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Warning: This post contains spoilers for the ending of John Wick: Chapter 4, though it really dances around the specifics.

This weekend John Wick: Chapter 4 brings everyone’s favorite puppy avenger back to the big screen for the first time in four years. Technically it won’t be the last time you see him: Star Keanu Reeves is reprising the character, however, briefly for the franchise spinoff Ballerina, opposite his Knock Knock costar Ana de Armas. But surprise: It’s the last in the main wing of the series. The films have been a cash cow for Lionsgate, so you can imagine their horror when they learned it would be Wick’s last hurrah.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, series director Chad Stahelski recalls when he and Reeves told execs that Chapter 4 would be the finale. “The response was, ‘What are you f*cking thinking?’ The note was, ‘Are you f*cking insane?’” Stahelski said. “And Keanu and I just smiled and said, ‘Yeah.’ We decided we wanted to tie everything together, and we were like, ‘How do you give a proper goodbye?’ So that’s how we sold it to the studio because, at some point, this has gotta end, man.”

That said, they wound up shooting two endings, one in which we see Wick’s funeral, another in which it’s left open-ended about whether or not he’s actually passed on. Alas, when they showed the latter during test screenings, the audience actually “revolted pretty hard” to it. And so that’s it for John Wick — except, again, when he pops up in Ballerina.

(Via THR)

After an all too brief hiatus, Kanye West returned to Instagram on Friday, March 24. Last year, West went off of social media after posting a series of anti-Semitic rants on Twitter, and making anti-Semitic remarks during television appearances. It seems as though he’s turned a new leaf though — maybe.

Last night, West took to Instagram to reveal that he had been watching Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum’s 2012 remake of 21 Jump Street. He shared an image of the movie’s poster and said that he no longer harbors hatred towards the Jewish community.

“Watching Jonah Hill in 21 Jump street made me like Jewish people again,” said West in the post’s caption. “No one should take anger against one or two individuals and transform that into hatred towards millions of innocent people. No Christian can be labeled antisemite knowing Jesus is Jew. Thank you Jonah Hill I love you.”

Since the start of 2023, West has (thankfully) remained relatively quiet. However, he reportedly got married to a Yeezy architectural designer named Bianca Censori in January.

West’s daughter North has gone viral on TikTok, particularly with her drawings, as well as her dance videos with Ice Spice. Though Ye has not directly commented on the TikToks, he voiced his disapproval of North joining the platform last year.

At the time of writing, Ye has only returned to Instagram, and not to Twitter, where his infamous rants began.

In support of his new solo album, Face, Jimin (of BTS) dropped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Along with discussing the record, the host and Jimin both took note of how many fans were in the audience as they cheered for the singer throughout the clip.

This prompted a short chat about who Jimin feels hyped up about when it comes to other celebs or musicians.

“Is there anyone that you get starstruck when you met?” Fallon asked.

“Oh, first, Jimmy Fallon,” Jimin answered. “You’re so funny and sweet.”

While this prompted aww’s from the crowd, Fallon wanted to know “who for real” was Jimin’s actual answer. He named Halsey.

“She has a big heart and she has the talent that would make anyone starstruck,” he said. “All our members love her.”

The two had worked together on the 2019 BTS song, “Boy With Luv.” A few months after its initial release, Halsey did a social media Q&A, where they revealed that Jimin made her nervous — along with some other aspects about working with the boys.

“I wasn’t nervous about that!” they tweeted. “I was nervous cause I’ve never done choreo in a video before! But they were so awesome haha they made me so comfy and gassed me up.”

Check out Jimin’s full Fallon interview above, with the Halsey bit starting around 4:57.

Coldplay‘s music has long been a source of joy for millions of fans, and now, they are reaching out to even more fans. With several universal hits — like “Yellow,” “Clocks,” and “Fix You” — in their arsenal, fans from all walks of life gather in droves for their concerts. In a recent interview with Conan O’Brien on his Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend podcast Coldplay lead vocalist Chris Martin revealed that his girlfriend, actress Dakota Johnson, pointed him in the direction of special technology that allows lovers of music to enjoy live performances more.

“They are called SubPacs,” said Martin. “my partner, gave me one as a gift because she saw someone online experiencing whatever they are experiencing with this—it’s kind of like body armor—you put it on and plug it in and it connects to the base.”

