Erin Whitten

A Los Angeles jury has acquitted hip-hop producer Metro Boomin of civil liability in a sexual assault trial that stemmed from 2016 allegations. The jury returned the verdict on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, after deliberating for less than two hours. A five-man, three-woman jury unanimously found in favor of the defendant, Grammy-nominated producer Leland T. […]

Leonardo DiCaprio has made an incredibly rare podcast appearance with co-star Benicio Del Toro, but it’s one detail from their conversation that’s truly surprising.

It’s finally happening. For more than a decade we’ve been teased by rumors while Mel Brooks casually dished out one-liners about “maybe someday.” Now after what feels like a million years, Spaceballs 2 is launching into full gear. It’s not only a real deal sequel, it’s already in production and Rick Moranis is returning to […]

So Hulu’s raising prices again. Great. If you’re staring at your bank statement wondering which streaming service to drop, Netflix is making the decision easier this fall. October is stacked with new original movies that might actually make you forget what you’re missing on Hulu. From a glamorous murder mystery on a yacht, to Cillian […]

The Astronaut trailer is here, and it’s one of those trailers that has you leaning forward, squinting a little, and going: “Okay… is this going to be scary, or just silly?” Starring Kate Mara as Captain Sam Walker, a NASA pilot who crash lands back on Earth, where it all seems normal at first. Then […]

Most of us have seen a war documentary or two in our lives. It’s a genre with lots of maps, strategy deep dives, and stock combat footage (not to mention the ubiquitous white-guy narrator rattling off dates and place names like some kind of Viking-era Mad Libs.) In Waves and War, which lands on Netflix […]

If you needed proof that this season of Dancing with the Stars is one giant glorious confection of glitter and chaos, Week 2 gave you exactly that. After a premiere that set ratings records, the show dialed the nostalgia up to 11 with its One-Hit Wonders Night. (AKA Two hours of toe-tapping tunes you’ve no […]

Kristin Cavallari, Lauren Conrad, and Stephen Colletti are heading to the beach…again. Roku has just announced that Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County‘s original cast is reuniting for a two-hour anniversary special in 2026, to celebrate 20 years since the series first debuted. It really has been 20 years since we watched as love triangles […]

YouTube will soon be restoring creators that were banned from the platform under former content moderation rules that have since been reversed. The company’s former policies that restricted misinformation around the 2020 presidential election and COVID-19 are the main rules this affects. Alphabet, the parent company of YouTube, revealed the plans in a statement of […]

Nicolas Cage is about to go to war. Well, actually, he’s about to get into the espionage business of World War II, as the star has been cast in Fortitude, the upcoming action-adventure from director Simon West. Production on the film has officially commenced in London, and we are ready for another meme-worthy closeup. The […]

New York City barely averted a full-on digital blackout during the United Nations General Assembly, and almost no one noticed. In fact, when motorcades snarled Manhattan and almost 150 world leaders converged on midtown hotels, the U.S. Secret Service was quietly shutting down an enormous secret telecom network that could have knocked the city out […]

Charlie Sheen is no stranger to making shocking headlines. While his past antics have largely been scandalous or chaos-mongering, his latest revelation is a little different. For the first time, the 60-year-old actor is admitting that he’s had sex with men. The disclosures come in his new memoir, The Book of Sheen, as well as […]

The American Civil Liberties Union has released an open letter signed by more than 400 actors, musicians, directors, and comedians criticizing ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! last week. Published Monday, the letter calls the network’s decision a free speech violation and singles out federal officials for pressuring the company. Last week, Jimmy Kimmel was […]

Cancer Cancers are known for their deep sensitivity and emotional intelligence, traits that often make them naturally attuned to the energies beyond the physical world. Governed by the Moon, this sign is deeply connected to the notions of home, family, and maternal influences. It is not unusual for Cancers to report feeling their grandmother’s presence […]

American Apparel’s brand image was built on the premise that it was the ethical, sweatshop-free fast-fashion brand. Grungy basics made in Los Angeles, sold with millennial hipster street cred and a sense of cheeky irreverence. Netflix’s documentary Trainwreck: The Cult of American Apparel gladly tears off the lid, showing the dark side of a cult-favorite […]

The death of Celeste Rivas, a 15-year-old girl whose body was found earlier this month in the trunk of a Tesla car registered to singer D4vd, has taken another disturbing turn. Investigators are treating the case as a homicide and following multiple leads, but a recently resurfaced demo track and an account from one of […]

Flavia McDonald and her family had set off from Sydney to Bali on what they assumed would be a relaxing Father’s Day holiday vacation. Unfortunately, a seemingly harmless visit to Ubud’s Monkey Forest Sanctuary would soon change that.

Matthew Lewis, forever remembered as goofy Neville Longbottom, has stepped into the lead role of the upcoming murder mystery series Murder Before Evensong and the newest trailer has just dropped. Set to air on Channel 5 in the UK and Acorn TV in the US, the six-part drama adapts Reverend Richard Coles’s 2022 novel of […]