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For years now, it has been claimed that Lana Del Rey grew up wealthy; A 2012 piece from The Guardian alleges, “Del Rey is in fact the daughter of a millionaire father who has backed her career.” Now, Del Rey has spoken out to deny that.

In an Instagram comment (as Pop Crave noted yesterday, October 18), Del Rey pushed back on the idea that she grew up rich, saying, “we had absolutely no money. And there ya go. that’s a little story the news loved to assign to me… that was back when they were allowed to just write lies about people. I grew up in a mountain town in a little house, and we struggled as much as everybody else in the town of 900, there is no other truth than that- if the story was true, I would own it just like I own my other issues. But I’m not gonna pretend like I can own what having money would’ve been like or felt like- until I made some when I was when I was 26. There are people who are well-known, who grew up rich – I’m not one of them.”

In a Dazed profile from July, Rob Grant, Del Rey’s father, outlined his working history, saying, “I’ve had restaurants, boat-building companies, rustic furniture, advertising, the internet, real estate. And a lot of them I still have.” He also spoke about a successful ad campaign he spearheaded that landed him “a beautiful office of glass overlooking New York City,” and about bulk-buying domain names in the mid-’90s. As of 2012, Grant’s company operated 1,600 websites and owned around 800 domain names, according to Insider.

Grant, by the way, released his debut album, Lost At Sea, this summer.

There needs to be more teaser trailers like the one for Anyone But You. It’s one minute long and doesn’t get into the plot at all, but it has Euphoria actress Sydney Sweeney and Top Gun: Maverick actor Glen Powell in various stages of undress, acting seductively with each other. They were so convincing, there were rumors that they were more than just co-stars. It’s equal opportunity eye candy: the gaze from director Will Gluck is on both Sweeney and Powell.

“It was such a blast!” Sweeney told Entertainment Tonight about filming Anyone But You. “I mean, Australia was such a beautiful place to film, and the cast and crew were so much fun I’ve never laughed so much on a set before. I had a really good time. I was living my best life. I loved it.”

You can watch the teaser above. Here’s the official plot synopsis:

In the edgy comedy Anyone But You, Bea (Sydney Sweeney) and Ben (Glen Powell) look like the perfect couple, but after an amazing first date something happens that turns their fiery hot attraction ice cold – until they find themselves unexpectedly thrust together at a destination wedding in Australia. So they do what any two mature adults would do: pretend to be a couple.

Anyone But You (it’s a comedy?!?) opens in theaters on December 22.

Multiple judges in various trials have issued gag orders against Donald Trump, which he seems determined to ignore. He’s also intent on acting like a complete “scumbag,” according to Jimmy Kimmel.

The Jimmy Kimmel Live host called out the former president for doing a “particularly vile thing” this week after Judge Arthur Engoron “issued a gag order instructing him to not attack staffers in his court. Still, Trump posted an article that included what appears to be Attorney General Letitia James’ home address.” The Daily Beast has more:

Donald Trump shared a Substack article from far-right political activist and internet personality Laura Loomer on Truth Social Monday night that lobbed unverified accusations at New York Attorney General Letitia James… Loomer posted a New York City Buildings violation document and a loan modification form that listed what appears to be James’ home address in Brooklyn.

James has been the target of Trump’s swipes before, mentioning in August that she received death threats during her prosecution against the former president.

Trump has called James “a terrible person” and “a renegade and out of control prosecutor,” and accused her of being “racist.” Kimmel cracked, “He’s such a scumbag you sometimes forget he’s a dick, too.”

You can watch Kimmel’s monologue above.

(Via the Daily Beast)

Earlier this week, BTS announced the release of BTS: Yet To Come, a new concert film that’s set to stream exclusively on Amazon’s Prime Video starting on November 9. So, with the release less than a month away now, let’s answer one of the biggest questions:

What is the song setlist for BTS: Yet To Come?

According to a press release, the film will feature performances of 19 songs, although the release does not list them. It does note, though, that the BTS concert shown in the film took place on October 15, 2022 at Busan Asiad Main Stadium in Busan, South Korea. The setlist for that show (via setlist.fm) has 19 songs, so it appears the film will just show the entire concert.

As Variety notes, the concert was previously shown in BTS Yet To Come In Cinemas, which had a limited theatrical release in January this year. In Cinemas, however, was “remixed and re-edited,” so it appears it’s not the exact same film as BTS: Yet To Come. Trafalgar Releasing was the theatrical distributor of In Cinemas, while Hybe and CJ 4DPlex are the producers of BTS: Yet To Come and Trafalgar is not involved in the digital release.

