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The Atlanta Hawks shook up their coaching staff on Tuesday, as the team opted to use the All-Star break to part ways with Nate McMillan. While Joe Prunty is taking over in the interim, reports indicate that the Hawks have already lined up a full-time replacement.

Shams Charania of The Athletic reported on Thursday that there was mutual interest between the Hawks and Quin Snyder, who most recently served as the head coach of the Utah Jazz. According to Charania, the two sides met virtually on Wednesday, and there was mutual interest in making something happen, with Atlanta wanting to bring Snyder on board quickly.

And on Friday, Charania reported that the two sides were “nearing a deal” that will bring Snyder to Atlanta.

Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN confirmed that Atlanta was closing in on a contract with the former Jazz coach.

Snyder spent a year as an assistant in Atlanta under Mike Budenholzer. It was his final stop before the Jazz hired him ahead of the 2014 season, where he spent eight years at the helm and helped lead the team to the postseason six times. He went 372-264 in Utah and resigned at the conclusion of the 2021-22 season.

McMillan took over the Hawks halfway through 2020-21 following Lloyd Pierce’s firing. He went 99-80, and helped get the team to the Eastern Conference Finals during the 2021 postseason.

Doja Cat channeled the devil in a fiery new photoshoot that she shared on social media, and it has people talking — as to be expected. While Doja’s fans are here for the production value and creativity that goes into her looks, the right politicians and accounts aren’t as pleased.

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The Shade Room posted and then deleted Doja’s pics before offering a response as to why they did. “I will never be ashamed of my faith,” the photo read. “If you want to know what side of faith we stand on, we stand for God. We stand for Jesus. If you do too, throw up your (insert prayer hand emoji) in the comments,” they captioned.

Because of this, other religious followers chimed in with criticism of Doja Cat. “Glad you took it down. We do not support satanism. And we ain’t afraid to declare that we serve the true GOD and Jesus is the king of kings!” one commenter wrote.

Earlier this month, she faced viral TikTok claims that she worshipped Satan and was part of the Illuminati after covering her body in red crystals for Paris Fashion Week. However, it seemed like a reach, as instead of giving satanic vibes, it was giving 30,000 Swarovski crystals.

“This illuminati sh*t is so funny to me I’m gonna keep doing deliberate weird ass sh*t just to make those people uncomfortable,” Doja tweeted at the time. “I’ve fr found a new outlet of joy.”

At the very least, it’s nice to see that it’s not fazing her.

Britney Spears surprised fans with a new Instagram video today (Feb. 24), where the pop hitmaker revealed what her favorite song of hers is.

“My song ‘The Hook Up’ !!! It was never released as a single but it was always my favorite !!!” Spears said, according to Billboard, as it was eventually deleted.

While many fans might have thought it could have been any pick across her discography, including the massive ones like “Toxic” and “Oops!… I Did It Again,” she chose a hidden gem from her 2003 record, In The Zone. (It’s also worth noting that this album will be turning 20 later this year, so perhaps there’s something to Spears’ fave.)

After the reveal, casual Spears listeners noted that while they hadn’t particularly heard of “The Hook Up” before, they were going to check it out now. Others felt seen by Brit’s love for the song — and the album as a whole, throwing out additional recs for “Breathe On Me” and other high-caliber songs.

“Me and britney having the same fav song from her discog iktr,” one fan wrote.

“In The Zone has always been (and will always be) that girl,” another added.

Continue scrolling for some additional fan reactions about Britney Spears’ love for her “The Hook Up” song.

Doja Cat is killing the fashion game. While we wait for new music, which she previously revealed is arriving this year, Doja has continued to serve look after look. Today (February 24), the “Vegas” hitmaker took to Instagram to share a scorching hot photoshoot.

In her latest photoshoot, Doja is dressed in a red leather bra and undergarments, as well harnesses on her legs. She is also seen wearing devil horns, a tail, and holding a trident.

In the comments, You actor Lukas Gage, Emily Ratajkowski, and Lauren Jauregui, showed their excitement for the shoot, although we’re certain this shoot is bound to make people lose their minds.

But still, no matter what happens, Doja is known for turning a look into a cultural moment. In a profile for Doja in Variety, her manager, Gordon Dillard, praised her ability to turn anything into a performance.

“It’s a performance everywhere we are,” Dillard said. If we pop up at a party, it’s a performance. If she goes and reads a book, I’m sure it’s gonna be a performance. That’s her personality. I think Doja is our generation’s Madonna or Lady Gaga, as far as her capabilities, and we’ve just scratched the surface.”

