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It’s impossible to know for sure whether Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco ever would’ve gotten together a decade ago, but the pop star does have some thoughts on the matter. Responding to a recent fan TikTok claiming “she would never date benny blanco” back in her “IT GIRL era” in the 2010s, Gomez simply wrote, […]
Bill Maher made the bold choice of dissing Taylor Swift on his Club Random podcast this week, picking on everything from the 34-year-old pop star’s Eras Tour to her romance with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
While speaking to guest Haliey Welch — better known as the viral “Hawk Tuah” girl — on his Sunday (July 28) episode, the 68-year-old comedian was the first person to bring up Swift. “I liked her more when she was country,” he said. “I love ‘Sparks Fly.’ I love it.”
That was pretty much where the flattery stopped, though. “I’m sure she’s a lovely person, but the whole thing with the football player … it just felt like 35 is a little old to be like, ‘My boyfriend’s a football player, and I wear his jersey to the game with his number on it,’” Maher continued, referencing the 14-time Grammy winner’s high-profile visits to Arrowhead Stadium during the 2023-24 NFL season. “Right? I mean, come on.”
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The political commentator went on to say frankly that Kelce is “gonna dump her.” “With her, it’s like the Gatorade at the Super Bowl,” he added. “You know you’re gonna get dumped — you just don’t know when.”
Welch then remarked that Swift’s next album would be next-level if a Tayvis breakup did occur — “It won’t be f–k John Mayer no more, it’ll be f–k Travis” — to which Maher questioned, “Is she still singing about [Mayer]?”
“Her tour is the Eras Tour… it must’ve had the songs about all the people that she wrote songs about,” the Real Time host continued, agreeing with Welch that it’s “very tacky” for Swift to still be singing about her past exes. “You can’t control what the muse dictates to you — she’s a songwriter. I can’t fault her for that. But [her breakups] seem like such a recurrent theme.”
That’s when Maher ended the Swift discussion with a pretty outdated joke: “At some point, you just want to say, maybe you should write a song called, ‘Maybe It’s Me.’”
Billboard has reached out to Swift’s rep for comment.
Though Maher apparently dislikes that the musician performs her older music on the Eras Tour, millions of Swifties would probably beg to differ. In 2023, the Eras Tour generated approximately $900 million in ticket sales — a number that’s no doubt significantly higher when factoring in the four months she’s been touring in 2024 since it was calculated.
Swift has also been open about how quips about her dating life and songwriting topics affect her. When the Netflix series Ginny & Georgia included the line, “You go through men faster than Taylor Swift” in 2021, for instance, she was quick to put it on blast.
“Hey Ginny & Georgia, 2010 called and it wants its lazy, deeply sexist joke back,” she tweeted at the time. “How about we stop degrading hard working women by defining this horse s–t as FuNnY.”
As for the “Karma” singer’s relationship with Kelce, the couple appears to be doing just fine (although some of Maher’s comments do echo complaints from NFL fans who didn’t like seeing Swift on their TV screens during Chiefs games). Now going on a year of dating, they were most recently spotted at the star’s Eras show in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, July 18, cozying up next to each other as they exited the backstage area.
Watch Maher discuss Swift below.
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Simone Biles and the U.S. women’s gymnastics team made a blazing debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Sunday (July 28). Biles and Suni Lee advanced to the all-around women’s artistic gymnastics final competition scheduled for later this week while teammates Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles advanced to the apparatus final.
Lady Gaga, Snoop Dogg, Nick Jonas, John Legend and Tom Cruise were some of the celebrities in the stands on Sunday.
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Biles and Lee will make history as the first Olympics all-around champions to go up against each other in the artistic gymnastics’ final competition. The USA women’s gymnastics team leads the scoreboard going into the final ahead of Italy, China, Brazil, Japan, Canada, Great Britian and Romania.
And it’s not just the women making waves. The men’s gymnastics team took home its first team medal in 16 years on Monday. The team won the bronze medal behind China (silver) and Japan (gold).
See below for ways to watch and stream Olympics gymnastics.
2024 Paris Olympics: How to Watch Women’s Gymnastics for Free
Where can you watch coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics? NBC and Peacock.
The women’s gymnastics competitions will be available to watch live and stream on-demand.
You can access NBC and other local and cable channels with a free trial from DirecTV, Hulu + Live TV or Fubo. All three streaming platforms offer free trials, over 90 live channels, cloud DVR and more.
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Viewers who want to stream the Olympics internationally can use ExpressVPN to access several streaming platforms.
