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Published by Orlando Sentinel TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In the biggest shakeup at the Republican Party of Florida in more than a decade, board members voted Monday to oust party chair Christian Ziegler, who's been accused of raping a woman that he and his wife had previously engaged in a three-way sexual encounter. The party leaders then voted to replace him with state GOP Vice Chair Evan Power, who lost to Ziegler for the top post a year ago. Ziegler's removal, done by a voice vote, was expected since the GOP executive committee unanimously stripped him of his duties, demanded he resign and reduced his pay to $1 on Dec. 17 in O… Read More View the full article

Published by Morning Honey Isaac Boots has come a long way in his career — after taking the virtual fitness world by storm in 2020 amid the pandemic, he offered his TORCH’D classes every day for free for the first time on Instagram. Shortly after, TORCH’D became one of the most followed fitness classes around the world. From trainingGwyneth Paltrow, Kelly Ripa, Vanessa Hudgens, Lisa Rinna, Priyanka Chopra, Lucy Liu and Faye Dunaway, to name a few, in addition to building a TORCH’D empire — featuring an activewear line and energy patches — it’s clear he’s not slowing down anytime soon. “I have had the great privilege to … Read More View the full article

Published by OK Magazine The Efron family genes are strong! Since Dylan Efron's big brother, Zac Efron, burst into the spotlight after appearing in High School Musical in 2006, people may have thought he could have gotten lost in the shadow of an A-lister. However, the filmmaker has blazed a path of his own. The 31-year-old has made a name for himself as a film producer and social media star with his travel content, and he also attended California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics in 2013. The hunk also worked alongside his sibling, 36, as a produc… Read More View the full article

Published by Mirror By Harry Rutter Beyoncé and Jay-Z looked every bit the Hollywood power couple as they posed up a storm at LeBron James' star-studded birthday bash. The celebrity-filled celebrations took place on Thursday night and the Halo hitmaker and Empire State of Mind rapper were amongst an A-list guest list. Someone Like You songstress Adele was in attendance, joined by thought-to-be husband Rich Paul. Comedian Kevin Hart and NBA star Draymond Green were also among famous faces at the glitzy get-together. But it was Beyoncé that turned heads with a mesmerising ensemble, dazzling guests with sparking acc… Read More View the full article

Published by ANI News Dhaka [Bangladesh], January 6 (ANI): In a historic first for Bangladesh, Anowara Islam Rani emerged as the lone transgender candidate in the upcoming 12th general election on January 7. With 849 registered transgender voters in the country, Anowara Islam Rani's candidature from Rangpur-3, the northern part in the country, marks a significant stride towards inclusivity. Ashok Kumar Debnath, Additional Secretary of Bangladesh Election Secretariat, confirmed this groundbreaking development, saying, “We have a transgender candidate on the list for the first time in Bangladesh's electoral history.”… Read More View the full article

Published by Celebrity Tidbit After a bit of controversy over the past few years for the Golden Globes, it makes its big return on Sunday (May 7), and we have the predictions for who will be big winners. This year marks the 81st Golden Globes Awards show. The three-hour event will be broadcast on CBS, with the biggest celebrities from the world of film and television stepping out on the Red Carpet. The presitigous event celebrates the movie and TV shows from the previous year. The accolades have been running since 1944 and represents the start of the award season in Hollywood. We've taken a look at IMDB reviews, Rotten Tom… Read More View the full article

Published by Socialite Life In today's Quickies — Jeremy Allen White is front and center in Calvin Klein‘s latest thirst-trap of an underwear campaign. The actor, currently best known for starring in “The Bear” (and allegedly dating Rosalía), poses in the brand's iconic branded boxer briefs, and… Well, tighty whities have never looked so good. White doesn't step into his chef character in the campaign — his first major fashion spot — but he does casually chew on an apple, stare deeply into the camera, and pose on a New York City rooftop. Plus, Britney Spears, Jeffrey Epstein, Adam Lambert, Lil Nas X, Zendaya, news, and m… Read More View the full article

