TITLE: D4vd made $7 MILLION before his murder case, a raccoon named Jimothy is Seattle's sweetheart, and Bella Hadid's ex thought they were still dating 💀

What's Trending

D4vd's wild court revelation — A staffer at Interscope testified in court that D4vd banked over $7 million from his record deal before being accused of murdering Celeste Rivas Hernand. That is a sentence that hits from every possible angle. Just an absolutely staggering situation playing out in real time.

Jimothy the raccoon has entered the chat — There's a raccoon with short spine syndrome named JIMOTHY who has become a Seattle ICON and honestly? We don't deserve him. The internet has collectively decided this little guy is the main character of the week and we are not arguing.

Carnival cruise foot-scratching horror show — A Carnival passenger went viral for using a FORK to scratch her foot... over a plate of food. This is the content cruise ships deserve. Diarrhea was already the known risk; fork-foot-scratch is new territory entirely.

Music

Victoria Monét is BACK — She previewed her sophomore album Frequency of Love with new track "Reach Out" and if you're not perched for this era, I can't help you. The record drops this fall and the rollout begins now.

Shania Twain has nothing but love for Taylor Swift — With her new album Little Miss Twain dropping Friday (July 24!), Shania went on Fallon and had only glowing things to say about TSwift. Country queen solidarity! We love to see it.

Destiny's Child remixes are incoming — Mathew Knowles confirmed a batch of DC remixes are coming and teased that Missy Elliott is involved. The Lord works in mysterious ways and they all involve Mathew Knowles' rolodex.

"My Humps" hit 1 BILLION views on YouTube — The Black Eyed Peas' 2005 masterpiece of absurdity has officially entered the Billion Views Club. Culture won. What a time to be alive and streaming "My Humps" on loop like you meant it.

Budjerah's debut album Gentleman is finally here — The Australian triple-threat dropped his long-gestating debut and says "it all turned out how it was supposed to." Patience paid off — the kid from Fingal Head delivered something special.

Movies & TV

Tom Holland is becoming Fred Astaire — Fresh off The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day press tours, Tom is gearing up for the Fred Astaire biopic and plans to do ALL his own dancing. He literally said "I've got so much work to do" and that is the most endearing thing ever. Go get 'em, Tom.

Elon Musk vs. Christopher Nolan's Odyssey — Musk broke his silence on Nolan's Odyssey (which is apparently breaking box office records in this timeline) by claiming Grok will make its own "historically accurate" Odyssey film by year's end. Sure, bro. Can't wait for the AI-generated Cyclops that has seven fingers.

Venice Film Festival lineup is shaping up — Multiple titles landing distribution ahead of the fest: Lucy Liu and Morgan Spector voice the animated Moonfish, Big Little Things is a lesbian drama getting Moebius backing, and The Difficult Bride is a "supernatural feminist drama." Venice is going to be STACKED this year.

Celebrity Tea

Bella Hadid's ex Adan Banuelos thought they were still together — This man found out about the breakup the same way we all did: apparently after the fact, because he reportedly believed they were STILL in a relationship. The audacity! The delusion! Sir, read the room.

Selena Gomez's birthday in Italy with Benny Blanco — Benny posted a TikTok showing he took Selena to Italy for her birthday and organized a cooking class. The bar for husbands has been set and it is in Florence now. We are all defeated.

Ariana Biermann cuts off contact with Kroy — Amid the never-ending Kim Zolciak-Kroy Biermann divorce nightmare, Ariana says she's no longer speaking to her adoptive dad. This family's drama has more seasons than most Netflix shows and none of them are getting renewed for our sanity.

TikTok & Internet

Emilie Kiser's resurfaced video is causing backlash — An old video of influencer Emilie Kiser forgetting her child at the gym resurfaced and people are (rightfully) horrified, especially given the tragic context that her son later drowned. The discourse around influencer parenting culture is having a very heavy moment.

Clavicular grilled about medical license in lawsuit — The influencer known as Clavicular is being questioned about injecting Aqualyx (a fat dissolver) into a teen influencer's face, and now a lawsuit is digging into whether he even has a healthcare license. Injecting things into teenagers' faces without credentials is a CHOICE and not a good one.

Benny Blanco's TikTok game is strong — In lighter Benny news, his TikTok documenting Selena's birthday cooking class is giving very wholesome "husband who actually tries" energy and we reluctantly respect it.