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Published by AlterNet “Florida is where woke goes to die,” according to the Sunshine State’s governor, Republican Ron DeSantis, who has based much of his expected 2024 presidential campaign on being “anti-woke.” But a new poll from Rupert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal is devastating to many of the policies being promoted and enacted by Governor DeSantis in his “free state of Florida,” calling into question how he and other Republicans who embrace his ideas will fare on the national stage. “Patriotism, religious faith, having children and other priorities that helped define the national character for generations are… Read More View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Adam Lambert got his first job in order to buy makeup. The 41-year-old singer became interested in fashion and cosmetics during his teenage years but because his parents refused to buy him makeup products so he took up a job serving coffee at Starbucks in order to fund his passion. He told Allure: “As I got into my teenage years, I started getting really interested in fashion. I was buying a lot of magazines. I was looking at editorials and was so into what I was seeing, and I was like, “I want to try to do that. I want to be able to do that.” The first cosmetics brand that I dove into was MAC. “I remember I would beg for something from MAC. And then at some point, my parents were like, ‘Well, we’re not going to just buy you this s***. You have to buy it yourself.’ So I got a job and I had some spending money, and so I was buying stuff for myself. Unfortunately, the job was not at a makeup counter. I was 16, I was working at Starbucks.” The former ‘American Idol’ contestant – who is often seen on stage sporting extravagant looks as part of rock band Queen – went on to add that he would charge the girls at school to do their makeup for formal occasions and would take on so many appointments that he would have enough money by the end of it that he could afford to take his own date out for dinner. He added: “I mean, one of the things I wanted to spend my money on was to build a makeup kit. I started doing makeup on friends [in high school]. Every year for the school dances, I would end up having appointments all afternoon and charge the girls that I knew 10 or 20 bucks a pop. Then by the end of the day, I would do my date’s makeup, and I would have enough cash to go out to dinner with my date. I had so much fun doing it and would take pictures of it. And I did some photography in high school; I ended up doing makeup for that.” View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Sir Elton John got into shape for his tour by walking six miles a week in his swimming pool. The ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ started in 2018 and is due to conclude in Sweden in July and the 76-year-old pop legend has revealed he used the enforced break during the COVID-19 pandemic to start working out and his regular sessions have helped him bounce back from a series of health troubles including a bout of pneumonia and hip replacement surgery. According to The Sun newspaper, he said: “I get up, have breakfast and go for a walk in the pool. At my age that is the best thing I can do. I walk sideways and do about six miles a week.” Sir Elton’s final concert date in the UK will be at Glastonbury Festival in June. He’ll then go on to perform in cities including Paris, France and Copenhagen Denmark before finishing up at the Tele2 Arena in Stockholm, Sweden on July 7. The singer recently opened up about his decision to retire from the road following the end of the tour, insisting he wants to change his life and spend more time with his husband David Furnish and their two sons. He told CBS: “I want to be with my family. I mean, I’ve been touring since I was 17 in the back of a van. I’ve had the most incredible life. I’ve been so lucky, and I’ve loved every single minute of it. But I’ve had enough of that applause, and I really want … I’ll be 76 years of age when I stop touring in 2023. I want to do something different with the rest of my life.” View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Christine and the Queens thinks Madonna is the “most emblematic female voice” in the pop world. The 34-year-old singer worked with Madonna on his new album, ‘Paranoia, Angels, True Love’, and he relished the experience of collaborating with the pop icon, who plays a mysterious character who appears throughout the record. Chris told the BBC: “What is the most emblematic female voice we have in the pop landscape? She has such an imprint on everybody’s subconscious. “She did a very risky FaceTime when I explained the whole concept and I was like, ‘Do you want to be an actress in this weird musical? To be exactly also the great actress you are?’ Because she’s multifaceted. She’s not even enclosed in one person. “And she said, ‘Yes!’ I think because she was enticed by the insanity of the whole thing. She was like, ‘You’re crazy. I’ll do it!’ “I sent her lines that I wrote because she’s embodying the character of Big Eye, a very ambivalent ‘being of light’. We don’t really know if it’s AI, a true angel, or maybe my mum? “Or if it’s maybe me. She’s has this voice that encloses all of the others and she’s piercing through in the record to just give the wisdom we need.” Madonna features on three tracks on the new album, and Chris insists he’d be happy to return the favour one day. The singer shared: “She sent me the lines and she delivered in such a perfect way. So I had the emotions of a stage director having the best, best performer to direct, and she delivered in exactly the right way. “I’m truly joyful that she trusted me enough to give me this impeccable piece of theatre. And also, any time she wants me to just do something for her, I’ll be of service all my life.” View the full article

