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Mark Hamill caused a Twitter frenzy when he responded to a challenge to simply tweet his own name. It started when a user tweeted at the legendary Star Wars actor on Sunday afternoon, claiming a tweet consisting solely of his name would “get thousands of likes.” Hamill accepted the challenge and the prophecy was fulfilled. At the time of publication, the about-to-turn-70-year-old Jedi master’s tweet had received […]
Kanye Omari West has filed legal documents in Los Angeles to formally change his name to Ye, TMZ reports. Complex has reached out to a rep for comment. Kanye previously told Fast Company’s Mark Wilson in 2019 that he might temporarily change his name to “Christian Genius Billionaire Kanye West” so that people “understand exactly […]
Chinatown Market has not abandoned its plan to change its brand name. Nearly two months ago, the Los Angeles-based imprint announced it would ditch its original name in wake of the targeted attacks against Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. CTM acknowledged the growing calls for the change, and admitted it should’ve made the move much sooner. […]
Scientists in Patagonia, Argentina have discovered a new dinosaur named Llukalkan aliocranianus in the local Mapuche language, or the “one who causes fear.” The experts’ findings were published on Tuesday, revealing the large meat-eating dinosaur was horned, 16 feet long, had tiny fingers, and lived in South America 85 million years ago. It also weighed […]
Rapper Mulatto has garnered criticism for her name, which some have flagged as offensive due to the historical connotations around the term being used to describe people of mixed race. She later confirmed she would change her name, and in an interview with Hot Freestyle, she’s opened up about her decision and hinted at new music on […]
TMZ has discovered that, prior to his death, Tommy Lister apparently paid homage to his character in the 1995 cult classic Friday by legally changing his middle name to “Debo.” Born Thomas Duane Lister Jr., the former actor and wrestler appears in his death certificate as Tommy Debo Lister. Despite being known as “Tiny” throughout his career, his […]
Never underestimate the power of boredom and alcohol. While watching the illustrious Céline Dion at home with a bottle of champagne, one 30-year-old Dion stan in the United Kingdom legally changed his name to Céline Dion. The newly minted Dion, born Thomas Dodd, watched the Canadian singer’s TV holiday concert to stay entertained on Christmas […]
Like almost every superstar, Brandy has been in her “own little corner, in her own little chair,” focusing on her life outside of entertainment. While this is commendable, it served as the perfect opportunity for City Girls‘ Yung Miami to throw a playful jab at the icon. Monica was introducing her 2006 single “Sideline Ho” […]
Ron Artest/Metta World Peace/Panda Friend is now officially going by a new name. This time he’s dropping the World Peace, taking his original last name back, and hyphenating it with his wife’s. Put simply (no, wait, confusingly) he’ll be going by Metta Sandiford-Artest from here on out. Sandiford-Artest revealed this new switch-up during an appearance […]
