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Keanu Reeves found new legs as an action hero in Hollywood by way of his role as the brooding hitman in the John Wick franchise. While it all but appeared that Keanu Reeves was done with the character, reports are emerging that a previously rumored fifth installment is on the way.
As spotted on IndieWire, Keanu Reeves will return to the titular role in an upcoming film despite many thinking the chapter on John Wick was closed after its fourth film. Spoiler alert, but Wick appeared to succumb to his wounds at the end of that chapter, and it felt like a fitting end considering the rampage waged in defense of the killer’s dog that was gifted to him by his late wife and murdered by vindictive criminals. Lionsgate is developing the film alongside production company Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee, franchise director and producer Chad Stahelski, with Reeves named as a producer. It isn’t clear if the new film will be a prequel or a sequel to John Wick 4, where we saw a tombstone for Wick at the end. There has already been a spin-off show, The Continental, focused on the lavish hotel that served as a hub and place of refuge for the assassins. Another spin-off film, Ballerina, is coming this summer and is set in the universe of John Wick, which also reveals Wick’s true origins. Because the franchise has generated over $1 billion in worldwide revenue, there are other plans to expand the universe in the coming years. There is no timeline for when the fifth John Wick film will be released.
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Val Kilmer, a prolific actor who got his start in the 1980s, starred in a series of films, both dramatic and comedic, throughout his long career. On April 1, Val Kilmer passed away from an illness, and fans on X are honoring the star.
Val Kilmer was born on December 31, 1959, in Los Angeles, California, according to a Wikipedia entry. Kilmer was accepted into the Juilliard School in its Drama Division and was reportedly the youngest person at the time to do so.
Kilmer began his stage career in 1981, and in 1983, he appeared in The Slab Boys with Kevin Bacon, Sean Penn, and Jackie Earle Haley. The following year, Kilmer appeared in Top Secret!, an action comedy directed by the filmmaking trio, Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker. Perhaps Kilmer’s biggest roles were star turns in Top Gun, Tombstone, The Doors, Heat, and voicing Moses/God in the animated film, The Prince of Egypt, among other roles.
In 2015, Kilmer suffered a health complication that sparked rumors in Hollywood that the actor was suffering from cancer, a fact he confirmed two years later in 2017 by revealing he was suffering from throat cancer. Initially, Kilmer didn’t seek medical treatment as it went against his Christian Science faith, but eventually did so.
Kilmer would continue to act after getting treatment, which rendered his voice a whisper, last appearing in 2022’s Top Gun: Maverick opposite Tom Cruise in the role of Tom ‘Iceman’ Kazansky.
On X and across social media, many are honoring the life of Kilmer, including many of his peers in Hollywood. We’ve got those reactions in the gallery below.
Kilmer is survived by his daughter, Mercedes, and Jack, also an actor like his father. Val Kilmer was 65.
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Val Kilmer, a prolific actor who got his start in the 1980s, starred in a series of films, both dramatic and comedic, throughout his long career. On April 1, Val Kilmer passed away from an illness, and fans on X are honoring the star.
Val Kilmer was born on December 31, 1959, in Los Angeles, California, according to a Wikipedia entry. Kilmer was accepted into the Juilliard School in its Drama Division and was reportedly the youngest person at the time to do so.
Kilmer began his stage career in 1981, and in 1983, he appeared in The Slab Boys with Kevin Bacon, Sean Penn, and Jackie Earle Haley. The following year, Kilmer appeared in Top Secret!, an action comedy directed by the filmmaking trio, Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker. Perhaps Kilmer’s biggest roles were star turns in Top Gun, Tombstone, The Doors, Heat, and voicing Moses/God in the animated film, The Prince of Egypt, among other roles.
In 2015, Kilmer suffered a health complication that sparked rumors in Hollywood that the actor was suffering from cancer, a fact he confirmed two years later in 2017 by revealing he was suffering from throat cancer. Initially, Kilmer didn’t seek medical treatment as it went against his Christian Science faith, but eventually did so.
