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Tom Cruise teases 'Top Gun 2' as sequel enters production
Tom is back in uniform and ready to "feel the need" for speed! We don't know who is writing the film's theme song, but hopefully the answer is no one, because the franchise already has the greatest track in cinematic history. "The Navy is very different now than it was in 1986". Maybe they have a great script that has a real story to tell, but I do wonder if Top Gun 2 is about 20 years too l... [Full Article...]
Roseanne Barr sighted in Utah following 'Roseanne' cancellation and racist tweet controversy
In between posting self-pitying apology tweets and retweeting right-leaning supporters on how unfair her show's cancellation was, Ro-Ro revealed she made a desperate plea to Ben Sherwood hoping that the Disney/ABC Television Group President would allow her to "make amends" for her racist tweet about Valerie Jarrett . [Full Article...]
Trump meets with U.S. celebrity Kim Kardashian to discuss prison reform
Kim was photographed entering the white house grounds with a small entourage, as she arrived and departed in a black SUV. Kim Kardashian found herself in the middle of a lot of criticism after she made a decision to meet with Donald Trump over prison reform. [Full Article...]
Samantha Bee under fire after calling Ivanka Trump a vulgar name
The comments quickly galvanised Trump's supporter base who immediately demanded that Bee be fired from her show by TBS, the network that broadcasts her show in the United States (the program screens on SBS VICELAND in Australia). The network said "it was our mistake, too", but did not mention if there would be any consequences for Bee or the show. Bee then referenced Roseanne Barr's racist twee... [Full Article...]
'Sesame Street' loses lawsuit against R-rated puppet murder movie
The trailer , which features muppets drinking alcohol, swearing, using drugs, and offering themselves for sex, uses the tagline "no sesame, all street" - a line Sesame Workshop sued to have removed, arguing the public would think the movie was supported by Sesame Street . [Full Article...]
Uganda Finally Introduces Social Media Tax, 5 cents Per Day
The country's president, Yoweri Museveni, pushed for the tax on the grounds that social media encourages "gossip". Despite the small daily levy, Namubiru said he thought it would be effective in curtailing social media use, because most Ugandans buy data in small bundles of 500-1,000 shillings. [Full Article...]
Peter Kay calls Car Share a 'five-year labour of love'
And fans loved it, taking to Twitter to mock them. The second series of the Bafta-winning show ended on a cliffhanger previous year with Kay's character John failing to reciprocate the advances of his colleague, Kayleigh ( Sian Gibson ). It put fans out of their misery after last year's cliffhanger ending to the show's previous series, when Kayleigh declared her feelings for John. Shane Allen,... [Full Article...]
Bobby Brown Wants to 'Slap' Kanye West for Whitney Houston Photo
The cover art is a pic of Whitney Houston's drug infested bathroom, allegedly taken without her knowledge or consent in 2006. "He changed my artwork last night at 1 a.m.", the "Trouble on My Mind" rapper said on Power 105.1 FM's The Angie Martinez Show on May 24. [Full Article...]