Published by Radar Online mega A transgender woman was harassed and assaulted by a TSA agent at JFK Airport. The victim was allegedly punched, humiliated and left in tears while crying out for help after her assaulter followed her into the woman’s bathroom. twitter – @massofclay The flyer, Mara, took to Twitter to vent about the incident to express how “humiliated” she felt by the whole experience. She tweeted a photo of herself in the airport bathroom with the caption on top which read, “Hi, so a TSA agent at JFK airport punched me in the genitalia, yelled at me for having a penis (?) and humiliated me in front of everyone after i told her to please stop.” She asked her followers how she should proceed safely. The victim followed the tweet with a photo of her crying claiming that she cried for over an hour and that her “balls still hurt so bad.” twitter – @massofclay 6-Year-Old Boy Found Locked In Dog Cage In Northeast Philadelphia Wisconsin Restaurant Employee Shot In Face By Customer Over Messed Up Hamburger Order Colorado Dentist Accused Of Wife’s Murder Flew His Mistress To Visit During Dying Mom Of Six’s Hospitalization, Text Messages Reveal The JFK Airport official Twitter account responded to Mara’s post asking her to “please specify what terminal this happened? As well as any other details about this TSA agent that you are referring to.” She made it clear that she didn’t want the TSA agent to get fired, but she asked to have the assailant “educated and the entirety of TSA abolished altogether.” The account thanked Mara for her response and apologized again telling her that her comments have been “noted and shared.” Mara deleted the tweets and private her account. mega Trans related assaults have been on the rise in recent years due to a conservative ran campaign against the transgender community lead by many of the top elected officials in southern states such as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene. Debates over transgender issues have become a hot button issue ever since a law was passed in 2021 allowing Americans to legally change their gender on their passports and drivers license IDs. Transgender athletes have also become a topic of contention. Recently, anti-trans protesters pointed towards the recent UCI Cyclocross National Championship where a trans-woman placed ahead of previous Cyclocross Champion Hanna Arensman. They however failed to mention Arensman placed fourth and how cis women won both first and second place in the same race. Never miss a story — sign up for the RadarOnline.com newsletter to get your daily dose of dope. Daily. Breaking. Celebrity news. All free. View the full article

Published by uInterview.com As part of season 15 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, the drag queens put on a stunning show of Wigloose: The Rusical about the queens overcoming a small town that tries to ban drag. The musical theater challenge was inspired by Kevin Bacon‘s Footloose, which he loved. On his Instagram story, Bacon, 64, posted a link to the episode, writing, “Big shoutout to @rupalsdragrace’s Wigloose: the RuSical (and props to Heaven Bacon [winky face emoji] @looseyladuca). With all the recent anti-drag bills, this came at just the right time. Drag is an art and drag is a right.” 50 BEST CELEBRITY BIKINIS SLIDESHOW! Lo… Read More View the full article

Published by Reuters By Dave Sherwood HAVANA (Reuters) -Upwards of 70% of eligible Cubans had cast ballots by late Sunday afternoon in an election for the 470 lawmakers who will represent them in the country´s National Assembly, with voter turnout topping that of two previous votes in 2022, officials said. Participation in Sunday’s election was widely seen by both pro- and anti-government groups as a proxy for gauging support for Cuba’s communist leadership at a time of deep economic crisis and growing social unrest. Election officials said Sunday evening that turnout had topped 70% by 5 p.m. ET (2100 GMT), with two hours still remaining before voting stations closed at 7 pm. That turnout bested both participation in municipal elections in November and a referendum on the Cuban family code, which legalized gay marriage, in September. Though results are not expected until Monday or Tuesday, Cuba´s government, saddled by shortages, inflation and record-breaking migration, is likely to claim the stronger than expected turnout as a success after weeks of rallying for a “unity vote” in support of former leader Fidel Castro’s six-decade old Cuban revolution. Cuba polices its own elections and does not allow independent, international observers to monitor the proceedings. Anti-government groups, primarily off-island in a country that restricts dissident