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U.K. Nurse Tells Kate Middleton About Being Asked to Sing Bon Jovi to Dying COVID Patient
“Can you make sure you sing Bon Jovi and hold his hand?” senior nurse Vasu Lingappa recalls being told by the patient’s wife, who couldn’t be with her dying husband. The Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton praised nurses from U.K. hospitals performing “acts of kindness” for their COVID-19 patients in a new video — including one wife’s musical request. The Duchess hopped on a video call with nurses from University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust and commended them for “going that extra mile” apart from their usual job duties. A senior nurse, Vasu Lingappa, told her about one of his dying patients and how the patient’s wife asked him to sing Bon Jovi while holding his hand. “She said, &#...
Paris Jackson Unveils ‘Eyelids’ Video With Manchester Orchestra’s Andy Hull
Paris Jackson shared an emotional visual on Friday (Jan. 22) to accompany her collaboration with Manchester Orchestra‘s Andy Hull, “eyelids.” The black-and-white vignette finds the duo standing — first separately, then back-to-back — in a dark room as a light circles them. “Now I don’t know your name / It wouldn’t matter if I did anymore / Now I don’t know your name / I’m afraid of what’s under the floor,” they belt in the heartbreaking chorus. Jackson worked with Hull throughout the process of writing, producing and recording her debut album Wilted, which was released in December 2020. “Manchester Orchestra was the soundtrack to the most vital time in my life in regards to mourning and becoming who I am...
Is the SAG Award for Outstanding Movie Cast a Good Predictor for Best Picture Oscar?
But the two awards don’t always go hand-in-hand. Of the 25 films to win the SAG Award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture since the category’s inception in 1995 (the awards show’s second year), 12 have gone on to win the Oscar for best picture, 12 have gone on to be nominated for best picture (but not win), and one wasn’t even nominated for an Oscar for best picture. (That was Mike Nichols’ 1996 farce The Birdcage.) Looking at it from the other direction, of the last 25 Academy Award winners for best picture, all but three were at least nominated for the SAG cast award. The three Oscar winners for best picture that were not SAG-nominated in the cast category were Braveheart (1995), The Shape of Water (2017) and Green Book (2018). Are there any pattern...
Coon Chieftain Jason Whitlock Compares BLM & Antifa To KKK
Source: Outkick / Youtube Jason Whitlock never misses an opportunity to put on his shiny tapdancing shoes and hit a little jig, and the conservative pundit is back up to his old tricks. Sitting down with the punchable Tucker Carlson, Whitlock compared the Black Lives Matter and Antifa to the Ku Klux Klan, using slick language to try to slip in the jab. Whitlock joined Carlson’s show this past Wednesday (Jan. 20) on the evening of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ inauguration, likening the BLM movement to an “enforcement arm” for Democrats. “Well, I compare Black Lives Matter to the KKK. I really do,” Whitlock said. “And some people don’t understand it, but if you go back to the 1860s, after the Emancipation Proclamation, the KKK was started, and it was the enforcement ...
10 Things We Learned From Salt-N-Pepa On The Breakfast Club
Source: The Breakfast Club / Power 105 Thirty-six years after Salt-N-Pepa brought some empowerment for women into the rap game the OG Hip-Hop duo are once again getting some much deserved shine and are ready to talk about some things from their past before the premier of their Lifetime film, Salt-N-Pepa. Checking in with The Breakfast Club remotely from the comfort of their own homes, Salt-N-Pepa touch on quite a bevy of topics and even reveal some gems that fans might’ve never heard before. From giving us an update about their court battle with DJ Spinderella to revealing that they were very close to collaborating with Notorious B.I.G., the hour long interview is filled with entertainment, insight, and of course, humor. Here are the 10 things we learned from Salt-N-Peppa on The Breakfast ...
Soulja Boy’s Former Assistant Accuses Him Of Sexual Battery and Assault
Source: Bennett Raglin / Getty It seems like Soulja Boy has some explaining to do. A former employee of his is now accusing him of some slimy behavior. The Atlanta native will have to clear his name in the court of law. According to People an unidentified woman is claiming that he put her through emotional and physical distress. She says the rapper hired her as his personal assistant in December 2018 for about $500 dollars a week. In the suit she claims the assigned duties far exceeded the payrate as he required her to cook, clean, chauffeur, style his hair and perform administrative work. Additionally she claims she was on call almost 20 hours a day for seven days a week. Miss Jane Doe says the two became romantic after a month when she received “unsolicited pictures of his penis.” Things...