Published by Mirror By Zoe Delaney The man who punched The Vivienne in a homophobic attack received a suspended prison sentence at Liverpool Magistrates' Court today after being found guilty of the assault last month. Alan Whitfield, 51, admitted to assaulting RuPaul's Drag Race winner James Lee Williams, who performs as The Vivienne, but denied it was motivated by homophobia during his trial last year. He claimed he was having “banter” with the Dancing On Ice star because he thought he looked like an Oompa Loompa from Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. Sentencing Whitfield today, District Judge Paul Healey told … Read More View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Dan Levy has suggested homophobia has led to him missing out on “wonderful, rich, challenging roles”. The ‘Schitt's Creek' co-creator and star thinks it is easier for people in the public eye to be open about their sexuality now, but he believes his own openness has led to limits in the sort of parts he has been offered when compared to his peers. Asked if he thinks it is easier to be out in the entertainment industry now than when he began his career, he told the i newspaper: “In some ways, yes. And in some ways, no. I think there has been a shift in the sense that there are more gay celebrit… Read More View the full article

Published by AlterNet Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, struggling to retain his number-two ranking in the 2024 GOP presidential primary race, framed supporters of same-sex marriage as a threat to America's religious institutions, and to the sacraments of Christian churches. “You have previously said that the definition of marriage is exclusively between a man and a woman. I'm curious, is that still how you feel today?” CNN's Kaitlan Collins asked Gov. DeSantis at the network's town hall in Iowa Thursday night. “So that's just what marriage is with the church,” responded DeSantis, who is known for his anti-… Read More View the full article

Published by Raw Story Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA) was slammed by columnist Chris Anderson of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune Friday over his political reliance on a pair of Republican figures who are both accused of sexual offenses. One of those figures is Christian Ziegler, the Florida Republican Party chair who is facing a rapidly-expanding police investigation into allegations he committed rape. His wife Bridget is a high-ranking figure in Moms for Liberty, the far-right group known for working arm in arm with the Proud Boys to censor racial and sexual content in schools. “Landry's campaign paid Microtargeted Media — Zi… Read More View the full article

Published by Radar Online (UK) The View co-host Sunny Hostin recently criticized Nikki Haley after the GOP primary candidate made a series of controversial comments about her “Black friends,” RadarOnline.com can report. Haley's initial comments came on Thursday night during a town hall event hosted by CNN. The former South Carolina governor was discussing another recent controversy regarding her remarks about slavery and the Civil War when she emphasized how she “had Black friends growing up.” “I should have said slavery right off the bat,” Haley explained during the town hall event. “If you grow up in South Carolina, liter… Read More View the full article

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – The United States on Friday criticized Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye after he called for public stoning of same-sex couples, the latest anti-gay broadside by an East African leader. “The United States is deeply troubled by President Ndayishimiye's remarks targeting certain vulnerable and marginalized Burundians,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement. “We call on all of Burundi's leaders to respect the inherent dignity and inalienable rights, including equal access to justice, of every member of Burundian society,” he said. The statement d… Read More View the full article

Published by Reality Titbit Queer Eye’s Antoni Porowski has fans asking all kinds of questions, including whether he has a “girlfriend” after he posted some snaps to social media recently. He’s set to star in the all-new season of Queer Eye season 8, along with the rest of the Fab Five, on January 24. Judging by Antoni’s Instagram comments section, he is not short of admirers. Some of the Queer Eye star’s loyal fans are urging others to “let him heal,” given that he recently broke off his engagement with his partner of four years, Kevin Harrington. Antoni Porowski fans ask if he has a ‘girlfriend’On January 5, Antoni sha… Read More View the full article

Published by Mirror By Zara Woodcock Beloved Irish presenter Graham Norton is returning to our screens to host the iconic game show Wheel of Fortune. The star is best known for interviewing the biggest stars in the world on his BBC chat show, The Graham Norton Show. He has also been the BBC commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest since 2009. In 2019, he became a judge on legendary competition, RuPaul's Drag Race UK. When he's not busy presenting on TV shows, game shows, competitions and radio shows, the 60-year-old lives a quiet life with his husband, Scottish filmmaker Jonathan McLeod. Before marrying the fi… Read More View the full article

Published by OK Magazine It seems like every project Jacob Elordi is in pushes the envelope. In a new interview discussing his flick Saltburn, the actor discussed some of the movie's most scandalous scenes, admitting he had no problem with any of the raunchy material. Elordi, 26, referenced one of the most viral moments in which after his character touches himself while taking a bath, Barry Keoghan's character drinks the bathwater. “I was just really excited when I read that scene because, you know, you don't really see things like that in mainstream movies a lot of the time,” he dished. “So it's just great that [dire… Read More View the full article

