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In a new post on his Instagram Story, Drake says he’s going to “use 2023 to tell my truths.” While that could almost certainly set fans rubbing their mitts for life lessons and financial advice that can launch them to the Toronto titan’s tax bracket, as it turns out, his observations may end up being a bit more mundane.

In the same post, he reveals one of those truths — which involves public restrooms. “I have seen more staff and private bathrooms than anybody ever,” he quasi-brags. “Whenever you are waiting in line to use the bathroom just know there’s an amazing clean private room that they refuse to show you.”

That… actually seems like pretty sound advice, actually. Why poop with the plebs when you could be using your bathroom breaks to really relax in comfort and privacy? This has been a running gag on a number of sitcoms, including Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Seinfeld, and Abbott Elementary, so maybe Drake’s onto something.

Drake, who is riding the high from his and 21 Savage’s surprise joint album Her Loss, certainly knows a thing or two about treating yo’self — and embracing the sillier side of life. He was recently seen sporting some pieces from his hero Pharrell’s old jewelry collection and ahead of the new year proved he didn’t mind the “sassy Drake” memes that spawned from his Her Loss ad-libs.

As Donald Trump‘s stature in the Republican Party remains in question even after he seemingly played a part in Kevin McCarthy becoming Speaker of the House (after 15 embarrassing rounds of voting), the former president is reportedly still fixated on becoming the 2024 nominee for president. However, that requires holding off a potential challenge from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. While DeSantis hasn’t officially announced he’s running yet, and may wait until 2028, Trump’s team is reportedly prepared to fight dirty.

“This is where…Trump kicks him in the nuts,” a source close to the former president told Rolling Stone. As for what said nut-kicking entails, Trump’s team is reportedly working on several plans of attacks to sideline DeSantis. Trump himself has reportedly taken part in those discussions and has recently taken to constantly asking advisors, “What do we have on [Ron]?”

In a surprisingly canny move, one of those attacks is going after DeSantis for his stance on Social Security:

“In a Republican primary, only Donald Trump could effectively go after Ron DeSantis for wanting to cut Social Security,”a Republican close to the 2024 Trump campaign tells Rolling Stone. “Trump has a track record of saying the right things on this issue both when it comes to a general election and also Republican voters in a primary. DeSantis’ record in the House [on this topic] is very much of the Paul Ryan, privatize Social Security platform, which is just not where our voters are now.”

Trump will also attempt to paint DeSantis as the “establishment” candidate, which is an interesting approach given Republican politicians are often chastised for not making public proclamations to the former president. Despite the lack of a “Red Wave” during the midterm elections, the Republican Party is still chock full of MAGA. It doesn’t get more establishment than that.

(Via Rolling Stone)

In the age of the internet, most people have run into their fair share of internet trolls. You know, the people that just look for a reason to say something mean for no real reason at all. It’s also pretty safe to assume that celebrities see more trolls looking to hurt their feelings than the average person.

Recently, Christina Applegate had a run-in with a commenter who decided the actress needed to know she didn’t care for her face. The comment was left under an article about Applegate attending her first red carpet event since she announced her diagnosis of MS in August 2021. The “Dead to Me” actress attended the Critics Choice Awards with her daughter, Sadie Grace LeNoble, 11, and the duo rocked all black.

Applegate admitted to being nervous about the event in a tweet, but somehow I don’t think someone being upset about what her face looked like was at the top of her concerns. The unidentified person wrote the rude remark to which Applegate decided to respond to via private message to tell the person their comment “wasn’t nice.” The exchange was unfortunate to say the least.

The vocal critic replied to Applegate’s direct message by saying, “MS didn’t make you look that way a plastic surgeon did,” before going on to call the actress a scammer. To be fair, it’s not often a celebrity sends a non-celebrity a private message, so the scammer comment might be able to be overlooked. But the follow-up message from the person just confirmed they were likely looking to hurt feelings, as it simply read, “A bad plastic surgeon at that.”

u201cSooooo I made the unfortunate decision to look at some comments on an article from people mag about me and my kids at the CCA.Of course I told her that it wasnu2019t nice. This was her reply.What is wrong with people. By the way, I laughed.u201d

— christina applegate (@christina applegate)
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The internet was having none of those shenanigans from the unidentified commenter and immediately came to the actress’s defense.

