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As Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness gets ready to shatter the very fabric of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s reality even further, the film’s writer Michael Waldron is now regretting setting up so many multiverse rules in last year’s Loki series for Disney+. Obviously, Waldron had a blast making the show, which was the MCU’s first foray into the multiverse, but he quickly realized maybe he didn’t have to be so precise in setting up how the cinematic multiverse works.

“We worked pretty hard on Loki to make it as airtight as possible,” Waldron told Digital Spy. “But there were times when I was like, ‘Oh, sh*t, I wish I hadn’t have defined that so clearly. I don’t know why I had to be so specific in my time-travel television show about the rules of the multiverse.’”

Despite writing himself into a couple of tight spots, the rules ultimately helped Waldron and the Doctor Strange creative theme stay on same page. “You have to all have a shared language of all this stuff, otherwise it can get pretty confusing,” Waldron said before teasing a connection between the sorcerer film and Loki Season 2:

“Well, I mean, look, everything leads into everything, right?” he said. “We’ve hired a couple of great directors. [Justin] Benson and [Aaron] Moorhead [Loki season two directors] are brilliant. And Eric Martin has taken over as head writer for season 2.

“So the creative team is fantastic. As Tom [Hiddleston, who plays Loki] once said, there’s plenty more mischief to come.”

In the meantime, Marvel has dropped another jam-packed preview for Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, which is already making its way into theaters on Thursday night. You can watch it below:

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness goes wide on May 6.

(Via Digital Spy)

It was announced yesterday that Dolly Parton will be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame after she initially rejected the nomination before later changing her mind. After the news broke, Parton offered a statement in which she noted she was “honored and humbled” by being voted into the Hall Of Fame.

Now, she has spoken more about it in a new Billboard interview and during the conversation, she revealed she’s not sure if she’s going to attend the induction ceremony.

When asked if she would, she responded, “I don’t know. If I do, I’m going to sing the hardest style rock ‘n’ roll song I could ever muster up just to show that I can do it.” She added, “I don’t know what I’ll do. […] But I’ll do something to make it fun and to be forgiven for my mistake. To earn my title.”

She also declared that some day, she will make a rock album, saying, “I had actually thought about that before I even got nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. I’ve always wanted to do a great rock album, and I’m going to do that. I don’t know when, but I will do one.”

Check out the interview here.

Just when it seems like Anderson .Paak can’t get any better, he adds a new gift to his repertoire. The eight-time Grammy Award winner will make his feature directorial debut with dramatic comedy K-POPS!, which he will also star in, Deadline reports. It will be a special treat for the multi-hyphenate as his son, Soul Rasheed, will join him on the big screen.

The film follows a washed-up musician taking his talents to Korea to write for K-pop stars, learning along the way that his estranged son is the leader of one of the most popular groups within the genre. The father sees the opportunity as a way to push himself forward, but realizes connecting with his son is much more gratifying.

The film’s premise uniquely parallels the 36-year-old’s life in certain ways, though calling him washed may be a stretch. Alongside Silk Sonic member Bruno Mars, .Paak brought home four awards at the most recent Grammys as they now prepare for their Vegas residency in May.

The Ventura artist stated, “My mom is from Korea but she was adopted so I never knew anything about my heritage until I met my wife. This movie is a reflection on learning about this part of myself alongside my wife and son — and spending even more time with them!”

The film, released under Stampede Ventures, includes contributions from rapper Jon “Dumbfoundead” Park and writing from Khaila Amazan, responsible for A Cuban Girl’s Guide To Tea And Tomorrow.

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Much to the delight of the Thuggee, Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly drink each other’s blood. “And just as in every lifetime before this one, and as in every lifetime that will follow it, I said yes… and then we drank each other’s blood,” the Jennifer’s Body actress wrote on Instagram after she and Mr. I Am Weed got engaged.

Fox confirmed that she wasn’t joking in an interview with Glamour UK, telling the magazine, “So, I guess to drink each other’s blood might mislead people or people are imagining us with goblets and we’re like Game of Thrones… It’s just a few drops, but yes, we do consume each other’s blood on occasion for ritual purposes only.”

The vampire community issued a stern warning about amateur blood drinking, but no one else should be concerned what two consenting adults do behind closed doors. So, naturally, the far right is outraged by Fox’s comments. Rolling Stone reports that conservatives have been “posting on Telegram, outraged by what they referred to as the couple’s ‘Satanic blood rituals’ and channels like OAN devoting airtime to the two.”

“Out in the open, they tell you what they do, that they practice their rituals, and they literally have the ability to manipulate the minds of an entire generation,” said one outraged pundit accusing the couple of practicing Satanism.

