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Published by Reuters By Jack Queen WATERBURY, Conn. (Reuters) – A lawyer for families of children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting told a Connecticut jury on Tuesday that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones will never stop profiting off destructive falsehoods unless he pays for the lies he told about the massacre. The lawyer, Christopher Mattei, made his assessment during opening arguments at a trial where jurors will decide how much in damages Jones owes 14 family members of victims for claiming the massacre was a hoax. Jones’ trial came one month after a jury in Austin, Texas, awarded two parents $49.3 million in a similar case. Mattei told jurors it was important to stop Jones and his right-wing Infowars brand from “preying on people who are helpless” and encouraging years of harassment from Jones’ followers. “They knew the harassment was happening, but the lies were too profitable,” Mattei said. The family members sued Jones and Infowars parent Free Speech Systems LLC in 2018. They said the harassment was conducted by people who believed Jones’ false claims that government staged the Sandy Hook shooting with crisis actors as a pretext for seizing guns, and that the families faked their children’s deaths. Jones has since acknowledged that the shooting took place. The trial is being held in a state court in Waterbury, Connecticut, about 20 miles (32 km) from Sandy Hook, and is expected to last five weeks. Jurors are required solely to determine how much Jones and Free Speech Systems must pay for spreading lies about the killing of 20 children and six staff members at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Adam Lanza, the gunman, used a Remington Bushmaster rifle as he shot his way into the school, after shooting his mother to death at home. The massacre ended when Lanza killed himself as he heard approaching police sirens. A judge issued a default judgment in the case in November after Jones failed to comply with court orders. Free Speech Systems filed for bankruptcy in July. That would typically shield the company from lawsuits, but it agreed to face trial in August. The $49.3 million award in Austin, where Infowars is based, could be reduced substantially because it consists mostly of non-economic damages intended to punish Jones for his conduct. A lawyer for Jones has said he will seek to reduce the $45.2 million punitive damages component to $1.5 million, citing a Texas law imposing a cap. Lawyers for the parents have said the cap does not apply and Jones should pay the full amount. (Reporting by Jack Queen; Editing by Noeleen Walder, Mark Porter and Jonathan Oatis) View the full article

Published by Reuters By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham proposed new national restrictions on abortion on Tuesday, two months before the Nov. 8 midterm elections in which the abortion issue has emerged as potential albatross for Republican candidates. With control of the Senate up for grabs, and some jittery Republican candidates softening their positions on abortion, Graham announced legislation that would ban the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy nationwide. The move carries political risks. Polls have shown the issue of abortion has increased in importance for Democratic voters in the midterms after the U.S. Supreme Court in June overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that had recognized women’s constitutional right to abortion for nearly half a century. In a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted Sept. 7-12, 63% of respondents said they were less likely to back candidates who support laws that ban or severely restrict abortion. Graham’s bill, which will go nowhere in the Democratic-controlled Congress, is stricter than similar legislation he introduced in previous years that aimed to ban abortions after 20 weeks. The current bill allows exceptions in cases involving rape, incest or risks to the mother’s life and health. The bill quickly came under fire from Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who played on Graham’s allegiance to former President Donald Trump by branding the bill as a “MAGA” measure, using the acronym for Trump’s slogan, “Make America Great Again.” “Proposals like the one today send a clear message from MAGA Republicans to women across the country: your body, our choice,” Schumer said on the Senate floor. Abortion rights advocates have scored political victories in the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision, which paved the way for a raft of state-level abortion bans to be enforced. Democrat Pat Ryan defeated a Republican rival in a House special election last month after making abortion his top campaign issue. In conservative Kansas, voters overwhelmingly rejected an effort to remove abortion protections from the state’s constitution. Democrats are now hoping to use the abortion issue to capitalize on Republican weaknesses in some House and Senate races. Republicans are favored to take control of the House in November but could have a harder time regaining the Senate majority, as Trump-endorsed candidates struggle in key swing states including Arizona, Georgia, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Some Republican candidates, including Senate hopeful Blake Masters in Arizona, have gone so far as to change their campaign websites to eliminate hardline rhetoric on abortion, according to U.S. media reports. (Reporting by David Morgan; Editing by Colleen Jenkins and Aurora Ellis) View the full article

