Twitter Blue Tick Cull Starts Slowly As New York Times Loses Checkmark

The Bling Empire reality shows will not be returning for more seasons on Netflix.

R Kelly has formally filed an appeal in relation to his conviction in the New York courts for establishing and running a criminal enterprise in order to abuse women and teenagers.The new court filing raises issues with the jury, disputes the testimonies of some of the musician’s victims, and argues that there was lots of evidence presented in court that was not relevant to the crimes he was accused of and which meant he didn’t get a fair hearing.The New York trial was the first criminal case against Kelly to get to court following the airing of the ‘Surviving R Kelly’ documentary series, which put the spotlight on the allegations of abuse that had been made against the pop star for decades. A second subsequent trial then also took place in Chicago.He was convicted in both cases, being sentenced to 30 years in jail in New York and 20 years in Chicago.

Charna Flam London’s West End smash hit “Death Drop” is headed across the pond. The killer comedy drag show, starring some of the most famous drag queens, is coming to New York this summer. “Death Drop,” is set to begin its off-broadway previews on June 30, followed by opening night on July 13 at New World Stages. The show stars “RuPaul’s Drag Race’s” Jujubee as Summer Raines, Willam as Shazza and Shuga Cain as Lady Rosebud von Fistenberg. Joining the “Drag Race” alum include Peachez Iman Cummings (“Worst Cooks in America”) as Morgan Pierce, Wang Newton (“Sacred Wounds”) as Phil Maker and the “Death Drop” writer Holly Stars as the Bottomly Sisters. Kiki Ball-Change will serve as an understudy. Additional casting will be announced soon.

Lourdes Leon stunned in New York. The 26 year old model and singer was present at the launch of H&M x Mugler collaboration, in a black catsuit with bold cuts on it.Lourdes Leon shares photo and calls her friends ‘family’Lourdes Leon is the star of the new beauty campaign for Make Up For Ever: WATCHLeon matched the striking catsuit with a coat and heels. She paired the look with some striking make up and her black hair straightened, and added a dash of color with her nails, which were painted a bright green.

J. Kim Murphy Todd Haimes, a major force of New York theater who rescued the Roundabout Theater Company and developed it into one of the country’s premier nonprofit theaters, died Wednesday in New York City due to complications of osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer.

EXCLUSIVE: Bling Empire, the reality series focused on the lives of rich Asian Americans in LA, and its New York-set spinoff are ending at Netflix.

Judges in the New York Court Of Appeals seemed to be erring towards classifying producer Dr Luke as a public figure at a hearing yesterday, which would have a big impact on his ongoing defamation lawsuit against Kesha. Though his lawyer urged the judges not to equate having a profile within the music industry with being a public figure.Luke’s defamation lawsuit against Kesha is all that remains of what began as a multi-layered multi-state legal battle which was kickstarted when Kesha accused Luke of rape.

Bono kicked off his spring 2023 run of his Stories of Surrender shows in New York City and we have the full set list available!

Coachella, Jai Paul has announced new headline shows in London and New York.At the weekend, the elusive British songwriter played his first ever live show at the California festival, ten years after the leaking of his unofficial debut album.During the show on Saturday (April 15), Paul played highlights from ‘Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones)’, alongside 2019 singles ‘Do You Love Her Now’ and ‘He’. He also debuted a brand new track called ‘So Long’.Next week, he will bring his live show to New York, playing two shows at the Knockdown Center in Queens on April 25 and 26.In early May (9-10), he will then make his bow in London, playing a pair of gigs at HERE @ Outernet.Tickets are available via ballot here, with New York sign-up available from 10pm EST on Wednesday, April 19 and London live from 10am BST on Wednesday, May 3..@jai_paul live in London and New York.New York: 25th + 26th April London: 9th + 10th May Tickets available by ballot only for a chance to purchase.

Shonda Rhimes is to be presented with a BAFTA Special Award at a tribute event in New York next month.

season 12, was belting out Ed Sheeran's new single, «Eyes Closed,» when the 32-year-old British singer-songwriter surprised Yung and joined in on the performance.«Oh wow!» Yung said as he realized Sheeran had walked up behind him.The two artists hugged and snapped photos together as a camera crew was following Sheeran.

Taylor Swift is not hiding inside amid her breakup from longtime boyfriend Joe Alwyn.

A park an hour from Greater Manchester which inspired New York’s Central Park has received Government backing to win Unesco World Heritage status. Birkenhead Park in Merseyside is among seven sites in the running to join the prestigious list.

Lewis Capaldi delighted his American fans during one of his biggest tours yet as he takes to the stage in New York, belting out his iconic ballads.

Princess Beatrice rubbed shoulders with Swedish royalty as she once again turned out to support the World Dyslexia Assembly. The 34-year-old royal, eldest daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, has long been a champion of people with dyslexia - having been diagnosed with the learning difficulty at a young age.

Jack Black has said he’s “embarrassed” to have a blue tick on Twitter following owner Elon Musk’s plan to enforce a monthly fee.Appearing at the LA premiere of The Super Mario Bros. Movie on Saturday (April 1), the actor discussed whether he’ll pay the proposed $8 (£4.99) monthly fee to keep a blue tick on the platform through a Twitter Blue subscription.“I don’t know if I’m going to pay for it,” Black told Variety. “I’m a little embarrassed by the blue check to be honest with you.

Twitter's legacy blue checkmarks remain in place, despite the platform committing to remove them on April 1.

promised, and one of its first targets has puzzled Twitterverse.The Twitter account for The New York Times lost its verification early Sunday, days after the legacy newspaper said it refused to pay the monthly $8 subscription to “Twitter Blue.”“We aren’t planning to pay the monthly fee for verification of our institutional Twitter accounts,” a spokesperson for The New York Times told CNN’s Oliver Darcy. “We also will not reimburse reporters for the verification of personal accounts” with the sole exception of “rare instances where verified status would be essential for reporting purposes.”With the organization’s blue check mark noticeably becoming one of the first “legacy” verified accounts to disappear, reactions of dismay poured in, with one user commenting, “the tidal wave of disinformation here in the coming months is going to be massive.”Another user pointed out that organization’s loss of Twitter Blue status only harms Twitter in the long run, saying “it’s the first big step in stripping away the true value of this social media platform – trusting and knowing something is real without having to spend time investigating.”All eyes were on Musk, who some users believe retaliated against the NY Times by taking their blue check after he insulted the news organization on Twitter late Saturday.

Jeremy Sisto says New Yorkers don’t always have the patience for his show “FBI,” which films on the city’s streets“You have to wait 10 seconds, but 10 seconds is a long time for a New Yorker,” Sisto, 48, told The Post. “And it’s always the young [production assistants] who have to break the news” to wandering pedestrians.His nephew worked on the set of the show — part of a three-series CBS franchise which is airing its crossover episodes on April 4 — and once tried to stop a woman who didn’t heed the warning to halt while they were filming.“So he just sort of grazed her arm and was like, ‘Excuse me, ma’am.’ And she’s like, ‘You touched me!'” the actor recalled.

sticks to his announcement from earlier this month, then at some point on April 1 — which on the west coast, as of this writing begins in approximately 45 minutes — Twitter’s account verification system will end; at that point, all so-called “legacy” verified accounts will lose their blue checkmarks, and only people willing to pay $8 a month for a subscription to Twitter Blue will get to have them.But as we’ve seen all week, the plan to convert “legacy” verified account holders into paid subscribers doesn’t appear, so far, to be a rollicking success. Case in point, Musk’s apparent social media rival, President Joe Biden.