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Leslie Jordan, a veteran character actor whose pandemic lockdown videos made him a viral star in his 60s, has died at the age of 67. According to TMZ, Jordan was in a car accident in West Hollywood on Monday morning. The last video posted on his prolific Instagram feed had gone up just one day

Three weeks after the death of Sacheen Littlefeather, a report has emerged claiming that the activist and actor lied about her Indigenous ancestry, sparking controversy among Indigenous critics who say the report’s author is instigating a “witch hunt” and sullying Littlefeather’s legacy. The report also comes four months after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts

Two years on from its horrifying first season, The Vow, Part Two continues to chronicle the rise and fall of NXIVM, a cult-like organization based in upstate New York. The new episodes focus on the trial and sentencing of NXIVM leader Keith Raniere on charges of sex trafficking and forced labor. Part Two also offers

Leslie Jordan, the widely adored actor and comedian, died Monday morning after a car crash in Hollywood, Calif., multiple outlets reported. The frequent Will & Grace guest star was 67. Local authorities confirmed to entertainment news site TMZ that Jordan suffered a medical emergency while driving his BMW, which he crashed into the side of

Per Rolling Stone, Trump has convened lawyers and advisers to scheme how to challenge the results in November if they don’t go his way. Yes, despite the fact that his attempt to steal the 2020 election is reportedly under criminal investigation by the Department of Justice. By Bess Levin October 24, 2022

Doctor Who came back to say goodbye to Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor and while it was a beautiful regeneration, she ended her run by saying, “Tag, you’re it,” and suddenly we were confronted with a fresh face … sort of. What was shown in the end was a first look at the Fourteenth Doctor, and it

TORONTO — Mariah Carey is setting course for Canada this yuletide season. The pop superstar — and self-professed queen of Christmas — has announced plans to bring her Merry Christmas To All! concert revue to Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena on Dec. 11. It’s one of only two dates Carey has planned over the holidays. Trending Now

The promotional Cactus Buddy figurines that accompanied the chain’s limited-run “adult Happy Meals,” sold for $10.79 each, are now being listed for six figures. By Eileen Cartter October 21, 2022 Courtesy of McDonald’s Earlier this month, McDonald’s released a new promotional product that it alluringly referred to as an “adult Happy Meal” in collaboration with

This weekend, Meghan Markle was seen with a friend in Montecito, California, with a friend enjoying a little shopping. The Duchess of Sussex was wearing a sleeveless and strapless green Malia Mills jumpsuit that ended just below her knees, with a cardigan slung over her shoulders in a slightly lighter shade of the same olive

Shawn Mendes fans were disappointed this past summer when the singer announced that he was cancelling some shows to focus on his mental health for the second time in 18 months. He broke the news via Instagram. “I’ve been touring since I was 15 and to be honest it’s always been difficult to be on

Jake Gyllenhaal is adding another comic book movie to his resume. The actor, who played Quentin Beck/Mysterio in Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), will star in Prophet, based on the comic book of the same name by Rob Liefeld (Deadpool). John Prophet, the Image Comics character who first appeared in Youngblood #2 (July 1992), is a man living

The project is set to drop this Friday. By Frazier Tharpe October 22, 2022 Drake and 21 Savage perform during Wicked (Spelhouse Homecoming Concert) at Forbes Arena at Morehouse College on October 19, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.Courtesy of Prince Williams via WireImage/Getty Drake is, as ever, always a fan of the sharp left, executing a

A new Taylor Swift album isn’t just something to listen to; it’s a piece of work to discuss, analyze, and dissect. With its numerous Easter eggs, it’s ripe for examination, but with relatable, memorable lyrics, it’s also a vehicle for self-reflection. In other words, a new Swift original doesn’t just stay between you and your

Jennifer Coolidge, who won an Emmy for her performance as tone-deaf heiress Tanya, makes another appearance on The White Lotus, this time in Italy, for the second installment of HBO’s critically acclaimed social satire. “A White Lotus [season] two—I did not see this coming at all. I originally didn’t plan on taking the role when