David Simonsen, director of Prime Video Southeast Asia, says of the movie in a press release, “We are thrilled to partner with HYBE in welcoming BTS: Yet To Come to Prime Video. We know the popularity of high-quality Korean content worldwide and we look forward to delighting consumers around the globe with BTS: Yet To Come. We are excited to see the concert movie and this genre find new audiences from different countries on Prime Video.”

Check out the full setlist (via setlist.fm) below.

1. “MIC Drop”
2. “Run BTS”
3. “RUN”
4. “Save ME”
5. “00:00 (Zero O’Clock)”
6. “Butterfly (Prologue Mix)”
7. “UGH!”
8. “Cypher Pt.3: Killer”
9. “Dynamite”
10. “Boy With Luv”
11. “Butter”
12. “Ma City”
13. “Dope”
14. “Fire”
15. “IDOL”
16. “Epilogue: Young Forever”
17. “For Youth”
18. “Spring Day”
19. “Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)”

After over a thousand years of peaceful—or at least neutral—relations, European semi-superpowers Sweden and Switzerland may finally address a lingering issue between the two nations. But the problem isn’t either country’s fault. The point is that the rest of the world can’t tell them apart. They simply don’t know their kroppkakor (Swedish potato dumpling) from their birchermüesli (a Swiss breakfast dish).

This confusion on the European continent has played out in countless ways, affecting both countries’ geopolitical alignment.

Presidents have mistaken the countries for one another. The New York Stock Exchange has fallen victim to the confusion, and a French hockey team once greeted their Swiss opponents, SC Bern, by playing the Swedish National Anthem and raising the Swedish flag.

Skämtar du med mig? (“Are you kidding me?” in Swedish)

To help the world finally recognize the differences between the two nations, Sweden has created a landmark proposal to end the confusion once and for all.

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“If people struggle to separate our two countries, we need to help them. We can’t change the names of our nations, but we can become more distinct. Sweden offers the luxury of a different nature, that’s why we think it’s time to decide who promotes what, and hopefully, we can reach an agreement,” said Susanne Andersson, CEO of Visit Sweden.

The Swedish proposal is simple and practical, just like its citizens. The country hopes to make a clear distinction between the two countries by deciding who talks about what. “We will be able to communicate things like sandbanks, rooftops and silence. Meanwhile, Switzerland will focus on banks, mountain tops, and loud noises,” Andersson said in a statement.

The Northern Lights in Sweden.Photo: David Schreiner/Folio/imagebank.sweden.se

The Swedes hope that people will learn to distinguish Switzerland’s technological advancements, such as particle accelerators and luxurious watches, from Sweden’s natural phenomena that, instead of winding you up, help you wind down.

The first draft of the official settlement was presented to Switzerland and can be read at the Visit Sweden website. “We are still awaiting an official response, but we’re hoping that Switzerland will negotiate with us on this important matter. But if they want contemporary fashion, the answer is no. They get to have leather couture, and we think that’s fair,” Andersson said, referencing the yellow-painted leather pants traditionally worn by herdsmen in Appenzeller.

A rooftop in Stockholm, Sweden. Emmie Bolmstedt/Visit Sweden

If Sweden and Switzerland come together on an agreement to distinguish their national identities, it’ll be a big win for the entire world. But, until then, the best way for you to truly learn the difference is to visit Sweden yourself.

Sweden’s calming, beautiful nature will refresh your spirit like no place on Earth. Imagine sailing on its pristine lakes while a sharp breeze runs through your hår (hair). Enjoy a hike in perpetual daylight during the Midnight Sun Period, or feast your ögon (eyes) on the mesmerizing Northern Lights in Swedish Lapland.

Looking for some high-altitude adventure? You and a friend could even take a yodeling tour in the Alps in the shadows of the magnificent Matterhorn. Sounds like fun? Sorry, got you. The Matterhorn is in Switzerland, and Swedish people don’t yodel; it throws off their lagom—a unique brand of Scandinavian chill.

Find your lagom by planning your trip to Sweden today.

In May, Yo Gotti’s birthday wish was for 42 Dugg, his fellow Collective Music Group (CMG) artist, to be released from prison. That wish was granted on Wednesday, October 18. Outlets such as Complex and The Fader reported that 42 Dugg was released from the United States Penitentiary Atlanta. XXL confirmed the news with the Federal Bureau Of Prisons, and Yo Gotti posted an Instagram video showing him joyfully embracing the Detroit rapper. He served six months.

