Machine Gun Kelly falls off stage during 'SNL' appearance - NME

Machine Gun Kelly finished his Saturday Night Live appearance by falling off the stage – scroll down to watch it now.

The musician performed on the long-running US comedy show last night (January 30), bringing tracks from his latest album ‘Tickets To My Downfall’ to the programme.

At the end of the night, the cast, Kelly and guest host John Krasinski gathered on the stage for the end credits. After hugging The Office actor, the musician went to pick up SNL star and friend Pete Davidson but fell, taking both of them off the stage.

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Moments later, both of the men reappeared on screen and, seemingly not having learnt their lesson, Davidson put Kelly over his shoulder. Watch footage of the moment below now.

Thank you, @johnkrasinski and @machinegunkelly!

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“I remember when I was a kid watching [SNL] every weekend with my aunt and my dad, since they aren’t here to see this moment, I’m going to perform the song I wrote for them on the show,” the musician tweeted earlier this week. “Hopefully, I’ll feel them there.”

As well as performing ‘My Ex’s Best Friend’, Kelly also turned out a rendition of ‘Lonely’ in tribute to his late family members.

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Meanwhile, the rapper-turned-rock-star recently shared a zombie-inspired video for ‘Acting Like That’, his latest collaboration with Yungblud.

It followed the release of his self-written and directed “pop-punk musical” Downfalls High – a 50-minute film that he recently compared to Pink Floyd’s The Wall. In a four-star review, NME said of the project: “In a world of content for content’s sake – films have often been used by artists try and extend the lifespan of an album – Downfalls High feels driven by purpose.”

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SNL Imagines the Sex And the City Revival Theme Song, As Sung by Kim Cattrall - Vulture

There’s a reason Samantha Jones is a PR tour de force and not a chanteuse. Then again, if she cared what every bitch watching SNL thought about her, she’d never leave the house. During this weekend’s Saturday Night Live, television’s most popular shows took a cue from Nicole Kidman’s The Undoing opening credits tune and imagined the lyrics to a host of popular show’s theme songs, including The Mandalorian, The Crown, Queen’s Gambit, and (of course) HBO MAx’s upcoming Sex and the City revival And Just Like That…

While the show itself won’t feature any Kim Cattrall, Chloe Fineman’s version of the Sex and the City star knows exactly what the new show will be missing. “Sex And The City without Samantha/Doesn’t that sound fun?,” Fineman’s Cattrall croons. “It’s Sex and the City without the sex?/Hope you enjoy the city.” Of course, we’d be remiss if we didn’t point out we already know what iconic Kim Cattrall song should serve as the new show’s theme. Hopefully she’ll go for it.

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2021 WWE Royal Rumble results, recap, grades: Edge, Bianca Belair emerge as winners on strong show - CBSSports.com

While there are other meaningful matches on every WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view card, the Royal Rumble matches themselves are the true highlight of the annual event. In 2021, both the men's and women's side featured impressive performances that saw the winners last nearly a full hour before securing their shot at a world title at WrestleMania.

On the women's side, Bianca Belair battled from the No. 3 spot, outlasting 29 other women before last eliminating Rhea Ripley. While Belair represents the new blood on the WWE roster, the men's side was won by a legend when Edge last eliminated Randy Orton to secure his title shot. Edge's win was the second time he had won a Royal Rumble match, this effort coming 11 years to the day after his previous victory.

Those two matches will be the lasting memories from the 2021 WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view, but the card was filled with entertaining and satisfying action from top to bottom.

CBS Sports was with you the whole way through the event, providing results and grades as the action went down. Read on for everything you need to know coming out of the Royal Rumble and scroll further for highlights from the show.

2021 WWE Royal Rumble results, grades

Women's Tag Team Championship -- Charlotte Flair & Asuka (c) vs. Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler (Kickoff Show): Flair and Asuka got things off to a good start, with Flair handling Baszler before Asuka took the fight to Jax. Baszler and Jax eventually took over by isolating Asuka and wearing her down while an anxious Flair paced on the ring apron. Flair eventually got the hot tag and ran through Baszler before hitting a double Natural Selection and scoring a near fall. Ric Flair's music hit, leading to a distraction that almost allowed Baszler to score a roll-up on Charlotte. Lacey Evans then interrupted from ringside, including pulling Charlotte's arms out while she was in the Figure Eight. Ric handed Evans something to load her fist and hit the Women's Right when Charlotte locked in the hold again, setting up Jax to pin Charlotte after a leg drop for the win to capture the titles. The match was fine, but the ending was entirely predictable and the tag titles continue to be more prop than valuable asset.  Jax & Baszler def. Flair & Asuka (c) via pinfall to win the titles -- Grade: B-

WWE Championship -- Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Goldberg: McIntyre hit Goldberg with the Glasgow Kiss dropped him with a spear before the match started, taking the action outside where Goldberg threw him into the ring steps before spearing him through the barricade. McIntyre eventually made his way back into the ring for the bell to ring, starting the match. McIntyre hit a Claymore seconds later, but Goldberg kicked out. Goldberg followed with two more spears for his own near fall. McIntyre again kicked out after a Jackhammer. McIntyre hit another Claymore, scoring the pin and retaining the title. After the match, Goldberg nodded, told McIntyre "You passed the test," and the two shared a handshake and hug. The match was short, as expected, and followed the "Goldberg Formula," for better or worse. For a match nobody really wanted to see, it was as inoffensive as possible, if unspectacular. McIntyre (c) def. Goldberg via pinfall to retain the title -- Grade: C+

