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White House rips ex-White Stripes singer for slamming Trump Oval Office redecorating as 'gaudy'
The White House slammed former White Stripes frontman Jack White after he insulted President Donald Trump's new Oval Office décor on Monday. White House communications director Steven Cheung ripped the "Seven Nation Army" singer for calling Trump's new gold-accented office "gaudy" and "vulgar," stating that the musician is "washed-up" and a "has-been." "Jack White is a washed-up, has-been loser posting drivel on social media because he clearly has ample time on his hands due to his stalled career," Cheung said in a statement to The Daily Beast. He continued, "It's apparent he's been masquerading as a real artist, because he fails to appreciate, and quite frankly disrespects, the splendor and significance of the Oval Office inside of 'The People's House.'" Cheung's statement followed White's Instagram post on Monday night that featured an image of Trump's Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy when they discussed finding peace in the Russia-Ukraine war. However, the musician focused on attacking the gold decor adorning the office's fireplace that was visible behind the two world leaders. "Look at how disgusting trump has transformed the historic White House. It's now a vulgar, gold leafed and gaudy, professional wrestler's dressing room," White began. "Can't wait for the UFC match on the front lawn too, he's almost fully achieved the movie 'Idiocracy,'" he added, mentioning Trump's ambitions to host a UFC fight in front of the White House next year as part of America's 250th birthday celebrations. Since the start of his second term, President Trump has updated the look of the presidential office, adding gold adornments throughout the room, as well as framing a copy of the Declaration of Independence on a wall near the Resolute Desk. Trump is also planning on adding a ballroom to the White House that will reportedly cost $200 million to build. The rocker continued slamming Trump's renovations. "Look at his disgusting taste, would you even buy a used car from this conman, let alone give him the nuclear codes? A gold plated trump bible would look perfect up on that mantle with a pair of trump shoes on either side wouldn't it? What an embarrassment to American history." White added praise for Zelenskyy at Trump's expense, stating, "Also pictured in this photograph, a REAL leader of a nation in a black suit." White has feuded with the president in the past. His former band, "The White Stripes," sued the Trump campaign in 2024 for using the riff from "Seven Nation Army" in intro videos during campaign rallies. White also called out celebrities who appeared friendly with Trump at a UFC fight in 2023. "Anybody who 'normalizes' or treats this disgusting fascist, racist, con man, disgusting piece of s—t Trump with any level of respect is ALSO disgusting in my book. That's you Joe Rogan, you Mel Gibson, you Mark Wahlberg, you Guy Fieri. This is a statement from me, not a discussion/debate. - Jack White III," he wrote on Instagram at the time.
Yahoo
36 minutes ago
- Yahoo
‘Emily in Paris' Season 5 Sets December Premiere and a Trip to Venice
First-look photos see Emily and Marcello getting cozy while Mindy performs in a martini glass 'Emily in Paris' is headed to Venice, Italy. After venturing out to Rome for the back half of Season 4, Season 5 will see Lily Collins' Emily embrace Venice when the Darren Star-created show returns Thursday, Dec. 18. Netflix will drop all 10 episodes at once — a departure from its last season which premiered in two parts. More from TheWrap 'The Last of Us' Music Supervisors on Reuniting Crooked Still and That Gustavo Santaolalla Cameo 'The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox' Showrunner Explains the 'Defining' Adversarial Relationship That Anchors Hulu Series ESPN's New App Looks to Score With Cord-Nevers Through Personalized SportsCenter, Fantasy and Betting 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 3: Biggest Changes From Jenny Han's Books So Far Netflix also unveiled a first look at the new season, which sees Emily and Marcello (Eugenio Franceschini) getting cozy as the shenanigans for the Agence Grateau employees and Mindy — who can be seen performing in a martini glass —continue. The official synopsis for Season 5 is as follows: 'Now the head of Agence Grateau Rome, Emily faces professional and romantic challenges as she adapts to life in a new city. But just as everything falls into place, a work idea backfires, and the fallout cascades into heartbreak and career setbacks. Seeking stability, Emily leans into her French lifestyle, until a big secret threatens one of her closest relationships. Tackling conflict with honesty, Emily emerges with deeper connections, renewed clarity, and