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Steven FerdmanGetty Images Taylor Swift’s first major red carpet of her 30s is upon us. The singer stepped out for the Cats premiere tonight in New York City. Swift plays Bombalurina in the film adaptation of the famous musical. How did Swift dress? Well, she leaned fully into the occasion, wearing a strapless red silk

Guitarist John Frusciante has rejoined the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the band announced on Instagram on Sunday. Frusciante will replace Josh Klinghoffer, who took over for him as the lead guitarist 10 years ago. “The Red Hot Chili Peppers announce that we are parting ways with our guitarist of the past ten years, Josh Klinghoffer,”

One of the wildest aspects of Donald Trump’s plot to extort Ukraine is that both the president and his accomplices, who believe Democrats should be charged with high treason for this outrageous impeachment business, have basically already admitted to almost everything. Sure, they turn around and insist otherwise within the span of minutes or sometimes

Freshman Congressman Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey is reportedly planning to leave the Democratic Party and become a Republican, just one year into his first term in office. In the last year or so, we’ve seen a number of Republican lawmakers leave their party to become Democrats, but few have gone the other way

Lawyers for actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband say federal prosecutors are holding back crucial evidence that could prove the couple’s innocence in a college admissions scandal that has ensnared dozens of wealthy parents. In a court motion filed Friday in Boston’s court, the couple’s lawyers asked a judge to force the Justice

As far as stars go, Harry Styles is among the few who burn bright. Nearly ten years ago, the then-teen burst onto the scene as part of One Direction, a five-piece meteor that pierced a starved stratosphere without any warning. As time has passed, leaving what was once our decade’s best boy band in pieces,

Disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein is concerned about his legacy and claims his work has been forgotten in the wake of allegations of sexual assault. “I feel like the forgotten man,” Weinstein said in an interview published Sunday in the New York Post. “I made more movies directed by women and about women than any filmmaker,

Joe Keene Jr. first appears to viewers of HBO’s Watchmen as a clean-cut Oklahoma senator dispatched to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to help restore order after the reemergence of the Seventh Kavalry, a mask-clad white supremacist group with a history of violence and terror. The first sign of trouble with Senator Keene, though, is that he’s played

The chief executive officer of Hallmark Cards apologized on Sunday night and said the company would reverse an earlier decision to pull television advertisements featuring same-sex couples from the wedding registry and planning website Zola. In a statement, CEO Mike Perry said cable television’s Hallmark Channel “will be reaching out to Zola to reestablish our

[embedded content] Everyone has Hallmark Channel on their mind this holiday season, but for all the wrong reasons. The network most known for its cheesily benign, low-budget romantic comedies is now getting attention for its obsolescent and damaging view toward marriage equality. Zola, the online wedding planner and registry, submitted six ads to Hallmark Channel

Kendall Jenner has spent the second half of this year single after she ended things with her NBA player boyfriend Ben Simmons in May. But Simmons and Jenner’s love story may not be over quite yet. SportsGossip.com got photos of Jenner at Simmons’ Philadelphia ’76ers basketball game Friday night in Philly. She kept a more

Anna Karina, the French New Wave actress who became an icon of the cinema in the 1960s and was the muse of Jean-Luc Godard, has died. She was 79. The French culture minister announced her death on Twitter on Sunday. French media said that the Danish-born Karina had cancer and died Saturday. “Her look was

The seven Democratic candidates who have qualified for the final presidential debate of the year, set to happen on Thursday, December 19th, have all co-signed a letter with Senator Cory Bookers and Julián Castro asking for a rule change that would widen the field of who can appear in future debates. The DNC’s bar to

Comedian Chris Cotton, best known for his Comedy Central online talk show Every Damn Day, died Thursday from unknown causes. He was 32. Comedy Central confirmed Cotton’s death in a tweet. “We’re devastated by the loss of Chris Cotton — a hilarious comedian, a beloved member of the Comedy Central family and a joy to

In a video posted on social media today, Orlando Jones announced he was fired in September from the show American Gods, and that there will be “no more Mr. Nancy,” the character he played. The video included a flashing animated GIF stating “Breaking News” and a caption stating “Caution: Hot Tea.” Jones referred to the

Last week on CBS This Morning, former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg said if you “ask most people,” you’ll hear he was a good mayor. Though, I doubt “most people” includes the city’s young black men. During his mayorship, from 2002 to 2013, Bloomberg’s police force searched minorities like airport luggage. In 2011, the

All eyes were on the polarizing effect that United States President Donald Trump’s impeachment is having on Americans as the cast played family members sitting down for their Christmas dinners in this week’s Saturday Night Live cold open. SNL‘s Aidy Bryant opened the show dressed up as a snow-woman, who encouraged Americans to try to

With a vote on impeachment looming in the House, Donald Trump is looking ahead to a potential Senate trial. In a report by The New York Times, a source “involved in the planning” of the President’s defense said that top White House counsel Pat A. Cipollone may not actually get the nod to represent the

On Dec. 12, the evening before her 30th birthday, Taylor Swift was honoured with the ‘Woman of the Decade’ award at Billboard‘s annual Women in Music ceremony. The Blank Space singer earned the highly prestigious honour thanks to her many accomplishments, releases, dedication and overall contributions to the music industry as a powerful female figure. Instead of

2019’s surprise viral pop star Kylie Jenner sang her greatest hit, “Rise and Shine,” for philanthropic reasons last night. The young billionaire was at a charity art event with Jaden Smith, Justin Bieber, and Kris Jenner. The Biebs sang an acoustic rendition of “Love Yourself,” “Baby,” and “Never Say Never” to the crowd, and that

Posted December 13, 2019 2:28 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ For months, fans of Selena Gomez have been speculating that she’s been working on a new studio album, and she’s just confirmed it. On Thursday, through various social media platforms, the 27-year-old revealed not only the

The women of Fox News depicted in Bombshell repeatedly insist they are not feminists—even as they steel themselves to upend the cable channel’s toxic culture of sexual harassment under Roger Ailes’s reign. This paradox—women who shudder at the word “feminist” achieving feminist goals—was what intrigued Oscar-winning screenwriter Charles Randolph (The Big Short) when he sat

Everything is connected. Interconnected movie universes are the “in” thing right now since Marvel has pretty much perfected it in a way that has not been seen on this scale before. While Universal’s attempt at a Dark Universe pretty much fell flat, the DC Expanded Universe is currently on the up and up. Netflix is

U.K. grime rapper Stormzy released his second studio album, Heavy Is the Head, on Friday. The follow-up to the rapper’s 2017 album, Gang Signs & Prayers (GS&P), includes the hit single Vossi Bop, which he released in April. The new album also includes Crown, Wiley Flow and Own It, featuring Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy. [embedded content]

1986: Richard Jewell (Paul Walter Hauser), a supply clerk at an Atlanta law firm, overhears a heated phone argument between a lawyer, Watson Bryant (Sam Rockwell), and a U.S. senator. Contrary to either Jewell or Bryant’s (or our) expectations, the two begin to talk and become friends. Over a shooting game at a nearby arcade,

When the temperatures start to dip below freezing, that flimsy fleece blanket you’ve had on your bed since college just won’t cut it. You deserve the best down comforter that money can buy. Like a luxurious cumulus cloud, a comforter or duvet or duvet insert is an essential piece of bedding anyone needs, especially in

Only a month after announcing it, Harry Styles has released his highly anticipated second studio album, Fine Line. The record dropped on Friday morning, and along with lead singles Lights Up, Watermelon Sugar and Adore You, features nine other original new tracks, which oscillate between the rock, folk, indie and pop genres. Fine Line is the 25-year-old’s second album