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Ariana Grande Has Crazy Lip Sync Conversation With Jimmy Fallon (Video)
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“Lip Sync Battles” are so last week. Jimmy Fallon has now progressed to having “Lip Sync Conversations,” which he smoothly demonstrated with Ariana Grande on Monday night. The bubbly pop star and “The Tonight Show” host had a full chat with the help of lyrics from 4 Non Blondes, Mike Posner and many other artists. Also Read: NeNe Leakes, Todd Chrisley Spark Cross-Dressing Reality War on 'Lip Sync Battle' (Video) After Grande asked Fallon “Hey, what’s going on?” he replied sheepishly: “I took a pill in Ibiza to show Avicii I was cool.” The chat inevitably turned to social media, »
- Debbie Emery
Kid Rock’s Assistant Killed in Atv Accident on His Nashville Property
7 hours ago
Kid Rock‘s personal assistant died at the singer’s Nashville property in an apparent Atv accident, police say. Michael Sacha (pictured below), 30, was ferrying guests to a cookout on Rock’s sprawling Whites Creek estate to an Uber at the property’s driveway in the early hours of Monday morning, according to a Metro Nashville police statement issued later that day. He apparently lost control of the vehicle and crashed on his way back to the residence. The “All Summer Long” singer, whose real name is Robert Ritchie, called authorities following the accident. They found Sacha lying face down »
- Debbie Emery
Prince Death Investigation Focusing on Drug Use, Percocet Problem (Report)
8 hours ago
The investigation into Prince’s death is reportedly focusing on the role that drugs may have played in both his death and his medical emergency the week before. The Star Tribune in Minneapolis reported Monday night that a longtime attorney for two of Prince’s siblings has told authorities that his clients told him over a decade ago that Prince had “substantial” drug problems, specifically with the opioid painkiller Percocet and cocaine. Attorney Michael Padden said that Lorna Nelson and Duane Nelson often discussed the “Purple Rain” singer’s drug issues with him, adding that “both were really concerned it would end his life prematurely, »
- Debbie Emery
‘Dancing With the Stars’ Sparks Another Sad Elimination on ‘Famous Dances Night’ (Video)
9 hours ago
(Spoiler alert: Please do not read on if you haven’t watched Monday’s episode of “Dancing With the Stars”) There were no eliminations on last week’s “Dancing With the Stars” — which meant that one unlucky contestant was on the chopping block Monday. With their dances inspired by movies, TV shows or music videos, the quick-footed celebrities had a lot of inspiration to choose from for the latest round on Season 22 of the ABC reality contest. Also Read: Erin Andrews Settles Peeping Lawsuit With Hotel Chain Former New England Patriots quarterback Doug Flutie has a Heisman Trophy to his name, »
- Debbie Emery
Michael Strahan Apologized to Kelly Ripa For ‘Live’ Misfire
10 hours ago
Kelly Ripa has heard a lot of “I’m sorrys” in recent days, including from her cohost Michael Strahan. Ripa, star of ABC’s morning chat show “Live with Kelly and Michael,” is due to return to the program Tuesday after sitting out most of last week. She was said to be upset that she was kept out of the loop for the network’s plan to switch Strahan to “Good Morning America” later this year. On Friday, staffers received an email from Ripa saying that she would come back to work on Tuesday. In the meantime, she got apologies from Strahan and ABC boss. »
- Scott Collins
Bias, Video Game Reviews and ‘Ashes of the Singularity’ (Commentary)
10 hours ago
People on the Internet claiming that journalists have a bias in one direction or another is as American as baseball and Apple pie. It’s part of our way of life — what else are we supposed to do all day while we mess around on Facebook? People in the world of video games take it to another level, though. Video games occupy a weird space in our culture, right in between tech and art. Developers build games the same way they would design a smartphone or word processing software, like they’re intended as nothing more than products that just need to. »
- Phil Owen
Tim Robbins Mocked for Blaming Bernie Sanders Losses on ‘Voter Fraud’
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Actor and big-time Bernie Sanders supporter Tim Robbins ignited a bit of a Twitter frenzy on Monday when he alleged that “voter fraud” is to blame for some of the Vermont senator’s losses during his run for the Democratic presidential nomination. Robbins retweeted a meme by comedian Lee Camp essentially claiming that there’s a discrepancy between exit poll results, which favor Sanders, and election results in favor of Hillary Clinton. In case you’re not a numbers person, the message includes a strong accusation in bold white letters: “The election is being stolen,” says the meme, adding that »
