Tattoo Tuesday

Star Magazine, Rita Wilson Shocks Fans by Revealing Massive Back Tattoo, Reveals It’s ‘Freeing’ to ‘Simply Be’

The acclaimed actress and singer, 69, shocked her followers with a Sunday, September 20 post on Instagram, in which she appeared to confirm she’s actually covered in tattoos.

Tom Hanks‘ wife took to social media to promote her new single, “Stranger with Age,” by sharing a photo of her bare back. In the image, a giant cross tattoo can clearly be seen, while she also rocked another piece on her upper arm. It’s unclear whether the ink is permanent or temporary.

“STRANGER WITH AGE? Who? Me? I’m lovin’ it! Who else is stranger with age? STRANGER WITH AGE song is out everywhere,” she captioned the post.

If she's an acclaimed actress and singer, why have I never heard of her before? 

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Oktoberfest up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

Palm Sunday

 with Jules Aurora:

13 News Now (Virginia Beach), Paradise comes at a price: Keeping Virginia Beach’s palm trees alive

If you’ve walked along the Virginia Beach Oceanfront recently, you may have noticed palm trees with brown, decaying branches, some appearing nearly dead. The reason comes down to a combination of winter weather, ocean winds and salt air, according to a local palm tree expert who has been growing and caring for the trees for decades.

John Sweeney, owner of Palm Tree Mart in Virginia Beach, said the back-to-back snowfalls in February caused significant damage to palm trees around the Oceanfront.  “It killed a lot of trees,” Sweeney said. “We had another bad year about eight years ago. We had a lot of trees die.

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Rule 5 Saturday - Jules Aurora

This week's Rule 5 wonder is Jules Aurora:

Julianne Aurora Manalo as Jules is more commonly known, is a Filipino-American singer, songwriter, and actress.

Born 1993/2/8 in New Jersey, Jules has already done a lot of living. She’s appeared on The X factor USA and American Idol. She’s on a US soap opera The Young and the Restless, and released some singles and EPs. She’s also got a YouTube channel and somehow found the time to graduate from San Diego State with a bachelor’s degree in communications. And that’s just the half of it. Based in LA now Jules continues to climb the celebrity ladder.

Let’s just say super cute and supertalented.

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Random Celebrity News

For some values of random, celebrity and news. It's been a while so I should get these out before they get too moldy: From Driscoll at Insty,  OH NO, SOMETHING NEW TO “INFURIATE LIBERALS!” Gwen Stefani’s ‘Maga Barbie’ transformation has infuriated liberals.

Thirty years ago, an edgy new pop star looked set to take over the world. With her peroxide blonde hair, camo trousers and rebellious spirit, No Doubt frontwoman Gwen Stefani seemed like a breath of cigarette-smoke-tinged air: cooler and sexier than Britney Spears, but not quite as chaotic as Courtney Love; an artist who appealed to both rock and pop fans.

No Doubt’s third album, Tragic Kingdom (1995), sold more than 16 million copies, earned the band two Grammy nominations (for best new artist and best rock album) and spawned the colossal hit single Don’t Speak. Stefani’s decision to go solo in 2004 catapulted her to the A-list, with number one singles, sold-out tours and countless magazine front covers. She was the US’s favourite cool girl, whose empowering songs formed the soundtrack of millennial adolescence. Until she wasn’t. Two decades later, Stefani has found herself with a very different identifier: enemy of liberals everywhere.

From Althouse, "But a recent tragedy-exploiting television series about John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette features a character using my name and presents her as me." Writes Daryl Hannah, in the NYT.

The choice to portray her as irritating, self-absorbed, whiny and inappropriate was no accident. In discussing the show, “Love Story,” one of its producers explained: “Given how much we’re rooting for John and Carolyn, Daryl Hannah occupies a space where she’s an adversary to what you want narratively in the story.” Storytelling requires tension. It often requires an obstacle. But a real, living person is not a narrative device.

