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Meta Platforms has agreed to pay a record $725 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by Facebook users who alleged that the company allowed third parties to access their personal data.

RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15 is coming to MTV and the network has revealed who will join the judging panel throughout the season to find “America’s Next Drag Superstar.”

DALY CITY, CALIF. – In some of America’s most expensive cities, residents are having to pack up and leave as rent prices rise. Inflation is keeping teachers from moving into these major cities like San Francisco in California, fueling the need for more staff when school districts are already struggling to hire.  Rent prices in San Francisco have gone up more 16% in the past year, the real estate company Redfin reported in June.The most recent teacher salary data shows that the average salary for teachers has gone down in the past decade by 3.2%, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

Despite "Blonde" topping the Netflix chart since its streaming release on Wednesday, the film is facing criticism from viewers.  "Blonde," which is based on a fictional take on the life of Marilyn Monroe, is played by Cuban actress Ana de Armas.  The film’s director, Andrew Dominik, is receiving heat, as subscribers view his work as "hideous," while being "exploitative" and "sexist." Critics took to Twitter to express their review of the biopic, as one user writes, "Marilyn Monroe deserves more than #Blonde." Marilyn Monroe deserves more than #Blonde pic.twitter.com/llpU5KhXxC— Rebecca Rideal (@RebeccaRideal) September 29, 2022 "I had the extreme misfortune of watching ‘Blonde’ on Netflix last night and let me tell you that movie is so anti-abortion, so sexist, so exploitative," Steph Herold, an abortion researcher at the University of California, San Francisco tweeted. Despite "Blonde" topping the Netflix chart since its streaming release on Wednesday, the film is facing criticism from viewers.  (Getty Images) "Cannot recommend it LESS.

Zack Sharf Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde,” starring Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe, skyrocketed to the top of Netflix’s movie chart after its first day available to stream, but the NC-17 drama is leaving many subscribers outraged. The film may have been the talk of the Venice Film Festival with its 14-minute standing ovation, but critics and viewers are calling it “sexist,” “cruel” and “one of the most detestable movies” ever made. “Given all the indignities and horrors that Marilyn Monroe endured during her 36 years, it is a relief that she didn’t have to suffer through the vulgarities of ‘Blonde,’ the latest necrophiliac entertainment to exploit her,” wrote The New York Times film critic Manohla Dargis, who panned the movie in her review.

Dominic Fike has confirmed details of a 24-date North American tour which is due to start in November – check out dates below and get tickets here.The tour is Fike’s first headline run since the release of his 2020 debut album ‘What Could Possibly Go Wrong’ and kicks off November 6 at Seattle’s Showbox SoDo.Fike will take in the likes of Vancouver, Los Angeles and Boston before his Out Of Order tour wraps up in Tempe, Arizona on December 16. Tickets for the tour go on sale Friday, September 30 and will be available here.

When Alicia Keys sings her 2021 hit, «Come for Me,» she does not mean it literally. The famed singer-songwriter responded to a viral video that showed a fan aggressively kissing her on the cheek during her concert in Canada this week and revealed it was just as shocking for her as it looked. Keys was walking through the crowd at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena for her «Alicia + Keys World Tour» on Monday when a concertgoer leaned over the railing, grabbed the singer's face and planted a kiss on her cheek.  posted the video to Instagram Wednesday with the caption, «GET ALICIA KEYS OUTTA THERE RIGHT NOW!!!» To which Keys responded, «Trust me, I was like what the F***!!! Don’t she know what time it is???» A post shared by HOLLYWOOD UNLOCKED (@hollywoodunlocked)The now-viral moment happened while the GRAMMY Award-winning singer was performing “Empire State of Mind,” her 2009 collaboration with JAY-Z.

With their brand-new album released August 19, Demi Lovato is currently taking their back catalogue on the Holy Fvck Tour across America.

JAY-Z and Blue Ivy Carter — his adorable daughter with wife Beyoncé -- spent the evening hanging out and watching the Boston Celtics take on the Golden State Warriors on Monday.The duo made an appearance at Chase Center in San Francisco, California, for Game 5 of the NBA finals.

He may have been America’s Dad to Full house fans, but to Bob Saget’s kids and three daughters, Aubrey, Lara and Jennifer, he was just a parent to one family.

He may be Danny Tanner to Full House fans, but to Bob Saget’s wife, Kelly Rizzo, he’ll always be her husband who she lost too soon.

all the time,” says Amy Gelfand, M.D., a pediatric neurologist and associate professor of neurology at the University of California, San Francisco. It’s “much like a person who has asthma has that disease all the time”—not just when they’re wheezing. Thanks in part to genetics, some people are more prone to migraine attacks.

Getting his mind off things? Michael B. Jordan was spotted at Game 2 of the 2022 NBA Finals shortly after his split with Lori Harvey made headlines.

Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey split, the Creed star was spotted courtside with friend and rapper Cordae for Game 2 of the 2022 NBA Finals in San Francisco, California.

has died. He was 84.Siebert died on May 1 due to complications from COVID-19, namely pneumonia, at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center, his daughter confirmed to on Tuesday.Siebert is best known for his role as the arrogant Dr.

Charles Siebert, the actor best known for his role as Dr. Stanley Riverside II on seven seasons of the series "Trapper John M.D.," has died, according to a report.

Charles Siebert, the actor who played the pompous Dr. Stanley Riverside II on the CBS medical drama series Trapper John, M.D., died May 1 of Covid-related pneumonia at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center. He was 84.

told The Hollywood Reporter that Siebert died on May 1 at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center from COVID-related pneumonia.The accomplished stage-trained actor appeared in all 151 episodes of the “M*A*S*H” spinoff, which aired from 1979 to 1986. He also acted in the 1970s movies “The Other Side of Midnight,” “Blue Sunshine,” “Coma” and “And Justice for All.”In the 1980s, he appeared in “All Night Long,” “White Water Summer” and “Eight Men Out.”Siebert studied acting at Marquette University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Porridge Radio have shared their brand new single ‘End Of Last Year’, which is a love song frontwoman Dana Margolin wrote for the band.The track is taken from the Brighton band’s upcoming third album ‘Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky’ and follows on from singles ‘The Rip’ and ‘Back To The Radio’.Speaking about the song, Margolin said: “‘End Of Last Year’ is a love song for my bandmates and for myself. It’s about not trusting my intuition, not trusting my body to heal itself, not trusting the people closest to me, but it is also an ode to all those people, and to difficult platonic love.“It came out of a particularly painful period of communication breakdown and high pressure that hurt a lot, but ended in reconciliation and understanding.”‘End Of Last Year’ arrives alongside a video directed by Maura Sappilo.

UPDATED, 12:02 PM: Vice President Kamala Harris’ office said today that she has tested negative for Covid, six days after a positive test.

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Vice President Kamala Harris has tested positive for Covid, the White House said on Tuesday.

Lil Nas X has confirmed details of his first headline tour. The Long Live Montero tour, named after his 2021 album of the same name, begins in September with a run of shows in North America.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorGrammy-winning, multi-platinum-selling, two-time Variety cover star Lil Nas X has performed on some of the biggest stages in television, but incredibly he has never toured — but all that will change this fall when he embarks on the “Long Live Montero” tour, which will make stops across North America and Europe.The North American leg kicks off at The Fillmore in Detroit on Tuesday, September 6, and will make stops in Chicago, Nashville, Los Angeles, and more before wrapping up in San Francisco, CA at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on Sunday, October 23. The European leg begins Tuesday, November 8 in Amsterdam and concludes Thursday, November 17 in Barcelona, Spain. See full list of dates below.

Getting pulled back in? Erika Jayne is facing a new lawsuit amid estranged husband Tom Girardi’s ongoing legal woes.

Kraftwerk have added further dates to their upcoming 2022 North American tour – you can see the new dates below and buy tickets here.The German electronic pioneers are set to kick-off the North American leg of their renowned ‘3D Tour’ in May, starting in St. Louis on May 27 and finishing in Vancouver on July 10.Following the tour’s initial announcement, Kraftwerk have now announced an expanded itinerary that includes the addition of new shows in New Brunswick, NJ; New Haven, CT; and Bentonville, AK.Tickets for the newly announced shows go on sale Friday (April 1) here.

The Gaslight Anthem have announced their first UK and Ireland headline tour dates in four years – you can buy tickets to the UK gigs here when they go on sale later this week.The New Jersey band announced their return to action last week, with frontman Brian Fallon telling fans: “I am very pleased to announce to you all that The Gaslight Anthem is returning to full time status as a band.“We’re also beginning to write new songs for what will be our sixth LP. We’re looking forward to the future and seeing you all again.

Kanye West was finally able to spend some quality time with one of his kids. The rapper and his 6-year-old son, Saint West, were in attendance at the Golden State Warriors game against the Boston Celtics at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California on Wednesday, March 16.For the family outing, the father-son duo wore matching outfits, both wearing black leather jackets, hoodies, dark wash jeans, and rain boots.

Kanye «Ye» West and his ex, Kim Kardashian, the 44-year-old rapper enjoyed a night out on Wednesday with his and Kim's 6-year-old son, Saint, at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California, where they saw the Golden State Warriors take on the Boston Celtics. The father-son duo were twinning in matching black rain boots, dark jeans, black hoodies, and black leather jackets. The two sat courtside, sharing snacks and talking as they watched the Celtics defeat the Warriors, 110 to 88. According to an eyewitness, Kanye was talking to Saint about the game, and the little guy was super excited to meet Celtics’ star Jaylen Brown.