GoneTrending

How do you follow up the shocking news that Logan Roy is dead? If you’re Succession, it’s with a badly-timed pregnancy announcement.

In episode four’s “Honeymoon States,” the Roy siblings are still reeling from the unexpected passing of their father when Shiv (Sarah Snook) receives a surprising phone call that puts her own power-grabbing plans in jeopardy. Within the first few minutes of this week’s installment, Shiv is contacted by her doctor, who (after passing along some appropriate condolences) informs her that her “results are good,” mentions amniocentesis tests, and asks if she’s experiencing any bleeding or spotting. The doc ends the call by promising to chat more when Shiv comes in for her “20-week scan.”

So congratulations are in order … we guess?

Naturally, Shiv doesn’t seem thrilled about the news that her pregnancy is going well in its second trimester. She’s still grieving her late father, preparing for a nasty divorce battle with the child’s father, and her brothers are already teaming up to push her to the back of the line of succession. The happy news couldn’t have come at a worse time, and yet, fans still lost their mind over the reveal, piecing together the clues the show may have dropped earlier in the season and sussing out what this new development means for Tom (Matthew Macfayden) and Shiv’s future.

HBO’s Succession airs on Sunday nights.

This just in, the last few years have been a lot. I don’t think I need to recite the list. In the last 24 hours alone we saw the Love Is Blind live stream fiasco and Frank Ocean nearly on ice at Coachella. It’s a world gone mad. But while you take a moment to process the stunning revelation of our collective alotness, let’s also remember the sheer tonnage of stuff that’s gone on in John Mulaney‘s life since his last Netflix special, 2018’s Kid Gorgeous: a relapse, a stint in rehab, the end of one relationship, the beginning of another, and the birth of his and Olivia Munn’s first child. All of this has been widely broadcast and gossiped about proving that Mulaney is not just any old comedian, but one of those rare comics that touches the rarified air of celebrity, people-on-the-internet-always-talking-about-you status. Lucky him.

All of the above is to say that Mulaney’s upcoming Netflix special, Baby J, which spawned from his wildly successful and oft-confessional comedy tour, won’t be lacking subject matter. And as we see in the freshly released teaser trailer, some of the conversation may be “obnoxious, wasteful, and unlikeable.” Which is a good thing.

Plenty of comics have looked outward, connecting with their audience over the shared tumult of these times. And that’s fine, but that approach can often feel a little distant. Others have gone inward, revealing their own pain and pressures. It might just be a matter of taste, but to me, that’s the kind of material that really connects.

Mulaney, with that celebrity status in mind, could have decided that everything about his life is already out there for the world to digest. He could have figured there was no need for him to get into it, but it appears that he may have gone the other way, giving some of himself to the process. How much? Well, as he says in the teaser, there are going to be stories he’s willing to tell and one’s he’s not, which is also a good thing. And with a master whose calling card is his specificity (both with language and presentation), you know it’s going to be the exact right mix.

‘Baby J’ debuts on Netflix April 25.

The Weeknd’s long-awaited — and controversial — series The Idol finally got its release date today, along with a new teaser trailer. The Idol will make its debut on Sunday, June 4 at 9 pm ET on HBO, as well as streaming on the recently-renamed Max. The new teaser reveals few details of the plot that we didn’t already know, but does feature some steamy scenes of Abel’s cult-ish character getting close to Lily-Rose Depp’s pop singer Jocelyn.

The Idol — which was co-created by Euphoria‘s Sam Levinson before he took over as director at The Weeknd’s request — has been the subject of contentious rumors and fan speculation after Rolling Stone published a feature revealing some of the behind-the-scenes snafus with the production, including the original director Amy Seitz being replaced by Levinson when Abel apparently became worried that his character’s screen time was being curtailed to emphasize a more feminist story from Jocelyn’s point-of-view.

Some of the scripts produced after the change — which came after 80 percent of the show had already been filmed — drew criticism from the crew for containing problematic themes. The Weeknd himself took issue with the Rolling Stone article, lashing out on Twitter with a scene from the show itself that didn’t much help his case, and circumspectly addressing the rumors in an Interview magazine conversation with Jeremy O. Harris.

We’ll find out how it all plays out on 6/4 on HBO. Check out the new trailer above.

Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour took over Raymond Jones Stadium in Tampa, Florida from Thursday, April 13, to Saturday, April 15, and Swift shared the (very humid) spotlight with Aaron Dessner for two of those nights.

Dessner was spotted in attendance on April 13, but he first joined Swift on stage for the April 14 show to perform “The Great War,” a Midnights (3am Edition) track, during the mystery song portion of the set. (Swift has vowed to play two different songs at each of her shows throughout the tour without repeating any.)

Dessner reappeared at the same point in the set on April 15 — this time, sitting at the piano with Swift for “Mad Woman” from their Grammy-winning 2020 album Folklore.

“Still buzzing from those 3 shows in Tampa!!!” Swift wrote to Instagram and Twitter. “Thank you for the unforgettably epic crowds and to @aarondessner for coming out to play twice with me, we’ve been dreaming about that for so long!! So grateful for the memories we’re making on this tour.”

