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Published by BANG Showbiz English Harry Styles has a big future in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The 28-year-old mega star made a cameo appearance at the end of the 2021 movie ‘Eternals’ as Eros/Starfox and Marvel Studios producer Nate Moore confirmed that Harry’s alter ego is a “fascinating” character with a family connection to the villainous Thanos. During an interview on the Deadline Crew Call podcast, Moore said: “We certainly didn’t cast Harry for a tag. I mean, again – And a character (that) maybe I have too much affection for, ’cause he’s had some problematic runs in publishing. But there are more stories to be told with the character.” The producer added: “He has a really interesting connection with Thanos; they’re half-brothers and share the same father. He has an interesting power set. “He’s a complicated character, but a really fun character. And I think… having met Harry Styles, he is as charming as you want him to be. And I think there’s no limit to how good that character’s going to be once we get to bring him back.” ‘Eternals’ director Chloe Zhao revealed that she was the driving force behind the decision to give the ‘As It Was’ hitmaker a role in the MCU. She said: “Long story short, with that depressing ending, at some point he was going to be one of the Eternals on that ship. “And that didn’t quite work out. “But I had been wanting to bring Eros into the MCU. “So I kept mentioning [casting Harry Styles] to Kevin [Feige] at every chance I had in the hallway, because I love the idea of Eros being another Eternal, another Ajak. He’s an Eternal, and he was stationed on Titan – 10 of them were, just like the 10 Eternals on Earth, assuming Titan is also a host planet at some point. “Now, if you think about that, what influence could Eros have had on the inhabitants of Titan, the way Ajak has influenced people on Earth? And how that has affected Thanos.” View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Jessica Chastain feels “nervous” about getting sick while starring on Broadway. The 45-year-old actress is set to take on the leading role of Nora in the Henrik Ibsen play ‘A Doll’s House’ – which tells the story of a housewife who finds herself limited in life by a male-dominated world – at the Hudson Theatre from March, but Jessica has admitted to being anxious about her role in the production. The acclaimed actress – who is one of the most sought-after stars in Hollywood – explained: “It’s pretty great. I’m doing a play right now in New York, I’m gonna be doing ‘A Doll’s House’, and I’m playing Nora. So I’m really excited about that. “I’m a little nervous about getting sick but I’ve got my mask. I’m doing both but oh my gosh, you have to be so careful in the theatre and I don’t want to let my cast down.” Meanwhile, Jessica – who won an Oscar last year for her role as celebrity televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ – is also starring as ‘Stand by Your Man’ singer Tammy Wynette in the Paramount series ‘George and Tammy’. The actress admitted that she “never imagined” playing two different Tammys in her career – even though the two women were “very different” people. Speaking to E! News about the projects, Jessica shared: “I got asked over a decade ago if I would play Tammy Wynette. So it’s been a long project in the making. I never imagined playing, I didn’t set out to play singing Tammy but they’re very different personalities so it felt like a different atmosphere.” View the full article

Published by Radar Online mega Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders used her first day in office as Arkansas’ first female governor to prohibit the use of “Latinx” in state documents, RadarOnline.com has learned. The former White House press secretary initiated an executive order to enforce the new vocabulary ban. Sanders, 40, cited pew research to support her decision to prohibit the “ethnically insensitive” term. mega After making history when she was officially sworn into office on January 10, Sanders got to work. Important topics like State infrastructure, public education, and healthcare were not targeted. Instead, the fresh governor took aim at the gender-neutral terminology that is used in place of Latino or Latina. Sanders announced that she planned to ban the use of “Latinx” in state government documents through the use of an executive order, a power reserved for the governor. According to Sanders, only 3% of American Latinos and Hispanics used the term to describe themselves. mega She described the term as “ethnically insensitive” as the reason for the ban. “Ethnically insensitive and pejorative language has no place in official government documents or government employee titles,” the executive order stated. “The government has a responsibility to respect its citizens and use ethnically appropriate language, particularly when referring to ethnic minorities.” The use of the term became popular in recent years through a progressive movement to use gender-neutral terminology, which aimed to promote inclusion and avoid bias of a particular sex or gender — something that Sanders suggested was impossible with Latin-based “romance languages.” mega “One can no more easily remove gender from Spanish and other romance languages than one can remove vowels and verbs from English,” Sanders’ executive order continued. “It is the policy of the Governor’s administration to prohibit the use of culturally insensitive words for official state government business.” Gender-inclusive terminology has been at the forefront of GOP-led states’ issues, in addition to cracking down on gender-affirming health care. The executive order would also ban the use of TikTok from state-owned devices and government networks, which has been enacted in other Southern states like Texas under fellow GOP Governor Greg Abbott. View the full article

