Welcome back to your essential weekly recap of the most important headlines! Whether you were too busy enjoying the summer sun or simply missed some news, we’ve got you covered. Dive into our roundup of the biggest and most talked-about moments in pop culture and current events that you need to know about right now.
Britney Spears drank alcohol while pregnant with her two sons, and once did cocaine before trying to breastfeed the children, her ex-husband Kevin Federline claims in his new memoir. [Celebitchy]
During an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, Joe Rogan turned what was supposed to be a conversation with Bryan Callen into a full-on character assassination of Marc Maron, conveniently waiting until after Maron ended his podcast earlier this week to do so. [Pajiba]
President Donald Trump said Friday that he had signed a commutation that would immediately release former scumbag Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., from prison. “George has been in solitary confinement for long stretches of time and, by all accounts, has been horribly mistreated,” Trump posted on Truth Social Friday evening. “Therefore, I just signed a Commutation, releasing George Santos from prison, IMMEDIATELY. Good luck George, have a great life!” WTF!?! [NBC News]
Julia Fox wore a bra and then something below. [Go Fug Yourself]
How Josh O’Connor became the thinking man’s leading man. [Kenneth in the 212]
Out actor Robert Joy is one of the guys who was in the enormously entertaining 2012 documentary That Guy … Who Was in That Thing, which profiled 16 character actors with familiar faces, yet who never became household names. [Boy Culture]
R&B legend D’Angelo has died at 51 years old following a battle with cancer, the singer’s family confirmed in a statement on Tuesday (Oct. 14). [Billboard]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review an appeal from Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist and founder of Infowars, leaving in place a lower court judge’s order that he pay $1.4 billion in damages to some of the families who lost children in a 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. [NY Times – Gifted]
The major broadcast networks, along with Fox News and CNN, issued a joint statement opposing the Pentagon‘s new restrictions on press access to the complex, concluding that it is “without precedent and threatens core journalistic protections.” [Deadline]
It has been a few months since Kanye West has been in contact with his kids. [E! News]
Duchess Meghan Markle is now an award winner. She has won a Signal award for her Confessions of a Female Founder podcast. [Celebitchy]
Tig Notaro recently appeared on a podcast and spoke openly about the dissolution of her friendship with actress Cheryl Hines. You can probably guess the reason behind it. [Out]
Congrats to Joe Manganiello and Caitlin O’Connor on their engagement! [Us Weekly]
Reneé Rapp expressed how she really feels about Donald Trump and ICE while performing in Portland, Oregon, earlier this week.
Jonathan Bailey is a tease.