Dessner also posted to Instagram, “Playing the Great War [sic] for the first time in Tampa….Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine getting to play a song for 80,000 people on acoustic guitar with @taylorswift eternally grateful for all the music we have made and your friendship.”

Dessner added for good measure, “The #TSTheErasTour is the greatest show I’ve ever seen!!!!!”

Swift has looked to be in good spirits despite her reported breakup from Joe Alwyn, the British actor she’d been dating for roughly six years. Entertainment Tonight broke the news on April 8.

Although a lot of attention from Coachella’s first weekend has gone to Frank Ocean’s bizarre headlining performance on Sunday, the rest of the weekend appeared to go much more smoothly. That includes Blackpink’s Saturday set, the first-ever by a K-pop girl group. The quartet overcame some initial nerves, smashed their set, then announced their Born Pink Encore world tour afterward.

Whether you caught them live, saw them on the YouTube live stream, or plan on catching them later, you might be wondering what songs they performed. Well, have no fear, because we’ve got you, courtesy of Setlist.fm. You can check out the full setlist — which included standouts like “Pink Venom,” “Boombayah,” and solo performances from each of the four members — below.

1. “Pink Venom”
2. “Kill This Love”
3. “How You Like That”
4. “Pretty Savage”
5. “Kick It”
6. “Whistle”
7. “You & Me” (Jennie song) (Remix with new rap verse)
8. “Flower” (Jisoo song)
9. “Gone / On The Ground” (Rosé song)
10. “Money” (Lisa song) (unreleased Explicit Version)
11. “Boombayah”
12. “Lovesick Girls”
13. “Playing with Fire”
114. “Typa Girl”
15. “Shut Down”
16. “Tally”
17. “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du”
18. “Forever Young”

Despite highlighting each member’s solo tracks, don’t expect to see the group breaking up anytime soon; Jisoo recently shut down rumors of beef between members, saying, “We treat it as a joke.”

While the football world waits to see what kind of deal Lamar Jackson will strike with either the Ravens or another team after Baltimore placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on him, the Philadelphia Eagles got to work locking up their franchise quarterback for the foreseeable future.

On Monday morning, word broke that Jalen Hurts and the Eagles had agreed to a 5-year, $255 million extension that makes Hurts the NFL’s highest paid player in history on a per-year basis. The deal also includes a variety of guaranteed figures (because the NFL seems to think guaranteed means something other than guaranteed), with $110 as the “fully guaranteed” number and $179 million in guarantees, alongside a no-trade clause.

It is the first no-trade clause the Eagles have ever given out, and it’s quite the commitment to Hurts, rewarding him for taking a leap in his third season in the league, leading Philly to the Super Bowl. He was given the keys after the Carson Wentz trade, but until last year not everyone was sold on him as the franchise guy. His performance in 2022 was so unassailable — 66.5% completion rate, 3,701 yards, 22 TDs, 6 interceptions to go with 760 yards and 13 touchdowns on the ground — that the Eagles happily paid him like one of the game’s elite QBs.

Hurts’ extension will set the bar for new QB deals, giving Jackson another potential benchmark for negotiations, as well as soon-to-be extended young QBs like Joe Burrow in Cincinnati.

Soooo, there’s this dog and I’m pretty sure it’s the actual Snoopy come to life. Seriously all the dog needs is a red dog house out back and a little yellow bird that follows it around. If you think it can’t be true, then you’re going to have to fight the entire internet about it because nobody can get enough of how much this sweet dog looks like the iconic cartoon character.

Snoopy is Charlie Brown’s pet from the comic strip “Peanuts” that eventually spawned several movies and cartoon series, and Bayley is a dead ringer for the black and white animated pup. Since we live in a digital age, people across the country have been falling all over themselves to get to the pooch’s Instagram account and admire her cartoonish mug.

Bayley is a 1-year-old mini sheepadoodle, which is a cross between a miniature poodle and an Old English Sheepdog. Her sweet face is something you have to see to believe and even then you may question if she’s real.

The dog’s perfectly groomed curly fur makes her face look fluffy and cartoon-like. Once you add in her black ears and black button nose, that honestly looks more like a smooth lump of coal than a dog nose, then you have the perfect Snoopy doppelgänger. Bayley came into her viral fame after Doodle Dogs Club shared her photo on their Instagram account that has over 230,000 followers, and just like that, she was “famous.”

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Doodle Dogs Club 🧸 (@doodledogsclub)

The introductory post of the live version of Charlie Brown’s best friend racked up over 1.4 million likes and 10.3K comments. The comments ranged from people reminding others that the fictional dog was a Beagle to people demanding Bayley star in the live action version of Charlie Brown.

Whether Snoopy was a Beagle or not, there’s no arguing that Bayley looks more like the cartoon canine than real life Beagles. This probably has a lot to do with cartoons being…cartoons. Everything tends to be a bit bubbly and over exaggerated with cartoons.

Charlie Brown was supposed to be between the ages of 4 and 8 years old according to PeanutsWiki, who busted out the comic strip receipts. If cartoons looked exactly like real life, poor Charlie Brown would have a hard time walking with his oversized noggin.

