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When Bob Odenkirk collapsed on the set of Better Call Saul last year, the world collectively panicked at the idea of losing one of the most versatile actors ever to grace the screen.

“It was a scary day for everybody there,” Odenkirk recalled in a new clip from the season six DVD (via Fandom). “I really went down, I really turned grey. It really seemed over.” Luckily, thanks to a series of “crazy coincidences,” it was not over for Odenkirk, who was able to finish off the series and see Jimmy McGill reach his much-deserved dramatic conclusion.

Odenkirk then added that even if he didn’t survive, he still would have wanted the series to have an ending, even if the rest of the crew didn’t want to. “They would have just stopped the show if I wasn’t capable of doing it,” he said. “They wouldn’t have tried to go on. Which makes me feel bad! If that’d happened, I would have liked it if they got some actor to play him. Just to tell the story that they had written.” It would have been slightly disappointing to end the show just six episodes before the planned finale, and we probably would have never gotten to see Carol Burnett leading the campaign to bring Jimmy down.

He continued, “It wouldn’t have been great but it would have been better than nothing.” It’s true that anything without Bob Odenkirk isn’t great, but better than nothing. That’s why Little Women is such an amazing movie.

So who would have been the one to fill Saul’s perfectly polished shoes? Of course, nobody could have done it quite like Odenkirk. Perhaps they would have asked David Cross to step in for his former co-star, or gotten Bryan Cranston to try his hand at some Saul antics. Of course, they could have always gone the horrifying DeepFake route, but that would have been one of the bleakest things to ever happen. Luckily, Odenkirk was able to recover so miraculously, he’s going to get to star in even more action movies. That’s all he ever wanted.

In late February 2021, Lady Gaga shared that her French bulldogs, Gustav and Koji, had been stolen in Hollywood, and she offered a $500,000 reward “for their safe return.” TMZ reported that Ryan Fischer, her dog walker, was shot by the thieves. The dogs were returned the next day after someone found them tied to a pole in an alley. Fischer broke his silence while “still in recovery from a very close call with death.” He later revealed he suffered a partially collapsed lung and had to have part of his lung surgically removed.

The alleged gunman, James Howard Jackson, was released from prison “due to a clerical error” this April but recaptured in Los Angeles by August. Today (December 5), Rolling Stone reports that Jackson, 20, was sentenced to 21 years in prison during an LA court appearance. Fischer was present and had the opportunity to read his victims impact statement to Jackson.

“You shot me and left me to die, and both of our lives have changed forever,” Fischer said, per Rolling Stone. He added, “I do forgive you. With the attack, you completely altered my life. I know I can’t completely move on from the night you shot me until I said those words to you. [The dogs] were returned and returned to their mom. I don’t think I could have lived with myself if they died.”

The publication additionally relayed that Fischer cited “lung collapse after lung collapse, loss of career, friendships, aimlessly traveling the country,” physical therapy, and debt as issues he faced. Jackson had pled no contest to attempted murder with great bodily injury.

It’s all happening, y’all: SZA’s sophomore album S.O.S. is right around the corner. The “Broken Clocks” singer revealed the release date during her Saturday Night Live performance this past weekend and S.O.S. is dropping this Friday, December 9th. It’s been a long-time coming since the brilliant Ctrl established SZA as a bona fide force back in 2017 and SZA has had her share of delays for the new album in the years since. Now that we’re finally, officially on the home stretch, SZA has now shared the S.O.S. tracklist and it has its share of surprises (Phoebe Bridgers!) and familiar faces.

For starters, both the previously released first single, “Shirt” and the SNL-debuted “Blind” are among the album’s 23 tracks. Yes, that’s right, 23 tracks! Travis Scott is set to appear on another collaboration with SZA on a track called “Open Arms.” There’s a posthumous appearance from Ol’ Dirty Bastard on the album-closing “Forgiveness,” Don Toliver will appear on “Used,” and then perhaps the most unexpected featured guest, Phoebe Bridgers, is on the album’s 12th track, “Ghost In The Machine.”

SZA also reached out to fans to ask which of two back cover designs they liked. The more minimal layout of the tracklist which better showcases a photo of SZA won out.