- Itay Hod
Piers Morgan Accuses Beyonce of ‘Shameless Exploitation’ on New Album
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Piers Morgan wasn’t a fan of Beyoncé’s new “visual album,” accusing the pop star of “shameless exploitation.” “I never like it when entertainers go all political,” the talk show host wrote in a Daily Mail column on Monday. “The cynic in me believes it’s rarely done for genuine reasons but for strictly commercial ones.” In the column, titled “Jay-z’s not the only one who needs to be nervous about Beyoncé, the born-again-black woman with a political mission,” Morgan argues that Beyoncé’s politically charged new album “Lemonade,” which samples Malcolm X and borrows imagery from the »
- Reid Nakamura
‘Fully Committed’ Broadway Review: Jesse Tyler Ferguson Brings to Life Modern Family of Entitled Creeps
11 hours ago
Becky Mode’s “Fully Committed” is that one-person play for theatergoers who hate one-person plays. Which is most theatergoers. “Fully Committed” receives its first Broadway production, which opened Monday at the Lyceum Theatre, after becoming a surprise Off Broadway hit back in 1999. Fans of this restaurant-reservationist comedy will not be disappointed, and fans of “Modern Family” will be delighted to see Jesse Tyler Ferguson live on stage playing not one character but a few dozen. Also Read: 'Waitress' Broadway Review: Sara Bareilles, Jessie Mueller Bake Up a Musical Storm What lifts “Fully Committed” from the doldrums of having to watch one actor on. »
- Robert Hofler
What Can’t ‘Hamilton’ Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda Do? (Photos)
11 hours ago
During his sophomore year of college, Lin-Manuel Miranda began writing what would ultimately become the Tony-winning Best Musical “In the Heights.” What were you doing when you were 20? Miranda is such a big deal that he was given the chance to voice the Loud Hailer during a performance of Broadway’s “Les Miserables,” all because he’s a huge fan and it had been a lifelong dream of his. Check that one off the bucket list. Miranda and the cast of “Hamilton” not only got to perform at the White House, but the creator/writer/star got to buddy up to the President himself. »
- Linda Ge
Lionsgate Goes After Gamers, Licensing Movies to Steam
12 hours ago
Studio Lionsgate agreed to license more than 100 films, including its hit “Hunger Games” franchise, to Valve’s Steam, an online gaming store where people can digitally downloaded games, the companies said Monday. It makes the studio one of the first to license movies there, as Lionsgate widens the platforms where it pushes its content. It follows Lionsgates moves in the last year to launch online subscription video services, like a Comic Con-branded service and a video-on-demand offering with Kevin Hart. Steam’s licensing deal includes some of Lionsgate’s biggest hits, including titles from the “Hunger Games,” “Twilight,” “Saw” and “Divergent. »
- Joan E. Solsman
Inside NBC’s Plan to Make You Watch ‘Saturday Night Live’ Live
12 hours ago
“Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels has been in talks with NBCUniversal for months about one of the biggest changes to the show in four decades: an attempt to make more people watch “Saturday Night Live” live. Michaels says the decision to replace two full commercial breaks of every episode with sponsored content “will give time back to the show and make it easier to watch the show live.” The hope is to integrate ads into the comedy, instead of interrupting it. But Michaels and NBC also want to stop slipping ratings. The joint plan is based on a simple »
- Tony Maglio
Erin Andrews Settles Peeping Lawsuit With Hotel Chain
12 hours ago
Erin Andrews has settled her lawsuit with a hotel chain and operator over a secret video recording that captured her naked during her stay. The terms of the agreement have not been disclosed. “This litigation is over,” Andrews’ attorney Randall Kinnard said in a statement Monday, according to the Tennessean. “Erin Andrews is satisfied with the settlement, the terms of which are confidential.” In a ruling last month, a Nashville, Tennessee, jury awarded the Fox Sports and “Dancing With the Stars” host $55 million in the lawsuit against West End Hotel Partners and Windsor Capital Group and Michael David Barrett, the »
- Debbie Emery
Ryan Reynolds Denounces Obscenity Police, Donates to Theater That Screened ‘Deadpool’
12 hours ago