Kilmer would continue to act after getting treatment, which rendered his voice a whisper, last appearing in 2022’s Top Gun: Maverick opposite Tom Cruise in the role of Tom ‘Iceman’ Kazansky.
On X and across social media, many are honoring the life of Kilmer, including many of his peers in Hollywood. We’ve got those reactions in the gallery below.
Kilmer is survived by his daughter, Mercedes, and Jack, also an actor like his father. Val Kilmer was 65.
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Sean “Diddy” Combs is once more being accused of heinous sex crimes after a man filed a lawsuit alleging human trafficking, sexual assault, and other crimes. Manzaro Joseph is claiming that Diddy forced him to wear a penis mask at a birthday party of King Combs in 2015, adding that he allegedly saw LeBron James, Beyoncé, and other celebrities. TMZ broke the report that Manzaro Joseph filed a lawsuit against Diddy, alleging that he was drugged and sent to the Bad Boy Records honcho’s Star Island commune and made to perform sex acts and be at the beck and call of guests. Named in Joseph’s lawsuit were Emilio and Gloria Estefan, who also reside on Star Island, along with Rick Ross owning a residence there as well. Joseph says that the Estefans tried to help him after witnessing what they thought was a medical episode. The filing goes on to say that a bath towel-wearing LeBron James, then a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, urged the couple to handle the situation. Joseph, who apparently is white, said he then allegedly encountered Beyoncé, who was offended by his mask and wondered why he was at the party. Joseph then adds to claims that one of Diddy’s security people was allegedly ordered by his boss to parade Joseph around in sexually suggestive clothing and made to perform humiliating sex acts.This complaint demonstrates the depraved lengths plaintiffs will travel to garner headlines in pursuit of a payday. No sane person reading this complaint could credit this story. Mr. Combs looks forward to having his day in court where these lies – and the perverse motives of those who told them – will be revealed,” Diddy’s legal team told TMZ.
Also named in the filing were former porn star Adria English, Jacob “The Jeweler” Arabo, and alleged drug mule, Brendan Paul. The outlet was clear to note that Joseph is only suing Diddy, the Estefans, English, and Paul. The outlet also updated their story to share statements from the named individuals, all of whom are shooting down the wild claims.
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Early last year it was reported that Kendrick Lamar was working with the creators of South Park, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, to cook up a comedy film that no one saw coming. Though the project is still very much a go, we won’t be able to see it until at least next year.
According to Variety, the untitled K. Dot comedy flick, which was slated to drop on July 4 this year, has now been pushed back to March 20, 2026, as Kung Fu Kenny continues to make the rounds on his Grand National Tour in 2025. With Kendrick’s schedule tied up from April 19 until Aug. 19, there’s no way the man can carve out the time to take part in his upcoming film. While we know fans will be disappointed in the news, at least we know the end product won’t be something rushed, as Lamar, Matt Stone, and Trey Parker will take the time to create something that fans will appreciate whenever it finally premieres on the silver screen.
Per Variety:
The change in release plans was announced ahead of CinemaCon, the annual convention of movie theater owners that’s unfolding this week in Las Vegas. Paramount, as well as Disney, Universal, Sony, Warner Bros., Universal and Amazon MGM will unveil presentations that are designed to hype the upcoming year’s slate of films.
As for Lamar’s movie, not a single detail — not the cast, logline or title — has been revealed at this point. What is known, however, is the live-action comedy is written by comedian Vernon Chatman and follows a young Black man who interns as a slave re-enactor at a living history museum.
Dave Free for pgLang will also produce with Lamar, Stone and Parker.
What’s the chance that the film somehow takes shots at Drake in some way, shape, or form? Just sayin.’
