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Former L.A. Laker Slava Medvedenko Auctions NBA Title Rings for Ukraine
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Travis Scott’s Surprise Appearance at Rolling Loud Marks His First Festival Since Astroworld Tragedy
The rapper took the stage with Future for his first festival set since last year's Astroworld event in Houston, where 10 people died.
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President Biden Continues to “Improve Significantly” After COVID Diagnosis, Says His Doctor
Biden still has a sore throat, though other symptoms, including a cough, runny nose and body aches, “have diminished considerably."
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Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello Tackled by Security at Band’s Toronto Concert
Midway through the group's closing song "Killing in the Name," the guitarist was accidentally knocked over by a security guard sprinting toward an unruly fan who snuck onto the stage.
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Former L.A. Laker Slava Medvedenko Auctions NBA Title Rings for Ukraine
Former Los Angeles Lakers player Slava Medvedenko is selling his two NBA championship rings to raise money for his native Ukraine. Medvedenko was a power forward on the Lakers’ championship teams in 2001 and ’02, playing alongside Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. SCP Auctions is donating the entire final sale price of both rings to […]
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Travis Scott’s Surprise Appearance at Rolling Loud Marks His First Festival Since Astroworld Tragedy
Travis Scott surprised the crowd at Rolling Loud Miami when he took the stage with Future on Saturday night. Though Scott has performed at a few one-off shows recently, this weekend’s cameo marked the rapper’s first music festival appearance since last year’s Astroworld tragedy in Houston, where 10 people died and many more were injured during his set. […]
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President Biden Continues to “Improve Significantly” After COVID Diagnosis, Says His Doctor
President Joe Biden continues to “improve significantly” despite a lingering sore throat from his coronavirus infection, according to an update Sunday from his doctor. “The president is responding to therapy as expected,” wrote Dr. Kevin O’Connor in his latest note. Biden has been taking Paxlovid, an antiviral drug that helps reduce the chance of severe […]
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Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello Tackled by Security at Band’s Toronto Concert
Rage Against the Machine‘s Tom Morello had a run-in with security during the rock band’s concert at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena on Saturday. As seen in a fan-captured video, midway through the group’s closing song “Killing in the Name,” the iconic guitarist was accidentally knocked over by a security guard sprinting toward an unruly fan who […]
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Kate Moss on Why She Testified in Johnny Depp-Amber Heard Trial: “I Know the Truth”
Kate Moss has opened up about why she chose to testify in ex-boyfriend Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard. Opening up in an interview with BBC radio show Desert Island Discs, Moss was asked about defending both Depp and fashion designer John Galliano, who was found guilty of making racist and antisemitic comments […]
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Dave Chappelle, Live Goat Surprise Audience at Kevin Hart-Chris Rock Show in NYC
Dave Chappelle was the unannounced opener for the Chris Rock-Kevin Hart double bill at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. To Radiohead’s “Karma Police,” and wearing a white Nirvana In Utero shirt, the controversial comic came out smoking a cigarette without any introduction other than his white, green and red letter “C” logo on the […]
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Emmy-Winning Writer, Comedian Kevin Rooney, Who Worked With Jay Leno and Dennis Miller, Dies at 71
Emmy-winning writer and comedian Kevin Rooney died on July 9 at home in Los Angeles after a long battle with diabetes and end-stage renal failure, his wife Carole Raphaelle Davis and friend and former assistant Jay Mandyam tell The Hollywood Reporter. Rooney was 71. A stand-up veteran who worked with Jay Leno and mentored Judd […]
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Kid Cudi Walks Off Stage at Rolling Loud Miami, Kanye West Makes Surprise Appearance With Lil Durk
Kid Cudi stormed off the stage during his headlining set at Rolling Loud Miami on Friday (July 22) after being hit numerous times by objects thrown from the crowd. The “Day ‘N’ Nite” rapper, who was a last-minute replacement for Kanye West, was early into his late-night performance when he stopped the show after being […]
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Producer Jason Van Eman Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison Over $60M Fraud Scheme
Jason Van Eman, a producer and former actor, has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for defrauding investors out of more than $60 million. A federal judge in Florida delivered the sentence on Thursday after a jury found Van Eman, 44, guilty of wire fraud and money laundering, according to court records. He must […]
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Steve Bannon Convicted of Contempt for Defying Jan. 6 Committee Subpoena
Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, was convicted on Friday of contempt charges for defying a congressional subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Bannon, 68, was convicted after a four-day trial in federal court on two counts: one for refusing to appear for […]
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Google Banned in Russian-Occupied East Ukraine
Pro-Russian authorities in the occupied regions of eastern Ukraine have banned Alphabet’s Google search engine, accusing the U.S. tech giant of promoting “terrorism and violence against all Russians.” The move, announced by Denis Pushilin, head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) in east Ukraine, comes just days after Russia slapped Google with a $377 […]
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Ricky Martin Speaks Out After Legal Case Is Dismissed: “I Was Victim of a Lie”
Just hours after a judge in Puerto Rico dismissed a case against Ricky Martin on Thursday (July 21), the artist spoke out and said that this legal situation has been “hurtful.” “It’s been almost four decades since I’ve been working as an artist, under the public eye, and I’ve never had to deal with something […]
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