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LeBron James is taking his talents to Seattle this weekend to play in Jamal Crawford’s pro-am, The CrawsOver. LeBron isn’t the only NBA player who will take the floor, as he’ll be joined by Dejounte Murray, top draft picks Paolo Banchero and Chet Holmgren, and Pacific Northwest legend Isaiah Thomas.

Banchero and Holmgren are no strangers to The CrawsOver. The top-2 picks played in the pro-am earlier this summer to support their Pacific Northwest roots. Thomas is also no stranger to the event — he dropped a friendly 81 points in a game earlier this summer, displaying all the skills that made him an All-NBA player during his time with the Celtics.

But this will be LeBron’s first time playing at The CrawsOver, and his first time playing basketball in Seattle in 15 years. The King, as you can guess, seems quite excited.

NBA players have been making appearances in pro-ams all over the country this summer, giving fans a special opportunity to see players up close and personal without having to pay the crazy money it costs to go to a game during the season. Earlier this summer, LeBron put on an absolute show at The Drew Leauge, which marked the first time fans were able to see him in a pro-am since 2011.

A Paolo-LeBron matchup will be the headliner, but the matchup between Murray and the No. 1 overall pick might draw more intrigue after Murray said he “lost all respect” for Banchero after their last pro-am matchup. The animosity between the two could make for some great basketball, especially after the NBA slotted the Hawks against the Magic early in the season.

The event can be seen on NBA.com and the NBA app on Aug. 20.

Barbz are elated at the fact that Nicki Minaj is gearing up for a new era. On the heels of her latest single, “Super Freaky Girl,” Minaj has teased the colorful visual, which may include an appearance from Hunger Games actor Alexander Ludwig. She’s also released an extended version of the song, which features an appearance from her alter-ego, Roman Zolanski. Last night, Minaj dropped an acapella version of “Super Freaky Girl,” which was only available for an hour and a half. While fans rallied and purchased the song in droves, Minaj admitted that she hadn’t listened to this particular version.

“I refused to listen to it,” said Minaj in a tweet. “I don’t think I’ve ever dropped an a cappella… I knew if I listened I probably wouldn’t approve it.”

Later this month, Minaj will host the MTV Video Music Awards, alongside LL Cool J and Jack Harlow. She will also receive the Video Vanguard Award.

“Nicki has broken barriers for women in hip-hop with her versatility and creative artistry,” said Bruce Gillmer, president of talent and music programming at Paramount, in a statement. “She has shifted the music industry and cemented her status as a global superstar with her crossover appeal, genre-defying style, and continuing to be unapologetically ‘Nicki’.”

United States striker Josh Sargent had a rough first year in England, as the Missouri native struggled to consistently play in his natural position while suiting up for Norwich City in the Premier League last season. The team was relegated to the Championship for 2022-23, where Sargent has found playing time up top and, to this point, thrived.

His best game at this early point in the season came on Friday, when Norwich City played host to Millwall. Sargent started at striker and put in one heck of a shift, scoring both of the Canaries’ goals en route to a 2-0 win to put them in fifth place in the Championship as of this writing. The two teams were tied at halftime, but Sargent managed to break the deadlock five minutes into the second half thanks to some lovely combination play with Danel Sinani.

His second came 25 minutes later thanks to his stellar work to win the ball despite getting hounded by a pair of defenders. Sargent ran into the space that opened up as a result and buried a proper striker’s finish while finding himself 1-on-1 with the goalkeeper.

While he eventually got subbed off, Sargent was named Man of the Match. The fans at Carrow Road showed their appreciation for his performance by singing along as Bruce Springsteen’s beloved anti-war track “Born in the USA” played throughout the stadium.

Sargent is one of the most promising striker prospects the United States has ever produced, but in recent years, he’s seen his club career hit a bit of a plateau as he’s suited up for teams that either don’t play with the ball and/or throw him out on the wing. While he’s appeared in 19 games for the United States, his last appearance for the national team came in Sept. 2021. Since then, the team has found itself desperate for a consistent striker in the lead-up to this winter’s World Cup — the de facto starter, FC Dallas forward Jesús Ferreira, has done a nice job in the role and seems to have good chemistry with whomever else is on the pitch alongside him, but he only scored one goal in World Cup Qualifying and four of his seven national team goals came in a recent game against Grenada.

