This singer’s haters might be “Halfway to Hell” after their online behavior. Less than two weeks after announcing his desire to lose at least 100 pounds, Jelly Roll has left social media due to trolls. Bunnie Xo plants a kiss on hubby Jelly Roll at the 2024 pre-Grammys gala in Beverly Hills, California. REUTERS His … Read more
It’s fitting, really. For a fight between two boxing stars — Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia Saturday night at Barclays Center — who are so active on social media, DAZN added a social media star to help in its broadcast and promotion. Emily Austin, a sports and entertainment host who has recently begun dabbling in … Read more
Netflix blew past Wall Street expectations for the second straight quarter on Thursday as ad-supported streaming plans helped bring in 9.3 million new customers as the streaming giant’s decision to crack down on password sharing continue to pay dividends. Earnings per share for January through March came in at $5.28, compared with $2.88 a year earlier. … Read more
Sophie Kinsella, who writes the best-selling “Shopaholic” series, revealed this week that she has been battling brain cancer for more than a year. “I’ve wanted for a long time to share with you a health update and I’ve been waiting for the strength to do so,” she penned Wednesday on Instagram. “At the end of 2022, I was diagnosed … Read more
His apparent aversion to other people started out when he was pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty young. Larry David — whose character on “Curb Your Enthusiasm” declared that he finds “human contact repulsive” — revealed Tuesday that his mother once wrote to a longtime New York Post columnist and psychologist over concerns about her then-12-year-old son’s … Read more
Former President Donald Trump appeared to fall asleep during jury selection on the first day of his hush money trial in Manhattan on Monday — and Jon Stewart had a field day with it on his “Daily Show” episode later that night. “After years of anticipation, the first criminal trial of a former president has … Read more
“Winnie the Pooh” is slated to star in a horror flick next year alongside a slew of other iconic Disney characters whose copyright protections have expired — including Bambi, Pinocchio, Peter Pan and Sleeping Beauty. British production company and prolific horror filmmakers Jagged Edge Productions teamed up with independent film distributor ITN Studios to create “Winnie … Read more
Residents of up-market Sydney, Australia suburb Paddington are used to dining on the hoof but rarely is their food delivered by horseback. Locals were therefore surprised to see a man in an UberEats branded uniform deliver someone’s takeaway on a black horse on Wednesday. He was being guided through the streets by his phone, which … Read more
Prince William returned to social media Wednesday for the first time since his wife Kate Middleton announced her cancer diagnosis to the world. The Prince of Wales, 41, broke his social media silence to share a sweet message of support for British soccer player Rachel Daly, who announced her retirement from the sport. “Thank you … Read more
Anyone got a scoop? A recent live news broadcast in Bolivia was interrupted by a small black dog relieving itself on the anchor desk, What’s the Jam reports. The unidentified canine was brought on set to help promote pet adoption. Not missing its moment to shine, the pup shocked the Channel RTP crew by arching … Read more
Olivia Dunne’s got jokes. The star LSU gymnast shared a recent post on TikTok that featured a photo of her glammed up while wearing a sparkling black dress — and another snap of her sporting a Bass Pro Shop hat and baggy t-shirt while holding a bag of Cheetos. “The side the media does NOT … Read more
Paramount Pictures has won the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming its 2022 Tom Cruise blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick” borrowed too much from a 1983 magazine article that inspired the original “Top Gun” film. In a decision on Friday, US District Judge Percy Anderson in Los Angeles said the sequel was not “substantially similar” to Ehud Yonay’s … Read more
Journalism is starting to be “sexy again” — and papers everywhere have this Gen Zer to thank. Columbia grad student Kelsey Russell is on a mission to be more media literate — and she’s taking her 89,000 TikTok followers on the journey with her. The sociology student got a subscription to the Sunday edition of … Read more
GloRilla played coy and laughed when Shannon Sharpe asked her about seemingly pursuing Bucks guard Damian Lillard during the NBA All-Star weekend in February. During the latest installment of his “Club Shay Shay” podcast, Sharpe brought up a message the rapper shared on X, “I want him,” which included a photo of her and Lillard … Read more
Walt Disney’s streaming service will start cracking down on password-sharing from June, Chief Executive Bob Iger said Thursday, as the entertainment conglomerate looks to boost subscriber growth and make the business profitable. Iger also signaled a need for consolidation in the streaming industry and said Disney was “eventually” looking at double-digit margins for the business, in a wide-ranging interview … Read more
Former ESPNer Jemele Hill downplayed Caitlin Clark’s effect on the growth in popularity of women’s basketball, while also calling out the media for not affording the same coverage to black players. While acknowledging that Clark is “stoking overall curiosity,” Hill told uproxx.com that the star Iowa guard is riding the waves of an overall increase … Read more
Sean “Diddy” Combs has muted the comments section of his X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram accounts after the rapper returned to social media following the raid on both his LA and Florida homes. In an Instagram post that marked his return to the platform, Combs posted various photos of his 1-year-old daughter, Love, dressed in … Read more
Warner Bros Entertainment didn’t steal the plot for its 2022 blockbuster “The Batman” from a writer who created a story about the Caped Crusader three decades earlier, a federal judge in Manhattan ruled on Wednesday. US District Judge Paul Engelmayer also said the writer Christopher Wozniak infringed copyrights belonging to DC Comics, which employed him as … Read more
The migration of Sports Illustrated’s website from Arena Group’s control to the umbrella of Minute Media hit a rocky road on Thursday. Minute Media acquired the licensing of SI’s editorial content from Authentic Brands Group (ABG) earlier this week after Arena Group, the company controlled by 5 Hour Energy founder Manoj Bhargava, had been embroiled … Read more
John Fanta, the ebullient rising Fox Sports college basketball personality, spent the summer between his junior and senior years at Seton Hall sharing a room in a hostel in Los Angeles with a 60-year-old immigrant from Africa. The Cleveland native had dreamed of being the soundtrack to sports since listening to — and mimicking — … Read more