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Bloat , the new horror movie from writer-director Pablo Absento (Shi, Japanese Legends), is out now, bringing some serious chills. Lionsgate has unleashed this dark film, starring Ben McKenzie (“Gotham”) and Bojana Novakovic (Birds of Prey). And let me tell you, it’s not your average family drama. Imagine this: a family’s world is turned upside down when their young son survives a near-drowning. Relief quickly turns to terror when they realize something sinister has latched onto him. We’re talking full-on possession, folks. The kid becomes a vessel for an ancient evil, a Kappa, a legendary demon straight from the lake’s depths. The family is thrown into a desperate fight to save their son’s soul, but the malevolent force within him is unleashing its wrath, tearing them apart and threatening to destroy everything they hold dear. If you’re unfamiliar with the Kappa, get ready to be freaked out. In Asian folklore, these water demons are no joke. They’re blamed for drownings, and sometimes, they even snack on their victims. Think green, human-like beings with webbed hands and feet and a turtle-like shell on their backs—the stuff of nightmares. Bloat ( spoiler-free review ) is a battle for survival and the soul of a child. The movie is

Illustration by Allure; Source images: Getty Images I deeply regret not going to Lorde’s surprise concert in Washington Square Park a few weeks ago. I may be on the youngest end of the millennial spectrum, but I was still old and jaded enough in 2013 to feel like she had set my internal monologue to music with her moody debut record, Pure Heroine. That night, I was heading home while my friends posted Instagram stories from the growing crowd, eager to get a glimpse of the 28-year-old pop star who hadn’t performed live in years. Even through the metallic glow of my phone screen, the energy felt feral and somewhat romantic, a blur of cropped T-shirts, digital camera flashes, and college students climbing trees or lampposts under the setting sun. It was a scene pulled straight off of a Tumblr dashboard, an instantly recognizable site for those of us who came of age in the early 2010s. If you ask me, we’ve actually been reliving that era for a minute now. Alongside Lorde, Lana Del Rey, Haim, and Marina (formerly Marina and the Diamonds) are dropping highly anticipated albums this summer, all the while Charli XCX continues to sell out

Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex Cassie Ventura confronted questions about financial incentives on the final day of her cross-examination, while Richard testified to witnessing Combs' abuse. Cassie Ventura attends Buttah Skin By Dorion Renaud Holiday Pop-Up on December 14, 2022 in New York City. Johnny Nunez/WireImage Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, faced probing questions about her financial motivations on her last day of testimony in the rapper’s sex-trafficking trial on Friday (May 16), while Danity Kane alum Dawn Richard also took the stand and said she witnessed Combs abusing Ventura. Richard’s testimony closed out the first week of Combs’ much-awaited criminal trial, in which the music mogul is accused of coercing Ventura and other women into participating in drug-fueled sex shows known as “freak-offs.” R&B singer Ventura, the prosecution’s star witness, spent four days on the stand detailing how Combs allegedly controlled and physically abused her during their 11-year relationship. Ventura faced her second and final day of cross-examination on Friday from Combs’ attorney Anna Estevao, according to the Associated Press and the New York Times. Defense lawyers had previously suggested they may want to keep questioning Ventura next week, but backed off the request after prosecutors flagged concerns that

AccuRadio says it owes $10 million to SoundExchange, which brought a lawsuit last year claiming the ad-supported streaming service has unpaid royalties dating back to 2018. AccuRadio Free music streaming service AccuRadio has filed for bankruptcy, citing $10 million in debts to SoundExchange and failed settlement talks in the organization’s lawsuit against the streamer over unpaid artist royalties. AccuRadio, an ad-supported platform that describes itself as “the only online music streaming service curated by human beings, not algorithms,” sought bankruptcy protection in a Wednesday (May 14) petition to the federal court in its home city of Chicago. The bankruptcy petition says AccuRadio owes $10 million to SoundExchange, the nonprofit that collects and distributes royalties to record labels and artists. SoundExchange sued AccuRadio last summer, alleging the streamer had an undisclosed amount of unpaid royalties dating back to 2018. Trending on Billboard AccuRadio contests those claims, saying it’s been a “consistently reliable SoundExchange licensee for the vast majority of the past two decades.” The company put out a press release Wednesday, blaming its bankruptcy on failed settlement talks in the litigation. “We were led to believe that our latest proposal would be accepted by SoundExchange with only minor modifications,” wrote AccuRadio’s

The 85-year-old Motown singer now faces both a civil sexual assault lawsuit and a related criminal probe by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Smokey Robinson speaks onstage at the 21st Annual Harold and Carole Pump Foundation Gala at The Beverly Hilton on August 20, 2021 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Tiffany Rose/Getty Images for Harold and Carole Pump Foundation The housekeepers suing Smokey Robinson for sexual assault have now filed a police report, leading the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to open a criminal investigation on top of the bombshell civil claims filed against the 85-year-old Motown legend. Lawyers for four anonymous housekeepers, who alleged in a $50 million lawsuit earlier this month that William “Smokey” Robinson Jr. repeatedly raped them over the course of nearly two decades, confirm in a Thursday (May 15) statement to Billboard that criminal authorities are probing the claims.   “We are pleased to learn that the LA County Sheriff’s Department has opened a criminal investigation into our clients’ claims of sexual assault against Smokey Robinson,” say attorneys John Harris and Herbert Hayden. “Our clients intend to fully cooperate with LASD’s ongoing investigation in the pursuit of seeking justice for themselves and others that may

