Tom Brady Is Dating Candice Swanepoel, Ned Fulmer Just Went to War With Ethan Klein, and Jay-Z Closed His Tour With a West Coast Legend Jam — Pop Culture Ate Today
The internet's main event today is **Ned Fulmer vs. Ethan Klein**, a feud between two men who have both been at the center of cheating scandals, which is genuinely incredible casting. Ned took to X to slam Ethan over ...
Quick Hits
- Jay-Z wrapped the JAY-Z30 tour at SoFi Stadium Saturday by basically throwing a West Coast rap convention — Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Too $hort all showed for night two, after night one already gave us Blue Ivy, John Legend, DJ Khaled and Scarface. And per Billboard, he still didn't confirm he's doing the Super Bowl LXI halftime show. The man loves a cliffhanger.
- Tom Brady and Candice Swanepoel are dating, per multiple reports — an insider told Us Weekly they've been seeing each other "for a while." Quarterback legend, supermodel, honestly the math is mathing.
- Ned Fulmer publicly torched Ethan Klein over Ethan's alleged affair, after Ethan criticized Ned's own infidelity controversy. The cheating-scandal peer review we did not ask for, but here we are.
- Olivia Rodrigo's you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love is back at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 — third nonconsecutive week on top, surging from the runner-up spot. The Sad Girl Industrial Complex remains undefeated.
- Adam22 and Lena the Plug are back together and hard-launched it at Drake's 40th birthday party at Delilah. Yes, Drake is 40 now. Sit with that.
What's Trending
The internet's main event today is Ned Fulmer vs. Ethan Klein, a feud between two men who have both been at the center of cheating scandals, which is genuinely incredible casting. Ned took to X to slam Ethan over his alleged affair — after Ethan had criticized Ned's own infidelity controversy — and it's messy in the way only internet-drama-veteran mess can be. Somewhere, the Try Guys group chat is on fire.
Also trending: Drake's 40th birthday at Delilah turned into a soft relationship-reveal venue, with the newly reunited Adam22 and Lena the Plug using the party to confirm they've pulled the plug on their separation. And Cardi B brought daughters Kulture and Blossom to KATSEYE's New York concert Saturday night, continuing what's become a very public run of support for the girl group. Mom of the year behavior, honestly.
Music
The JAY-Z30 finale is the story of the weekend: Jay-Z closed the run in Los Angeles with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Too $hort electrifying the final stop, capping a tour that — per Variety's look back — has functioned as one long legacy measurement exercise (shows, a debut album anniversary, an eight-part docuseries). The Super Bowl question remains unanswered, so let the speculation marinate until it doesn't.
Elsewhere: Olivia Rodrigo reclaims No. 1 on the Billboard 200; Phoebe Bridgers is the first headliner announced for All Points East 2027 (planning ahead, love it); and at the fourth annual Caribbean Music Awards, Lady Lava dominated with four wins including female soca artist of the year and zess song of the year for "Bob the Builder" — while Billboard's snubs-and-surprises piece stirs the pot on whether "Dansa" even counts as a Dennery segment song. Genre police, assemble.
On the sweeter/heavier side: Maluma opened up about therapy and balance at Billboard Latin Music Week, and Jack White is mourning his older brother Eddie Gillis, who managed Third Man Records' Detroit pressing plant. Sending the whole Third Man family love.
Movies & TV
The most delightful headline of the day: 'VelociPastor 2' left the FilmQuest audience roaring, with Variety celebrating a movie where the stunt dummies are obvious, the dinosaur costumes are visibly homemade, and the whole thing has become a rallying cry for human-made filmmaking in the AI era. In a year of algorithmic everything, a rubber dino suit is punk rock.
For the prestige crowd: Alex Winter plays a genuinely unsettling role in 'Primetime', portraying a Texas district attorney who died by suicide after a To Catch a Predator sting — handpicked by director Lance Oppenheim for the part, per Rolling Stone. Heavy, fascinating pivot from the Bill & Ted guy.
And over at the Tokyo International Film Festival, director Hisamatsu Takeo says the fest will reassess its global standing ahead of its 40th edition next year, with this year's program leaning into women's empowerment stories and family dramas. Industry-brain stuff, but notable.
Celebrity Tea
Tom Brady and Candice Swanepoel are officially an item, per multiple reports — the seven-time Super Bowl champ and the supermodel have been seeing each other "for a while," an insider told Us Weekly. No further comment from me except: wow, okay, 2026.
Meanwhile, Kate Gosselin is responding to a supportive TikTok comment insisting "my kids know who I truly am," after son Collin claimed she allegedly abused him — noting those are his claims and she's pushing back. A genuinely sad situation unfolding in comment sections, which is very 2026.
TikTok & Internet
A wild one: an influencer born in NYC was arrested in Colombia for arms trafficking after authorities say they found a stash of guns and drugs in her apartment — TMZ describes the scene as straight out of "Narcos." Creator content really is a spectrum.
And the BuzzFeed industrial complex is feeding us as always: a pasta shape quiz that "might get you banned from Italy", a ranking of 76 cities travelers say have terrifyingly dark vibes (including one local who leaned into a tourist's car and asked them to just... stay), and the daily Map Ranker gauntlet to humble geography majors everywhere. Peak scroll fodder.