Published by OK Magazine Mary Trump, the niece of former President Donald Trump, has offered a response following the release of court documents relating to the Jeffrey Epstein case. These documents mentioned her uncle, among other names, raising questions and prompting reactions from various quarters. Mary, a vocal critic of her uncle, responded to the release of the court documents that mentioned the former president. “Donald was very close to Epstein in the '90s,” she wrote in her Substack blog, The Good in Us. She also brought up her uncle's interview with New York Magazine and his travel on Epstein's jets, writin… Read More View the full article

Published by Celebrity Tidbit Destiny's Child has been seen posing together in a snap taken at Beyonce's worldwide Renaissance Tour, but it's not the three you may think, in fact, it's five of them. Yep, some may have forgotten, but the band once had four members, and there are three who never made the final cut. The highly successful music group consisted of the final lineup, Beyonce, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams, who were together in the early 2000s. However, that's not what the original band looked like. It's widely known groups can disband sourly, but it looks like Destiny's Child are still alive and kicking fr… Read More View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Adam Lambert wasn't sure he would “be able to do” ‘American Idol' after coming out as gay. The 41-year-old star shot to fame on the show in 2009 when he was 26, eight years after he came out in high school, but he was wary about taking part in the series – on which he finished runner up of the eighth season – because he didn't think other homosexual contestants had been “taken seriously”. In a new video profile with Them, he said: “I started pretty early kind of understanding that I was probably different than the other boys in school. “I don't think it really clicked for me until I was in abo… Read More View the full article

Published by PopCrush Rascal Flatts‘ Joe Don Rooney, 48, is setting the record straight regarding rampant social media rumors that he is transitioning. On Wednesday (Jan. 3), the musician posted a lengthy message to X (formerly Twitter) explaining why he has been away from the spotlight. He also shut down rumors that he is transgender. “First off, I am alive! There have been so many rumors and opinions thrown around about me … but I'm finally healthy and ready for the world. And NO, I'm not transitioning to be a woman,” he wrote on social media. “That thought has never entered my mind. Nothing against the trans com… Read More View the full article

Published by Euronews (English) The Vatican has defended Pope Francis' decision to allow blessings for same-sex couples after receiving backlash from more conservative bishops who called the move heretical. In a five-page statement on Thursday, the Holy See's office to safeguard doctrinal orthodoxy – called the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith – insisted that blessing same-sex couples is not heresy, though it said it understood that some bishops needed more time to adjust to the change. But while the office recognised the need for these bishops for “pastoral reflection”, it added that “there is no room to distance our… Read More View the full article

Published by Reuters (Reuters) – Former Harvard President Claudine Gay said she received emailed death threats and was called the “N-word” countless times prior to resigning after her congressional testimony on antisemitism and plagiarism allegations. Gay made the comments in a New York Times opinion piece on Wednesday, a day after she yielded to pressure from Harvard's Jewish community and members of Congress to step down over the Dec. 5 congressional hearing and allegations about her academic work. “My character and intelligence have been impugned. My commitment to fighting antisemitism has been questioned. My i… Read More View the full article

Published by The Kansas City Star The last time Kimberly Dragoo of St. Joseph made major headlines was last summer when she and her husband pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating or picketing inside the U.S. Capitol as part of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. Part of the evidence against her: a photo her husband shot of her stepping through a broken window at the Capitol. Now, photographed wearing her Donald Trump socks, alongside a note beginning “Okay Patriots,” Dragoo announced on social media that she is running for St. Joseph school board. “I only decided to run for the school board on the 26th of December,” Dragoo text… Read More View the full article

Published by Raw Story America is coming up on the three-year anniversary of the day former President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol. The attack upended the orderly and peaceful transfer of presidential power to Joe Biden during Congress' certification of the 2020 election and ultimately resulted in the loss of seven lives and dozens of injuries to law enforcement officers. The FBI has arrested more than 1,200 people on federal charges related to the siege of the Capitol. The leaders of the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys — two far-right extremist groups — are already serving long prison sentences for… Read More View the full article

Published by OK Magazine Madonna's 2023 might have been filled with a few ups and downs, but she certainly ended the year on a high note. On Monday, January 1, the Queen of Pop took to Instagram to wish her 19.2 million followers a happy new year while sharing a glimpse inside her end-of-year celebrations with all six of her children. Madonna's upload featured separate snaps of the mom-of-six posing with her kids: Lourdes Leon, 27, Rocco Ritchie, 23, David Banda, 18, Mercy James, 17, and 11-year-old twins Estere and Stella Ciccone. “Let Me Take You to a Place I know you want to Go — It's A Good Life……….Happy 2024 !! … Read More View the full article