Dragon Lady In 'Rush Hour 3' 'Memba Her?!
Japanese actress and singer Youki Kudoh was 36 years old when she was cast as the 'dragon lady' aka Jasmine -- the main antagonist and assassin with many superpowers like convincing, manipulating and seducing Lee before attempting to murder him -- in the 2007 action/comedy film "Rush Hour 3."
Youki shared the big screen with no other than Jackie Chan as Lee, Chris Tucker as Carter, Hiroyuki Sanada as Kenji and Noémie Lenoir as Genevieve.
"Would you like to know a secret cop? Someone's going to die here tonight."
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NFL's Byron Pringle Arrested For Doing Donuts In Hellcat ... With Young Son In Car
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Chicago Bears WR Byron Pringle was arrested Saturday in Florida after state troopers say they busted him doing donuts in his sports car on a suspended license, with a child in the car, TMZ Sports has learned.
And, cops say Pringle was uncooperative ... becoming "verbally confrontational" with them during the stop.
28-year-old Pringle -- an NFL vet out of Kansas State -- was pulled over by Florida Highway Patrol in his Orange 2016 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat around 6 PM in Pasco County, FL after an FHP officer says he witnessed the car burning rubber, doing donuts on a public road, according to an incident report we obtained.
FYI, the Hellcat has over 700 HP ... and has a top speed of around 200 MPH. The car starts at over $65K.
Troopers say Byron was the driver of the vehicle. The car had two passengers ... an adult male in the front passenger seat, and a male child in the back seat. We're told the kid was Pringle's.
When police ran Pringle's license, they say it came back suspended.
Byron was taken into custody at 6:15 PM ... when he was taken to the county jail. He was arrested for Reckless Driving and driving on a suspended license.
The Hellcat was towed to a local yard.
Pringle was undrafted out of college ... before signing with the KC Chiefs as a free agent. He won a Super Bowl (LIV) during the 2019 season. Over his 4 years in Kansas City, he caught 67 balls for 4 touchdowns.
In March, Pringle signed a contract reportedly worth $6 million ($4 mil guaranteed) with the Chicago Bears.
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Christopher Reeve, Adam West Rumored to Cameo in 'Flash' Flick ... Multiverse Hoppin' Galore
Christopher Reeve and Adam West are coming back to don their respective capes in the 'Flash' movie -- that is, if you believe would-be leaks ... which have the DC internet ablaze.
Rumors have been lying this week about supposed cameos that both Reeve and West -- who, of course, are deceased -- allegedly have in the new WB offering ... which is now slated to come out next summer after a lot of shuffling around lately.
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According to lionized movie leakers -- some of whom have solid reps for being in the know on this comic book-flick stuff -- the word is ... CR and AW are going to be featured in a scene where Barry Allen (The Flash) is hopscotching around different superhero universes.
Apparently, you only see them briefly ... and the Flash character doesn't interact with them either, but rather ... sees them in action in their own worlds/timelines.
The rumored cameos are said to be from old archived footage -- so, no, they're not making all new content/dialogue/scenes with these late actors via deep fake CGI ... or so it seems. Oh, and they're not the only DC OGs popping up apparently ... Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman is expected to also cameo in her prime as well -- at least according to these folks.
Different cuts of the film have been screened a handful of times now -- it's in the can at this point -- so take all this with a grain of salt ... Warner could majorly switch things up by 2023.
There's also the question of what this movie and all its implications might mean for the DCEU long-term. Beyond Ezra Miller's controversies, there've been reports Discovery honchos might want to overhaul the entire superhero strategy going forward now that they own it.
With all that in mind ... we wouldn't recommend getting too excited about any of the plotlines, character teases or mixing and matching of universes that might arise from this movie when it does release -- i.e. Michael Keaton's reprisal, or a potential Cavill return, etc.
Sounds like there's no clear vision yet as the new Warner Bros. Discovery gets started here ... so any or all of this could be scrapped or rebooted entirely -- and it may be all for naught.
But on the prospect of seeing West and Reeve back on the big screen in costume ... neat!
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Donald Trump I'm Not Stupid!!! Again Touts Cognitive Test
Donald Trump is once again insisting he isn't dumb ... by once again touting the fact he "aced" a cognitive test during his presidency, which is actually quite easy to pass.
DT was in Delaware, OH this weekend for a rally ... and at one point, he brought up the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA) test he took in 2018 -- which he famously hyped up in a Fox News interview a couple years later ... the whole "woman, man, camera, TV" thing.
His point for discussing it anew ... to reiterate, he's smart ... and NOT stupid, like he says the media makes him out to be. Apparently, that's why he wanted to do this at the time.
