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Watch ‘Quarantine Jenga’ Night Go Down at Justin and Hailey Bieber’s House
It’s game on in episode four of The Biebers on Watch. The latest peek into the quarantine life of newlyweds Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber finds the couple hunkering down for an intense game of Jenga, with a side dish of deep thoughts. As they, like all of us, are forced to be together 24/7 during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, the Biebers are digging deep into their relationship, which Justin asking Hailey to describe the hardest part of being stuck in this moment. For her, it’s nice that they are newly married and, “it’s fun having this extra time together.” Keep in mind, Justin, 26, was supposed to be on a global tour that was slated to kick off on Thursday (May 14), but instead he’s home. “I feel like we’re getting to know each other st...
Endeavor Lines Up $260 Million Loan Amid Cost-Cutting Efforts
Endeavor has lined up a $260 million term loan to boost its financial flexibility amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The financing deal adds to an existing $2.8 billion term loan at a time when Endeavor’s live events operations, which include Ultimate Fighting Championship, in which the firm owns a majority stake, and entertainment business have been hit by the pandemic. The Wall Street Journal first reported the additional $260 million loan Monday. Endeavor — the parent company of talent agency WME, modeling agency IMG and Professional Bull Riders — has launched cost-cutting efforts amid the pandemic, including layoffs, pay cuts and furloughs. UFC held its first of several fight cards without fans Saturday. &...
You Have to See Chloe Fineman’s Pitch-Perfect Impression of Britney Spears in Quarantine on ‘SNL’
Saturday Night Live offered up a spot-on impression of Britney Spears‘ imaginary life in quarantine in its Saturday (May 10) season finale, and the result was nothing short of hilarious. Played by SNL newcomer Chloe Fineman, the skit centered around the pop icon offering a “Masterclass Quarantine Edition” from the comfort of her luxe Los Angeles mansion. “I’ve been quarantined for five years now, and that’s OK because all my favorite stuff is here,” Fineman-as-Spears quips, perfecting the superstar’s unique speaking cadence, mannerisms and head tilts as she leads viewers through an at-home workout (“Oops, I burned my gym down”), and painting watercolors in her garden. The comedian then lampooned Spears’ adorable penchant for...
Dave Grohl Pens Inspiring Essay About the Power of Concerts
As the global pandemic continues, Dave Grohl has slowly been turning an introspective voice for this time — not with his songs, but instead, with his prose. Aside from his reminiscent Instagram account, Dave’s True Stories, he recently did an essay for The Atlantic. And after sharing his own pandemic playlist the magazine, makes us start to think, “Is he now a regular contributor?” Entitled “The Day the Live Concert Returns,” Grohl pointed out that while he’s one of “the lucky ones” who can stay at home, whip up a great lasagna and watch (or play) livestreams, he longs for the energy of an actual live show. “There is nothing like the energy and atmosphere of live music,” the Foo Fighters frontman wrote in the piece. “It is the most life-affirming experience, to see your favorite perfo...
Laura Marling Performs Quarantine Version of “Held Down” on Colbert: Watch
Updated for the pandemic era, The A Late Show with Stephen Colbert now sees musical guests perform from their respective self-isolation spaces. Such remote, stripped-down settings may require some acts to make major adjustments to their arrangements, but for Laura Marling, whose intimate folk translates seamlessly. Broadcasting from her cozy London living room Friday night, Marling delicately offered up “Held Down”, a quiet yet still powerful single from her recently released Song for Our Daughter. The new album came out last month during the peak of the coronavirus, so its tracks feel especially tied to this time; watching the UK songwriter sing, “‘Cause we all want to be here now/ And we all want to be held down” in front of her fireplace certainly has a different meaning in co...
Suicide Silence Announce Plans for Virtual World Tour
With the concert industry shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, bands are coming up with new and creative ways to present live music to their fans. Suicide Silence have just announced plans for a “Virtual World Tour”, in which they will play streaming concerts for select geographic areas. Each performance will feature the band playing a full set professionally filmed by multiple cameras, followed by a Q&A session. The shows will be geo-gated, meaning only people within a certain radius of the city on the virtual tour stop will be able to purchase tickets to view that concert. The band has not unveiled an itinerary yet, but expects to launch the tour with virtual shows in New York and Los Angeles in June. Fans in each market will be able to purchase merchandise unique to that particul...
