Playbill reports: Fans eager to see Megan Hilty and Jessie Mueller’s star turns as Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn were given a sneak peek as Lifetime dropped the trailer for Patsy & Loretta. The TV movie also got its premiere date: October 19. The trailer shows the pair meeting for the first time, having family dinners, and even singing together. …
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Billboard Magazine reports: Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, rules the Billboard Hot 100 for a 16th week, tying the record for the most time tallied at No. 1 in the chart’s six-decade history. “Road” matches Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito,” featuring Justin Bieber, and Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men’s “One Sweet Day,” which …
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Billboard Magazine reports: Hakuna matata, indeed. If anyone wondered whether lukewarm reviews would pose trouble for the opening weekend of The Lion King, the answer is a no. Ditto for concern that audiences are fed up with Disney remakes; the movie scored the best start ever among its fellow stable of films after earning an A CinemaScore and glowing exit …
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ABC News reports: A bizarre security camera video has emerged showing a Florida man, naked but for a black sports bra, tennis shoes and a baseball cap, as he prowls around a parking lot and burglarizes several vehicles. Pasco County Sheriff’s Office is now on the hunt for the suspect following the thefts at New Port Richey’s Cross Bayou Boulevard. …
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Playbill reports: The first full-length trailer for His Dark Materials was released during Comic-Con this week, showcasing Ruth Wilson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and other stars of stage and screen. In the trailer, the world from Philip Pullman’s trilogy is shown, with Wilson’s Marisa Coulter highlighted. His Dark Materials follows Lyra Belacqua (Dafne Keen) as she stumbles upon a series of secrets …
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Newsweek reports: A Florida man who was accused of masturbating in a Walmart parking lot grabbed a deputy’s buttocks while he was being arrested, saying: “Let me just feel it.” Trenton James Rich, of Pensacola, was detained last Saturday by an officer from the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office who responded to the N. Navy Blvd Walmart just after 4:30 p.m. …
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Billboard Magazine reports: It’s been one month since Taylor Swift released the star-studded music video to her Pride anthem “You Need to Calm Down.” Featuring stars like Adam Lambert, Ellen DeGeneres, RuPaul and so many more, the cameo-filled video became an instant phenomenon. Today Taylor Swift gave fans another look at what happened during the video shoot in a behind-the-scenes …
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Miami’s NBC News affiliate reports: A Florida man is in custody for allegedly using a pair of scissors to cut off the penis of a man he suspected of sleeping with his wife. Alex Bonilla, 49, was arrested Sunday after his neighbor told a deputy that Bonilla tied him up at gunpoint and cut off his penis with a pair …
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Over at Boy Culture our pal Matt Rettenmund has updated his exhaustive list of “history’s greatest gay porn stars.” He writes: In choosing which guys to feature and where to feature them, I’m using my own taste; my impressions as a former gay-porn industry professional (I worked for Torso, Honcho, Inches, Playguy, Mandate) as to each actor’s overall impact during …
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I’m calling this the quarterly reminder even though I keep forgetting to actually post it quarterly and not just when there’s a kerfuffle that needs immediate attention. But I’ll do better as I’ve now set a quarterly alert in my phone for the next year. Commenting Rules Even the most idle and “jokey” threats of physical harm to any person …
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Billboard Magazine reports: Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, rules the Billboard Hot 100 for a 15th week, moving to within a week of the record for the most time spent at No. 1 in the chart’s six-decade history. Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito,” featuring Justin Bieber, and Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men’s “One …
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Orlando’s ABC affiliate reports: A Florida woman was arrested for assault after throwing a sandwich at her boyfriend Thursday night, the Pasco Sheriff’s Office said. According to arrest affidavits, 35-year-old Stacy Chamberlain was charged with domestic battery after getting into an argument with her live-in boyfriend over their pets attacking each other. During the argument, Chamberlain threw a sandwich at …
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The Huffington Post reports: A cake mix-up that went viral is drawing national attention, but the whole scenario is a nightmare for one Georgia woman who lost her Dairy Queen job. The incident started gaining attention on July 2, when Kensli Taylor Davis shared a Facebook post with a picture of her 25th birthday cake purchased from Dairy Queen. The …
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Click Orlando reports: Heroin, cocaine, pills, crack and marijuana were found hidden inside a Florida man’s butt after a traffic stop, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said they pulled over Derrick McKay, 36, around 9 a.m. Thursday for speeding and not wearing a seat belt. He appeared to be nervous and smelled of marijuana so he was …
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This should be a Florida man story but it’s Oklahoma: Two people were arrested after a traffic stop of a stolen car revealed the two had a rattlesnake, radioactive uranium, and an open bottle of Kentucky Deluxe. Stephen Jennings is charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, transporting an open container of liquor, operating a vehicle with a suspended license, …
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Miami’s NBC News affiliate reports: An iguana hunter armed with a pellet gun in Florida missed his target and struck a pool boy working in somebody’s yard last Friday, according to a report. The misfire happened as pool workers were doing maintenance in the patio area of E-Lyn Bryan’s Boca Raton home. “I came out to see what they were …
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Tampa’s ABC News affiliate reports: A sight you don’t see every day was caught on a security camera in Florida: A barefoot man in swimming trunks who appears to fall out of the sky and onto a parked car. Employees of a car dealership in Fort Myers noticed a dented vehicle in the lot when they opened for business Monday. …
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Yahoo News reports: Road tip: Use the parking brake. An unnamed motorist in Colorado learned that the hard way during an apparent bathroom pit stop. Footage from a dashcam shows the man emerging from a roadside port-a-potty just in time to see his truck roll across the road and off a cliff. Viral Hog reported that the vehicle was empty …
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Tampa’s Fox News affiliate reports: Another day, another outrageous Florida man story. This time, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said they arrested a man on July 4 who was pretending to be a cop and ended up pulling over a real deputy. According to the sheriff’s office, around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Barry Lee Hastings Jr., 35, pulled behind an …
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Variety reports: Lil Nas X spoke about the backlash to coming out as gay in a BBC interview, Friday. The “Old Town Road” rapper had hinted about his sexuality earlier in the week in series of Tweets highlighting his lyrics and the artwork on releases of his songs. “I kinda revealed it,” he told the BBC when asked about his …
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