Disney has dropped the trailer to its theme park attraction-based movie Haunted Mansion, and it’s as full of stars as it is ghosts.
At its opening, LaKeith Stanfield dares to step into the titular dwelling, only to be warned by Rosario Dawson‘s character, “I should warn you before you enter, this could change the course of your entire life.”
“I’m not afraid of a couple of ghosts,” he replies.
He seems to immediately regret the decision, as the house is chockablock with specters — and like the Disney ride, plenty of haunted mirrors.
“This mansion is unhinged,” Owen Wilson‘s character, an exorcist, says.
“These ghosts definitely don’t want to leave,” says Tiffany Haddish‘s character, dressed up as a fortune teller.
“Death lurks around every corner,” Danny DeVito‘s Bruce warns Stanfield’s traveler, who dodges ghostly bullets, blades and more.
The trailer also gives peeks at its Oscar winning co-stars Jamie Lee Curtis as Madame Leota and Jared Leto, portrayingAlistair Crumpaka The Hatbox Ghost, as seen on the ride.
The studio teases, “Inspired by the classic theme park attraction, Haunted Mansion is about a woman and her son who enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters.”
(NEW YORK) — Billionaire Elon Musk blasted Jeffrey Epstein, who he referred to as a “dumb crook,” after he was subpoenaed as part of a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Virgin Islands against JPMorgan Chase & Co., which officials said “financially profited” from deposits made by Epstein.
In its filing, Virgin Islands officials say they attempted to serve Musk — one of the richest men in the world — with a subpoena. The subpoena appears to seek information about whether Epstein referred or attempted to refer Musk to JPMorgan, according to the Virgin Islands.
“This is idiotic on so many levels,” Musk tweeted Monday night. “1. That cretin never advised me on anything whatsoever. 2. The notion that I would need or listen to financial advice from a dumb crook is absurd. 3. JPM let Tesla down ten years ago, despite having Tesla’s global commercial banking business, which we then withdrew. I have never forgiven them.”
Musk was initially subpoenaed on April 28, but he couldn’t be reached, according to the filing.
The Virgin Islands has asserted the bank should have known about Epstein’s human trafficking and that the investigation it conducted into the matter yielded significant information about the bank’s dealings with Epstein.
“The Government’s investigation has revealed that JPMorgan knowingly, recklessly, and unlawfully provided and pulled the levers through which Epstein’s recruiters and victims were paid and was indispensable to the operation and concealment of the Epstein trafficking enterprise,” the Monday filing said. “Financial institutions can connect—or choke—human trafficking networks, and enforcement actions filed and injunctive relief obtained by attorneys general are essential to ensure that enterprises like Epstein’s cannot flourish in the future.”
The Virgin Islands also asserts that “JPMorgan financially profited from the deposits made by Epstein and Epstein- controlled entities located in the Virgin Islands and from the business opportunities referred to JPMorgan by Epstein and his co-conspirators in exchange for its known facilitation of and implicit participation in Epstein’s sex trafficking venture,” the government added.
Epstein died by suicide at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan in August of 2019, the New York City’s medical examiner ruled.
JPMorgan has denied any wrongdoing and in March filed a civil complaint against its former executive Jes Staley, alleging he helped hide Epstein’s sex abuse so he would continue as a client. Staley, who left the bank in 2013, said in an April court filing that JPMorgan is attempting to used him as a “public relations shield” and the bank’s claims have no factual basis.
Post Malone‘s new album, Austin — named after his birth name — will arrive July 28.
The first single, “Mourning,” drops Friday, May 19. Along with the album and the single, Posty will kick off a tour starting July 8. The If Y’all Weren’t Here, I’d Be Crying tour starts in Noblesville, Indiana, and is set to wrap up in San Bernadino, California, on August 19. The full lineup is available on Post’s website.
“I love y’all so very much and I’m so excited to get out and do some more shows for y’all,” Post says in a statement. The “Circles” singer, who welcomed a daughter last year, adds, “Help me put a baby through college and come on out. Some cool new production, new songs, and a very very handsome man up on stage. Sending love to you and yours.”
Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, May 19, at 10 am. local time via Livenation.com. Citi cardmembers can get tickets starting Wednesday, May 17, at 10 a.m. local time via citientertainment.com.
Austin is the follow-up to Posty’s 2022 album, Twelve Carat Toothache, which featured The Weeknd collaboration “One Right Now” and the Doja Cat collaboration “I Like You (A Happier Song).”
The three-track collection, due out June 13, includes two fresh, original songs, “Sugar Babies” and “Silver Girl,” as well as a cover of Bo Diddley‘s “She’s Fine, She’s Mine.”
(NEW YORK) — A family of six spent the last year traveling the world together to take in as many sights as possible before retinitis pigmentosa, a rare genetic disorder, causes total vision loss for three of the four children.
