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A never-before-released Whitney Houston song was being offered as an NFT, and it brought in $999,999. The debut Whitney NFT collection, produced by the NFT platform OneOf, included a never-before-released demo, recorded when Whitney was only 17, along with a digital video created by teen artist Diana Sinclair, who was recently featured in Time, Vogue and more. We'd love to tell you the name of the song, but only the buyer knows it! Proceeds from the auction benefit the Whitney E. Houston Foundation, a nonprofit "which continues Houston's work to empower, support, and inspire young people."
"Empire" star Jussie Smollett was found guilty on 5 of the 6 charges against him for lying about a hate crime attack, and one of the jurors admitted they probably would have found him guilty on the 6th charge, it's just that they didn't understand the wording. But what was it that led them to believe he was guilty? A tuna sub. Jussie claimed he had gotten one from Subway at 2 a.m. Jussie said the attack happened after he bought it, according to Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson. Jussie claimed his attackers used hate speech, hung a noose around his neck, and poured bleach over him. Here's where he gets caught - on the video of him returning from the attack, he was carrying the tuna sub. Johnson explained that in 99% of assault cases, victims usually drop everything because they are afraid, but "This guy had the sandwich in his hand, never been touched. So that was a real tip and a clue to us that something was amiss." He also pointed out how Jussie was calm when he finally took the noose off his neck, explaining most people would have been worked up and have done that right away, but he waited until he had witnesses. Read more with dlisted.com
The Library of Congress' National Film Registry has added 25 films. Among them are, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," "Star Wars Episode Six: Return of the Jedi," "Wall-E," "Nightmare On Elm Street," and the 1997 biopic, "Selena." Librarian of Congress librarian Carla Hayden said, "Films help reflect our cultural history and creativity — and show us new ways of looking at ourselves — though movies haven't always been deemed worthy of preservation. The National Film Registry will preserve our cinematic heritage…the Library of Congress will work with our partners in the film community to ensure these films are preserved for generations to come."
Dax Shepard recently posted some videos on Instagram, in which he shares his plight with the hiccups. Dax was hiccupping for 50 hours, and it got so bad it was to the point he was vomiting. But, so far, he's been hiccup-free for five days now!
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When it comes to music videos for the past year, The Weeknd reigns supreme. "Save Your Tears" was Vevo's most-played video, both globally and in the U.S. for 2021. Overall, "Save Your Tears," which was released early in the year, was viewed 615 million times globally, and 102.9 million times in the U.S. Coming in second in the U.S. was Lil Baby's "On Me," with 94 million views, followed by Lil Nas X's "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)," with 91.3 million views. Here's the rest of Vevo's Most Viewed Videos in the U.S. For 2021
4. "Rapstar" – Polo G
5. "Every Chance I Get" -DJ Khaled feat Lil Baby & Lil Durk
6. "Driver's License" – Olivia Rodrigo
7. "Good 4 U" – Olivia Rodrigo
8. "Kiss Me More" – Doja Cat feat SZA
9. "No More Parties (Remix)" – Coi Leray feat Lil Durk
10. "Peaches" – Justin Bieber feat Daniel Caesar & Giveon
According to TMZ, Kylie Jenner had a baby shower at her sister Khloé Kardashian's house over the weekend. There was a massage station, and the whole thing was pretty low-key, as far as the KarJenners go. They kept it small with family and some close friends, and there wasn't any peacocking it on social media, most likely since Kylie has been laying low on social media in light of the controversy surrounding her baby daddy's Astroworld Festival tragedy, according to OK!
"19 Kids & Counting" star Jana Duggar has spoken out on the child endangerment charges against her. Jana says one of the kids she was babysitting wandered outside, and when someone spotted the child they called police. Jana was given a written citation, but she claims child welfare followed up and decided it was an accident. She claims child welfare "recognized it was a case of a child slipping out of the house when you turn your back for a moment." Still, she has to head to court for it next month.
Flavor Flav is lucky to be alive after a boulder fell onto his car. A rep for Flav told TMZ he was on a road trip from Vegas to L.A. Tuesday when the rain caused a boulder to fall down a cliffside and smash onto the right side of his car. Flav briefly lost control, but he was able to safely get it to the side of the road, and AAA came to get the car. Though he was shaken up knowing the boulder was just feet from killing him, he's okay.
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Once again, former President Barack Obama is once again the World's Most Admired Man according to YouGov's international survey. He took the position from Bill Gates, who held it last year. Meanwhile, Michelle Obama also keeps her position as the World's Most Admired Woman. This is her third year taking the top spot. BTW Michelle Obama has a guest appearance on "black-ish" where she'll drop by the Johnson's house as an unexpected dinner guest on January 4th. Back to the survey - Bill Gates comes in at number two and Chinese President Xi Jinping is in the third position for the men. On the ladies' side, Angelina Jolie is at number two and Queen Elizabeth II at number three. Interestingly, the female list features many more entertainers - including Emma Watson, Priyanka Chopra, and Scarlett Johansson. But on the guys' side? There are more from business, sports, and politics like Donald Trump, Lionel Messi, and Elon Musk.
John Legend has finally made good on his promise to get a tattoo of a drawing his daughter, Luna, did on his arm. John's wife Chrissy Teigen shared on a recent appearance on "Ellen" that it was actually his idea that they each get tattooed with the five-year-old's drawing, but while she went through with it, he had yet to. Chrissy explained, "Luna was drawing on us one night, and she was like, 'I love this. This is the best butterfly I've ever drawn,' and then she drew a beautiful floral bouquet on John's arm, and he was like, 'I'll tattoo mine, if you tattoo yours.'" She added, "I was like, 'Well, I don't wanna say it, but yours looks a lot better than mine,' but we support the arts in our household, so…" Well, John finally got it done, showing it off on social media.
"Real Housewives of New York" star Luann de Lesseps says accusations she dined and dashed are ridiculous. Word spread that Luann skipped out on a $700 bill after a fancy dinner at a D.C. restaurant. But her team says it was just a misunderstanding and that Luann had put her credit card down when the check came, but she didn't realize it was never picked up or charged. It wasn't until the next day when Luann realized she didn't have a receipt. Her team was on it "immediately" and paid the bill in full. Luann even left a "significant tip" for the staff, adding they were "very understanding and gracious."
Lindsay Lohan treated the crew of her upcoming Netflix romcom with free ice cream. She hired an ice cream sandwich truck to come to the set, according to OK. A source said the crew has "fallen in love" with Lindsay. I'm sure the ice cream helped.