What are your expectations for the Kendrick Lamar comedy film? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Over the weekend, the Hip-Hop community was shocked when news began circulating that Young Scooter had passed away from a self-inflicted injury during a police chase in Atlanta. While specifics about the encounter were minimal at the time, more information is coming out about what led to the deadly incident.
According to TMZ, Young Scooter seems to be the latest victim of a “swatting” as someone called the police to his residence to disturb the man’s peace, only for it to lead to the man’s death on his 39th birthday. On Monday (March 31st), Atlanta police released audio of the 911 call they received the day of the incident, and in the cal,l a woman who said she was part of the “neighborhood watch” claimed to be witnessing a naked woman on Scooter’s premises being dragged out and fighting over drugs. The caller added that the woman was calling men over to shoot up the place and then stated that the woman was “bleeding profusely” from a head wound while being held hostage.
The caller also said that she always suspected that the residence was used for drug-dealing or prostitution, imploring police to go inspect the premises. That’s when things went awry.
Per TMZ:
There was also supposedly a child in danger — but when Atlanta police rushed the scene, they encountered NONE OF THAT … only someone who slammed the door in officers’ faces when they approached the front.
It was then Young Scooter, likely clueless to the 911 dispatch, fled from the back of the residence with another man … only to tear a femoral artery by jumping a fence as cops gave chase.
Officers never discovered a woman “bleeding profusely” … and Scooter eventually succumbed to his injuries at the Grady Marcus Trauma Center later that night.
No word on whether the police are going to investigate the call and track down the woman who made the call, but fans do want answers as to what prompted that call and how it all went horribly wrong.
What do y’all think about this latest twist in the untimely passing of Young Scooter? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Kevin Hart is best known for his comedy specials and blockbuster films, but he has dabbled a bit in the world of Hip-Hop under his Chocolate Droppa persona. Chocolate Droppa, excuse us, Kevin Hart, showed up for NPR’s Tiny Desk series to drop some powerful off-the-dome bars with a backing band for April Fools’ Day.
NPR published the new set from Chocolate Droppa, aka Kevin Hart, on April 1, prompting many in the comments on the YouTube page to ponder if they were being pranked. From what we can tell, this was a serious production with Hart being flanked by a four-man band he constantly referred to as the Band of Brothers.
Throughout the performance and never breaking character, Hart/Droppa offered motivational words between the songs and boasted about being the first rapper to go strictly off the top of the head on the set. The improvisational performance was clear as Droppa did go into his classics bag to deliver portions of “ATL RAP” and the tracks “Love Song,” “West Coast” and ending with “Don’t F*ck With Dem.”
The good-natured performance and Hart’s super-serious speeches, coupled with him directing the band to give him some heat to rap atop of got more than a few chuckles from the Tiny Desk concert attendees. That said, we know why Kevin Hart is a comedian and a major movie star first, but we love the effort.
Check out Chocolate Droppa’s Tiny Desk set below.
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There’s another brewing beef in the podcast world, between former NBA Hall-of-Famer Shaquille O’Neal and former NBA star Matt Barnes, with the latter alleging that O’Neal is offering money to find out incriminating information about Shannon Sharpe. Barnes reportedly claimed in an audio clip that recently surfaced in a post by DJ Akademiks.
“I was in a group chat the other day, or actually, just yesterday,” Barnes began, hinting that O’Neal is specifically looking for information claiming that Sharpe is a closeted gay man. “And Shaq said he’s paying top dollar for any information on our boy. So, again, I don’t know if y’all are on that kind of time or not. But Shaq is known to throw large sums of money around. So, just want to put that out there.”
The clip DJ Akademiks played was originally posted on controversial blogger Tasha K’s Instagram page. Tasha K then posted alleged private messages she received from Barnes, who was angered over the post and claimed it was faked. “Y’all keep playin and ima sue you for this s—. This AI doctored auto. Y’all some clowns.” In another message, he added, “Y’all post me again w some bulls—t & ima sue you.” The 45-year-old former star with the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors wrote in another message, “Haha…you should know I have no issue admitting when I’ve f—d up.”
