Month: May 2024

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will embark on two new Netflix projects have been revealed.  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Archewell Productions revealed two new nonfiction series are in the “early stages” of production at Netflix.

Deadline reports that a series curated by Meghan, 42, (who is also serving as an executive producer), will “celebrate the joys of cooking and gardening, entertaining and friendship.” The series will be directed by Michael Steed, who worked on Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, with Leah Hariton as show runner, who was a producer on Selena Gomez’s Selena + Chef cooking show on HBO.

The second project will “provide viewers unprecedented access to the world of professional polo” and was primarily shot at the U.S. Open Polo Championship. Harry, 39, has been an amateur polo player for years and often plays in charity matches, including a flagship fundraiser for Sentebale, the charity Harry co-founded with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho in 2006 to help children and young people affected by poverty, inequality and HIV/AIDS in southern Africa. According to a statement on the project, “known primarily for its aesthetic and social scene, the series will pull the curtain back on the grit and passion of the sport, capturing players and all it takes to compete at the highest level.” It is unknown, however, if Prince Harry will participate on camera.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are both serving as executive producers on the project, primarily at the US Open Polo Championship in Florida, while Miloš Balać (Welcome to Wrexham) is the showrunner. Titles and release dates for the two shows are expected to be announced in the coming months.

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Saturday Night Live is closing out Season 49 with Maya Rudolph and Jake Gyllenhaal as hosts, along with musical guests Vampire Weekend and Sabrina Carpenter.

NBC announced that Rudolph will host ‘SNL’ for the third time on May 11 with Vampire Weekend making its fourth appearance as musical guest; and on May 18, Gyllenhaal will return to host the Season 49 finale, also marking his third time as host, with Sabrina Carpenter making her musical guest debut for the finale.

Rudolph’s Apple TV+ series “Loot” just returned for its second season; and she was an “SNL” regular from 2000 to 2007. Rudolph also voices Diane Birch and Connie on the Netflix animated series “Big Mouth. The Grammy-winning band Vampire Weekend is currently on tour with its new album, “Only God Was Above Us.”

Gyllenhaal’s limited series “Presumed Innocent” premieres June 12 on Apple TV+. Carpenter recently earned her first Billboard top 10 hit with her hit song, “Espresso,” and she acted as support on Taylor Swift’s ‘The ERAS TOUR’ this past year.

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Hilary Duff welcomed her fourth baby, and her third with husband Matthew Koma, on Friday, May 3.

Duff, 36, announced her new daughter’s arrival on Instagram, sharing photos of her home water birth along with the caption: “Townes Meadow Bair , now we know why she made us wait so long…She was perfecting those Cheeks! I Have been dreaming of holding you in my arms for months and the past 5 days of getting to know you, stare at you and smell you has been pure moments of magic. We all love you like you’ve been here all along beauty. 5/3/24”

Duff first announced she was pregnant with her fourth baby in December 2023 on social media, sharing a family holiday card with herself, Koma and their kids posing in pajamas along with the caption: “Surprise Surprise”. A note on the family’s Christmas card read: “So much for silent nights. Love, the Duff, Bair, Comrie crew.”

Duff and Koma, who tied the knot in 2019, share daughters Banks Violet, 5, and Mae James, 2½. Duff also shares eldest son Luca, 11, with ex-husband Mike Comrie.

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Drake’s home in Toronto is at the center of an investigation following a shooting late on Tuesday, May 7, in which the rapper’s security guard was reportedly the victim.  According to TMZ, the 48-year-old man was shot in the chest and rushed to the hospital, and is said to be in stable condition.  In addition, the Toronto Police Department posted on X: “SHOOTING:(UPDATE) – occurred at a a residence on Park Lane Circle – the man shot was a security guard who was standing outside the gates, o/f of the home – the man remains in hospital – a vehicle fled the scene – anyone with info 416-808-2510 or Crime Stoppers”

ABC News reports that according to Inspector Paul Krawczyk with the Toronto Police Service’s Integrated Gun and Gang Task Force, the male security guard was shot while standing outside the gate of the residence at approximately 2 a.m. Tuesday. According to video evidence of the incident obtained by police, the suspects fled the scene in a vehicle.

Emergency crews were called to Park Lane Circle near Bayview Avenue and Lawrence Avenue East just after 2 a.m. local time. The entrance to the property on Park Lane Circle in the expensive Bridle Path neighborhood was taped off by officers early Tuesday. The security guard was found suffering from an apparent gunshot wound and remains hospitalized in serious condition, Krawczyk said.

Inspector Krawczyk said that police have not yet confirmed whether Drake, 37, was home at the time of the shooting, but told reporters that the Canadian rapper’s team is cooperating with the investigation, sharing during a press conference: This is no different than any other investigation. It’s maybe more high profile because there’s more people here, but we treat it like any other incident. We’ll be using all our resources. Our teams will be doing as much as they can to investigate this.”

The suspects remain at large, and authorities do not currently have a vehicle description or number of suspects at this time, Krawczyk said. A motive also remains unknown.  Police are also staying quiet about the possible connection to the shooting and Drake’s ongoing, very public feud with fellow artist Kendrick Lamar

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Eminem is looking for his biggest “STANS”.  Per Billboard, the Detroit rapper is looking for his biggest ‘superfans’ for possible inclusion in an upcoming untitled documentary produced by Eminem & Shady Films, along with longtime manager Paul Rosenberg.

A message posted on Eminem’s socials read: “Looking for Stans for a documentary produced by Eminem & Shady films. To share your story, please answer the questions here,” with a link to a questionnaire. The questionnaire includes queries such as “When/ how did you first hear Eminem?” “Would you consider yourself a ‘Stan?’” and “Have you ever been to Detroit?”  Additional questions ask whether Eminem’s music has helped people through difficult times, or whether there are any parts of Em’s story they personally relate to. Applicants are also asked to upload a 1 minute video of themselves explaining their Eminem fandom.

The untitled documentary was originally announced in February and is directed by Steven Leckart (2020’s “Challenger: The Final Flight”). A synopsis for the film described the project as a “revealing, edgy, and disarmingly personal journey into the world of superfandom, told through the lens of one of the world’s most iconic and enduring artists, Eminem, and the fans that worship him.” It is slated for release later this year.

Eminem’s classic hit song, “Stan” was released in 2000 as the third single from “The Marshall Mathers LP.” The song, which is about an obsessive Eminem fan who takes his admiration for the rapper too far, is built around a sample of British singer Dido’s 1998 track “Thank You” and details the dark side of fame and the obsessive nature of fandoms.  Since the song’s release, “Stans” and “Stan culture” have become shorthand terms for fans over the last quarter century – and “Stan” eventually found its way into the Merriam-Webster dictionary, where it is defined as “an extremely or excessively enthusiastic and devoted fan.”

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Drake is hitting back yet again at Kendrick Lamar with the latest track in their ‘diss wars’ titled “The Heart Part 6” (a title that plays on Lamar’s 2022 song, “The Heart Part 5.”)

The biggest rap feud in years has seen both Drake and Lamar throw unsubstantiated allegations at each other — Drake has accused Lamar of physically abusing his partner, and Lamar has suggested Drake has a hidden love child. In his last few tracks, Lamar has focused on allegations that Drake is a sexual predator.  In The Heart Part 6, Drake denies all the allegations against him made by Kendrick, responding directly to Lamar’s previous two diss tracks “Meet The Grahams” and “Not Like Us.”

‘The Heart Part 6’ is produced by Boi-1da, and is the follow-up his previous diss track aimed at Lamar, “Family Matters.”  Take a listen to The Heart Part 6 – here.

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