Published by AFP An empty Soyuz spacecraft will be sent to the ISS next month to bring home two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut whose vehicle was damaged by a meteorite strike Moscow (AFP) – Russia said Wednesday that it will send an empty spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) next month to bring home three astronauts whose planned return vehicle was damaged by a strike from a tiny meteoroid. The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, made the announcement after examining the flight worthiness of the Soyuz MS-22 crew capsule docked with the ISS that sprang a radiator coolant leak in December. Roscosmos and NASA officials said at a joint press briefing that an uncrewed Soyuz spacecraft, MS-23, would be sent to the ISS on February 20 to bring Russian cosmonauts Dmitry Petelin and Sergei Prokopyev and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio back to Earth. “We’re not calling it a rescue Soyuz,” said Joel Montalbano, ISS program manager at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. “I’m calling it a replacement Soyuz. “Right now the crew is safe onboard the space station.” MS-22 flew Petelin, Prokopyev and Rubio to the ISS in September after taking off from the Russian-operated Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They were scheduled to return home in the same spacecraft in March, but their stay on the ISS will now be extended by several extra months. “I may have to find some more ice cream to reward them,” Montalbano joked. MS-22 began leaking coolant on December 14 — shortly before Russian cosmonauts were to begin a spacewalk — after being hit by what US and Russian space officials believe was a tiny space rock. Montalbano said “everything does point to a micrometeoroid” and not space debris, or a technical problem. The executive director of Human Space Flight Programs at Roscosmos, Sergei Krikalev, said the “current theory is that this damage was caused by a small particle about one millimeter in diameter.” MS-23 had been scheduled to fly Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub and NASA’s Loral O’Hara to the ISS on March 16. SpaceX Crew Dragon The decision was made to use MS-23 to fly the current crew home, Krikalev said, because of concerns over potential high temperatures in the damaged MS-22 during reentry to Earth’s atmosphere. He said it could still potentially be used “in case of emergency.” Another emergency scenario involves using the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule that is currently docked with the ISS after flying four astronauts to the space station in October for a six-month mission. Montalbano said discussions have been underway with SpaceX about using the Crew Dragon capsule to fly home other astronauts aboard the ISS. “We could safely secure the crew members in the area that the cargo normally returns on the Dragon,” Montalbano said. “All that is only for an emergency, only if we have to evacuate ISS,” the NASA official stressed. “That’s not the nominal plan or anything like that.” Krikalev said an uncrewed MS-22 would return to Earth, probably in March, following the arrival of the replacement vehicle. It would bring back equipment and experiments that are not “temperature sensitive,” he said. When the original MS-23 crew will get to the ISS is still being worked out, Montalbano added. Space has remained a rare venue of cooperation between Moscow and Washington since the start of the Russian offensive in Ukraine and ensuing Western sanctions on Russia. The ISS was launched in 1998 at a time of increased US-Russia cooperation following the Cold War “Space Race.” Russia has been using the ageing but reliable Soyuz capsules to ferry astronauts into space since the 1960s. View the full article

Published by Reuters (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) allowed some flights to resume after an outage of the system that alerts pilots to any obstructions before take-off had earlier forced the civil aviation regulator to ground all aircraft in the United States. Over 4,000 flights were delayed and more than 600 canceled because of the outage as of early Wednesday morning. U.S. flights were slowly beginning to resume departures as a ground stop was lifted. Here is a brief summary of what the pilot warning system does, what we know about what went wrong and background about the safety notices provided to pilots, known as NOTAM. WHAT HAPPENED? The FAA system that is meant to distribute notices to pilots on hazards failed at about 2 a.m. Eastern Time, officials said. The FAA ordered airlines to put a halt on all domestic departures until 9 a.m. Eastern time while it tested whether crews had managed to restore the system and bring it back online. The White House said that U.S. President Joe Biden had been briefed on the outage by Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg. “There is no evidence of a cyberattack at this point,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a tweet. The U.S. Department of Transportation is conducting an investigation, she said. WHAT IS A NOTAM? The system that failed on Wednesday is part of a nearly century-old practice originally known as Notices to Airmen – originally modeled on a system for notices to mariners. The system, which was changed to be called “Notices to Air Missions” in 2021, is meant to alert pilots to hazards, everything from snow, volcanic ash or birds near an airport. It also provides information on closed runways and temporary air restrictions. The NOTAMs sent by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration are part of a global safety system managed through the United Nations’ aviation agency. Pilots are required to review the notices, either printed on paper or on an iPad, before take-off. The information provided can run up to 200 pages for long-haul international flights. NOTAMs are written in a kind of encoded shorthand that had been originally designed to make communication more efficient. HOW HAS THE SYSTEM CHANGED? The U.N. Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has been leading an effort to overhaul the system to make it easier for airlines and pilots to filter the most important warnings and present them in clearer language. In July 2017, an Air Canada jet landed on the wrong runway at San Francisco’s airport and came within seconds of colliding with four other planes. The notice of the closure of one of the two runways at the airport had been flagged in the pre-flight NOTAM – on page eight of a 27-page briefing – and missed by the pilots. The incident, and the information overload that pilots complain the system encourages, prompted the effort to change the way the system operates. “(NOTAMs) are just a bunch of garbage that nobody pays any attention to,” U.S. National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Robert Sumwalt said at a 2018 hearing on the Air Canada incident, which helped spur a global campaign for change. FAA officials have been involved in efforts to modernize the system in recent years. (Reporting by Nathan Gomes and Abhijith Ganapavaram in Bengaluru, Editing by Kevin Krolicki and Nick Zieminski) View the full article

