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Julius Randle Complained To A Ref While Two People Got Engaged At A Knicks Game

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Getting engaged at a sporting event is a bit of a touchy subject. Some folks are into the idea, while others believe that it’s not the time or the place for what is legitimately one of the most important moments of a person’s life. During Thursday night’s New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden, one person decided it was, indeed, the right place to do it, and as a result, this beautiful thing had a unique twist: Julius Randle and a referee having a lengthy conversation about something that happened during the Knicks’ game against the Detroit Pistons.

League Pass caught the in-arena moment where two Knicks fans were given tickets to see a show at Radio City Music Hall this holiday season, but as it turns out, it was all a setup so that the dude could drop down on one knee and pop the question. And then, as you can see on the left of the screen, Randle shows up and starts talking to the referee about something that appeared to have him pretty upset. You keep waiting for Randle to walk away while the proposal is happening, but it just keeps going.

The most important thing here is to say congratulations to the happy couple. I will now, as a person who became an ordained minister on the internet to perform wedding ceremonies in the pass, volunteer to do their ceremony on the condition that both Julius Randle and this referee also attend.

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King Isis Shared A Moody, Alternative Cover Of Sexyy Red’s ‘Pound Town’

King Isis continues to show us why they’re one of the most exciting act in the indie landscape right now. Earlier this week, the queer-led, Afro-futuristic artist from Oakland shared a trippy cover of Sexyy Red‘s “Pound Town.”

Driven by hypnotic guitars and clashing drums, Isis transformed the viral hip-hop hit into a moody, alternative banger. In a video shared to Isis’ YouTube channel, they are accompanied by a backing band, as they perform in a grungy, garage-like setting.

Throughout their discography, Isis has experimented with rock, hip-hop, R&B, and jazz sounds. In an interview with DIY Magazine, Isis explained that they don’t like to be kept inside a box, nor do they care for their music to be palatable or accessible to everyone. Rather, they make music that reflects what’s happening inside their mind at the moment, not sticking to any set routine for making music.

“I feel like it’s more palatable for songs to have a bright-sounding instrumental, and then dark lyrics. But that’s not the intention of how I write, to be accessible,” they said. “In my head it all goes together, but an outside perspective might be like, ‘What the f*ck is going on?’”

You can see the cover of “Pound Town” above.

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Kelly Clarkson’s Ex-Husband Brandon Blackstock Reportedly Must Pay Her Over $2.6 Million After Overcharging Her As Her Manager

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Brandon Blackstock, ex-husband of singer and talk show host Kelly Clarkson, has reportedly been ordered to pay Clarkson nearly $2.7 million after reports that he overcharged her during his time as her manager. TMZ first reported the news today, noting that they had obtained legal documents from a California labor commissioner.

According to the documents, Blackstock crossed the line booking Clarkson as a mentor on The Voice, along with gigs for Norwegian Cruise Line, Wayfair, and as a host of the Billboard Music Awards. According to TMZ, only agents, not managers, can legally book these types of gigs, with very few exceptions.

TMZ noted that Blackstock received fees for these gigs, and the labor commissioner has ordered him to give those fees to Clarkson. The fees reportedly total $2,641,374. Blackstock will appeal the ruling, according to the publication.

Clarkson filed for divorce back in 2020, and the divorce was finalized in 2022.

In the divorce, Clarkson was reportedly ordered to pay Blackstock $1.3 million, along with $45k a month in child support for their two children. Brandon also receives $115,000 a month in spousal support, but this will end in January 2024.

Kelly Clarkson is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

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Kelly Clarkson’s Ex-Husband Brandon Blackstock Reportedly Must Pay Her Over $2.6 Million After Overcharging Her As Her Manager

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Brandon Blackstock, ex-husband of singer and talk show host Kelly Clarkson, has reportedly been ordered to pay Clarkson nearly $2.7 million after reports that he overcharged her during his time as her manager. TMZ first reported the news today, noting that they had obtained legal documents from a California labor commissioner.

According to the documents, Blackstock crossed the line booking Clarkson as a mentor on The Voice, along with gigs for Norwegian Cruise Line, Wayfair, and as a host of the Billboard Music Awards. According to TMZ, only agents, not managers, can legally book these types of gigs, with very few exceptions.

TMZ noted that Blackstock received fees for these gigs, and the labor commissioner has ordered him to give those fees to Clarkson. The fees reportedly total $2,641,374. Blackstock will appeal the ruling, according to the publication.

Clarkson filed for divorce back in 2020, and the divorce was finalized in 2022.

