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Omarion Reminds Fans He’s an ‘Artist, Not a Variant’
Omarion sent season’s greetings to his fans in a series of PSAs that reminded them he’s not to be confused with the latest Omicron variant of COVID-19. During Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest on Dec. 31, Omarion sat down and set the record straight. “I am an artist, not a variant,” he said to the camera sternly in the first clip that he posted to his personal TikTok page. “So please be aware if you just so happen to run into me on the street, you don’t have to isolate for five days nor do you have to have a negative test result in order to dance to my music. So please be safe, be healthy, happy new year!” Explore Explore Omarion See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Omarion echoed the CDC’s updated isolation guidelines, which advise tho...
Gal Gadot Admits Viral ‘Imagine’ Cover Was ‘In Poor Taste’
It’s been nearly two years since Gal Gadot received backlash for her star-studded cover of John Lennon‘s “Imagine” when COVID-19 first began to spread. The Wonder Woman star is now reflecting on the poorly received video, and has a different opinion on it. In a new interview for InStyle‘s February issue, Gadot discussed the criticism for the 2020 cover, which featured appearances by Amy Adams, Zoë Kravitz, Natalie Portman, Mark Ruffalo and a number of other celebrities. “The pandemic was in Europe and Israel before it came here [to the U.S.] in the same way,” she said. “I was seeing where everything was headed. But [the video] was premature. It wasn’t the right timing, and it wasn’t the right thing. It was in poor taste.” While the video was meant to provide comfort and a sense of unity as...
Jack Harlow Honored With His Own Day in Louisville Hometown
Jack Harlow is entering the new year with a new honor. On Monday, the Grammy-nominated artist revealed that Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer named Dec. 28 Jack Harlow Day in the rapper’s Kentucky hometown. Harlow shared the news by posting a photo of his honorary plaque on Instagram. With a fun reference to his 2020 Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit “Whats Poppin,” the plate reads, “For answering, once and for all, that what’s poppin’ is Louisville when it comes to talent that makes it bigger than big, but doesn’t forget the ‘home’ in hometown or homegrown. The rapper’s way with words and beats has earned him untold fans, chart-topping releases and an ability to give back in meaningful ways, and he does.” The honorary plaque concludes, “Our city is excited and proud to observe December 28, 2021, a...
Sony Pictures Delays Jared Leto’s ‘Morbius’ for the Sixth Time
Sony Pictures has delayed the premiere date of Jared Leto‘s Morbius as the United States faces a surge in COVID-19 cases involving the Omicron variant. According to reports, the film adaptation of the famed Marvel Comics story will now hit theaters on April 1, 2022 instead of its January 28 date. This marks the sixth time Morbius was pushed back; the movie was initially slated to release on July 10, 2020 but was postponed to July 31 then March 19, 2021, October 8, 2021 and January 21, 2022 before its most recent schedule of January 28. Helming the Marvel Entertainment movie is Daniel Espinosa while Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal and Tyrese Gibson will join Leto in the cast. Morbius is set to premiere April 1. Elsewhere in entertainment, Daniel Craig has been honored th...
Netflix Drops First Trailer for Korean Zombie Series ‘All of Us Are Dead’
Continuing to expand on the roster of Korean series offered on its streaming platform, Netflix has now released the first trailer for the upcoming zombie horror All of Us Are Dead. Co-directed by Lee Jae-kyu and Kim Nam-soo with Chun Sung-il as writer, the new series is based on a popular webtoon named Now at Our School, which follows a group of students trapped in their educational institution when a zombie outbreak occurs. As the synopsis suggests, the group will have to come together to defend themselves from this zombie invasion of their high school until rescuers come for them. Joining Lee, Kim and Chun on the 12-episode season will be cast members Park Ji-hoo, Yoon Chan-young, Jo Yi-hyun, Lomon, and Yoo In-soo. Check out the new trailer above while you wait for its global premie...
‘Jujutsu Kaisen’ Debuts a Coca-Cola Commercial
Jujutsu Kaisen has launched an official collaboration with Coca-Cola, debuting a commercial for the new Jujutsu Kaisen 0 feature film, which recently premiered in theaters across Japan with the second-biggest opening in Japan box office history. The new studio MAPPA film is set before the events of the main story and follows student Yuta Okkotsu, who becomes a sorcerer under the guidance of Satoru Gojo in order to learn to control the Cursed Spirit of his childhood friend Rika. Since the main story protagonist Yuji Itadori will not appear in the film, as it takes place a year before he is introduced to sorcery, he is seen watching a fight scene from Jujutsu Kaisen 0 before he’s punched by the plush training bot from the original anime series. In addition to the commercial, collaborative Co...
