Rapper Juice WRLD died from an accidental overdose of oxycodone and codeine, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office announced Wednesday. Juice WRLD, whose real name was Jarad A. Higgins, was just 21 years old when he died on December 8. Higgins, a Chicago native, died after suffering what was described …
Read More »Harvey Weinstein wants credit for helping female filmmakers’ careers
Ahead of his criminal trial on sexual assault and rape charges, Harvey Weinstein says he doesn’t get enough credit for promoting female filmmakers. In an exclusive interview with the New York Post, the disgraced former mogul also complains that his legacy in the movie business “got eviscerated” because of what …
Read More »Banana Art Basel: Performance artist eats banana today taped to wall that had sold for $120,000
A performance artist on Saturday ate a banana duct-taped to a wall — the most talked-about artwork at Miami’s Art Basel — that sold earlier this week for $120,000. New York-based performance artist David Datuna ate the banana around 1:45 p.m. on Saturday in front of a convention full of art lovers, …
Read More »Who is Will Rogers? Google Doodle’s animated cowboy celebrates what would’ve been Will Rogers’ 140th birthday
Google kicked off Native American Indian Heritage Month with an animated doodle dedicated to Will Rogers. The entertainer, humorist and author who became known as “America’s Cowboy Philosopher” was born on this day in 1879 at Rogers Ranch in Oologah, Cherokee Territory, in what is now the state of Oklahoma. …
Read More »Johnny Cash deputy card found: Nashville sheriff reveals music icon became a deputy in 1979
Nashville’s sheriff says there’s proof that Johnny Cash was granted law enforcement authority four decades ago. At the Johnny Cash Museum this week, Nashville Sheriff Daron Hall unveiled a blown-up image of the late musician’s September 1979 deputy sheriff commission card, issued by then-Davidson County Sheriff Fate Thomas, featuring Cash’s …
Read More »Kanye West Jesus is King: Kanye West reportedly says he’ll only do gospel music from now on, quits secular music
Kanye West hasn’t officially released his newest work, “Jesus is King,” but the polarizing hip-hop star is already making waves about the future of his music’s direction. After days of playing his album at public listening sessions, West reportedly said he’s done making secular music. In Chicago, New York City …
Read More »Tom Brady cliff jumping: Tom Brady faces backlash for cliff diving with his young daughter in viral video, Internet calls for Patriot quarterback’s suspension
New England Patriots star Tom Brady is facing a wave of controversy this week over a now-viral video, which has garnered nearly three million views at press time. It shows the athlete and his youngest child with model Gisele Bündchen standing on the edge of a cliff, above a body of water. Six-year-old …
Read More »NXIVM trial: Keith Rainere alleged sex cult case heading to Brooklyn, New York, jury for deliberations
After weeks of relentlessly lurid testimony, jurors on Wednesday will begin deliberating the sex trafficking case against Keith Raniere, the former spiritual leader of the purported self-improvement group NXIVM. Prosecutors and defense lawyers gave closing arguments in a Brooklyn federal court this week following a trial that has given a …
Read More »CMT Music Awards: Carrie Underwood comes up big – again
Carrie Underwood extended her run as the most decorated act in the history of the CMT Music Awards with her 20th win Wednesday night. Underwood won two prizes at the fan-voted show, including video of the year for “Cry Pretty” and female video of the year for “Love Wins.” “Fans, …
Read More »Ellen DeGeneres sexual abuse: Ellen DeGeneres says she was sexually abused by her stepfather as a teen
In an upcoming episode of the Netflix show “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman,” Ellen DeGeneres opened up about the alleged sexual abuse she suffered as a teenager at the hands of her then-stepfather, Entertainment Tonight reported. The beloved daytime talk show host told Letterman her mother Betty DeGeneres …
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