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Carole Baskin Sinks Her Claws Into Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘WAP’ Video
Please read our updated and , effective on December 19, 2019.This weekend, the ouroboros of quarantine finally looped back around to eat its own tail. Only, instead of a snake, imagine a giant tiger chowing down on its rear end. In , called out and ’s recently released for featuring big cats, including leopards and white tigers. The issue at hand for the subject isn’t the proximity of exotic animals to our nation’s most beloved rappers (the cats are clearly edited in after the fact), but rather where said leopards and tigers came from, who they were provided by, and how they were trained in...…Please read our updated and , effective on December 19, 2019.This weekend, the ouroboros of quarantine finally looped back around to eat its own tail. Only, instead of a snake, imagine a giant tiger chowing down on its rear end. In , called out and ’s recently released for featuring big cats, including leopards and white tigers. The issue at hand for the subject isn’t the proximity of exotic animals to our nation’s most beloved rappers (the cats are clearly edited in after the fact), but rather where said leopards and tigers came from, who they were provided by, and how they were trained in...WW…

11 Moments in Moby Doc You’ll See and Still Not Believe
At one point in his new documentary, the pioneering electronic musician Moby strums a banjo and sings to the camera, “I know that we’ve been in a fairly conventional narrative for a little while, but now, we’re gonna go back to being weird.” Weird is … perhaps the most fitting descriptor for Moby Doc, which finds the musician reflecting on his rise to fame and personal struggles with alcohol and drug abuse. Moby, who is known for making outlandish statements, previously released a memoir full of celebrity encounters in 2019 (the book’s promotions were quickly cut short after Natalie...…At one point in his new documentary, the pioneering electronic musician Moby strums a banjo and sings to the camera, “I know that we’ve been in a fairly conventional narrative for a little while, but now, we’re gonna go back to being weird.” Weird is … perhaps the most fitting descriptor for Moby Doc, which finds the musician reflecting on his rise to fame and personal struggles with alcohol and drug abuse. Moby, who is known for making outlandish statements, previously released a memoir full of celebrity encounters in 2019 (the book’s promotions were quickly cut short after Natalie...WW…

Daniel Dae Kim, Daniel Wu Offer Reward for Information on Assault of Elderly Man
and are currently offering $25,000 as a reward for information regarding the January 31 assault of a 91-year-old man in Oakland’s Chinatown, following two similar incidents also targeting elderly Asian residents. “The number of hate crimes against Asian Americans continues to skyrocket, despite our repeated pleas for help,” the Hawaii Five-O actor Friday, along with video of the assault. “The crimes are too often ignored and even excused. Remember #VincentChin. Remember #VinchaRatanapakdee.”In a story published February 3, that there have been “more than 20 attacks recently” in the...…and are currently offering $25,000 as a reward for information regarding the January 31 assault of a 91-year-old man in Oakland’s Chinatown, following two similar incidents also targeting elderly Asian residents. “The number of hate crimes against Asian Americans continues to skyrocket, despite our repeated pleas for help,” the Hawaii Five-O actor Friday, along with video of the assault. “The crimes are too often ignored and even excused. Remember #VincentChin. Remember #VinchaRatanapakdee.”In a story published February 3, that there have been “more than 20 attacks recently” in the...WW…

David Letterman Pranked Drew Barrymore on Her Birthday and Made Her Weep
Happy belated birthday, Drew! On February 22, or “Two Twenty-Two,” as calls it (or “Drew Twenty-Drew,” as we call it), celebrated its benevolent ruler’s birthday with a very special episode including some surprise guests. Savannah Guthrie hosted the “Barrymore Bash” and colluded with kindly mythical woodland man to surprise the heck out of Drew. First, Guthrie introduced Letterman as a surprise Zoom guest, which seemed to already make Drew excited enough. Then, Letterman pretended that his Zoom wasn’t working and that he couldn’t hear anything, walking away from his screen in mock...…Happy belated birthday, Drew! On February 22, or “Two Twenty-Two,” as calls it (or “Drew Twenty-Drew,” as we call it), celebrated its benevolent ruler’s birthday with a very special episode including some surprise guests. Savannah Guthrie hosted the “Barrymore Bash” and colluded with kindly mythical woodland man to surprise the heck out of Drew. First, Guthrie introduced Letterman as a surprise Zoom guest, which seemed to already make Drew excited enough. Then, Letterman pretended that his Zoom wasn’t working and that he couldn’t hear anything, walking away from his screen in mock...WW…

Constance Wu Made $600 in One Night While Undercover at a Strip Club
Please read our updated and , effective on December 19, 2019.Constance Wu’s Method work for Hustlers appears to have paid off, and I absolutely mean literally: The actor that she made $600 in a single night spent researching at a strip club. As reminds us, stripping can be an extremely lucrative craft one day (particularly for young dancers who have a to guide them, and who are willing to bend some laws to up their tips) and a bust the next, so I am impressed. Wu’s would be a sizable take even for someone who wasn’t making her first (and possibly also only? Unclear.) public appearance...…Please read our updated and , effective on December 19, 2019.Constance Wu’s Method work for Hustlers appears to have paid off, and I absolutely mean literally: The actor that she made $600 in a single night spent researching at a strip club. As reminds us, stripping can be an extremely lucrative craft one day (particularly for young dancers who have a to guide them, and who are willing to bend some laws to up their tips) and a bust the next, so I am impressed. Wu’s would be a sizable take even for someone who wasn’t making her first (and possibly also only? Unclear.) public appearance...WW…