Both Ferreira (21) and Sargent (22) are young, talented options, but it’s worth noting that Ferreira’s emergence came after Sargent saw himself fall out of the national team picture last year as he got his club situation all sorted out. If Sargent can consistently play for Norwich — and, even better, consistently create and/or finish chances against lesser competition than what he faced every week last year in the English top flight — perhaps he’ll earn a spot back in the national team set-up as they prepare to go to Qatar.

Peated single malt Scotch whisky is very hit or miss with a lot of whisk(e)y drinkers. In a grey world, peated scotch is very black and white for a lot of palates out there. You kind of either fall in love with the earthy, smoky, medicinal juice immediately or take a sip and want to avoid it for life.

I’m here to tell you: it doesn’t have to be like that. As with any whisk(e)y category, there’s deep variation in peated whisky. And to show that — and to maybe help you find one you like — I’m blind tasting some brand new peated single malts alongside some classics.

For this taste test, I grabbed some standard and special bottles, ranging from barely peated to “holy shit am I licking an ashtray” peated. But as I alluded above, there’s so much more to peated whisky than just the peatiness. With an open mind, you’ll also find big fruit flavors, soft honey, vanilla, caramel, woods, herbs, florals, botanicals alongside and underneath that smoke and earth.

Before I dive in, let’s clarify what a “peated” whisky is. Unlike unpeated malts, peated whisky is made with barley malts that are kilned (heated to stop germination and develop sugars for fermentation) with dried peat as a heat source. That’s real peat from real peat bogs. The dried peat burns and smolders, creating a fair amount of heat and smoke that imbues the barley with phenols. Those phenols impart various types of smoky, earthy, and medicinal flavors from ashtrays to asphalt to Band-Aids to smoked salmon belly or brisket fat, to name only a few.

Moreover, the phenol levels depend on how intense the malting smoke was. That means you can get very mild or low phenols in some malts and wildly higher phenols in others, all depending on the malt master. This is all to clarify that there’s no single “peated” malt out there that defines the style (and that’s before we get into fermentation, distillation, and aging which all add massive variation too).

Our lineup today is:

• Talisker 10
• MacNair’s Lum Reek 12-Year Peated Malt
• Laphroaig Càirdeas Warehouse 1
• Bowmore Aston Martin 21-Year
• Oban Old Teddy The MacLeans
• Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 Years Old

Let’s find you a great peaty malt to add to your bar cart!

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Part 1: The Tasting

Taste 1

Tasting Notes:

The nose opens with this soft sense of pitted orchard fruits next to a thin line of beach campfire smoke far off in the distance with a hint of minerality and bright spiced malts. The palate has a hint of an oyster shell that leads to dried pears and apricot with a hint of warmth and spice malt next to dry sweetgrass. The end is full of lightly smoked plums with a hint of cardamom and cinnamon next to sea salt and a final whiff of that beach campfire way down the beach somewhere.

Well, hello there, Talisker. Oyster shells, beach campfires, and tons of orchard fruit are dead giveaways. While this feels really good on the palate, it is very entry level. We’ll see how it fares.

Taste 2

Tasting Notes:

Caramel malts and a hint of leather draw you in on the nose with hints of a mocha latte dusted with nutmeg. The palate has a very Maltesers/Whoppers vibe that leads to sweet chocolate maltiness with a touch of spiced honey and wildflowers with that old leather note lurking in the background. The end is soft and full of honey and chocolate with a short finish that just hints at smoked malts via a smoked chocolate vibe.

This was nice, but very candy/chocolate driven.

Taste 3

Tasting Notes:

This opens with a big Band-Aid note next to an old brisket smoker that’s layered with fat and pepper roasted into the metal that mellows away from the metal and toward the fat and black pepper with a slice of white birthday cake with honey and spices on the side. The palate is very much ashtray driven with a hint of burnt toffee sauce, a touch of summer flowers, a dash of dried fennel, and a small spoon full of rich and floral honey. The end circles back to those peppery and smoky fats as sweet notes of honey amp up on a complex finish.

This has to be the Laphroaig and I kind of dig it. It’s bold and funky but really has a nice and complex foundation under all that peatiness.

Taste 4

Tasting Notes:

A clear note of good butterscotch greets you on the nose next to Nutella, boot wax, and a dash of creamy peanuts with this smoked sour plum feel. The palate adds some mulled wine spices to that smoky sour plum with a hint of mocha latte next to Almond Joy and a hint of cherry bark. The end has this hint of earthy peat that’s almost mossy with an underpinning of dark chocolate over dried red berries that descends toward a fresh mango note.

