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  • Green Day Fan Invited to Play ‘Good Riddance’ Plays ‘Wonderwall’

    Green Day Fan Invited to Play ‘Good Riddance’ Plays ‘Wonderwall’

    If you’ve picked up a guitar for the first time in the last, say, three decades, odds are you’ve tried to learn Green Day’s “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life).” It’s a veritable alternative nation classic, as well as a guitar 101 standard. And so it’s no surprise that Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has started using the song as a chance to invite fans on stage to play it with him. 

    That’s what happened last night, June 30, when Green Day performed in Luxembourg. Well, at least that’s what was supposed to happen.

    The young man enlisted for this very special honor used this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do an extremely bold and — we have to admit — good bit. Instead of playing “Good Riddance,” he started performing the other alternative nation classic that’s also a guitar 101 standard: Oasis’ “Wonderwall.” 

    Based on one video, it appears the young guitarist got Armstrong to do about half of the first verse over a chord progression that sounds a bit like “Wonderwall,” but definitely isn’t “Good Riddance.” Thinking that maybe his guest had just started playing it in the wrong key, Armstrong gave the guy some quick instructions, and even remarked with a laugh, “You told me you could play this one!”

    At that moment, the guitarist launched into an unmistakable rendition of “Wonderwall,” getting through the lead progression once before Armstrong clocked what was going on. “Oh, fuck!” the frontman exclaimed, grabbing his guitar back, before the guest was promptly ushered off the stage. 

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    “Nice try, nice try,” Armstrong said before playing “Good Riddance” himself.

    Green Day’s summer European run has not been without a few minor hiccups. Just last week, during the band’s show at the Hurricane Festival in Germany, Armstrong had to pause the set to yell at a fan who appeared to be shooting Armstrong with a water gun. The band has a handful of gigs left in Europe, with additional shows in North and South America scheduled through September.

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  • Scooter Braun Exits CEO Role at HYBE, Settles With Justin Bieber

    Scooter Braun Exits CEO Role at HYBE, Settles With Justin Bieber

    Scooter Braun is transitioning his role at HYBE, the South Korean entertainment giant, moving from CEO of HYBE America to an advisory position which will have him joining the HYBE Board of Directors as a director and a senior advisor to chairman and CEO Bang Si-Hyuk. The move marks the end of a five-year run at HYBE, which is home to such K-pop acts as BTS and Katseye.

    The news was announced to HYBE staffers on Monday when Braun, dialing in from David Geffen’s yacht where he is vacationing, notified employees that the move was “in the works for quite some time,” according to a source who adds that the five-year plan was initiated with the sale of Braun’s Ithaca Holdings to HYBE in 2021. Braun will remain active in current HYBE projects, like the just-launched girl group Katseye. Braun intimated that he “isn’t going anywhere” and will “still help guide” the artists on the HYBE roster. During the call, Braun shared with the staff that, when he set out for a career in music 25 years ago, it was after reading the Geffen biography The Operator. Today, as he closes this chapter of his career, he reminded his colleagues of what he’s learned from Geffen: “Follow your dreams and anything can happen.”

    Braun built his business managing music artists like Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, J Balvin, Demi Lovato and The Kid LAROI under the SB Projects banner. In 2024, he stepped away from the management business, announcing his decision on social media, where he noted, “I have been blessed to have had a ‘Forrest Gump’-like life while witnessing and taking part in the journeys of some of the most extraordinarily talented people the world has ever seen. I’m constantly pinching myself and asking ‘how did I get here?’”

    The exit from management coincided with a split from Bieber which turned contemptuous, as THR reported in April, due to financial consequences triggered by the cancelation of Bieber’s Justice tour in 2022. In not fulfilling his contractual obligation to AEG (the tour’s promoter) and completing the concert dates, for which he received a $40 million advance, Bieber was left owing more than $20 million to AEG. Then-manager Braun, through his company, covered what was owed in the form of a loan at a highly favorable (to Bieber) rate. In addition, the two were partnered in a number of other businesses including a record label and film projects. Braun also helped secure a $200 million catalog deal for Bieber’s songwriting interests, possibly the largest nest egg in music history for an artist under 30. (Worth noting: Hailey Bieber, who married Justin in 2018, recently sold her Rhode Beauty skincare brand to e.l.f. Beauty for $1 billion; Braun was a seed investor.)

