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Earlier this week, some Britney Spears fans called the police to request a wellness check on her after she deactivated her Instagram account. After the incident, TMZ reported that Spears was “annoyed” by what happened. Now, Spears has offered a response to the situation and it sounds like TMZ’s report was accurate.

Since her Instagram is currently deactivated, Spears took to Twitter to share a text post. It reads, “As everyone knows the police were called to my home based on some prank phone calls. I love and adore my fans but this time things went a little too far and my privacy was invaded. The police never entered my home and when they came to my gate they quickly realized there was no issue and left immediately. This felt like I was being gaslit and bullied once the incident made it to the news and being portrayed once again in a poor and unfair light by the media. During this time in my life, I truly hope the public and my fans who I care so much about can respect my privacy moving forward. All the love, B.”

A Ventura County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson previously told Page Six, “I can confirm that we did get calls into our dispatch, and essentially, I can confirm that we don’t believe that Britney Spears is in any kind of harm or any kind of danger. […] I can’t confirm or deny that deputies went to her house, but we don’t believe that Britney Spears is in any kind of harm or danger at this point.”

Find Spears’ post below.

This post is being updated.

Cordae may have dropped the “YBN” prefix from his name, but that hasn’t his former collaborator YBN Nahmir from carrying it on his back. With a discography featuring 21 Savage, the City Girls, Offset, and G-Eazy, to name a few, the Birmingham native has fought tooth and nail for his spot in today’s hip-hop ecosystem after exploding onto the scene in 2018 with “Rubbin Off The Paint.”

The inner fighter has been the core of his growing musical archive. During his last stop by UPROXX Sessions, YBN Nahmir performed his flexy track “Spend It“; this go-round he spices it up with a ferocious in-studio performance of his single “Lamborghini Truck” from his 7-track EP Faster Car Music, Vol. 1. For some flexing is a hobby, but for YBN Nahmir, it is a lifestyle, and he’s ready to protect it at all cost.

Watch YBN Nahmir’s UPROXX Sessions performance of “Lamborghini Truck” above.

UPROXX Sessions is Uproxx’s performance show featuring the hottest up-and-coming acts you should keep an eye on. Featuring creative direction from LA promotion collective, Ham On Everything, and taking place on our “bathroom” set designed and painted by Julian Gross, UPROXX Sessions is a showcase of some of our favorite performers, who just might soon be yours, too.

Coi Leray is in the midst of a stunning resurgence. While rap fans undoubtedly slept on her versatile debut album despite standout singles like “Blick Blick” and “Anxiety,” she bounced back late last year with the Grandmaster Flash-sampling “Players.”

Today, in a new interview with Billboard, she discusses the ups and downs of her career so far and explains why “it’s no competition” among her fellow female rappers as they storm the charts in a way that hasn’t been seen in hip-hop in nearly 20 years.

“I don’t compete with them, because you just can’t,” she says. “The best thing about this industry [is], there’s room for everybody. That’s why it’s no competition. I could be here and you could be here right with me. At the end of the day, even if we at the top of the mountain, I’ma be Coi and you gonna be you, and we could trade places or I could become someone else. I’m gonna determine my greatness, my destiny, and my future. What’s for you is for you, while we’re at the top together. Steel sharpens steel.”

She also listed some of her favorite peers in the rap game, naming GloRilla, Ice Spice, Cardi B, Nicki Minaj, Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Flo Milli, and rising star Lola Brooke, as well as name-checking Latto, who was recently embroiled in a ghostwriting controversy over leaked reference tracks for Coi’s “Blick Blick” and BIA’s “Whole Lotta Money.”

At this point, it’s pretty tough to remember every single one of the possibly illegal missteps Donald Trump had made since he was elected president, losing the presidency, and announcing his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election. But at the very top of the list is that unforgettable period of time in which Trump refused to concede the election and possibly colluded with dozens of other lawmakers — and hundreds of his own followers — to try and overturn the will of the American people.

Nowhere was Trump’s refusal to accept Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 election more evident than in Georgia. As Seth Meyers shared on Wednesday night, that could all finally be about to bite the former POTUS in his orange-tinged ass.

“As you may recall, in the days leading up to the coup attempt on January 6, Trump tried to pressure Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to manipulate the vote tally and overturn Joe Biden’s victory,” Meyers said. “In particular, there was that infamous line where Trump just confessed and told them what he was asking for: he wanted them to magically find enough votes for him to win.”

Why does this matter so much now? Because, as Meyers explained, Fani Willis — the district attorney for Georgia’s Fulton County — was in court this week, where she asked the judge to keep the grand jury’s report on what they determined in their investigation into Trump private. “And she did so for a tantalizing reason,” according to Meyers. “She said she was about to announce decisions about indictments in the case regarding multiple potential defendants.”

