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If you felt your blood boil listening to Harrison Butker‘s disgusting commencement speech at Benedictine College this week, just imagine how much it must have hurt to hear in person?

A cause of death has been confirmed for the teen who died after doing the “One Chip Challenge.”

Every Friday, The FADER's writers dive into the most exciting new projects released that week. Today, read our thoughts on Beth Gibbons's Lives Outgrown, Draag's Actually, the quiet is nice, Lip Critic's Hex Dealer, and more.

Lives Outgrown is an album 10 years in the making after half a century in the ether. The debut solo LP from Portishead frontwoman Beth Gibbons, released six-and-a-half months before her 60th birthday, comprises 10 jaw-droppingly lush tracks, each a condensed saga of its own.

The cast of Kinds of Kindness took over the red carpet at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival on Friday afternoon (May 17).

Young Sheldon came to an end this week.

Newly released security footage appears to support some of the claims of physical abuse that Cassie Ventura accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of in a since-settled lawsuit.

Andy Cohen is addressing John Mayer‘s scathing letter regarding their friendship.

RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars season nine is here!

Playsport in East Kilbride has welcomed a new state-of-the-art racing simulator centre, GP Racing Simulators, with doors officially open to the public today.

Andy Cohen is applauding John Mayer’s defense of their friendship!

A rape survivor has hit out at the 'lenient' penalty her attacker's lawyer is facing after a complaint she made against him was upheld.

Don McLean has openly criticised Prince Harry, stating that the Duke of Sussex "just doesn't get America". The American Pie singer also warned the ex-Royal should "shut his mouth."

CANNES: If you’ve ever seen an Eastern European movie at a major film festival, there’s one thing you can count on, a corrupt police or judicial system at the center of it. That may seem like a generalization, but institutional corruption has been a centerpiece in Romanian film, especially over the past two decades.

The horror genre is off to a strong start in 2024 thanks to films like “Immaculate,” “Abigail,” and “In A Violent Nature.” But 2025 is already shaping out to be a banner year, with many genre entries getting new theatrical premiere dates this week. So what’s next year’s most anticipated horror movie on the docket? It could be Sony‘s “I Know What You Did Last Summer” remake, which THR reports will hit theaters on July 18, 2025.

It feels like it’s been months or even years that we’ve all known that Timothée Chalamet would star in a Blue De Chanel advertisement directed by Martin Scorsese (“Killers Of The Flower Moon”). The pair, who conducted some interviews last year, particularly one for GQ, are clearly mutual admirers of one another.

CANNES – To be perfectly honest, we didn’t expect it would be so difficult to collect our thoughts regarding Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Kinds of Kindness.” A world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, this isn’t the first anthology film we’ve reviewed in our career, let alone one with an unconventional structure. Perhaps our hesitation is that we’re still rattled by what Lanthimos and longtime screenwriting collaborator Efthimis Filippo hope to provoke with three tales of people yearning for control and the excess of such constraints.

The weather in Scotland has finally begun to warm up, and with more and more sunny days on the horizon, many people will be looking forward to that first BBQ of the season.

A teacher and church youth group leader who communicated with two young boys for sexual gratification has been put on a three-year Probation Order.

Joe Swash snapped back in a light-hearted manner at Vernon Kay, after the television host made a cheeky dig at his wife Stacey Solomon.

Southampton boss Russell Martin admits that the Championship club have paused talks with Alex McCarthy amid speculation over a move to Celtic.

Tackling a huge pile of ironing is nobody's favourite pastime, but unfortunately it's got to be done if you want crease-free clothes.

The end of any football career can be daunting and for many, acclimatising to life without the structure and routine of a professional sport is difficult. In recent years, there have been a rise in cases of footballers slipping into wrong habits or fading into obscurity after struggling to come to terms with being an ex-professional.

Each time Abu-Bakr Ishtiaqleaves his south Manchester home, he fears for his safety. The potholes and craters in his road might be a pain for most others - but for him they are a hazard that he is worried could render him housebound.

