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After being arrested for aggravated battery earlier this month, Pooh Shiesty was again denied bond today and now may face additional, federal charges stemming from a previous case, according to the Miami Herald. The Memphis rapper’s attorneys argued that he should be granted bail after the alleged victim in the attack, a shooting in a Miami nightclub, recanted his prior statement, saying that he was under the effects of a power painkiller when police initially interviewed him.

However, the judge assigned to the case refused to grant a bond and prosecutors are investigating why the victim changed his story. The victim, a security guard at Miami’s King Of Diamonds, said that he couldn’t remember what happened in a statement provided by Pooh’s attorneys. The prosecutor told the judge, “This is very concerning to me. Our office is obviously investigating it.”

Meanwhile, it was also revealed during the proceedings that the US Attorney’s office has placed a “federal detainer” on his case, meaning that federal authorities could be seeking charges in a separate case. That case involves a shooting incident in Bay Harbor Islands in 2020; police say a drug deal went wrong. If additional charges are filed, the Miami case may end up being the least of Pooh Shiesty’s problems.

Pooh Shiesty is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Curb Your Enthusiasm star JB Smoove is living every week like it’s Shark Week. At least he will be this year, as he’ll actually be featured on Shark Week. On Wednesday night, the actor/writer/comedian/daredevil sat down with Conan to discuss his oneness with the ocean and all aquatic life, which he claims know him as “The Black Dolphin.” (He’s got a whole story about being raised by some friendly dolphins to go with the moniker.)

Smoove recently swam with sharks as part of an upcoming Shark Week segment. He talked about the experience with Conan, whom he deemed “smug” for even daring to suggest that he might be scared to take a dip with some giant, toothed fish.

“I’ll tell you something, man, it is the most amazing feeling in the world,” Smoove said. “To be underwater and all you hear—Conan, I’m telling you—all you hear is your breathing. It’s the most amazing feeling in the world, you know. And when I get to space, I’m going to say: ‘This sh*t feels like the ocean.’”

Aside from the peacefulness of it all, Smoove also raved about the convenience of being submerged in water. “Because, who has time to keep going back up to that boat to take a piss? Who has time? So, while you’re underwater, you just let it go… It’s an amazing feeling knowing that you can piss on yourself and there’s no repercussions.”

As for the sharks? Smoove felt compelled to show them some love because they showed him love, “and they didn’t have to do that, you know. A dolphin shows up at this f***ing reef? A dolphin just shows up out of nowhere? You know, they showed so much respect for The Black Dolphin. And I appreciate that.” So much so that he took some time to give his new friends some shout-outs: “You know who you are: The reef shark, the tiger shark, the sand shark… You showed me mad love.”

You can watch the full clip above.

Polo G continued his successful Hall Of Fame rollout this week with the release of videos for “Painting Pictures” and “Party Lyfe” featuring DaBaby, as well as his conversation with NBA Hall Of Famer, Scottie Pippen. However, he wasn’t done yet. Last night, he stopped by The Late Late Show with James Corden via video chat to discuss the album and deliver a pre-taped performance of the album cut, “So Real.”

During their conversation, Polo recalls how he got involved in AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) basketball in his hometown Chicago, earning an invite to the Late Late Show staff pickup game from Corden. “How’s your jumper?” he jokes. Then, Polo takes the “stage” to run through an emotive performance of the affectionate track with his band. Sitting on a stool in a darkened room and embellishing his performance with smoke machines and a dazzling laser light show, Polo builds on the techniques he’s developed with similar performances on The Tonight Show and NPR Tiny Desk Concerts, adding another impressive performance to his growing collection.

Watch Polo G perform “So Real” above and check out Uproxx’s review for Hall Of Fame here.

Hall Of Fame is out now via Columbia Records. Get it here.

