LightFieldStudios/iStock (IOWA) — The 27-year-old man convicted of first-degree murder in the 2018 abduction and killing of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts is scheduled to be sentenced Monday. Cristhian Bahena Rivera, an undocumented farmworker from Mexico, is expected to receive a term of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Bahena Rivera was convicted in May by …
Netflix Carole Baskin, the big cat connoisseur and nemesis of incarcerated Tiger King co-star Joe Exotic, has sold his former kingdom. TMZ reports the Oklahoma property that once was home to Joe Exotic’s G.W. Zoo — and which was given to Baskin to satisfy a one million dollar trademark infringement judgement against him — was sold with the stipulation it …
Courtesy of Apple TV+ The first trailer has been released for acclaimed indie-film director Todd Haynes‘ upcoming documentary about The Velvet Underground, the influential New York City-based band fronted by Lou Reed during the late 1960s and early ’70s. The movie, simply titled The Velvet Underground, will premiere in theaters and on the Apple TV+ …
Samir Hussein/WireImage Orlando Bloom is thankful he was given a second chance after suffering a fall in 1998 that nearly cost him his ability to walk. The Pirates of the Caribbean star took to Instagram recently to share a throwback photo of him wearing a back brace while riding a bicycle. “That’s me in my back brace circa 1998 about 3 …
BG004/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Reese Witherspoon is recalling the time critics got the best of her, saying an especially harmful caricature of herself that was published in a magazine made her “burst into tears.” Appearing on Kristen Bell and Monica Padman‘s We Are Supported By podcast, the Legally Blonde star recalled when TIME magazine seemingly pushed the narrative of “women staying in their lane” in a 2015 story. The …
Maudib/iStock (NEW YORK) — The European Union on Monday encouraged members to reinstate travel restrictions for visitors from the United States, as Americans deal with a resurgence of COVID-19 cases. The U.S. on Monday was removed from the E.U.’s so-called “safe list” of countries for which travel restrictions (such as quarantine and testing requirements) were recommended …
Gary Gershoff/Getty Images Nene Leakes gave an unexpected update about her husband Gregg Leakes‘ battle with cancer. The news came while the Real Housewives of Atlanta alum was at her Atlanta lounge, The Linnethia, on Saturday. She took the mic to address fans who deemed her “rude” for not saying “happy birthday” to a patron. “My …
peterschreiber.media/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads. More than 637,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.5 million people have died from the disease worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins …
Iron Butterfly in 1969, Ron Bushy second from left; ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images Ron Bushy, longtime drummer of the psychedelic band Iron Butterfly, who played on the band’s classic 1968 song “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida,” died Sunday morning at the age of 79. A message on the band’s official Facebook page reports that Bushy “passed away …
Bushbranch/Surfdog Records/EPC Enterprises LLP Eric Clapton released a brand-new single on Friday titled “This Has Gotta Stop” that available now as a digital download and via streaming services. The mid-tempo blues-rock shuffle finds Clapton apparently railing against his detractors, perhaps in response to the media backlash he’s received in recent months over his critical comments …