That mango note at the very end was fascinating and really worked. This is a good pour.

Taste 5

Tasting Notes:

This opens with a supple sense of pear candy, soft honey, smoked apple chips, burnt orange rinds, and a hint of white saltwater taffy with mild hints of woody spices tied to warm malts. Those warm and spicy malts open the palate toward dark and tart berries, pear Starbursts, orange oils infused into marzipan, and almost sour apple peels. The end slowly descends through the spiced malts toward the dried berries with a hint of honey and vanilla before the apple/pear vibe leans into a hint of orchard wood smokiness.

This is a great and subtle pour. You’d barely know this was peated thanks to the medley of fruit on the palate.

Taste 6

Tasting Notes:

Soft smokiness comes from smoldering lime leaves that lead to a hint of sour cream bespeckled with fennel seeds and wrapped up in cold-smoked salmon with a hint of pine resin and black tea in the background of the nose. The palate has this soft and sweet hint of grilled pineapple that works the taste toward salted dark chocolate fudge, orange zest, and dried lavender with a whisper of wet granite and sea-soaked charcoal. The end has a slight sweet ash vibe that’s more fruity than peaty with a sense of seawater-soaked wood smoldering away and roasting some marshmallows.

This is a killer pour. It’s complex yet welcoming. It’s bold yet subtle. This is a winner.

Part 2: The Ranking

6. MacNair’s Lum Reek 12-Year Peated Malt — Taste 2

ABV: 46%

Average Price: $229

The Whisky:

This blended malt from the famed Glenallachie Distillery in Aberlour is probably better known for providing juice for iconic blends like Chivas. This blend marries peaty malts with sweeter Speyside malts to create a sherry-forward dram of whisky.

Bottom Line:

This was nice but certainly had the thinnest palate (and most candy-like) of the panel. That said, I can see this working wonders on the rocks on a hot day or in a very nice cocktail.

5. Talisker 10 — Taste 1

ABV: 45.8%

Average Price: $64

The Whisky:

This is one of the most awarded single malts ever. The juice is matured in ex-bourbon casks in Talisker’s warehouse which is literally feet away from the sea. The subtly peated malts take on a real seaside feel as those years tick past, creating a whisky that will not disappoint.

Bottom Line:

This was very good as an opener. It was just a little outclassed by the bigger-hitting whiskies in play today. Still, this is the perfect entry point into peated malt as it’s so soft and subtle with big fruit notes.

4. Laphroaig 2022 Càirdeas Warehouse 1 — Taste 3

ABV: 52.2%

Average Price: $90

The Whisky:

This year’s Càirdeas release celebrates the Friends of Laphroaig and how they keep the brand going. The juice in the bottle is made from Laphroaig’s high-phenol peated malt right next to the sea on Islay. The hot spirit was then filled in first-fill limited edition single barrel Maker’s Mark bourbon barrels. The barrels were then stored in the famed four-story Warehouse 1 right next to the crashing sea until they were just right and then bottled as-is after vatting.

Bottom Line:

This was a great Laphroaig. This brand is really growing on me but slowly. I dig this but it’s still a huge peat monster with some serious medicinal and ashen notes that are hard to get past at first but rewarding once you do.

3. Oban Old Teddy The MacLeans — Taste 5

ABV: 51.7%

Average Price: $182 (Distillery only)

The Whisky:

This distillery-only Oban edition is made to celebrate the whisky makers of the past at Oban. The juice in the bottle is made from Oban’s subtly peated malts. It’s then filled into ex-sherry casks, both first fill and refill. After a good rest, the barrels are pulled and vatted before being bottled as-is.

Bottom Line:

This is just delicious, subtle, and easy to drink. It’s a great easy-sipper that’s easy to get into thanks to the peat being far in the background. Just make sure to add a cube or a few drops of water to really let all that fruitiness bloom in the glass.

2. Bowmore Aston Martin 21-Year — Taste 4

ABV: 51.8%

Average Price: $770

The Whisky:

This collaboration between Islay’s Bowmore and Aston Martin is about luxury. The blend of this single malt follows the golden ratio to create an aesthetically pleasing vibe. The base is 61.8% 21-year-old single malt aged in first-fill Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso sherry casks. The rest of the blend is equal parts of Bowmore’s other casks that are at least 21 years old ranging up to 35 years old.

Bottom Line:

This is delicious but, again, barely peated. This is way more bourbon and sherry forward than peat forward. It’s fruity and spicy and creamy. This is just great whisky that has no rough edges and only a whisper of sweet earthy peatiness.

1. Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 Years Old — Taste 6

ABV: 46.2%

Average Price: $360

The Whisky:

This is Ardbeg’s yearly release of special batches of 19-year-old peaty malt. The whisky is Ardbeg’s signature, heavily peated whisky that’s bottled during a “haar.” That’s a thick and briny foggy morning on Islay, which imparts that x-factor into the whisky before it goes into the bottle.

Bottom Line:

This should be a peat monster but it’s too complex to call it that. Yes, it’s heavily peated but the layers of fruit and tea and toffee and so much more elevate this beyond just being a “peated” whisky to a great whisky.

Part 3: Final Thoughts

This ended up being a bit of a journey. I’d start with the Talisker 10 as a “dip the toe in” pour. It’s so accessible and even keeled while offering hints at peat. After that, try some Bowmore and maybe Oban. Then if you’re brave enough, tackle the Laphroaig and Ardbeg. Though, I’d highly recommend trying a pour at your favorite whisk(e)y bar before committing to a whole bottle.

All of that said, that Ardbeg really is a stellar pour of whisky. It’s just so… interesting and complex. It’s one of those pours you just keep wanting to go back to so you can find new depths in the nose and palate. There’s a ton buried in there, so make sure you add a little water on your Ardbeg journey.

Listen, I’ll level with you: It’s a pretty boring time in the NBA content game right now. The year-long news cycle that the NBA usually has is taking a little bit of a break right now. On Wednesday, we did get some news regarding LeBron James‘ future, as the Los Angeles Lakers star inked a 2-year extension to keep him with the team going forward.

Is it a surprise that James signed an extension in L.A.? Probably not, but for a guy who is known for using his contract situation as a form of leverage, it was perhaps surprising that James agreed to a deal before the Lakers made any major moves to improve the roster this summer by packaging Russell Westbrook and a pair of future first-round draft picks. But still, it was news, baby, and in mid-August, we love ourselves some news.

Know who else loves news? The fine folks over at First Take, because news means things to talk about. On Friday’s episode of the show, professional sports yeller Chris “Mad Dog” Russo and professional person who I cannot fathom ever sleeps Stephen A. Smith got to talking about the extension, and after Mad Dog gave some takes about whether or not James should have taken less to give the Lakers more financial flexibility, Smith dropped one line that led to some sensational television. (Head to the 2:45 mark for the fireworks)

“In terms of where he’s gonna be at, I’ll tell you where he’s easily gonna be,” Smith said. “LeBron James is a top-3 player in the history of basketball.”

“No he’s not,” an unusually quiet Mad Dog retorted. “No he’s not.”

With that, the game began. Smith, perhaps understanding the potential for this to be some Good Ass Television, repeated Mad Dog’s claim back to him, and when Mad Dog tried to get cute by playing an old favorite game of his — “here are basketball players” — Smith knew exactly what to do.

“Better than Kareem?” Mad Dog asked.

“Kareem, Jordan, and LeBron,” Smith immediately replied.

“Russell,” Mad Dog said, still quietly, the pot simmering as it prepared to get to a full boil. “Russell. Bill. Russell.”

“Russell was a great champion, but he was not the player that LeBron James is,” Smith fired back while Molly Qerim — who has seen some sh*t and knew exactly what was coming — laughed. “LeBron James is a top-3 talent in the history of basketball. Top-3 player in the history of basketball.”

The word “talent” did what it was meant to do, as Mad Dog screamed that Smith needed to clarify talent or player. But Smith was not backing down, as he screamed “BOTH” right back with conviction. More yelling ensued, and as Mad Dog raised his voice, Smith lowered his, all while putting his head in his hand. While Mad Dog was adamant that James is not better than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Smith said that despite his impeccable resume, he has an issue.

“When I think of centers and needing guards to get you the ball, but that’s a different subject for another day,” Smith said, his focus on the topic at hand and not little side quests. “You wanna debate, is between LeBron and Kareem as 2 and 3, but there’s no question that LeBron James at the worst is a top-3 player in the history of basketball, since the game was invented. I don’t wanna hear that. It’s blasphemous, it’s just blasphemous.” (You can, and should, read the words that you think should have been written with caps lock on as such.)

“LET ME FINISH,” Mad Dog screamed, furious that Smith is in control of this parlay.

“Let you finish, I let you talk!” Smith said before pointing out that this is supposed to be his time to speak.