Cassie Ventura, the ex-girlfriend of Sean "Diddy" Combs, is scheduled to undergo cross-examination Thursday now that she's finished her direct testimony. Cassie Ventura wipes tears from her eye while testifying in Manhattan federal court, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in New York. Elizabeth Williams/AP Sean “Diddy” Combs’ ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura wrapped up her direct testimony against the rap mogul on Wednesday (May 14), telling jurors that Combs threatened to blow up Kid Cudi’s car and revealing the dollar amount of a bombshell settlement that set off the sex-trafficking probe. Ventura, an R&B singer who dated Combs on and off for 11 years, is the star witness in Combs’ criminal trial. She’s been on the witness stand since Tuesday (May 13), testifying that Combs physically abused her and forced her to have sex with male escorts during drug-fueled events known as “freak offs.” In her final day of direct testimony, Ventura reportedly told the jury that Combs became enraged when he discovered she was dating Cudi (Scott Mescudi) in 2011, according to The New York Times , which also reported that Ventura testified that Combs lunged at her with a wine opener and threatened to release freak off videos and hurt both

A seriously stylish and likely blood-soaked trip back to the ’80s is heading your way! Deadline just announced that the  Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Elizabeth Olsen (WandaVision) has joined Flesh of the Gods. She will star alongside Kristen Stewart and Oscar Isaac in the upcoming vampire thriller Flesh Of The Gods . This dark fantasy comes from director Panos Cosmatos, the mind behind Mandy. The Story Isaac and Stewart will play Raoul and Alex, a married couple navigating the glittering nightlife of ’80s L.A. However, their routine of venturing into the electric nighttime realm takes a sharp turn when they cross paths with the mysterious woman (Olsen) and her hard-partying crew. Suddenly, Raoul and Alex find themselves seduced into a surrealistic world dripping with hedonism, thrills, and, you guessed it, violence. Early Buzz Andrew Kevin Walker, the writer behind the iconic thriller Se7en, penned the story based on a story he cooked up with Cosmatos. Adam McKay and Betsy Koch of Hyperobject Industries, Gena Konstantinakos, and Isaac for Mad Gene Media are producing. While no start date for shooting has been announced yet, the buzz around this project is already building. International sales are continuing this week at the

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College The good news for Atlanta Falcons fans is they get a much hyped-game next season. The bad news is that it will be held in Berlin, Germany. As the data shows, Atlanta is among the bottom-five for most prime time games played, anywhere and at home, and that includes their Super Bowl run years. The team needs to change that statistic, and fast. At a data science conference in Wisconsin, a fellow professor learned I was from a college not far from Atlanta. He told me about how his school, with a Falcons mascot, spent thousands of dollars developing a new logo for the athletic teams. Unfortunately, it spelled the team name “The Flacons.” It has certainly felt that way during the Falcons franchise’s history. The data backs it up. Born in the state of Wisconsin, I was infused with Packer DNA, so they’ve been at the top of my list. But since I came to Georgia in 2001, I’ve worked to move Atlanta up to a second favorite. My son has adopted them as his top team, and we’ve gone to games in the Georgia Dome and the new

The singer/actress filed a police report against the 27-year-old streamer & rapper, saying "things got physical" starting in January. Halle Bailey and DDG attend the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024 in Los Angeles, Calif. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Halle Bailey has been granted a restraining order against DDG, her ex-boyfriend and the father of her 1-year-old son, Billboard can confirm. TMZ was first to report Tuesday (May 13) that the 25-year-old singer/actress had filed a police report against the 27-year-old streamer and rapper and requested court-ordered protection, claiming he had attacked her multiple times. In court documents obtained by Billboard, Bailey alleged “things got physical” starting in January, when DDG (real name Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr.) came over to pick up their then-13-month-old son Halo and she initiated a conversation about scheduling his visits. Bailey claims that as she was buckling Halo into his car seat in the back of Granberry’s car, he yelled, “Get out of my car, bi—.” At that point, she alleges, Halo started crying, making her nervous to leave the baby with him in his agitated state. When she stayed in the car, she alleges that Granberry pulled

by James A. Bacon An in-depth analysis of the Tumblr account where lieutenant-governor candidate John Reid allegedly posted explicit photos of nude male models shows that the account was dormant for several years before someone reactivated it and planted the incriminating photos. So concludes the author of an X account identifying himself as @VaChangeAgent. “Bottom line,” writes VaChangeAgent: “there is far more evidence that John was targeted than there is of any wrongdoing by John himself. This was a calculated hit.” The argument, based upon data generated by the Wayback Machine archives, is highly technical and requires a greater understanding of Internet mechanics than I possess, so I’m not in a position to evaluate it. The author does come across as knowledgeable. That may mean only that he knows more than I do, which is a low hurdle indeed. But, for what it’s worth, I find it credible. Although the political furor over the alleged posting has died down and Reid is back on the campaign trail, it is worth knowing whether or not someone within the Virginia GOP ecosystem tried to sabotage him. If it can be demonstrated conclusively that someone did, in fact, resurrect the account and misrepresent