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Leslie Jones took over The Daily Show as guest host on Tuesday night (Jan. 17), and she took some time to share her characteristically hilarious thoughts on the new Martin Luther King Jr. statue in Boston.
The statue, which was inspired by a photo of the legendary civil rights leader hugging his wife after he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, features the couple’s arms embracing without their heads — which sparked criticism as some believe that it accidentally ended up looking quite erotic.
Jones wasted no time getting right to the point. “Has anyone in here ever been eaten out?” she asked the audience, who promptly broke out into cheers and laughter. “I’m serious! Has anyone in here ever participated in the munchy, munch, munch, munch? Because they are celebrating you in Boston right now.”
The comedian then turned to the camera with a message for the white viewers at home. “White people, you don’t need to be saying sh– about this statue. Do you understand? Black hands only. You need to sit your a– in the back of the bus for this one. You need to honor this statue. This is our civil rights icon going down on his wife.”
After more roaring cheers, Jones continued, “OK, black people. What the f— are we going to do? We got to talk about this, because you know it’s messed up when black people and the Proud Boys hate the same statue.”
To conclude, Jones compared the statue to other famous ones, such as the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, noting that people probably didn’t love them at first. “Maybe it’s a matter of time,” she joked about the newly unveiled MLK statue. “In time, we will see the statue for what it truly is. Martin Luther King going down on his wife. I can’t unsee it!”
Jones will guest-host three episodes of The Daily Show this week, followed by fellow comedians Wanda Sykes, D.L. Hughley, Chelsea Handler and Sarah Silverman with weekly stints through Feb. 16. Following the exit of host Trevor Noah, the show will keep up this guest-hosting rotation until the fall.
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The 2023 Australian Open is in full swing! The tennis tournament, which runs from Jan. 15-29, continued Tuesday (Jan. 17) with a packed schedule of matches between players from around the globe.
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Among the lineup, Illinois native Madison Keys will take on Xinyu Wong of China while Frances Tilafoe, the 24-year-old tennis player who made history upon making it to the U.S. Open semifinals last year, will face 17-year-old Juncheng Shang of China.
Other Tuesday matches include Jessica Pegula vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich and tennis legend Raphael Nadal vs. MacKenzie McDonald.
See the full schedule here. Read on for ways to watch and stream from anywhere — with and without cable.
How to Watch the 2023 Australian Open from Anywhere
The 2023 Australian Open is available on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN+. If you watch live television through cable, satellite or stream through an internet provider like Verizon or T-Mobile, feel free to check your local listings for additional channel details.
If you’re a cord cutter, Fubo, Sling TV, Hulu + Live and Direct TV Stream are all great options that cost anywhere from $20 to $75 per month and most of them include a free trial when you join (use ExpressVPN to access ESPN and more from outside of the U.S.). Thanks to the magic of streaming, you have the option of watching tennis matches on your TV, computer or another device.
Live coverage of the 2023 Australian Open is also streaming exclusively on ESPN+. Not familiar with the platform? It’s $9.99 for the monthly plan or $99 annually.
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Need a sweet treat to whip up for Valentine’s Day? Good news! Dolly Parton is expanding her beloved line of Duncan Hines cake mixes.
“I knew Duncan Hines and I were bringing something special to the baking aisle when we launched our partnership last year, and I’ve been thrilled by the response,” the country legend said in a press release on Tuesday (Jan. 17). “I’m really excited to launch more baking mixes steeped in my Southern roots, like cornbread and biscuits. I think folks are really going to like them and hope they’ll bake up some special memories with family and friends.”
New flavors include Buttermilk Biscuit Mix, Sweet Cornbread & Muffin Mix and two installments of the Famous Brownie Mix. The latest additions to the Dolly Parton x Duncan Hines collection retails for $3.29-$3.49 per box and includes Parton’s recipes on the packaging.
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Parton’s Famous Brownie Mix ($3.49) is available in Caramel Turtle and Fabulously Fudgy flavors. Buttermilk Biscuit Mix ($3.29) is made with real buttermilk and features one of Parton’s favorite recipes for cheddar and chive biscuits on the box, while Sweet Cornbread & Muffin Mix ($3.29) features another of Parton’s favorite jalapeño cornbread recipes.
