What’s the Kennection? #80
All five answers to the questions below have something in common. Can you figure it out?
2023-09-17 04:54
What is Maren Morris' net worth? Grammy-winning singer who rose to fame at a young age quits country music
Maren Morris released her new album 'The Bridge' on Friday, September 15
2023-09-17 04:26
UK comedian Russell Brand accused of sexual assault: media
British comedian and actor Russell Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse during a seven-year period, according to the results of...
2023-09-17 02:27
Comedian Russell Brand denies allegations of sexual assault published by three UK news organizations
Three British news organizations are reporting that comedian and social influencer Russell Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assault and abuse based on allegations from four women who knew him over a seven-year period at the height of his fame
2023-09-17 02:17
Who is Deryck Whibley's wife? Ariana Cooper Whible reveals 'possibility of heart failure' for Sum 41 singer
'This is not our first time in a situation like this but it brings back difficult memories seeing him back in a hospital bed,' Ariana Cooper said
2023-09-17 01:24
Lee Corso in tears over touching headgear pick tribute
Lee Corso has been the face of College GameDay for more than 30 years and ESPN's headgear pick tribute to him had the legendary analyst getting emotional.
2023-09-17 01:24
Maren Morris is putting country music on notice with fiery new EP 'The Bridge'
Country music has been going through a reckoning of late, and Maren Morris is here to say she's done with sides of the genre that she finds toxic.
2023-09-17 00:49
Hasan Minhaj criticised after revealing most of his stand-up stories are untrue
A New Yorker piece has gained a lot of attention after revealing that American comedian Hasan Minhaj made-up a lot of the stories at the centre of his comedy, and fans are outraged. Minjah, an Asian American and Muslim American, based a lot of his comedy around those experiences, and his Netflix series Patriot Act won an Emmy. Speaking to writer Clare Malone, Minjah told her "every story in my style is built around a seed of truth". In a Patriot Act segment Minhaj tells the disturbing story of a letter sent to him filled with a white powder that spilled onto his young daughter, who was subsequently rushed to hospital. It turned out not to be anthrax, but served as a reminder of the consequences of Minhaj's comedy. But Malone did some digging and found at there is no record of such an incident. Not from the NYPD, local hospitals, or front-desk and mailroom employees at Minaj's former residence. During her conversation with Minhaj, he admitted that "his daughter had never been exposed to a white power, and that she hadn't been hospitalised". He told Malone that he didn't think he was manipulating his audience when she asked, "It's grounded in truth," he said. Another well known story of Minhaj is from his 2017 Netflix special Homecoming King, where he talks of a white girl he had a crush on, kissed, and invited to prom, only to show up the night of the dance to the girl going to prom with another guy. Onstage, Minhaj said that the girl's parents didn't want their daughter to take pictures with a brown boy because they were concerned what relatives may think. "I didn't know that people could be bigoted even as they were smiling at you," Minhaj says during the show. But the woman in the story disputes it, saying that she had turned down Minhaj, then a close friend, days before prom. Minhaj admitted this was correct, but said he had a different understanding go her rejection and there was an "emotional truth" to the story. The woman also shared that she had faced online threats and doxing for years after Minhaj failed to successfully disguise her identity. According to some former Patriot Act employees, members of the research team felt he could be dismissive of the fact-checking process. Malone reported that, "in one instance, Minhaj grew frustrated that fact-checking was stymying the creative flow during a final rewrite, and a pic of female researchers were asked to leave the writers' room." In a written statement, Minhaj insisted that "fact-checking at Patriot Act was extremely rigorous". When fans and viewers of Minhaj's content read Malone's piece, they were shocked and appalled. Some called his ego "terrifying", whilst others said it is "not okay to make up instances of threat over journalism". Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-09-17 00:26
20 Spectacular Movie Musicals From the Last 50 Years
The last half-century or so has given us some of the best musical movies of all time.
2023-09-17 00:23
Hollywood strikes enter a new phase as daytime shows like Drew Barrymore's return despite pickets
“The Drew Barrymore Show” will begin airing fresh episodes on Monday but a lot of off-air controversy will be clinging to its typically bubbly host
2023-09-16 23:20
Ariana Grande Then and Now: Singer's transformation from red-haired child star to pop icon
Ariana's beauty evolution reflects her growth as both an artist and a style icon
2023-09-16 21:56
Internet trolls Jonathan Majors for 'staged' video of him trying to break up a fight between high school girls
Jonathan Majors is facing significant criticism for allegedly orchestrating a video in which he intervenes in a scuffle between two high school girls
2023-09-16 20:57