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President Trump’s deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz (which wasn't closed before he decided to start an unnecessary war with Iran, BTW) in exchange for lifting sanctions on Iran is getting strong pushback from Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill who warn that giving Iran’s theocratic regime access to billions of dollars in economic relief would be a major “blunder.” via: Rolling Stone During the G7 conference on Wednesday, Donald Trump told reporters that while “nobody knows

Tyra Banks is hitting a new kind of catwalk. via: People On Thursday, June 18, Hulu released the official trailer for the 22nd season of the fashion design competition series. Banks makes an appearance in the clip alongside judges Heidi Klum, Law Roach and Nina Garcia, and season 4 winner Christian Siriano, who returns as mentor. The former America's Next Top Model host previously appeared on Project Runway as a guest judge in season 21. Last month, the series unveiled its li

Sabrina Carpenter has obtained a restraining order against a man who attempted to break into her home several times. via: Rolling Stone A Los Angeles judge granted pop star Sabrina Carpenter a five-year restraining order against a man who, testifying in court on Wednesday, claimed he is part of a “classified military government program” along with the singer. Speaking in a deep, monotone voice, William Applegate said he had been recruited to the program at a local Los Angeles

Superfan Ben Stiller has confirmed he is making a multi-part documentary series about the history of the New York Knicks and their historic championship win last weekend, in partnership with the NBA, HBO and A24. via: Rolling Stone Knicks superfan Ben Stiller has finally confirmed that he is making a documentary about the New York basketball team that recently won the NBA championship. “Couldn’t be more excited to make this doc with A24 and HBO about the NY KNICKS!!!!!!” he w

The next batch of Evil Dead characters will have to survive puberty and demonic possession on the same weekend, because apparently growing up was not punishing enough on its own. Producer Robert Tapert has revealed that Evil Dead Wrath, the next film in the franchise from director Francis Galluppi, takes place in 1972 and is built around a coming-of-age story. via: Bloody Disgusting From director Sébastien Vaniček, Evil Dead Burn releases in theaters July 10, but that’s just

It looks like Lizzo is currently basking in her flop era because her latest album "B*TCH" failed to debut on this week’s Billboard 200. It becomes her 2nd project in a row to miss the chart entirely. via: The Sun The 38-year-old released her fifth studio album B***h earlier this month – four years after her last record. But while 2022’s Special contained the Grammy-winning track About Damn Time and reached number two on the Billboard Top 200, the follow-up has yet to break t

Jennifer Lopez said a painful lesson came after exhaustion pushed her into a hospital scare under career pressure. The actress and singer recalled working 98 straight days while filming “Enough” and recording music. via: Page Six During Monday’s appearance on the “SmartLess” podcast, Lopez said she “didn’t realize my limits” in the early 2000s, and after working “98 days in a row without taking a day off,” she ended up in the hospital with scary symptoms. “When I was doing ‘E

Alicia Keys will make sure New York City is rocking on Thursday. via: Page Six Alicia Keys will close out the New York Knicks championship parade at City Hall on Thursday, Page Six can exclusively reveal. “The Knicks are bringing in the big guns!” a source told us. The Grammy Award winner will perform her and Jay-Z’s New York anthem “Empire State of Mind,” we hear. The Knicks will parade through lower Manhattan tomorrow to celebrate winning the 2026 NBA Finals over the San An

Colton Underwood has revealed the measures he went to keep his sexual orientation a secret. The former Bachelor star said that he used to “hook up” with married men before he came out as gay in 2021. via: Out In a conversation on the We Need to Talk podcast with matchmaker and relationship guru Paul C. Brunson, Underwood spoke about how far he felt he had to go to keep his sexuality a secret. "I was very careful, even when I was physically experimenting with guys and trying t

New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns’ fiancée, Jordyn Woods, wasn’t happy when the team’s owner jokingly issued a sex ban leading up to the NBA playoffs. via: People Calling in to The Howard Stern Show on Tuesday, June 16, the Knicks big man confirmed Woods “didn’t like” Dolan’s suggestion. “I’m a happily engaged man, I will definitely say, when I came home, and I told my fiancée what he said, she didn’t like to hear that one,” Towns, 30, told Stern with a laugh. The NBA o

