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In Gee Chun holds off Lexi Thompson to win Women’s PGA Championship

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In Gee Chun captured her third career major title to with the Women’s PGA Tournament at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md.

Chun won her first major since 2016, while Lexi Thompson – who was seeking her first major since 2014 — settled for a tie for second. Thompson, 27, won the 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship at 19 years old. She has earned 16 major top-10 finishes and 11 top fives in her last 39 major appearances.

Chun became just the third Korean woman with three or more major championships. Chun’s previous major wins came at the 2015 U.S. Women’s Open and the 2016 Evian Championship. Chun said emotionally after her victory: “It just means a lot because I didn’t have any wins the last three and a half years. I really appreciate my sponsors … they always believed in me, I really appreciate it. My family and my coach … and my caddie … they never gave up on me no matter how I did. Thank you.”

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Netflix renews ‘Selling Sunset’ for Seasons 6 and 7

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Netflix has confirmed that the hit reality series “Selling Sunset” will return for Seasons 6 and 7.   The new episodes will begin production this summer, Netflix said in a press release. Selling Sunset follows the agents at the Oppenheim Group, a luxury real estate firm in Los Angeles. Brett and Jason Oppenheim, Chrishell Stause, Christine Quinn, Mary Fitzgerald and Heather Young star. A Selling Sunset spinoff titled Selling the OC will premiere Aug. 24.

In addition, Netflix will expand its property slate with four new shows: Designing Miami follows married couple and competitors Eilyn and Ray Jimenez as they design homes in the Miami area.

Buying Beverly Hills features agents and clients of Mauricio Umansky’s The Agency real estate firm in Beverly Hills, Calif. Umansky is married to Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards.

Instant Dream Home is hosted by Danielle Brooks and is part home renovation show and part heist movie. premiering Aug. 10.

Buy My House will see homeowners attempt to sell their properties to one of four real-estate tycoons, Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman, Corcoran Group CEO Pamela Liebman, NFL linebacker Brandon Copeland and investment property magnate Danisha Wrighster.

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Michael J. Fox to be awarded honorary Oscar for work as Parkinson’s disease activist

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Michael J. Fox will receive an honorary Oscar for his work as a Parkinson’s disease activist. The announcement was made by the Academy’s board of governors, who will also be honoring Oscar-winning songwriter Diane Warren, Oscar nominated director/writer Peter Weir, and pioneering Black director Euzhan Palcy.  Fox, Warren, Weir and Palcy will receive their honorary Oscars at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 13th Governors Awards on November 19.

Academy president David Rubin said in a statement:  “The Academy’s board of governors is honored to recognize four individuals who have made indelible contributions to cinema and the world at large. Michael J. Fox’s tireless advocacy of research on Parkinson’s disease alongside his boundless optimism exemplifies the impact of one person in changing the future for millions.”

Fox was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson’s disease in 1991, at the age of 29. In 2000, he founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, which is now the world’s leading Parkinson’s research organization.

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Charlie Puth and BTS’ Jungkook share the video for their new song ‘Left and Right’

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Charlie Puth and BTS member Jungkook released their collaboration “Left and Right” along with the official music video. “Left and Right” is expected to appear on Puth’s forthcoming third studio album, Charlie. The album also features the singles “Light Switch” and “That’s Hilarious.”

Meanwhile news broke last week that BTS will be taking a hiatus as the members focus on their solo careers. BTS consists of Jungkook, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin and V. The group most recently released the anthology album Proof, which includes the new single “Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment).” “We’re each going to take some time to have fun and experience lots of things,” Jungkook said. “We promise we will return someday, even more mature than we are now.”

Check out the video for “Left and Right” – here.

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Lizzo and Live Nation pledge $1M to Planned Parenthood after Roe vs. Wade is overturned

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Lizzo has announced she and her concert tour producer Live Nation are donating $1 million to Planned Parenthood after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade. The reversal of the landmark 1973 abortion decision Friday pushes the question of legality back to individual states.

Lizzo tweeted: “I’m pledging $500k from my upcoming tour to Planned Parenthood and Abortion Rights. Live Nation agreed to match- to make it 1 MILLION dollars.”

Live Nation confirmed the news in a separate tweet titled “We Stand With Women.”  The post also said the company will cover travel expenses for employees who want/need to have abortions outside of their home states; will bail out employees arrested while protesting peacefully; and will promote voter registration to increase turnout for elections that could impact issues pertaining to abortion.

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Jake Paul announces fight vs. Tommy Fury on Aug. 6 at Madison Square Garden

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Jake Paul announced via Twitter on Thursday that he is set to fight Tommy Fury on Aug. 6 at Madison Square Garden. In the co-main event, Amanda Serrano will defend her WBC, WBO and IBO female featherweight titles against Brenda Carabajal. Serrano is coming off a split decision loss to Katie Taylor in April in one of the all-time great fights in women’s boxing history.

Paul, a social media star with more than 20 million followers on YouTube, has a 5-0 record and is coming off his second consecutive victory over former UFC champion Tyron Woodley last December. His other wins were against former UFC star Ben Askren, NBA Slam Dunk champion Nate Robinson and YouTuber AnEsonGib.