    THR has learned that a settlement between Braun and Bieber is now completed. “Scooter and Justin squashed their issues and are in a good place,” says a source who adds that Braun’s last act at HYBE was to close the book on the squabble and “leave the company, and Justin, in a good position.”

    Reps for Bieber declined to comment on the settlement.

    Stepping into the CEO position in Braun’s place and leading all day-to-day duties is Isaac Lee, who has been chairman of HYBE Latin America since November of 2023. Lee’s new title is chairman and CEO of HYBE Americas. In addition to running HYBE’s operations in Mexico, Miami, and Medellin, Lee will also have oversight of Nashville-based Big Machine Label Group (BMLG) and Quality Control Media Holdings, headquartered in Atlanta.

    While Braun’s next move is unclear, HYBE chief Bang Si-Hyuk commented, “Scooter has been an extraordinary partner, a visionary executive, and a true catalyst for cultural exchange. His contributions have been vital in establishing our ambitious presence in the U.S. market. I am deeply grateful for his leadership, his astute instincts and his unwavering passion for artists. We wish him immense success in his exciting next chapter and look forward to continuing our partnership in executing HYBE’s global vision.”

    Braun also remains one of HYBE’s largest individual shareholders. In announcing his new role, Braun said: “Being a part of HYBE and witnessing its remarkable growth has been one of the most inspiring chapters of my professional journey. Chairman Bang is a true visionary and a musical genius. What he has built with HYBE is unparalleled. I am incredibly proud of our collective accomplishments and look forward to supporting Chairman Bang and CEO Jason Jaesang Lee in their continued success as I step into what’s next.”

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  • Jennifer Aniston to Lead ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’ Series at Apple TV

    Jennifer Aniston to Lead ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’ Series at Apple TV

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    Jennifer Aniston has lined up another series at Apple TV+.

    The star and executive producer of The Morning Show will lead a series inspired by Jennette McCurdy’s memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died at the streamer. McCurdy is adapting her book alongside Ari Katcher (Ramy, Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show), and the two will serve as co-showrunners. Aniston is also an executive producer.

    Former iCarly star McCurdy’s book, details the relationship she had with her abusive mother and the road to recovery she took following her mother’s death in 2013. I’m Glad My Mom Died became an instant bestseller after it was published in 2022.

    “I’ve been so touched by how much the emotional thrust of the story has connected with people, which I see as being my relationship with my mom,” McCurdy told The Hollywood Reporter soon after the book was released. “That’s an important and complicated relational dynamic to explore, and to see that people are responding to it has been amazing. And to see people responding to the humor of it and the aspect of exploring eating disorders and complicated grief, it’s really been incredible.”

    The series is described as a dramedy that will center on “the codependent relationship between an 18-year-old actress in a hit kids’ show, and her narcissistic mom who relishes in her identity as a starlet’s mother,” the show’s logline reads. Aniston will play the mother.

    Aniston also has the fourth season of The Morning Show on deck at Apple TV+. The series is set to return Sept. 17, with a two-year time jump following the events of season three in 2023.

    Apple Studios is producing the series based on I’m Glad My Mom Died. McCurdy and Katcher are co-showrunners and will executive produce with Aniston (via her Echo Films); Sharon Horgan and Stacy Greenberg of Merman Productions; Dani Gorin, Tom Ackerley and Josey McNamara of LuckyChap; and Jerrod Carmichael and Erica Kay.

    Aniston is repped by CAA, Lighthouse Management & Media and Hansen Jacobson; McCurdy,by CAA, Jill Fritzo PR and Hansen Jacobson; Horgan, by United Agents in the U.K. WME in the U.S. and Nelson Davis; LuckyChap, by Entertainment 360, CAA, Narrative and attorney Jeff Bernstein; Katcher, by WME, Entertainment 360, and Ziffren Brittenham; and Carmichael, by WME, Entertainment 360 and Johnson Shapiro.

