Meta Moves Looks like we’ll be seeing that cage fight sooner than later Last month, a tweet about Facebook developing a Twitter rival led to Mark Zuckerberg accepting a cage match challenge from fellow tech billionaire Elon Musk. As Twitter experienced one of the longest outages of the Musk era, Zuckerberg-owned Meta teased Instagram Threads — an
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Barbie has gotten caught up in a global dispute, and as a result, her new, upcoming flick has been banned in Vietnam. Here’s the deal … it’s all over something called the “nine-dash line” — carving out China’s territorial claim. It’s located near the South China Sea. Vietnam and other countries are vying for that
While the team at Mattel is busy decking the halls with Pantone pink, the Greta Gerwig-directed Barbie movie has inspired a running list of all things Barbie. From pool floaties to electric yellow Impala roller skates to shimmering makeup palettes, the forthcoming film has reinvigorated the company’s thirst for made-for-movie toy collabs. In a recent
Robert De Niro‘s grandson, actor Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, has died … TMZ has confirmed. The 19-year-old was found dead sitting in a chair, inside a New York City apartment Sunday afternoon, law enforcement tells TMZ. We’re told there were no obvious signs that led to his death. He was found by a friend who
Bowen Yang‘s podcast Las Culturistas has paused production while the comedian and host addresses what he described as “bad bouts of depersonalization.” “Taking a very short break from [the podcast]. Bad bouts of depersonalization are fucking me up bad but I am doing my best to get better!” Yang wrote in a recent Instagram Story
Taylor Swift once had a wardrobe whoopsie eerily similar to Marilyn Monroe‘s famous blowing-dress moment — something that, until now, could only be viewed from one side. Diehard Swifites will likely remember this well … back in 2011 — on the heels of Taylor releasing her OG ‘Speak Now’ album — she went on tour
When a “fan” threw a phone at Bebe Rexha onstage last month, it was just one of many bizarre and unsettling recent instances of misbehavior at concerts. Concertgoers have pelted GloRilla with bottles, invaded Ava Max’s stage, and forced Pink to become part of a stranger’s grieving process by apparently tossing the ashes of a
John Legend, Chrissy Teigen and their brood lived that Pepto Bismol life, making the now-famed Barbie Malibu Dreamhouse their own for a night! John, Chrissy and their 4 kids hit up the pink mansion, ahead of the release of the new “Barbie” film. It’s been decked out from the foundation to the roof in everything
Surprise Songs Singer debuts “Ivy” with the National member while accompanying Abrams on her “I Miss You, I’m Sorry” Taylor Swift welcomed a pair of guests, Aaron Dessner and Gracie Abrams, onstage during a rare three-track “Surprise Songs” segment at her Eras Tour gig Saturday in Cincinnati. Given the show was in the Ohio city
Harrison Ford‘s final rodeo as Indy doesn’t seem to be drumming up much interest — the box office numbers, so far, are looking bad … and it might be Disney’s own doing. Disney’s latest, “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” raked in a measly $24 mil Friday — and that means the film is
Then-Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey told a donor that Trump called to find fraudulent votes, according to The Washington Post Former President Donald Trump called then-Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to pressure him to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in the state, saying that if enough fraudulent votes were found it would negate Trump’s narrow loss,
Tyler Perry is coming to the rescue of a 93-year-old woman so she can keep the South Carolina home her family has owned since the Civil War era. The actor/filmmaker jumped into a legal battle between Josephine Wright and the Bailey Point Investment Group over her Hilton Head home. Simply put, Bailey Point reportedly wants
Friday Special The megastar continued her tradition of performing songs that aren’t on her set list Taylor Swift gifted Swifties gathered for night one of the Eras Tour in Cincinnati on Friday with two surprise songs. The artist performed “Evermore and “I’m Only Me When I’m With You,” continuing her tradition of surprising crowds each
Play video content Twitter / @MyNameIsRaph, @RandyTroy It looked like a scene straight out of, well, a movie on the Warner Bros. lot … as black smoke billowed into the air from the famous Hollywood plot. Fire crews raced to the scene in Burbank Friday afternoon after a transformer — no, not the car/robot kind
The two biggest acts in Música Mexicana come together to maximize their joint slay. On Friday, Peso Pluma released “Tulum,” the playful, norteño-pop single featuring the boys of Grupo Frontera, along with a colorful, beachside video. Peso and Frontera’s Adelaido Solis sing to a past love interest who’s moved on to a new man that’s
Stephen King is the undisputed king of horror … but his fictional storylines turned into a real-life nightmare at his home in Maine, with the author as the central character. The fabled novelist of classics like “Pet Sematary” and “The Shining” got an uninvited visitor to his Bangor, Maine home Thursday, when a deer impaled
There’s been so much good music in the first half of this year so far that Rolling Stone included no fewer than 85 albums in our recent best-of list. In the latest episode of the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, we spotlight some of the most notable albums, from Paramore to Davido to Amanda Shires.
Matt Damon is going international for his bromance with Chris and Liam Hemsworth … living it up over in Greece and enjoying the hell out of their summer vacation. Ya gotta see these pics of the actors enjoying a day party on the famous Greek island of Mykonos … Matt’s got a cold beer in
Fasten your seatbelts, Charli XCX is at the wheel. On Thursday, the British star released her single “Speed Drive” from the Barbie soundtrack, and it’s exactly what you’d expect from the pop queen who forever changed gay clubs with “Vroom Vroom.” On “Speed Drive,” Charli flips Toni Basil’s “Mickey” for the chorus, to “feel quite
Play video content TMZ.com Tiffany Haddish‘s rap career appears to be back in full swing — evidenced by a pair of new songs she previewed last night … one featuring E-40 and the other with Lil Jon. TMZ Hip Hop obtained footage of the superstar comedian showcasing her new jams at the Hollywood Unlocked Impact