SmackDown Women's Championship -- Sasha Banks (c) vs. Carmella: Banks was one step ahead early, but interference from Reginald allowed Carmella to take over the action outside put Banks on the defensive. Carmella continued to blast away at Banks with elbows and forearms and Banks began grabbing at her knee after hitting a meteora, allowing Carmella to continue running the match. Carmella threw Banks from the ring, where she was caught by Reginald. After Banks hit a huricanrana on Reginald, he was ejected from ringside, but Carmella hit Banks -- and the floor -- face-first on a suicide dive. Banks started rolling but Carmella countered a frog splash by getting her knees up and then locked in the Code of Silence to nearly force a submission. Moments later, it was Banks who got the submission with the Banks Statement, retaining her title. Carmella is a limited worker in some ways, but when she is working heel against a very good wrestler like Banks, she can more than hold her own playing into nastier offensive tendencies. Not everything here was smooth, but Banks is so good and Carmella good enough that there was plenty to like. Banks (c) def. Carmella via submission to retain the title -- Grade: B 

Women's Royal Rumble: Bayley and Naomi started as No. 1 and 2, respectively. There were no eliminations before Bayley had to deal with her rival in No. 3 entrant Bianca Belair. After coming out at No. 4, Billie Kay settled in at the announce table rather than enter the ring before the first NXT entrant of the night, Shotzi Blackheart. Contestants continued to pile up as no eliminations were scored until Shayna Baszler dumped Blackheart for the first elimination of the match. Former superstar Jillian Hall was the first true surprise entrant of the night, forming an alliance with Kay to form "Billie and Jilly." Victoria also made her return, entering the match at No. 10. Participants continued to pile up in the ring with eliminations hard to come by before Hall was finally the second woman out, followed by Kay and the match settled into a more familiar rhythm after Rhea Ripley entered the match and she and Baszler began to clear out the ring.

Ric Flair's music hit -- with Charlotte already in the ring -- though Ric was only there to escort Lacey Evans to the ring, wearing the same robe as Charlotte wore earlier in the night. Charlotte and Evans battled immediately before an angry Flair turned her attention back to the rest of the participants. Mickie James also made her return, coming in at No. 19. Another return came at No. 21 with Alicia Fox, but R-Truth's music hit right after and he announced he was at the wrong Royal Rumble before being pursued by 24/7 title seekers, only to be pinned by Fox to win her the 24/7 belt. 

Ripley continued to impress, scoring several eliminations. Belair also continued hanging around despite her No. 2 entry into the match. In the near-elimination spot, Naomi was thrown from the ring but landed on her back with her feet in the air, she then used Belair to climb her way back into the ring. Alexa Bliss entered at No. 27 and as she was preparing to transform as in recent weeks, Ripley eliminated her from behind. Nia Jax entered and she and Baszler went on a run of eliminations to thin the field late before brawling with each other and Jax eventually eliminated Baszler and was the eliminated by Lana before Natalya entered in the No. 30 spot to complete the field.

The final four in the match came down to Natalya, Belair, Flair and Ripley. Belair eliminated Natalya first and then Ripley and Belair teamed up to knock Flair from the match, leaving Ripley and Belair as the final two women in the match. The two battled back and forth in an extended segment with several near eliminations before Belair managed to knock Ripley from the ring with a clothesline to win the match. This was a bit of a rocky match at parts, many of the bigger issues being matters of production than in-ring, though some stretches dragged a bit. Belair is a great choice to win and coming down to Belair and Ripley showed how bright the future of the women's division is for WWE going forward. Belair also set a record for longest entry in a women's Rumble match. Bianca Belair won the women's Royal Rumble in 56:49 -- Grade: B

1	Bayley	Blackheart (Baszler)
2	Naomi	Hall (Kay)
3	Bianca Belair	Kay (Morgan)
4	Billie Kay	Storm (Ripley)
5	Shotzi Blackheart	Victoria (Baszler 2)
6	Shayna Baszler	Garrett (Ripley 2)
7	Toni Storm	Riott (Bayley)
8	Jillian Hall	Morgan (Royce)
9	Ruby Riott	Brooke (Ripley 3)
10	Victoria	Royce (Flair)
11	Peyton Royce	Wilson (Baszler 3)
12	Santana Garrett	Bayley (Belair)
13	Liv Morgan	Fox (Rose)
14	Rhea Ripley	James (Evans)
15	Charlotte Flair	Kai (Ripley 4)
16	Dana Brooke	Rose (Ripley 5)
17	Torrie Wilson	Cross (Carmella)
18	Lacey Evans	Carmella (Ripley 6)
19	Mickie James	Bliss (Ripley 7)
20	Nikki Cross	Evans (Baszler 4)
21	Alicia Fox	Moon (Jax)
22	Mandy Rose	Naomi (Jax 2)
23	Dakota Kai	Tamina (Jax 3)
24	Carmella	Baszler (Jax 4)
25	Tamina	Jax (Lana)
26	Lana	Lana (Natalya)
27	Alexa Bliss	Natalya (Belair 2)
28	Ember Moon	Flair (Belair 3)
29	Nia Jax	Ripley (Belair 4)
30	Natalya	Winner: Belair (56:49)

Men's Royal Rumble: No. 1 entrant Edge attacked No. 2 entrant Randy Orton before Orton even made it to the ring. They continued to brawl around ringside until Sami Zayn entered at No. 3 and took out the leg of Edge, helping Orton work him over. Mustafa Ali joined in on the attack at No. 4, with Edge facing increasingly long odds until Jeff Hardy entered to help even things up.The first elimination came when Dolph Ziggler entered the match and immediately eliminated Jeff Hardy. Carlito was the first surprise entrant, coming into the match at No. 8. Orton was shown being helped to the back by officials, limping after the attack of Edge. Damien Priest was the first NXT star to make his way into the match, coming in at No. 14 and making his first appearance in a Royal Rumble. The Miz destroyed Bad Bunny's DJ booth on his way to the ring, leading Bunny to walk to the ring, distracting Miz and John Morrison and allowing Priest to eliminate both. Bunny then hit a crossbody from the top rope to the outside on Miz and Morrison. Daniel Bryan, one of the favorites coming into the match, made his entrance at No. 17. Kane returned at No. 18, chokeslamming many of the current entrants and eliminating Dolph Ziggler and Ricochet before being tossed by Priest.

