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President Joe Biden and his team are reportedly yanking their hair out trying to get Taylor Swift's endorsement -- but if history's any indication ... there's nothing to worry about.

The NYT did a deep dive into Biden's 2024 campaign, and specifically ... focused on how his aides are apparently discussing T-Swift, and brainstorming on ways to get her to officially sign her name on the Biden ticket heading into the November election.

According to the outlet ... Biden's aides/surrogates have been talking about their Taylor approach quite a bit in recent months -- and the conversations have gotten so intense, it seems, that they've actually discouraged applicants for social media gigs to save it on their "Taylor Swift strategy."

The reason ... they already have more than enough ideas, and they don't need/want some young whippersnapper to chip in any more proposals on getting her involved/interested.

One suggestion that's been (jokingly) floated, per the Times ... sending Joe to one of Taylor's "Eras" tour stops -- although, it sounds like this might've been talked about when she was performing stateside. At the moment, her tour is on its international leg ... and she's not scheduled to return for any American shows until the Fall, which would be too late.

Obviously, Joe never actually popped up at any of her "Eras" gigs (at least thus far) -- which kinda makes ya wonder if the Prez's team has reached out and/or been rebuffed.

It goes without saying why Joe and co. want Taylor to publicly endorse him -- she's got hundreds of millions of fans ... and is arguably more popular today than she ever has been. What's strange about this report is that they kinda make it seem like it's been somewhat difficult to get Taylor to come around ... or worse yet, that her endorsement isn't a given.

The reason that's strange is because Taylor has already endorsed Biden in the past -- namely, during the 2020 election ... when she backed him/Kamala Harris and slammed Trump.

Around October 2020, she wrote ... "I spoke to @vmagazine about why I’ll be voting for Joe Biden for president. So apt that it’s come out on the night of the VP debate. Gonna be watching and supporting @KamalaHarris by yelling at the tv a lot. And I also have custom cookies." Earlier May of that year, she explicitly said "We will vote you out" to DT.

Plus, it's Taylor is very obviously liberal and she constantly backs Dems anytime she steps into the political arena -- so the prospect of her endorsing Joe again is ... kind of a no-brainer, right? Perhaps not if this report is to be believed ... on its face, it seems it's iffy.

In the end, we're sure Taylor will come around and get behind Biden -- but in the meantime, it appears she's kinda making him and his camp squirm a bit as they try and court her.

If you're unaware of what sort of pull Tay Tay has these days -- just peep this poll that came out over the weekend ... which definitively said she alone could sway the 2024 election. It sounds like people REALLY care what she thinks lately, and Team Joe's well aware of that.

Kate Middleton is finally out of the hospital after undergoing surgery nearly 2 weeks ago -- and the official word is ... she's doing alright, and continues to get better.

The Princess of Wales is back home and resting with her family -- this according to Kensington Palace ... which made the announcement Monday. They wrote, "The Princess of Wales has returned home to Windsor to continue her recovery from surgery."

They add, "She is making good progress." This is reassuring, considering how long she was hospitalized, and how suddenly this news was sprung onto the public in the first place.

There's more from Kensington as well -- with the Royal house saying, "The Prince and Princess wish to say a huge thank you to the entire team at The London Clinic, especially the dedicated nursing staff, for the care they have provided."

More good news for the Royals ... King Charles was also released from the hospital Monday. Remember, he went in for a prostate procedure ... just around the same time as KM.

While the King's procedure/health issue was crystal clear ... Kate's remains somewhat of a mystery -- as no one seems to know what exactly the problem was. Although, that hasn't stopped people from speculating ... with all sorts of ailments being floated as possibilities.

Snoop Dogg has very different feelings about Donald Trump than he did, say, 7 or 8 years ago -- when he was joking about his death -- 'cause now ... it's all love for the ex-Prez.

The rapper briefly shared his latest thoughts on DT during an interview with the Sunday Times -- where he was asked what his read was on the guy heading into the 2024 election. Snoop was pretty candid ... and it seems helping out SD's pals goes a long way in his book.

Snoop says, "Donald Trump? He ain't done nothing wrong to me. He has done only great things for me. He pardoned Michael Harris." Harris co-founded Death Row Records way back in the day ... and Trump pardoned him in early 2021 after he'd spent years in behind bars.

It's because of that that Snoop now says ... "So I have nothing but love and respect for Donald Trump." He doesn't say much else on the topic, it seems, but this is already a lot.

You'll recall ... Snoop has trashed Trump in the past, especially at the start of his presidency in 2017 -- when he twice mocked/joked about the prospect of DT's death within his art.

