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GRAMMYS: Taylor and Kanye Last-Minute Nominees

The Grammys made a last-minute switch to nominations that specifically benefited Taylor Swift, Kanye West, Doja Cat and Lil Nas X. Rather than eight nominees in the four major categories, the Grammys voted last Monday to increase the competition to 10. Those ninth and 10th nominations for Album of the Year went to Taylor Swift (evermore) and Kanye West (Donda). The chief executive of the Recording Academy denied the change is intended to draw a larger TV audience. Harvey Mason said, (quote) “A thousand percent no. That was not a consideration. […]

November 29, 2021 195

Lifestyles

DRAKE: Personalized Zillow

dcp Drake invites you to take a virtual tour of his mega-mansion. He created an alternative to snooping around his place via Zillow. Drake launched the site “DrakeRelated.com” to scroll images from inside his home, which rivals the size of a shopping mall. Drizzy's place is secluded on 2-acres outside Toronto. The mansion Drake built has a 10-car garage, NBA regulation-size indoor basketball court, an entire room dedicated to awards and an elevator to travel between floors. The virtual tour takes visitors to Drake’s recording […]

November 29, 2021 358

Highlights

Madonna rages against ageism, misogyny, and Instagram for censoring her nipple

Madonna isn’t having it, calling out Instagram for removing a series of photos she posted, which she says the app took down because a "small portion of my nipple" was exposed. In both the original and reposted photo dump, the Pop legend is seen on and underneath a bed, wearing a cut-out bra, a thong, fishnet tights and high heels. The second attempt however featured a red emoji heart as a censor. Explaining that she was re-posting the images since […]

November 29, 2021 113

Featured

Ari Lennox arrested in Amsterdam: ‘I’ve never experienced racism so blatant’

R&B/soul singer Ari Lennox used social media on Monday to share the details of her arrest in Amsterdam after experiencing a racial profiling incident. Based on her tweets, when the “Pressure” singer arrived at the Amsterdam airport, Lennox was profiled by airport security. Initially, Lennox wrote, “F**** Amsterdam security. They hate black people.” Twenty minutes later she followed up with a second Tweet, sharing, “They’re arresting me,” and “I’m being arrested in Amsterdam for reacting to a woman racially profiling me.” A follower […]

November 29, 2021 130

Award Shows

Selena Gomez Just Got Her First Grammy Nomination—And Her Fans Are Ecstatic

Actor, singer, producer, beauty-brand founder, Taylor Swift BFF, maybe Chris Evans hookup, and amateur chef Selena Gomez can now add “Grammy nominee” to her list of accolades. Congratulations! Her Spanish-language E.P., Revelación, released March 2021, was already nominated at the Latin Grammys for a music video earlier this year. Now it's nominated for Best Latin Pop Album at the 2022 Grammys, alongside Pablo Alborán (Vértigo), Paula Arenas (Mis Amores), Ricardo Arjona (Hecho a la Antigua), Camilo (Mis Manos), and Alex […]

November 25, 2021 203

Lifestyles

Britney Spears announces first project since end of conservatorship

Britney Spears is truly thriving as she seemingly announced she will be in a new film – her first work since the end of her conservatorship. And the singer, 39, said she fully intends to throw it in her “family’s face”. It comes only weeks after Britney was freed by a Los Angeles judge from her nearly 14-year-long conservatorship. The arrangement that governed her financial and personal affairs had long traumatised and exploited her. Since the conservatorship was terminated, Britney has […]

November 25, 2021 143

Highlights

TECH TIP

Well, another very insidious phishing scam is making the rounds again. This one won’t show up in your Facebook Newsfeed or in an email. Instead, you’ll receive it in an SMS text message, and if you fall for the bait it could end up costing you dearly. The scam works like this… You receive a text message explaining that your Apple ID is due to expire today. You are then told that you must visit the Apple website to “confirm” your […]

November 24, 2021 197

Highlights

SHAQ: Cannabis Court

Shaquille O'Neal is headed to court -- but not the hoops court. He's suing the owners of a cannabis company he invested in five years ago. He and fellow plaintiff Jerome Crawford say they gave the company $150,000, but never saw a dime in returns. The company apparently never pursued any licenses or produced any product, and in 2018 Shaq threatened to sue. So the company agreed to pay back the money in $10,000 installments. But Shaq says that never happened either. So now […]

November 24, 2021 216

Featured

ADELE: One Night Only With Netflix?