The new collection will hit stores soon, but fans can snag early access to Duncan Hines’ limited-edition Dolly Parton’s Baking Collection ($40) beginning Feb. 8 at shopduncanhines.com (while supplies last). Members of the “Duncan Hines Baking Community” will get early access on Feb. 1. Click here to join.
In addition to the delicious mixes, the limited-edition kit includes a pink spatula, exclusive recipe cards and collectible tea towel that reads “What Would Dolly Do?”
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While fans wait for the new editions to drop, the original flavors in Parton’s collection — banana and coconut flavored cake mixes, creamy buttercream frosting and creamy chocolate flavored frosting — are available online and in stores at multiple retailers.
Parton announced the “sweet surprise” in a tweet to fans last year writing, “Can’t wait for ya’ll to try it.” The limited-edition cake mix kit ($40) — featuring Dolly Parton’s Southern Style Coconut Flavored Cake Mix, Dolly Parton’s Southern Style Banana Flavored Cake Mix, Dolly Parton’s Creamy Buttercream Frosting, Dolly Parton’s Chocolate Buttercream Frosting, along with a collectible tea towel, spatula, and custom recipe cards — debuted on Jan. 26 and sold out within minutes.
“I have always loved to cook and, growing up in the South, I especially love that authentic Mom and Pop kind of cooking,” Parton said in a statement at the time. “I am excited to launch my own line of cake mixes and frostings with Duncan Hines, bringing that sweet, Southern-style baking experience I enjoy to others.”
“Duncan Hines is beyond thrilled to partner with Dolly Parton, one of the most revered and beloved women in the world, on a new line of products that are steeped in Southern comfort and inspired by Dolly’s family recipes,” added Audrey Ingersoll, Duncan Hines brand director. “We are excited to see this partnership – facilitated by Dolly’s licensing agency, IMG – evolve for years to come.”
The initial batch of Parton’s cake mixes were first available at DuncanHines.com before being released in grocery stores in March. You can buy the cake mixes and frostings online at Amazon, Walmart, H.E.B., Ralph’s and Instacart.
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To love Glee is to know that the hit Fox TV series is haunted by several startling tragedies. Most notably, the high-profile deaths of stars Cory Monteith, who passed away from an accidental drug overdose in 2013, Mark Salling, who died by suicide in 2018 after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography, and Naya Rivera, who suffered a drowning accident in 2020.
This phenomenon is the basis for Investigation Discovery’s new docuseries, The Price Of Glee. Airing roughly eight years after Glee wrapped in 2015, the project chronicles the untimely deaths of both cast and crew members and details behind-the-scenes moments of alleged tension and drama, beginning with a fitting quote about the show from creator Ryan Murphy: “What started off as being such a great celebration of love and acceptance ultimately became about darkness and death.”
It’s important to note that neither Murphy nor any of the main cast are involved in the three-part documentary, which premiered Monday (Jan. 16) on ID and is available for streaming on Discovery+ that same day. In fact, some of the former New Directioners have denounced the docuseries altogether.
Kevin McHale, who played Artie Abrams, likened it to trash, and in December told In Touch that he and his castmates had “nothing to do with it.” Chord Overstreet, who played Sam Evans, called it “bulls–t” on the Elvis Duran radio show.
This was the nice version, ftr. Don’t make me speak on this again.— Kevin McHale (@druidDUDE) December 10, 2022
The stories that are included in The Price of Glee come from various crew members and some actors who served as stand-ins for the main cast. Rivera’s father, George Rivera, is also featured in the doc, as are a couple of Cory Monteith’s former friends — one of whom is Stephen Kramer Glickman, a supporting actor on Nickelodeon’s Big Time Rush, who claimed to have befriended Monteith while their respective shows were filming near each other.
Keep reading to see nine of the biggest revelations from The Price of Glee.
A signature Taylor Swift guitar, a pair of Eminem sneakers and an iconic stage outfit from a member of BTS are among the items going under the gavel next month at the MusiCares Charity Relief Auction. According to a Tuesday morning (Jan. 17) release announcing the sale from Julien’s Auctions, the Feb. 5 event will take place following that night’s 65th annual Grammy Awards.
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Among the items slated to benefit the organization that helps musicians with financial and medical needs, is a signed Epiphone acoustic guitar that appeared in the artwork for Swift’s 2020 pandemic album Evermore that features custom graphics from the album artwork; the instrument is expected to draw bids in the $5,000-$10,000 range. Also going on the block is a white pair of Nike Air Max gym shoes from Eminem featuring the word “Shady” scrawled on the side that are expected to fetch up to $3,000.
