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MF DOOM, Intricate And Enigmatic Rapper And Producer, Dead At 49 - NPR

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Enlarge this image MF DOOM, who always performed behind his signature mask, told NPR in in 2003, "The music first, then everything else." C Brandon/Redferns via Getty Images C Brandon/Redferns via Getty Images Daniel Dumile, the rapper and producer best known as MF DOOM , died Oct. 31, 2020, according to a message posted on his Instagram account by his wife Jasmine Dumile on Dec. 31. No cause of death was given. He was 49 years old. Jasmine Dumile's post reads: Begin all things by giving thanks to THE ALL! To Dumile The greatest husband, father, teacher, student, business partner, lover and friend I could ever ask for. Thank you for all the things you have shown, taught and given to me, our children and our family. Thank you for teaching me how to forgive beings and give another chance, not to be so quick to judge and write off. Thank you for showing how not to be afraid to love and be the best person I could ever be. My world will never be the same wit...

Justin Bieber Enters 2021 By Entering the Ring In His New Year’s New ‘Anyone’ Video - Vulture

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Photo: Kevin Mazur/AMA2020/Getty Images for dcp As promised, Justin Bieber has dropped not simply a new single, but a music video in which the singer squares up to fight, a fitting tribute to everyone who had their ass absolutely kicked by 2020. Bieber dropped the track and accompanying video at midnight, January 1, after premiering it during his T-Mobile Presents New Year’s Eve Live With Justin Bieber on Thursday night. “Oh yeah I’m performing my new single #ANYONE during #BieberNYE, tomorrow night“ he tweeted Wednesday. The video, directed by Colin Tilley, has the singer going full Rocky for Zoey Deutch’s Adrian, running on the beach, drinking raw eggs, falling in love, and, of course, walloping his opponent. “I can’t think of a better way to close out 2020 and kick off 2021 than celebrating with my fans all over the world and sharing this new music with them,” Bieber said in a news release posted by Billboard . “Music has gotten us all through so much this year, and for...

Bidens honor frontline workers in NYE address: 'We owe them, we owe them, we owe them' | TheHill - The Hill

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President-elect Joe Biden Joe Biden Trump to cut Florida trip short, return to Washington on Thursday Intel vice chair says government agency cyber attack 'may have started earlier' Trump administration declassifies unconfirmed intelligence on China bounties on US forces in Afghanistan: report MORE and his wife Dr. Jill Biden honored frontline workers in a New Year's Eve address Thursday during ABC's "New Year’s Rockin’ Eve" broadcast from Times Square. The program's host Ryan Seacrest asked Biden and the future first lady what they would like to say to frontline workers present in New York City and around the nation who have worked to battle the coronavirus pandemic this year.  “My mother used to have an expression," Biden said.  “Bravery resides in every heart and someday it’ll be summoned. [In] the people we're honoring tonight, it was summoned and they stepped up and they're brave, they did so much,” the president-elect said to Seacr...

How To Watch 'T-Mobile Presents: NYE Live with Justin Bieber' Livestream - Decider

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This New Year’s Eve is shaping up to be anything but normal. No, there won’t be packed parties, concerts or gatherings to ring in 2021, but if you’re a Justin Bieber fan, T-Mobile is offering a “Yummy” way to kick 2020 to the curb. Returning to the stage for his first show since 2017, Bieber will be kicking it live tonight in the T-Mobile Presents: NYE Live with Justin Bieber event. The crooner, who has had a pretty good year, with smash singles like “Holy” with Chance the Rapper, “Lonely” with benny blanco, and “Monster” with Shawn Mendes, has also been crowned the #1 artist on YouTube—with 60 million subscribers. Here’s everything you need to know to watch. WHEN AND WHAT TIME IS T-MOBILE PRESENTS: NYE LIVE WITH JUSTIN BIEBER ? T-Mobile Presents: NYE Live with Justin Bieber kicks off on Thursday, Dec. 31 at 7:15 p.m. PT/10:15 p.m. ET with the live performance starting at 8 p.m. PT/11 p.m. ET. WHO CAN WATCH T-MOBILE PRESENTS: NYE LIVE WITH JUSTIN BIEBER ? Fans from around the...