Martin Garrix and Maejor Tease New AREA21 Album
The pieces are all coming together for the return of AREA21. Back in October 2020, Martin Garrix revealed the impending return of his side project with Maejor, stating that they had recorded enough new material to drop a full album. After purging AREA21’s social media platforms of all content earlier this month—a strategic move used by many producers to indicate new music on the way—fans have now received their next clue. Originally, it was believed that the new album would drop in March 2021. However, a mysterious new post by AREA21 could signal the release of new music earlier than expected. Though much of what’s to come still remains a mystery, fans can glean information from comments Garrix made in the telling interview from October. The Dutch...
Ultra Music Festival Will Cancel 2021 Event
The organizers of Ultra Music Festival are planning to cancel the event’s 2021 edition, according to a letter obtained by Billboard. The letter is dated January 21st, 2021 and came from Ultra’s attorney, Sandy York. Addressed to Miami City Manager Arthur Noriega, it reveals that York anticipates the City of Miami will invoke the “Force Majeure” clause in the festival’s Bayfront Park license agreement. The implementation of such a clause typically takes place due to unforeseeable circumstances—such as a pandemic—that prevent someone from fulfilling a contract. York believes the same COVID-19 conditions that precipitated the festival’s 2020 cancellation remain a threat in 2021. While no formal announcement has been made...
Ghost Ship Fire Main Tenant Pleads Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter
Derick Almena, the main tenant of the Oakland, California dilapidated warehouse known as the Ghost Ship, which served as an art collective and where he’d rent out space to artists, pleaded guilty to 36 charges of involuntary manslaughter on Friday, KTVU reports. The guilty plea means that Almena will avoid a second criminal trial related to the December 2016 fire that killed 36 in one of the deadliest club fires in American history. As part of the plea agreement, Almena will face between 9 and 12 years in jail. He already has served two years. The previous criminal case against Almena resulted in a mistrial last October. Almena’s co-defendant Max Harris was acquitted of all charges. Both men faced 36 charges of involuntary manslaughter and a maximum of 39 years in ...
Machine Gun Kelly, Phoebe Bridgers and Nathaniel Rateliff to Perform on First SNL Episodes of 2021
Saturday Night Live will return to the air on Jan. 30 with a stellar group of musicians heading to 30 Rock. Machine Gun Kelly will perform for the first time on the show that will be hosted by fellow first-timer, John Krasinski. Phoebe Bridgers and Nathaniel Rateliff will also be making their SNL debuts on Feb. 6 and 13, respectively. The hosts will be Schitt’s Creek star and co-creator Dan Levy and Regina King. NBC announced that SNL will also have shows on Feb. 20 and 27, but didn’t reveal who the hosts and musical guests would be at this time. Last year, Machine Gun Kelly was featured on our November cover. You can read that here. Bridgers, meanwhile, appeared on both our best songs and best albums of 2020 lists. Saturday Night Live is in the midd...
Made For TV?: Kim Kardashian Reportedly Saving Divorce Details For Final Season of KUWTK
Source: Sheri Determan/WENN.com / WENN Kim Kardashian has been mum in regards to rumors that she and husband Kanye West are heading towards divorce and now it seems that the reason behind the privacy is due to the fact it will all be playing out on TV. According to published reports, Kim Kardashian hasn’t been public with details regarding her relationship with Yeezy due to the issues being a part of the storyline for the final season of her long-running reality show, Keeping Up with the Kardashians. As previously reported, the New York Post reported that there was trouble in the West household, mostly due to Yeezy preferring to spend his time in Wyoming while Kim is kicking it with their kids in Calabasas. However, today (Jan. 5), the same outlet upped the stakes, saying this Kim was fed ...
Dave Chappelle Tests Positive For COVID-19
Source: NBC / Getty It may be a new and improved year, with a new President, but coronavirus is still outside. Dave Chappelle has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. TMZ confirmed via a rep of Chappelle’s that he is currently quarantining. The renowned comedian was in the midst of a socially distanced run of shows in Austin, Texas at the famed Stubbs Austin venue, which have now been canceled. Chappelle had reportedly performed five shows on Wednesday (Jan. 20) night, and was scheduled to perform through the rest of the week until Sunday as well as another show on Tuesday (Jan. 26). Anyone who purchased a ticket will get a refund. Last year, Chappelle performed socially distanced shows near his Yellow Springs, OH home. The Associated Press reports the shows were moved to Austin for th...