Netflix watched Adele’s CBS concert special, One Night Only. Then saw the large audience it attracted -- more than 10 million against Sunday Night Football. So Netflix approached Adele and offered her several million dollars to document next summer’s concerts in London. Adele sold-out two shows at the 2022 Hyde Park Summer Festival. An industry exec explain how Netflix and Adele would benefit (quote) “Adele’s plans for a world tour are on ice because of Covid. This film could bring Adele live closer to fans who […]

November 24, 2021 281

Featured

JANET JACKSON: Blame Moonves and Timberlake

The New York Times documentary Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson found blame in Justin Timberlake and CBS executive Les Moonves for her downward career spiral. Malfunction debuted Friday night on FX and is available to stream at FX on Hulu. The documentary highlighted the divergent paths of Timberlake and Janet Jackson, who was blacklisted for a so-called “wardrobe malfunction” during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show. Janet’s stylist purchased the sunburst nipple shield the night before. Justin Timberlake arrived only 20-minutes before the halftime show. Then immediately met with Janet and her stylist. An MTV said […]

November 22, 2021 188 1

Highlights

TECH TIP

Do you remember when…? o Your entire house had just one telephone and the entire family took turns using it. o When the phone rang, the person closest to it answered it. o It was located on a “telephone stand” which was probably sitting against an outside wall. o It was hard-wired to a terminal block, which meant you couldn’t just pick it up and carry it around the house. If you wanted to talk on the phone, you more or less had to […]

November 22, 2021 96

Featured

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE: Difficult Weekend Ahead

This Friday on Hulu, The New York Times releases the Super Bowl documentary Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson. That may not be the worst news for Justin Timberlake, who expects to take a drubbing in this documentary. A rumor emerged this week from Atlanta where Justin is making a movie. He might be cheating – again – on Jessica Biel. He supposedly got drunk last weekend and hooked up with a random woman. (Remnants of his New Orleans infidelity with his co-star. Almost two years ago, exactly to the day.) The Hulu […]

November 18, 2021 234

Romance / Relationship News

WEIRD NEWS: Bizarre Love Triangle

An Arizona woman who helped deliver her best friend's baby is now living a real-life Jerry Springer episode. 28-year-old Hailey Custer was with her best friend every step of the way through her pregnancy right up to the baby's birth in the hospital. Three days later she noticed a strange birth defect on the baby's neck which matches the one her husband and son have. It didn't take long for her to figure out that her own husband was the father […]

November 18, 2021 52

Romance / Relationship News

CAMILA CABELLO, SHAWN MENDES: Splitsville for Shawmila

Rumors of Shawn Mendes breaking up with Camila Cabello are true. The pair released a joint statement via Instagram Stories that the “Shawmila” romance is over. Yet, their friendship endures. The message to their followers concluded, (quote) “We so appreciate your support from the beginning and moving forward.” (People) In the summer of 2019, Camila tagged along with Shawn's world tour. They publicly hooked up for the first time in Los Angeles on the Fourth of July. Earlier this week, the Instagram gossip account @DeuxMoi posted the rumor of a split. […]

November 18, 2021 82

Featured

Jab For A Jab: Vienna brothel offers customers 30 minutes with ‘lady of their choice’ in exchange for coronavirus jab

Vaccination uptake levels in Austria are among the worst in western Europe. Roughly 64% of Austria's population is fully vaccinated and those who are unjabbed are now banned from visiting cafes, restaurants and hairdressers. Fun Palast is hoping to increase vaccination rates, as well as client numbers which have dropped because of the pandemic, according to Mail Online. In exchange for a jab, visitors get a free 30-minute session in a "sauna club" with the "lady of their choice". The […]

November 10, 2021 498

Featured

TRAVIS SCOTT: The Eight Victims

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner confirmed that eight people died during the Astroworld Festival. He added that another 13 remain hospitalized. Five of them are high school aged. Kylie Jenner responded to criticism at Instagram that Travis Scott continued to perform despite the chaos in the crowd (quote) “I want to make it clear we weren't aware of any fatalities until the news came out after the show.” (Houston Chronicle) An expert in the insurance industry told Rolling Stone magazine (quote) “This will make it much harder to get insurance […]

November 8, 2021 49

Movies

ALEC BALDWIN: Rust Movie Set “Sabotaged”?

Investigators in the tragic shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins are focused on the assistant director and the person responsible for prop weapons called the “armorer.” The armorer on Alec Baldwin’s movie Rust was Hannah Gutierrez Reed. Her attorneys floated a wild theory of how a bullet found its way into the gun handed to Baldwin. They called it sabotage. Lawyer Jason Bowles believes a person on the movie set secretly placed live ammunition into the container of dummy rounds. He added, (quote) “There can be very few explanations for […]

November 4, 2021 229