A battle has begun over Anne Heche‘s estate, and the first salvo has been fired in a Los Angeles court.
Heche died following a fiery car crash last month and reportedly passed without a will.
Entertainment Tonight reports that James Tupper, the actress’s ex-boyfriend and the father of her 13-year-old son, Atlas Heche Tupper, has objected to a request from Heche’s eldest son to be placed in charge of the estate.
Twenty-year-old Homer Heche Laffoon is Heche’s son with ex-husband Coley Lafoon, to whom she was married from 2001 to 2009.
For his part, Tupper submitted paperwork he says proves Heche wanted him to be in control of her estates, including an email purportedly from Heche with the subject line “WILL.”
According to papers obtained by ET, the email from Heche reportedly says, “In case I die tomorrow and anyone asks. My wishes are that all of my assets go to the control of Mr. James Tupper to be used to raise my children and then given to the children. They will be divided equally among our children, currently Homer Heche Laffoon and Atlas Heche Tupper, and their portion given to each when they are the age of 25.”
The Six Days, Seven Nights star suffered severe blunt force injuries, as well as severe “inhalation and thermal injuries,” when she crashed her blue Mini Cooper into a Mar Vista, California, home at high speed on August 5.
The car burst into flames with the actress still inside, and the wreck set the home on fire around her. She was subsequently declared brain-dead. Representatives noted she was taken off life support on August 15.
The best of new R&B and hip-hop videos for the culture.
John Legend, “Wonder Woman” — The EGOT winner celebrated his ninth wedding anniversary Wednesday by releasing his “Wonder Woman” music video in tribute to his wife, Chrissy Teigen. The video was shot in the Tuscan region of Italy by filmmaker Nabil Elderkin, who originally introduced the couple in 2006. The song is from The Voice coach’s new self-titled double album. Elderkin also directed the video of Legend’s signature song, the 14-times Platinum hit “All of Me” in 2013, which was dedicated to Teigen.
Babyface featuring Queen Naja, “Game Over”– The 12-time Grammy winner features Queen Naja as she deals with a sweet-talking man who is hard to leave. The song is from Babyface’s new album, Girls Night Out, being released October 21. In addition to Naja, it also features Ari Lennox, Kehlani, Ella Mai, Muni Long and more.
Kodak Black, “Walk” and “Spin” — After being featured on Kendrick Lamar’s single “Silent Hill” from his new album, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, the Florida rapper dropped two new tracks for his fans.
Bleu featuring Nicki Minaj, “Love in the Way” — Following singles last year featuring Chris Brown, Big Sean and Kehlani, Bleu connects with the MTV Lifetime Achievement Award winner for his first release of 2022.
Kiana Lede, “Irresponsible” — After releasing only one single last year, “Ur Best Friend” featuring Kehlani, the 25-year-old singer/actress dropped her first new track of 2022.
G Herbo featuring Future, “Blues” — The Chicago drill MC connects with the Grammy winner from A-T-L on his first single of 2022.
Bazzi’s back: His third album, Infinite Dream, dropped on Friday.
In a statement, Bazzi says that there’s “something for everyone on this album,” adding, “It’s a wide net, because I’m touching on so many different things.”
He adds, “I’m becoming more of myself. I’m changing every day. I’m focusing on making the right decisions in relationships and creating great ideas. I think you’ll get to see me through my art. I can’t wait to show everyone what I’ve been up to.”
The 19-track album includes previously released singles “Heaven,” “I Like That,” “Young & Alive,” “Miss America” and “Will It Ever Feel the Same?” The official video for “Heaven” has also premiered. “Heaven” interpolates “(Feels Like) Heaven,” a 1983 song by Scottish new wave band Fiction Factory.
Bazzi’s biggest-ever tour kicks off October 17 in Dallas and is set to wrap up November 15 in Los Angeles.
Evan Peters gives off some deadly creepy vibes in the new trailer to Netflix’s upcoming serial killer series Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.
Peters reteamed with his American Horror Story director Ryan Murphy for the project, playing the notorious murderer who killed 17 people between 1978 and 1991.
Dahmer also reportedly dabbled in cannibalism, allegedly dining on some of his victims and keeping their body parts in his freezer.
The clip begins with one of his soon-to-be victims stepping into Dahmer’s apartment and immediately noticing the terrible smell — from his earlier kills.
The odor didn’t go unnoticed by his neighbor, played by Niecy Nash, who confronts him about it. “You have power tools going off all hours of the night, and I hear screaming coming from your apartment,” she says.
By way of an apology, Dahmer offers her a “gift” — a sandwich he made himself.
“I’m not eating that. I don’t know what’s in it,” she protests.
“It’s just meat,” Dahmer smiles.
Niecy’s character apparently calls the cops on the killer, only to be ignored — until authorities step in to collect the bodies. “I called y’all for months!” she laments. “And now it’s too late! Y’all came too late!”
The streaming service teases, “DAHMER – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story is a series that exposes these unconscionable crimes, centered around the underserved victims and their communities impacted by the systemic racism and institutional failures of the police that allowed one of America’s most notorious serial killers to continue his murderous spree in plain sight for over a decade.”