Keanu Reeves Donated 70% of His ‘The Matrix’ Earnings to Cancer Research
Keanu Reeves has long been a Hollywood fan-favorite for his gracious personality, kindness, and generosity. Just two months ago, the John Wick star gifted all the guys on his stunt team a Rolex Submariner each in thanks for their work on the franchise, and now he has revealed that he donated 70% of his earnings from the original 1999 The Matrix to cancer research. According to The New York Post, Reeves made a total of $45 million USD for the global blockbuster, but decided to give away $31.5 million USD of that sum to fund leukemia research. At the time, the actor’s younger sister was fighting the disease and so the issue was close to his heart, but even after her recovery, Reeves continued his philanthropic work in the field, establishing a private fund back in the early 2000s f...
Aaliyah’s New Album ‘Unstoppable’ Reportedly Dropping This Month With Features From Drake, Future and More
Aaliyah‘s forthcoming posthumous album Unstoppable is supposedly set to release some time this January. The late artist’s uncle and Blackground Records founder Barry Hankerson recently appeared on The Geno Jones Show to confirm the release and a series of high-profile collaborations. “One of the songs that’s out now is doing incredibly well. And that’s the song that she did with Weeknd,” he said, referring to the track “Poison.” “Because of that success, we think it’ll only get better with people such as Ne-Yo and Snoop Dogg, Future, and Drake — one of her biggest fans. Those are the features that’ll be on the record and that’ll be out in January.” Unstoppable was announced in late 2021, shortly after Aaliyah’s records finally made its way to streaming services and her estate released “Poi...
Pooh Shiesty Pleads Guilty to Federal Conspiracy Charge
Pooh Shiesty has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy to possess a firearm in furtherance of violent and drug-trafficking crimes, Rolling Stone reports. The charge stem from an October 2020 altercation in Florida, where the rapper allegedly shot a 28-year-old man in the buttocks while considering a purchase of sneakers and cannabis. With Pooh Shiesty’s guilty plea, federal prosecutors dropped three other charges that could have resulted in a lifetime prison sentence. The United States Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Florida said in a statement that the rapper could face up to 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. Pitchfork has contacted representatives and lawyers for Pooh Shiesty for comment and more information. In July, a federal j...
End of An Era: Older Blackberry Phone Models Will Stop Working January 4
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Europa Press News / Getty After holding on for dear life, Blackberry has decided to pull the plug on its devices, well, the older models. Per Business Insider, those remaining few who couldn’t let go of the once-beloved smartphone, thanks in large part to its QWERTY keypad, email service, and Blackberry Messenger, will see their phone no longer works. The company announced that older Blackberry models running on the company’s operating system would no longer work starting Tuesday, January 4. “As of this date, devices running these legacy services and software through either carrier or Wi-Fi connections will no longer reliably function, including for data, phone calls, SMS, and 9-1-1 functionality,” the company announced in a statement. “We thank our many ...
Tristan Thompson Speaks On Son With Maralee Nichols, Apologizes To Khloé Kardashian
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Hollywood To You/Star Max / Getty Tristan Thompson is back in the spotlight once again for reasons that have nothing to do with his career as a professional basketball player. Thompson confirmed that he fathered a child with Maralee Nichols and apologized to Khloé Kardashian for his major gaffe. Via social media, Thompson, who plays for the Sacramento Kings currently, went on record to state that the son Nichols recently bore was indeed his child. Ahead of the confirmation, Nichols went public with details about Thompson and Kardashian’s relationship and accused the NBA center of putting down the mother of his second child. Thompson took full accountability in his statement, although some questioned its timing and honesty. From the Instagram Story p...
AT&T & Verizon Grounds 5G Expansion For Now Due To Possible Interference With Aircraft
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NurPhoto / Getty Sorry AT&T and Verizon customers, you’re going to have to wait a bit longer for faster 5G service. As spotted on Engadget, the two telecommunication companies decided to delay rolling out their C-band 5G service expansion on January 5. The decision comes after both AT&T and Verizon both pushed back on the Federal Aviation Administration and the Transportation Department’s request to delay the expansion out of fears it could interfere with aircraft. Related Stories Now, AT&T and Verizon have agreed to push back the rollout two weeks and further investigate the Federal Aviation Administration and Transportation Department’s concerns regarding interference with aircraft electronics and systems. Using their newly purchased f...
