Author: admin
NEED TO KNOW John Oates tells PEOPLE that his dream gig at the Philadelphia Folk Festival came directly before the death of his father, Alfred, at 101 years old”I did the show on Saturday night, went to visit him on Sunday and we had a great visit. He was pretty coherent. He was okay. And we sat for a few hours and it was great. And on Monday morning, he never woke up,” Oates explainsDespite the loss, the musician notes that the feeling of being able to spend his father’s final moments with him was “as good as it gets”…
Cardi B’s civil lawsuit reached a boiling point this week. The rapper (born Belcalis Almanzar) appeared in Los Angeles County Court in Alhambra, Calif., on Aug. 25-27, as part of a civil assault trial. Security guard Emani Ellis sued Cardi in 2020, claiming that the Grammy winner assaulted her outside of a Beverly Hills medical office in February 2018. Cardi, who at the time was pregnant with her first child, has repeatedly denied the assault allegations. The rapper — who said in court that she’s being sued for $24 million — admitted that she was involved in a “verbal altercation” with Ellis,…
After Tyler, the Creator and Metro Boomin encouraged their fans to put down their phones and pull up to the dancefloor with reckless abandon ahead of their recent albums, Rema echoed their sentiments by writing on X, “Ok.. I want y’all to DANCE this summer.” Shortly after issuing his mandate, Rema released another banger to “shake your bakasi” to with “KELEBU,” which draws inspiration from different French-speaking countries in Africa and the Caribbean. Rema isn’t the only star soundtracking raves this season, as Amaarae honors dance music from the Black diaspora by borrowing from her native Ghanaian highlife, Brazilian baile…
NEED TO KNOW At the Venice International Film Festival on Aug. 29, Julia Roberts fielded #MeToo-related questions from reporters about her new movie After the Hunt”That’s how we wanted it to feel, that everybody comes out with all these different feelings and emotions and points of views,” Roberts said during the press conference when a reporter said a screening sparked debatesAfter the Hunt, from director Luca Guadagnino, stars Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield, Ayo Edebiri, Michael Stuhlbarg and Chloë Sevigny Julia Roberts is defending her new movie After the Hunt as reporters questioned its stance on the #MeToo movement. The actress,…
The wedding bells are ringing louder and louder for Selena Gomez, who just checked off a landmark occasion from her bridal to-do list ahead of her and Benny Blanco‘s nuptials: the bachelorette party. In a Thursday night (Aug. 28) post on Instagram, the singer-actress gave fans a peek inside the action-packed celebrations she and her closest girlfriends enjoyed in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, leading up to the big day. Spending lots of time by the beach, Gomez sported a white bikini and a “Bride to Be” veil in some of the snaps. The group also enjoyed a couple of dinners…
NEED TO KNOW My Life with the Walter Boys star Noah LaLonde breaks down the emotional final conversation between Cole and Jackie (Nikki Rodriguez)”I think that scene verbalizes everything that’s been going on the entire show — both seasons,” he says of the dramatic cliffhanger momentSeason 2 of My Life with the Walter Boys is now streaming in full on Netflix Warning: This post contains spoilers for season 2 of My Life with the Walter Boys. Jackie’s love triangle came to a roaring head in the season 2 finale of My Life with the Walter Boys. After rekindling things with…
NEED TO KNOW Amaya Espinal is speaking out for the first time following news of her split from Bryan ArenalesThe couple were crowned the winners of Love Island USA season 7 last month, and Amaya confirmed their breakup in a post on Instagram on Aug. 27She tells PEOPLE she’s “still processing” things but is “very optimistic and very hopeful for the future” Amaya Papaya is ready to move on. The Love Island USA season 7 winner stole America’s hearts during her time in the Fiji villa this summer, and emerged as a couple with Bryan Arenales, whom she was exclusively…
Upon the release of new album Man’s Best Friend, Sabrina Carpenter is opening up about her past relationship with the person who just might have inspired some of the songs: Barry Keoghan. More specifically, the pop star addressed whether she feels responsible at all for the hate the Irish actor received following their breakup. During an interview on CBS Mornings on Friday (Aug. 29), Gayle King broached the subject by bringing up Keoghan by name and saying, “He got a lot of backlash because your fans are very loyal.” “Correct,” Carpenter replied frankly, to which King followed up with, “Did…
NEED TO KNOW Elsie Hewitt showed off her baby bump in some vacation photos ahead of welcoming her first baby with boyfriend Pete DavidsonInstagram photos taken during a beach vacation showed the SNL alum kissing Hewitt as she held her bare bumpHewitt first confirmed in July that she and Davidson are expecting a baby together Elsie Hewitt and Pete Davidson are enjoying some R&R ahead of welcoming their first baby. On Friday, Aug. 29, the model, 29, shared photos to her Instagram account that featured herself and her boyfriend Davidson, 31, enjoying a beach vacation together, as well as some snaps of Hewitt’s…
NEED TO KNOW Rising pop star Eli, has found fans in Doechii and Meghan Trainor, as her pop music has gone viral on TikTok”So, it’s definitely cliché. I’ve always wanted to be a rock star,” she tells PEOPLEEli’s newest single, “Like a Girl,” is out now If you’ve been perusing TikTok over the past few months, perhaps you needed to immediately stop your scroll when snippets of songs like “Marianne” and “Girl of Your Dreams” from Eli hit your feed. With her Myspace-era-like recordings, wind-swept waves and a pop star headset, the 24-year-old singer-songwriter has not been shy about her…