Taylor Swift made New York University’s 2022 commencement ceremony the hottest ticket in town on Wednesday when she rocked the podium at Yankee Stadium to address the graduating class.The 32-year-old singer-songwriter was the guest of honor wearing a purple robe and black velvet cap punctuated with her signature red lip, accepting an honorary fine arts doctorate and sharing 20 minutes of pop-star wisdom. “Let me just say: Welcome to New York, it’s been waiting for you,” Swift kicked off the address with a smirk and lyrics from her 2014 hit, joking that the last time she was in a stadium “this size I was dancing in heels and wearing a glittery leotard.” “I’m … 90% sure the main reason I’m here is because I have a song called ‘22,’” she quipped, lamenting on how she “never got the normal college experience, per se,” though she did film her music video “Love Story” in a college dorm. “But I really can’t complain … because you went to NYU during a global pandemic,” she said.Then Swift gave some earnest advice about letting go of grudges, exes and any toxic relationship to make room for the new chapters while learning to “live alongside cringe.” (Jake Gyllenhaal might question how successfully Swift has done this in her own life.) “No matter how hard you try to avoid being cringe, you will look back on your life and cringe retrospectively.
Trial date set for FKA twigs’ lawsuit against Shia LeBeouf
03.05.2022 - 04:45 / thefader.com
FKA twigs has finally been granted a day in court to make her case against her former boyfriend Shia LeBeouf, Rolling Stone reports. At a Monday morning hearing, a judge confirmed that the trial will begin on April 17, 2023.
Twigs sued LeBouf in December 2020 and accused him of mental, emotional, and physical abuse — including sexual battery — in an interview with The New York Times. “What I went through with Shia was the worst thing I’ve ever been through in the whole of my life,” she told The Times.
“I’d like to be able to raise awareness on the tactics that abusers use to control you and take away your agency." Read Next: FKA twigs shares video for “which way” LeBeouf issued the following statement in response: “I’m not in any position to tell anyone how my behavior made them feel. I have no excuses for my alcoholism or aggression, only rationalizations.
I have been abusive to myself and everyone around me for years. I have a history of hurting the people closest to me.
I’m ashamed of that history and am sorry to those I hurt. There is nothing else I can really say.” In a later email to The Times responding to twigs' specific claims, however, he wrote that “many of these allegations are not true.” The FADER has reached out to representatives of twigs and LeBeouf for further comment on the new development.
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Basil Iwaynk’s Thunder Road To Produce ‘The Confidence Men’ Film Based On Margalit Fox’s Novel, With Fox Adapting
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HQ Trivia Doc Set At CNN As Eva Longoria Series Moves From CNN+ To Linear Network
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Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch On Tom Brady, Hollywood’s Covid Protocols And “Bloodbath In The SVOD Market”
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‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Returns to Brooklyn for Shows This Fall, First Time in Three Years
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” is returning to Brooklyn for its sixth visit to the borough, marking its first time broadcasting back in New York since 2019 (before the COVID-19 pandemic put such trips to a halt, of course).The late night talk show will once again tape in front of a live studio audience at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House. “Jimmy Kimmel Live” has originated from BAM in all six of its visits to Brooklyn.Airdates and guests for the “Brooklyn Week” shows for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will be announced at a later date.Previous guests of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” in Brooklyn have included Eddie Murphy, Alicia Keys, Adam Sandler, Benedict Cumberbatch, Senator Bernie Sanders, John Krasinski, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Eminem, Cardi B, Wu-Tang Clan, David Letterman, Howard Stern, Tracy Morgan, Michael J.
‘The Masked Singer’: “No Regrets” On Casting Rudy Giuliani In Fox Reality Singing Competition
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Upfronts 2022: Last-Minute Pilot Buzz
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Harvey Weinstein LA Trial: Judge Will Allow 5 Witnesses to ‘Prior Bad Acts,’ But Excludes Rose McGowan and Daryl Hannah
prior bad acts” in Harvey Weinstein’s upcoming Los Angeles trial, where he is facing 11 counts of rape and sexual assault to which he has pleaded not guilty, as ruled by a LA judge Lisa B. Wench, per Variety.