Can you stream women’s gymnastics on Peacock? Yes, and you don’t need the ad-free plan to watch! Peacock starts at $7.99/month for the basic plan, which includes coverage of the Olympics. The Premium Plus plan ($13.99/month) comes with live NBC.
Peacock isn’t offering a limited deal right now, but you can landa discount by subscribing to the annual plan and lock in your rate for a year. Peacock also provides discounts for students and teachers starting at just $1.99/month.
You can also save on Peacock with Xfinity and other third parties. Subscribe to Xfinity’s StreamSaver + Internet plan and enjoy Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+ for $35/month. Xfinity Diamond and Platinum rewards customers can get free Peacock through rewards points.
Team USA Women’s Gymnastics Final
The USA women’s gymnastics team consist of Biles, Carey, Lee, Hezly Rivera and Chiles. However, Rivera did not qualify for the final which means only four members will compete. The women’s gymnastics team final is scheduled for Tuesday, July 30.
See the schedule below.
July 30 — Women’s team final (12:15 p.m. ET/9:15 a.m. PT)
Aug. 1 – Women’s all-around final (12:15 p.m. ET/9:15 a.m. PT)
Aug. 3 – Women’s vault final (10:20 a.m. ET/7:20 a.m. PT)
Aug. 4 – Women’s uneven bars final (9:40 a.m. ET/6:40 a.m. PT)
Aug. 5 – Women’s balance beam final (6:38 a.m. E.T./3:38 a.m. PT)
Aug. 5 – Women’s floor exercise final (8:23 a.m. ET/5:23 a.m.)
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Fans can now collect Brandy’s Cinderella and other dolls from Descendants: The Rise of Red. Mattel’s Rise of Red collection was released in early July and includes Cinderella and her daughter, Princess Chloe; Bridget, the young Queen of Hearts; Uliana, the younger sister of Ursula and Red, daughter of the Queen of Hearts.
Each doll features 11 bendable joints and mini costume-recreations from the film. The dolls are available at Amazon, Walmart and Target, although some are out of stock at select certain retailers.
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Disney Descendants: The Rise of Red — Queen Cinderella Fashion Doll
Queen Cinderella rules her kingdom with “kindness and grace.” Disney‘s Descendants: The Rise of Red deluxe doll looks regal in a powder blue gown, blue hair, a robust crown and glass slippers.
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Disney Descendants: The Rise of Red — Queen of Heart Fashion Doll
The prickly Queen of Heart rules with a “thorn in her heart,” per the product description. The doll dons a royal rose gown layered in petals along with a red crown, gloves and heels.
Descendants: The Rise of Red premiered on Disney+ on July 12 and will broadcast on Disney Channel on Aug. 9. The story follows Red and Chloe as they team up and travel back in time to save Auradon. The hit film broke Disney+ viewership records scoring 6.7 million views in its first three days of release.
Shop the other dolls in the collection below.
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Mattel Disney Descendants: The Rise of Red Doll – Daughter of Queen of Hearts
Heartbreaker! The Red doll has on her signature top with red and black tights, a cropped jacket and a pocket watch (for time travel). Click here to shop the musical Red doll that sings “Seeing Red.”
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Mattel Disney Descendants: The Rise of Red Fashion Doll & Accessory – Uliana, Younger Sister of Ursula with Movie-Inspired Clothes & Necklace
Ursula’s baby sister, Uliana features long colorful braids and an eye-catching outfit complete with purple platform boots.
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Mattel Disney Descendants: The Rise of Red Fashion Doll & Accessory – Princess Chloe Charming, Daughter of Cinderella with Movie-Inspired Clothes & Sword
Chloe Charming rocks electric blue hair, just like her mother, Cinderella. The doll is dressed in a shimmery top and bottom with gloves, a belt, choker necklace and sword.
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Mattel Disney Descendants: The Rise of Red Fashion Doll & Accessory – Bridget, Young Queen of Hearts with Movie-Inspired Clothes & Cupcake
The Young Queen of Hearts is dolled up in a pink blazer, a heart-printed skirt and stockings.
For additional merch to shop, check out the Descendants Cookbook: The Rise of Red Sorcerer Cookbook (doll included) and the full Descendants: The Rise of Red Collection available at Walmart.
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Ciara celebrated the 20th anniversary of her debut album, Goodies, during a stop with Missy Elliott’s Out of This World Tour in her hometown of Atlanta on Saturday (July 27).
