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Rosalía set her and BLACKPINK‘s respective fanbases ablaze on Thursday (April 20) after sharing a series of photos hanging out with K-pop star Lisa, in which they look like true friendship goals.
The series of photos, shared in a carousel post, featured the two artists engaging in what looks like a fun-filled day. The bulk of the photos sees Lisa and Rosalía enjoying art and posing for pictures together at The Broad Museum in downtown Los Angeles, including the Yayoi Kusama Infinity Mirror Rooms and the oversize table installation, the latter of which made the two pop stars look smaller than school-age children. Elsewhere in the images, the pair show their appreciation for contemporary art and excitedly grab food from a grub cart.
“Mi amiga es más bonita que un Basquiat,” Rosalía captioned the series of photos, which sweetly translates to “My friend is prettier than a [Jean-Michel] Basquiat [painting]” in English. Fans in the comments section, naturally, could not get enough of the partnership. Several users commented that Lisa and Rosalía are “the duo we didn’t know we needed,” while another remarked, “THE FRIENDSHIP OF LISA AND ROSALIA IS SO BEAUTIFUL.”
The friendship moment arrives after Rosalía and Lisa, alongside BLACKPINK, performed sets at Coachella this past weekend; both will return to their respective stages for weekend 2 of the festival.
See the photos from Lisa and Rosalía’s hang-out session below.
Kid Cudi is adding more animated projects to his résumé, as Deadline announced he is set to star in Knuckles, the Paramount+ spin-off series of Sonic the Hedgehog.
The “Day ‘n’ Nite” rapper excitedly shared the news to his Instagram feed. “When life has more dreams for you to fulfill,” the artist captioned the post, adding, “its lit #knuckles @paramountplus.”
Over on Twitter, Cudi treated followers to a photo of his cat Sweets, who adorably cuddled up to a tiny Knuckles plushie, eyes half-open. “Sweets is happy and excited about the Knuckles show,” the 39-year-old wrote.
Per Deadline, Knuckles will take place between the events of the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movies and will follow the titular animated character on “a hilarious and action-packed journey of self-discovery as he agrees to train Wade as his protégé and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior.” The series is scheduled to premiere on Paramount+ on Dec. 20, 2024.
While Cudi’s role in the show is still under wraps, Idris Elba — who previously voiced Knuckles in the Sonic movies — will reprise the role of the titular character. Tika Sumpter and Adam Pally will return as Maddie and Walt Whipple, respectively. Edi Patterson, Julian Barratt and Ellie Taylor flesh out the cast. Knuckles marks Cudi’s second animated credit, coming off Entergalactic, his 2022 animated special developed with Netflix.
See Cudi’s posts below.
Love is in the air once again for Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian — this time, Barker dialed up the affection via Instagram on Tuesday (April 18) for The Kardashian star’s 44th birthday, and wrote a touching tribute message to his wife in honor of her special day.
“My soulmate. I’m so grateful that today you were born. You deserve everything your heart desires,” the Blink-182 drummer captioned a carousel post that featured several stripped back and candid moments of him and the Poosh founder. “Nothing makes me happier than seeing you smile. You stole my heart the moment we met. Happy birthday to the most beautiful amazing woman to walk the face of the earth. I love you my wife.”
Kourtney, naturally, took to the comments section of her husband’s post to express her gratitude at his kind words. “I’m crying because you make me so happy. I love you my husband,” she wrote, adding a teary-eyed face and red heart emoji.
Barker’s birthday post to Kardashian comes amid the couple celebrating their first marriage anniversary earlier this month. To make the momentous occasion, Kardashian took to Instagram to reminisce and share the spontaneous photos they took during their Vegas wedding.
“One year ago today, an Elvis impersonator married me and @travisbarker after the Grammys and way too much tequila in a chapel in Las Vegas!” the 44-year-old star captioned a series of photos from before, during and after their nuptials. “It was one of the best nights of our lives, dreaming of a lifetime filled with fun adventures together. And yes, that’s me about to throw up on the floor in the car. Thankful to @clemente_310 @kevinhwolff for all the iPhone footage so that I could remember the night.”
