Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces additional sexual assault charges in new superseding indictment

SEAN "PUFF DADDY" COMBS at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. 24FEB99

Prosecutors have filed a new and third indictment against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. The additional counts relate to an individual identified as Victim-2, bringing the total number of counts facing Combs to five.

The new indictment against Combs adds an additional charge of sex trafficking and an additional charge of transportation to engage in prostitution, with Combs potentially receiving additional prison time if convicted .In addition to the extra counts, federal prosecutors updated the language of the racketeering conspiracy charge Combs faces, clarifying that “Combs kidnapped and carried and displayed a firearm to female victim, and that the defendant dangled a female victim over an apartment balcony.”

Combs’ legal team issued this response to the superseding indictment: “These are not new allegations or new accusers. These are the same individuals, former long-term girlfriends, who were involved in consensual relationships. This was their private sex life, defined by consent, not coercion.”

Combs was arrested last year after being charged in a sprawling sex trafficking indictment. He has denied all allegations and pleaded not guilty to both previous indictments. Prosecutors said the additional counts and the updated language should not affect the schedule, as they want Combs to be arraigned on the new indictment during the final pretrial conference later this month. His trial is set to start May 5.

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Damiano David details debut solo album, shares video for ‘Next Summer’

Damiano David at the 2024 MusiCares Person of the Year Honoring Jon Bon Jovi at the Convention Center on February 2^ 2024 in Los Angeles^ CA

Måneskin frontman Damiano David is sharing details of his forthcoming debut solo album, Funny Little Fears, dropping on May 16th.

David shared of the upcoming, 14-track LP: “I’ve always been afraid of heights, that any moment the ground breaks apart under my feet and in one second, everything’s gone. I’ve been afraid of darkness, an immensity I don’t get to see or understand, that might take me if I don’t watch my steps. I’ve been afraid of myself, asking for too much, chasing something I didn’t even know if I really wanted. And honestly sometimes I’m still scared, but I wrote myself a manual. Hope u find it helpful too. I called it Funny Little Fears.”

David recently released his latest solo single, “Next Summer,” available now via digital outlets.  David says of the new song: “At first listen, the song speaks about youthful love—an unrequited summer romance. But on a deeper level, it reveals a much larger reflection. It’s an allegory of life—how sometimes we can be prisoners of ourselves, our fears, our insecurities, our inability to change. Our failure to see the world and life from a different perspective in the crucial and defining moments of existence.”

David previously dropped the solo singles “Silverlines” and “Born with a Broken Heart,” and will launch his first solo headlining tour in November, with 33 dates across Europe, Australia, North America, South America and Asia this year.  For ticket info, head HERE.

See the video for ‘Next Summer’ – HERE.
Pre-order Funny Little Fears – HERE.

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MGM+ original series ‘Godfather of Harlem’ shares trailer, premiere date for Season 4

Forest Whitaker arrives for the 'Black Panther' World Premiere on January 29^ 2018 in Hollywood^ CA

MGM+ is previewing Season 4 of Godfather of Harlem, set to premiere on April 13.

Forest Whitaker portrays Ellsworth Bumpy Johnson, a crime boss in 1960s Harlem, with an official synopsis reading that Season 4 follows Johnson as he “continues his bloody war for control of Harlem against New York’s Mafia families, while contending with the arrival of gangster Frank Lucas (Rome Flynn).” Johnson is also trying to come to terms with the fact that his daughter, portrayed by Antionette Crowe-Legacy, is working with the Black Panthers after Malcom X is assassinated (Jason Alan Carvell had portrayed Malcolm X in earlier seasons).

Season 4 will also star Ilfenesh Hadera, Lucy Fry, Erik LaRay Harvey, Michael Raymond James, Elvis Nolasco and Erik Palladino.

See the trailer for Season 4 of Godfather of Harlem – HERE.

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Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, Harris Dickinson, and Joseph Quinn cast in four-part Beatles biopic

Vintage photo Portrait of The Beatles musical band group. Old textured vintage black and white photograph 1960s-70s

Filmmaker Sam Mendes has officially confirmed the main cast for his series of four Beatles biopics, adding that each film will premiere one at a time over four weekends in April 2028.

Cast as the Fab Four is: Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison, and Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr.

