The BBC has been accused of co-opting the symbol of the HIV/AIDS ribbon, after an “insensitive” segment aired on World AIDS Day encouraged people to remember victims of COVID-19 by tying a red ribbon around a tree. The regional news show BBC North West added insult to injury with its broadcast on Tuesday (1 December),
The prospect of Oscars-as-usual seemed unthinkable until recently, but a new report suggests that the event in late April may look a lot more like the traditional annual gala and less of a remotely assembled event. “There will be no ‘virtual’ Oscars,” read the lede of a new story from Variety’s Clayton Davis, which quoted
Is it really Christmas without an annual viewing of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer? The beloved stop-motion TV special will be airing a number of times this holiday season, so you have plenty of chances to watch it on both CBS and Freeform. And don’t forget to sing along to the classic carol! Telecast every year
STX’s Mikael Marcimain thriller Horizon Line will debut on EPIX in 2021 followings the pic’s transactional platform launch on Jan. 12. The movie will be available then for the purchase of $14.99 or to rent at $6.99. From the creators of 10 Cloverfield Lane and The Shallows, Horizon Line follows estranged couple, Sara (Allison Williams) and Jackson
It looks like Hollywood’s biggest night is on track to get back to normal in 2021. A source with ties to the Academy and ABC told Variety that the vaunted film-awards ceremony will not be a virtual experience, despite the ongoing pandemic. “The Oscars in-person telecast will happen,” the insider shared. The Academy had previously pushed back
Play video content @iamcardib / Instagram Cardi B‘s getting inspiration today from a little girl named Lyric … whose story, Cardi says, should remind all of us to be kind and appreciate everything we have. As Cardi says … Lyric is a “very strong girl” from Houston who is fighting brain cancer and has undergone
Justin Townes Earle’s cause of death has been revealed. According to a post made on his official social media accounts, the 38-year-old singer died of an accidental drug overdose. According to the post, the autopsy revealed traces of fentanyl as well as alcohol and cocaine in Justin’s system. The findings indicate that “usage of fentanyl
Exclusive Steven Spielberg just got court-ordered protection from a woman he believes is threatening to murder him. The famed movie mogul filed legal docs seeking a restraining order against a woman named Sarah Char, who he claims has been harassing him for months and sending death threats. In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Steven says
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If you’re the type to follow hypebeast meme accounts, then the collaboration you’ve been waiting is here. Matthew M. Williams, who was named the creative director of Givenchy earlier this year, presented his first collection for the Parisian house in September 2020. And while spring-summer runways typically drop in stores around February, the “Teaser” capsule
Long before Catherine O’Hara’s iconic Moira Rose character from ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ she played Macaulay Culkin’s mom in the ‘Home Alone’ films. She recreated her classic ‘Kevin!’ realization in a viral video fans are living for. Over two decades prior to Catherine O’Hara yelling “David!” to her son on Schitt’s Creek, there was another unforgettable on-screen son
Claire’s stupidity has reached new heights. While it didn’t seem possible, A Teacher Season 1 Episode 6 further illustrated just how much common sense Claire lacks. The impulse to run away after everything that’s happened is understandable. Still, taking Eric with her, especially after Nate telling her it could be construed as kidnapping, topped the idiot meter
Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone know how to keep things positive. On Tuesday, Dec. 1’s all-new Daily Pop, the Superintelligence actress and her director husband stopped by to discuss their HBO Max film and the secret to surviving 2020. Starting off the conversation, Melissa described 2020 as “a pickle of a year.“ She quipped, “That’s
Breaking News BTS is so big, they just forced their government to give ’em a longer leash on when they’ll have to drop everything and enlist in the military … which is unprecedented. South Korea has long had a law called the Military Service Act — which requires every able-bodied male in the country to
The Strokes have shared a new video for their The New Abnormal track “The Adults Are Talking.” In the visual, the band faces off against a team of robots in a baseball game. The Strokes lose 56-1 but celebrate like they’ve won the World Series. Watch the Strokes’ video, directed by Roman Coppola, below. Roman
