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Since taking over Twitter a month and change back, he’s proven an erratic leader, to say the least. He’s touted himself as a free speech absolutist while threatening employees who leaks intel to the press. He’s made brazen, possibly short-sighted moves that have lost companies money and locked people out of accounts. And he really doesn’t like it when people say mean things to him (or boo him en masse).

There’s been one account he’s been particularly obsessed with: a bot account called “elonjet,” which uses public information to show where the Tesla/Space X/Twitter honcho goes on his private aircraft. He initially said that by not suspending his account, he was showing what a good sport he was. On Wednesday, he suspended it. Then he un-suspended it. Then he suspended it again. On top of that, he threatened to sue its owner, a college student, whose personal Twitter account he also suspended.

“I gotta be careful. I mean, I don’t know what’s going on,” a baffled Jack Sweeney, a 20-year sophomore, told The Daily Beast. “I never meant for any intent of like, any harm or anything,” he added. “And I don’t think there’s that much of a risk of posting data that’s already there.”

The same day he reinstated then un-reinstated Sweeney’s account, Musk announced a new policy: “Any account doxxing real-time location info of anyone will be suspended, as it is a physical safety violation. This includes posting links to sites with real-time location info.”

He later added, as though belatedly realizing there were some genuine exceptions to this rule, “Posting locations someone traveled to on a slightly delayed basis isn’t a safety problem, so is ok.”

Musk later explained his suspension of Sweeney’s two accounts, claiming that a “crazy stalker” had mounted the hood of a vehicle carrying his son, X Æ A-12, “thinking it was me.” He then pointed the blame towards the former owner of the defunct @elonjet account, writing, “Legal action is being taken against Sweeney & organizations who supported harm to my family.”

As of Wednesday night, Sweeney says he’s heard nothing from Musk far as legal action is concerned. Nor has he heard from Musk since the time Musk offered him $5,000 to close his account. Sweeney asked for $50,000 instead. Musk did not pony up.

(Via The Daily Beast)

Jay-Z has once again shared his playlist on Tidal of his favorite songs of 2022. And while it might not be as downright expertly curated like Barack Obama’s always popular seasonal playlists, it’s nonetheless filled with heaters.

Let’s admire Jay-Z’s early sequencing for a moment: The playlist begins with Beyonce’s “Plastic Off The Sofa,” and then Drake and 21 Savage’s “Jimmy Cooks,” Lil Yachty’s “Poland” and then SZA’s “Shirt.” He really sets a chill vibe at the top of this playlist and it keeps going for a while. It isn’t until the playlist shifts over to Burna Boy’s “Last Last,” Bad Bunny’s “Tití Me Preguntó,” and Rosalia’s “Bizcochito” that the party turns up.

But for the most part, Hov plays it safe. There’s a lot of certified hits from 2022 and not a lot of new discoveries. Not that that’s a bad thing, just know that you’re not coming to Jay-Z to find about who’s “next up” in hip-hop. Most every artist in his 40 tracks is well-established, including his wife, Beyoncé, who claims three spots in the mix off of Renaissance (also including “America Has A Problem” and “I’m That Girl.”) Save your nepotism claims though, because 2022 might very well go down as the year of our Queen Bey come Grammy time.

One gripe though. There’s no rock and roll. Like, not even a casual Phoebe Bridgers nod my dude? That’s cool though, you don’t get to become one of the most influential people in hip-hop, by bigging up rock music I suppose. Hov clearly did his thing on this one and it’s a solid collection of this year’s most ubiquitous hip-hop joints.

Check out Jay-Z’s 2022 playlist on Tidal here.

Ashanti’s past has steadily resurfaced in the news cycle since August when a disgruntled Irv Gotti appeared on Drink Champs and drudged up private details about their early-2000s relationship, including how he found out Ashanti was dating Nelly in 2003. Ashanti fired back at Gotti in her verse for Diddy’s “Gotta Move On” remix in October, and later in the month, she alleged that Gotti had emotionally manipulated her.

However, this month, people are more interested in where Ashanti stands with Nelly. The exes were headliners at Power 98.3 & 96.1’s Under The Mistletoe concert in Glendale, Arizona on December 4. They performed their 2008 track “Body On Me,” and Ashanti sparked rumors by grinding on Nelly.