Like Paul, Fury has a massive social media following largely due to an appearance on a season of “Love Island UK.”  He is the half-brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, and has an 8-0 record with four knockouts. Fury was scheduled to fight Paul on Dec. 18, but was forced to withdraw due to a broken rib and bacterial infection.

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Quarterback Arch Manning, No. 1 prospect in 2023 class, commits to University of Texas

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Quarterback Arch Manning, the grandson of NFL star Archie, son of Cooper and nephew of Eli and Peyton, has committed to the University of Texas. The No. 1 prospect in the 2023 class made the announcement Thursday via Twitter, after visiting Alabama, Georgia and Texas this month, and participating in a seven-on-seven camp at LSU. He spent last weekend in Austin, Texas, with the Longhorns.

The 6-foot-4, 218-pound Manning was the only signal-caller that Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian and quarterbacks coach AJ Milwee pursued in the cycle. Texas has a history with No. 1-ranked quarterback prospects. In the class of 2002, No. 1 prospect Vince Young committed to Texas, eventually leading the Longhorns to a national championship. In the summer of 2020, then No. 1-2022 prospect Quinn Ewers committed to Texas, only to de-commit six weeks later, reclassify to the class of 2021 and enroll at Ohio State before, of course, transferring to Texas this offseason.

Manning has thrown for 6,307 yards and 81 touchdowns through his first three seasons as the starter, with another 742 yards rushing and 19 more scores.

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Disney+ shares trailer for animated special ‘Lego Star Wars Summer Vacation’

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Disney+ has shared a trailer for the new animated special Lego Star Wars Summer Vacation.

Lego Star Wars Summer Vacation takes place after the events of the 2019 film Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The special features the voices of “Weird Al” Yankovic, Yvette Nicole Brown, Kelly Marie Tran, Anthony Daniels and Billy Dee Williams. Yankovic voices Vic Vankoh and recorded the original song “Scarif Beach Party” for the special.

Lego Star Wars Summer Vacation follows Finn (Omar Miller) as he arranges a surprise vacation for his friends Rey (Helen Sadler), Poe (Jake Green), Rose (Tran), BB-9, R2-D2 and C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) aboard the Halcyon, a luxurious Galactic Starcruiser. The trip goes awry when Finn is separated from the group. An official synopsis reads: “While searching for his friends, he encounters three Force ghosts: Obi-Wan Kenobi (James Arnold Taylor), Anakin Skywalker (Matt Lanter) and Leia Organa (Shelby Young), who each share their own unexpected stories of vacations gone wrong, helping him to understand that holidays are about more than just having fun.” 

Lego Star Wars Summer Vacation will premiere Aug. 5 on Disney+.  Check out the trailer – here.

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‘House of the Dragon’ poster features Emmy D’Arcy as Rhaenyra Targaryen

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HBO shared a poster for the Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon featuring Emmy D’Arcy. The new art features D’Arcy as her character, Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, and a dragon, with the caption: “Fire will reign.” Rhaenyra is the eldest child of King Viserys I Targaryen (Paddy Considine) and the niece of Prince Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith).

House of the Dragon is based on the George R.R. Martin book Fire & Blood. The series takes place 200 years before the events of the HBO series Game of Thrones, based on Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire book series.

House of the Dragon explores the events leading up to the Targaryen civil war, known as the “Dance of the Dragons.” Olivia Cooke, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Sonoya Mizuno and Rhys Ifans also star.

House of the Dragon premieres August 21 on HBO.

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Lil Nas X and NBA YoungBoy release their collaboration “Late To Da Party”

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Lil Nas X and NBA YoungBoy have teamed up for their collaboration “Late To Da Party,” produced by Take A Daytrip.  In the song, Lil Nas X takes aim at the 2022 BET Awards, which he didn’t receive any nominations for this year.

Lil Nas X had a breakthrough year with his debut album Montero being certified platinum, and two hit singles, “Industry Baby” with Jack Harlow and “Montero [Call Me By Your Name].”

BET has since responded to Lil Nas X, sharing a statement: “He [Lil Nas X] was nominated for a best new artist BET Award in 2020, and we proudly showcased his extraordinary talent and creativity on the show twice: He performed ‘Old Town Road’ with Billy Ray Cyrus at BET Awards 2019 and his BET Awards 2021 performance was a highlight of our show. No one cheered louder that night than BET. Unfortunately, this year, he was not nominated by BET’s voting academy, which is comprised of an esteemed group of nearly 500 entertainment professionals in the fields of music, television, film, digital marketing, sports journalism, public relations, influencers, and creative arts. No one from BET serves as a member of the voting academy. At BET, we are passionate advocates for the wonderful diversity that exists within our community. We are committed to using all of our platforms to provide visibility and inclusion for all of the many intersections of the Black community.”

You can stream “Late To Da Party” – here.

Listen to Lil Nas X and NBA YoungBoy’s “Late To Da Party” – here.

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