In March, 42 Dugg pled guilty to “failing to report to prison camp in West Virginia for illegally possessing a firearm,” and he reportedly received a one-year sentence in April (as per Detroit News at the time). Dugg was previously arrested because he’d recently been “convicted of illegally possessing a firearm (a crime for a convicted felon) and was supposed to report for a six-month sentence last month,” as Uproxx’s Aaron Williams relayed in May 2022.

Upon Dugg being arrested in a federal gun probe in March 2020, XXL provided context for his converging legal troubles, as excerpted below:

“According to a criminal complaint filed in federal court, investigators from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives reviewed video surveillance and documents from the gun range and discovered that Dugg, born Dion Marquise Hayes, and two others visited the gun range on Nov. 8, 2019. Investigators claim that surveillance video shows the ‘Whole City’ rapper allegedly possessing, loading and firing a 9 mm Glock pistol. Authorities learned of Hayes firing the weapon from an anonymous tip.

Dugg is not allowed to possess a firearm due to convictions for carjacking and felony firearms possession in 2010, reports the The Detroit News.”

An unnamed source told Complex that 42 Dugg “was picked up by Yo Gotti” as well as his family and friends, and, “At Dugg’s request, he went straight to the studio after being picked up.”

42 Dugg is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Is America really going to make president a narcissistic chaos agent with 91 criminal charges against him and who can’t even spell “rumor”? Again? That’s still a year away, but maybe. Donald Trump doesn’t have a lot of pals in Hollywood, and he has plenty of enemies. Among the haters is someone who’s a legend of both music and movies, who definitely can’t put up with another four years of the orb guy.

In a new interview with The Guardian, Cher — while promoting her new, non-traditional Christmas album — perhaps inevitably dunked on 45, whom she’s not happy may reclaim power. Back before he was elected, she threatened to ditch America for greener pastures.

“I almost got an ulcer the last time,” Cher protested. “If he gets in, who knows? This time I will leave [the country].”

Cher is also steamed at the modern Republican party, which has made the trans community one of their most targeted groups.

“It’s something like 500 bills they’re trying to pass,” Cher fumed. “I was with two trans girls the other night – and of course my own child [Chaz, who is trans]. I was saying ‘We’ve got to stand together.’ I don’t know what their eventual plan is for trans people. I don’t put anything past them.”

Cher isn’t the only one who’s recently zinged Trump. Mark Hamill found himself agreeing with the president he often mocks, at least on his claim that he should go to jail.

(Via The Guardian)

Billie Eilish recently posted an Instagram carousel, and it attracted over 2.3 million likes in seven hours. What else is new? Well, one thing that’s new is the back tattoo she revealed. In the carousel’s fourth photo, a topless Eilish is seen with very fresh ink from her neck’s nape to her back’s base. This reveal comes roughly four months after she sort of debuted a long-talked-about chest tattoo.

On October 18, 2021, for the fifth installment of her annual Vanity Fair “Same Interview,” Eilish confirmed she had three tattoos and said, “I love tattoos. My mom has her hands on her head. […] My mom hates tattoos. No, I’m not gonna be all tatted up, but I have some more ideas.”

Below are the tattoo ideas Eilish has made permanent so far.

“Eilish”

In the 2020 version of Eilish’s Vanity Fair “Same Interview,” she said, “I did get a tattoo, but you won’t ever see it.” In the 2021 iteration of the chat, Eilish shared that the hidden tattoo was “Eilish” inked somewhere on her chest. This June, the fourth photo in Annabel Zimmer’s Instagram carousel gave a very abstract glimpse of it in the middle of her chest, made impossible to 100% decipher because of Eilish’s bikini top.

Black Dragon

Eilish covered the June 2021 issue of British Vogue. The cover spread included a photo displaying a very large tattoo on Eilish’s right thigh.

As the cover star for Rolling Stone‘s July/August 2021 issue, writer Brittany Spanos explained, “Eilish describes her life as ‘normal as hell,’ and at times, it is. She’s watching Twilight. Going on first dates again, as discreetly as possible. Getting first tattoos (she got a giant black dragon on her right thigh in November [2020] and ‘Eilish,’ in an ornate, gothic font, in the middle of her chest the day after the 2020 Grammys).”

“Sweet Little Guardian Angel Fairies”

Again, we reference Eilish’s 2021 “Same Interview.” Around the 17-minute mark, Eilish explained, “I just got this a few weeks ago, which is some fairies that are from a book that I had growing up. A little fairy book called Fairyopolis. They’re like my little guardian angel fairies.”

