A TikTok Influencer Was Charged in a Murder-for-Hire Plot Against Her Ex and the FBI Raid Footage Is WILD
What's Trending
- Stephen Colbert's Late Show is ending and the farewell vibes are emotional. Jon Stewart showed up to toast his old friend with a surprise Andra Day performance, telling the crowd "Don't confuse cancellation with failure." Bruce Springsteen also stopped by for a tribute performance. We're not crying, you're crying. 😭
- The Jack Avery situation is genuinely chilling. Gabbie Gonzalez — influencer and mother of Avery's daughter — has been formally charged with conspiracy to hire a hitman to kill the Why Don't We singer amid a custody battle. TMZ even obtained footage of the FBI raiding her Hawaii home back in 2022, seizing phones and electronics. This is not a drill.
- Cannes is serving chaos this year. There's an animated film called "Jim Queen" where a gay influencer turns straight and Ricky Martin marries Kristen Stewart. That's the actual plot. We live in the most unhinged timeline and we're kind of here for it.
Music
- Drake dropped THREE — count 'em, three — new albums and the track "Janice" is apparently leading the streaming pack. The man does not sleep.
- Bruno Mars said "¿Por qué no?" and recorded his first-ever Spanish-language track. "Lo Arriesgo Todo" (a Spanish rendition of "Risk It All") is soaring on the Latin charts. Bruno really said global domination.
- Post Malone is taking his "Big Ass" Stadium Tour down under to Australia and New Zealand this October. The name is honestly so Postie it hurts.
- EDC Las Vegas is going feral in 2027 with a 12-day "Dusk Till Dawn" concept. Twelve. Days. Ravers are either thrilled or terrified — possibly both.
- Chance the Rapper performed a stirring Muhammad Ali tribute called "I Was a Rock" at the Gordon Parks Foundation Awards in NYC. The man always brings the vibes.
Movies & TV
- The Duffer Brothers' new Netflix series "The Boroughs" is getting rave reviews. It's a sci-fi horror centered on older adults and critics are calling it "captivating for the ages." Stranger Things but make it senior citizens? Intrigued.
- Netflix is about to start livestreaming The Breakfast Club worldwide starting June 1 in a deal with iHeartMedia. It'll be their first live daily show. The line between streaming and traditional TV gets blurrier every day.
- Mick Jagger is starring in "Three Incestuous Sisters" alongside Josh O'Connor, Dakota Johnson, Saoirse Ronan, and Jessie Buckley. That cast list alone demands attention.
- Kiyoshi Kurosawa's "The Samurai and the Prisoner" is getting strong reviews out of Cannes. If you need a beautifully crafted shogun-era drama, this one's for your list.
Celebrity Tea
- Hannah Waddingham is winning mother of the year. She makes sure her 11-year-old daughter sees her indulging in junk food, and people who grew up with "almond moms" are absolutely praising her for normalizing a healthy relationship with food. We love to see it.
- Courtney Stodden is getting a breast reduction tomorrow, and tied the announcement to a traumatic anniversary, saying smaller breasts mean more self-worth and reclaiming her body. Wishing her a smooth recovery.
- Brittany Cartwright's $500K tax nightmare is resolved. California came after her for nearly half a million but she says it's all being handled now. That must've been a stressful Tuesday.
TikTok & Internet
- An Armenian cake called "perok" is going viral on Reddit for being absurdly easy and delicious. The internet's quarantine baking era apparently never ended — it just evolved.
- TMZ is doing what TMZ does best — making us guess which influencers are in metallic bikinis and which workout booties belong to which rapper. Journalism at its finest. 🏅