“I’m gonna give you the TWO GUYS THAT I’D TAKE OVER LEBRON IN A BIG GAME: MAGIC AND BIRD,” Mad Dog exclaimed. “SO MAKE HIM FIFTH.”

This genre of conversation happens every now and then when these two go head-to-head on First Take, most notably when both guys seemed to get actually mad during a debate about where Steph Curry ranked all time. I would like to see them really challenge themselves and debate where, like, Kyle Korver or Mo Williams is all time, but that is for another day.

It’s going to get spicy this fall when the Red Hot Chili Peppers drop their forthcoming album Return Of The Dream Canteen on October 14. To kick off the rollout, the legendary band released their new single “Tippa My Tongue” today, just under a week after they shared a promotional video for the album.

It has been a year of hard work for Red Hot Chili Peppers, who just three months ago released Unlimited Love, led by singles “Nerve Flip,” “Not The One,” “Poster Child,” and “Black Summer.” Listeners ought to especially be excited by this output as it has been six years since their 2016 album The Getaway. Said excitement is likely what led to a fan rushing the stage to try and sing with them and Thundercat in their recent live show at College Street Music Hall.

Check out the tracklist for Return Of The Dream Canteen below.

1. “Tippa My Tongue”
2. “Peace And Love”
3. “Reach Out”
4. “Eddie”
5. “Fake As Fu@k”
6. “Bella”
7. “Roulette”
8. “My Cigarette”
9. “Afterlife”
10. “Shoot Me A Smile”
11. “Handful”
12. “The Drummer”
13. “Bag Of Grins”
14. “La La La La La La La La”
15. “Copperbelly”
16. “Carry Me Home”
17. “In The Snow.”

Return Of The Dream Canteen is out 10/14 via Warner Records. Pre-save it here.

Red Hot Chili Peppers is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Early in 2020, which feels like several decades ago at this point, rumors were swirling that Marvel wanted to cast an “Alison Brie-type” for the then-in-progress She-Hulk television show. The internet went ablaze with the rumor, and even Brie herself got caught up in the mix.

At the time, Brie said that she was aware of the rumors and she would “certainly support” the idea of herself as the green lawyer/superhero, though she was reportedly never asked to even audition. Still, people were pulling for her to be cast in the MCU.

“It was definitely odd. I went to pick up a sandwich at a sandwich shop and there was a man there who was like, ‘I just read that you got cast as She-Hulk,” Brie told Yahoo! Entertainment. “I was like, ‘Well, you’re the first one that’s told me about it. Maybe I should check with my agents.’”

Though Brie was never cast, she has no hard feelings toward Tatiana Maslany, who debuted as She-Hulk this week on Disney+. “There’s a lot of misinformation going on. But Tatiana Maslany is such a talented actress. I’m really looking forward to seeing what she does with it… She’s incredible. I loved Orphan Black. I watched every episode of that.”

Instead of the MCU, Brie headed to Italy for her new comedy Spin Me Round alongside Aubrey Plaza, Molly Shannon, and Debby Ryan. Plus, there are actually mumblings of a Community movie, so maybe, for once, the rumors will turn out to be true.

(Via Yahoo!)

Larry June is secure in who he is, and for anyone who has doubts about his ability or him the man, he has one simple message in his record: “Don’t Check Me.” The new video finds rapper smoking per usual, convening with his crew, and riding around in a droptop with the clear assertion “Don’t check me, check that b*tch.”

The vintage visual filter on top of the California-heavy drums and synths provides a classic feel. Though June prospers in this current era, he also serves as a reminder of the greatness the West Coast has produced for decades now.”Play by the rules man, you know how it go,” the rapper spits.

“Don’t Check Me” arrives as part of Larry June’s new album Spaceships On The Blade. The 20-track offering includes features from Herm Lewis, 2 Chainz, Duckwrth, Syd, Babyface Ray, and Curren$y. June, a known frequent releaser, drops Spaceships off just under five months since his collaborative project 2 P’z In A Pod with Jay Worthy and Lndn Drgs. If that’s not enough of an indicator of his work ethic, just six months earlier he released his seven-song project Into The Late Night.

Check out the video for “Don’t Check Me” above.

Spaceships On The Blade is out now via The Freeminded Records and Empire. Listen to it here.