Halloween costume news this year has been pretty quiet—not just in terms of the really awesome, creative costumes but also the terrible ones people are inevitably going to choose. There’ve been a few stories of racist costumes or vastly insensitive ones (like dressing your child like Jeffery Dalmer) because people don’t ever learn. However, a

Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard was sentenced to five years behind bars on Thursday in the sexual assault of an Ottawa woman, an offence the presiding judge called a “particularly degrading rape.” In delivering her sentence in a downtown Toronto courtroom, Ontario Superior Court Justice Gillian Roberts said Hoggard’s offence involved “gratuitous degradation” and “gratuitous violence.” “It

Taylor Swift’s tenth album Midnights, out last night, starts with a bit of a fakeout: a pretty straightforward hip-hop inflected song called “Lavender Haze,” where she describes feelings of depression and her frustration with being hounded about when she is going to get married. The song was co-written by Zoe Kravitz and her longtime boyfriend

Though he’s used to getting typecast as a sinister presence, the actor says his new role in The Banshees of Inisherin is just a taste of the wide range he has to offer. By Esther Zuckerman October 21, 2022 Barry Keoghan in The Banshees of Inisherin.Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures via Everett Collection Barry Keoghan’s sculpted

Judi Dench has criticized Netflix for not adding a disclaimer to the popular series The Crown, which she claimed is “cruelly unjust” in its portrayal of the British Royal Family. In an open letter to The Times UK, the Oscar-winning actress wrote that the “fictionalised drama” presents “an inaccurate and hurtful account of history.” Read more:

A jury sided with Kevin Spacey on Thursday in one of the lawsuits that derailed the film star’s career, finding he did not sexually abuse Anthony Rapp, then 14, while both were relatively unknown actors in Broadway plays in 1986. The verdict in the civil trial came with lightning speed. Jurors at a federal court

In 2018, Zarifa Ghafari became Afghanistan’s youngest female mayor. Below, read an exclusive excerpt from her book Zarifa: A Woman’s Battle in a Man’s World about her history-making mayoral appointment, fleeing Kabul after her father was assassinated in 2020, and returning earlier this year to a changed country. When I arrived in Kabul in February

He was a famous moviemaker. She was a publicist working a film premiere where he was a VIP guest. He’d offered her a lift home and then invited her to his apartment for a drink. In his apartment, screenwriter-director Paul Haggis had abruptly tried to kiss her, backed her into his refrigerator, and had a

We’re meeting just days after the news of Robbie Coltrane’s passing, and Felton accepts my condolences: “I know that he’d be having a little chuckle right now about us talking about our memories,” he says of his costar. In person, Felton is alternately giddy and nervous, boyishly pulling the sleeves of his cardigan up over

In September 2022, Uppsala-based artist Supercomposite took the internet by storm when she unveiled Loab, a terrifying series of images featuring a dead-eyed woman and copious amounts of gore. Anyone who’s played with image generators like Dall-E, Midjourney, or Stable Diffusion knows the very basics of AI art: one feeds verbal and visual prompts into

A woman broke down on the witness stand Wednesday while giving graphic testimony about a 2003 night when she said she emerged from unconsciousness to find actor Danny Masterson raping her. She is the first of three women who say Masterson raped them to testify during his Los Angeles trial. She said at one point

The duo will reenact scenes from I love You, Man at a Wednesday fundraiser for the Senate nominee’s campaign, finally turning the candidate’s year-old wish into a reality. “Never in a million years did I imagine that it would actually end up happening,” Fetterman tells Vanity Fair. By Caleb Ecarma October 19, 2022

The Sex Lives of College Girls will be back for sophomore year. The irreverent yet lovable comedy from producer Mindy Kaling and showrunner Justin Noble has been renewed for a second season on HBO Max, just days ahead of the season 1 finale. “We are delighted that this comic, honest portrayal of the college condition

(Spoilers ahead for Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire) What happens when a Black gay vampire is pushed to the edge? Nothing good for those who have wronged said vampire. In the case of Louis (Jacob Anderson), episode 3, “Is My Very Nature That of the Devil,” marks him tipping way over the edge because