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When it was announced that Suzanne Collins was writing a prequel to The Hunger Games, many fans were excited at the prospect of seeing fan-favorite characters return to the story and perhaps providing more context for the games. Instead, we got a villain origin story of President Snow, a man who gleefully kills children. But it is what it is.

The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes takes place 64 years before Katniss (played by Jennifer Lawrence in the first film) volunteers as a tribute in the 74th annual Hunger Games. For the film adaptation, viewers are introduced to Lucy Gray Baird, a singer from District 12, also where Katniss is from. This led to some speculation that the two were related.

Rachel Zegler, who portrays Lucy in the film, says that the two aren’t related, though they have similar traits. “I liked that we didn’t really have a direct family lineage line to Katniss, it’s nothing like that,” Zegler told Total Film. “We didn’t want people to watch our movie and point and go, ‘Oh, she looks like Katniss’. I didn’t want that.”

Even though Lucy is before Katniss’ time, Zegler says she added in some nods to the character. “But there’s a specified curtsy in the book that she does at the Reaping, but I wanted it to be reminiscent of Katniss saying, ‘Thank you for your consideration’ when Seneca and the rest of the Gamemakers really aren’t paying attention to her in the training. And she also does it in Catching Fire as well so that was important to me, and we kind of ran with it.” The two also share another similarity: they both sing the same folk songs from their District.

Now that we have Snow’s story out of the way, when will Finnick get his redemption arc?

(Via Total Film)

Harry Styles can do whatever he wants… except shave his head, it would seem. That sentiment is presumably at the top of the agenda for this month’s meeting of the Harry Styles Fan Club, considering how many people were distraught when Styles incidentally debuted a buzzcut while watching U2 perform at the Las Vegas Sphere last week. A video of Styles and his rumored girlfriend Taylor Russell (and his shocking lack of hair) were captured by TMZ, setting off an internet firestorm.

This week, Pleasing, Styles’ beauty and apparel brand, hard-launched his buzzcut by posting a portrait (taken by Lloyd Wakefield) to Instagram alongside the caption, “Our Founder, Harry Styles, toasts the launch of Pleasing Fragrance with friends in London. November, 2023.” And this morning, November 17, Styles’ mother, Anne Twist, chimed in with an Instagram post of her own.

“When you consider that H has a legacy of kindness and inclusion, has always made every effort to make everyone feel seen and appreciated for exactly who they are … there’s an irony in the negativity he’s been shown for having a haircut,” Twist captioned the same portrait from Pleasing’s Instagram. “Sorry but I don’t get it [shrugging emoji] #TPWK [Treat People With Kindness].”

The second slide of Twist’s Instagram carousel shows off her impeccable photoshopping skills, as she clipped this New York Post headline and sarcastically reframed it. The original headline reads, “Harry Styles fans shocked over shaved head reveal: ‘Ruined my entire life.’” Twist hilariously wrote above it, “Let’s uncrap that,” with three doodle arrows pointed toward Twist’s reinvented headline of, “Breaking news: It’s hair! It’s his! Also it will grow back. If he wants.”

Suddenly, there’s legitimate reason to wonder whether Styles really is the most creatively prolific person in his family.

In 2020, author Suzanne Collins followed up her The Hunger Games trilogy of novels (which included Mockingjay and Catching Fire) with a prequel book, The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes. Naturally, a movie was sure to follow, and sure enough, 2023 made it happen with star Rachel Zegler portraying Lucy Gray Baird, who represented District 12 decades before Katniss Everdeen volunteered as tribute. Coriolanus Snow is already on the scene in his much younger years, and he will be portrayed by Tom Blyth in the character’s pre-presidential days, after the Snow family has hit the skids following war in the gluttonous Capitol.

The movie arrived in theaters on November 17, but if you don’t feel like getting out of the house to watch, where can you watch it on streaming? Well, unlike runaway hit Five Nights At Freddy’s (coincidentally starring former “Boy with the Bread” Josh Hutcherson), the theatrical and streaming dates are not simultaneous for The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes. Lionsgate has not yet specified a streaming date for this prequel, but when it does surface you can expect the film to join The Hunger Games trilogy on Peacock.

