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Hasan Minhaj shares lessons learned from ‘Daily Show’ snub

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Comedian Hasan Minhaj opened up to Esquire about missing out on hosting The Daily Show after a New Yorker profile alleged he embellished onstage anecdotes.

“We were in talks, and I had the gig, and we were pretty much good to go,” Minhaj revealed.

However, after the article’s publication, the offer was revoked.

“It went away,” he said. “That’s part of showbiz.” Minhaj also faced public scrutiny, affecting his family.

“The most painful thing is my wife and my parents,” he shared. “To see them hurt, to see them engage with ‘So I’m reading on the internet …’ — that is so painful.”

He regretted letting his parents down, “I’m the eldest. I feel really, really sad that I let my parents down. I’m very lucky that they got to see many beautiful highs of my career. Watching them experience a painful moment, an embarrassing moment in your career, I wish I didn’t put them through that.”

In response to the allegations, Minhaj released a 20-minute video offering context.

“There were omissions and factual errors in The New Yorker article that misrepresented my life story, so I wanted to give people the context and materials I provided The New Yorker with full transparency.”

He acknowledged the controversy’s triviality amidst global issues, “With everything that’s happening in the world, I’m aware even talking about this now feels so trivial.”

Minhaj questioned the allegations, stating, “Being accused of ‘faking racism’ is not trivial. It’s very serious, and it demands an explanation.”

He recalled the interview, “Halfway through the interview … I was saying, you put this here and do that. I could see the journalist was not interested. I remember thinking, ‘Oh, this might not be great.'”

Fellow comedians Ramy Youssef, Mike Birbiglia, John Mulaney, and Jon Stewart supported Minhaj.

Birbiglia defended Minhaj, “I love Hasan, and I think the intent of that writer remains very nebulous in why they’d write that. It’s very confusing to me.”

Stewart encouraged Minhaj, “Why the f**k are they doing this? And who does this benefit? This is great for you.”

Minhaj has since launched an interview show, Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know, and starred in It Ends With Us.

His stand-up special, Off With His Head, premieres on Netflix in October.

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Dasha on work-life balance: ‘You’re still a person at the end of the day’

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Dasha opens up on ‘fame’ after 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards nominations

Dasha seems to have figured it out.

“It’s been up and down these past few months, I have had to learn how to balance my mental health as a human mixed with being an artist,” the Austin hitmaker told People on the red carpet of the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards on Thursday, Sept. 26.

“I’ve had a pretty busy schedule and I’ve had to learn, ‘Oh, I need to make time to go play pickleball and go ride my horses because that’s just as important as going and writing that song,’” the 24-year-old added. “It really is for this to be a lifelong career.”

The Talk of the Town songstress talked about understanding that she needs to “prioritize [her] heart and my health and my soul.”

“I’ve learned that you’re still a person at the end of the day,” she said. “You can’t let yourself get lost in the image.”

However, Dasha is grateful for everything that played out, and gushed over her “surreal” appearance at the award show.

“Honestly, a year ago, if you told me that I’d be standing at the Opry attending the People’s Choice [Country] Awards with five nominations under my belt, I would tell you that you’re lying to me. I’m just so grateful to the country community and to all the fans here,” Dasha gushed.

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Adam Brody hopes ‘Jewish people like’ Nobody Wants This

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Adam Brody as rabbi in ‘Nobody Wants This’ 

Adam Brody got candid on his approach to Judaism, before playing the role of a hip-yet-devout rabbi in Erin Foster’s new rom-com series, Nobody Wants This, on Netflix.

“I’m not religious in any way, shape or form, but I try to be a student of history, of culture, of stories, of myth and literature” Brody replied when asked if the role made him think about faith and religion from a new perspective.

“It’s all fascinating, and it’s all part of the human experience. I construct my own mythology and meaning for life. It’s not to say that I’m a nihilist, I have my own romantic way of looking at the world.”

“‘Leave it better than you found it’, that’s a human construct. I could say, ‘Well, the universe doesn’t care,’ but it’s a human notion and I subscribe to it,” he told Variety in the same interview.

Brody continued, “All to say this is the first character I’ve looked at that’s religious. I didn’t look at Seth Cohen as religious. They were Jewish culturally, but they weren’t, to me, referencing God or thinking about God. This character very much is.

At first, I gravitated toward the parts I related to the most: He’s an Angeleno, he’s at a dinner party, he’s hip, he’s not your typical rabbi,” the actor further added.

”But the truth is, after five minutes of thinking about it, he’s a rabbi, and that means you’re not going to shy away from the religiosity of it.”

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Jenna Bush Hager remembers one childhood memory with sister Barbara

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Jenna Bush Hager recalls childhood incident  

Jenna Bush Hager thinks “sisterhood” has a prominent effect on our lives, and she conveyed this message along with sharing a silly incident that happened with her sister Barbara Bush, from their childhood.

“I once threw a Steve Madden mule at her head,” the 42-year-old Today with Hoda & Jenna co-host shared with the audience during a Threads-hosted session with author Coco Mellors on Sept. 25.

“Remember how heavy they were?”, Bush Hager added while discussing Mellors siblings-centric novel, Blue Sisters, which is her September selection for her Read with Jenna book club.

“It started to bleed. I was like, ‘If you tell Mom and Dad that I did this, I will tell them,’ whatever the bad thing that she [did], which was way worse,” she reminisced.

Jenna and Barbara are daughters of former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura Bush.

“I feel so bad about it, but it’s so interesting because I do think our sisterhoods, our sibling hoods, do affect the relationships we choose later,” Bush Hager continued.

“If you have a partner, a sister that makes you feel brave and empowered, then you’re going to hopefully find that in a partner later in life.”

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Jaden Smith teases new music on father Will Smith’s 56th birthday

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Jaden Smith teases new music on Will Smith’s birthday

Jaden Smith may have a surprise for his fans on his father Will Smith’s 56th birthday.

The childhood star, whom Will shares with his wife Jada Pinkett, took to his Instagram account on August 25 and posted a video that featured a man setting up a poster,  supposedly announcing new music from the 26-year-old.

“2024: A Case Study Of The Long Term Effects Of Young Love. October 18,” the rapper captioned the clip, keeping the hint of an upcoming project as vague as possible.

Fans rushed to the comments to show excitement over a expected “new” album, even garnering attention from some big names.

“IS THIS THE ALBUM IVE BEEN WAITING ON⁉️” wrote Chance the Rapper’s brother, Taylor Bennett, who is also a rapper.

“WE GETTING NEW JADEN IN THE BIG 2024,” wrote a fan, while another added, “Better be a new album.”

Some fans approached the post with a demanding tone, as one commented, “Where’s the album bro?”.

“This better be an album title I STG,” another wrote.

Recently, Jaden muddled fans regarding a forthcoming album, during a conversation with High Snobiety.

When asked about one, the actor replied, “What album?”, adding, “I’m just trying to continue the story.”

“That’s really what it comes down to,” he said.

“This is a case study of the long-term effects of young love. And I’ve been doing my own self-reflecting on everything I’ve gone through in my life,” the Karate Kid star continued. “And now, I’m ready to start revealing what I figured out.”

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