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Everything is not coming up Rudy Giuliani.

The disgraced former mayor of New York is in a legal nightmare of his own making. Giuliani and his “frozen fingers” are being scolded by the judge in his defamation trial that could set him back $43 million; his own lawyer is forecasting “the end of Mr. Giuliani”; and, oh yeah, he’s reportedly broke.

Giuliani’s former press secretary, Ken Frydman, went on CNN’s Laura Coates Live on Tuesday to discuss his legal and financial woes. “I think he knows that he is not going to live to pay out millions of millions of dollars,” he said. “He can’t even afford a new car, frankly; that’s how low on funds he is.”

The former federal prosecutor weathered another day in court for his civil trial lodged by Georgia poll workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, who accused him of defaming them with bogus claims that they were stuffing ballots during the vote count in Atlanta to undermine Trump.

According to Raw Story, Frydman told CNN that “it’s a question of collecting. It’s not just the number. You have to actually collect… [Giuliani] doesn’t have tens of millions of dollars — even if he sells his apartment.”

Maybe he can ask Mike Lindell for a few bucks. Oh wait.

(Via Raw Story)

After nearly a decade — and a well-received detour as Bowser — Jack Black is finally returning to one of his most beloved roles: a kung fu fighting panda named Po.

In the new trailer for Kung Fu Panda 4, Black finds himself facing a formidable opponent voiced by Viola Davis. With the ability to shapeshift into any creature, she brings a world of pain to Po’s life as he prepares to take the next big step in his Dragon Warrior journey. Also, look for Loki‘s Ke Huy Quan to join the cast as an all-new character: Han, the leader of the Den of Thieves. (Is Bryan Cranston also back as Po’s dad? You bet.)

Here’s the official synopsis:

After three death-defying adventures defeating world-class villains with his unmatched courage and mad martial arts skills, Po, the Dragon Warrior (Golden Globe nominee Jack Black), is called upon by destiny to … give it a rest already. More specifically, he’s tapped to become the Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace. That poses a couple of obvious problems. First, Po knows as much about spiritual leadership as he does about the paleo diet, and second, he needs to quickly find and train a new Dragon Warrior before he can assume his new lofty position.

Even worse, there’s been a recent sighting of a wicked, powerful sorceress, Chameleon (Oscar® winner Viola Davis), a tiny lizard who can shapeshift into any creature, large or small. And Chameleon has her greedy, beady little eyes on Po’s Staff of Wisdom, which would give her the power to re-summon all the master villains whom Po has vanquished to the spirit realm.

Kung Fu Panda 4 kicks into theaters on March 8, 2024.

After nearly a decade — and a well-received detour as Bowser — Jack Black is finally returning to one of his most beloved roles: a kung fu fighting panda named Po.

In the new trailer for Kung Fu Panda 4, Black finds himself facing a formidable opponent voiced by Viola Davis. With the ability to shapeshift into any creature, she brings a world of pain to Po’s life as he prepares to take the next big step in his Dragon Warrior journey. Also, look for Loki‘s Ke Huy Quan to join the cast as an all-new character: Han, the leader of the Den of Thieves. (Is Bryan Cranston also back as Po’s dad? You bet.)

Here’s the official synopsis:

After three death-defying adventures defeating world-class villains with his unmatched courage and mad martial arts skills, Po, the Dragon Warrior (Golden Globe nominee Jack Black), is called upon by destiny to … give it a rest already. More specifically, he’s tapped to become the Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace. That poses a couple of obvious problems. First, Po knows as much about spiritual leadership as he does about the paleo diet, and second, he needs to quickly find and train a new Dragon Warrior before he can assume his new lofty position.

Even worse, there’s been a recent sighting of a wicked, powerful sorceress, Chameleon (Oscar® winner Viola Davis), a tiny lizard who can shapeshift into any creature, large or small. And Chameleon has her greedy, beady little eyes on Po’s Staff of Wisdom, which would give her the power to re-summon all the master villains whom Po has vanquished to the spirit realm.