Ashanti appeared on last night’s (December 13) Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen and was asked for her reaction to the comments about her grinding on Nelly, especially one fan commenting that they should “follow in J. Lo and Ben’s footsteps.”

Ashanti laughed and said, “Oh my gosh. I saw a lot of comments. I mean, my reaction was, wow. It was a lot of comments and a lot of people wanting that. What I will say is we’re in a better place. … We’re cool now. We had some conversations. So, it’s cool.”

When Cohen pressed on whether she’d get back together with Nelly, Ashanti didn’t give a straight answer and again laughed off the question. So, there’s hope?

In March 2015, Ashanti said that she’d “been betrayed” during a discussion on The Meredith Vieira Show about the end of her 10-year relationship with Nelly. “Again, you just have to grow. You have to grow up and accept responsibilities for the things that you do,” she said (as noted by US Weekly). “I’m not a big fan of people being cowards. I think it’s really important to know yourself and understand what you want and get it. I’m in a different place right now.”

Watch Ashanti on WWHL above, and more clips below.

The DCEU, like much else at Warner Bros. Discovery, is in a bit of state of flux, which is putting it mildly. The studio’s comic book wing was recently handed to James Gunn and Peter Safran, and they have big plans — plans so big they don’t involve some of the key players of the Extended Universe thus far. A third Wonder Woman is currently out (though that doesn’t mean Gal Gadot won’t return), and the verdict’s still out on Henry Cavill, who assumed he was returning as Superman. He still might, but for now there’s another movie afoot about Krypton’s proudest son — and it won’t star Cavill.

As caught by The Hollywood Reporter, Gunn took to Twitter Wednesday night to tease that news about the future of the DCEU will be made early next year. He did drop one project: He’s personally writing a Superman movie. Thing is, it will be about Superman when he’s young. Therefore it won’t star the pushing-40 Cavill. Gunn said he’s only writing it, not directing it, too, but that could change.

That doesn’t mean Cavill is out at the DCEU (which would stink for him, as he just quit his hit fantasy show The Witcher). Gunn also mentioned he had a “great” meeting with the British actor, and the two talked about “exciting possibilities to work together in the future.”

What he didn’t come out and say was that Cavill was done with Superman. But Cavill himself did that. In a post on Instagram, Cavill mourned the passing of the cape, saying he was “sad,” but still wished them “the best of luck, and the happiest of fortunes” in their world-building.

Again, that doesn’t mean he’s out a the DCEU. There’s talk of Jason Momoa sticking around the DCEU, but not as Aquaman. Perhaps Cavill will wind up trading in his red cape for…some other colored cape, worn by some superpowered DC character no one’s put in a movie yet.

In any case, we’ve only seen Young Superman on the big screen once, really, in 1978’s groundbreaking Superman: The Movie. (For Man of Steel, which debuted Cavill’s Supe, most of his backstory was regulated to quickie flashbacks.) Then again, there’s always Smallville.

(Via THR)

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Stephen “tWitch” Boss died by suicide December 13. His wife, Allison Holker Boss released a statement to People saying, “It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to share my husband Stephen has left us. Stephen lit up every room he stepped into. He valued family, friends and community above all else and leading with love and light was everything to him.”

Anyone that has spent time watching “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” knows who tWitch is. He danced his way into people’s hearts on “So You Think You Can Dance” in 2008 before eventually keeping the audience dancing as Ellen’s DJ from 2014 until the show ended earlier this year. It was obvious that Boss and Ellen were friends on and off the set.

The laughter always seemed abundant between the two of them and the show wouldn’t have been the same without him. Boss became an executive producer on the show during the last few seasons.

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Boss also dipped his toe into acting, appearing in the “Step Up” movies, “Magic Mike XXL” and “Hairspray.” He also had roles on the small screen, but Ellen is where we got to know his sense of humor and were introduced to his family. There was even an episode of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” where he danced with his son for Father’s Day. Over a span of nearly 10 years on the talk show, there were bound to be moments that stuck out. Below are five of Boss’ most memorable moments from “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”

1. Snake massage

There was the time that there were talks of a “snake massage” and things got awkward pretty quickly. But you know, Ellen didn’t let it end at a little embarrassment for Boss, she upped the ante by giving him a special gift card. You have to watch the video to get the full effect of the moment.