First, there was a music video Snoop did at the time for a song called "Lavender" -- which ended with a clown-version of Trump and Snoop firing a fake gun at him in a street. There was also the album cover for 'Make America Crip Again' ... which depicted DT as DOA.

Snoop Dogg tiene sentimientos muy diferentes acerca de Donald Trump a los que tenía hace 7 u 8 años, cuando bromeó sobre su muerte, porque ahora parece estar muy amigable con el expresidente.

El rapero compartió brevemente sus últimos pensamientos sobre Trump durante una entrevista con el Sunday Times, donde le preguntaron acerca de las elecciones de 2024. Snoop fue bastante franco.

El rapero dijo: "¿Donald Trump? No me ha hecho nada malo. Solo ha hecho grandes cosas por mí. Indultó a Michael Harris". Harris co-fundador de Death Row Records fue indultado por Trump a principios de 2021 después de haber pasado años tras las rejas.

Es por eso que Snoop ahora dice: "No tengo nada más que amor y respeto por Donald Trump". No dice mucho más sobre el tema, pero esto es bastante revelador.

Usted recordará que Snoop ha destrozado a Trump en el pasado, especialmente al comienzo de su presidencia en 2017, cuando se burló/bromeó sobre la muerte de Trump en el contexto de su arte discográfico.

En primer lugar, hubo un video musical que Snoop hizo en su momento de una canción llamada "Lavender", que terminó Snoop disparándole a una versión payasesca de Trump con un arma falsa. También estaba la portada del álbum "Make America Crip Again", que representaba a Donald como un cadáver.

La industria de la música, la NFL, la economía de EE.UU., y ahora, ¿¡la Casa Blanca!? Según una nueva encuesta, Taylor Swift podría influir en las elecciones presidenciales de 2024.

La encuesta realizada por Redfield & Wilton Strategies, mostró que el 18% de los votantes dijeron que son "más propensos" o "significativamente probable" a votar por un candidato respaldado por Tay.

Los datos también mostraron que el 17% dijo que serían menos propenso a votar por un candidato que estuviera respaldado por Swift.

La encuesta fue tomada a principios de este mes y le preguntó a 1.500 votantes elegibles.

El 45% de los encuestados dijeron que eran fans de la cantante. La encuesta también mostró, como era de esperar, que Taylor atraería significativamente a los votantes jóvenes.

Con todo lo que ha logrado, la Persona del Año de Time tiene más alcance que nunca.

Cabe señalar que Swift se ha mantenido alejada de la política a lo largo de su carrera, por lo que aún se desconoce si la cantante anunciará su voto este año.

Sin embargo, ella sí apoyó al ex gobernador demócrata de Tennessee, Phil Bredesen, en una carrera por el Senado en 2018 y expresó públicamente su apoyo al ahora presidente Joe Biden en 2020.

The music industry, the NFL, the U.S. economy, and now ... The White House?!? According to a new poll, Taylor Swift could sway voters in the 2024 presidential election.

The poll, conducted by Redfield & Wilton Strategies, showed 18% of voters said they're "more likely" or "significantly likely" to vote for a candidate endorsed by Tay.

But the data also showed 17% said they would be less likely to vote for a candidate if they were backed by Swift.

The survey was taken earlier this month, and questioned 1,500 eligible voters.

45% of those questioned said they were fans of the singer. The poll also showed, unsurprisingly,  a Taylor endorsement would appeal significantly to young voters.

With all she's accomplished, the Time Person of the Year has more reach than ever before.

It should be noted, T-Swift has mostly steered clear of Politics throughout her career ... so it's still unknown if the singer will announce her vote this year.

However, she did endorse former Democratic Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen in a 2018 Senate race ... and publicly voiced her support for now-President Joe Biden in 2020.

Farrah Abraham no está contenta con un proyecto de ley en Florida que prohibiría a los niños el uso de redes sociales, diciendo que la legislación se dirige a las víctimas en lugar de abordar el verdadero problema.

Esta es la cuestión, un nuevo proyecto de ley aprobado por la Cámara de Representantes de Florida pretende prohibir que cualquier persona menor de 16 años pueda tener una cuenta de redes sociales con la esperanza de proteger la salud mental de los niños.

Hablamos con Farrah el viernes y piensa todo lo contrario al proyecto, es decir, que las redes sociales son buenas para los niños y que limitar su acceso podría limitar su creatividad, por no hablar de su identidad e ingresos potenciales.

También le preocupa que bloquear el acceso de los niños a las redes sociales pueda deteriorar su fortaleza mental y su formación, argumentando que encerrar a los niños en una burbuja no les hace ningún favor.

