Month: July 2020

Megan Thee Stallion said Monday that she had gunshot wounds in both feet and gave new details about the shooting earlier this month that she called "the worst experience of my life" in an emotional video. “I was shot in both of my feet, and I had to get surgery to ... get the bullets taken out, and it was super scary,” said the 25-year-old rapper, whose real name is Megan Pete, as she wiped away tears in the Instagram Live video. She did not name the person who shot her, as she also declined to do when she first said publicly that she was shot in a July 15 Instagram post. MEGAN THEE STALLION REVEALS SHE 'SUFFERED GUNSHOT WOUNDS,' NOTES SHE WAS NOT ARRESTED: ‘GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE’ Rapper Tory Lanez, who was with Megan, was arrested on suspicion of carrying a concealed weapon on the mo...

Before co-hosting Today with Kathie Lee & Hoda, Kathie Lee Gifford shared the stage for 15 years with television legend Regis Philbin. The pair headlined the popular morning show Live with Regis & Kathie Lee from 1985 until Gifford left in 2000, passing her chair on to Kelly Ripa. The two remained close friends over the years. After Philbin’s family announced his death on July 24, 2020, Gifford shared her thoughts regarding the last time she saw her dear friend. Kathie Lee Gifford and Regis Philbin | Bruce Glikas/FilmMagicRegis Philbin and Kathie Lee Gifford created TV magic Philbin and Gifford became morning’s must see TV program. From 1985 to 2000, the two made early-hour banter an art form. Their spontaneous on-air conversations gave viewers a birds-e...

Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift’s eighth studio album, Folklore, is here. And she’s once again taken the world by storm. As her dedicated fans (known as Swifties) celebrate it, she has also earned some new listeners. Learn why this release is drawing comparisons to one of her previous albums. Taylor Swift’s new album ‘Folklore’ View this post on Instagram Most of the things I had planned this summer didn’t end up happening, but there is something I hadn’t planned on that DID happen. And that thing is my 8th studio album, folklore. Surprise Tonight at midnight I’ll be releasing my entire brand new album of songs I’ve poured all of my whims, dreams, fears, and musings into. I wrote and recorded this music in isolation but got to collaborate with some m...

UPDATE, with more detail: As expected, the Venice Film Festival’s 2020 competition lineup is light on studio titles with only Searchligh’s Nomadland and Sony’s The World To Come figuring. Both of those are directed by women (Chloé Zhao and Mona Fastvold, respectively) in what is a much stronger year for female filmmakers than in the past. Last year, Venice faced criticism for having just two women in competition while this year, there are women behind eight of the 18 features. Venice chief Alberto Barbera noted they were “selected exclusively on the basis of their quality and not as a result of gender protocols.” NOMADLAND Searchlight Pictures Acknowledging the effects of COVID on Hollywood, Barbera also said in an introductory note, “A few spectacular mo...

UPDATE, with more detail: As expected, the Venice Film Festival’s 2020 competition lineup is light on studio titles with only Searchligh’s Nomadland and Sony’s The World To Come figuring. Both of those are directed by women (Chloé Zhao and Mona Fastvold, respectively) in what is a much stronger year for female filmmakers than in the past. Last year, Venice faced criticism for having just two women in competition while this year, there are women behind eight of the 18 features. Venice chief Alberto Barbera noted they were “selected exclusively on the basis of their quality and not as a result of gender protocols.” NOMADLAND Searchlight Pictures Acknowledging the effects of COVID on Hollywood, Barbera also said in an introductory note, “A few spectacular mo...

UPDATE, with more detail: As expected, the Venice Film Festival’s 2020 competition lineup is light on studio titles with only Searchligh’s Nomadland and Sony’s The World To Come figuring. Both of those are directed by women (Chloé Zhao and Mona Fastvold, respectively) in what is a much stronger year for female filmmakers than in the past. Last year, Venice faced criticism for having just two women in competition while this year, there are women behind eight of the 18 features. Venice chief Alberto Barbera noted they were “selected exclusively on the basis of their quality and not as a result of gender protocols.” NOMADLAND Searchlight Pictures Acknowledging the effects of COVID on Hollywood, Barbera also said in an introductory note, “A few spectacular mo...

50 Cent is apologizing for sharing insensitive memes about Megan Thee Stallion, days after it was reported that the rapper was shot in both feet and underwent surgery.  The Grammy winner, 45, publicly asked for the 25-year-old rapper's forgiveness, after posting jokes at her expense on Instagram, including a meme of her running away from a car, which her alleged assailant, Tory Lanez, was driving.   Additionally, the Intro rapper had also another with Lanez holding a gun.  Sorry: 50 Cent is apologizing for sharing insensitive memes about Megan Thee Stallion, days after it was reported that the rapper was shot in both feet and underwent surgery (seen in January)  'Damn I didn't think this s**t was real. It sounded so crazy @theestallion I'm glad your feeling better an...

UPDATE, with more detail: As expected, the Venice Film Festival’s 2020 competition lineup is light on studio titles with only Searchligh’s Nomadland and Sony’s The World To Come figuring. Both of those are directed by women (Chloé Zhao and Mona Fastvold, respectively) in what is a much stronger year for female filmmakers than in the past. Last year, Venice faced criticism for having just two women in competition while this year, there are women behind eight of the 18 features. Venice chief Alberto Barbera noted they were “selected exclusively on the basis of their quality and not as a result of gender protocols.” NOMADLAND Searchlight Pictures Acknowledging the effects of COVID on Hollywood, Barbera also said in an introductory note, “A few spectacular mo...

When you're a member of the royal family, you have to go to surprising lengths to do something as customary as dating. The Times recently obtained an excerpt from the upcoming book "Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family," which details Prince Harry's romance with Meghan Markle, from their first date to their move to America. Among the reveals in the excerpt is the 35-year-old prince's former fake Instagram account he allegedly used: @SpikeyMau5. MEGHAN MARKLE, PRINCE HARRY WERE 'A LITTLE BIT NAIVE' TO HOPE FOR PRIVACY IN LOS ANGELES, ROYAL EXPERT SAYS According to the clip, the Instagram handle combines his nickname "Spike" and the name of one of his favorite DJs, Deadmau5. Markle, now 38, is said to have started following the account, which used ...