2. Dancing to royalty-free music

Boss was a talented dancer and I don’t think anyone would dispute that, but once Ellen put his skills to the test by having him dance to royalty-free music. It’s the kind of music that often has no words and can feel a bit like clunky elevator music. Yeah, he danced to that and somehow made it look good.

3. Turning into a robot

With the skill that Boss possessed on the dance floor, others dreamt of dancing with him, so when Dytto, a dancer known for her robotic moves, came on the show, she of course had to dance with the famous tWitch. It was a sweet moment that somehow looked choreographed though it was completely freestyle. I will forever be in awe of people that can move their bodies like that.

4. TikTok dance-off

When Derek Hough stopped by the studio, Boss and the “Dancing With the Stars” alum tried their hand at copying dances from TikTok that popped up behind them. The moment it starts, eyebrows raise and hilarity ensues.

5. Ellen’s tWitch tribute

There couldn’t be a greatest list without including Ellen. This tribute to tWitch hits a little differently now that he’s gone, but it goes to show how true their friendship was.

Since the news of his passing, celebrities and fans have been leaving tributes for the late star. Ellen DeGeneres wrote on Instagram, “I’m heartbroken. tWitch was pure love and light. He was my family, and I loved him with all my heart. I will miss him. Please send your love and support to Allison and his beautiful children – Weslie, Maddox, and Zaia.”

One fan, Valerie Nathanson wrote, “Oh no! This is simply shocking news. How tragic. I’m so sorry. The world is left not as good as it was yesterday without him in it.”

Another fan, Shannon Diepenbrock wrote, “I can’t. This breaks me down big time. I literally watched Ellen just for him. RIP, Boss, Twitch, you are always going to be missed by so many.“

It’s clear that Boss left an impression on this world and will truly be missed by all who knew him and those who watched him on television. Most of all, he will be missed by his family.

Don’t underestimate the power Jack Harlow’s lyrics hold. To start this week, Page Six reported that Harlow is dating Dua Lipa, which would be notable on its own but is especially so because the 24-year-old Louisville rapper named one of his Come Home The Kids Miss You tracks “Dua Lipa.” His Atlantic labelmate gave her blessing for the song’s release, and allegedly, Harlow manifested with, “I’m tryna do more with her than do a feature.”

Margot Robbie, meanwhile, once thought she would “slip under the radar” in Wolf Of Wall Street but instead became a global movie star — most recently starring in Babylon and generating tons of buzz for next year’s Barbie. But Robbie didn’t cite her acting achievements — not even the two Oscar nominations — as validators that she was an A-lister when chatting with Carey Mulligan for the latest installment of Variety‘s “Actors On Actors.”

She nodded toward Harlow’s Come Home track “Side Piece.”

Toward the end of the 47-minute conversation, Robbie admitted to Mulligan that she never thought she’d be able to get her for Promising Young Woman because she held Mulligan in the same rarefied air as Meryl Streep and “prestige actors.” (Robbie was a producer, and Mulligan earned an Oscar nomination for her leading role.) Mulligan shared a recent instance when she’d been recognized as her Promising Young Woman character at her husband Marcus Mumford’s show, which led to Robbie asking what Mulligan’s “I know I’ve made it when” moments have been.

“I’ve always thought to myself, I was like, ‘I’ll know I’ve really made it when a legit rapper uses my name in a rap,” Robbie added. “Jack does mention my name in a song. I was very excited. My friends all sent it to me because they were like, ‘It’s happened! You’ve made it!’”

In the second verse of “Side Piece,” Harlow raps, “I need somethin’ besides the inside of these hotel rooms and lobbies / Maybe I should pick up a hobby / More like probably / More like Margot Robbie.”

Watch Mulligan and Robbie’s full “Actors On Actors” conversation below.

Jack Harlow and Dua Lipa are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Stephen Curry has been playing at an MVP level to start the 2022-23 season, serving as the biggest reason the Warriors have been able to tread water at 14-14 despite significant struggles from their bench unit all year.

That was the case again on Wednesday in Indiana, as Curry had 27 first half points, matching the contributions of the entire rest of the Warriors team, as they trailed the Pacers by 20 at the half. Golden State mounted a comeback in the third quarter to cut the deficit to single-digits, but during that run, they saw Curry leave the game in pain, grabbing at his left shoulder after reaching in to try and get a steal.

