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Sean “Diddy” Combs Files $50 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against Accuser Over Alleged Celeb Sex Tapes – E! Online
Alleged Combs Texts Read in Court In May 2024, CNN published a clip of hotel surveillance video from 2016 that appeared to show Combs attacking his then-girlfriend Cassie, born Cassandra Ventura. (The assault matched up with an alleged incident detailed in the lawsuit she filed against Combs on Nov. 16, 2023; both parties announced a…
Read MoreWho Is Emily Baldoni? Everything to Know About Justin Baldoni’s Wife – E! Online
Dec. 31, 2024: Baldoni, Wayfarer & Others Sue The New York Times Baldoni, Wayfarer, Heath, Sarowitz, Nathan, TAG, Abel, RWA Communications, Wallace and Street Relations filed a lawsuit against The New York Times Dec. 31. In the lawsuit obtained by E! News, The New York Times is accused of libel, false light invasion of privacy, promissory…
Read MoreSotheby’s Next Chapter: New Markets, $6b in Sales and a Stronger Balance Sheet
Oliver Barker hammered Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian for $6.2 million with fees at Sotheby’s The Now and Contemporary Auction on November 20. Sotheby’s Sotheby’s kicked off a triumphant press conference this morning (Jan. 23) by announcing $6 billion in consolidated global sales for 2024—the highest in the industry—and an impressive 85 percent sell-through rate across all…
Read MoreA.I. Pioneer Yoshua Bengio Warns About A.I. Models’ ‘Self-Preserving’ Ability
Yoshua Bengio is scientific director of the Quebec’s Mila A.I. Institute. Andrej Ivano/AFP via Getty Images Yoshua Bengio, a deep learning pioneer that has spent decades researching A.I., is airing his concerns over the emerging technology’s increasingly self-preserving nature. “We are on a path where we’re going to build machines that are more than tools,…
Read MoreSetback for Trump? Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks US President’s Executive Order to End Birthright Citizenship, Calling It ‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’
A federal judge in Seattle has halted former President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.” US District Judge John Coughenour issued the ruling during a hearing on Thursday. The case, brought by several states, argues that the order violates the Constitution. Arizona, Illinois, Oregon, and Washington are among the…
Read MoreWho is Lexus Martinez? Marine Who Danced with Vice President JD Vance at the Inaugural Ball Calls it ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity’
Staff Sgt. Lexus Martinez, a 27-year-old Marine from Brooklyn, shared a moment she will never forget at the Commander-in-Chief Ball on January 20, 2025. Martinez was selected to dance with Vice President JD Vance, marking a surreal experience that she credits to pure luck. X Martinez, a food service specialist with the Marine Corps Enlisted…
Read MoreKim Kardashian Loses More Than 150,000 Followers on Instagram after Posting Photo of Melania Trump Amid Calls to be ‘Cancelled’
Social media influencer and reality star Kim Kardashian has reportedly lost nearly 150,000 followers after sharing a photo of First Lady Melania Trump on her Instagram story during inauguration day, according to an analytics firm. This comes as a major blow to Kardashian who is one of the most followed stars on Instagram. Kardashian, who…
Read MoreArtist Melike Kara Confronts the Multiplicity in Motherhood in Her Debut Show at Bortolami
An installation view of Melike Kara’s “was uns bleibt” at Bortolami in New York. Image courtesy the artist and Bortolami, New York. Photography by Guang Xu With her dynamic and densely entwined abstract gestures, Kurdish-born and German-raised artist Melike Kara has transformed the canvas into a space of both remembrance and resemblance. Projecting and transferring…
Read MoreSolomon Henderson: Nashville School Shooter’s Manifesto Reveals He Was Inspired by Hitler and Candace Owens Who Was ‘Self-Loathing Incel’
The Nashville school shooter reportedly claimed that his distorted beliefs were inspired by Candace Owens before carrying out a deadly attack on two classmates and turning the gun on himself. Solomon Henderson, 17, fatally shot Josselin Corea Escalante, 16 and injured another student before turning the gun on himself during the carnage at Antioch High…
Read MoreIsabella Strahan’s Doctor Shares She Could’ve Died “Within Weeks” of Brain Cancer Diagnosis – E! Online
Isabella Strahan’s aggressive brain tumor nearly took her life. After the 20-year-old—who is daughter to Michael Strahan and Jean Muggli—shared she was officially cancer-free in June, her doctor David Ashley detailed how close of a call her initial diagnosis in October 2023 had been. “Untreated, she would have been dead within the next few weeks,…
Read MoreOscar 2025 Full List of Nominations: Zoe Saldana to Battle Against Ariana Grande, Demi Moore Scores a First, Emilia Pérez Leads with 13 Nominations
The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were revealed on Thursday, and it was a standout morning for “Emilia Pérez”, “The Brutalist”, and “Wicked.” Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, the two stars of “Wicked”, were among the prominent names to receive highly sought-after Oscar nominations during the event. The blockbuster musical earned a total of…
Read MoreThe New Old-School Ski Packing List: American-Made Gear for Western Powder
Europe may claim skiing’s royal bloodline, but the American West has written its own audacious chapter in winter sports culture. From Sun Valley (where Hemingway penned drafts between runs) to Aspen’s Reagan-era excess and Jackson’s current crypto-meets-cowboy scene, western winter style has always played by different rules. The gear culture here evolved from necessity—when you’re…
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