John Krasinski Reunites The Office Cast for Amazing Virtual Wedding: Watch
As the coronavirus pandemic has dragged on, John Krasinski’s Some Good News has slowly gone from passively reporting on inspiring stories to actively making people’s lives better. Last month, he held a virtual prom for the class of 2020, and this week he hosted a virtual wedding for a pair of The Office superfans — although at the time, they didn’t know it would be their wedding. Nor did they expect that Zac Brown would perform their wedding song, nor that the cast of The Office would reunite to help them celebrate. The story began a few days ago. John Lush’s proposal to Susan Hedrick had echoed an iconic The Office moment, when Jim got down on one knee outside of a convenience store, telling Pam “I can’t wait any longer.” Afterwards, Krasinski invited them onto&nb...
Supreme Launches New Daniel Johnston Clothing Line
Premier streetwear company Supreme is launching a new clothing line dedicated to the late, great Daniel Johnston, who passed away last year. The Spring 2020 collection will feature Johnston’s own original and distinct artwork emblazoned on plaid shirts, sweatshirts, and t-shirts. The legendary lo-fi musician’s illustrations will also appear on outerwear pieces and beanies. This new line, seen below, will be available for purchase online beginning Thursday, May 14th. It marks the third time Supreme has released Johnston-focused clothes; as Complex points out, similar lines were launched back in 2012 and 2015. Editors’ Picks Supreme recently partnered with My Bloody Valentine for a new line of products. Other previous collaborations include Neil Young, Lou Reed, and David Lynch. Morris...
Self-Snitcher In Chief Tekashi 6ix9ine Relocated After Address Gets Posted Online
Source: @JustInMyView / R1 Digital Tekashi 6ix9ine may be breaking Internet records when it comes to Instagram Live views, but he’s still a marked man. The infamous rap troll reportedly had to relocate after the address where he’s been staying got leaked. Per usual, the “Gummo” rapper brought the struggle upon himself thanks to an Instagram post that pretty left clues to his location. Reports TMZ: The rainbow-haired rapper has a new pic up on IG, and there’s a lot happening here … including a potential road map to his whereabouts while he’s under house arrest and (seemingly) trying to lay low from gang members … who are almost certainly out to get him. T69 isn’t helping his own cause by posting this, showing himself posing on a balcony of some sort with a couple big stacks of cash. The mon...
Veteran Actor & ‘Seinfeld’ Star Jerry Stiller Dead At 92
Source: CBS Photo Archive / Getty Jerry Stiller stole the hearts and got big laughs as Frank Constanza on the hit sitcom Seinfeld and was in a comedy duo with his wife, Anne Meara. Their son, actor Ben Stiller, confirmed via Twitter that the elder Stiller died of natural causes on Monday (May 11). Ben Stiller’s tweet briefly explained the situation and honored his father in a quiet way, complete with a picture of him to accompany the message. “I’m sad to say that my father, Jerry Stiller, passed away from natural causes. He was a great dad and grandfather, and the most dedicated husband to Anne for about 62 years. He will be greatly missed. Love you Dad,” Stiller wrote of his father. Jerry Stiller’s career began after leaving Syracuse University with a bachelor’s degree in Speech and ...
Weezer Give The Simpsons’ Theme Song the Rock Concert Treatment
Weezer’s big appearance on The Simpsons premiered last night (May 10), and it featured a full re-working of the iconic theme song for the animated series. During the end credits of the episode, entitled “The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds,” Weezer are seen performing Danny Elfman’s theme music but with more electric guitars and heavy drum action. It also gave viewers a sense of nostalgia for what it felt like to be at a concert again with the animated crowds cheering them on. As previously reported, Weezer was guest-starring as Sailor’s Delight, a cover band who was performing during a booze cruise that Homer and Marge were on. They also debuted a snippet of their new song, “Blue Dream,” off the upcoming Van Weezer, set to release this Friday (May 15). Weezer recently dropped the video for “Hero,...
Kurt Cobain’s MTV Unplugged Guitar to Be Auctioned Off
If you ever wanted to know what it felt to sound like Kurt Cobain, now’s your chance. Though it definitely won’t be cheap. Cobain’s 1959 Martin D-18E acoustic-electric guitar, which he used on MTV Unplugged, will be auctioned off by Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills on June 19-20. It’s valued at…$1 million. If plunking down a lot of money is too much to stomach, you’re in luck. Fans can see Cobain’s guitar beginning May 15, first at the Hard Rock Cafe in London and the following month at Julien’s Auctions Gallery in Beverly Hills starting June 15. According to a press release from the auction house, the guitar comes with its original hard-shell case decorated by Cobain with a flyer from Poison Idea’s 1990 album Feel the Darkness. Three baggage claim...
