Ron DeSantis Sidesteps Questions About His Campaign’s ‘Failure to Launch’, Pivots to Blame Media ‘Narratives’

Iconic Hollywood movie star Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her Los Angeles home at age 36 on this day in history, August 5, 1962. The actress was discovered face down and lying nude on her bed holding a telephone in one hand, according to History.com. Scattered throughout her room were empty pill bottles; the medication reportedly was prescribed to treat her depression, the same source recounted.

Greta Gerwig got the ultimate birthday gift from Ryan Gosling.

A dog owner has issued a stark warning after her pet was left with a serious neck injury from a stick thrown by a passerby

A woman whose mum and step-dad were killed by a Scottish based lorry driver who was trawling an 'adult' site at the wheel has launched a campaign to stop people using their phones while driving.

A quick-thinking worker at a Paisley Post Office stepped in to stop an elderly customer handing over thousands of pounds to crooks who had conned her into sending them cash.

A Scots mum has been left with an anecdote to last her the rest of her life after she gave birth in the back of a taxi that was taking her to the hospital. Caitlin Nuttall called a taxi on Tuesday, August 1, after realising she was going into labour at her home in Dundee.

An East Ayrshire nursing home has been given a clean bill of health following a spot check by the Care Inspectorate.

Owen Hargreaves believes Rasmus Hojlund can ‘easily’ score 25 goals in his debut Manchester United season given the quality service he will receive from five teammates.

Manchester United are due to announce the signing of Rasmus Hojlund prior to kick-off against Lens today.

Billie Eilish remembered Angus Cloud while headlining the Lollapalooza music festival at Grant Park in Chicago on Thursday night.

Albert Alarr is exiting as Days of Our Lives director/co-executive producer, with series producer Janet Drucker promoted to replace him in his co-executive producer role. The daytime drama, produced by Corday Prods. and distributed by Sony Pictures Television, also will institute HR presence on set. Series executive producer Ken Corday just made the announcement in an email to cast and crew. (You can read it in full below.)

Angus Cloud died this Monday, rocking the entertainment industry. Cloud was 25 years old and was primarily known for his work in the hit show “Euphoria,” alongside a cast of young stars like Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney. He passed away with various projects in development, including one alongside Pedro Pascal.

Riley Keough is now the owner of Graceland.

Clifton Oliver has sadly died at the young age of 47.

Hip-hop star 50 Cent once again expressed his enthusiastic admiration for Helen Mirren. The 48-year-old rapper raved over the 78-year-old actress in a new interview with Men's Health magazine published Friday. The "In Da Club" hitmaker first encountered the Academy Award winner in 2017 at the 57th annual Monte Carlo TV Festival.

Kevin Hart’s Peacock show “Hart to Hart” on Thursday had Will Smith on board, as he recalled the grand way Steven Spielberg pitched him on taking on a role in the 1997 film Men in Black.

Posse black and white striped tube dress for her date night with hubby Harry at Tre Lune in Montecito.The Duke sported a pale blue linen button-down shirt and white trousers for the evening out.The Italian eatery has a reputation for attracting celebs like Kevin Costner, Kenny Loggins, and Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker.“From what I gathered, they enjoyed their food and had a nice time,” a source told People about the couple’s night on the town.Meghan and Harry also appeared together Wednesday in a video posted to their Archewell website to announce winners of youth technology grants.Earlier this week, Harry stayed home in Montecito with the couple’s two kids while Markle reportedly celebrated her trip around the sun with some girl friends, including Portia De Rossi, by going to see the “Barbie” movie at a theater in neighboring Santa Barbara.

In a just-released clip from his Peacock show Hart to Heart, Kevin Hart asks Dwayne Johnson why, given what Hart sees as a successful opening and “an appetite from your fan base,” Black Adam didn’t get a sequel.

Check out the cute outfit that Loren Gray wore to the Eras Tour - Just Jared Jr Salma Hayek is celebrating National Bikini Day – Egotastic Here are the top 5 “Rina” moments from the first three seasons of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series – Just Jared Jr

Newsmax on Tuesday night. The former New Jersey governor has not shied away from acknowledging his criticisms of Trump and continued to do so throughout the interview. The conversation began with Trump’s looming indictment from the Department of Justice in relation to the events of Jan.

John Oliver digs deeper into the news and cultural phenomenons than seemingly any other show on the air.From the size of Donald Trump’s hands to Chuck E. Cheese’s pandemic side hustle to setting up a fake church for the tax benefits, Oliver has lifted the veil on topics far off the beaten path for nearly a decade.And now he’s taking it to the stage.From July 23 through Aug.

Late breaking news from a source close to the situation… a source called… Donald Trump.

Jason Aldean experienced a scary health emergency during his show at the Xfinity Theatre in Hartford, Connecticut on Saturday Jly 15. 

