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Cobra Kai‘s fifth season shall arrive on September 9, and the show’s still got the “Eye of the Tiger” going on. As well, fans will be absolutely thrilled with the finale episode, which is bloody and brutal but does pull off the show’s most action-and-fight-packed (and cinematic) episode thus far. People will be clamoring for more, and although we still don’t know the precise future plan for the franchise, there’s no way that we’ll be saying goodbye to these dojos anytime soon.

There will be no spoilers here for the various fights happening this season, but how would a Cobra Kai tournament go down in real life? Comic Book asked about who would truly rise victorious, and although the show’s younger stars favored Robby Keene (portrayed by Tanner Buchanan), the franchise’s O.G. rivals felt differently. Ralph Macchio and William Zabka stood up to declare Stingray (portrayed by eternal character actor Paul Walter Houser) as their hypothetical champion:

“Stingray,” Zabka said, referring to Paul Walter Houser’s character.

“Stingray all the way,” Macchio added. “He evolves and gets better every season.

Make it so. While Stingray isn’t the character that most people would ever guess could win things (especially after he did Terry Silver’s bidding to help frame John Kreese after that horrific beat down), he is still standing. And he’s a lot of fun in Season 5, which is one of many rad developments to enjoy on September 9. Happy binging!

(Via Comic Book)

It appears that the cast of Don’t Worry Darling has finally begun to worry as the movie receives mixed critical reviews, while also being overshadowed by the massive amount of drama surrounding the film (and SpitGate!). Now, the leading lady might be skipping out on the film’s New York premiere.

According to Rolling Stone, Florence Pugh will not be attending the September 19th premiere of the movie due to scheduling conflicts with the upcoming Dune film. This was also the stated reason why Pugh was unable to attend the Venice Film Festival press conference, although her Dune co-star Timothee Chalamet did have time to make weird remarks about life in Venice while wearing an over-the-top ensemble.

Sources for Rolling Stone claim that while it is Wilde’s movie, Pugh made her own decisions when it came to how much she was willing to promote. The source claimed there is friction between the director and star, though the reasons are unclear. Many fans also speculated that there was some sort of falling out on set.

It would be one thing if the movie was a masterpiece, but the reviews aren’t looking as positive as Wilde might have hoped for. Still, Pugh’s acting has been praised, so if there is one person to come out of this press cycle unscathed, it will probably be her. Or Chris Pine, depending on how the next few weeks go.

Don’t Worry Darling hits theaters on September 22nd.

(Via Rolling Stone)

Charlie Puth is teasing new music (among other things) this week. Ahead of his upcoming album, Charlie, which arrives next month, it appears he will drop a new single this week. He teased new music by way of a nude photo shared to Instagram and Twitter.

In the photo, a clothing-free Puth is seen standing in a mountainous area on a swing, with his bare backside facing the camera. The caption for the Instagram post reads, “What rhymes with Four,” while his tweet says, “Friday!!!”

This is just one of several scandalous photos Puth has shared on social media. Earlier this week, he shared a selfie in the mirror wearing nothing but tighty-whities, with his hand covering his bulge.

Back in May, he shared a shirtless photo with his pants pulled down just slightly revealing the top portion of his butt cheeks.

As the bouts of nudity would suggest, Puth revealed to Insider that he is showing his authentic self on his upcoming record.

“The difference is I’m not trying to be so cool. I’m not trying to pretend,” Puth said. “I’m not pretending to be the cool kid with the overly minimalistic, bare-sounding records that work for other artists, but didn’t necessarily work for me.”

Charlie is out 10/7 via Atlantic. Pre-save it here.

Charlie Puth is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

For a big chunk of 2022, Kanye West has apparently been on the warpath, putting up a new Instagram post seemingly every hour lashing out at everyone from Pete Davidson to Adidas’ upper management. Longtime observers know this is nothing new; the only thing that’s changed is the format. Two years ago, it was Twitter that got the bulk of Kanye’s fury, but in a recent post on Instagram, he’s now denying one of his most viral tweets ever.

In 2020, Kanye was running for president — sorta — and after actress Jennifer Anniston pled with followers not to vote for him as a joke, he apparently retaliated with the one-liner to end all one-liners. “It’s not funny to vote for Kanye,” Anniston wrote in an Instagram caption. “Friends wasn’t funny either,” Kanye shot back.

On Monday, though, in the midst of a tirade against Adidas Senior VP Daniel Cherry, Kanye took a break from needling his self-appointed rival for Adidas’ soon-to-be-vacated CEO spot to clear the air about a fake viral post of his which accused Kim Kardashian of “having diarrhea a lot.” “This was not from me,” he insisted. “Someone copied my style of text and wrote something not funny.” Which I’m sure came as a relief to the Kardashian crew, what with all the other inane, childish accusations he’s made over the past few years.

