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Tom Brady put pen to paper on a deal that will make him the lead broadcaster for Fox back in 2022. Of course, Brady signed the deal with an eye on his post-playing career, and after originally retiring in 2022, the future Hall of Fame inductee reverse dcourse, returned for one more season, retired again, and decided that he didn’t need to head right into the broadcast booth for the 2023 NFL season.

A report this week indicated that Brady might end up backing out of the 10-year, $375 million agreement altogether. According to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, the odds of Brady joining Fox is 49/51, with Marchand speculating that it would be a major undertaking that may not appeal to Brady right now. Well, Brady got word of all of this and replied in the exact way you might expect: in the comment section of a post on Instagram.

We’ll see if Brady ends up deferring any longer than just this year when the 2024 season rolls around. In the meantime, Fox is in pretty good hands with its coverage of NFL games, as Greg Olsen received praise for his work in the booth throughout the previous season. Olsen will team up with Kevin Burkhardt as Fox’s No. 1 broadcast pairing this season as they wait on Brady.

Each year, Paisley Park, Prince‘s home and production studio holds its Celebration, honoring Prince’s impact and legacy. In 2023, the Celebration will take place on June 8-11 with appearances from the likes of Chaka Khan, Chuck D, The Steels, and Sounds Of Blackness. However, the biggest selling point of the announcement is being met with a mixed reception.

While the Prince Legacy Tribute show is definitely a draw, Prince’s estate has announced that it’ll be opening the singer’s legendary vault for tours of the complex, presenting some of his unreleased music. The number seven is said to feature prominently in the proceedings, as it’s the seventh anniversary of his death on April 21, 2016, and the number seven was significant to him throughout his life — he was born on June 7, and frequently referenced the number in his music.

A statement released by Paisley Park touches on the power of this digit in Prince’s life, reading, “This year marks 7 years of uplifting Prince’s legacy and carefully preserving his prolific artistic output and his creative sanctuary. At Celebration 2023, guests will take a deep dive into understanding the cultural significance of 7 and how it has been reflected throughout history.”

However, some fans misread the news on Twitter, believing that “opening the vault” means releasing music he never wanted the public to hear and disrespecting his wishes. It doesn’t seem that that is completely the case, but it does sound like there’s a possibility some of his unreleased work will finally be heard. Whether that’s a good thing depends on where you stand on statements he made before his death.

You can find more information about Celebration 2023 here.

There was (and still is) a lot of controversy surrounding the upcoming Flash installment, even aside from everything that has been going on over at WB. The main drama involves the film’s star Ezra Miller, who had their fair share of run-ins with the law over the last few years. From potentially starting a cult to being arrested multiple times, Miller has been making headlines for some time now. This led many to believe that they would be recast in the upcoming Flash movie, but that turned out the be false.

Michael Shannon, who portrays General Zod in The Flash, addressed the controversies while still explaining how tough it is to navigate these kinds of situations. “I thought Ezra was lovely — very kind to me when I was there,” Shannon recently told Vanity Fair. “It’s difficult to talk about, but I always give people a lot of slack in this business, because there’s a lot of people in this business that have issues. And some people have more privacy than others.”

Despite Miller’s various controversies, the Flash star’s team announced that Miller is committed to “getting better” and has not made any public statements, seemingly retracting from the spotlight. Shannon says he feels for them. “Any time somebody is out in the spotlight getting picked on, I feel for them. Even if it’s warranted, it’s still a horrible situation.”

For now, let’s all come together and celebrate some goodness that is coming from this movie: JLo will probably be forced to watch it just like the rest of us. And that’s beautiful.

The Flash zooms into theaters on June 16th.

(Via IndieWire)

Paramount recently announced that the flagship Yellowstone show (starring Kevin Costner) will end after Season 5 concludes. The season, which was already reported to be Costner’s last rodeo with the franchise, will likely begin shooting its final episodes (Season 5 Part 2) in August with a premiere date sometime in November. From there, though, viewers will want to know where they can catch up on Season 5 Part 1 if they haven’t done so already.

