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Everyone Is Thirsting Over Kennedy Grandson Jack Schlossberg—for Good Reason
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Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / GettyIn Pablo Larráin’s 2016 film Jackie, Natalie Portman—playing John F. Kennedy’s wife Jaqueline Kennedy, following her husband’s death—bleakly mutters, “There won’t be another Camelot, not another Camelot.” She’s referring to the mythic perception of JFK’s presidency, one that some viewed as the ideal marr
Everything You Need to Know About Stormy Daniels
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ReutersLong before Stormy Daniels was at the center of Donald Trump’s hush-money criminal trial in New York City, where she testified Tuesday, the porn star was leading a unique life in the spotlight.Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, is a 45-year-old Louisiana native who’s 32 years the junior of Trump, who turns 78 next month. The two
Weinstein Sent to Rikers After Backlash to ‘Cushy’ Hospital Digs
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GettyNotoriously noxious Hollywood has-been Harvey Weinstein was transferred from a hospital prison unit to notoriously noxious Rikers Island—but his spokesperson is pushing back on claims that he was getting VIP treatment.“Calling his lawyer isn’t VIP service; it’s standard for someone facing trial,” Juda Engelmayer told The Daily Beast on Tuesday
Macklemore Blasts Biden, Jabs Drake in Pro-Palestine Protest Song
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Joseph Okpako/Getty Images“Thrift Shop” rapper Macklemore is back with a fiery new song in which he slams both President Joe Biden and Columbia University’s police response against pro-Palestine student protestors. The Seattle rapper—who’s never been shy about expressing his political opinions and who has previously been accused of antisemitism—tit
Kristi Noem Blows Up at Fox Anchor Pressing Her on Puppy Murder
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Fox Business NetworkIn what has devolved into the TV equivalent of tweeting through it, Kristi Noem appeared for yet another cable news interview on Tuesday morning. The beleaguered South Dakota governor seems to be on a mission to salvage her exceedingly slim hopes of becoming Donald Trump’s running mate.It did not go well for her.Read more at The
Police Report Shooting Outside Drake’s Toronto Mansion Amid Tense Rap Beef
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Andrew Francis Wallace/Toronto Star via Getty ImagesToronto police responded to a shooting outside of Drake’s mansion dubbed “The Embassy,” just days after the palatial home was featured on the cover of a diss track by Kendrick Lamar.The shooting, which reportedly took place around 2 a.m. Tuesday according to the Toronto Police, left a male securit
The Long-Lost Beatles Doc ‘Let It Be’ Is a Musical Treasure
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Apple Corps/Courtesy of the Everett Collection“I’d like to say thank you on behalf of the group and ourselves, and I hope we’ve passed the audition.”So yukked jokester John Lennon from the top of the Apple Corps building at 3 Savile Row in London on Jan. 30, 1969, concluding the tune “Get Back” as perplexed police officers made it clear it was time
‘Unfrosted’ Is So Bad, It Made the Capitol Riots Worse
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John P. Johnson/NetflixEveryone has been gabbing about Jerry Seinfeld’s lackluster new Netflix comedy Unfrosted—which has hit the top of Netflix’s most popular movies—particularly one scene in which Mad Men’s Don Draper (Jon Hamm) rises from the dead. But perhaps we’ve lost sight of the scene we should actually be talking about when it comes to thi
K-Pop Fans Fume at Met Gala Paparazzi’s Racist Jabs
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Taylor Hill/Getty ImagesFans of the K-Pop band Stray Kids have unleashed a wave of disgust at paparazzi after photographers allegedly spewed racist stereotypes and comments as the group made their Met Gala debut.Fans around the world were quick to voice their disdain with Met Gala photographers on social media as celebrities waltzed outside the Met
Stormy Daniels Shows Up to Trump Trial Dressed for a Funeral
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Drew Angerer/GettyShe walked in wearing all black and a long flowing sweater—her thick heeled boots clacking on her way into the courtroom—a porn star turned political lightning rod ready to deliver damning testimony that could electrify the prosecution of Donald Trump and toss his 2024 presidential campaign into a maelstrom.Stormy Daniels has fina
This Norwegian Billionaire Salmon Heir Won the Met Gala
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Taylor Hill/Getty ImagesWith all the audacious outfits on display at the Met Gala, it can be difficult to catch the eye. But one man leapt out from the crowd in a salmon-colored bodysuit with a huge flowing train: Meet Gustav Magnar Witzøe, the Norwegian billionaire heir to a salmon fishing empire.The 31-year-old model, who commands an estimated $3
Opinion: Benjamin Netanyahu Is America’s Worst Ally
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Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / GettyIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has, over the past several days, cemented his position as America’s worst ally. In fact, given his behavior, real questions exist whether he is even an ally at all.America has had bad allies in the past. Joseph Stalin, for example, while an invaluable partner dur
Ukraine Says It Thwarted Russian Plot to Murder Zelensky as ‘Gift’ for Putin
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Thomas Peter/ReutersRussian agents plotted to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and top Ukrainian military officials as a “gift” to Vladimir Putin as he’s sworn in for a fifth term—but Ukrainian security officials caught wind of the plan and thwarted the operation.That’s according to the Security Service of Ukraine, which said Tues
Jon Stewart’s ‘Everybody’s in L.A.’ Guest Spot Could Get John Mulaney ‘Sued‘
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Adam Rose/NetflixJohn Mulaney’s free-wheeling, ongoing Netflix special Everybody’s in L.A. might want to start informing their guests that they’re being recorded live. On Monday night, Mulaney’s guest Jon Stewart seemed to forget that little detail before possibly defaming the loud-dressing millionaire and Lakers superfan Jimmy Goldstein on stage.