Sony Motion Pictures’ Tom Rothman described the rollout of the film series as the first “bingeable moment in cinema,” adding that “we are going to dominate the culture that month.”  Each of the movies will focus on a different member of group, with the project being given the working title of The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event.

The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event will mark the first scripted films to be granted the band’s music and life rights. The project’s official synopsis reads: “Each man has his own story, but together they are legendary. The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event. In theaters April 2028.”

Mendes said of the four-movie concept: “There had to be a way to tell the epic story for a new generation. I can assure you there is still plenty left to explore, and I think we found a way to do that.”

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Kanye West confirms split from wife Bianca Censori in new song

Kanye West attends the Vanity Fair party for the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival on April 21^ 2009 in New York.

Kanye ‘Ye’ West confirmed that his wife, Bianca Censori, 30, left him shortly following his disturbing social media rants.

In his new song “Bianca” from his new album “WW3”, Ye, 47, raps: “My baby she ran away / But first she tried to get me committed / Not going to the hospital ’cause I am not sick I just do not get it. / She’s having a panic attack and she is not liking the way that I tweeted / Until Bianca’s back I stay up all night I’m not going to sleep / I really don’t know where she’s at.”

In his song, West also takes aim at Censori’s family, claiming they “want me locked up.” He raps: “They want me to go on retreat / They want me to run and meet,” he adds, before comparing his and Censori’s relationship to that of Sean “Diddy” Combs and Cassie Ventura: “I guess we the new Cassie and Diddy / I’m making this song for Bianca / I’m feeling the spirit of Donda,” he adds, referring to his mother, who died in 2007.

Ye concludes the song with, “Bianca, I just want you to come back / Come back to me / I know what I did to make you mad.”

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Halsey to embark on ‘For My Last Trick’ 2025 North American tour

Halsey at the Los Angeles premiere of 'MaXXXine' held at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood^ USA on June 24^ 2024.

Halsey has announced her new North American tour, in support of their fifth studio album ‘The Great Impersonator’.

The singer-songwriter will embark on the ‘For My Last Trick Tour’ later this spring, hitting 32 cities across the US and Canada. The tour will feature a number of special guests, including Evanescence, Del Water Gap, The Warning, Alvvays, Hope Tala, Sir Chloe, Royel Otis, flowerovlove, Magdalena Bay, and Alemeda.

The ‘For My Last Trick Tour’ will kick off with an opening night at the Toyota Pavilion at Concord on May 10, making stops in Phoenix, Los Angeles, Dallas, Nashville, Tampa, Charlotte and more. Dates for June include shows in Toronto, Chicago, St. Louis, Ridgefield, Auburn and more, and the final run of scheduled gigs take place in July, including a show at The Venue at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln and a closing night at the Yaamava’ Theater in Highland, CA. For ticket information, head to Ticketmaster.

Halsey also recently shared a brand-new single called ‘Safeword’ – you can see the NSFW video –here.

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See Jon Hamm in trailer for Apple TV+ series ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’

Jon Hamm at the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards - Arrivals at the Barker Hanger on January 14^ 2024 in Santa Monica^ CA

Apple TV+ is previewing the upcoming drama series Your Friends & Neighbors, starring Jon Hamm.

The new trailer for Your Friends & Neighbors, debuting Friday, Apr. 11, stars the ‘Mad Men’ alum as hedge fund manager Andrew “Coop” Cooper ,” who resorts to robbing houses in his upscale neighborhood after being fired – not long after going through a divorce.

The show, which was already renewed for a sophomore season back in November, also stars Amanda Peet, Olivia Munn, Hoon Lee, Mark Tallman, Lena Hall, Aimee Carrero, Eunice Bae, Isabel Marie Gravitt and Donovan Colan.

Season 1 is slated to premiere April 11; see the trailer – HERE.

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Famous friends pay tribute to Val Kilmer after his death at age 65

Val Kilmer at the 23rd Annual Simply Shakespeare held at the Broad Stage in Los Angeles on September 25^ 2013 in Los Angeles^ California.

Famous friend and former colleagues of Val Kilmer are paying tribute to the actor, after news broke of his death yesterday at the age of 65.

Kilmer’s daughter Mercedes told The New York Times in a statement that her father died of pneumonia on Tuesday. Kilmer had battled throat cancer, which robbed him of his voice, for more than a decade.

