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Published by Grazia USA Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman‘s musical Harmony is officially Broadway-bound! After a sold-out run at New York’s National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene last spring, the production will head to the big stage in the fall, it was recently announced. Previews will begin at Broadway’s Barrymore Theatre on Wednesday, October 18, a few weeks before opening night, which is set for Monday, November 13. Harmony follows the real-life story of The Comedian Harmonists — played by Sean Bell, Danny Kornfeld, Zal Owen, Eric Peters, Blake Roman and Steven Telsey — who sold millions of records in the ’20s and ’3… Read More View the full article

Published by Radar Online Youtube An explosive rant captured on camera from far-right media personality Steven Crowder prompted ex-employees of his self-produced show, Louder with Crowder, to come forward with allegations of “abusive” behavior towards staff, RadarOnline.com has learned. The video that sparked the allegations was taken on June 21, 2021, from his Ring security camera at his home. In the viral clip, Steven was seenberating his wife, Hillary, when she was eight months pregnant with twins. Using expletives, Steven told his pregnant wife to “watch it” when she brought up his alleged “abusive” behavior — and demanded that she “do wifely things,” all while he reminded her that he did not love her. Youtube After an ex-staff member of Steven’s show saw the footage, they blasted the host as “pathetic.” “I’m not shocked, but it was pathetic what he did to Hilary,” the former employee told the Post. “That might not be the Steven you see on his show, but that was the real Steven.” Hillary filed for divorce shortly after the video was taken. Ex-staff claimed that Steven’s behavior in the clip mirrored patterns of alleged abuse they had experienced when working for him. At least 10 former staff members — who worked for Louder with Crowder between 2016 to 2022 — alleged that Steven was “abusive” and “volatile” at work. Some claimed that he was “capable of working every angle of your emotions.” Allegations ranged from screaming at employees, including his own father, to making subordinates wash his dirty laundry and firing staff on a whim. Other allegations were more serious, such as the claim that Steven exposed his genitals to ex-staff. Never miss a story — sign up for the RadarOnline.com newsletter to get your daily dose of dope. Daily. Breaking. Celebrity news. All free. Youtube A former employee alleged that in 2018, ex-producer Jared Monroe, who had been dubbed “Not Gay Jared” by his boss, was subject to a crude joke that crossed the line when the crew was traveling on the road. “Jared was asleep in the last row. Steven was in front and he was joking about what he was going to do,” the ex-staffer recalled. “He climbed over and dropped his junk on top of Jared’s shoulder.” The same ex-employee also alleged that Steven exposed himself to Jared while the two were in a green room the year before. @LOUDERWITHCROWDER/INSTAGRAM “We don’t want Steven to suffer. We just want the abuse to stop or at least let future employees know what they’re getting themselves into,” another former employee said of their ex-boss. Although the ex-staffers left Steven’s show, they insisted they felt the need to go public with their alleged experiences after viewing the Ring security footage. Interestingly enough, Steven, a former child actor, built his success on the notion that he was a devout Christian and family man. View the full article

Published by OK Magazine MEGA Julie Chrisley is having a hard time being away from her husband, Todd, and their faithful family, as she and her lover are only months in to their seven and 12-year respective prison sentences. During the Monday, May 1, episode of her “Unlocked” podcast, the couple’s daughter, Savannah, revealed her mom and dad have not spoken since they surrendered themselves to police on Tuesday, January 17, after convicted of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States and tax fraud. Julie was also charged with a count of wire fraud. MEGA “I don’t think there’s a single letter that goes by that she does not say how much she misses my dad,” the 25-year-old — who was granted full custody of her brother Grayson, 16, and niece Chloe, 10, while her parents are behind bars — confessed. (Chloe is the biological daughter of Todd and Julie’s son Kyle, however, the grandparents legally adopted her in 2016. “They don’t get to talk. So we’re like, what, four months in, almost, and being together almost 30 years and not going a day without speaking, to now going on four months is a lot,” Savannah continued of her mom’s struggles in prison, specifically regarding the zero contact between her and Todd. MEGA Savannah Chrisley ‘Repeatedly Insulted’ Airline Employees Before Being Kicked Off Of Flight, Southwest Claims Savannah Chrisley Cryptically Details ‘Unbeautiful’ Healing Process after Parents’ Arrest Savannah Chrisley Insists She ‘Knew’ Colton Underwood was Gay After 2017 Date “She actually sent me 30 to 40 days’ worth of letters. It was just like her daily diary, journal,” the Growing Up Chrisley star added of Julie. “I’ll eventually put them out, read them at some point to give people updates on how they are doing and what was going through their minds.” As for how Savannah has been handling everything, the media personally admitted: “It’s tough.” Never miss a story — sign up for the OK! newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what OK! has to offer. It’s gossip too good to wait for! MEGA “It was a lot to read. It was tough to see the accounts of her day and things she’s scared of or nervous about. Just, all the thoughts that go through her mind and not having my dad with her, that’s the biggest thing,” she explained. Savannah found a silver lining in the difficult time, which is that she’s able to hug her parents and spend up to seven hours with them at a time without having to speak through a glass divider. “As sucky as the situation is, you have to find a win or else there’s gonna be no way to get through the day,” she explained. Todd remains locked up at minimum security prison camp FPC Pensacola in Florida, while Julie is serving her sentence at Federal Medical Center Lexington in Kentucky. View the full article