Si los legisladores quieren moderar las redes sociales, Farrah dice que deberían centrarse en los pervertidos que las hacen inseguras. Lo que quiere decir es que los niños, como su hija Sophia, no deberían ser expulsados de la plataforma cuando a los "criminales" que se aprovechan de ellos se les permite andar a sus anchas.

Por ejemplo, dice que a su hija de 14 años, que tiene más de 800.000 seguidores, recibe mensajes de hombres adultos en las redes sociales, y en Cameo le piden fotos de sus pies.

Sugiere que se deberían crear más módulos instructivos en Internet para educar a más niños sobre los peligros de Internet.

Por cierto, Farrah dice que ha tomado cursos de seguridad en línea que realmente la han ayudado y le ha transmitido esas lecciones a Sophia.

Después de hablar con ella, Farrah publicó un video reiterando varios de los puntos que cubrimos sobre cómo hacer que las redes sean más seguras para los niños.

Farrah Abraham's not happy about a proposed bill in Florida that would ban kids from social media, saying the legislation targets victims instead of addressing the real issue.

Here's the deal ... a new bill passed through the Florida House of Representatives Wednesday that will cut off anyone under the age of 16 from getting a social media account with the hope that it will protect kids' mental health.

We talked to Farrah on Friday, and she thinks the total opposite is true -- that social media's great for kids, and limiting their access could limit their creativity ... not to mention affecting their branding and potential income.

She's also worried blocking kids from social media will put a dent in their mental strength and training ... arguing that putting children in a bubble ain't doing them any favors.

If lawmakers want to moderate social media, FA says they should focus on predators who make social media unsafe. Her point is ... kids, like her daughter Sophia, shouldn't be kicked off a platform when the "criminals" preying on children are allowed to run rampant.

For instance, she says her 14-year-old -- who has more than 800k followers -- gets DM'd by grown men on social media, and on Cameo they ask her for feet pics.

She suggests instructional online modules should be created to educate more kids on Internet dangers.

FWIW, Farrah says she's taken online safety courses which have really helped her, and she's passed those lessons on to Sophia.

After we spoke to her, Farrah posted a video reiterating several of the points we covered about making social media safer for kids.

Bill Maher is throwing in the towel on American democracy -- or so it seems -- and he makes a case.

The 'Real Time' host served up a scary parallel between the U S of A and Brazil, both of which had insurrections over their respective presidential elections -- the U.S. on January 6, 2021, and Brazil on January 8, 2023.

In both cases, as Bill says, the presidents who disputed the election were thrice-married, right-wing populists. But that's where the comparison ends.

In Brazil's case, almost everyone rose up against the rioters and the president, who's been banished from the country and is now living in Florida. In the case of America, the former president now living in Florida will be the Republican nominee by an insanely large margin.

Bill then dove into how we really have never been truly democratic ... California has the same representation in the Senate -- which, by the way, can convict a president for misdeeds -- as sparsely populated Wyoming. We have this fakakta electoral college which has no correlation to the popular vote.

Then Bill gets even more real with the confession, maybe we lost our taste for democracy because "we're just a s**ttier people than we used to be."

A jury of Donald Trump's peers just decided he oughta pay E. Jean Carroll a fortune for defaming her while denying her sexual assault allegation ... tens of millions, in fact.

A verdict was reached Friday in DT's defamation damages trial -- this after he was found liable for defaming her in September ... not to mention an entirely separate civil case, where he was found liable for sexually abusing her way back in the day.

Trump had already been ordered to pay Carroll $5 million in the sexual abuse case -- something he's currently appealing -- and now ... on the defamation front, a jury came back with an astronomical figure, saying DT has to cough up $83.3 million to the woman.

Indeed, it's a massive amount of cash -- something that apparently shocked the courtroom in NYC -- and a lot of it actually comes in the form of punitive damages, the ones meant to teach somebody a lesson.

Trump was ordered to pay about $65 million in punitive damages, and about $18.3 mil in compensatory damages -- otherwise known as actual damages, meaning the harm she says she literally suffered as a result of Trump's statements about her.

It's interesting ... there are two statements, specifically, that Carroll had sued over -- one in which Trump called her story about the alleged sexual assault a "con job" and another in which he said something to the effect of never having met her, which she called a lie.

Carroll's attorneys wanted $12 million in actual damages for each statement -- and in the end, she got about 70% of that. The astounding number, of course, is the $65 mil ... and that itself speaks volumes about how the jury felt in terms of sending a message to the ex-Prez.

It sounds like the jury's recommendation for this huge amount is going to be upheld by the judge -- there was no indication from Lewis Kaplan that he thought it needed to be lowered.