Published by Raw Story By Matthew Chapman On Tuesday, VICE reported that QAnon adherents are rejoicing over former President Donald Trump’s increasingly open embrace of their movement, symbols, and slogans. “Trump shared a picture of himself wearing a Q lapel pin, overlaid with the QAnon phrases ‘The Storm is Coming’ and ‘WWG1WGA,’ on his Truth Social account on Monday evening. The post had been originally shared on Truth Social by an account called ‘Patriots in Control,’ before Trump re-shared it,” reported David Gilbert. “‘How much more obvious can it get?’ one QAnon follower asked in the QAnon-focus Great Awakeni… Read More View the full article

Published by Raw Story By Matthew Chapman On Monday, The Daily Beast reported that Michael Flynn, former President Donald Trump’s short-lived first National Security Adviser and notorious conspiracy theorist, was just elected to a local GOP leadership position in Sarasota, Florida. “On Thursday evening, Flynn was one of several dozen new members of the local Republican executive committee elected by voice vote at the Morgan Family Community Center in North Port, Florida,” reported Michael Daly. “As if that were not scary enough, they also elected James Hoel, a local leader of the Proud Boys.” “Hoel and fellow Proud … Read More View the full article

Published by PopCrush During Queen Elizabeth II‘s funeral procession, her disgraced son, Prince Andrew, was heckled by a Scottish protester. “Andrew, you’re a sick old man,” the heckler shouted. He was swiftly pulled from the crowd by police and other spectators, where he was then arrested. As he was pulled out and arrested, the protester shouted, “Disgusting!” He also said to the cop, “Oy, I’ve done nothing wrong.” The procession was being led by King Charles III as the coffin was taken to St. Giles’ Cathedral. According to the New York Post, the heckler is named Rory and told a reporter, “powerful men shouldn’t b… Read More View the full article

Published by The Detroit News LANSING, Mich. — Meshawn Maddock, the co-chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party, labeled Pete Buttigieg, the U.S. transportation secretary and a gay former officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve, a “weak little girl” in a Sunday tweet. Maddock’s post drew immediate criticism from Democrats with state Rep. Samantha Steckloff, D-Farmington Hills, calling on Republicans “to stand up against this garbage” and to ask for Maddock’s “immediate removal.” “The @migop chair chose today to raise homophobic and bigoted attacks against Michiganders,” Steckloff tweeted. Buttigieg, the former mayor of South B… Read More View the full article

Published by Al-Araby The European Union on Tuesday condemned the death sentences imposed by Iran on two women, Elham Chubdar and Zahra Sedighi Hamedani, who advocates and human rights groups say are LGBT activists and innocent of any crime. “The EU is – as a principle – fundamentally opposed to the death penalty at all times and in all circumstances, and aims at its universal abolition,” Peter Stano, the spokesperson for EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, said. “The EU is also firmly opposed to all forms of criminalisation of sexual orientation and gender identity,” he added. Iran’s official IRNA news agency r… Read More View the full article

Published by Euronews (English) The EuroPride march, set for Saturday in Belgrade, cannot be held as planned due to security concerns, Serbia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs informed the organisers on Tuesday. “At 2:15 pm, we received a notification from the Ministry of Internal Affairs that the march is not permitted, stating that security is the reason for the ban. That is all we know at the moment,” one of the EuroPride organisers, Goran Miletić, told the local outlet Nova.rs. Miletić clarified that the ministry had an issue with the planned route of the parade, which is expected to draw thousands of participants from Serb… Read More View the full article