But since he was already on a roll, he further admitted that he didn’t actually write the “Friends wasn’t funny” tweet — but he wishes he had.

This time, the post caught the eye of another Friends member, Courteney Cox, who posted her own slick response on Instagram. In the caption, she wrote, “I bet the old Kayne thought Friends was funny,” while in the video, she looks devastated by the new Kanye’s opinion on the fan-favorite ’90s artifact. You can check it out below.

In the aftermath of the alleged explosive altercation on Sunday night backstage at AEW All Out, every person involved has reportedly been suspended, according to Justin Barrasso from Sports Illustrated. According to the report, by the end of Wednesday, current AEW heavyweight champion CM Punk and his longtime friend Ace Steel will either join Kenny Omega, Nick and Matt Jackson, Pat Buck, Christopher Daniels, Michal Nakazawa, and Brandon Cutler, in being suspended or they will no longer be with the company. This comes after Punk reportedly met with Tony Khan on Tuesday.

Punk won back the AEW heavyweight championship in the main event of All Out in Chicago after losing the belt to Jon Moxley weeks prior. He proceeded to hit the post-show press conference and immediately launch into a tirade against the EVPs of the show amid allegations he was responsible for sending former friend Colt Cabana to Ring of Honor. Punk and Steel then allegedly brawled with the Bucks and Omega backstage.

According to numerous reports from the likes of Fightful Select and the Wrestling Observer, the altercation took place backstage in Punk’s locker room following his press conference. Who threw the first punch changes depending on the report, but the hands started flying between Matt Jackson and Punk, when Steel also got involved. Nick Jackson reportedly was hit with a chair thrown by Steel and may have been knocked out, but no reports have confirmed if injuries were sustained. Steel also allegedly got physical with Omega, with the Observer reporting that Omega got bitten in the altercation.

According to multiple sources that lined up with some of Fightful’s reporting, there was a fight backstage afterward with Punk allegedly starting things by swinging fists at the Bucks’ Matt Jackson. Punk trainer/friend and AEW producer Steel (part of the storyline that got Punk into Sunday’s Jon Moxley match) threw a chair that hit the Bucks’ Nick Jackson in the eye. Steel (Chris Guy) allegedly bit Omega and grabbed his hair. (via Wrestling Observer)

The fallout from Punk winning the title and everything backstage has taken center stage in front of MJF’s grand return at All Out.

These were Punk’s first two matches since winning the AEW world championship over Adam “Hangman” Page at Double or Nothing in June. Days later he was forced to relinquish the belt after suffering a foot injury. Moxley stepped in to his place to run the show as the “interim” champion, winning a tournament that culminated at Forbidden Door.

Despite receiving a pardon from Donald Trump in the final days of his presidency, Steve Bannon isn’t ducking charges for allegedly ripping off MAGA donors that easily. Bannon has been indicted by the state of New York, and the longtime Trump advisor is expected to surrender to authorities on Thursday.

“The precise details of the state case could not be confirmed Tuesday evening,” The Washington Post reported. “But people familiar with the situation, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sealed indictment, suggested the prosecution will likely mirror aspects of the federal case in which Bannon was pardoned.”

Bannon had been previously targeted by federal investigators for allegedly funneling over $1 million to himself and a co-conspirator as well as use funds from “We Build The Wall” for personal expenses. He was arrested on a boat by the U.S. Postal Service, but Trump cleared him of federal charges. However, that doesn’t protect Bannon on the state level where he’s, clearly, still very much in trouble.

Ever the firebrand, Bannon has already denounced the charges as “phony” and “a partisan political weaponization of the criminal justice system.”

“I am proud to be a leading voice on protecting our borders and building a wall to keep our country safe from drugs and violent criminals,” Bannon said in a statement via CNN. “They are coming after all of us, not only [President] Trump and myself. I am never going to stop fighting. In fact, I have not yet begun to fight. They will have to kill me first.”

(Via Washington Post)

Blonde sure is having an interesting rollout. The Marilyn Monroe biopic has sparked plenty of controversy after news that this would be a NC-17-rated feature film about the actress’s tragic life, which is already often misunderstood by Hollywood (and Kim Kardashian). Director Andrew Dominik then said that the movie was meant to “offend everyone.” Then, once the trailer was released, some fans didn’t warm up to Ana de Armas due to her non-Marilyn accent. Now, Casey Affleck is getting involved for some reason.

Affleck was at the Venice Flim Festival promoting his new film, Dreamin’ Wild, when he was asked about Blonde. Affleck worked with Dominik for the 2007 western The Assassination of Jesse James with Brad Pitt, and said he had already seen multiple versions of the upcoming Blonde, which is set to be Netflix’s first NC-17 film.