MF Doom, masked rapper known for complex lyrics, dies at 49 - Associated Press

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — MF Doom, a masked rapper who awed hip-hop fans and fellow musicians with intricate wordplay, has died. He was 49. The British-born rapper rarely appeared in public in recent years without his signature mask, modeled after the Marvel Comics villain Doctor Doom. His death was confirmed Thursday by Doom’s representative, Richie Abbott. Jasmine Dumile said in a statement that her husband — whose real name is Daniel Dumile — died Oct. 31. The cause of death has not been released. Jasmine Dumile posted a photo of the rapper and a heartfelt message on his Instagram pag e. She called him the “greatest husband” and father and thanked him for showing her how not to be “afraid to love.” ADVERTISEMENT “Thank you for teaching me how to forgive beings and give another chance, not to be so quick to judge and write off,” she wrote. “My world will never be the same without you.” Dumile was born in London and raised in New York. He began his rap career in the late 1980s unde...

Kim Kardashian Jokes Son Saint West “Still Looks Cute” After He Cuts His Hair - Yahoo Entertainment

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Saint West is heading into 2021 with a brand new 'do! The 5-year-old son of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West decided to give himself a New Year's haircut and chopped off some of his own hair on Thursday, Dec. 31, much to his mom's chagrin. On her Instagram Story, Kim shared some smiling photos of Saint with his new hairstyle and joked that he "still looks cute tho." One pic showed a lock of his curly hair next to the pair of red kid's scissors that did the deed. Saint celebrated his 5th birthday earlier this month at the Alpine Estate in Lake Tahoe during a Kardashian family vacay. In his honor, the SKIMS founder wished her "baby" a happy bday , saying, "One of my life's soul mates. Every year I interview my kids and ask them the same exact questions about life. Saint- I can't wait to see how you've grown and how you answers [sic] these questions as a 5 year old and show them to you when you're big." Saint West's C...

Why The Bachelor's Peter Weber Ended Things With Kelley Flanagan After "Stressful" Move - E! NEWS

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Alas, a recent bout of turbulence proved too much for Peter Weber and Kelley Flanagan 's romance.  The pilot announced on his Instagram on Thursday, Dec. 31 that the pair had called it quits after nine months together. He explained that their relationship was "filled with countless beautiful memories" but that it "simply didn't work out in the end." The news was particularly startling to fans, given that the season 24 Bachelor had just shared on Dec. 22 that the couple decided to move to New York City together . As it turned out, transitioning to the Big Apple exacerbated their issues. "Peter ultimately was the one who ended it with Kelley, but she 100 percent agreed that they needed time apart," a source tells E! News exclusively. "They had been fighting a lot, and the move was very stressful and put a lot of pressure on them." According to the insider, the third-place finisher from Hannah Brown 's season of The Bachelorette ...

MF DOOM, Elusive Bard of Hip-Hop, Dead at 49 - Rolling Stone

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MF DOOM , the mysterious rapper known for impossibly intricate rhyme schemes and his signature mask, has died at the age of 49. The rapper’s death was first announced by his wife, Jasmine, on his Instagram page. Richie Abbott, MF DOOM’s rep, confirmed his death to Rolling Stone. A cause of death was not immediately disclosed. Abbott confirmed that the rapper, whose real name was Daniel Dumile, died on October 31st of this year, but Dumile’s family did not disclose news of his death until Thursday evening. “The greatest husband, father, teacher, student, business partner, lover and friend I could ever ask for,” Dumile’s wife, Jasmine, wrote. “Thank you for all the things you have shown, taught and given to me, our children and our family. Thank you for teaching me how to forgive beings and give another chance, not to be so quick to judge and write off.” “All u ever needed in hip-hop was this record,” Flying Lotus tweeted alongside the album cover to Madvillainy,  Dumile’s 200...