Bubbles are the best thing in the world if you’re a toddler. Giggling behind bubbles that you just can’t seem to catch can provide hours of fun. But sometimes, imaginary adventures with bubbles can lead to real discoveries, and that’s exactly what happened to a Georgia toddler named Ethan Moore. The 1 1/2-year-old was chasing after bubbles in his yard when he became an unexpected hero. His bubble chasing led him to a missing woman that local rescue teams had been looking for.

Ethan chased his bubbles to the fence line and something caught his attention on the other side. His puzzled look made his mother, Brittany Moore, curious and that’s when Ethan said “feet” in his tiny toddler voice. Sure enough, the little guy saw feet belonging to Nina Lipscomb, 82. According to Fox 5 Atlanta, Lipscomb has early stage Alzheimer’s disease and was reported missing August 9 by her family members after they discovered she had wandered away from her niece’s home in Senoia, Georgia.

Local authorities searched for several days using everything they had at their disposal, including helicopters with thermal cameras. But searches continued to come up empty. Thomas Lipscomb, the missing woman’s son, told Fox 5 that his mother makes an annual trip to Georgia to spend time with her family, and when he heard that she was missing he jumped in his car and drove from Virginia to help find her.

After several days of someone being missing it would be natural to think something terrible happened to them, especially when you know they’re impaired. Thankfully for the Lipscombs their mother was found safe by a toddler and his mother. Moore told CBS46 News that she did not see the missing woman at first due to the overgrown trees, and added, “If you get on his level and look through, you can see some of the broken sticks and that’s where she was laying.”

u201cu201cWe pulled out every resource but it was a little boy who found her.u201dnnNina Lipscomb, who has early stage Alzheimeru2019s, had been missing for 4 days out of Senoia. Little Ethan was playing with bubbles on Friday when he spotted u201cfeetu201d – likely saving her life. Story at 6. @cbs46u201d

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When authorities arrived, they realized the woman in the woods was Nina Lipscomb and that although she was disoriented, thankfully she was alive, according to CBS46 News. After she was released from the hospital, Nina was able to meet her tiny hero. The family told the local news station that they would always be connected. Moore said, “I truly think this was something outside of what any human could do. It took a child who was being worked by God. We will always teach him what he did, how he played an impact in it.”

Who knew playing with bubbles could lead to such an amazing outcome. Ethan certainly has quite a story for his short time here on earth. Much to everyone’s delight, the elderly Lipscomb is doing well and is safely home. Her daughter Karen Lipscomb shared about the event on social media saying, “Angels come in all shapes and sizes.”

Moore celebrated her son finding Lipscomb in a social media post writing, “We knew Ethan was something special. We knew he was smart. But damn my boy found her!” He sure did and it’s a story that will be told for years to come.

Bill Hader and Pete Davidson never asked to have something in common, other than being former SNL cast members, but they do have something huge in common, allegedly. Maybe! Apparently. Probably. And it’s also odd to discuss this pressing subject alongside an ^^ image ^^ from an “Herb Welch: Virginity Pledge Rally” sketch, but here we are. Let’s chat.

First, it’s important to remember how Pete Davidson has been enjoying long-running reports that he’s got so-called “Big D*ck Energy,” which is the public’s way (I guess) of coping with how he’s bounced through relationships with several stunning women, including Ariana Grande, Kate Beckinsale, Margaret Qualley, and more. He seems to have a certain charm, obviously, and that’s where the BDE talk began, and Pete has done nothing to discourage this reputation. Heck, he even told Machine Gun Kelly that his “D” is a “scientific wonder.” Furthermore, Pete’s most recent ex, Kim Kardashian, went on record to confirm that Pete, does, in fact, have that “BDE.”

And that brings us to Hart of Dixie and The O.C. actress Rachel Bilson, who dated Bill Hader before and during the pandemic. She recently got extremely candid about the Barry star on her Broad Ideas podcast, on which she spoke with 13 Reasons Why star Tommy Dorfman. When the guest asked Rachel what she really missed about Bill, more than anything else, Rachel did not hesitate: “His big d*ck.”

This, of course, is very funny for the TMI factor and because it feels so random, but Rachel managed to drown out the podcast laughter and declare, “We can keep that… And cut, let’s move on.” It’s a nice way to remember someone, yes? And Rachel probably preferred this to how she previously opened up to describe the painful breakout as “probably the hardest thing I’ve ever done⁠, harder than childbirth” and something that “”hurt like a motherf*cker.”

And we’re still waiting for Camp Bill to chime in because you know that people have been blowing up his phone over this. Hopefully, he received a congrats text from Pete Davidson.

(Via Broad Ideas & Page Six)