Entertainment
February 21, 2024
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Unpacking the Child Abuse Case Against YouTube Influencer Ruby Franke

Originally appeared on E! Online The 8 Passengers YouTube channel started by Ruby Franke is no more, though months-old videos calling out her behavior remain. And after Ruby was arrested Aug. 30 and subsequently charged with six counts of felony child abuse, as was her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt, so came the pile-on of accusations […]

Entertainment
February 20, 2024
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BORDERLANDS Movie Reveals First-Look Images of Live-Action Cast

Borderlands made a splash when Gearbox Software debuted it on multiple gaming platforms in 2009. The video game is an open-world action roleplaying first-shooter and features a plethora of fiercely violent madcap characters. The game follows a core group of four Vault Hunters who are traveling to the planet Pandora (not to be confused with […]

Entertainment
February 20, 2024
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James Brown’s daughters discuss the importance of protecting his legacy: ‘People will take from you. They will rip you off.’

What was it like being a daughter of James Brown? One minute, you’d be setting his hair before he hit the stage to perform his signature funk with explosive energy. The next, you may be losing your job. “I got fired twice,” Deanna Brown Thomas, tells Yahoo Entertainment of working with her father, the Godfather […]

Entertainment
February 18, 2024
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Baftas 2024 full winners list: Oppenheimer and Poor Things win big while Barbie snubbed

Oppenheimer wins seven BAFTAs, including Best Film and Director Poor Things wins five BAFTAs The Zone of Interest wins three BAFTAs Emma Stone wins Leading Actress for Poor Things Cillian Murphy wins Leading Actor for Oppenheimer Da’Vine Joy Randolph wins Supporting Actress for The Holdovers Robert Downey Jr. wins Supporting Actor for Oppenheimer Earth Mama […]

Entertainment, Sports
February 18, 2024
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SNL Used to Be a Movie Star Factory—What Happened?

Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/GettyOnce upon a time, Lorne Michaels had the juice to turn “not ready for primetime players” into box-office gold.As an executive producer, Michaels might have even more programming power and influence now within 30 Rockefeller Center’s NBCUniversal, NBC, and Peacock than he did when he launched Saturday Night Live. But 49 years later, he’s no longer focused on the business of taking young unknown comedians and developing them into movie star

Entertainment
February 17, 2024
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Taylor Swift fans post theories about upcoming album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ after singer plays ‘You’re Losing Me’ live

On Feb. 15, Taylor Swift played “You’re Losing Me” — her first time playing the song live — during her “Eras Tour” stop in Melbourne, Australia. Because she played the song with the image of her forthcoming album, The Tortured Poets Department, projected on a giant screen behind her, fans couldn’t help but speculate that […]

Entertainment
February 16, 2024
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Taylor Swift’s fans are legion. Why some call themselves ‘Senior Swifties’ — and how the pop star’s eras play a part.

A certain image may come to mind when you think of a Taylor Swift fan — one of a teenage girl covered in friendship bracelets, wearing outfits that represent any of the pop star’s eras. In reality, Swift’s audience comes from all walks of life. They’re moms who’ve found community on Twitter, Gen X-ers and […]

Entertainment
February 16, 2024
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Jennifer Lopez had plenty of people doubt her new film. Its director credits Ben Affleck with ‘helping guide the confidence’ she needed to make it.

When Jennifer Lopez calls, you answer, which is how Dave Meyers ended up directing the singer’s ambitious new film This Is Me… Now: A Love Story. The $20 million self-funded project is heavily influenced by her bookend romance with Ben Affleck. Lopez was so sure of the movie, which infuses music from her new album, […]

Entertainment
February 16, 2024
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Marc Summers was the face of ‘Double Dare,’ where slime and trivia ruled. Behind the scenes, he ‘was battling OCD while hosting the messiest game show on the planet.’

Marc Summers always encouraged his game show audience to “take the physical challenge.” Now, he’s taking the emotional one. The 72-year-old television personality, best known for hosting the Nickelodeon series Double Dare from 1986 to 1993, is bringing his life story to the stage in an off-Broadway production The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers. […]