It's being reported that E. Jean was emotional after hearing the number, and earlier in the day -- Trump was said to be furious while leaving court, this after closing arguments.

Un jurado de pares de Donald Trump acaba de decidir que deberá pagarle una fortuna a E. Jean Carroll por difamarla, al mismo tiempo que Trump niega la acusación de agresión sexual de parte de ella, y tendrá que pagar decenas de millones, de hecho.

El veredicto se dio a conocer el viernes en el juicio de daños y perjuicios por difamación de Donald Trump. Esto, después de que fuera declarado responsable de difamarla en septiembre, por no hablar de un caso civil totalmente independiente, en el que fue declarado responsable de abusar sexualmente de ella.

Trump ya había sido condenado a pagarle $5 millones a Carroll en el caso de abuso sexual, algo por lo que está apelando actualmente, y en el caso de difamación, el jurado volvió a golpearlo con una cifra astronómica de $83,3 millones.

De hecho, es una cantidad enorme de dinero en efectivo, algo que al parecer sorprendió a la sala del tribunal en Nueva York, y una gran parte de la suma en realidad proviene de los daños punitivos, destinados a dar una lección al respecto.

Trump fue condenado a pagar alrededor de $65 millones en daños punitivos y alrededor de $18,3 millones en daños compensatorios, también conocido como daños reales, es decir, los que ella dice que literalmente sufrió como consecuencia de las declaraciones de Trump.

Es interesante, porque hay dos declaraciones por las que Carroll demandó: una en la que Trump calificó su historia sobre el presunto asalto sexual como una "estafa" y otra en la que decía que nunca la había conocido, cosa que ella llamó una mentira.

Los abogados de Carroll querían 12 millones de dólares en daños reales por cada declaración, y al final, consiguieron alrededor del 70% de eso. El número sorprendente, por supuesto, es el de $65 millones, y que en sí mismo dice mucho acerca de cómo el jurado se sentía en términos de enviar un mensaje al expresidente.

Suena como que la recomendación del jurado de esta enorme suma va a ser confirmada por el juez. No hay ninguna indicación de que Lewis Kaplan piense que deba ser reducida.

Se ha informado que E. Jean se emocionó temprano en el día y después de escuchar la cifra y que Trump estaba furioso al salir de la corte después de los argumentos de cierre.

Un barco aparentemente lleno de migrantes arribó en la costa de una playa al sur de California esta semana, y cuando tocó tierra, la gente en el interior se dirigió a las colinas.

Estas salvajes imágenes han estado circulando en línea durante las últimas 24 horas, y parecen mostrar lo que los testigos aseguran que era un barco decidido a aterrizar en La Jolla, California, a plena luz del día, nada menos.

Se supone que las personas en el interior son inmigrantes indocumentados, lo que hace que lo que pasa a continuación sea aún más impactante. Una vez que llegaron, estas personas saltaron y se dispersaron muy rápidamente.

Como se puede ver, varios ocupantes de la embarcación vienen corriendo desde la playa hacia la carretera, con un montón de transeúntes observándolos, y luego se empiezan a dispersar por el barrio costero cercano. Incluso había niños en la mezcla.

Los espectadores estaban en estado de shock mientras tomaban estos videos. Parece que hubo incluso algunas personas de primeros auxilios que vieron lo que pasaba. Se pueden oír sirenas de algún tipo de vehículo, presumiblemente de un salvavidas.

Como señala el camarógrafo, estos no parecen demasiado ansiosos por detenerlos, aunque no está claro si lo hicieron. Tampoco se sabe si esta gente fue finalmente abordada o aprehendida. Por supuesto, vale la pena señalar que La Jolla se encuentra en el condado de San Diego, un santuario natural en los Estados Unidos, donde los migrantes pueden técnicamente venir y buscar refugio o asilo.

Vimos algo muy similar en las costas de Malibú no hace mucho tiempo atrás, así que, a primera vista, parece que esto es algo habitual en la costa oeste.

También es emblemático del debate fronterizo en curso, por no hablar de lo que está pasando en Texas, donde el conflicto está llegando a un punto de ebullición.

A boat apparently full of migrants washed ashore this week in a Southern California beach town -- and when it touched down on land ... the people inside went heading for the hills.

This wild footage has been circulating online for the past 24 hours, and it seems to show what eyewitnesses claim was a panga boat that was dead set on landing in La Jolla, CA -- which it eventually did, in the middle of the day no less.

The people inside are purported to be undocumented migrants ... which is what makes what happens next all the more shocking -- these folks hopped out and scattered very quickly.

