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‘OMG Fashun’: Julia Fox’s New TV Show Is a Glorious F-U to Fashion Normies
If there is one person who can shake up the stale reality competition show format, it’s Julia Fox. The actor, model, author, sometimes singer, and one-time muse to both Josh Safdie and Kanye West has maintained the zeitgeist’s eye since the moment she burst onto the scene in Safdie’s 2019 film Uncut Gems. Already known among art world insiders for some time prior, Fox quickly cemented herself as a cultural renegade, the kind of person who could upend the old “famous for being famous” adage and, instead, make every last thing she did part of her larger artistic oeuvre. She’s...
Kim Kardashian Is Booed Relentlessly at Tom Brady’s Netflix Roast
Reality star Kim Kardashian was clearly shocked to be booed onstage while making a special appearance at Tom Brady’s The Greatest Roast of all Time on Netflix Sunday. Kardashian, who also made a number of digs at Caitlyn Jenner, was called up from the crowd by presenter and comedian Kevin Hart to give a toast, and while she initially received some applause at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, it was quickly drowned out by a chorus of boos, forcing Kardashian to pause as she began her speech.“Well, I know a lot of people make fun of your height, ”...
Tom Brady Whispers Message to Comedian Jeff Ross After Roast Joke
While the jokes at Tom Brady’s Netflix roast, The Greatest Roast of All Time, mostly landed without a hitch, the seven-time Super Bowl champion appeared more than a little concerned after a particular dig at New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft. Footage of the now-viral moment shows Jeff Ross, the “Roastmaster General,” describing how Brady was picked in the sixth round, eventually leading to an overall 199th pick. “So Tom became a Patriot and moved up to New England, and on the first day of training camp, that scrawny rookie famously walked into the owner Robert Kraft’s office and said,...
David Duchovny Plays a Murderous Method Actor on ‘The Sympathizer’
The Hamlet has officially gone into production in this week’s episode of The Sympathizer. No, not Hamlet—THE Hamlet. Famous (and fictional) director Niko Damianos (Robert Downey Jr.) has gathered (an also fictional) cast for the ages to stage his recreation of the most violent moments in the Vietnam War.Because of Niko’s connection to CIA agent Claude (also Downey Jr.), Captain (Hoa Xunde) has been tapped to be the film’s special “Vietnam Consultant.” Niko’s first direction to Captain is to speak “frank and freely” around him, so Captain does, recommending Niko add in at least one line from a Vietnamese person...
Lara Trump Misses the Point About How Elections Work During Fox News Interview
The Republican National Committee’s new co-chair Lara Trump appeared to misunderstand how elections work on Fox News Sunday while defending a lawsuit filed in the state of Nevada last week by the RNC and the Trump campaign.On Friday, the Republican National Committee, Trump Campaign, and Nevada Republican Party announced the suit against the Nevada Secretary of State for allowing mail-in ballots to be counted up to four days after the election. The four-day law was passed by Democrats in 2021, but the ballots must be postmarked by end of Election Day to be considered valid.The campaign’s goal is to invalidate...
Pegging and Private Investigators: Welcome to the ‘RHONJ’ Premiere
It’s a new day in New Jersey, though it may not seem like it.The Real Housewives of New Jersey is so repetitive that it’s almost revolutionary in its approach. Every season, you think that surely this will be the year production reboots to freshen the show. And year after year, those expectations wash away as filming starts and the same ladies return for the same stories.It’s Groundhog Day, every day. At this point, you’ve either developed New Jersey Stockholm Syndrome, or you’re begging the Bravo gods to release you from this eternal purgatory. I say that all to preface this...
Chaos at ABC News as Embattled Boss Kim Godwin Steps Down
After a tumultuous weekend at ABC News, Kim Godwin, the first Black president of a network news division, announced she was stepping down, according to an internal memo sent to staff and obtained by The Daily Beast on Sunday night.Godwin’s resignation is a severe public relations blow for Disney CEO Bob Iger, who until recently was publicly backing her despite numerous reports of growing discomfort within the ranks. Critics said she spent more time promoting herself than she did in the newsroom, according to The Wall Street Journal, which first reported her Sunday announcement that she planned to “retire from...
