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The Fyre Festival disaster has recently come under scrutiny once again thanks to the release of Hulu and Netflix‘s documentaries. Ja Rule has since come under fire for being complicit in the poor treatment of both staff and guests. He barely received any comeuppance for his involvement compared to the other mastermind Billy McFarland, who’s been sentenced to six years in jail for fraud. But […]
Pete Davidson proved that, for comedians, anything could become material by taking a jab at his own suicide scare during Saturday Night Live‘s first new episode of the year. In “Weekend Update,” Davidson popped up to talk about Clint Eastwood’s The Mule and bring along former Saturday Night Live writer John Mulaney. It was also a setup to refer to his public crisis. “I’ve […]
During a red carpet interview on Thursday, actor Anthony Rapp explained his decision to come forward with sexual assault allegations against Kevin Spacey out of fear that if he didn’t speak up, the abuse would “keep happening.” While attending the premiere for the second season of Star Trek Discovery, in which he plays Lt. Paul […]
Wendy Williams confirmed on Twitter that her show, The Wendy Williams Show, will be taking an indefinite hiatus. On Friday night, the 54-year-old shared statements from both her family and the show’s production company, Debmar-Mercury. “As Wendy Williams Hunter previously shared, she fractured her shoulder and has been on the mend,” her family wrote. “Over the past few days, […]
Netflix is really feeling itself. After hiking up its subscription prices earlier this week, the streaming giant’s CEO Reed Hastings boasted about how the company is now so huge in the world of entertainment that it no longer considers companies like HBO and Disney its main rivals. “We compete with (and lose to) Fortnite more […]
Before Surviving R. Kelly aired earlier this month, John Legend was already a huge supporter of the #MuteRKelly movement. By being featured in the documentary, he became one of the biggest and earliest celebrity voices willing to speak out against the documented predator. During an interview with Andy Cohen, alongside his wife Chrissy Teigen, Legend revealed why […]
For the first of surely multiple Soulja Boy stories today, we have new Tyga-related comments spurred by a TMZ bothering. This time, Soulja is mocking Tyga in connection with his previous relationship with Kylie Jenner. Soulja was out and about in New York Thursday, at which point this botherer approached him about all things Soulja in 2019. Toward […]
Dave Chappelle said he was threatened by R. Kelly‘s goons after his infamous “Piss On You” parody aired. Chappelle was on stage at the West Hollywood Improv along with Donnell Rawlings (b.k.a. Ashy Larry), who goaded a possibly drunk Chappelle into sharing the story of how he was intimidated by Kelly’s crew. For those who […]
Tray and Shay are back. On Tuesday, TBS unleashed the season two trailer for The Last O.G., the Jordan Peele-produced sitcom starring Tracy Morgan and Tiffany Haddish. The acclaimed comedy series debuted in March 2018, and went on to receive multiple award nominations for acting and writing. The show centers on an ex-convict named Tray (Morgan) who attempts to lead a […]
People mainly point to two bits when talking about 21st century comedy on R. Kelly’s child pornography case: Huey Freeman talking some sense into the courtroom on The Boondocks and the absurd “Piss on You” skit on Chappelle‘s Show. Both have made social media rounds after the damning Surviving R. Kelly docu-series. The rediscoveries led to the obvious question of how do the […]