Bobby Lashley made a big entrance, running through Dominik Mysterio and Priest, eliminating both before a big showdown with Big E that saw both men brawl and exchange counters before the surprise entrance of The Hurricane, who was quickly tossed by Lashley and Big E. With Edge still in the match, Christian entered the match at No. 24. Christian helped Riddle, Bryan and Big E eliminate Lashley. Big E was eliminated from the match when Omos reached into the ring and pulled him to the floor. Omos also eliminated Rey Mysterio, giving some big help to AJ Styles.

Seth Rollins made his return at No. 29, his first match since Survivor Series, after which he took time off to be with Becky Lynch for the birth of their child. Braun Strowman was the final entrant into the match. Strowman went on a run of eliminations, bringing the final six to Rollins, Riddle, Edge, Christian, Bryan and Strowman -- although Orton had not actually been eliminated when he was taken to the back. Rollins eliminated Bryan after hiding out on the outside of the ring and then eliminated Riddle to bring the match down to Strowman, Rollins, Edge and Christian. Edge and Christian worked together to eliminate Strowman and Edge eliminated Rollins, seemingly winning the match, but Orton ran back into the match and hit an RKO. Orton's attempt to eliminate Edge backfired, however, as Edge reversed and tossed Orton to the floor, winning the Rumble from the No. 1 spot, lasting more than 58 minutes to win his second Royal Rumble. This dragged far less than the women's Royal Rumble earlier and didn't feel like it relied on as many gimmicky surprise entrants, though there were some. Edge was an interesting choice and told a great story as he's taking one more ride to WrestleMania and a shot at a world championship. Edge wins the Men's Royal Rumble match. Edge won the men's Royal Rumble -- Grade: A-

1	Edge	Hardy (Ziggler)
2	Randy Orton	Zayn (Big E)
3	Sami Zayn	Woods (Ali)
4	Mustafa Ali	Ali (Big E 2)
5	Jeff Hardy	Carlito (Elias)
6	Dolph Ziggler	Elias (Priest)
7	Shinsuke Nakamura	Miz (Priest 2)
8	Carlito	Morrison (Priest 3)
9	Xavier Woods	Ziggler (Kane)
10	Big E	Ricochet (Kane 2)
11	John Morrison	Kane (Priest 4)
12	Ricochet	Nakamura (Corbin)
13	Elias	Otis (Corbin 2)
14	Damian Priest	Corbin (D. Mysterio)
15	The Miz	D. Mysterio (Lashley)
16	Riddle	Priest (Lashley 2)
17	Daniel Bryan	Helms (Lashley 3)
18	Kane	Lashley (Bryan)
19	King Corbin	Big E (n/a)
20	Otis	R. Mysterio (n/a)
21	Dominik Mysterio	Cesaro (Strowman)
22	Bobby Lashley	Sheamus (Strowman 2)
23	Hurricane Helms	Styles (Strowman 3)
24	Christian	Bryan (Rollins)
25	AJ Styles	Riddle (Rollins 2)
26	Rey Mysterio	Strowman (Edge)
27	Sheamus	Christian (Rollins)
28	Cesaro	Rollins (Edge 2)
29	Seth Rollins	Orton (Edge 3)
30	Braun Strowman	Winner: Edge ()

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'RHOC's Kelly Dodd doubles down on COVID-19 criticism on Instagram, loses partnership with Positive Beverage - USA TODAY

Robin Wright: Twitter bullying inspired new film 'Land' - Page Six

Robin Wright needed an escape from newfound horrors plaguing society, so she found herself directing a new movie about human kindness.

“I wanted to make a movie at that time because there was so much pain in our country. … Just the ugliness that was going on in the world with, you know, the explosion of Twitter,” 54-year-old Wright said during a Sundance Film Festival Cinema Café talk on Sunday with Rebecca Hall.

“Everybody was a judge and there was so much bullying going on. I thought about the effect that had on children, and how that’s changing, psychologically, our cellular makeup. All this darkness and meanness.”

Wright ended up directing “Land,” which tells the story of Edee (also played by Wright) who goes off the grid in nature to deal with her grief after a tragedy and realizes she needs other people for support.

“You need human connection and kindness to pull you through adversity,” the former “House of Cards” star explained.

When Wright wasn’t busy starring in and directing her new movie, which will be released on Feb. 12, she passed the time during the pandemic watching old movies on Criterion Channel.

“Land” premieres at Sundance on Sunday.

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Meghan Markle's Name Was Removed From Archie's Birth Certificate But Not at Her Request - E! NEWS

Meghan Markle's name was removed from her and Prince Harry's son Archie Harrison's birth certificate, but she was not the one who chose to make the edit, despite a recent report, her rep says.

On Saturday, Jan. 30, The Sun claimed that she had "taken the unprecedented action of removing" her first and middle names, Rachel Meghan, from the document so that it included just her title, "Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Sussex," under the "mother" category. On Sunday, Jan. 31, a spokesperson for Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex disputed the report.

"The change of name on public documents in 2019 was dictated by The Palace, as confirmed by documents from senior Palace officials," the spokesperson said in a statement to E! News. "This was not requested by Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex nor by The Duke of Sussex."

Buckingham Palace declined to comment on the matter when reached by E! News.

