President Trump’s escalating trade tensions could bring an abrupt end to Hollywood’s ambitions in China. After Trump threatened this week to increase tariffs on the world’s second-most populous country, Beijing’s Ministry of Commerce said it would “fight to the end.” Two influential Chinese bloggers on Tuesday gave a preview of actions that Xi Jinping’s government … Read more
Adam Devine is dying. Adam Devine is not dying. Adam Devine has had a devil of a time the last few years with doctors trying to figure out why some of his muscles have been going into almost-paralytic spasms. One even suggested he could expect to die soon. Turns out it is likely the COVID-19 … Read more
Reggae singer and Jamaican national icon Cocoa Tea has died. He was 65. The singer, born Calvin George Scott, died Tuesday of cardiac arrest in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Malvia Scott, the singer’s wife, confirmed the death to the newspaper the Jamaica Gleaner. She told the paper that he was diagnosed with lymphoma and pneumonia in … Read more
David Johansen, the frontman and last surviving member of the flamboyantly gritty proto-punk band New York Dolls has died. He was 75. Johnasen died at his home in Staten Island, N.Y., as confirmed by his daughter Leah Hennessy to multiple outlets. Johansen had suffered from Stage 4 cancer and a broken back in recent years, … Read more
Ye, after a weekend of spewing more antisemitic and hateful comments on X, offered a message of praise for the app’s owner, Elon Musk. “I appreciate Elon for allowing me to vent,” the controversial rapper formerly known as Kanye West tweeted Sunday evening, according to KTLA. “It has been very cathartic to use the world … Read more
