Billie Elish for British Vogue June 2021!
Spare Billie Eilish from your Twitter criticisms: She already knows what you’re going to say.
The newly blonde “Your Power” singer is British Vogue’s June cover star, with the magazine showcasing the typically dressed down Gen Z pop icon sans her signature baggy wardrobe and in a whole new light.
Serving up a “classic, old-timey pin-up” look, Eilish breaks new fashion ground in a pink custom Gucci corset and skirt over lacy Agent Provocateur lingerie, accessorized with elbow-length latex gloves.
“I’ve literally never done anything in this realm at all,” she told the magazine about the new look, before adding with a smirk, “Y’know, besides when I’m alone and shit.”
In other photos, the 19-year-old pop star wears a slew of custom, formfitting body suits, revealing her much-discussed tattoo on her right upper thigh and hip.
Last year, Eilish told her fans that they’d “never see” the ink, prompting major speculation. Apparently, she’s changed her mind, because the artwork is on display in multiple shots.
In the accompanying interview, Eilish, who is outspoken against body-shaming and has sparked dialogues about the objectification of women’s bodies in music, preemptively addresses the backlash she knows the Vogue cover will inspire.
“‘If you’re about body positivity, why would you wear a corset? Why wouldn’t you show your actual body?’” the singer said, parroting potential criticisms of the photoshoot. “My thing is that I can do whatever I want.”
Instead, Eilish said she’s all about focusing on “what makes you feel good” in this period of her life, naysayers be damned.
“If you want to get surgery, go get surgery,” she added. “If you want to wear a dress that somebody thinks that you look too big wearing, fuck it – if you feel like you look good, you look good.”
Echoing a similar sentiment on Instagram, Eilish wrote that she “loved doing this shoot,” encouraging her millions of followers to “do whatever you want whenever you want” and “fuck everything else” in the caption.
Since skyrocketing to superstar levels of fame, the “Bad Guy” singer has carved out her own fashion niche, preferring to sport oversized and brightly colored items because of her self-described “toxic” relationship to her body.
But the Grammy winner is keen on breaking out of the boxes she’s been put in as she continues to evolve as an artist.
“Suddenly you’re a hypocrite if you want to show your skin, and you’re easy and you’re a slut and you’re a whore,” she said. “If I am, then I’m proud. Me and all the girls are hoes, and fuck it, y’know? Let’s turn it around and be empowered in that. Showing your body and showing your skin — or not — should not take any respect away from you.”
Earlier this month, Eilish released the single “Your Power” off of her upcoming sophomore album “Happier Than Ever,” which will be released later this summer.
In the music video, Eilish stands alone on a mountainside, as a large snake wraps around her body, slowly constricting her.
The stripped-down acoustic number takes aim at an unidentified figure who abuses their power; in the British Vogue interview, she said that the song serves as an “open letter to people who take advantage – mostly men.
“I would like people to listen to me. And not just try to figure out who I’m talking about, because it’s not about that,” Eilish said. “It’s really not at all about one person. You might think, ‘It’s because she’s in the music industry’ – no, dude. It’s everywhere.”
DEVELOPING NOW: Bill and Melinda Gates announce they are DIVORCING!
Bill and Melinda Gates said Monday that they are divorcing.
The Microsoft co-founder and his wife said they would continue to work together at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world’s largest private charitable foundation.
In identical tweets, they said they had made the decision to end their marriage of 27 years.
“We have raised three incredible children and built a foundation that works all over the world to enable all people to lead healthy, productive lives,” they said in a statement. “We ask for space and privacy for our family as we begin to navigate this new life.”
Bill Gates was formerly the world’s richest person and his fortune is estimated at well over $100 billion. How the couple end up settling their estate and any impact on the foundation will be closely watched, especially after another high-profile Seattle-area billionaire couple recently ended their marriage.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Bezos finalized their divorce in 2019. MacKenzie Scott has since remarried and now focuses on her own philanthropy after receiving a 4% stake in Amazon, worth more than $36 billion.
The Gateses were married in 1994 in Hawaii. They met after she began working at Microsoft as a product manager in 1987.