The allegations come a year after the Club Shay Shay host and ESPN analyst got into it with the Inside The NBA co-host after the two disagreed over Denver Nuggets star center Nikola Jokic being chosen as NBA MVP for the third time in four years. O’Neal would tell Jokic in an interview that he felt that the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander should’ve won.
Sharpe disagreed, stating on his The Nightcap podcast that he felt that O’Neal’s criticism of Jokic’s accolades showed the Hall-of-Famer was “envious of that,” having only been named MVP once in his career. Shaquille O’Neal responded in four posts on Instagram, including a diss track aimed at Sharpe. The First Take contributor chose to not address the comments. “I mean, I don’t have no problem with Shaq,” the Pro Football Hall of Famer told a reporter from PEOPLE during an interview at the Webby Awards. “He said what he said, I’m ready to move on.”
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One of basketball’s youngest talents is bringing new heat to the sneaker game. PUMA has released a new colorway for Scoot Henderson’s signature shoe.
Last week, the Germany-based brand announced the newest update to their Scoot Henderson signature line. The Scoot Zeros II have been upgraded to reflect the point guard’s style on and off the court. This release is anchored by a bold Caution colorway that serves as a warning to anyone trying to guard him. Inspired by Henderson’s motto, O.D.D. (Overly Determined to Dominate), The Scoot Zeros II are intended for full-court action, thus, they are supported by NITROFOAM™ cushioning. A rubber outsole carries a Henderson seven transmission gears design as a nod to his agility, nimble moves, and his family. We also get an upper panel made of synthetic suede and mesh.
As a breakout star from the NBA G League, PUMA Hoops signed Scoot Henderson to an exclusive deal back in June 2022. During the time of the announcement, the Marietta, Ga., native made it clear that he viewed teaming up with the global apparel company as a true partnership.
“I am beyond grateful for my partnership with PUMA,” Scoot Henderson said in a press statement. “PUMA knows there is no ceiling to my game. They believe in what my family and I have planned for this journey.”
The Scoot Zeros II are available now and retail for $100.00. You can shop them here.
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e’re starting to think that Offset and Cardi B are destined to remain in a toxic relationship forever, regardless of their divorce status. The two just can’t seem to leave each other alone and continue to keep their social media followers up to date on all the tea.
According to TMZ, the latest spat between the former Hip-Hop couple came over the weekend when Cardi B took to social media to claim she’s ready to pull all the cards she has in her deck of people (including Offset) and spill whatever tea she has after alleging that her ex has bloggers coming at her online. Taking to X to host X Spaces, Cardi claimed that Offset was in cahoots with online bloggers and had them spread rumors about her to get on her nerves. Needless to say, Cardi B doesn’t take too lightly to online bloggers talking smack about her (just ask Tasha K) and threatened to reveal whatever she knew about Offset and whoever else she feels has it coming as the “demon is inside” and she seems ready to let it loose.
Per TMZ:
Cardi then makes mention of her ex, … claiming he’s got a lot of blogger friends who are posting about her — even though she would never do the same to him. Worth noting, she doesn’t provide any physical evidence to back up these claims.
She starts rambling from there — claiming she wants an apology from a couple people she doesn’t name specifically — but, bottom line, she’s still clearly pissed at Offset … so, their split is still anything but amicable.
And to think the two of them just hooked up for New Year’s Eve a year ago. Since then, the relationship between the two really went sour as Offset accused Cardi of cheating while she was pregnant, and Cardi linked up with NFL star Stefon Diggs for Valentine’s Day. Interestingly enough, Cardi said her ex ruined her Valentine’s Day by sending Diggs videos of Cardi in compromising positions.
Talk about a toxic karmic relationship.
Check out some of Cardi’s comments below, and let us know your thoughts about the entire situation in the comments section.
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