LGBT+ South Africans wave Pride flags at Durban Pride Festival. (RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP/Getty Images) Lawmakers in the upper house of South Africa’s parliament passed a bill Wednesday (July 1) that bars marriage officers from objecting to marrying same-sex couples. South Africa remains an outlier in the patchwork of policies and laws in Africa wired to erase
Cars packed a road in Emo, Ontario, Canada, as part of an Pride ‘ambush’ after town officials asked why there is no ‘Straight Pride’. (Borderland Pride) Residents at a northwestern Ontario, Canada, township tied vibrant balloons to the hoods of their vehicles, tossed blankets and unfolded flags before buckling their seatbelts and driving. Around 70 vehicles
Florida is on track to continue its designation as a COVID-19 hotspot in America. Despite that and the resistance to locking down the state to quell the spread of the virus, Governor DeSantis killed the budget line for online learning throughout the state. During the outbreak, the Complete Florida Plus Program became a lifeline for
Exclusive Breonna Taylor‘s family is in the same corner as Beyonce‘s mom over photos of Kentucky’s top prosecutor partying it up with his fiancee instead of drilling down in her case. ICYMI … photos surfaced over the weekend of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron hosting an engagement party with friends and loved ones — something
The international box office this weekend was again led by Korea, with major local release #Alive taking a 70% share of the market. The zombie horror thriller from Spackman Entertainment’s Zip Cinema sold 1.06M tickets in its first five days for a gross of $7.4M through Sunday, again demonstrating the strength of new offerings, particularly
Editor’s Note: A version of this story was originally published July 9, 2016. Hanging the title of “the best show you’ve never seen” on the MMA-themed family drama Kingdom is not another painful attempt to bait readers for clicks. The series aired for three seasons, from 2014 to 2017, on DirecTV/AT&T’s Audience Network, which was
Amy Sherman-Palladino has no time for critiques, specifically this one about Midge Maisel, the titular character of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. During the comedy showrunner roundtable interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Sherman-Palladino admitted she doesn’t read criticism of her work, but she has heard certain criticism about Midge Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan), that she vehemently takes
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Cops in Aurora, CO targeted Elijah McClain‘s violin vigil to make an example out of nonviolent musicians … so says a famous violinist who saw it all play out. Lee England Jr. — who Michael Jordan calls “the Michael Jordan of the violin” — tells TMZ … Aurora police made
Eight Gates, a new album of previously unreleased recordings by Jason Molina will arrive on August 7 via Secretly Canadian. Following the release of “Shadow Answers the Wall,” another song from the album has been shared. Listen to “The Mission’s End” below. Molina recorded the album in 2008 while he was living in London. Molina’s
Brennan Gregg came out to his parents in the most ingenious way. (Screen captures via TikTok) A guy came out as gay to his family during a quarantine quiz night and if your heart doesn’t race while watching it, well, we recommend seeking medical attention immediately. Brennan Gregg took to TikTok Wednesday morning (July 1)
Play video content Exclusive HalaHi Michele Morrone is coming back for seconds … the “365 Days” star just announced he’s on board for the sequel, and he’s raising money for children in need in the process. Michele, the Italian heartthrob who plays Massimo in Netflix’s No. 1 movie, made the sequel revelation in a personalized
Khloe Kardashian couldn’t get over how good her best friend, Malika Haqq looked at her 36th birthday celebration, telling her Instagram followers that she was astounded that she just had a baby three months ago! Get a load of this gorgeous duo! Khloe Kardashian posted two adorable photos on Instagram that gave fans another glimpse
Check out newly announced release dates, which movies are coming to home video this week, and recommendations from your host Khail Anonymous and Collider Editor Perri Nemiroff in this new episode of ‘Weekly Ticket’! ► Buy or Rent Movies on FandangoNOW: https://www.fandangonow.com?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc Tune-in to Weekly Ticket every Tuesday to help you decide what to watch
EXCLUSIVE: The recent surge nationwide of coronavirus cases and California Governor Gavin Newsom‘s recent promise for tougher restrictions in Los Angeles tomorrow has many in exhibition and distribution really concerned that there’s no hard date in immediate sight as to when the big circuits will reopen again. I hear that after July 4, there will be
Betty did much better defending herself on Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story Season 1 Episode 6 than I thought she would. But much like we feared, Betty was an utter fool for thinking that she could get the better of Dan while he was on the stand. What she got for efforts was her
