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As previously announced, the Quibi app as of Tuesday (Dec. 1) is no longer operable — marking the quick and quiet end of Jeffrey Katzenberg’s ill-fated $1.75 billion quest to carve out a new corner of the subscription streaming-video market. The Quibi app will remain on users’ devices until they delete it. However, the app no longer allows users […]
(Variety) – The Thanksgiving break has done little to calm the anger over the Grammy Awards’ baffling shutout of The Weeknd and several other artists from the 2021 nominations, and on Saturday Halsey — who was herself shut out from nominations — took to Instagram to air her feelings on the issue, as have Drake, Elton John, Kid Cudi, Charlie Puth […]
(Today) – The family of Jennifer Lawrence is devastated after a “horrible fire” on the grounds of the summer youth camp they run in Kentucky caused significant damage. Camp Hi-Ho in Simpsonville, which lists the Oscar winner’s brother Blaine as the owner and director, announced in a Facebook post Saturday that a fire the previous night destroyed a barn […]
(Variety) – Disney Plus has updated the Marvel logo introduction to “Black Panther” in honor of what would have been Chadwick Boseman’s 44th birthday. Disney Plus redesigned the Marvel logo intro to “Black Panther” to honor Boseman on Nov. 29. Boseman, who played T’Challa/Black Panther, died on Aug. 28 following a four-year battle with colon cancer. Walt […]
(NPR) – Comedian Dave Chappelle had a strange request for his fans. Don’t stream his show. “I’m begging you. If you ever liked me,” he said in a video of a stand-up routine he shared on Tuesday. “Boycott Chappelle’s Show. Do not watch it unless they pay me.” Chappelle was calling out the network Comedy Central, which first […]
Megan Thee Stallion‘s former best friend Kelsey Nicole has hit back with a diss track of her own titled “Bussin Back.” The song is in response to Megan’s “Shots Fired” track from the rapper’s recently released debut album Good News in which she addresses the July shooting incident involving Tory Lanez. “Y’all talked y’all shit, let my ‘SHRIMP’ ass talk my shit too,” Kelsey […]
Muslim model Halima Aden is stepping back from fashion and quitting runway shows entirely after feeling pressured to compromise her religious beliefs, she announced Wednesday. Aden, the first model to wear a hijab and burkini in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, posted a series of Instagram Stories describing the difficulties she has faced in the “toxic […]
(Fox News) – Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen will replace Johnny Depp in the next “Fantastic Beasts” film. Warner Bros. Pictures announced Wednesday that the 55-year-old star — known for his roles in the James Bond film “Casino Royale,” “Hannibal” and “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” — has been cast as the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald. The third “Fantastic Beasts” […]
Snapchat is investing heavily in promoting its new Spotlight feature, to the tune of $1 million per day for users who submit the best content. Spotlight is being described as Snapchat’s answer to TikTok as it allows users to create similar types of content. With Spotlight users can create short videos up to 60 seconds […]
Hollywood actor Kevin Hart is currently in Ontario filming his new movie The Man From Toronto along with fellow stars Woody Harrelson and Kaley Cuoco, and several fans have been lucky enough to run into the celebrities by fluke. One die-hard Hart fan wasn’t going to wait for the stars to align to meet one of his idols, though, so […]