Her actual words in court? “We think for future defendants to be treated fairly, it’s not appropriate at this time to have this report released… We are asking that the report not be released because, you having seen that report, decisions are imminent.”

If Meyers’ reaction to this bombshell were a GIF, it would be the one where Michael Jackson is eating popcorn — because the host could NOT be more excited about what might be coming next.

“I will say, if there are going to be any indictments in this case at all, you would assume that one of them would be the guy who made the phone call,” Meyers said. “Unless, of course, Trump made a plea deal and turned on Rudy [Giuliani].” Which, let’s face it, would be just as fascinating to witness.

You can watch the full clip above.

Avatar: The Way of Water continues to dominate the box office, and on Wednesday, it hit another major milestone by surpassing Avengers: Infinity War to become the fifth highest grossing movie of all time. Next on the list is Star Wars: The Force Awakens followed by Titanic because James Cameron is a box office machine like no other.

However, in an ironic twist, The Way of Water may ultimately lose to Titanic thanks to an upcoming re-release of the classic Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet romance just in time for Valentine’s Day. As the old saying goes, “Never bet against James Cameron” and that’s especially true when the other guy is, well, James Cameron. Via Deadline:

Can the filmmaker’s Way of Water beat his own Titanic? Through Wednesday, Way of Water is about $135M away, and is expected to pass the tragic story of Rose and Jack. However, there’s an asterisk here since Paramount is doing a Titanic global rerelease in time for Valentine’s Day — so, maybe it’s a jockeying as we saw not too long ago with Avengers: Endgame and the original Avatar.

Heading into The Way of Water‘s release in December, even Cameron showed signs of doubt that the sequel could repeat the monumental success of the original film. To break even, The Way of Water needed to do $2 billion at the box office, which is no easy task. If it didn’t, Cameron was fully prepared to end the franchise with Avatar 3. Obviously, the sequel proved to be a gigantic success, and Cameron is resigned to the fact that he’s going to be making Avatar movies for a very long time.

“It looks like I can’t wiggle out of this,” Cameron joked to Chris Wallace following The Way of Water‘s massive debut.

(Via Deadline)

One might expect to hear Franz Schubert’s “Die Forelle,” more widely known as “The Trout,” at the philharmonic orchestra. However, Boglarka Gyorgy noticed her washing machine playing the catchy classical tune. Apparently, this is a feature for a particular Samsung line of washing machines.

Being a professional musician herself, she couldn’t resist the urge to grab her violin and perform an impromptu duet with her appliance—and then post it to Instagram, of course. The result was a hilarious, impressive and viral hit.

“My two-year-old thinks this is an absolute banger. Thank you!” wrote one person. Another added, “This gives me joy.”

Gyorgy didn’t give away the song title at first, but instead asked if anyone could guess the piece.

“Sounds ‘fishy’ to me,” quipped one person, obviously recognizing the tune.

“Do you put it on the tumble dryer setting to get your spiccato really dry?” joked another, making a reference to the bow instrument version of a staccato rhythm, more or less. Music nerds are the best.

Several listeners shared that their own washing machines made the same tune and they only now discovered that it was based on a real song.

“Mom and I didn’t have a name for this, so we call it the washer’s ‘victory’ song. We call it this because half the time the washer doesn’t even work, so if you hear the song, it means it actually made it to the end of the wash cycle 😂😂😂” wrote one person.

Take a listen below:

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Gyorgy’s music is wonderful, even when she isn’t performing with a washing machine. If you’d like to hear more, check out her Instagram here.

Once upon a time, things were weird. This is sure to be a sentiment that children of the future will share about the rules and customs of today, but knowing that fact doesn’t stop things from the past from seeming a bit strange. In a rediscovered video clip of an Australian *gasp* female reporter in a bar in 1974, it’s clear pretty quickly that she’s out of place.

It’s almost as if she’s describing her movements like Steve Irwin would do when approaching a wild animal in its natural habitat. Her tone is even and hushed as she makes her way into the bar telling viewers how she’s going to make her way to the barkeep, who also looks to be a woman. So I guess women were allowed to work in bars but not drink in them?

Honestly, that part was a little confusing for me but seemed the norm by the reporter’s reaction. But what was not normal was a woman squeezing between men and ordering a drink and the men letting the reporter know that the bar was no place for a woman…unless you’re the bartender. Who knows? 1974 was a wild year apparently.