“I’ve seen Blonde and it’s incredible,” Affleck told the press at the festival via Deadline. “I’ve seen a couple of versions of Blonde and it’s taken him [Dominik] a long time to get it out into the world. But that’s just how he is. He’s so slow with it. And it’s an amazing, beautiful film.”

There is a lot to unpack here. Affleck’s brother Ben famously dated Ana de Armas in what felt like an early pandemic fever dream while promoting Deep Water. Casey Affleck has also had his fair share of controversy, too. On the other hand, Dominik has called the film a mix between Citizen Kane and Raging Bull, so who knows what to expect?

Blonde hits Netflix on September 28.

(Via Deadline)

This past weekend, Taylor Hawkins, the late drummer of Foo Fighters, was honored in a special tribute concert at Wembley Stadium in London. Among the performers were Foo Fighters, who were later joined by Hawkins’ 16-year-old son on the drums, as well as Nile Rodgers and Mark Ronson.

During an interview with CBS Mornings, Ronson spoke very pleasantly of the show and the musicians on the bill.

“I do think it’s probably one of the greatest rock and roll shows ever assembled,” Ronson said. Referencing the crowd noise heart in the background, he continued, “The line-up and the people on it — I mean, listen to that, it’s crazy.”

During the show, Ronson played guitar behind Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl’s daughter, Violet Grohl. Ronson and Hawkins had previously collaborated during the height of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on a song Ronson was producing for King Princess.

“It was the musical highlight for me of that whole year,” Ronson said. “Him just like, wailing these frills, and running out of the drum booth and jumping on FaceTime like, ‘How was that?’ […] He was just so gracious and made you feel very wonderful in his presence.”

The first of the Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts is available to stream on Paramount+. A second show will take place at Kia Forum in Los Angeles on September 27.

This story begins with Ron DeSantis, takes a hard pivot towards Donald Trump and COVID, and ends with Meghan McCain‘s husband complimenting her “big tits.” It makes sense in context… kind of… maybe… not really. What a time to be alive.

On Tuesday, The Federalist co-founder Ben Domenech shared a tweet from Casey “First Lady of Florida” DeSantis on behalf of her presidential hopeful husband about the Sunshine State remaining open for business during the pandemic (and ignoring all the people who died). “This message would curbstomp the other Florida man if taken nationwide, in part because he failed to do so much of the same,” he wrote in response.

Domenech was obviously referring to Trump, but in case that wasn’t clear, he added, “The total inability of Trump suckers to acknowledge that he totally botched the pandemic is still their weirdest aspect. It’s obvious, it’s undeniable, just admit it.” A Twitter user did not care for this take and wrote back, “Megan must be waving those fat boobs of hers to get your attn… loser.” Domenech, who is married to former-The View host Meghan McCain, replied, “I must inform you it does not make me a loser to have a wife with big tits.” Heartbreaking: the worst person you know just, etc.

The tweet caught the attention of McCain:

McCain recently took a Twitter break. After this conversation, now it’s our turn.

(Via Page Six)

Cobra Kai kept filming throughout the pandemic, which essentially led to back-to-back shoots for Seasons 4 and 5 of The Karate Kid followup series. In other words, creators Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg started out running a tight ship, and they haven’t let up. Season 5 (which arrives on September 9) still has the “Eye Of The Tiger,” so to speak, and this is one of the few shows that managed to stay on a yearly schedule while others shut down. How far can the show keep realistically going, though?

The sky seems to be the limit, although it’s worth observing that the show’s core younger stars will (obviously) eventually get older, but that doesn’t mean that they can’t continue on their characters’ paths. I wanna see Hawk and Miguel run a dojo together, you know? Robby would probably be all up in there while Samantha ran the business side of things on top of kicking butt. She would deserve a few vacations, surely, while Anthony got on everyone’s nerves. Yet there will be an endpoint for the actual Cobra Kai series, according to William Zabka, who recently spoke with Comic Book. Don’t worry, though, there will be movies to come after the show ends:

“Yeah, there’s no endgame at all, we’ll keep this thing for another ten seasons,” Zabka said with a laugh. “There’s an endgame,” he clarified. “Everything’s pointing to a place on the map for sure. It’s a matter of how many we’re gonna get to do that, but there’s definitely an endgame.” He joked, “We’re gonna end the series and then I think we’re gonna do a trilogy of films.”

I don’t think viewers would mind seeing another ten seasons, honestly, but movies would be highly welcome and could maybe add some shading to stories that arguably get the shaft because the show’s got so many arcs packed into ten episodes per season. Can we talk about Terry Silver’s erratic behavior leaving much open to interpretation? Let’s definitely discuss that soon. More to the point, though, Ralph Macchio also recently suggested that a full-on “cinematic universe” exists, so why not crank out some offshoots and movies? Macchio also tossed out the possibility of a Miyagi-do origin story, so let the dream casting begin.

(Via Comic Book)