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Bam Margera is reportedly battling a “very serious case of pneumonia.” The former Jackass star was hospitalized in San Diego earlier in the week and also reportedly tested positive for COVID. According to TMZ, doctors put him on a ventilator, and he’s currently in the ICU. However, his condition is stable as of this writing.

Possibly complicating matters is Margera’s history of drug abuse. He reportedly fled court-ordered rehab on multiple occasions and has been spotted partying for months now. Via TMZ:

Our sources say during one of his stints in rehab, he befriended an attorney who convinced him he could get him out of the court-ordered treatment and “free Bam.”

Since then, we’ve seen him partying it up in Atlanta in September, and hitting Las Vegas the following month. We’re told Bam never completed his court order and many people close to him were concerned for the former ‘Jackass’ star.

Margera’s struggles with substance abuse led to a significant falling out with his Jackass co-stars. He was cut from Jackass 4, which sparked a series of lawsuits, and at one point, death threats against director Jeff Tremaine. Margera likened the conditions he experienced to Britney Spears’ conservatorship, but Paramount’s lawyers stepped in and called his accusations “outright lies.” Specifically, this refers to Margera’s claim that he was fired from Jackass 4 because he tested positive for Adderall. According to the studio, Margera reportedly admitted that he “bought it off the street.”

(Via TMZ)

There are a lot of reasons to be frustrated with the characters in this season of The White Lotus. For one, they are all too good-looking, which is just unfair to the rest of us. Another reason is the fact that these Americans don’t seem interested in exploring the world-famous Italian cuisine, which is fine because there is a lot of other stuff going on, but now everyone is mad that they haven’t seen Aubrey Plaza Eat, Pray, Love herself yet.

But for some reason, the worst offense has nothing to do with drugs or infidelity, instead, fans are loudly critical of Portia’s fashion choices. And that criticism made its way to the actress herself, Haley Lu Richardson. To be fair, some of the Tweets were very spot on:

“Here’s the thing that I don’t understand,” Richardson recently told TMZ. “I wear that bucket hat in the show, and I think it’s so cute. And I thought everyone liked bucket hats. But then everyone’s been s***ing on my bucket hat on Twitter. And I actually crocheted it, so I’m a little bit sad!” The actress confessed. Bucket hats were a thing for a while! Everyone had an ugly Ikea bucket hat at one point or another, so Richardson was right about that.

Unfortunately, Richardson saw all of the hate on the hat, which she just so happened to make. “There’s like tweets with thousands of likes being like ‘f*ck her and her bucket hat.’ And I made it!” She said.

Later, while speaking on The Today Show, Richardson admitted that she had to stop reading what people were saying online. “People were so opinionated about Portia’s style. A lot of people were repulsed but it. I got kinda sucked into that for a little, but then I just had to cool it,” she said. The bright side is that while Richardson might have made a cheesy-looking bucket hat, she was able to wear it on one of the most-watched shows this year, and her Hat Haters can’t say the same for themselves.

(Via TMZ)

International musical act Stormzy (real name Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr.) isn’t allowing mandatory album promotion efforts to push his charitable efforts to the wayside. Instead, the grime rapper will shelve press for his new album, This Is What I Mean, at least on December 15 and 16 as he hosts the second annual “A Very #Merky Xmas” event.

The holiday party extravaganza presented by his charity, The #Merky Foundation, will be held in Stormzy’s hometown of Croydon at the Fairfield Concert Hall in South London. Across the two-day event, attendees can see live gospel performances, interactive games, and other traditional holiday activities.

Although the rapper’s friends Adele and Bree Runway won’t be making an appearance, attendees will have the chance to see musicians Guvna B, Tab Worship, Becca Folks, Called Out Music, Volney Morgan, and New Ye live on December 15 hosted by Cassandra Maria and Muyiwa Olarewaju from Premier Gospel Radio.

The second day’s (December 16) activities include a Santa’s workshop tour, face painting, competitive tombola playing, and more. Despite Stormzy’s explicit lyrics, the event is described as children-friendly, welcoming kids aged 6 and above when accompanied by an adult. On December 16, the venue will welcome festive activities, including Santa’s grotto, face painting, tombola, and more.