As captured by Insider, Eilish’s hand and wrist tattoo partially poked out of her sleeve while walking the red carpet at the No Time To Die world premiere in London on September 28, 2021. Shortly after her October 18, 2021 filming with Vanity Fair, Eilish posted a full photo of the hand tattoo to her Instagram Story in response to a follower’s question about her favorite tattoo.

Back Tattoo

Following the same script as the fairies tattoo, Eilish gave her newest tattoo a soft launch. On September 20, Eilish posted an Instagram photo showing the tippy top of her back tattoo. We could only see an unidentifiable design on the skin between her hairline and her shirt’s collar. On Wednesday, October 18, Eilish posted a photo of her bare back entirely covered down her spine. The design is still indistinguishable, but Eilish also posted to her Instagram Story that she was on set with Vanity Fair earlier today to film her seventh annual “Same Interview,” so we’ll almost certainly get a proper description soon enough.

The Bear has done so much for so many. It’s been a boon for the fine city of Chicago, and for one of its better delicacies: the Italian Beef. It’s made even bigger stars out of Shameless’ Jeremy Allen White and Girls’ Ebon Moss-Bachrach. It did the same to up-and-coming actress and stand-up Ayo Edbiri, who plays young, ambitious chef Sydney. She’s already co-starring in popular movies, like the exceedingly funny Bottoms. But where else can you see her? Here are some ways:

Big Mouth

Back in 2020, two years before The Bear, Edbiri took over as Missy, the biracial, nerdy, Nathan Fillion-loving girl on Netflix’s popular cartoon about preteens going through the pangs of puberty. The character was originally voiced by Jenny Slate. “Black characters on an animated show should be played by Black people,” Slate wrote as she handed the reins to Edebiri. “I acknowledge how my original reasoning was flawed, that it existed as an example of white privilege and unjust allowances made within a system of societal white supremacy, and that in me playing ‘Missy,’ I was engaging in an act of erasure of Black people.”

At the time Edebiri noted on how perfect she was to take over as Missy. “I was definitely a very uncomfortable child, so I think the show speaks to that and a lot of those feelings, which still resonate with me as an adult,” she said then. “I was a true dork. So I don’t think I have to go too far to connect with Missy,” as seen on Twitter.

Big Mouth streams on Netflix.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Action

Over the summer, Edebiri could be heard in two big animated blockbuster with outside-the-box styles of animation. She had but a small role in the second Miles Morales Spider-Man outing, voicing Glory, one of the bandmates of Hailee Steinfeld’s Gwen Stacy. Her role in the Seth Rogen-co-written revival of TMNT was quite a bit larger: She voiced April O’Neil, the intrepid reporter who befriends the oversized, pizza-loving reptiles.

Spider-Man streams on Netflix starting Oct. 31 and TMNT:MA streams on Paramount+.

Theater Camp

Released around the same time as Bottoms — which, in case you don’t know it, stars her and Rachel Sennott as high school besties who form a fight club so they can hook up with cheerleaders — this comedy concerns a dilapidated theater summer camp in Upstate New York whose residents fight to keep it alive. Edebiri is sixth billed, and it reunites her with a fellow Bear cast member, Molly Gordon, who both co-stars and co-directs.

Theater Camp streams on Hulu.

The Sweet East

Edebiri has six films out this year, including this eccentric indie satire directed by acclaimed cinematographer Sean Price Williams (a regular of the Safdie brothers, including Good Time) and written by film critic Nick Pinkerton. Talia Ryder, of the abortion drama Never Rarely Sometimes Always, plays a high schooler led astray during a class trip, whose picaresque adventures lead her to run-ins with all manner of characters, played by all manner of name actors. Among them are New York filmmakers played by Edebiri and Jeremy O. Harris. Also appearing are Simon Rex (hot off his comeback Red Rocket), Euphoria’s Jacob Elordi, and The Butthole Surfers’ Gibby Haynes.

The Sweet East begins its limited theatrical release on December 1.

One-off TV show appearances

Since breaking through with The Bear, Edebiri has scored lots of work on TV. She played a runaway slave in the Hulu sequel to Mel Brooks’ classic parody film History of the World: Part I. She’s done Abbott Elementary and a sketch in the second season of I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson. These are comedies. Black Mirror is decidedly not, and she appeared in its sixth season debut, in the episode where a woman learns her life has been turned into a popular prestige drama in which she’s played by Salma Hayek. She also had a recurring role as a ghostwriting maid on Apple TV+’s Dickinson.