The trailer ends with Niecy still facing off with Dahmer over the sandwich.
The first taste of late Who bassist John Entwistle‘s upcoming compilation, Rarities Oxhumed — Volume One, has arrived.
A newly remastered version of “I’ll Try Again Today” was released Friday as an advance digital single. The song previously appeared on The John Entwistle Band‘s 2000 album, Music for Van-Pires.
As previously reported, the 13-track album, which will be released on CD October 21, features previously unheard studio tracks, demos, remastered live performances and other unreleased gems, mostly from Entwistle’s solo career.
The compilation includes a song called “Bogey Man,” which includes a guest appearance by late Who drummer Keith Moon, and a demo version of “Where Ya Going Now,” a tune that John had intended for The Who to record.
Rarities Oxhumed — Volume One also features several tracks that appeared on Music for Van-Pires, which was The John Entwistle Band’s final album, as well as that group’s live renditions of The Who’s “Trick of the Light” and the Roger Daltrey solo hit “Under a Raging Moon.”
Rarities Oxhumed — Volume One is the first in a series of planned Entwistle compilations that are being put together by Entwistle Band drummer Steve Luongo and the Deko Entertainment label.
“John and I began touring together in 1987. Every tour was more fun than the last. That was the idea. Play loud aggressive rock & roll, have fun, laugh our a**es off, travel to the next gig, and repeat,” Luongo says. “During the 15 years that we worked together as a rhythm section, we remained true to that cause. Along the way we recorded some records and created a sizable catalog of ideas and material for the future. The future is now.”
You can preorder the album, as well as special bundles, now at Merchbucket.com.
When it comes to TV, the complaint used to be “there’s nothing on.”
Now, with streaming the norm, the problem is everything’s on all the time — and that’s stressing people out.
In fact, according to a new poll, 2 in 3 Americans say they fear they’ll never be able to catch up with the titles they’ve earmarked.
In fact, 73% of respondents said they have a list of shows they’re looking to see — but only 58% have checked them all off.
Of those who failed to catch up, 42% complained they don’t have the time.
Forty-three percent say they can’t get the list under control because so many new shows get added to it. Twenty-nine percent say it’s too overwhelming to watch everything on their list.
The most popular shows on Americans’ to-do list, according to the survey, are Stranger Things, followed close behind by Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead.
Breaking Bad and Squid Game rounded out the top five.
And with the average American having access to four streaming services, it takes an average of a half hour for respondents to find something — even if they have their handy list.
Survey questions, methodology and results have not been verified or endorsed by ABC News or The Walt Disney Company.
Martha’s Vineyard became the latest blue state location targeted by a Republican governor who transported undocumented migrants without any planning or warning to lawmakers.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took credit for flying two planes with migrants to the Massachusetts island Wednesday as social service organizations worked to get the families shelter and food. DeSantis contended that the state claims it’s a sanctuary for undocumented migrants, while the White House and local elected officials slammed him for using the families in a political stunt.
State Sen. Julian Cyr, who represents Martha’s Vineyard, spoke with ABC News’ “Start Here” to weigh in on the situation.
START HERE: Senator Cyr, can you just describe when you found out that these migrants had arrived on the island? What happened?
SEN. CYR: I received a call from the sheriff here on Martha’s Vineyard, who just an hour earlier, just after a little bit after three in the afternoon, [said] two chartered jets landed at Martha’s Vineyard Airport. There was some level of coordination. Actually, a camera crew was on site to film these migrant families who were disembarking from the plane. And these 43 [to] 44 migrants ended up at Martha’s Vineyard Community Services unannounced, essentially. There was no notification to officials on Martha’s Vineyard or relief to anyone in Massachusetts that these planes were arriving. We’ve had a tight-knit community here at Martha’s Vineyard. This is a small island of about 20,000 people. It’s rural. It’s actually a lot of working-class folks who actually live out here year-round.
The whole island scrambled with emergency management for first responders, the sheriff’s office, community services, Red Cross, [the] Salvation Army and others. [They] basically stood up a shelter to provide food and a good meal and a safe place for these folks to stay. [It was] sort of the equivalent of what we would do in a hurricane or in a nor’easter. [They] did that in a matter of hours and have been taking care of these folks since. But this was something that was completely unexpected. And we’ve since learned that this appears to be a cruel ruse.
These migrant families were manipulated into boarding these planes [with] commitments, promises were made to them, assurances of work opportunities and others that were not there. And this really sadly appears to be a stunt.
START HERE: Yeah, how [did] you end up on this island if you’re one of these migrants?
CYR: So our understanding that’s been some really good reporting on this from…WCAI, [who] spent a bunch of time speaking to migrants last night, and we’ve had conversations with them today. These mostly were Venezuelans who had crossed the border in Texas in recent months. They were in San Antonio, in a shelter in San Antonio. A woman that the migrants referred to as Perla approached them outside of the shelter and essentially recruited them with promises of traveling to this destination.