You can see the photoshoot above.

Many of us would do anything to help a close loved one. But many of our loved ones, god bless ‘em, often refuse to take our help.

Perhaps this is why Delayne Ivanowski, who goes by @delayne_i on TikTok, secretly donated a kidney to her father John, and her video of him finding out is capturing millions of hearts online.

According to CBS News outlet KMOV4, John was diagnosed with an immunoglobulin A (IgA) deficiency, causing his immune system to attack his kidneys. For over a year, he had spent three to five hours a day hooked up to a dialysis machine. Wanting her father to have a better quality of life, Delayne wanted to offer her kidney immediately.

John, however, refused. “I’m like, ‘You’re too young, you’ve got a long time to be here and my time’s limited’,” he told News 4.

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Not taking no for an answer, Delayne contacted a coordinator and got some tests done. After becoming an approved donor, she kept her secret safe for eight months leading up to the surgery.

And then, transplant day came and went, which culminated in this beautiful moment:

@delayne_i watch my dad find out that I was his anonymous kidney donor after keeping it a secret for 8 months 🥹 grab a tissue! ##fyp##kidneydonor ♬ original sound – Delayne

As soon as his daughter walks through the door, John is overcome with emotion.

“It’s okay, it’s okay,” Delayne reassures him.

Understandably, people were moved by the clip.

“The gratefulness yet worry in his eyes [is] so sad yet so beautiful,” one person commented.

“It’s truly such a beautiful story of love and sacrifice. We hope they both get well and strong soon!” said another.

Many could understand why Delayne had to remain anonymous. One person wrote, “It’s true, most parents would never take an organ from their child. Just in case something ever happened to them.”

Another added, “He wouldn’t have taken it if he had known.”

Delayne posted the video partially in hopes of raising enough money to pay for her father’s transplant surgery. According to her onscreen text, if 6,000 people donated only $1, that would cover the cost.

If you’d like to donate, you can find their GoFundMe page here.

Comedian, actor, singer, dancer and all-around entertainer Dick Van Dyke has had a fantastic career in entertainment.

The 97-year-old has won Tony, Emmy, Grammy, and SAG awards and played iconic characters, including Rob Petrie on “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and Bert in “Mary Poppins.”

Van Dyke captured the public’s attention earlier this month when it was revealed that he was the woodland gnome on “The Masked Singer,” where he performed “When You’re Smiling,” made famous by Frank Sinatra.

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After the big reveal, judge Nicole Scherzinger broke into tears, saying, “I love you so much. We love you so much. The whole world loves you so much. I’m trying to, like, play it cool, but you look so gorgeous! You look so handsome!”

Van Dyke beamed with boyish delight on the stage, proving that even though he’s 97 years old, he still has a youthful spirit.

After his return to the spotlight, Yahoo Entertainment asked him for his secret to “staying so youthful.”

“Genes, I guess, for one thing. Having a beautiful young wife half my age to take care of me [Arlene Silver]—that works!” Van Dyke told Yahoo. “My positive attitude, I get that from my wife.”

Van Dyke met his wife at the SAG Awards in January 2007 when Silver worked as a makeup artist. The two became friends, Van Dyke hired her for gigs doing makeup and soon she was helping him out around the house.

The couple wed in February 2012. At the time, Silver was 40, and Van Dyke was 86. Silver helped Van Dyke set up a TikTok channel so that he could share his dance steps with the world.

The “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” star also stressed the importance of exercise in staying youthful.

“And one other thing is, I wrote a book called ‘Keep Moving’: I still go to the gym three days a week and work out,” Van Dyke continued. “And I advise everybody to do that, because that’s what ages people—it’s just a stiffening up and not exercising their muscles and their lungs. Exercise is the answer.”

Experts agree with Van Dyke when it comes to exercise and longevity. A study published by Harvard suggests that people who exercise more than the recommended amount can lower their risk of early death by “as much as 31%.”

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“Our study provides evidence to guide individuals to choose the right amount and intensity of physical activity over their lifetime to maintain their overall health,” Dong Hoon Lee from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health wrote in the study.

Ultimately, it seems Van Dyke has hit the trifecta that keeps him spry at 97. He’s in love with his wife, has a song in his throat, and has a strong desire to keep moving. Van Dyke is a wonderful inspiration for anyone who wants to stay forever young and has shared some incredible life lessons on how to join him.

