On October 3, the online fashion retailer gained traction when fans of the “It’s Up” rapper noticed the not so subtle dig at Drake. However, as of today (October 5), the listing has been updated. The previous viral images of a Fashion Nova model dressed similarly to a For All The Dogs promotional image (down to the colorful hair accessories) have been removed from the website.
For clarity, the item available for purchase through Fashion Nova was a nude colored butt pad costume accessory. However, to give shoppers an idea of how to incorporate the practical joke piece into their Halloween plans, the brand drew back to Drake’s likeness and the now infamous back-and-forth with Metro Boomin.
Fashion Nova hasn’t released a formal statement stating why they took down the photos. But that hasn’t stopped users online for speculating about it. Both potential libel and intellectual property violation lawsuits topped the lists of Drizzy fans. But Drake himself hasn’t issued a public response to the matter.
Still, he isn’t the only celebrity-inspired Halloween costume offered. A get up mirroring elements of Beyoncé’s Renaissance and Cowboy Carter album element also picked up viral stem for other reasons.
Many supporters praised Cardi B for her unbelievable postpartum transformation. However, others began to allege that the Grammy winner’s curvy figure was due to her undergoing new cosmetic procedures. Today (October 5), Cardi B clapped back at the postpartum plastic surgery rumors.
Over on X (formerly Twitter), Cardi B slammed a troll for body-shaming her after she uploaded a video online. “Y’all really need to relax,” she wrote. “This is how my body REALLY LOOKS LIKE. My body looks exaggerated in the other video cause I have a 5X faja on. I want y’all to think with y’all brain. Y’all were just praising my body couple days ago. Do y’all think I went and got surgery in 2 days?”
Cardi B’s love for fajas (body-shaping garments) is the latest viral TikTok sound. While discussing her post-delivery plans, Cardi B laughed about how her younger sister, Hennessy Carolina, would be responsible for placing the garment on her moments after delivery.
Sadly, this isn’t the first time Cardi B has pushed back against the same accusation. After the birth of her son Wave in 2021, the “Like What” rapper slammed users online for suggesting she sneakily went under the knife. While, Cardi B has been opened about her past surgical work she insists her physique has nothing to do with a recent procedure.
Other celebrities including Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Kash Doll have all in some way addressed the pressure placed on women entertainers to quickly “snapback” to their former figure after giving birth.
Following the cinematic success of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Tim Burton and Jenna Ortega went back to work on the second Wednesday season for Netflix. Unfortunately, our favorite Outcast will not join us for this year’s spooky season, but the series is making serious progress on bringing Nevermore Academy back to TV screens with arguably the most celebrated outsider who has conquered the four quadrants, and the fact that is happening with Burton’s TV debut is even more (loathsome and) delicious.
Indeed, the first wretched outing of “Little Storm Cloud” (credit to Gomez) still sits atop Netflix’s Top 10 series (English) in streaming TV history, which proves that misery thrives in company, so let’s not waste any more horrible time in rolling out the latest clues on what’s in store from our destructive and dour heroine or as she looks toward her next mystery:
Plot
No doubt existed that Wednesday would return for more morose madness when the show took off like a shot in November 2022. Fortunately, Tim Burton knows (as with the aforementioned Beetlejuice sequel) that certain things must be kept constant with sequels, so it’s a relief that Ortega has assured Netflix viewers that Wednesday “never really changes,” yet although she still will never blink, there will be substantial changes to the series in the second season after the resolution of the Hyde mystery.
For starters, filming moved from Romania to Ireland, where (as recently revealed to Screenrant by action-unit director Vic Armstrong), filming is “two-thirds of the way through, and having a great time.” Next up, Wednesday will learn to develop more human connection, which will largely revolve around her relationship with Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones), who will be growing more accustomed to her daughter’s abilities. And showrunner Al Gough told Hollywood Reporter that Wednesday will also perhaps edge even further into being comfortable with female friendship after taking the big leap of hugging.
From there, expect a new central mystery for Detective Wednesday and further threats for Nevermore Academy, but not everything will be so serious (even though it is). In a new behind-the-scenes video from Netflix, Wednesday is shown playing with dolls in her own special way (with a knife) before showing off more fleeting “twisted” glimpses with Ortega declaring, “If we showed you any more, your eyes would bleed … I’m not that generous.” We do, however, receive a peek at the show’s newly built sets in Ireland. Luis Guzman’s Gomez is here with the “little storm cloud” greeting, and Emma Meyers greets the world in a pre-Enid moment from the makeup chair.