From the synopsis:

With his livelihood threatened, Snow is reluctantly assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler), a tribute from the impoverished District 12. But after Lucy Gray’s charm captivates the audience of Panem, Snow sees an opportunity to shift their fates. With everything he has worked for hanging in the balance, Snow unites with Lucy Gray to turn the odds in their favor. Battling his instincts for both good and evil, Snow sets out on a race against time to survive and reveal if he will ultimately become a songbird or a snake.

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is currently in theaters.

Streaming services have become the way the majority of fans consume the music they love these days, and Spotify is the clear leader in the streaming space. That makes their tracking data significant, and fortunately, the company maintains the terrific Spotify Charts website. Their Weekly Top Songs charts can serve as a useful complement to the Billboard Hot 100 and offer further insight into what music is currently making music fans move.

Take a look at the the top 10 songs on the latest Weekly Top Songs USA chart (for the tracking week ending November 16) below. Check out the full top 200 list here, and if you’re curious about what the entire world is listening to, find the Weekly Top Songs Global chart here.

10. Taylor Swift — “Cruel Summer”

Summer (Taylor‘s Version) may finally be starting to fade away, as “Cruel Summer” looks just about ready to leave the top 10 of the Top Songs chart.

9. Tate McRae — “Greedy”

McRae’s hit peaked at No. 4 previously but it’s still bobbing around near the top of the chart, rising two spots from last week.

8. Drake — “IDGAF” Feat. Yeat

A new crop of Drake songs will presumably enter the chart next week with the release of For All The Dogs Scary Hours Edition, but in the meantime, his and Yeat’s “IDGAF” is still representing in the top 10.

7. Taylor Swift — “Now That We Don’t Talk (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)”

It feels like Swift will have some sort of chart presence until the end of time, and indeed, this “From The Vault” track is one of the three songs the artist has in this week’s top 10.

6. Doja Cat — “Agora Hills”

Ever since Doja released “Agora Hills” in September, fans have been speculation about the song’s meaning.

5. Noah Kahan — “Stick Season”

Kahan had his commercial breakthrough a year ago with his third album, Stick Season. The title track is crushing it 16 months after its initial release, reaching a new peak in the top 5 this week.

4. Zach Bryan — “I Remember Everything” Feat. Kacey Musgraves

Country music dominated this past summer, and while that trend has mostly dissipated, Zach Bryan is still sticking around with his hit Kacey Musgraves collaboration.

3. Mitski — “My Love Mine All Mine”

TikTok has become a regular hitmaker these days and Mitski is the latest artist to get a boost from the video platform: It’s currently No. 1 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart for a fourth week.

2. Jack Harlow — “Lovin On Me”

Following the song’s release last week, Harlow’s “Lovin On Me” is seeing some early success by claiming the silver medal on the newest Spotify chart (it’s the only song to debut in the top 10 this week). There’s more to come, too, as Harlow called the track the beginning of “a new era.”

1. Taylor Swift — “Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)”

This is the third week at No. 1 for the 1989 (Taylor’s Version) highlight (and it’s the only song with at least 10 million streams in the US this week). Swift previously noted of the track, “I always saw this song as sort of a sister to ‘Out Of The Woods’ and ‘I Wish You Would.’ I kind of saw those songs as similar, so unfortunately, when we were making these decisions on what to put on 1989 and what to leave behind, I had to make some tough choices.”

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Concerts can be an amazing place to not only see your favorite artists but to physically feel the energy of the crowd. There’s something transcendent about collectively experiencing music with thousands of other people that you just can’t achieve on your own. One mother daughter duo were out for a night of that collective enjoyment at a Macklemore concert when something amazing happened.

The singer invited the daughter, Willow, on the stage and gave her 20 seconds so she could dance along to the music. But as soon as Willow started to dance with a high kick, she slipped and fell flat on her back in front of the packed concert. Anyone would’ve been embarrassed to have such a public misstep when given the opportunity to entertain a large crowd, but for a pre-teen girl, it likely felt even more mortifying.

But it was what Macklemore did after the girl’s tumble that brought concertgoers to tears, especially Willow and her mom.

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The four time grammy winner stopped the concert after Willow’s embarrassing moment was over and reminded the crowd of an important life lesson all thanks to Willow. Judging by the little girl’s reaction it seems she also needed to hear the lesson she just inadvertently taught others just by getting up.

