WELCOME TO THE B-LIST, YOUR WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF CELEBRITY MESS AND POP CULTURE. THIS WEEK: THE SUPER BOWL, KELCE’S TANTRUM, USHER’S HALFTIME SHOW, AND TAYLOR SWIFT’S JET DRAMA.
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TAYLOR SWIFT IS THREATENING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST A COLLEGE STUDENT FOR TRACKING HER CARBON FOOTPRINT. JACK SWEENY, A STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, TRACKS THE PRIVATE JETS OF CELEBRITIES, POLITICIANS, AND IMPORTANT FIGURES TO ESTIMATE THEIR EMISSIONS. SWIFT’S LEGAL TEAM HAS CALLED THIS STALKING AND HARASSMENT, EVEN THOUGH SWEENEY NEVER DISCLOSES WHO SPECIFICALLY IS ON HER PLANES AND ALL HIS DATA IS PUBLIC. SWEENEY WAS BANNED FROM TWITTER IN 2022 AFTER TRACKING ELON MUSK AS WELL.
SORRY FOR BURYING THE LEDE HERE, BUT THE BIGGEST EVENT OF THE PAST WEEK WAS THE SUPER BOWL. THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS BEAT THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 25 TO 22 IN OVERTIME. THE CHIEFS HAVE CEMENTED THEIR DYNASTY STATUS WITH BACK-TO-BACK WINS, AND THEIR THIRD WIN IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS. ONE OF THE MORE DRAMATIC MOMENTS OF THE NIGHT WAS WHEN TRAVIS KELCE SCREAMED IN CHIEFS HEAD COACH ANDY REID’S FACE AFTER HE TOOK HIM OUT OF THE FIRST QUARTER, ALMOST KNOCKING HIM DOWN IN THE PROCESS. THE MOMENT HAS GARNERED A LOT OF CONTROVERSY ON TWITTER, WITH SOME PEOPLE CONDEMNING KELCE AND OTHERS CHALKING IT UP TO THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT.
USHER PERFORMED AT THE SUPER BOWL LAST NIGHT, AND IT WAS CRAZY. THERE WAS A MARCHING BAND, VEGAS SHOWGIRLS, ROLLER SKATES, AND I’M PRETTY SURE I SAW A DANCER GET LAUNCHED INTO THE AIR. HE ALSO BROUGHT OUT A TON OF SURPRISE GUESTS — ALICIA KEYS, H.E.R., LIL JON, LUDACRIS, AND JERMAINE DUPRI. AND WILL.I.AM. THERE WAS INTENSE SPECULATION THAT JUSTIN BIEBER WOULD MAKE A SURPRISE APPEARANCE, BUT FANS WERE LET DOWN. MAYBE NEXT YEAR.
BEYONCE ANNOUNCED HER NEW ALBUM ACT II LAST NIGHT DURING A VERIZON SUPER BOWL AD. THE AD FEATURED BEYONCE REPEATEDLY TRYING TO “BREAK THE INTERNET”, AND ENDS WITH HER ANNOUNCING “OKAY, THEN READY! DROP THE NEW MUSIC.” ACT II IS A COUNTRY ALBUM AND TWO SINGLES HAVE BEEN RELEASED ALREADY, CALLED “TEXAS HOLD EM” AND “16 CARRIAGES.” THE ALBUM WILL DROP ON MARCH 29.
AND LASTLY, SOMETHING SUPER RANDOM. PRESIDENT BIDEN POSTED A PHOTO TO INSTAGRAM LAST NIGHT OF HIS HEADSHOT WITH LAZERS PHOTOSHOPPED OVER HIS EYES. THE CAPTION? “JUST LIKE WE DREW IT UP, CHIEFS.” THE POST POKES FUN OF THE WIDESPREAD CONSPIRACY THAT THE NFL IS RIGGED IN FAVOR OF CERTAIN TEAMS.
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THAT’S ALL FOR THE B-LIST THIS WEEK. CHECK IN NEXT MONDAY TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS THIS WEEK IN POP CULTURE. FOR WNUR NEWS, I’M ILSE VON HEIMBURG.
Theme music is from MixKit “What What?! Wowow!” by Michael Ramir C.