“Some people are ugly on the inside. That’s not you. It’s never been you. And they are just jealous you’re beautiful inside and out,” one commenter wrote.

Another said, “You are beautiful. Period. So many people suck these days and strangely I’m always so shocked by it. You are beautiful and no matter what anyone says you are a bad ass and beautiful. Keep laughing!”

While Applegate said she laughed at the messages from the troll, it’s clear from the comment section that people want to make sure that the actress knows they have her back. “People who are actual loving human beings who care for one another wish you all the happiness and bliss away from these types of people. Continue to live YOUR best life, and especially with your kids,” another person wrote.

u201cJust a fun fact, the suit my kid is wearing was Scott Weilandu2019s suit from one of his solo album covers. Scott gave my husband, Martyn, that suit long ago in the glorious 90u2019s Also we were quite a pair last night. She fractured her ankle this week, hence the boot, and meu2026MSu201d

— christina applegate (@christina applegate)
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One person told the actress, “You are beloved. An icon. Your career is enviable. I thought, and so did my boyfriend, that you looked beautiful. It’s beyond sad what people choose to think or post these days. Reading comments is always a ‘brace yourself’ kind of choice. Stay strong!”

Surely the troll is feeling a bit sheepish after discovering that she was indeed messaging the real Christina Applegate and hopefully it serves as a lesson to be kind in the future.

There are a million reasons to love the film “Everything Everywhere, All At Once.” It has comedy, drama, sci-fi and kung fu rolled into one compelling story. It literally has all the things.

However, Stephanie Hsu’s iconic performance as the fabulously nihilistic Jobu Tupaki has got to be at the top of the list.

Jobu Tupaki has all the inherent makings of a fan favorite—amazing outfits, attitude at a level 5,000, and some insanely cool fight moves. But while she is the antagonist, Jobu in many ways serves as the heart of the story, making it a challenging role to pull off.

Well, Hsu knew exactly how to do it. And her audition tape proves it.

Occasionally, movies or television shows with large fan bases—”Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” and “Game of Thrones,” for example—will release audition tapes, giving viewers a chance to see characters brought to life for the very first time. After all, it’s always cool to see the very first glimpses of something that will later become a cultural phenomenon.

Deadline released Hsu’s audition for “Everything Everywhere, All At Once” in Dec 2022, which has been viewed over a million times.

In it we see Hsu do Jobu’s signature hand gestures, deliver an existential monologue and even perform an improvised song about the infamous everything bagel—which was so good it ended up being part of the movie.

Long story short—she nailed it.

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Chalk it up to her raw talent, extensive theatre background, or maybe a stroke of divine inspiration, but Hsu’s performance was so special that the Daniels, who directed the movie, ended up rewriting the character.

Fans were equally mesmerized by her tape, who gave the most heartfelt praise in the YouTube comments:

-“No wonder she got the part. She’s captivating, relatable, intimidating, and authentic all in one. Most actors don’t have this much rawness in auditions. Her acting here is incredible enough to go straight in front of a big-screen audience”

-“I love that she’s not hung up on the ‘perfect performance’ and allows herself to be carried away by the energy of the moment at times. What a powerful performer.”

-“She came beyond memorized. She came FOCUSED.She came with a goal. She came with a fully realized character and was STILL able to be flexible enough to take direction mid sentence. Truly, a master at work.”

-“Everything Everywhere, All At Once” is A24’s biggest hit to date, not only making a breakout star of Hsu, but forging new career milestones for Michelle Yeoh, who took home a Golden Globe for “Best Actress,” and Ke Huy Quan, who won a golden Globe for “Best Supporting Actor.”

It goes to show that when it comes to telling a great story, all you need is a few simple ingredients—authenticity and courage. Well done Stephanie. May you talent be revered in all the universes.

Chet Hanks is preparing to launch his own podcast. His first guest will be his dad, Tom Hanks (obviously), which seems timely on the heels of the Nepo Babies discussion. I hope they broach that subject, but for the moment, Chet discussed that upcoming episode (they “told some stories about me being a dipsh*t when I was younger”) and much more on a new installment of the Tiny Meat Gang podcast.