Published by DPA Giorgia Meloni, leader of the far-right Fratelli d’Italia party, speaks at an election rally in Piazza Duomo. Two weeks before Italy’s parliamentary elections, Meloni, as a possible future prime minister, has provoked the European Union with nationalist statements. LaPresse via ZUMA Press/dpa With barely two weeks to go before parliamentary elections in Italy, possible future prime minister Giorgia Meloni has spoken out against homosexual couples being allowed to adopt children. In a debate published by the Corriere della Sera newspaper, the party leader of the far-right Brothers of Italy said she believed “the best possible should be offered to children who have already had bad luck.” She specified that “means having a father and a mother, stability in the relationship, what our law prescribes.” The comments led to a clash with her debating opponent, the Social Democrat and former prime minister Enrico Letta, who replied that children need love above all. “But love doesn’t play a role here,” Meloni replied in the debate published Monday night, “the state does not standardize love, Enrico Letta!” To which the leading candidate of the centre-left alliance said, “Exactly, but you are standardizing love by saying what is love and what is not.” In Italy, lesbian and gay couples are currently not allowed by law to adopt children, but it is possible for one of the partners in a couple to adopt the other’s biological child. Meloni goes into the elections on September 25 as the big favourite. With her centre-right alliance – which includes the right-wing League and the conservative Forza Italia in addition to the Brothers of Italy – she is currently on course for a clear majority in parliament. She has repeatedly and clearly stated her views on gay and lesbian adoption in the past. “Yes to the natural family! No to LGBT lobby!” she bellowed in June during an appearance as a guest of the far-right Vox party in Spain. Recently, the issue took a bizarre turn when Federico Mollicone, the cultural representative of Brothers of Italy, demanded that the Italian public broadcaster RAI refrain from transmitting an episode of the children’s programme Peppa Pig. The episode features Penny the polar bear, who has two mothers. “Peppa Pig is an animated series for three-year-olds,” noted Meloni, who said she feared that “concepts are being imposed on children.” Giorgia Meloni, leader of the far-right Fratelli d’Italia party, speaks at an election rally in Piazza Duomo. Two weeks before Italy’s parliamentary elections, Meloni, as a possible future prime minister, has provoked the European Union with nationalist statements. LaPresse via ZUMA Press/dpa View the full article

Published by New York Daily News NEW YORK — Angelica Ross is bringing a new kind of razzle and dazzle to Broadway. The “Pose” star is making history as the first transgender actress to portray Roxie Hart in “Chicago.” She started her limited run at Broadway’s Ambassador Theatre on Monday. And she’s still ecstatic about it. “It’s just going better than I had imagined but I will be honest and say that I was pretty excited from the notion of doing this,” she told the Daily News. “I come from a musical theater background … but it’s been a while since I’ve done this kind of this level of theater, live theater.” The Kenosha, Wiscon… Read More View the full article

Published by NJ.com DEAR ABBY: I am a teenage girl who has recently discovered I am bisexual. I told a few close friends, and I’m happy to say they have accepted me. Nothing has changed. I have not told any of my family yet. I know my parents will support me, but the problem is two of my four siblings. They constantly tease and taunt me, call me names and pick on me. I have been raised to stand up to bullies, and I am mostly confident with myself. I have brought up their bullying to my parents a couple of times, but after discipline from my parents they keep doing it. They are clearly homophobic, and I know they … Read More View the full article

Published by New York Daily News The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards returned to Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater for the first time since 2019 on Monday, upended for three years by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are all the winners from this year’s show, hosted by Kenan Thompson: Drama series“Yellowjackets” “Succession” – WINNER “Stranger Things” “Squid Game” “Severance” “Ozark” “Euphoria” “Better Call Saul” Comedy series“Abbott Elementary” “Barry” “Curb Your Enthusiasm” “Hacks” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” “Only Murders in the Building” “Ted Lasso” – WINNER “What We Do in the Shadows” Limited or anthology series“Dopesick” “The Dropout… Read More View the full article

Published by Reuters (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Department of Public Health said on Monday it had confirmed the area’s first death due to monkeypox, saying the individual was severely immunocompromised and had been hospitalized. The department said it had made the determination that the death in Los Angeles County was due to monkeypox together with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment. “The resident was severely immunocompromised and had been hospitalized,” the department said in a statement. It is the second known death of a person diagnosed with the disease in the United States. Texas last month reported the first death in a severely immunocompromised person who was diagnosed with monkeypox. The Texas case is still under investigation to see what role monkeypox played in the death. Monkeypox is rarely fatal, but people with weakened immune systems may be more likely to get seriously ill or die, health officials say. Anyone can become infected with monkeypox, which spreads through close contact with an infected person. Nearly all of the more than 21,985 monkeypox cases in the United States have occurred among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, according to the CDC. (Reporting by Rami Ayyub; Editing by Stephen Coates) View the full article

