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The BBC is canning RuPaul’s Drag Race UK – a decision that, in my household, will bring the number of regularly watched programmes on the Beeb down from one to zero. It’s a decision that will no doubt please enemies of LGBTQ+ culture, but otherwise seems inexplicable. For a start, Drag Race UK regularly pulls in 1 million viewers a week, which hardly seems like a show in its death throes (even if this is down from a previous high of 1.5 million). via: Pink News The BBC has co

Hasan Piker reacted with disbelief after a photograph of him in his underwear appeared on giant screens at the Republican National Committee's midterm convention. via: Out Hasan Piker was shocked to discover his bulge was on display for everyone to see at the Republican National Committee's midterm convention. A photo of the left-wing political commentator posing in his underwear was shown on a more than 25-foot-tall display screen in front of a convention center full of cons

Nirvana will be awarded the Video Vanguard Award at the 2026 MTV VMAs next month. Previous recipients of the increasingly meaningless honor include Mariah Carey (2025), Katy Perry (2024), Shakira (2023), and Nicki Minaj (2022). via: EW Nirvana is set to receive the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards’ Video Vanguard Award, which honors artists for their impact on music videos and pop culture, on Sept. 27. The news was announced on Wednesday, falling on the 34th anniversary of the gro

Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s NAZA has landed a sensational 25-minute ovation following its world premiere in competition this evening at the Venice Film Festival. via: Variety This marks the longest-ever standing ovation in Venice — besting the 22 minutes for “The Voice of Hind Rajab” last year — and apparently the longest at a major film festival, period. With Venice coming to an end on Saturday, it will easily be the biggest ovation of this year’s edition. Oscar-winning

Starz has set the premiere date for “P-Valley” Season 3, which will also be the show’s final season. via: THR The streaming and cable outlet has set a Dec. 4 premiere date for the critically acclaimed Lionsgate TV series’ third season — and also announced that the coming season will be the last one for P-Valley. When the nine-episode season premieres, it will have been more than four years since the show’s second season concluded (in August 2022). Season three was put on hold

Marvel’s “X-Men” cast is expanding with the new addition of “Gen V” star Asa Germann as the high-flying mutant Angel. via: THR Asa Germann, known for his roles in superhero series Gen V and horror hit Scream 7, is in final talks for a high flying key role in Marvel Studios’ X-Men revival. Much of the cast has already been revealed as Marvel has been meeting and reading and testing actors throughout the summer. The roll call already includes Sadie Sink (Jean Grey), Kit Connor

How will Destin Daniel Cretton follow up the mega success of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day“? Deadline reports it may be a movie treatment of the ’60s TV series “Hawaii Five-O” over at Paramount. “Bad Boys For Life” writer Chris Bremner and Noah Oppenheim are also on board to pen the script. via: Deadline Paramount Pictures is putting together a package that finally should give movie treatment to the ‘60s TV series Hawaii Five-O, with Spider-Man: Brand New Day helmer Destin Danie

“Welcome to the greatest show on earth.” So begins the official trailer for American Horror Story Season 13. FX unveiled the full version Thursday which features returning Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson and Evan Peters, who reprise multiples roles from previous seasons. via: Variety While Lange will be reprising all four of her former “AHS” characters, Peters will play five different people and Paulson will play six. Lange was last seen over a decade ago in “Freak Show,” while

Snoop Dogg is going to be the “Life of Da Party” at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs). via: Deadline MTV announced today that Snoop Dogg will host the show as it returns to the West Coast for the first time since 2017. Last year, Queens-raised LL Cool J fronted the show from New York. Snoop’s VMAs stint follows a string of big-ticket, live televised event appearances for the rapper. Those include his Summer and Winter Olympics commentary for NBC, a run as a coach on T

& Juliet, the Broadway dance-pop jukebox musical that imagines Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet if Juliet hadn’t ended it all after Romeo, will play its final performance on Sunday, January 3, 2027, more than four years after it opened at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. It will close as one of the 50 longest-running Broadway musicals of all time. via: Playbill “From the very beginning, & Juliet has been winning over audiences and critics alike, shattering every stereotype about j