Elliot Page received an outpouring of love and support from fans and celebrities after coming out as trans. (Rich Polk/Getty Images for IMDb) Umbrella Academy and Juno star Elliot Page has received an outpouring of love and support after publicly coming out as trans. Elliot Page declared his pride in being transgender in social media
The critics haven’t always been super kind to Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker or Fifty Shades Freed. However, in general I’d say this has more to do with the plot of the films than the acting from Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson, who have both gone on to more critically acclaimed things. Regardless,
Graham Linehan was permanently banned from Twitter after a sustained anti-trans crusade. (Rob Monk/Edge Magazine/Getty) Graham Linehan, who was removed from Twitter for hateful conduct, returned to the platform by pretending to be a trans person. Graham Linehan was been permanently banned from Twitter in June this year for repeatedly violating the social media platform’s
Dave Prowse, the British weightlifter-turned-actor who was the body, though not the voice, of arch-villain Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died. He was 85. Prowse died Saturday after a short illness, his agent Thomas Bowington said Sunday. Read more: ‘Star Wars’ actor Andrew Jack dies from COVID-19 Born in Bristol, southwest
Can’t get enough GTA? Head over to MojoPlays and check out The History of Grand Theft Auto: From the PS1 to Worldwide Phenomenon: https://youtu.be/SqWr88abPi8 Rockstar is best known for series like GTA and Red Dead Redemption, but their library of awesome games extends far beyond those franchises! For this list, we’ll be looking at the
Gigi Hadid is taking an adorable stroll down memory lane, just a handful of months after she and boyfriend Zayn Malik welcomed their first child. The 25-year-old model posted a trio of never-before-seen pregnancy photos to Instagram on Monday, Nov. 30, and she is absolutely glowing in all three of the pics from the summer. “August,
Exclusive Pitbull is climbing on board the fitness equipment train just like Jay-Z … he’s investing in the same startup and hooking up students in the process. Here’s the deal … Pitbull is the latest celeb to invest and partner with CLMBR, and he’s helping some charter school students gain access to one of the
U.S. Girls have released a new Christmas song called “Santa Stay Home,” which bandleader Meg Remy co-wrote with Rich Morel. Remy recommends that Santa stay home this year because of climate change, the environmental impact of Christmas trees, and the consumerism-driven gift giving. Check it out below. In a statement, Meg Remy explained, “When one
As with COVID-19, mass testing could be crucial in finally eliminating new HIV transmissions. (Getty) HIV testing should become a routine part of healthcare conducting on an opt-out basis, the UK’s independent HIV Commission has recommended in a report released on World AIDS Day. Conservative MP and former health minister Steve Brine and Labour MP
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In the U.S.’s fight against COVID-19, there’s good news and there’s “Forced to sit next to Don Jr. at a dinner party and listen to the intricate details of his workout regimen”–type news, i.e. the kind you never want to hear. On the good-news front, a number of drugmakers have said early data show their vaccines are
Selena Gomez is no longer the butt of a couple jokes from the new “Saved By The Bell” cast — after tons of backlash, the show’s removing the kidney jokes. The new Peacock series scrubbed all references to Selena’s kidney transplant after the outrage started pouring in Saturday … but an edited version is already
Saved By The Bell is making amends. The creative team has removed contentious scenes about Selena Gomez‘s 2017 kidney transplant following fan backlash. The new reboot was criticized this week for nonchalantly referencing Gomez’s procedure. E! News has learned that there is now an edited version streaming on NBCU’s Peacock streaming site. In the sixth episode, called “Teen-Line,” two supporting
Play video content Exclusive 11/27/20 Famous Dex‘s home became the site of a SWAT standoff when cops suspected he might have hurt his ex, and possibly barricaded himself inside with weapons. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … police were called Monday morning in regards to a potential domestic disturbance at Dex’s crib. The caller claimed
On December 4, Father/Daughter Records and Wax Nine Records will release a new Christmas album called Simply Having a Wonderful Compilation. The 13-track record features covers and originals from KAINA, Sad13, Ohmme, Routine (the duo of Jay Som’s Melina Duterte and Chastity Belt’s Annie Truscott), illuminati hotties, Melkbelly, Johanna Warren, and others. Proceeds from Simply