The same pundit added that this is what happens when you have a generation “that removes God from absolutely everything. You cause a vacuum in society and Satan fills that vacuum conveniently and now, here we have Hollywood elites literally practice drinking each other’s blood.” I’m not sure he’s making the point he thinks he’s making, because the Satan Generation sounds much cooler than the Fundamentalist Christian Generation. Also, congrats to Bird Box star MGK for being part of the “Hollywood elite.”

You can watch the OAN clip below.

(Via Rolling Stone)

As expected, Top Gun: Maverick contains a wealth of dazzling aerial sequences. Tom Cruise is also known to dangle from helicopters for random movie stunts here and there, so it would make sense that he’d get a little stunt-happy while arriving to the premiere in San Diego, California. Page Six is reporting that Tom touched down on the USS Midway aircraft carrier in a chopper before opening the door and casually strolling out like a sharp dressed man. As one does.

From the looks of the above photo and this video caption from The Hollywood Reporter, he did the honors himself. Take a look and see what you believe.

There’s some debate in the Twitter comments about whether there were other pilots in the aircraft with Tom (who is, in fact, licensed), so take it all as you will. And yep, it sure looks like he had help, but does that really matter too much?

Enjoy the movie magic, people. And one thing is very certain: Tom, long after he fancied the idea of a Top Gun sequel to be irresponsible, is feeling the need for speed once more. And after years of pandemic delays, he’s finally back in action for a red carpet affair. He must be so chuffed to see this happen.

We’re only a few weeks away from the movie landing in theaters, so we can see Maverick and Val Kilmer’s Iceman in action again, although there’s no telling how much we will actually see if Kilmer in this movie. Yet Admiral “Iceman” Tom Kazanzky is the guy who summoned Pete “Maverick” Mitchell back to the Top Gun program. And before too long, we’ll also see Tom land in Cannes for the first time in 30 years.

Top Gun: Maverick (which also stars Jon Hamm, Jennifer Connelly, and Miles Teller) arrives in U.S. theaters on May 27.

(Via Page Six & The Hollywood Reporter)

Back in October, Kim Kardashian hosted Saturday Night Live and during her opening monologue, she referenced her marriage to and impending divorce from Kanye West, saying, “I’ve been very blessed in this life and I’m grateful for everything, honestly: all the ups, all the downs. I mean, I married the best rapper of all time. Not only that, he’s the richest Black man in America: A talented, legit genius who gave me four incredible kids. So when I divorced him, you have to know it came down to just one thing: his personality. I know that sounds mean, but people keep telling me that comedy comes from truth and if there’s one thing that I always strive to be, it’s genuine.”

Now, we know that, at least according to Kardashian, Ye didn’t particularly like that part of the monologue, so much so that he walked out of the room during it.

On a new episode of Hulu’s The Kardashians, Kardashian said (as Us Weekly notes):

“He walked out on SNL mid-monologue. I haven’t talked to him since. He is upset at the fact that I used the word ‘divorced’ — so he wished I said the word ‘filed’ for divorce. And he was upset that I also said he was ‘a rapper.’ He said, ‘I am so much more than a rapper. I can’t believe you said ‘rapper.” I never want to offend anyone, and I never want to hurt anyone but also that is what this monologue was for. It was to make a joke. I made fun of myself, my mom, and of everything that is personal to me. It is all fun and games and apparently, it wasn’t to him.”

Watch The Kardashians here.

The first half of Game 2 between the Suns and Mavs in Phoenix was a highly competitive, somewhat choppy affair that saw a ton of fouls called, some terrific shot-making from both teams, and ultimately Dallas taking a two-point lead into the break.

Luka Doncic led the way in the first half with 24 points, getting to his spot over and over and giving Phoenix all they could handle defensively.

However, Phoenix seemed content to make Doncic work for his buckets early, employing something of a basketball rope-a-dope on the young superstar, successfully gassing him out for the second half where they targeted him relentlessly on the defensive end. Doncic finished with 35 points and seven assists, but for every positive on the offensive end, he gave it back on defense as Chris Paul decided he’d use the second half to hunt Doncic to tremendous success.

Paul and Devin Booker combined for 41 points in the second half, absolutely eviscerating the Mavs defense as they took a 6-point lead into the fourth quarter and ran away quickly, starting with Paul and ending with Booker in an absolute masterclass of how to close out a game.

The Suns have been the best fourth quarter team in the NBA all season, and their Game 2 performance might just have been their masterpiece. Paul and Booker took turns burying the Mavs, and midway through the period there was no longer any fight left in Dallas, who emptied the bench with five minutes to play, turning their attention to Game 3 in what became a 129-109 Suns victory.

