Tag: Entertainment
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Megyn Kelly fires her agent after criticism over blackface remarks
byThe NBC News star also may be relinquishing her daytime show, reports say. Megyn Kelly fired her agent Wednesday after news leaked that the NBC News star might be relinquishing her daytime show, according to a source directly familiar with the situation. The source said Kelly parted ways with her agent Matt DelPiano, of Creative […]
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Conor McGregor & Khabib Nurmagomedov’s bans extended after brawl following UFC fight
byThe bans issued to Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov have been extended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission until an investigation into the brawl that followed their UFC lightweight world title fight is completed. Following his victory on 7 October, Nurmagomedov jumped the octagon fence and started fighting his rival’s team. McGregor then fought with […]
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The Mega Millions jackpot in context: That $1.6 billion could buy you a baseball team
byThe jackpot would leave a single winner with a lump-sum payment of $904 million. That’s slightly more than Jay-Z’s estimated net worth and about enough for 10 SpaceX launches. Lottery buffs are looking at a victory so sweet they could buy a Major League Baseball team. The Mega Millions jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing hit $1.6 […]
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‘Halloween’ Posts Biggest Opening Weekend for a Film With a 55+ Woman as Lead
byJamie Lee Curtis has broken new ground for women at the box office thanks to the role that first made her famous: Laurie Strode, the protagonist of “Halloween” and one of horror’s most famous heroines. This weekend, David Gordon Green’s sequel to the 1978 slasher earned an opening of $77.5 million, making it the largest box […]
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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle expecting a baby in the spring
by“Their Royal Highnesses have appreciated all of the support they have received from people around the world since their wedding,” the palace said. LONDON — Newlyweds Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expecting a baby in the spring, the royal household announced on Monday. The news came as the couple arrived in Sydney at the […]
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The Alliance Between Kanye and Trump
byThey’re fighting a war that doesn’t exist Icouldn’t really believe it when I watched the cable news clip. It looked like a comedy sketch starring two performers who were the greatest Kanye West and Donald Trump impersonators in the world. But, alas, this unserious moment was real. A pop star and a former reality television […]
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Conor McGregor — victim of an American Dream that takes far more than it gives
byA global icon for whom the only constraint is none whatsoever, who wears his vulgarity, bombast and disregard for humility as a badge of honour, what does MMA star and currently Ireland’s most famous son represent if not the moral void in which sits the values of an American Dream that stand as a grotesque […]
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Montel Williams Shockingly Reveals He Nearly DIED After Suffering Terrifying Hemorrhagic Stroke
byMontel Williams almost didn’t make it after suffering a massive stroke in May 2018. The former talk show host revealed in a new interview that it put him in the hospital for 21 DAYS — and almost killed him. It was just a normal day at the gym for Montel Williams — until something went terribly wrong. […]
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Conor McGregor is heading for pro-wrestling
byIs it time for the Dublin UFC champ to join the ranks of WWE following in the footsteps of Ronda Rousey and Vince McMahon? Conor McGregor “is destined for pro wrestling, which is the only place his outrageous marketing shtick will survive,” USA Today writer Josh Peter has predicted. After his crushing defeat “Conor McGregor […]
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Conor McGregor is a ‘horrible human being,’ Khabib Nurmagomedov’s manager says
byThe manager for UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov blasted Conor McGregor on Sunday hours after his fighter won his UFC 229 match and subsequently attacked McGregor’s entourage in the crowd. Ali Abdelaziz blamed McGregor for sparking the chaos and called him a “horrible human being,” USA Today reported. “You can’t bite a dog and not expect to be […]
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