'Bachelor' Peter Weber and Kelley Flanagan Split - Entertainment Tonight

Danny Masterson harassment suit must go through Scientology mediation, judge rules - NBC News

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LOS ANGELES — The stalking and intimidation cases brought by four women who have accused TV actor Danny Masterson of rape must now go through mediation within the Church of Scientology, a Los Angeles judge ruled Wednesday. The ruling comes just days before Masterson's scheduled arraignment on three charges of rape between 2001 and 2003. In early November, that hearing was set for Jan 6. On Wednesday, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Steven Kleifield ruled that the harassment complaint from Chrissie Carnell Bixler, her husband, musician Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Marie Bobette Riales and two Jane Does must be settled by the Church in "religious arbitration," since an arbitration agreement already exists among the parties that compels disputes to be handled by the Church of Scientology. The August 2019 suit alleged the plaintiffs had been stalked and intimidated by the church's agents after going to the police to report the allegations. Carnell Bixler has alleged ...

Rapper MF Doom dead at 49: Wife mournfully pays tribute on Instagram - USA TODAY

The Bachelor's Peter Weber and Kelley Flanagan Have Broken Up - Cosmopolitan.com

Peter Weber and Kelley Flanagan have broken up. The couple started dating after Peter's season of The Bachelor. Sad news from Bachelor nation: Peter Weber and Kelley Flanagan have broken up. Peter announced the split on Instagram in an emotional post, writing "Love is a funny thing. It can make you you feel on top of the world and it can make you feel a pain you wish didn’t exist. I’m here to share that Kelley and I have decided to go our separate ways. While our relationship was filled with countless beautiful memories, our relationship simply didn’t work out in the end." He continued, writing "Kelley is someone I will always have a special love for. Someone I have learned more from than she will ever understand. Someone I am so thankful came into my life and someone who I will always wish all of life’s greatest blessings on. These moments in life always hurt, but in my opinion that shows you it was worth the time you spent together. Thank you Kelley." ...

MF Doom, masked and masterful hip-hop artist, dies at 49 - Los Angeles Times

Why Isn't "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" Coming Back for Season 5? - Seventeen.com

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It's the end of the line for our favorite teenage witch as Chilling Adventures of Sabrina , unfortunately, comes to an end. While fans have absolutely loved watching the series on Netflix over the past four seasons, the show will not be making a big return for another part. But why isn't Chilling Adventures of Sabrina coming back for season five? The series was cancelled before part four was officially released. "Working on Chilling Adventures of Sabrina has been an incredible honor from Day One," said showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa to TVLine . "The cast, beginning with Kiernan [Shipka] as everyone's favorite teen witch , has been an absolute joy. I am beyond thankful to the crew, writers, editors, assistants, and everyone for pouring so much love into this dark dream of a show. I’m also grateful to our partners at Netflix, Warner Bros., Berlanti Television and Archie Comics for letting us tell the story we wanted to tell, the way we wanted to tell it...

Phyllis McGuire of 1950s singing trio the McGuire Sisters dies aged 89 - Daily Mail

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The McGuire Sisters star Phyllis McGuire dead at 89: Singer who had infamous affair with mob boss Sam Giancana passes away in Las Vegas By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 22:23 GMT, 31 December 2020 | Updated: 00:14 GMT, 1 January 2021 Phyllis McGuire of the 1950s singing trio the McGuire Sisters died this Tuesday aged 89 at her sprawling mansion in Las Vegas . She was the youngest and last surviving member of the group, dying exactly two years and one day after her sister Christine. The Palm Eastern Mortuary confirmed her death to the New York Times  on New Year's Eve without stating a specific cause. Dearly departed: Phyllis McGuire of the 1950s singing trio the McGuire Sisters died this Tuesday aged 89 at her home in Las Vegas; pictured in 2007 Throwback to 1955: She was the youngest and last surviving member of the group; she is pictured between her sisters Christine (left) and Dorothy (right) She and her sisters were a showbiz sensation...

Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Kate Middleton and Prince William's Secret Code Names Are So Funny - Yahoo Lifestyle

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Photo credit: Max Mumby/Indigo - Getty Images From Good Housekeeping Ever wonder how the royals make dinner reservations without, ya know, alerting the entire restaurant that they're coming in to eat? Turns out they use code names. Cosmopolitan UK just published a full list of all the ~false identities~ the royals use while on vacation, including the fake names that Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Prince William, and Kate Middleton give when they're trying to go "undercover." Kay, SO: William and Kate have been known to use Daphne Clark and Danny Collins—the initials of which, you may have noticed, are DC. You know, like the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge? Clever. Photo credit: Charles McQuillan - Getty Images Meanwhile, Meghan and Harry used the names Davina Scott and David Stevens before they stepped down from royal duties. Davina and David popped up on royal visits and tours—and yep, looks like the DS initials stand for Duke and Duchess of Sussex. ...