It’s one of the most iconic celebrity photos of all-time, up there with Muhammad Ali pretending to punch the Beatles and naked Channing Tatum putting a monkey emoji over his junk. In 1957, Paramount Pictures organized a Hollywood welcome party for Sophia Loren, who was already a star in her native Italy. “All of cinema was there, it was incredible. And then comes in Jayne Mansfield, the last one to come. For me, that was when it got amazing,” the Oscar-winning actress told Entertainment Weekly.

What happened next will live in dorm room poster infamy.

“She came right for my table. She knew everyone was watching. She sat down. And now, she was barely,” Loren said. “Listen. Look at the picture. Where are my eyes? I’m staring at her nipples because I am afraid they are about to come onto my plate. In my face you can see the fear. I’m so frightened that everything in her dress is going to blow [and] spill all over the table.” It’s a great picture (“the only picture,” Loren called it) that launched a million side-eyes, including from Maude Apatow to Sydney Sweeney.

The Euphoria stars recreated Mansfield (Mariska Hargitay’s mom!) and Loren’s Beverly Hills meeting and shared it on social media. “Sis,” Sweeney wrote, tagging Apatow.

Euphoria has plenty of glitter. But it could use more glitz and glamour. Recreating classic Hollywood is a good start. Speaking of the HBO drama, Zendaya shared a two-year anniversary post and tease for season two on her Instagram. You can watch that below.

Now that he’s back in front of a studio audience, an animated Stephen Colbert ripped off his jacket on Wednesday night as he ribbed President Joe Biden for snapping at reporters following the G7 Summit. CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins caught the brunt of Biden’s ire when she asked why Biden is “so confident” that Vladimir Putin will change his behavior following their meeting, which is not something that Biden had said, and he let her know it.

“I’m not confident he’ll change his behavior. What in the hell? When did I say I was confident?” Biden responded to the question that was shouted by Collins as the president was leaving the room. “What I said was — let’s get this straight — what I said was what will change the behavior is the rest of the world to them and diminishes their standing in the world. I’m not confident of anything. I’m just stating the fact.”

Biden then told Collins she’s in the “wrong business,” if she doesn’t understand how his meeting with Putin was constructive. After playing a clip of the back-and-forth on his show, Colbert had a little fun mocking the “testy” exchange. “Wow, that was some strong ‘Grandpa’s had it with your lip’ energy!” he quipped before ripping off his jacket and imitating a fired up Biden. Via Mediaite:

“What’s that? You watch your tone, mister! Knock it off with the grab-ass and the horseplay. This isn’t a dog-and-pony show. Were you born in a barn? If you were, grab a pail and start milking the cows because they’re coming home to roost, little boy blue! I fought in Korea!”

In Biden’s defense, the president walked back to the press pool and apologized to Collins shortly after the outburst. “I owe my last questioner an apology,” Biden said. “I shouldn’t have been such a wise guy with the last answer I gave.”

Victoria’s Secret is shaking things up out of necessity. There’s no word, of course, whether they’ll still keep using Michael Bay to direct commercials, but expect changes that are in line with the brand’s other recent moves, including ditching clothing to focus almost exclusively on lingerie and sleepwear, and attempting to adjust to a world where shopping malls aren’t where the masses enjoy shopping anymore. That last detail was exacerbated by the pandemic, but the reality is that VS can’t seem to overcome its flagging sales while other lingerie brands (that have embraced different ideals, rather than mostly Angels in tiny thongs) start to flourish.

Enter a major rebranding. As the New York Times reports, the lingerie company has realized that they should market to the people who wear lingerie, since “Barbie bodies and playboy reverie” are no longer prompting the dollars to roll in. So, bye bye, supermodels in Angel wings, and hello to a new “Collective” of ambassadors (seen on the VS website) that include women (who happen to wear many sizes other than “sample” and rose in stature for their achievements) from many walks of life. Those ladies include soccer star Megan Rapinoe (someone at VS caught wind of her S:I swimsuit shoot) as well as actress/producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas, trans model Valentina Sampaio, and #Girlgaze digital platform founder Amanda de Cadenet.

