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Rita Ora posted an apology for celebrating her 30th birthday in defiance of the United Kingdom’s coronavirus lockdown. The pop singer shared a note to her Instagram Story that said she was “deeply sorry” and “embarrassed” over her actions. “I attended a small gathering with some friends to celebrate my 30th birthday. It was a […]
A group of cool parrots housed together at a UK zoo had to be split up because they learned to swear and, more importantly, seemed to really be enjoying it. These five foul-mouthed birds, who go by: Billy, Tyson, Elsie, Jade, and Eric, arrived at the Lincolnshire Wildlife Park back in August via donations from […]
For his first major interview since wrapping up his time in the Star Wars universe, John Boyega—who will soon be seen in Steve McQueen‘s upcoming Small Axe series—said what’s long needed to be said about the franchise. The resulting piece from Jimi Famurewa, out via British GQ on Wednesday, is an enthralling and truly candid […]
Taylor Swift just donated over $30,000 to help a student in London who was trying to raise money to go to the University of Warwick in the U.K. “I have received a conditional offer to study Mathematics (MMath) at the prestigious University of Warwick,” 18-year-old Vitoria Mario wrote in her GoFundMe page. “I have already attained AABB […]
A 12-year-old boy has been arrested after Crystal Palace player Wilfried Zaha exposed the racial abuse he experienced prior to Sunday’s Premier League match at Aston Villa, the New York Times reports. On Saturday, Zaha tweeted out several racists images and comments he received from an Aston Villa fan account, tweeting, “Woke up to this today.” The racist messages include […]
Another racist memorial has been destroyed, but this time, by the hands of protesters. Black Lives Matter demonstrators in England have removed a 100-plus-year-old statue commemorating a slave trader. The crowd in Bristol used ropes to remove the bronze statue of Edward Colton from its base. Protesters then dragged it to the River Avon and […]
Prince Charles has tested positive for COVID-19. A rep for the Prince of Wales, who is the first senior royal to be diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, announced the diagnosis early Wednesday. “The Prince of Wales has tested positive for coronavirus,” the Clarence House statement to SBS News and other regional outlets said. “He has been […]
As a general rule of thumb, Grand Theft Auto should never be responsible for any real-life decisions. Nothing about GTA suggests that something you do in the game should be experienced in your everyday life. With that being said, this past weekend Lancashire Road Police in England pulled over an 11-year-old boy once they realized that the kid behind the wheel looked way too young to be driving an […]
Deadline reports Black Panther star Letitia Wright will play twin sisters June and Jennifer Gibbons in the film The Silent Twins, based on the 1986 book of the same name by Marjorie Wallace. The story of the Gibbons sisters is an odd yet disturbingly fascinating one, to say the least. It’s the type of material that should […]
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle say they will drop the term “royal” from their branding. But they want it to be known that the move was completely their choice. The couple announced the decision Friday in an online post that outlined their transition “to become financially independent.” The post comes more than a month after Harry and Meghan […]