TRUMP: I asked the doctor, I said, 'is there some kind of cognitive test that I could take?' ... the last questions are much more difficult. Like a memory question. You'll go 'person, woman, man, camera, TV.' So they say -- 'can you repeat that?' ... for me it was easy." 😳 pic.twitter.com/pCKYoNy3BH
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 23, 2020 @atrupar
Trump goes into detail about the convo he had with then-WH physician Dr. Ronny Jackson -- how he insisted he takes MOCA to silence haters who called him an idiot. He says he knew they were wrong ... because he apparently has a long history of "geniuses" in his fam.
The ex-Prez insists the exam is strenuous, or at least that's what he says he was told -- but as many have noted since ... MOCA is very simple, mostly consisting of stuff like connecting lettered or numbered dots together, drawing a clock, correctly ID'ing a lion or camel and being able to recite a series of words repeatedly ... which Trump was proud to note, he did.
As you know, Trump's mental fitness was often questioned during his tenure -- including one notable time that he appeared to slur his words while talking publicly -- but he and his team dismissed all of that ... and the doc himself even had an explanation.
Now, as Trump appears to be ramping up for another run ... he's back on the intelligence horse. When you're with him, you're NOT with stupid -- at least that's DT's thinking.
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Megan Thee Stallion Details Alleged Tory Shooting ... To CBS News' Gayle King
Megan Thee Stallion is doing her first sit-down interview to talk about what happened with Tory Lanez -- and so far, it sounds like an emotional story.
The rapper is going to get in the weeds about what she claims happened Monday morning with Gayle King, and on Sunday ... CBS aired a portion of MTS's remarks, which show her getting incredibly teary-eyed as she recounts the alleged blow-by-blow.
In her own words, Meg says there were 3 of them in the car that night -- and that the other two people, including TL, didn't want to leave whatever party they were at ... but she did.
Sounds like Megan got out of the vehicle, at which point ... she claims Tory fired a gun in her direction from the car, allegedly saying "Dance, bitch." Megan says she was terrified to misstep because she thought she'd get shot, and breaks down to Gayle remembering it.
As you know ... Tory's been charged in connection to her injuries -- shrapnel being lodged into her feet -- although he's pled not guilty and denied wrongdoing. We haven't really heard his side of the story in great detail, and probably won't until their trial starts in September.
Tory's been banned from talking about the case and from addressing Meg directly -- so he won't be able to speak as freely as she is here until his day in court comes around. He's already gotten in trouble for this once in recent weeks ... so he'll have to zip it for a while.
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A$AP and Rihanna Grabbin' Dinner Days After Arrest
A$AP Rocky has resurfaced for the first time following his arrest, and Rihanna was right by his side.
The expecting parents hit up RiRi's favorite joint Saturday night -- Georgio Baldi in Santa Monica. The dinner reportedly was a baby shower of sorts with fam and friends. It looks like a combo of casual and fancy.
As TMZ reported, Rocky was arrested Wednesday when he and Rihanna touched down at LAX from Barbados. Cops booked the rapper on the charge of assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly firing a shot at a man and grazing his arm during an argument in Hollywood back in November.
At the same time, police cuffed A$AP ... they executed a search warrant at his home, presumably looking for a gun that matched the one in the shooting. Cops carted out several boxes of stuff.
It's unclear how far along Rihanna is, other than the fact she's in her third trimester ... she looks awesome!
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Mike Tyson No Problem with Fan Encounters Snaps Pic Minutes After Plane Beatdown
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Mike Tyson clearly doesn't have an issue with fans who respect his space ... take a look at a pic Mike snapped with a dude just minutes after pummeling another guy on an airplane.
Tyson is all smiles in the photo, obtained by TMZ, shot outside the gate of his JetBlue flight. We're told the pic was snapped just after Mike walked off the plane, which was of course where he unloaded his fists of fury on an "overly excited" fan's face.
Despite Mike's actions just moments before, the fan in our pic tells us he was super friendly and chill. The fan says he gave Mike the book, "Basic Economics" by Thomas Sowell -- because Tyson's such a businessman.
Funny enough, Mike was still holding the book when he touched down in Miami Thursday night.
The new photo could work to Mike's advantage, to show he's cool with fans who are cool with him. Tyson's team claimed the man on the plane, Melvin Townsend III, became overly aggressive and was harassing Mike and even tossed a water bottle at the champ, even before the plane left the gate.
As for Townsend, he's lawyered up, hiring Matt Morgan of Morgan & Morgan. Matt tells us things between the men were cool at first, but, "At a certain point, Mr. Tyson clearly became agitated by an overly excited fan and began to strike him in an excessive manner. This situation could have been avoided simply by contacting the flight attendant. Our client denies throwing a water bottle prior to being struck by Mr. Tyson."
We're told Townsend has not yet decided whether or not he will take legal action against Mike, but it sure sounds like that's where it's heading.
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Billie Eilish Face Plants at Coachella Week 2 ... Hayley Williams Surprise Guest!!!