Published by OK Magazine @madonna/instagram Madonna fans are loving the Queen of Pop’s social media content recently. Over the past few weeks, the 64-year-old has been traveling across Africa with her children — all while rumors simultaneously swirl of an upcoming “Greatest Hits” tour set to begin at some point in 2023. @madonna/instagram On Tuesday, January 10, the mom-of-six took to Instagram to showcase horseback riding adventures with five of her children, Rocco Ritchie 22, David Banda, 17, Mercy James, 16, and twins Estere and Stelle Ciccone, 10. MADONNA JETS OFF TO LOLLDAIGA WILDLIFE & SAFARI PARK WITH HER PRECIOUS BROOD: ‘KISSES FROM KENYA’ “Hold tight to ,” the pop sensation wrote alongside an exciting video of each family member on the horse’s saddle. @madonna/instagram Madonna’s caption not only emphasized her love for the country of Kenya, but name-dropped one of her fan-favorite songs “Hold Tight,” which the A-lister attached as an audio sound alongside the cool clip. Fans quickly flocked to the award-winning artist’s comments section to express their love for both Madonna’s recent adventures and her famed music. “I want to be there!! epic !!,” one admirer of the “Hung Up” singer’s excursion, as another wrote, “My favorite song from Rebel Heart! the synths are everything!” Other supporters couldn’t help but gush over the idea of an upcoming potential performance from the generational icon. “After this vacation we want the world tour of hits ,” one fan pleaded, as another joked, “I hold tight my money for your next tour Queen .” FANS PRAISE MADONNA’S PARENTING AS TROLLS CONTINUE TO SLAM QUEEN OF POP’S ‘DISTURBING’ APPEARANCE Excitement toward Madonna’s rumored return to the stage comes after a source dished that the talented celeb was secretly planning a world tour, even claiming the concert series was already scheduled to begin later this year, as OK! previously reported. @madonna/instagram “Madonna is trying something completely new — and really giving fans, young and old, what they want,” the insider spilled on Tuesday, January 3, while noting London’s O2 Arena is reportedly already booked for more than one of her performances. “She wants to capitalize on tracks like ‘Frozen’ and ‘Material Girl’ popping off on TikTok, and introduce her back catalogue to an entirely new generation,” they continued. “Previously she has always wanted to be forward-facing and focus on whatever new album she’s plugging. But now, in her mid-sixties, she is going back to basics and once again reinventing herself.” “It’s massively exciting,” the source concluded. View the full article

Published by New York Daily News NEW YORK — Bette Midler is sad to see the end of a Broadway run that she’s calling historic. “What a shame ‘The Music Man’ at the #WinterGarden in NYC is closing on the 19th,” she tweeted Tuesday. “It’s one of the best shows I’ve ever seen in my life; absolutely beautiful.” The show’s website indicates “The Music Man” will close Sunday, which the theater confirmed by phone. Fans of the Divine Miss M rushed to their keyboards to speak about their experiences seeing the Tony-nominated show starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster. Some remarked that “The Music Man” must be something special to ge… Read More View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Ryan Murphy wants to make “the invisible [and] the unloved” into the “heroes” he never used to see. The ‘Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’ producer was honoured at the 2023 Golden Globe Awards with the Carol Burnett Award – which honours those who have had a lasting impact on the TV industry – and used his speech on Tuesday (10.01.23) to praise the LGBT+ stars he has worked with in his career, including Matt Bomer, Niecy Nash, and Billy Porter. He said: “I have dedicated most of my lifetime achievement speech here tonight to these wonderful actors I worked with to make a point of hope and progress. “When I was a young person at home in the ’70s watching ‘The Carol Burnett Show’, I never, ever saw a person like me getting an award or even being a character on a TV show. “It’s hard being an LGBTQ kid. In fact, all over the world then, and now. And I have one word for you – Florida. “You are often told you will never become anything, you have to hide your light to survive. But for those kids watching, tonight I offer up Mj and Billy and Niecy and Matt and Jeremy as examples of possibility. “There is a way forward. Use them as your north stars. For 25 years, that’s all I’ve ever tried to do here. My mission was to take the invisible, the unloved, and make them the heroes I long to see but never did in pop culture.” Ryan kicked off his speech by urging the audience at the Beverly Hilton hotel to give a standing ovation to ‘Pose’ star Mj Rodriguez, who made history last year by becoming the first transgender star to win a Golden Globe during last year’s untelevised ceremony. He said: “Here’s how I’d like to start. A year ago, the Golden Globes weren’t televised, but the show did go on. And I was so thrilled when it was announced that Mj Rodriguez, from my show, ‘Pose’, had been awarded Best Actress in a Drama Series. In doing so, Mj from Newark, New Jersey, became the first trans actress ever to win a Golden Globe. “And I thought, ‘Wow, how I would have loved for Mj to be on this stage getting the standing ovation she deserved for making history. “And I’m thrilled to say that Mj is one of my guests tonight. She’s here at my table so, Mj, please stand up and let’s give her the ovation that she deserves.” View the full article

