Month: June 2022

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PGA Tour suspends 17 golfers, including Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson, who are competing in LIV Golf Invitational Series

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The PGA Tour announced on Thursday that they have suspended 17 players who are competing in the first event of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series this week near London, after it warned of potential discipline. Dustin Johnson, Louis Oosthuizen, Kevin Na, Talor Gooch, Sergio Garcia, Matt Jones, Phil Mickelson, Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter and Hudson Swafford are among the Top 100 players impacted by the ban from PGA Tour play.

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan released a memo on the disciplinary measure, saying in part: “We have followed the tournament regulations from start to finish in responding to those players who have decided to turn their backs on the PGA Tour by willfully violating a regulation.” Monahan noted that “the same fate holds true for any other players who participate in future Saudi Golf League events” in violation of PGA Tour regulations, which could potentially impact Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed, who are expected to join LIV Golf later this season.

LIV Golf released a statement hours later and called the PGA Tour move “vindictive,” adding: “It’s troubling that the Tour, an organization dedicated to creating opportunities for golfers to play the game, is the entity blocking golfers from playing. This certainly is not the last word on this topic. The era of free agency is beginning as we are proud to have a full field of players joining us in London, and beyond.”

LIV Golf Invitational London teed off Thursday and runs through Saturday at the Centurion Club in Hemel Hempstead, England. The suspension also bars the players from the Presidents Cup and other tours sanctioned by the PGA Tour, in addition to this season’s primary tournaments.

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First footage is released from the Amazon reboot of ‘A League of Their Own’

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Amazon has shared the first footage of its forthcoming reboot of Penny Marshall’s beloved classic A League of Their Own. The eight-episode drama, from creators Abbi Jacobson and Will Graham and Sony TV, will debut its entire first season on Friday, Aug. 12.

The minute-long teaser, set to Stevie Nicks’ “Edge of Seventeen” offers a glimpse at the cast — including Jacobson, Chanté Adams, D’Arcy Carden and Melanie Field.

Check out the footage for A League of Their Own – here.

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Take a look at the teaser trailer for the film ‘Strange World’ starring Jake Gyllenhaal

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Disney shared a teaser trailer for the animated action sci-fi film Strange World.  Jake Gyllenhaal voices Searcher Clade, the son of a legendary explorer who travels beyond space and time to an alien planet filled with fantastical creatures.

According to a synopsis, Strange World will journey “deep into an uncharted and treacherous land where fantastical creatures await the legendary Clades, a family of explorers whose differences threaten to topple their latest — and by far — most crucial mission.” The trailer instructs viewers to “prepare yourself for a journey beyond what is possible.”

The new film is written by Qui Nguyen and co-directed by Nguyen and director Don Hall (Big Hero 6, Raya the Last Dragon).  Strange World opens in theaters Nov. 23.

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Grammy Awards announce 5 new categories, including Songwriter of the Year

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The Recording Academy announced five new Grammy Awards categories that will be introduced in 2023. Among them are Songwriter of the Year, Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media, Best Spoken Word Album, Best Alternative Music Performance and Best Americana Performance. In addition, the Recording Academy will present a Special Merit Award for Best Song for Social Change, which will be determined by a Blue Ribbon Committee and celebrate music that addresses timely social issues.

Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said in a statement: “We’re so excited to honor these diverse communities of music creators through the newly established awards and amendments, and to continue cultivating an environment that inspires change, progress and collaboration. The Academy’s top priority is to effectively represent the music people that we serve, and each year, that entails listening to our members and ensuring our rules and guidelines reflect our ever-evolving industry.”

There will be a total of 91 trophies at next year’s Grammy Awards ceremony including the new categories. The Songwriter of the Year award will honor musicians who have written a minimum of five songs in which they are credited only as a songwriter or co-writer, and not as the artist or producer.

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Boston Celtics beat Golden State Warriors 116-100 to take 2-1 lead in NBA Finals

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The Celtics Jaylen Brown scored 27 points and Jayson Tatum added 26, helping Boston defeat the Warriors with a 116-100 win, and giving them a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals. Marcus Smart added 24 points and Al Horford added 11 points, eight rebounds and six assists to bring the Celtics to victory.

The Warriors Steph Curry scored an impressive 31 points, despite the loss. Curry has 94 points in three games, but an ankle injury suffered late in the fourth quarter may affect his availability for Game 4.

Game 4 between the Warriors and Celtics will take place this Friday, June 10th at 9 p.m. ET at TD Garden in Boston.

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90 women, including U.S. gymnasts, file claims against the FBI for $1 billion in damages in Larry Nassar case

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Some of the biggest names in U.S. gymnastics are among the 90 women to have filed federal tort claims against the FBI, demanding $1billion in damages for their mishandling of the investigation into former Olympic team doctor Larry Nassar.

Nassar, a longtime U.S. Olympic team doctor who worked at Michigan State University, faces charges that he abused the women after sexual abuse allegations were first reported to the FBI.  Gymnast Maggie Nichols, a Team USA member, alleges that ‘the FBI knew that Larry Nassar was a danger to children when his abuse of me was first reported in September of 2015.  For 421 days, they worked with USA Gymnastics and [the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee] to hide this information from the public and allowed Nassar to continue molesting young women and girls. It is time for the FBI to be held accountable.’ 