Proposals to make it easier for venues to extend their opening hours during major national or local events have passed through the Commons, moving one step closer to becoming law.

arrived at the premiere of Kinds of Kindness, her third film in collaboration with writer and director Yorgos Lanthimos, dressed in a stunning shimmery Louis Vuitton gown in the deep-V silhouette she's all but made her signature. The intricate beading almost created the illusion of velvet or chenille, adding to the overall uber luxe vibe.The rich burgundy color complemented her auburn hair, which she wore in loose waves that just brushed her collarbone.

. It’s giving .The singer, actor, and founder was photographed in a two-piece knit set consisting of a cardigan and skirt. Adding to the ladylike silhouette of the ensemble was the ruffled and matching ruffled cuffs.

Perez is back on the @VegasMorningBlend on @KTNV! Always so much fun with @iamjessicarosado and @e2thebam for Perez’s Picks! Today – we chat Taylor Swift and Celine Dion, as well as local picks @LivBeach, @Raiderettes camp, @VegasUnstripped and @SpyNinjasHQ.

Well, that was quick!

EXCLUSIVE: Actress Susan Park has signed with Prototype Talent Agency for theatrical representation.

David Gilmour fans.On Monday, May 13, the long-time Pink Floyd member announced his brief four-concert ‘Luck and Strange Tour,’ which included a pair of shows at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Monday, Nov. 4 and Tuesday, Nov.

Billie Eilish dropped her groundbreaking, Grammy-winning debut album, “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” — there was a seismic shift in pop.At just 17, she emerged as a goth-pop princess whose spooky, synthy sound was eerily prescient of the doom to come when the pandemic shut the world.And the Billie effect was felt with everyone from Olivia Rodrigo to SZA to, yes, even Taylor Swift. While Eilish broke out of the “Bad Guy” groove of her biggest hit on her second album, 2021’s “Happier Than Ever,” there was still no stopping her power.And even when she made the most anti-blockbuster ballad for last summer’s “Barbie” smash, “What Was I Made For?” went on to win both the Song of the Year Grammy and the Best Original Song Oscar — even though the single didn’t even crack the Top 10.Now 22, Eilish is hot off of accomplishing that rare Grammy-Oscar double as she releases her third LP, “Hit Me Hard and Soft” — and she continues to go against the mainstream.In fact, she chose not to release any singles leading up to the album, wanting the collection to be consumed as a “family of songs.”Forget the fact that listening to an album from start to finish in the streaming era is a pretty radical concept.And when the LP gets off to the sleepiest of starts with the dreamy “Skinny” — where Eilish displays her new thing for strings, courtesy of the Attacca Quartet — you might think you accidentally shuffled it to the end.Just like Prince rebeled against the “Purple Rain” mania with “Around the World in a Day” and Radiohead tried to shake off the “OK Computer” masses with “Kid A,” Eilish has refused to play to the basic crowd to meet any sort of commercial expectation.And yet, it still works for her.

Francis Ford Coppola has lamented the state of modern cinema, claiming some major studios no longer focus on making high quality films.Speaking at a press conference at Cannes Film Festival following the world premiere of his new dystopian drama Megalopolis, Coppola expressed his view that studios are mostly focused on making money due to their high levels of debt.“I fear that the film industry has become more of a matter of people being hired to meet their debt obligations because the studios are in great, great debt. And the job is not so much to make good movies, the job is to make sure they pay their debt obligations,” Coppola told Variety.However, The Godfather director believes streaming services could interrupt the old system and potentially have a positive impact on the industry.

Did Jax Taylor cheat on Brittany Cartwright… with their publicist?!? This is getting into Scandoval territory!

Rachel Leviss‘ legal team just filed new docs as part of her ongoing revenge porn lawsuit against Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix, and they are NOT holding back!

A man has been arrested after a cyclist died in a horror crash involving a HGV in Salford. Police, paramedics and fire crews were called to Cromwell Road on Thursday afternoon.