Published by Raw Story A Republican Florida lawmaker who claimed to be gay when he ran to represent a district with one of the state’s highest concentrations of LGBTQ+ constituents is facing calls to resign after siding with Gov. Ron DeSantis in key votes on social issues, The Advocate reports. Rep. Fabian Basabe last month skipped a vote on the state’s six-week abortion ban and voted in favor of expanding the Parental Rights in Education Act to ban the use of preferred pronouns in public schools and restricting curriculum through eighth grade from including sexual orientation and gender identity. Basabe is under in… Read More View the full article

Published by The Kansas City Star Republican lawmakers in Kansas passed a sweeping law last week that will restrict the kinds of public spaces and services transgender and nonbinary Kansans will have access to, overriding a veto from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. Referred to by supporters as the “women’s bill of rights,” the law is the first of its kind passed in the U.S. and is set to take effect in July. The national anti-trans group Independent Women’s Forum has been pushing for this law and similar variations across the country. They say the law is meant to prevent judges from interfering with existing single-sex public spa… Read More View the full article

Published by The Street By Samanda Dorger These are the U.S. states with the most LGBTQ-inclusive or protective laws, plus the states with the most harmful or discriminatory policies. In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a landmark case that same-sex couples had the fundamental right to marriage in all states. There are currently 34 countries in the world where same-sex marriage is legal, according to the Human Rights Campaign. But despite a movement to improve the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQ) people around the world, there’s been a backlash in the U.S., with a record number of anti-LG… Read More View the full article

Published by AlterNet An anti-LGBTQ hate group’s secret files reveal marketing “pushing schools to adopt junk science painting transgender youth as carriers of a pathological disorder,” and files detailing methods to indoctrinate pre-teens into a culture of “sexual purity” and opposing same-sex relationships. The august-sounding American College of Pediatricians (ACPeds) is not the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The American Academy of Pediatrics is the most highly-respected and largest group of pediatricians in America. The American College of Pediatricians, classified as an anti-LGBTQ hate group by the Sou… Read More View the full article

Published by Al-Araby Celebrated Jewish-American singer Barbra Streisand will receive a prize commonly known as the ‘Jewish Nobel’ later this year, but in unusual circumstances, according to Haaretz. Streisand will be given the Genesis Prize at a ceremony in Los Angeles – a rare break with tradition for the prize, which is usually given in Israel. The Genesis Prize Foundation was established a decade ago and has since granted $1 million each year to individuals who have excelled in their fields while showing a commitment to ‘Jewish values’. Streisand will receive a special 10th Anniversary Genesis Price in addition… Read More View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Woody Harrelson says it’s “very much true” he is Matthew McConaughey’s brother. The ‘Natural Born Killers’ actor, 61, earlier this month called on Matthew, 53, to get a DNA test after backing up his belief they could be biological brothers, and has now doubled down on the claim by saying he is convinced of the fact due to similarities in their personalities. Woody told the new issue of Esquire magazine: “Well, it’s very much true. I learned from Ma Mac, Matthew’s mother, that she did have a relationship with my father for a relatively short period of time that coincided with the time that his father and mother were on a sabbatical, and with the time of Matthew’s, let’s say, origination. “We haven’t done a test, but there are too many times that I think to myself, My God, the similarities! The things he does, the things he says—just the way he is. I’ve felt that for years.” During an appearance on ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ earlier this month Woody urged Matthew to have a DNA test done. He said he understood his fellow actor’s apprehension about how it may lead to him “losing” a father, but said it could also mean he would gain a brother and different dad. Woody added: “Well, I’ll just say there is some veracity to that thought because we talked to Ma’ Mac, Matthew’s legitimate mother, and she let us know one time… I mean, this is crazy…. we were in Greece watching the US team win the World Cup and I don’t know, I mentioned something about regrets. “And I said, ‘You know, it’s odd that my father has no regrets.’ And I have known Ma’ Mac a long time, and she goes, ‘I knew… your father.’ “And it was the ellipses I found a little troubling, or interesting: ‘I knew your father.’” Woody described the “ellipses” as part of a talk that was “filled with innuendo”, adding: “The year of Matthew’s birth, nine months before, she was on a sabbatical from her relationship with his supposed father, Jim.” Matthew had previously shared his suspicions that his mother Mary had a sexual encounter with Woody’s hitman father Charles after she made a cryptic remark about knowing the late convict. Woody’s dad died behind bars after a life of crime, which saw him working as a professional hitman for a Texan drug lord. He vanished from Woody’s life in 1968 when the future actor was seven-years-old and spent most of his life behind bars. View the full article

