YouTube suspends Russell Brand from making money off the streaming site after sex assault claims

LONDON – YouTube said Tuesday that Russell Brand will no longer make money from the video streaming site after several women made allegations of sexual assault against the comedian-turned-influencer. The BBC removed some of Brand’s material from its streaming archive, joining a growing list of organizations distancing themselves from the performer, who denies sexual assault … Read more

Rapper Travis Scott is questioned over deadly crowd surge at Texas festival in wave of lawsuits

HOUSTON – Rap superstar Travis Scott was questioned for several hours on Monday in a civil deposition he gave in connection with hundreds of lawsuits that were filed against him and others over the deaths and injuries at the 2021 Astroworld festival. Scott was questioned in Houston during a deposition that lasted around eight hours, … Read more

Biden tells a Broadway theater packed for fundraiser that Trump is determined to destroy the nation

NEW YORK – President Joe Biden on Monday told a packed Broadway theater full of big-name stars hosting a fundraiser in his honor that he was running for reelection because Donald Trump was determined to destroy the nation. Democracy is at stake, he told the audience at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater. Hate groups have been emboldened, … Read more

Kim Petras surprise releases previously shelved debut album ‘Problematique,’ featuring Paris Hilton

LOS ANGELES – Kim Petras fans, the wait is over. The Grammy-award winning German popstar has surprise released her previously shelved and partially leaked debut album, “Problematique.” Across 10 tracks inspired by French house music released Monday, Petras’ makes a bold reclamation of her artistic autonomy: from the funk-y “Born Again,” to the smooth retro-pop … Read more