Hosts Cody Ko and Noel Miller did dive into followup on a 2022 interview that Chet did on Showtime’s Ziwe, in which the former Desus and Mero writer point-blank asked Chet (who has dropped racial slurs in the past and been accused of cultural appropriation) if he wished to “apologize to any marginalized communities.” It was an uncomfortable segment, in which Chet responded, “Nah… “I don’t feel like I’ve truly done anything offensive, so I don’t.”

Chet reflected upon this interview by describing how he and Ziwe attended Northwestern University at the same time, and he had nothing but praise: “Holy sh*t, she’s on billboards and sh*t, she’s got her own show — last time I saw her I was drunk at sh*t at my fraternity — I was probably playing flip cup… all of a sudden she’s got her face on billboards — that’s tight… shoutout to Ziwe.” He also stressed, “[T]hat’s a character she’s playing, the super-sensitive, politically correct person — it’s like satire.”

That part of the discussion happens after the 19:00 mark in the below podcast episode. In addition, Chet offers himself up for a remake of The Bodyguard, and he wants to play the Kevin Costner role opposite Rihanna. You can listen to that portion after the 39:00 mark, and Chet is airing some big dreams: “Tyler Perry, hit me up, dude.”

(SPOILERS for this week’s BMF episode will be found below.)

The second episode of BMF season two spent a lot of time with the Flenory family. We watched Charles and Terry butt heads as they look to expand the Flenory car-ride service. We also saw Meech and Terry go at it (quite literally) and their differences are stronger than ever. Additionally, Terry and Meech are looking to expand their respective businesses into new territories. However, things prove to be a bit difficult due to the fact that they are no longer solely in control of the decisions that are made.

The aforementioned events in the second episode of BMF season two, titled “Family Business,” are soundtracked by songs that help to accentuate the emotions behind each scene. You can find a list of them belong as well as details about the scenes that they are heard in.

The following records were provided thanks to the Starz Public Relations team.

Crown – “Guns & Butter Cash Rules”

This record plays at the 01:37 mark as Terry is getting ready for a day of picking up customers for the car-ride service. He gets reprimanded by Charles who disapproves of his outfit and chain

Bud – “Denero”

We hear this song at the 04:10 mark as Meech and K-9 are eating ice cream at the latter’s ice cream shop. A drive-by shooting occurs with Meech and K-9 being the targets. The duo chases after the suspect, but they fail to catch him until the end of the episode.

50 Cent — “Wish Me Luck” Feat. Charlie Wilson

This is the theme song of BMF. It plays at the 04:47 mark in “Family Dinner.” While 50 Cent and Charlie Wilson’s voices are only heard on it, the song also features Snoop Dogg and Moneybagg Yo.

Dre x Phylis – “My Only Love”

“My Only Love” plays in the background as Lucille is cleaning up around the house at the 6:20 mark. She discovers an x-rated magazine in Charles’ guitar case which frustrates her, but she tries to hide her reaction as Charles comes in the

Fredro – “Afterlife Inst”

This plays at the 16:45 mark as Meech’s younger cousin James introduces him to his drug connect, Terrell, in Cleveland. Meech offers to sell some of K-9’s drug supply to the Cleveland connect in order to establish a new base in the city to further his expansion efforts.

Etcetera & Fran – “Is That Mic On”

At the 21:07 mark, Etcetera and Fran’s “Is That Mic On?” plays as Meech and James launch their drug operation from the videotape store James works at. Anyone who wants to buy drugs from the store must ask for the deluxe editions of Ghostbusters, something we see a couple of people do during this scene.

Kool & The Gang – “Celebration”

When Meech and James return home, their family is singing and dancing to Kool and the Gang’s “Celebration” at the 22:10 mark. Lucille sees Meech and James walk into the room and she’s quite suspicious of them, but she doesn’t ask any questions.

Steph – “12th Street”

At the 23:26 mark, this song plays faintly in the background as B-Mickie is on the phone with Meech to discuss a drop-off of drugs to Cleveland. Their convo is interrupted when Detective Bryant storms into B-Mickie’s basement to ask for information regarding Meech.

Sanderson – “Slum”

We hear this record at the 27:26 mark as Terry rushes to make a phone call to Meech to alert him about checkpoints that could interfere with a drug supply delivery. Meech, who is waiting for B-Mickie to call for an update on the supply of drugs he’s supposed to be bringing, hangs up on Terry out of fear that he’s blocking B-Mickie’s potential call.