In the divorce, Clarkson was reportedly ordered to pay Blackstock $1.3 million, along with $45k a month in child support for their two children. Brandon also receives $115,000 a month in spousal support, but this will end in January 2024.

Kelly Clarkson is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

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Aaron Rodgers Says ‘What’s The Worst That Could Happen?’ When Asked About Playing On The Achilles He Tore In September

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Aaron Rodgers‘ highly-anticipated debut with the New York Jets ended pretty quickly, as the soon-to-be Hall of Fame quarterback ruptured his achilles four snaps into his tenure with the team. Not long after that happened, Rodgers made clear he was going to do everything in his power to return to the team before the season came to an end, as he’s undergone surgery and rehabbed it to a point that he was cleared for limited practice this week.

Now, Rodgers is pretty clearly not an especially big fan of the scientific consensus on things, so the chance to get back onto the field way ahead of schedule is presumably the sort of thing he’d love to do.

“Yeah, a lot of people said that,” Rodgers said about the perception that this is a bad idea, according to Andy Vasquez of NJ.com. “My thing is, what’s the worst that could happen? Something unfortunate again. And then you just slow the rehab down.”

The answer to that question is “you rupture your achilles again and your ability to play football next season is thrown into question.” Anyway, Rodgers also gave himself a potential way out of this, as he mentioned that it might not be the best idea to come back if the team has no hope of making the postseason.

New York is 4-7 and sit in 15th out of the 16 teams in the AFC.

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Aaron Rodgers Says ‘What’s The Worst That Could Happen?’ When Asked About Playing On The Achilles He Tore In September

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Aaron Rodgers‘ highly-anticipated debut with the New York Jets ended pretty quickly, as the soon-to-be Hall of Fame quarterback ruptured his achilles four snaps into his tenure with the team. Not long after that happened, Rodgers made clear he was going to do everything in his power to return to the team before the season came to an end, as he’s undergone surgery and rehabbed it to a point that he was cleared for limited practice this week.

Now, Rodgers is pretty clearly not an especially big fan of the scientific consensus on things, so the chance to get back onto the field way ahead of schedule is presumably the sort of thing he’d love to do.

“Yeah, a lot of people said that,” Rodgers said about the perception that this is a bad idea, according to Andy Vasquez of NJ.com. “My thing is, what’s the worst that could happen? Something unfortunate again. And then you just slow the rehab down.”

The answer to that question is “you rupture your achilles again and your ability to play football next season is thrown into question.” Anyway, Rodgers also gave himself a potential way out of this, as he mentioned that it might not be the best idea to come back if the team has no hope of making the postseason.

New York is 4-7 and sit in 15th out of the 16 teams in the AFC.

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Anya Taylor-Joy And Chris Hemsworth Are At War In The ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ Trailer

Oh, what a day, what a lovely day: the Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga trailer is here.

The fifth film in George Miller’s Mad Max series is a prequel to 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road, one of the best movies of the 2010s. This time, Imperator Furiosa is portrayed by Anya Taylor-Joy, not Charlize Theron. The trailer begins with Furiosa wandering a dry wasteland; she’s been taken from her family by “a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus,” according to the official plot synopsis. Dementus is played by Chris Hemsworth, who described his character as “a very violent, insane, brutal person” who was “birthed into a space where it’s kill or be killed. He’s learned to rule with an iron fist. There’s a charisma to him and it’s a very manipulative charisma.”

You can watch the trailer above. Spoiler: it looks great. Here’s more:

As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, which also stars Tom Burke, Nathan Jones, Angus Sampson, and Quaden Bayles, comes out on May 24, 2024.

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Anya Taylor-Joy And Chris Hemsworth Are At War In The ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ Trailer

Oh, what a day, what a lovely day: the Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga trailer is here.

The fifth film in George Miller’s Mad Max series is a prequel to 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road, one of the best movies of the 2010s. This time, Imperator Furiosa is portrayed by Anya Taylor-Joy, not Charlize Theron. The trailer begins with Furiosa wandering a dry wasteland; she’s been taken from her family by “a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus,” according to the official plot synopsis. Dementus is played by Chris Hemsworth, who described his character as “a very violent, insane, brutal person” who was “birthed into a space where it’s kill or be killed. He’s learned to rule with an iron fist. There’s a charisma to him and it’s a very manipulative charisma.”

You can watch the trailer above. Spoiler: it looks great. Here’s more:

As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, which also stars Tom Burke, Nathan Jones, Angus Sampson, and Quaden Bayles, comes out on May 24, 2024.