Ron DeSantis plans to do a rare sit down interview with a mainstream news outlet, as he will join CNN’s Jake Tapper on the anchor’s Tuesday show.

Jeffrey Katzenberg said that the “blockbuster” $72 million raised by Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee in the initial quarter of his re-election campaign defies doubts about enthusiasm heading into the next election cycle.

As Ron DeSantis has made attacks on The Walt Disney Co. a feature of his presidential campaign, CEO Bob Iger responded to one of the Florida governor’s accusations made on the campaign trail: That the company was in favor of the “sexualization of our children.”

Joe Kernen, co-host of CNBC’s Squawk Box, took aim at what he called “mainstream media” hype about the potential for Meta Platforms’ Threads to kill Twitter, insisting he is “not mainstream media.” He also said he “wouldn’t sell Elon Musk short” in the social media competition.

The Clay & Buck Show,” the conservative syndicated talk radio show hosted by Clay Travis and Buck Sexton. Travis asked the Florida governor if he thinks Disney, which has suffered a still-going streak of box-office failures and down-trending theme park traffic, is being “Bud Light-ed.”“A big article in The Wall Street Journal, the headline is Disney World hasn’t felt this empty in years,” Travis said.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's plea for privacy raised eyebrows when they continued to publicise their every move.

Ron DeSantis is now personally defending the anti-LGBTQ ad his official 2024 presidential campaign promoted last week, which drew massive outrage from the left and the right for being homophobic and transphobic. The ad wrongly attempts to paint Donald Trump as being pro-LGBTQ by using some of his remarks from years ago, rather than his long record as president and presidential candidate of targeting and attacking the LGBTQ community.“Identifying Donald Trump as really being a pioneer in injecting gender ideology into the mainstream, where he was having men compete against women in his beauty pageants — I think that’s totally fair game, because he’s now campaigning saying the opposite,” DeSantis said Wednesday to  right-wing commentator Tomi Lahren, as NBC News reports.The video, which went viral on Twitter and currently has nearly 25 million views, includes this message from the DeSantis campaign attacking Trump: “To wrap up Pride Month, let’s hear from the politician who did more than any other Republican to celebrate it.”READ MORE: ‘Disgusting’: Pro-DeSantis Former GOP Lawmaker Pulls Support and Slams Florida Governor After Anti-LGBTQ AdTrump’s anti-LGBTQ record is extreme, despite his pre-presidential remarks and actions.

labeled a “homophobic” campaign ad using footage from the Netflix series. Their tweet admonishing the 44-year-old Florida governor is currently going viral as fellow candidates accuse him of resorting to “desperate” tactics to get ahead in the Republican primaries.The ad, posted to the pro-DeSantis Twitter account “DeSantis War Room,” depicted rival Donald Trump, 77, making statements in support of the LGBTQ community, including saying that Caitlyn Jenner could use the bathroom of her choice when visiting the White house, and celebrating the inclusion of transgender contestants in beauty pageants.

Peaky Blinders cast and crew have condemned a campaign video promoting Ron DeSantis and his US presidential bid.The video, which uses clips of attractive straight men to illustrate a homophobic narrative, and pokes fun at the moral panic stemming from the Florida governor’s policies, appears to have been made by the right wing media brand Proud Elephant. The @DeSantisWarRoom “rapid response” campaign account on Twitter then retweeted the video.In the video are clips of Cillian Murphy’s character Tommy Shelby from Peaky Blinders as well as other fictional alpha male types such as Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jordan Belfort from The Wolf Of Wall Street.

Florida governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis stirred up a hornet’s nest of controversy when he unveiled a campaign ad that’s been criticized as an outright attack on the LGBTQ+ community.

Ethan Shanfeld After Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign shared a bizarre and wildly homophobic video that includes footage of Cillian Murphy’s character in “Peaky Blinders,” the team behind the British crime drama has denounced the video, adding that the footage of the show was “obtained without permission or official license.”pic.twitter.com/o33HL2zMes The video, shared by DeSantis’ campaign on Twitter, slams Donald Trump, a rival Republican candidate for the 2024 presidential election, and his efforts to support the LGBTQ community during his presidency. The DeSantis video uses clips of Trump vowing to “protect our LGBTQ citizens,” standing up for Caitlyn Jenner’s right to choose her own bathroom and allowing transgender women to compete in his Miss Universe pageants. The edit, which was first shared by @ProudElephantUS and then reposted to DeSantis’ “Rapid Response” campaign account @DeSantisWarRoom, then pivots to a clip of outwardly queer rapper Tyler, the Creator yelling “Psych!” before boasting DeSantis’ various legislative attacks against the LGBTQ community.

The cast and crew behind Peaky Blinders is none too happy about their beloved Tommy Shelby showing up in a Ron DeSantis campaign video.

A federal judge in Louisiana has issued a ruling that restricts parts of the Biden administration from communicating with social media companies on “protected speech.”