While Elizabeth Olsen is currently promoting her role in Love and Death, the real-life story of ax-murdering housewife Candy Montgomery, fans are still focused on her other jaded housewife character, Wanda Maximoff aka The Scarlet Witch.

Olsen stopped by a fan convention in Ohio where she was asked about what Wanda is up to these days and what kind of storyline Olsen would want to see from the character. In typical Marvel fashion, she doesn’t reveal too much, but the fact that she’s open to returning as Wanda at all is a pretty good sign, considering the fact that she was less than thrilled about her involvement in the past.

Still, she has ideas for where Wanda’s story could go. “Well, honestly, if I were to tell you exactly what I would want, I think I would be spoiling something,” Olsen revealed, before confirming that the actors do get a say in their superhero storylines. “Because Kevin Feige genuinely asks us what we want to do with the character. Then, he does it. I don’t know if I can share. I just want to come back!” she added.

Mrs. Witch was last seen in last year’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness where she was visited by Doctor Strange and tried a bunch of black magic trickery that resulted in beautifully messy chaos. Meanwhile, a series based on Kathryn Hahn’s Agatha Harkness is still in the works, so we might get a rematch between the two witches sometime soon, along with some Aubrey Plaza. But maybe not that soon.

(Via ComicBook)

(Obviously, Outer Banks spoilers will be found below.)

We’re not in Poguelandia anymore.

The third season of Outer Banks dropped this week and our favorite treasure-hunting crew of misfits didn’t get to enjoy their desert island vacation for long. Adventure was calling and plenty of bad guys with guns were looking for them. Instead of lounging on an isolated beach somewhere, John B. (Chase Stokes), JJ (Rudy Pankow), Kiara (Madison Bailey), Sarah (Madelyn Cline), Pope (Jonathan Daviss), and newcomer Cleo (Carlacia Grant) were roped into yet another gold-finding mission that proved to be the most dangerous one yet.

Here’s what went down in season three.

What Happened In Outer Banks Season 3?

The Pogues seemed to have given up on ever finding (and actually keeping) any gold after their quests for the Royal Merchant, Denmark Tanny’s gold, and the Cross of Santo Domingo all turned out to be busts but no treasure hunter worth their salt can deny the allure of finding El Dorado — the mythical city of gold — so naturally, that carrot gets dangled in front of John B. and friends early in season three. The group gets split up, with Sarah and John B. working with John B.’s father, Big John (Charles Halford) to find the mythical city and the rest of the Pogues battling their own problems before reuniting in the season finale.

After heading to South America on Ward Cameron’s (Charles Esten) private jet — yes, he’s still alive and still untrustworthy AF — Sarah, John B, Pope, and Cleo make it to Tres Rocas where they reunite with Big John to try to decipher the Gnomon of Solana. The only problem? Caribbean kingpin Carlos Singh is hot on their heels with fully-armed mercenaries willing to do anything to get a piece of the treasure. After JJ rescues Kiara from a pretty terrible situation her parents put her in, the pair reunite with the Pogues to make the final trek to El Dorado, one that involves cave diving and clue solving, and all kinds of high-stakes shenanigans.

The Pogues do get to keep some of their hard-earned gold this time, but not everyone makes it out alive.

Who Died In Outer Banks Season 3?

This season of Outer Banks was probably the most deadly yet. Not only did a couple of major villains — including Carlos Singh — die while hunting for El Dorado, but the Pogues also lost a couple of people they really loved. Despite constantly betraying his daughter and trying to get John B. killed, Ward sacrificed himself in the season finale in order to save the group. He had been working with Singh to get his hands on the treasure, but when the crime lord’s bodyguard turned his gun on Sarah, Ward stepped in front of the bullets and threw both of them off a cliff to their death.

He wasn’t the only dad we lost this season though. After escaping a gunfight earlier in the episode and helping Sarah and John B. find the entrance to the city of gold, Big John succumbed to his own injuries. He’d been shot before the group made the hike to El Dorado and by the time they made it back to the boat, he’d lost too much blood to survive. Before he died he made amends with John B., telling him to take care of Sarah despite having not trusted her for most of the season due to her family ties.