Published by AlterNet By Brandon Gage United States Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) on Monday chastised the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for including the term “pregnant people” in its literature. Rubio also admitted to not knowing where he was. “Today we are subjected to things like, there are such things as pregnant men. As of – what is it, almost ten o’clock Eastern Standard Time, are we on standard or daylight time? I don’t remember it doesn’t matter – as of almost ten o’clock today, as far as I know, every single human being that’s ever been born was born of a biological woman,” Rubio declared in… Read More View the full article

Published by The Spun By Daniel Bates One of the most competitive running events in the world is taking a step towards full inclusion, per 19thnews.com. According to the outlet, the Boston Marathon is now including a nonbinary division with more details about what times they have to hit to join the race. For 18 to 34-year-olds, (the youngest group in the race) nonbinary runners must have recorded a marathon time of three hours and 30 minutes between September of last year and now; with times slightly increasing for each age group. One runner and director of an LGBTQ+ running club said they felt “instant excitement”… Read More View the full article

Published by Global Voices The report highlights the existence of a campaign in the Brazilian Legislature to discredit and ban education on gender and sexuality | Image: Giovana Fleck/Global Voices Municipal and state parliaments throughout Brazil and members of the National Congress have used political tools to weaken or ban sex and gender education over the past eight years, according to a report published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) in May 2022. In the report ‘I’m afraid, that was their goal’: Efforts to ban gender and sexuality education in Brazil, the international human rights organization analyzed bills and laws … Read More View the full article

Published by New York Daily News NEW YORK — There will be a little less music on Broadway in the new year. The celebrated revival of “The Music Man,” starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, will shut down on Jan. 1 after 358 regular and 46 preview performances, its producers announced Tuesday. “We are so proud of our extraordinary company, led by Hugh and Sutton, for their tireless work in bringing joy to our audiences night after night,” producer Kate Horton said in a statement. “I am thrilled that Hugh and Sutton will continue to create their unique magic [on] the stage right through to the end of 2022 so that we can prope… Read More View the full article