But they did not necessarily know where they’re going. Actually, one of the migrants when we were speaking with them referred to a feeling of essentially being kidnapped. And this clearly appears, especially after seeing what Gov. Ron DeSantis has put out. This appears to be a political move, capitalizing on people in difficult circumstances for sort of a gotcha moment or a political stunt.
START HERE: Yet what was your reaction to finding out that this does appear to be a deliberate plan by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who said, you guys are talking about straining the system to house all these people, to feed all these people. These are the same complaints we’ve gotten. Border states like you guys are getting a small taste of what we’re dealing with. You guys have a couple dozen now. We’re dealing with thousands and thousands across the southern border.
CYR: Unfortunately, we’ve seen these fundamentally racist and xenophobic tactics before.
If this were about providing relief to border communities overwhelmed or about providing safe harbor and care to these migrants, the way that you do that is [by] reaching out in partnership to other states and localities. There was none of that outreach.
We’ve actually had experience and have really stepped up in prior years to support migrants in need. Under Gov. Deval Patrick, several years ago, Massachusetts welcomed hundreds of unaccompanied minors who were at the border in coordination with the then-Obama administration. So we’ve done this sort of work. But unfortunately, we’ve just, we’ve seen these fundamentally racist tactics before. And it actually even harkens back to the Civil Rights era.
In the 1960s, segregationists tricked 96 Southern Black families into relocating to Hyannis. Hyannis, of course, [was] close to the then-President John F. Kennedy’s home, and [it] was really an attempt by the segregationists to show Northern white liberals as hypocrites. What actually happened to those 96 families [is that] the community responded and rallied around them here on Cape Cod. They helped them find homes [and] get settled. Those families stayed here and are part of our Cape community, decades later, but it’s just really a cruel, unfortunate, discouraging and disgusting thing that has happened here in recent days.
START HERE: So what is the plan like? Are you guys planning to keep them in Martha’s Vineyard or are you taking them on? Because we’ve seen this in other cities now, like in Chicago, we just saw a lot of migrants bused up there. And immediately the governor and the mayor there actually dispersed these people, [and] bused them out of Chicago into some suburbs, which raises questions about hypocrisy. If it’s bad to shuttle migrants around, then why are you shuttling migrants around there? I mean, are they staying in Martha’s Vineyard?
CYR: So our capacity here on the island is limited. The current shelter where they’re staying is a church parish that has one bathroom [and] limited showers. This is not going to be sort of a suitable place for people to reside for too, too long.
As I said, we’ve had experience with this in the past. I expect us to see sort of dusting off that playbook and relying on, you know, the strategies and resources we used to help unaccompanied minors.
It’s probably unlikely that the current shelter is going to be able to continue for too many days more, just given the cramped quarters and the limited facilities there.
GAYLE has teamed up with blackbear for a new song called “fmk.”
The “f” in “fmk” represents the same word that the letter does in GAYLE’s breakout hit “abcdefu,” while “m” and “k” stand for “marry” and “kill.”
You can listen to “fmk” now via digital outlets and watch its accompanying animated video streaming now on YouTube.
“fmk” will appear on GAYLE’s upcoming EP, a study of the human experience volume two, which arrives October 7.
blackbear, meanwhile, released a new album called in loving memory in August. The record includes features from frequent collaborator Machine Gun Kelly, as well as The Used and New Found Glory.
The band Stillwell, featuring Korn bassist Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu, has premiered a new single called “Can’t Stop Now.”
The track marks the first fresh material from the trio, which also includes vocalist/guitarist Q-Unique and P.O.D. drummer Noah “Wuv” Bernardo, to follow their 2020 album, Supernatural Miracle.
You can listen to “Can’t Stop Now” via digital outlets and watch its accompanying video streaming now on YouTube.
The new Stillwell song comes as Fieldy continues to be on hiatus from Korn. Last year, he announced he was stepping away from the “Freak on a Leash” outfit to address unspecified “personal issues.”
In a Facebook post last week, Fieldy wrote that Stillwell “has nothing to do with Korn or my status with Korn or anything else.”
Korn, meanwhile, released a new album called Requiem earlier this year. They’ve been supporting the record on a tour with Evanescence, which concludes Friday in Ridgefield, Washington.
Despite being incarcerated, Gunna is presenting Gunna Family Fest 2022 on Saturday in College Park, Georgia, to mark the celebration of the second annual Gunna Day.
The “Drip Too Hard” rapper has been in Fulton County Jail since his arrest in May stemming from a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act conspiracy indictment. Young Thug and more than two dozen other defendants were also arrested and accused of being members of the Young Slime Life gang.
In June, Gunna sent an open letter to fans claiming he was “being falsely accused” and vowed to “never stop fighting to clear my name.” He has been denied bond twice by the judge overseeing the case.
Last year, the City of South Fulton, Georgia, declared September 16 Gunna Day.
On Saturday, the Gunna Family Fest 2022 will feature a variety of rides, games, food and free merchandise.