In her 2019 memoir, “The Moment of Lift,” Melinda Gates wrote about her childhood, life and private struggles as the wife of a public icon and stay-at-home mom with three kids. She won Bill Gates’ heart after meeting at a work dinner, sharing a mutual love of puzzles and beating him at a math game.
The sprawling Seattle-based Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is the most influential private foundation in the world, with an endowment worth nearly $50 billion. It has focused on global health and development and U.S. education issues since incorporating in 2000.
As the public face of the foundation’s COVID-19 grants and advocacy work, Bill Gates has come under fire for being a staunch supporter of intellectual property rights for vaccine makers. While the tech icon says protecting the shots’ recipes will ensure incentives for research and development, critics claim that mentality hampers supply in favor of drug company profits.
Last year, Bill Gates said he was stepping down from Microsoft’s board to focus on philanthropy.
The Microsoft co-founder and his wife said they would continue to work together at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world’s largest private charitable foundation.
In identical tweets, they said they had made the decision to end their marriage of 27 years.
“We have raised three incredible children and built a foundation that works all over the world to enable all people to lead healthy, productive lives,” they said in a statement. “We ask for space and privacy for our family as we begin to navigate this new life.”
Bill Gates was formerly the world’s richest person and his fortune is estimated at well over $100 billion. How the couple end up settling their estate and any impact on the foundation will be closely watched, especially after another high-profile Seattle-area billionaire couple recently ended their marriage.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Bezos finalized their divorce in 2019. MacKenzie Scott has since remarried and now focuses on her own philanthropy after receiving a 4% stake in Amazon, worth more than $36 billion.
The Gateses were married in 1994 in Hawaii. They met after she began working at Microsoft as a product manager in 1987.
In her 2019 memoir, “The Moment of Lift,” Melinda Gates wrote about her childhood, life and private struggles as the wife of a public icon and stay-at-home mom with three kids. She won Bill Gates’ heart after meeting at a work dinner, sharing a mutual love of puzzles and beating him at a math game.
The sprawling Seattle-based Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is the most influential private foundation in the world, with an endowment worth nearly $50 billion. It has focused on global health and development and U.S. education issues since incorporating in 2000.
As the public face of the foundation’s COVID-19 grants and advocacy work, Bill Gates has come under fire for being a staunch supporter of intellectual property rights for vaccine makers. While the tech icon says protecting the shots’ recipes will ensure incentives for research and development, critics claim that mentality hampers supply in favor of drug company profits.
Last year, Bill Gates said he was stepping down from Microsoft’s board to focus on philanthropy.
He was Microsoft’s CEO until 2000 and since then has gradually scaled back his involvement in the company he started with Paul Allen in 1975. He transitioned out of a day-to-day role in Microsoft in 2008 and served as chairman of the board until 2014
#RHOA: Reunion: Kandi Burruss and Porsha Williams Open Up About Where Their Friendship Stands!
Kandi Burruss and Porsha Williams appear to finally be at peace after years of ups and downs in their fractured friendship.
During part two of The Real Housewives of Atlanta season 13 reunion on Sunday, the castmates opened up about where their relationship — which has had its fair share of highs and lows — stood.
After a montage of RHOA footage featuring their journey over the seasons played, the ladies confirmed that they were still following each other on social media before host Andy Cohen asked Kandi what finally allowed her to "bury the hatchet with Porsha."
"I guess like, this year, it just seemed like, you know, it was headed in a much better direction. We were having a lot more fun together, around each other. And then when we were at Cynthia's event and she was showing support to DonJuan as well, I was like, 'Okay, now this is really a different situation,'" said Kandi, 44.
As for what felt different for Porsha this time around?
"I just think that when we shook ... we meant it," said Porsha, 39. "Even when Kandi and I have issues outside of the group, we'll talk about it over text and deal with it. And we deal with it and we leave it there."
Those answers came after Andy also questioned Kenya Moore about what her opinion was on their "rekindled friendship" — seeming to advise Kandi to be cautious with Porsha.
"In my opinion, you know, you still have to keep one eye open on someone that has hurt you so much. You can forgive, but it's hard to forget," said Kenya. "And I think that Kandi is probably just still in the process of forgetting. But she's a great person with a heart of gold and I just think that she is just still in her process."
