Welcome back to our weekly recap of some of the biggest and most talked-about moments in pop culture and current events that you need to know about right now.
Britney Spears had Adderall and an empty wine glass in her car and spoke nonsensically, according to newly released reports, audio files, and dashcam video from the California Highway Patrol.
Nicholas Galitzine ate up to 5,000 calories a day prepping for Masters of the Universe. [Celebitchy]
Katie Holmes honestly looks really cute in this slightly kooky dress. [Go Fug Yourself]
Miles Teller thinks Esquire did him dirty, but did they really? [Pajiba]
How Colman Domingo stopped chasing muscle size and built his best body at 56. [Kenneth in the 212]
Emmy winner Ryan O’Connell, whose Special plowed under stereotypes about disabled people, writes candidly about, well, getting plowed (and more). [Boy Culture]
Yikes! TikTok influencer Gabbie Gonzalez and her father, Francisco Gonzalez, have been arrested over an alleged murder plot against her ex-boyfriend, boy band Why Don’t We’s Jack Avery. [Us Weekly]
Congrats to Jax Taylor! He is celebrating a year and a half of sobriety. Get Insta link
Ray J is completely full of shit. [TMZ]
Almost exactly a year ago, on April 30, 2025, it was reported that famed fashion designer Riccardo Tisci was accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a man in New York in June 2024. Now, nearly two years after the alleged assault, the Italian singer Alessandro Mahmoud, known by his stage name Mahmood, has been requested to give testimony, per court filings obtained by reporter Louis Pisano and shared on X. [Vanity Fair]
Cristiano Ronaldo has been named in the 2026 World Cup squad for Portugal and will embark on a historic sixth tournament appearance at 41 years old. [Hypebeast]
Madonna’s best album tracks, ranked – from “Isaac” to “I Don’t Search I Find.” [Attitude]
Sebastian Stan says the situation in America is “not a laughing matter” two years after the release of The Apprentice, in which he portrayed the president. [People]
The criminal eavesdropping charges against Lisa Hochstein and her now-ex-boyfriend Jody Glidden will be dismissed. Their attorneys told Page Six that “all charges” against the duo “will be dismissed [in] mid-June without any admission of guilt or conviction.” [Page Six]
Paramount is reportedly having second thoughts about Bari Weiss taking control of TV news. But why? [The A.V Club]
Lola Young was the first artist to perform for Apple Music’s new Music Room series, and this is a must-watch.
30 years after “Barbie Girl” became a huge hit, Aqua has broken up. [Page Six]
Angelina Jolie’s daughter, Zahara, has publicly dropped her dad Brad Pitt’s last name, making it known at her college graduation. [Us Weekly]
Shakira issued a lengthy statement after she was acquitted of wrongdoing in a years-long tax fraud case. On Monday, the Spanish High Court overturned a $64 million fine imposed on the singer. A representative for Shakira told People that she’s owed nearly $70 million by the Spanish government as a result of the ruling. [in Style]
It took a nine-member jury less than two hours to unanimously rule against Elon Musk in his $134 billion lawsuit against OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, ending a three-week-long trial that highlighted the rancor between two of the tech world’s most powerful players and the “chaos” inside an industry leader. [Intelligencer]
Jake Gyllenhaal and Henry Cavill are more than friends in the homoerotic action flick In The Grey, but you’d never know it from the promo. [Queerty]
Barney Frank, the former US representative who made history as one of the first out gay members of Congress, died on Tuesday night. He was 86. Rest in peace, Barney. [The Guardian]
Brazilian tennis player Joao Lucas Reis da Silva made a bit of history on Monday with a win at Roland Garros, the site of the French Open. Reis da Silva was Outsports’ 2025 Male Athlete of the Year, a year after becoming the first active men’s pro tennis player to come out. He was joined in 2025 by Switzerland’s Mika Brunold. [Out Sports]
Mark Fuhrman, the former LAPD detective who discovered the bloody glove that became as pivotal to the O.J. Simpson murder trial as the epithet-spewing cop himself would be, died Tuesday, May 12, in Idaho, where he resided. He was 74. [Deadline]
Ricky Martin‘s concert in Montenegro on Thursday night (May 21) was interrupted when someone sprayed tear gas toward the stage, according to the Puerto Rican superstar’s rep. [Billboard]
Bethenny Frankel makes how much from brand deals? [InStyle]