The answer to that question is a complicated one. The various Yellowstone prequels stream immediately on Paramount+, but Peacock is where the main Yellowstone series lands for streaming. And Peacock has yet to announce a date when Season 5 will start to flow under its own subscriptions that begin at $4.99 per month. Hopefully, that will be soon. However, Season 5 Part 1 is currently already available to stream on Philo and Sling TV, so it’s worth looking at their trial/introductory packages if you cannot wait any longer.

Either that, or you can go watch the 1923 and 1883 prequels again on Paramount+. And if you’re feeling particularly adventurous, there are several more Taylor Sheridan shows already available or coming soon on Paramount+. This will eventually include a Yellowstone sequel that may or may not star Matthew McConaughey. Additionally, Tulsa King and Mayor Of Kingstown are pleasing audiences with more to come. Otherwise, hang tight, and Peacock should have some updated streaming news soon.

(Via Hollywood Reporter)

It’s almost impossible to really comprehend just how tiny the whole of humanity is against the enormously vast universe. But every so often, thanks to folks at NASA, we get jaw-dropping, awe-inspired video proof of it.

On May 3, NASA released an animated video to YouTube highlighting ten known supermassive black holes scattered throughout the cosmos, comparing their various sizes to familiar celestial bodies in our own solar system.

Noting the utter enormity of these fascinating objects, NASA wrote, “These monsters lurk in the centers of most big galaxies, including our own Milky Way, and contain between 100,000 and tens of billions of times more mass than our Sun.”

In just under 90 seconds, we take a journey through space with these galactic behemoths, starting with a black hole named J1601+3113, containing the mass of 100,000 suns, and ending with TON 618, which contains more than 60 billion solar masses.

Behold:

Awestruck? Terrified? A bit of both? You’re not alone. That was the general consensus in the comments section.

“Just swallowed my brain.”

“We are nothing in this universe but we still have so much ego to be proud of and fight for material things….”

“Mind-blowing.”

“Chills. Bravo!”

“Nobody knows anything anymore…..We’re literally ants.”

“Mind blown overwhelmed and scary.”

Everyone might have a general concept of what a black hole is, but in many ways these phenomena remain a mystery. Catching real glimpses of their actual power is a rare, profound and often humbling experience. Same could probably be said of most space matters.

It can be so easy to get caught up in the constant dilemmas in our own world (out of necessity, much of the time). Sometimes all it takes is a larger view to infuse a little more awe back into our lives.

As part of the fraternal band Jonas Brothers, Nick Jonas has been in the public eye since childhood, spawning imaginary romantic relationships with thousands of fans worldwide. However, after tying the knot with actress Priyanka Chopra in 2018, he’s happily been off the dating market.

After welcoming their first child into the world last year, the couple’s fairy tale love story has only gotten more intense, according to the pair. During her recent appearance on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show in promotion of her new Prime Video film Citadel, Chopra gushed about their whirlwind romance with the host. When asked what it’s like to date a musician and if she’s ever the muse to his release, the star admitted that Nick “sealed the deal” by writing a song about her.

“[Nick] plays this song and uses words and phrases that are very me and phrases that I’ve used. I didn’t want to presume it, so I didn’t say anything. I was like, ‘Oh, that’s an awesome song.’ He was like, ‘Yeah, does it sound familiar?’ And I was like, ‘A few words.’ He’s like, ‘Well, I wrote this for you,’” said Chopra confessing, “This is what sealed the deal.”

Chopra continued, “[Nick] said, ‘Look, I’m not a man of too many words, but my songs will be my love letters to you.”

Watch the clip above.

With members of the Writers Guild of America on strike, Veep and White House Plumbers showrunner David Mandel offered his take on the situation, and it’s not pretty. With a writing career that stretches decades, including a stint on Seinfeld, Mandel has a keen understanding of the entertainment industry, and he doesn’t like how many writers he’s seen struggling in recent years.

“I’m not talking about COVID. I’m talking the changes are not working,” Mandel said. “They are scrounging for jobs in a way that doesn’t make sense to me. I don’t know what else to say. It does not make sense.”

As Mandel sees it, the writers are being punished for bad decisions made by the networks, particularly the massive push towards streaming content.