Olympic gymnastics medalists Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney and Aly Raisman are also among the women who filed tort claims against the FBI. In 2018, a Michigan judge sentenced Nassar to 40 to 175 years in prison after he was convicted on seven counts of felony criminal sexual conduct while treating Olympians and other young gymnasts and athletes.  The Justice Department announced last month that it would not bring charges against two former FBI special agents who failed to properly investigate allegations that Nassar sexually abused athletes under his care.

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‘Ted Lasso’ star and writer Brett Goldstein confirms Season 3 will be its last

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Ted Lasso star and writer Brett Goldstein confirmed that Season 3 will mark the end of the hit Apple TV+ series.  Goldstein told told U.K.’s The Sunday Times when asked if the show would conclude in the third season:  “We are writing it like that. It was planned as three. Spoiler alert: everyone dies.”

Goldstein’s comments are consistent with what co-creator and star Jason Sudeikis said back in 2021, when he envisioned the series ending after three seasons. Sudeikis told Entertainment Weekly: “The story that I know is the one that I wanted to tell, and so that’s the one we’re telling with the help of numerous people in front of and behind the camera. So it’s by no means me typing every key stroke and saying every word. It’s nowhere near like that. But the story that’s being told — that three-season arc — is one that I see, know, and understood. I’m glad that they are willing to pay for those three seasons. As far as what happens after that, who knows? I don’t know.”

Ted Lasso, developed by Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt and Joe Kelly, is based on a character Sudeikis originally portrayed in a series of promos for NBC Sports’ coverage of the English Premier League. The series follows Ted Lasso, an American college football coach who is hired to coach an English soccer team in the EPL. The show premiered in August 2020 and quickly turned into a smash hit.

The third season of Ted Lasso is currently in production in the U.K. and is set to premiere later this year.

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Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle announce joint stand-up comedy show in London

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Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle have announced a joint stand-up comedy show in London, set to take place Sept. 3 at the O2 Arena. The controversial comedians have set an age limit at their event, only welcoming guests 18 years and older. Tickets will go on sale for the general public on June 10.

Rock, 57, recently joined Chappelle onstage at West Hollywood’s “The Comedy Store,” where both poked fun at their attacks. Chappelle, 48, was attacked onstage in May while performing at the “Netflix is a Joke” show in Los Angeles. Accused attacker Isaiah Lee, 23, said he was “triggered” by the comedian’s jokes about the LGBTQ community and homelessness, and claims he was inspired to attack the comedian after seeing Will Smith slap Rock at the Academy Awards.

Smith infamously slapped Rock onstage during the televised awards show after Rock cracked a bald joke about the actor’s wife, Jada-Pinkett Smith, who’s openly discussed her struggles with alopecia, an autoimmune disease that causes hair to fall out.

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Avril Lavigne celebrates 20th anniversary of her debut album “Let Go” with deluxe edition featuring bonus tracks

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Avril Lavigne is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her debut album, Let Go, with a new deluxe edition, featuring six bonus tracks. One of the additions to the album is Lavigne’s “Breakaway,” a song she originally wrote for Let Go but ultimately went to Kelly Clarkson, whose version became a hit in 2004. For the new version of “Breakaway,” Lavigne restored some of the original lyrics, which reference her childhood in Canada.   You can take a listen – here.

The rest of the bonus material on the Deluxe Edition of Let Go comprises five b-sides and other rare tracks, including “Why” — the b-side to Lavigne’s breakout hit “Complicated” — and “Get Over It,” the b-side to “Sk8er Boi”.   Along with the digital release of the Let Go 20th anniversary edition, a special double-LP vinyl version is expected to arrive Jan. 27, 2023.

Lavigne released her seventh studio album Love Sux in February, which was co-produced by Travis Barker and Lavigne’s fiancé, Mod Sun and features contributions from Machine Gun Kelly, Blackbear, and Barker’s Blink-182 bandmate Mark Hoppus.

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Post Malone drops ‘Twelve Carat Toothache (Deluxe)’ With 2 New Tracks

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Following the release last week of his fourth studio album, Twelve Carat Toothache, Post Malone has dropped a deluxe edition of the LP featuring two additional tracks.

New to the deluxe edition are the songs “Waiting For Never” and “Hateful,” both produced by J. Lauryn and Malone’s longtime collaborator Louis Bell.  The original 14-track album (which runs for a total of just 43 minutes), features guest appearances from Doja Cat on “I Like You (A Happier Song),” Gunna on “I Cannot Be (A Sadder Song),” The Kid LAROI on “Wasting Angels” and Fleet Foxes on “Love/Hate Letter To Alcohol,” as well as the pre-released tracks with Roddy Ricch (“Cooped Up”), and The Weeknd (“One Right Now).”

Twelve Carat Toothache (Deluxe) is out now; take a listen here.

Post Malone Releases ‘Twelve Carat Toothache’ Deluxe Feat. Two New Songs: Stream

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