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This year at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, anything could truly happen during the September 20, 2020 ceremony. It’s already a completely different year where the ceremony will be virtual, but the categories will see a major shakeup from the days when Game Of Thrones and Veep dominated the drama and comedy categories, respectively speaking. One of the more interesting parts of this year’s ceremony, though, should be the Limited Series categories. From HBO’s Watchmen to FX on Hulu’s Devs to Netflix’s Unbelievable, the competition looks to be fierce in both the overall and acting categories.

What can we expect from dramas? More than likely, Better Call Saul will do well on the AMC prestige front with Succession and Westworld representing for HBO, but don’t count out Ozark or The Crown from Netflix, along with Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale and BBC America’s Killing Eve. Apple TV+ might also have a few nominations up its sleeve from either The Morning Show or Defending Jacob. On the comedy side of things, one should expect The Good Place and Schitt’s Creek (both of which which recently said goodbye), along with The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, to put up a strong showings. Perhaps Ramy and Insecure will draw nods, and don’t count out Dead To Me from Netflix.

Here’s the complete list of nominees, as announced by Laverne Cox, Josh Gad, Tatiana Maslany, and Television Academy Chairman and CEO Frank Scherma (with host Leslie Jones). The Emmys will air on Sunday, September 2020.

This list is being updated…

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Don Cheadle, Black Monday
Ted Danson, The Good Place
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek
Ramy Youssef, Ramy

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate, Dead to Me
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Linda Cardellini, Dead to Me
Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek
Issa Rae, Insecure
Traces Ellis Ross, Black-ish

Outstanding Variety Talk Series
The Daily Show
Full Frontal
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight
The Late Show

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Sterling K Brown, This Is Us
Steve Carell, The Morning Show
Brian Cox, Succession
Billy Porter, Pose
Jeremy Strong, Succession

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show
Olivia Colman, The Crown
Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
Laura Linney, Ozark
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
Zendaya, Euphoria

Outstanding Competition Program
The Masked Singer
Nailed It!
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Series Or Movie
Jeremy Irons, Watchmen
Hugh Jackman, Bad Education
Paul Mescal, Normal People
Jeremy Pope, Hollywood
Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much Is True

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Series Or Movie
Cate Blanchette, Mrs. America
Shira Haas, Unorthodox
Regina King, Watchmen
Octavia Spencer, Self Made
Kerry Washington, Little Fires Everywhere

Outstanding Limited Series
Little Fires Everywhere
Mrs. America
Unbelievable
Unorthodox
Watchmen

Outstanding Comedy Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Dead to Me
SNL
Insecure
The Kominsky Method
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Schitt’s Creek
What We Do in the Shadows

Outstanding Drama Series
Better Call Saul
The Crown
The Handmaid’s Tale
Killing Eve
The Mandalorian
Ozark
Stranger Things
Succession

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Hugh Jackman, Bad Education
Jeremy Pope, Hollywood
Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much Is True
Paul Mescal, Normal People
Jeremy Irons, Watchmen

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
William Jackson Harper, The Good Place
Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method
Sterling K. Brown, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Mahershala Ali, Ramy
Kenan Thompson, SNL
Daniel Levy, Schitt’s Creek

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program

Nominees for the remaining categories can be found here.

According to a recent report from The New York Times, the 2000s alt-rock band Yellowcard has quietly dropped its lawsuit against the estate of the late Chicago rapper Juice WRLD over his breakout hit “Lucid Dreams.” In October, the band filed suit against Juice for allegedly copying the melody of Yellowcard’s 2006 song “Holly Wood Died” without permission, asking for $15 million in damages.

However, before the case was even truly underway, Juice died of an accidental overdose at Chicago’s Midway Airport. While that might have been the end of it, the members of Yellowcard wanted to pursue the case despite his death, which prompted even more issues. In February, it was revealed that no manager had been appointed over Juice’s posthumous legal matters, leading a court to suspend the case 10 days later.

The Times now says, though, that new court documents were issued Monday to withdraw the case. Christine Lepera, a lawyer for Juice’s estate said there was no settlement and the credits of “Lucid Dreams” remain unchanged from when Sting was added and given 85% of the song’s royalties as it samples his hit “Shape Of My Heart.”

The credited reason for the band’s change of heart? Juice’s mother, Carmela Wallace, was finally officially appointed his legal representative a few weeks ago. Richard S. Busch, Yellowcard’s lawyer, said in a statement: My clients are very sympathetic not only of Juice WRLD’s death but also needed time to decide whether they really wanted to pursue the case against his grieving mother as the personal representative of his estate.” While Busch notes that the case can be refiled at a later date, between pitting themselves against Wallace and only having about 15% of available royalties, it might not be worth it.