Harry Styles is extending his Together, Together Tour into 2027! via: Variety All residencies must come to an end someday, but that doesn’t mean Harry Styles is anywhere near done performing live in the era of “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.” His Together, Together Tour, which in 2026 consisted mostly of extended runs in a handful of cities, will continue into the spring and summer of 2027, as a true road show, with fewer dates and more locales. Styles announced Thur

Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky are sparking speculation that they may have secretly gotten married! via: Page Six Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky’s friends reportedly believe they may have secretly eloped after the hitmaker teased they would be getting married “soon.” “No one has seen her or heard from her in over a month,” an insider told the Daily Mail Tuesday. “Everyone in her circle thinks she eloped with Michael and is on her honeymoon now, trying to make a baby,” the sou

Kid Cudi is breaking his silence on M.I.A.'s lawsuit against him. via: Billboard Kid Cudi says M.I.A. cannot sue him for kicking her off his Rebel Rangers Tour after she made politically-charged statements, arguing the First Amendment protects his right to choose the “content of his own concert tour.” The “Paper Planes” rapper (Mathangi Arulpragasam) filed a lawsuit against Cudi (Scott Mescudi) in May after he booted her from the tour — a move that came after she told fans f

Justin Timberlake’s second solo album FutureSex/LoveSounds reshaped his sound, established his post-NSYNC identity and produced three US No. 1 singles. via: Billboard Justin Timberlake is looking back on one of the most transformative albums of his career. The pop star celebrated the 20th anniversary of his sophomore solo album, FutureSex/LoveSounds, on Tuesday (Sept. 8) with an Instagram carousel featuring two photos: one of Timberlake shattering a disco ball with a mallet (

Call her maybe, Connor Storrie. via: Billboard In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter ahead of the release of her upcoming double album Day and Night, Jepsen shared that she was asked to contribute a song to the first season of Heated Rivalry. The collaboration didn’t happen, though, due to the series not having the budget for it. Still, Jepsen hasn’t ruled out joining the show’s soundtrack in the future. She said writing a song for the second season would be a “dream

The son of former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Kim Zolciak is going to remain in jail after the preliminary hearing for his sexual assault case was canceled Tuesday. via: Page Six Kim Zolciak’s 15-year-old son, Kroy “KJ” Biermann Jr., is asking to be transferred to juvenile court after being indicted on seven felony charges in his sexual assault case, Page Six can exclusively reveal. The teen’s legal team filed a motion to “transfer to juvenile court and for confidential

Former 60 Minutes senior producer Guy Campanile has broken his silence months after he was fired from the long-running CBS news magazine. via: EW Guy Campanile, who worked at CBS News for 34 years, minced no words about his dismissal just days ahead of the newsmagazine’s season 59 premiere on Sunday. “After some time and deep reflection, I am now comfortable and prepared to talk about it,” Campanile wrote in a private Facebook post obtained by the Guardian and other outlets,

Pink is facing backlash after she accused Macklemore of "antisemitism" over 'pro-Palestine' set at Ed Sheeran concert. via: Reality Tea Pink has entered the debate surrounding Macklemore’s politically charged opening set for Ed Sheeran. However, her decision to amplify calls for apologies and refunds has now brought plenty of criticism her way. Pink reacted after Macklemore opened for Ed Sheeran at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Sept. 4 and 5. The singer reshared a StopAnti

Aubrey O’Day is making it clear that when it comes to Danity Kane, she’s still waiting on some accountability. via: The Blast Aubrey O'Day is opening up about the resentment she still carries from her time in Danity Kane, and her biggest source of pain is not Sean "Diddy" Combs. During an appearance on a recent podcast appearance, the singer revealed that most of her former bandmates hurt her more deeply than the disgraced music mogul, despite the serious allegations she has

After months of feuding, it looks like music rebel rouser Tamar Braxton and media personality Funky Dineva have buried the hatchet. via: Bossip The former friends reunited during Atlanta Black Pride Weekend’s Influencer Gala, which honored LGBTQIA+ figures across arts, entertainment, and business, and their unexpected interaction has fans wondering whether their long-running feud has officially ended. Over the weekend, Freddy O reported that Tamar came out to support Carlos K