Kung Fu Panda 4 kicks into theaters on March 8, 2024.

While it might be cold right now, festival season is approaching — and will be here sooner than you think. Coachella, the annual California music festival, is a few months away, but given many attendees plan their trip, here’s everything to know about the 2024 version.

When Is Coachella 2024?

Coachella 2024 will take place across two weekends in April. The first runs Friday, April 12 through Sunday, April 14, 2024, followed by the second weekend on April 19-21.

Where Is Coachella 2024 Held?

Coachella 2024 will be held at the Empire Polo Club grounds in Indio, California.

Who Is Headlining Coachella 2024?

Right now, it is still unknown who will be headlining Coachella in 2024. Users on Reddit have had some early guesses, with acts like Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Rage Against The Machine, Shakira, SZA, and more being possibilities.

When Does The Coachella 2024 Lineup Come Out?

It’s unclear when the Coachella 2024 lineup will be released. However, compared to past years, the 2023 lineup was revealed in early January — which could be a similar schedule for the release of the 2024 artists.

Is Coachella 2024 Sold Out?

Tickets for Coachella 2024 sold out months ago, but they are currently offering a waitlist for either weekend. More information can be found here.

Can You Still Buy Tickets For Coachella 2024?

There are still ways to buy tickets to Coachella 2024 but through various resale sites at the moment.

How Much Are These Coachella 2024 Tickets?

Resale tickets to Coachella 2024 vary in price. On VividSeats, the lowest for a 3-day General Admission pass starts at $569. Over on StubHub, a weekend one GA pass starts at $590. It’s also possible that the prices will drop closer to the event.

The Phoenix Suns made it more interesting than it should have been on Tuesday night, but still pulled out a 119-116 win over the Golden State Warriors to snap a two-game skid. While Bradley Beal’s return to the lineup was the story coming into the game, coming out of it the discussion was the latest ejection from Draymond Green after he swung his arm around wildly and hit Jusuf Nurkic in the face.

Green has been back in the Warriors lineup for just two weeks since serving his five-game suspension for putting Rudy Gobert in a chokehold. Upon his return to the team, he said he needed to “adjust” because the league is punishing him as a repeat offender, saying how meaningful it is to him when his teammates and coaches call him out for crossing the line. And yet, two weeks later he crossed it again, and after the game Jusuf Nurkic just wanted to know “What’s going on with him?”

Nurkic seems to believe something is going on with Green off the court that’s causing him to be even more violent on it this season, and notes he hopes whatever that is that’s putting Green even more on edge than usual improves. Whether it’s something off the court or Green struggling to deal with a dropoff in productivity from himself and the Warriors, neither of those things are a viable excuse for hitting folks in the face or choking guys out.

Green apologized after the game, saying he didn’t mean to hit Nurkic and was just trying to sell the call, which seems like a bit of damage control for Green who likely knows the league is going to come down with another suspension.

We’ll find out if the NBA buys Green’s explanation or not, but Nurkic has his theory that this goes beyond basketball and that Green needs to figure that out or he’s going to keep crossing the line.

Rapper Bhad Bhabie has some exciting news. Yesterday (December 12), the viral sensation revealed via Instagram that she is having a baby of her own. Bhad Bhabie shared a photo of herself on a motorcycle, which was blasting dust in a very special color, revealing the sex of the baby.

Is Bhad Bhabie’s baby a boy or girl?

According to Bhad Bhabie, she is expecting a girl. The motorcycle blasted pink smoke, and the post was captioned “ITS A GIRL,” with pink heart and bow emojis.

Bhad Bhabie first came to fame during a 2016 appearance on Doctor Phil, where her mother had deemed her “ungovernable” and “out of control.” She challenged the audience to a fight, birthing the viral phrase, “Catch me outside, how ’bout that?” As a result, she was sent to a behavioral camp called Turn-About Ranch, which was later reported to have miserable conditions.

