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Katy Perry blasts Ruby Rose’s sexual assault claims as ‘categorically false and dangerous lies’

Katy Perry blasts Ruby Rose’s sexual assault claims as ‘categorically false and dangerous lies’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Katy Perry has vehemently denied Ruby Rose’s claims that she sexually assaulted the Batwoman star nearly 20 years ago. The 40-year-old Australian actor made the accusations on Threads in response to a post by music outlet Complex about Perry’s reaction to Justin Bieber’s headlining performance at Coachella. “Katy Perry sexual [sic] assaulted me at spice market nightclub in Melbourne,” Rose commented. “Who gives a s*** what she thinks.” In a statement shared with Variety, a representative for the “California Gurls” pop star said: “The allegations being circulated on social media by Ruby Rose about Katy Perry are not only categorically false, they are dangerous reckless lies. “Ms. Rose has a well-documented history of making serious public allegations on social media against various individuals, claims that have repeatedly been denied by those named.” Katy Perry (left) has slammed sexual assault allegations made against her …

Big Little Lies producer reveals fresh update on season 3

Big Little Lies producer reveals fresh update on season 3

Published by Daniella Wilson

Big Little Lies season 3 is gradually coming together, with creator David E Kelley providing a fresh update on its status – including a targeted production start date. The prolific producer was discussing his latest project, Margo’s Got Money Troubles, which follows the title character – a young single mother (played by Elle Fanning) – as she creates an account on an erotic website in order to fund her childcare. The Apple TV series features Kelley’s regular collaborator Nicole Kidman in a supporting role as a lawyer (and ex-wrestler) who comes to Margo’s defence amid a heated dispute with the baby’s absent father. With Liane Moriarty’s Big Little Lies sequel novel due to land in book shops this summer, Radio Times asked Kelley if he and Kidman were any further along on getting the next glossy adaptation made. “We’re just getting started on that,” responded Kelley. “Writers are assembling and business affairs are securing deals, so we’re at the beginning of the beginning. But we do hope to set sail by the end of the …

‘Movement never lies’ : NPR

‘Movement never lies’ : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

Dancer and choreographer Martha Graham poses during rehearsal and photo session at her New York studio in March 1973. Marty Lederhandler/AP hide caption toggle caption Marty Lederhandler/AP “Movement never lies” and “Look for the truth.” Legendary dance artist Martha Graham lived by these rules, which she learned from her father when she was a little girl. She used them to create the Martha Graham Dance Company, which this year celebrates its 100th anniversary. To celebrate, the company is on an international tour. Graham was a force in the dance world: a choreographer, founder of a school in addition to her renowned company, and a leading dancer herself. She was a diplomat and a rebel, a free-thinker and an “animal of discipline,” as Mikhail Baryshnikov once put it. In the early 20th century, when Graham founded her company, most people thought of dance as Swan Lake and Giselle. “Decorative, escapist, imaginary princesses and swans and flowers,” said Janet Eilber, a former member of the company and its current artistic director. “And she wanted to dance about …

Of Dragons and Lies by Penelope Knayme

Of Dragons and Lies by Penelope Knayme

Published by José Betancourt

There are debut series openers, and then there are the ones that rewrite your understanding of what fantasy fiction can do. Of Dragons and Lies by Penelope Knayme belongs firmly in the second category. From the first page — a dream drenched in sirens and smoke, in fire that takes rather than warms — you sense that you are not in safe hands. You are in capable ones. That distinction matters enormously. Knayme, previously known for The Last Petal, steps boldly into epic fantasy with a world and a story that feel both intimately human and cosmically high-stakes. The Unbound Saga has arrived, and it has arrived fully formed. The World of Aluxia: Built on Beautiful, Breathable Lies The realm of Aluxia is one of the most politically layered fantasy worlds crafted in recent years. On the surface, it is a structured, elemental society: citizens either wield one of six elements — water, fire, rock, wind, metal, or wood — or they are classified as Sines, magicless individuals who exist at the margins of a …