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‘EA Sports College Football’ Is Still On Track For A Summer 2024 Release After Lawsuit Was Dropped

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After a decade without a college sports video game being on the marketplace, EA Sports is bringing back the most beloved of their college offerings next year. EA Sports College Football (the spiritual successor to NCAA Football franchise) will revive the franchise and actually provide some compensation to the players depicted in it in the process.

The game was initially set for a 2023 release but got pushed to 2024, and there were some concerned that a lawsuit brought by The BrandR Group about how the game was licensing player’s rights would push it back further. On Thursday, that lawsuit got dropped and any concerns it could tie up the release further has gone away with it. EA Sports released a statement regarding the lawsuit being dropped, with the biggest news coming from the statement being that they confirmed that the game is still on track for a summer 2024 release.

“We are pleased that BrandR has decided to withdraw their claims without any payment from EA,” EA Sports said in a statement. “We’ve been clear from the beginning that this suit had no merit. Our focus continues to be on directly licensing individual college athlete name and likeness rights through an opt-in program that will give college athletes the choice if they want to be in our game. We’re pleased to move on from these claims and look forward to delivering EA SPORTS College Football in Summer 2024.”

As Matt Brown of Extra Points, who has been the best source of news on the EA Sports College Football game, has said many times, the lawsuit was never going to stop the game from coming out, but simply had the potential to make some financial things a bit sticky. Now, with the lawsuit dropped, EA Sports can move forward without a legal battle on their hands as well, and will continue moving forward with the direct licensing plan that will allow players to opt in to being in the game, where they will be paid for that licensing (the expected payment is ~$500).

We can all now hope the game delivers on what longtime fans of the game (like myself) have wanted from a modern offering, and doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel with one of the great sports games of all-time.

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Woman bakes cheeky curse word pies for her grandma and it becomes a quirky holiday tradition

Tried-and-true holiday traditions certainly have their merit, but there’s something quite special, magical even, about discovering personal rituals that commemorate one’s unique life. In my household, for instance, nothing quite rings in the Christmas spirit like sipping my partner’s delicious coquito and putting up a cardboard gingerbread house for my cats.

The beauty of creating customized holiday traditions is that they can be as festive, sentimental, or as silly as you want them to be. And you never know how one small moment can become the catalyst for a tradition that sparks joy year after year.

For Jess Lydon, that tradition is baking expletive-laden pies for Thanksgiving. (This is your profanity warning—the images below contain swear words.)


“What started as a means to get a rise out of my Grammy has snowballed into a weird family tradition. I bake one pie a year,” Lydon shared to the subreddit r/Baking.

For 2023, Lydon chose the word “D—wad,” an homage to her favorite word to hurl in a fit of road rage, topped onto a decadent rosette-filled apple pie.

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“Asshat,” apparently her second favorite word, was used in 2016.

Lydon also added a litany of pies from former years— “F—wit,” “Penis,”“B—-,” “F— Off”…you get the idea.

Gotta say, watching Lydon’s baking skills progress over the years (thanks in large part to using the correct tools, she notes) to something worthy of a Paul Hollywood handshake on “British Bake-off” makes this even more enjoyable.

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Folks on Reddit seemed to enjoy it too. If for nothing else, to add their own profanity-themed jokes.

“A culinary and visual delight! This is the best thing I’ve seen all day,” one person wrote.

Meanwhile, another quipped, “Your growth in pastry work is quite touching, c—,” to which Lydon replied, “Thank you, t—. I’m pretty proud of the progress. And grateful to my family for putting up with The Early Years. The first few pies were rough looking.”

Others had suggestions for next year’s pies, including “prick,” “nimrod,” “bollocks,” and “bastard.” All solid choices.

As Lydon explained to TODAY.com, the tradition came about from trying to get a “giggle” out of her “sweet little Japanese” grandma. After seeing that first pie, which read “F— Off,” Lydon recalled that her grandmother gave a lighthearted “double edged compliment” by saying, “Oh my, well, I can see that you’ve tried really hard. And you put a lot of effort into it.”

Sadly, Lydon’s grandmother passed away a few years after the first pie, but the cheeky tradition lived on. And in its own quirky way, it brings Lydon’s family together.

As for her Reddit popularity, Lydon told TODAY.com that she’s thrilled others shared her love of vulgar pastry making, and is happy to see that some folks might start their own version of the tradition.

“If we can make a few more people laugh because of rude words looking pretty, then I’m all for it.”

Whether it’s curse-word pies, funny sweaters, DIY decorations, or something else altogether, maybe this is a sign to create your own unique holiday tradition, however big or small.