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Not only has Kim Kardashian given her fans many beautiful details about her personal life, like how she is interested in eating poop or performing some ritual on a lock of Marilyn Monroe’s hair, but we also get a glimpse into what it’s like to date her. It seems…hard. But Pete Davidson is up for the challenge!

The former SNL castmember has been frolicking the world with his girlfriend of nearly six months, and this time, Kardashian says he “passed the content taking boyfriend test” after snapping several shots of the duo on a vacation that probably cost more than most people make in a year. The two were kayaking on a picturesque beach, in between snaps of Kardashian creative directing her own vacation photoshoot. Hopefully she is wearing sunscreen from her over-priced, nine-step skincare system.

This is quite the step up from her ex Kanye West, who famously hated being on camera with his wife except for that one time when he did it because he wanted to be like The Incredibles. West has been laying low after calling Davidson one too many names earlier this year. Davidson has been busy post-SNL, with multiple projects in the works. Kardashian on the other hand is gearing up to release her $600 skincare line while eating $2 ice cream. She’s a woman of many talents.

Sony Pictures Animation just dropped a first look at the new villain for the highly anticipated Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the two part sequel to the critically acclaimed and knockout fan favorite, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Revealed at Annecy International Animation Film Festivel, The Spot will be voiced by Jason Schwartzman, and his whole body is an inter-dimensional portal that’s primed to give Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) and Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld) a whole multi-verse of trouble.

As directors Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson shared during the announcement, The Spot is “one of the deepest cuts in Spider-Man’s rogue gallery,” and they’re not kidding. First introduced all the way back in 1985 in Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #98, The Spot (a.k.a. Johnathon Ohnn) gained his powers while working for the Kingpin and attempted to recreate the teleportation powers of the Cloak from the famed superhero team, Cloak and Dagger. Ohnn succeeded, but not before accidentally giving himself inter-dimensional powers. Via Marvel Database:

When Ohnn emerged back in his lab, his body had undergone a radical transformation. The portals from the other dimension had adhered to his skin, covering him with black spots from head to toe. Realizing the spots were portable space warps, he started to think he might be able to use them to defeat anyone in battle. When Spider-Man and the Black Cat arrived to confront the Kingpin, he appeared before them and announced himself as the Spot. Spider-Man collapsed on the roof, laughing at the name. The Spot ended up winning that first confrontation and warned the heroes to leave the Kingpin alone.

To avoid potential spoilers, we won’t tell you how Spidey beat The Spot the second time around. However, it is notable that he has a connection to Kingpin who was the Big Bad of Into the Spider-Verse. The massive crime boss gave Miles a run for his money in the first film, and it sure sounds like he’s back with a new villain up his sleeve.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One) swings into theaters on June 2, 2023.

(Via Variety)

The NYPD has never been the most popular organization with rappers and their fans but over the weekend, the New York Police Department incensed one rapper in particular ahead of his set at Hot 97 Summer Jam. Roddy Ricch, who released his second album Live Life Fast to close out 2021, was scheduled to perform at both Governors Ball on Saturday and Summer Jam on Sunday but was forced to miss out on the former when he was arrested over a loaded firearm that was found in his vehicle at a security checkpoint.

According to New York Daily News, Roddy’s charges were quickly dismissed along with those of one of the other two men who were also arrested with him. The third, Michael Figueroa of Brooklyn, New York, was arraigned on Sunday — according to the report, it appears his gun caused all the trouble.

Although Roddy avoided serious charges, he clearly didn’t enjoy his brush with the law or being forced to miss a performance. When he took the stage at Summer Jam, he made sure to let the crowd know how he felt, leading a “f*ck the NYPD” chant during his set. You can check out the video below.

