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At almost eight months pregnant, Brittany Echols, 31, stood in the Saturday afternoon heat; the stifling humidity hard on anyone as it topped 70 percent outside the Supreme Court. Yet, defiant to the blazing sun, sign in hand, she participated in her very first protest. “My daughter is my choice,” it read. Unlike some others in the crowd, the journey from Fredericksburg, Virginia wasn’t far, but it’s a state where the impact of the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is yet to be determined, as there are neither trigger laws nor codified abortion protections. Her resolve to show up though, was clear: it was about her yet-to-be-born daughter. “It’s important to show that pro-choice does not mean that you’re anti-life,” she says. “It doesn’t affect me personally, but it affects my daughter. It affects everybody around us. And I’m just — I’m terrified today.” Maura Ugarte of Washington, D.C., standing with her two daughters, 8-year old Frankie and four year old Alma, … [Read more...] about They Went to D.C. to Protest the Death of Roe. They’re Returning Home to a Grim New Reality

Volker Schlöndorff, who directed Dustin Hoffman in the 1985 TV movie Death Of A Salesman , is coming to the actor’s defense – whether Hoffman likes it or not – by dismissing claims of sexual harassment as just so much on-set Responding to claims by writer Anna Graham Hunter that she was sexually harassed by the actor when she was a 17-year-old intern on the film, the director says Hoffman was just being “a clown” and a “kidder.” “Slapping her butt on the way to the car, with driver, stage manager and PAs around, may have happened, but again in a funny way, nothing lecherous about it,” the director said in a statement sent to several websites including Eye For Film . The allegations were made by Hunter in a guest column for The Hollywood Reporter, in which she described her experiences as a Death of a Salesman production assistant during her senior year in high school. Hoffman, she wrote, “asked me to give him a foot massage my first day on set; I did. He was … [Read more...] about Director Volker Schlöndorff On Dustin Hoffman Sexual Harassment Allegations: Actor Is Just “A Kidder”

It was ignorant on his part to say the 'panchang’, an ancient almanac based on planetary positions, was used by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to launch the Mars Orbiter Mission, actor R Madhavan said on Sunday in an effort to quell the online criticism against him. At a promotional event of his upcoming film Rocketry: The Nambi Effect in Chennai last week, Madhavan had said the 'panchang' has a celestial map of calculations on the positions of planets, how their gravitational forces act, its effects, the solar flares, etc. which was used while working towards inserting the Mars Orbiter Spacecraft into orbit in 2014. A video from the event went viral on social media over the weekend with many users calling out the actor, in response to which Madhavan tweeted: "I deserve this for calling the Almanac the 'Panchang' in tamil. Very ignorant of me. Though this cannot take away for the fact that what was achieved with just 2 engines by us in the Mars … [Read more...] about R Madhavan Clarifies His Panchang Remark On Mars Mission; Says ‘Very Ignorant Of Me’

Comedian-actor Kapil Sharma is currently in Vancouver with his The Kapil Sharma Show team for their US and Canada tour. The team is having a blast in the western countries, all thanks to their worldwide popularity. Recently, Kapil shared a bunch of pictures from his show in Vancouver on Instagram. He captioned the post as, "Thank you Vancouver for all the love n warmth ❤️ you guys r as beautiful as your city #vancouver #kapilsharmalive2022 #beautifulbritishcolumbia #canada @tksshowofficial." Kapil Sharma's show turned out to be a memorable one for all the spectators as he paid a heartfelt tribute to the late Punjabi singer and politician Sidhu Moose Wala, who was killed a month ago in Punjab. Kapil sang Sidhu Moose Wala's song on stage and he got emotional while singing. The video of Kapil's tribute to Sidhu went viral on social media, and fans can't stop praising the comedian as many people think that he is exactly sounding like the late Punjabi singer. … [Read more...] about Kapil Sharma Gets Emotional While Remembering Sidhu Moose Wala In Vancouver; Watch Video

TMZ.com Michael Steele was RNC Chairperson for 2 years -- and the first African-American in the seat -- so he has a great take on Paul Ryan 's whitewashed shot of mostly Republican Capitol Hill interns. Steele, who lead the RNC from 2009 to 2011, is in Cleveland and our guy, Colin, asked him about the Speaker of the House's group selfie that went viral ... due to its intense lack of diversity. Check it out -- at first, he claimed there's a "significant number" of interns of color on the Hill, but Steele had not seen Ryan's pic . You gotta see his reaction when we reveal it! Shoulda put on your shades, Michael. … [Read more...] about Ex-RNC Chief Michael Steele — Paul Ryan ‘So White’ Interns Pic … Yeah, That’s a Problem (VIDEO)