Business Insider EIC to Step Down Months After Ackman Fiasco
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Noam Galai/Getty for for American Society of Magazine EditorsBusiness Insider’s top editor Nicholas Carlson is stepping down.“Team!” he wrote in an email to staffers, which was obtained by The Daily Beast. “Something I hope you know about me is that I believe life is an adventure. That we only have so many heartbeats and we should use them to live
Trump Plan to Limit Stormy Daniels’ Juicy Details Goes Sour
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Lucas Jackson/ReutersA last-ditch effort by Donald Trump to halt jurors from hearing the more salacious details of his sexual affair with porn star Stormy Daniels blew up in his face on Tuesday, as the judge used the former president’s very same reasoning to arrive at the completely opposite conclusion.With Daniels set to testify later Tuesday, Tru
King Says He’s Too Busy With Work to See Harry During London Trip
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Gary Miller / Getty ImagesPrince Harry arrived in London Tuesday afternoon and then dramatically announced his father King Charles had said he was not able to meet him during his sojourn in the capital, despite the fact they will be just a few miles apart. Harry arrived in London on Tuesday afternoon for a church service celebrating his Invictus Ga
Alleged Mushroom Murderer Mom Pleads Not Guilty in Killer Lunch Case
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Jason Edwards/Newspix via Getty ImagesA woman in Australia accused of serving a meal intentionally made with poisonous mushrooms pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to three counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder.Erin Patterson appeared at Latrobe Valley Magistrates Court via video link from a prison in Melbourne, in the southeastern state
Harvard Pro-Palestine Protests May Be Approaching a Whimpery End
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Joseph Prezioso/AFP via GettyPro-Palestine protesters at Harvard did not get the satisfaction they hoped for on Monday night.The Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine (HOOP) coalition had set a deadline on Instagram, demanding that the university begin negotiations with the group by five o’clock on May 6. And to show that they were serious, the protest
Trump Posts—Then Quickly Deletes—Post on Bombshell Witness
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Peter Foley/Getty ImagesDonald Trump launched into a new attack on the judge in his New York hush money case on Tuesday morning complaining that he’d just learned who would be testifying later in the day.“I have just recently been told who the witness is today,” Trump wrote in the hastily-deleted post on his Truth Social platform, according to scre
World Leaders Snub Putin but Hollywood Action Star Saves the Day
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Sergei Bobylev/Kremlin via ReutersMost world leaders were a no-show at Vladimir Putin’s swearing-in ceremony Tuesday, but that’s okay, because the Russian leader had B-list action movie stars, a leather-clad pop star, and resident lawn gnome/Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov to cheer him on.A total of six European Union countries sent envoys to atten
Boeing’s Historic First Crewed Starliner Launch Scrubbed After Rocket Issue
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Steve Nesius/ReutersBoeing’s hopes to blow away some of the recent negative headlines about its brand with a historic first crewed launch of its Starliner capsule fizzled on Monday night as a problem with a valve on the rocket led to the flight being scrubbed.The mission to carry two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station was called off
Tanks Block Off the Only Way Out of Gaza After Israel Rejects Ceasefire Deal
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IDF XIsrael’s military on Tuesday said it had seized control of the crucial Rafah crossing between southern Gaza and Egypt as part of what it called a “precise counterterrorism operation.”The move came just hours after Hamas said late Monday that it had accepted a ceasefire deal brokered by international mediators. A statement from the office of Is
House Republicans Want to Hold Merrick Garland in Contempt Over Biden Tape
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Kevin Lamarque/ReutersHouse Republicans will move forward next week with a plan to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to hand over the audio recording of an interview with President Joe Biden conducted as part of former special counsel Robert Hur’s probe into Biden’s handling of classified documents, reports
Trump Plays Chicken With Judge as Hush-Money Trial Continues
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Peter Foley/ReutersThe thirteenth day of Donald Trump’s hush money trial gets underway Tuesday after the judge gave the former president a clear ultimatum: stop violating the court’s gag order or risk being thrown in jail.The final warning Monday came as Judge Juan Merchan found Trump in criminal contempt for the tenth time over breaches of an orde
GOP Pays the Price for Booting Kevin McCarthy
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Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesFormer Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) failed at many things: building unity in his conference, making deals across the aisle, and, obviously, fending off the revolt that made him a former speaker.In one crucial area, however, McCarthy was a legendary success: raising money
Opinion: The Real ‘Sleaze’ Factor in Trump’s New York Trial
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Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyThe real sleazy part of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s prosecution of former President Donald Trump for election interference isn’t what you think.The sleaze factor isn’t the kind of work done by actress and director Stormy Daniels, the business of the National Enquirer, the alle
Tinder Wars: Love Blooms in Kyiv While Russians Are Left Isolated and Alone
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Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyWar, sanctions, and President Vladimir Putin’s pariah status on the world stage are hitting Russians right where it hurts: their love lives.It was just six years ago that Moscow hosted the finals of the soccer World Cup—the most-watched sporting event on the planet—and it felt like a buzzin
Opinion: The Moment a Republican Says This, Tune Them Out
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Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyListen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon and Stitcher.When it comes to Republicans spouting the belief that the United States is a republic, and not a democracy, it’s time to put them on mute.That’s according to The New Abnormal co-host Andy Levy, w
Why Users Believe This App Can Help Them Shift Between Realities
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GettyReality shifters are a group of people who believe they can transport themselves to different realities by using techniques learned from posts on the internet. Some of these techniques are ancient—like breathwork, affirmations, and visualization. But one of the most important techniques is very contemporary: an app on your phone.Reality shifti