Published by Radar Online Mega Prince William’s decision to make a joint public appearance with his estranged brother, Prince Harry, fulfilled one of the Queen’s final wishes, RadarOnline.com has learned. Queen Elizabeth II, who died peacefully at Balmoral Castle last Thursday at age 96, had expressed her wish for her grandsons to repair their relationship, according to a well-placed royal source. Mega The warring brothers have been at odds since 38-year-old Harry began dating the former Suits actress, with whom he now shares Archie, 3, and 1-year-old Lilibet. The Queen also privately voiced her concerns about Meghan Markle, the American divorcée, said the royal insider. After years of tortured silence, Elizabeth is said to have made cutting remarks and subtle steps to ensure the monarchy survived Meghan Markle and Harry’s renegade rebellion. “Her Majesty believed Meghan and her publicity-obsessed antics posed a real threat to the monarchy,” a senior courtier said. “As she faced her final days, Elizabeth detested how Harry was torn from his family to start a new life in America.” Mega While Harry and Meghan have feuded more openly with other family members, the Queen had always managed to remain above the fray — at least in public. “I’m told the Queen had suspicions early that Meghan couldn’t accept the royal rulebook, but gave her a chance — many chances,” added the courtier. The Queen’s breaking point was said to have come when Meghan vowed to walk on Washington for abortion rights with feminist Gloria Steinem. Although the queen publicly maintained her royal reserve after being blindsided by the Sussexes fleeing to the U.S. in 2020, insiders claimed she couldn’t contain her disdain over the situation. Mega “She was outraged after Meghan accused the royals of being cruel, uncaring racists and criticized Prince William’s wife, Kate, in that bombshell CBS interview,” said another palace source. “She retaliated with three words — ‘recollections may vary’ — subtly suggesting Meghan was lying. And she didn’t even try to hide her glee when Meghan snubbed Prince Philip’s funeral last year. ‘Thank goodness Meghan is not coming,’ she told her aides.” The Queen feared another Meghan drama would steal attention from her beloved Philip. The same kind of potential distraction was also why she banned the Sussexes from the Buckingham Palace balcony during her Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June. “She would not allow them to cash in on their royal connections for their megabucks Netflix documentary!” declared the courtier, referring to one of Harry and Meghan’s blockbuster Hollywood deals. Mega The Queen welcomed the former B-list actress before she wed Harry, 37, in May 2018, but storm clouds soon arrived. Meghan, 40, refused Her Majesty’s plea to resolve the bitter public feud that exploded with her father, Thomas Markle. Reports also emerged that Meghan was bullying staffers, which the American actress has vehemently denied. View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Gabrielle Union is keen to make a ‘Bring It On’ sequel. The 49-year-old actress starred in the original movie in 2000 alongside Kirsten Dunst and Eliza Dushku, and Gabrielle has now suggested that she’d love to make a sequel. Discussing the possibility of starring in another ‘Bring It On’ movie, she shared: “I’ve heard many takes over the years, but I’m hearing some really great takes from some big-name writers that are very surprising.” ‘Bring it On’ centred on a champion high-school cheer-leading squad, and its success led to six direct-to-video sequels, none of which featured any of the original cast members. But Gabrielle has already considered a potential new storyline for her on-screen character Isis, who captained the East Compton Clovers cheer-leading team. The Hollywood star – who has Kaavia, three, with husband Dwyane Wade – told ‘Entertainment Tonight’: “Imagine if her daughter was, ya know, a high stepper from Jackson State, Hawthorne State or Hampton. There’s so many forms of cheer-leading that we don’t get to celebrate. The possibilities are endless.” Gabrielle has “been an athlete [her] entire life”. However, the actress previously confessed that her cheer-leading skills weren’t up to scratch. Asked about her cheer-leading experience, she replied: “Just in junior high because you didn’t have to be popular to be a cheerleader. “I’ve been an athlete my entire life, playing soccer, basketball, and softball, but those don’t prepare you for the sport of cheer-leading at all. And you can tell that I struggled because there are a lot of close-ups so it looks like I’m doing the same s*** that everyone else is doing even though I’m not as good. “I’m matching most of the more dance-heavy choreography, but the more challenging cheer-leading stuff? No.” View the full article

Published by Reuters (Corrects to clarify data is from 2022 report, covering 2021 data) By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – Efforts to tackle AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria began to recover last year after being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but the world is still not on track to defeat these killer diseases, according to a report. In its 2022 report, released on Monday, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said the numbers of people reached with treatment and prevention efforts rebounded last year after declining for the first time in almost 20 years in 2020. However, all the ground lost has not been regained, said Peter Sands, head of the Fund, a public/private alliance based in Geneva. “Most countries have done an impressive job of bouncing back from the terrible disruption of 2020 … but we are not where we want to be. Far too many people are still dying of these diseases,” he told Reuters last week. For example, the numbers treated for tuberculosis fell by 19% in 2020, to 4.5 million. In 2021, this went back up by 12%, to 5.3 million – still just below the 5.5 million on treatment pre-pandemic. While malaria and AIDS programmes did exceed 2019 levels, the pandemic’s impact means they are still off-track on the aim of ending the diseases by 2030. Sands also warned that the impact of the global food crisis, exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, would make the situation worse. Infectious diseases are usually much deadlier for people whose bodies are weakened by malnutrition, and they also do not respond as well to treatment or prevention efforts. As such, Sands said it was “likely” that the Fund would have to work with partners to provide more nutritional support than it ever has before in order to continue to save lives. The report estimates that the Fund’s work with countries has saved around 50 million lives since its inception in 2002. It spent $4.4 billion to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on its key areas, and fight the pandemic, from March 2020 on. To continue its work, the Global Fund is now aiming to raise $18 billion for its next three-year funding cycle, from governments, civil society and the private sector. It has already raised more than a third of the total and there are plans for a pledging conference next week, hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden. (This story corrects to clarify data is from 2022 report, covering 2021 data) (Reporting by Jennifer Rigby; Editing by Alison Williams) View the full article