If you are a Croydon resident, click here to request a ticket to this year’s event. There is a four-ticket limit per household. To learn more about the #Merky Foundation, click here.

Following an explosive report that claimed Wonder Woman 3 is no longer moving forward as James Gunn prepares to essentially reboot the DC Cinematic Universe, Gunn took to Twitter to do his best to explain the seemingly fluid situation.

“As for the story yesterday in the Hollywood Reporter, some of it is true, some of it is half-true, some of it is not true, & some of it we haven’t decided yet whether it’s true or not,” Gunn wrote on Thursday afternoon while attempting to calm fears and prepare fans for the inevitably that he and co-chief Peter Safran will “build upon what has worked in DC so far & to help rectify what has not.”

Later that same day, a new report supported Gunn’s claim that not everything is as it seems. According to The Wrap, Warner Bros. did not cancel Wonder Woman 3. Instead, director Patty Jenkins reportedly “walked off the project” after rejecting studio notes from Warner Bros. Film Group Co-Chairpersons and CEOs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy. The two didn’t think the latest treatment from Jenkins “worked,” and that’s when the situation went south.

De Luca and Abdy spoke to Jenkins first and communicated that they didn’t get the treatment, didn’t think it was the right direction for the franchise and asked Jenkins if she would consider pitching something else for the IP in another direction.

According to one insider, Jenkins refused and let De Luca and Abdy “know that they were wrong, that they didn’t understand her, didn’t understand the character, didn’t understand character arcs and didn’t understand what Jenkins was trying to do.”

To underscore her point, according to the first insider, Jenkins sent an email to De Luca that ended with a link to the Wikipedia definition of “character arc.”

Jenkins was offered the opportunity to “pitch a different direction for Wonder Woman,” but she opted to move on to her next film. As for Gunn’s involvement, he was not behind the decision, but Jenkins reportedly wasn’t interested in hearing more about how to keep moving forward with the threequel.

In the meantime, Gal Gadot is reportedly still attached to the iconic DC Comics character. While it does appear that Gunn is moving away from the Snyderverse, the first Wonder Woman film is one of the few successes from that time period, and Gunn has already clarified that he and Safran are still figuring out what to do with the “fractious environment” that they’ve inherited.

(Via The Wrap)

Cam Newton’s last stint in the NFL came as a member of the Carolina Panthers last season. Currently a free agent, Newton appeared at a recent I Am Athlete live tour event, where he expressed his belief that all four starting signal callers in the NFC South — Tom Brady, Andy Dalton, Sam Darnold, and Desmond Ridder — are not as good as he is.

“So, 18 months ago, 24 months ago, we had this conversation and you said there ain’t 32,” Brandon Marshall asked around the 13:30 mark of the above video. “So what’s the number right now?”

“Man, one thing about it, bro, God has blessed me,” Newton responded. Marshall jumped out of his seat over Newton’s answer, with Newton saying “college graduate Cam” answered that.

“I mean, sh*t, we can say the whole NFC South,” Newton then said.

A former NFL MVP and No. 1 overall Draft pick who spent 133 of the 148 games he has played in his career as a member of the Panthers, Newton, who is 33, spent the 2020 season with the New England Patriots before getting cut last offseason. He signed a 1-year deal to return to Carolina in November of 2021 and struggled as the starting signal caller for a team that finished the season 5-12.

SZA’s long-awaited album SOS is finally out, following lots of delays and a little bit of drama. Fans can’t believe it’s finally here, and they’re reacting to everything at once on Twitter through hot takes, threads, and, mostly, memes. They’re loving the Phoebe Bridgers collaboration on “Ghost In The Machine“; they’re heartbroken by the powerful “Nobody Gets Me.”

There is one specific moment on the record that surprised many listeners — and that’s the unexpected pop-punk track “F2F.” Falling near the middle of the LP, the song starts off sounding nostalgic of early-2000s pop, which one user pointed out, writing, “sza recreating that feeling at the end of every early 2000s films when school is over and its time for summer break on f2f.”

