Will Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars “Die With A Smile” still take No. 1 this week? Tetris Kelly: There’s a brand new No. 1 on the charts. This is the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 for the week dated February 8. Still at 10, Morgan Wallen, and down to nine is Gracie Abrams. “DtMF” slides to eight, as does Billie to seven. Teddy swims rises to six. AndShaboozey slips to five. “Luther” is up to No. 4. Bruno and Rose are holding on to three, while Bruno and Gaga are at two, and debuting at No. 1 is Travis Scott…
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Louisa Jacobson accepted an award from the Human Rights Campaign. Getty Images for Human Rights Campaign Louisa Jacobson’s coming-out journey was gradual. “I was hiding for so long, part of myself that I knew was always there,” the “Gilded Age” star, 33, told Page Six exclusively at the Human Rights Campaign’s Greater New York Dinner on Saturday night. Jacobson, who is the youngest daughter of Meryl Streep and Don Gummer, explained that she had been “in straight relationships back-to-back,” but after being single, the “part that [she] was hiding was really making itself known.” Jacobson told Page Six that she…
Chelsea forward and Australia captain Sam Kerr went on trial in a London court on Monday, accused of racially abusing a white police officer after a drunken dispute with a taxi driver.Kerr told the officer Stephen Lovell: “You guys are f—ing stupid and white.”Kerr, who has Indian ancestry, accepts saying those words but has pleaded not guilty to one count of racially aggravated harassment. Her lawyer argued she was making a comment about power and privilege.The 31-year-old sat in the dock at Kingston Crown Court as prosecutor Bill Emlyn Jones told jurors that she and her partner Kristie Mewis, who…
. Gilbert Gottfried’s widow Dara, as well as director Neil Berkley (behind the 2017 documentary Gilbert) and friends of the late legendary stand-up comic and actor have come together to release Still Screaming, an album of his best bits and impressions — which will aid research on finding treatment for Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2, the rare, progressive disease that led to his death in 2022. Multimedia producer Dara Gottfried, who was married to the comic’s comic — known for his manic, squinching delivery, and voiceovers as the parrot Iago in Disney’s Aladdin and the duck in AFLAC Insurance Company commercials…
The Squid Game cast is mourning one of their own. Lee Joo-Sil, who played Park Mal Soon on the second season of the Netflix series, has died just months after sharing she had been diagnosed with stomach cancer, her talent agency 1230Culture confirmed, per local news outlet Korea JoongAng Ilbo. The veteran actress went into cardiac arrest at her family home in Uijeongbu Feb. 2 before being rushed to St. Mary’s Hospital where she died, the agency shared. Lee had previously disclosed that she’d been diagnosed with stomach cancer three months earlier. Her latest diagnosis came over 30 years after the…
They’ve got bad blood. Philadelphia Eagles fans made a hateful shirt about Taylor Swift ahead of the team’s 2025 Super Bowl game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Sports writer Dov Kleiman shared a photo via X on Saturday of the tee that read, “F–k Taylor Swift” with the Eagles’ logo taking the place of the C, Y and W in each word. Philadelphia Eagles fans made a hateful shirt about Taylor Swift ahead of their 2025 Super Bowl game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Getty Images Eagles fans made a shirt that read, “F–k Taylor Swift” with the NFL team’s…
President Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, are still going strong after 20 years of marriage. “There is something in her – the strong woman – but at the same time, there is the soft power; she’s really good at balancing her husband,” the first lady’s official photographer, Régine Mahaux, told Hello! Magazine in an interview published Monday. Mahaux admitted that she sometimes wonders how Melania, 54, has “the courage to keep going.” Melania Trump is very committed to her marriage with President Trump, according to her photographer. POOL/AFP via Getty Images “They’ve gone through so much. She’s committed. She…
AfroFuture, a global entertainment platform dedicated to celebrating the diverse culture and work of the African diaspora, and Bedrock will host AfroFuture Detroit this summer, Billboard can exclusively announce Monday (Feb. 3). The highly anticipated U.S. debut of the festival will take place on Aug. 16-17 at Bedrock’s Douglass Site, at the corner of Alfred Street and Beaubien Boulevard. According to a press release, AfroFuture Detroit seamlessly blends the rhythms of Afrobeats and amapiano with the iconic sounds of Motor City’s Motown and techno, creating a one-of-a-kind celebration. This festival follows the success of AfroFuture’s flagship event in Accra, Ghana…
39 Credit: Clifton Prescod/Bravo, Instagram The reception to season 9 of The Real Housewives of Potomac has shifted a bit in recent weeks. When it started, many fans highlighted that it was a major upgrade from the previous installment. However, as time has passed, some say it’s become a snooze fest. Still, Wendy Osefo is at the center of much of the drama without getting her hands dirty. Recently, she opened up about the show, Karen Huger not attending the reunion, and more. Regarding Wendy, she’s never been a major driving force for storylines on the show. Instead, she provides…
The World Cinema Dramatic program of Sundance often leaves a bit to be desired as it feels like accomplished international cinema waits for Berlin, Rotterdam, or Cannes in the first half of the year. This is not to say that there’s never anything of value in this program, but the truth is that Sundance remains a North American festival through and through, no matter what city it calls home in the future. Easily the best of the trio I saw from this program in 2025 is Alireza Khatami’s ambitious “The Things You Kill,” a deserved winner of this program’s Directing…