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Post Malone, SZA, Green Day and more set to perform at 2022 Outside Lands festival

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Green Day, Post Malone and SZA will headline the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival 2022. The festival, which takes place August 5-7 in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, will also feature Weezer, Dominic Fike, Weezer, Phoebe Bridgers, Mitski, Anitta, Jack Harlow, KennyHoopla, 100 gecs and more.

Three-Day general admission, VIP, payment plan and Golden Gate Club passes are on sale now exclusively through the Outside Lands website.  You an also visit Ticketmaster for ticketing details.

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Machine Gun Kelly and Mod Sun’s film ‘Good Mourning’ to debut in theaters this May

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Machine Gun Kelly and Mod Sun will release their first film, Good Mourning, in May.  Kelly (born Colson Baker), and Mod Sun (born Derek Smith) will star in and make their directorial debut with the new stoner comedy. Kelly shared a poster for the movie on Instagram with the caption: ““Good Mourning” in theaters soon!! drop a 🍿 if you want us to drop the trailer…”. The film also features Megan Fox, Becky G, Whitney Cummings, Dove Cameron, GaTa, Zach Villa, Jenna Boyd, Boo Johnson and Pete Davidson.

Good Mourning follows London Ransom (Kelly), a movie star who is forced to choose between trying to save his relationship and landing a starring role in a new film. An official synopsis reads: “Compounded by chaotic roommates and wildly unpredictable twists and turns, London’s day keeps going downhill until ultimately, he is forced to choose between pursuing his one true love and landing a life-changing, starring role in a major motion picture.”

Good Mourning opens in theaters May 20 and will be released on VOD the same day.

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DOJ appeals ruling on public transportation mask mandates

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The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday appealed a federal judge’s ruling which rejected face mask mandates for passengers on public transportation. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled in Tampa, Fla., that the mask mandate enacted more than a year ago is unconstitutional. The DOJ filed the appeal in a Florida district court following a recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”), which states that masking on transportation “remains necessary for the public health.”

Justice Department spokesman Anthony Coley said in a statement on Tuesday: “The Department continues to believe that the order requiring masking in the transportation corridor is a valid exercise of the authority Congress has given CDC to protect the public health. That is an important authority the Department will continue to work to preserve.”

Following the ruling on Monday, the CDC updated the guidance on its website to indicate agency “continues to recommend that people wear masks in indoor public transportation settings at this time.” New cases of COVID-19 have been ticking upward ater the last of the statewide indoor mask mandates was lifted on March 12. Philadelphia reinstated its mask mandate on Monday; and other areas of the U.S. are watching carefully to see if they will follow suit.

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Trump campaign ordered to pay ex-aide Omarosa Manigault Newman $1.3M in legal fees

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Former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has been ordered to pay nearly $1.3 million in legal fees to former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman by a New York court arbitrator. The award comes after Trump filed a complaint against Manigault Newman over her 2018 book, “Unhinged: An Insider’s Account of the Trump White House,” in which she called Trump a racist and suggested that he was in mental decline. Trump’s arbitration complaint against Manigault Newman alleged that she was in breach of a 2016 confidentiality agreement.

In September, arbitrator T. Andrew Brown ruled that the former president’s nondisclosure agreement with Manigault Newman was “unenforceable.” Brown said in the ruling that the terms of the nondisclosure agreement were “highly problematic” because it did not adhere to typical legal standards — describing it as “vague, indefinite, and therefore void and unenforceable.” In the decision on Tuesday, Brown said that Manigault Newman was “defending herself in a claim which was extensively litigated for more than three years, against an opponent who undoubtedly commanded far greater resources than did Respondent.”

Manigault Newman served as a liaison to the Black community during the 2016 presidential campaign, and her subsequent role as director of communications for the Office of Public Liaison made her the highest-ranking African American woman in the White House. Manigault Newman resigned from the position in December 2017, allegedly due to tension between her and then-Chief of Staff John Kelly.

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Villanova head coach Jay Wright to retire after 21 seasons

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Longtime Villanova men’s basketball coach Jay Wright announced Wednesday evening that he will retire after 21 years of leading the Wildcats. The 60-year-old Wright led Villanova to two national championships. Wright called a meeting with his team to inform them of his retirement, sharing that Fordham coach Kyle Neptune will replace him in leading Villanova. Neptune was an assistant under Wright from 2013-21.

Wright said in a statement on Twitter:  “Over the past 21 years, I’ve had the opportunity to live out a professional dream of as the head coach at Villanova. Patty and I have been blessed to work with incredible, gifted young men who allowed us to coach them and brought us unmatched joy. We cannot overstate the gratitude to the players, coaches, and administrators who have been with us on this path. It has been an honor and a privilege to work at Villanova, especially under Father Peter and Mark Jackson”

Villanova has been one of college basketball’s elite programs under Wright over the past decade. The Wildcats won national championships in 2016 and 2018 while also advancing to the Final Four in 2009 and 2022. Nova has played in the NCAA Tournament in 16 of the last 17 seasons the event was held, only missing the postseason entirely once, in 2012. Wright ends his career with a 642-282 record, combining 21 seasons at Villanova with seven at Hofstra, where he went 122-85 with a 50-12 record and two NCAA Tournament appearances in his final two campaigns. The Wildcats won eight Big East regular-season championships and five Big East Tournament titles while receiving a top-three seed in the NCAA Tournament nine times since 2009.

