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Donald Trump just suffered another embarrassing loss in court. A federal judge not only dismissed Trump’s “racketeering lawsuit” against Hillary Clinton and a slew of other defendants, but he also wrote a scathing 65-page ruling eviscerating the former president’s legal claims. The dismissal followed a massive amendment from Trump’s legal team, which the judge unfortunately had to read and found to be “perplexing.” Or to put it in layman’s terms: weird as hell.

“It is not simply that I find the Amended Complaint ‘inadequate in any respect,’” Judge Donald Middlebrooks wrote. “It is inadequate in nearly every respect.”

After dismantling Trump’s arguments that Clinton “damaged his political career” by pointing out who won the 2016 election, Middlebrook went to town on the whole endeavor, which he basically described as a thinly-veiled rant. You’ll probably be surprised to hear this, but Trump really likes to complain. Can’t get enough of it!

Via The Daily Beast:

“What the Amended Complaint lacks in substance and legal support it seeks to substitute with length, hyperbole, and the settling of scores and grievances,” he writes.

“At its core, the problem with Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint is that Plaintiff is not attempting to seek redress for any legal harm; instead, he is seeking to flaunt a two-hundred-page political manifesto outlining his grievances against those that have opposed him, and this Court is not the appropriate forum,” he adds.

The proper legal response you’re looking for here is, “DAMMMNNNNNNN.”

(Via The Daily Beast)

The 74th Primetime Emmys are doing a very strange thing by holding their ceremony on a Monday night. This makes some sense, however, given that House of the Dragon will dominate a great deal of the same target audience, and the 2022 NFL season’s already underway, too. How can you watch the show?

That’s actually going to be a fairly easy task on several fronts. The broadcast will air live on NBC beginning on Monday, September 12 at 8:00pm EST. That means that any standard cable setup will allow one to watch without pulling out the rabbit antenna ears. If you’re into the streaming game, then you’re in luck because there are many ways to view the ceremony on your favorite device(s). Peacock will stream the ceremony live, as will some of the more popular “cut the cord” services, including Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, and Sling TV in select markets. And if you don’t subscribe to any of the above services, Peacock does have a pretty good introductory rate for anyone who wants to sign up without a major investment.

From there, let the awards show drama begin. Better Call Saul fans’ fingers are crossed for Rhea Seehorn to finally get that gold, and The White Lotus appears to lead the very competitive Limited Series categories. And will Jason Sudeikis pull of another Ted Lasso win, or will Bill Hader snatch it away for his Barry performance? We don’t have to wait much longer to find out.

You can see the full Primetime Emmys nomination list here, and we hope you’ll join us for Emmys coverage on Monday night.

Undefeated UFC welterweight Khamzat Chimaev is supposed to face the legendary Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 279 on Saturday night in Las Vegas, but the future of that fight is in serious doubt after Chimaev came nowhere close to making weight on Friday.

There were reports on Friday morning that Chimaev was well off weight ahead of the weigh-in, and sure enough when he strode onto the stage and stepped on the scale, he came in a full 7.5 pounds over the 171 pound limit for the welterweight division.

That is no small miss, as evidenced by the fact that he didn’t try to completely strip down and do the whole towel dance thing, and while he has an extra hour to try and make weight, that doesn’t seem like that’s even close to possible. It is very funny watching him step back on the scale and flex for the cameras after missing weight by nearly 10 pounds, because it’s likely that the fight will have to be called off and the main event restructured. Ariel Helwani reports it’s a “medical issue” that caused Chimaev to miss weight by that much, although there aren’t any specifics on the details.

It has not been a good weekend for Dana White and UFC 279, after a kerfuffle backstage at the undercard weigh ins, also featuring Chimaev and Kevin Holland, led to a cancelation of the press conference.

We’ll see how UFC proceeds from here, as having to replace the main event one day out is never an easy or enjoyable task, and it certainly doesn’t sound like Chimaev is going to come close to meeting weight. The shuffle of the deck that seems most likely is that Holland and Chimaev move into a co-main, with Diaz taking on Tony Ferguson, as both of those fighters are on the main card already.

Over 40 years since country legend Dolly Parton released her hit song “9 To 5” as the movie’s soundtrack, she has enlisted none other than Kelly Clarkson for the new official duet version of the comedic workplace anthem. The updated version was produced by country songwriter/producer Shane McAnally, known for his work with Kacey Musgraves, John Legend, and Kelsea Ballerini. Compared to the fast-paced solo song, Parton lets Clarkson lead the vocals on the track and it takes on a somewhat slower, somber tone, sprinkled with electronic pop production.

Parton appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show earlier this year to discuss their duet, which was created for the documentary Still Working 9 To 5. “I love how you took that and just made it your own and I got a chance to sing background for a change!” Parton praised on the episode of Clarkson’s talk show. “But I’m really proud of that rendition of it and I think, hopefully, it’ll do well for us. It’s great in the documentary.”

Premiering back in March at SXSW, the documentary focused on the decades-long evolution of women in the workplace, following Parton’s part alongside Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dabney Coleman in the 1980 comedy. As the documentary’s website notes, 9 To 5 has maintained its cultural impact over the years, as it was adapted into both a TV show and Broadway play. McAnally also served as an Executive Producer on the doc.

