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(CNN) – Sean “Diddy” Combs will be sentenced in a hearing set to be held October 3. Last week, Combs was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution after an eight-week trial. He faces up to ten years in prison on each count, though legal analysts predict he will get much […]
(NBC News) – Lionel Messi became the first player in Major League Soccer history with four consecutive multi-goal games, scoring twice to lead Inter Miami past the New England Revolution 2-1 on Wednesday night. Miami (10-3-5) has won four straight and is unbeaten in its last five. Defender Tanner Beason misplayed a header and Messi […]
(CNN) – Dinosaurs are alive and well at the box office as Universal’s “Jurassic World Rebirth” trampled competitors, grossing $147 million domestically over five days of the Fourth of July weekend. The fourth installment of the “Jurassic World” series outperformed early estimates of nearly $80 million for the three days and $135 million for the […]
(BBC) – Video game actors have voted to end a year-long strike over artificial intelligence (AI) protections. About 2,500 members of US union SAG-Aftra were involved in the action against 10 of the biggest companies in the industry, including Activision and Electronic Arts. Both sides had spent months hashing out a deal over the use […]
(Yahoo) – Karate Kid: Legends got kicked around at the box office this weekend, opening below expectations in third place with just $21 million. Heading into the weekend, Sony’s action sequel was projected to debut with $25 million. Despite holding a “certified rotten” rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, the movie boasts a 91 percent audience […]
(Variety) – In one of the more dramatic business developments in pop music history, Taylor Swift has purchased her catalog of recordings that were initially released through Big Machine Records, after six years of transfers and turmoil. She acquired those six albums and associated visuals from their most recent owner, Shamrock Capital, for an undisclosed nine-figure sum, a […]
(CBS Sports) – Philadelphia Eagles star running back Saquon Barkley was named the cover athlete of EA Sports’ Madden 26, becoming the second player in franchise history to be featured on the popular sports video game’s cover. Barkley will be featured on the cover of Madden’s two upcoming editions. The video game’s standard cover will feature […]
(People) – Cardi B is embracing her next chapter. The 32-year-old rapper went Instagram official with her new man Stefon Diggs on Sunday, June 1, sharing a photo of herself and Diggs gazing into one another’s eyes as they laid on the deck of a yacht. Cardi is cupping her the New England Patriots star’s […]
(The Verge) – After only two short seasons, Ncuti Gatwa’s time as Doctor Who has come to a (rather disappointing) end. Note: this post contains spoilers for this past weekend’s Doctor Who season finale. In the final moments of “The Reality War,” the Fifteenth Doctor (Gatwa) sacrificed his current form to save the life of a child, […]
(People) – Chappell Roan is opening about being labeled a “villain.” In a new episode of the Outlaws with TS Madison podcast released on Tuesday, May 20, the “Pink Pony Club” hitmaker claimed she’s had multiple “villain” eras recently. “I think that I’ve had like three [villain eras] in the past nine months probably just because I was the […]