Published by Reuters By Lisa Richwine and Danielle Broadway BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Reuters) -“The Fabelmans,” Steven Spielberg’s movie inspired by his teen years, and dark comedy “The Banshees of Inisherin” landed the top movie awards at the Golden Globes on Tuesday as Hollywood returned to a show that had been knocked off television by scandal. “The Fabelmans” was named best movie drama at the star-studded ceremony in Beverly Hills. “Banshees of Inisherin,” the story of feuding friends on an Irish island, won best movie musical or comedy. The honors are likely to give both movies a boost on the road to the Academy Awards in March. Spielberg, who also won best director, based “The Fabelmans” on his real life as a teenager dealing with his parents’ marital struggles and anti-Semitism. He said he had been “hiding this story since I was 17.” “When I turned 74 years old, I decided you better do it now,” he said. “I’m really happy I did.” Celebrities and broadcaster NBC had abandoned the 2022 Globes because of ethical wrongdoings at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the group that hands out the awards. The future of the Globes was thrown into doubt after a 2021 Los Angeles Times investigation revealed the organization had no Black journalists in its ranks. Some members were accused of making sexist and racist remarks and soliciting favors from celebrities and movie studios. A larger, more diverse membership and other changes by the HFPA persuaded many of the biggest movie and TV stars to support this year’s ceremony, which provides publicity for winners and nominees and often boosts their chances at the Oscars. The show unfolded largely as it had in years past, except for a biting monologue from comedian and host Jerrod Carmichael who opened the show joking, “I’m here because I’m black.” “One day you’re making mint tea at home. The next day you’re invited to be the Black face of an embattled white organization,” he said at the ceremony, which was aired live on Comcast Corp’s NBC network and Peacock streaming service. The winners list reflected a wide range of diversity. “Abbott Elementary,” about teachers at a predominantly Black public school, was named best television comedy and received acting trophies for star and creator Quinta Brunson and supporting actor Tyler James Williams. Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh, honored for her leading role in dimension-hopping action movie “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” recalled that said she had been called a “minority” and asked if she could speak English early in her career. Forty years later, “it’s been an amazing journey and incredible fight to be here today, but I think it’s been worth it,” she said. Ryan Murphy, who brought several gay and transgender stories to television, received a lifetime achievement award. Best actor went to Austin Butler for his leading role in “Elvis.” The 31-year-old seemed overwhelmed to accept the honor before an audience of top names in show business. “I’m in this room with all my heroes,” Butler said. “I can’t believe I’m here. Colin Farrell won lead actor in a movie musical or comedy for portraying a farmer trying to repair a soured friendship in “The Banshees of Inisherin.” He thanked fellow cast members including “Jenny the donkey.” The two biggest box office successes of 2022 – “Avatar: The Way of Water” and “Top Gun: Maverick” – were shut out. Roughly 200 journalists and others from the international film industry voted on this year’s Globes. Among those voters, nearly 52% are racially and ethnically diverse, including 10% who are Black, according to the HFPA. “Elvis” director Baz Luhrmann told Reuters on the event’s silver carpet that he felt the HFPA had made significant changes and “really walked the walk.” “And we need them,” Luhrmann added, particularly after the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered theaters and led to a decline in moviegoing. “Us coming together is sending a signal out that it’s OK to come together for movies. That’s a good thing.” Other TV winners included “House of the Dragon,” which earned the best drama prize. “The White Lotus” won best limited series. Comedian Eddie Murphy accepted a lifetime achievement honor and shared his blueprint for success. “Pay your taxes, mind your business and keep Will Smith’s wife’s name out of your fucking mouth,” Murphy joked, referring to the actor’s infamous slap of presenter Chris Rock at last year’s Oscars. (Reporting by Lisa Richwine and Danielle Broadway; Additional reporting by Rollo Ross; Editing by Mary Milliken and Jonathan Oatis) View the full article

Published by PopCrush A comic arc in which the Joker gets “pregnant” has sparked outraged reactions from conservative media and some fans online. In a new DC Comics release featuring the Joker, the infamous villain is depicted as being pregnant after he’s hit with a magical spell by superhero Zatanna. The bizarre spell causes him to give birth to a copy of himself via vomiting mud. Naturally, the comic has sparked outrage among some who are now accusing DC of making the Joker transgender. However, the Joker supposedly being trans is never even mentioned in the comic, which is meant to mimic the absurd plots of comi… Read More View the full article

Published by Raw Story Democrats don’t intend to repeat a crucial error made by Kevin McCarthy at the formation of the Jan. 6 select committee. House Republicans intend to set up a congressional panel to investigate the supposed “weaponization of the federal government,” which will examine the select committee’s findings and other investigations involving Donald Trump and his GOP allies, but Democrats plan to ride along no matter how “crazy” things get, reported The Daily Beast. “They are authorizing a committee to meddle in ongoing law enforcement investigations,” said Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA), who serves on the Judici… Read More View the full article