Clarkson, whose segment “Kellyoke” has become a popular sensation, chose “9 To 5” as her first cover back in September 2019. She has since performed everything from Britney Spears to Alanis Morissette on the talk show. Over the summer, she released a project titled Kellyoke, consisting of her various covers. Parton has clearly served as an immense inspiration to the American Idol alum, as Clarkson paid tribute once more in March at the ACM Awards by covering her 1973 hit “I Will Always Love You.”

“I am so honored that Dolly asked me to reimagine this iconic song, ‘9 To 5,’ with her!” Clarkson shared in a statement, according to People. “She is so talented, an inspiration to all women, and one of the sweetest people you will ever meet!”

Listen to Parton and Clarkson’s “9 To 5” duet above.

Disney+ loves to offer some fun stuff to keep their audiences coming back for more content from everyone’s favorite green alien baby or cute little talking tree. This year, the streamer has decided to offer a new incentive to anyone who wants to renew for another year.

To celebrate, Disney+ subscribers who plan to renew an annual subscription will receive an email offer for a free Disney Drop Box. A Disney Drop Box is a bit of an elusive subscription service that seems to have very little information online. When you go to the official website, there is no offer to sign up or even photos of the items, though there are dozens of YouTube videos of people opening said boxes from last year, so they probably exist. Perhaps this will be their way of spreading the word?

When redeemed, the offer will send a box of Disney goodness to the subscriber’s house, featuring surprise items. Here is the official statement from Disney+:

Select current Disney+ subscribers whose subscriptions renew for another year at $79.99 are eligible to receive the Mystery Disney+ Disney Drop at no additional cost. Gift yourself with the happiest box on earth! Disney+’s Disney Drop box is a specially designed and curated package of 8-10 premium Disney products, featuring our most beloved franchises, such as Disney Mickey Mouse, Disney Minnie Mouse, Disney Frozen, Disney Lion King, Disney Aladdin, Disney Moana, Disney●Pixar Toy Story, Disney The Little Mermaid, Disney Beauty & the Beast, Spiderman, Disney●Pixar Cars, and Disney Cinderella. The Disney+ Disney Drop is available, while supplies last, when you renew your Disney+ subscription for another year.

The offer must be redeemed by September 30th, so now is the time to get your rare free item from Disney.

As the rollout for John Legend’s upcoming eighth studio album Legend continues, his latest single, the sexually suggestive “Splash” featuring Jhene Aiko and Ty Dolla Sign, is getting plenty of attention for its ribald references to wet and wild indoor sports. When one fan tweeted about the effect she expected the song to have on listeners, Legend’s biggest supporter, his wife Chrissy Teigen, noted the reaction and took the opportunity to compare it to another recent hit about the virtues of, well, sexy swimming without the pool.

“it is very dirty and not for the children!” Chrissy joked. “ben shapiro gonna call for WAP doctors again.” Obviously, her joke is a reference to the conservative commentator’s pearl-clutching reaction to Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s song “WAP,” which saw him read the lyrics line-by-line in that whiny voice of his. Rather than having the desired effect of outraging anyone who’s ever actually enjoyed the practice of procreation, Shapiro’s performative prudishness spawned rather a lot of hilarious memes from people dunking on him.

Listen, if this one sends Shapiro running for the recording booth, he’s really not built for the rest of Legend so far. It might be John’s raciest album yet, judging from singles like “Dope,” “Honey,” and “All She Wanna Do.” Between these songs and the fact that the Legends are expecting their third child, Legend is shaping up to be a funk-filled snapshot of all the couple’s lascivious quarantine activities.

Check out “Splash” above.

Major League Baseball has been looking into a number of potential rule changes in recent years, experimenting with changes to its extra innings format and using the minor leagues to test out a bunch of things from pitch clocks to automated strike-ball calling systems.

Now, it appears the big leagues will be implementing a few new things for 2023 that will bring some significant changes to the field, with pitch clocks, bigger bases, and, maybe most impactfully, a ban on defensive shifts coming next season.

The bigger bases is a safety change that will likely be well received by all. It will create fewer collisions or opportunities for players to step on one another and potentially hurt themselves or their opponents, which is objectively a good thing. The other two changes are far more debatable on their merits and whether they will have a positive or negative impact on the game.

The pitch clock has been in use in the minor leagues for some time, as an effort to speed up games and keep pitchers from taking too long between pitches and slowing the pace down to a crawl. There are some who think the clock succeeds in keeping a better pace and doesn’t require too much of a change for pitchers beyond simply being a bit quicker in their routine. Others will say enforcement of the clock is often uneven and the only thing it does is put another thing in the back of the pitchers mind to worry about. In any case, it’s coming to the majors and we’ll see how pitchers handle the new forced speed of the game.