Additionally, both Ortega and Meyers gave Wednesday and Enid their own spin on a viral TikTok trend with the stony-faced Ortega in costume. Fortunately, those two patched things up near the tail end of the first season, so more roommate misery can continue unabated.
Ortega has also moved into producing for this second season, and she promises more “horror” in this season along with (as relayed by Vanity Fair) a new “thing now where Wednesday just kind of appears. She is a little bit of a jump scare herself.” The horror vibes will be strong as the show takes a turn into alluding to an Edgar Allan Poe short story, “The Masque of the Red Death,” but don’t expect this to take the same turn as Mike Flanagan’s recent The Fall Of The House Of Usher interpretation of that story because, as Ortega reminds everybody, “[T]here’s six-year-olds watching.”
Cast
Jenna Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Luis Guzman will return as Wednesday, Morticia, and Gomez Addams, respectively. Fred Armisen is presumably busy filming his Uncle Fester spin off and does not appear on this season’s roster, but Thing is back, and we will meet a so-far unseen member of the fam, who will hopefully be Cousin Itt. Thank goodness that Emma Meyers is back as Enid, and several actors join the cast this season. They include Owen Painter, Evie Templeton, Billie Piper, and Noah Taylor while those leaving regular-cast status include Percy Hynes, White, Naomi J Ogawa, and Jamie McShane.
Speaking of Percy Hynes White’s absence following sexual assault allegations, Ortega has remarked that this led to “a weird redirect, but we’re introducing so many different characters that I think it kind of will get lost.”
Will we also see a new principal at Nevermore Academy? That would be Steve Buscemi with Gwendoline Christie’s administrator out of the picture.
Release Date
Wednesday will hate every moment of her 2025 return. Netflix has yet to warn the world of her specific arrival date.
Trailer
Enjoy this spooky previous announcement while a trailer still lurks in the woods.
Yesterday (October 4), the “Talk Talk” singer finally decided to address the Brat-themed billboards miraculous popping up around the world. On her official X (formerly Twitter) page, Charli XCX confirmed that each of the names seen plastered on the advertisements will serve as featured artists on her upcoming project.
“Brat and it’s completely different but also still brat featuring..,” she wrote sharing an image array of each spotted billboard.
Although the entire tracklist of Charli XCX’s Brat And It’s Completely Different But Also Still Brat has yet to be revealed, supporters have a clearer picture about Charli XCX’s collaborative partners. In addition to the previously teased appearances from Ariana Grande, The 1975, Tinashe, and Bon Iver, several others will contribute to the forthcoming release. According to the images shared by Charli XCX, Addison Rae, A.G. Cook, Yung Lean, BB Trickz, The Japanese House, Billie Eilish, Bladee, Caroline Polachek, Jon Hoqkins, Lorde, and o course her tour mate Troye Sivan.
Continue below for the cover artwork and partial tracklist.
Charli XCX’s Brat And It’s Completely Different But Also Still Brat Album Cover Artwork
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Charli XCX’s Brat And It’s Completely Different But Also Still Brat Tracklist
Yesterday (October 4), Childish Gambino made the “difficult decision” to cancel the remaining dates on his The New World Tour to tend to a medical emergency.
Back on September 8, Childish Gambino announced the postponement of his scheduled show at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas citing illness. But in a post uploaded to X (formerly Twitter), Childish Gambino shared what went into that decision after a successful show the day prior at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.
Read Childish Gambino’s full statement below.
After my show in New Orleans, I went to the hospital in Houston to make sure of an ailment that had become apparent. After being assessed, it became clear I would not perform that night, and after more tests, I could not perform the rest of the US tour in the time asked. As of now I have surgery scheduled and need time out to heal.
My path to recovery is something I need to confront seriously. With that said, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the remainder of the North American tour and the UK and European dates. Tickets will be refunded at point of purchase.
I want nothing more than to bring this show to the fans and perform. Until then, thanks for love, privacy, and support.
Steven Knight devotees know that he’s currently hard at work on the Peaky Blinders movie, which began filming this week. We don’t know when Tommy Shelby and his fam will grace TV screens again as set in World War II, but before Cillian Murphy is swaggering through Small Heath again, Knight’s mind has already produced another gangster series that has finished production on a first season. After all, if the man who embodies Tommy can have multiple projects coming at once, so can one of his key collaborators.