Via The Wrap:

“They don’t value us. They don’t care. They worry about stock prices and debt sheets,” Mandel said. “And the irony is that their debt sheets and their stock prices are in the toilet because they’ve made business decisions like, ‘Hey, let’s get rid of the cable money and go all in on streaming.’ I did not tell them to do that. I don’t remember the writers getting consulted on that. So when these guys are at the bargaining table pleading poverty based on their own terrible decision-making — they’re never going to admit they messed up their own businesses. And now they’re trying to take it out on the writers.”

With the fight over paying writers a living wage in the era of streaming in full swing, Mandel doesn’t see an easy end to the strike.

“I have no good answer, except to say, I think it’s going to be long and bloody, and it’s going to suck.”

(Via The Wrap)

If Donald Trump could eat nothing but Big Macs and Filet-O-Fish sandwiches (or as he bizarrely calls them, “Fish Delights”), he would. But occasionally he switches his diet up, and adds a taco bowl to the menu.

Not just any taco bowl, however. It was seven years ago today that then-president Trump wrote one of his most infamous tweets: “Happy #CincoDeMayo! The best taco bowls are made in Trump Tower Grill. I love Hispanics!” The poorly-lit photo is the proverbial scoop of sour cream on top.

There’s a lot of terrible things about that tweet, like how “taco bowls aren’t Mexican but rather an American invention,” as NPR reported, and “Mexican-Americans are just one subset of “Hispanics,” and not all Hispanic cultures identify with tacos or Cinco de Mayo.” But worst of all is how much delight it brings Donald Trump Jr., Trump’s son who probably still thinks Chuck Norris jokes are funny. He reshared the tweet today, and found a way to make it even more offensive.

Trump’s tweet was roundly criticized at the time.

Janet Murguia, president of the National Council of La Raza, the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights organization, tweeted a short time later that the Republican presidential front-runner’s post was “clueless, offensive and self-promoting.”

“Eating a taco or wearing a sombrero doesn’t cut it w/our community in 2016,” Murguia tweeted.

At least he isn’t handing out taco bowls to his supporters like slices of pizza.

(Via Raw Story)

Following the conviction of four members of the Proud Boys for seditious conspiracy based on their actions leading up to and during the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol building, Donald Trump has already lashed out on Truth Social not even 24 hours after the verdict.

The former president is under significant scrutiny over the insurrection that occurred following his “Stop The Steal” rally, but that didn’t stop him from praising the men who were found guilty of attempting to overthrow the government by force. Then again, restraint has never been Trump’s strong suit.

“Back in the USA, but sadly I see so many really bad things happening to our Country,” Trump wrote following his recent trip to Scotland. “The DOJ and FBI are destroying the lives of so many Great American Patriots, right before our very eyes. The Court System is a RUBBER STAMP for their conviction and imprisonment. All this while the Radical Left protects and coddles extremists and murderers at a level, and with intensity, never seen before. GET SMART AMERICA, THEY ARE COMING AFTER YOU!!!”

What Trump left out of his rant is the fact that the Proud Boys were convicted by a jury that was quick to reach a decision thanks to a significant amount of online messages leading up to the attack.

“It was all the chatter,” a juror explained to Vice. “All the chats. Parler, Telegram… those Telegram text messages back and forth. Not just the chats, but also the private texts. I think that was what it boiled down to. What they had to say prior to Jan. 6 and the fact that they wanted to do so much in secret.”

(Via Donald Trump on Truth Social)

Emo legends American Football have been immortalized through their meme-ified “Never Meant” guitar riff and the famous artwork for their iconic self-titled album.

If you don’t know the album artwork, it’s a photograph of a house — a recurring image in emo, perhaps to symbolize the inherent intimacy and nostalgia of the genre — in Illinois. Many fans have traveled to take pictures with it, though there’s nothing physically remarkable about it otherwise. However, the band took to Twitter today to share that they heard it was going to be sold. They teamed up with their label Polyvinyl and others to buy the house.

They shared a statement about the purchase, so check that out below.

“Last fall we received word that 704 W High Street in Urbana might be sold soon. Shortly thereafter American Football, Polyvinyl, Chris Strong, Atiba Jefferson, and Open House Contemporary made a pact: we’d all buy the house together before developers could demolish it and build a condo.

Today, with sincere joy, we are excited to share that we have collectively purchased The American Football House in an effort to preserve its place and legacy within the community that built it.

Here’s to keeping this landmark alive for many more years to come.”