On Nov. 21, 2021, Jon Batiste found out that he had been nominated for 11 Grammys, ranging from Best Contemporary Classical Composition to Best Improvised Jazz Solo; his most recent work, the roots-to-R&B melting pot We Are, was up for the Best Album of the Year award. He was six …
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This morning, Netflix dropped its four-part docuseries Beckham, about the life and times of British footballer and pop-culture icon David Beckham. Directed by Fisher Stevens, the docuseries primarily explores Beckham’s time on the pitch playing for England (and losing in the World Cup), Manchester United, and Real Madrid. Rather puzzlingly, …
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This column contains significant spoilers for the first two episodes of And Just Like That…, which are streaming now on HBO Max, as well as more general thoughts on the next two episodes, which will begin streaming over the next two Thursdays. “We can’t just stay who we were, right?” …
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Alec Baldwin claims he didn’t pull the trigger — he pulled the hammer back and released it, believing the gun that fired and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust was not loaded and safe to handle. On Thursday, in his first sit-down interview since the fatal incident …
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If this were a Saturday Night Live skit, Bill Hader’s partygoing character Stefan would be announcing that Miami, Florida’s hottest end of the year event is Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party, hosted by none other than Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson. Produced by SNL executive producer Lorne Michaels, the New …
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Tiger King‘s Joe Exotic said he has “an aggressive cancer” in a note shared on his official Instagram account. The convicted felon posted a handwritten letter informing fans that a prostate biopsy revealed the diagnosis and pleaded that they advocate for his release. Exotic is serving 22 years in prison …
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Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the 24-year-old armorer responsible for Rust set weapons the day Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, is “devastated” by the tragedy and pointing fingers at producers and an “unsafe” set, according to a new statement from her lawyers. The lawyers claim Gutierrez-Reed has “no idea” how a …
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Lady Gaga‘s Patrizia Reggiani joins the warring Gucci family and plots her takeover in the new trailer for House of Gucci. The visual features her soon-to-be-husband Adam Driver’s Maurizio Gucci, who acquaints her with the fashion family, and it’s clear Reggiani isn’t the only person who’s conniving. “Gucci it was …
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Production has been halted on the Showtime limited series The Comeback Girl after it was revealed that the show’s producers failed to secure Joan Rivers’ life rights, currently held by her daughter Melissa Rivers. (via Variety) The Comeback Girl was set to be produced by Warner Bros. Television, Atlas Entertainment, …
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Gen X icons Courteney Cox, Neve Campbell, and David Arquette teach some Gen Z whippersnappers how to avoid being murdered by a masked psycho in the new trailer for Scream 5. The new film is set 25 years after the Woodsboro murders featured in the original, as a new killer …
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