Month: September 2020

Megan Thee Stallion: What do we know about the rappers alleged shooting? – BBC News
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Megan Thee Stallion: What do we know about the rappers alleged shooting? – BBC News

Image copyright Getty Images Rappers Megan Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez are back in the news, after Tory denied shooting Megan in the feet in one of his new songs. The case has led to several high-profile rows in the US music industry. It has also sparked a debate about perceptions of gender-based violence against black women, and concerns within the African American community about police brutality. Authorities in Los Angeles say investigations are ongoing. How did this begin? During the early hours of 12 July, police responded to a "shots fired" incident in the Hollywood Hills, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said in a statement. An argument is reported to have take...
YouTuber Arif Zahir Cast as Clevelands New Voice on Family Guy – TMZ
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YouTuber Arif Zahir Cast as Clevelands New Voice on Family Guy – TMZ

"Family Guy" showrunners have found their new Cleveland Brown voice -- it's a Black YouTuber who can handle the role with ease, and probably a few others on the show too. Arif Zahir has been cast to voice Cleveland for the 19th season come 2021-2022. The former longtime white voice actor for Cleveland, Mike Henry, will have his last go-round for the 18th season, which premieres Sunday. He announced in June he was dropping the role. Zahir is a great pick ... for one, he's African-American, something 'FG' producers and Henry himself wanted in the new actor to take up the mantle. More importantly, the guy's spot-on with his impression ... something he's showcased on his channel for a while now. He's famous for his impersonations, w...
Cluster of COVID-19 cases at Brigham and Womens Hospital rises to 28 – Boston.com
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Cluster of COVID-19 cases at Brigham and Womens Hospital rises to 28 – Boston.com

A cluster of COVID-19 cases within Brigham and Women’s Hospital rose to 28 confirmed cases among employees and patients alike on Friday, officials at the Boston hospital said. “To date, 310 employees have been tested with 19 testing positive. Fifty-four patients have been tested with 9 testing positive. This brings the total cases in the cluster to 28,” the hospital said in a press release. “There are more than 600 individuals connected to the cluster who are in the process of being tested.” Further information about specific cases was not available due to patient privacy. The cluster was first identified by the hospital’s Infection Control team Tuesday in two inpatient units at Braunwald Tower. The team believes the virus has been contained within those units, and officials s...
Kanye West Celebrates with Locals in Haiti – TMZ
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Kanye West Celebrates with Locals in Haiti – TMZ

Play video content @jhanedouze/Instagram Kanye West has made his way to Haiti ... celebrating with locals without a trace of Kim Kardashian or the kids. Ye, fresh off a visit to Jamaica, touched down Friday at the Hugo Chávez International Airport in the northern city of Cap-Haïtien. He was met by Haitian President Jovenel Moise, who gave Ye a guided tour. Kanye didn't say why he traveled to Haiti, but he did post some tweets early Saturday ... "Haiti is where our people started the first revolution that freed us from slavery." You see Kanye in the video dancing with the locals in a full-throttle celebration. Missing f...
90 Day Fiance Larissa Lima Says Shes Done with the Franchise – TMZ
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90 Day Fiance Larissa Lima Says Shes Done with the Franchise – TMZ

Larissa Lima says she's out of the '90 Day Fiance' universe for good -- but it's not because she wanted to leave ... it sounds like she's accusing the network of giving her the boot. The Brazilian reality star made the announcement Saturday, which seemed to tie up a rocky week-and-a-half-plus she and her current boyfriend, Eric, have gone through ... ever since she raised a boatload of cash with a camgirl sesh, with a Kylie-esque makeover to show off. Of course, shortly after that good fortune ... Larissa and Eric tried getting outta Dodge for the Rocky Mountains -- they said they were leaving Las Vegas and moving to Colorado Springs, presumably to start fresh. Their plans for '90 Day' were a bit unclear at the time. ...
Its a game changer: Disinfectant microSURE claims to kill COVID-19 on surfaces, boasts 8 days of protection – KABC-TV
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Its a game changer: Disinfectant microSURE claims to kill COVID-19 on surfaces, boasts 8 days of protection – KABC-TV

WOODLAND HILLS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- During this pandemic, keeping surfaces clean and people safe is a non-stop fight! One new product available could be a game changer on that front. Jump Gym is like many businesses; still shutdown because of COVID and desperately trying to stay afloat. But teaching gymnastics by Zoom has limited benefits. "It's not the same. They don't have the equipment. It's even not safe, because they don't have a coach to help them," said gym owner Alvaro Llosa. United first airline to launch rapid COVID-19 testing program for travelers The facility in Woodland Hills already has visible safety protocols in place for when in-person operations resume. But they are counting on an invisible defense against COVID called microSURE, a multi-surface sanitizer that doesn'...
Moschino sends puppets down the runway for Milan Fashion Week – CNN
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Moschino sends puppets down the runway for Milan Fashion Week – CNN

Written by Jacqui Palumbo, CNN The tiniest of runway shows was staged during Milan Fashion Week, and no models or guests were present. Instead, Moschino's newest styles are sported by Jim Henson creations. But this isn't a bizarre Fraggle Rock crossover -- Moschino creative director Jeremy Scott has enlisted the help of Jim Henson's Creature Shop to create his Spring-Summer 2021 show on a miniature set populated entirely by marionettes. As Fashion Month has continued in the wake of the ongoing pandemic, fashion designers have flexed their creative muscles through a mix of digital presentations and live, socially distanced shows in lieu of traditional runways. Scott opted for a -- literal -- scaled-down show with all models and attendees as puppets, with lookalikes of famous faces incl...
Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller, Jurnee Smollett Set By Netflix For Joseph Kosinski-Directed ‘Spiderhead’ – Deadline
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Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller, Jurnee Smollett Set By Netflix For Joseph Kosinski-Directed ‘Spiderhead’ – Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has set a killer cast for Spiderhead, landing Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller and Lovecraft Country breakout Jurnee Smollett to star in the Joseph Kosinski-directed adaptation of the George Saunders short story. Script is by Zombieland and Deadpool scribes Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick. Kosinski is making this his next film after directing Top Gun: Maverick with Tom Cruise, which boasts Teller as one of its stars. Spiderhead is set in the near future, when convicts are offered the chance to volunteer as medical subjects in hopes of shortening their sentences. The focus is on two prisoners who become the test patients for emotion-altering drugs that force the prisoners to grapple with their pasts in a facility run by a brilliant visionary who supervises the pro...