“But the thing I love the most about this dance off is Willow,” Macklemore says. “Because you showed us what we all do in life. I’ve slipped before, my love. I’ve slipped in front of the entire world before and you know what you did? You got back up and you kept dancing. So thank you for reminding us what it looks like when we slip and we get back up.”

By the time Macklemore was nearly done speaking the crowd started chanting Willow’s name. What an amazing real time life lesson for Willow and the entire crowd. This is sure to be something that she remembers as an incredible experience instead of an embarrassing event.

Be honest: did you realize that was Gary Oldman as President Harry S. Truman in Oppenheimer? I didn’t until the end credits, and immediately felt like a dummy. “Of course it’s Gary Oldman in unrecognizable makeup to look like a notable politician. Who else could it be?”

Oldman is only in Oppenheimer for a few minutes, but he had a big impact on the production of the Christopher Nolan-directed film.

The Oval Office scene was originally going to be filmed at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, California, but because Oldman was only available for one day due to his busy schedule, that idea fell through. The next best option was to use an existing Oval Office set — like the one on HBO’s Veep.

Production designer Ruth De Jong reached out to supervising art director Samantha Englander, who still had the Veep set “on hold,” according to Variety. “The set would take four to five days to reassemble, so De Jong sent a team of construction coordinators to pull it out.”

The Oppenheimer team still needed to build a lobby and cabinet room, so De Jong had crews working around the clock for five days. “Gary Oldman had no idea,” she said. “And the paint was still wet.”

Once Oppenheimer comes to VOD (soon!), someone needs to find if there’s a scene where Oldman’s Truman has paint on his suit. Christopher Nolan would be so mad.

(Via Variety)

After pushing her album Pink Friday 2 back a couple of times, it looks like Nicki Minaj has all her ducks in a row and is ready to finally begin the rollout in earnest. Today, she kept things moving along with the announcement of her Pink Friday 2 Tour, sharing a link on social media for fans to RSVP to be informed when the tickets drop for their respective dates.

However, it doesn’t look like Nicki has quite announced those dates yet, so we still don’t exactly know when the shows will be. Knowing the Barbz, though, they’ll drop everything to make sure they can attend once they do find out, so that probably won’t be much of an obstacle for Ms. Minaj. Among the cities listed are Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, New York (of course), Oklahoma City, Washington, DC, and more, along with a link to request a city (presumably, with enough requests, Nicki and her team will add dates later).

Of course, given the exuberance of her fans, Nicki herself had to address some concerns on Twitter and explain how it all works. “Barbz, there’s no need to panic,” she wrote. “There were lots of ppl waiting on the site. About 30K ppl. Once they sign up, they’ll come off & you’ll be able to. Pls breathe. Also, obviously these aren’t the only countries I’m going to. Just sign up. I’m holding the line open for you.”

She deigned to shoot down a hater who suggested that the RSVP site was a cover for some last-minute market research. “They’re trying to see if there’s any demand so they know to book theatres or arenas so that she doesn’t have dates that don’t sell out,” the account speculated. “Imagine waking up, realizing God gave you life & air to breathe & tweeting this,” Nicki clapped back. “Ppl who don’t like Nicki Minaj follow everything she does… DUMB HOE THIS IS AN ARENA TOUR. I HAVE THE ROUTING. THIS IS SIMPLY TO ADD MORE CITIES. AND why would I announce the routing now & not give other cities a chance to be added?” That account later deleted their tweet after Nicki encouraged her fans to mass report it (that whole “don’t attack people” lasted what? Two weeks?).

For more info, you can check out Nicki’s RSVP link here.

What do Miley Cyrus, Brad Paisley, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Justin Timberlake, Chris Stapleton, Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, and Dolly Parton have in common? Apart from the obvious musical talent and superstardom, you might guess they all live in Nashville – at least part of the time.

But you’d be a few miles off from the reported home of these and many other country music superstars. They actually find themselves — now or at least recently — living in and around Williamson County, just south of Nashville.

From Franklin to Brentwood and Leipers Fork, the smaller towns with quaint Hallmark-esque downtowns and live music on every corner have long been a slight respite for the celebrities and musicians of Nashville. And visitors are following suit. While Nashville is a lively and increasingly urban city with a honky-tonk edge, Franklin and its neighbors are eclectic, friendly, luxurious, and definitely worth a visit.

