With the death this week of Ralph “Sonny” Barger, national president of famed motorcycle club the Hells Angels, a piece of vibrant American pop culture history recedes farther into the past. It’s hard to appreciate today, but when Barger founded the Oakland chapter in 1957, the mythology of the outlaw biker had already been emblazoned … Read more
The fourth and penultimate season of “Stranger Things” has ended in a way that’s bloated — but ultimately satisfying and packed with destruction. Note: Spoilers ahead. The two supersized episodes that capped off Season 4 (now streaming on Netflix) should have been divided into shorter segments. There’s simply no reason for an episode of a … Read more
E!: You said you’ve been wearing this for the past year. Has it become a signature fragrance for you? “Oh, for sure. For sure. It’s so funny. I’ve kind of chronicled my life through fragrance. Whether it be the end of a chapter, the beginning of another one, I think it also correlates to the … Read more
A popular TikTok star has been arrested after viewers reported her to the police! Yikes! Influencer Kylie Strickland was arrested in Georgia on Thursday for allegedly flashing her boobs to two underage children. The 30-year-old had an impressive 250k follower count before making her account private amid this controversy — we guess some of those followers … Read more
It was the society wedding of the summer. King Randolph Hearst — who goes by Randy, and is the great-grandson of newspaper baron William Randolph Hearst — tied the knot with Paula Porubcanova last week in a lavish affair in the Hamptons. We’re told the couple had a ceremony in front of 140 well-heeled guests, … Read more
First things first: Adele showed up. And in many ways, that was the biggest hurdle Adele had to clear on her way to triumphing at the first of two shows at London’s American Express Presents BST Hyde Park festival. You see, the last time Adele headlined a massive outdoor run in her hometown, in 2017, … Read more
This bit of time traveling didn’t last very long. The Time Traveler’s Wife, starring Theo James and Rose Leslie, has been canceled by HBO after one season, according to an HBO statement obtained by TVLine. The series, based on Audrey Niffenegger‘s 2003 novel of the same name, followed Henry (James), a man with a genetic disorder that causes … Read more
Big Freedia had a fangirl moment while meeting with “very humble” and “sweet” Beyoncé. The Queen of Bounce, 44 — who was previously sampled on Beyoncé’s 2016 track, “Formation” — met with Queen Bey during their latest collaboration on the new hit song, “Break My Soul.” Freedia exclusively tells Leak Herald that she was “grateful,” … Read more
In a big win for the publishing and songwriting community, the Copyright Royalty Board reaffirmed the 15.1% headline rate increase in royalties paid by streaming services to publishers for the 2018-22 period. The rate was decided in 2018, but streaming services Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube/Google and Pandora appealed the following year, arguing that the increase … Read more
“Jax started getting in his head, getting worked up about flying with the baby,” she explained. “You know how Jax is, he’ll just text and rage text. He was telling their best friend Rob and he ended up showing them the message.” Brittany went on to say that she “didn’t know” Jax was sending those … Read more