Johnson suggested that Martin begin utilizing the technology at Coldplay concerts after meeting a woman in the hearing-impaired community who used the technology.

“So, we started using it and it’s been so amazing and it should get better and better,” Chris continued. “We have ten or twenty now—every night—of those packs and so if you’re hearing impaired we have an area where you sign up and you put on the pack and you can feel the show.”

Martin admitted that while the technology is expensive, it’s worth it, as it makes the fan experience more enjoyable and accessible for everyone.

“…they are amazing and the things that people do to consider other people are just wonderful.”

You can watch a clip from the interview above.

Today (March 24), Gwyneth Paltrow appeared in a Utah courtroom to testify in the skiing-based civil trial regarding an alleged crash that took place in 2016.

During her testimony, Paltrow was questioned by attorney Kristin VanOrman, who is representing plaintiff Terry Sanderson, who claims Paltrow ran into him on a Utah ski slope in 2016. Paltrow herself is countersuing for only $1, in a similar move to Taylor Swift‘s 2017 sexual assault trial, in which she countersued DJ David Mueller for $1 on the grounds of sexual assault and battery, after he sued her, claiming she led him to be wrongfully terminated in 2013.

VanOrman asked Paltrow if had heard about the idea of suing for $1 through Swift, which she denied.

In a clip shared by Entertainment Tonight, Paltrow revealed that while she was not aware of this when VanOrman had first asked, she has since become aware.

VanOrman then proceeded to ask if Paltrow was good friends with Swift, to which she responded, “No.”

“I would not say we are good friends,” says Paltrow of her relationship with Swift. “We are friendly. I’ve taken my kids to one of her concerts before, but we don’t talk very often.”

VanOrman then referred to an ad by Paltrow’s company, Goop, from the 2021 holiday season. In the aforementioned ad, Paltrow is seen putting one of her Goop vibrators into a gift bag meant for Taylor Swift.

In the courtroom, VanOrman asked Paltrow if she’s ever given Swift “personal, intimate gifts for Christmas.”

The judge is then heard asking for clarification on this question’s relevance.

You can watch the clip above.

Rudy Giuliani has been known to exaggerate on occasion — like the time he compared being patted on the back by a grocery store employee to being “shot.” Or when, just the other day, he claimed that indicting Donald Trump could be “the kind of thing that ends a civilization.” The former New York City mayor is clearly in a storytelling kind of mood because he spit out what sounds to be another tall tale this week when he recounted the harrowing tale of having his plane chased down by… George Soros?

As Mediaite reports, Soros is a billionaire philanthropist and Holocaust survivor who has long been an enemy of the right because of his extreme generosity to progressives. He also happens to be 92 years old. But that didn’t stop Giuliani from telling a slightly unbelievable story about his now-infamous 2019 trip to Ukraine, where he attempted to gather dirt on the Biden family and anyone else who wasn’t Trump.

In short, Rudy claims that Soros himself made his way onto the tarmac and attempted to chase Giuliani and company’s private plane down to stop it from taking off when they were departing Ukraine. Yes, you read that correctly. Here’s how Giuliani explained it:

Soros tried to figure out how we were leaving, to cut off — we got a private plane, he was gonna cut it off. We were originally on a plane the next morning, we knew they were gonna cause trouble at the airport. They were gonna cause trouble with our visa, cause trouble with this, cause trouble with that. So we rented a private plane that night, but we didn’t realize he controls the private airport, and he found out we rented the plane, but he couldn’t get there in time.

When pressed further, however, the story changed a bit — from Soros not being able to get there in time to him actually being in a car that tried to physically intervene with the plane’s takeoff.

“They tried to stop us,” Giuliani said. “They tried to come out on the jetway.”

Rudy — who once described himself as “more of a Jew” than Soros – did not elaborate on why the billionaire would attempt to stop him from leaving Ukraine.

(Via Mediaite)

History has been made in the 2023 NCAA Tournament. On Friday night in the Sweet 16, San Diego State took down Alabama and Miami knocked off Houston, a pair of upsets that made it so there were no longer and 1-seeds left in the field. As a result, this year’s tournament marked the first time in history that no team with a 1 next to their name made it to the Elite Eight in the men’s or women’s tournaments.

