People attend a Sunday mass in the Sanctuary of Montenero while social distancing on May 10, 2020 in Livorno, Italy. (Laura Lezza/Getty) A group of Italian Catholic bishops has attacked proposed legislation against homophobia and transphobia, claiming it would make “expression of a legitimate opinion” a crime. Employment discrimination based on sexual orientation was made
Exclusive YG‘s about to release the music video you could call the fruit of his extensive labor … pulling together that massive Black Lives Matter rally last weekend in Hollywood. We’re told his new “F**k the Police” vid will drop early Friday, and while the song — for obvious reasons — won’t get a lot
Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America (1861-TBD) lies in the middle of the street, fully dressed and flat on his back, his hand outstretched to a nearby police officer in a futile entreaty for help. His metal finery is splattered with pink paint and his unfortunate state is illuminated by the blue
Sony Corp on Friday unveiled more than two dozen titles for its upcoming PlayStation 5 console, including a sequel to its hit “Spider-Man” title and the latest “Gran Turismo” racer, as it builds anticipation ahead of the planned year-end launch. As rival Microsoft Corp prepares the launch of its next generation Xbox Series X console for this
You know, in 2017, as we were running the campaign, there was a remarkable energy of coalition-building, community organizing, using the platform of political organizing to create a new vision around the abolition—you know, what other ways can we respond to harm in our communities? So in that moment I think there was definitely a
The 100‘s final season is off to a great start, and we’re more eager than ever to see how Clarke (Eliza Taylor) and her friends’ stories will end. Not to mention, Season 7 is leaning particularly hard into the show’s sci-fi elements, which means we’re constantly on the edge of our seats! Season 7 has
Adam Levine is taking heat for sharing pro-BLM Instagram posts, after Maroon 5 played the 2019 Super Bowl halftime show when many Black acts boycotted performing due to how the NFL treated Colin Kaepernick. When Super Bowl LIII went down in Atlanta in 2019, there were a number of Black artists who allegedly turned down
Exclusive George Floyd‘s name could be worth a lot of money in the entertainment business … and now one man is looking to lock up the rights to his name for movies and TV shows. According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, a man named Munemo Mushonga filed a trademark application to use the
She’s a cyber queen now. Much of the world, including that of the Royal Family, has been forced into lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic. As such, people have learned to rely on technology now more than ever. And that includes the Queen, who made history by making her first-ever public video call in partnership with
For two weeks now in downtown Atlanta, as in every other major city in America, people have flooded the streets demanding justice for George Floyd and an end to police brutality. Photographer Wulf Bradley travels 40 minutes from his small town of Villa Rica, Georgia to capture the protests, and with his camera captures the
The NFL commissioner apologized for the way they treated athlete activists in the past. So, Snoop Dogg wants to know — why haven’t they given Colin Kaepernick a job yet? Snoop Dogg is demanding answers from the NFL, and right away. The rapper, 48, took to Instagram with a message for the 32 “racist” owners
In a similar manner to the recent cancellation of Cops — America’s longest-running reality series — A&E has made the decision to drop its hit police/crime docuseries Live PD. The American TV network confirmed the program’s cancellation on Wednesday in a statement that accredited its decision to the ongoing anti-racism and anti-police brutality protests triggered
Shooting began way back in 1995 on director Shinichi Fukazawa‘s Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell (aka The Japanese Evil Dead), but it wasn’t until over 10 years later that the low-budget 8mm splatter film was actually finished. Courtesy of Wild Eye Releasing, we’ve learned this week that the film is now finally being released in
Gay men in Ghana are being hunted down through dating apps like Grindr (MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty) Gay men in Ghana are being targeted on Grindr by catfishing conmen who “steal, abuse and blackmail” them, an African LGBT+ group has warned. Sex between men is illegal in Ghana and punishable by up three years in prison, so
Back in April, Michael Stipe has linked up with the Big Red Machine artist collective (originally founded by Bon Iver and the National’s Aaron Dessner) to perform a new song called “No Time For Love Like Now” on Colbert. The song is out now via 37d03d; check out the music video below. The track was