After being served her glass of water, the reporter notices a patron’s reaction and flat out asks if he has an objection to her being in the bar. To no one’s surprise, he does, but it’s not for the reason you may think. “If I want to talk or swear or something like that and there’s a woman standing behind me, you can’t, can you?” the man says. When she asks another man why he has a problem with women at the bar, the answer is pretty much the same. The men don’t seem to want to offend the delicate sensibilities of women.

Now, I was not alive in the 70s and I’m not Australian, so I guess I’m a poor resource for what was happening around then. But did women not swear in 1974? Would these men be appalled that most women now swear just as much, if not more, than they do? There are so many questions I have, but the video doesn’t end there.

At one point, a more progressive man tells her that women and men should be welcomed into the bar. But just as he’s getting passionately into his answer, the reporter has to fend off the hand of a man behind her who decided to “show her” what happens when women go into bars.

The entire video is a bit of a wild ride. Watch it below:

Miley Cyrus’ official music video for her new single “Flowers” is less than two weeks old, and it’s already racked up a whopping 108 million views on YouTube. The smash hit also broke Spotify’s record for the most streams in a single week, knocking K-pop superband BTS and their hit song “Butter” out of the top spot.

There’s a reason “Flowers” is making waves. It’s not only a catchy tune, but an empowering one, especially for women who’ve been socialized to believe they need a significant other to make them happy.

While most post-break-up songs are filled with heartache and lament and perhaps a bit of resentment, “Flowers” takes a different tack. While Cyrus sings about not wanting a relationship to end, she ultimately realizes she can give herself what she wants from a partner and it’s incredibly liberating.

The song has become an anthem for an already existing TikTok trend of women celebrating “self dating.” Rather than waiting around for someone to ask them out, women are taking themselves out—to coffee, to dinner, to bookstores, to the movies—showering themselves with love and attention and enjoying their own company.

For instance, this woman did the “date night challenge,” which involves having your date blindly choose between two activities written on cards, but she did it for herself.

@justlikegilmoregirls

Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do #barnesandnoble #readersunite #bookwormsoftiktok #bookdate #romancebookstiktok

Another woman demonstrated the connection between “Flowers” and Bruno Mars’ “When I Was Your Man,” showing how the former song appears to be a direct response to the latter. (And her caption, “Dating yourself is top tier,” hit home for a lot of women, as did “When you’re the boyfriend you’ve always wanted.”)

@yourtorontolatina

Dating yourself is top tier 💗 #boyfriend #funny #selflove #selfcare #dating #loveyourself #fyp #foryou #trend #viral #flowers #mileycyrus

Some TikTok users have made self-dating into an art, sharing their whys and hows with other women.

@desireefiggins

#fyp #datejar #selflove #selfcare #dateyourself

This woman even committed to only self-dating for an entire year. She shared how she did it and what she learned about herself in the process. “Treat yourself exactly how you’d treat a partner,” she shared. Excellent advice for us all.

@zabby1

Replying to @faithyyy this pretty much sums it all up! Treat yourself exactly how’d you treat a partner 🤎

As someone who has been happily married for two decades, I can attest that self-dating isn’t just for singles. Self-care is empowering no matter your relationship status, and taking deliberate time to get to know yourself and give yourself what you know you need may even make you a better partner.

@bryntaponn

10/10 highly recomend. #fyp #mileycyrusflowers #selflove #selfdateideas

Having a special someone can be wonderfully fulfilling, but the idea that we need someone else to make us feel fulfilled is problematic in all kinds of ways. In my experience, the more healthy, happy and whole we are on our own, the more we are able to contribute to a relationship. So whether we’re single or attached, regularly treating ourselves to a self-dating routine is a win-win for us and for whoever we may eventually end up with—even if that person is simply ourselves.

Even though the United States is going through a labor shortage, high-profile jobs are still tough as ever to get. In a world where hundreds of applicants send in their resumes for the same job, it can be hard to stand out.

Karly Pavlinac Blackburn of Wilmington, North Carolina, was lamenting that the jobs she wanted were too competitive when a colleague suggested the 27-year-old do something dramatic to get her name out there.

“I was actually talking to my former colleague about getting in front of employers—and he was like, ‘Well, Karly you need to do better … show up in a creative way … what about a resume on a cake?‘” she told Good Morning America.

So Blackburn did just that.

Blackburn dreamed of getting a job at Nike’s new business incubator, Valiant Labs in Beaverton, Oregon. So she decided she’d get a cake with her resume printed on top and send it to the person who makes hiring decisions. She picked the perfect day to send the cake, September 8, 2022, or as they call it in Beaverton, Just Do It Day.

