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‘Lethal Weapon’ Star Clayne Crawford Apologized For His On-Set Behavior Following New Reports
A recent report by Deadline cast doubt about the future of <i>Lethal Weapon</i> on Fox due to a series of incidents involving series star Clayne Crawford. The ratings for the show have been solid and the highest of the Warner Bros’ series on the network according to the report, but Crawford’s alleged …
TVDwayne Wade Couldn’t Help Comparing Ben Simmons To LeBron After The Sixers Took Down The Heat
Ben Simmons is a tall point guard whose court vision and passing abilities are off the charts. He rebounds, he ferociously defends multiple positions, and despite the fact that he is not a good shooter, he is still capable of being a dangerous scorer. Unsurprisingly, ever since Simmons was in high …
Basketball‘Family Guy’ Takes A Victory Lap Over The Harvey Weinstein And Kevin Spacey Scandals In Its Emmys Push
Seth MacFarlane and the folks at <i>Family Guy</i> have an interesting connection to the #MeToo movement and the Weinstein scandal. Not only did the moment above gain a lot of attention for “predicting” or shining a light on the Harvey Weinstein allegations, especially with MacFarlane’s comment on the 2011 …
Harvey WeinsteinThe DACA Program Must Resume And Accept New Applications, Rules A Federal Judge
President Trump recently celebrated Easter by tweeting that the U.S. “NEED WALL” and cheering the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program once and for all, despite the Supreme Court’s recent refusal to quickly address the fate of undocumented immigrants who were brought to …
ImmigrationJoel Embiid Picked Kevin Hart Up Like A Child Celebrating The Sixers Game 5 Win
The Philadelphia 76ers are moving on to the second round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs after a five-game series victory over the Miami Heat. While there were many tense and entertaining moments throughout the series (including the return of Meek Mill to Philadelphia), the Sixers clearly emerged as the …
BasketballTNT Credited Bryan Colangelo For ‘Orchestrating’ The Process Without Mentioning Sam Hinkie
Sam Hinkie was the brain behind The Process. Whether you believed it was a good idea or not, and most people in Philadelphia would argue it was, it is an indisputable fact that the Philadelphia 76ers’ quest to crawl through basketball’s version of five hundred yards of sh*t-smelling foulness with …
Basketball‘Aquaman’ Makes An Appearance At Cinemacon With A Rough Teaser And Plot Details
<i>Aquaman</i> will be the next film to hit theaters for the DC Extended Universe and it represents the first post-<i>Justice League</i> superhero film from Warner Bros. and its reported move away from a Marvel-style shared universe. James Wan will be directing and promised a fun film during Warner’s …
Construction‘Legion’ Explores A Body Swapping Nightmare In Season Two’s Best Episode Yet
A review of tonight’s <i>Legion</i> coming up just as soon as I guess wrong about what your dream means…<p><i>“Love isn’t gonna save us. It’s what we have to save. Pain makes us strong enough to do it. All our scars, our anger, our despair — it’s armor.” –Syd</i><p>Characterization is by and large one of <i>Legion</i>‘s bigger …
TVThe Celtics Got Away With A Shot Clock Violation Down The Stretch In Their Game 5 Win
The Boston Celtics took a commanding 3-2 series lead over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday evening, outlasting the visitors behind a big night from Al Horford and the energy provided by the return of Marcus Smart. While Boston may have triumphed regardless, there was a bit of officiating controversy …
BasketballGoran Dragic Picked Up A Technical Foul For Smacking The Back Of Ben Simmons’ Head
The Sixers and Heat are examples of two NBA teams that don’t seem to like each other all that much. Their series has been defined by tough, physical play, as Miami is a team that like to grind out wins and Philadelphia is the kind of young team that will walk into any game and not be scared of …
BasketballWWE Smackdown Live Results 4/24/18
Here are your quick and dirty, editorial-free WWE Smackdown Live results for April 24, 2018. The show was headlined by a six-man tag team match teaming AJ Styles with Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson against Shinsuke Nakamura and Rusev Day. Be back here tomorrow for the full Best and Worst of …
Smackdown LiveSixers Guard Demetrius Jackson Rocked A Special Pair Of ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Kicks Before Game 5
Marvel’s <i>Avengers: Infinity War</i> opens nationwide on April 27 and, in keeping with the machine that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there will be plenty of attention on the film from virtually every corner of the entertainment world. With that in mind, the movie crossed over (ambitiously, one might …
BasketballThe Japanese ‘Infinity War’ Twitter Shares A 16-Bit ‘Final Fantasy’-Style Battle Between Thanos And The Avengers
The look of Super Nintendo’s Japanese RPGs of yesteryear are so beloved they’re still seen in some form today. Even decades later, the <i>Final Fantasy</i> style is distinct and perfect for 16-bit retro mashups of just about anything. So, of course, a series of one-sided battles between Thanos and the …
Marvel UniverseLeBron James Broke His Social Media Silence To Support An Anti-Bullying Organization
One fun quirk of LeBron James is his decision to go dark on social media for the NBA playoffs. For each of the last few years, James has unofficially kicked off his team’s postseason run with Zero Dark Thirty-23, signifying that he’s not going to post anything until after he’s been knocked out.<p>But …
BasketballRussell Westbrook Won’t Be Suspended For His Role In A Game 4 Altercation
It never seemed like Russell Westbrook‘s ability to take the floor for Game 5 of the Oklahoma City Thunder‘s series against the Utah Jazz was in serious doubt, but on Tuesday evening, the NBA confirmed that he won’t miss any time. Westbrook was involved in an altercation during Monday night’s Game …