a readiness to embrace new possibilities.' See a first look at Season 5 below: Lily Collins as Emily, Eugenio Franceschini as Marcello in 'Emily in Paris' Lily Collins as Emily, Ashley Park as Mindy in 'Emily In Paris' Bruno Gouery as Luc, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu as Sylvie Grateau in 'Emily in Paris' William Abadie as Antoine Lambert, Lucien Laviscount as Alfie in 'Emily in Paris' William Abadie as Antoine Lambert, Lucas Bravo as Gabriel in 'Emily In Paris' Lily Collins as Emily, Eugenio Franceschini as Marcello in 'Emily In Paris' Bruno Gouery as Luc, Samuel Arnold as Julien in 'Emily in Paris' Lily Collins as Emily in 'Emily In Paris' Ashley Park as Mindy in 'Emily In Paris' Lily Collins as Emily in 'Emily in Paris' The post 'Emily in Paris' Season 5 Sets December Premiere and a Trip to Venice appeared first on TheWrap. Solve the daily Crossword
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Jack White Rips Donald Trump's ‘Vulgar, Gold-Leafed and Gaudy' White House Makeover, Comparing it To ‘Wrestler's Dressing Room'
Jack White has some thoughts on the gilding of the White House. The rocker who opened a bespoke upholstery shop in Detroit in the mid 1990s before launching his music career — and who has long had a keen eye for visual aesthetics — went scorched earth on Donald Trump's gold-plated makeover of the People's House in a no-holds-barred Instagram post on Tuesday (Aug. 19). 'Look at how disgusting trump has transformed the historic White House. It's now a vulgar, gold leafed and gaudy, professional wrestler's dressing room,' White said of the makeover Trump has rolled out for the White House, which includes all-gold-everything in the Oval Office. 'Can't wait for the UFC match on the front lawn too, he's almost fully achieved the movie Idiocracy,' White added in reference to Trump's plans to hold a ultimate fighting match on the White House grounds next year and the beloved 2006 Mike Judge movie satire of a world in which anti-intellectual, lowest-common-denominator dolts inherit the Earth. 'Look at his disgusting taste, would you even buy a used car from this conman, let alone give him the nuclear codes?' White asked. More from Billboard Kid Rock Goes 'Nutz' Over California Gov. Gavin Newsom's Fake Endorsement Poster Judas Priest's Rob Halford Said He Was 'Curled Up in a Ball' Weeping in Reaction to Ozzy Osbourne's Death Australian Country Star Troy Cassar-Daley Saluted With Excellence In The Community Award In a clever side slam, White tagged Trump with a link to professional wrestling legend 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair's Instagram feed in the post, in which he also took aim a the many ways the president is abrogating norms by profiting from his second tenure in office. 'A gold plated trump bible would look perfect up on that mantle with a pair of trump shoes on either side wouldn't it?' White wrote. 'What an embarrassment to American history. Also pictured in this photograph, a REAL leader of a nation in a black suit.' The post featured a photo of Trump meeting with Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy this week in the dizzyingly filigreed Oval Office. In keeping with the wrestling metaphor, White House communications director Steven Cheung attempted his own smack down of the 12-time Grammy-winning rocker who is slated to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of the White Stripes in November. 'Jack White is a washed-up, has-been loser posting drivel on social media because he clearly has ample time on his hands due to his stalled career,' Cheung told The Daily Beast. 'It's apparent he's been masquerading as a real artist, because he fails to appreciate, and quite frankly disrespects, the splendor and significance of the Oval Office inside of 'The People's House.'' At press time it appeared White had not responded to Cheung's comments. In May, photo editor and creative consultant Emily Keegin wrote an essay in The New York Times entitled 'Trump's Oval Office is a Gilded Rococo Nightmare. Help,' in which she noted that in 2017 journalist Peter York referred to Trump's shiny aesthetic as 'dictator chic,' likening the former reality TV star's New York penthouse style to that of late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi's opulent, garish mansions. In the commentary, Keegin described the 14K White House redesign as, 'a parade of golden objects that march across the mantel, relegating the traditional Swedish ivy to a greenhouse. Gilded Rococo wall appliqués, nearly identical to the ones at Mr. Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, are stuck to the fireplace and office walls with the same level of aesthetic consideration a child gives her doll's face before covering it in nail polish.' Check out White's post here. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
