Michael Avenatti was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday after the disgraced celebrity lawyer was found guilty earlier this year of defrauding his former client, porn actress Stormy Daniels. In February, Avenatti was convicted on federal charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft after funneling nearly $300,000 in …
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June, 2022
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1 June
He Told George Harrison His Tour Sucked – and Five Other Things We Learned from Ben Fong-Torres
“That’s the way things could be, back in the day,” says Ben Fong-Torres, explaining how he grabbed Jim Morrison for what turned out to be the Doors frontman’s last-ever interview after bumping into him at a friend’s apartment in the summer of 1971. Fong-Torres, one of Rolling Stone’s first star …
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May, 2022
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31 May
Will Butler Returns With First Singles Since Arcade Fire Exit, Plots East Coast Tour
While Will Butler didn’t announce his split from Arcade Fire until March — shortly after the release of the band’s sixth studio album WE — his tenure with the indie rock ensemble had actually ended when the project was complete. Now, Butler has returned with “A Stranger’s House” and “Nearer …
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29 May
'Fuck, This Is the Real Thing': Chris Blackwell Remembers Making Bob Marley's 'Catch a Fire'
In his new memoir, “Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond,” Chris Blackwell looks back on an unmatched career in the music business. Written with Paul Morley, the book recounts Blackwell’s boyhood growing up between Jamaica and London, crossing paths with the likes of Ian Fleming, Noel Coward, and Errol …
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27 May
Shootings Have Surged — and Gun Companies Have Made Billions
This story was published in partnership with The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence. Subscribe to its newsletter The mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, have provided the latest and most extreme examples of a breathtaking epidemic of gun violence in the United States. More than …
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26 May
BTS Are Headed to the White House
BTS will be at the White House next week to join President Joe Biden for a special conversation tied to Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month. The Korean group will appear at the White House next Tuesday, May 31, and will discuss topics like Asian representation and …
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25 May
Olivia Rodrigo Calls for 'Stricter Gun Control' in Response to Texas School Shooting
Olivia Rodrigo is the latest celebrity to condemn Tuesday’s mass shooting at a Texas elementary school that left 19 children and two adults dead, telling a Los Angeles crowd that she was “devastated” by the news. “I wish we would never have to worry about our safety or our lives …
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23 May
Johnny Depp's Toxic Fans Are Review-Bombing Amber Heard's Expert Witness
As Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard continues to get ugly in court legally, in the court of public opinion and social media, things appear even more toxic as fans of the actor go on the attack of anyone defending Heard, most recently psychiatrist Dr. David R. Spiegel, …
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22 May
Watch Japanese Breakfast Bring 'Jubilee' Songs to 'SNL' Season Finale
Japanese Breakfast delivered two songs off their acclaimed 2021 LP Jubilee as musical guest on the season finale episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by Natasha Lyonne. The band performed the first two songs off the LP, starting first with the hit opening track “Be Sweet” before returning later in …
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20 May
'Everything I'm Expressing Is Very, Very, Very Real': The Chaotic Rise of Tokischa
I’m knocking on the door of a spacious hotel suite in midtown Manhattan one day in March, and a teasing voice on the other side calls out in Spanish: “The person you’re looking for no longer lives here!” A couple of giggles follow, and suddenly the door swings wide open. …
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