White House Says Musk Will Decide His Own Conflicts of Interest. Uhhh …

Duffys department includes the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which has its ownongoing investigationinto Teslas self-driving features.) Itfailedin a 19-20 vote. Anyone else looking to check this oligarch can expect a similar response. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

February 5, 2025 · 1 min · 36 words · Alan Wilson

Whoopi Goldberg Slams ‘Phony’ Weight Loss Ad Using Her Likeness With AI

AI-mouthed, saying all kinds of stuff about you know, I dont sell anything. Unless I say Hey, its me, Whoopi, thats how you know its me. They have me selling bad weight loss drugs. Whoopi Goldberg speaks at The Faces of Hope Gala on Sept. 27, 2024 in New York City.Roy Rochlin/Getty Images Do not, do not indulge in this, she warned. Do not look at this, just get rid of it....

February 5, 2025 · 1 min · 72 words · Diane Lin

‘Armand’ Is a Big Social-Commentary Swing With a Stellar Performance

Its the laugh that gets you. Roughly halfway throughArmand,the debut feature from Norwegian filmmaker Halfdan Ullmann Tndel, we watch someone fall apart. A mother has been called into a parent-teacher conference. Reinate Reinsve in ‘Armand.‘IFC Films Elisabeth has no idea why shes been summoned to her childs school. Soon, the parents of another student arrive. It seems that Armand, the womans son, threatened one of his peers. Theres also the worry that the youngster made good on this threat as well....

February 5, 2025 · 1 min · 186 words · Kaitlyn Hoover

‘Clean Slate’: A Trans Character Walks Into the Deep South…

This is both an admirable sentiment and an easy one for Lear to have had. But this is also not necessarily a show built for a lot of attention. Uzoukwu) to a club because, Have you been reading the news lately? Laverne Cox and George Wallace as Desiree and Harry, the daughter-father duo of ‘Clean Slate.‘Prime These streets are not safe for people like Des. But the shows version of Mobile feels anything but unsafe....

February 5, 2025 · 1 min · 139 words · Benjamin Castaneda MD

‘Holding Us Hostage’: Inside Trump and Musk’s USAID Shutdown Fiasco

Are they going to be stranded? Will they have to leave their pets behind? Many have had their jobs terminated. The U.S. Agency of International Development (USAID) flag flies outside its headquarters on January 30, 2024, in Washington, D.C.J. David Ake/Getty Images The memo directed employees to provide their personal contact information to a USAID human resources staffer. The rest of the employee relations team is expected to be put on leave soon, too....

February 5, 2025 · 1 min · 131 words · Todd Tucker

‘It Ends With Us’ Saga: Crisis Management Specialist Sues Blake Lively for Defamation

Neither could they have breached a contract with Lively because no such contract exists. The competing Lively-Baldoni lawsuits are expected tohead to court in 2026. Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni in ‘It Ends With Us.‘Nicole Rivelli/Sony Pictures

February 5, 2025 · 1 min · 37 words · Brianna Smith

‘Musk Is Reaching Too Far’: Federal Union Boss Dishes on Why He’s Suing DOGE

AFGE sued along with the Alliance for Retired Americans and the Service Employees InternationalUnion. The following transcript has been edited for length and clarity. We believe that there should be accountability. Elon Musk at the inauguration of President Donald Trump in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images We believe that is illegal. Its a breach of the privacy of the workforce, and in some cases, the American people....

February 5, 2025 · 3 min · 593 words · Paul Flores

A Teenage Chappell Roan Forecasted Her Best New Artist Grammy Win

As a teenager,Chappell Roanset out for Recording Academy recognition. Thats my goal a 14-year-old Roan said, as she accepted a check for $1,012. And Im going to do whatever it takes to get it. Chappell Roan accepts the Best New Artist award at the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 2, 2025.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images That same year, as labels fell under the pressure of the pandemic, she was dropped....

February 4, 2025 · 1 min · 101 words · Laura Schneider

A$AP Rocky Trial: A$AP Relli Makes Surprise Admission in Gun Assault Trial

I wasnt in L.A., he testified Friday. Ephron said he simply did his homework and accused Tacopina of trying to be slick and sneaky. The judge ordered him to stop hurling insults. A$AP Rocky is seen on Feb. 3, 2025, in Los Angeles.DUTCH/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images I just wanted to stop talking to you, he said today. He only found two, he testified. I never planted nothing, he said on the witness stand today....

February 4, 2025 · 3 min · 540 words · Anna Craig

Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively Will Reunite This Spring for ‘Another Simple Favor’

The film will make its world premiere on opening night at the SXSW Film Festival in March. I have a simple favor to ask you… can you save the date? Feig wrote on Instagram. Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively at the New York premiere of “A Simple Favor” at Museum of Modern Art on Sept. 10, 2018.Jimi Celeste/Patrick McMullan/Getty Images This is total BS. Sorry, Feigsaidin January. The movie is finished and coming out soon....

February 4, 2025 · 1 min · 112 words · Barbara Bray

Beabadoobee Plots The Space in Between Tour

Beabadoobeewill spend this spring on the road in support of her latest album,This Is How Tomorrow Moves. The tour kicks off on April 8 in Vancouver and will conclude on June 16 in Raleigh. I guess its about becoming a woman, Beabadoobee said in a statement about the record at the time. BeabadoobeeDeanie Chen* I think Im more aware of my actions in these songs. But in this record, its accepting that theres an inevitability of my fault in there, too....

February 4, 2025 · 1 min · 81 words · Joseph Brown

Beyoncé’s First AOTY Win Confirms She Was Always Too Black for the Grammys

Instead, the brevity of the moment she accepted it crystalized how complicated and bittersweet it was. I can only agree with the latter. But with Beyonces AOTY losing streak, it can and should only mean so much. Beyoncé accepts the Album of the Year award for ‘Cowboy Carter’ onstage during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles.Kevin Winter/Getty Images Similarly,Cowboy Cartercommands attention and respect to Blackness in country music precisely because of how its been diminished....

February 4, 2025 · 1 min · 92 words · Stuart Morrison

Big Thief Drop Previously Unreleased Songs For L.A. Fire Relief

Big Thiefhas released new music in support of L.A. fire relief efforts. And in time, it aims to help displaced residents rebuild their communities. Big ThiefNoah Lenker

February 4, 2025 · 1 min · 27 words · Megan Camacho