There is also a gendered dimension to this thinking. Popular culture has long elevated certain women by portraying others as rivals, obstacles or villains. Isn’t it textbook misogyny to tear down one woman in order to build up another?...

I could live quite handily without ever thinking of these people again.  Brad Slager at RedState looks at Hollywood’s Crazy Economics: Impending Crash of 'Supergirl' to Affect Dozens of Partnering Companies. 

As Brandon Morse has been following here for the past few weeks, the lead actress in this DC-Warners feature, Milly Alcock, has been serving up audience-repelling comments on the regular, and the film’s fortunes are foundering as a result. This is not only sure to tank the profitability of the movie itself, but the future of the DC superhero universe, as helmed by James Gunn, is threatened.

Initial tracking for this title had it pegged to perform better its opening weekend than the “Mandalorian” entry, at around $80 million. In early June, those numbers were revised down to a more modest $55 million debut weekend. Contrasted with “Superman’s" bow last year at $125 million, this is a woeful prospect, and the projections have only turned more dismal.

Right now, some of you are rolling your eyes and saying "There she goes again, showing off her magnificent rack" and I just want you to know that I am not seeing the problem https://t.co/Y1XmjpeXFT

— Physics Geek (@physicsgeek) July 17, 2026

New York Post @nypost, "Brian Austin Green admits his marriage to ex Megan Fox was led by ‘physical attraction’ https://trib.al/GP5uFqw," Really?

At Althouse again, Madonna shows love/"shows love."

Madonna shows love to Kylie Minogue in new Graham Norton interview:

“I was actually a little bit jealous of you…she’s so cute. I think my ex-husband at the time had a crush on her. I was like, ‘I’ll never be as beautiful as Kylie.’” pic.twitter.com/uCZixsykdH

— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) June 27, 2026

When she's right, she's right. Chris Queen at PJM thinks CNN’s Ella Langley Blind Spot Exposes Its Coastal Bubble

CNN’s Zoe Sottle writes:

“Choosin’ Texas,” Ella Langley’s languid heartbreak anthem about losing her cowboy sweetheart to a girl from Texas, which Rolling Stone has declared the song of the summer, is everywhere and nowhere at the same time.

It depends on who you ask and, more importantly, what their algorithm serves them up.

The song – cowritten by Miranda Lambert in one mark of Langley’s country bona fides – is an undisputed hit, if charts are how you define such things. It’s spent 15 weeks at Billboard’s No. 1, making Langley just one of three women to earn that honor as solo artists and breaking the records previously held by Whitney Houston for “I Will Always Love You” and Mariah Carey for “We Belong Together.” She’s leading Taylor Swift and Drake in the charts.

So, why does it feel like people don’t know her face or name? Call it the baffling reality of music in 2026.

“What’s really happening is there’s hits in what we call subcultures,” NYU music professor Clayton Durant tells Sottle. I guess national fandom and massive radio and retail success across multiple genres is a subculture?

John Sexton at Hat Hair thinks  Ariana Grande Is Obviously Not Well, She needs to eat donuts, not spit on them.

Grande’s cheeks appear to be sunken. Her clavicles and upper rib cage protrude. Her arms seem to be entirely lacking fat or muscle and instead to be sinew on bone. Her legs, what we can see of them, are spindly. Online, a dietitian I follow posted a hesitant video explaining that while she generally refrains from publicly commenting on other people’s bodies, she was going to use Grande’s video to educate viewers on the signs she looks for when diagnosing malnutrition at an anorexia/bulimia treatment program. The dietitian then dispassionately pointed out that Grande’s body, at least the parts that were visible, fit nearly every criterion.

