Activists had been urging Zello to ban the militia channels that had begun to proliferate on the app during the Trump era, drawn by its walkie-talkie–like interface and its resemblance to ham-radio culture that has long been a staple in militia circles. On January 13, the app finally acted, banning more than 2,000 channels related
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A tentative settlement has been reached in a lawsuit that alleged James Franco intimidated students at an acting and film school he founded into gratuitous and exploitative sexual situations, lawyers for the plaintiffs said Saturday. The two sides filed a joint status report in Los Angeles Superior Court telling a judge a settlement had been
Post-presidential life appears to be offering Donald Trump exactly what he wanted while in office: all of the power and none of the details of governance. No longer needing to even pretend to do his job, Trump’s days are reportedly filled with regular golf games, copious amounts of television, and standing ovations upon arrival for
Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik welcomed their daughter, Khai, last September, and as of now, they plan to give her a quiet farm life in Pennsylvania. The usually private Hadid doesn’t usually share a lot of photos of her little family on social media. For that reason, it was a big deal when, today, she
Margaret Qualley uploaded a message in support of FKA Twigs to her Instagram account on Saturday. Sharing the March cover of Elle Magazine, in which Twigs (born Tahliah Debrett Barnett) discussed her allegedly abusive relationship with Shia LaBeouf, Qualley went the brief-and-to-the-point route, simply writing “thank you.” LaBeouf has denied all allegations, though has parted
Ever since Marvel CEO Kevin Feige announced a reboot of the Fantastic Four, fans have been wondering who would be cast as Marvel’s First Family. The character rights to Fantastic Four, X-Men, and Deadpool are now back with Marvel thanks to the Disney-Fox merger, so naturally fans are waiting for those properties to be integrated
There are periods in life when you somehow know that you’re in the middle of something grand and world-altering. If you’re of a certain vintage, you’ll remember feeling that something was in the air musically when the calendar ticked over to 1991. World events had a lot to do with it. Optimism was high as
I understand you’ve given some recommendations to the Biden transition team. Can you say more about that, and why you feel better about passing the torch? AM: The number one thing is that the people we have been pressuring at HHS to deliver have really been delivering. When we first made contact with people there,
It’s time to start running! As reported in Deadline, Edgar Wright will direct a new adaptation of The Running Man, the dystopian novel writen by Stephen King under the nom de guerre Richard Bachman. A 1987 film version directed by Paul Michael Glaser that was heavy on the neon and spandex featured a wild cast
Saturday Night Live (SNL) took aim at the wrongdoings of several celebrities and politicians with a new cold-open, this time spoofing a talk show hosted by Britney Spears. The show, titled “Oops, you did it again” as a play on one of Spears’ best known songs, featured Texas Senator Ted Cruz, New York Governor Andrew
Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, on Saturday visited the hospital where his father Prince Philip is being kept as a precaution after feeling ill, a Reuters photographer at the hospital said. Charles arrived at the back of the London hospital where Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth, has spent four nights. Charles was at
It’s rare that promoting a Golden Globe-nominated performance in a Golden Globe-nominated film comes with an apology, but there aren’t too many movies out there like Music. Kate Hudson made a virtual appearance from her parents’s place on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Friday, and things started off fun with her moving her webcam to show
Anne Hathaway guest-starred on RuPaul’s Drag Race Friday night, and when I say the drag queens were excited…I mean, have you seen a drag queen fangirl over someone? No one does it better. When the Oscar winner showed up, via video, to give the cast advice on their upcoming “rusical” musical-theater challenge, the queens were
Today, Crunchyroll hosted their annual Anime Awards, an evening where we all get together to pit our favorites against each other. Oh, I don’t mean “me vs you” I mean “me vs myself” because I’m somehow supposed to pick a singular Best Boy? Do I HAVE to choose a Best Ending Theme? Okay, actually it’s
Approximately 48 hours ago, Texas senator Ted Cruz boarded a plane headed to Cancún while his constituents searched for potable water and froze to death. Sometime after that, photos of Cruz en route to Cancún hit the internet. Roughly 12 hours after that, he concocted an excuse for the trip—which he no doubt thought was