A Thousand Blows will, much like Peaky Blinders, be based upon the lives and times of a historically reigning gang with what sounds like realer-life figures (sorry, Tommy Shelby, but you weren’t real) central to the story. As Knight describes in a press release, this new series “is based on the lives of real people who lived extraordinary lives in extraordinary times.” He added, “The love and care that went into this thrilling production is evident on screen from the first moment,” so let’s unfurl that old-new gang and what to expect.
Plot
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A Thousand Blows springs from screenplays written by Knight, who created and executive produces the series that presents characters “embroiled in an epic fight for power in Victorian London.” More specifically, the show is “set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London,” and if you are thinking about a certain Peaky Blinders boxing match, you are not alone.
Essential to that endeavor in this series will be Stephen Graham, who will surely keep everybody thinking even more about Peaky Blinders, although his new character will be quite different than his disarming (to Arthur Shelby) Hayden Stagg. Hulu has released some photos of key characters, but first, Hulu has provided a series description:
Malachi Kirby [stars] as Hezekiah Moscow [who] finds himself thrust into the vibrant and violent melting pot of post-industrial revolution London’s East End from Jamaica. Drawn into the criminal underbelly of the thriving boxing scene, he meets Mary Carr, played by Erin Doherty, leader of The Forty Elephants – the notorious all-female London gang – as they battle for survival on the streets. As Hezekiah sharpens his new skills, he comes up against Sugar Goodson, played by Stephen Graham, a seasoned and dangerous boxer and the two are soon locked into an intense rivalry that spills out way beyond the ring.
A few more new stills:
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Cast
In addition to Stephen Graham, Malachi Kirby, and Erin Doherty in their aforementioned roles, the cast will include the following:
– Francis Lovehall as Alec Munroe, best friend to Hezekiah
– Jason Tobin as Mr Lao
– James Nelson-Joyce as Edward “Treacle” Goodson
– Susan Lynch as Jane Carr
– Gary Lewis as Jack Mac
– Adam Nagaitis as the Earl of Lonsdale
– Daniel Mays as William “Punch” Lewis
– Tom Davis as Charlie Mitchell
– Robert Glenister as Indigo Jeremy
The Forty Elephants members will be portrayed as follows:
– Hannah Walters as Eliza Moody
– Morgan Hilaire as Esme Long
– Darci Shaw as Alice Diamond
– Nadia Albina as Verity Ross
– Jemma Carlton as Belle Downer
– Caoilfhionn Dunne as Anne Glover
Release Date
A Thousand Blows will arrive in 2025 on Hulu in the U.S. and on Disney+ in several other countries.
Trailer
We should see a teaser trailer soon, but for now, let’s relive Stephen Graham making his entrance in Peaky Blinders as Hayden Stagg.
The season 2 finale of Smiling Friends is about a brought-to-life snowman who learns about the concept of death and can’t stop screaming. There’s also a yeti and the ghost of Bill Nye. Earlier in the season, there are episodes about a washed-up video game mascot who gets sprayed with a hose; a frog (Mr. Frog, to put some respect to his name) that runs for president, and wins by one vote; and a prank played by aliens involving blowing up a deserted planet.
Smiling Friends is wild — and one of the best animated shows on TV. But when will the Adult Swim animated series be back for more adventures?
Here’s everything you need to know about Smiling Friends season 3, including plot details and whether there’s a release date.
Plot
Smiling Friends follows the employees of a charitable company that is tasked with bringing joy to its clients by any means necessary. There’s pessimistic Charlie, cheerful Pim, deadpan Allan, adorable Glep, and their boss, Mr. Boss. The show’s bosses, creators Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack, haven’t said much about season 3, but don’t expect things to suddenly get serious.
“A lot of comedy shows, like you say, tend to get serious. I don’t think Charlie and Pim could cry and anybody would care. It would just be annoying. So it would probably end before it gets to that point,” Hadel said at the Annecy Animation Festival in June. “This show is hopefully kind of an escape. We always think about when we worked minimum-wage jobs, we would get home and just want to watch YouTube cartoons and South Park and Always Sunny. There’s something nice about being a little comedy thing, and that’s it.”
Cusack aims to keep “a continuous tone with Smiling Friends, where you can tune in in any season. You don’t really know where you are.” Hagel added, “I don’t think we’ll ever do serialization. It’s supposed to just be popcorn. It’s McDonald’s of TV.” It’s the perfect show to cheer you up while you’re eating lunch at work, ideally with a Big Mac (or a Century Egg).