As you can see, several occupants from the boat come running up the beach onto the road above -- with a bunch of bystanders watching them in plain view, mind you -- and they start making their way into the nearby seaside neighborhood ... there were even kids in the mix.

As onlookers took it all in with shock ... it seems there were even some first responders who saw it happen too. You can hear sirens from some sort of vehicle, presumably a lifeguard.

As the cameraman notes ... they don't seem too eager to stop 'em, although it's unclear if they did. It's also unknown if these folks were eventually approached/apprehended. Of course, it's worth pointing out that La Jolla is in San Diego County ... a place of sanctuary here in the States, and where migrants can technically come and seek refuge/asylum.

We saw something very similar take place off the shores of Malibu not too long ago --- so, on its face, it would appear this is somewhat of a regular occurrence on the West Coast.

It's also emblematic of the ongoing border debate in this country -- don't even get us started on what's going down in Texas, where a raging conflict is reaching its boiling point.

Rick Harrison got a call from 2 of Donald Trump's sons after his own son, Adam Harrison, died from a fentanyl overdose.

A rep for the "Pawn Stars" patriarch tells TMZ ... Donald Jr. and Eric Trump reached out to Rick after learning of Adam's death. We're told the Trumps spoke to Rick on the phone to offer their condolences.

The Trump and Harrison families have a long relationship. Rick's been a vocal supporter of the former president for years -- at one point referring to himself as a "Trump guy."

When DT was in the White House, he and Rick met in September 2018 ... snapping a photo together with Rick's youngest son, Jake.

Even before the phone call, Don. Jr commented on Rick's tribute post to Adam, "I'm so sorry man."

TMZ broke the story ... Adam died last week from a drug overdose.

Rick told us fentanyl killed his 39-year-old son and added, "The fentanyl crisis in this country must be taken more seriously. It seems it is just flowing over the borders and nothing is being done about it. We must do better."

Rick Harrison recibió una llamada de dos de los hijos de Donald Trump después de que su propio hijo, Adam Harrison, falleciera de una sobredosis de fentanilo.

Un representante del patriarca del "El Precio de la Historia", le dice TMZ que Donald Jr. y Eric Trump llegaron a Rick después de enterarse de la muerte de Adam. Se nos dice que los Trumps hablaron con Rick por teléfono para ofrecer sus condolencias.

Las familias Trump y Harrison tienen una larga relación. Rick ha sido un partidario vocal del ex presidente durante años y en un momento se refirió a sí mismo como un "tipo Trump".

Cuando Donald estaba en la Casa Blanca, él y Rick se reunieron en septiembre de 2018 y se tomaron una foto juntos con el hijo menor de Rick, Jake.

Incluso antes de la llamada telefónica, Don. Jr comentó en el post de homenaje de Rick a Adam: "Lo siento mucho hombre".

TMZ publicó la historia, Adam murió la semana pasada de una sobredosis de drogas.

Rick nos dijo que el fentanilo mató a su hijo de 39 años de edad, y agregó: "La crisis de fentanilo en este país debe ser tomada más en serio. Parece que simplemente fluye por las fronteras y no se hace nada al respecto. Debemos hacerlo mejor".

Hasan Minhaj almost ended "The Daily Show" producers' search for a permanent host months ago ... only for his embellishing scandal to blow the deal -- according to reports.

Here's the deal ... The Hollywood Reporter gave fans of 'TDS' an inside look at how Jon Stewart's return to Comedy Central's flagship satirical news show came to fruition -- and Minhaj got name-dropped in the piece.

Basically, THR says the deal was right at the finish line, just needing to cross the t's and dot the i's over the summer to bring HM on as Trevor Noah's replacement ... until the New Yorker published their exposé on Hasan embellishing stories in his stand-up special.

Remember, the magazine alleged Hasan hammed up stories for the shock value ... including one about taking his daughter to the hospital because of an anthrax scare and another where he said he was turned down by a girl he asked out because of his race -- something the woman in question flat-out denied BTW.

Minhaj -- who appeared as a guest host in the year-plus since Noah went off the air -- has defended himself, denying some of the New Yorker's assertions ... but THR says the scandal was "suddenly seen as a liability" so higher-ups backed off hiring him.

The backlash to Hasan's scandal was swift ... with some comedians frustrated over Minhaj saying they all embellish with their stand-ups. Bill Maher straight-up called the guy a liar on an episode of his show back in October.

As we previously reported ... producers recently announced a tried and true part-time option -- bringing back Jon Stewart to host the show on Mondays through election season and executive produce the show through at least 2025. Hosting duties from Tuesday to Thursday will be handled by correspondents on a rotating basis.