Roddy Ricch is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

What comic-book lover doesn’t love a good A-lister cameo embedded in an already stuffed-to-the-brim superhero project? Even better are the genuine surprises, like Brad Pitt’s blink-and-you’d-actually-miss-him (electrifying) moment in Deadpool 2, Matt Damon’s theatrical turns in both Thor: Ragnarok and Deadpool 2, and Charlize Theron as Clea in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Theron also, curiously enough, managed to rack up a second superhero cameo within the month. The Boys viewers, myself included, were astounded to see Stormfront portrayed by Theron in The Dawn Of The Seven while Aya Cash’s iteration remained hospitalized and burned to a crisp.

Previously, we heard that executive producer Seth Rogen made the phone call to have Theron be the one to pull off a double-take inspiring scene. Theron now explains how she wasn’t aware that both of her cameos would be released in rapid succession. Furthermore, she had almost forgotten about one before being called about the other. And then, all of a sudden, she’s part of both the MCU and Amazon’s Supe-filled satire. Here’s what Theron said in a recent roundtable as revealed by The Hollywood Reporter:

“When Kevin [Feige] asked me to join the Doctor Strange world, I didn’t even know when I was going to shoot that at the time. The [roles] were so far apart that I almost forgot,” said Theron, who added that she’s definitely not maxed out on cameos because “I have kids to raise.” “But in full transparency, I shared it with them and they were so happy that people are interested in this world, whether it’s satire or non-satire. I don’t know why both of these superheroes can’t live in the same world.”

Hmm, that last line gives me far too many ideas of how Jensen Ackles’ Soldier Boy could go up against Anthony Mackie’s Captain America, and a crossover would certainly fuel a frenzy. Considering all of the difficulties involved with copyrights, this doesn’t seem likely, but maybe Charlize will inspire some fanfic writers to get a little creative. Fire away, y’all.

(Via The Hollywood Reporter)

Post Malone’s new album, Twelve Carat Toothache, is out now, giving him cause to finally emerge from his sequestered compound in Utah and hit the road. The Twelve Carat Tour will be supported by Post’s “Cooped Up” collaborator, Compton rapper Roddy Ricch, and will kick off in Omaha, Nebraska on September 10. Tickets go on sale on Friday, June 17 at 10 am local time. You can get more info here. Check out the tour dates below.

09/10 –- Omaha, NE @ CHI Health Center
09/11 –- St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center*
09/14 –- Chicago, IL @ United Center*
09/15 –- Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum*
09/17 –- St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center*
09/18 –- Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena*
09/20 –- Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
09/23 –- Boston, MA @ TD Garden
09/27 –- Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
09/28 –- Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena
10/01 –- Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
10/02 –- Indianapolis, IN @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse
10/04 –- Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena*
10/06 –- Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center*+
10/07 –- Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center*
10/09 –- Belmont Park, NY @ UBS Arena*
10/12 –- New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden*
10/15 –- Columbia, SC @ Colonial Life Arena*
10/16 –- Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena*
10/18 –- Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena*
10/21 –- Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center*
10/22 –- Austin, TX @ Moody Center*
10/25 –- Houston, TX @ Toyota Center*
10/26 –- Ft. Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena*
10/28 –- Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center*
10/30 –- Denver, CO @ Ball Arena*
11/01 –- Salt Lake City, UT @ Vivint Arena*
11/03 –- Portland, OR @ Moda Center*
11/05 –- Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena*
11/06 –- Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena*
11/10 –- Los Angeles, CA @ The Kia Forum*
11/11 –- Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena*
11/15 –- Los Angeles, CA @ Crypto.com Arena*
*With Roddy Ricch

New York City FC head coach Ronny Deila has left the team after two-and-a-half seasons to manage Belgian side Standard Liège, the MLS club announced Monday. Assistant coach Nick Cushing will take over as interim head coach for NYCFC.

Deila joined the MLS side ahead of the 2020 campaign and led NYCFC to its first-ever MLS Cup win in 2021. Last season, NYCFC hit their stride right as the playoffs approached with a five-game unbeaten streak to end the regular season. In the postseason, the team came out on top in the Eastern Conference and ultimately prevailed in a 4-2 penalty shootout final win against the Portland Timbers. During his tenure in New York, Deila oversaw a 46-29-15 record across all competitions, including back-to-back league playoff appearances.