Parliament Funkadelic – “Flashlight”

Seeing that B-Mickie’s call is not coming, Terry decides to deliver the product to Meech for him. At the 28:15 mark, he walks into BMF’s record store home base to see Dink and Sockie dancing to Parliament Funkadelic’s “Flashlight.”

Ms. Toi & Mike City – “Fresh AF”

At the 35:20 mark in the episode, Meech meets with James’ drug connect Terrell to show him the batch of cocaine that he’s been speaking so highly of. After the connect tries it, he gives it his approval but screws Meech over by going back on the deal they already agreed to.

Arnie & Dre Truth – “Here They Come”

“Here They Come” plays at the 39:15 mark as Meech seeks revenge against Terrell for stealing his cocaine supply. Meech aids Terrell’s mother with groceries to get into their home where he threatens Terrell with a gun and asks for the cocaine back.

King – “James For Prez”

We hear this song at the 40:40 mark when Detective Bryant, Detective Jin, and a SWAT team breaks into BMF’s stash house in hopes of finding and arresting Meech. To Bryant’s dismay, they’re only able to arrest two BMF members as Meech is nowhere to be found in the house.

O. Nwaneri – “As The Story Goes”

“As The Story Goes” plays at the 41:47 mark as Meech reconnects with K-9 to give him the money he made from the first supply of drugs he gave him. It’s also here that K-9 shows Meech that he was able to find and kill the person who shot at them at the ice cream shop.

CSB – “Who Did That”

As we approach the end of the episode, “Who Did That” plays at the 45:27 mark when B-Mickie appears at the record store home base to apologize for going missing and failing to deliver the drugs to Cleveland. Meech also clarifies the chain of command at this moment.

Don Caban – “Bodies”

This record plays to end the episode. It begins when Terry drops Nicole off at the theater for Meech, who confronts terry about involving himself in BMF business despite being out of the game. This leads to them throwing punches and cursing each other out before Terry storms out of the theater.

New episodes of ‘BMF’ are available on the STARZ app on Fridays at 12:00 am EST and on the STARZ TV channel at 8:00 pm EST.

Kim Kardashian seems to be on a quest to borrow and/or purchase things from beloved icons solely because people seem to get riled up about it. We all remember what happened last year when Kardashian stepped on the Met Gala red carpet wearing Marilyn Monroe’s infamous beaded gown and subsequently set the antique garment community (they exist) ablaze. She wasn’t fazed, though!

It’s also important to remember that Kardashian does not seem to care who she upsets when purchasing various pop culture relics, like the time she bought Michael Jackson’s leather jacket and gifted it to her then 6-year-old, which is historically the only right thing to do with a $65k jacket. This time, Kardashian has shelled out even more money for a royal piece of jewelry.

The reality star purchased Princess Diana’s 5.25-karat diamond-encrusted amethyst pendant, one that was worn multiple times by the late royal. Kardashian reportedly swooped in at the last minute to purchase the piece of jewelry for a very modest $197,453. For reference, that’s about 300 orders of Kardashian’s SKKN by KIM bundles which retail at about $500 a pop.

If you need it to be broken down even further, for the price of Diana’s necklace, Kardashian could have instead bought 5,484 copies of Prince Harry’s memoir Spare, which goes in-depth about both the trauma that the royals and the media have caused him and also his frozen penis.

Sources have told People that Kardashians is “honored” to have a piece of Diana’s jewelry in her collection, but who knows, maybe she’ll throw it in North West’s Christmas stocking by the end of the year.

(Via People)

Zach Bryan has found himself in the spotlight over the past couple months. First he released an album named after his hatred for Ticketmaster, then he landed his first top-10 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Now, the rising country star is going on tour, and no, Ticketmaster is not involved.

Bryan shared a video in which comedian Theo Von explains the situation. (There’s also a cameo from Brian Baumgartner, best known as Kevin from The Office.) Tickets for The Burn Burn Burn Tour will be offered via AXS, and to get some, fans can register (here) to purchase by January 29. Fans given the opportunity to buy tickets (via a random draw) will be notified by February 13. As for costs, tickets will range in price from $40 to $130, with $10 to $20 service fees per ticket. The video includes further details and clarifications, like how buyers can only grab four tickets per event.

This comes after experts said it would be challenging for Bryan to mount a Ticketmaster-less tour.

Find the full list of tour dates below.