Published by Reuters By Danielle Broadway and Lisa Richwine BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuters) – Following two years of criticism for its lack of diverse membership, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Golden Globes ceremony on Tuesday wasted no time putting the controversy in the spotlight. Host and comedian Jerrod Carmichael opened his monologue with a blunt assessment: that he was there because “I’m Black.” “This show, the Golden Globe Awards, did not air last year because the Hollywood Foreign Press Association – which I won’t say that they were a racist organization – but they didn’t have a single Black member until George Floyd died,” Carmichael said. He was referring to the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020, which sparked nationwide Black Lives Matter protests against police killings and other violence against Black people. The watershed event inspired many organizations to create or reformulate anti-racist and inclusivity policies. In 2021, a Los Angeles Times investigation revealed the association, or HFPA, had no Black journalists in its ranks. Some members were accused of making sexist and racist remarks and soliciting favors from celebrities and movie studios. The HFPA introduced new ethics policies, and expanded and diversified its membership. Among roughly 200 current voters, nearly 52% are racially and ethnically diverse, including 10% who are Black. Carmichael recalled being called by Golden Globes producer Stephen Hill and being asked to host the awards. He jokingly addressed the discomfort of going from drinking mint tea one day to being asked to be the “Black face of a white organization” the next, and said deciding whether to emcee was a “moral and racial dilemma.” However, Carmichael said — with tongue in cheek — Hill assured him the offer was because he’s “talented, charming, and one of the greatest comedians of a generation.” “I took this job assuming that they (HFPA) hadn’t changed at all,” the host said. “I heard they got six new Black members, congrats to them, whatever. Sure. But that’s not why I’m here.” Carmichael said he decided to host because of the talented people in the room that he admires, calling them “incredible artists.” “Regardless of whatever the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s past may be, this is an evening where we get to celebrate, and I think this industry deserves evenings like these. I’m happy you’re here,” he concluded. Among roughly 200 current voters, nearly 52% are racially and ethnically diverse, including 10% who are Black. While Carmichael hit the issue head-on, the list of winners also reflected broad diversity, and many speeches aimed to elevate diverse talent. Television director and producer Ryan Murphy, accepting a lifetime achievement award, highlighted the LGBTQ+ talent in the room. On the silver carpet, this year’s Golden Globe winner for best actress in “Everything Everywhere All at Once” Michelle Yeoh and “Elvis” director Baz Luhrmann also expressed the importance of celebrating all the talented people involved in Golden Globes. “I think it’s important because this is an international Golden Globe, right? It encompasses everybody and that’s something we constantly talk about, inclusivity,” Yeoh said. “So, how can you not include them? What I think happened is that they needed to clean it all up. They needed to wake up to a brighter and more beautiful day.” Yeoh believes that it’s time to move ahead. Luhrmann echoed similar sentiments, saying, “I think the Golden Globes has really walked the walk, not just talked the talk. They’ve made real, significant changes.” “We need them because this is about us all coming together and celebrating the movies,” he added. (Reporting by Danielle Broadway, Lisa Richwine and Rollo Ross; Editing by Mary Milliken and Jonathan Oatis) View the full article

Published by AlterNet U.S. Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, the Republican chair of the powerful House Oversight Committee is repeatedly pushing a baseless narrative that President Joe Biden, who has served his nation for 50 years, is “compromised.” Chairman Comer, who has promoted the false theory of fraud in the 2020 election, blaming alleged “troubling reports of irregularities and improprieties” on Democrats, has been regularly criticized. He was deemed “a fundamentally unserious, dishonest, laughable caricature,” by Democratic strategist Sam Cornale on Wednesday, and mocked by The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank l… Read More View the full article

Published by Raw Story Conservative host Charlie Kirk lashed out at “black culture” following an FAA outage that left over 8,500 flights canceled or delayed. During his daily show on Wednesday, Kirk grappled with what might have caused the outage. “Is it some sort of cyber attack; is it a hack? It could be,” Kirk told his audience. “The government is saying it’s not. But it could be the Chinese Communist Party retaliating against the House Republicans that have just set up a subcommittee that is expressly anti-CCP.” But Kirk speculated that the sexual orientation of Transporation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was “more l… Read More View the full article

Published by OK Magazine mega Emily Ratajkowski was seeing Red after watching a resurfaced interview Ellen DeGeneres did with Taylor Swift about her former boyfriends. “This is so f**ked up,” the supermodel, 31, wrote in response to a clip of the 2012 interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that has now gone viral on TikTok. “She’s literally begging her to stop.” mega In the clip, the Grammy award winner, now 33, was visibly uncomfortable while sitting in a chair across from DeGeneres as photos of famous men – like Taylor Lautner, Justin Bieber, Joe Jonas and Justin Timberlake – flashed on the screen behind them. ROUGH LANDING: ELLEN DEGENERES HAD TROUBLE GETTING A-LIST GUESTS AFTER MEAN STREAK WAS REVEALED The now-64-year-old asked Swift during the interview to “ring a bell” every time a picture of someone she dated was displayed on the screen. mega The “Bad Blood” vocalist begged Degeneres to stop, telling her she wanted to keep “the one shred of dignity that I have.” “I don’t want to [do it],” Swift pleaded. “They’ll send me angry emails, and I don’t want to get them.” She uncomfortably continued, “Stop it, stop it, stop! This makes me feel so bad about myself. Every time I come up here, you put a different dude up there on the screen, and it just makes me really question what I stand for as a human being.” mega Years after her sit down with Degeneres, the “Anti-Hero” hitmaker addressed how interviewers often reduce her to the men she has dated in the early days of her career. BLINDSIDED: GREYSON CHANCE SAYS ‘MANIPULATIVE’ ELLEN DEGENERES ‘ABANDONED’ HIM “When I was like 23, people were just kind of reducing me to — kind of making slideshows of my dating life and putting people in there that I’d sat next to at a party once and deciding that my songwriting was like a trick rather than a skill and a craft,” she told Apple Beats’ Zane Lowe at the time, though she refrained from mentioning DeGeneres, who ended her long-running show in May 2022 after claims of cultivating a “toxic” workplace environment, by name. “It’s a way to take a woman who is doing her job and succeeding at doing her job and making things, and it’s, in a way, it’s figuring out how to completely minimize that skill,” the artist concluded. Swift has now been dating longtime beau Joe Alwyn since 2017, having managed to keep their relationship on the down low for all these years. As for why she keeps her latest romance out of the public eye, she said in a 2019 interview: “I’ve learned that if I do [talk about the relationship], people think it’s up for discussion, and our relationship isn’t up for discussion.” View the full article