Check out both songs, “Lucid Dreams” and “Holly Wood Died,” above.

The Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers are widely projected, both in betting markets and consensus opinion, as the top three contenders to win the 2020 NBA title. As such, that trio of teams is discussed with immense frequency, with all three delivering star power combined with rosters built to win at a high level right now. If there is a No. 4 team in terms of buzz as the NBA’s restart materializes in Orlando, it might be the Houston Rockets, even while acknowledging that Mike D’Antoni’s team currently sits in a tie for fifth place in the West.

For one, the Rockets are trying something (very) different in essentially punting the traditional center position in favor of a small-ball look for the ages. That is interesting enough on its own but, when you throw in popular and prolific stars like James Harden and Russell Westbrook, there is immense interest in Houston and many believe the Rockets can make a deep run if things break correctly in the bubble.

ROSTER

Bruno Caboclo
DeMarre Carroll
Tyson Chandler
Chris Clemons
Robert Covington
Michael Frazier
Eric Gordon
Jeff Green
James Harden
Danuel House Jr.
Luc Mbah a Moute
Ben McLemore
Austin Rivers
P.J. Tucker
Russell Westbrook

SCHEDULE

Friday, July 31 – 9:00 pm ET – vs. Dallas Mavericks
Sunday, Aug. 2 – 8:30 pm ET – vs. Milwaukee Bucks
Tuesday, Aug. 4 – 9:00 pm ET – vs. Portland Trail Blazers
Thursday, Aug. 6 – 9:00 pm ET – vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Sunday, Aug. 9 – 8:00 pm ET – vs. Sacramento Kings
Tuesday, Aug. 11 – 2:00 pm ET – vs. San Antonio Spurs
Wednesday, Aug. 12 – 4:00 pm ET – vs. Indiana Pacers
Friday, Aug. 14 – TBD – vs. Philadelphia 76ers

STANDINGS

1. Los Angeles Lakers: 49-14
2. Los Angeles Clippers: 44-20 (5.5)
3. Denver Nuggets: 43-22 (7.0)
4. Utah Jazz: 41-23 (8.5)
5. OKC Thunder: 40-24 (9.5)
6. Houston Rockets: 40-24 (9.5)
7. Dallas Mavericks: 40-27 (11.0)
8. Memphis Grizzlies: 32-33 (18.0)
9. Portland Trail Blazers: 29-37 (21.5)
10. New Orleans Pelicans: 28-36 (21.5)
11. Sacramento Kings: 28-36 (21.5)
12. San Antonio Spurs: 27-36 (22.0)
13. Phoenix Suns: 26-39 (24.0)

WHAT DOES SUCCESS LOOK LIKE?

Given the team’s placement in the standings, it might seem crazy to refer to Houston as title-or-bust. What isn’t crazy, though, is that the Rockets have big-time ambition. The Rockets are all-in on their playing style but, from a practical standpoint, they are also all-in on this roster. Harden and Westbrook have the star power, Eric Gordon, Robert Covington and P.J. Tucker are well-compensated role players, and Mike D’Antoni is in the final year of his contract. Realistically, it would be a “success” if Houston reached the second round, simply because they’ll have to beat a good team to get there. If they do, it likely means a match-up against the Lakers or Clippers, and Houston won’t be favored in that scenario. Internally, they’d probably be disappointed with anything shy of the conference finals, even acknowledging that means taking down one of the L.A. squads.

X-FACTOR

A lot of things need to happen for Houston to reach its ceiling, from Harden and Westbrook dominating to Tucker and Covington flying around on defense and holding up against (much) bigger competition. In the middle, though, Eric Gordon is someone that just has to be good for the Rockets. The 31-year-old produced his worst shooting season as a professional in 2019-20, converting only 37 percent of his shot attempts and 31.9 percent of his three-point offerings. While no one thinks that will continue, it wasn’t as if it was a short blip. Gordon just wasn’t himself before the league shut down and, without a ton of depth to lean on, the Rockets desperately need him to take some of the load off Westbrook and Harden. Houston can win a series without Gordon excelling, but they can’t win the West and they definitely can’t win the title. That seems like an X-factor of the highest form.