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RHOC's Kelly Dodd defends attendance at crowded restaurant saying she's vaccinated - Daily Mail

'The sheeple are mad': The Real Housewives of Orange County's Kelly Dodd defends attendance at crowded restaurant as she says she and her friends have been vaccinated

• Reality star, 45, at center of controversy amid pandemic 
• On Saturday, she and friends were seen on a jovial maskless outing at a Newport Beach, California restaurant
• Attendees joked about the virus at one point and mockingly toasted to 'super-spreaders'
• She was let go by Positive Beverage over her behavior  
• She said she and her friends 'all got the vaccine and ... don't have' the virus 
• Fans of the show have called for her firing amid a pileup of incidents  

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Published: 01:34 GMT, 1 February 2021 | Updated: 01:46 GMT, 1 February 2021

The Real Housewives of Orange County's Kelly Dodd defended her attendance at a crowded restaurant over the weekend amid the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that she and her friends have been vaccinated.

'The sheeple are mad,' the 45-year-old reality star said after she caught flak Saturday amid a pileup of controversies for her words and actions amid the coronavirus pandemic, losing a corporate sponsor and garnering calls for her dismissal from the Bravo show.

'I'm not a superspreader because there's nothing to spread,' Dodd said on Instagram Stories, 'because we all got the vaccine and we don't have it, so there's nothing to spread about superspreaders.'

The latest: The Real Housewives of Orange County's Kelly Dodd, 45, defended her attendance at a crowded restaurant over the weekend amid the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that she and her friends have been vaccinated

On Saturday, she was seen with her husband Rick Leventhal, 61, and friends on a jovial maskless outing at a Newport Beach, California restaurant, with attendees joking about the virus at one point and mockingly toasting to 'super-spreaders.'

Dodd claimed she was 'getting a lot of hate for being at a restaurant we're allowed to be at' after California partially lifted dining restrictions amid the ongoing pandemic.

Positive Beverage has cut its ties with Dodd amid the blowback of Saturday's incident, Entertainment Tonight reported Sunday.

'Our core values of wellness, community, diversity and inclusion should be reflected by our brand and anyone associated with it,' Positive Beverage's Zach Muchnick said in a statement. 'It has become clear over the past few months that Kelly's controversial views and opinions have distracted from our primary objectives, so effective today, we are no longer affiliated with Kelly Dodd-Leventhal.'

Defense: Dodd said on Instagram Stories, 'I'm not a superspreader because there's nothing to spread, because we all got the vaccine and we don't have it, so there's nothing to spread about superspreaders'

Blowback: Positive Beverage has cut its ties with Dodd amid the blowback of Saturday's incident 

Dodd seemed to take her firing from Positive Beverage in stride 

Dodd seemed to take it in stride, saying on Twitter, 'I'm glad I could help put Positive Beverage on the map and wish them well. I'm also really excited about my next venture in the beauty industry, which is my real passion. Stay tuned!'

Dodd on Friday said she was secure in her spot on RHOC, saying she was 'not fired' from the series, implying one-time costar Vicki Gunvalson was behind the rumors.

Dodd made headlines in connection with the virus last April after saying on social media that she believed that the pandemic was 'Gods way of thinning the herd' as she argued with an Instagram user who called her out after taking a cross-country flight.

After a user wrote to Dodd, 'If non-essential workers keep traveling back and forth like you, it will last longer,' the reality star replied, 'Do you know how many people died from the H1N1, the swine flu or SARS? It’s 25% get your facts straight you are only hearing numbers not the reality! It’s God’s way of thinning the herd!'

Dodd made headlines in connection with the virus last April after saying on social media that she believed that the pandemic was 'Gods way of thinning the herd'

Dodd claimed she was 'getting a lot of hate for being at a restaurant we're allowed to be at' after California partially lifted dining restrictions amid the ongoing pandemic 

She subsequently apologized for the remarks, clarifying how she meant the comment to land.

'When I wrote that it’s "God’s way of thinning the herd," that’s not what I meant,' Dodd said on Instagram Stories. 'What I meant was, "Do these pandemics happen because it’s God’s way?" I’m not God. I’m not insensitive.

'I feel bad for all the families that have lost loved ones, and I do think we should all stay at home and protect everybody. That’s not what I meant, and I want to apologize to anyone who got offended, OK? I’m sorry.'

A number of fans on Twitter called for Dodd's firing from the show 

She apologized again last month appearing on Watch What Happens Live, saying of her past controversy: 'It was insensitive and I apologize if I hurt or offended anybody.'

As of Sunday, on a global level, 2,226,935 people have died amid more than 102,922,990 positive diagnoses worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. The death total for COVID-19 in the U.S. was at 441,282 people, with 26,178,803 total positive diagnoses. 

In Dodd's home state of California, the state Department of Public Health reported that 481 coronavirus deaths were recorded Sunday, as the state's death toll has surpassed 40,000.

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How John Krasinski Adorably Honored His and Emily Blunt's Daughters on SNL - E! NEWS

John Krasinski sent a sweet message to his daughters Hazel, 6 and Violet, 4, while hosting the first Saturday Night Live episode of the year. 

The actor appeared on the Jan. 30 episode of SNL, alongside performer Machine Gun Kelly. John, who married Emily Blunt in 2010, wore a black sweater with H and V embroidered in the top left corner that had some fans speculating about the meaning behind the letters. His stylist Ilaria Urbinati, who also works with stars like Rami Malek, Donald Glover and Tom Hiddleston, explained the adorable reason behind the sweater on Instagram. 

She wrote, "John wanted to have his daughters' initials monogrammed on his shirt for SNL goodnight looks - styled by yours truly in @boglioliofficial with @missoni pants."

Fans loved the proud dad's nod to his kids. 

One wrote in the comments section of the post, "That's the sweetest thing ever!"

Another added, "Omg the shirt detail is so cute."

A third posted, "An incredibly cool look for John."

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From skinning an animal to directing in the snow, Robin Wright went all in on 'Land' - USA TODAY

Kelly Dodd Reacts to Getting Fired by Beverage Company After Making 'Controversial' COVID Comments - Yahoo Entertainment

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Positive Beverage is no longer affiliated with Kelly Dodd.

