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Early voting for New York City’s mayoral election began today (October25), and Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani secured an important cosign last night. He attended PinkPantheress at her tour kickoff at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre and made a cameo on the big screen. via: Rolling Stone In 10 days, voters will head to the polls on Election Day for a bevy of elections around the country, including key gubernatorial and mayoral races. In New York City, Democratic mayoral candidate

The creator of the hit queer Netflix series Boots Andy Parker says that the Pentagon condemning his show for clout by calling it "woke garbage" has only brought more eyes to the show. via: Q News The Netflix drama follows a closeted gay teenager from Louisiana who impulsively enlists in the U.S. Marine Corps. The coming of age series is set in the 1990s, when being openly gay in the U.S. military was still illegal. Boots stars Miles Heizer as Cameron Cope and is inspired by t

Tamar Braxton is accused of allegedly sleeping with Toni Braxton’s man. And while Tamar adamantly denies it, the network beeped out the name so all we can do is speculate. via: WBLS In a dramatic turn in the ongoing dynamics of the Toni Braxton family, sister Tamar Braxton has publicly denied allegations of an affair with a man linked to Toni. Tamar issued a firm statement on Thursday evening to refute the claims. “I did not have sex with my sister’s man,” she said. “That is

Kelis isn’t just bringing the boys to the yard. via: Complex The Grammy-nominated singer and entrepreneur relocated to Kenya last year with her three children, according to E! News , settling into life on a 300-acre farm. Now, she’s giving fans a closer look at what life in East Africa has been like—both the highlights and the challenges. In a series of Instagram videos, Kelis started with the positives. She praised the sense of community she’s found, noting that Kenyans are

Paramount Skydance, the media company owned by billionaire David Ellison, is reportedly interested in buying Warner Bros. Discovery, a move that has drawn political attention and concerns over growing influence from the Trump administration. via: CBM Paramount Skydance appears determined to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery, and a new report reveals that the Trump administration is backing billionaire, and Donald Trump ally, Larry Ellison's acquisition. Warner Bros. Discovery C

Start your engines, because what even is gender? via: Pink News As an infamous Drag Race social media post once read: the crown is up for grabs! And for the first time in Drag Race history, a king is in contention. The cast of Canada’s Drag Race season six has been announced, and it features 39-year-old Montreal-based performer Velma Jones, the first AFAB (Assigned Female At Birth) queen to star in the Canadian franchise. In their Meet The Queens video though, Velma revealed

Sasha Colby has announced that she is taking a break from performing. via: Deadline The Season 15 winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race announced on Sunday that she’s made “the incedibly difficult decision” to postpone the remaining nine shows of her Stripped II Tour of North America. “This has been one of the hardest decisions l’ve ever had to make,” she started in a statement on Instagram. “Since winning Drag Race, l’ve been going nonstop: gig after gig, city after city, saying yes

Simon Cowell is helping ABC develop “Who’s in the Band,” a music-competition show purportedly in search of the next One Direction. via: Deadline He will judge alongside a panel that includes Joe Jonas, Spice Girl Mel B (a frequent Cowell collaborator on America’s Got Talent and beyond), and songwriter Savan Kotecha. Rei Ami, who provided Zoey’s singing voice in Netflix sensation KPop Demon Hunters, is on hosting duties. Who’s In The Band casting materials suggest it will cont

Back in September word began to circulate arouns Tinseltown via Nexus Point News that Michael B. Jordan was in line for the Ricardo Tubbs role in Universal‘s Miami Vice movie being directed by Joseph Kosinksi, the studio now looks to have zeroed in on his partner. The same source stated that Glen Powell was in early talks to star as iconic TV detective James "Sonny" Crockett, made famous by Don Johnson in Michael Mann's iconic 1980's series. Now comes word that Austin Butler

Despite previously promising to stop talking about trans people on social media, singer Róisín Murphy has succumbed to the need to post, prompting EDM DJ/producer The Blessed Madonna to channel her inner-Will Smith. via: Pink News Posting on Twitter on Tuesday (21 October), disco singer and former Moloko member Róisín Murphy shared a graph indicating that the number of 18 to 22-year-olds identifying as transgender or non-binary dropped steeply between 2022 and 2024. “It was

