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‘Modern Family’ star Aubrey Anderson-Emmons comes out as bisexual using quote from the sitcom

David Becker/Getty ImagesHappy Pride Month to Aubrey Anderson-Emmons.The actress, who played Lily Tucker-Pritchett on Modern Family, has come out as bisexual. She shared the announcement to her Instagram on Monday.Her announcement video used audio from a Modern Family scene where her character, Lily, had a conversation with her parents, Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and Cam (Eric Stonestreet), and aunt Gloria (Sofia Vergara).In the scene, Gloria tells Lily she is Vietnamese. "No I'm not, I'm gay," Lily says in response.Anderson-Emmons lip-synched […]

June 17, 2025

Music

Madonna reacts to ‘New York Times’ report that she’s the pope’s distant cousin

Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live NationWhile Madonna was once condemned by Pope John Paul II, to the current pope, she's family — and she's pretty excited about it.As previously reported, the New York Times conducted a deep dive into the family tree of Robert Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV. It reveals that through a Canadian ancestor, the pope is a ninth cousin various times removed to multiple famous people, including Madonna and Justin Bieber.Madonna posted on her Instagram Story a photo of herself throwing her arms up […]

June 17, 2025

Music

Rod Stewart says he ‘liked’ Donald Trump, but not anymore: ‘He became another guy’

Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesAs a Brit, Rod Stewart can't vote in U.S. elections, but that doesn't stop him from having an opinion about his former friend, President Donald Trump.Speaking to the U.K. publication Radio Times, Rod says, "I’m not a great fan of Trump. I knew him very, very well. I used to go to his house. I live literally half a mile away. ... We’re both on the beach. I used to go to his Christmas parties.""He’s always been a […]

June 17, 2025

Entertainment

‘Clayface’ role goes to Tom Rhys Harries in upcoming DC Studios film

Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/Getty Images for British VogueDC Studios has found its Clayface.Relative newcomer Tom Rhys Harries has been cast in the titular lead role in the upcoming film Clayface. DC Studios head James Gunn announced the decision in a post shared to Threads on Tuesday."After a long and incredibly exhaustive search, we finally have our DCU Clayface in @tomrhysharries," Gunn wrote. "Both Matt Reeves and I were just blown away by this guy, and can't wait for you to see […]

June 17, 2025

Music

On This Day, June 17, 1972: The Rolling Stones hit #1 with ‘Exile on Main St.’

On This Day, June 17, 1972 ...The Rolling Stones hit #1 with their double album Exile on Main St., which went on to spend four weeks on top of the chart.Recorded mostly in a villa in the South of France, where the band had moved to escape paying U.K. taxes, the album featured such classics as "Happy" featuring Keith Richards on vocals, "Tumbling Dice," "Rocks Off," "Rip This Joint" and "All Down the Line."The album was one of nine #1 […]

June 17, 2025

Music

David Byrne appears in new documentary series exploring ‘The Art of Sound’

Credit: David Byrne. Courtesy of L-Acoustics for “The Art of Sound: Sound is Fundamental."Talking Heads frontman David Byrne is featured in a new three-part documentary series The Art of Sound, from L-Acoustics, a creator of professional audio technology.According to the press release, the series "merges scientific discovery with artistic insight to explore sound's fundamental role in human evolution and its continuing influence on our daily lives.""It's remarkable how much we can orient ourselves based on sound," Bryne, who appears in the […]

June 17, 2025

Entertainment

Doctor in Matthew Perry ketamine overdose case agrees to plead guilty: DOJ

Michael Buckner/Getty ImagesOne of the two doctors charged in connection with Matthew Perry's ketamine death case has agreed to plead guilty to distributing the drug, the Department of Justice said Monday.Dr. Salvador Plasencia is expected to plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine in the coming weeks, the DOJ said.The charge carries a statutory maximum sentence of 40 years in federal prison, prosecutors said.Plasencia is one of five people charged in the wake of Perry's death from a ketamine overdose […]

June 17, 2025

Entertainment

In brief: ‘The Naked Gun’ official trailer and more

The official trailer for The Naked Gun has arrived. Paramount Pictures released the trailer for the upcoming reboot of the franchise on Monday. It finds Liam Neeson's character, Lt. Frank Drebin Jr., following in his father's footsteps. Pamela Anderson and Paul Walter Hauser also star in the upcoming film, which arrives in theaters on Aug. 1 ...Kevin Hart's upcoming Netflix comedy film 72 Hours has added brand-new members to its cast. The upcoming bachelor-party comedy, which also stars Mason Gooding […]

June 17, 2025

Entertainment

George Takei boldly goes into his own gay history in new memoir ‘It Rhymes with Takei’

Top Shelf ProductionsSet phasers to "read."To coincide with Pride Month, Star Trek icon George Takei has documented his journey as a gay man in a new memoir in graphic novel form called It Rhymes With Takei. As he reveals in the book, Takei came out at age 68 because he was furious that California's 2005 same-sex marriage bill had been vetoed. But there was another reason, too."It was rage, but it was also guilt, because progress was being made and all these people […]

June 17, 2025