Britain’s Prince Philip has spent a third night in a London hospital after being admitted earlier this week for what Buckingham Palace described as “a precautionary measure.” The 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II was admitted to the private King Edward VII Hospital on Tuesday evening. There were no reports of visitors arriving at the
The great American filmmaker Ken Burns is known for many things: His oeuvre of engrossing and award-winning documentary series on topics as varied as baseball, jazz, the Shakers, national parks, and the Civil War. His eponymous panning shots and zoom effects. And, of course, his trademark bowl cut. A New Yorker profile from a few
Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce from Kanye West, ET can confirm. The reality star and rapper have been married for six years, but their relationship started to fall apart within the past year, particularly when West was running for U.S. president. Kardashian is asking for joint legal and physical custody of their children and
L’affaire Ted Cruz has ruled the news this week and for good reason: Cruz, a man as unctuous in personality as he is successful in trolling the libs, donned his skinny jeans and went on vacation to Cancún while his home state of Texas was reeling from a freak snowstorm that stranded millions without power,
By Guy Faulconbridge Reuters Posted February 19, 2021 7:54 am Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made their final split with the British royal family, telling Queen Elizabeth that they will not be returning as working members of monarchy, Buckingham Palace said
Dimitrios KambourisGetty Images On Thursday morning, second daughter and Bushwick star Ella Emhoff released her own clothing collection, a five-piece knit set that sold out within hours. Though most people know Emhoff as Vice President Kamala Harris’s step daughter with the viral inauguration day coat, she’s also a knitwear designer and senior at Parsons School
When Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner decided to leave their lives in New York to go work for her father in Washington, they made an unintentionally hilarious agreement that after amassing political power via nepotism, they wouldn’t fight over who would be the next one in the family to run for president—she’d be the one
The story of getting Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy from the page to the screen is almost as engrossing as the films themselves (and maybe even better than some of the subsequent Hobbit films. Yeah I said it). One of the more interesting but oft-overlooked parts of the genesis of The Lord of
In the ensuing weeks, Mrad helped conduct damage assessments on behalf of people applying to the army for compensation for the cost of repairs. While visiting a site, he spotted a man standing in a blown-out apartment across the way, backlit by a glassless window frame. A banner hung over the balcony the floor below,
WandaVision, Marvel’s first Disney+ series, initially appeared to be a parody or satire of traditional sitcoms: The first two episodes played out in the style of 60s shows like I Love Lucy and Bewitched down to being filmed in black and white, and each episode since has advanced a decade with a corresponding homage: The
Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth’s 99-year-old husband, spent a second night in a London hospital after he felt unwell at Windsor Castle and was admitted in what Buckingham Palace said was a precautionary measure. Philip, the monarch’s dutiful consort who turns 100 in June, felt ill and consulted a doctor before he was driven to the
In times of crisis, people typically look for strong, pragmatic leaders who will allay their fears while being straight with them and work around the clock to solve the problem at hand. Usually—not in all cases but in most of them—people aren’t interested in seeing elected officials go on TV or the internet and blame
Nine-year-old Blue Ivy Carter is nominated for a Grammy, better at dancing and doing makeup than many adults, and is back to modeling, too. While Blue is no stranger to making appearances in her mom Beyoncé’s Ivy Park campaigns, her latest appearance in an Icy Park video had Twitter reeling. “Blue Ivy” trended on the
Big Brother Canada (BBCAN) will be returning to screens in March. On Wednesday, Global announced the ninth season will be making its debut on Wednesday, March 3 at 7 p.m. ET/PT. Hosted by Arisa Cox, who is also one of the show’s executive producers, the show will feature a new cast of houseguests and challenges.
When Russell T. Davies created his landmark gay drama series Queer As Folk, he wanted to avoid the topic of AIDS entirely. It was the late 1990s, and the height of the AIDS pandemic within the gay community had passed. Davies felt that gay culture had endured so much, had been stuck so wholly behind