Though she and Porsha were on good terms during Sunday's show, Kandi told PEOPLE on April 22 — after the reunion concluded filming — that she wasn't sure where her relationship was with Porsha.
In a chat with host Janine Rubenstein on the PEOPLE Every Day podcast, Kandi said "there were a lot of disagreements" during the 13th season.
"Everybody knows [about] the whole, 'Was there a threesome or was there not a threesome in the house when we were on the trip?' " she said, referring to Cynthia Bailey's dungeon-themed bachelorette party and the surrounding speculation about one or more of the cast members sleeping with the exotic dancer Kandi hired for the occasion.
As for her own relationship with Porsha, Kandi admitted, "I don't really know where I stand with Porsha right now."
"I have no idea ... we were doing okay. And then obviously the whole dungeon conversation at the reunion was a little weird [and] awkward, but it seemed cool," said the singer.
"And then there was some article that came out the other day. So now I don't know how she's feeling about that," Kandi continued. "It was talking about scenes they didn't end up putting in the show [and] that she didn't really want to be a part of the show, and it was just a whole bunch of mess."
Ultimately though, "at the end of the day," she doesn't "really have a problem" with Porsha, Kandi said.
"We had to discuss things that happened. And sometimes that can make it uncomfortable between us," she said. "Obviously I don't really bite my tongue that much. I tried not to put people on blast or whatever, but it's weird when you're on a show and you're expected to talk about those things. So it just always makes the relationship awkward."
Part three of the Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion airs Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo.
#MusicNews: Ledisi Debuts New Live Album ‘Ledisi Live at the Troubadour’!
In December 2020, Ledisi played a virtual concert experience at West Hollywood’s Troubadour to support her album, The Wild Card. Now, the Grrammy-winning singer has released a recorded version dubbed Ledisi Live at the Troubadour.
Across a nine-song concert, Ledisi carries us through her discography, performing familiar radio hits such as the DJ Camper-produced “High,” identity-layered anthem “Pieces of Me,” and finger-pointing love song “I Blame You.”
Ledisi entertained at-home audiences with new music from her most recent album, touching on songs like the energetically soulful “WKND,” her current radio single “Same Love,” and of course, her first number-one R&B single, “Anything For You.”
Believing in the power of her rousing voice, Ledisi adds on on two bonus live tracks: “Nothing But You” and a pairing with Deva Mahal (“Stone”).
Ledisi Live at the Troubadour follows Ledisi’s first-ever Grammy win from last month. She won Best Traditional R&B Performance for “Anything For You.”
STREAM IT HERE
If you missed it, Ledisi is set to portray the gospel legend Mahalia Jackson in an upcoming biopic Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story.
#HipHopNews: J. Cole Nears Release Of ‘The Off-Season’!
Just days after Bas hinted that J. Cole’s new project was on the way, the Dreamville boss himself seemed to confirm that his latest body of work is done and ready for release. In a rare Instagram Story on Friday (April 30), an excited Cole announced that he listened to The Off-Season while driving in his car.
“Just rode through the city to The Off-Season,” he wrote. “Dawg… Too excited.”
Earlier in the week, Bas claimed that Cole was planning to drop his new mixtape in the next two weeks (possibly May 14) and posted a photo of Cole in the studio before deleting it. In his caption, he wrote, “The Off-Season. pack your bags. in two weeks.”
Back in December, Cole revealed that his next project would be The Off-Season, followed by It’s a Boy and his long-awaited album The Fall Off.
J. Cole hasn’t released a solo project since 2018’s KOD, which was followed by Dreamville’s 2019 compilation Revenge of the Dreamers III. Last summer, he dropped two singles, “The Climb Back” and “Lion King on Ice,” along with the politically-charged track “Snow on Tha Bluff.”
Will Smith Reveals ‘I’m In The Worst Shape Of My Life’ With Shirtless Photo!
Will Smith took to his social media this weekend with a revealing photo and message:
“I’m gonna be real with yall- I’m in the worst shape of my life.”
Dressed in shorts, an unzipped jacket, and house shoes, Will Smith showed us why his family jokingly named him “pudge muffin” back in 2019.
