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Olivia Rodrigo x Fortnite is happening, Matt Damon is rapping, and 'The Bear' Season 5 is serving ego death!

The Bear Serves Its Final Course, Crumbl Allegedly Crumbles, and Charli Teases a Mystery Collab

Charli XCX is out here trolling us, teasing a massive collaboration on her upcoming album and bragging that we literally "won't be able to guess" who it is. The stan Twitter detective work begins right now.

Zendaya wore a $35 Spider-Man tee as a dress on a red carpet and honestly? Icon behavior.

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Ariana Grande's Iconic Response to Accidentally Posting a NSFW Instagram Photo

Taylor Swift Reportedly Snubs Blake Lively From Her Wedding & The World Cup Has Been Rebranded As A Giant Sleepover

Quentin Tarantino and Kylie Minogue Are Starring in a Movie Together, Because 2026 Said "Why Not"

Dua Lipa just dropped the wedding photos of the summer and honestly I'm not recovering

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Wedding Celebration Guest List Just Dropped!

Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo Are Getting Divorced But Still Having a Baby?!

The internet is completely devastated today after the shocking news of Oliver Tree’s passing in a helicopter crash at just 32 years old. His mom shared a heartbreaking tribute, and honestly, it’s a massive, sudden los...

TMZ says Taylor Swift is literally building a stage inside Madison Square Garden for her wedding afterparty with Travis Kelce and I am UNWELL

Brooklyn Beckham is using a family feud to sell DoorDash codes and honestly the audacity is breathtaking

French Montana is playing fairy godfather to a trashed NYC cab driver amid absolute Knicks championship chaos 🚕🏀

The New York Knicks winning their first NBA championship in 53 years caused literal bedlam in the streets. The chaos was so real that a cab driver's car got completely wrecked in the celebrations, but French Montana s...

Oliver Tree dead at 32 in a helicopter crash, the Knicks just won their first championship in 53 YEARS, and Madonna dropped a new song at a Martin Garrix show — it's been A DAY

The New York Knicks just won their first NBA championship in 53 YEARS and the city is absolutely UNHINGED. Cardi B, Fat Joe, J.Lo — everyone was losing their minds. Fifty-three years!! Some fans have literally never s...

North West just played her first solo festival set, and Keke Palmer is maybe dating the Hot Ones guy?!

Charles Barkley is begging to get fired over a Cardi B joke and TikTok is butt-chugging energy drinks

Olivia Rodrigo just dropped her highly-anticipated third album and somehow got Robert Smith to feature on it?!

BigBang is BACK, David Harbour finally responds to Lily Allen's breakup album, and Millie Bobby Brown has entered the chat to defend her man

Toy Story 5 is apparently a masterpiece, SZA's Ctrl turns 9, and TikTok is broken again

Ariana and Ethan Call It Quits, Romy & Michele Are Back, and Morgan Wallen is Launching Phones

Taylor Lautner and Taylor Lautner are having a baby girl and the internet is losing it

The 2026 Tony Awards happened and *Death of a Salesman* with Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf absolutely cleaned up with six wins. *Ragtime*, *Schmigadoon!*, and *Liberation* also took home top honors. Broadway season =...

Olivia Rodrigo and Robert Smith have a DUET and honestly what timeline are we living on

The internet is in absolute shambles today over Olivia Rodrigo revealing she has a full-on duet with the Cure's Robert Smith on her upcoming album. Nobody saw this coming and yet it makes perfect sense?? She premiered...

Lizzo Comes for Nicki, Among Us Drops Out of Nowhere, and Lena the Plug's Divorce Drama Gets Weirder

Taylor Swift Enters Her Pixar Era and TikTok Is Now Snitching On Exactly When You Stalk Someone's Profile

The new season of *Love Island* is officially underway, and the internet has already blessed us with the first viral meme of the summer. The moment centers around a literal door plant, and the jokes practically write ...

Dua Lipa's Sicilian Wedding Weekend, Lena The Plug Divorces Adam22, And The Internet Is Spirling Over TikTok Glitches

The internet's having a full meltdown over TikTok hiding like, comment, and share counts on videos across the app. Creators are panicking, vibes are off, and honestly if engagement metrics disappear we might all have ...