W inona Ryder thinks reading me her diaries is a dreadful idea. I beg her in the name of science, medicine and anything else I can think of. We talk it over. And over. I tell her she would be giving a gift to the readers — something pure, unfiltered, straight from the mountain spring. She tells me that hauling out those spiral notebooks would be “the cheesiest, tackiest thing in the world.” Still, she mulls it over. For weeks, she says neither yes nor no. Instead, I get the message you occasionally get from those old Magic 8 Balls: Reply Hazy, Try Again . On New Year’s Day, Ryder calls from her place in New York, and this time the Magic 8 Ball says, incredibly, Signs Point To Yes . The 22-year-old actress lives in a gorgeous, stately apartment building in Manhattan — an ocean liner drifting through a gray and dingy neighborhood. Tonight, Ryder’s friend Kevin Haley and her boyfriend, Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum, are downstairs cooking dinner. The actress is in her bedroom, … [Read more...] about Interview: Winona Ryder

W inona Ryder thinks reading me her diaries is a dreadful idea. I beg her in the name of science, medicine and anything else I can think of. We talk it over. And over. I tell her she would be giving a gift to the readers – something pure, unfiltered, straight from the mountain spring. She tells me that hauling out those spiral notebooks would be “the cheesiest, tackiest thing in the world.” Still, she mulls it over. For weeks, she says neither yes nor no. Instead, I get the message you occasionally get from those old Magic 8 Balls: REPLY HAZY, TRY AGAIN. On New Year’s Day, Ryder calls from her place in New York, and this time the Magic 8 Ball says, incredibly, SIGNS POINT TO YES. The 22-year-old actress lives in a gorgeous, stately apartment building in Manhattan – an ocean liner drifting through a gray and dingy neighborhood. Tonight, Ryder’s friend Kevin Haley and her boyfriend, Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum, are downstairs cooking dinner. The actress is in her bedroom, sipping tea … [Read more...] about Winona Ryder Opens Her Diary

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Lil Nas X is our trolliest, silliest, goofiest pop star. That’s a fact. And that’s probably why he’s been enlisted by Vitaminwater to play the colorful multitudes of his identity in a new set of commercials. As part of the beverage brand’s “Nourish Every You” campaign, Rolling Stone can exclusively share one of Lil Nas X’s spots — the “feeling it” Nas — which sees the musician nearly falling for another guy, before he realizes he’s the “actually, I’m good” Nas and sips his XXX drink. “It’s gonna look like six action-packed, fun, colorful, beautiful commercials that are going to hit the market and everybody’s just gonna say ‘I need my Vitaminwater right now,’ ” Nas X tells Rolling Stone about the collab. “I just want everybody to drink some Vitaminwater with me. That’s my goal here.” The commercials offer a sneak peek to an … [Read more...] about Lil Nas X on Teasing New Music in His Vitaminwater Collab, Why He Wants ‘Bussy’ in the Dictionary, and Grupo Firme

Getty/Daily Harvest A woman is suing Daily Harvest, the organic food-subscription company, claiming its French Lentil + Leek Crumbles have upended her life, causing her gallbladder to be removed, liver damage and all sorts of other problems. Carol Ann Ready claims back in May, she bought the product through her online subscription. The same day she ate the Crumbles, she began experiencing abdominal pain and gastrointestinal distress. It got so bad she couldn't handle it ... she said on a pain scale she was either 9 out of 10 or possibly 10 out of 10. So, 2 days later she went to the ER and got pain meds and was told to go home and eat a bland diet. Now here's the crazy part ... she went home and several weeks later ate more Crumbles and it made a bad situation desperate. Her abdominal pain intensified so she went back to the hospital. daily harvest Doctors found she had elevated liver enzymes, and she stayed in the hospital for 4 days. … [Read more...] about Daily Harvest Lentil Leek Crumbles Sued By Customer Who Lost Gallbladder

TMZ/Getty Ex-NFL star Martellus Bennett just unloaded on Jimmy Garoppolo ... saying his former QB in New England is a "bitch" -- and Julian Edelman seems to be cosigning the jab. Martellus made the remarks when he joined his former Patriots teammates, Devin and Jason McCourty , on their "Double Coverage" podcast ... claiming no NFL team can win with Jimmy G at the helm because he believes the signal-caller is soft. Bennett went on to explain he developed that opinion following the way Garoppolo filled in for Tom Brady during the GOAT's four-game suspension back in the 2016 season. For more context, here's Martellus Bennett speaking on the @McCourtyTwins Double Coverage podcast about Jimmy Garoppolo. pic.twitter.com/1AbDpcRKkc — Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) June 27, 2022 @NFL_DovKleiman You'll recall, Garoppolo helped the Pats win the first two games of the season ... but he injured his non-throwing shoulder in Week 2, and sat … [Read more...] about Martellus Bennett Calls Jimmy Garoppolo A ‘Bitch,’ Julian Edelman ‘Understands’ Jab