Check out the full tracklist for S.O.S. below.

1. “S.O.S.”
2. “Kill Bill”
3. “Seek & Destroy”
4. “Low”
5. “Love Language”
6. “Blind”
7. “Used” Feat. Don Toliver
8. “Snooze”
9. “Notice Me”
10. “Gone Girl”
11. “Smoking On My Ex”
12. “Ghost In The Machine” Feat. Phoebe Bridgers
13. “FZF”
14. “Nobody Gets Me”
15. “Conceited”
16. “Special”
17. “Too Late”
18. “Far”
19. “Shirt”
20. “Open Arms” Feat. Travis Scott
21. “I Hate U”
22. “Good Days”
23. “Forgiveness” Feat. Ol’ Dirty Bastard

S.O.S. is out 12/9 via Top Dawg Entertainment/RCA Records. You can pre-save it here.

The group stage at the 2022 World Cup featured some true shockers, as pre-tournament favorites like Germany and Belgium failed to advance to the knockout stages. Among the teams that made surprising runs to the Round of 16 was South Korea, which advanced over Uruguay in stunning fashion by beating Portugal in the third match of the group stage.

Their reward for that triumph was a matchup on Monday with the odds-on favorites to win it all in Brazil, which got Neymar Jr. back from an ankle injury to bolster their star-studded lineup. It didn’t take long for Brazil to assert its dominance on Monday, as they spent the first 45 minutes of the game absolutely clowning the South Koreans as they piled up four goals.

The first of those came quickly, as Raphinha broke free on the right hand side and slid a pass across the box that managed to get through to Vinicius Jr., who took a touch and coolly popped it in the back of the net past a whole host of scrambling defenders.

Shortly after, Brazil was given a penalty kick after Richarlison beat a defender to a bouncing ball and got kicked in the foot in the box, making for an easy decision from the referee.

Neymar then strolled to the spot and made the South Korean keeper forget how to use his legs, freezing him as he calmly slotted it into the goal.

Then it was Richarlison’s turn to get in on the fun, as his heater continues this World Cup on one of the most beautiful passing sequences you will see all tournament to set up a wide open goal.

I mean, look at this, he starts the goal sequence by juggling the ball on his head before calmly turning a defender around and starting his run.

That goal even got Brazil’s coach in on their post-goal celebrations, as they danced it out on the sideline.

The final goal of the first half came on a cheeky chipped pass from Vini, who found Lucas Paqueta making a late run, knocking one past the keeper to make it 4-0 Brazil.

The first half of the game was so utterly dominant from Brazil that it felt like a scrimmage at times, not a World Cup knockout round game, but so goes life for the Brazilian squad, with South Korea finding itself in the unenviable position of a team chasing goals against a Brazil unit that is lethal in open space on a counter attack.

The year may not be over, but the 2023 tour announcements have already begun.

We’ve already heard about BLACKPINK continuing their Born Pink World Tour, now other big names in the K-pop scene are starting to announce theirs for 2023. Rising boy group P1Harmony teased their upcoming winter tour called 2023 P1Harmony Live Tour [P1ustage H : P1ONEER]. The FNC Entertainment group will kick off their ‘Pioneer‘ tour next month in Seoul on January 14 and 15.

Five days after completing their Seoul stops, the six member ensemble — consisting of Keeho, Theo, Jiung, Intak, Soul, and Jongseob — will embark on the US leg of the tour. P1Harmony is set to bring the Pioneer tour to 12 major cities across the country including, Los Angeles, Oakland, Denver, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta, Reading, New York, Washington DC, Nashville, Austin, and Dallas.

Earlier this year, the group completed their 2022 P1Harmony Live Tour [P1ustage H : Peace] that consisted of a one-night show in Seoul and an 11-city US tour from February to May.

Just last Wednesday (November 30), P1Harmony released their fifth EP, HARMONY: SET IN, with their lead single “Back Down.” In celebration of the release, the group made their debut performance of the song on The Kelly Clarkson Show on the same day.

Check out the full tracklist to Harmony: Set In below.