Now, at 20 years old, the rapper, whose real name is Danielle Bregoli, has continued to express disdain for that time in her life. In an interview with Emily Ratajkowski for her High Low podcast, Bregoli opened up about her strained relationship with her mother, Barbara Bregoli.

“I think she feels bad, but at the same time, it’s like, what can you do?,” said Bhad Bhabie.

She then expressed the desire to put her mother in a nursing home.

“I’ma tell ’em her ass got dementia,” she said. “She can’t have no phone, she can’t have nothing. Lock her in a room.”

In the comments of Bhad Bhabie’s Instagram post, many fans are offering support and congratulations to the rapper!

Rapper Bhad Bhabie has some exciting news. Yesterday (December 12), the viral sensation revealed via Instagram that she is having a baby of her own. Bhad Bhabie shared a photo of herself on a motorcycle, which was blasting dust in a very special color, revealing the sex of the baby.

Is Bhad Bhabie’s baby a boy or girl?

According to Bhad Bhabie, she is expecting a girl. The motorcycle blasted pink smoke, and the post was captioned “ITS A GIRL,” with pink heart and bow emojis.

Bhad Bhabie first came to fame during a 2016 appearance on Doctor Phil, where her mother had deemed her “ungovernable” and “out of control.” She challenged the audience to a fight, birthing the viral phrase, “Catch me outside, how ’bout that?” As a result, she was sent to a behavioral camp called Turn-About Ranch, which was later reported to have miserable conditions.

Now, at 20 years old, the rapper, whose real name is Danielle Bregoli, has continued to express disdain for that time in her life. In an interview with Emily Ratajkowski for her High Low podcast, Bregoli opened up about her strained relationship with her mother, Barbara Bregoli.

“I think she feels bad, but at the same time, it’s like, what can you do?,” said Bhad Bhabie.

She then expressed the desire to put her mother in a nursing home.

“I’ma tell ’em her ass got dementia,” she said. “She can’t have no phone, she can’t have nothing. Lock her in a room.”

In the comments of Bhad Bhabie’s Instagram post, many fans are offering support and congratulations to the rapper!

One wonders sometimes how 50 Cent keeps up with all of his feuds (seriously, finish reading this, then Google “Uproxx 50 Cent trolls” to see just how often we have had to write those exact words). He’s currently juggling a few, but in recent months, he’s put Ja Rule and Rick Ross on the backburner to focus pretty heavily on rival mogul Diddy.

Now, who knows what Diddy did to draw 50’s ire (maybe he cut him off in a parking lot once), but he’s been going HARD since October, taking a shot at Diddy’s famous parties and resurrecting the rumor that Diddy was behind Tupac’s death. But after Diddy was sued by Cassie for abuse and sexual assault, 50 has gone into overdrive, reportedly launching development of a documentary about the allegations and jokingly offering to buy Diddy’s media company Revolt on Twitter.

Most recently, he again invoked Tupac, this time with a bizarre AI photo of himself hanging out in the studio with the deceased rapper. In the caption, he wrote: “Karma is a mother fvcker brother love, brother love, brother love,” — a reference to Diddy’s 2017 announcement he was again changing his name to “Brother Love.” While that didn’t pan out, of course 50 Cent, who’s got the memory of an elephant, would recall it and use it against him. While the trip to the uncanny valley probably wasn’t completely necessary, it shows just how hard he works on his beef.

Selling bootleg merchandise is illegal, but unless an unauthorized seller is making a ton of money off of it, copyright holders often don’t waste their time going after a small fish who isn’t making a dent in their bottom line. That’s why a recent Luke Combs situation raised some eyebrows… including those of the “Fast Car” singer himself.

Why was a Luke Combs fan sued for $250K over bootleg merchandise sales?

Tampa, Florida’s WFLA first brought attention to the story in a report shared yesterday, December 12. The fan, Nicol Harness, told the station that she’s a big fan of Combs, and that she sells homemade tumblers and T-shirts on Amazon, which is her sole source of income. After attending a Combs concert this summer, she started offering a Combs-themed tumbler on Amazon. She ultimately sold 18 tumblers for $20 each, so $380 in total.