UPDATE: In a statement from the State of New York, it was announced that women who experienced a hostile work environment, sexual harassment and gender-based discrimination while working at The Weinstein Company or women who experienced sexual abuse by Harvey Weinstein are entitled to receive restitution, pending approval from a judge. The to-be-determined sum that these individuals
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Cops in Aurora, CO unleashed pepper spray at Elijah McClain‘s violin vigil for no good reason and their brutality was unprovoked … according to a family attorney who saw it all unfold alongside Elijah’s sisters. Mari Newman, a lawyer for Elijah’s family, tells TMZ … she was at Saturday’s musical
The late John Prine, who died earlier this year of COVID-19, has received an unprecedented posthumous honor. He’s the first person to be named Illinois’ honorary poet laureate. “John Prine leaves behind an unparalleled musical legacy and was beloved by family and millions of fans who hope that in Heaven he finds Paradise waitin’ just
Between rising consumer demands for sustainable practices and the secondhand clothing industry estimated to be valued at $64 billion by 2025, you can’t not practice eco-friendly fashion solutions. That’s the Herculean task that Gucci is taking on with Off the Grid, the Italian fashion house’s first environmentally-conscious collection heralded by creative director Alessandro Michele. “Gucci
Whoa, back up…. three months of training for a single scene? We cannot be sure what sequence Anne Hathaway is referring to from Inception or whether she’d exaggerated the numbers in her head years later, but it’s a known fact that Joseph Gordon-Levitt trained hard for that movie. His most rigorous scene was the gravity-defying
American rappers Kanye West and Travis Scott have joined forces for a brand new single called Wash Us in the Blood. The three-minute, 30 second track dropped on Tuesday (June 30), a month after it was initially teased by the Yeezus hit-maker in an in-depth GQ profiling and hears the duo together on a couple of verses. Along
The Disney catalog joined Universal’s this weekend in playing whatever theaters were open at the box office as the majority of exhibition’s 5,9K theaters remain shuttered nationwide due to COVID-19. Overall, ticket sales continued to be distressed. Disney’s 2016 Oscar-winning hit Zootopia took the top spot with an estimated $280K, putting its liftime total at $341.5M,
Country music singers continue to weigh in on Chase Rice‘s controversial concert during the Coronavirus. Over the weekend, the musician known for hits like “Lonely If You Are” and “Eyes on You” made headlines after posting a video from his live concert in Tennessee. In the video posted on social media, thousands of fans appeared
Pop Smoke‘s fans have spoken — loudly and clearly — the cover art designed by Virgil Abloh for the rapper’s posthumous album is trash … so a change is coming. Pop’s highly anticipated album, “Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon” is set to release July 3, but when the cover art was revealed
Ringo Starr has announced a livestream benefit in celebration of his 80th birthday on Tuesday, July 7. The event will feature new at-home performances alongside previously taped concert footage, with Paul McCartney, Joe Walsh, Sheryl Crow, Sheila E., and others slated to participate. Proceeds will be split between the Black Lives Matter Global Network, MusiCares,
Creepy, mysterious, and ready to be explored! For this list, we’ll be ranking the most infamous or well-known instances of paranormal activity rumored or reported at hotels located within the United States. Our countdown includes Lord Baltimore Hotel, The Stanley Hotel, The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, and more! What do YOU think is the most haunted
Following big circuits AMC and Regal, Cinemark has reversed its face mask policy for guests as the chain plans its reopening from the COVID-19 shutdown. “For the safety of our guests, employees and communities, Cinemark will require that face masks be worn throughout our theatres. Masks may be removed when eating and drinking inside the
There’s a clip, in David France’s Welcome to Chechnya, of a 2017 interview with Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov. He is confronted over the allegation that LGBT citizens have been getting abducted and tortured by his regime. “This is nonsense,” he says. “We don’t have such people here. We don’t have any gays.” If there are
One thing is for sure the rock n’ roll community always supports each other’s causes and gives back. Such is the case with rocker and Florida FM 105.5 radio host Kenny Wilkerson and his brand new benefit for autism book “Rockin’ Recipes For Autism.” Collecting secret cooking recipes from some of the biggest legends in
Cars drive past a billboard featuring Black trans model and activist Jari Jones in an advertisement for Calvin Klein. (Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images) Popping a bottle of champagne, a Black trans plus-sized woman looked up at a billboard on Lafayette Street, in New York’s lower Manhattan, to see herself. Model Jari Jones was surrounded