Published by Reuters (Reuters) -Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao has been found guilty of aiding and abetting in the 2020 killing of George Floyd, a Black man who died after his neck was pinned to the ground by another officer’s knee during a botched arrest. The charge against Thao, one of four officers involved in the arrest, was the final outstanding criminal case related to Floyd’s killing, which in 2020 ignited protests over racism and police brutality across the U.S. and around the world . Thao had opted to allow Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill decide whether he was guilty or not guilty, waiving his right to a trial by jury. Cahill’s 177-page decision was posted on the court’s website on Tuesday morning. Thao is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 7. Derek Chauvin, a white officer captured on cellphone video kneeling on the handcuffed Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes, was found guilty of murdering Floyd in 2021. With Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck, and Lane and Kueng restraining his knees and buttocks, Floyd pleaded for his life before falling limp. While Floyd was pinned, Thao stood to one side and kept back a small crowd of people, including an off-duty firefighter, who repeatedly yelled at the police to get off Floyd and check his pulse. Police were arresting Floyd on suspicion of his using a counterfeit $20 bill at a nearby store. “Based on his training, Thao was actively aware that the restraint he witnessed grossly deviated from the standard of care, was extremely dangerous, and risked Floyd’s death,” Cahill wrote in his decision. Two other former officers, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng, pleaded guilty last year to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter, the same charge Thao faced. Cahill presided over jury trials for Chauvin, Lane and Kueng. In written arguments submitted to the judge in January, prosecutors from the Minnesota attorney general’s office said Thao, a nine-year veteran of the force, knew the deadly risks posed by the way his colleagues restrained Floyd. Thao had a duty to intervene and render medical aid if needed, they said. “Thao could see Floyd’s life slowly ebbing away,” the prosecutors wrote, saying his conduct was callous. “Yet Thao made a conscious decision to actively participate in Floyd’s death.” Thao’s lawyers wrote that he believed Floyd was high on narcotics and having a distressed reaction. The officer’s police training had told him that knee restraints on a neck were appropriate in some instances, the lawyers wrote, and he believed the other three officers were mindful of Floyd’s medical needs. “He did not perform the checks himself because he was dealing with crowd control,” the defense lawyers wrote. “Thao rightfully assumed that the other officers were monitoring Floyd as this was their role per training and policy.” Chauvin was sentenced to 22-1/2 years in prison for the unintentional second-degree murder of Floyd, and last year received a concurrent sentence of 21 years in prison on federal charges of violating Floyd’s civil rights. At a federal trial last year, Keung, Lane and Thao were found guilty of violating Floyd’s civil rights. Lane was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison, Kueng to three, and Thao to 3-1/2 years. (Reporting by Jonathan Allen in New York, Editing by Rosalba O’Brien) View the full article

Published by Euronews (English) The company that owns some of the world’s most popular dating apps, including Tinder, has announced it will pull out of Russia entirely this summer in an effort to uphold its stated commitment to respecting human rights. Match, which also operates Hinge, OKCupid, PlentyOfFish and various other dating platforms, gave a hard date for its pullout in an annual impact report released on Monday. “We are committed to protecting human rights,” reads a short paragraph within the section on “Cultivating a culture of integrity and reliability”. “Our brands are taking steps to restrict access to their ser… Read More View the full article