Published by Reuters By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump’s attorneys on Monday said they oppose the U.S. Justice Department’s request to continue to review classified documents seized by the FBI from his Florida estate last month in an ongoing criminal investigation. In a court filing, his lawyers also asked U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to require an independent arbiter, called a special master, to include the roughly 100 documents with classification markings in its review of more than 11,000 records recovered during the court-approved Aug. 8 search at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach. Trump is under investigation for retaining government records, some of which were marked as highly classified, at Mar-a-Lago after leaving office in January 2021. The government is also investigating possible obstruction of the probe. His lawyers in the filing said Trump disputes the Justice Department’s claim that the 100 records in question are in fact classified, and they reminded Cannon that a president generally has broad powers to declassify records. However, they stopped short of suggesting that Trump had declassified the documents – a claim he has made on social media but not in any official court filings. “There still remains a disagreement as to the classification status of the documents,” they wrote. “The government’s position therefore assumes a fact not yet established.” The clash between the Justice Department and Trump over how to treat classified material puts Cannon on the hot seat to make a decision. If she rules that the Justice Department cannot continue relying on the classified materials for its criminal probe or insists on letting the special master review them, prosecutors have threatened to appeal to the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. “In what at its core is a document storage dispute that has spiraled out of control, the government wrongfully seeks to criminalize the possession by the 45th President of his own presidential and personal records,” Trump’s lawyers wrote. “The government should therefore not be permitted to skip the process and proceed straight to a preordained conclusion,” they added. The documents probe is one of several federal and state investigations Trump is facing from his time in office and in private business. He has suggested he might run for president again in 2024, but has not made any commitment. About two weeks after the FBI searched Trump’s home, his attorneys filed a civil lawsuit demanding the appointment of a special master to review the seized records for materials that could be covered by attorney-client privilege or executive privilege – a legal doctrine that can shield some presidential records from disclosure. The Justice Department has also opposed appointing a special master to review records for executive privilege claims, saying the records do not belong to the former president. In ruling in favor of Trump’s request for a special master last week, Cannon rejected the Justice Department’s arguments that the records belong to the government and that because Trump is no longer president he cannot claim executive privilege. Cannon was appointed to the bench by Trump in 2020 just months before he left office. If the special master decides some of the material is covered by Trump’s privilege claims, it could hamper the government’s investigation. Both sides each proposed their own list of two possible candidates for the job late on Friday. They are expected to update the court later on Monday about their views on each other’s proposed candidates. If the special master decides some of the material is covered by Trump’s executive privilege claims, it could hamper the government’s investigation. (Reporting by Sarah N. Lynch and Doina Chiacu; Editing by Will Dunham) View the full article

Published by Kaiser Health News Last month, the FDA authorized omicron-specific vaccines, accompanied by breathless science-by-press release and a media blitz. Just days after the FDA’s move, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention followed, recommending updated boosters for anyone age 12 and up who had received at least two doses of the original covid vaccines. The message to a nation still struggling with the covid-19 pandemic: The cavalry — in the form of a shot — is coming over the hill. But for those familiar with the business tactics of the pharmaceutical industry, that exuberant messaging — combined with the la… Read More View the full article