There will also be an outfit worn by BTS’ J-Hope during his debut solo album photo shoot for Jack in the Box, which includes a black jumpsuit, buckle belt, a black cotton t-shirt and black ribbed bunny ear beanie pegged to bring in between $2,000-$4,000; the ensemble was worn by J-Hope for the “concept photos” for the album track “MORE.”
Among the other items on the block: a signed Champ Medici and Dr. Bombay sound systems and skins with a special NFT from Clay Nation that includes a catered visit to Snoop Dogg’s “The Compound” recording studio from Snoop and his son, Cordell Broadus ($6,000-$8,000 estimate) and Harry Styles’ 2020 black Fender Player series Stratocaster electric guitar signed by the singer in gold marker and inscribed “Always love” beside a doodle of a heart ($2,000-$4,000 estimate).
You can also bid on a 2014 Gibson Les Paul electric guitar signed by all five members of Fleetwood Mac (Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie, Stevie Nicks, Lindsay Buckingham) when the group were honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year in 2018. There will also be a black Epiphone acoustic guitar with signatures from a number of artists who participated in the concert for 2015 MusiCares honoree Bob Dylan, including John Mellencamp, X’s John Doe, Tom Jones, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Aaron Neville, Bruce Springsteen, Alanis Morissette, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, Norah Jones, Jack White and Jackson Browne (estimate $2,000-$4,000).
2021 MusiCares honoree, Joni Mitchell, will be represented by a signed 2021 Gibson Hummingbird acoustic guitar and signed copy of the 4-LP vinyl boxed set The Reprise Albums ($2,000-$4,000), as well as Mitchell’s signed print of her original oil painting of Jimi Hendrix ($10,000-$20,000).
Other items on the list include an original painting by former Van Halen singer David Lee Roth, “Dark Ocean” ($4,000-$6,000 estimate), a 2006 limited edition art print from Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood entitled “Rolling Stones, Bigger Bang” (estimate $1,000-$2,000) and stage and appearance wardrobe worn by Olivia Rodrigo, Katy Perry, Kylie Minogue and Brandi Carlile. The auction will also feature signed guitars from Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant, Guns N’ Roses’ Slash, Lenny Kravitz, The Eagles’ Don Felder, Sting, Aerosmith’s Joe Perry and signed handwritten lyrics from Shaggy (“It Wasn’t Me”) and items from the Beatles, Elton John, Depeche Mode, The Who, Selena Gomez, Jimmy Buffett, Ozzy Osbourne, Daft Punk and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
Julien’s will host an exhibition of the items from Feb. 1-Feb. 3 that is free to the public in Beverly Hills, Calif.; click here to see the items and enter an absentee bid.
A public memorial service for Lisa Marie Presley will be held next weekend at Graceland, the famed Memphis home of her father, Elvis Presley. The memorial for Lisa Marie Presley will be held on the front lawn of the mansion at 9 a.m. on Jan. 22, according to a representative of her daughter and actor Riley Keough. The general public is invited to attend, with details about the service available here.
Presley, 54, died Thursday, hours after being hospitalized for a medical emergency. It was previously announced that Presley will be buried at Graceland next to her son, Benjamin Keough, who died in 2020. Elvis and other members of the Presley family are also buried at Graceland.
A singer-songwriter herself, Lisa Marie did not live in Memphis, where she was born. But she made trips to the city for celebrations of her father’s birth anniversary and commemorations of his death, which stunned the world when he was found dead in Graceland at age 42 on Aug. 16, 1977.
Lisa Marie became the sole heir of the Elvis Presley Trust, which — along with Elvis Presley Enterprises — managed Graceland and other assets until she sold her majority interest in 2005. She retained ownership of the mansion itself, the 13 acres around it and items inside the home. A representative for Graceland told People magazine that following Lisa Marie’s death, the property, which is in a trust, will benefit her daughters, Riley, Harper and Finley.
She is survived by her mother, Priscilla Presley, and her three children. In lieu of flowers, the family is encouraging fans to make a donation to the Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation.
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Awards season is here, with the Critics Choice Awards coming up this weekend.
