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The University of Texas has terminated Chris Beard, the embattled men’s basketball coach who is facing years behind bars. According CBS News, the school announced the decision on Thursday, nearly a month after the 49-year-old was arrested for allegedly assaulting his fiancée. Shortly after his arrest, the school confirmed Beard had been suspended indefinitely without pay. “The University takes matters of interpersonal […]
In case you’ve somehow not noticed it, Rian Johnson is indeed having a moment. More specifically, Johnson-helmed mysteries can’t help but dominate the conversation, including with last month’s Netflix arrival of the Knives Out continuation Glass Onion. And while fans probably shouldn’t expect their tweeted wishes for a Muppets and Benoit Blanc crossover to be brought […]
On Dec. 23, Nicous D’Andre Spring was supposed to be released from a Montreal jail. Instead, the Montreal rapper, who went by Yk Lyrical, remained detained and died the next day, shortly after police placed a spit hood on him and pepper-sprayed him, according to the Canadian Press. In the wake of Spring’s death, many are calling for […]
Julia Fox is still reminiscing about her time spent with Drake. In a new episode of Watch What Happens Live, the actress was asked to describe her best celebrity date. “Being on a private jet, cuddled on the jet, landed, got some Chanel bags,” the 32-year-old said. “It was great, yeah.” Cohen then inquired as […]
It’s once again a day of jubilant celebration for Nicolas Cage enthusiasts, as the trailer for Universal’s upcoming Renfield has been released. In the upcoming horror-comedy, directed by The Lego Batman Movie’s Chris McKay, Cage stars as none other than “the dark one” and “the lord of death” himself, Dracula. Leading the film is Nicholas […]
Netflix has dropped the first official trailer for the new comedy You People, which stars Jonah Hill, Eddie Murphy, Lauren London, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and more. From writers Jonah Hill and Kenya Barris, the film follows Ezra Cohen (Hill) and Amira Mohammed (London) who fall in love after connecting via a rideshare mix-up. As they plan to get […]
William “Rick” Singer, the architect of the “Varsity Blues” college admissions scheme, will spend the next several years behind bars. According to CNN, the 62-year-old Florida resident was sentenced to 42 months in prison on Wednesday for his role in the years-long scandal, which exposed inequalities within the U.S. higher education system. The sentencing came nearly four […]
The man accused of shooting and killing Takeoff has been released from jail after posting bond. As reported by KHOU and other regional Houston outlets, 33-year-old Patrick Clark was released from the Harris County Jail on Wednesday, notably less than a month after a judge denied his request for a lowered bond amount. Per court documents […]
With everything that’s happened in the past few years and the increasingly central role that social media has played in it all, it’s hard not to feel as if an urgent change is needed, both in how these platforms work and how we use them. From the spread of misinformation to trolling and toxic online […]