Cast
Nearly every main character on Smiling Friends is voiced by co-creators Michael Cusack (Pim, Allan, Mr. Frog) and Zach Hadel (Charlie, Glep, Gwimbly), or Marc M. (The Boss). Guest stars have included Finn Wolfhard, the late Gilbert Gottfried, Erica Lindbeck, Dana Snyder (Master Shake from Aqua Teen Hunger Force), and Doug Walker (The Nostalgia Critic).
Release Date
Smiling Friends was renewed for season 3 (not a certainty with how Warner Bros. Discovery. had been handling over animated programs) over the summer. A premiere date has not been announced yet, but unless there’s an unexpected The Venture Bros.-style hiatus, you can expect season 3 in 2025.
No. 6 Oregon played host to Michigan State on Friday night in Eugene, as the Ducks welcomed the Spartans into town for the first time as Big Ten foes. Michigan State drove down inside the five on their first drive of the game but fumbled on the goal line, and things went downhill from there for most of the night, as their offense could never really get going again.
On the other side, Oregon didn’t play perfect, with Dillon Gabriel throwing a couple first half interceptions in the red zone, but they still took a 21-0 lead into the half and quickly extended that to 31-0 in the early fourth quarter. At that point, those that bet the Ducks (anywhere from -22.5 to -23.5) felt pretty good about cashing a bet on Friday night. But the Spartans signed up for four quarters and were able to finally find pay dirt in the fourth quarter to make things a bit dicey.
As the game entered the final minute, Sparty had driven the ball into Oregon territory setting up a scenario where the only people invested in the outcome were those financially involved in the spread. Michigan State’s progress stalled out as they got near the red zone, and they found themselves facing a 4th and 14, trailing by 24 with 30 seconds to play. Jonathan Smith sent out kicker Jonathan Kim for a 42-yard attempt that was extremely important to some, and Kim put one between the uprights and in the eyehole of anyone holding a Ducks ticket.
MICHIGAN STATE (+22.5) KICKS THE FG AND COVERS EVERY NUMBER
Look, sometimes you gotta know where your wins are going to be as a head coach, and in that moment, Smith might not have been able to deliver an upset on the road but he could make sure the boosters cashed some tickets on the spread. I doubt Smith would admit to knowing what the number was, but if he did, he wouldn’t be the first to play for a cover to at least give the fans something on an otherwise dismal night. As for Oregon backers, they felt the pain of the backdoor hitting them in the face in a game where it never looked in doubt, but that’s always the danger with a big favorite is they could let go of the rope down the stretch.
This week, Eminem revealed he’s going to be a grandfather in his video for “Temporary.”
Denzel Curry and Maxo Kream menaced their enemies with the video for “Set It.”
Ferg and Future recaptured their “New Level” chemistry with “Allure.”
Lil Durk kicked off the rollout for his new album, Deep Thoughts, with “Monitoring Me.”
And Pharrell’s Doodleverse experiment continued with Swae Lee and Lil Yachty
Here is the best of hip-hop this week ending October 4, 2024.
Albums/EPs/Mixtapes
310babii — 310degrees/em>
310babii
Inglewood rapper 310babii completes his rise to stardom — and his tenure in high school — with a West Coast party rap-focused project picking up where his debut album, Nights And Weekends, left off. The 13-track collection features collaborations with fellow California natives BlueBucksClan, OhGeesy, and Saweetie, as well as fellow teen sensation Luh Tyler, and more.
Powers Pleasant — Life Sucks
Powers Pleasant
The whole world basically turned upside-down since the Beast Coast producer’s last project, 2019’s Life Is Beatiful, and he reflects that change with the title of his latest. What doesn’t suck, though, is Powers’ production, which remains as futuristic and charismatic as ever. Likewise, he Nick Furies together an impressive lineup of rappers ranging from AG Club and Audrey Nuna on “Baby Boy Is Drunk” to Bay Area swagapino standouts Guapdad and P-Lo on “I’m The Shit” to his longtime Pro Era cohorts on “SMH.”
Rich Homie Quan — Forever Goin In
Rich Homie Quan
Rich Homie Quan is gone but not forgotten, and true to form, his estate ensures that his promise to “never stop goin in” still rings true with his first posthumous release. 2 Chainz, Lil Tjay, Plies, Skilla Baby, and Sukihana all put in appearances, but Quan rolls solo on 27 of the 35(!) tracks here, demonstrating what the rap world will be missing out on in his absence.
Tay B — You’re Welcome
Tay B
Hailing from Detroit, Tay B represents Moto City well, thanks in part to the efforts of first-time executive producer Lil Baby (who makes an appearance on “All Ten”), and in part to flashy features from fellow Motowners BabyTron and Skilla Baby. Tay’s off-kilter flow pairs well with thunderous production from a fleet of rising beatmakers.