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Matt Margolis at PJM,  
Here's How Team Trump Got Ariana Grande to Have a Complete Meltdown

On Thursday, the Team Trump TikTok account, which has 14 million followers and has been running since before the 2024 election, posted a video of Trump walking to a rally podium set to Grande's 2024 song "We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)." Text overlaid on the video read, "Me and my truth we sit in silence...Men can't have babies and should never compete in women's sports." The caption made the point even plainer: "This shouldn't be controversial! #trump #arianagrande #maga."
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Of course, Grande did not see any of that as up for debate. She commented on the Team Trump post, demanding that the account stop using her music and pushing back against the claims made in the video. "Never use my music again," Grande wrote. "Also, your truth is false."

I hope she finds the help she needs. We don't need any more Karen Carpenters.  

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: More Coffee, Please and up on time and under budget at The Other McCain (if you count Megan).

Rule 5 Saturday - Angel Monroe

This week's Rule 5 wonder is Angel Monroe

All American beach girl from Florida & California USA Full Bio: Birth Name: Angel Monroe is Actress -American Rapper, Writer, Singer and Model. Angel was seen on the Billboard Awards as Feminem Rapper, a name given to her by TV executives when asked to rap. Angel Artist Performer started out rapping for fun as a child and Modeling and acting in grade school, took a break, then and started Modeling Full time and signed with BMG Models in Magazines,Billboards and Petite Fashion Shows, Pageants, Swim Suit, Hawaiian Tropics, Tropical Beauty, Runway, Photo shoots, and signed with her first big agent, also performed and sang, danced and toured Florida.

Her journey started in Ballet, Tap and Jazz at 4yrs old, early on her mother took her out of dance, times were financially tough and her mother decided she should focus on school. Angel was devastated, knowing how to tap dance at such young age. She began to sing in the school choir at and began hip hop lessons & one on one lessons in high school by working to make side cash to support her ambitions. Angel was in a duet girls group working on coming out with a consignment demo and had stores offering to place and sell her CD's and posters. However, Angel's mother insisted she wait and focus on school. And ultimately took her out of music and turn down a record deal and management since angel was just child but she continued on with acting.

Her resume is amazing. A very busy girl.

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Random Celebrity News

For the usual values of random, celebrity and news. I haven't done one of these in a while, so some of the stories are, shall we say, well aged:

From Ace, DEI Actress: DEI Has Become a Bad Word in Hollywood and We Have to Use Different Words Now to Push Our DEI Grift  Good. Until now, she was just a frequent crossword answer.

Issa Rae says DEI has become a 'bad word' in Hollywood as executives of color 'tiptoe' to keep jobs

'Insecure' actress spoke at TheWrap's Creators x Hollywood Summit about the rollback of DEI initiatives

Actress Issa Rae said Thursday that she believes diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) has become a toxic topic for the entertainment industry.

"I'm seeing it," the "Insecure" actress said while participating in TheWrap's Creators x Hollywood Summit. "Just blatantly. People are scared and just not necessarily investing the same way that they would have before. Even executives who, you know, are of color are also like tiptoeing like, 'Well, I can't co-sign you because I'm going to lose my job.' And that's scary to see and sad to see because it's kind of like a bad word now."

In other words, moneylosing grifter projects had previously been greenlighted due to the DEI lobby's power and now that lobby has lost power and DEI projects aren't getting greenlighted and DEI hustlers aren't getting paid.

At Althouse, "There is supposed to be an esprit de corps between artistic colleagues."

Link to X.  What exactly did Arquette say? I found this paragraph, from 3 days ago, in the London Times, "Rosanna Arquette: ‘I paid a price for saying no to Harvey Weinstein’/The actress shot to fame 40 years ago alongside Madonna — and is back in a film, The Moment, with Charli XCX. She talks marriage, motherhood and surviving Hollywood":

In 1994 Arquette had a minor but memorable role in Pulp Fiction, playing the drug dealer Eric Stoltz’s wife and telling John Travolta why she’d pierced her tongue (“Sex thing. Helps fellatio”). “It’s iconic, a great film on a lot of levels. But personally I am over the use of the N-word — I hate it. I cannot stand that he [Tarantino] has been given a hall pass. It’s not art, it’s just racist and creepy.”

