Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York on Thursday rejected former President Donald Trump’s bid for a new trial in a defamation case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. The ruling upheld the jury’s $83.3 million damage award. “Contrary to the defendant’s arguments, Ms. Carroll’s …

Beth Garrabrant Florence Welch got a taste of what a Taylor Swift release day is like with The Tortured Poets Department. The Florence + the Machine frontwoman guests on the album track “Florida!!!” Speaking with British Vogue about the response to the song, Welch shares, “I almost didn’t think of …

Disney/Jenny Anderson Artists including Jason Mraz, Billie Eilish and Sia have signed an open letter supporting the proposed Fans First Act, which aims to “combat predatory resellers and the use of illegal bots” in the concert ticket industry. The letter was released by a coalition called Fix the Tix, organized by the …

Getty Images – STOCK (CHICAGO) — Describing her family’s pain as “unbearable,” the sister of slain Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca is pleading with the public to help investigators identify and catch a suspect who allegedly gunned him down and stole his gun and car as he arrived home from …

PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images Travis Kelce‘s mom, Donna, is spilling the tea about what her son and Taylor Swift do in their downtime: hang with other power couples, apparently. People reports that during the QVC Age of Possibility summit in Las Vegas on April 24, Donna revealed that Travis …

Artie Raslich/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A whale-watching excursion that embarks straight from New York City offers passengers an opportunity to escape the hustle and bustle and assist in a much-needed conservation efforts for the marine mammal. Gotham Whale, and research education and advocacy organization based in Staten Island, collects …

Getty Images – STOCK (LONDON) — Days of torrential rain have triggered widespread flooding across parts of Kenya, turning roads into raging rivers and claiming dozens of lives. Half of Kenya’s 47 counties have been affected by the flooding, which has killed at least 32 people and displaced more than …

Tyrone Lebon/Warner Records Dua Lipa is going to have a heart-to-heart with Drew Barrymore. She sent a message to members of her mailing list announcing that she’s going to sit down with the talk show host on April 26 to chat “through all things Radical Optimism.” It’s not clear when …

Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles, California, on Oct. 4, 2022. (ETIENNE LAURENT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The rape conviction of movie producer Harvey Weinstein has been overturned by New York’s highest court. The New …

Tyrone Lebon Dua Lipa may have said that her new album, Radical Optimism, is a departure from her signature disco sound, but try telling that to Billboard‘s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart — where she currently holds the top three spots. Dua’s latest single, “Illusion,” is #1 on the chart, followed by her previous …