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The band behind Joe Exotic’s tunes on Netflix’s “Tiger King” has inked a record deal. The one-man Vince Johnson Band (previously a two-man duo before member Daniel Clinton passed away in late 2019) has signed an exclusive licensing and distribution agreement with BMG Rights Management and Create Music Group, TMZ reports. As part of the deal, …

The Duchess of Sussex has spoken out about racism after the death of George Floyd, apologising to students of her former high school that they are having to “grow up in a world where it is still present”. Meghan described the 46-year-old’s death in Minneapolis as “absolutely devastating” in her recorded video address for their …

I don’t care. What the owners make, what the players make. I hope for fairness. That no one is exploited. That transparency wins. I do think the players are the engine of the game, the product that fans spend money on. Thus whatever players receive you will never read in this space that they are …

China hawk Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) wrote an “open letter” to American companies with business ties to China on Thursday, calling on them to publicly denounce the Chinese Communist Party’s recent national security law that overrides Hong Kong’s independence. As Hong Kongers protested on the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, Hawley warned that …

Jesse McCartney paid tribute Wednesday to former Dream Street bandmate Chris Trousdale, who died Tuesday at the age of 34 after battling coronavirus. “It pains me to say that an old friend, Chris Trousdale, from my early days in the music industry has passed away due to complications from COVID-19,” McCartney, 33, penned on Instagram. …

Blac Chyna can add musician to her résumé. Chyna, 32, is preparing to release her first single, “Seen Her,” and has been promoting it on social media. Though there’s no set release date yet, Chyna promises it’s “dropping soon.” Nicki Minaj previously added to the buzz around the drop, giving a shout out to Chyna’s …

Staten Island Amazon workers sued the company over its handling of the coronavirus crisis, saying lax workplace policies put them at risk of catching the deadly disease. The federal lawsuit aims to hold Amazon legally accountable for what workers say are insufficient efforts to protect them from the coronavirus, which has reportedly killed at least …

Another 1.9 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, bringing the total of jobless claims since the coronavirus pandemic began up to 42 million. The level of new claims outpaced the Dow Jones estimate of 1.775 million. However, last week’s new claims were still lower than the previous week’s total, which were revised upwards …

Los Angeles officials announced plans to slash the city’s police budget by up to $150 million in order to reinvest the funding in communities of color, as protests against police brutality and the death of George Floyd continue to rock the city. The city will “identify $250 million in cuts so we can invest in …

Brandi Glanville has revealed the intimate details of her alleged affair with Denise Richards, which will be explored later this season on “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” In a new preview, former “Housewives” star Glanville, 47, claimed Richards, 49, and husband Aaron Phypers “have this whole open thing,” and that Richards wanted to keep …