‘DWTS’ Carrie Ann Inaba Took Val’s Slap Joke Straight to HR!!! Published October 19, 2026 2:30 PM PDT Carrie Ann Inaba took Val Chmerkovskiy’s Will Smith joke as more than just a punchline … telling show officials she felt threatened by the ‘DWTS’ pro … TMZ has learned. Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ … Carrie Ann was so heated over Val’s remarks, she raised the issue with BBC Productions’ HR department, demanding something be done. Another source with the producers claimed the investigation was launched after they saw the joke but would not confirm whether Carrie complained. We’re…
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Billy Jones, the late co-founder and owner of Baby’s All Right along with several other New York City nightlife staples, has a new street to his name. Billy Jones Way was unveiled during a ceremony on Sunday, on the corner of Bedford Avenue and Broadway in Brooklyn, just down the street from Baby’s. Jones died in 2025 from glioblastoma. He was 45.“Billy did more for music in New York than what can be put into words. Every fresh-off-the-boat artist or music obsessive who was smart enough to send him a message, got a reply, a coffee, and, more often than…
Security arrangements outside Salman Khan’s Galaxy Apartments in Bandra, Mumbai, have been strengthened following the firing incident involving Tiger Shroff on October 18, 2026. Mumbai Police have increased their presence around the actor’s residence and are conducting additional security checks as a precautionary measure. Police officers wearing bulletproof jackets were spotted outside Salman’s residence, along with several police vehicles stationed nearby. Authorities have also stepped up vehicle inspections in the surrounding area to ensure safety. According to visuals shared by ANI, heightened police activity was witnessed outside Galaxy Apartments following the shooting incident involving Tiger Shroff. The increased…
The success of a film is not contingent on critical reception. It is not uncommon for a movie to be condemned by professional reviewers and go on to enjoy widespread popularity. Audiences are more willing to overlook narrative snags and embrace a film for what it offers. Further, reviewers and audiences generally judge films on entirely different parameters. Professional reviewers examine the construction of a film as a piece of art. Mass audiences judge the movie-going experience as a form of entertainment. Critics examine a film closely to identify flaws in its fabric. Meanwhile, moviegoers let a film wash over…
Conjoined Twin Influencers Dead at 27 After Heart Attack Published October 19, 2026 11:31 AM PDT Conjoined twin influencers José Luis and José Armando Cevallos are dead … and it sounds like they suffered a fatal medical emergency. They lived in Ecuador, and their close friend, Fernando Carrillo, told local outlet Y Ahora Sonsoles that José Luis went into cardiac arrest, landing them in the hospital. Carrillo says doctors stabilized him, but José Armando had a heart attack a few minutes later, and both twins died. Their social media account says they died Thursday. Their brother, Damián, told the outlet…
Cardi B is probably as well-known for her banter as her bars, but she was (almost) all business during her new NPR Tiny Desk Concert. The rapper blazed through an eight-song set in 18 minutes, taking only brief pauses to shout out her backing musicians and, at one point, remark on the lack of Maryland crab cakes in her rider. Meanwhile, the nine-piece band gave fresh, rock-inflected updates to singles like Am I the Drama?’s “ErrTime,” “Up” and “Bodak Yellow.” Watch it go down below.In February, Cardi B returned to the Saturday Night Live stage for her second stint as…
Peacock green is an unapologetic, sovereign pigment. On the final evening of Navratri, fashion abandons all hesitation, culminating in a shade that sits effortlessly between the twilight depths of the ocean and the plumage of royal aviaries. It is rich, mysterious, and intoxicating. Unlike common leaf or garden greens, peacock green carries an undercurrent of midnight blue, giving it a dramatic versatility under ambient evening chandeliers. When styled with high-society discernment, it turns the nine yards into a canvas of pure opulence. The palette calls for heavy zardozi, liquid satin finishes, antique uncut gems, and razor-sharp glamour. Here is…
There are several thousand Far Side comics, but it often feels like there is an elite pool of just a few hundred that get talked about all the time. For every “Cow Tools,” or “Midvale School for the Gifted,” which are cited as the best Far Side cartoons ever, there are ten, twenty, fifty Far Sides that don’t have the reputation they deserve. For every Far Side that might not have aged well, there are hundreds more that are completely timeless, hitting as hard today as they did decades ago. This collection of Far Side cartoons is intended to spotlight…
O.J. Simpson Accomplice May Have 86’d Knife, Bloody Clothes Published October 19, 2026 8:34 AM PDT A mafioso/drug dealer/convicted criminal/prison escapee may have helped O.J. Simpson get rid of physical evidence linking him to the murders of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson, including the knife, but Harvey Levin says he was NOT an accomplice to the murders. Harvey, who was the investigative reporter for the CBS affiliate in Los Angeles back in 1994, covered the O.J. saga from start to finish. He says the New York Times report that Joey Ippolito is the guy who got rid of the…
Hot Chip have a new album on the way called A Long Way From Kansas, which is set to arrive on January 8. They paired the announcement with a new song, “Random Violence,” a tribute to the late Optimo DJ JD Twitch. Check out the Jack Cole-directed video of it below.“Last year in September our old friend and brilliant DJ Keith McIvor of Optimo in Glasgow passed away after a diagnosis of an inoperable brain tumour a few months earlier,” Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard shared in a statement. “He largely inspired the words of the song. He was a passionate music…