Published by Radar Online mega;@siohvaughnfuncheswade/instagram Dwyane Wade’s ex-wife Siohvaughn has demanded their 15-year-old trans daughter Zaya not be allowed to legally change her name and gender — and RadarOnline.com has obtained the 2011 divorce agreement that she believes will help her win in court. According to court documents obtained by RadarOnline.com, Siohvaughn submitted the agreement as part of her opposition to Dwayne’s petition to change their child’s name from Zion Malachi Airamis Wade to Zaya Malachi Airamis Wade. mega In his petition, Dwyane claimed he had the “full authority” to “make decisions on behalf of” Zaya. Back in 2011, he was awarded primary custody of his 2 children. In his new petition, he claimed he did not need Siohvaughn’s permission, but he had notified her. The ex-NBA star and his current wife Gabrielle Union have been supportive of Zaya in her journey. In response, Siohvaughn said she feared Dwyane “may be pressuring our child to move forward with the name and gender change in order to capitalize on the financial opportunities that he has received from companies.” She claimed to have had dinner with Dwyane in April 2022 where he talked about all the money Zaya could make “in relation to our child’s name and gender issue.” In addition, Siohvaughn said Dwyane needed her approval when it came to decision on Zaya’s health. RadarOnline.com has obtained a copy of the agreement which has a provision about Dwyane notifying his ex-wife about important developments. The provision stated that Dwyane shall discuss with and obtain input from his ex on “the major decisions affecting the care, welfare, activities, health, education, and religious upbringing of their two children.” The agreement does not state he needs permission from Siohvaughn. mega Further, the agreement stated that Dwyane had to keep his ex-informed of “all doctors, nurses, health care providers, and mental health providers treating the minor children whether on a continuing basis or in connection with an isolated issue.” Again, the deal did not state the ex-NBA star had to obtain approval for any medical decision over their children. Dwyane and his ex are scheduled to appear in court later this month. View the full article

Published by Radar Online Eric Kowalsky / MEGA Anderson Cooper is ready to hit the dating scene again, insiders close to the broadcaster revealed four years after his public split from Benjamin Maisani. RadarOnline.com exclusively learned the CBS anchor has been “getting help from some of his happily married famous friends” when it comes to finding his next love match. RCF / MEGA “Anderson has made it clear his New Year’s resolution is to find a boyfriend,” a close source confided after the political commentator rang in the 31st with Bravo personality and pal Andy Cohen for a TV special. It appears Cooper is on the prowl again years after parting ways with his longtime partner. RadarOnline.com has reached out to a rep for Cooper for comment but did not hear back by the time of publication. Years ago, the famed journalist and Maisani made their red carpet debut in 2015 at the 26th annual GLAAAD Awards before calling it quits in 2018. To this day, the exes continue to co-parent their two kids together. “Benjamin and I separated as boyfriends some time ago. We are still family to each other, and love each other very much,” Cooper shared in a statement about their split. “We remain the best of friends, and will continue to share much of our lives together.” MEGA Cooper confirmed they amicably broke up but did not reveal what circumstances or differences led to it. In 2017, he did offer some insight into his personal life, revealing that it was tough on his partner at times because he would constantly be traveling and away from home. Ron Adar / M10s / MEGA “I’m definitely a workaholic,” he told PEOPLE, revealing there was some free time in his schedule. “I’m off about one weekend a month. During the week I’m on CNN, and also work for 60 Minutes — most of the weekends are traveling for CNN or 60 minutes.” Cooper noted that Maisani was always supportive pre-split, even with his hefty workload. “He’s never asked me not to go somewhere,” the broadcaster shared. “He’s pretty understanding that the job requires travel, and he’s cool with that.” View the full article