1. “Back Down”
2. “BFF (Best Friends Forever)”
3. “Secret Sauce”
4. “One And Only”

Bratty will be teaming up with Metronomy on her upcoming EP. On Friday (December 2), the Mexican singer-songwriter revealed the tracklist and release date for Es Mi Fiesta Y Si Quiero Hago Un EP. Bratty also released the new song “¿Y Cómo?” featuring Hinds.

Since breaking out in 2018 with her debut EP Todo Esta Cambiando, Bratty has given Latin music an alternative and bedroom pop twist. Bratty is the musical project of Jenny Juárez who hails from Culiacán, Sinaloa. Among her hits are “Ropa De Bazar” with Mexican folk singer Ed Maverick and a rock-infused cover of Karol G‘s “Bichota” for Spotify Singles.

Es Mi Fiesta Y Si Quiero Hago Un EP will be released on January 5. The title is a reference to throwing a party. “It’s my birthday party and the collaborators are my guests,” Bratty said in a statement. “[It’s] a celebration of music.” Among the guests on the EP is British electronic group Metronomy for the song “Things Will Be Fine.” She willl also be tapping into the Latin alternative scene features from Depresión Sonora, Álvaro Díaz, NSQK y Méne, and Cariño.

Bratty teamed up with Spanish alternative group Hinds for her new single “¿Y Cómo?” In the surf rock kiss-off anthem, Bratty and Hinds let an an ex-lover know that their lives are so much better without him. The single was released with another new track as well titled “Mi Habitacíon” featuring Yawners.

Find the Es Mi Fiesta Y Si Quiero Hago Un EP tracklist below.

1. “Mi Habitación” Feat. Yawners
2. “Continental” Feat. NSQK y Méne
3. “¿Y Cómo?” Feat. Hinds
4. “Shh” Feat. Álvaro Díaz
5. “Seguiremos Siendo” Feat. Depresión Sonora
6. “Things Will Be Fine” Feat. Metronomy

Bill Burr saw Kanye West’s descent into anti-Semitism coming years ago. Footage from the comedian and The Mandalorian actor’s 2017 Netflix special, Walk Your Way Out, has resurfaced following the rapper’s appearance on The Alex Jones Show last week, where he out-crazied the conspiracy theorist host by claiming “I like Hitler” and “I love Nazis.”

The relevant section of the set begins with Burr crediting himself for being good at “picking out psychos,” like West. His wife was a fan and he was, too, until he watched him give an interview. “He was talking sh*t about how great he was, and there was just this look that was in his eye, and it just made me nervous,” Burr said. He continued:

Literally, a chill ran down my spine, and I just started thinking, like, ‘No! No! No!’ And I turned, and I looked. Before it even registered that it was Kanye, my first thought was, ‘Oh, thank God. Oh, thank God. It’s just a Black guy.’ ‘Thank God! It’s just a Black guy.’ Yeah, I know, you’re right to pull back. It’s right to get awkward, you don’t know where this could go. This could very easily go in a Klan-ish direction, okay? So just let me clarify. Just hear me out. I’m thinking, ‘Thank God it’s a Black guy,’ meaning, ‘Thank God that ego that is in him…’ When that thing floated down from the heavens, or the cosmos, whatever the hell Joel Osteen sh*t you believe… When that thing was floating down, it could have landed in anybody. Thank God… it landed in a Black guy. Thank God it got wrapped up in that, trapped within that. It’s safe in there. No reason to worry when it’s in there, because if that ego, however, had floated down… and landed in a blue-eyed white dude, there is no telling the damage that could have been done. You’re talking entire civilizations wiped out… worldwide famine, the moon colliding with the Earth. Thank God that ego landed in a Black guy.

The part that’s gone viral is Burr saying, “Next time Kanye is going off on himself, close your eyes, forget it’s him, and really listen to what is coming out of this guy’s mouth. He says sh*t like, ‘I’m a genius, I’m a god, I’m Shakespeare. My biggest regret is that I’ll never get to see myself perform live!’ That’s a direct quote: ‘I’ll never get to see myself perform live.’ Dude, you put that ego in a white dude, and he’d be [impersonates Hitler].”

You can watch the clip below.