It picks up toward the chorus and catapults into a pop-punk direction with brave, infectious guitars and self-deprecating lyrics: “I hate me enough for the two of us / Hate that I can’t let go of you enough,” she sings. This has led to viral tweets involving pictures of scene kids with piercings, colorful hair, eyeliner, and band t-shirts from the Myspace era. Of course, this isn’t all that surprising, considering the past couple of years have consisted of lots of mainstream artists switching to pop punk, like Willow and MGK.

Listen to “F2F” above.

Piers Morgan may not have devoted the entirety of his Thursday to thinking about Meghan Markle, but let’s get real because this is a royal fanboy who stormed off a TV set while arguing about her Oprah interview. It’s safe to assume that Piers devoted a hefty chunk of his Thursday waking moments to trouncing Meghan and raining a barrage of complaints upon Harry & Meghan on Netflix.

The Fox Nation host live-tweeted his responses to the first three episodes of the Netflix docuseries. He was somehow riveted yet still tweet-shouting, “God, they’re so boring! #HarryandMeghanNetflix.” He then whipped up a review (published for The Sun) of what he called a “WHINE-A-THON.” He also breathlessly bashes Meghan’s every move, years after he freely admitted that she “ghosted” him after a date.

Well, Thursday also happened to be the birthday of his wife, Celia Waldon. They tied the knot back in 2010, and Piers kinda-sorta did not mention anything about the special day. Sure, not everyone cares too much about birthdays, but Piers was so laser-sharp focused on Meghan all day that, yes, it’s funny as hell. And apparently, Piers finally had enough of seeing people remind him of his omission and addressed the subject.

“All the trolls raging that I only criticise Meghan Markle because I ‘fancied’ her & then got upset when she ghosted me,” Piers tweeted. “[H]ave reminded me that I forgot to publicly wish my wife Celia a happy birthday yesterday.” He then added (along with an emoji), “And yes, she knows she lucked out…”

Oh boy. Don’t be too surprised if we see photos of Piers ducking out of a jewelry store or clutching flowers over this one.

There’s a lot of rent-free time in Piers’ head when it comes to not only Meghan but Prince Harry, who Piers recently branded a “d*ckhead” because he dared to write a memoir that will publish in 2023. That also happens to be King Charles’ coronation ceremony year, and Piers seems to believe that Harry scheduled the book to upstage his dad. Yet Spare will publish in January, and the coronation is scheduled for… May.

Piers is not only a disliker of Meghan but a staunch defender of most things royal, so he really had a field day on Thursday. Hopefully, Celia still managed to have a nice birthday (at a spa or something).

Jackson Wang has done it again.

Continuing his Magic Man agenda, the Chinese pop singer steps into a new persona in the music video “Come Alive.” Jackson has officially entered his zombie era. And it’s kind of giving Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” but more modern and sexier.

First releasing its lyric video three months ago, the official music video dropped today at midnight (December 9). Creating what seems to be a postapocalyptic version of the circus where zombies run the carnival, Jackson Wang’s zombie character has the power to resurrect people and make them come alive as zombies. The video thrives with captivating visuals and tantalizing choreography starring the MAGIC MAN himself with a female lead and a small group of dancers. (To be frank, some of the scenes can be compared to Jackson Wang’s post-apocalyptic “Cruel” music video, released months ago.)

According to the credits, the music video features creative direction by Jackson Wang, with direction by Rich Lee who has worked with acts like Billie Eilish, Eminem, and Lana del Rey.

“Come Alive” is the sixth track off of Jackson Wang’s sophomore album, MAGIC MAN. According to a press release, the album debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard Top Current Sales and Top Album Sales charts the week of its release and at No. 15 on Billboard 200, making it Jackson’s highest-charting album.

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

Soulful R&B star HER is all set to make history as the first Filipina to portray Disney princess Belle in ABC’s television special adaptation of Disney’s animated classic Beauty And The Beast. The 30th-anniversary celebration is set to air on Thursday, December 15 at 8 pm ET and stream the next day on Disney+. HER will make her appearance credited under her real name, Gabriella Wilson. Last night, she appeared on The Tonight Show to talk about making her childhood dream come true and wound up playing an impromptu ukulele cover of the film’s Grammy-winning title track.