Dua Lipa Secretly Married Callum Turner and the Internet Is Losing It

🔥 **Dua Lipa and Callum Turner are officially married!** The "Levitating" singer and the *Masters of the Air* actor quietly tied the knot, and honestly, we love a low-key power couple moment. No wild circus, just vibes.

A24's 'Backrooms' is breaking records and we might be witnessing the end of the Kardashian era 👀

Dua Lipa Gets Married & Ariana Teases New Music!

Taylor Swift Might Be in Toy Story 5, Kanye Breaks a Stadium Record Then Gets Banned From Italy, and Drake Is Collecting Canadian Chart Records Like Pokémon

A 20-year-old's horror movie is dominating the box office and Katy Perry is dropping a Chief Keef collab — pop culture is beautifully unhinged today

The *Backrooms* movie from A24, directed by literally 20-year-old Kane Parsons, has already pulled in over $10 million in previews and it hasn't even fully opened yet. A YouTube-to-theatrical pipeline success story th...

Tristan Thompson Got Snipped, Olivia Rodrigo Is Ignoring The Sleuths, And Westeros Is Coming To The Stage

Happy Friday, internet besties. The pop culture gods have delivered a truly chaotic mix today — vasectomies, Game of Thrones stage productions, and TikTok being... TikTok. Let's get into it.

Tom Hardy's On-Set War Stories Just Dropped and They Are WILD

Olivia Rodrigo tracklist drop, Lil Wayne's secret engagement, and the Ozzy hologram that's haunting the internet

Paddington 4 is officially happening and Russell Crowe is yelling at people in Paris — here's your pop culture catch-up!

Euphoria Just Dropped a Shocking Death and the Internet is Screaming

Gabbie Gonzalez Posts $2M Bond, Pedro Pascal Melts Hearts With Puppies, and Paul McCartney Returns

Bratz Turns 25, A Pug Raises $160K, and Penélope Cruz Had a Terrifying Health Scare at Cannes

A TikTok Influencer Was Charged in a Murder-for-Hire Plot Against Her Ex and the FBI Raid Footage Is WILD

TikToker Gabbie Gonzalez Charged In Wild Murder-For-Hire Plot Against Singer Jack Avery! 🚨

The internet is eating up a truly wild true crime-meets-pop culture crossover: Influencer Gabbie Gonzalez has been officially charged with conspiracy to murder Why Don't We singer Jack Avery (her ex and baby daddy!). ...

Sabrina Carpenter Is A Human Sunflower & Aqua Just Broke Our 90s Hearts

Sabrina Carpenter stepped out in a sheer Dior dress that is breaking the internet because, honestly, she looks like "if a sunflower made a wish to be a human." It’s the high-fashion whimsy we need today. Also, keep yo...

Ariana teases a new era, Bulgaria snatches the Eurovision crown, and Kendall & Jacob are serving beachside romance

Sabrina Carpenter is out here wearing a sheer Dior dress that has the entire internet gasping, with one fan perfectly describing her as "a sunflower that made a wish to be a human." Over in Vienna, Bulgaria just won t...

Drake Just Dropped THREE Albums At Once And Harry Styles Opened His Tour In Amsterdam And I Need A Minute

🇧🇬 **Eurovision 2026 has a winner!** Bulgaria's Dara took the crown in Vienna with "Bangaranga" — the country's first-ever Eurovision win. The performance was apparently so high-energy that the entire continent is s...

Drake Just Dropped THREE New Albums with Shots Fired at LeBron and DJ Khaled

Spotify is hiking up its Premium prices in Canada for the first time in nearly two years. An extra $1 to $3 a month isn't fun, but the era of cheap streaming was bound to end eventually!

Stephen Colbert Has Been Secretly Working on a Lord of the Rings Movie for a Year and I'm Shook

🔥 **Stephen Colbert's Secret LOTR Project** — Peter Jackson just revealed that before CBS canned *The Late Show*, Stephen Colbert pitched him a *Lord of the Rings* movie — and they've already been quietly developing ...

