As the most colorful month of the year enters its third week, New York City continues to burst with opportunities to celebrate LGBTQ+ culture, creativity and resilience. Across the five boroughs, Pride celebrations invite New Yorkers of all ages and backgrounds to reflect on the community’s hard-won progress, while recommitting to the ongoing fight for … Read more
Ananda Lewis, the former MTV VJ known in the late 1990s as the “It Girl” for the hip-hop generation, has died after a years-long battle with breast cancer. The TV host, former model and social activist was 52. “She’s free, and in His heavenly arms,” her sister Lakkshmi Emory announced on Facebook Wednesday, punctuated with … Read more
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Silentó, the Atlanta rapper known for his hit song “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” pleaded guilty but mentally ill Wednesday to voluntary manslaughter and other charges in the 2021 shooting death of his 34-year-old cousin. The 27-year-old rapper, whose legal name is Ricky Lamar Hawk, was sentenced to 30 years in prison, … Read more
Justin Baldoni’s $400 million defamation lawsuit against Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and publicist Leslie Sloane may be in jeopardy due to a journalist coming forward to admit he used the wrong words in a text that was later included in the suit. Baldoni’s filing partially centered on a text sent by a reporter claiming that … Read more
OnlyFans star Annie Knight is giving an update after her weekend sex marathon — 583 men in six hours — left her “bleeding” and hospitalized. The 28-year-old influencer, whose Instagram followers have jumped to 204,000 (a 9,000-follower increase since Tuesday), amid the news of her feat and recovery, told Us Weekly Wednesday she’s “gotten to … Read more
After Cassie Ventura’s graphic testimony last week in the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial, new details are emerging from another witness, Danity Kane’s Dawn Richard. The “Making the Band” alum took the stand on Friday and Monday to testify against her ex-boss, revealing threats from Combs, violence she observed and other celebrities who also witnessed assaults. … Read more
Longtime Diddy accuser Aubrey O’Day will not testify against the hip-hop mogul during his federal sex trafficking trial, despite saying she previously spoke with Homeland Security. Amid the first week of trial, the singer sparked speculation about a possible court appearance after sharing a cryptic Instagram post from New York City. Us Weekly later reported … Read more
A protective order has been issued against “Boardwalk Empire” star Michael Pitt, after he was arrested Friday for allegedly sexually abusing his ex-girlfriend at the Brooklyn home they previously shared. A Kings County Supreme Court judge ordered a full no-contact order of protection for a year against the 44-year-old “Funny Games” actor, the Daily News … Read more
Jill Sobule’s friends believed the singer-songwriter escaped their house amid a blaze that killed the “Supermodel” singer in Minnesota early Thursday, as authorities try to establish whether Sobule died before or amid the fire. The couple, whose names have not been released, rushed out of the suburban St. Paul home upon realizing it was ablaze, at … Read more
Mariah Carey won’t like the way the protagonist is portrayed in “The Last Living Diva.” Matthew Stevens, who worked for Carey for a year, spent seven years recuperating from the nightmare and writing a work of fiction loosely based on his experience. Stevens was one of three assistants who were part of a staff of … Read more