Billie Eilish fell on her face Saturday night during week 2 of Coachella, making a joke of it before a crowd that was wildly impressed with every move she made.
Billie, as usual, did not disappoint, as she surprised fans with Hayley Williams to perform Paramore's "Misery Business."
At one point during the set, Billie fell flat on her face and joked with the crowd that she just "ate s***!" The stage had just gone dark when she fell, so fans could hear it but they didn't see it. She groaned, "Ouch! You guys, I just ate ass up here!"
Sounds like it did hurt ... Billie later repeated, "Ow," as she held her hand as if it was causing pain. She added, "You guys, I seriously ate s***. Seriously. It was pitch black. You see that square?: This f***ing thing? I went de-de-de-de-de and fell onto my face!"
Billie was undeterred, saying "I'm good. It was dark. Ouch, I tripped on the f***ing fire thing."
As for how Billie intro'd Hayley ... “Oh, look! An empty seat. Who’s that for? Everybody, can we please welcome my friend Hayley Williams!”
Hayley was stoked, telling the crowd, “This is my first Coachella, whoa. Thanks for sharing this with me. This is sick!”
Billie was equally excited, and after Hayley left she said, “Oh my fucking God. Absolutely what on earth could be cooler than that? I’m dead serious.”
Big success.
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Chris Rock Mom Says When Will Slapped Her Son ... It Was Like Slapping Her
Chris Rock's mom just made it clear ... when Will Smith slapped her son, it was personal.
Rose Rock made her displeasure with Smith obvious during an interview with WIS TV in South Carolina, saying, "When he slapped Chris, he slapped all of us. He really slapped me, because when you hurt my child, you hurt me."
Rose wasn't done ... "You reacted to your wife giving you the side-eye, and you went and made her day because she was mulled over laughing when it happened."
And she seems to feel Will got some payback, saying, "No one heard his [acceptance] speech. No one was able to just be in the moment because everyone was sitting there like, 'What just happened."
Rose, like most of us, initially thought the slap was staged, but she knew it was real when Will started hurling obscenities at her son.
Chris has yet to accept Will's apology, and our Chris sources say that may not be coming any time soon.
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Megan Thee Stalion Pours Booze Down Fan's Mouth at Coachella Party!!!
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Megan Thee Stallion got a fan all liquored up during week 2 of Coachella, pouring booze into his mouth as she performed for a more-than-enthusiastic crowd!!!
Megan performed 5 songs Saturday night at the Shein.com event at the Zenyara Estate. During the short set, a fan handed her a bottle of booze, and MTS knew exactly what to do ... and the crowd loved it.
You clearly see in the vid Megan's having a great time, playing with the crowd and twerking for a couple minutes.
The event lasted most of the day. It was called Zeuphoria -- Ella Mai performed for the day party, Meg Thee Stallion for the after-party. Megan did double duty, also performing on the Coachella stage the same day.
During the first week, Megan debuted "Plan B," possibly about Tory Lanez, who is now accused of shooting her in the foot during an argument. The song goes in part, it was "veery motherf***ing personal" and it's dedicated "to whom it may the f*** concern."
Message received.
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Jake Paul No One Gives a 'F***' You Won ... Trash Talk in Overdrive!!!
Jake Paul was not impressed -- not impressed at all -- with Tommy Fury's win Saturday night over Daniel Bocianski -- saying no one gave a "f***" about the fight.
Tommy won the 6-round match by decision, and quickly called out Jake ... daring him to sign on the dotted line for their ever-delayed bout. The fight was supposed to go down toward the end of 2021, but Tommy was hit with a chest infection and broken rib so it was put on ice.
It doesn't seem Jake's into the fight now, at least on the terms presented so far, but as they say ... money talks.
Tommy said after his win, "I've got one thing to say. This [Paul fight] should have been done a long time ago in December. If you want it, I'm here and I'm ready for you. I'll cut you and chop you to bits, just like I did there."
Tommy wasn't done trash-talking Jake ... "Get the contract signed you bum, let's get it done once and for all. That lad in there would kill Jake Paul on the spot, that lad's a true professional. He'd slap Jake Paul. Jake Paul – I will end your career, you're a bum and you're no good. Let's get this fight done."
Jake's response ... "Congrats on beating a 10-1 fighter. But that stadium was empty. When I fight the stadium is full. When Tommy fights no one gives a f***. And that's in his home country."
Make it happen, boys!!!
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Iggy Azalea It's Her Own Fault She Missed Her flight, Says Airport Staff
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Iggy Azalea claims American Airlines stranded her and her baby, but that might not be the whole truth ... at least, according to airport staff.
Airline sources tell TMZ ... the "Fancy" rapper showed up at the airport at 5:30 PM for a 6:00 PM flight. We're told, she was able to check her bags and go through security, but someone in her party got held up going through TSA.