See Barker’s sweet birthday post for his wife below:
Fans of Netflix’s popular dating show Love Is Blind are making some noise about who they want to see on the program — and, in the case of Nick Lachey and his wife Vanessa Lachey, who they don’t want to see.
A change.org petition titled “Remove Nick and Vanessa Lachey as the Hosts of Love is Blind” is quickly gaining steam on the platform. The petition states that the married couple has a tendency to direct “attention at themselves and their personal lives rather than focusing on the contestants that are actually participating in the experiment,” which involves the single men and women on the show looking for love and getting engaged to one another before meeting in person. As a result of the couple’s perceived behavior, the petition states that like-minded fans of the show feel that Love Is Blind is “being held back from its full potential.”
The petition — which now has over 21,000 signatures at press time — was circulated before Netflix aired the Love Is Blind season 4 reunion on Sunday (April 16). In addition to backlash geared towards Netflix for the livestreaming snafu during the reunion, Nick and Vanessa received largely negative comments online for asking contestants “unsettling” questions, some of which included Vanessa delving into personal topics like the couples’ reproductive plans for the future.
In the comments section of Nick’s most recent Instagram post about the finale, a viewer remarked, “Vanessa needs to please apologize to those who have miscarried, to those who cannot have children, and to those who don’t want children!” Another user added, “Time for you to take on the limelight and become a solo host from now on. @vanessalachey inserts her personal opinion into her interviews and it’s unsettling to say the least. You are meant to represent the audience and be a medium between the viewers and the cast.”
See the change.org petition in full here.
Victoria Justice is finally putting rumors about her alleged feud with Victorious co-star-turned-pop star Ariana Grande to rest.
Speaking with E! News during Coachella weekend 1, Justice revealed that she and Grande have openly talked about the rift rumors and find the narrative to be ridiculous.
“Ariana texted me and we both were like, ‘This is so stupid.’ I think the biggest rumor is this whole narrative that was created with me being jealous of her and of us not being friends,” she explained. “I feel like it’s this constant story of the media and people wanting to pit people against each other, and it’s just so not even relevant anymore now. I was like, ‘This is so dumb.’ Ten years later! How is this even a story? This is so stupid.”
The rumors largely stem from a 2011 video interview with Popstar! magazine that featured Justice, Grande and fellow Victorious stars Elizabeth Gillies and Daniella Monet. Gillies remarked about Grande’s singing ability and tendency to randomly break out into song. Justice, who stayed mostly quiet during said portion of the interview with her arms crossed, chimed in to say, “I think we all sing,” which Grande agreed with (though this moment often is removed from the video’s meme version).
Justice addressed the feud narrative in a 2015 interview on The Meredith Vieira Show and stated that the rumors began with an interview Grande did with Seventeen, where she detailed her experiences with bullying on set during her Broadway days. Grande reached out to Justice to let her know that the article could be read as if it were about the Victorious star. “Once [the article] got out there, everyone thought that I was this bully and that I was mean to her, which couldn’t be further from the truth,” she explained during her appearance on the show.
Watch Victoria Justice explain the “stupid” feud rumors about her and Grande in the video below.
Weekend 1 of Coachella has come and gone, but some of the most talked-about moments — Frank Ocean’s divisive performance, BLACKPINK setting the main stage ablaze, and that Harry Styles tweet at Bad Bunny’s set, to name a few — remain viral. Now we can add to that list Willow‘s performance on Sunday, for both its rave reviews and fangirl content from superstar dad Will Smith.
The Hitch actor shared two clips of his daughter’s set to Instagram — one of Willow performing the Travis Barker-assisted single “Transparent Soul” and of her leading the crowd in a sing-along to “Meet Me at Our Spot.” The first of the two videos features the actor excitedly grinning from ear to ear, captioning the post “WILLOWCHELLA!!” In a follow-up video, Smith tells his followers “I can’t stop crying!” over his daughter’s achievement.
