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Lil Nas X has found himself in hot water. Although the rapper has practically made a career off of sparking controversy online (just look at the backlash he received from his Satan shoes and the devil imagery in his music video for single “Montero“), this time, he’s causing harm to the queer community, to which he himself belongs.

Yesterday (March 14), the rapper uploaded a picture of what appeared to be a Black woman to his Twitter page with the caption, “the surgery was a success,” joking that he had undergone gendering affirming surgery. It is unclear if the image posted was of an AI-generated image of himself as a woman or if it was of an actual random woman on the internet who looks like him; either way, fans did not find any humor in the joke calling him out for being insensitive.

Users weren’t afraid to call him out for it, given that several pieces of anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation across the country have been introduced and, in many cases, passed to criminalize gender-affirming medical care for trans people.

Initially feeling wrongfully attacked by users, Lil Nas X brushed their comments off. But now, the musician has taken back to Twitter to apologize.

He wrote, “Apologies to the trans community. I def handled that situation with anger instead of considering why it was not cool. Much love to you guys. Sorry.”

Then, the apology train ended there because after one user called him out for being insincere, he quickly clapped back, writing, “girl eat my ass.”

As an entertainer that has been constantly attacked and made the butt of several jokes due to his sexual orientation, trans fans are extremely disappointed in Lil Nas X’s behavior.

Picking up directly after the events of last week’s episode of The Mandalorian, the opening of Chapter 19, “The Convert,” follows Mando (Pedro Pascal), Bo-Katan (Katee Sackhoff) and Baby Yoda (Grogu) as they leave the Mines of Mandalore and fly back to Bo-Katan’s castle. While traveling in her ship, Mando and Bo-Katan discuss him being redeemed in eyes of his covert by bathing in the Living Waters, the two of them drop the show’s famous line, “This is the way,” but someone else wants to join in, too.

From his little pod, Grogu attempts to say his first words by joining in the Mandalorian chant. Unfortunately for the little guy, not much comes out but his adorable gibberish, which has become much more frequent this season. The definitely seems to be building up to the green guy finally talking, and in fact, executive producer Dave Filoni has hinted that he’s already communicating through other means.

When asked when Baby Yoda could start talking, here’s what Filoni told Entertainment Tonight:

I mean, I would suppose fairly young. We don’t know that he’s not talking in his own way, and, obviously, he can communicate with Ahsoka where she can at least divine from him some type of communication.

Oh yeah, the tiny dude’s gonna talk. In the meantime, The Mandalorian fans are going nuts over Baby Yoda’s early attempts at sounding just like his shiny silver space dad. You can see some of the reactions below:

Of course, there is a chance that Baby Yoda trying to say something else, and we gotta admit, this fan theory might be onto something:

New episodes of The Mandalorian stream Wednesday on Disney+.

Before Rachel Zegler won a Golden Globe for her phenomenal performance in West Side Story, she was a wedding singer. And a funeral singer.

“I just did everything through the church,” the Shazam! Fury of the Gods actress said on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Zegler was only allowed to sing a few secular songs, including “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri. Or as everyone knows it, the wedding song from Twilight. Nothing brings us closer to God than Kristen Stewart getting hitched to a vampire instead of a werewolf.

Zegler also recalled singing “Sunrise, Sunset” from Fiddler on the Roof and “Wedding Song (There Is Love)” by Captain & Tennille. “It’s weird,” Kimmel chimed in, “Captain & Tennille only got married for tax purposes. There is no romance there whatsoever.” Zegler added, “I rest my case.”

Earlier, Zegler tweeted her appreciation not only for Taylor Swift, but also her Shazam! Fury of the Gods co-stars. “i was very scared to enter a sequel film — it is scary to be the new kid with only one movie under your belt and enter an established familial cast. they love each other so much; that is a real shazamily value. and they didn’t have to love me, too, but they did,” she wrote. “some of the greatest people i have ever met have come from this set — cast and crew and creative alike. i met some of my best friends in the entire world.”

For more Zegler, check out the latest episode of The George Lucas Show. If you’ve ever wanted to see two Oscar trophies kiss, you’re in luck.

Shazam! Fury of the Gods opens on March 17th.

In a recent interview, Bryan Cranston was asked what musician he’d like to play in a biopic and he responded, “Willie Nelson comes to mind. The hair and the beard. I think there’s some physical resemblance. He’s very old and wrinkled, and I can relate to that [laughs]. So I wouldn’t have to wear a lot of makeup. Willie’s had a fascinating career – as a writer and as a performer, and as a free speech person, being anti-war and on the forefront of hemp [culture]. That’s kind of interesting to me, even though I don’t vibe with that stuff. I don’t like smoking, it just doesn’t do it for me.”

