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Posted February 13, 2020 1:37 pm Updated February 13, 2020 1:44 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ StubHub is facing a $1.3-million fine for what the federal Competition Bureau calls “misleading” claims regarding ticket sales. A Competition Bureau investigation found that the online reselling marketplace advertised

First son-in-law Jared Kushner has advised his father-in-law through impeachment and pushed for peace in the Middle East—and now, he’s back to once again trying to overhaul the legal immigration system. After a failed immigration attempt last year, NPR reports that Kushner has been “quietly trying to resurrect discussions” about new immigration legislation, as business

Taylor Swift may have skipped the Grammys three weeks ago, but she isn’t letting the winter end without one more great awards show appearance from her. The singer made a surprise appearance at London’s NME Awards tonight. She wore pinstriped shorts and what appears to be a matching two-toned blazer. She accessorized with white bootie

Netflix has officially lost its bid to dismiss a lawsuit brought on by Chooseco LLC — the company which owns the trademark rights to the popular childrens’ book series Choose Your Own Adventure. Last January, the publisher accused the streaming giant of violating the rights to its trademark ultimately by ripping off its signature concept

(image: Disney) When I was growing up, there was a brief moment when in my mind the biggest movie star in the world had to be Rick Moranis. He was everywhere. Ghostbusters, Little Shop of Horrors, Spaceballs, and of course the iconic film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. So, the news today the Moranis is basically

Natalie Portman wore a cape embroidered with the names of snubbed female directors to this year’s Academy Awards and Rose McGowan was not impressed by the outfit. On Tuesday, activist McGowan wrote a lengthy post on Facebook calling the cape “the kind of protest that gets rave reviews from the mainstream media for its bravery.”

As you may have heard, over the last 24 hours Attorney General William Barr has made it clear that, moving forward, he’ll be doing Donald Trump’s dirty work right out in the open, no longer finding it necessary to even give the appearance of an independent Justice Department. Thus far, that new MO has involved

Julien Cadazio (Adrien Brody) Anderson weirdly seems to be the only major director casting Brody these days, which is disconcerting because the actor has that twiddly-mustache villain role locked all the way down. In Dispatch, Brody appears to be playing the exact same character from his last Anderson collaboration,The Grand Budapest Hotel. Here, he’s playing

Amber Rose honoured her sons Sebastian Taylor and Slash Electric Alexander Edwards with two tattoos on her forehead. The tattoos read “Slash” for her three-month-old son and “Bash” for Sebastian, who will be seven this month. Rose debuted the new ink, which is written in cursive letters close to her hairline, last week in a

The New Hampshire primary took place Tuesday—and unlike in Iowa, we actually already know who won. Senator Bernie Sanders has been declared the winner of the New Hampshire primary election, in an incredibly close race that once again had Pete Buttigieg tight on his heels. “Let me say tonight, that this victory here is the

Signage at the Unist’ot’en camp near Houston, B.C., on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 (Photo: Canadian Press) If you’ve been online or watched the news over the past few days, it’s impossible that you haven’t heard about the conflict on Wet’suwet’en territory. On February 6, in the early hours of the morning, RCMP officials outside of Houston,

Less than three months after concluding the extensive Young & Dangerous tour, which promoted their 2018 album of the same name, The Struts have announced their return to North America. This spring/summer, the four-piece British rock group is bringing the Make It Big tour to 16 cities across the U.S. and Canada, as revealed on

It’s Tinashe time! On today’s episode of #SongAssociation, the Songs For You star is previewing songs from her new album. She’s also giving unexpected renditions of music from High School Musical and The Lion King. Watch as she sings classics from Janet Jackson, reveals her favorite track from “Touch & Go” collaborator 6LACK, and reminisces

Jussie Smollett, an actor who previously appeared on the TV show Empire, was indicted in Chicago Tuesday in relation to police allegations that he falsely reported experiencing a racist and homophobic attack, media reports say. Smollett’s indictment, which was confirmed to ABC News by the Cook County Clerk’s Office, was first reported by a Fox