BIGGEST ON-COURT QUESTION

It’s simple, but it’s also the reality. Houston’s small-ball playing style creates questions that can’t be answered until the Rockets are on the floor under the bright lights. At the outset, the Rockets were lighting the league on fire, proving to be virtually unguardable and holding up enough on defense to keep things interesting. Then, Houston lost four of the last five games before the hiatus and, given the pressure on Harden (and Westbrook), it’s at least plausible that the Rockets just can’t play with the frantic pace required for an entire postseason. In a macro sense, it is a lot of fun that a team is trying something this different, and the Rockets are going to start and close games without a traditional big man anywhere on the floor. Houston also opens itself up for jokes if it doesn’t go well, but Daryl Morey doesn’t appear to be recoiling from that. This should be quite interesting.

While retirement is a great time for the retiree to reflect on their career and the future prospects ahead, sometimes it also provides a similar opportunity for other to the same. Joe Budden recently reevaluated his reaction to Logic’s announced retirement from rap and apparently realized that his past criticisms of the younger rapper were a little too harsh. The former Slaughterhouse member took some time out of the latest episode of his podcast to apologize for calling Logic “the worst rapper ever.”

“I’m sorry man,” he said. He blamed his reaction on his own insecurity (which most observers could have guessed from how he treats basically every younger rapper who has ever sold more records than him). “Last week, I came in here feeling pretty tumultuous. Fresh out of Twitter jail, unable to properly read the room. And just hating myself and life, honestly. Unfortunately, I projected some of that onto you, Lodge. And for that, I want to apologize.”

He continued by acknowledging his wrongdoing and even deprecated himself a bit. “That was wrong of me,” he said. “I should be able to think that you aren’t the best rapper in the world but celebrate your retirement. Because that is a time when somebody should be happy and look back on their career and get sh*t off and be with their fans. Nobody wants to hear from this old grumpy f*ck saying, ‘F*ck you.’ Especially after that guy was allowed to retire peacefully. I felt bad.”

Logic himself acknowledged that it was comments like Budden’s “worst rapper” jibe that caused him to decide to retire. Of course, he’ll have a soft landing — he was recently signed to an exclusive streaming deal with Twitch worth upward of $1 million.

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Everything you do online is tracked.

Whether you’re buying a new toy for your kid, researching a trip idea, posting a photo on Instagram, or sending an email to your boss, everything you do online is tracked. Web trackers — such as cookies — collect this personal data for a variety of reasons. They also share it with a number of interested parties, including companies that are trying to sell you stuff.

This online profile is commoditized and follows you…

These trackers create a profile of you based on your personal data and online habits. This data includes your location, what sites you visit, and even the way you move and click your mouse around the screen. Social sites, like Facebook, can track almost all your web activity with embedded widgets on various sites and if you’re signed into Google, anything you do on your phone and computer are linked together to contribute to this profile too.

For example, the profile will know that you’re married, a mom of kids (with another on the way!), that you live in Portland, Maine with a dog, and that you love pizza, horror movies, and yoga. It will also know that you’re looking for modern furniture for your home and that you’re considering a move to Austin.

This online profile is commoditized and follows you from site to site, showing you targeted ads for things you might buy.

But there’s good news!

Creeped out? The good news is you have choices when it comes to protecting your data, starting with using a browser that protects your privacy without you having to do anything.

If you use Firefox, third-party tracking cookies are blocked by default. You can also still use social media like Facebook to stay connected to friends and family, while still keeping the company out of your other business on the web with the Facebook Container extension.

Brooklyn rapper Medhane is currently facing sexual misconduct allegations. As Brooklyn Vegan notes, a post on Reddit’s r/HipHopHeads collects multiple allegations made against the rapper on social media. One Instagram Story claimed Medhane “[forces] himself onto women” and is “manipulative.” That post was shared by another account, and they added, “The last post isn’t mine, but I know multiple people who have experienced sexual assault and manipulation from him. It’s not my story to tell but I can vouch that there’s a pattern with this man.”

Now Medhane has responded to the allegations, and he is denying them. Saying that “rape is reprehensible and unforgivable,” he says he is “deeply pained by these accusations.” While he denies the rape allegations, he admits he “spoke poorly of” a woman with whom he “had a sexual relationship” and called his actions “emotionally abusive” and “problematic behavior.”

He concluded his post, “I am learning from this experience and I will continue to offer a space to communicate to my accuser and her family in attempts to bring healing in a holistic way.”

Read Medhane’s full post below.

“Rape is reprehensible and unforgivable.

I am deeply pained by these accusations. Our protection comes from speaking truth and making it known.

I had a sexual relationship with a woman, and spoke poorly of her to another person.