Published by Radar Online MEGA Comedian Jerrod Carmichael joked about Tom Cruise and Scientology during a bit while hosting the Golden Globes — right before the Hollywood star’s Maverick co-stars took the stage. On Tuesday, in the middle of the show, Carmichael came out on stage holding three Golden Globes in his hand. He told the audience, “Backstage, I found these three Golden Globe awards that Tom Cruise returned.” Back in 2021, Cruise returned his Golden Globe awards in protest of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. At the time, the HFPA was accused of a lack of diversity and other issues. Carmichael continued, “Look, I’m just the host briefly. I have a pitch. I think maybe we take these three things [the awards] and exchange them for the safe return of Shelly Miscavige. Shelly is the wife of Scientology leader David Miscavige. Shelly has been the center of talk for years with ex-Scientologists claiming she was banished to a remote location. Leah Remini even filed a missing person’s report in 2013. The Los Angeles Police Department conducted an investigation and determined Shelly was fine. Shelly’s attorney previously said that “Any reports that [Shelly] is missing are false.” At the time Leah went to the police a rep for the church said, “This is just harassment. It is a publicity stunt cooked up by a small band of unemployed fanatics who live on the fringe of the Internet.” MEGA In response, Remini raised questions about LAPD’s relationship with Scientology. After Carmichael made the joke, the crowd erupted in awkward laughter until Carmichael introduced Cruise’s costars Glen Powell and Jay Ellis. The two actors appeared stunned and unsure how to react to the jokes. MEGA Earlier in the show, Carmichael made light of the HFPA’s controversy. He told the crowd, “I’ll tell you why I’m here. I’m here ’cause I’m Black.” “I’ll catch everyone in the room up,” Carmichael added. “The Golden Globe Awards did not air last year. I won’t say they were a racist organization, but they didn’t have a single Black member until George Floyd died, so do with that information what you will.” View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Steven Spielberg was “really, really happy” to win the Best Director Golden Globe for ‘The Fabelmans’ on Tuesday (10.01.23). The 76-year-old filmmaker triumphed in a hotly-contested category ahead of James Cameron (‘Avatar: The Way of Water’), Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan (‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’), Baz Luhrmann (‘Elvis’), and Martin McDonagh (‘The Banshees of Inisherin’) thanks to his work on the personal movie, a semi-autobiographical tale of his own childhood. He told the audience at The Beverly Hilton hotel in California: “I’m really, really happy about this. “I’ve been hiding from this story since I was 17 years old. I put a lot of things in my way of this story. He continued, “I told this story in parts and parcels all through my career. ‘E.T.’ Has a lot to do with this story. ‘Close Encounters’ has a lot to do with this story. But I never had the courage to hit this story head-on until Tony Kushner [and I] were working on ‘Munich’ a long time ago, [and he] started telling me about all these stories about [his] life. “And we started a conversation. And the conversation lasted all through ‘Munich,’ all through ‘Lincoln’ and ‘West Side Story.’ And my wife Kate was always saying, ‘You have to tell this.’ “ The director explained the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown made him “ready” to tell the story. He continued: “And during COVID, I didn’t know if any of us were going to have the chance to tell any of our stories again in March, April, May of 2020. “Everything I’ve done up to this point has made me ready to finally be honest about the fact that it’s not easy to be a kid. “The fact that everybody sees me as a success story… But nobody really knows who we are until we’re courageous enough to tell everyone who we are. And I spent a lot of time trying to figure out when I could tell that story and I figured out when I turned 74 years old. I said, ‘You better do it now.’ And I’m really, really happy I did.” View the full article

Published by Raw Story On Tuesday, Los Angeles City Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez took to the floor to directly tell embattled fellow Councilor Kevin De León to resign his position. The city council was recently rocked by leaked audio of Council President Nury Martinez speaking to De León, Councilman Gil Cedillo, and labor leader Ron Herrera about council redistricting, during which they engaged in flagrantly racist remarks, including Martinez describing Councilman Mike Bonin’s Black son as “like a monkey” and saying the city’s district attorney is “with the Blacks,” and De León comparing Bonin’s parenting to Mart… Read More View the full article

Published by Radar Online Mega Toddand Julie Chrisley must go to jail as planned. The Chrisley Knows Best duo will be forced to report to prison on January 17 after a judge denied them bond on Tuesday while they fight to appeal their guilty verdicts in the $36 million bank fraud case,RadarOnline.comhas learned. The couple had been working with their lawyers overtime in a last-ditch effort to avoid serving their sentences behind bars. As RadarOnline.com reported, Todd and Julie will be checking into separate prisons on January 17. Mega This outlet told you first — Todd and Julie will be able to write letters, send emails, and possibly mail each other packages behind bars, with their wardens’ approvals. The Chrisley patriarch will be serving his 12-year sentence at FPC Pensacola in Florida, where he could make up to 12 cents per hour scrubbing toilets. Mega Julie is pushing hard to serve her 7-year sentence at the low-security Federal Correctional Institution in Tallahassee, Florida, where notorious sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell could be her best prison buddy. Despite begging for Tallahassee, the judge had reportedly recommended Julie to FCI Coleman, although it’s known for housing male inmates. If Coleman is full — or doesn’t work out — she’ll be headed to Tallahassee, which is most likely the case. Mega Julie will be required to wake up every day at 6 AM to make her bed. She’ll also be required to hold down a prison job, like folding laundry, working in the kitchen, or doing toilet duty. If she’s lucky, theChrisley Knows Best star might even be able to work alongside Maxwell for a laid-back job in the library. Todd and Julie are leaning on their faith, therapy, and family in their last days leading up to prison. They’ve also made amends with Todd’s estranged daughter, Lindsie, despite their dark and twisted past. The main focus is keeping their family together while behind bars. The couple adopted their 10-year-old granddaughter, Chloe, and following the guilty verdicts, her biological mom threatened to fight for custody. View the full article

