A federal judge dismissed Stormy Daniels‘ defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump Monday, nearly six months after the porn star sued the president for tweeting that Daniels’ allegation of being threatened was “a total con job.” “The Court agrees with Mr. Trump’s argument because the tweet in question constitutes ‘rhetorical hyperbole’ …
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John Oliver discussed Brazil’s imminent presidential election on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, highlighting the alarming rise of its far-right candidate, Jair Bolsonaro, who is nicknamed “Brazilian Donald Trump” for his militaristic, homophobic and misogynistic views. Bolsonaroended the first round of voting with 46 percent of the tally, which means he …
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UPDATE:Rose McGowan apologized to Asia Argento over a statement she shared in August that she now admits “contained a number of facts that were not correct” regarding the sexual assault accusations against Argento. In a note on Twitter, McGowan said the most serious discrepancy was the claim that Argento allegedly …
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In conjunction with Paul Manafort’s guilty plea Friday before the federal District Court of Washington, D.C., Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed 76 pages of “Superseding Criminal Information,” detailing wrongdoing by the disgraced Republican lobbyist who served as chair of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. In the document, outlining Manafort’s illegal financial …
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If Netflix‘sAmerican Vandal wasn’t the greatest show of 2017, it was the most surprisingly great. A mockumentary from a largely unknown cast and creative team, it managed to keep the joke of its premise — two high school AV nerds doggedly pursue the truth about who spray-painted 27 dicks on …
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What does a Trump administration official have in common with a woman fleeing gang violence in El Salvador and a student in Iran speaking out against Ahmadinejad? They share the rare distinction of having written anonymous op-eds for the New York Times. On Wednesday, the Times published an anonymous op-ed …
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Beyoncé features on the cover of Vogue‘s famed “September issue,” with the singer given unprecedented editorial control over both her image and words for the feature. In the issue, Beyoncé provided an in-her-own-words take on subjects ranging from Coachella and her pregnancy with twins to her roots and the OTR …
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David Bowie‘s mid-Eighties career will be explored in the new box set Loving the Alien (1983-1988), a massive collection that gathers the late icon’s albums, live LPs and more from the era. The 11-CD or 15-LP Loving the Alien, due out October 12th, features three Bowie studio albums – 1983’s …
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