Published by Reuters By Jonathan Stempel and Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) -E. Jean Carroll, the writer accusing Donald Trump of rape and defamation, on Monday denied making up her claims to drive publicity for her memoir. Testifying in Manhattan federal court after the judge denied Trump’s request for a mistrial, Carroll said she wasn’t seeking attention through appearances on TV and podcasts, while acknowledging they were an important driver of book sales. Carroll also resisted efforts by Trump’s lawyer Joe Tacopina to show she experienced no suffering because, as Trump has claimed, the rape did not happen. She said she hides her inner suffering in her role as an advice columnist, and that going to parties related to her lawsuits against Trump and stating publicly she was doing “fabulous” didn’t mean she was lying about him. “In this courtroom, I’m being forced to tell the truth,” she told Tacopina on her third and final day of testimony, including two under cross-examination. Carroll, 79, says Trump, 76, raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman department store dressing room in late 1995 or early 1996, and then tarred her reputation and career by lying about it online. Her defamation claim concerns an October 2022 post on Trump’s Truth Social platform, where Trump called the former Elle magazine advice columnist’s case a “complete con job” and “a Hoax and a lie.” Carroll used to write for Elle magazine, and is now at Substack. The rape claim was included in her memoir, “What Do We Need Men For? A Modest Proposal,” excerpts of which were published in New York magazine in June 2019. Carroll is seeking unspecified damages in her civil lawsuit. She is suing Trump separately for defamation after he denied her claims, using similar language, after the book excerpts were published. Trump has not attended the trial, now in its fourth day. On Monday, he was in Scotland to visit his golf courses there. TRUMP LAWYER SEEKS MISTRIAL, ACCUSES JUDGE OF BIAS In seeking a mistrial, Tacopina sent an 18-page letter early on Monday accusing U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan of bias against Trump. Tacopina said several “unfair and prejudicial” rulings by Kaplan reflected a “deeper leaning” toward Carroll, including comments where the judge “openly expresses favoritism.” Trump is leading the Republican field in the 2024 presidential race. Tacopina said Kaplan, an appointee of Democratic President Bill Clinton, should have let him question Carroll about why she did not seek security camera footage of the alleged rape. He also challenged Kaplan’s statement that Trump might be “sailing in harm’s way” after his son Eric Trump discussed on Twitter how LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman was helping fund Carroll’s case. Kaplan ruled last Wednesday that Trump’s lawyers could not mention Hoffman at the trial, calling it “unfairly prejudicial.” Requests for mistrials often fail, but form a basis for eventual appeals. Because Carroll’s case is civil, she must establish her claims by a preponderance of the evidence, meaning more likely than not, and need not meet the tougher criminal standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. ASHAMED AT FIRST TO COME FORWARD, CARROLL SAYS Carroll had told jurors last Wednesday that Trump put his fingers into her vagina, which she called “extremely painful, extremely painful,” and then inserted his penis. In Monday’s cross-examination, Carroll acknowledged not following her own advice to readers that they tell police if they are crime victims, after Tacopina questioned why she did not after encountering Trump. “Listen, I was ashamed of what happened,” Carroll said. “I thought it was my fault.” She said it was not until 2017, when the #MeToo movement began, that she finally began to “realize some really terrible things that I did not want to face.” Tacopina asked why Carroll did not sue former CBS chief executive Les Moonves for defamation after he publicly denied her claim in her memoir that he once tried to sexually assault her. Carroll responded that Moonves’ denial was more straightforward than Trump’s. “He didn’t grind my face into the mud the way Donald Trump did,” Carroll said. Trump’s lawyers have not said publicly whether he plans to testify. They have identified only one possible defense witness, the psychiatrist Edgar Nace, other than Trump. Testimony is expected to resume on Tuesday. Carroll’s witness list includes two friends with whom she spoke shortly after the alleged rape, two other women who have said Trump assaulted them, and a professor who could help jurors estimate Carroll’s damages. Several women have accused Trump of sexual misconduct. He has denied their allegations. (Reporting by Jack Queen and Jonathan Stempel in New York, Editing by Nick Zieminski and Howard Goller) View the full article

Published by Reuters By Ben Kellerman and Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) – American basketball star Brittney Griner stepped onto the red carpet at the star-studded Met Gala on Monday, embracing a larger spotlight months after returning home from detention in a Russian penal colony. The twice Olympic champion has pledged to advocate for the release of other Americans detained abroad after she was freed from Russia in a high-profile prisoner exchange after nearly 10 months of detention. U.S. officials said she was wrongly detained and was being used as a political pawn after she was taken into custody at a Moscow airport and subsequently convicted on drug charges. “I was able to come home,” Griner told Vogue at the gala. “A lot of families that don’t get the availability, you know, that I have with media so every day just being there, being a voice for those families so they’re not feeling left behind or forgotten at all.” Griner sat for a press conference with her Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) team last week for the first time since she returned home, announcing she and the Phoenix Mercury would partner with Bring Our Families Home to champion the cause. On Saturday she appeared at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with her wife, Cherelle. American designer Calvin Klein styled the couple for Monday’s star-studded event to benefit the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. “It is everything, to be here with my wife able to be here it means so much,” Griner said. Griner was one of a handful of high-profile athletes in attendance, with 23-times major winner Serena Williams announcing she was pregnant with her second child. Twenty-times Grand Slam winner Roger Federer served as a co-chair of the event while China’s twice Olympic champion freestyle skier Eileen Gu was also in attendance. (Reporting by Ben Kellerman and Doyinsola Oladipo in New York, writing by Amy Tennery; Editing by Stephen Coates) View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Judy Craymer is determined to make a third ‘Mamma Mia!’ film. The 65-year-old producer has worked on both the original stage production and the two movies in the musical based on ABBA’s songs and hopes that another film can be made. Speaking to Deadline, Judy said: “It’s in its earliest stages. I don’t want to over-egg it, but I know there’s a trilogy there.” The producer revealed that her ideas for the new film involve bringing back popular characters such as Meryl Streep’s Donna – who had died in the events of the 2018 film ‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’ – and Cher’s Ruby, mother to Donna and grandmother to Sophie (Amanda Seyfried). Craymer said: “There is a story there, and I do think Meryl should come back – and if the script is right, she would, I think, because she really loved playing Donna.” The producer explained that progress on the movie is likely to be slow as any developments must come with the blessing of ABBA members Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, who share the rights to the production with her. Craymer explained: “We want to do another movie, and they’re (being cautious). “But that’s the story of the last 25 years – there’s always a sense of caution from them, and we’re all getting older now. Obviously, anything to do with the music, they have to be okay with.” Ol Parker directed ‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’ and previously claimed that Craymer had plans in place for another film. He told Screen Rant: “Judy Craymer, the genius producer behind the musical and the first two films, always plans for it to be a trilogy. That’s all I can say. “The first one made an enormous amount of money, and I think we made a fair amount, too. I know that there is a hunger for a third, and I know that she has a plan. Wouldn’t it be lovely?” View the full article