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  • ‘It’s So Fun and Freeing to Take Up This Much Space’: Louisa Jacobson on Her Breakout Year

    ‘It’s So Fun and Freeing to Take Up This Much Space’: Louisa Jacobson on Her Breakout Year

    The day that Louisa Jacobson and I are scheduled to chat over Zoom is a big one, for both New York and Jacobson herself. We’re meeting on the second day of a record-breaking heatwave, the culminating week of Pride Month, and, as it happens, the one-year anniversary of Jacobson publicly coming out. The third season of HBO’s The Gilded Age, in which Jacobson plays Marian Brook, a doe-eyed newcomer to late-1800s Manhattan high society, premiered a few days prior. And the night before, Zohran Mamdani clinched a historic victory over former governor Andrew Cuomo in New York City’s mayoral primary.

    “I ranked Zohran as number one,” says Jacobson. “So, yay…I’m really excited. It’s a very cool breakthrough moment in New York politics.”

    Mamdani’s win also coincided with the American premiere of Trophy Boys—a play written by Emmanuelle Mattana and directed by Danya Taymor—off-Broadway, at MCC Theatre. In it, Jacobson and the rest of the AFAB cast don drag to play an all-boys senior debate team as they prepare to face their sister school in the final battle of their high school careers. The task? Arguing the affirmative for the prompt that “feminism has failed women.”

    “The opportunity during Pride Month to be doing drag and doing a show like this is so cool,” says Jacobson. “And to investigate gender as performance and dive-deep into exploring the more masculine parts of myself, as well.” She also notes that this kind of drag is the reverse of what is usually represented in popular culture. “We don’t see it as often as we see queens, you know? I think it’s less digestible. I think people don’t always understand how to receive it…So I think we were batting up a little bit with that, but it’s been really fun.”

    Even as it navigates themes of privilege, toxic masculinity, and the nuances of sexual assault allegations, the play still manages to feel boisterous and campy. It even has one horny dance break, in which all the boys gyrate to Pretty Ricky’s 2005 hit “Grind With Me”—making literal the already effectively masturbatory nature of their debate. As the quartet humps chairs, doms desks, and spanks the air, it’s clear their intellectualizing is merely a coping mechanism for that specific, liminal teen space of extreme lust exacerbated by a maddening lack of experience.


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  • Sean 'Diddy' Combs jury asks to review Casandra Ventura's testimony – Reuters

    1. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs jury asks to review Casandra Ventura’s testimony  Reuters
    2. Here’s what the jury in Diddy’s sex trafficking trial is considering  BBC
    3. June 30, 2025 – Jury begins deliberations in the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial  CNN
    4. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs confirms he won’t testify and praises the trial judge for an ‘excellent job’  AP News
    5. Abuser, cheater, charmer: Diddy’s trial revealed the many faces of the ‘freak-off’-loving impresario  inkl

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  • LVMH: Share transactions disclosure

    LVMH: Share transactions disclosure

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    The disclosure of share transactions carried out from June 23rd to June 27th, 2025, was sent to the AMF on July 1st, 2025. As required by current law, this document is publically available and can be consulted on the Company’s website (www.lvmh.com) under the section «regulated information».