On Monday, Gupta was greeted by friends and collaborators old and new: He and Deborah Willis, NYU’s photography department chair, met in 1989, and he and Helena Tejedor, the stylist for the campaign, met last week. The singer Brent Faiyaz, a frequent Fashion Week sight and one of the opening voices at last season’s Pyer

image: Drew Angerer/Getty Images Did you know Ted Cruz has a podcast? He launched it a few weeks ago and would record an episode at the end of each day during the impeachment trial, summing up the day’s activities from his extremely biased perspective. He’s kept it going since impeachment ended, though, which isn’t surprising since

Boston Rob Mariano is returning to Survivor for Season 40’s Winners at War, but he’s revealed it will be his final season. This will be Mariano’s sixth season on the reality competition series. He has competed on Survivor: Marquesas, Survivor: All-Stars, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, Survivor: Redemption Island, Survivor: Island of the Idols and the upcoming season Survivor: Winners

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At last night’s Oscars, and at the parties following the event, there were a few prevailing menswear lanes for the night’s attendees to follow. You could wear a simple black tux, like Brad Pitt. You could wear a yellow tux, like Charlie Puth. And if you were Kanye West—and only Kanye West—you could wear a

Justin Bieber’s YouTube Originals series Justin Bieber: Seasons gives Beliebers an all-access look into the singer’s life. The 10-episode documentary series, directed by Michael D. Ratner, chronicles the making of Bieber’s first album in four years and gives a raw and intimate look into his process of creating new music. 1:53 Justin Bieber releases trailer

Already, it seems 2020 is shaping up to be a great year for metalheads. Not only did Lamb of God announce its return with news of a brand new album last week, but Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine confirmed he is officially cancer-free during a concert in London, England. How could it get any better, some fans

In late November, Prince Andrew stepped down from public duties, when the long-simmering scandal over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein erupted after a disastrous interview on the BBC. Exactly what that meant for Andrew’s involvement in the royal family was murky in the months that followed. Buckingham Palace emphasized that he was still a part

Rami Malek and Lucy Boynton started their evening in black and white and ended it in color. After posing together on the Oscars red carpet, Boynton switched out of her black and white dress into a pastel rainbow gown for the Vanity Fair Oscar after party. The dress had definite Barbie vibes. Malek, meanwhile, remained

Posted February 10, 2020 11:36 am Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Post Malone added some new ink to his face — again. The 24-year-old artist got another face tattoo that covers his left cheek. Photographer Adam DeGross captured the Better Now singer getting a circular saw with

Swapping slinky slips for voluminous ball gowns, or forest green for creamy whites, many Oscar attendees made the time for a second to-die-for dress before the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar party. Ahead, a look at the stars—and more than a few Oscar winners—who changed it up before hitting the blue carpet.

[embedded content] It’s no secret that we here at TMS love Laura Dern. And obviously we’re not alone: the iconic actress has long been a fan favorite, and is coming off of an incredible run in 2019 that includes scene-stealing performances in Big Little Lies, Marriage Story, and Little Women. Dern has already won a

Eminem showed up to the 2020 Academy Awards for a surprise performance of his hit song, Lose Yourself. He hit the stage following a montage of music moments in film and performed the song, for which he won Best Original Song at the 2003 Oscars from the film 8 Mile. During Eminem’s performance, many stars in

The run-up to the Oscars, 2020 edition, was a little…certain. The same folks and films had won big at all the other awards shows, the thinking went, that they basically had the big statues all sewn up. It’s early going yet, but at least the first two Oscars given out went to the long-running favorites:

The biggest awards show of the year, the Oscars, honours the best movies of 2019. Among this year’s Academy Award nominees are some familiar names: Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Kathy Bates — it almost makes you wonder what decade we’re in. READ MORE: 17 of your burning Oscars questions, answered Of