HER knows a thing or two about winning Grammys. She’s already got some hardware for her protest anthem, “I Can’t Breathe” (along with an Oscar for the Judas And The Black Messiah track “Fight For You”), but she’s also nominated this year after co-writing “Good Morning Gorgeous” with Mary J. Blige. During her interview last night, in lieu of showing a clip of the show — which will air live and so there wasn’t one available — Jimmy Fallon pulled the ukulele from behind his desk, handing it over, and letting Ms. Wilson shine. Jimmy joined in, harmonizing admirably with the veteran performer (he’s been doing this for some time, himself) and the audience was clearly delighted. Check it out above.

Ho ho ho, happy humans!

It’s that time of the week again, when we gather together the most smile-worthy tidbits of the past seven days and share them with you all. As the lucky person who gets to wrap them up in a nice, shiny, virtual bow, I’m delighted to tell you that this week’s list is awesome. They always are—that’s kind of the point—but this week I can practically guarantee you’re going to be brimming with joy by the end.

Right out of the gate, we’ve got baby giggles. I mean, come on. Who can resist baby giggles?

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In a twist I never would have expected, we have a rap about a deceased aunt (surprisingly not as dark as it sounds), 13 strangers taking an unplanned road trip together, a girl who might as well apply for Disney princesshood now, an impressive show of solidarity for a struggling writer and more.

So much great stuff in here. Get comfy and enjoy!

1. This baby’s squeals are the best after his dada celebrates his first ‘Dada.’

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There is nothing like that sound in the whole world. So precious.

2. A flood of famous authors swooped in to lift up a debut novelist when only two people showed up to her book signing.

This Twitter thread was simply amazing. So many famous writers shared that they’d experienced empty room book signings, and so many others, from Henry Winkler to Flavor Flav, chimed in with words of encouragement as well. Read the full story here.

3. Check out this angel’s dance moves during ‘O Come, All Ye Faithful.’

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This kid’s got a whole other bop playing under that halo.

4. This guy’s ‘rap’ about his 95-year-old aunt dying on Thanksgiving morning is hilarious.

@dairy.n

This is a healthy way to process things right?

A loved one dying on a holiday isn’t usually something to laugh at, but there are exceptions to every rule. His follow-up video explaining who his aunt was and how she used humor to cope with hard times makes it all the better. She would have loved this. Find the full story here.

5. Omigosh, a real-life Disney princess!

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So darn sweet. And gorgeous voice.

6. He warms his hands up to warm up the baby goat and is there anything sweeter than this?

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The thoughtfulness. Seriously the best.

7. Speaking of human-animal sweetness, this cow is living her best life in her human’s lap.

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OK, first of all, the cow’s name is Margot. I can’t. And second of all, umm, where can I get a cow?

8. Japanese fans clean up the stadium after they watch a match and it’s just … atarimae.

@aljazeeraontiktok

Why do Japanese football fans clean up after a match? @Sandra Gathmann asks the fans #QatarWorldCup2022 #FIFA #WorldCup #Qatar #Football #Qatar2022 #WorldCup2022 #Japan #cleaning #fans

Atarimae! What a delightful concept. Read the full story here.

9. The reaction of this delivery driver when he saw the snacks someone left for him is so wholesome.

@toniraebarnett

Snacks for our delivery drivers. This reaction might be one of the best! #snackcart #fyp #ups #nestcam #christmas #delivery #foryou

A show of appreciation for a show of appreciation. Absolutely beautiful. Well done, humans.

10. After their flight was delayed, 13 strangers rented a van together and took an eight-hour road trip to their destination.

@alanahstory21

I cant make this up. Road trip! 🚐 @The Farm Babe @StarrPuck @doerksen92 @Renee @robinwharton976 @CozumelAutentico

The baker’s dozen became fast friends on their “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” adventure, documenting it on TikTok as it went viral. Read the full story here. So heartwarming.

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