Juicy Audio Leaks of Trump Talking Possible VP Picks: Report
Donald Trump is no closer to choosing a potential running mate for his 2024 bid. At least that’s according to an audio recording from a recent Mar-a-Lago event obtained by Axios Sunday in which the former president speaks about a number of people vying for the position—all of whom he seems to hold a very high opinion of. Some of those featured on the list include Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), (“As a candidate he did a good job, but as a surrogate he’s unbelievable”), Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), (“A very smart person. She was in upstate New York when I...
Bernard Hill, ‘Titanic’ Captain and ‘Lord of the Rings’ Star, Dies at 79
Bernard Hill, the actor best known for his roles as doomed leaders, playing the captain of the Titanic in James Cameron’s epic romance and the King of Rohan in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, died on Sunday. He was 79.Hill’s death was confirmed by his agent to the BBC. Lou Coulson added that Hill’s fiancée and son had been at his side.The British actor had been set to appear at Comic Con Liverpool over the weekend, but had been forced to cancel at the last moment, organizers said. “We’re heartbroken to hear the news of Bernard Hill’s passing,”...
Opinion: Israel Is Right Now Turning Our Nightmare Into Reality
Hopes of a ceasefire appeared to be over Monday as the Israeli Defense Force ordered residents of eastern Rafah to flee the city before launching an invasion. It is the nightmare scenario we have been dreading for months.In the midst of the chaos that engulfed Gaza last October, I, like many others, initially believed that the conflict would only target specific Hamas-affiliated hideouts and neighborhoods. The reality soon dawned upon us all, however, this was a war against every facet of life in Gaza.I’m a lawyer, but I soon found myself displaced and stripped of everything familiar: my home, my...
Kristi Noem Cries ‘Fake News’ After Disastrous Interview on CBS
Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota would like to speak to the manager.The Republican took to social media on Sunday to complain that she’d been unfairly grilled by Margaret Brennan in a catastrophic appearance on CBS’ Face the Nation hours earlier, alleging that her Democratic counterparts would never have been subjected to such fierce interrogation.Having crunched the numbers, Noem posted on X: “This morning in our 15-minute interview, Margaret Brennan interrupted me 36 times—once every 25 seconds on average.”Though her math checks out, the governor was not actually “interrupted” by Brennan nearly as much as she claimed. As Noem steamrolled...
Trump Compares Biden Administration to ‘Gestapo’ at Mar-a-Lago Donor Lunch
Donald Trump likened the Biden Administration to Nazi Germany’s secret police force in remarks to donors at his golf club on Saturday, according to a recording of the event provided to NBC News. While complaining about the prosecutors in his various ongoing criminal trials and about the recent indictments of his old allies in Arizona, Trump whined that the legal repercussions of his alleged criminal behavior amounted to unfair persecution by the Biden Administration. “These people are running a Gestapo administration,” he griped. “And it’s the only thing they have. And it’s the only way they’re going to win in...
Fraternity Boots Bro Who Made Monkey Noises at Black Ole Miss Protester
The University of Mississippi student who was seen on video making monkey noises and jumping up and down to mock a Black pro-Palestine protester has been expelled from his fraternity after his actions went viral on social media.The fraternity, Phi Delta Theta, announced in a statement on Sunday that the man in question had been swiftly removed from the organization. The student, James “JP” Staples, was identified on Instagram by the NAACP.“Phi Delta Theta General Headquarters is aware of the video regarding the student protest at the University of Mississippi,” the statement reads. “The racist actions in the video were...
Sony and Apollo Enter Talks to Buy Paramount: Report
Paramount Global has begun deal talks with a bidding group representing Sony and private-equity firm Apollo after the companies made a joint overture to acquire the entertainment giant for $26 billion, according to the The New York Times. Three people familiar with the matter told the newspaper on Sunday that a special committee of Paramount’s board of directors met on Saturday and signed off on the start of negotiations, which comes after an exclusive negotiating window between Paramount and Skydance Media lapsed on Friday night. The potential merger with Skydance, favored by controlling shareholder Shari Redstone, faced challenges from other shareholders, who said it favored her and Paramount parent company National Amusements too heavily. Another reported critic of the Skydance deal was Bob Bakish, the longtime chief executive of Paramount who was unceremoniously removed from his position by the board earlier this week. It was not immediately clear whether National Amusements, presided over by Redstone, would sign off on a Sony-Apollo buyout.Read it at The New York TimesRead more at The Daily Beast.