Bayley’s curly fluffy fur gives her an advantage over actual Beagle’s when it comes to the ability to look like the famous cartoon character. It’s something she probably couldn’t care less about, unless every time she got compared to Snoopy equaled a dog treat. Otherwise, I’m sure the black and white sheepadoodle is perfectly happy just being a dog wondering why suddenly her mom keeps taking pictures of her.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by B A Y L E Y 🐾♥️ (@bayley.sheepadoodle)

Since Bayley’s debut on Doodle Dogs Club, the animated dog come to life has climbed up to over 240k followers and her fanbase just can’t get enough of her. To make people love her even more, the dog’s mom uploads videos of Bayley using audio that makes it sound like the pup is a toddler trying to tell a story.

Check out some of the love Bayley gets on her Instagram account.

Moms are superheroes, no doubt about it. They bring new life into this world, they multitask like no other creatures on the planet, and when it comes to protecting their babies, there is seriously no foe too great.

Moms will even go toe-to-toe with Mother Nature herself if need be. Take for example Nicole Graham, the Texas-based Mom (and undiscovered reptile wrangler) who made headlines after finding a surprise scaly visitor in her daughter Haylie’s car engine.

Yep, it’s not everyday you find a snake nestled up under the hood, but this is Texas, after all. Luckily, Graham handled the situation like a pro.

The video, captured by Haylie, shows Graham wearing gloves as she fearlessly grabs the snake by its tail and guides it onto a ruler for better handling.

The best part though is hearing Graham use her mom voice on the snake as she coos, “Come heeerrree. Baby, I’m not trying to hurt you.”

Being the owner of a chicken coop and education facility, The Garden Hen, Graham is certainly no stranger to serpents. She told FOX 26 that she immediately recognized the reptile as a non-venomous rat snake (aka chicken snake), known to prey upon chicken coops to feed on small eggs. Perhaps this little fella thought he found a coop with some horsepower.

Graham’s farming experience has taught her how to handle creatures of all kinds not only safely, but with respect.

“Spiders, reptiles, snakes, it doesn’t matter. I view all animals with respect and compassion,” she shared in an interview with Today.com.

All I can say is Graham makes respect look super badass. Watch below:

See on Instagram

The Dark Knight Rises, Spider-Man 3, X-Men: The Last Stand. The third installments in superhero trilogies tend to be the weakest, but Oscar-snubbed actress Mia Goth thinks MaXXXine will break from that tradition.

“I see MaXXXine as a superhero movie – that’s how I read the script,” she told Total Film about director Ti West’s follow-up to X and Pearl. “Maxine, as a character, has come a long way. She’s a survivor, she’s gone through a lot. When we meet her again, in this new world that she’s in, she’s really fought for everything that she has, and she’s not about to give that up. She’s going to fight for what she has. She’s a badass. There’s a strength to her. And she’s a really proactive, determined, focused woman. She goes after what she wants, and she’s not really going to take no for an answer.”

In that way, Maxine is a lot like Batman, Spider-Man, and Wolverine. Unlike those three, however, she’s a murderer who feeds people to alligators and becomes a porn star. That’s also why she’s cooler than Batman, Spider-Man, and Wolverine. I’m a fan of the MCU: the Maxine Cinematic Universe.

MaXXXine, which also stars Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Lily Collins, Halsey, Giancarlo Esposito, and Kevin Bacon, does not currently have a release date.

(Via Total Film)

WARNING: Spoilers for Succession Season 4 Episode 4 below.

Following the shocking death of family patriarch Logan Roy on last week’s Succession, the three siblings Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin), and Shiv (Sarah Snook) gathered in their father’s spacious apartment for tense negotiations over who will serve as interim CEO and land the merger deal with Alexander Skarsgård’s Lukas Mattsson. There’s also a fight for Logan’s vast wealth in the background as his estranged wife Marcia (Hiam Abbass) suddenly appeared out of nowhere and claimed to still have intimate contact with the deceased media mogul while already selling off the apartment and icing out Kerry (Zöe Winters).

While the children think one of them is the obvious choice to lead the company, the Waystar Royco board is also squabbling amongst themselves over which exec should take the top spot instead of the kids. In a hilarious moment, Tom (Matthew Macfadyen) actually tries to throw his name in the ring, only to get ruthlessly eviscerated by Succession‘s underrated secret weapon, Karl (David Rasche).

The situation takes a turn, however, when a piece of paper is found that seemingly contains Logan’s last wishes. At some time in the past four years, Logan named Kendall as his successor. At a later date, he either crossed out or underlined Kendall’s name, which led to an extremely tense moment with Shiv. Sensing a potential foothold for the interim CEO position, she highlights that the name looks crossed off. Kendall returned her cut-throat move in kind by brutally saying, in front of everyone, that it “sure as sh*t doesn’t say Shiv.”

It was an ice-cold moment by Kendall, who’s already fully channeling his father’s ruthlessness by the end of the episode, and Succession fans were floored by the Shiv jab. You can see some of the reactions below:

New episodes of Succession air Sunday on HBO.