!! OMG, Luigi Mangione’s lawyers say the press pool for his murder trial has been rigged before it even starts !!

The New York Office of Court Administration has capped coverage of Luigi Mangione‘s September trial at 68 pre-selected journalists, with only six allowed in for jury selection, and confirmed there will be no overflow room for the extra media and public clamoring to watch… Hmm, interesting.

Luigi‘s team calls the setup unconstitutional and says the court or the DA’s office effectively gets to hand-pick who’s in the room, even though Manhattan prosecutors insist they had nothing to do with the list.

Their fix: livestream the whole trial, or at least pipe a feed into an overflow courtroom the way judges did for Trump’s Manhattan trial.

Wow – time to grab the Doritos! Wouldn’t be surprised if they charged for PPV! Give us a time and date and we will be seated. You know the gays are rooting for her.

!! OMG, leaked audio: Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says that DOJ is planning a nationwide abortion ban !!

@corybooker Behind closed doors on a prayer call, Todd Blanche vowed to make Dobbs “permanent in every single state” and crack down on abortion pills. He is using the DOJ's power as a sword against women' s freedom to make their own health care decisions and a shield for those who would take it away. I will do everything in my power to oppose this dangerous nomination and stand up for true justice. op: @katiegrossbard ♬ original sound – Cory

Well, so much for “states’ rights.” In audio from a private call with anti-abortion faith leaders, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the DOJ is working with HHS, the FDA and the White House on “permanent solutions” targeting abortion access in “every single state.”

He reportedly promised federal action to roll back access across the country, including in states where abortion remains protected.

The part they wouldn’t say out loud is apparently a conference call now.

!! OMG, quote of the day: A$AP Rocky reveals Rihanna is working on new music !!

Is R9 finally in motion?

“She in the studio right now. Yeah, I said it. Sorry, babe. Like, bro, she working. She cooking, no funny s–t. Damn, I’ma get in trouble for this.”

A$AP Rocky revealed during an interview on The Jason Lee Show posted Wednesday (Aug. 5) that Rihanna is back in the studio and actively recording.

Do you buy it, OMG!?

!! OMG, Anne Hathaway’s favourite memes of herself are ‘me realizing I ate all the cupcakes’ and ‘the forever face of HR telling you that you’re about to be fired’ !!

Most people spend their whole career trying to avoid becoming a meme. Everyone’s forever-theatre kid, Anne Hathaway looked at her two least flattering options and said, correct, keep both.


Both have been circulating for years and both are still going strong. The cupcake one is a candid mid-bite photo, her face caught in the exact second she registers the box is empty. The HR one comes from her 2021 Zoom cameo on RuPaul’s Drag Race, a wide, glassy smile that Know Your Meme has filed under “HRjak” and that keeps resurfacing every few months as the internet’s shorthand for a corporate voice about to deliver bad news.

Find the video of Anne chatting to Esquire about it after the jump!

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