Getty Image Elon Musk wants what he wants, and being the billionaire CEO of both Tesla and SpaceX isn’t enough for him. He wants to own Twitter, too, dammit, and of course, the MAGA cheerleaders think that having a “free speech abolutist” in charge of the joint is the key to getting Trump back on … Read more
Getty Image/Ralph Ordaz It’s no secret that Jack White is a huge Prince fan. White’s Third Man Records label is even slated to release Prince’s mythical Camille album — where Prince performs as his feminine alter ego — sometime this year. In fact, the first time White tried to buy one of the Camille album’s … Read more
Late last month, educators and school district officials in Minneapolis, Minnesota came to a tentative agreement that ended a three-week-long teachers’ strike. The agreement put an end to a standoff that closed classrooms for around 30,000 public school students. The strike was the first for Minneapolis Public Schools in 52 years. In April 1970, teachers … Read more
Before he was a mononymous pop star who could rock out with the best of them, Prince was apparently a talented, precocious, and extremely civic-minded little boy in Minneaopolis. Long-rumored footage of Prince at a 1970s teachers union strike for local news has resurfaced today, courtesy of Minneapolis television station WCCO. Station production manager Matt … Read more
Getty Image J Prince is at it again. Months after he somehow orchestrated a reconciliation between Kanye West and Drake, who held their Larry Hoover benefit concert shortly after they patched things up, the Rap-A-Lot Records CEO is back with another idea. J Prince wants a number of hip-hop artists to come together to hold … Read more
And again, Gail and Elizabeth rubbed some Billions viewers the wrong way. “Prince’s daughters are insufferable,” one wrote on Reddit after Sunday’s episode. “I pray we never see them again, but with the show getting renewed, it seems unlikely.” Another person said, “Hopefully they’ll get the same treatment from the writers as Axe’s, Wags’, and … Read more
Maduka Okoye is a burgeoning soccer star, having just played as Nigeria’s starting goalkeeper in the Africa Cup of Nations. With his Twitter audience at 87,600 followers and his Instagram seeing a 214.55% growth rate in less than four weeks, he’s become an international idol, too. But if this bloom was not emboldened by sexualization, … Read more
Where’s the original ‘Bel-Air’ cast now? With ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ getting a drama reboot with ‘Bel-Air,’ catch up with the ‘90s sitcom’s cast. Source: https://www.distractify.com/p/original-bel-air-cast-now
Peacock When Peacock announced a reboot of the beloved ’90s sitcom, many were expecting a hilarious take on the Will Smith comedy, but for an updated 21st century audience. In a way, they were right, but the show is not a comedy. Bel-Air will begin streaming on Peacock on Sunday, February 13th, and it will … Read more
The Tinder Swindler focuses on the vicious conman’s Tinder exploits, detailing the tricks he relied on to convince dates like Cecilie Fjellhøy to give him an estimated £200,000 ($270,906). Ayleen Charlotte gifted him £140,000 ($189,843) or $140,000, depending on which outlet you consult. Pernilla Sjöholm reportedly loaned him more than £50,000 ($67,857). But how much … Read more
“We have continued to express our concerns to Spotify to ensure changes to its platform are made to help address this public health crisis.” You know Prince Harry and Meghan Markle — and you probably know that they’ve had an overall podcast deal with Spotify for a minute now. Karwai Tang / WireImage / Getty … Read more
Getty Image Spotify, the world’s biggest music streaming service, hasn’t had a great week. They’re finally starting to get their comeuppance for having exclusive rights to the biggest podcast in the world: The Joe Rogan Experience, where the former host of a show where people ate bugs can’t stop spreading dangerous misinformation about the public … Read more