I don't think she's saying the whole film is "not art." She's rejecting the idea that the "n-word" can be used if only it's within what is genuinely art. She's saying it's still "racist and creepy" — even when the work of art was made at a time when the taboo on saying the word wasn't so strong. I note that Tarantino himself avoided any use of it in his last film, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" (2019).

Page 6 has Heather Graham slams ‘awkward’ new reality of Hollywood sex scenes. It's No fun anymore.

Heather Graham shared mixed feelings about Hollywood’s “awkward” new approach to filming sex scenes.

Graham opened up about working with intimacy coordinators in the wake of the #MeToo Movement.

“I think the MeToo movement was amazing [and] I think there is a very good intention behind intimacy coordinators. But it is odd when you come up without having them, and suddenly there’s this random person in the room just staring at you when you’re, like, pretending you have sex,” she told Us Weekly. “It’s kind of awkward.”

“I know that they have a beautiful intention, and they really want to help and protect actors,” Graham continued. “But as the actor, sometimes I’m like, ‘Can you just get all these people out of the room?’”

At OutKick, Sophie Cunningham Had A White-Hot SI Swimsuit Debut, Kay Adams Is On Bikini Time

Welcome to a Hump Day Nightcaps – the one where Sophie Cunningham dumps out new SI Swimsuit content on the eve(ish) of the WNBA season.

 

 

What else? I've got Vrabel/Russini drama (duh), Kay Adams turned 40 in a bikini this week, and it was a BANNER night for major league baseball last night.

And by that, I mean fists were flying and managers were ON FIRE.

Grab yourself some headgear just to be safe, and strap in for a violent Hump Day 'Cap!

Another from Page 6, Sydney Sweeney has the last laugh in second American Eagle ad campaign

She’s back.

Sydney Sweeney and American Eagle are back together, with the “Euphoria” star modeling a selection of summer-ready jean shorts in her second campaign for the retailer.

Dubbed “Syd for Short: American Eagle Jean Shorts,” the ads see Sweeney ditching the second half of her name and the lower half of her pants, posing in cutoffs, a baby tee and breezy button-up shirt.

“What brand am I wearing?” the star playfully asks the camera in the accompanying campaign video. “Yeah, that one.”

And hot off the presses at Hat Hair, John Sexton has 

Russian Beauty Influencer Warns Putin: 'People Will Get Tired of Being Afraid'

Victoria Bonya is a former model an TV star from Russia. She was on the Russian equivalent of Big Brother back in 2006 which is how she first became famous inside Russia. These days she apparently lives in Monaco and travels the globe as a kind of fitness and beauty influencer.

We might as well just get it out of the way. She is quite good looking...
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The 18-minute Instagram critique was a surprise pivot for Victoria Bonya, a Monaco-based Russian influencer whose videos are better known for their lifestyle tips...

“There is a big, fat wall between you and us, the ordinary people,” Bonya, 46, said in a direct address to Putin earlier this week as she accused top officials of being too afraid to tell him the truth.

She rattled off to her 13 million followers a number of problems that she said were facing Russia — the major curtailing of digital freedoms, mass extermination of livestock in Siberia, deadly flooding in the southern Dagestan region and the oil slick drifting off Russia’s Black Sea coast.

“People will get tired of being afraid,” she said in the video, which has now been viewed more than 26 million times and liked by 1.4 million. “They’re being compressed like a spring, and one day, that spring will just snap.”

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: It’s (Almost) That Time of Year Again up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain. 

Rule 5 Saturday - Suvi Laiho

This week's epitome of femininity is Suvi Laiho:

Instagram star and aspiring actress. On her suvihannaa Instagram page, she has accumulated more than 120,000 followers who can see some of her life in Los Angeles, workouts, and vegan things that she eats.

She got her first minor part in a TV series called Grostesquerie, where she played Nurse #2 in 2024 for one episode. She is also a fitness influencer.

She does lots of fitness and swimwear photos. She has even walked the runway for a Copacabana Beachwear show.