Published by Knewz Researchers have found a new way to potentially treat Alzheimer’s disease. And it’s inexpensive. Researchers from the UK Dementia Research Institute at Cambridge University found that maraviroc, which is marketed as Selzentry and treats HIV, clears out rogue proteins found in the brain, which could prevent and slow the progression of Alzheimer’s in people’s brains. Researchers are encouraged by the findings, especially because the drug, which has been approved by the United State Food and Drug Administration, could potentially reverse memory loss in older people. “We’re very excited about thes… Read More View the full article

Published by OK Magazine MEGA Madonna doesn’t stay “Hung Up” on her haters — and friends can confirm the singer’s unbothered demeanor. During an interview published Saturday, April 29, comedian Rosie O’Donnell spoke fondly of the Queen of Pop and vouched for her pal’s ability to block out incessant criticism. MEGA “You know, Madonna is one of the most famous women in the world and has been my entire lifetime,” the former panelist of The View admitted of the “Material Girl” crooner, who sprung into the spotlight in 1983 when she released her first self-titled studio album, Madonna. “And she would get vitriol at her at the height of her fame,” O’Donnell continued of the 64-year-old — who still receives an abundance of hate to this day, as people continuously mock her “unrecognizable” facial features and bizarre behaviors. MEGA “I remember we were doing A League of Their Own and she had brown hair and we would be in an elevator and grown men, you know, would say to her, ‘I like you better as a blond,'” the television personality, 61, explained of the legendary 1992 film that sparked the dynamic duo’s tight-knit bond. “And she would look at them and go, ‘You know, f*** you.’ And I thought, good for her, man, good for you,” O’Donnell confessed of the pop star’s ability to brush off rude comments and go about the rest of her day, noting the “Like a Virgin” vocalist “never had a problem standing up for herself.” Madonna’s Boyfriend Josh Popper Checks Out Singer’s Behind As New Romance Intensifies: See Photos Madonna Recalls Her Late Mom ‘Shivering’ During Her Childhood Because She Couldn’t Afford a Coat: ‘I Hope She’s Warm’ Madonna Shows Off Her Exposed Chest in Raunchy Throwback Photo for Jean Paul Gaultier’s Birthday Never miss a story — sign up for the OK! newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what OK! has to offer. It’s gossip too good to wait for! “She knows who she is, what she wants, what she wants to look like, what she wants to wear, what she wants to say,” the mom-of-five expressed, concluding, “and I think she’s strong enough to weather whatever complaints people have about her now and for always.” O’Donnell’s kind words for Madonna come just a few months after the renowned performer was publicly humiliated on live television, as social media users tore apart her appearance at the 2023 Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 5. CBS Viewers took to Twitter and Instagram to express their concerns for the mother-of-six, slam her plastic surgeon and claim they had to do a double take to even figure out if Madonna was the person standing on their screen. After criticism died down, Madonna responded to the negativity via Instagram with a lengthy statement, confirming, “you won’t break my soul.” Page Six interviewed O’Donnell about Madonna. View the full article