“Everyone at the Club would like to thank Ronny for the fantastic job he has done here,” said NYCFC Sporting Director David Lee in the club’s statement. “With Ronny at the helm, we have developed an even stronger culture of winning and togetherness and have accomplished our number-one goal of bringing silverware to this Club, to this City, and to our fans.”

Following an extensive playing career in his homeland of Norway, Deila then held managerial roles at Strømsgodset, Vålerenga and Scotland’s Celtic FC, where he won back-to-back Scottish Premiership titles. Now, the 46-year-old will return to Europe in charge of historic Belgian side Standard Liège, which finished in just 14th place in the Belgian First Division A standings last season.

“This was certainly not an easy decision for me and my family,” Deila said in a statement. “However, I feel this is the right time to take on this new challenge and return to Europe.”

NYCFC, which joined MLS in 2015 as an expansion team, have had three other managers in their history — two of which have since joined European club sides: now-Inter Miami CF assistant coach Jason Kreis, now-Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira, and now-Galatasaray coach Domènec Torrent. In 2018, Vieira had also left midway through the MLS season — during the European offseason and summer transfer window — for Ligue 1 side OGC Nice.

Prior to Deila’s departure, NYCFC had been enjoying a dazzling start to the 2022 campaign. The team currently sits atop the Eastern Conference with 26 points from the first 13 games. The team does not have immediate plans to bring in a new leader midseason naming assistant Cushing, who signed a new contract extension with the team, as interim head coach. The 37-year-old Englishman began his coaching career at Manchester City, working his way up to head coach of Manchester City Women, where he won six trophies, including the 2016 Super League title. He was named the FA WSL Manager of the Year in 2016. He joined NYCFC with Deila in January 2020.

It’s not as egregious as Dances with Wolves beating Goodfellas, but Forrest Gump winning Best Picture over Pulp Fiction is one of the more controversial Oscar picks in history. Forrest Gump was, rightly or wrongly, considered the boomer throwback, while Pulp Fiction was something new, something exciting, from a young filmmaker who the rest of Hollywood would soon attempt (mostly unsuccessfully) to copy.

Tom Hanks was asked about the still-active discourse surrounding the titanically popular 1994 films in an interview with the New York Times. “The problem with Forrest Gump is it made a billion dollars. If we’d just made a successful movie, [director Robert Zemeckis] and I would have been geniuses. But because we made a wildly successful movie, we were diabolical geniuses. Is it a bad problem to have? No, but there’s books of the greatest movies of all time, and Forrest Gump doesn’t appear because, oh, it’s this sappy nostalgia fest,” he said.

Hanks is aware that every Oscars season, “there’s an article that goes, ‘The Movie That Should Have Won Best Picture’ and it’s always Pulp Fiction. Pulp Fiction is a masterpiece without a doubt.” (For what it’s worth, Gump did not make our list of the Best Best Picture winners.) But, the two-time Oscar winner believes, so is Gump.

“Look, I don’t know, but there is a moment of undeniable heartbreaking humanity in Forrest Gump when Gary Sinise — he’s playing Lieutenant Dan — and his Asian wife walk up to our house on the day that Forrest and Jenny get married… Then I look at him, and I say, ‘Lieutenant Dan.’ I might get weepy thinking about it now. Forrest and Lieutenant Dan in those four words — ‘magic legs’; ‘Lieutenant Dan’ — understand all they had been through and feel gratitude for every ounce of pain and tragedy that they survived. That’s some intangible [expletive] right there. That is not just running along to Duane Eddy’s “Rebel Rouser.”

Hanks should have just said, “Forrest Gump has the Oscar — and the chain restaurant.”

Maybe Quentin Tarantino can make Gump and Co. his 10th and final film. Now that would be a “show-stopping climax.”

(Via the New York Times)

Just earlier this morning, BTS delivered their Proof Live livestream performance, playing a set consisting of three songs and some banter, which in total ran for about 25 minutes. A highlight from the brief set was an appearance from Anderson .Paak, who played drums on the performance of the band’s newest song, “Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment).”