But it wasn’t going to be that easy. She couldn’t just drive over to a bakery, pick up a cake and deliver it to Nike 3,000 miles away.

u201cKarly Pavlinac Blackburn, the #PoolePack alumna who recently sent her resume to @Nike on a cake, was a part of the Andrews Launch Accelerator a few years ago. ud83cudf82 nnRead her story. u27a1ufe0f https://t.co/g2Mjmq1Ht9 @NCStateAlumniu201d

— NC State Poole College of Management (@NC State Poole College of Management)
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She ordered the cake ahead of time at an Albertson’s grocery store near the Nike campus and contacted Instacart to make the delivery. Luckily for Blackburn, the delivery driver was Denise Baldwin, a single mother of three, who goes the extra mile for her customers.

“That’s just how I do my Instacart. Like every order I take, I take it as if I was putting groceries in my home or taking stuff to my spot or a family member that needs help,” Baldwin told Today. “I take every order into consideration and make sure I do my best with every order.”

With the delicate sheet cake in one hand and her 8-month-old son in the other, Baldwin traversed the 300-acre Nike campus and wouldn’t stop until she found her person. “I knew navigating Nike’s large campus was a feat, but combining a giant party with tons of people on top of that adds another layer of complexity to this delivery,” Blackburn wrote on LinkedIn.

Even though security asked Baldwin to leave the cake at the front desk, she was firm that she had to hand deliver it to the correct person. With the help of security, she was able to do just that.

Baldwin was inspired by Blackburn’s dedication to furthering herself.

“You have inspired me,” Baldwin told Blackburn. “This was meant to be. I am a mom and I am tired of doing Instacart. I know I have more abilities and qualifications to get something better. I’m so glad this worked for the both of us.”

Blackburn posted about the cake delivery on LinkedIn where it went viral, receiving over 132,000 likes. Even though she didn’t get a job at Nike, her resume got her a lot of attention from potential employers.

On Monday, January 30, Blackburn will start a new job at CureMint.

“I will be the director of growth marketing at a software startup called CureMint—we make software that helps dental companies automate their business,” she told Good Morning America. “To be on the other side of the job hunt feels good. It has definitely been a roller coaster with the virality of the LinkedIn post.”

Blackburn hopes that her unique way of approaching her job search inspires others to find imaginative ways to get themselves noticed.

“Don’t be afraid to do something out of the box and never give up on what you really want,” she told Good Morning America. “Because it will happen, you just have to keep going.”

The Walking Dead‘s flagship series ended last year with an eleventh season, and the franchise will soon (on May 14, Mother’s Day) premiere the closing season of the franchise’s first spinoff, Fear The Walking Dead. From there, zero plans exist to shut down this universe because at least three new spinoff series will materialize, and they may have multiple seasons. These shows include the Negan and Maggie spinoff, The Walking Dead: Dead City; the Rick Grimes and Michonne spinoff, as yet untitled but a long time coming; and then there’s everyone’s favorite crossbow-wielding secret softie.

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon will bring the return of unwashed Norman Reedus, and strangely enough, this story will take place in France. That location appears to be the source of a real mystery, but let’s talk about what’s known about the series so far.

Release Date

This show, which I am lovingly referring to as Daryl In Paris (even though he’s apparently not in the City of Lights), will premiere sometime in 2023. This will likely happen after the six-week run of Dead City‘s first season, which also have a vague Spring 2023 release date. Daryl’s show will also take place in six-episode seasons, and it feels like we’ll see him sometime in Summer 2023. That’s rather unclear, I realize, but the show will definitely be available to watch on AMC and stream on AMC+, too.

Cast

Reedus has so far been revealed to the one sole O.G. cast member in attendance. His far-off location would suggest that this is accurate, however, it’s worth noting that the Daryl spinoff was originally announced with Melissa McBride’s Carol in tow. We then heard that plans for a joint venture were scrapped (due to timing issues and COVID), which is sad because they’re quite a pair together. However, Reedus has cryptically asked, “How do you know she’s not gonna come back?”

In other words, this is clear as mud, but a major clue exists from AMC’s series description, which we’ll cover in just a moment.

Plot

Variety reported word that this show will co-star French actress Clémence Poésy and British actor Adam Nagaitis. What’s particularly telling is that Daryl “washes ashore in France and struggles to piece together how he got there and why.” In other words, Daryl is as much in the dark about his mystery voyage as the rest of The Walking Dead audience. At least we know that he didn’t steal an airplane from LaGuardia, although that would have been a trip. In addition, “The series tracks his journey across a broken but resilient France as he hopes to find a way back home. As he makes the journey, though, the connections he forms along the way complicate his ultimate plan.”

So, we don’t know why he’s in France, but he apparently arrived by sea and took a seriously long nap in the meantime.

Trailer

As of this writing, no teaser or trailer has surfaced for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, but once AMC drops a first look, fans will be all over it.