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India Arie not a fan of Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake’s skit

8 years ago Lily Garner
India Arie wasn’t laughing at Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake’s “Songversation” skit after the Super Bowl. “I hear @jimmyfallon show appropriated my sacred word . . . just be clear — I’m offended,” she tweeted. Two Arie albums and all her performances since 2013 have been dubbed “Songversation...

Tarantino: Polanski’s 13-year-old rape victim ‘wanted to have it’

8 years ago Lily Garner
Quentin Tarantino may be trying to act like a woeful choirboy in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein allegations, but he seems all the more mendacious in the light of an old interview in which he claimed Roman Polanski’s 13-year-old rape victim “wanted to have it.” Tarantino defended Polanski during a..

Travis Scott pleads guilty to disorderly conduct

8 years ago Lily Garner
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Rapper Travis Scott has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for an incident last year at a concert in northwestern Arkansas. The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that he entered the plea as part of a deal in which misdemeanor charges of inciting a riot and endangeri..

#MeToo inspires voodoo-themed show at NYFW

8 years ago Lily Garner
A voodoo ceremony set to take place at an upcoming Fashion Week show has raised some issues — flummoxing producers more used to managing clothing racks than constructing “voodoo poles” and the raising questions about the legality of acquiring a machete in New York City. Designers XULY.Bët, Mimi Pro..

Steve Wynn resigns as CEO of Wynn Resorts after sex harassment claims

8 years ago Lily Garner
LAS VEGAS — Casino mogul Steve Wynn has resigned as chairman and CEO at Wynn Resorts amid sexual misconduct allegations. Wynn Resorts says Tuesday the resignation is effective immediately. The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 26 that a number of women said Wynn harassed or assaulted them and that..

Liz Smith to get memorial service she never wanted

8 years ago Lily Garner
Liz Smith never wanted a big memorial service, but she’s getting one on Friday. The late gossip columnist will be eulogized at the Majestic Theatre by the likes of Bruce Willis, Renée Zellweger, Barry Diller and Holland Taylor, with musical tributes by Tommy Tune and Betty Buckley. “Liz didn’t wan..

Why Gwyneth Paltrow’s property was spared from mudslides

8 years ago Lily Garner
Gwyneth Paltrow dodged a bullet — or a mudslide — because her neighbors in Montecito, Calif., delayed her from razing an ’80s-era house and building a new 12,000-square-foot mansion. Several homes next to her tear-down were destroyed or damaged in recent mudslides, and the property she bought in 20..

New York’s Philly fans will toast Super Bowl at Midtown pub

8 years ago Lily Garner
Super Bowl hype will bring a bunch of Rocky Balboa look-alikes to Jack Demsey’s pub in Midtown on Thursday to devour Philly cheesesteaks. The connection, tenuous at best, is that Sly Stallone’s iconic pugilist is a symbol of Philadelphia, whose Eagles are playing in Sunday’s big game. Since Rocky ..

Tinsley Mortimer’s ex-husband and fiancée welcome baby

8 years ago Lily Garner
Financier Topper Mortimer and his fiancée, shoe designer Tabitha Simmons, have welcomed a daughter. Violet Elizabeth was born on Monday at NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital, weighing in at 8 pounds, 4 ounces. “Look what the stork brought me,” Simmons wrote on Instagram. The pair got engaged in August..