In 2019, Will Smith admitted to easily gaining weight after the success of Disney’s Aladdin. After overindulging on vacation with his family, he revealed he weighed 225, which marked the most he’s ever weighed in his adult life.
On an episode of Red Table Talk, Will Smith confessed:
“I would wake up in the morning, and I would have like four muffins. Then for lunch, I would have a Moscow Mule, and then go back to sleep.”
He said that his overly relaxed attitude toward food led to his weight gain.
“I eat food like an addict. I love food, but I realize my relationship with food was that I eat for fun. I eat for joy. I get bored and I start to eat.”
When it comes to eating, Will Smith revealed: he was “grazing” during the day.
“I realize I’m a grazer. I put something in my mouth every 30 minutes, all throughout the day.”
Vanessa Bryant Launches Mambacita Apparel Line in Honor of Gigi Bryant!
While details are still unconfirmed about the future of Kobe Bryant’s brand post-Nike partnership, Vanessa Bryant has taken to social media to announce the launch of a new apparel line, Mambacita, in honor of her daughter, Gianna (Gigi) Bryant.
The new Mambacita clothing line is a close tribute to her late daughter, who would have turned 15 on her birthday over the weekend. Bryant confirmed that all proceeds from the sale of the products will be benefitting the Mamba and Mambacita Sports foundation, a charity wholly founded by the Bryant family with the aim of funding programs for underserved communities.
After the death of legendary basketball player Kobe Bryant, his wife, Vanessa has vowed to continue furthering both Kobe and Gigi’s legacies through action in the youth sports community. The foundation was originally named Mamba Sports Foundation but was rebranded as Mamba and Mambacit Foundation to honor Gigi.
Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck Both Appear at Vax Live Concert After Recent Hang Out!
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are both lending their support for the fight to end the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 51-year-old entertainer and the 48-year-old actor/director both attended the Global Citizen VAX LIVE: The Concert To Reunite The World held at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif, on Sunday (May 2).
For her appearance, Jennifer rocked a fringe outfit while rocking out on stage for a performance. Joining Jennifer on stage at point was her mom Guadalupe and they performed “Sweet Caroline” together.
She then changed into a yellow dress for her second performance before wearing a neon-colored bodysuit for her third time on stage.
Later in the show, Ben took to the stage alongside Jimmy Kimmel, who dressed up as Robin, for a funny skit.
Just a few days earlier, Ben and Jennifer were spotted hanging out again, years after they dated and were engaged.
Rebel Wilson Says She Received "Bad News Today" Amid Fertility Struggles!
Rebel Wilson is continuing to include her fans on her fertility journey.
The 41-year-old Bridesmaids actress took to Instagram on Sunday, May 2 to share a photo of herself looking forlorn while standing along the beach in front of a cloudy sky. In the caption, she said she had gotten "bad news" earlier in the day and implied it was related to her struggles with fertility.
"I got some bad news today and didn't have anyone to share it with...but I guess I gotta tell someone," she wrote. "To all the women out there struggling with fertility, I feel ya."
She continued, "The universe works in mysterious ways and sometimes it all doesn't make sense...but I hope there's light about to shine through all the dark clouds."
Among those offering support in the comments was Sharon Stone, who wrote, "Been there repeatedly there is good news I have three beautiful sons."
In addition, Rebel's Pitch Perfect co-star Alexis Knapp commented, "So sorry my love. Been through it [broken-heart emoji]."
Earlier in the day, Rebel had posted the same photo with the simple caption, "missing you." She deleted it and replaced it with the version that includes the longer message.
Rebel had previously shared details of her fertility journey with fans. During an Instagram Live in December 2020, she said she'd decided prior to the coronavirus pandemic that not only was she not going to work a lot in 2020, but she "was also freezing my eggs."
She went on to explain how celebrating her 40th birthday in March 2020 impacted her decisions.
"As all good career women out there should know, you know, if that's something that interests you, it's a pretty good time to do it," she said. "And getting to 40 is kind of leaving it even a little too late. It's better to do it a bit earlier if you can."