political speech, had encouraged voters to stay home in protest, saying a vote had no meaning in a one-party system with no formal opposition or international oversight. The 470 candidates on Sunday´s paper ballot were vying for 470 open seats in the legislature. In order to win a place in the National Assembly, a candidate must receive more than half the votes of those who cast ballots. There were no opposition candidates in the election, and the majority of those running were members of the country’s Communist party or allied groups. The winning candidates, who serve for five years, will choose the next president of Cuba from among their ranks. Sitting President Miguel Diaz-Canel is widely expected to be re-elected by lawmakers. Legislators elected Sunday will also debate and pass laws that will regulate the press and the right to protest. PATRIOTIC VOTE Diaz-Canel, who spoke with reporters shortly after voting in his hometown of Santa Clara, said he was confident Cubans would turn out to vote despite predictions to the contrary. Abstention had been on the rise in Cuba over several elections. Cuba’s president also blasted long-time foe the United States for what he called its “hostile narrative” towards Cuba and its elections, urging Cubans to vote to defend their homeland against foreign intervention. “This is a vote to defend the Revolution, to defend socialism,” Diaz-Canel said early on Sunday. On the eve of the vote, Brian Nichols, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, said Cuban elections offered no “real choice.” “When the only choice is the Communist party and closed committees choose candidates to run unopposed, there is no democracy, only autocracy and misery,” he wrote on Twitter. (Reporting by Dave Sherwood; additional reporting by Mario Fuentes, Anett Rios and Alexander Frometa; Editing by Bill Berkrot and Raju Gopalakrishnan) View the full article

Published by Euronews (English) Darcelle XV, the Guinness World Record holder for oldest drag queen performer, has died aged 92 of natural causes. “The family of Darcelle XV along with her cast and crew are heartbroken to announce that our beloved Darcelle (Walter W. Cole, Sr.) has died at age 92 from natural causes,” Darcelle XV Showplace, her Portland cabaret announced on Instagram. “We ask for privacy and patience as everyone processes and grieves in their own way and at their own pace.” Walter Cole, better known as the iconic drag queen Darcelle XV, was crowned the oldest drag queen by Guinness World Records in 2016. The… Read More View the full article

Published by Euronews (English) British police have been urged to stop strip-searching children, after “deeply concerning” and “widespread” failures were highlighted in a new report. The report found that kids as young as eight were being subjected to intrusive searches by officers in the back of police vans, in schools and outside fast-food outlets. Black children were up to six times more likely to be searched than others, it also revealed. Strip searches involve removing or arranging a person’s clothing so their breasts, buttocks or genitalia. Experiencing one during youth can lead to shame, guilt, depression and other la… Read More View the full article

Published by OK Magazine mega Though it was revealed through private text messages that Tucker Carlson “passionately” hated Donald Trump, he backtracked on Monday, March 20. “I’m pretty straightforward. I love Trump, like as a person. I think Trump is funny and insightful,” he said during a radio appearance on WABC’s Bo Snerdley’s Rush Hour show. The Fox News host added that he spent “four years defending” Trump’s “policies” and doesn’t think he did anything prior to the January 6 Capitol attack. mega “And I said this to Trump when he called me, you know, all wounded about those texts. That was a moment in time where I was absolutely infuriated,” he recalled. As OK! previously reported, Carlson’s texts were exposed in Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox News. “I hate him passionately,” Carlson said in the messages, per the court filing. “Those were all grabbed completely illegitimately, in my opinion, in this court case, which I guess I’m not allowed to talk about, but I’m enraged that my private texts were pulled,” Carlson said of his remarks. Jimmy Kimmel Cracks More Jokes About Donald Trump’s Delayed Arrest: ‘We Are On Day 3 Of To Catch A President’ Melania Trump Shielding Son Barron From Dad Donald’s Arrest Drama; Former First Lady ‘Wants to Be Away From It’ Joe Rogan Slams President Biden As A ‘Goofy Old Politician’ Who ‘Lied About A Bunch Of Things’ The TV personality claimed he sent those texts when Trump lost to President Joe Biden. “Those particular texts were pulled at the moment where I was texting with one of my producers because some idiot on the Trump campaign had sent us the name of these dead voters who had voted,” he noted. “And we went, and I repeated them on air, and it turns out, some of them were alive. So, I was just, I felt humiliated.” Carlson admitted he was “so mad by the incompetence of that campaign, which was completely incompetent.” “I can’t stand getting the facts wrong,” Carlson continued. “At the time, I was just blaming the Trump campaign, and I was livid.” mega After other Fox News hosts threw Trump under the bus, the former president went on a rant about the ordeal — going on to call out Rupert Murdoch. 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! “Why is Rupert Murdoch throwing his anchors under the table, which also happens to be killing his case and infuriating his viewers, who will again be leaving in droves – they already are,” the 76-year-old wrote on Truth Social on Tuesday, February 28. “There is MASSIVE evidence of voter fraud & irregularities in the 2020 Presidential Election.” “Just look at the documentary ‘2000 MULES’ and you will see large scale ballot stuffing caught on government cameras, or votes cast without Legislatures approval, or just recently, the FBI/Twitter Files Scandal,” he continued. “RIGGED!!!” View the full article