Trump Campaign Mulls Joining TikTok After Wanting to Ban It
Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign is split on whether or not it should join TikTok, an app the former president once called a Chinese threat to national security. Trump tried to ban or force a sale of the social-media app in a 2020 executive order that was eventually blocked in court. Since failing in that effort, Trump has flip-flopped on TikTok: Earlier this year, he criticized the Biden administration’s ban-or-forced-sale law because he believed it would benefit Facebook, which he blames for his 2020 election loss. Sources within the campaign told The Washington Post that some key advisers, including Kellyanne Conway, argue a Trump presence on TikTok could help expand his reach among the app’s users, who may view him as a meme-able character, and whose opinions, aides believe, may be heavily shaped by what they see on the app. However, a foray into the video-sharing platform could also irritate Republican allies, many of whom want to see the demise of TikTok, which senator declared to be a “weapon in the hands of Communist China.”Read it at The Washington PostRead more at The Daily Beast.
Man Dies After Crashing Car Into White House Security Barrier
A man died late Saturday night after crashing his vehicle into a security gate outside the White House, authorities in Washington, D.C. said. The driver, an adult male, was traveling at high speed when he rammed into the exterior perimeter gate near the White House at the intersection of 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Officials did not give an estimate of exactly how fast he was going. The man was pronounced dead at the scene when police responded around 10:45 p.m. on Saturday night, and the crash is being treated as a traffic incident by D.C. police. Anthony Guglielmi, the Secret Service spokesperson, said there was “no threat to the White House” and “no threat or public safety implications,” although further details on what may have caused the crash were not provided. Officials said it did not appear to be a politically motivated incident.Read it at Fox 5 DCRead more at The Daily Beast.
Madonna Draws Whopping 1.6 Million to Copacabana Beach for Free Concert
An estimated 1.6 million people lit up Copacabana Beach in Brazil on Saturday night, transforming a free concert by Madonna into an all-out party—likely the third most-attended concert in history. Fans crowded the shore and several blocks near the famous Rio de Janiero beach, braving the heat to hear songs like “Vogue” and “Like a Prayer” by the 65-year-old pop icon. To accommodate the massive crowd, more than 3,000 police officers were stationed around the area, firefighters sprayed water at fans, and free drinking water was provided to keep concertgoers cool. (Heat safety was a heightened concern in Rio after a fan died of a heatstroke during a Taylor Swift concert months ago.) The city spent about $3.9 million to finance the event, with additional funding provided by private partners, and authorities estimate it could rake in as much as $60 million. “Rio, here we are, in the most beautiful place in the world, with the ocean, the mountains, Jesus,” Madonna told the crowd, referencing the Christ the Redeemer statue. “Magic.”Read it at CNNRead more at The Daily Beast.
Trump VP Hopeful Tim Scott Repeatedly Refuses to Say He’d Accept a 2024 Loss
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) clearly wants to be Donald Trump’s vice presidential nominee, enough that he is willing to discard the 2024 election if Trump loses—despite voting to certify his 2020 loss.Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker on Sunday pressed Scott on whether he’d accept the 2024 election results if the Republican ticket loses, noting that Trump has continued making false claims about the 2020 election as recently as last week. “Why would you want to be on a ticket with someone where there’s such a fundamental difference?” Welker asked.Scott tried to pretend that the question of accepting election results was...
Sen. Mark Kelly: Kari Lake’s Glock Comments ‘Could Get People Killed’
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) raised the alarm over GOP senate hopeful Kari Lake’s suggestion that voters “strap on a Glock” to prepare for the election season, saying it has the potential to incite violence.“It’s dangerous,” Kelly told Kristen Welker on NBC’s Meet the Press. “What Kari Lake said could result in people getting hurt or killed.” Mark Kelly on Kari Lake's incendiary rhetoric: "Kari Lake has never been elected to anything. I don't expect her ever to be elected to anything. But when you are a candidate for the United States senate, you need to be careful with your words."...
Kristi Noem Sits Down for Brutal CBS Grilling Over Bizarro Book Anecdotes
Kristi Noem capped off an embarrassing week with a brutal CBS Face the Nation appearance, in which host Margaret Brennan unrelentingly grilled the South Dakota governor on the controversies surrounding her forthcoming book.At one point in the book, titled No Going Back, Noem recalled meeting North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, claiming he “underestimated” her. However, experts have called into question whether such a meeting could have ever taken place.“Did you meet Kim Jong Un?” Brennan directly asked the governor, who avoided answering the question and instead said she’s “met with many, many world leaders” and has “made some edits”...
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