Published by Radar Online MEGA; Jeffrey Mayer/JTMPhotos, Int’l. / MEGA It looks like the Madonna biopic may not be hung up after all. The Material Girl icon and actress Julia Garner fueled rumors the project could still be underway after being spotted out and about together in New York City, RadarOnline.com has learned. Development on the project, for which the Queen of Pop was expected to co-write and direct at Universal, was halted earlier this year as the singer prepared to embark on her world tour that is set to kick off in July. Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency / MEGA Madonna, now sporting a bright orange hair color, and Garner were seen living it up with a group on Sunday night, reigniting rumors that it’s no longer 86ed. They had the restaurant to themselves around 10 PM and were photographed dining in the venue’s 360 room, where guests sit in a virtual zeppelin that travels over the city, according to the New York Post. Garner’s dinner date with Madonna in the Big Apple has led many to believe they are back on biopic prep amid insider reports the songstress was striving for a “grittier” script. OConnor-Arroyo / AFF-USA.com / MEGA REBOUND: Madonna, 64, Dating Chiseled 29-Year-Old Boxer — Days After Dumping Her Hunky Model Boyfriend Madonna To ‘Slowly Dissolve’ Fillers Ahead Of Upcoming Tour After Backlash Over Appearance: Source Sealed With A Kiss: Madonna, 64, Confirms Budding Romance With Boy Toy Lover, 29, After Sitting Ringside To Cheer On Boxer The Ozark star teased that it may be resuscitated during an appearance at the Vanity Fair Oscars party in March, being coy while sharing a brief update. “I don’t want to tell too much. I want to keep things… yeah, fingers crossed,” Garner said. Never miss a story — sign up for the RadarOnline.com newsletter to get your daily dose of dope. Daily. Breaking. Celebrity news. All free. MEGA As we exclusively reported, Madonna was very passionate about the direction of the biopic and was determined to tell her life story to the best of their abilities. “This project means the world to Madonna,” an insider said of the 64-year-old, adding that she had high expectations for the Inventing Anna star. “Her opinion is that if it’s to be a success, then Julia needs to slip into her mindset and live and breathe everything she does. It’s the ultimate Method acting challenge.” @madonna/Instagram It won’t be long until Madonna hits the road for her tour, which RadarOnline.com discovered will be a family affair, much to the delight of attendees. “Lourdes, David, Mercy, Stella, and Estere will join their mom onstage, while her son Rocco will help design the tour,” spilled one source. “It’s only the best for Madonna and her kids. That’s seven VIP suites in each city!” View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Cher has reportedly split from her rumoured fiancé Alexander ‘AE’ Edwards. The ‘If I Could Turn Back Time’ singer, 76, has been dating Alexander, 37, since November, but a source told TMZ on Monday (02.05.23) the couple ended their relationship “a couple of weeks ago”, though a reason for the split was not disclosed. TMZ also said an insider had told them the pair “were never even engaged, despite multiple reports to the contrary”, adding they had just decided to “play into the speculation it was an engagement ring” AE had given the singer in December, which was worth a reported $250,000. Cher said at the time that she wished she could show her late mother, Georgia Holt, the ring, tweeting: “Woke up Min ago, and 1st thing… B4 I Opened my eyes, I Thought… I Need 2 Run To Moms and Show Her my ring.” Alexander gushed in March Cher was “amazing” with his son. The rapper has son Slash Electric, three, with his 39-year-old model ex-girlfriend Amber Rose – while Cher has kids Chaz Bono, 54, and 46-year-old Elijah Blue Allman – told TMZ: “Chaz is my guy and Elijah, Chaz and Elijah are my guys.” When asked if Cher was a good stepmother to his son, he added: “She is amazing.” And when quizzed about what made him fall in love with the singer and actress, he said: “Just Cher being Cher.” He also said he was focusing on raising his son now when asked if he wanted a kid with the singer. Referencing Amber’s 10-year-old son who she had with her rapper ex-husband Wiz Khalifa, 35, he added: “You know right now I’m just focused on Slash, my son, and his brother Sebastian.” Rumours Cher and Alexander were engaged started on Christmas Day when Cher shared a photo of a diamond ring being held by Alexander alongside the caption: “THERE R NO WORDS, ALEXANDER, A.E.” The singer has defended her and Alexander’s age gap and relationship by insisting they love each other. Last year she said they “kiss like teenagers” and has declared: “Love doesn’t know math, it sees.” She added in December: “On paper, it’s kind of ridiculous. But in real life, we get along great… and I think he’s quite handsome.” The couple first made headlines in November when they were photographed after a dinner date in Los Angeles holding hands. Cher previously dated Tom Cruise, 60, when they had a 16-year age gap. She has also been married twice – to Sonny Bono from 1964 to 1975 and Gregg Allman from 1975 to 1979 – and had son Chaz and Elijah with the late musicians respectively. View the full article