Outer Banks Season 3 Ending Explained

The season ended with the Pogues keeping the treasure they swiped from El Dorado before Big John blew the opening of the cave to bits and becoming local heroes thanks to their discovery. An 18-month time jump gave fans a glimpse into how drastically their lives changed thanks to the windfall. Sarah and John B. opened up a surf shop together, JJ bought his own charter boat, Kiara was working to save turtles, and Pope was heading off to college after graduating high school. But before everyone could enjoy their ride off into the sunset a mysterious man with a manuscript teases them with a new adventure, one tied to the most notorious pirate in history: Edward Teach, aka Blackbeard.

Who Is Alexander Jennings In Outer Banks Season 3?

The season finale of Outer Banks gave fans some devastating deaths but a real-life tragedy marked the filming of the show as well. Season three offered up a dedication to Alexander Jennings at the end of episode nine. Jennings was a stunt double for actor Chase Stokes who passed away in July of 2022 at the age of 22 after a double hit-and-run. Jennings was walking down a road near Charleston, South Carolina around 2 a.m. when he was hit by a car that fled the scene. Soon after, he was struck again by a truck that also fled the scene before being stopped in a routine traffic stop.

The cast and crew of the show shared their condolences when the news of Jenning’s death first broke, but the series found a special way to honor his contributions with the tribute in season three.

When Is The Release Date For Outer Banks Season 4?

Despite there being a year-and-a-half break between season two and season three of the show, the quick season four renewal hints that fans won’t have to wait long for more adventures with their beloved group of Pogues. Shortly before season three dropped, Netflix announced the show was coming back for more, and creators Jonas Pate, Josh Pate, and Shannon Burke have already teased the twists and turns they’re mapping out in the next installment. While no official date has been given, expect season four to land sometime next year.

Netflix’s ‘Outer Banks’ is currently streaming Season 3.

With Party Down about to kick off its highly-anticipated revival on Starz, Adam Scott has opened up about the show’s 2010 cancellation, which took place not long before the actor made his Parks and Recreation debut as former child mayor Ben Wyatt. The character would quickly become a fan-favorite and a love interest for Amy Poehler’s Leslie Knope, but the career move inevitably led to speculation that Scott taking the job led to the demise of Party Down.

However, Scott recently revealed that Party Down‘s future wasn’t looking great thanks to a new president at Starz. “We weren’t sure what he wanted to do with it,” Scott said before sharing how he made the decision to take the Parks and Rec offer without screwing over Party Down. Via Rolling Stone:

I made a backchannel call to someone high up at Starz and asked him as a favor, “Will you let me know if I take another job, am I killing Party Down or is Party Down already dead?” And he said, “I can’t really officially tell you anything, but if I were a friend of yours, I would tell you to take that job.” And I had to make a decision or the Parks job was going to go away, and they weren’t going to announce Party Down till a month later. This person did me a huge favor and told me, “If you want to be employed, you should take that job.”

So there you have it. Scott got the inside scoop that Party Down was pretty much doomed, and he’d be out of work if he didn’t make the jump to Parks and Recreation. Mystery solved, and it all worked out in the end. TV fans got to watch Leslie and Ben’s love blossom, and Party Down already has a new season in the can. Everybody wins. Even Jerry.

Party Down Season 3 premieres February 24 on Starz.

(Via Rolling Stone)

Apparently, Lizzo concerts are the best show on Earth, as SZA declared. As the “Special” singer embarks on the international stretch of her Special Tour, she is finding little ways to insert pops of fun outside of her festive bops. The songwriter’s animated personality isn’t just limited to her upcoming appearance on The Simpsons, but to her ticket-holding fans as well.

Yesterday (February 23), while performing in Amsterdam, the Grammy winner took a moment in between her original songs to sing a snippet of the internet’s new favorite jingle. Lizzo is not a stranger to covering songs she likes, having recently performed Sam Smith’s song “Unholy” featuring Kim Petras for BBC Radio 1. But who would’ve thought West Side Story actress Ariana DeBose’s viral opening number at this year’s BAFTA Awards would be next on the agenda?

In the song, DeBose sang the lyrics, “Angela Bassett did the thing / Viola Davis my Woman King/ Blanchett, Cate, you’re a genius/ Jamie Lee, you are all of us,” to honor the evening’s women nominees. Well, DeBose’s pronunciation of Angela Bassett’s name, along with the subsequent choreography, became an instant viral moment. Eventually, DeBose deactivated her social media account because of the unexpected attention. However, that didn’t stop Lizzo from showing love to the number will on stage, shimming her shoulders while singing, “Angela Bassett did the thing.”

When Lizzo returns to the States for the Special 2Tour in April, who knows what other viral track she’ll include in her repertoire.

Watch the fun clip above.

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