The Lemay-Pelletier family — 12-year-old Mia, 10-year-old Leo, 7-year-old Colin and 5-year-old Laurent, along with mom Edith Lemay and dad Sebastien Pelletier — sat down with GMA3 to talk about what led up to the incredible journey.
After learning the news four years ago that three of her four kids were diagnosed with the disorder, it took some time to come to terms with what it would mean for their family, Lemay said.
“At first it’s denial, you think, you know, ‘It’s impossible. Nobody in my family has that. And then you get angry. You know, ‘Why me? Why does this happen to me? It’s not fair.’ And then comes sadness, you feel sorry for yourself, for your family. Really it’s only when you get to acceptance, when you accept that your children’s path is going to be different. That’s when you start thinking about the future and make real plans,” Lemay said.
When the kids were diagnosed four years ago, specialists recommended the parents start exposing their children to visual memories by showing them photos and books of the world surrounding them. But the parents decided to take it even further — allowing their kids to make those visual memories based on real-life experiences around the world.
“For us, it was just an obvious thing. Let’s take them around the world and go all in,” Pelletier said.
The eldest, 12-year-old Mia, said her favorite memory so far was riding in a hot air balloon in Turkey.
“It was just magical and amazing,” she told GMA3.
Leo, 10, is the only one of the siblings without the diagnosis.
“I feel lucky that I don’t have [it], but sad that my brothers and sister will lose their vision,” Leo said.
GMA3 surprised the family with tickets to see a Broadway show together while they are in New York, which Leo was particularly excited about.
There is currently no known cure or treatment to slow down the disease. So far, the parents said they haven’t seen any changes to their kids’ vision, besides not having the ability to see in the dark since they were born, Pelletier said. Total loss of vision is expected to occur in midlife.
Meanwhile, the parents have made it their mission to teach their children resilience, being grateful and how to adapt to new situations, Lemay said. She wants them to “focus on the positive in their life.”
Lemay and Pelletier said they felt less alone when a Quebec-based organization connected them to other families dealing with the condition.
Retinitis pigmentosa affects about 1 in 3,000 to 1 in 4,000 people worldwide, according to the National Organization for Rare Disorders. The Foundation Fighting Blindness said it has funded the launch of more than 40 clinical trials to look for potential treatments for the disorder. The organization supports research efforts by connecting patients to relevant clinical trials, along with offering free genetic testing.
“Our way to cope was to get into action. Like the hardest part for us is to not do anything. And that was the hardest part with RP, is that there’s nothing you can do,” Pelletier said.
ABC News’ Jessica Horning and Stefanie Javorsky Parasram contributed to this report.
The recording will appear on the Swedish outfit’s upcoming covers EP, Phantomime, due out Friday, May 19. You can listen to Ghost’s version of “Phantom of the Opera” now via digital outlets.
Phantomime also includes the previously released cover of Genesis‘ “Jesus He Needs Me,” as well as renditions of Television‘s “See No Evil,” The Stranglers‘ “Hanging Around” and Tina Turner‘s “We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome).”
Ghost’s most recent album is 2022’s Impera. They’ll launch a U.S. tour in continued support of the record in August.
(SAN FRANCISCO) — The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office has decided not to file criminal charges against a Walgreens security guard accused of fatally shooting an alleged shoplifter last month.
District Attorney Brooke Jenkins cited insufficient evidence when announcing her decision on Monday. She released surveillance video of the incident along with other footage and documents that she said support her decision, asking that the public review all the evidence.
“There will be a temptation, as human beings, to only view the video footage of this incident and nothing else,” Jenkins said at a press conference. “We are accustomed to seeing videos online, and that often is what captures our attention rather than going the extra step to look deeper.”
The incident took place at a Walgreens in downtown San Francisco on April 27 just after 6:30 p.m. PT, according to the police report. The surveillance video, which does not have sound, purportedly shows 24-year-old Banko Brown attempting to leave the store without paying for a bag full of items. An on-duty and lawfully armed security guard, 33-year-old Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony, stops Brown then punches him repeatedly. The two struggle for less than a minute until Anthony pins Brown to the ground, as shoppers continue to enter and exit the store.
The video then purportedly shows Anthony letting go of Brown, who picks up the bag and heads for the exit. Brown turns around and walks backward out the door then appears to step toward Anthony. Anthony lifts his gun and fires a single shot, striking Brown in the chest. Brown falls to the ground just outside the store.
Law enforcement officers and paramedics arrived on the scene and, after providing first aid, transported Brown to San Francisco General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:50 p.m. PT, according to the police report.
In an interview with police, Anthony said he told Brown to “put the items back” but that Brown “refused” and was “aggressive.” Anthony said he went to take the items but that Brown fought to keep them and repeatedly threatened to stab him as a struggle ensued. Police said a knife was not found on Brown.