Stephen Colbert's Post-Late Show Gig Is a Lord of the Rings Movie Because Of Course It Is

Gordon Ramsay is fighting the TikTok poop-smearers and honestly, we love to see it

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Tom Brady Shooting His Shot at Kevin Hart's Wife Is the Unhinged Energy We Needed This Weekend

Tekashi 6ix9ine's Gender Reveal Goes Off the Rails, Dua Lipa Crashes Tame Impala, and No Doubt Made Tony Kanal Cry

Charli xcx dropped "Rock Music" and it's not rock and we love her for it

The Rolling Stones Covered Amy Winehouse, Charli xcx Dropped "Rock Music," and James Kennedy Is Going to Be a Dad — It's a LOT Today

Blake Lively's Met Gala Boss Moves, Rosalía Gets Deep With Cara, and No Doubt Takes Over the Sphere

BLACKPINK Conquered the Met Gala Solo, Beyoncé's Unedited Photos Broke the Internet, and the Fast & Furious Family Is Heading to Cannes

The Met Gala Broke the Internet (Again) and Devil Wears Prada 2 Is Already a Box Office Monster

The Devil Wears Prada 2 just devoured the box office and Madonna brought Anna Wintour along for the ride

Olivia Rodrigo Hosts AND Performs on SNL While Debbie Harry Shows Up to Bless It All

Meryl Streep Said Marvel Movies Are "So Boring" and Honestly? Miranda Priestly Energy

Lizzo Reclaims "Bitch," Pete Davidson's Baby Drama, and Sharks Are Back in Paris

D4vd murder case details are genuinely horrifying, Sydney Sweeney did NOT fart on set, and Billie Eilish is begging Rihanna for R9

Sydney Sweeney's Viral Euphoria Fart Video Is Fake, Megan Thee Stallion Exits Broadway Early, and the Rolling Stones Are Teasing Something New

A video went mega-viral appearing to catch Sydney Sweeney letting one rip on the set of *Euphoria*, and the internet absolutely lost it — but TMZ confirmed the clip isn't real. The deepfake era spares no one, not even...

Zoë Kravitz & Harry Styles Are Engaged and Channing Tatum Is Posting Through It

Madonna Spanks a Nightclub Owner in Front of Addison Rae and Honestly We Have No Follow-Up Questions

Madonna Spanks a Nightclub Owner in Front of Addison Rae Because It's 2026 and Nothing Is Normal

Helena Bonham Carter Dips Out of White Lotus Season 4 and the Internet Has Questions

Prince Jackson Gets Emotional Over the Michael Jackson Biopic & Duran Duran Threw a Disco Party With Nile Rodgers

Spotify Drops Its All-Time Most-Streamed Lists, Boards of Canada Ends a Decade of Silence, and Duran Duran Goes Full Disco

Justin Bieber Just Had the Most Legendary Coachella Weekend in Years and the Internet Can't Cope

Justin Bieber Just Had the Most Unhinged Coachella Weekend and Now His 12-Year-Old Album Is Charting

Olivia Rodrigo crashes Coachella AGAIN, Madonna x Sabrina broke the internet, and Alix Earle answers drama with a pole dance

Justin Bieber Serenades Billie Eilish at Coachella & Beef Season 2 Is Unhinged

Ice Spice Got Into It at McDonald's and Honestly the Wendy's Comment Is Sending Me

Olivia Rodrigo drops "Drop Dead" at Versailles, Paul McCartney walks us through every track, and the Alex Cooper-Alix Earle feud just got a third character

Katy Perry Under Police Investigation After Ruby Rose Assault Allegations — This Is Not a Drill

Okay, the Alex Cooper vs. Alix Earle feud just got a third character and the group chat is unhinged. Brianna "Chickenfry" LaPaglia entered the chat with alleged DMs, Alex is posting "this girl on girl sh-t needs to st...

Sandra Bullock just casually joined Instagram, Lewis Capaldi x Kim K broke the internet, and Justin Bieber's Coachella set has everyone fighting

Lewis Capaldi x Kim Kardashian? Bieber Headlines Coachella? Monday Is Unhinged.

Kim K and Lewis Hamilton Are Coachellaing Together Now, Bieber Headlined on YouTube Premium Energy, and Camp Poosh Got Sandstormed

The Biebs took the main stage Saturday night and the reactions are rolling in — Katy Perry and Zara Larsson both posted about it, with Katy joking "Thank God he has Premium" in reference to his YouTube-fueled setlist....