I spent a long weekend recently based in Franklin – just over 20 miles from Nashville – and here are my recommendations.

WHERE TO STAY:

The Harpeth Hotel

When visiting Franklin, there is no better place to stay than The Harpeth Hotel. Situated just a block off Main Street and within walking distance of nearly everything in town, it is a gem in the heart of the city. From check-in to check-out, I was blown away by the level of service from everyone at The Harpeth. My room was stylish and clean, with a large, beautiful balcony overlooking the city.

The hotel bar at The Harpeth was lively each night, with several areas to enjoy a cocktail, and the courtyard was unique and beautiful – the perfect spot for events or catching up with friends. I especially loved the library room off the bar, where I enjoyed a nightcap and local tomes. The intentionality is evident in this space, with local touches and nods to history.

The Harpeth boasts 119 pet-friendly guest rooms and suites luxuriously appointed with Frette robes, slippers, flexible workspaces, and turndown service. Be sure to taste some whiskey during your stay – the hotel has over 110 small-batch offerings.

WHERE TO EAT:

1799 Kitchen and Cocktails

The on-site fine dining restaurant at the Harpeth Hotel, 1799 Kitchen and Cocktails, was a surprising favorite of mine during this trip. It was much more a local haunt than a hotel lobby restaurant; the vibes were dark and moody, with intentional touches. I sat at a semi-private table with curtains that could be drawn to enjoy the perfectly prepared Bison Strip Steak. The dining room is designed circularly to evoke a whiskey barrel, with a carpet that mirrors a rock glass. The restaurant is known for its extensive whiskey list, offering over 110 small-batch and single-barrel spirits from all over the world.

McGavock’s Coffee Bar & Provisions

I started each morning in Franklin at McGavock’s Coffee & Provisions, a sleek coffee shop and restaurant in The Harpeth downtown. The vibe was always electric, with a full house of primarily locals (the biggest green flag in a coffee house) enjoying coffee with friends or working in the bright space. The lavender honey latte was perfect, the staff was the sort of Southern friendly that brings a smile to even the most curmudgeonly patron’s face, and the avocado toast was somehow different than any I’ve had prior.

Grays On Main

A staple in downtown Franklin since 2013, Gray’s On Main serves elevated Southern fare in a historic building that housed Gray Drug Co. for nearly a century. The second-floor bar and music hall is a popular spot for live music and a bar celebrating Tennessee brandy culture with epicurean cocktails. I fully leaned into the Southern hospitality during my late dinner visit, starting with Crispy Pimento Cheese with Moonshine Pepper Jelly and followed by Heritage Buttermilk Fried Chicken with garlic mashed potatoes, green beans, and a bourbon mustard pan sauce that was to die for.

Puckett’s Restaurant

It wouldn’t be a visit to the Nashville area without a stop for a meal at Puckett’s. What started as a grocery in nearby Leiper’s Fork in the 1950s has evolved throughout the year to a thriving Southern restaurant and live music venue with six locations. Known for Southern staples like the meat and three, Puckett’s brings the atmosphere and Southern charm to any meal. I stopped by the Franklin location, just off Main St., for breakfast at the bar, filling up on Bubba’s Egg Benedict, a split biscuit topped with bacon or sausage, two fried eggs, and white pepper gravy on a bed of home fries.

WHERE TO DRINK:

Arrington Vineyards

Visitors may be surprised that Nashville has a “wine country,” but according to the massive popularity of Arrington Vineyards just outside town, not only does it exist – it’s thriving. The vineyard, which opened in 2007, is partially owned by Kix Brooks of Brooks and Dunn (you’ll quickly find that many establishments in the Franklin area are owned at least in part by famous musicians) and is always full of locals and visitors alike. The 95-acre property (including 16 acres of vineyards) is bucolic, with rolling hills, a grand barn, a pavilion, and picnic tables. Guests can bring in a picnic and spend a day enjoying the wines, views, and often live music on the premises.

I bought myself a bottle of rose on this trip, enjoying the peaceful weekday vibes before Ubering back to Franklin.