Kilmer was also known for his roles in Top Gun, Willow, Top Secret, Real Genius, The Doors, Thunderheart, True Romance, Batman Forever, Prince of Egypt, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Top Gun: Maverick. Prime Video also released a documentary in 2021 about the Kilmer titled Val, who stepped away from Hollywood at the height of his career

Director Francis Ford Coppola posted on Instagram: “Val Kilmer was the most talented actor when in his High School, and that talent only grew greater throughout his life. He was a wonderful person to work with and a joy to know — I will always remember him.”

Actor Josh Brolin wrote: “See ya, pal. I’m going to miss you,” Brolin wrote. “You were a smart, challenging, brave, uber-creative firecracker. There’s not a lot left of those. I hope to see you up there in the heavens when I eventually get there. Until then, amazing memories, lovely thoughts. ❤💔❤💔❤💔💎 #valkilmer #marktwain.”

Cher – who was romantically involved in the 1980s with Kilmer and remained friends with him after their relationship ended – wrote in a post on X: “VALUS Will miss u,” actress and hitmaker. U Were Funny, crazy, pain in the a–, GREAT FRIEND, kids💜U, BRILLIANT as Mark Twain, BRAVE here during ur sickness.”

Actress Jennifer Tilly posted: “A long time ago, I was auditioning for the movie The Doors. It was kind of a cattle call. They paired together potential Jims with potential Pamela’s. And they were running behind so we were spilling out of the casting office, sitting on the porch, the lawn, and the driveway. All of a sudden, a sixties convertible came screeching up, blaring Doors Music at top volume. And a guy jumped out and strode inside: He had wild hair and he was barefoot, shirtless, and wearing nothing but a pair of tight leather pants. We all looked at each other like… Who is this guy? We were more than a little shook by the sheer audacity of his entrance. Well of course it was Val Kilmer and from that minute on, nobody else stood a chance. Rip King.”

Kilmer was previously married to actress Joanne Whalley from 1988 until their divorce in 1996. The former couple shared daughter Mercedes Kilmer and son Jack Kilmer.

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See the video for Lizzo’s latest song “Still Bad”

Concert of Lizzo North Sea Jazz Festival Rotterdam^ The Netherlands. 7 July 2023

Lizzo has shared the video for her new singleStill Bad’ from her forthcoming album ‘Love In Real Life’, the follow-up to 2022’s Special.

Lizzo co-produced her latest track, “Still Bad,” with Blake Slatkin and longtime collaborator Ricky Reed, with additional contributions from guitarist Nate Mercereau, drummer Victor Indrizzo, and others.   Lizzo previously teased ‘Still Bad’ with a video clip on her Instagram account of her dancing and singing along to the track while sporting curly hair and an all red ensemble, captioned: “Ur new favorite song”.

“Love in Real Life” marked Lizzo’s first major track since the Barbie entry “Pink” and also finding herself embroiled in legal battles with former employees. “Love in Real Life” also serves as the title track of a new Lizzo album, the

See the video for ‘Still Bad’ –  HERE.

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Jack Harlow and Doja Cat drop star-studded video for ‘Just Us’

Jack Harlow at the Variety 2021 Music Hitmakers Brunch at the City Market Social House on December 4^ 2021 in Los Angeles^ CA

Jack Harlow and Doja Cat have teamed up for their new single, “Just Us,” as well as the star-studded video for the track.

The music video, directed by Neal Farmer, features a star-studded dinner party at Horses in Los Angeles with cameos from Matt Damon, John Mayer, PinkPantheress, Nicholas Braun, Taylor Rooks, Malcolm Todd, DJ Drama, and more. The song is produced by Hollywood Cole, Tay Keith, Angel Lopez, OjiVolta, and Dylan Graham.

“Just Us” is the follow-up to Harlow’s previous 2025 single, “Set You Free,” which dropped last month and the tracks “Hello Miss Johnson” and “Tranquility“ which dropped late last year.  Meanwhile, Doja Cat teamed up with LISA and Raye in February for the single “Born Again,” with all three taking the stage at the 97th Annual Academy Awards earlier this month for a medley of James Bond classics.

See the video for Just Us HERE.

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