Susan Sarandon Showed Up to Coachella as Old Sabrina Carpenter and We Have Questions

Sabrina Carpenter Brought Susan Sarandon to Coachella and Honestly? Iconic.

Afrika Bambaataa Dies at 67, Euphoria S3 Gets Dragged, and Fifty Fifty Covered Pink Floyd???

American Girl is reintroducing all eight original historical characters for its 40th anniversary, complete with their signature meet outfits and retro 1986-inspired packaging. If you still have emotional attachments t...

Ariana Grande's AG8 Is Coming This Summer and We're Not Okay

Aubrey Plaza Is Pregnant and the Internet Is Losing It

Offset Shot in Florida, Gaga Cancels Shows, and Anitta x Shakira Is Coming

Jack Black × Jack White played "Seven Nation Army" on SNL and the internet is still processing

Jack Black Joins the Five-Timers Club & Jams "Seven Nation Army" with Jack White on SNL

RIP Marquay The Goat, Spaceballs 2 is REAL, and Blake Lively Won't Back Down

R.Patz Is Giving Relationship Guru, BTS Still Owns Australia, and U2 Dropped a Surprise EP on Good Friday

R-Patz Is Out Here Crashing Girls' Nights and Giving Relationship Advice Like a Certified Therapist

Viral clips of R-Patz dishing out genuinely solid relationship advice have taken over the internet, and people are suddenly remembering Jennifer Lawrence's iconic story about him literally showing up to a girls' night...

Florence Pugh Goes IG Official, Zendaya Buys a Stranger's Wedding Dress, and Mario Blasts Off to Space

KitKat posted a full public apology about their chocolates being "stolen" and people genuinely cannot tell if this is a real heist or the most unhinged marketing campaign of 2026. The brand is leaning ALL the way in w...

Rush Is Back With a New Drummer and Zendaya Is Threatening to Disappear Forever

Rush Is Back With a New Drummer, Lisa's Taking Over Vegas, and a Beauty Queen Made Her Veneers Falling Out Into a Whole Moment

Fred again.. and Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter Just Dropped Their Full Ally Pally Set and the Internet Is Losing It

Britney Speaks Out After DUI Arrest, 'The Mummy' Is Crawling Back, and Slayyyter Says This Might Be It

Britney posted a message thanking fans for their support after being arrested earlier this month for driving under the influence of "a combination of drugs and alcohol." She kept it short and sweet — "Stay kind" — whi...

Tom Hanks is making a baseball movie with Bad Bunny and we already need tickets

The New Harry Potter Trio Just Had Their Main Character Moment in London

Ji Chang-Wook is serving lumpia in Seoul and we need a reservation IMMEDIATELY

A Korean Movie Just Broke Every Box Office Record Ever & Moby Is Beefing With The Kinks

Lisa Kudrow's Valerie Cherish Returns, Anya Taylor-Joy Hypes Dune 3, and Bob Dylan Opens 2026 With a Deep Cut

SNL U.K. Finally Exists and Tina Fey Had to Host Because 'None of You F—ers Would Do It'

The Bachelorette Gets Pulled, JT's Arrest Footage Drops, and Zendaya Is Giving Prince in Bridal Lace

BTS Returns, Zendaya x R-Patt Get a Poster, and the Spice Girls Are (Almost) Back Together

Stephen Baldwin Says the Aliens Are Coming, Piers Morgan Storms Out (Again), and Jay-Z Books Yankee Stadium

Spider-Man shoots ORGANIC webs now and the internet is not okay

Zach Braff wants you to know he is NOT dating an AI chatbot, thank you very much

Harry Styles Kisses a Dude on SNL, Zendaya Crashes a Wedding, and the Razzies Did Not Hold Back

Kevin Bacon's Entire Family Made a Horror Movie Together and SXSW Lost Its Mind

Labrinth Says "F— Euphoria" and the Internet Is Losing It

Family Guy's Stewie Gets His Own Show, Bluey Keeps Winning, and Dan Levy Is Doing Crimes

Liza Minnelli invented the moonwalk and slept with Scorsese, apparently — her memoir is UNHINGED

Viola Davis Becomes a Meme (Again), an AI Pop Star Drops a Music Video, and Zendaya Owns Paris

Elijah Wood Will Fight You for Frodo and Doja Cat Is Coming for Timothée Chalamet