Author: Shekari Philemon

French prosecutors have summoned Elon Musk to Paris as part of a criminal investigation centered on his social media platform X. The inquiry encompasses some of the most serious allegations that can be leveled against a technology platform, including the spread of child sexual abuse material, sexually explicit deepfake images generated without consent and content that denies the Holocaust, which constitutes a criminal offense under French law. Musk and Linda Yaccarino, who served as chief executive of X from May 2023 until July 2024, were called for voluntary interviews in their capacities as managers of the platform during the period…

Shaquille O’Neal’s life after professional basketball has been anything but quiet. While most retired athletes gradually step away from the public eye, O’Neal moved in the opposite direction, building a business portfolio that at its peak included one of the largest individual franchise stakes in fast food history. Then, at the height of that success, he sold it all. At one point O’Neal owned approximately 155 Five Guys locations, representing roughly 10 percent of the entire chain. The operation was built with experienced partners who handled day-to-day management, and by his own account the business performed well. But concentration in…

Michaela Coel is one of the most celebrated writer-performers working in television today, but she would rather spend a perfect day reading, doing yoga, visiting her mother and watching television with friends than sitting down to write. The admission is both disarming and entirely believable from someone who has spent years pouring deeply personal material into projects that have redefined what prestige drama can look like. The British creator behind Chewing Gum and I May Destroy You described the writing process in stark terms during a recent interview, calling it lonely and dark, a place she enters not out of…

For decades, the cognitive changes women experience during pregnancy, early motherhood and the years surrounding menopause have been dismissed as temporary inconveniences, the kind of thing to laugh off and push through. New research suggests that characterization has always been incomplete, and that the stakes of getting it wrong are considerably higher than previously acknowledged. A growing body of scientific work is reframing these experiences not as minor hormonal side effects but as meaningful neurological transitions, ones that carry both risk and opportunity depending on how well women are supported during the window in which they occur. The trouble is…

Whoopi Goldberg has not touched lobster in years, and the reason is not philosophical. It is visceral. The EGOT winner and longtime co-host of The View revealed this week that her relationship with the crustacean ended the moment she was served one that had not been fully cooked and moved on her plate in front of her. She went home. She never ordered lobster again. The disclosure came during an April 16 episode of The View, where the co-hosts gathered to debate a topic that has been gaining momentum in scientific and legislative circles: whether boiling lobsters alive causes them…

Rihanna is not here for the speculation. The global superstar and Fenty Beauty founder made that perfectly clear this week when she jumped into the comment section of a viral video to address swirling rumors that she might be expecting her fourth child. Her response was brief, dry and completely on brand. A content creator who posts under a popular Instagram account had shared a video discussing online chatter about a possible new Rihanna pregnancy. The post caught the singer’s attention, and she wasted no time making her feelings known. In just a few words, she questioned whether the supposed…

Khloé Kardashian is one of the most recognizable faces in reality television, but her daughter True has never seen a single episode of the family’s show. The 39-year-old opened up about that deliberate choice during a recent appearance on a popular talk program, offering a candid look into how she navigates fame as a mother. True, who recently turned 8, has been present on camera throughout much of her mother’s time in the spotlight. Despite growing up in that environment, Kardashian has made a conscious decision to keep the actual content of the show away from her daughter for now.…

Kim Kardashian is not interested in extending grace to the man who sued her and lost. Following the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against her over a mistaken social media post, Kardashian is pursuing $128,000 in legal fees from the plaintiff and is pushing back firmly on his appeal for leniency. The case stems from an incident in which Kardashian posted a photo of a man named Ivan Cantu while advocating on behalf of a death row inmate who shared the same name. Realizing the error, she removed the image quickly. Cantu, the man in the photograph, filed a lawsuit…

Stephen A. Smith is not sold on JD Vance as a future president, and he is not being quiet about it. The longtime ESPN personality made his position clear during a recent appearance on a nationally syndicated talk program, where he shared his thinking on the Republican field heading into the 2028 election cycle. From his self-described centrist perspective, Smith said he strongly favors Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the current vice president. He pointed to Rubio’s experience across multiple high-level government roles as evidence that the Florida politician carries himself with a steadiness and maturity that Vance, in…

The wait is over and the numbers are in. Euphoria returned to HBO after a four-year absence and wasted no time reminding audiences why it became one of the most culturally dominant series of its generation. The season three premiere drew 8.5 million viewers across HBO and its streaming platform in its first three days of availability, a figure that represents a 44 percent increase over the season two debut back in 2022. For a show that spent years in a prolonged production limbo, the reception was nothing short of remarkable. The long gap between seasons did little to cool…