Published by Reuters (Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued Montana and its Republican House Speaker on Monday, accusing them of violating a Democratic transgender legislator’s First Amendment rights by barring her from the House floor after she protested a bill banning gender-affirming healthcare for minors. Montana’s governor signed the bill into law on Friday, two days after the Republican House majority voted to censure Zooey Zephyr and exclude her from the House chamber for the rest of the legislative session for saying in an April 18 floor debate that denying such care would lead to more suicides. “If you vote yes on this bill… I hope the next time there’s an invocation when you bow your heads in prayer, you see the blood on your hands,” Zephyr said in the debate. Republicans accused her of violating decorum. The ACLU filed its lawsuit on Monday in Montana’s First Judicial District Court in the County of Lewis and Clark on behalf of Zephyr and four of her constituents, alleging that barring her from the House floor for her comments “extinguishes a vital part of the job her constituents elected her to do.” Montana House Speaker Matt Regier did not immediately respond to requests for comment. After the Republican supermajority in the legislature silenced Zephyr within the chamber until she apologized for her April 18 comments, her supporters protested at the statehouse on April 24. Seven demonstrators were arrested. Montana ACLU legal director Alex Rate said in a news release announcing Monday’s lawsuit that Regier had “unfairly, unjustly, and unconstitutionally” silenced Zephyr’s constituents by silencing her, and called his actions “a direct threat to the bedrock principles that uphold our entire democracy.” A Republican supermajority in the Tennessee statehouse earlier this month expelled two Democratic lawmakers who had protested in support of gun control, drawing national attention. Their county legislatures promptly reappointed them to their seats. (Reporting by Julia Harte; editing by Donna Bryson and Bill Berkrot) View the full article

Published by New York Daily News About half of young trans and nonbinary youth in the U.S. seriously contemplated suicide in the past year, as a record-breaking number of bills restricting the rights of LGBTQ people — especially transgender youth — are enacted in state legislatures across the country. Overall, about four in 10 LGBTQ young people, ages 13 to 24, reported they “seriously considered” taking their lives in the past year, with transgender and nonbinary people reporting even higher rates than their peers. Nearly two in 10 actually attempted suicide. That’s according to the fifth annual survey on the mental health o… Read More View the full article

Published by The Kansas City Star JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri judge on Monday blocked Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s sweeping restrictions on transgender care just hours before they were set to take effect. The temporary restraining order, issued by St. Louis County Circuit Court Judge Ellen H. Ribaudo, allows Missourians to continue accessing gender-affirming care until at least May 15. Ribaudo, appointed by former Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon in 2015, wrote in an order that the plaintiffs in the case, which include two teenage transgender girls, were “at high risk of having their medical care interrupted for an … Read More View the full article

Published by Raw Story A small tourist town in rural California known as the Danish Capital of America is at war with its own LGBTQ community. But all the way in the real Denmark, the actual mayor of Copenhagen has spoken out, demanding they cease and calling their behavior incompatible with Danish values, reported the Los Angeles Times on Monday. “For the last several months, the townsfolk of rural Solvang, population 6,000, have been waging an ugly battle over just how visible its LGBTQ+ community should be,” reported Hailey Branson-Potts. “The City Council shot down a proposal to hang pride-themed banners downtow… Read More View the full article

Published by AFP Miami (AFP) – A Florida government panel allied with Governor Ron DeSantis has filed a countersuit against Disney on Monday, adding another layer to the escalating legal battle between the conservative governor and the entertainment giant. Disney, a major employer in the southern state with its Orlando-based Walt Disney World theme park, has been under increasing legal sanction by the governor after it spoke out last year against a DeSantis-backed education bill concerning LGBTQ youth. DeSantis, a rising conservative star with presidential ambitions, called out the “woke” corporation as part of his battle with institutions he deems too progressive. In February, DeSantis removed Disney’s control of its special self-governing district, which allowed the city-sized park to run its own zoning and infrastructure projects, exempt from state regulations. And on Wednesday, the DeSantis-appointed panel that then took control of the district voted to vacate the long-standing agreements that gave Disney effective powers of self-governance at the park. In response, Disney filed suit against DeSantis, alleging “a targeted campaign of government retaliation” for Disney’s political positions. Monday’s countersuit was filed by the same DeSantis-backed panel that voted to remove Disney’s self-governing abilities, in an effort to retain its control over the district and void past agreements with the company. The 44-year-old governor has flexed his fight against Disney as a badge of honor in his quest against liberal companies and institutions, with the fight occupying an entire chapter of his recent autobiography. View the full article