The Crimson Tide, the No. 1 overall seed in the field, ran into the issue that was San Diego State’s ruthless defense. The team shot a paltry 23-for-71 (32.4 percent) from the field and 3-for-27 (11.1 percent) from behind the three-point line, with star forward Brandon Miller in particular struggling, as he scored nine points on 3-for-19 shooting with 11 rebounds, three assists, and six turnovers. And while the Aztecs weren’t much more efficient — 26-for-69 and 6-for-17 from three — they were just a little bit better and their defense gave Bama headaches, while veteran guard Darrion Trammell led them with 21 points.

While Alabama couldn’t hit a shot, Houston’s opponent on the night could not miss. The Cougars and their usually stingy defense ran into a scorching hot night by the Hurricanes, which won 89-75, the most that the AAC champions allowed in a game this season. Every Miami player hit double-digits on the evening, with Nijel Pack’s 26 points on 7-for-10 from behind the three-point line and Isaiah Wong’s 20 leading the way.

Previously, Purdue got upset by Fairleigh Dickinson in the opening round, while Kansas fell to Arkansas in the round of 32. Two more game, Princeton vs. Creighton and Xavier vs. Texas, will determine the rest of the field in the Regional Semifinals.

Disney’s live-action version of The Little Mermaid is one of this spring’s most anticipated films. This week, as we are less than two months out, Halle Bailey, who plays Ariel in the upcoming film, was seen at Disney World. A young fan spotted her and gave her a hug, holding onto Bailey as Bailey held the girl tight.

The fan’s mom shared a clip of the interaction to her Instagram stories, and though there is a lot of background noise in the clip, we can hear the mom telling Bailey, “Ariel’s her favorite.”

Bailey is also heard in the clip telling the mom, “she’s so beautiful and sweet.”

Later, Bailey shared the clip to her own social media pages, writing, “she made my whole day” on Twitter.

A first look at the live-action Little Mermaid was revealed last September. Upon the release, several parents shared clips of their young Black daughters’ reactions to the teaser, many of which were joyful and elated.

Bailey took to Twitter at the time to express her happiness toward the reactions over the teaser.

“people have been sending these reactions to me all weekend and i’m in truly in awe,” she wrote. “this means the world to me.”

The Little Mermaid arrives to theaters 5/23.

A man allegedly traveled from North Carolina to Los Angeles to visit Rihanna at her home, TMZ, is reporting. But before he could meet her, the man was reportedly greeted by the “Work” hitmaker’s security. Soon after the cops were called to Rihanna’s home, and immediately put the man in handcuffs.

According to TMZ, the man was planning to propose to Rihanna, who is currently expecting her second child with ASAP Rocky. Authorities reportedly found that the man had not broken the law, but was evidently asked to never return to her home again.

At the time of writing, neither Rihanna nor ASAP Rocky have directly commented on the matter.

Earlier this week, Rihanna had a more pleasant interaction with a fan while she was out shopping. Stas Roimen, a Kenyan content creator based in LA, shared videos and selfies of her with the superstar, whom she ran into at Bristol Farms.

According to Roimen, it was a lovely encounter.

“I had such a genuine long conversation with her; I almost forgot to take a photo,” said Roimen in the caption of an Instagram post. “I can’t wait to interview you @badgalriri one of these days. Our convo & your kindness lives rent free in my mind FOREVER EVER.”

The first half of Friday’s game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the San Diego State Aztecs in the Sweet 16 could be kindly described as a defensive battle. Alabama’s potent offense featuring projected top-5 pick Brandon Miller only shot 27 percent from the field and 1-for-11 on threes. San Diego State did its best to out-shoot its opponent by going 32 percent from the field in the first half. Both teams played a very physical brand of basketball, but sometimes the pressures of a single-elimination tournament can morph physicality into the absurd.

Here is an example of that. With five minutes remaining in the half, Alabama’s Jahvon Quinerly went to box out San Diego State’s Nathan Mensah and got a little more than he bargained for.

It’s not often you see a player boxing out called for a flagrant, but apparently, grabbing someone under the butt like you’re trying to give them a piggyback ride is not a basketball play. Then again, you could argue that a piggyback ride should be a common foul and not a flagrant — the contact was not excessive and Quinerly was simply trying to hold his San Diego State opponent in the air so that he would land softly. With Alabama facing elimination and on pace to score a season-low 46 points, it’s hard to blame Quinerly for trying to maximize their possessions.