You can see Curry get his hand on the ball and immediately pull it away, reaching for that left shoulder after he felt something go wrong. He would try to shake it out on his way back down the court, but the Warriors called timeout and he left for the locker room with two members of the Warriors medical staff.

Curry is averaging 29.6 points, 6.8 assists, and 6.6 rebounds per game this season on 49.7/43.2/91.1 shooting splits, and any extended absence for him would be a massive blow for a Warriors team fighting to stay in the hunt for a top-6 seed in the West — currently 1.5 games back of sixth in 10th.

Megan Thee Stallion has been having a tumultuous year; she unveiled her new album Traumazine, she’s in a legal battle with her label 1501 Certified Entertainment, and now she’s on trial against Tory Lanez, who allegedly shot her feet. The latter has definitely taken its toll on Megan, especially when many are accusing her of lying, including Drake and 21 Savage on their new LP Her Loss. It’s a lot for one person to deal with, and it dates all the way back to 2020.

It was reported on July 13, 2020 that Tory Lanez was arrested for possession of a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle following a party in the Hollywood Hills. Megan told cops that she’d cut her foot on glass. She claimed that the two of them were at Kylie Jenner’s party. In the car home, they had an argument that ended with her trying to get out of the car, and Lanez allegedly yelled, “Dance, b*tch,” and shot at her foot multiple times. On July 15, she made a since-deleted Instagram post confirming that her injuries were gunshot wounds.

On July 27, 2020, Megan went on Instagram Live and said she had surgery to remove bullet fragments from her feet. On August 20, she went on Instagram Live again and explained that she said she’d been cut with glass because she “didn’t want to die” at the hands of police. Lanez released a new album on September 25 called Daystar, which included a song with the lyric: “How the f*ck you get shot in your foot, don’t hit no bones or tendons.”

On October 8 of that same year, it was reported that Lanez was charged with shooting her. Then, on November 18, he pled not guilty. The following day, a protective order was issued for Megan against Lanez. He had to give up all firearms, remain at least 100 yards from her, and not engage in any written, personal or electronic contact with her.

On July 25, 2021, Lanez violated the protective order at Rolling Loud. He was then arrested. In April 2022, she told Gayle King that she still had some bullet fragments left over in her foot. On October 26, Lanez was placed on house arrest. He was released on December 5. The following day, he was charged with another felony for discharging a firearm with gross negligence. He pled not guilty.

On December 13, Megan gave an emotional testimony in court. “This situation has only been worse for me and it has only made him more famous,” she said. “Because I was shot, I’ve been turned into some kind of villain, and he’s the victim. This has messed up my whole life… This whole situation in the industry is like a big boy’s club… I’m telling on one of y’all friends, now you’re all about to hate me.”

The trial is ongoing in Los Angeles.

Megan Thee Stallion is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Warning: This post contains major spoilers for Season 2 (and a touch of Season 1) of The White Lotus.

Like its first season, the second season of The White Lotus ended with a death. Actually, this round it was multiple deaths, as foretold in the flashback that kicked off the maiden episode. It even went out with a bang — several of them, in fact. So what happened? Who died? Please say it wasn’t Albie (Adam DiMarco), the innocent sweet goof in love with Lucia (Simona Tabasco), the hustling sex worker. (Spoiler: It wasn’t.) Let’s break down the fates by people or groups:

Tanya (Jennifer Coolidge)

The wealthy hot mess that is Tanya caught on a bit too late that the villa- and yacht-owning “gays,” as she called them, were indeed trying to murder them. Did it involve Greg (Jon Gries), her shady-seeming husband? Ambiguous but probable. Either way, he’s now wealthy, because he inherited her fortune, because she died by falling off a yacht wrong — but only after gunning down three of the four men planning to tie her up and shoot her, or whatever their plan was. Poor Tanya, but it had to be done, we guess. This was all spoilered a while back and no one noticed.

Portia (Haley Lu Richardson)

In some ways, Portia’s fate was intertwined with Tanya, her employer. While Tanya was hanging out with the jet setting “gays,” she was gallivanting with the alleged nephew of one of Tom Hollander’s Quentin: Leo Woodall’s Jack. Quentin, however, was not Jack’s uncle. Jack was in their employ, for some vaguely troubling reasons. Part of his job, he revealed, was looking after Portia, even at one point stealing her phone. He may have had to do more unpleasant stuff to her. Instead, he drove her near an airport — not to it, but near — and advised her to not return to the hotel, if she was “smart.” She escaped just fine, even reuniting with Albie, the boy she could have almost had.