Lily Adams knows, painfully well, about late surprises in a presidential campaign: She was a top communications strategist for Hillary Clinton in 2016. “There were polls four years ago that showed us up double digits in the last month before the election,” Adams says. “Polls don’t vote. I think that’s an Obama saying that I’m
Joy Behar let Donald Trump have it, calling out the president on ‘The View’ for claiming that peaceful protesters in Seattle are ‘domestic terrorists.’ He should really look at himself first, she said. Joy Behar wasted no time when it came to criticizing Donald Trump on The View. The co-hosts discussed the inflammatory tweets the
Perfect Harmony’s cancellation on Wednesday took the show’s fans by surprise. The NBC comedy was axed after a single season, and series star Anna Camp took to social media to open up about sadness about the decision. “Well, NBC has cancelled Perfect Harmony and my heart really hurts,” the actress said on Instagram. “We had
Lisa Vanderpump has broken her silence after multiple cast members of Vanderpump Rules were fired earlier this week for their past racist tweets and actions. Lisa released a statement on the firings of Stassi Schroeder, Kristen Doute, Max Boyens and Brett Caprioni on Wednesday. “Over the past two weeks, many things have been brought to
Well, it makes it different. I think, for me, it doesn’t make it easier, but it does make it different. Sometimes it’s quicker. And sometimes it’s not! But I love on film, particularly — because if you shoot on film, you’ve got shorter periods of which you can shoot. You mount a magazine. It might
I think people just respect my rap [because] I didn’t skip steps. It’s a passion I picked up before [my] status as an NBA player. I took the route of any other aspiring artist; I started a platform on Instagram called #4BarFriday, where you rapped four bars and I got some big basketball names to
It was a ‘hero’s banquet – just in time for Pride. After Kylie Jenner celebrated her ‘inspirational’ father, the makeup mogul reunited with Caitlyn Jenner and Sophia Hutchins for a lovely dinner at in Malibu. How long do you think Kylie Jenner had Nobu hold that reservation? As California continues to ease coronavirus restrictions on
Rachel Lindsay, who starred as the only Black lead in The Bachelor series’ 18-year history, shared a blog post on Tuesday calling for the “systemic racism” within the franchise to be acknowledged. After making headlines earlier this month for speaking out in an interview with Afterbuzz, saying she can’t be “affiliated” with The Bachelor if
Now that we’re in the midst of the worst public health crisis in a century, though, it has to be asked: Who cares about swastika-wielding types when an invisible bit of genetic material can worm its way into your mucous membranes and hijack your lungs? The truth is that, as the Trump administration fumbles its
Sadly, while we probably won’t see another Dead Space game for a while, that doesn’t mean that we can’t take solace in “small comforts”. Such as one of the original writers behind Dead Space, Antony Johnston, teasing something big for this week’s PlayStation 5 Event. Johnston took to Twitter last night to drop news that
Kandi Burruss revealed that it was an ’emotional’ experience to teach her young son, Ace, that cops can be ‘the bad guys’ in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement. Imagine learning that the “good guys” can be the “bad guys.” This was the heartbreaking conversation that Kandi Burruss and her husband Todd Tucker
Exclusive Eric Garner‘s mother says George Floyd‘s death is largely responsible for an anti-chokehold bill finally getting passed in NY — making it a bittersweet victory for her after years of fighting for it. Gwen Carr spoke to us a few days after New York lawmakers passed the Eric Garner Anti-Chokehold Act — which Gov.
JK Rowling attends the press preview of ‘Harry Potter and The Cursed Child” at Palace Theatre on July 30, 2016 in London, England. (Rob Stothard/Getty Images) JK Rowling has revealed that she has a history of sexual assault, but has used it to argue against the rights of trans women to use single sex spaces.
Exclusive Blake Shelton‘s shout-out to a fan’s new book — written in honor of her late daughter — is giving her a huge emotional pick-me-up, and it ain’t bad for sales! Frankie Williams is the author of “The Merdragon,” a fictional children’s book she wrote for her daughter, Shauntae, who passed away last year. Shauntae
We’re deep into quarantine, and top of mind for many people is their hair. And no, we’re not talking about the hair on our head. At more than thirteen weeks into COVID-19 lockdown, avid waxers are likely experiencing serious withdrawal when it comes to their monthly or bi-monthly hair removal, and wondering if they can take the