Earlier this year, Rebel let fans know she was single by posting a photo in February 2021 with the caption "#single-girl-heading-to-Super-Bowl!" E! News confirmed at the time that she had indeed split from boyfriend Jacob Busch, which was a little over four months after the couple had first taken their relationship public.
In November 2020, the Pooch Perfect host announced she had reached her "goal" weight of about 165 pounds during her self-proclaimed "Year of Health."
Infamous "Club Kids" Killer Michael Alig's Cause of Death Revealed!
Four months after convicted killer Michael Alig's passing, the former party promoter's cause of death has been revealed.
In late December that the former club promoter, who served 17 years in prison, had died at the age of 54. Now, New York's Office of Chief Medical Examiner has shared more insight on Alig's passing, citing acute intoxication by fentanyl, acetylfentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine as his cause of death. Alig's manner of death was ruled an accident.
The New York Police Department previously shared that law enforcement responded to a 911 call on West 159th Street on Christmas Day, where they found Alig unconscious and unresponsive. According to the police report, EMS arrived shortly after and pronounced Alig dead.
Alig made headlines in the late '90s for his infamous parties, even co-founding the group of partygoers called the "Club Kids," who became notorious in the NYC nightclub scene. However, in 1997, Alig was in the news for a different reason: the death of his drug dealer and friend Andre "Angel" Melendez. That year, Alig pleaded guilty to collaborating in Melendez's murder, according to Rolling Stone.
In 2014, after being released from prison, Alig spoke out in an interview with The Guardian. "It takes going to prison for 17 years and going through extensive therapy, then having to face what you are and how you behaved," he told the outlet. "Because while you're on drugs, you're not facing anything."
Selena Gomez, Drake Working Together On Psych-Thriller Movie 'Spiral'!
Selena Gomez has been attached to star in a new thriller with Drake on board as executive producer.
According to Deadline, the Disney alum is joining the cast of an upcoming psychological thriller, titled Spiral, that will be helmed by Petra Collins (A Love Story). The Canadian rapper, who executive produces the hit Emmy-winning HBO series Euphoria, has reportedly signed on to assume similar responsibilities with the forthcoming film alongside Future the Prince (Adel Nur), Matthew Budman, and Sumaiya Kaveh via Forest Hill Entertainment.
The movie is described as a social media thriller that“follows a former influencer whose addiction to social media is causing her body to literally fall apart.” Collins and author-poet Melissa Broder (aka @sosadtoday) created the story and wrote the original script together, with added revisions by Phoebe Fisher.
Collins was able to court Gomez for her film after “impressing” the pop star with her work on her 2017 music video for her single “Fetish.” Considering things go as planned, Spiral would mark Collins’ directorial debut and another screen gig for the songbird.
In case you’ve been sleeping, Gomez has been on a hot streak with movie and TV gigs as of late. As of recently, she’s finished shooting Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building, starring Steve Martin; lent her voice to Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (out this summer); and is expected to portray a trailblazing mountaineer in the 2022 feature film In the Shadow of the Mountain.
A Mike Tyson Docuseries is Coming to ABC!
ABC News will air a new documentary series on the rise to fame of boxer Mike Tyson, as well as all that has happened since.
In the first trailer for Mike Tyson: The Knockout, a voiceover says, “Mike is a complicated individual.”
Starting with his upbringing in Brooklyn, New York, Tyson and his peers recount “the climb, the crash and the comeback” of his boxing career.
From 1987 to 1990, Tyson, now 54, was the undisputed world heavyweight champion. At the age of 20, he became the youngest player to win the title.
Actress Rosie Perez, who was often called the “First Lady of Boxing,” says in the trailer, “Mike Tyson was called the baddest man on the planet because he was the baddest man on the planet.”
Tyson’s personal life will also be examined in the four-hour series, which has been marred by controversy, including allegations that he was physically abusive by his first wife, Robin Givens.
On Oprah Winfrey’s show in 2009, Tyson admitted, “I have socked her before, and she socked me before, as well. It was just that kind of relationship.”
Tyson’s legal troubles have included a 1992 rape conviction for which he spent three years in jail, chewing off a slice of Evander Holyfield’s ear during a 1997 rematch, a 1999 prison term for assaulting two motorists, and a short stint in 2007 for drug abuse and driving under the influence, among others.