Our sources say boarding ended 15 minutes before departure ... leaving Iggy and co. only 15 minutes to check baggage, get through security and get to the gate. And, when she finally reached the gate, the door had already closed.
As for her baggage, we're told it made it on the plane and will be sent to her home.
Of course, this is a bit different than Iggy's side of the story. In a series of tweets, she voiced her frustration, claiming the airline stranded her and her baby ... selling their seats while the gate was still open. And, don't get her started about her luggage.
I wanted to tell any families booking travel be careful flying with young kids on @AmericanAir
— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) April 18, 2022 @IGGYAZALEA
I was flying with my son & they sold our seats while the gate was still open then refused to take our bags off the plane although every other flight was sold out for that night. 1/2
She warned other families not to fly American Airlines, and other folks began to chime in and show their sympathy and share similar stories.
We reached out to American Airlines and they had no comment.
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Tyson Fury Beats Dillian Whyte Via TKO ... Teases Ngannou Fight
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Tyson Fury just whooped Dillian Whyte in the 6th round of their WBC championship fight at Wembley Stadium on Saturday ... and celebrated his victory by teasing an epic hybrid fight with UFC heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou.
Fury hit Whyte with a vicious right uppercut that sent him falling to the canvas ... and as Whyte stumbled back to his feet, the ref called the fight.
TYSON FURY JUST DID THE DANG THING 🤯 #FuryWhyte pic.twitter.com/TzcQhlvO5r
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) April 23, 2022 @trboxing
The 33-year-old champ -- who's been teasing his retirement leading up to Saturday's event -- seemingly declared that he was content with his career and ready to hang up the gloves after the win ... saying, "I think this is it. This might be the final curtain for the Gypsy King."
Despite the retirement talk, Fury brought Ngannou in the ring during his celebration ... and the two teased an epic heavyweight bout between the baddest from both combat sports -- with Francis suggesting a fight with MMA gloves in a boxing ring.
Boxing’s Heavyweight Champion standing next to the UFC Heavyweight Champion.
— MMA History Today (@MMAHistoryToday) April 23, 2022 @MMAHistoryToday
Francis Ngannou says that him and Tyson Fury will fight under hybrid rules.
In a boxing ring but with MMA gloves. pic.twitter.com/UmndMNgyzX
There are a couple challenges -- first, Ngannou is dealing with a leg injury and will need months to get back to 100% ... and second, he's also in the midst of a contract dispute with the UFC. If he's under contract, he will need Dana White's stamp of approval before taking a fight with Fury.
One thing's for sure -- Fury looked good as ever against Whyte ... and if he doesn't fight Ngannou, there's a long list of boxing superstars who would want to step in the ring with him ... including, Oleksandr Usyk, who has all the other heavyweight championship belts ... and Anthony Joshua, a matchup boxing fans have been wanting for years.
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Christina Milian Good Genes or Good Docs?!
Christina Milian's looks are simply ageless!
Here's the 18-year-old version of the American-Cuban songwriter, singer and actress at a photoshoot back in 2000 (left) -- just one year before she released her first self-titled album and a few years before her hit song "Dip It Low" hit the top of the charts.
And, 22 years later ... the now 40-year-old mom of three continues to kill the selfie game and absolutely stunned at this year's Coachella Music Festival with her timeless braids and fresh-faced style (right).
Dip it low, pick it up slow!
The question is ...
Christina Milian ...
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Tiffany Haddish I'm A Music Artist too!!! Working on Hip Hop and Classical
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When it comes to making music, Tiffany Haddish is NOT new to the game ... so says Tiffany herself, who revealed she's been making music for a while now.
We caught up with the "Girls Trip" star at LAX and she told us all about her music and her plans for the future.
Tiffany says being a musical artist isn't a career change 'cause she's actually been dropping tunes for years. She says, she hopes to merge acting and music by putting her music in her movies and TV shows.
As far as the genre, she says she's tapping into Hip Hop and classical. She says, her dream collab would be Beyoncé ... and even said she'd hop on a track with her ex-BF/music artist/actor Common.
Speaking of relationships ... her music isn't the only thing on the market 'cause she confirmed she's very much single. She's on dating apps, the works!
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Celebrity Scramble Guess Who!
Beneath this cinched celebrity scramble is a teen choice award-winning actress, singer and model who recently attended Coachella, and per usual did not disappoint with her 'Chella wardrobe choices.
This indented performer has recently added 'Director' and 'Writer' to her list of accomplishments and has been collaborating with fellow celebs like Jordyn Woods to create short video content. If she's not on a stage or hustling away, you can find her on open waters, posting yacht and vacation pics on her Instagram page.
Can you weasel your way through this idyllic photo and make a guess on who the scrambled star is?