Fox Speaks Out Amid Tom Brady’s Reported $375 Million Post-Retirement Broadcast Deal: ‘Not an Accurate Description’
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Chris Wallace’s Former CNN+ Show Moving to HBO Max (Report)
Puck’s Dylan Byers.The former Fox News journalist began hosting the interview show at the launch of CNN+, before the streaming service was shut down 30 days after it launched by parent company Warner Bros. Discovery.After a nearly two-decade run at Fox News, Wallace left the network in December 2021 for a job at CNN, where he was then positioned as an anchor for CNN+.Byers reports that in addition to hosting his show on HBO Max, Wallace will continue to do work for CNN as new CNN head Chris Licht begins to sort out where to deploy talent at the networks under the Warner Bros.
Harry Styles announces North American ‘Love On Tour’ dates for 2022
Harry Styles has announced a North American headline tour for this year – see all the details below.The pop star, whose third album ‘Harry’s House’ arrives on May 20, will return to New York to perform 10 nights at Madison Square Garden between August 28 and September 21 in continuation of his global ‘Love On Tour’.He’ll then head over to Los Angeles to play 10 shows at the city’s Kia Forum between October 31 and November 15.Styles is also scheduled to play five concerts in both Austin (September 25 to October 2) and Chicago (October 6-14) after kicking off the stint with two nights at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena (August 15, 16).Support will come from Blood Orange (New York), Ben Harper (LA), Madi Diaz (Toronto), Gabriels (Austin) and Jessie Ware (Chicago).Ticket details are yet to be confirmed – you’ll be able to find them here when they go live. Check out the announcement post below, and head to Styles’ official site for more information.A post shared by @harrystylesThe UK and Ireland leg of Styles’ 2022 tour commences next month, with the run including two consecutive nights at Wembley Stadium in London (June 18, 19).
Twitter Kicks In With Fox Sports for Exclusive World Cup Content, Announces Deals With E!, Condé Nast, WNBA and More
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorElon Musk is waiting in the wings to get his hands on Twitter — with a slew of new ideas to shake up the social network. But on Wednesday evening, Twitter was trying to keep things business as usual, unveiling a series of content pacts at its NewFronts presentation in New York.“It has been a quiet month at Twitter,” JP Maheu, VP of global client solutions, deadpanned at the beginning of the preso.
Twitter Unveils Content Partnerships With Fox Sports, WNBA and Condé Nast
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Dave Chappelle Was Tackled by an Armed Audience Member at His Show—Here’s How He Reacted to the Attack
Close call. Dave Chappelle was attacked during the Netflix Is a Joke festival at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl on the evening of May 3, 2022. The comedian was performing a set when an unidentified audience member rushed the stage and tackled Chappelle to the ground before being apprehended by authorities.
‘Pictionary’ Game Show Cleared In 90% Of U.S. For Fall Launch
Pictionary, a syndicated game show based on the Mattel party game, is now cleared in 90% of the country, locking in a Fall 2022 national launch, CBS Media Ventures and Fox First Run announced Monday in a joint release.
Tubi Plans To Bring 100 New Original Titles To Fox-Owned Streaming Service Over The Next Year – NewFronts
More than two years into its run at Fox Corp., Tubi is ramping up in original programming, planning 100 new film and TV titles over the next year as viewership continues to rise.
FKA Twigs gets trial date in Shia LaBeouf sexual assault case
FKA Twigs’ lawsuit against Shia LaBeouf, alleging sexual battery, assault and infliction of emotional distress, has been given a date to go to trial.In December 2020, the musician – real name Tahliah Barnett – sued the actor, accusing him of “relentless abuse” during their relationship.Now, the case will be heard before a jury in a Los Angeles court next year, with the trial currently set to start on April 17, 2023, Rolling Stone reports.A remote hearing in the case was heard in June 2021. At that time, Barnett’s lawyer told a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge that “the parties have been engaged in productive settlement negotiations and are in the process of arranging for an early mediation”.
Tucker Carlson Is the ‘Most Racist Show in the History of Cable News,’ NY Times Reports
New York Times series published Saturday.Investigative reporter Nicholas Confessore’s three-part series “American Nationalist” investigates how the right-wing host seized upon the “white fear” and white nationalism stoked by the Trump administration to rack up ratings.The series begins with selections from Carlson’s “encyclopedia of provocations,” citing his remarks about immigrants, Black Lives Matter protesters and refugees. It also dives into his ardent defense of the insurrectionists who attacked the U.S. Capitol, as well as Vladimir Putin throughout Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.An analysis of 1,150 episodes of “Tucker Carlson Tonight” revealed how Carlson has popularized “dog-whistle” terms like “legacy Americans” that had once been relegated to white nationalist publications.