In a statement released on Sunday, the beverage company said they did not want to be associated with The Real Housewives of Orange County star's "controversial views" on COVID-19.

"Our core values of wellness, community, diversity and inclusion should be reflected by our brand and anyone associated with it," Zach Muchnick, Positive Beverage Head of Brand, said in a statement on Instagram. "It has become clear over the past few months that Kelly's controversial views and opinions have distracted from our primary objectives, so effective today, we are no longer affiliated with Kelly Dodd-Leventhal."

CEO Shannon Argyros added in her own statement, "We welcome all people -- however they are and whatever they are passionate about -- to Positive Beverage. But there must always be an underlying layer of respect. Unfortunately, we feel Kelly's stance is no longer congruent with our core values. We appreciate her contributions during our affiliation, and she will always be a part of Positive Beverage's history, but we do not align with her opinions or global views while we uphold our own values."

Dodd, 45, who has had a partnership with Positive Beverage for the last two years and even bought a stake in the company in February 2019, reacted to the news on Twitter.

RELATED: Kelly Dodd Admits She Regrets COVID 'Thinning the Herd' Comment: 'Stupidest Thing I've Ever Said'

I’m glad I could help put Positive Beverage on the map and wish them well. I’m also really excited about my next venture in the beauty industry, which is my real passion. Stay tuned!

— Kelly Dodd (@RHOC_KellyDodd) January 31, 2021

"I'm glad I could help put Positive Beverage on the map and wish them well," she wrote on Sunday. "I'm also really excited about my next venture in the beauty industry, which is my real passion. Stay tuned!"

Dodd's split from Positive Beverage comes after the reality star made comments about the coronavirus pandemic during her recent outings with friends. In several videos on her Instagram Story over the weekend, Dodd shared scenes of her and large groups of friends out for dinner and drinks in Newport Beach, California.

Positive Beverage/Instagram

When she started receiving messages from fans concerned about dining protocols COVID-19, Dodd and her friends made comments about being "allowed" to be at the restaurant and how they should be able to "live normal lives."

"I'm not a super spreader because there is nothing to spread," Dodd later said in a separate video, claiming that she and her friends "all got the [COVID-19] vaccine."

A rep for Bravo told PEOPLE that Dodd "has not gotten the vaccine."

RELATED: Kelly Dodd Speaks Out About Wearing 'Drunk Wives Matter' Hat: 'It Was Not Intended to Offend'

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Currently, California is only in Phase 1B of vaccine rollout — meaning people over the age of 65 qualify for the vaccinations, as well as anyone who works in education, childcare, emergency services, and food and agriculture.

In another video posted on Saturday, Dodd and her friends likened COVID-19 restrictions to that of living in Russia.

RELATED: Andy Cohen Hints at Real Housewives of Orange County 'Reboot' After Fans Call for Cancellation

This isn't the first time Dodd has said questionable claims about the ongoing pandemic, which has claimed the lives of over 439,000 Americans. In December, the mom of one appeared on an episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen to express her remorse over saying that COVID-19 was "God's way of thinning the herd."

"At the time, it was a question — like, 'Why are all these people dying? ... Why [do] pandemics happen like this? Is it God's way of thinning the herd?' " said Dodd about the comment she made back in April on Instagram. "It was a stupid thing for me to say. It was insensitive and I apologize if I hurt or offended anybody, 'cause that wasn't really my intention. I got freaked out about it and in hindsight, it was the stupidest thing I've ever said."

"At first," the Bravo star added, she was "misinformed" about the virus, saying, "You guys have to realize this was back in January when this happened and I was misinformed."

"I'm claustrophobic and I can't stand wearing a mask — and now I understand the science behind it and I am ready, willing and able to wear a mask," she said. "And I know it's important, because I don't want to get sick and I don't want to get others sick. I'm just a human being; I make mistakes."

The reality star's estranged mother, Bobbi Meza, contracted the virus in November and was hospitalized.

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John Krasinski, 'Saturday Night Live' roast Tom Brady for his support of Donald Trump - For The Win

By Henry McKenna | January 31, 2021 1:12 pm

Tom Brady wasn’t safe from ridicule on “Saturday Night Live” this week. During a cold open called “What Still Works,” a character played by Kate McKinnon interviews guests on a quest to find out what parts of the country are still functioning properly.

She rules out government, the stock market, social media and the coronavirus vaccine rollout (via an appearance by O.J. Simpson) before calling the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback, played by John Krasinksi, to the stage.

She immediately tries to set up Brady as the antidote to the rest of her guests. He’s in his 10th Super Bowl despite being 43-years-old. He joined a Buccaneers franchise that has historically struggled and its fortunes changed. He’s expected to win — and he wins. Tom Brady still works.

Brady admits to McKinnon that, despite all this, few people root for him. And she says she’d be rooting for Brady because he’s “the only damn thing this country can still rely on.”

But, of course, there’s a hitch.

“And it’s not like you’re a weird Trump guy or anything, right?” McKinnon asks.

“Thanks for having me,” Krasinski says before bolting.

You can watch the bit at 6:21 in the video below.

Oof.

Brady’s relationship with Trump took center stage in 2015 when he was spotted with a “Make America Great Again” hat in his locker. When asked if Brady hoped Trump would be president, he showed support for Trump in his election against Hillary Clinton.

“I hope so. It would be great. There would be a putting green on the White House lawn, I’m sure of that,” Brady told reporters.

Brady, however, backed away from the political discussion as Trump’s campaign gained more momentum. His wife Gisele even wrote on Instagram that she and Brady wouldn’t support Trump. Brady dodged questions about his friendship with Trump until recently when he shared more insight.

“Then the whole political aspect came, and I think I got brought into a lot of those things because it was so polarizing around the election time. It was uncomfortable for me, because you can’t — and not that I would undo a friendship — but the political support is so different than support of a friend,” Brady said in an interview with Howard Stern on SiriusXM in April 2020.

