Month: April 2021

Phillip Lühl and his twin daughters in South Africa. (Instagram/@phillipluehl) A top Namibian court rejected Monday (19 April) a gay couple’s plea to return home with their twin daughters, born in South Africa through surrogacy. In a case that threw the republic’s decades-old restrictions on LGBT+ people into question, Phillip Lühl and his husband Guillermo
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The former attorney general spent most of his time at the Justice Department licking Trump’s boots, but he wouldn’t back up Trump’s election lies. His new book could go either way—and could be a bellwether for the Trumpworld publishing market. By Caleb Ecarma April 19, 2021 Former attorney general William Barr is joining the pack
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Meanwhile, Derek Chauvin’s lawyer closed his defense by claiming the former police officer would’ve been justified in using more force against Floyd. By Bess Levin April 19, 2021 On Monday, after weeks of arguing that Derek Chauvin acted reasonably when he knelt on George Floyd’s neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds last May, the
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Ron DeSantis apparently has a problem with the constitutionally enshrined right to assemble. By Bess Levin April 19, 2021 As racial-justice protests swelled around the country during his last year in office, Donald Trump made it abundantly clear that he had little regard for the constitutionally enshrined right to assemble. Regularly conflating peaceful protesters with
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Following the tragic death of Scottie Pippen’s eldest son, his estranged wife, Larsa Pippen, paid tribute to Antron Pippen by saying he will ‘never be forgotten.’ Larsa Pippen mourned the death of Antron Pippen, the eldest son of her estranged husband, Scottie Pippen, shortly after the Chicago Bulls legend shared the news of Antron’s passing.
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His counsel says the actor also still owes millions of dollars in taxes. By Emily Kirkpatrick April 19, 2021 Robert De Niro’s lawyer claims that his estranged wife Grace Hightower’s taste for the finer things is keeping the actor working overtime. According to Page Six, in a virtual divorce hearing held on Friday, De Niro’s
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In honor of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s daughter, Tia Giana, turning 3, the young girl got a special present — a video from her favorite superhero – Jason Momoa! “Happy Birthday to my sweetest lil’ Tia Giana [Johnson],” Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson posted to Instagram on Sunday (Apr. 18.) “Loving, kind, tenacious and tough (like
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News SXSW Stake Sold to Rolling Stone and Billboard Publisher A co-founder of the Austin festival called Penske Media Corporation’s 50% ownership a “lifeline” By Evan Minsker April 18, 2021 Facebook Twitter SXSW 2020 banner in Austin, Texas (SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Penske Media Corporation—the publisher behind Rolling Stone, Billboard, and Variety—is
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On the heels of Godzilla Destruction‘s release date announcement last week, TOHO Games has announced that their third Godzilla mobile game, the Pokemon-inspired Godzilla Battle Line, will be released worldwide in May 2021. The announcement also comes with a brand-new trailer. In Godzilla Battle Line, all of the legendary TOHO kaiju and weapons from the
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(Interactive chart with estimates below) This week, Neon released its COVID-inspired horror film In The Earth, directed by Ben Wheatley (Down Terrace, Kill List). Written across 15 days last August, the movie follows a scientist and a park scout in the midst of a pandemic. Their journey into a forest becomes imperiled as they find
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The culmination of Hollywood’s pandemic year feels make-or-break for the awards industry.  By Jordan Hoffman April 18, 2021 An article in Sunday’s New York Times lays out some pretty harsh facts. The Academy Awards telecast ratings were already dropping before the pandemic, and the number of people tuning in to other awards shows during the
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