via The video: TMZ · The video: Today · Rival coverage: Daily Mail · Rival coverage: Vice
On September 18, influencer Frankie LaPenna fought a six-foot humanoid robot in a San Francisco cage in an event billed as the world's first human versus robot fight, and the remote-controlled machine, which was running as an ad for a VR game, knocked him to t…
via The photos: Page Six · The fashion angle: Vogue · Rival coverage: TMZ · The video: Just Jared
On Friday night, Olivia Rodrigo opened her Unraveled Tour at People's Bank Arena in Hartford, Connecticut, and artificial rain turned her white sleeveless dress into a disintegrating costume change during "the cure," revealing a red corset and micro miniskirt …
via How to watch tonight: AP · The Monday announcement: AP · The studio announcement: Paramount · The full performer list: Billboard
According to AP, Taylor Swift will receive an inaugural "Artist Director Honors" at tonight's VMAs, a 31st trophy that makes her the most awarded artist in VMA history. The award, announced Monday by CBS and MTV, recognizes artists whose work behind the camera…
via The actual event photos: Indian Express · The bow moment: Times of India · The photo gallery: India TV News · Rival coverage: Hindustan Times
MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) attended a promotional event for "Ramayana" in Mumbai on September 26, and after someone in the crowd shouted "Jai Shree Ram," Ranbir Kapoor taught him the chant and the room erupted. According to Indian Express, the event ran at the …
According to Fortune, Temu quietly stopped funding a network of fake influencer accounts on Meta's platforms within days of being exposed, after spending nearly a billion dollars on "creator" partnership ads across the UK and the EU. The Czech nonprofit Online…
via The breakdown: USA Today · The audit: Tuko · His response to the critics: LiveMint · The cocoa sourcing page: Feastables
According to USA Today, MrBeast posted a video Sept. 19 about spending close to $10 million to build a "self-sustaining" village in Ghana, with a 300-student school, a clinic and teacher housing meant to keep kids off cocoa farms. The clip has 51 million views…
via The announcement story: Daily Beast · The official press release: PR Newswire · The AP story: WTOP · The preview exclusive: USA Today
Melania Trump rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday to launch Imperia, an invite-only network for women executives, per AP via WTOP. Her adviser calls the project "Davos for Women," and the exchange is hosting the first Imperia summ…
via The recap: Just Jared · The trade version: Variety · The vinyl preorder: Official Charts · The release-time explainer: Cosmopolitan
Taylor Swift announced on Instagram this morning that The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore, a four-track follow-up to last year's record, drops this Friday with pre-orders already open on Apple Music, Spotify and Amazon. Caption and tracklist courtesy of Just Ja…
via The recap: E! · The ScreenTime interview coverage: Screen Rant · The games-press version: GamesRadar+ · The MovieWeb version: MovieWeb
According to E!, David Thewlis, 62, says he is "sick of talking about" returning to Harry Potter, and the interview in which he said so is making the rounds again ahead of the HBO reboot. The series is in production and expected in 2027. The Return Question is…
via The recap: TMZ · The local version: NBC Chicago · The wire report: USA Today · The recovery detail: Today
Olympic gymnast Simone Biles revealed on a get-ready-with-me TikTok that three masked men broke into the Chicago home she shared with husband Jonathan Owens and stole her Porsche GTS, per TMZ, and the car has since been recovered. The burglary is not the news.…
via The recap: Hello! Magazine · The official store: shop.madonna.com · The 10th No. 1 chart run: Billboard · The Rolling Stone version: Rolling Stone
Madonna, 68, posted behind-the-scenes photos from a shoot for her new Confessions II merch line to Instagram this week, posing in a sheer black top, fishnets and a cascade of layered necklaces while peeking over a doorframe. Photos courtesy of Hello! Magazine.…
via The recap: E! News · The announcement: Billboard · The dark-website countdown: USA Today · The wire copy: The Washington Post
Taylor Swift announced Tuesday that a new single, "Patient Zero," drops September 25 with a 24-hour pre-order window on her website, per E! News, capping a run of coded clues that started with a cryptic Emmys sketch and a letter on her site that sprouted a thi…
via The recap: PR Newswire · The brand page: Kenneth Cole · The industry coverage: WWD · The FashionNetwork version: FashionNetwork
Per PR Newswire, Kenneth Cole has launched INSPIRE, a new men's fragrance named after the verb, fronted by Joe Jonas, who also performs its original power ballad. The rollout includes a One Times Square takeover, branded pedicabs, and a $15 body spray. The $75…
via The recap: Hello! · The photo gallery: OK Magazine · The second gallery: Entertainment Now · The parrot detail: Mid-Day
According to Hello!, Kim Kardashian posted a nude photoshoot with photographer Donna Trope on September 22: her silhouette draped in pink orchids and garden roses, two pink parakeets perched on her shoulders, captioned "Lost Donna Trope files." The press is al…