“I will forever cherish moments like this! 20th anniversary of the Goodies album celebration right here on stage, in my hometown of Atlanta! Grateful for each person that’s helped me along the way,” Ciara wrote on X on Sunday. “ATL is the city that made me. Thank you @jazzepha Phillana @johntalsr @DevyneStephens1 @SeanGarrettPen for being a part of this special moment! Forever grateful.”
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Ciara is currently on the Out of This World Tour with Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes and Timbaland.
During the Atlanta concert, CiCi was presented with album plaques by her Goodies collaborators, including producer Jazzy Pha and Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter, Johnta Austin.
Goodies was released on Sept. 28, 2004. The hit album, featuring “1, 2 Step,” “And I,” “Oh” and the lead single “Goodies,” sold over five million copies and debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200.
Missy also shared a message thanking fans after the Atlanta show. “I’m so humbly grateful every night y’all pack out da place!!! And I see yall showing out for @ciara @BustaRhymes @Timbaland supporting these legends warms my heart because they have been in the game 20 plus years & still STANDING.”
The Out of This World Tour, Elliott’s first-ever headlining tour, kicked off at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada on July 4. The tour lands in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday (July 30) and Baltimore on Aug. 1.
Elliot will bring the tour to her home state of Virginia for a show at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va. on Friday, Aug. 2.
Check out Ciara’s commemorative post below:
I will forever cherish moments like this! 20th Anniversary of Goodies Album celebration right here, on stage, in my hometown of Atlanta! Grateful for each person that’s helped me along the way. ATL is the city that made me! Thank you @jazzepha Phillana @johntalsr… pic.twitter.com/ucnozYLb9q— Ciara (@ciara) July 28, 2024
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Snoop Dogg is stepping out in style for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The Doggfather sported custom gold Skechers as he watched Team USA’s men’s swim team win its first gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Saturday (July 27).
The Team USA men’s team — comprised of Caeleb Dressel, Chris Guiliano, Jack Alexy and Hunter Armstrong — won the 4×100 freestyle relay. Snoop was seated with Dressel’s family as the team took home gold.
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“Gold shoes, gold medal,” Snoop told NBC Sports’ Mike Tirico after the big win. “We got our first gold medal! I felt good being there with the Dressel family, baby. All gold everything,” added Snoop while showing off his gold shoes and chains. “We’re trying to come home with everything this weekend man. “
“I’m still excited from the atmosphere,” Snoop explained of attending his very first live swimming event. “Just seeing them swim, seeing them tag on and off. The energy of hearing so many different national anthems, and then being able to finally hear mine? Oh my God.”
Snoop has been making the rounds at this year’s Olympics. He attended the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics competition on Sunday and debuted his one-of-a-kind sneakers from the Skechers x Snoop Paris collection while carrying the Olympic torch to its destination on Friday.
Made from a premium snake-embossed gold leather, the high-top sneaker features the French flag, gold laces, a Paris-inspired logo and the signature “S” logo on the outsole.
Skechers teamed with Snoop to craft an exclusive collection for him to wear while he covers the Paris Olympics. The five-piece collection of high-top sneakers features “carefully placed easter eggs” with design nods to the Olympic Games and Snoop’s West Coast roots.
Snoop Dogg x Skechers Paris Olympics
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Unfortunately, Snoop’s custom kicks aren’t for sale, but fans can shop the Skechers x Snoop Dogg: Low Slider collection, the latest drop from Snoop’s on-going collaboration with Skechers.
Snoop’s slides are made with the Skecher’s Luxe Foam midsole cushioning and available in various designs including paisley prints and Snoop’s NFT persona, Dr. Bombay.
The Low Sliders collection is available at Skechers.com and select retail stores.
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Let the games begin! The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics launched with an extravagant Opening Ceremony, featuring performances from Lady Gaga and Celine Dion and a cameo from Beyoncé.
The Olympic games officially start on Saturday (July 27) with rugby, women’s volleyball, men’s basketball, cycling, surfing and swimming among the roster. Coverage of the Summer Olympics will air live on NBC and stream on Peacock.
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Below, find out ways to stream the Olympics online for free from anywhere around the globe.
Where to Watch the 2024 Summer Olympics
The Olympic games will broadcast live on NBC and stream on Peacock from July 26-Aug. 11. Olympics coverage will also air on USA Network — including men’s volleyball, water polo and fencing. Simulcast coverage will be available on E!, Telemundo, CNBC and Golf Channel.
NBC will air live coverage of the Olympics in the morning and afternoon. Primetime coverage starts at 8 p.m. If you need access to local channels like NBC or USA and other cable networks, you can stream them live with a free trial from DIRECTV, Hulu+ Live TV and Fubo.