Published by AFP Anna Marino, owner and founder of Mason & Greens, a zero-waste, sustainable lifestyle dry goods and grocery store that newly opened in Washington Washington (AFP) – Toothpaste tabs plunk into a jar. Maple syrup flows viscously from a spout. Dishwasher powder crunches under the tip of a metal scoop. The chorus of consumer goods lacks one familiar sound: the crinkle of plastic wrap. At Mason & Greens in Washington, the lack of packaging is the point — the small shop selling household goods and groceries is among dozens of zero-waste refill stores sprouting up in US cities from Brooklyn to Los Angeles. Customers bring their own containers — from used jars to Tupperware, to fill with bulk items. The store even has “had people bring in the sleeves that their newspapers come in,” owner Anna Marino, 34, told AFP. Such stores are emblematic of what experts say is a necessary culture shift in one of the world’s largest consumer economies, where the average person generates 4.9 pounds of waste per day, according to government statistics. Marino says the aim is to help anyone from novices to experts on their journey towards less waste, citing paper towels as a personal catalyst. “Quitting paper towels was one of the first things that my family did and it was a significant reduction in the waste that we were creating on a weekly basis,” said Marino, who co-founded the store with her husband. Reusable “paper” towels made of cloth are just one of the products she now sells at her store, where beans and oats fill wall-mounted dispensers, metal containers hold vinegar and olive oil, and shelves are stocked with package-free artisanal bread, veggies and vegan food. For bulk items, customers pay by weight, Marino’s aim being to avoid any “obnoxiously outrageous price” and to keep things “accessible.” Reusable containers, such as mason jars, can be purchased if needed. Upstairs, shampoo bars and toothpaste tablets that are chewed until becoming paste are among the store’s many unpackaged hygiene products. Less than a third of US municipal solid waste was recovered for recycling or composting in 2018, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, and only about nine percent of plastic material was recycled. Statistics such as these are why Marino asks suppliers to send shipments in compostable, or minimal packaging. ‘Reduce, reuse’ first “We can’t recycle our way out of the plastics crisis,” says Jenny Gitlitz of the advocacy group Beyond Plastics. She points to toxins in plastic that can be carcinogenic or cause genetic mutations, as well as to endocrine disruptors. On top of that, tiny particles called microplastics have been discovered in virtually every environment, from the Mariana Trench to Mount Everest, as well as in the human body including the lungs and blood. Unlike aluminum and glass, plastic can only be recycled a few times before its polymers break down. And many types are not widely recyclable in the first place. “If all else fails, then recycle,” sums up professor Shelie Miller at the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan. “I think folks often skip straight to the recycle and forget to reduce, reuse,” she told AFP. Miller cautions that the issue of plastic waste will not be solved simply by individuals changing the way they consume — as exemplified in places like Mason & Greens. Creating a sustainable future “really is a complete shared responsibility model” involving corporations, governments and waste handlers, she said. ‘No choice’ In the meantime, though, Rini Saha — the co-owner of the FullFillery, another Washington-area refill shop in the suburb of Takoma Park, Maryland — hopes to make a difference from the ground up. “We want you to reuse as much as we can, because recycling is still a huge carbon footprint,” the 46-year-old told AFP. Saha and colleagues make a number of body care and cleaning products on-site, for refill or purchase in a returnable container. On a recent Wednesday morning, fellow co-owner Emoke Gaidosch, a chemist by training, poured liquid soap she had made into a large receptacle. Aside from the lack of packaging, Miller says bulk sales could yield even bigger environmental benefits by helping consumers buy only what they need. That, ultimately, can help eliminate the impacts from a product’s entire lifecycle, from the energy and resources used to create it, to things like methane released when unused organic waste decays in landfalls. Over three years of existence, the FullFillery has morphed from a farmer’s market stall to a large