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Over the weekend, two ladies accused Justin Bieber of sexual assault. They posted their accounts to Twitter, one to an anonymous account and one on an accuser's own page, where the stories were widely circulated. On Sunday (June 21), Bieber responded on his own page in a series of 15 tweets denying the opening allegation and allocating screenshots of emails and hotel receipts that aim..
Read MoreOver the weekend, two girls accused Justin Bieber of sexual assault. They posted their accounts to Twitter, one to an anonymous account and one on an accuser's own page, where the stories were widely circulated. On Sunday (June 21), Bieber responded on his own page in a series of 15 tweets denying the initial allegation and allocating screenshots of emails and hotel receipts that aime..
Read MoreNearly six years soon after Eric Garner uttered his last words, "I can't breathe," while being choked to death by New York City police officer Daniel Pantaleo — and sparked by the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin while in which Floyd repeated those same, harrowing words — the phrase has returned as a rallying cry for protesters around the w..
Read MoreOver the weekend, YouTube threw a big livestreamed celebration to honor the graduating class of 2020 — the ones who don't have variation the qualities of an in-person graduation ceremony thanks to COVID-19 and its associated risks with mass gatherings. Lizzo played flute. Beyoncé and Michelle Obama gave inspirational speeches, as did BTS. Dear Class of 2020 was, case in point, a ni..
Read MoreLast week, right after the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis policeman, Demi Lovato posted in solidarity with Black Lives Matter. She also directed her fellow white people to do more. "Do not let your discomfort surrounding social issues prevent you from speaking up for those IN DANGER," she wrote. "And reality is, up until this Aids in averting Fully - THE BLACK C..
Read MoreThough she's since had to postpone the last of the dates on her Where Do We Go? World Tour, Billie Eilish's massive global trek kicked off earlier this year with a powerful statement. Back in March, at a show in Miami, Eilish unveiled a short film meant to combat body-shaming as a preface to her song "All the Good Ladies Go to Hell." Right now, she's shared that film — which had pr..
Read MoreOver the weekend, Doja Cat posted a note to her Instagram page in a try to clarify videos from her past that had resurfaced on social media, including clips of her using racial slurs. "I understand my influence and impact and I'm taking this all very seriously," she wrote. "I love you all and I'm sorry for upsetting or hurting any of you. That's not my character, and I'm decided to sh..
Read More"One time, I met a woman who knew pain the same way I did." That's Ariana Grande tweeting about Lady Gaga, her collaborator on the incredibly eye catching new dance-floor number "Rain on Me." The song, which dropped today (May 22), pulsates with joyful energy through its shimmering home production. However because the lyrics tell, it's a pure release — using the motion of music to ..
Read MoreIf you've seen actress/performer Condola Rashad as high-powered attorney Kate Sacker on Billions, you know the way she can work the room in a suit. Yet under the musical moniker of Dola, she's set up a vast blank canvas onto which she can paint any sort of cosmic vision she likes. As she tells MTV News, her dynamic new visual for "Running in Place," which premieres today (May 22), "br..
Read MoreLast August, Lana Del Rey released her sixth album, Norman Fucking Rockwell to rapturous acclaim. By the end of 2019, it landed high on countless publications' best-of lists, and it also even earned a Album of the Year nomination at the Grammys just a couple of months later. Although it was a long journey for Lana, as she writes out in a pointed new note posted to Instagram early Thu..
Read MoreWay back in April, comedian and writer Joel Kim Booster attempted to manifest something massive. "Lorde honey right now is the time," he tweeted, trying to summon the pop star from the unofficial break she's been taking since her Melodrama tour wrapped in late 2018. A month later, Booster's plea seems like it might've worked — at least it terms of giving a update. On Tuesday night ..
Read More"This video is really interested in touching." That's how Harry Styles's bleary-eyed new clip for "Watermelon Sugar" starts, and in brilliant Styles style, it escalates from then on. He's got a watermelon, you visualize, and he's touching it. Well, first he's not — and then he is, and then he really is. And right now he's consuming food it. the entire thing's a vision of ecstasy a..
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