(Via Bro Bible and Scraps From the Loft)

Steve Lacy has been under some stress on his Give You The World Tour in support of his acclaimed sophomore album Gemini Rights. Some audience members embarrassingly didn’t know the lyrics to his No. 1 smash “Bad Habit.” One fan threw a disposable camera at him on stage. An out-of-control smoke machine totally enveloped him.

Nobody can fault him for posting posting selfies to Instagram from a seemingly relaxing day at the beach with the caption, “tried to unplug but then I looked cute…” Yesterday (December 4), Lacy documented his downtime again — his face was shaved, and oh yeah, everything else was also bare.

“Contemplating what’s real and what’s fake,” Lacy captioned the cheeky photo, featuring him seductively lounging in bed and staring away from the camera, the shot framed with his private area just out of frame.

Predictably, the reactions were swift. “Dope c*ck Steve,” Lil Nas X — no stranger to confidently flaunting his body and posting thirst traps — hilariously commented. Photographer Quil Lemons added, “It’s 7am in LA go back to sleep lmaoooo.” Tierra Whack asked, “What be the point [crying laughing emojis].”

In Lacy’s defense, he has every reason to be feeling himself. “Bad Habit” is at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated December 10. The ubiquitous single became Lacy’s first career No. 1 on the chart in October, logging three nonconsecutive weeks in the top slot.

But Twitter isn’t a place for logic. Read some of the reactions to Lacy’s naked Instagram habits below.

When Vladimir Putin isn’t reportedly pooping all over himself after falling down stairs these days, he’s also apparently freaking out about his underperforming army. Should he really be too shocked? It only seems inevitable that soldiers who are sent with no clear orders wouldn’t ascend toward success, nor does it bode well that tampon instructions are being doled out to new recruits, meaning that medical supplies are low or nonexistent.

However, word has surfaced that Putin is taken aback at his not only afraid that he’ll be killed if he loses this war, but he’s straight-up afraid of the loss itself. That comes according to U.S. National Intelligence Director Avril Haines, who is quoted by NBC News on the ammunition shortage that Putin cannot seem to overcome. Further, Haines reveals that she’s received intel about Putin being genuinely “surprised” at how this war is going for Russia:

“I do think he is becoming more informed of the challenges that the military faces in Russia. But it’s still not clear to us that he has a full picture at this stage of just how challenged they are,” Haines said.

At the same time, Haines notes that U.S. intel’s sources reveal that Putin has been cagey about whether he ever plans to admit that he needs to pull back or altogether pull out of this war. This shouldn’t be too surprising to those watching at home, but it’s surely something that the Ukrainian (and Russian) people do not love to see.

(Via NBC News)

It’s officially that time of the year again. Like a jet-flying elf from the North Pole, Tom Cruise is blanketing Hollywood with his legendary Christmas cake that he’s been gifting celebrity friends for over a decade now. The White Chocolate Coconut Bundt Cake from Doan’s Bakery in Woodland Hills, California is the stuff of legends at this point, and Rosie O’Donnell could not resist gushing that hers has dutifully arrived like clockwork.

“my tommy sent me a coconut cake !! i love that guy,” O’Donnell wrote on Instagram along with a picture of the mythical baked good that hopefully won’t melt the faces of mere mortals like ourselves.

A while back, O’Donnell confirmed to The Jess Cagle Show that she’s been a regular recipient of Cruise’s coconut cake during special occassions, and she doesn’t care what people say, she knows he’s the one remembering those dates. Via Parade:

“He is the only person who never misses my birthday. In knowing him for 25 years now, he has never missed my birthday or an event in my life,” she said, later adding, “A lot of people say to me, it’s just his secretary, but I don’t believe that. I think he knows in early March, ‘Oh, it’s Rosie’s birthday coming up,’ and he sends me something. Every single year for 25 years.”

Thanks to starring in Top Gun: Maverick, Glen Powell is now on the exclusive cake list, and he recently confirmed that the rumors about its deliciousness are true. In fact, Powell’s been on the list for a few years now, and it’s to the point where friends actually pester him if it’s arrived yet. It’s apparently that damn good. Tom Cruise mails a heck of a cake, everybody.

(Via Rosie O’Donnell on Instagram, Parade)