Paul and Booker finished the game with 58 combined points on 22-of-39 shooting (6-of-10 from three), picking apart the Mavs in a totally different way than they did in the opener. Deandre Ayton was quiet, with nine points and three rebounds, playing just 18 minutes due to foul trouble, but JaVale McGee and Bismack Biyombo stepped in and kept the train rolling right down the tracks. Eight Suns finished with nine or more points, and as a team they shot 64.5 percent from the field and 52 percent from three, as Dallas’ defense has provided almost no resistance for Phoenix through two games of this series.

That will be where Dallas has to figure something out, because the Suns are more than happy to let Doncic cook early, knowing they don’t have anyone else who can create and, eventually, he’ll start slowing down and be less efficient. That was the case in Game 2 and has become the book on him since the Clippers employed it successfully the last couple of years. Jalen Brunson has yet to have any positive impact offensively after a huge series against Utah, as Phoenix’s length seems to be bothering him on the perimeter, and Spencer Dinwiddie likewise continues to struggle. The Mavs were banking on those two being able to do what Kristaps Porzingis couldn’t in the past, which is alleviate the creative pressure off of Doncic, but for now, they’ve yet to compel the Suns to change up their gameplan.

Game 3 sends the series back to Dallas, where the Mavs will hope the “others” can find their stroke, because they are desperate for someone other than Doncic to step up — and also need their star to put together four quarters if they’re to have a chance at making this a series.

In a leaked draft opinion on the Supreme Court’s ruling on Roe V. Wade, it was revealed that the famous 1973 decision would be overturned. The initial ruling, which came down nearly 50 years ago, protected womens’ right to have a safe and legal abortion across the country. However, the news that it will be overturned, sparked outrage from those all over the country as nearly half of the states across the United States, mostly Republican-led ones, are preparing to ban abortions in their jurisdictions. Many celebrities have spoken out in favor of retaining Roe V. Wade, and the last person to do so is Grammy-winner Olivia Rodrigo.

During a tour stop in Washington D.C., Rodrigo spoke out against the possibility of Roe V. Wade bring being overturned. “Because we’re in DC, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to say how heartbroken I am over the Supreme Court’s potential decision,” she said as the crowd roared in support. “Our bodies should never be in the hands of politicians. I hope we can raise our voices to protect our right, to have a safe abortion, which is a right that so many people before us have worked so hard to get.”

Rodrigo joins the likes of Halsey who previously spoke out on the matter and said that the decision is “one of the most significant events we will witness in our lifetimes” that will “spiral into lethal situations for our entire country.” Questlove also shared a call to action for men specifically in a post to Instagram. “Men we of all people need to rally behind this,” he wrote. This isn’t a ‘ahh man that’s a woman’s thing.’”

You can watch Olivia Rodrigo address the crowd in the video above.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the passing of Title IX. According to the Department Of Education, it declared that “no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” This declaration helped to push female sports in motion all across the country, and while there’s still work to be done to build female sports programs and leagues up to a more equal status with their male counterparts, many are still taking the opportunity to celebrate the half-century mark of Title IX.

That includes Rapsody who partnered up with ESPN’s Fifty/50 Initiative to release her new song “Dust To Diamonds” with Faouzia. The track debuted live at the espnW Summit in New York City, and on it, Rapsody takes a moment to shout out and praise some of the best athletes in women’s sports. Serena Williams, Diana Taurasi, Florence Griffith Joyner, and more all receive some love through verses on the song while Faouzia holds down the hook as she helps to also uplift the women in various sports. “This track was created to honor some of the greatest women in sports, but also acknowledge the struggles they faced to succeed,” Rapsody said about the new record according to Complex.

“Dust to Diamonds” will also appear in ESPN’s upcoming film 37 Words, which is directed by Dawn Porter and Nicole Newnham. The film is set to arrive next month in June.

You can listen to Rapsody’s new song in the video above.

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Though Donald Trump has done his best to keep his close associates far from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, his best hasn’t been good enough. Perhaps because when folks like Steve Bannon and Mark Meadows were hit with contempt of Congress charges after they ignored subpoenas, a slew of the former president’s staff and cronies have played ball, sometimes willingly. Recently perhaps his favorite kid sat down with them. Now so has his oldest and most loyal son.

As per CNN, Don Jr., who has found a new lease in middle age as a cheerleader and weird hotel vlogger for his father, met with the committee on Tuesday, two sources say. The chat is reported to have lasted some three hours. What’s more, and despite being closely aligned with the attempt to keep his dad in the gig he wound up losing, he answered every question and never pled the 5th amendment, unlike his brother Eric, who set a potential Guinness record for invoking it when once questioned about the Trump organization.

Though the three older Trump kids are deeply loyal and connected to their father, it might not go the other way. Though Donald Sr. once referred to his very grown offspring as “children,” at least one of his former associates claims he would absolutely throw any of them under the bus if it meant saving his hide. But maybe the Trump “children” are wise enough to save themselves from whatever bleak fate may be in store for daddy.

(Via CNN)