Leiper’s Fork Distillery

If you visit Tennessee but don’t visit a distillery, were you really even there? It is a question for the ages and one I, fortunately, will never know the answer to. When in the Nashville or Franklin areas, there is one distillery that is a must-visit: Leiper’s Fork Distillery. The distillery is known for producing high-quality, small-batch whiskies using age-old traditions and local ingredients. I enjoyed a whiskey cocktail in the ample outdoor space where there is often live music.

Next time, I’ll opt for the tour. I recommend you do the same.

Stable Reserve

When I walked into Stable Reserve, the sleek coffee shop/distillery on Main Street in downtown Franklin, well before noon and asked if it was “too early for a tasting,” I was met with kind Southern laughter and a chorus of “of course not” that sold me on the place before taking a sip. Luckily, the drinks were also impressive. The local family-owned and operated distillery, set in an original livery stable, recently opened but feels like it’s been there for years. The crowd was lively, the staff was attentive and friendly, and the spirits were smooth.

I especially loved the Stable Reserve Gin and Stable Reserve Coffee Cream Liqueur.

Wines In The Fork

While exploring the arts community of Leiper’s Fork, I was pleasantly surprised to find Wines In The Fork, a rustic tasting room on Leiper’s Creek. An outpost of Farmstead Roots, a local, sustainable farm, award-winning wine producer, and market, the Leiper’s Fork location is chock full of charm – and delicious wine. I opted for a tasting in the tasting room (although creekside wine tastings are available, along with the enormously popular Creek Dinner Series in the summer) and was impressed with each wine I tasted.

I especially enjoyed the Farmstead Sparkling and Farmstead Honeysuckle Vine.

Amendment 18 Cocktail Club

I was visiting Franklin during the soft opening of Amendment 18 Cocktail Club, a cocktail bar and speakeasy located downtown – so, of course, I had to check it out. Visitors enter the bar through the back entrance of a pizza place, flipping a hidden light switch to alert the hostesses of their arrival. The decor was perfect for the prohibition-era vibes, the drink was tasty, and the service was top-notch – even on its first night.

I’ll be interested to visit again once word has gotten out.

WHERE TO EXPLORE AND SEE LIVE MUSIC:

Downtown Franklin

Main Street in downtown Franklin is not just quaint and charming but also bustling. The street, designated as a “Great American Main Street” and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was full of people whenever I ventured out. With nearly all shops independently owned and operated, with every type of customer finding something for them, it is a place where you could spend an entire day. I recommend stopping at The Green Room for earth-friendly and sustainable gifts, Citizen for high-end sneakers and elevated clothing, and Rooted from Yarrow Acres – the plant shop of my dreams – before grabbing an espresso martini at Stable Reserve.

Leipers Fork

The village of Leiper’s Fork has a population of just 650 people, but its influence on music is of legends. With plenty of artists getting their start at open mic nights in the city, recording studios dotting the landscape, and the famous Lawnchair Theater – it is an unexpected cultural hub. Visit the upscale art galleries, shops, restaurants, and winery on the creek – and keep your eyes peeled for the country music stars who call this tiny town home.

Fox and Locke

The original Puckett’s Grocery in Leipers Fork is the location of the legendary Fox and Locke restaurant and music venue. The enormously popular spot for locals and visitors alike, it’s known for its Southern comfort food, live music, and open-mic nights. Many successful artists will hop on the stage at Fox and Locke, including Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, and Carrie Underwood – who surprised patrons with an unscheduled performance during a visit.

The Factory

Located in a former stove factory, The Factory at Franklin has been renovated and reimagined to house multiple restaurants, shops, bars, a theater, event space, and art galleries. The one-stop shop is a great place to try something new and local during your trip to Franklin.

Game of Thrones viewers weren’t quite sure what to expect in terms of quality from House of the Dragon. That hesitation was understandable, given the uneven treatment of the flagship show’s final season, which moved past George R.R. Martin’s source material and, to be purely speculative, could actually be the reason why Winds of Winter might never be finished.

That’s not worth dwelling on at the moment, however. Let’s talk about how HotD‘s success has inspired HBO to develop more prequel series.

HotD is, of course, based upon Martin’s Fire and Blood book, which begins around 300 years before the events of Game of Thrones. There are a handful of other spinoffs that are being tossed around to varying degrees, but the next show to air (and this is still a working title) will be A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight.