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Phoenix Suns’ Devin Booker out indefinitely with right hamstring injury

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Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker is out indefinitely after suffering a mild right hamstring strain in Tuesday night’s Game 2 against the New Orleans Pelicans. The Suns announced Wednesday that the 25-year-old Booker underwent an MRI earlier in the day that confirmed the hamstring injury. The team noted that “there is no timetable for his return and updates will be provided as appropriate.”

Reports state that Booker likely will miss Games 3 and 4 against the Pelicans and has yet to be ruled out for the remainder of the opening-round Western Conference playoff series. Booker has battled hamstring issues for parts of the past two seasons, straining his left hamstring last November and missing seven games. During last year’s NBA Finals, he sustained a hamstring injury in Game 3 but was able to play through the ailment.

In the first half of Game 2, Booker scored 31 points and seven 3-pointers. He didn’t score in the third quarter and later exited with 4:45 remaining in the period. Booker appeared to tweak his right hamstring as he was jumping to contest a Jaxson Hayes dunk, and immediately requested for a timeout to be called. The Pelicans defeated the Suns 125-114, evening the best-of-seven series at 1-1.

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Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile to headline the 2022 Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival

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Chris Stapleton and Brandi Carlile are set to headlining the 2022 Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival. Now in its eight year, the weekend festival will take place Sept. 24 and 25 at the Park at Harlinsdale Farm located in Franklin, Tennessee, just south of Nashville.

Other artists performing at Pilgrimage include the Avett Brothers, Lake Street Dive, Trampled by Turtles, Adia Victoria, Butch Walker, and Jon Batiste — whose album We Are won Album of the Year at this year’s Grammy Awards. Elle King, Dawes, Marty Stuart, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, Brittney Spencer, the Brummies, Rosie Flores, Texas Hill, Celisse, and Black Joe Lewis are also on the bill, along with Better Than Ezra, whose singer, Kevin Griffin, co-founded Pilgrimage.

Pilgrimage took a two-year hiatus during the height of the pandemic. Tickets for the 2022 edition go on sale April 21.

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Shania Twain, Kelsea Ballerini and Little Big Town join CBS’ musical game show “Superfan”

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Shania Twain, Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big Town and more will appear on CBS’ upcoming musical game show titled ‘Superfan.‘ CBS said on Twitter that Pitbull, LL Cool J, and Gloria Estefan will take part in the six-episode competition series. Keltie Knight and Nate Burleson of CBS Mornings will be serving as the hosts.

Superfan will feature contestants attempting to win multiple rounds in order to prove they are a certain musical artist’s biggest fan. A different musical artist will then choose one fan to win a once in a lifetime prize.

A premiere date will be announced shortly; production is set to begin this Friday in Los Angeles.

‘Superfan’: Gloria Estefan, LL Cool J, Pitbull Among Talent Set For CBS’ Musical Game Show

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‘The Goldbergs’ renewed for Season 10 at ABC

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The 1980s-set comedy The Goldbergs has been renewed for its 10th season on ABC. The renewal arrives a month after star and exec producer Wendi McLendon-Covey signed a new deal to return with producers Sony Pictures Television.

Before McLendon-Covey’s new deal, the future of The Goldbergs was in jeopardy, despite being the longest-running live-action comedy currently airing on broadcast TV. The show had to write in the passing of George Segal (who played the beloved Pops) in Season 9, and is currently working around the departure of star Jeff Garlin, who played patriarch Murray Goldberg. Garlin exited in December following an HR investigation that stemmed from multiple complaints over his behavior on the set of the comedy.

The Goldbergs is a semi-autobiographical comedy based on the childhood of series creator Adam F. Goldberg, who served as showrunner until season seven. Alex Barnow and Chris Bishop have helmed the series since then and exec produce alongside Doug Robinson and series star Wendi McLendon-Covey. The cast also includes Sean Giambrone, Troy Gentile, Hayley Orrantia and Sam Lerner.

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‘The Flash’ star Ezra Miller arrested for second-degree assault in Hawaii

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Actor Ezra Miller, the star of the upcoming DC film ‘The Flash,’ was arrested Tuesday in Hawaii for the second time this year. The Hawaii Police Department said Miller was arrested for second-degree assault at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday at a private residence in the district of Puna, near the town of Pāhoa.

Police say that Miller became angry after being asked to leave a get-together and allegedly threw a chair that struck a 26-year-old female in the head. According to a press release, “during the course of their investigation, police determined that the individual, later identified as Ezra Miller, became irate after being asked to leave and reportedly threw a chair, striking a 26-year-old female on the forehead, resulting in an approximate half-inch cut.”  The unnamed woman refused treatment for her injury, according to police. Miller has been released from jail pending further investigation.

Last month, Miller was arrested in Hilo, Hawaii and charged with disorderly conduct and harassment after an incident at a karaoke bar.

The Flash is currently slated for a summer 2023 release.

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