“No more lies”: House subpoenas Bondi over DOJ’s handling of Epstein Files

“No more lies”: House subpoenas Bondi over DOJ’s handling of Epstein Files

Published by Sam Flores

The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday, calling on her to testify before Congress about the Department of Justice‘s handling of the case files of Jeffrey Epstein. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., sent a letter requesting Bondi’s testimony on the Epstein files, as well as the DOJ’s handling of its case against Epstein prior to his death in August 2019. The committee had voted to subpoena Bondi on March 4. The letter ordered Bondi to appear on April 14. “As Attorney General, you are directly responsible for overseeing the Department’s collection, review, and determinations regarding the release of files pursuant to the Epstein Files Transparency Act, and the Committee therefore believes that you possess valuable insight into these efforts. The Committee may use the results of this investigation to inform legislative solutions to improve federal efforts to combat sex trafficking and reform the use of non-prosecution agreements and/or plea agreements in sex-crime investigations,” Comer wrote. The committee’s top Democrat praised the subpoena in a statement. Rep. Robert Garcia of California said that …

Windows Task Manager’s startup app list lies — this is the real place to look

Windows Task Manager’s startup app list lies — this is the real place to look

Published by skeptic

You open Task Manager, head to the Startup tab, disable a handful of apps, and feel pretty good about yourself. It’s a logical way to make your Windows machine start up faster by trimming the low-hanging fruit. But I’m sorry to tell you that what you just did was the equivalent of weeding your garden while ignoring the roots growing three feet underground. The roots, the ones chewing through your RAM and stretching your boot time like taffy, are hiding somewhere you’ve probably never looked. To find them, you need a different approach. There’s a free tool from Microsoft’s own Sysinternals suite called Autoruns, and once you run it, you’ll never trust Task Manager’s startup list again. Task Manager only shows you a fraction of what’s actually launching at startup Autoruns exposes the rest Screenshot by Kanika Gogia Think of Task Manager’s Startup tab as the lobby of a nice hotel. It’s clean, organized, and designed to make a good impression. What you don’t see is the activity happening in the service corridors behind the …

Nicole Kidman Calls Out Alexander Skarsgård’s Big Little Lies Falafel Breath

Nicole Kidman Calls Out Alexander Skarsgård’s Big Little Lies Falafel Breath

Published by Sam Flores

Nicole Kidman has had her fair share of on-screen smooches in her time, kissing some of the world’s most lusted-after men. However, there was one A-lister who didn’t quite live up to her standards. During a recent appearance on the Las Culturistas podcast, the Australian actor called out her Big Little Lies co-star Alexander Skarsgård over his love of eating falafel before filming romantic scenes. “When Alexander Skarsgård ate a falafel sandwich before we did the scenes in Big Little Lies, I’m like, ‘No, no, no, Alex. I’m meant to be into you and kissing you – put away the falafel now,’ she told hosts Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers. She continued: “I’m sure he did not eat a falafel ever again. I said, ‘No more falafel. Nope. Not before you kiss, not before you make love’. Put the falafel away.” Nicole and Alexander played a married couple with dark secrets in the award-winning miniseries, based on Liane Moriarty’s novel of the same name. The Oscar winner told the podcasting duo that bad breath is …

Trump tells lies, says BBC’s Jeremy Bowen

Trump tells lies, says BBC’s Jeremy Bowen

Published by Sam Flores

The BBC’s international editor has called Donald Trump a liar in a lengthy on-air monologue. In an 11-minute essay on Radio 4’s flagship Today programme, Jeremy Bowen was given free rein to warn that the US president is “making it up as he goes along” in his war on Iran. He said: “Perhaps analysts and commentators have let their distaste for Donald Trump cloud their judgment. Maybe it doesn’t matter that he insults allies whose soldiers fought and died alongside Americans in other Middle Eastern wars, or that sometimes he tells lies.” He referred to the US president’s claim that Iran could have been responsible for a deadly missile strike on a girls’ school in the south of the country. “He claimed that Iran could have fired a Tomahawk missile in the attack on a school that Iran says killed more than 165 people, including many schoolgirls. Iran doesn’t have Tomahawk missiles,” Bowen said. Jeremy Bowen says it’s important to call out ‘not just an exaggeration but a barefaced lie’ He went on: “Donald Trump …