04/15 — Georgetown, TX @ Two Step Inn Festival
05/10 — Charlottesville, VA @ John Paul Jones Arena
05/12 — Worcester, MA @ DCU Center
05/13 — Wilkes-Barre, PA @ Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza
05/15 — Duluth, GA @ Gas South Arena
05/19 — Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
05/20 — New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center
05/23 — Jacksonville, FL @ VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
05/24 — N Charleston, SC @ North Charleston Coliseum
05/26 — Albany, NY @ MVP Arena
05/28 — London, ON @ Budweiser Gardens
05/31 — Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
06/02 — Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
06/03 — Lexington, KY @ Railbird Festival
06/23 — New York, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium
06/26 — Denver, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
06/27 — Denver, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
07/07 — Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
07/13 — Chicago, IL @ Windy City Smokeout
07/14-16 — Whitefish, MT @ Under The Big Sky Festival
07/20-22 — Cullman, AL @ Rock The South
08/05 — St. Charles, IA @ Hinterland Music Festival
08/07 — Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
08/09 — Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
08/11 — Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
08/14 — Sioux Falls, SD @ Denny Sanford Premier Center
08/17 — Nampa, ID @ Ford Idaho Center
08/19 — Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
08/20 — Bakersfield, CA @ Mechanics Bank Arena
08/21 — Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena
08/23 — Los Angeles, CA @ Crypto.com Arena
08/25 — Glendale, AZ @ Desert Diamond Arena
08/27 — Wichita, KS @ INTRUST Bank Arena
08/29 — Lincoln, NE @ Pinnacle Bank Arena
08/30 — Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center

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

As the racketeering trial against Atlanta’s YSL crew gears up, another arrest has been made — but not connected with the original 56-count indictment that has Young Thug facing a massive sentence and fans calling Gunna a snitch. Latasha Kendrick, the mother of YSL rapper Yak Gotti, was arrested on Tuesday (January 17) and charged with a criminal attempt to commit a misdemeanor after trying to pass the rapper a bag reportedly filled with tobacco and rolling papers at the Fulton County Courthouse.

WSB-TV reports that the mother of Gotti’s child, Nyesha Cox, alerted the rapper’s attorney to the contraband. Kendrick alleges that Cox was the one who requested the bag and an arrest warrant has been issued for the younger woman as well.

Gotti is one of 14 remaining defendants in the case and faces charges including conspiracy to commit murder, theft by receiving stolen property, and participation in criminal street gang activity. Other defendants include YSL founder Young Thug, who is charged with possession of illegal firearms and drugs, while other YSL members like Gunna and Unfoonk have accepted plea deals that suspended any sentences and allowed them to go free ahead of the trial.

The trial is expected to last up to six months, with the Fulton County District Attorney’s office accusing YSL of being a “hybrid street gang” rather than just a record label.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Either Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn’t know how to take a compliment, or she knows fellow congressperson Matt Gaetz well enough to know that when he congratulated her on her new committee appointments, the sentiment behind his tweet might not have been as sincere as he made it sound. Either way, it’s a lot of fun to watch!

Though Greene and Gaetz seemed to have become fast friends shortly after the Georgia congresswoman’s arrival to the House of Representatives, the protracted battle for Kevin McCarthy to be named Speaker of the House appears to have irreparably split the one-time bosom buddies apart. While Greene surprised everyone by sticking with the majority and backing McCarthy as speaker, Gaetz spent several days and more than a dozen rounds of voting nominating a series of people — including Donald Trump — as speaker. For once, Greene seems to have made the smarter choice, as she has now officially been assigned to some actual congressional committees, including the House Homeland Security (gulp!) and Oversight (JFC!) Committees.

On Wednesday, as The Hill reports, Gaetz tweeted out a “Bravo!” to his thought-to-be pal about her achievements. Her biting response told us everything we need to know about where their relationship stands.

While Greene could have simply retweeted Gaetz’s original email, replied with a short-but-sweet “thanks,” or ignored it altogether, she instead used it as an opportunity to trash Gaetz for slowing down the entire process of naming a speaker and getting back to the business of congress.

But if you think this marks a new leaf for the conspiracy theory-loving, gun-toting firebrand, think again. As she stated in her reply to Gaetz: “As the leading MAGA voice in Congress, I look forward to committees.”

(Via The Hill)