Published by OK Magazine mega Queen Elizabeth II passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 8. Following her death, her eldest son was named King Charles III, his wife, Camilla Parker Bowles, was given the title of Queen Consort, and Prince William and Kate Middleton became the Prince and Princess of Wales. However, Prince Andrew, who was recently stripped of his military affiliations and Royal patronages after he was accused of sexually abusing Virginia Giuffre, inherited something different entirely in the wake of his mother’s passing — her Corgis! mega The Queen was famous for her love of her little dogs and at the time of her death she had four of them. Two Pembroke Welsh Corgis named Muick and Sandy, a 13-year-old Dachshund and Corgi cross — affectionately called a “Dorgi” — named Candy and a Cocker Spaniel called Lissy. It has not been confirmed if Andrew will be taking care of Candy and Lissy as well, or just Muick and Sandy. PRINCE ANDREW IS ‘FUMING’ OVER PRINCE CHARLES & PRINCE WILLIAM’S DECISION TO NOT LET HIM BACK INTO THE SPOTLIGHT As OK! previously reported, Andrew had been attempting to use his close relationship with the Queen to work his way back into the Royal family’s good graces, but as of now, seemingly little has changed for the Duke of York. mega “There is no new title and apparently no way back into the fold,” an insider spilled. “Instead, he just gets the dogs.” PRINCE ANDREW & GHISLAINE MAXWELL WERE ‘VERY CLOSE’ & FLIRTY WHILE ON JEFFREY EPSTEIN’S PRIVATE ISLAND, EX-MAID CLAIMS “At least he’s got plenty of time on his hands after stepping back from Royal duties amid the controversy surrounding his friendship with pedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein,” the insider continued. “He’s been spending most of it horse riding but will now be able to get out for walks with the dogs too.” mega Earlier this year, OK! learned the frail Queen had been suffering from mobility issues since October 2021 that caused her to no longer be able to go on her much-loved walks with her beloved dogs. The job was eventually handed over to her royal aides. Still, the pampered pooches brought the ailing monarch joy throughout her long life. Following the Queen’s passing on Thursday, photographer Annie Leibovitz shared a 2016 photo of Her Majesty and her pets. “The Queen went out walking with her dogs every day… The Queen grew up with corgis, fearless little dogs bred for herding cattle,” she captioned the snapshot via Twitter. “Her father brought a corgi home when she was seven, and she was not without one — for decades afterward.” The insider spoke with The Sun regarding Prince Andrew and the Queen’s dogs. View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Beyonce celebrated turning 41 with a star-studded birthday party at the weekend. The ‘Alien Superstar’ hitmaker’s birthday fell on Labor Day (05.09.22) this year so she held off her celebrations until Saturday (10.09.22) night, where she was joined by pals including rapper Drake, actor Michael B. Jordan, reality star Kim Kardashian, musician Machine Gun Kelly and his fiancee actress Megan Fox, for a huge shindig. The bash – which was held at a mansion in Bel Air and photographed by TMZ – also included singing superstar Adele and her boyfriend Rich Paul, rapper Lizzo, pop star Jaden Smith, supermodel Bella Hadid, superstar momager Kris Jenner, her daughter Khloe Kardashian and her ex-partner Tristan Thompson, model-turned-actress Lily-Rose Depp, rapper Offset and Vanessa Bryant, the widow of the late Los Angeles Lakers’ icon Kobe Bryant. Jay-Z – who Beyonce has been hitched to since 2008 and has 10-year-old daughter Blue Ivy and five-year-old twins Rumi and Sir with – was photographed while attending the party, but his wife was not captured by the cameras. Beyonce’s birthday celebration comes after the ‘Crazy in Love’ hitmaker dropped her seventh album ‘Renaissance’ – her first in over six years – in July after sharing her the new song ‘Break My Soul’ in June. On Instagram, the Grammy winner – who is yet to drop the hotly-anticipated visuals for the 16 tracks – remarked making the LP made her “feel free”. Beyonce wrote: “Creating this album allowed me a place to dream and to find escape during a scary time for the world. It allowed me to feel free and adventurous in a time when little else was moving. “My intention was to create a safe place, a place without judgment, a place to be free of perfectionism and overthinking. A place to scream, release, feel freedom. It was a beautiful journey of exploration. I hope you find joy in this music. I hope it inspires you to release the wiggle. Ha! And to feel as unique, strong, and sexy as you are.” View the full article

Published by Sports Illustrated By Jelani Scott The star guard addressed inappropriate remarks he made toward the LGBTQ+ community over the weekend. Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards issued an apology Sunday for homophobic comments he directed towards the LGBTQ+ community on social media over the weekend. Edwards, 21, posted a now-deleted video on his Instagram story in which he calls a group of people standing outside “queer” while the camera zooms in on the individuals from the inside of a car. He can also be heard saying, “Look what the world done came to, bruh” before the video ends. The NSFW post later went viral on Twi… Read More View the full article