Willow’s Coachella performance was a family affair. Elsewhere during her set, she invited her 24-year-old brother Jaden Smith up to perform their collaboration “Summertime in Paris.” He also expressed his happiness at seeing Willow up on the Coachella stage, saying, “It brings tears to me eyes as your brother to see you do this. I love you so much. I’m so inspired by you, I’m so inspired and happy for what you’re doing in the world and the amount of people’s lives you’re changing with the music that you’re making.”
See Will’s Instagram posts about Willow’s set and the sweet brother-sister moment she had with Jaden in the videos below.
Get ready, MYs! aespa is gearing up to release its third mini album, and it’s arriving much sooner than you think. On Monday (April 17), the K-pop group — which consists of members Giselle, Karina, NingNing and Winter — announced the title of the forthcoming project and dates pertaining to its release.
“aespa to release 3rd mini album ‘MY WORLD’ on May 8th and warm up for the comeback with the pre-released single ‘Welcome To MY World’ on May 2nd! Pre-orders start today!” the quartet’s official Twitter account revealed, alongside a series of teaser images of the album title, MY WORLD, in balloon lettering.
The album announcement was released alongside the project’s introductory teaser, which featured Giselle, Karina, NingNing and Winter in white outfits surrounded by a rocky landscape and other arid locations. Guitar-based instrumentals fade in toward the end of the brief trailer, as NingNing delicately sings the title of the pre-release single, “Welcome To MY World.”
MY WORLD will mark aespa’s second album following the release of Girls in 2022. The set ranked at No. 3 on the all-genre Billboard 200, and spent a total of three weeks on the chart. The K-pop stars most recently released single “Hold On Tight,” which appeared on the Tetris original film soundtrack.
The album news is likely a sigh of relief for MYs, as asepa debuted several new and unreleased tracks during its SYNK: HYPER LINE concert back in February.
See aespa’s album announcement and its intro teaser in the tweets below.
Doja Cat is above the demonic discourse — if anything, it amuses her. The “Need to Know” rapper inadvertently reignited satanic panic on Sunday (April 16) after revealing her new tattoo of a scaled, animal figure crossbred with female attributes, and she had some choice words for those claiming she is engaging in unholy behavior.
In response to a tweet regarding her forthcoming album, one Twitter user enquired, “What’s the point of writing your music and creating something if it isn’t considered timeless?! I HOPE THAT THIS ALBUM has no demonic influence. If it does, not worth listening to. I said what I said. If you don’t like it, take your grievances to @god and @jesus.” Doja’s response? “Slay girl yas.”
A separate user also questioned the 27-year-old rapper’s recent postings, writing, “I show up when it’s time for their soul to GO TO HELL. Now play on that @dojacat, the only person in a ritual putting demonic s–t on my page,” to which Doja replied, “Honestly werk.” The rapper later made a follow-up to both tweets, asserting that she loves when people accuse of her of being satanic. “If ur calling me demonic honestly werk cuz like i love that u ate fr,” she wrote.
After showing off her tattoo on Instagram, Doja made a follow-up post that contained an explanation regarding her ink’s origins, captioning the photos, “your fear is not my problem.” A slide in the carousel explained that the semi-animal creature that now lives on her forearm is inspired by Fortunio Liceti’s 1655 Monsters series, where he made illustrations inspired by deformities in nature.
Some fans on Instagram supported the rapper’s tattoo — and open mindset — in the comments section. “People want to scream the words demonic or illuminate [sic] at the sight of anything they’re unfamiliar with,” one user wrote. Another fan added, “Quite a wholesome and profound inspiration to draw from. Finding beauty in our imperfections. Makes me even more excited for this album.”
See Doja’s new tattoo here, and her tweeted responses below.
if ur calling me demonic honestly werk cuz like i love that u ate fr.— DOJA CAT (@DojaCat) April 16, 2023
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It’s beginning to sound like Elon Musk is regretting buying Twitter.
Elon Musk has successfully made Twitter a dumpster fire, and rightfully longtime users of the app have been taking Phony Stark to task for ruining the platform.
In a recent sit-down interview with BBC North America tech reporter James Clayton at Twitter HQ, Musk called the acquisition “quite painful,” From what it sounded like; he is expressing some buyer’s remorse after dropping $44 billion on Twitter.