It turns out Cranston was spot-on when it comes to the physical resemblance between him and Nelson, as he proved on The Tonight Show yesterday (March 14).

During the interview, Jimmy Fallon mentioned the Nelson interview quote and later produced a wig-and-bandana setup in the style of Nelson. After a big laugh, Cranston put it on, along with a fake beard, and the result was really convincing as Cranston sang a bit of the classic Nelson and Julio Iglesias duet “For All The Girls I’ve Loved Before.”

Check out Cranston’s Tonight Show interview above.

In honor of their new 12th mini album, Ready To Be, dropping recently, Twice stopped by The Kelly Clarkson Show yesterday (March 14) to treat fans to a performance of their sparkling “Moonlight Sunrise” single.

As she introduced the band, there were several fans in the audience who had light-up glowsticks. Throughout Twice’s performance, they made full use of the large stage space to space out their coordinated choreography, as the members took turns tackling different parts of the song.

During the episode, Clarkson also spoke to the band, including lead dancer, Tzuyu — and wanted to make sure she was pronouncing her name correct through the translator. “How do you want me to say it?” Clarkson asked, to which the Twice member said it’s said like “dewie.”

“I think I said it right,” Clarkson added. “I’m trying.” The host then went on to ask about the meaning behind their song.

“’Moonlight Sunrise’ is a song about wanting to know the other person’s heart, and they use the metaphor of ‘moonlight’ and ‘sunrise’ to parallel that fluttering heart feeling when you’re in love,” Tzuyu sweetly shared, as the other Twice girls nodded in agreement.

Clarkson also chatted with the other members about how Twice was formed and what their favorite things are to do in America. Sana said she likes seeing Once (the fan base) “face-to-face.” Momo enjoys going to the grocery stores. Meanwhile, others just love the food, like pizza and pasta.

After asking the girls, Clarkson also complimented Jeongyeon. “You have a very beautiful speaking voice,” she said. “It’s like low and sultry. Yeah, very deep, I like it. I love it.”

Check out Twice’s “Moonlight Sunrise” performance and their interview clips above.

Kelly Clarkson is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Drew Barrymore is continuing her quest to be crowned the next great queen of live television, and she is doing pretty well so far! The beloved actress, entrepreneur, and mommy (?) of The Drew Barrymore Show will bring her hosting skills to The MTV Movie and TV Awards this spring, where she will hopefully pull out her uncanny M3gan impression for a worldwide audience.

The ceremony will be held on May 7th and will honor the biggest and best in both movies and television. In a lovely/slightly creepy promo, Barrymore brings together all of your favorite 2022/2023 movie faves. Cocaine Bear! Ghostface! Who knows what she’ll do with Avatar.

The nominees are set to be announced at a later date, but last year’s big winners included Spider-Man: No Way Home and Euphoria. So basically, anything with Zendaya in it is sure to do great.

Drew is no stranger to the awards ceremony, as she has three of the coveted golden popcorns from her iconic work in The Wedding Singer and Charlie’s Angels along with a nomination for her already world-famous talk show that is the best and most chaotic thing to happen to daytime television since The Price Is Right premiered!

The MTV Movie and TV Awards will air on May 7th at 8 pm on MTV.

(Via The Hollywood Reporter)

Anticipation is high for Ellie Goulding’s upcoming fifth studio album Higher Than Heaven. Singles like “Let It Die” and “Like A Saviour” have become instant fan favorites. Last night (March 14), the UK pop artist paid a visit to The Late Late Show, where she gave fans a new taste of her upcoming album.

On the stage of The Late Late Show, Goulding debuted a new song, “By The End Of The Night.” Clips of the song have previously surfaced on TikTok, but this is the first time she has performed it in full.

The song takes inspiration from ’70s and ’80s pop sounds, as she delivers soft-tinged vocals over a synth-heavy beat.

“By the end of the night / I wanna feel like the sky is dripping on every part of me / And by the end of the night I wanna look at the lights chasing the shape of you next to me / And by the end of the night, I wanna be the only onе in the world / When I look in your eyеs, I see you’re mine / By the end of the night,” she sings on the song’s chorus.

At the end of the performance, Corden rushed to the stage to give Goulding a hug, and revealed that the single version of “By The End Of The Night” would arrive March 22.