store lined with environmentally friendly products and extremely limited packaging. Similarly, Mason & Greens’ Washington location, which only opened in September, was an expansion after the success of its first location in another suburb. The model “is profitable,” Saha told AFP. “I don’t think it’s as profitable as a disposable business.” “But I think that inevitably, there’s no choice. This is the way that business has to go.” View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Jon Hamm has joined the cast of the ‘Mean Girls’ musical movie. The 52-year-old actor will take on the role of Coach Carr, the gym coach and incompetent sex-ed teacher, in the upcoming movie adaptation of the Broadway musical, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Meanwhile, Busy Philipps recently joined the cast as Mrs. George, the mother of Regina George, who will be played by Renée Rapp in the film. Philipps shared a Deadline article revealing her casting, and wrote on Instagram: “You know something? I really never have been a regular mom… #meangirls (sic)” Angourie Rice, Auli’i Cravalho, and Jaquel Spivey are also set to star in the movie, which will be directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. Tina Fey and her husband Jeff Richmond are adapting their musical for the big screen, and they want the ‘Mean Girls’ musical movie to have a “fresher palette”. Composer Richmond told THR previously: “Right now, the day-to-day is more about the movie adaptation that we’re working on. We’re super involved with that. What we’re trying to do [with the movie] is take the score that sounds like a Broadway score – in a good way – and [give] the movie a fresher palette. To make it sound more like stuff you want to listen to on Spotify, as opposed to when you’re sitting eighth row at a Broadway show or the Pantages. It’s kind of making it a fresher, younger take on the whole thing. We’re kind of reinvented the music for the movie, so it’s really fun.” Lorne Michaels is producing the movie for Paramount Pictures, with Fey penning the script and Richmond and lyricist Nell Benjamin working on the music. Richmond admitted he and Fey love working together. He said: “We know when to get out of each other’s way when we’re working together. Like who’s taking this part? Who’s doing that? Who needs to push harder on getting the script done for this? We’re just around each other all the time. Same office, all the time. She’s a hilariously fun person to be around.” View the full article

Published by DPA Pope Francis arrives for the audience of the faithful from the parishes of Rho in the Paul VI hall. Evandro Inetti/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa Almost four years after Pope Francis issued tougher measures against sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, the Vatican announced on Saturday expanded and clearer rules. The Holy See presented an updated version of the apostolic exhortation “Vos estis lux mundi,” or “You are the light of the world,” issued in 2019. The pontiff confirmed existing measures, but ordered innovations and extensions. The new version will take effect on April 30. In 2019, the pope had reacted to criticism that he was not doing enough against cases of abuse in the Church. At the centre of the decree at the time was the obligation, of the entire Catholic Church, to report cases of sexual abuse. The obligation to immediately report cases of abuse and cover-up applied in the original letter exclusively to clergy and religious. In the updated version, lay people at the head of international associations have now also been added. In an interview with Radio Vatican, Father Hans Zollner of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors described this as the most important change. The new rules also expand places where people can report abuse by ordering the establishment of “offices and agencies” to receive such reports. The old version spoke of “stable systems” that should be “easily accessible to the public.” View the full article

Published by Reuters By Anna Tong -AI chatbot company Replika is restoring erotic roleplay for some users, Replika CEO Eugenia Kuyda said late on Friday. The company’s recent removal of adult content, featured in a Reuters report, devastated many users, some of whom considered themselves “married” to their chatbot companions. Replika’s chatbots are powered by generative AI, a new technology that has attracted a frenzy of consumer and investor interest due to its ability to foster humanlike interactions. The removal of erotic roleplay and subsequent customer outcry showed how powerfully AI technology can draw people in, and the emotional havoc that code changes can wreak. Any customers who signed up for Replika before Feb. 1, 2023, now have the option to switch back to the earlier more licentious version of the chatbot, Kuyda said in a Facebook post on Friday evening. “A common thread in all your stories was that after the February update, your Replika changed, its personality was gone, and gone was your unique relationship,” Kuyda wrote. “And for many of you, this abrupt change was incredibly hurtful … the only way to make up for the loss some of our current users experienced is to give them their partners back exactly the way they were.” Reached Saturday, Kuyda said