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During a delayed flight to Dallas, a 14-year-old decided to entertain restless passengers with her rendition of the Backstreet Boys hit, “I Want It That Way.” Sydni Ellis recorded the teen’s uplifting performance and posted it to Twitter on June 14th. Ellis said the Southwest flight was delayed due to a computer systems issue. “At […]

In case you missed it, Carly Pearce was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry by Dolly Parton and since then she’s received a lot of love and support from her peers and even from legendary singer, Barbara Mandrell. “I got a random phone call…and picked it up, and it was Barbara Mandrell,” Pearce shares. […]

A short time after Bill Cosby’s rape conviction was tossed out on Wednesday, the 83-year-old released a statement on Twitter. “I have never changed my stance nor my story. I have always maintained my innocence. Thank you to all my fans, supporters and friends who stood by me through this ordeal. Special thanks to the […]

Cosby's release comes after serving over two years of a three to 10-year sentence at the State Correctional Institution at Phoenix near Philadelphia.

Well, isn’t that ironic… A TV news crew was outside City Hall in Oakland, California on Monday interviewing an official for a story about a spike in violent crime when they became victims. City official Guillermo Cespedes told an NBC Bay Area reporter, “I think Oakland deserves better” just before two armed men interrupted the […]

Paris Hilton recently opened up about her documentary and the trauma she experienced during her time at a boarding school in Utah. She told the Wall Street Journal, “I used to have very bad insomnia. But ever since I did my documentary and I’ve been doing all of my work for my cause to help […]

Madonna faced criticism after she posted a picture of her 2003 VMA performance where she kissed Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera and Lil Nas X kissing his dancer during the recent BET Awards with the hashtag, #diditfirst. Madonna faced a similar backlash when she #diditfirst, however, Lil Nas X is receiving more backlash from viewers […]

It’s a long-overdue field of dreams. On Monday, 70-year-old Gwen McLoughlin, served as the bat girl for the New York Yankees, 60 years after she was rejected when she wrote a letter to the team as a 10-year-old asking for that chance. In 1961, McLoughlin received a response from then-general manager Roy Hamey: “I am […]

Jamie Lynn Spears is finally speaking out in support of her sister, Britney. The younger sister of the superstar talked about why she hadn’t spoken out in the past saying, “it wasn’t my place and it wasn’t the right thing to do.”  Jamie says she will “now follow her lead” since Britney has voiced her […]

Officials with e-cigarette maker Juul have agreed to pay North Carolina $40 million and stop marketing their products to teens. The settlement was reached Monday in a Durham courtroom, according to Attorney General Josh Stein. “Juul sparked and spread a disease –- the disease of nicotine addiction,” Stein says. “They did it to teenagers across […]