The Harper-Ethan-Cameron-Daphne contingent

Two couples. One (Aubrey Plaza’s Harper and Will Sharpe’s Ethan) is noveau riche and therefore not yet fully spoiled. The other (Thoe James’ Cameron and Meghann Fahy’s Daphne) have been at the rich thing for a while and are even basically cool with their open relationship. Harper hated the other couple. Ethan basically seemed to, too. But even though things came to blows, with Ethan fighting, even coldcocking Cameron for briefly snogging his wife, it ended happily. Cameron didn’t even mention the fight over an awkward dinner. And after resisting his wife’s lusty overtures for the entire season, Ethan finally got hot and heavy with her. They even snuggled while waiting at the airport. Of course, Ethan may have hooked up with Daphne…

The DiGrasso boys

Grandfather Bert (F. Murray Abraham) got a mild concussion early on in the season, but he was fine and nothing bad happened to him. Head wound aside, he probably had the best time of anyone. Father Dominic (Michael Imperioli) reluctantly forked over a fortune so his young son Albie could get grifted by Lucia, but in exchange for a) feeling like a good Samaritan and b) Albie promising to help him patch things up with his estranged wife (the angry phone voice of Laura Dern). Oh, and yes, Albie realized too late he got had by Lucia, but seems to be okay with it, and not only because he reconnected with Portia, who both got had by hustlers. They also spent a ton of money.

Lucia and Mia

They both got what they wanted. Good for them.

Valentina (Sabrina Impacciatore)

Valentina got off a lot easier than Murray Bartlett’s Armond, the manager of the first season. She, too, wound up sleeping with one of her staff — or at least Mia (Beatrice Grannò), an asiring singer who joined her friend Lucia in sex work. But this didn’t lead to her death nor to any particular comeuppance. At least not yet.

Quentin and the other “gays”

They all either died after plotting to kill Tanya or, in one case, jumped into the cold night ocean, his fate untold.

Matteo (Federico Scribiani), the lounge singer

He lost his job to Mia, who accidentally gave him the wrong drug, sending him to the hospital for a few days, after which Mia schemed to replace him. He did not get his job back.

Rocco (Federico Ferrante), the concierge who’s engaged to Isabella (Eleonora Romandini)

Rocco was sent to work the beaches, against his wishes, because Valentina was infatuated with his co-worker Isabella, who she didn’t know was his fiancée. But after Valentina hooked up with Mia and learned about Isabella’s relationship, she relented. Hooray. Beach duty sounds awful. A lot of happy endings on The White Lotus, even if things could always go south later.

The Chicago Bulls have been unable to get anything going to start this season, entering Wednesday’s matchup with the Knicks at 11-15, good for just 11th in the East. A team that looked so promising for the first half of last season has now become a team with little promise of upside, with the NBA world seemingly just waiting for them to make significant changes to the roster.

One of the reasons for the Bulls’ struggles has been the absence of Lonzo Ball, who is approaching a year off the court due to a meniscus injury that was supposed to be a 4-6 week recovery process. Ball’s knee has continued to give him problems, requiring a second surgery in September, with an evaluation supposed to take place 4-6 weeks after that. Ball has continued to rehab, but there have not been many positive updates on his status since having that surgery. Unfortunately, on Wednesday night, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that there are “no guarantees” the Ball will play this year, while Chicago is still holding out hope that by the All-Star break he might be able to start working his way back.

That Ball is still dealing with pain is awful to hear, as he lamented this offseason that he’s had to deal with discomfort simply going up and down stairs and, beyond a return to the NBA, the baseline hope was that another surgery could ease that pain in day-to-day life.

As Woj notes, whether it’s worth trying to bring Ball back for the post All-Star may come down to whether the Bulls are still in reasonable striking distance of a play-in spot in the East. By that point they will have had to make decisions on the direction of the team as the trade deadline arrives a week before All-Star, and what they do there may be an indicator of whether their level of optimism has changed about Ball’s knee.