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Leonardo DiCaprio Testifies in Money-Laundering Case of Fugees Rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel
Leonardo DiCaprio testified in federal court Monday morning as part of a trial involving international money laundering, bribery and a prominent rap artist. Prakazrel “Pras” Michel — a founding member of 1990s hip-hop group The Fugees — is accused of funneling money from a fugitive Malaysian financier through straw donors to Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection […]
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Marlon Wayans and Family Pay Tribute to Patriarch Howell Wayans: “I Feel Y’all Lifting Me Already”
The Wayans family took to social media to pay tribute to their family patriarch, Howell Wayans, who died at 86. Marlon Wayans, one of the patriarch’s 10 children, shared an emotional message on his Instagram, saying goodbye to his father. “Legend,” he wrote in the caption. “When i was a child I asked my Dad […]
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Gwyneth Paltrow Ski Trial: The 9 Most Bizarre Moments
While Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski crash trial didn’t exactly deliver the same level of celebrity drama as Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard, the eight-day showdown in Park City, Utah, still managed to offer plenty of bizarre moments in the lead-up to Thursday’s climax where the jury ruled Paltrow was not liable in plaintiff Dr. Terry Sanderson’s […]
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GLAAD Media Awards: Stars Denounce Attacks on LGBTQ+ Community as Bad Bunny, Christina Aguilera Accept Honors
Amid the growing attacks against LGBTQ+ people — particularly the trans community — currently going on in the U.S., this year’s GLAAD Media Awards took on a particularly urgent tone Thursday night in Beverly Hills, and one that brought it home to Hollywood as well. After Jennifer Coolidge and Jane Lynch kicked off the show, […]
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GLAAD Media Awards: ‘Bros,’ ‘A League of Their Own’ Take Top Prizes
GLAAD announced recipients for 15 of this year’s 33 categories for the 34th annual GLAAD Media Awards on Thursday in Beverly Hills, with Bros, A League of Their Own, What We Do in the Shadows and The White Lotus among the top winners. Also at the event, Christina Aguilera received the Advocate for Change Award, […]
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Gwyneth Paltrow Wins Ski Crash Trial, Jury Verdict Awards Her $1
Gwyneth Paltrow may have lost half a day of skiing — and spent seven years fighting litigation — but she has won her contentious ski slope collision trial. After eight days of testimony in Park City, the Oscar-winning actress and wellness mogul was found not liable in retired optometrist Dr. Terry Sanderson’s lawsuit claiming that […]
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Donald Trump Indicted by Grand Jury Over Alleged Hush Money Scheme
A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump on charges involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter, the first-ever criminal case against a former U.S. president and a jolt to Trump’s bid to retake the White House in 2024. The indictment, confirmed Thursday by […]
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Why Barack Obama Dined With Michael B. Jordan, Regina King, the Daniels and More in Brentwood
If you saw a bunch of stars ducking into A.O.C. recently, there was a good reason. President Barack Obama and his Higher Ground production company hosted back-to-back dinners the week of March 13 at the Brentwood hotspot, inviting a slew of Oscar winners, nominees and creative talent, according to multiple sources. Joining Obama and Higher […]
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U.S. Army to Run Repurposed ‘Be All You Can Be’ Ads Without Actor Jonathan Majors During NCAA Final Four
The U.S. Army will run ads this Saturday during the NCAA Final Four Tournament using existing footage from older commercials and unused material from the new “Be All You Can Be” campaign instead of featuring actor Jonathan Majors. A day after the Creed III actor was arrested last weekend for allegedly assaulting a woman in […]
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Melissa Joan Hart Details Helping Young Students, Parents Amid Nashville School Shooting Chaos
Melissa Joan Hart recounted her experience attempting to help students fleeing a school shooter in Nashville, one of the most difficult things the actress says she’s ever seen. For the latest episode of her What Women Binge podcast, Hart and co-host Amanda Lee shared details about their experiences Monday when police and emergency responders took […]
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‘Rust’ Prosecution Gets New Lawyers as District Attorney Steps Away
New special prosecutors have been appointed to oversee criminal charges in the Rust shooting after the lawyer previously handling the cases was forced to step down. Jason Lewis and Kari Morrissey will serve as the lead lawyers in the prosecution of Alec Baldwin and Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the Santa Fe District Attorney’s Office announced […]
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Adnan Syed’s Conviction in ‘Serial’ Case Reinstated
A Maryland court did not give the family of the murder victim in the case chronicled in the hit podcast Serial enough time to attend a court hearing in person that led to Adnan Syed’s release, a Maryland appellate court ruled Tuesday, and it ordered a new hearing to be held. Though Syed’s conviction has […]
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Top Canadian TV Regulator Vicky Eatrides to Keynote Banff World Media Festival
Vicky Eatrides, Canada’s top media and Internet regulator, is set to keynote the Banff World Media Festival. On June 12, Eatrides, chair and CEO of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, will address the retreat in Canada’s Rocky Mountains as the federal government is near to passing Bill C-11 into law, with an eye to […]
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Jonathan Majors Arrested and Charged With Assault, Lawyer Says Actor Is “Completely Innocent”
Jonathan Majors was arrested and charged with multiple misdemeanors Saturday after being accused of assaulting a woman during a domestic dispute. The actor was arrested on suspicion of strangulation, assault and harassment Saturday in Chelsea, a neighborhood of Manhattan, according to a New York Police Department spokesperson. The woman sustained minor injuries to her head […]
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Jeremy Renner Shares Video Walking on Anti-Gravity Treadmill After Snowplow Accident: “Time for My Body to Rest and Recover”
Jeremy Renner is showing that his recovery continues to be on the upswing after being seriously injured in a snowplow accident. The Avengers star took to his Instagram Story on Sunday to share a video of him walking on an anti-gravity treadmill. The machine allows for users to walk with less stress on the lower […]
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Jonathan Majors’ ‘Be All You Can Be’ U.S. Army Ad Campaign Paused Following Arrest
The U.S. Army has pulled a Be All You Can Be ad campaign featuring Jonathan Majors following the actor’s arrest Saturday. “The U.S. Army is aware of the arrest of Jonathan Majors and we are deeply concerned by the allegations surrounding his arrest,” Laura DeFrancisco, the public affairs chief for the Army Enterprise Marketing Office, […]
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