Harness recently learned Combs sued her (and others) in federal court in Illinois for selling counterfeit merchandise. She only learned of the lawsuit after the case had closed, after finding an email in her junk folder from Combs’ attorney, which gave her 21 days to respond. Harness said she was in the hospital due to heart failure when the email was sent, and that it was sent to an email address she rarely checks. WFLA notes, “In Florida, the law required that you’re served notice of a lawsuit by a process server in person. The law recently changed in Illinois and email is now sufficient.”

Ultimately, the court ordered her to pay Combs $250,000.

Harness tearfully told WFLA, “It’s very stressful. I don’t have money to pay my bills. I just want this resolved. I didn’t mean any harm to Luke Combs. I quit selling the tumbler. I pulled it down. I just don’t understand.”

People were outraged by the story, like one X (formerly Twitter) user who wrote, “what the f*ck all she wanted to do was sell merch inspired by her favorite artist ? luke combs whoever the f*ck you are count your days country b*tch and the fact that u didn’t even send a cease and desist for GO TO HELLLLLLLL GOD I HATE CELEBRITIES LIKE THIS.”

What did Luke Combs say about suing a fan for $250K over sales of bootleg merchandise?

Combs, it turns out, also wasn’t a fan of what happened and says he actually had no idea what was going on, as he explained in a video shared this morning.

Combs explained that he woke up today and the first thing he saw was the WFLA report. He continued, “I spent the last two hours trying to make this right, trying to figure out what’s going on, because I was completely and utterly unaware of this.”

The country star then noted his manager reached out to the station to try getting a better understanding of the situation. Combs noted he does have a company that “goes after folks, only, supposedly, large corporations operating internationally that make millions and millions of dollars making counterfeit T-shirts, things of that, running illegal businesses,” saying that Harness “somehow gotten wrapped into that.” He added, “That makes me absolutely sick to my stomach.”

Combs said he got Harness’ phone number and talked to her, and reiterated, “Talking to her, I just… it makes me sick, honestly, that this would happen, especially at the holidays. I can’t imagine being in her shoes.”

Harness told Combs that due to the merch issue, she has $5,500 she’s currently unable to withdraw from her Amazon account, so Combs promised to double it and “send her $11,000 today, just so she doesn’t have anything to worry about.” Beyond that, he also declared he’s going to start selling his own tumbler and noted, “all that money’s going to go to Nicol and her family, to try to help with her medical bills.” Furthermore, he plans to invite Harness and her family out to one of his upcoming concerts so he can “give her a hug and say sorry in person.”

Combs wrapped up his video by explaining why he spoke out, saying, “It makes me sick for anybody to be thinking that I’m this kind of person, because I’m the farthest thing from it.”

This is a developing situation, so keep an eye on Combs’ social media account for updates about the tumblers he said he plans on selling.

Uproxx cover stars, the Jonas Brothers, had a surprise announcement on Good Morning America this morning. The band will be at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium as the headlining pregame concert for the 2024 NHL Stadium Series on February 17, 2024.

“We’re super excited to be at MetLife and open up the great NHL Stadium Series weekend in front of hometown friends, family and thousands of hockey fans,” they shared in a statement.

Fans can expect a set that includes both the Jonas Brothers’ greatest hits, as well as selections from their new album, The Album. During the intermission of the hockey game between the Jersey Devils and Philadelphia Flyers, they will take the stage a second time.

Tickets for their NHL MetLife show are currently available on Ticketmaster. Because of the hockey game taking place, there are no floor or general admission options but there are a bunch of seated ones in the arena.

From there, the Jonas Brothers will be continuing their world tour. They will bring the shows to New Zealand at the end of February, before heading to dates in Australia and Europe. A complete list of upcoming shows, along with more information, can be found here.

Check out the Jonas Brothers announcing their MetLife show above.