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Demi Lovato Talks Living in a 'Mental Prison' on Jameela Jamil Podcast

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Austin Hargrave Lovato wears a Baja East suit and Wixson Paris bra. Reese Witherspoon says she still feels marginalized in corporate boardrooms dominated by men.  Demi Lovato  describes living in a “mental prison” and battling an eating disorder that was triggered by extreme bullying in middle school. Those are just some of the frank conversations on Jameela Jamil’s podcast,  I Weigh with Jameela Jamil , which takes aim at shame in all its forms. On the weekly podcast, which premiered April 2, the actress and activist speaks candidly about her own shame, struggles with body image, a suicide attempt when she was 26 and how she’s coping with quarantine (“I smell,” she admitted, laughing). Her guests also lay themselves bare, revealing deeply personal struggles and pain. Lovato spoke with Jamil about learning to accept herself after an apparent drug overdose in 2018. “My body survived something insane, a near-death experience, and I’m here today,” the pop star...

Billie Eilish Diving Into 'The Office' Deep End With Steve Carrell, John Krasinski and Ricky Gervais on Podcast Series: Report

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Billie Eilish Diving Into 'The Office' Deep End With Steve Carrell, John Krasinski and Ricky Gervais on Podcast Series: Report Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Billie Eilish performs onstage during the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on Jan. 26, 2020 in Los Angeles. Perhaps you've heard  Billie Eilish  gush about her undying love for  The Office  once, or 50 times. Well, the singer is putting her quarantine time to good use by helping the cast of the beloved sitcom do a deep, deep dive into the history of the show on an upcoming 12-part podcast called  An Oral History of The Office . According to  EW , the show to be hosted by show star Brian Baumgartner (aka Kevin Malone), will drop on July 14 on Spotify with the first three episodes, followed by a new episode each Tuesday after. The series will go back to the very beginning, when co-creator Ben Silverman met with  Office  creator Ricky Gervais at a Starbucks in So...

How Big Will the "Hamilton" Bump Be?

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Joan Marcus/Courtesy of Atlantic Records Original cast of Hamilton Will the Disney+ premiere of "Hamilton" send the cast album to new heights on the Billboard 200 chart? Following the Disney+  premiere  of  Hamilton: An American Musical  on July 3, could the show’s cast album soar back up the Billboard 200 chart next week? And if so, just how big will that post-premiere bump be? Well, on the latest Billboard Pop Shop Podcast (listen below), the team dives into a discussion about the blockbuster musical’s Disney+ premiere, their experiences watching the show (both on Disney+ and live on stage), and just what kind of surge the cast album will get on next week’s Billboard 200. Will the album jump back into the top 10? Could the album, which was released in 2015, even rally past its so-far  peak of No. 3  on the chart, earned back in June of 2016, after its big night at the Tony Awards? And, if  Hamilton  does dance its way back up the chart, what kin...

From Wu-Tang Clan's Hand Sanitizer to KISS Face Masks & More, Here Are 12 Artists' Branded COVID-19 Merch

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Merchandise turned into one of the best ways for fans to support their favorite artists unable to perform amid the coronavirus pandemic. But some stars got extra crafty and sold branded products necessary for combatting the outbreak, including hand sanitizers and face masks. Find all the artists who've turned their household names into essential product lines below. Wu-Tang Clan's hand sanitizer Protect ya neck -- and your hands. Wu-Tang Clan launched a new line of products as part of A Better Tomorrow Collection, which financially supports the Ottawa Food Bank, Ottawa Mission Foundation and Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. One of those items includes "Protect Ya Hands" hand sanitizer, a citrus-scented, plant-based, vegan gel made with the skincare company JUSU. For every hand sanitizer purchase, one bottle will be donated to the Ottawa Mission Foundation and other homeless shelters throughout Canada. https://www.instagram.com/p/CAajtnZHDqT/?utm_source=ig_embed...

Kanye West Says He's Running For President, Will people support him?

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Kanye West Says He's Running For President Technically no, but the odds are super Far. Kanye West  said that in his view to launch a late, long-shot bid for the presidency, a run that would ditch him against President Donald Trump and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden. It's not the 1st time “Ye has said he wants to take a shot at the biggest office in the land”, but his July 4 tweet shown to be his more serious effort yet to throw his Maga hat into the ring. Said Ye in Independence Day announcement : “Now we realize the guarantee of America by trusting God, consolidate our aim and building our bright future”. The attempt is idiosyncratic still given the fact that West has ardently voiced his bigmouthed support for Trump in the past and proudly worn his red Make American Great again cap. There's also the not- inconsequential detail that his entry into the race comes at a late stage in the more than year-long thinning of the large herd that was the republican hopef...