“I’ve been under constant attack, Musk said. “It’s not like I have a stone-cold heart or anything. If you’re under constant criticism or attack and that gets fed to you, including through Twitter – it’s rough, you know. Now at the end of the day, I think if you do lose your feedback loop that’s not good so I think it is important to get negative feedback. I don’t turn replies off, and I removed my entire block list, so I don’t block anyone either. So I get a lot of negative feedback.”
“If the media is writing non-stop stories about why you’re a horrible person, I mean, you know, it’s hurtful, obviously,” Musk continued.
Awwww, poor Elon.
Musk Admits To Having An “Odd” Relationship With The News Media
Clayton then asked Musk if his relationship with the news media is “odd.” “It is somewhat of a love-hate relationship, although it might be [going] a little more towards the hate,” Musk told Clayton.
“This is part and parcel of having a free media situation. I do take heart in that the media is actually able to trash me on a regular basis in the U.S. and the U.K. and whatnot. Whereas in a lot of places, the media cannot say mean things to powerful people. But I think it’s better that we have a situation where the media can say mean things to powerful people.”
Elon Musk Admits To Enjoying Taking Away NYT’s Legacy Verification Badge
When the hot topic of taking away legacy verification badges from media companies like the New York Times and whether or not it would lead to a misinformation problem on the platform, Musk pretty much confirmed how much of a jerk he is.
I must confess to some delight in removing the verification badge from the New York Times,” Musk said. “Anyway, they’re still alive and well, so they’re doing well.”
Word on the e-streets is that Elon Musk is preparing to snatch away the blue checks and companies who will not pay the money to keep their verification badges.
He also claims if he can find someone willing to buy Twitter, we are hoping someone steps up to the plate to take Twitter off his hands because he sucks at this job.
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National Public Radio is quitting Twitter after the social media platform owned by Elon Musk stamped NPR’s main account with labels the news organization says are meant to undermine its credibility.
“NPR’s organizational accounts will no longer be active on Twitter because the platform is taking actions that undermine our credibility by falsely implying that we are not editorially independent,” NPR said in a statement Wednesday.
Last week, Twitter labeled NPR’s main account as “state-affiliated media” on the social media site, a label also used to identify media outlets that are controlled or heavily influenced by authoritarian governments. Twitter later changed the label to “government-funded media” and gave it to at least one other public news organization, the BBC.
“We are not putting our journalism on platforms that have demonstrated an interest in undermining our credibility and the public’s understanding of our editorial independence,” NPR’s statement said.
The Public Broadcasting Service said Wednesday it has also stopped tweeting from its main account because of its new label and has no plans to resume. PBS said: “We are continuing to monitor the ever-changing situation closely.”
NPR’s main account had not tweeted since April 4. On Wednesday, it sent a series of tweets listing other places to find its journalism.
The company said NPR journalists, employees and member stations can decide on their own if they want to keep using the platform.
NPR’s chief communications officer, Isabel Lara, said in an email that “NPR journalists and employees will decide on their own if they wish to remain on the platform, same for NPR member stations as they’re independently owned and operated.”
NPR does receive U.S. government funding through grants from federal agencies and departments, along with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The company said it accounts for less than 1% of NPR’s annual operating budget.
Twitter’s new labels have often appeared arbitrarily assigned. It tagged NPR with the “state-affiliated” label after Musk participated in a public conversation about NPR on Twitter, and then deleted mention of NPR, but left up BBC, on a web page where it described why they should not get that label.
Since then, it has given NPR, BBC and some other groups a “government-funded” label but hasn’t done the same for many other public media outlets, such as their counterparts in Canada and Australia.
In an interview Tuesday with a BBC technology reporter at Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters, Musk acknowledged that the British news organization “is not thrilled” about the state-affiliated labels and asked the reporter for feedback.
“Our goal was simply to be as truthful and accurate as possible,” Musk said. “So I think we’re adjusting the label to be ‘publicly funded,’ which I think is perhaps not too objectionable. We’re trying to be accurate.”