She is from Finland, but lives in Los Angeles, California.

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Rule 5 Saturday - Nicky Whelan

This week's Rule 5 exemplar is

Nicky Whelan (born 10 May 1981) is an Australian actress and model. She is best known for her roles as Laurie Mitchell in Chosen (2013), and Pepper Steiger in Australian soap opera Neighbours (2006–2007).

Before Neighbours, Whelan hosted a number of shows, including Coxy's Big Break (Seven Network), Beyond the Boundary (Network Ten), and Melbourne Woman (Seven Network), and played the fictional celebrity "Chrissie Grant" on Russell Coight's Celebrity Challenge, a spin-off of All Aussie Adventures. Whelan is also known as the face of the rural Victorian city, Shepparton, and she hosted the night racing at Moonee Valley for eight years. Whelan has also posed for a number of Australian magazines, including FHM (in October 2007), Ralph (in November 2005) and Inside Sport.

After leaving Neighbours, Whelan moved to Los Angeles. She made guest appearances in episodes of Entourage and Melrose Place, before securing a role in the ninth season of Scrubs as Maya, an Australian medical-school student. Whelan also stars in the 2010 film Hollywood & Wine alongside David Spade.

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Rule 5 Saturday - Shae Smolik

This week's Rule 5  Inspiration: Meet Shae LeRae Smolik:

Hi Shae LeRae, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?

I got started in acting when I was about eight years old. I did modeling first in Iowa, then branched into acting and got representation in Chicago. After booking several jobs, my family and I realized that I loved being in front of the camera, so we pursued a bigger market in Los Angeles and moved here. We thought there would be more opportunities in the Hollywood area as opposed to the Midwest.

I am also a Country music singer, and I’ve been doing that for a few years. I really love doing live performances. I have recently started writing my own music and my first single totally written by me will be out this month as well as a music video!

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?

I feel with acting, it’s like a roller coaster! You get an audition, and it can go many different ways from there. You may get a call back which is super exciting and possibly pinned and book the role or it could go the other way, and you audition and you never hear another word about it. It gets kind of nerve-racking at times. With singing, it’s a constant struggle trying to find gigs to play that are age-appropriate, new music, trying to produce the music, and of course, practicing. I am currently looking for a guitarist and a drummer so that we can do more live gigs together.

Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?

I am an actress, country music, singer, model, and influencer. I started off at an early age modeling, and then that flowed into acting, singing, and eventually developing on social media. My true passion is acting, I love developing characters and being on set with the cast and crew.

Busy girl!

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Rule 5 Saturday - Mayra Veronica

With Cuba in the news lately, it's vaguely appropriate that today's Rule 5 wonder is an Cuban ex-pat, Mayra Veronica 

Mayra Verónica Aruca Rodríguez (born August 20, 1980) is a Cuban singer, actress, model, and television public figure who became popular for her appearances on Spanish-language television. Verónica's role in Univision's Don Francisco Presenta brought her to the attention of FHM magazine's US edition. After appearing in FHM, she went on to do additional magazine work. She has taken part in many Spanish-language television shows, as well as appearing in music videos and television commercials.

Mayra Verónica was born in Havana, Cuba, where her father was a member of one of Cuba's rock bands, Los Dada. At the age of six, she moved to Miami with her mother.

Verónica continued school, and after joining a local beauty pageant and becoming Ms. Miami, the photographer who covered the event was captivated by Mayra's photos, and invited her to his studio for free sessions. Thus, Mayra obtained her first modeling book and signed with a local agent in Miami. The agent sent her to an audition for a local TV entertainment news show "Miami Hoy" (at the time Mayra was at Florida International University majoring in psychology and theater). She did not know much about being a reporter but determined she could act like one.

FHM, the top men's magazine of the time, contacted Veronica's publicist to ask for a feature spread on their magazine. Veronica agreed and after mail requesting her return, she went on to appear on the cover of the FHM exclusive collection book, which included top sex symbols of the decade such as Pamela Anderson, Eva Longoria, and Carmen Electra. From 2004 to 2010, Mayra Verónica made FHM's "Sexiest Women in the World" list six years in a row.