This show is in early stages at the moment with HotD holding the main focus while prepping for a Summer 2004 Season 2 premiere. However, A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms is happening (Martin has revealed that HBO greenlit a full first season already), unlike that Bloodmoon prequel, which only saw a pilot before being scrapped. Let’s talk about what we know so far:

Plot

This prequel series will be based upon Martin’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms trilogy of novellas (The Hedge Knight, The Sworn Sword, and The Mystery Knight) that take place about 100 years before GoT. In other words, the books are prequels to Martin’s five existing A Song of Ice and Fire novels. That saga, as noted above, might never be fully written, so everyone might as well enjoy the prequels for TV material as much as possible.

In the timeline of these novellas, Targaryens still sit upon the Iron Throne although the dragons have (for the time being) faded away following that atrocious civil war. The main focus shall revolve around the courageous Ser Duncan the Tall and his much less-tall square, Egg (real name unknown). Hence the “Dunk & Egg” nickname that sticks with these books while following the predecessors to Tyrion Lannister and Podrick Payne.

However, Martin has insisted that he does not want “Dunk & Egg” to be anywhere in the title of the series because he believes that it sounds too much like Beavis and Butt-Head. No really, that’s what Martin wrote on his non-blog:

“[N]o, it won’t be called TALES OF DUNK & EGG or THE ADVENTURES OF DUNK & EGG or DUNK & EGG or anything along those lines. I love Dunk and I love Egg, and I know that fans refer to my novellas as “the Dunk & Egg stories,” sure, but there are millions of people out there who do not know the stories and the title needs to intrigue them too. If you don’t know the characters, DUNK & EGG sounds like a sitcom. LAVERNE & SHIRLEY. ABBOTT & COSTELLO. BEAVIS & BUTTHEAD. So, no. We want “knight” in the title. Knighthood and chivalry are central to the themes of these stories.

Fair enough. Do note that he does not overrule any Thelma & Louise or Turner & Hooch associations, and take that as you will.

Martin also revealed that this series was one of the two prequels that he very much wanted to happen, and he pitched Dunk & Egg along with Dance of the Dragons, which obviously turned into House of the Dragon. He also confirmed that “Nymeria show is still in development. So is the Sea Snake show.” And he claimed to have been “working with writers” on the latter earlier the year, so hmm. He hopes that these will also be green lighted yet doesn’t mention reports of a Jon Snow series. There’s some GRRM-based animation apparently in the works as well.

Cast

We’ve got no freaking idea on who will be cast in this series as Ser Duncan the Tall. Physically speaking, Tom Hopper or Chris Hemsworth could work. Former Khal Drogo Jason Momoa surely cannot reenter GRRM’s world without distracting people. Momoa also might not fit the vibe, but we are having fun at the moment, so perhaps think about it a little bit. He makes everything better.

Release Date

Your guess is as good as ours, but it would seem that HBO wouldn’t want to wait forever to push this out.

Trailer

If only! Stay tuned.

We don’t know when A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight will come to HBO, but once we do, then you will know as well.

Joy Behar did not hold back her thoughts on The View as the panel recently unearthed tweets from Travis Kelce that showed the NFL star expressing some immature thoughts about women during his college career. As a self-avowed Swiftie, Behar became immediately concerned for Taylor Swift and got very blunt that she hopes the pop sensation breaks up with Kelce.

Via Page Six:

“Here’s one of his [tweets], ‘Damn, the Clippers girls gotta be the girls that don’t make the Lakers team ’cause they was all ugly,’” Behar read during Thursday’s episode of the talk show.

She then read two more of his old tweets: “Why can’t girls hide they back fat?” and “I feel like if you want to be a cheerleader, you have to pass a beauty test. There’s too many ugly cheerleaders out here.”

Behar did not hide her disgust with Kelce’s old tweets and called him “illiterate.” However, Whoopi Goldberg came to Kelce’s defense.

“Young people do young people stuff,” Goldberg said. “What you said 25 years ago, may not be the way that you feel this time. So everybody needs to lighten up and let these people do what they want to do.”

When Goldberg pressed Behar on why she was so “fixated” on Kelce’s social media posts, The View co-host affirmed her Taylor Swift fandom.

“I’m a Swiftie,” Behar said. “I love her because she’s getting young people out to vote so I don’t want her to be stuck with this idiot.”

(Via Page Six)