There’s some context here: .Paak met up with the band as they performed at SoFi Stadium in November and shared a photo, writing, “lmk if you need another member! I work well in groups!!!” In an early 2021 interview, he also noted of trying to link up with BTS, “I’m working on trying to get that plug, man. If you know of any way, let me know, bro.” He also said of conversations with his son, “I tell him, ‘Yeah, K-pop is where it’s at, man. Make sure you keep up with your Korean because you could be rapping in Korean one day, and we’ll fly your ass out there, and you won’t got to worry about sh*t.’”

Aside from mutual musical interest, .Paak and BTS have a shared connection via their Korean heritage: BTS is of course from South Korea while .Paak’s mother is Korean (as is his wife, Jae Lin).

Check out the full performance above.

Anderson .Paak is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Imagine going fishing on your boat with your best four-legged friend but when you look for her to help you pull the net, she’s gone. That’s exactly what happened to Captain Keith “Kiwi” Soffes, a shrimp boat captain from Texas, who told his story to FOX 26 Houston. He went to look for Monster, his brown pit bull and co-captain when she didn’t come to help drag the nets and she was nowhere to be found, on or off the boat.

Being a pet parent can feel like a full-time job but that kind of companionship makes all of the mishaps and stressful moments worth it. Pets help to keep their owners entertained, though I don’t think this type of entertainment is what Monster’s dad had in mind. The shrimp boat captain said that once he realized Monster was missing he whipped the boat around to find her but had no luck. Soffes got choked up when he recalled the moment he thought he wouldn’t see his dog again.

According to Soffes, the boat was about five miles out from shore so he didn’t see how his dog—who wasn’t wearing a life vest at the time—could make it that far. He shared the story on Facebook, hoping by some miracle his sweet pooch made it to shore, but days went by without any word. This was the first time the duo had been separated for any amount of time, and Soffes was heartbroken.

Eventually, someone on social media recognized the dog and said she was at a local park. Someone else chimed in and said Monster was spotted swimming across the bay. This prompted Soffes to start going door to door looking for his best friend, who he said was afraid of the dark. Desperate to find Monster, Soffes offered a reward to anyone who could give him his dog back, and with that incentive his search finally came to a happy end.

Monster was tied to someone’s trailer and when she saw her dad, tears were shed and puppy kisses abounded. The athletic pooch now has a life vest for her next fishing trip and surely, Soffes won’t take his eyes off his co-captain. Hopefully Monster lives a long and happy life on dry land and keeps away from the edge of the boat.

Young Thug may not have been able to perform at Hot 97’s annual Summer Jam festival as planned, but he was still able to make an appearance in spirit. Just ahead of Fivio Foreign’s headlining performance, Hot 97 played a video of Thug’s peers sharing supportive messages that concluded with an audio recording of the incarcerated Atlanta artist himself. “I just want to say thank you to all of my friends and my family for coming out and supporting us,” he said. “You know, your support during this time means a lot to us.”

“This isn’t just about me or YSL,” he continued. “I always use my music as a form of artistic expression, and now I see that Black artists and rappers don’t have that freedom. Everybody please sign the ‘Protect Black Art’ petition and keep praying for us. I love you all.”

The petition was posted on Change.org by 300 Entertainment co-founder Kevin Liles and encouraged the federal adoption of legislation like the New York State Bill S7527, which would limit the use of artists’ lyrics in criminal trials. Nicknamed the “Rap Music On Trial” bill, it was passed by the State Senate in May but still has to go through the State Assembly and get ratified by the Governor.

The bill has seen greater attention in the wake of Young Thug’s case, in which he, Gunna, and 26 other members of their YSL crew were charged with violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act; prosecutors maintain that the label is a so-called “hybrid street gang” responsible for dozens of incidents of violence in the Fulton County area. The evidence against both Thug and Gunna included instances of their lyrics in which they shout out YSL, the name of their label. Both rappers have been denied bond and a trial has been set for January 9, 2023.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.