Maybe Marco will put her in charge of Cuba soon. 

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Rule 5 Saturday - Jamie Lee Kendall

West Coat Leather has an Interview with model Jamie Lee Kendall 

We recently had the pleasure of interviewing model Jamie Lee Kendall who has been our Social Media Director and Publicist for the past four years. Interview is below the photo gallery.

Instagram: Jamie Lee Kendall (@jamieleekendall) • Instagram photos and videos
Facebook: Jamie Lee Kendall | Facebook
IMDb link: Jamie Lee Kendall - IMDb

Playboy France Playmate of the Day Photo - by Philipe Hernandez (NSFW)

Skip: So, tell us a little bit about yourself, Jamie.

Jamie: My background was in commercial real estate. I worked in commercial real estate for 13 years, starting in Manhattan and then coming back to San Francisco, but I fell into modeling four years ago. I was discovered by somebody who was a casting director and then primarily by you, Skip, and you really launched my modeling career and helped me blossom and you offered me a job here working for you not just as a model but as a social media manager and then director. I was able to really explore my passion for fashion and my passion for writing and modeling.

Skip: Cool. So, I guess that's kind of some of your highlights. Were there any highlights in modeling besides taking over the feature film and then also being in the short film? Were there any more photoshoots for brands? I know you’ve worked with some really interesting brands. I saw some different lingerie and sportswear. What were the highlights of the ones outside of West Coast Leather?

Jamie: I did shoot and became Playmate of the Day for Playboy France with another photographer whose name is also Philipe. His full name is Philipe Hernandez. I also shot a commercial for Paypal.

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Random Celebrity News

For the usual values of random, celebrity and news. First, at Breitbart, Former Gymnast Slams ACLU Trans Ad with Megan Rapinoe: ‘Sports Are Not About Inclusion’

Former gymnast Jennifer Sey rebuked the ACLU and Megan Rapinoe after the organization posted a video supporting delusional males who believe they have a right to women’s sports and spaces. . . .Sey, who is a USA National artistic gymnastics champion and the founder of XX-XY Athletics, an activewear company that advocates for protecting women’s sports and spaces, told Fox News Digital the video made her “so angry.”

“Sports aren’t about any of those things. Sports are about competition. Sports are not about inclusion. Not everybody makes the team,” Sey told the outlet. “Sports are competing and striving to get better, and it’s about self-reliance and picking yourself up when you fall down. They’re not about freedom. There’s rules in sports. Three strikes and you’re out,” she added. “There’s rules across every single sport. So I don’t know what these people are talking about, and to make it about this idea that sports aren’t about competition.”

Sey went on to say that males have biological advantages over women that are greater than performance-enhancing drugs, and said she believes Rapinoe would have wanted a fair playing field during her soccer career.  “Megan Rapinoe has to be one of the most competitive women on the planet. She was on Olympic teams and World Cup teams. She’s one of the most famous soccer players ever. She’s full of it. It just makes me angry, and she’s pulling up the ladder behind her,” Sey said. “And I’m sure she would not have tolerated a single player taking performance-enhancing drugs because that provides an unfair advantage.”

At Althouse,  That can't feel good. Attention gained, mission accomplished.

"Her custom negligee dress and matching cape were crafted in silk georgette in a deep red garnet. But once Roan removed the cape, the result was a naked dress that seemingly exposed her breasts, with the silk georgette suspended by nipple rings."

I'm reading "Chappell Roan’s Naked Dress at Grammys Shocks Social Media/The double Grammy nominee created what was arguably the night's first viral moment when she turned up in a sheer look by Mugler" (Hollywood Reporter).

Congratulations on getting attention. It's quite a look, and it kind of looks good. But I'm just worried about that kind of weight suspended from pierced nipples. You're treating your breasts like hooks on the back of a bathroom door, things to hang clothing on.