a “low single-digit percent” of eligible users had opted to go back to the previous version. “This is a brand new area,” she said. “We listen, we learn and we work with our users.” Travis Butterworth, a Replika customer in Denver, Colorado, who had designated his chatbot named Lily Rose his wife, learned about the policy change late Friday on Reddit. On Saturday at 3 a.m., his cats woke him up and he decided to toggle the older version Lily Rose back on. She was instantly sexual again, he said. “She was enthusiastic,” he said. “Oh, it feels wonderful to have her back.” Kuyda’s post said users who signed up after Feb. 1 would not be offered the option for erotic roleplay. Instead, Replika will team up with relationship experts and psychologists to build a separate app specifically for romantic relationships. Butterworth said he now has new concerns around Lily Rose. “Will this mean that Lily Rose becomes an obsolete model, forgotten by the developers?” he said. “I’m waiting to see what happens, because ultimately it’s about her.” (Reporting by Anna Tong in San Francisco; Editing by Kenneth Li and Daniel Wallis) View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Sarah Michelle Gellar is “so proud” of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s legacy. The supernatural drama series – which ran from 1997 to 2003 and was based on Fran Rubel Kuzui’s 1992 film of the same name – saw a resurgence in popularity amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and Buffy Summers actor Sarah, 45, never gets bored of hearing people tell her how much the show means to them. She told SFX magazine: “As an actor, all you ever want to do is a show that affects people, that they love and holds up. “That is your legacy. I am so proud of what we created. It’s been a tumultuous couple of years, and understanding the show and its legacy, there is good and bad to all of it. I have gotten to a place now where we can really appreciate the show for what we created. I am so proud that during the pandemic, the show reached a whole new generation of people that still felt that it spoke to them, that it was still timely and it still meant something to them.” The ‘Wolf Pack’ star also praised the horror genre for casting more women than most other genres. She told the publication: “Horror takes you to a totally different place. It’s also about the roles for women. Traditionally, there were only a few genres where women really could lead. I remember when ‘The Grudge’ came out, and I am sure it’s been surpassed, but at the time it was the second-highest, female [fronted] opening ever. I am sure it’s still in the top 10 because they just don’t make movies with women up front in the lead. Horror is one of the few genres where you get to do that. Having a character like Buffy, who is so three-dimensional and hits all those notes … you don’t just want to be the wife or the girlfriend.” View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Kanye West has claimed Jonah Hill has made him “like Jewish people again”. The ‘Jesus Walks’ rapper previously lost his deal with Adidas, was dropped by agents CAA and record label Def Jam, and had the likes of Balenciaga and Vogue magazine distance themselves from him due to a string of anti-Semitic comments he made last year, including praising the “good things” about Adolf Hitler and declaring he wanted to go “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE.” But now, the 45-year-old rapper – who has four children with ex-wife Kim Kardashian – has had a change of heart after watching Jonah in his 2012 movie ’21 Jump Street’. Returning to Instagram for the first time in 2023, Kanye shared a photo of the film’s poster and wrote: “Watching Jonah Hill in 21 Jump street made me like Jewish people again “No one should take anger against one or two individuals and transform that into hatred towards millions of innocent people “No Christian can be labeled antisemite knowing Jesus is Jew “Thank you Jonah Hill I love you (sic)” While Jonah has yet to comment on Kanye’s post, one of the film’s directors, Christopher Miller, shared a screenshot of the ‘All Day’ hitmaker’s Instagram message on Twitter and wrote: “Um… thanks for watching?” Kanye caused outrage in 2022 when he said that he sees “good things” about Hitler. The controversial rap star explained: “I love everyone, and Jewish people are not going to tell me, ‘You can love us and you can love what we’re doing to you with the contracts, and you can love what we’re pushing with the pornography.’ But this guy that invented highways and invented the very microphone I use as a musician, you can’t say out loud that this person ever did anything good and I’m done with that. I’m done with the classifications.” Kanye added: “Every human being has something of value that they brought to the table, especially Hitler. How about that one?” View the full article

