Violence against Asian Americans has risen dramatically over the past year. The coalition Stop AAPI Hate has tracked nearly 4,000 incidents of discrimination over the past year alone, as NPR reported earlier this month, though experts and advocates stress that the actual number is likely much higher. In March 2021 alone, a gunman in Atlanta killed six women of Asian descent amid widely circulated social-media videos of other brutal anti-Asian attacks in New York City and elsewhere. The members of BTS have taken to Twitter to speak out, both in English and Korean, against this uptick in violence and racist incidents as well as to reveal that they themselves — J-Hope, Jimin, Jin, Jungkook, RM, Suga, and V — have faced discrimination, though they stressed that their experience doesn’t c...
By Rob LeDonne Trigger warning: This interview discusses sexual assault and drug addiction. When Demi Lovato approached director Michael D. Ratner about a docuseries on her life, the singer was clear: The goal was to be as honest as possible. The result is Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil, a warts-and-all four-part look at the tumultuous, complicated personal life of the actress and pop superstar. Going beyond the clickbait headlines and preconceived notions about Lovato’s troubles, Dancing with the Devil paints an honest, human portrait of the heart-wrenching reality of addiction and covers in excruciating detail the death of her father, her near-fatal 2018 overdose, and instances of sexual assault and rape. It’s an unflinching look at family and friendship, love and heartbreak, setbac...
After over six years of marriage, Kim Kardashian has reportedly filed to divorce Kanye West. TMZ broke the news on Friday (February 19), writing that unnamed sources “say it’s as amicable as a divorce can be.” The news comes as a close to a rocky year-and-change for the celebrity pair. Rumors of their split began circulating in early January, but by then, it seemed the nail was already in the coffin. Kanye’s sensational yet ultimately failed presidential campaign, which he first hinted at back at the VMAs in 2015, included a rally in South Carolina where he claimed Kim was trying to “lock [him] up” and divulged a personal story about the reality star almost seeking an abortion. At the time, a source per Page Six said that “Kim [was] ...
Dustin Diamond, best known for playing Screech on NBC’s beloved 1980s and ’90s teen sitcom Saved By the Bell, has died, outlets are reporting. The 44-year-old actor was diagnosed with carcinoma, a type of cancer, three weeks ago and entered the hospital, Variety reports. “In that time, it managed to spread rapidly throughout his system; the only mercy it exhibited was its sharp and swift execution,” Diamond’s representatives said in a statement. “Dustin did not suffer. He did not have to lie submerged in pain. For that, we are grateful.” Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images In January, his rep told NBC News that Diamond had begun chemotherapy for stage 4 lung cancer. Diamond’s showbiz break came in 1989, when Saved By the Bell premiered and qui...
On Tuesday night (January 5), a TMZ report emerged that hip-hop icon Dr. Dre had suffered a brain aneurysm on Monday and remained in intensive care at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Shortly after, the storied MC, producer, and mogul — born Andre Young — took to Instagram to give a positive update on his condition. “Thanks to my family, friends and fans for their interest and well wishes,” Dre, 55, wrote. “I’m doing great and getting excellent care from my medical team. I will be out of the hospital and back home soon. Shout out to all the great medical professionals at Cedars. One Love!!” Local L.A. television station KABC reports, however, that his home in Brentwood has been the site of an attempted burglary while Dre remains in the hospital. Rep...
It’s not 2016 anymore, but Emma Stone must still be in la la land — because she’s pregnant! A source confirmed to People this week that the 32-year-old Oscar winner is expecting her first child with her husband, Dave McCary. The pair married last year after beginning dating in 2017, and late last month, photos obtained by the Daily Mail showed off Stone’s baby bump as she walked around Los Angeles. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Stone reportedly first met McCary, a segment director for Saturday Night Live and the director of the film Brigsby Bear, when she hosted the sketch show in 2017. They’ve kept their relationship largely private, though they’ve been seen together in public occasionally, including at a Los Angeles Clippers game in 2019 and at various awar...
Was a new rom-com legend born this week? Perhaps, because Emma Roberts has given birth to a baby boy. The American Horror Story and Holidate star reportedly welcomed her son with her partner, the actor Garrett Hedlund, on Sunday (December 27). The couple has yet to officially confirm the news, but according to TMZ, they have named the baby Rhodes. Roberts first announced her pregnancy on Instagram in August after rumors began circulating earlier in the summer. At the time, she shared a series of photos showcasing her baby bump and her boyfriend, Hedlund, with whom she was first linked in March 2019. “Me … and my two favorite guys,” she captioned the post with two blue heart emojis. In an October interview with MTV News, Roberts got candi...
In the three months since Chadwick Boseman died after a silent years-long battle with cancer, tributes have rolled in from all over the world to celebrate and honor his work both onscreen and off. They tend to highlight the actor’s brilliant cinematic achievements portraying kings, history-makers, and soldiers — in a word, heroes. But Boseman’s life behind the scenes found him inhabiting the role of an everyday hero as well, visiting children with cancer and returning the Wakanda salute to fans in public. Both of these aspects are what his Marvel Cinematic Universe co-stars Don Cheadle and Robert Downey, Jr., spoke to when they presented Boseman with the posthumous Hero for the Ages honor at the MTV Movie & TV Awards: Greatest of All Time special on Sunday night (Decem...
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