has a ton of talent, and in her intro presser she stated her belief that Clark and Boston can be the best guard-big tandem the WNBA has ever seen.

Those two were at White’s introductory presser, and spoke with ESPN’s Michael Voepel about their excitement to play for White, with Clark explaining that the detailed approach the Sun always had in facing the Fever makes her believe White can help them improve some of their weaknesses quickly.

“We know how much of a legend she is in Indiana,” Clark said Monday. “I think that’s really cool. Playing against her, I would say I felt like her teams always had the best scouts against us. I think that just speaks to her knowledge of the game and her way to analyze, and she clearly was on to something. Hopefully, in turn, now that she knows how to stop us, that should be a good way to know how to [help us] beat certain things as well.”

Boston added, “There’s nothing better than playing for a coach that you can already tell she’s going to pour into us. She knows the talent that we have and I’m super-excited to get out on the court. You can feel the intensity already.”

White will have the next six months to self-scout the Fever and identify the areas they can improve for 2025, as the expectations will only get bigger for Indiana. At the very least, White believes her young star duo is only scratching the surface and if Clark and Boston can level up in 2025 together, Indiana will have a chance to be a real threat to the WNBA’s top-4.

“It is a truth universally acknowledged” by Pride and Prejudice devotees that the Netflix audience adores seeing actresses move outside of their former comfort zones. Even better: if those projects in question fuel a hefty appetite from Netflix viewers for stories about spies and intrigue and hidden agendas. With Black Doves, those twin goals are happening.

Much like Keri Russell has moved into wry comedy mode with The Diplomat, Keira Knightley will be abandoning the ball gowns and period-drama attire that she wore in Anna Karenina, Atonement, and the above-mentioned Jane Austen adaptation. She’ll now be in action-revenge mode, and Netflix is so confident in Black Doves that the streaming service already announced a second season. Let’s clear out the clutter on what to expect from this series.

Plot

Look for a pre-holidays trinket to arrive with Black Doves being set around Christmastime in London, where Keira Knightley’s character, Helen Webb, has been living her spy life while being married-in-name to a powerful politician, whose intel is valuable to Helen’s bosses at the Black Doves org. Everything has been going according to plan until Helen’s lover (Andrew Koji) winds up dead under sketchy circumstances. This propels Helen to seek help from her spymaster (Sarah Lancashire) and a long-time friend, Sam (Ben Whishaw, also moving into semi-unfamiliar territory by dropping his Paddington voice), and of course, this new mission is of utmost peril.

The series was created and written by Joe Barton (The Lazarus Project) and produced by SISTER (Chernobyl, The Power) along with Noisy Bear. Things could get explosive, so watch out.

The series will also have a recurring banger on tap with a cover of Nancy Sinatra’s “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down).” This song is featured in the trailer and surfaces at several points throughout the first season, which does come with a synopsis:

BLACK DOVES is a sharp, action-filled, and heartfelt story of friendship and sacrifice. It follows Helen Webb, a quick-witted, down-to-earth, dedicated wife and mother – and professional spy. For 10 years, she’s been passing on her politician husband’s secrets to the shadowy organisation she works for: the Black Doves. When her secret lover Jason is assassinated, her spymaster, the enigmatic Reed, calls in Helen’s old friend Sam (Ben Whishaw) to keep her safe. Together, Helen and Sam set off on a mission to investigate who killed Jason and why, leading them to uncover a vast, interconnected conspiracy linking the murky London underworld to a looming geopolitical crisis.

Additionally, Knightley could soon become a Netflix fixture with the currently filming The Woman In Cabin 10 film (that co-stars Guy Pearce and Hannah Waddingham), which we’ll revisit when that project grows closer.

Cast

Led by Keira Knightly and Ben Whishaw, Black Doves also stars Andrew Buchan, Tracey Ullman, Andrew Koji, Sarah Lancashire, Adeel Akhtar, Tracey Ullman, Finn Bennett, Sam Troughton, Adam Silver, Luther Ford, Kathryn Hunter, Ella Lily Hyland, Gabrielle Creev, Omari Douglas, and Ken Nwosu.

Release Date

Almost out of nowhere, Netflix’s Black Doves is scheduled to take flight on December 5.

Trailer

Keira Knightley in full-on action mode? Yes please.

And some key art arrived for good measure.