• Inside Charlotte Kirk’s ‘super aggressive’ tactics with Hollywood men

    Inside Charlotte Kirk’s ‘super aggressive’ tactics with Hollywood men

    The summer movie season is a pandemic-afflicted bust. But Hollywood is overcompensating with a real-life blockbuster: Starring a savvy young actress who takes down two powerful studio heads, it reads like a reboot of “Basic Instinct” meets “Fatal Attraction.” Despite a lackluster career, 28-year-old Charlotte Kirk snagged marquee headlines this week after toppling the four-decade …
  • Hedge fund to close after ‘grave mistake’ in Neiman Marcus bankruptcy

    Hedge fund to close after ‘grave mistake’ in Neiman Marcus bankruptcy

    Distressed investment firm Marble Ridge Capital plans to wind down its funds after a government report called into question the actions of its managing partner, Dan Kamensky, during the Neiman Marcus Group bankruptcy, the firm said. “After much consideration, and in light of the operating environment, we have made the difficult decision to commence an …
  • Mary Fitzgerald still ‘fangirling’ over Chrissy Teigen after ‘Selling Sunset’ diss

    Mary Fitzgerald still ‘fangirling’ over Chrissy Teigen after ‘Selling Sunset’ diss

    “Selling Sunset” star Mary Fitzgerald isn’t letting a pesky tweet stop her from being a Chrissy Teigen fan. Teigen, a big reality TV fan, took a jab at the Netflix series about real estate agents at the Oppenheim Group on Tuesday, tweeting: “I just watched all of Selling Sunset after watching everyone talk about it …
  • Oh, Marge! Americans are weirdly turned on by these cartoon characters

    Oh, Marge! Americans are weirdly turned on by these cartoon characters

    These babes may be two-dimensional, but they still turn heads. A perplexing new report has found which cartoon characters internet users are the most sexually attracted to, based off Google search data crunched by dating app-review website Datingroo. Coming in hot in first place is Bugs Bunny’s basketball-playing girlfriend, Lola Bunny — who made her …
  • James Blunt got scurvy after going on an all-meat diet to spite vegan women

    James Blunt got scurvy after going on an all-meat diet to spite vegan women

    Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate’s life was not for him. English singer James Blunt was so committed to being a carnivore in college that he went on an all-meat diet — and developed scurvy — to show up his vegan and vegetarian classmates. The 46-year-old “You’re Beautiful” crooner was an aerospace manufacturing engineering and …
  • Pelosi Declines to Hold Saturday Vote on Smaller Bill to Expand Unemployment Benefits

    Pelosi Declines to Hold Saturday Vote on Smaller Bill to Expand Unemployment Benefits

    House speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) on Thursday rejected a request by some House Democrats to vote to extend unemployment benefits through a smaller coronavirus relief package, saying it could undercut negotiations on other Democratic funding priorities. More than 100 House Democrats had urged party leaders to allow a vote on a bill on Saturday …
  • ‘Bring It On’ turns 20: Inside the cult cheer movie’s secrets and drama

    ‘Bring It On’ turns 20: Inside the cult cheer movie’s secrets and drama

    Get your spirit fingers out, “Bring It On” is celebrating its 20th a-n-n-i-v-e-r-s-a-r-y. Starring Kirsten Dunst, Gabrielle Union and Eliza Dushku, the cheerleading flick helped catapult the sport to a fever pitch when it hit the big screen at the start of the millennium’s teen movie craze on Aug. 25, 2000. Now a cult classic, …
  • Taylor Swift donates $30,000 to 18-year-old woman for college

    Taylor Swift donates $30,000 to 18-year-old woman for college

    Taylor Swift has donated $30,000 to help an 18-year-old woman pay for her college costs. UK resident Victoria Mario — who describes herself as a “Black woman with a dream” — set up a GoFundMe page asking for $53,000 and explaining that she’d aced her exams and been accepted to study math at a prestigious …
  • Netflix ‘deeply sorry’ for ‘Cuties’ poster after backlash for sexualizing kids

    Netflix ‘deeply sorry’ for ‘Cuties’ poster after backlash for sexualizing kids

    Netflix has issued an apology for releasing a poster for an upcoming movie that online petitioners said sexualizes children. The streaming giant plans to release “Cuties,” a French film about a young girl who joins a dance troupe, on Sept. 9. The premise of the film, which features the young cast members dancing seductively, has …
  • Netflix’s ‘Cuties’ slammed for ‘sexualizing’ little girls

    Netflix’s ‘Cuties’ slammed for ‘sexualizing’ little girls

    More than 30,000 people have signed a petition asking Netflix to remove “Cuties,” a movie they claim sexualizes children. The film, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, premieres on the streaming service Sept. 9. The trailer was released earlier this week on YouTube. It has a TV-MA rating from Netflix. “Eleven-year-old Amy starts …