New video shows woman attacking teen she falsely accused of stealing her iPhone at Soho hotel - NBC News

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Authorities in New York City released parts of a security camera video Wednesday showing a woman rushing at and attempting to tackle the 14-year-old son of jazz musician Keyon Harrold who she falsely accused of stealing her iPhone that she left in an Uber . The 10-second clip shows the woman tackling Keyon Harrold Jr. and encircling her arms around him on Saturday in the lobby of the Arlo Soho, an upscale, boutique hotel in New York where Harrold and his son were guests, the hotel said. The New York City Police Department said Tuesday that the teen's father “sustained scratches to his hand.” No other injuries were reported. Police said they are searching for the woman and have “positively identified” her, but have not publicly identified her. The incident was not being investigated as a bias incident, according to police. Harrold and his son are Black and have suggested that racial bias played a role in the incident. On Sunday, Harrold shared the initial minute-long video of t...

Diddy Celebrates Son Justin's 27th Birthday with Big Miami Bash - TMZ

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Play video content SplashNews.com Nobody does December birthdays like Diddy -- he toasted his son Justin Combs ' 27th with a luxury-filled bash in wide-open Miami. Diddy led the crowd in singing "Happy Birthday" to Justin during the Wednesday night celebration that started at Swan restaurant, and eventually moved to Victory Restaurant & Lounge. Both joints were packed to the gills with folks popping bottles and a custom Dior cake for Justin. It's 2020, so the first thing that hits you looking at the video is ... no one, besides the staff, was wearing masks. That's life in Florida these days, where there are few COVID-restrictions. Diddy gave his son Justin Combs a special Rolex watch for his birthday pic.twitter.com/NZ4sfWlWYo — #EverybodyHatesPest (@djpest) December 31, 2020 @djpest Justin's gift from Pops was a Rolex, but not just any Rollie ... it's a custom-made one Diddy says he designed as a sort of family crest! Jus...

Ken Jennings of 'Jeopardy!' apologizes for insensitive tweets - CNN

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The past tweets resurfaced after it was announced that Jennings would be the first guest host of "Jeopardy!" following the death of longtime host Alex Trebek in November after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Jennings on Wednesday tweeted, "Hey, I just wanted to own up to the fact that over the years on Twitter, I've definitely tweeted some unartful and insensitive things." "Sometimes they worked as jokes in my head and I was dismayed to see how they read on screen," he wrote. "In the past, I'd usually leave bad tweets up just so they could be dunked on. At least that way they could lead to smart replies and even advocacy. Deleting them felt like whitewashing a mistake." He added that by leaving the tweets up he believed he "may have given the impression I stand by every failed joke I've ever posted here." He said that was not the case. "Sometimes I said dumb things in a dumb way and I want to apologize to peopl...

Kendall and Kylie Jenner wow in chic leathers while mom Kris opts for floor-sweeping fur - Daily Mail

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Kendall and Kylie Jenner wow in chic leathers while mom Kris opts for floor-sweeping fur as they head to dinner during NYE break in snowy Aspen By Ciara Farmer For Mailonline Published: 09:22 GMT, 31 December 2020 | Updated: 13:40 GMT, 31 December 2020 Despite being known for their flesh-flashing ways, the Jenners proved they can work it even when covered up on Wednesday night.  Kendall, Kylie and Kris stepped out in style for dinner during their New Year's Aspen getaway, with the trio all clad in showstopping ensembles.  Leading the way was the esteemed supermodel, 25, in a stunning brown look, while her cosmetic mogul sister, 23, and Momager mother, 64, went for elegant black coats, while Kris' boyfriend Corey Gamble was in hot pursuit.  Wow! Kendall, Kylie and Kris stepped out in style for dinner during their New Year's Aspen getaway, with the trio all clad in showstopping ensembles They enjoyed a winter wonderland retreat in Lake Tahoe with ...