I acknowledge that this is problematic behavior and have since attempted to make amends with this young woman to no avail.

After her tweet in which she called me a rapist, I reached out to her to try to understand how I made her feel and what I could do to mend the hurt. She didn’t respond.

With the tweets and retweets by individuals of this accusation, I must respond even though to do so puts me in the position of saying a young woman is misrepresenting a sexual encounter.

Speaking poorly of a woman after you have sex with her is wrong and I accept the repercussions of that behavior, as it is indeed emotionally abusive.

I am learning from this experience and I will continue to offer a space to communicate to my accuser and her family in attempts to bring healing in a holistic way.

Peace.”

When the 2019-20 season was suspended, the Indiana Pacers were playing quality basketball. Nate McMillan’s team won 8 of its last 11 games in February and March but, as the NBA restart approaches in Orlando, the Pacers are usually omitted from conversations about legitimate contenders in the Eastern Conference.

Some of that undoubtedly stems from injury uncertainty surrounding Victor Oladipo, with the All-Star shooting guard’s situation at least slightly uncertain in Orlando. Oladipo is participating in scrimmages, but the team’s offensive focal point is still recovering from injury with a potential contract extension looming. From there, 2020 All-Star big man Domantas Sabonis suffered a foot injury that pushed him out of the bubble for treatment and, with Jeremy Lamb already out as he recovers from a long-term ailment, the Pacers are dinged up as the seeding games arrive.

Still, this is an interesting team to monitor and, if nothing else, the Pacers have a chance to compete for a top-four seed, even with a two-game deficit to the Miami Heat for the No. 4 spot in the conference.

ROSTER

Goga Bitadze
Brian Bowen II
Malcolm Brogdon
Aaron Holiday
Justin Holiday
Alize Johnson
Jeremy Lamb (injured)
TJ Leaf
T.J. McConnell
Doug McDermott
Naz Mitrou-Long
Victor Oladipo (status uncertain)
Domantas Sabonis (injured)
JaKarr Sampson
Edmond Sumner
Myles Turner
T.J. Warren

SCHEDULE

Saturday, Aug. 1 – 7:00 pm ET – vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Monday, Aug. 3 – 4:00 pm ET – vs. Washington Wizards
Tuesday, Aug. 4 – 6:00 pm ET – vs. Orlando Magic
Thursday, Aug. 6 – 4:00 pm ET – vs. Phoenix Suns
Saturday, Aug. 8 – 6:00 pm ET – vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Monday, Aug. 10 – 8:00 pm ET – vs. Miami Heat
Wednesday, Aug. 12 – 4:00 pm ET – vs. Houston Rockets
Friday, Aug. 14 – TBD – vs. Miami Heat

STANDINGS

1. Milwaukee Bucks: 53-12
2. Toronto Raptors: 46-18 (6.5)
3. Boston Celtics: 43-21 (9.5)
4. Miami Heat: 41-24 (12.0)
5. Indiana Pacers: 39-26 (14.0)
6. Philadelphia 76ers: 39-26 (14.0)
7. Brooklyn Nets: 30-34 (22.5)
8. Orlando Magic: 30-35 (23.0)
9. Washington Wizards: 24-40 (28.5)

WHAT DOES SUCCESS LOOK LIKE?

Prior to the uncertainty surrounding Oladipo and Sabonis, the Pacers firmly had their eyes on a first-round series victory. Candidly, Indiana wasn’t likely to be favored in a series against the Celtics, Heat or 76ers, but the Pacers bring a lot to the table and played as the equivalent of a 49-win team for a reason. If Sabonis is unable to play, Indiana goes from frisky and dangerous to potentially a more optimal target for top teams, but this is still a team with roster talent and they are firmly a cut above the likes of Orlando, Brooklyn and Washington. With Sabonis and Oladipo, expectations would be different but, if one or both don’t play, being competitive would be a reasonable outcome.

X-FACTOR

With Sabonis seemingly likely to miss at least part of the team’s processional, the Pacers really need Myles Turner to be his best self. The 24-year-old center is appealing for his combination of floor spacing and rim protection, but Turner was seemingly surpassed by Sabonis in Indiana’s pecking order this season. Furthermore, the Pacers may have to make a decision between the two, acknowledging that both are likely better at center. If Sabonis is gone, Turner is the team’s best big man by far. If Sabonis plays, the big men playing well together in a high-level environment might answer some big-picture questions for the organization.