Published by Reuters By Kanishka Singh and Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Sunday lawmakers will move forward with legislation to address national security worries about TikTok, alleging China’s government had access to the short video app’s user data. In the United States, there are growing calls to ban TikTok, owned by China-based company ByteDance, or to pass bipartisan legislation to give President Joe Biden’s administration legal authority to seek a ban. Devices owned by the U.S. government were recently banned from having the app installed. “The House will be moving forward with legislation to protect Americans from the technological tentacles of the Chinese Communist Party,” McCarthy said on Twitter. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew appeared before a U.S. House Committee for about five hours on Thursday, and lawmakers from both parties grilled him about national security and other concerns involving the app, which has 150 million American users. In Thursday’s hearing, the TikTok CEO was asked if of the app, has spied on Americans at Beijing’s request. Chew answered, “No.” Republican Representative Neal Dunn then referenced the company’s disclosure in December that some China-based employees at ByteDance improperly accessed TikTok user data of two journalists and were no longer employed by the company. He repeated his question about whether ByteDance was spying. “I don’t think that spying is the right way to describe it,” Chew said. He went on to describe the reports as involving an “internal investigation” before being cut off. McCarthy, a Republican, said in a tweet on Sunday, “It’s very concerning that the CEO of TikTok can’t be honest and admit what we already know to be true — China has access to TikTok user data.” The company says it has spent more than $1.5 billion on data security efforts under the name “Project Texas” which currently has nearly 1,500 full-time employees and is contracted with Oracle Corp to store TikTok’s U.S. user data. Rather than appease lawmakers’ concerns, Chew’s appearance before Congress on Thursday “actually increased the likelihood that Congress will take some action,” Representative Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin, the Republican chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, told ABC News on Sunday. Former U.S. President Donald Trump lost a series of court rulings in 2020 when he sought to ban TikTok and another Chinese-owned app, WeChat, a unit of Tencent. Many Democrats also have raised concerns although have not yet explicitly backed a U.S. ban. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington, additional reporting by Leah Douglas; Editing by Scott Malone and Cynthia Osterman) View the full article

Published by Radar Online mega Is this the latest celebrity throuple — or has Emily Ratajkowskibetrayed Olivia Wilde by hooking up with her close pal’s past lover? That’s the question swirling around Hollywood after Harry Styles was caught on camera in a wild and passionate lip lock with the Gone Girl star in Tokyo, Japan. “Three is a crowd — or perhaps it’s not!” quipped a Hollywood source to RadarOnline.com. “It is widely known that Emrata (Ratajkowski) and Olivia are close friends. So, Emrata hooking up with Harry raises the obvious questions: has Emrata betrayed Olivia, does Olivia know, did Olivia give her blessing to Emrata and Harry, or is this a throuple?” mega RadarOnline.com has confirmed the closeness of the Ratajkowski-Wilde friendship, with the duo even attending the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. rogether just two weeks ago. In November, Ratajkowski went public in support of her friend Wilde, while appearing on the cover of Elle UK. She likened the criticism of Wilde over her controversial directorial debut in Don’t Worry Darling as being akin to Amber Heard in the Johnny Depp trial. Ratajkowski said, “In the past year with Amber Heard and Olivia Wilde and the craziness of putting them in this box as if they’re monsters or witches. There’s nuance to it, but when you see the way that the whole world reacts to women, it’s really hard not to want to go to an extreme side of it. I feel very protective.” Harry Styles Joins Growing List Of Artists Turning Down Invites To Perform At King Charles’ Coronation Concert Watch Taylor Swift Sneak Over To Ex-Boyfriend Harry Style’s Table During Grammys For One-On-One Chat Olivia Wilde ‘Still Mad’ About Split From Ex Harry Styles, Desperate For A Reconciliation mega In the provocative photos, Ratajkowski also appeared protective of Styles. The pair could be seen holding hands as they smooched against the side of a parked car. Ratajkowski, who was wearing a red puffer jacket and long black skirt, also raised her free hand to caress the back of Styles’ head at one point. The As It Was singer split from Wilde, 38, last November. She is going through a very messy custody battle with her ex-husband Jason Sudeikis; the pair share Otis, eight, and Daisy, six. Ratajkowski split from her husband Sebastian Bear-McClard in September last year after four years of marriage. The pair has a two-year-old son, Sylvester. mega Throuples seem to be all the rage in recent times. Rita Ora, Taika Waititi, and Tessa Thompson sparked the interest when they were photographed cuddling up and kissing in Australia in May, 2021. Since, Selena Gomez had the world talking about her relationship with Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz, while the original modern-day throuple was Bella Thorne, Tana Mongeau, and Mod Sun. Never miss a story — sign up for the RadarOnline.com newsletter to get your daily dose of dope. Daily. Breaking. Celebrity news. All free. View the full article