• Paris Hilton says five ex-boyfriends were physically abusive

    Paris Hilton says five ex-boyfriends were physically abusive

    Paris Hilton says that she was physically abused by several ex-boyfriends. “I went through multiple abusive relationships,” the 39-year-old told People. “I was strangled, I was hit, I was grabbed aggressively. I put up with things no one should.” In her upcoming documentary “This is Paris,” premiering on her YouTube channel Sept. 14, the socialite …
  • Kanye West talks abortion, politics in Nick Cannon interview

    Kanye West talks abortion, politics in Nick Cannon interview

    Rapper-turned-fashion mogul Kanye West, now-turned-presidential candidate, opened up about his views on abortion, how his father asked him for an apology for comments he made during one of his political appearances, and slammed those against him sharing a male perspective on the matter in a wide-ranging interview. Speaking to Nick Cannon on his YouTube podcast …
  • Letitia Wright honors ‘Black Panther’ brother Chadwick Boseman in touching video

    Letitia Wright honors ‘Black Panther’ brother Chadwick Boseman in touching video

    Letitia Wright paid homage to Chadwick Boseman, her onscreen brother in Marvel’s blockbuster “Black Panther,” after the actor died Friday from colon cancer. In a touching tribute posted on Instagram Tuesday night, Wright delivers a poem in honor of Boseman, whom she refers to as “my brother, an angel on Earth.” In 2018’s smash success …
  • De Blasio Agrees to Delay School Reopening to Avoid Teacher Strike

    De Blasio Agrees to Delay School Reopening to Avoid Teacher Strike

    New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday that he has reached a deal with the city’s teachers unions to delay the start of the school year by more than a week, narrowly avoiding the threat of a teacher strike. “There is nothing more precious than taking care of the children of New York …
  • Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Phantom’ remix of Cardi B’s ‘WAP’ baffles TikTok

    Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Phantom’ remix of Cardi B’s ‘WAP’ baffles TikTok

    Now that’s a mixtape. Andrew Lloyd Webber is puzzling TikTok with a “Phantom of the Opera”-inspired tribute to raunchy rap song “WAP” by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion. The musical reimagining, cleverly titled “Phantom of the WAPera” after the Broadway legend’s 1986 musical (and, well, “WAP”), has amassed 1.9 million views. In the bizarre …
  • Dating app Bumble reportedly preparing for $6 billion IPO

    Dating app Bumble reportedly preparing for $6 billion IPO

    Female-focused dating app Bumble is reportedly gearing up for an initial public offering that could see it seek a valuation of $6 billion. Bumble — which grew in popularity in the Tinder era by allowing women to make the first move in conversations on its platform — could IPO as soon as early next year, …
  • DraftKings taps Michael Jordan as special board adviser, stock jumps

    DraftKings taps Michael Jordan as special board adviser, stock jumps

    DraftKings has drafted basketball superstar Michael Jordan as a special adviser to its board of directors — a move investors deemed a slam dunk. The NBA Hall of Famer will take an equity stake in the online sports-betting firm in exchange for his guidance and advice on “key business initiatives,” such as product development, marketing …
  • TikTok sale reportedly on hold over questions surrounding algorithm

    TikTok sale reportedly on hold over questions surrounding algorithm

    The hotly-anticipated sale of TikTok to an American company is reportedly on hold as parties try to figure out if the app’s secret sauce algorithm will be included in the deal. The mega-popular video app was expected to be acquired as soon as this week, likely by a tag team of Microsoft and Walmart or …
  • 16-year-old reportedly played key role in Twitter hack

    16-year-old reportedly played key role in Twitter hack

    A 16-year-old boy may have played a key role in the unprecedented hack that caused chaos on Twitter in July, a new report says. Authorities believe the Massachusetts teen helped execute some of the most complex pieces of the July 15 hack that took over the Twitter accounts of Kanye West, Elon Musk and several …
  • ‘Awful’ sound quality in ‘Tenet’ divides Christopher Nolan fans

    ‘Awful’ sound quality in ‘Tenet’ divides Christopher Nolan fans

    The boffo global box office for “Tenet” is proof of the public appetite for Christopher Nolan’s abilities as a filmmaker, but as the film opens in more countries and, gradually, the United States, familiar questions are being raised about the director’s idiosyncratic approach to sound, and its impact on how much — or how little …