World of Wonder has revealed the troupe of Canadian queens set to compete in Season 6 of “Canada’s Drag Race”. via: Deadline Based on RuPaul’s Drag Race format, the reality competition series is in search of Canada’s Next Drag Superstar. The nine-episode season features 12 new queens and is set to premiere in Canada on Crave and the U.S. on the WOW Presents Plus streaming service starting Thursday, November 20. The twelve queens competing for the crown are: Dulce, Eboni La’Be

As Ryan Murphy continues to make waves with his Netflix true-crime series, Osgood Perkins is calling out the latest season. via: Pink News In news that should surprise absolutely no-one, Ryan Murphy is being called out again over the latest instalment of his Monster series, which focuses on Ed Gein. This time the criticism is coming from Osgood Perkins, the son of Psycho star, Anthony Perkins. Monster: The Ed Gein Story was released on Netflix at the beginning of October and

Michael B. Jordan is in early talks to star as Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs in Joseph Kosinski‘s big-screen reboot of “Miami Vice.” via: Deadline Joseph Kosinski and Universal’s anticipated Miami Vice movie looks to be heating up as Deadline is hearing Michael B. Jordan is in early talks to star as the iconic TV character Detective Ricardo Tubbs. Sources say it is still very early days and no deals are done, but after scheduling was worked out for this film to shoot later in 2026, Jo

Onlyfans seems to be paying it's creators well. via: Complex During a talk at Bloomberg Tech in London on Tuesday (Oct. 21), OnlyFans CEO Keily Blair shared some metrics on the platform and said that it has paid out $25 billion to creators since its founding in 2016. As reported by Bloomberg , Blair sat down for a chat and shared that the company has paid billions of dollars to creators on the platform, sex work or otherwise. “There’s not very many tech companies that can ta

Stephen A Smith says he's sorry. via: Baller Alert Stephen A. Smith stepped away from sports this week to clear the air on something that’s been following him for weeks. On Wednesday, the ESPN host shared a video on X titled “An Apology to Jasmine Crockett.” The clip, which he called a special edition of his Straight Shooter podcast, featured Smith taking responsibility for how his earlier comments were received and explaining what really happened. He began by apologizing for

Dave Ball, who as one half of Soft Cell brought dark, cutting-edge synth-pop to the masses, has died aged 66. via: EW Soft Cell lead vocalist Marc Almond shared the news Thursday, revealing that Ball died in his sleep at his London home on Oct. 21. "It is hard to write this, let alone process it, but it is with the greatest sadness that the other half of Soft Cell, the wonderful brilliant musical genius David Ball, died peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday night," Almond began

The DCU's Batman film is still a ways off, with the most immediate concern being when the sequel to Robert Pattison's iteration of the character is coming. However, director Andy Muschietti gave an update on DCU's Batman: Brave and the Bold, starring Bruce Wayne as Batman and his son Damien as Robin, during press for It: Welcome to Derry. via: CBM When DC Studios announced its DCU "Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters" slate at the start of 2023, one of the most exciting-sounding pro

Today in Dancing With the Stars drama, there are reports that multiple pro dancers are threatening to quit the show due to feeling "disrespected." via; The Sun A “rivalry” between newer dance pros and the show’s veterans has apparently been brewing on set, as “social politics” and “favoritism” have been growing factors behind the scenes. In season 34 of Dancing With the Stars, four fan-favorite returning pros were the first to get the boot. Longtime show stars Jenna Johnson,

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills remains one of the most popular shows on Bravo. As a result, fans are eager for news concerning season 15 of the series. Now, eagle-eyed fans have spotted the premiere date buried in a social media post from Bravo. via: Reality Tea The ladies of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills started filming scenes for Season 15 several months ago. Even though these early summer months of 2025 feel recent, we already have a release date for this upcoming

Jamie Lynn Spears has reportedly unfollowed Kevin Federline on Instagram after he published her alleged texts slamming her sister, Britney Spears, in his new memoir. via: Us Weekly Spears, 34, also stopped following Federline’s wife, Victoria Prince, on the social media platform. Us has reached out to Spears’ reps for comment. In his book, which hit stores on Tuesday, October 21, Federline, 47, shared two lengthy texts that he claimed Jamie Lynn had sent Prince, 42, about his