Published by OK Magazine mega No one was safe during President Joe Biden‘s speech at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night, April 29. The 80-year-old POTUS not only roasted fired CNN anchor Don Lemon and controversial political commentator Tucker Carlson, he even made a handful of jokes about his own old age. mega “Look, I get that age is a completely reasonable issue,” the president told the crowd at the upscale event, before quipping, “You might think I don’t like Rupert Murdoch. That’s simply not true. How can I dislike a guy who makes me look like Harry Styles?” “Call me old, I call it being seasoned. You say I am ancient, I say I’m wise. You say I’m over the hill, Don Lemon would say, ‘That’s a man in his prime,'” he joked, referencing Lemon’s inflammatory on-air comments in which he implied Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley was past her “prime” as a woman. mega President Joe Biden Trolled for Appearance on James Corden’s ‘Trash’ Talk Show Finale: ‘Glad I Didn’t Watch It’ Caitlyn Jenner Insists the United States Needs an ‘Alpha Male’ Like Donald Trump After Alleged Biden Administration Failures: ‘We Have Become a Joke’ Joe Rogan Declares Democratic Party Has ‘No Solution’ to 2024 Election Other Than ‘Joe Biden Dying Very Soon’ Biden also turned the heat on critics of his administration, noting that the White House Correspondents’ dinner is “one of the two great traditions of Washington,” joking that the other is “underestimating me and Kamala [Harris].” “But the truth is, we really have a record to be proud of,” he continued. “Vaccinated the nation, transformed the economy, urged historic victories and mid-term results. But the job isn’t finished. I mean… it is finished for Tucker Carlson.” mega Carlson was axed from his prestigious gig at Fox News on Monday, April 24, with reps for the company announcing FOX News Tonight would be filling Tucker Carlson Tonight‘s 8 p.m. time slot with a variety of guest hosts until a more permanent one can be chosen. Biden also took aim at the notoriously conservative news network themselves. “I’d call Fox ‘Honest, fair and truthful,'” he commented later in his speech. “But then I’d be sued for defamation.” That wasn’t the only time the news network and the embattled former tv host were made the butt of jokes that night. As OK! previously reported, comedian M.C. Roy Wood Jr. compared Carlson to Vanderpump Rules star Ariana Madix‘s cheating ex, Tom Sandoval. “The untouchable Tucker Carlson is out of a job… but to Tucker’s staff, I want you to know that I know what you’re feeling,” Wood began. “I work at The Daily Show, so I too have been blindsided by the sudden departure of the host of a fake news program.” “Tucker got caught up,” he said. “Got caught up like that dude from Vanderpump Rules.” Never miss a story — sign up for the OK! newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what OK! has to offer. It’s gossip too good to wait for! View the full article

Published by Reuters By Philip Pullella and Boldizsar Gyori BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Sunday presided over a big outdoor Mass where he urged Hungarians not to close the door on migrants and those who are “foreign or unlike us,” in contrast to the anti-immigrant policies of nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban. More than 50,000 people gathered in and around the square behind Budapest’s iconic neo-gothic parliament building, a symbol of the capital on the Danube, to see the pope on the last day of his visit to the country. He continued a theme he began on the first day of his visit on Friday, when he warned against the dangers in Europe, but put it in gospel context, saying that closed doors were painful and contrary to the teachings of Jesus. Orban, a populist who was attending the Mass, sees himself as a protector of Christian values. He has said he would not allow Hungary to be transformed into an “immigrant country,” as he claims others in Europe have become, unrecognizable to its native peoples. In his homily, 86-year-old Francis said that if Hungarians wanted to follow Jesus, they had to shun “the closed doors of our individualism amid a society of growing isolation; the closed doors of our indifference towards the underprivileged and those who suffer; the doors we close towards those who are foreign or unlike us, towards migrants or the poor”. Francis believes migrants fleeing poverty should be welcomed and integrated because they can culturally enrich host countries and boost Europe’s dwindling populations. He believes that while countries have a right to protect their borders, migrants should be distributed throughout the European Union. Orban’s government has built a steel fence on the border with Serbia to keep out migrants. In his homily, Francis also spoke against doors “closed to the world”. Peter Szoke, leader of the Hungarian chapter of the Sant’ Egidio peace community, who attended the Mass, agreed with the pope’s prescription. “There is great temptation to be self-referential, to refer everything only to ourselves, only to our own reality, whereas there are other realities too – the realities of the poor, the realities of other nations, the realities of wars, of injustices,” he said. Sunday’s homily was the second time Francis has used a religious context to make his point. On Friday, he quoted what St Stephen, the 11th century founder of Christian Hungary, had written about welcoming strangers. In his customary Sunday address to the crowd after the Mass, Francis mentioned the war in Ukraine, on Hungary s eastern border. He prayed to the Madonna to watch over both the Ukrainian and Russian people. “Instil in the hearts of peoples and their leaders the desire to build peace and to give the younger generations a future of hope, not war, a future full of cradles not tombs, a world of brothers and sisters, not walls,” he said. The three-day trip is the pope’s first since he was admitted to hospital for bronchitis in March. (Reporting by Philip PullellaEditing by Bernadette Baum) View the full article