Published by Reuters By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Katie Porter on Tuesday launched a campaign for U.S. Senate in California, taking aim at a seat currently held by fellow Democrat Dianne Feinstein, who has not said if she plans seek re-election in 2024. Feinstein, who has held the seat since 1992, has faced pressure to resign given that she is the oldest member of Congress at 89 years old. If she were re-elected, she would be 97 at the end of her six-year term. Porter, 49, is a rising progressive star in the Democratic Party. The former law professor has become a social media sensation for her whiteboards and rapid-fire grilling of powerful bank and drug company executives over issues like compensation. She has championed inflation-based caps for drug prices and making it unlawful to excessively hike gasoline prices. She was a top fundraiser in the House in November’s midterm elections, raising over $25 million to win her competitive district for the third time. “California needs a warrior in the Senate – to stand up to special interests, fight the dangerous imbalance in our economy, and hold so-called leaders like (top Senate Republican) Mitch McConnell accountable for rigging our democracy,” she said in a video posted to Twitter. She made no reference to Feinstein. Feinstein is a trailblazer in U.S. politics: the first woman to serve as mayor of San Francisco, first woman to serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee and now the longest-serving female senator. “Everyone is of course welcome to throw their hat in the ring, and I will make an announcement concerning my plans for 2024 at the appropriate time,” Feinstein said in response to Porter’s announcement. (Reporting by Moira Warburton; Editing by Scott Malone and Lisa Shumaker) View the full article

Published by AFP Coachella returned in 2022 after a three-year hiatus Los Angeles (AFP) – Bad Bunny, Frank Ocean and Blackpink will headline this April’s Coachella, the California desert festival that kicks off the summer concert circuit, organizers announced Tuesday. It’s set to be a history-making weekend, with Bad Bunny — the world’s most-streamed artist — as the first Spanish-language and first Latin American artist to headline. And K-pop group Blackpink of South Korea is the first Asian act to receive a top billing at the festival. Both acts debuted at Coachella in 2019 to great fanfare, teeing up an eventual headlining slot. Ocean was originally booked as a headliner for the 2020 edition, which organizers postponed and eventually scrapped due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Coachella returned in 2022 after a three-year hiatus. The reclusive R&B singer Ocean, who hasn’t released an album since 2016’s “Blonde,” is anticipated to debut new work at this year’s festival. Also slated to play sets are Spanish phenomenon Rosalia, Iceland’s Bjork and Nigeria’s Burna Boy. English virtual band Gorillaz will also perform, as will New Wave pioneers Blondie and the American indie rock supergroup boygenius, which includes Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker. France’s Christine and the Queens, who has been performing under the name Redcar, will also return for the mammoth event, after wowing audiences there in 2019. Domi and JD Beck, the rising jazz duo comprised of a French keyboardist and American drummer, will also take the stage, months after they’re slated to compete for a prestigious Best New Artist Grammy in early February. Coachella will take place over two three-day weekends, from April 14-16 and 21-23. Organizers of Bonnaroo, a June festival in rural Tennessee, also announced their lineup Tuesday, with headliners including Kendrick Lamar and Foo Fighters. View the full article

Published by Radar Online MEGA; Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency / MEGA Beyoncé had tried to recruit Britney Spears for an appearance in her upcoming music video, but the collaboration ultimately fell through, RadarOnline.com has learned. It’s unknown why the rumored project won’t be coming to fruition after the CUFF IT songstress reached out to the pop star with the opportunity. Avalon / Avalon/Newscom/The Mega Agency Insiders broke the news to Page Six about their potential plans which came nearly two decades after Beyoncé and Spears starred in a 2004 Pepsi commercial with fellow singer Pink. Beyoncé is set to go on tour with hits from her Renaissance album this summer after topping the charts with her release and earning nine nominations ahead of the 2023 Grammy Awards. She will be competing against other fan-favorite artists for Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Dance/Electronic Recording, and more during the star-studded event to be held on Sunday, February 5, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. As for Spears, she released a popular duet with Elton John which debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 following the end of her conservatorship in November 2021. Spears has not posted about the rumored collaboration, however, she did name drop Beyoncé during a recent social media spat with her younger sister. MEGA Spears vented on Instagram after Jamie Lynn gave an emotional confession during the premiere episode of the reality competition series Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test, detailing how it was tough growing up in her sibling’s shadow. “This is not a victim story yet but it’s definitely a heart-wrenching and humbling way to share tears and complain for hours and hours FOR CAMERAS supporting you which I never had,” the Gimme More hitmaker wrote in response to the claims. Avalon / Avalon/Newscom/The Mega Agency “There are things people don’t know and I’ve never shared because it’s sad as f— and embarrassing!!!” Spears added, before referencing Beyoncé. “It makes it worse when I share because people ask more questions like my mom !!! AS IF SHE DOESN’T KNOW !!! What the f— do you think Beyoncé’s mom would do if they did that to her daughter?” View the full article