Jen Shah‘s prison release date has seemingly been moved up from 2029 to 2028, cutting a year off of her sentence.
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Julia MacCary editor Courtney Love has taken aim at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, penning a scathing essay that calls out the dearth of women and Black artists showcased in the Cleveland-based organization. “If so few women are being inducted into the Rock Hall, then the nominating committee is broken,” Love wrote in an op-ed for the Guardian. “If so few Black artists, so few women of colour, are being inducted, then the voting process needs to be overhauled. Music is a lifeforce that is constantly evolving – and they can’t keep up. Shame on HBO for propping up this farce.” Love did not hold back when calling out the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. “Barely 8% of its inductees are female. The canon-making doesn’t just reek of sexist gatekeeping, but also purposeful ignorance and hostility,” wrote Love, a musician, songwriter and actor who led the 1990s band Hole and was married to the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain (who was posthumously inducted).
Representatives for the Rock Hall did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Love’s criticism comes on the heels of last month’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nomination class announcement where, ironically, the most woman were nominated in the hall of fame’s four-decade history: Kate Bush, Cyndi Lauper, Missy Elliott, Meg White (The White Stripes), Gillian Gilbert (New Order) and Sheryl Crow. Artists become eligible 25 years after their first record’s release. Founded in 1983, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley made up the first class, which included no women. Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who Love thought should have made the initial class, was not added until
Jen Shah‘s prison release date has seemingly been moved up from 2029 to 2028, cutting a year off of her sentence.
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Dua Lipa, the queen of travel and Instagram photo dumps, did not disappoint her fans as she shared a series of captivating snapshots from her recent Jamaican vacation. The Levitating singer, who also has a newsletter and podcast about travel, showcased her exquisite vacation wardrobe while enjoying the picturesque island.On Thursday, the 26-year-old posted a carousel of images that documented her adventures on the island, from beach days and authentic Jamaican cuisine to her stylish outfits. Dua wowed fans with her incredible vacation shotsThe first picture featured the singer in a white crochet dress with a slicked-back ponytail, elegantly resting her head on her arms atop an ocean-side rock. In another image, Lipa donned a multicolored floral bikini while holding onto a tree branch on the beach.WATCH: Dua Lipa named co-chair of 2023 Met GalaFurther accentuating her fashion-forward style, Dua Lipa was captured sitting at a dinner table wearing a black belted bra top that leaned more towards a dominatrix look than a typical beach getaway outfit. MORE: Dua Lipa serves '1980s Bond girl' at Saint Laurent's Paris Fashion Week showHer Instagram post also included glimpses of her orange fishnet pants, a local grocery store with "Stress Free" written across its storefront, a video of her in the water, and a photo of delicious meats being grilled and prepared.
be more like Monica Geller?The 58-year-old “Friends” alum channeled her beloved character’s inner clean freak Wednesday while visiting her newly-added staron the Hollywood Walk of Fame.In an Instagram Reel, Cox shined her star to the tune of Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5,” using cleaning products from her Homecourt line, which she calls “beauty products for the home.”“Someone’s gotta do it,” she captioned the clip.“Literally right on the star. You can go around!” Cox joked, seemingly in character, to a group of pedestrians who walked on top of her honor.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Zachary Levi is the latest member of the “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” family to weigh in on the film bombing at the box office. The DC tentpole earned just $30 million in its domestic box office debut, well below the $53 million the original “Shazam!” opened with in 2019 and a huge financial loss considering “Fury of the Gods” cost north of $110 million to make and another $100 million to market. Levi heads the franchise as the eponymous superhero. While Levi is not blaming Zack Snyder fans for “Fury of the Gods'” box office miss, he did acknowledge on Twitter after the film’s opening that many Snyder fans wanted the sequel to fail as a kind of revenge against Warner Bros. for dropping Snyder’s DC Universe. James Gunn and Peter Safran are now in charge of the DC Universe and are rebooting it with films such as “Superman: Legacy,” which will not feature Snyder’s Superman actor Henry Cavill.
Maya Jama made sure to ask all of the questions fans have been asking at the Love Island Reunion on Sunday, with the TV presenter even grilling Jessie Wynter about her lack of tears when crying. Maya, 28, was joined by every Islander from the 2023 winter edition of ITV2 show to reflect on the series, which saw Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan crowned winners.
Comedian Munya Chawawa first burst onto the scene back in 2020 in the midst of the pandemic. Much to the delight of social media users everywhere, he provided some welcome relief - and humour - to the mundane days of lockdown with his different styles of comedy. From political satire to character comedy to black comedy to improv, the 30 year old is a jack of all trades when it comes to being funny.
Unless the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame can find a way to be more inclusive, it can “go to hell in a handbag,” according to rocker Courtney Love.