The most controversial of them all is the shift ban. This is one that the old school crowd will celebrate, as anyone who has watched an MLB broadcast can attest as older analysts often rail against the shift. Defenses will no longer be allowed to put a third defender on the other side of second base (i.e., the shortstop moving to the first base side or the second baseman moving to the third base side) and all four infielders must keep both feet on the infield dirt. Given the prevalence of the shift in baseball recently, this will have a major impact on offenses and defenses alike. Some teams are extremely shift heavy, doing so on nearly every batter, and they will have to make significant changes to strategy. For batters who get shifted on constantly, it’s a huge boost for their likelihood of raising their average, which is great for them.

Many will point out that this change mostly just gives in to the offense and for a league obsessed with speeding up the game, taking away defensive shifts which produce more outs will only lengthen contests. That said, they also want to make things more exciting and, theoretically, more hits would do that. Still, there’s some frustration that this rewards one-dimensional hitters, as those who are able to hit to all fields are rewarded by a defense having to play them straight while a pull-only hitter faces shifts because they can’t make that adjustment. This debate won’t end anytime soon, but those pull hitters are going to likely enjoy some real bumps in production next year when they no longer face the shift and have far more open space to pull the ball into.

Though the content of EST Gee and Future’s new record “Shoot It Myself” is very “opp”-focused, they don’t have a care in the world in the record’s accompanying visual. Whether they are in the midst of beautiful women twerking, rapping on a basketball court, or attending an all-white party flanked by NBA superstar James Harden, Lil Durk, Travis Scott, Doe Boy, and other rappers, the duo has a grand time.

“Shoot It Myself” marks the fourth collaboration between Gee and Hendrix. They began with the “Lick Back Remix” also featuring Young Thug from EST Gee’s Bigger Than Life Or Death, and then doubled up on the Bigger deluxe version with “Dead Wrong.” EST Gee later joined Future on “Chickens” from Future’s latest album I Never Liked You.

Both have had active years, as EST Gee partnered with his CMG The Label peer 42 Dugg for the collaborative project Last Ones Left and later contributed several verses to CMG’s full label compilation Gangsta Art. Future reached a major milestone this year following I Never Liked You as he became one of the top-achieving RIAA artists with over 95 million units sold and certified Gold, Platinum, or higher.

Check out EST Gee and Future’s celebratory new video “Shoot It Myself” above.

In just one week, Death Cab For Cutie will release their highly anticipated album Asphalt Meadows. They’ve released “Roman Candles,” “Here To Forever,” and “Foxlove Through The Clearcut” thus far, and today they’re back with “Rand McNally.” This song, though, is not being unveiled through conventional means; it’s being streamed at over 800 venues they’ve played at around the world via Geotag.

“Rand McNally” can be streamed by going anywhere Death Cab for Cutie has played in the last 25 years or will play on their forthcoming tour. The location will unlock the track with a QR code; just go to this website.

“‘Rand’ was written for everyone we toured with back in the day, for everyone who let us sleep on their floor, and for past bandmates,” Ben Gibbard said of the new song. “I felt after all these years that they deserved their own folk song. But also a promise to keep going and keep creating.”

In addition to this new single, the band has also announced a “Live From Home” livestream at Gibbard’s Seattle home studio on Monday, September 12 at 2 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ET. The performance will be feature a Q&A and benefit the Brigid Alliance, a reproductive rights group. “I started Live From Home during the pandemic when I wanted nothing more than to play music with my bandmates,” said Gibbard. “As we’re now back together, it feels only fitting to have everyone in that little room with me to bring it full circle.”

Asphalt Meadows is out 9/16 via Atlantic. Pre-order it here.

Death Cab For Cutie is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Back in February, Travis Scott and Kylie Jenner revealed that their then-recently born son was named Wolf Webster, while a birth certificate later revealed that his full name was Wolf Jacques Webster, the middle name being Scott’s real first name. However, in March, Jenner revealed, “FYI our sons name isn’t Wolf anymore. We just really didn’t feel like it was him. Just wanted to share because I keep seeing Wolf everywhere.”

There hadn’t been any updates on that front until last night, when Jenner talked about it on The Late Late Show.

On yesterday’s (September 8) episode, James Corden chatted with Kylie and mother Kris Jenner, and he asked where things stand when it comes to the seven-month-old boy some call Wolf. Kylie noted, “We haven’t officially, legally changed the name. His name is still Wolf. His password’s Wolf. But that isn’t going to be his name. We’re just waiting.”

Corden tried to wrap his head around that, saying, “So you call him Wolf.” Kylie said that’s not the case, so Corden asked what they call him. Kylie responded, “You know,” adding, “We’re just not ready to share yet.”

The host then clarified that they have a new name but just don’t want to say it yet. Kylie said, “Well, you know, Travis does… he likes to sometimes… like one day, he’ll be like, ‘Ooh, this name is kind of cool,’ and change it again. So we’re just not officially probably going to change it until…” Kris cut in, joking, “…he’s 21.”

Corden then said that while he understands not wanting to share the name publicly, he noted Scott and Kylie should “probably zone in on one” name. Kylie affirmed that they have done that. Corden then got the only real clue about the kid’s name: He asked if it was still an animal name and Kylie said it’s not, so that at least rules out Buck, Drake, and Robin.

Check out the interview above.