Verizon Fios offers live TV and affordable internet plans, and ExpressVPN allows you stream internationally.
You can access these platforms from any compatible device — a TV, laptop, smart phone, etc.
How to Watch the Olympics on Peacock
The 2024 Summer Olympic games will stream exclusively on Peacock.
Plans start at $7.99/month for Peacock Premium, the ad-supported package with access to the 2024 Olympics, and thousands of hours of other sports and entertainment.
Peacock Premium Plus is $13.99/month to stream without commercials and live access to NBC.
Want to watch the Olympics in Spanish? Peacock will livestream coverage from Telemundo and Universo in addition to offering 50 hours of replays and other content in Spanish.
How to Watch the Olympics on DIRECTV
In the internet age, streaming is the easiest way to watch the Summer Olympics online. Thankfully, there are a few ways to watch the games without spending extra money up front. For example, you can subscribe to DIRECTV Stream and score a free trial for the first five days, plus access to NBC and other local channels: USA, ESPN, Bravo, E!, TBS, TLC and much more.
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DIRECTV Stream plans start at $79.99 a month, plus you get free Max, Paramount+ Showtime and STARZ for three months when you subscribe to the Choice or Ultimate plan. Peacock is also available at a discount for DIRECTV subscribers.
How to Watch the Olympics on Sling TV
Sling TV offers cable channels such as USA, ESPN, TLC, Disney Channel and FX in addition to local channels in certain regions.
Sling’s Orange streaming packages start at $40/month. Sling Orange offers 34 channels, and Sling Blue has 46 channels. Sling also offers a combination of both tiers for $60 a month.
All three Sling TV packages include DVR storage and streaming from multiple devices. You can subscribe to Sling for as low as $20 for the first month, or secure a discount by prepaying Sling Blue two months in advance.
How to Watch the Olympics on Hulu + Live TV
Hulu + Live TV is another affordable streaming platform that comes with a free trial, and access to NBC, USA and other channels. The membership includes Hulu’s streaming library, over 90+ live channels, plus Disney+ and ESPN+.
2024 Summer Olympics Schedule: Basketball, Gymnastics & More
The Olympic games will feature archery, artistic swimming, badminton, basketball, 3×3 basketball, beach volleyball, boxing, breakdancing, canoeing, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, handball, judo, modern pentathlon, rhythmic gymnastics, rowing, rugby, sailing, shooting, skateboarding, soccer, sport climbing, surfing, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, track and field, trampoline, triathlon, volleyball, water polo, weightlifting and wrestling.
Simone Biles, Shakari Richardson, Katie Ledecky, LeBron James, Steph Curry and other star athletes will be competing for Team USA this year. If you want to catch Team USA Gymnastics featuring Biles, Jade Cary, Jordan Chiles, Suni Lee and Hezly Rivera, competitions start on Sunday, July 28.
The women’s gymnastics qualifications will be held from 3:30 a.m.-4:30 a.m ET on Sunday. The men’s gymnastics round was held on Saturday.
The men’s team final is scheduled for Monday, July 29, followed by the women’s final on Tuesday, July 30. The all-around finals for the men’s team will be on Wednesday, July 31, and women’s all-around finals will be on Thursday, Aug. 1.
Men’s basketball kicks off on Saturday with group stage matchups between Australia vs. Spain, France vs. Brazil, Greece vs. Canada and Germany vs. Japan.
On Sunday, Team USA will face off against Serbia in men’s basketball, while South Sudan will face Puerto Rico in the men’s group phase. Team USA men’s basketball returns to the court on July 31 against South Sudan.
Women’s basketball also starts on Sunday with Spain vs. China and Serbia vs. Puerto Rico. Team USA will play Japan on July 29 and Belgium on Aug. 1
Men’s and women’s first-round tennis matches will be held on Saturday and Sunday. The first, second and third round matches are scheduled for July 29-30. The men’s singles third round, women’s singles quarterfinals, men’s doubles semifinals, women’s doubles quarterfinals and mixed doubles quarterfinals are on July 31. The men’s singles quarterfinals, women’s singles semifinals, women’s doubles semifinals and mixed doubles semifinals are on Aug. 1.
Swimming starts Saturday and will be held each day through Aug. 4. The women’s 10K open water finals are slated for Aug. 8. The men’s 10K open water finals will be on Aug. 9.
Olympics track and field competitions will be held from Aug. 1-11.