Tee Grizzley — Post Traumatic
Tee Grizzley
Speaking of the city by the lake, Tee Grizzley extends his impressively productive run with 24 new tracks featuring 42 Dugg, Fridayy, Future, G Herbo, Hunxho, J.Cole, Mariah The Scientist, and YTB Fatt. His output over the past two years has been nothing short of machine-like, with three projects in 2023 before taking the ten-month break that resulted in Post Traumatic.
Almost as soon as you hit play on the Buffalo natives’ latest, Busta Rhymes starts beating your head in with boisterous boasts over a ghoulish beat that puts the lie to the assumption that gritty, hardcore street hip-hop is dead.
Bay Swag — “Not Like Me”
Sexy drill doesn’t appear to be going anywhere anytime soon. Bay Swag takes the baton from Cash Cobain and Chow Lee, sprinting for the anchor leg and ensuring they finish 2024, the Year of Sexy Drill, as strongly as possible.
Cochise — “Nasty” Feat. Aminé
If you recently found yourself wondering where the heck all the squeaky voice rappers went after that initial boom a couple of years ago, I’m happy to report that Cochise appears to be keeping the tradition alive. Aminé, who recently surfaced again after the conclusion of his Kaytraminé rollout, puts in an admirable appearance, as well.
Dej Loaf — “Miami Flow”
Dej Loaf’s comeback appears to be going well. After raising eyebrows a couple of weeks ago with “BNB,” the pint-sized Detroiter gets back to swaggering sh*t talking on her latest. It appears a new album may be in offing for Dej, which will be more than welcome among those who never stopped supporting the “Try Me” rapper over the past decade.
Jaden — “D.U.M.B.”
Jaden starts the rollout for his new album with a rollicking single questioning society and relationships. It’s a refreshing new direction, but also a return to his roots after he took a hard swing into surf rock on CTV3: Cool Tape Vol. 3.
(WARNING: Spoilers for Power Book II: Ghost will be found below.)
Power Book II: Ghost seemed to be the most successful and most beloved series out of all the <em>Power spin-offs. Despite that, the show was not renewed for a fifth season in a surprise announcement from STARZ earlier this year. Last night, the series finale for Ghost aired, with the show bidding goodbye to beloved characters like Tariq, Brayden, Cane, Diana, Dru, Effie, and others for one final time. It was a sad, but fitting ending to the Ghost series, but why did the show have to come to an end?
Why Is Season 4 The Last Season Of Power Book II: Ghost?
Earlier this year, STARZ CEO Jeff Hirsch bluntly explained that the rising cost to produce a season of Ghost seemingly led to its end. Hirsch shared his explanation at the Deutsche Bank media conference:
“When seasons go from one to two to three to four [seasons], three to four is where the cost really pops because most of the actors get bigger raises, and you have to really manage that. So, you have to have in your portfolio of development shows that can actually replace shows as they get into later seasons.
As you turn the slate over to go from season four and five economics, to season one economics, you can pull a ton of cost out of the business. What you have to do is map out each of those shows and … what the curve looks like, and know where you have to pop a new show on to bring that cost down. And so we’ve got a pretty good map of what that looks like. Because again, we focus on those two core demos, we’ve been able to manufacture hits for those demos.
And so when you bring a BMF on — you know, BMF will be probably one of our two biggest shows, okay, it looks a lot like Power, it cost half as much, right?
You look at the [Power] map and say, ‘Okay, if I take one of those characters out and spin one of those out, I can bring that on to replace the Power show at half the cost.’ Now I’m putting a lot of money right to the bottom line. And I’m really not losing anything in terms of acquisition costs and subscriber viewership, because we know what those demos want. And we know how to line those up. And so that’s really the core of getting to that 20% [margin] — turning that slate over with fresh content to drive the business.
If you think about our slate of seven to 10 shows,” he said, “It’s a lot like the salary cap management in the NFL … if you have a special teams player who’s coming off his rookie deal and about to become a veteran … You can go back and draft and pick a rookie, bring them on with a rookie deal and manage costs. Managing a content portfolio of originals is kind of the same thing.
It’s a tough, but truthful explanation for the end of Ghost. The good news is that fans can look forward to new seasons of Power Book III: Raising Kanan and Power Book IV: Force in the next year, as well as the start of Origins, the prequel series STARZ announced earlier this year.
The entire ‘Power Universe’ is available to stream on STARZ.
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