From the NY Times:

They will be spearheading what may be the most extreme and unabashed attempt at a brand turnaround in recent memory: an effort to redefine the version of “sexy” that Victoria’s Secret represents (and sells) to the masses. For decades, Victoria’s Secret’s scantily clad supermodels with Jessica Rabbit curves epitomized a certain widely accepted stereotype of femininity. Now, with that kind of imagery out of step with the broader culture and Victoria’s Secret facing increased competition and internal turmoil, the company wants to become, its chief executive said, a leading global “advocate” for female empowerment.

As one might imagine, there are strong reactions to this move. On one side, some dudes are being very outspoke about feeling their feathers ruffled. Remarks like “Victoria’s Secret is finally attacking The Male Gaze” and “Nobody likes feminists… They’re the least appealing people on the planet” were probably to be expected.

Oh boy. Meanwhile, people had a ball watching these guys, basically “a bunch of straight white dudes” getting their panties in a bunch about Megan Rapinoe representing VS when they’re not the targeted customer. As some point out, that type of reaction is why ambassadors like Rapinoe will be valuable to the VS’ effort to rebrand while appealing to women who want to buy what they want to wear.

Overall, this appears to be a wise move from Victoria’s Secret, who might be shifting strategies too late, but if anything can save the company, it’s the novel strategy of appealing to their target customer: women.

(Via New York Times)

The version of Sleater-Kinney that recorded their latest album, Path Of Wellness, isn’t the same group fans had come to know before then, since drummer Janet Weiss left the group in 2019. Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker have moved on, though, functioning as a duo on their new record. They brought a taste of that album to The Late Show last night for a pre-shot performance of “Worry With You.”

Notably, it wasn’t just Brownstein and Tucker performing. Ahead of the show, the band shared some behind-the-scenes photos from shooting their performance and tagged all the members of their new band: Fabi Reyna (of the bands Sávila and Reyna Tropical), Galen Clark (of Outer Orbit and Trio Subtonic), Vincent LiRocchi, and Bill Athens. It’s not clear if Brownstein and Tucker will tour with this lineup going forward or if this group was assembled for this specific performance.

The post reads, “Some BTS from our performance on @colbertlateshow, which airs tonight. Carrie smiling, Corin lamenting her shoe choice and amount of leg work required for filming inside a pool, Carrie pointing to the ceiling while Corin and Fabi pretend they care, the full band setting up.”

Watch the performance above.

Path Of Wellness is out now via Mom+Pop. Get it here.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and Kansas City Chiefs signal caller Patrick Mahomes went head-to-head in Super Bowl LV earlier this year, and now, the two are joining forces to grace the cover of Madden NFL 22. EA Sports announced on Wednesday morning that Brady and Mahomes will become the first pair of superstars to be on the cover alongside one another since Larry Fitzgerald and Troy Polamalu were next to each other on the cover of Madden NFL 10.

“It’s been a great experience being on the cover of Madden NFL 22 with Patrick. We both share a love for the game of football and to be a part of this iconic franchise is very special,” Brady said in a statement. “This year’s game really captures the energy and unpredictability that you see on the field every Sunday and we’re excited for fans to experience it for themselves.”

Mahomes likewise released a statement in which he praised Dynamic Gameday, a new feature in the upcoming Madden game that looks to make each individual game more authentic via a trio components: Gameday Atmosphere, Gameday Momentum, and Next Gen Stats Star-Driven AI.

“I, like most players in the League, have been a big fan of Madden NFL for as long as I can remember, and to be on the cover – not only for a second time, but also with Tom Brady, an all-time great – is surreal,” Mahomes said. “This is only the second time two athletes have been on the cover together and we’re both eager for fans to dig into Dynamic Gameday which makes the game more immersive, authentic and keeps it fresh year-round.”