Stand-up comedy

Edebiri’s career began nearly a decade, when she kicked things off as a stand-up. Before her breakthrough, she was featured on Comedy Central. In this 2020 set, she talks about the distress of learning that real life really isn’t much like The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.

Podcasts

The last episode aired in 2020, but Edebiri used to co-host the podcast Iconography with Olivia Craighead, in which they — and sometimes guests — would discuss their favorite legends. In one episode Edebiri chose Robert Townsend, the actor and filmmaker behind the groundbreaking 1987 satire Hollywood Shuffle. As it happens, Townsend would go on to play her dad on The Bear.

Forthcoming: Thunderbolts

Edebiri’s star has risen so quickly that she’s already doing Marvel movies. It’s not clear what her role will be in the Thunderbolts movie, which is due on December 20 of next year, but it will team her with a bunch of returning MCU vets, including Sebastian Stan, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Wyatt Russell, and Olga Kurylenko. So that’s cool, but is it as cool as her returning at some point for The Bear Season 3?

The Las Vegas Aces were heading back home no matter what after Wednesday night’s Game 4 of the WNBA Finals. All that needed to be decided was whether or not they’d be heading back for a parade or a Game 5 against the New York Liberty with the right to call themselves champions on the line. After 40 minutes of ball, we got the answer, and despite injuries to Kiah Stokes and Chelsea Gray, Las Vegas was able to pick up a 70-69 win to go back-to-back as WNBA champions.

The Aces looked like their injuries were going to catch up to them throughout the first half. While they battled admirably early on, New York was able to establish a lead thanks to an 18-4 run at the end of the first quarter, and whenever it looked like Las Vegas was going to chip away at the lead and ultimately take it, the Liberty had an answer.

Thanks to brilliant first half performances by Courtney Vandersloot and Betnijah Laney, New York took a 39-30 lead into the locker room. It did not look like they’d have that much breathing room, though, as the Aces got the lead down to one before the Liberty scored eight points over the final 90 seconds of the half.

And then, in the third quarter, Wilson took over. While she had a good first half — she brought nine points and eight rebounds into the locker room — Wilson exploded for nine points and six boards in the third alone.

Wilson’s size and physicality were just too much for New York to handle, while Cayla George and Alysha Clark were also able to add some offensive firepower in the frame. While the Liberty led by as many as 12 in the third, the Aces just kept going at them, and thanks to a 9-0 run to end the quarter, Las Vegas took a 53-51 lead into the game’s final frame to move 10 minutes away from back-to-back titles.

In what sure seemed like a statement of intent, the Aces started the fourth on a 7-2 run, further extending their lead and putting them in control of their own destiny in front of a stunned crowd at the Barclays Center. But a cold spell by Las Vegas beget a run by New York, as the Liberty were able to go ahead thanks to a 9-2 run of their own.

Every basket by one team seemed to have a response from the other down the home stretch. And then, the Aces were just able to get some breathing room. After four straight points by Jackie Young to give Las Vegas a 4-point lead, Wilson did what she does best, going to work in the midpost and drilling a jumper with just under 90 seconds left.

A monster triple by Vandersloot out of a timeout got the lead back down to one possession. She picked Kelsey Plum’s pocket on the ensuing Aces trip down the floor, and Sabrina Ionescu hit a jumper from the free throw line to get the lead back down to one.

Becky Hammon had to call two timeouts — one before, one during — as the Aces tried to set something up. They got the look they wanted, as Wilson had an opportunity near the rim, but multiple New York defenders blocked her effort, setting up a chance where a bucket would give the Liberty a win.

New York got a near-perfect look, as the ball was inbounded to Breanna Stewart, the Aces over-rotated, and Vandersloot got a wide open look from three in the corner. But her effort couldn’t hit the rim, and Las Vegas earned their second title in a row as a result.

Wilson’s 24 points and 16 rebounds led the way for Las Vegas, while Young chipped in 16 points and seven assists. George had 11 points, Clark had 10, and while Plum had a bad shooting night (seven points on 2-for-12 shooting), she pitched in eight rebounds and five assists. For New York, Vandersloot had a 19-point, 7-rebounds, 6-assist night, while Laney went for 15. Like Plum, Stewart was able to have her fingerprints all over the game despite struggles from the field, as she had 10 points on 3-for-17 shooting with 14 rebounds, five assists, and two steals.