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Looks like the next edition of Now That’s What I Call Music is going to be a must-have for TV fans.

In a riff of the popular NOW music franchise, SNL delivered its own version entitled, Now That’s What I Call Theme Songs Sung by Stars, allowing myriad series leads (or facsimile thereof) to perform original lyrics to some of TV’s most classic tracks (watch the full clip below).

The short began with Chloe Fineman giving us her best Nicole Kidman, as she crooned The Undoing‘s opening tune, “Dream a Little Dream of Me.” (“Did you notice my coat?” she asks.) From there we were served new renditions of the songs from Bridgerton (by way of Lady Whistledown aka Julie Andrews), The Mandalorian, The Queen’s Gambit, Succession and more, as Cecily Strong, Kate McKinnon, Beck Bennett, Melissa Villaseñor, Pete Davidson, Kyle Mooney, Alex Moffat and all stepped in to exercise their vocal talents.

But in the clip’s final hurrah, first-time host John Krasinski sang the “long-lost lyrics” to The Office‘s theme song, which began with a whole lot of “Scrantons.” He then did Dunder Mifflin proud, singing alongside the actual opening credits, which basically turned into a narration of the accompanying video (“That’s a calculator!”).

That wasn’t the night’s only fun tidbit for Office fans. In Krasinski’s opening monologue, he was consistently interrupted by “Office fans” Kenan Thompson, Moffat, Davidson and Ego Nwodim, who neglected to ask any real questions but rather used it as a chance to repeatedly call the actor “Jim.” The bit culminated in a kiss between “Jim and Pam,” with SNL‘s own Pete Davidson subbing in for Jenna Fischer. (Watch that full monologue here.)

What was your favorite skit from SNL‘s return? Grade the episode in the poll below, then tell us your thoughts in the comments! 

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‘SNL’ Cold Open Covers Marjorie Taylor Greene, GameStop, Tom Brady and More - Rolling Stone

Following a month-long hiatus, Saturday Night Live returned with a cold open that encompassed a number of news topics that happened while the show was on vacation, including the controversy surrounding Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the GameStop situation, social media censorship and Tom Brady’s return to the Super Bowl.

In the segment called “What Still Works?” Kate McKinnon reviewed some aspects of society — like government, the economy, sports and the vaccine rollout — to see if they “still work.” Her first guest was Rep. Greene (Cicely Strong), who like the real representative from Georgia, began spouting conspiracy theories about the Parkland school shooting and wildfire-causing “Jewish space lasers.”

“And when your colleagues found out all about this hateful and psychotic things you said, what did they do?” McKinnon asked.

“I was promoted to the education committee,” Strong’s Greene said.

After realizing that government no longer worked, McKinnon next reviewed the stock market with Pete Davidson’s new majority shareholder of GameStop “Derrick Boner,” who helped establish that the stock market was also no longer working.

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Next was social media — Alex Moffat’s Mark Zuckerberg and Mikey Day’s Jack Dorsey — and then vaccine rollout, where McKinnon wondered how a nation that has only vaccinated a small percentage of its population managed to have one available for O.J. Simpson (Kenan Thompson).

“Teachers can’t get the vaccine but you did? People with long-term lung conditions but you did?,” McKinnon asked. “So among the first 3 percent of all Americans given the vaccine was O.J. Simpson?”

“Hey, guilty was charged,” Thompson’s Simpson quipped.

To close out the segment, McKinnon welcomed the only thing that appears to be working, Tom Brady (played by SNL John Krasinski), who will return to the Super Bowl yet again next weekend, this time as quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

“You still work. You’re supposed to win football games and you just keep winning football games. You might be the only thing in America that still works,” McKinnon said. “So I guess everyone must be rooting for you, right?”

“Almost no one,” Krasinski’s Brady said.

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Grammy-nominated musician Sophie dies at 34 after ‘terrible accident’ - KXAN.com

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'SNL' takes on Marjorie Taylor Greene, GameStop and Tom Brady - CNN

That's how the NBC variety show opened its program on Saturday night, with cast member Kate McKinnon hosting a show that asked what still works in America. The first category was "government."

McKinnon brought out "Marjorie Taylor Greene," the congresswoman from Georgia who faces backlash over her controversial actions and recently resurfaced social media comments, to see if government still works.

"Our first topic is government and already I have my doubts," McKinnon said.

Greene, who was played by Cecily Strong, came out and immediately offered McKinnon a gun.

"So Congresswoman Greene... hard to say those words together," McKinnon said. "What are some of the theories you believe in?"

Strong's Greene responded, "How much time you got?"

After hearing some of Greene's theories, McKinnon asked if she really believed those things and then asked if she's really a US representative.

"People can Google you and it'll say she's a real member of the US government?" McKinnon asked again.

"That may not be the first thing that comes up, but yes," Strong's Greene responded.

McKinnon thanked Greene for coming and said, "so government doesn't work." She then moved on to the stock market, which had a wild week thanks to Reddit, and brought on the majority shareholder of GameStop, "Derek Boner."

Boner, who was played by Pete Davidson, corrected McKinnon by saying, "first of all, it's pronounced 'stonk' market."

McKinnon then asked Davidson's Boner if the company's crazy week reflects GameStop's business.

"Uh, we sell games?" Davidson's Boner asked.

McKinnon came to the conclusion that the stock market doesn't work, either.

After going through topics such as social media and the Covid-19 vaccine rollout (both of which aren't working either, according to McKinnon), "SNL" finally found something that works in America: Tom Brady.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback, who's heading back to the Super Bowl with his new team, appeared on the show played by this week's host, John Krasinski.

"You're supposed to win football games and you just keep winning football games," McKinnon said. "You might the only thing in America that still works... So I guess everyone must be rooting for you, right?"