BIGGEST ON-COURT QUESTION

Can the Pacers score consistently in a playoff environment? Indiana finished the pre-hiatus schedule with the NBA’s 17th-best offense. That isn’t a damning figure, per se, but the Pacers weren’t exactly explosive on a nightly basis. Defensively, Indiana was quite good, ranking No. 7 in the league on a per-possession basis, but there are questions about the team’s ability to score enough when things slow down. Oladipo’s performance in the team’s early scrimmage has quieted some chatter, simply because he is the team’s best offensive creator by a considerable margin. Still, Sabonis acted as a fulcrum on the interior this season and, if either or both is limited or out, Indiana will need to heavily rely on Malcolm Brogdon and T.J. Warren to generate enough offense to survive.

Many actors have appeared in both Star Wars and the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Natalie Portman, for one, and Peter Serafinowicz, who voiced Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace and played Garthan Saal in Guardians of the Galaxy), but the list shortens if it only contains Disney’s Star Wars movies and the MCU. Think: Andy Serkis (The Last Jedi and Black Panther), Lupita Nyong’o (The Force Awakens/The Last Jedi/The Rise of Skywalker and Black Panther), Mads Mikkelsen (Rogue One and Doctor Strange). One name not on the list is Brie Larson, although not for a lack of trying.

In a video on her YouTube channel, the Captain Marvel star revealed, “I auditioned for Star Wars… I auditioned for Hunger Games, I auditioned for the Terminator reboot. I actually was thinking about the Terminator reboot today because I got a flat tire and I was like, ‘Oh the last time I got a flat tire was when I was driving into my audition for Terminator. Got a flat tire at the audition, and then didn’t get the job.” Larson didn’t say which Star Wars movie at the time, but in a subsequent chat with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story co-writer Gary Whitta on the Animal Crossing-inspired Animal Talking show, she confirmed, “You wrote Rogue One, right? I auditioned for that, I didn’t get it.”

Larson didn’t get to play Jyn Erso (I assume), but she starred in her own Marvel movie and appeared in the highest-grossing movie of all-time. Not the worst consolation prize.

(Via SlashFilm)

50 Cent is well-known for trolling his rivals, critics, and well, everyone on social media but yesterday, the mogul issued a rare apology for one of his memes after realizing that its target actually did get hurt recently. After Megan Thee Stallion revealed that she’d been shot in both feet during an altercation with Tory Lanez, 50 deleted a meme making light of the incident and apologized for sharing it in the first place.

Apparently, the reason he did repost the meme was he didn’t believe the news that she’d been shot. I suppose as the subject of a number of false rumors himself (anyone else remember the old severed hand myth?), he is more likely to dismiss any celebrity news as conjecture and speculation. However, upon seeing Megan’s post, he realized the seriousness of the situation and replaced his trolling meme with a video of Meg talking about the shooting along with an apology.

“Damn, I didn’t think this sh*t was real,” he wrote. “It sounded so crazy.” He continued by addressing Megan directly and tagging her, “I’m glad you’re feeling better and I hope you can accept my apology. I posted a meme that was floating around. I wouldn’t have done that if I knew you was really hurt. Sorry.”

Although Megan recently posted her own photo to Instagram with the caption “Unbreakable,” she did admit that the shooting was “the worst experience of my life” after previously saying that she was “real life hurt and traumatized.” The police are investigating Tory Lanez for his alleged role in the shooting.

Megan Thee Stallion is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Jurassic World: Dominion recently became the first major studio movie to resume shooting in the U.K. in July, and Bryce Dallas Howard showed off the bruises to prove it. That film won’t arrive until June 2021, but before that happens — this September, actually — an animated series is coming to Netflix to quench some dinosaur thirst. Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous presents the idea that, yes of course, parents would (still) send their kids to an island summer camp where they can frolic with peaceful, veggie loving dinosaurs. I think there’s no mystery how this is gonna turn out.

The series hails from executive producers Steven Spielberg (who seems determined to keep shaking everyone up, just like he did with 1993’s Jurassic Park), Colin Trevorrow, and Frank Marshall, and the visuals arrive courtesy of DreamWorks Animation at the behest of Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment. From the synopsis:

Set against the timeline of the blockbuster film Jurassic World, Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous follows a group of six teenagers trapped at a new adventure camp on the opposite side of Isla Nublar. When the events of the film unfold and dinosaurs are unleashed across the island, each kid realizes their very survival rests on the shoulders of themselves and their fellow campers. Unable to reach the outside world, our six teens will go from strangers to friends to family as they band together to survive the dinosaurs and uncover hidden secrets so deep they threaten the world itself.

Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous arrives on September 18, and here’s a poster.