Bong Joon Ho on Why He Wanted Parasite to End With a ‘Surefire Kill’
Please read our updated and , effective on December 19, 2019.This article was originally published in 2019. We are republishing the piece ahead of the , during which Parasite will compete in the Best Picture field, among other categories.Bong Joon-ho movies tend to end where they begin: The detective in Memories of Murder returns to the ditch where he discovers one of the serial killer’s first victims; the titular mother in Mother dances, her arms swaying like wheatgrass; the little girl Mija returns to the countryside after saving her pet from a slaughterhouse in . The world appears...…Please read our updated and , effective on December 19, 2019.This article was originally published in 2019. We are republishing the piece ahead of the , during which Parasite will compete in the Best Picture field, among other categories.Bong Joon-ho movies tend to end where they begin: The detective in Memories of Murder returns to the ditch where he discovers one of the serial killer’s first victims; the titular mother in Mother dances, her arms swaying like wheatgrass; the little girl Mija returns to the countryside after saving her pet from a slaughterhouse in . The world appears...WW…

Weinstein’s ‘Total Lack of Remorse’ Behind Prosecutors Push for Lengthy Sentence
Please read our updated and , effective on December 19, 2019.Convicted rapist “displayed a staggering lack of empathy, treating others with disdain and inhumanity” and “consistently advanced his own sordid desires and fixations over the well-being of others” for decades, Manhattan prosecutors said in advance of his March 11 sentencing.Their statement was part of a Friday letter to Justice James Burke in which they spell out Weinstein’s alleged past misdeeds, which range from sexual harassment and assault, as well as non-sexual physical abuse and threats, in the hopes of securing a lengthy...…Please read our updated and , effective on December 19, 2019.Convicted rapist “displayed a staggering lack of empathy, treating others with disdain and inhumanity” and “consistently advanced his own sordid desires and fixations over the well-being of others” for decades, Manhattan prosecutors said in advance of his March 11 sentencing.Their statement was part of a Friday letter to Justice James Burke in which they spell out Weinstein’s alleged past misdeeds, which range from sexual harassment and assault, as well as non-sexual physical abuse and threats, in the hopes of securing a lengthy...WW…

Nude Photos of Harvey Weinstein Were Shown to Jurors
Please read our updated and , effective on December 19, 2019.Prosecutors on Tuesday showed jurors in ’s rape and sexual-assault trial five photos of him, and at least one of showed the disgraced movie producer in full-frontal nudity,Although the photos were shown to the jurors, they were not shown to the public. Two sketch artists seated on the right side of the courtroom were able to see and draw several of these images as jurors passed them from one to another.The possibility that photos of this nature would make their way into the trial was on January 6. At the time, prosecutor Joan...…Please read our updated and , effective on December 19, 2019.Prosecutors on Tuesday showed jurors in ’s rape and sexual-assault trial five photos of him, and at least one of showed the disgraced movie producer in full-frontal nudity,Although the photos were shown to the jurors, they were not shown to the public. Two sketch artists seated on the right side of the courtroom were able to see and draw several of these images as jurors passed them from one to another.The possibility that photos of this nature would make their way into the trial was on January 6. At the time, prosecutor Joan...WW…

Paramount Tinkering With Two, Count ‘Em, Two New Separate Transformers Movies
Please read our updated and , effective on December 19, 2019.While you’ve been shoveling peeled grapes into your bionic maw, growing ever more weary with the six existing films they’ve already given you, Paramount Pictures has been hard at work. According to Deadline, the studio is now simultaneously for the wildly-successful Hasbro robots.One of the screenplays, created by Zodiac and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 screenwriter James Vanderbilt, reportedly delves into the world of Beast Wars, a Transformers spin-off that features the descendants of Autobots and Decepticons who can morph into...…Please read our updated and , effective on December 19, 2019.While you’ve been shoveling peeled grapes into your bionic maw, growing ever more weary with the six existing films they’ve already given you, Paramount Pictures has been hard at work. According to Deadline, the studio is now simultaneously for the wildly-successful Hasbro robots.One of the screenplays, created by Zodiac and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 screenwriter James Vanderbilt, reportedly delves into the world of Beast Wars, a Transformers spin-off that features the descendants of Autobots and Decepticons who can morph into...WW…

Weinstein Accuser Says He Has No Testicles
Please read our updated and , effective on December 19, 2019.Jessica Mann testified in a Manhattan courtroom Friday that engaged in forced oral sex and raped her in early 2013 and alleged that she was in a twisted relationship with him because of her sexual inexperience.As Mann tearily described alleged incidents, she also made the bombshell claim that Weinstein doesn’t have testicles and appeared to have a vagina, saying she thought he was “intersex” the first time she saw him naked.Weinstein faces charges in New York City for allegedly raping Mann, and for an alleged sexual assault on...…Please read our updated and , effective on December 19, 2019.Jessica Mann testified in a Manhattan courtroom Friday that engaged in forced oral sex and raped her in early 2013 and alleged that she was in a twisted relationship with him because of her sexual inexperience.As Mann tearily described alleged incidents, she also made the bombshell claim that Weinstein doesn’t have testicles and appeared to have a vagina, saying she thought he was “intersex” the first time she saw him naked.Weinstein faces charges in New York City for allegedly raping Mann, and for an alleged sexual assault on...WW…

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