Executive producer Geoffrey Fletcher said, “In addition to being an inspiring story of the perseverance and hard-won growth of one extraordinary person, Mike Tyson’s life and career are also relevant to the important collective self-reflection finally occurring in America.”
The two-part primetime special also features ABC News archival footage and never-before-seen interviews with Tyson.
In the trailer, interviewer Byron Pitts asks Tyson what he would say to his 20-year-old self if he could. Tyson responds, “It’s gonna hurt, it’s gonna hurt bad. It’s gonna really hurt.”
Tyson will also talk about where he is with his career right now. Tyson fought former heavyweight champion Roy Jones Jr. in an exhibition match at Staples Center in Los Angeles last winter, which was Tyson’s first fight in 15 years. After his and Jones Jr.’s match ended in a draw, he left the door open for another.
He told PEOPLE ahead of the match that he’s been working on his overall mental health in recent years, in addition to spending time in the gym.
“I work on trying to be grateful, I really work hard at that. That’s my goal in life,” Tyson said at the time. “It’s almost like reaching my favorite me. Every few years, I get better with the goal of being the best me I can be.”
Mike Tyson: The Knockout will premiere on ABC, Tuesday, May 25, at 8 p.m. EST, with the second installment airing at the same time on June 1.
Caitlyn Jenner Says “I’m Clear About Where I Stand” After Being Called Out On Her Support For Anti-Trans Bill!
Caitlyn Jenner, 71, is facing a heavy dose of backlash after speaking her opinion on trans girls as “biological boys.”
The I Am Cait star recently expressed her support for anti-trans bills that would ban trans children from playing on sports teams that match their gender identity.
“This is a question of fairness,” Jenner said in a TMZ video. “That’s why I oppose biological boys who are trans competing in girls’ sports in school. It just isn’t fair. And we have to protect girls’ sports in our schools.”
She later tweeted on Saturday, “I didn’t expect to get asked this on my Saturday morning coffee run, but I’m clear about where I stand. It’s an issue of fairness, and we need to protect girls’ sports in our schools.”
A lot of trans activists weren’t here for Jenner’s comments, including Transparent actress Shakina Nayfack who fired back by saying, “Caitlyn Jenner is classically uninformed, wildly privileged, and tragically self-hating,” she wrote. “She can go protect the integrity of f—ing herself.”
“A trans girl is a girl. A trans boy is a boy,” she wrote. “Everyones built different no matter what gender you are. There’s very small framed people and also larger framed muscular people all across the spectrum! STOP finding ways to delegitimize someone’s gender. SHAME ON U @Caitlyn_Jenner,” RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 4 inner Trinity “The Tuck,” Taylor added.
Jenner, who recently put in her gubernatorial bid in California, voiced her stance amid a wave of anti-trans bills across the country. Many of the bills target trans children participating in youth sports activities. According to the Human Rights Campaign, there were 192 anti-LGBTQ bills under consideration across America, of which 93 of those aimed directly at transgender people.
Lawmakers say trans athletes have an unfair advantage, but doctors and scientists have argued against this claim, saying it is an oversimplification that’s not backed by facts.
SC Fire Chief Posts on Facebook to Police: ‘Stop Responding to Black Neighborhoods’!
*A now-deleted Facebook post created by a volunteer fire chief has caused a major backlash after he told police to stop responding to black neighborhoods.
Francis Butch Ghent made the following statement on Facebook a day after the shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. He writes, “Dear Police, stop responding to these black neighborhoods. They will eventually kill each other and the fake news won’t have a story.” Ghent works as a volunteer fire chief at the McDonald Green Volunteer Fire Department Station 12 in Lancaster, South Carolina.
After the backlash, Ghent recanted his statement and claimed he didn’t mean it for it to be “racially insensitive” after Lancaster officials caught wind of the post. “I guess it was racially insensitive. I did not mean it that way, I sincerely apologize to the people of Lancaster.”
AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
‘STOLEN WHEELS’
911 I’d like to report a Walmart stolen cart!
HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!
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