Watch the performance above. Goulding also had a brief chat with Corden about the Oscars, new music, and more, so find that below.

Higher Than Heaven is out 4/7 via Polydor. Find more information here.

While on whip-its in a bar in Austin, Texas, Eric Andre uttered the question we, as a society, have been grappling with for a long time now: How did Chet Hanks become so … Chet Hanks?

The comedian is attending SXSW at the moment to promote the latest season of his Adult Swim series, The Eric Andre Show. As such, he’s required to speak to the press, which is how a Rolling Stone interview happened to coincide with Andre’s daily dose of nitrous — for his nerve. While chatting with the outlet, Andre teased an upcoming episode with Lil Nas X, saying the rapper was “the ideal guest.” But it was another name — one that made the prankster’s “never work with this lunatic again” list — that’s making headlines. And those headlines are now digital tinder for a celebrity feud we never saw coming.

According to Andre, Chet Hanks was the worst guest he’s had on his show since it began back in 2012.

“Chet Hanks was a tough cookie. He broke our crew. It felt like Rust,” Andre said, referencing the maligned working conditions on set of the Alec Baldwin film that resulted in the shooting death of its cinematographer. “He broke us down.”

When asked why Hanks was so terrible, Andre had this to say:

He is… emotionally disturbed. He stole a motorcycle and rode it around. He almost knocked a bunch of grips and gaffers off their ladders. It was very dangerous. He tried to prank us back, but we edited out all his bullshit! He’s not well. How did Colin Hanks come out so good and Chet Hanks come out so bad?

It’s a question Tom Hanks probably asks himself every damn day.

(Via Rolling Stone)

South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have nearly achieved their post-childhood dream of reopening South Park with actual “good food” (courtesy of Chef Dana “Loca” Rodriguez) beyond the famed sopapillas. The pair already set May 2023 as their reopening month (Mother’s Day might slap), which will be nearly two years after the pair purchased the vacant structure that quickly proved to be a money-pit. They could have abandoned ship with that realization but persisted, since “eatertainment” must live.

In the meantime, the pair has kept existing Casa Bonita employees on the payroll before posting an ad to hire about 550 more, and this will truly be an event with witnessing.

In that spirit, a Casa Bonita enthusiast is rallying fellow fans to camp outside the famed pink building, and it sounds like he will be accompanied by over a thousand of his soon-to-be-closest friends. Jesse Vogel launched a Facebook event (“The Great Wait in Line Event to eat the first night at Casa Bonita opening night!”), and very quickly, over 10,000 people expressed interest with 900 fans supposedly committing to attend. On Facebook, Vogel wrote, “This is far better than sleeping outside of BestBuy for a TV. This is sleeping outside for a once in a lifetime historic event!” He also spoke to the Colorado Gazette about gaining the blessing of neighboring businesses:

“Most of the managers were really happy and excited about this happening. They were honestly very interested to hear of the mission plan for The Great Wait in Line Event to eat the first night at Casa Bonita opening night! and fully supportive.”

The time will soon be coming. As this local ABC affiliate video reveals, the venue’s iconic fountain is now operational again and stocked with water. Let the sopapillas flow and the cliff divers be merry.

(Via Colorado Gazette & 9 News)

The term “spoiler culture” is typically associated with TV series like The Mandalorian, House of the Dragon, and The Last of Us. Shows for nerds, or as the late, great Alex Trebek might call them, “losers.” But Jeopardy! recently spoiled the ending of an episode after a “major editing glitch” caused the contestants’ final scores to be shown at the start of the game.

Spoiler alert?

On a recent episode of the Inside Jeopardy! podcast, executive producer Michael Davies explained what the heck happened and issued an apology. “Right off the bat, apologies to the entire audience, we totally blew it at the top of the show,” he said. “We made a horrible error, where we revealed the final scores at the end in the opening cutaway shot during Mayim’s monologue. It’s a series of errors that it’s somehow remarkable that they all happened.”

Davies chalks the editing error to having to re-shoot host Mayim Bialik’s introductions. “Of course, it should be standard procedure — and it is supposed to be standard procedure — that we take the scores on the podiums back to the original level, but it didn’t happen,” he said. “This was then not caught in [post-production], and it was not caught in the final [quality control]. There are so many elements that should check this. We have now put in place a new series of protocols that will prevent this from happening again.”

Congratulations to the Oscars crisis team on finding a new gig.

(Via Cinemablend)