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    LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton is represented in Wines and Spirits by a portfolio of brands that includes Moët & Chandon, Dom Pérignon, Veuve Clicquot, Krug, Ruinart, Mercier, Château d’Yquem, Domaine du Clos des Lambrays, Château Cheval Blanc, Colgin Cellars, Hennessy, Glenmorangie, Ardbeg, Belvedere, Woodinville, Volcán de mi Tierra, Chandon, Cloudy Bay, Terrazas de los Andes, Cheval des Andes, Newton, Bodega Numanthia, Ao Yun, Château d’Esclans, Château Galoupet, Joseph Phelps and Château Minuty. Its Fashion and Leather Goods division includes Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Celine, Loewe, Kenzo, Givenchy, Fendi, Emilio Pucci, Marc Jacobs, Berluti, Loro Piana, RIMOWA, Patou, Barton Perreira and Vuarnet. LVMH is present in the Perfumes and Cosmetics sector with Parfums Christian Dior, Guerlain, Parfums Givenchy, Kenzo Parfums, Perfumes Loewe, Benefit Cosmetics, Make Up For Ever, Acqua di Parma, Fresh, Fenty Beauty by Rihanna, Maison Francis Kurkdjian and Officine Universelle Buly. LVMH’s Watches and Jewelry division comprises Bulgari, TAG Heuer, Tiffany & Co, Chaumet, Zenith, Fred and Hublot. LVMH is also active in Selective Retailing as well as in other activities through DFS, Sephora, Le Bon Marché, La Samaritaine, Groupe Les Echos-Le Parisien, Paris Match, Cova, Le Jardin d’Acclimatation, Royal Van Lent, Belmond and Cheval Blanc hotels.

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  • ‘Here One Moment’ by Liane Moriarty highlights the inner lives — and deaths — of airplane passengers

    ‘Here One Moment’ by Liane Moriarty highlights the inner lives — and deaths — of airplane passengers

    The cover of “Here One Moment” and author Liane Moriarty/ (Courtesy of Crown and Über Photography)

    Host Robin Young speaks with Australian author Liane Moriarty. Her latest best-selling novel, “Here One Moment,” tells the story of plane passengers who are told by a mysterious woman when and how they will die. The book is out in paperback on Tuesday.

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    This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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  • Jury Asks For Cassie Ventura Testimony Transcripts

    Jury Asks For Cassie Ventura Testimony Transcripts

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    The jury deliberating whether Sean “Diddy” Combs is guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking sent another note to the judge Tuesday morning to request transcripts from Cassie Ventura and another witness, the jury’s fifth note overall, one day after it told the judge one of its jurors may not be able to follow instructions.

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    The jury sent a note to Judge Arun Subramanian on Tuesday morning requesting transcripts of some testimony from Combs’ ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura and sex worker Daniel Phillip, who participated in a “freak-off” with Ventura and Combs, CNN reported.

    The jury requested transcripts from multiple specific moments from Ventura’s testimony: her testimony about Combs attacking her at a Los Angeles hotel in 2016, which was captured on surveillance video and shown to the jury; her testimony that Combs threatened to release “freak-off” videos of her while they were on a flight home from the Cannes Film Festival; and testimony from both Phillip and Ventura about freak-offs they had with one another.

    The jury asked Subramanian late Monday afternoon, the first day of deliberations, for clarity on whether it is considered drug distribution if a person who is asked for controlled substances provides them to that person, CNN reported.

    Drug distribution is one of the alleged acts jurors are being asked to consider when deciding whether Combs is guilty of the racketeering charge, along with bribery, forced labor, kidnapping, arson and sex trafficking, according to the jury’s verdict sheet.

    Subramanian said Tuesday morning he would refer the jury to language in its instructions about drug distribution: “The word ‘distribution’ means actual, constructive, or attempted transfer. To distribute simply means to deliver, to pass over, or to hand over something to another person, or to cause it to be delivered, passed on, or handed over to another. Distribution does not require a sale.”

    The jury deliberated for more than five hours on Monday.

    What Is The Scene Like In The Courtroom?

    Combs arrived in the courtroom late Tuesday morning, CNN reported. His mother, Janice Combs, who has been present for much of the trial, is also in attendance.

    Why Did The Jury Raise Concerns Over Juror No. 25?

    Quickly after deliberations began Monday, the jury gave Subramanian a note that said: “We have a juror, No. 25, who we are concerned cannot follow your honor’s instructions.” Subramanian returned a note to the jury reminding “every juror of their duty to deliberate and their obligation to follow my instruction on the law,” urging them to continue deliberating. Mark Zauderer, a veteran trial and appellate lawyer, told Forbes jury questions are not uncommon and that the problem may blow over if the jury moves on and does not request any more intervention from the judge.

    When Could The Jury Return A Verdict—and Will Diddy Be Convicted?