"Almost no one," Krasinski's Brady responded.

McKinnon said she'd be rooting for him because the country can still rely on him and "it's not like you're a weird Trump guy or anything, right?"

Krasinski's Brady immediately thanked McKinnon for having him and left the stage.

McKinnon ended the segment by saying that she's been slowly losing her mind, and then belted out the show's signature catch phrase, "Live... From New York! It's Saturday night!"

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Justin Timberlake Says a New Album Is in the Works on 'Fallon' - Billboard

"Yeah, we can say that," said Timberlake with a smile. "There is a possibility."

"Let's go with yes. I've been in and out of the studio working on stuff. I played you a few tunes," he reminded Fallon.

Timberlake last released a full-length album in 2018, Man of the Woods. More recently, he collaborated with Ant Clemons on the song "Better Days," which was performed at the primetime Celebrating America concert on Jan. 20, following the inauguration of Joe Biden.

Looking toward the future, Timberlake told Fallon he'd love to one day work with Kendrick Lamar or Travis Scott. He also joked that he'd allow Fallon in on a track.

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Hilton Valentine, founding Animals guitarist, dies at 77 - The Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Hilton Valentine, the founding guitarist of the English rock and roll band The Animals who is credited with coming up with one of the most famous opening riffs of the 1960s, has died. He was 77.

The band’s label ABKCO Music confirmed that Valentine died on Friday, saying it was told of his death by his wife, Germaine Valentine. The cause of death was not given.

“Valentine was a pioneering guitar player influencing the sound of rock and roll for decades to come,” the label said in a statement.

Valentine took up the guitar at 13 in his hometown of North Shields in northeast England, subsequently getting involved in the skiffle craze — a kind of fusion of American folk, country, jazz and blues — that was sweeping the U.K. His skiffle band The Heppers evolved into The Wildcats, a rock and roll band that became popular across the north of England, partly because of Valentine’s habit of rolling on the ground while playing his guitar.

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Having learned his craft, Valentine formed The Animals in 1963 alongside singer Eric Burdon, bassist Chas Chandler, organist Alan Price and drummer John Steel.

The band’s most famous hit came in 1964, when their rock-infused take of the folk song “The House of the Rising Sun” topped the charts in both the U.K. and the U.S.

The song, whose opening riff has been a rite of passage for budding guitarists around the world ever since, had such resonance in the U.S. that many people were surprised to hear that the band came from the industrial heartland of England.

Burdon paid tribute to Valentine on Instagram, writing: “The opening opus of Rising Sun will never sound the same!... You didn’t just play it, you lived it! Heartbroken by the sudden news of Hilton’s passing.”

Valentine remained with the band for four years and is also heard on other classics by the band including “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood,” “We Gotta Get Out of This Place” and “Don’t Bring Me Down.”

Valentine released solo work subsequently and intermittently returned to the band, which was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.

In recent years, Valentine has been living in the U.S. state of Connecticut, returning to skiffle music with the formation of his band Skiffledog.

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Grammy-nominated musician Sophie dies at 34 after ‘terrible accident’ - WGN TV Chicago

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Billie Eilish Shares Her Current Favorite Song and TV Show, Her 'Ideal Boy' & More - billboard.com

Eilish chose to respond to a question about who her "ideal boy" would be. Apparently, he'd be a little something like Scar from Disney's animated feature film The Lion King.

For those that didn't already know, Eilish answered a question about the release date of her upcoming documentary, The World's a Little Blurry: It'll be available on Feb. 26.

And when a fan asked "how many tracks approx on upcoming album," Eilish implied there would be 16.

Eilish also shared an update on her dogs and a peek at her favorite restaurant.

Check out her mini question-and-answer session on Instagram.

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Kate McKinnon Confirms Nothing Still Works in SNL Cold Open - Vulture

And now, it's time for "What Still Works?" pic.twitter.com/4yxkD2Tma8

— Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) January 31, 2021

Saturday Night Live returned from hiatus last night with its first post-Trump (and blessedly Alec Baldwin-free) cold open, addressing a month’s worth of news via a segment called “What Still Works?” Kate McKinnon explains, “It’s a new year and we have a new president so some things should work, but do they?” She brings out a cast of characters to determine what still works, starting with Cecily Strong in the role she was born to play, Congresswoman and QAnon enthusiast Marjorie Taylor Greene. Strong-as-Greene has thoughts on the Parkland shooting (“The teachers were actors and the children were dolls”) as well as, of course, 9/11 (“Did anyone actually see it happen?”). Other guests include Pete Davidson as majority Gamestop shareholder Derrick Boner, along with Mikey Day and Alex Moffat as Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg, respectively. The cold open wraps up with the troubling and unsurprising realization that nothing still works, but at least we still have Kate McKinnon telling Day-as-Dorsey that his beard “is working in terms of keeping me a lesbian.”

Derrick Boner stopped by "What Still Works?" to talk stonks. Oh, and Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg stopped by, too. pic.twitter.com/eTY1vVd4IB

— Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) January 31, 2021

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Justin Timberlake Says a New Album Is in the Works on 'Fallon' - Billboard

"Yeah, we can say that," said Timberlake with a smile. "There is a possibility."

"Let's go with yes. I've been in and out of the studio working on stuff. I played you a few tunes," he reminded Fallon.

Timberlake last released a full-length album in 2018, Man of the Woods. More recently, he collaborated with Ant Clemons on the song "Better Days," which was performed at the primetime Celebrating America concert on Jan. 20, following the inauguration of Joe Biden.