After a multitude of teases, the official theatrical trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day has finally arrived, offering a 4K look at Spider-Man teaming up with The Punisher and fighting The Hulk! via: Variety Sony Pictures has released a new trailer for “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” starring Tom Holland back as Spidey/Peter Parker. The Sony and Marvel film is set to premiere in theaters on July 31. Following 2021’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” the latest entry into the Spider-

Lukas Gage is stepping into the world of politics, but only for a new television role. The actor will play an aspiring politician in Hulu’s upcoming Prison Break series, taking on the role of a candidate running for Congress for the first time. via: Variety “I’ve watched Joe Manchin, who was running for Congress in West Virginia forever,” Gage told me at the premiere of his new movie, “Voicemails for Isabelle,” on Tuesday at Netflix’s Tudum Theater in Hollywood. “He’s been li

STARZ has acquired the exclusive U.S. and English Canada rights to Tip Toe, a thriller series from BAFTA award-winning writer Russell T Davies and starring Tony Award-winner Alan Cumming and David Morrissey. via: Variety The network has exclusively acquired the LGBTQ+ drama series, which stars Alan Cumming and David Morrissey as warring neighbors. The five-part series will premiere in North America later this year. Cumming plays Leo while Morrissey stars as Clive, two men in

Luigi Mangione will assert a psychiatric defense at his state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a judge said Wednesday. via: Rolling Stone Luigi Mangione appeared in Manhattan criminal court on Wednesday, where Judge Gregory Carro unsealed Mangione’s defense team’s motion to potentially seek a “psychiatric defense” on the basis of “extreme emotional disturbance” at the time of the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione, who

Lil Nas X is opening up about his mental health and bipolar diagnoses. via: Rolling Stone At an earlier point in his career, Lil Nas X was a lightning rod for attention — whether in the form of Number One singles or outraged controversy surrounding his visual output. But over the past year, the 27-year-old musician has largely been absent from the spotlight. In a candid new video shared on Instagram, the artist born Montero Hill opens up about his experience fortifying his me

CBS‘ Matlock is going to court for real with a lawsuit from a former writer on the Kathy Bates-led series who claims he was axed after raising concerns about alleged racist and sexual comments made by showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman. via: Variety John Lowe, a former writer on “Matlock,” filed a lawsuit against CBS Television Studios, showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman and executive producers Nicki Renna and Jeffrey Lieber on Wednesday. He alleged that “racially stereotyped comment

The New York Knicks’ title-clinching win over the San Antonio Spurs became one of the biggest television moments the NBA has seen in a generation. via: Variety Knicks in 5…and nearly 25 million viewers. According to Nielsen data, the New York Knicks victory in game five of the 2026 NBA Finals over the San Antonio Spurs drew 24.5 million viewers across ABC and ESPN. The game, which aired on June 13, peaked at 33 million viewers late in the telecast as the Knicks staged a rally

Amanda Seyfried has shared more detail about the fallout from her comments on far-right wing activist Charlie Kirk, revealing she ended up travelling with a bodyguard after copping intense backlash online. via: Variety Amanda Seyfried revealed in a recent British GQ profile that she had to hire a bodyguard after she called Charlie Kirk “hateful” shortly after the Turning Point USA co-founder was shot and killed last year. Seyfried’s comment ignited outrage from conservatives

Meghan McCain thought Vice President JD Vance held his own against her former co-workers for his appearance on “The View” Tuesday. via: EW Former The View cohost Meghan McCain, who previously maintained that she doesn't talk about her prior workplace, has once again weighed in on the show's latest development. After the ABC talk show welcomed Vice President JD Vance to the Hot Topics table Tuesday for a somewhat tense interview about current events and his new book, McCain, w

Jeremy Allen White thinks banning social media for children is a "great" decision. via: Variety After mounting scrutiny of social media’s impact on young users, the U.K. announced Monday that it would move forward with a ban on children under 16 using apps such as TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube. The news arrived just days after the first trailer for Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Reckoning” dropped online. The film, like its predecessor, takes aim at Facebook founder Mark Zuckerber