Anthony told police he didn’t have any handcuffs and his partner was on break at the time, so he tried to hold Brown’s arms back and put him in “a chokehold-type move.” Anthony said he told Brown he would let him go if he calmed down. Anthony said he released Brown but drew his gun and kept it pointed at the ground in case Brown tried to stab him. Anthony said he fired the gun when Brown turned back around and advanced toward him, not realizing that Brown would just “try to spit” at him.
When asked for comment on Tuesday, a Walgreens spokesperson told ABC News: “We are offering condolences to the victim’s family during this difficult time. The safety of our patients, customers and team members is our top priority, and violence of any kind will not be tolerated in our stores.”
Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Kingdom Group Protective Services, which provides security for Walgreens and employs Anthony, told ABC News: “We are fully cooperating with law enforcement in the investigation of this extremely unfortunate incident and are deeply saddened by the loss of Banko Brown’s life. At this time, we are not permitted to comment further.”
Brown, who struggled with homelessness, worked as a community organizer for the Young Women’s Freedom Center, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that provides support for young women and transgender youth across California. The center’s co-executive director, Julia Arroyo, described Brown as “a smart and funny young man who, though shy, made friends easily.”
“We do not need to see the video to know that Banko Brown’s killing was unjustified. Armed force is not a justified response to poverty,” the Young Women’s Freedom Center said in a statement on Monday. “We must live with the sobering reality that Banko was killed for no other cause but $14.”
Aaron Peskin, president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the legislative body within the city government, said he was troubled by the surveillance video and will ask California’s attorney general as well as the U.S. Department of Justice to review the evidence in the case.
“This is not who we are, stealing a bag of candy does not warrant death,” Peskin told San Fransisco ABC station KGO.
San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton said Brown was “executed.”
“Jenkins’ decision to not charge gives every armed security guard in San Francisco a license to have an open season to shoot and kill Black and transgender people for alleged shoplifting,” Walton said in a statement on Monday.
Legendary singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot passed away on May 1, but his music continues to live on. And now fans will be able to enjoy that music with a new live album.
Linus Entertainment is set to posthumously release Lightfoot’s final album, At Royal Albert Hall, on July 14. The double album was recorded live at the famed London venue on May 24, 2016, and features “every song performed in the order they were played, right down to the encore.”
The album includes performances of such hits as “If You Could Read My Mind” and “Sundown,” as well as tunes that have never before appeared on a live album like “Now and Then,” “All the Lovely Ladies,” “Beautiful,” “Waiting for You,” “The Watchman’s Gone” and more.
According to the press release, in his final weeks Lightfoot “insisted that this live album be released as soon as possible,” noting that he approved the cover and made it known that “no changes were to be made to the recording.”
At Royal Albert Hall is available for preorder now. Here’s the track list for the album:
Disc One
“The Watchman’s Gone”
“Sea of Tranquility”
“Now and Then”
“All the Lovely Ladies”
“Drifters”
“A Painter Passing Through”
“Christian Island”
“Rainy Day People”
“Shadows”
“Beautiful”
“Carefree Highway”
“Did She Mention My Name”
“Ribbon of Darkness”
“Sundown
Disc Two
“Sweet Guinevere”
“The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”
“Never Too Close”
“Don Quixote”
“Minstrel of the Dawn”
“I’d Rather Press On”
“Let It Ride”
“If You Could Read My Mind”
“Restless”
“Baby Step Back”
“Early Morning Rain”
“Waiting for You”
Well, that didn’t take long. A month after he said his goodbyes as host, Ryan Seacrest will reportedly be returning to the Live stage in New York City — but as a guest.
Peopleis reporting Ryan will be back at the recently-rebranded Live with Kelly and Mark on Thursday to promote Sunday night’s finale of American Idol, and also to promote the opening of his Ryan Seacrest Foundation in Memphis.
The non-profit builds “broadcast media centers, named Seacrest Studios, within pediatric hospitals for patients to explore the creative realms of radio, television and new media” to, “contribute positively to the healing process for children and their families during their stay.”
While it might be sooner than some expected, the visit isn’t a surprise: When Ryan handed his co-hosting chair to Kelly Ripa‘s husband Mark Consuelos, Seacrest vowed, “This isn’t the end, I’m going to be back.”
His pal and former co-host Kelly replied, “He’s forever adopted. He’s forever a New Yorker and forever a Live co-host, whether he likes it or not.”
While it still hasn’t been made public why Today co-host Hoda Kotb‘s three-year-old daughter Hope was hospitalized in February, her mom says she’s still recovering.
As reported, Hoda took a two-week leave of absence to be with her girl after what the journalist called a “really scary” stint in the intensive care unit.
At Monday night’s Webby Awards in New York City, where she took home a trophy for her Making Space with Hoda Kotb podcast, Hoda gave Page Six an update about Hope.
“She’s doing better. There’s still a long road to go, but she’s doing much better,” Hoda said of Hope.
The event’s Best Interview/Talk Show Podcast winner added, “We’re making great progress. This kid is full of healing light, as I say to her.”