It is not the first time that either man has been on the cover, as both have earned this distinction once in the past. Mahomes made his cover debut with Madden NFL 20, while Brady appeared on the cover of Madden NFL 18 when he was a member of the New England Patriots. When asked about these two getting this distinction for the upcoming game, Madden gameplay producer Clint Oldenberg told Uproxx that they were the only names that made sense.

“There were really no other answers, to be honest,” Oldenberg said. “I mean, those two guys are the guys in the NFL right now. What Brady did last year — what, how old is he now, 43? He took a team that was 7-9 with basically the same roster and turned them into a powerhouse, won the Super Bowl, played the Super Bowl at home, which has never been done before, so that’s another flag for Brady. And then Patrick Mahomes, if his career trajectory continues, you would think he’s gonna have a very similar story by the time he’s 43. He does a lot of different things than Tom — he’s more of a scrambler and an improviser-type, he’s got a crazy arm — but people love both these guys. Anyone who’s an NFL fan knows who these guys are.

“They were just very easy choices and they’re phenomenal ambassadors for our game,” Oldenberg continued.

Madden NFL 22 is scheduled to hit consoles on Aug. 20, 2021.

Donald Trump is confused about a lot of things: Whether the zipper goes in the front or the back, how to drink water, whether it’s appropriate to describe your daughter as “voluptuous,” how to observe an eclipse without blinding yourself, what a president does, and what windmills do. For years, for the former president has had a lot to say about windmills, including that they cause cancer, yet it’s unclear whether the 75-year-old has ever seen a windmill—and/or if he’s confusing them with pinwheels (the spinny toy that kids like or the cookie). But, like a more deluded but less lovable Don Quixote, Trump’s windmill fixation persists. And this time he’s warning you that “they kill everything.”

On Wednesday evening, Trump called into chat with pal Sean Hannity. While one can only assume that he was looking for a little attention while Joe Biden was off hobnobbing with Vladimir Putin, the conversation quickly went off the rails—even for Trump. Chatting away like his teeth were falling out of his mouth, the 45th president of the United States was talking about… something. When all of a sudden he started talking about windmills. Again. (Pronunciation of intermittent all his.)

“They’re making windmills all over the place. They ruin our land and kill our birds. They kill everything… And they’re very intermittent, as you’ve learned from watching over the last four months. It’s in-ter-mit-tent energy. It’s not good. It’s not going to power our great factories. And it’s a real problem.”

Jordan Peele: If you’re reading this, Windmills sounds like a great idea for your next movie. Have your people call our people.

Even Hannity didn’t know what to do with this rant. He basically tried to cut Trump off at one point but they just ended up talking over each other. You can listen for yourself below.

(Via The Daily Beast)

The Joe Rogan Experience is Spotify’s most popular podcast, so when host Joe Rogan says something, people listen. Even when he’s being a “f*cking moron.” Rogan recently invited political commentators Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti onto the show, where they discussed the proposed January 6 commission to investigate the deadly attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. The bill was blocked by Republicans in the Senate, but Rogan thinks it’s “really important” to keep trying for an official bipartisan examination.

“I think it’s really important. And one of the reasons why I think it’s important is because it highlights the reasons why a guy like Donald Trump is so f*cking dangerous,” he said. “[It] is because a guy can incite a bunch of morons to do something really f*cking stupid.” “Morons” appears to be Rogan’s favorite way to describe anyone with a “MAGA” flag on their front lawn (it’s also how John Oliver refers to Rogan). He previously said that he doesn’t think that “all people who are Trump supporters are morons, but there’s a lot of people who are morons that like him because he’s talking in this frequency.”

Rogan, who endorsed Bernie Sanders in the 2020 primaries (although he did later admit that he’d “rather vote for Trump over Biden”), thinks it will only get worse from here if there’s no investigation. “Now that he’s silenced off of social media, and now that that actually did happen, once it becomes a thing, it could be like mass shootings, right?” he said. “They didn’t exist. Then they did. Now they’re a thing. That could be a thing.”

You can listen to the (3.5 hours long!) podcast below.

(Via Mediaite)