Click through, get caught up, and act as you knew all along.
Some weeks the news comes faster than we can type. This was one of them. So every week we’re rounding up the ten stories we didn’t get to, with links straight to the folks who did. Consider it your catch-up cheat sheet.
Click through, get caught up, and act as you knew all along.
Check Out the 10 Things We Didn’t Get to This Past Week
| 1. Two years after Jay-Z was accused of raping an unnamed woman, listed in court documents as Jane Doe, when she was just 13 years old, she has formally withdrawn her allegations, saying there was “no truth” to them. [E! News] |
| 2. Macklemore is still hitting the road despite being dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour, announcing Thursday (Sept. 24) that he’s launching his own Free Palestine tour to raise funds for the countless people suffering in Gaza. [Billboard] |
| 3. Roseanne Barr went nuclear when asked about her former TV son Michael Fishman after he said that the cancellation of Roseanne was justified, unloading on him in a profanity-laced tirade. [The Wrap] |
| 4. Michael Fishman dismissed Roseanne Barr’s recent podcast takedown as “obvious lies and name-calling” in a lengthy video. As he pointed out, “I gave you respect and asked for clarity. I never turned my back. I showed you compassion even though I vehemently disagreed with you.” [Page Six] |
| 5. During an appearance on the U.K. chat show The Graham Norton Show, Tom Cruise, 64, was asked about the Prince and Princess of Wales, both 44, attending the world premiere of his new film, Digger, in London. [Celebitchy] |
Here are some of the stories that we “did” cover this week
| 6. Ella Langley’s hit song Choosin’ Texas has made Billboard Hot 100 history, spending 23 weeks on the chart and breaking the record for the longest-running No. 1 song in the chart’s 68-year history. [Deadline] |
| 7. Taylor Frankie Paul is leaving The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. In a detailed Instagram post on Monday, the reality TV star explained her decision, citing “bullying” from castmates, ongoing custody disputes with her children’s fathers, and recent alleged failures in court-mandated drug tests as key reasons. [THR] |
| 8. Everyone who attended the American Horror Story: 13 premiere clearly was instructed to follow, or simply mind-melded on, the same dress code: Slightly Spooky. [Go Fug Yourself] |
| 9. Brazilian model Fernando Pessiquelli strips down to his Calvins and serves up a little vintage Americana for photographer Thi Martini. [Kenneth in the 212] |
| 10. To Catch A Predator host Chris Hansen has finally sat down and watched Lance Oppenheim‘s movie about him, Primetime. And obviously he has thoughts. And none of them are good. [The A.V. Club] |