Chelsea Handler is set to host the 28th annual event live from the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles on Sunday (Jan. 15). The ceremony will broadcast at 7 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.
While the Critics Choice Awards honor the best in film and television over the past year, a number of music stars have made the nominations cut. Lady Gaga’s “Hold My Hand,” Taylor Swift’s “Carolina,” and Rihanna’s “Lift Me Up” will battle it out in the best song category alongside “Ciao Papa” by Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz and Guillermo del Toro, LCD Soundsystem’s “New Body Rhumba,” and “Naatu Naatu” by Kala Bhairava, M.M. Keeravani and Rahul Sipligunj.
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Elsewhere on the Critics Choice nominees list, Janelle Monáe earned a best supporting actress nod for her role in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. Monáe will also receive the SeeHer Award, which recognizes a woman who embodies the values of the SeeHer movement, which advocates for gender equality and accurate portrayals of women and girls in advertising and media.
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Elsewhere on the list of nominations, Everything Everywhere All At Once leads the pack with 14 nods. The Fabelman’s came in second place with 11 nods, followed by Babylon and The Banshees of Inisherin with nine nods, while Elvis and Tár snagged seven nominations each. See the full list of nominees here.
Actor Jeff Bridges will receive the Critics Choice Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Michelle Pfeiffer. Other presenters include Benjamin Bratt, Quinta Brunson, Cedric the Entertainer, Misha Collins, Claire Danes, Phoebe Dynevor, Ayo Edebiri, Eve Hewson, Jude Hill, Tyler Hoechlin, Sharon Horgan, Sarah Hyland, Troy Kotsur, Diego Luna, Natasha Lyonne, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Aubrey Plaza, Jean Smart, Anya Taylor-Joy, Miles Teller, Elizabeth Tulloch, Kerry Washington, and Jeremy Allen White.
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Sean Strickland and Nassourdine Imavov are gearing up to face off in UFC Fight Night 217. The light heavyweight bout will take place at UFC APEX in Las Vegas on Saturday (July 14) and stream live on ESPN+.
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Strickland was announced as a replacement for Kelvin Gastelum days before UFC 67. Gastelum was forced to withdraw due to a mouth injury.
“I’m extremely disappointed to say the least. This is not how I wanted to start 2023,” Gastelum tweeted on Monday (Jan. 9). “I worked my ass off & battled through a lot of [adversity] and was ready to put on a hell of a show this weekend. I apologize to Imavov and his camp, as well as @ufc and all the fans.”
Keep reading for fight details and directions on how to watch.
UFC Fight Night: How to Watch Strickland vs. Imavov
The Strickland vs. Imavov UFC bout streams exclusively on ESPN+. Live coverage begins Friday with UFC Live presented by DraftKings Sportsbook: Strickland vs. Imavov airing at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN2 and UFC Fight Night Pre-Show presented by DraftKings Sportsbook: Strickland vs. Imavov at 6:05 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
Saturday’s main card event, featuring Strickland and Imavov on the main card and Dan Ige. vs. Damon Jackson on the co-main card, is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. Prelims start at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT.
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Marisa Abela has fans doing a double take in the first photo from director Sam Taylor-Johnson’s upcoming biopic, Back to Black, in which the 26-year-old Industry actress is set to play Amy Winehouse.
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“Marisa Abela…watch out everyone! Cameras roll on Monday. Here we go!” Taylor-Johnson captioned a photo of Abela, in which she’s seen in Winehouse’s signature beehive hairstyle and hoop earrings.
Abela also shared a series of photos her her own Instagram page, posing in front of a large brick mural of Winehouse. “And for London. This is for London. Cause Camden Town ain’t burnin down,” she captioned the post, in reference to the “Tears Dry on Their Own” singer’s speech at the 2008 Grammy Awards.
Studiocanal is behind the Back to Black, which is backed by Winehouse’s estate. Matt Greenhalgh penned the screenplay, with exact plot details currently unknown.
The Grammy-winning singer is best known for her groundbreaking sophomore album Back to Black, which included the Hot 100 hits “Rehab” and “You Know I’m No Good.” The singer, who battled drug and alcohol addiction, died in 2011 at age 27 from alcohol poisoning.
Taylor-Johnson directed the first installment of the Fifty Shades of Grey franchise. Taylor-Johnson’s other film credits include Nowhere Boy and A Million Little Pieces.