Here's a closeup (on X) that highlights the pulling. It's not just an illusion that the whole bottom of the dress is hanging from those nipple rings. You can see the distortion from the weight. You can see the risk of injury. The viewer is drawn into the experience of pain and danger. Who is that for?

PJM's Mike Cantrell hears Nicki Minaj Calls Out Christian Voters Supporting Democrats After Minnesota Church Chaos

In a post on X following the Grammys, Minaj wrote, “Any Christian who votes democrat again is a fool. They’re showing people that it’s ok to disrupt a church during worship. This is how they truly feel about you. The veil is lifted. No morals. No integrity. It’s not enough for them to have an opinion, they’ve escalated to physical intrusion of places of worship. The demons inside of them are so bothered. All the time.” 

Grammy host Trevor Noah — perhaps one of the least funny people in Hollywood, even worse than Stephen Colbert — took shots at Minaj and her recent expression of admiration for President Donald Trump. Keep in mind, Noah left hosting Comedy Central’s Daily Show after the program lost 75% of its viewership.

“Nicki Minaj is not here,” Noah said during the broadcast. “She is still at the White House with Donald Trump discussing very important issues.” Queer artist and actor Billy Porter also slammed Minaj during a red-carpet interview, bluntly saying, “f**k her.”

Minaj, much like the president, does not sit back on her haunches when critics unfairly target and attack her. Much to the chagrin of the left, she punches back — hard. The rapper tore into Noah, referring to him as a closeted gay man and saying, “Trevor refuses to come out the closet when everyone in the industry knows his boyfriend. Allegedly.” 

Insty, I ALREADY LOVE HER, YOU DON’T HAVE TO KEEP SELLING ME:

 

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Rule 5 Saturday - Victoria Vesce

This week's Rule 5 survivor is Victoria Vesce

Victoria DeHart Vesce, now based in Miami, Florida, is a graduate of NC State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Media Communications and has obtained her Juris Doctorate from Charleston School of Law. She currently owns her own company called Victoria Vesce Agency where she helps businesses and individuals showcase their most authentic selves while obtaining success through social media.

At NCSU, she was a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success, and the National Honor Society. She has also been a member of the Equestrian Club, and a former NHL Cheerleader for the Carolina Hurricanes. Victoria was an inaugural member of the Charlotte Hornets NBA dance team, The Honey Bees. She completed three years with the team. She has had the opportunity to dance at NBA Global Games in China, as well as, performed at the 2016 Olympics in Rio De Janeiro.
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In 2014, using her athletic prowess, Victoria starred as superhero Athena in full length feature film called Athena Goddess of War. She performed all of her own stunts. The film was released January 1, 2015.

In 2017, Victoria was diagnosed with multiple Paraganglioma, a brain-skull tumor and a carotid body tumor. She voluntarily participated in a study for Duke University Hospital during her time that has helped more patients over the years overcome rare tumors and do the special kind of pin point radiation that she did!

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Random Celebrity News

For some values of random celebrity and news. First, Breitbart reports US-Born Skier Eileen Gu Again Chooses to Represent China in 2026 Winter Games, but is it for the little girls or for the money?

American-born Olympic freestyle skiing gold medalist Eileen Gu is defending her decision to represent China once again at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy. The two-time gold medalist competed for China’s Olympic team in 2022 and is defending her decision to stick with China this year. In a new interview, Gu claimed she was trying to inspire more girls in China to participate in her sport, which is less popular there. “The U.S. already has the representation. I like building my own pond,” she said, TIME magazine reported. Gu also insisted that the millions she earns from Chinese companies don’t “cross her mind.”

TIME claimed that the skier “insists the potential to earn more representing Chinese companies didn’t cross her mind. ‘I’m glad that there’s enough money in the sport now for people to think that’s a consideration,’” Gu told the magazine. She says she is “important” because she can discuss physics on one day and then walk the catwalk in a fashion show the next.