Ryan Reynolds is not into party poopers. Case in point: The actor has voiced his disapproval of a recent threat by Utah lawmakers to take away the liquor license of a local theater. The Brewvies Cinema Pub in Salt Lake City, Utah, has been cited for breaking the state’s obscenity law by serving alcohol during a screening of “Deadpool.” The establishment is also facing up to $25,000 in fines. Also Read: 'The Jungle Book' Is on Track to Top $1 Billion at Global Box Office Lawmakers are arguing that the theater broke the law because alcohol was served in the presence of nudity, »
- Meriah Doty
Why Vox’s Newest Blog Is a Facebook Exclusive
12 hours ago
Don’t go looking for a slick website to find Vox Media’s newest publication, a gadget-news source called Circuit Breaker: Vox is taking it to your Facebook news feed. Although Circuit Breaker content will show up Vox’s flagship tech publication The Verge, and it will be tweeted out with links from a new Twitter account, the company is guiding Circuit Breaker’s editorial strategies on what plays best with Facebook, the world’s biggest social network by users. Why? That is where readers have already moved, and the new publication is giving up some control over its own fate to reach them. »
- Joan E. Solsman
Prince Song Purchases Spike 16,000 Percent
13 hours ago
Prince may be gone, but he’s become a king of music sales. Song and albums purchases have spiked since the music icon’s death Thursday, according BuzzAngle Music, which tracks music sales and streaming. In the four days since his passing, Prince song sales have surged to more than 3 million. That compares to just 18,800 sold between April 15 and April 20, the five days leading up to this death, BuzzAngle reported. That’s a 16,000 percent jump. Also Read: Watch Prince Cover Radiohead's 'Creep' at Coachella in Rare 2008 Clip (Video) Sales of Prince albums rocketed above 654,000 from Thursday through Sunday, versus just 4,263 in the five days prior. »
- Joan E. Solsman
Oscars Voter Makeover: Academy Asks Some Members for Work History
13 hours ago
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is asking certain members to disclose their work history in an email Monday that said it aimed to credit them “for all their achievements in motion pictures.” The Academy has been undergoing significant changes to their membership, sparked by an internal campaign for more diversity. “As you know, Public Relations and Members-at-Large members do not typically receive traditional on-screen film credits,” the email said. “We have created a special online form so you can enter information about the motion picture companies and organizations you have worked for throughout the years.” Also Read: Academy Kills Secret. »
- Beatrice Verhoeven and Matt Donnelly
‘Twin Peaks': 26 Notable Cast Additions, From Ashley Judd to Michael Cera to Eddie Vedder (Photos)
13 hours ago
There are a ton of people with speaking roles in the new “Twin Peaks” coming to Showtime. We sift through them to single out the ones you’ve heard of With 217 names on the “Twin Peaks” cast list, it can be hard to see the big ones. Here’s 26 new cast members — meaning they’ve never been in a “Twin Peaks” thing before — who you’re most likely to have heard of. »
- Phil Owen
Prince’s Death: 5 Latest Developments
13 hours ago
Prince’s death shocked the world last week, with everyone from fellow musicians like Bruce Springsteen to President Obama mourning the legendary singer/songwriter. Though the results of Prince’s autopsy have not yet been released, nor has an official cause of death, further details about the singer’s final days and the circumstances of his death have since become public. Here are the five latest developments: 911 transcript On Thursday, the Carver County Sheriff’s Department released the transcript of the 911 call reporting Prince’s death. In the transcript an unidentified man calls to report a man unconscious in an »
- Reid Nakamura
Prince’s Health Woes: Percocet Is ‘Very Hard to Get Off,’ Expert Says
13 hours ago
In the days following the April 21 death of Prince, reports have surfaced that the music legend grappled with a dependence on painkillers. According to TMZ, less than a week before the singer’s death, his plane was forced to make an emergency landing due to an overdose of the opioid painkiller Percocet. And over the weekend, a person claiming to be Prince’s drug dealer told the Daily Mail that the singer had been hooked for more than 25 years, taking opioid painkillers such a Dilaudid and fentanyl. If those reports turn out to be true, the “Little Red Corvette” musician. »
- Tim Kenneally
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