BasketballSixers Fans Erupted As Meek Mill Rang The Bell In A Joel Embiid Jersey Before Game 5
The fight to get Meek Mill out of prison came to its conclusion on Tuesday afternoon when a court in Pennsylvania announced that he was to be immediately released. Upon the news of this happening, there was plenty of speculating that it would be quite the scene if he was able to attend Tuesday …
Joel Embiid‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Reviews Are In And Critics Are Praising It As An Overstuffed Classic
After what feels like years of waiting, <i>Avengers: Infinity Wa</i>r is complete, and has been seen by human eyes. Now the embargoes have lifted and the reviews for the biggest superhero movie ever created are in. Basically, it seems like an overstuffed classic. We all knew <i>Infinity War</i> was going to have …
ComicsThe Host Of The 2013 Miss Universe Pageant Says Trump Stayed Over In Russia At Least One Night
Donald Trump’s trip to Moscow for the 2013 Miss America Pageant remains to be the crux of the Steele’s dossier, and by proxy, the FBI’s investigation of the ties between Trump and Russia. How long Trump stayed in Russia, who he met with, whether he may or may not have watched Russian prostitutes …
Donald Trump‘Avengers: Infinity War’ May Be The Dorkiest Movie Ever Made, But One Filled With Great Moments
Thanos — who, in <i>Avengers: Infinity War</i>, is played by Josh Brolin and is arguably the main character; the writers refer to him as the “protagonist” — was first introduced to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a post-credits tease after 2012’s first <i>Avengers</i> movie. (Half the theater I was in broke out …
Marvel UniverseRob Gronkowski Announces His Decision To Return To The New England Patriots Next Season
The New England Patriots‘ strange offseason saw one storyline reach its conclusion on Tuesday evening. The team had been in a state of limbo with the future of star tight end Rob Gronkowski, who had not confirmed whether he’d play next season or decide to retire from the NFL.<p>There were indications …
NFLThese New Kicks Are Made Of Recycled Gum
Two giant pains in the butt: diminishing resources here on our wonderful planet, and getting gum on the bottom of your shoes. Imagine a world where we could get rid of both of those problems (or at least make a small dent in them) and get to wear some fresh kicks as an added bonus.<p>That’s the …
ShoesAmazon May Have To Pay $20 Million Per Year If Seattle Enacts A Tax To Fight Homelessness
The city of Seattle has enjoyed a long period of economic boom time thanks to the presence of huge companies like Amazon and Starbucks. However, the city also seen increased homelessness and a housing shortage during that time. The Seattle City Council, in an effort to use the economic boom to …
HousingThon Maker Says A Kevin Garnett Instagram Video Inspired His Playoff Breakthrough
Milwaukee Bucks sophomore center Thon Maker may not be a household name, but he’s certainly putting his imprint on his team’s opening-round series against the Boston Celtics.<p>Maker played sparingly in the first two games of the series, logging just over a minute combined and making no discernible …
Did Kanye Just Fire Scooter Braun And The Rest Of His Management Team?
Kanye West has let go much of his management team, including Scooter Braun, TMZ reports. West’s recent behavior has been described as “erratic” by those close to him, which can be seen on the daily just by taking a glimpse at his newly charged Twitter account.<p>Kanye asked for Scooter and his team to …
ManagementA Judge Asked Suge Knight For His NBA Finals Prediction At A Pretrial Hearing
It hasn’t been a great couple of years for Marion “Suge” Knight, the co-founder of Death Row Records who is currently facing murder charges stemming from an incident in 2015 during which he allegedly plowed his pickup truck into two men, killing one of them and injuring the other.<p>The incident …
WWE Smackdown Live Open Discussion Thread 4/24/18
Tonight, on the With Spandex WWE Smackdown Live open discussion thread:<p>During last week’s Superstar Shake-up, it was revealed that The Miz was being acquired by SmackDown LIVE at the request of Daniel Bryan. There is no love lost between the two Superstars, who have a tense history going back to …
Smackdown LiveFrance Has Agreed To Work With The U.S. On A New Iran Deal After Trump Called The Current Deal ‘Insane’
Throughout the 2016 campaign and into his term, President Trump railed against the Iran deal that the U.S. signed along with several of its allies, threatening to withdraw from the deal while U.S. partners in the European Union declared their unwillingness to withdraw. However, the idea of …
South Asia‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Could Break Some All-Time Box Office Records This Weekend
<i>Avengers: Infinity War</i> is going to make a lot of money. That’s a given, even with a rumored $300 million budget. But Marvel and Disney don’t want “a lot of money,” they want <i>all</i> the money the way Thanos wants <i>all</i> the Infinity Stones, and based on early estimates, they’re going to be satisfied come …
Film IndustryWaffle House Hero James Shaw, Who Insists He ‘Just Wanted To Live,’ Has Been Recognized By Tennessee Lawmakers
As more details come to light about the suspects behind the Toronto and Nashville, Tennessee tragedies, one of the brighter spots also (thankfully) making the rounds has been James Shaw. Police credit the 29-year-old man with preventing further bloodshed at the Waffle House in Nashville’s Antioch …
HeroismThe Toronto Van Attack Suspect Has Been Charged With 10 Counts Of Murder
On the day after a van barrelled down a Toronto sidewalk at up to 70mph, killing several pedestrians along a main thoroughfare, the suspect has already had his first day in court. Alek Minassian, whose LinkedIn photo (seen below) has now gone viral, was formally charged with 10 counts of murder, …
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