Also from Breitbart Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett, & More Stars Back Anti-AI Campaign: ‘Stealing Our Work Is Not Innovation’. 

Actors Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are reportedly among 700 supporters of a new anti-AI campaign. “Stealing our work is not innovation,” the initiative asserts. “It’s theft.” “America’s creative community is the envy of the world and creates jobs, economic growth, and exports,” the anti-artificial intelligence effort, titled, “Stealing Isn’t Innovation,” reads. “But rather than respect and protect this valuable asset, some of the biggest tech companies, many backed by private equity and other funders, are using American creators’ work to build AI platforms without authorization or regard for copyright law,” the message continues.

The one thing I like about AI is that it's likely to replace the people that deserve it. It's not all that smart, but neither are they.

The recently-launched initiative goes on to assert, “Artists, writers, and creators of all kinds are banding together with a simple message: Stealing our work is not innovation. It’s not progress. It’s theft — plain and simple.”

The Human Artistry Campaign — a coalition made up of creators, unions, and industry groups advocating for their rights in the era of artificial intelligence — is the entity behind the anti-generative AI push, insisting that “a better way exists.”

ABC News,  Actress Sydney Sweeney could face legal trouble after draping Hollywood Sign with bras. They had me at Sydney Sweeney and bra.

An apparent publicity move by Sydney Sweeney could bring legal trouble for the actress. The 28-year-old pulled a promotional stunt at the Hollywood Sign for what's believed to be her new lingerie brand.

Sweeney could be looking at possible trespassing and vandalism charges after draping the Hollywood Sign with dozens of bras. The actress had a crew filming the whole thing, and the video was first obtained by TMZ.

In the cover of darkness, the video shows Sweeney tossing several clotheslines of bras over the big letters of the sign. It was apparently a stunt to support her new lingerie line, though the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce says the production involving Sweeney was not authorized. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce owns the intellectual property rights to the image of the Hollywood Sign, and they say a "license or permission" would be needed from them to access the sign. They say that step never happened.

From Page 6, Haley Baylee begs judge to toss ex-husband Matt Kalil’s lawsuit over her comments about his penis size

Haley Baylee is requesting her ex-husband Matt Kalil’s lawsuit be dismissed after he sued the influencer over comments she made about his penis size. In court papers obtained by Page Six, Baylee is requesting the presiding judge dismiss Kalil’s invasion of privacy and unjust enrichment lawsuit against her.

“Plaintiff’s complaint seeks to hold a woman in the public eye civilly liable for providing a truthful, autobiographical account of sexual trauma she suffered and described as having led to the end of a highly publicized celebrity marriage with an NFL football star,” the court papers read.
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The model added that they divorced over a “specific anatomical incompatibility that rendered a normal sexual relationship impossible.” The court docs then explain the couple made “desperate, years-long efforts to overcome this physical barrier and save their marriage.”
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The model compared Kalil’s penis size to “two Coke cans stacked on top of each other, maybe even a third.”

She should think of it as a challenge. From Bounding into Sports Lindsey Vonn Airlifted After Crash on Swiss Slopes

Olympic skiing legend Lindsey Vonn suffered a harrowing crash during the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup downhill race in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on Friday. Reports indicate she was airlifted off the course for medical evaluation.

Vonn lost control after landing a jump in deteriorating visibility and heavy snow, skidding sideways into the safety netting. Her airbag deployed upon impact. She remained in the area for several minutes, clutching her left knee in pain, before medical staff assisted her.

Despite the agony, Vonn managed to ski slowly to the finish area, stopping multiple times, and was then harnessed and airlifted by helicopter to a nearby hospital.

“Lindsey Vonn fell in the Crans Montana downhill and is being evaluated,” the U.S. Ski Team reported. They have provided little in the way of details at this time.

I just heard on the tube that it was a non-displaced fracture, and that she expected to be able to ski in the Olympics. That seems dubious to me. 

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