The Super Bowl Halftime Show Was A Humiliation Ritual
Americans were forced to sit through one of their biggest cultural events of the year in a language that is not theirs, surrounded by symbols of other, foreign places.Billie's 'stolen land' shtick falls on deaf ears
Talk about retro!
Pop star Billie Eilish accepted her "Best Song" Grammy Sunday night with a speech guaranteed to slay ... six years ago.
Add Jamie Lee Curtis to the list of liberals who say every Trump move is meant to distract us from the Epstein files.
In 2026? Even Iron Eyes Cody would have cringed at her “we’re living on stolen land” shtick.
Bummer Billie wasn't all gloom and doom, admitting that "I feel really hopeful in this room" and that "our voices really do matter."
We're hopeful, too, young lady!
In a heartening display of unity, middle-of-the-road publications like Newsweek, Parade magazine, and even liberal geek forum ScreenRant joined the usual conservative outlets in skewering Eilish's hypocrisy.
It seems the "Wildflower" singer's $3 million Glendale mansion sits on the Tongva tribe's ancestral land. They made their voices heard too, by the way, offering Eilish a satirical "eviction" notice.
Virtue-signaling sure ain't what it used to be!
View's clues
“The View” may actually be watchable, at least for a week.
The show has avoided adding a real conservative to its panel following Meghan McCain’s 2021 departure. McCain loathed President Donald Trump, but she held her fellow panelists’ feet to the fire. She even did her research, something that can rarely be said about her colleagues.
It’s been a one-sided jamboree ever since, with faux conservative Alyssa Farah Griffin fumbling as the show’s token Republican.
Enter Savannah Chrisley, an openly pro-MAGA pundit. She’ll be filling in for Griffin during the co-host’s maternity leave for one week, starting February 16.
This might be a trial balloon to see if actual debate can exist on the conspiracy-theory-addled show. Or the producers want to see if Joy and Co. can cross-talk Chrisley so aggressively that no Trump-friendly female will follow in her high heels …
Spitting image
That “Exorcist” reboot proved to be one of 2023’s biggest duds. Whose bright idea was it to take pea soup off the menu anyway?
At least Universal — which paid $400 million for the rights to the iconic IP back in 2021 — appears to have learned from its mistakes. The studio has scrapped plans for a trilogy in favor of a fresh start. A new "Exorcist" film, helmed by horror vet Mike Flanagan (“The Haunting of Hill House,” “Doctor Sleep”), is slated to hit theaters in 2027.
Did we mention it has four Oscar nominees in the cast? Scarlett Johansson. Laurence Fishburne. Chiwetel Ejiofor. Diane Lane. Let's hope that's enough star power to compel audiences to show up — and keep the franchise out of development hell.
File-philes
They must all have the same script in hand. It’s the only explanation.
Add Jamie Lee Curtis to the list of liberals who say every Trump move is meant to distract us from the Epstein files. Because, as we all know, President Joe Biden knew Trump was part of Jeffrey Epstein’s child sex ring but was too polite to share that information.
To quote Dr. Evil, “Riiiiiiiiight.”
The Oscar winner slammed ICE this week, adding the obligatory Epstein reference for good measure.
“It is inhuman the way this administration is treating its citizens and its constituents and people in need. It’s an abhorrence what they’re doing. The ICE situation is out of control. It’s simply a distraction so that we don’t pay attention to the Epstein files.”
So far, there’s nothing in said files to implicate Trump. Maybe the Mueller probe will get to the bottom of this …
Shabusted
Shaboozey is learning one lesson the hard way: You can never, ever be woke enough.
The “Bar Song (Tipsy)” singer joined the anti-ICE chorus at Sunday’s Grammy awards, expecting a flood of positive press. And that’s when the trouble began for him.
“Immigrants built this country,” he said, hoisting his Grammy aloft. “So this is for them, for all children of immigrants.”
Stunningbrave! (Or is it bravestunning?) Not so fast.
A chorus of social media scolds attacked him for leaving black Americans out of his “built this country” shtick. Rather than risk a woke cancellation, he served up a mewling apology on his Instagram account.
“To be clear, I know and believe that we — black people, have also built this country. … My words were never intended to dismiss that truth.”
Who knows? Maybe he’ll write the first country song about being canceled and drowning his sorrows in a double shot of whiskey.
Billie Eilish's virtue signal backfires as native tribe says her $3M mansion is 'in our ancestral land'
Pop star Billie Eilish got more than she bargained for when she made a charged political statement at the Grammys over the weekend.
The 24-year-old "Birds of a Feather" told her fellow Hollywood elites at the award ceremony that "no one is illegal on stolen land."
'We do understand that her home is situated in our ancestral land.'
The statement garnered raucous applause from the obviously liberal audience and was one of many shots taken at Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the safe space that was the Crypto.com Arena in L.A.
Show stealer
However following the show, Eilish's statements — which included "f**k ICE" — seemingly backfired when viewers pointed out that her sprawling mansion should also be considered to be on stolen land.
Following the singer's statements to their logical endpoint, the Daily Mail contacted the Native American tribe about Eilish's statements to confirm whether or not she indeed lives on stolen land.
"We appreciate the opportunity to provide clarity regarding the recent comments made by Billie Eilish," a spokesperson for the Tongva tribe told the outlet. "As the First People of the greater Los Angeles basin, we do understand that her home is situated in our ancestral land."
Name check
The Daily Mail also stated that the tribe said celebrities should "explicitly" reference the native tribes if they wish to use them for virtue signaling.
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"It is our hope that in future discussions, the tribe can explicitly be referenced to ensure the public understands that the greater Los Angeles basin remains Gabrieleno Tongva territory," the comments concluded.
The tribe, which lays claim to about 4,000 square miles in California, noted that Eilish has not reached out to them herself, but they have contacted her team to express their appreciation for the comments.
According to the New York Post, Eilish has millions in property in her family, including the $3 million Los Angeles home. The outlet also reported that her brother, Finneas, who accepted the Grammy Award alongside her, sold his home in Malibu for $5.66 million in 2022.
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Border security
Ben Leo, an English journalist from GBNews, visited Eilish's property after the controversy to get comment on the ordeal.
While Leo was unsuccessful, he did note that Eilish seemed to believe in having a border of her own.
"Massive gates keeping people out. I thought Billy didn't believe in borders," he explained outside the sprawling property.
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