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SOPHIE, Grammy-nominated artist, dies in 'terrible accident' at 34 years old - KCRA Sacramento

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The 10 Biggest Bombshells From Wendy Williams' Documentary What a Mess! - E! NEWS

3. A Dark Night

"Early in my radio career, there was this artist. And he had the No. 1 song on the R&B charts at the time. He came and did an interview on my radio show and he asked me out for dinner. So I say, 'Yeah,'" Wendy revealed. The night quickly took a turn, however. "He wanted to go change for his own party. When we went to his hotel, he invited me to his room and I went. He goes in the bathroom to do whatever. When he comes out, he's got, like, nothing on. A pair of boxers. And I'm like, 'OK, what's about to happen?' My dumb behind, instead of just getting up and walking out, I'm like, OK, I'm going to see how far this is going to go. I don't want to have the sex. I don't want want to be involved with an artist. He ended up pushing himself on me, and he date raped me. And I left after that, went home and scrubbed my skin off, cried. That was that. I never told anybody. I just handled it."

When asked by a producer off-camera why she hasn't ever named her attacker, Wendy responded, "It's my story to tell. I know I can say his name, but, you know what, I'll let him breathe. Because he was a one-hit wonder. Thank God I am not dead or diseased, you know? If anything it made me more focused and determined to move on with my life."

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‘Saturday Night Live’ Returns To Analyze Marjorie Taylor Greene, the COVID Vaccine Rollout - Variety

From the attack on the United States Capitol to the inauguration of President Joe Biden and all of the COVID-19 developments in between (including a still-rising number of cases in California, a U.K. variant and a very slow rollout of the vaccine), so much has happened since “Saturday Night Live” last aired a new episode it seemed an increasingly impossible task for the NBC late-night sketch comedy series to respond to the news. But the Jan. 30 episode — the first one of the new year and the new political administration — did its best by kicking things off with a fake show-within-the-show cold open sketch entitled “What Still Works?” in which Kate McKinnon looked at what in American society still worked.

“It’s a new year and we have a new president so some things should work,” she said in the sketch.

Starting with a look at the government — and including special guest Congresswoman, education committee member and QAnon promoter Marjorie Taylor Greene (played by Cecily Strong), she had her doubts that things did, though. It didn’t help that Strong’s Greene sat down, offered her a gun from her purse and then launched into a list of her theories, including that both the Parkland shooting and 9/11 were hoaxes. About the former she said, “The teachers were actors and the children were dolls,” while she wondered aloud, “Did anyone actually see it happen?” about the latter.

Additionally, she claimed the California wildfires were created by Jewish space lasers.

“Those are real things you believe and tell other people about?” McKinnon asked. “You represent the U.S. People can Google you and it’ll say, ‘She’s a real member of the U.S. government.'”

Concluding that the government doesn’t work, McKinnon said she regretted “not taking that gun” before moving onto look at the state of the stock market, with Pete Davidson joining her as Derrick Boner, “the new majority shareholder of GameStop.”

McKinnon broke down the recent skyrocket of GameStop’s stock by pointing out that two weeks ago it was valued at $17/share and then went to $413/share. “Would you say that reflects the kind of business GameStop has been doing in the past two weeks?” When Davidson’s Boner pointed out that people download all their games now, McKinnon said it was a “dying business.”

“The entire system is a joke?” he said.

Of course that led McKinnon to add the stock market to the “doesn’t work” pile alongside the government before moving onto social media, which she pointed out some people think never worked.

Mikey Day and Alex Moffat joined her, portraying Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, respectively.

“Fundamentally Facebook still works,” said Moffat’s Zuckerberg. “Not only does it help form communities online, it also helps people meet in real life, for example, at the Capitol.”

The vaccine rollout was next up, with Kenan Thompson playing O.J. Simpson as a recent receiver.

“Teachers can’t get the vaccine, but you did?” McKinnon asked. “People with long-term lung conditions can’t, but you did? Among all 3% of all Americans getting the vaccine was O.J. Simpson.”

The final topic was Tom Brady, and in a rare moment of the episode’s host taking part in the cold open sketch, John Krasiski played Brady and came on to speak for himself. But as McKinnon listed his accomplishments, from heading into his 10th Super Bowl to taking “one of the worst franchises in football” to the championship in his first year, she just went ahead and declared that he still worked.

“It’s not like you’re a weird Trump guy or anything, right?”

“Thanks for having me,” he said, as he stood up and exited stage left.

And now, it's time for "What Still Works?" pic.twitter.com/4yxkD2Tma8

— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) January 31, 2021

The first sketch after Krasinski’s monologue also responded to recent political headlines, with the host playing a small town Georgia Sheriff who is introducing his young relative (played by Davidson) visiting from New York to some of his townspeople. Since Georgia went blue during the election, they claim they are just like New York — and quickly prove showcase how they think so, with complaints about CNN, “with its corporate, neo-liberal, ‘both sides’ nonsense,” as Aidy Bryant’s character put it (Just give me my Rachel Maddow!”), listing their pronouns, calling Michelle Obama’s “Becoming” “the good book,” serving avocado toast and shouting out their Jewish senator (Jon Ossoff).

When Moffat showed up in a MAGA hat, Krasinski pointed out that “this is Stacey Abrams country” and had his deputy (Andrew Dismukes) escort him to the state line. But when Melissa Villaseñor, playing a health inspector, complained that no one was wearing masks, they exclaimed that the pandemic was a hoax.

Later in the episode Colin Jost and Michael Che riffed further on the last few weeks during their “Weekend Update” segment.

Some, like “the inauguration, Christmas and [that] the terrorist watch list now includes white people,” Jost pointed out were actually good events. “Diversity. It’s good to see yourself represented,” he said.

Beck Bennett also stopped by the news anchor desk to portray Mike Lindell, the MyPillow CEO who was recently kicked off Twitter. But while they focused on discussing his alleged insurrection, relationship with Donald Trump and lawsuits against him, they somehow skipped over the fact that he sued a publication for rumors he had a romantic relationship with Jane Krakowski.

“Saturday Night Live” airs live coast-to-coast Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. ET / 8:30 p.m. PT on NBC.

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