The Guardian.“If so few Black artists, so few women of color, are being inducted, then the voting process needs to be overhauled. Music is a lifeforce that is constantly evolving — and they can’t keep up.” The 58-year-old “Miss Narcissist” singer’s damning essay lists industry pioneers and visionaries like Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Chaka Khan, and Kate Bush as women who have been overlooked for years by the Rock Hall’s nominating board and voting body.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor The post-production editors behind “Saturday Night Live” have reached a tentative agreement with NBC, averting the strike deadline of April 1. If ultimately ratified by the crew made up of 12 to 20 workers, the three-year deal will result in pay increases of up to 60% over the life of the contract and deliver immediate pay boosts. The contract will offer workers healthcare benefits, ratification bonuses, guarantees of employer-paid meals, transportation and hotel accommodations for employees working long shifts with short turnarounds. Sources close to the negotiations confirmed that a tentative deal has been reached.
The Pretenders‘ Chrissie Hynde has shared her thoughts on diversity within the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, calling it “total bollocks”.This month, Courtney Love started a conversation around inclusion in the prestigious club by calling for more female acts to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, while highlighting that there are also “few” past inductees of Black origin.Hynde, who was inducted into the hall with The Pretenders in 2005, then took to Facebook to share her thoughts on the topic, saying she doesn’t “even wanna be associated with” the institution.She added: “If anyone wants my position in the rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame they are welcome to it. I don’t even wanna be associated with it.
Courtney Love has reiterated her call for more female acts to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, while highlighting that there are also “few” past inductees of Black origin.The Hole vocalist recently took to social media to respond to an article titled ‘Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame celebrates women who rock’, which had been shared by author and journalist Jessica Hopper.“Do they tho?” Hopper wrote. “719 inductees to the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame, only 61 are women.
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Former Love Island star Anna-May Robey has predicted that the Love Island reunion is "going to kick" off, after the jaw-dropping "snake" and "liar" comments made my Farmer Will. Anna-May, 20, was one of this year's winter series' original Islanders, but she was dumped from the villa after new arrivals Aaron Waters and Jessie Wynter had to choose someone to leave.The show ended on Monday, and it's been packed with drama, including Will Young branding his former pal Casey O'Gorman a "snake" and a "liar" after he and Jessie were dumped from the villa. Ahead of the show reunion, which will see all of the Islanders from this year's show come back together, Anna-May said that things might "kick off".
Courtney Love has shared a text conversation she had with Dave Grohl, as part of a call for more women to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.The Hole vocalist took to Twitter and Instagram this week to share the words of author and journalist Jessica Hopper, who shared an article titled “Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame celebrates women who rock.”In response, Hopper wrote: “Do they tho? 719 inductees to the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame, only 61 are women. That’s 8.48 per cent.
Baz Luhrmann says it would be “an amazing historical moment” if Elvis cinematographer Mandy Walker were to triumph at Sunday’s Academy Awards. To quote Lizzo, “It’s been too long,” the filmmaker tells me last night at the Australian Oscar nominees soirée held in the Chateau Marmont’s penthouse suite.
BreAnna Bell Hulu Originals has ordered three unscripted series “Love in Fairhope,” “Royal Rules of Ohio,” and “Secrets & Sisterhood: The Sozahdahs.” “Love in Fairhope” is a reality TV romantic drama set in the small town of Fairhope, Alabama. It follows the lives of five generations of women. “In this community, everyone knows everyone else’s business, but no one knows where hopelessly romantic dreams, passions and inspiration will take them all,” reads the official logline. Reese Witherspoon executive produces alongside Sara Rea, Alex Baskin, Lauren Weber, Brian McCarthy, Joe Kingsley, and Benton Bohannon. Evolution Media, Hello Sunshine, and Tremont Road are the studios behind the production.
Hulu Originals has ordered the unscripted series Love in Fairhope, Royal Rules of Ohio, and Secrets & Sisterhood: The Sozahdahs.
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Zack Sharf Digital News Director Gwyneth Paltrow won the Oscar for best actress thanks to her role in “Shakespeare in Love,” but it was Julia Roberts who was originally courted for the role of Viola de Lesseps. Producer Edward Zwick recently published a first-person essay for Air Mail about the the making of “Shakespeare in Love.” The director behind “Glory” and “Legends of the Fall” championed the film from the beginning, coordinating with Marc Norman on the original script and getting famed playwright Tom Stoppard to come onboard to do a re-write. Zwick also bore witness to Julia Roberts joining and abandoning the project in spectacular fashion. According to Zwick, Universal Pictures only agreed to put down money for the film when Julia Roberts expressed interest in starring in the lead role. As Zwick wrote, “The mere possibility of having the ‘Pretty Woman’ wearing a corseted gown got the studio excited enough to cough up the dough. Ten weeks later I was back in London, where a xeroxed copy of Stoppard’s first draft was waiting in my fancy hotel room.”