    It’s unclear, as the jury will deliberate as long as it needs to reach a verdict. Subramanian has previously said he wanted to wrap up the trial, which began in May, by the July 4 weekend. Legal analysts previously told Forbes the prosecution presented a strong case against Combs, but it is impossible to know what a jury will decide. Zauderer said he believes Combs is more likely to be convicted than acquitted, but noted such a verdict may depend on whether the jury believes prosecutors sufficiently proved Combs ran a “criminal enterprise,” which would satisfy the racketeering charge. Former federal prosecutor Mark Chutkow also said the prosecution made a “very compelling case,” noting the prosecution’s emphasis on surveillance video depicting Combs attacking his ex-girlfriend and a key witness in the case, Cassie Ventura, in a Los Angeles hotel. Chutkow said, however, a jury may feel the video depicts domestic violence, which he is not charged with, instead of sex trafficking or racketeering. Chutkow also said it is possible the trial could end with a hung jury, meaning not all jurors agree on a verdict.

    What Is Combs Charged With?

    Combs faces five federal charges: two counts of sex trafficking, two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution and one count of racketeering conspiracy. He pleaded not guilty to all charges. Throughout the trial, the government has called high-profile victims to testify, including Ventura, considered a key witness for both the racketeering and sex trafficking charges. She testified Combs coerced her into “freak-off” sex performances throughout their decade-long relationship, which she said his employees assisted in producing, which some legal experts said could be evidence of Combs operating a criminal enterprise. Rapper Kid Cudi also testified Combs broke into his home and said he believed Combs was involved with setting his car on fire after he discovered Kid Cudi and Ventura were dating. Other alleged sex trafficking victims central to the prosecution’s case testified under the pseudonyms “Jane” and “Mia.”

    Further Reading

    Judge Orders Diddy Jury To ‘Continue Deliberating’ After Concerns Over Juror No. 25 (Forbes)

    Jury Begins Deliberating Criminal Case Against Diddy: Here’s Why A Verdict Is So Unpredictable (Forbes)

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  • Michèle Lamy Reveals Her Top Five Recent Obsessions

    Michèle Lamy Reveals Her Top Five Recent Obsessions

    Michèle Lamy is a designer and executive manager of art and furniture at Owenscorp, the company she cofounded with fashion designer Rick Owens. Below, she discusses artificial intelligence (AI) and her hopes for the future.

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  • K-pop band announce new album and tour

    K-pop band announce new album and tour

    The wait is over, K-pop fans – BTS are back. The South Korean band confirmed their highly-anticipated comeback on Tuesday, scheduling a new album and tour for next year.

    Announcing the news during their first live stream since all band members completed their mandatory military service, the seven-strong group said they would head to the US later this month to begin working on new music.

    “Hey guys, we are back,” Jimin said, with the group adding that their album would be released in spring 2026.

    “We’re also planning a world tour alongside the album. We’ll be visiting fans all around the world, so we hope you’re as excited as we are,” the band said.

    It will be BTS’s first world tour since the group’s Permission to Dance on Stage tour back in 2022.

    And the new album will be the band’s first full-length release since 2020.

    All South Korean men must do 18 months in the military, which forced the world’s most successful boy band in recent years to pause their careers at the height of their global fame in 2022.

    According to a statement, the band told fans on fan platform Weverse on Tuesday: “Starting in July, all seven of us will begin working closely together on new music.

    “Since it will be a group album, it will reflect each member’s thoughts and ideas. We’re approaching the album with the same mindset we had when we first started.”

    Fans – collectively known as the ARMY – have been desperate to see the boys back together again following their enforced hiatus.

    Suga was the final member of the band to complete military service last month.

    BTS are believed to have staggered their military service so that all seven members were unavailable for no more than six months. J-Hope, who was discharged last October, has since wrapped up a solo world tour and will headline Lollapalooza Berlin on 13 July.

    The band made their debut in 2013, having formed three years earlier, and have gone on to become the most successful K-pop band globally.

    They were the biggest-selling music artists in the world in 2020 and 2021, with six number one albums and the same number of chart-topping singles in the US.

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