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Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
City Controller Dances to Kendrick Lamar While Calling Out Officials
L.A. City Controller Kenneth Mejia posted his take on the wildly popular Kendrick Lamar "They Not Like Us" Super Bowl performance, dancing with his dogs and staff while suggesting his office was prevented from conducting a proper audit of the city's homeless as he dances in front of City Hall holding his two dogs on leashes, claims that the City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto blocked his attempts to audit "a mayoral program unless the mayor consents." To the tune of Lamar's lyrics he dances with staffers with the words, "We Tried. We Tried. We Tried." Watch below or by clicking bizarre response to a draft of a court-ordered report released Thursday by global consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal that analyzed four years of homeless services managed by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) found staggering levels of mismanagement and unaccounted for taxpayer monies. The audit claims that information gaps and incomplete data stymied investigators from accessing the results of approximately $2.4 billion in homeless spending over that time period, a staggering sum. U.S. District Judge David O. Carter mandated the audit as part of a 2020 lawsuit filed by the L.A. Alliance for Human Rights, a coalition of local business owners and residents who accused the city of failing to address homelessness, and as a result put public health and safety at risk. Mayor Karen Bass has made homelessness a centerpiece of her administration, but did not immediately address concerns about the spending raised by the audit. Last week she posted photos of workers from her Inside Safe program on social media. Mejia has posted a tracker of homeless spending on his website. Stay in the Know! Get the top news from Los Angeles Magazine sent to your inbox every day. Sign up for The Daily Brief below or by clicking here.
Buzz Feed
10-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
These 29 Super Bowl Tweets Are Truly Unhinged, Even Elmo Caught A Stray For Playing The Fence
The Philadelphia Eagles became Super Bowl LIX champs after sweeping the Kansas City Chiefs for the majority of game, ultimately ending with a 22-40 victory. The show was entertaining from beginning to end. From the game itself and Kendrick Lamar 's unforgettable halftime show to the celebrity sightings and interesting commercials, here's what fans can't stop talking about: Editor's Note: While we can't endorse what X has become, we can bring you the worthwhile moments that still exist there, curated and free of the surrounding chaos. 1. I send you this.. i am out of my mind and it's too late. — Scottie (@ScottieBeam) February 10, 2025 Fox / Twitter: @ScottieBeam 2. SERENA?! I'm screaming. This is the pettiest man on the planet #SuperBowl #KendrickBowl — Reyna Noriega (@reynasnoriega) February 10, 2025 Bravo / Twitter: @reynasnoriega 3. i immediately thought of hsm 😭 — marley (@marleyharper) February 10, 2025 Fox / Disney / Twitter: @marleyharper 4. the teachers lounge at Abbott Elementary finna be lit tomorrow! — dante (@allthingsdante) February 10, 2025 Scott Everett White / ABC / Twitter: @allthingsdante 5. 'but you know they love to sue' KENDRICK 😭😭😭 #SuperBowl — cameron🧛🏽♀️ (@prettylilfangs) February 10, 2025 CBS / Twitter: @prettylilfangs 6. Serena Williams, Drake's ex girlfriend, crip walking to #TheyNotLikeUs is diabolical. #SuperBowl — Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) February 10, 2025 Fox / Twitter: @TalbertSwan 7. i'm sorry but AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith trying to act casual while holding A GIANT BUCKET OF GATORADE is the funniest thing to happen tonight — Christian D'Andrea (@TrainIsland) February 10, 2025 Fox / Twitter: @TrainIsland 8. "Taylor Swift is here. She doesn't have much to cheer about. Travis Kelce has yet to catch a ball." #SuperBowl — GirlTyler (@sheistyler) February 10, 2025 Reaction Memes / Twitter: @sheistyler 10. Tom Brady that face is TIGHT honey — (@MsPinkstarr) February 10, 2025 Bravo / Twitter: @MsPinkstarr 11. Beethoven: — Michael Christmas (@MickeyChristmas) February 10, 2025 Twitter: @MickeyChristmas 12. Me: Anne Hathaway is at the game! My Mom: I saw her! Why is she there? Me: Why is Adam Sandler, Pete Davidson, and Kevin Costner there?? My Mom: They're men and they like watching the game. Me: And don't you think that the reason would be the same for Anne Hathaway… My Mom: — Lisa Steinberg 🪬 (@GoodHumorGrl) February 10, 2025 SNL / Twitter: @GoodHumorGrl 13. For those of y'all who weren't outside, the media tore Serena to shreds for crip walking at Wimbledon. Her coming back to do a dance that references a culture she's actually a part of, during a live performance criticizing someone for being a culture vulture is *chef's kiss.* — full-snack developer 🇭🇹 (@notdanilu) February 10, 2025 Twitter: @notdanilu 14. beyonce won aoty, doechii won best rap album, kendrick won roty/soty best rap album, kendrick & szas performance was amazing, serena williams crip walking on stage, jalen hurts fine as hell and the eagles just won the superbowl. this truly is a beautiful black history month — M ☆ (@duskgumi) February 10, 2025 TNT / Twitter: @duskgumi 15. The Eagles' locker room was ELECTRIC postgame 🍾 — ESPN (@espn) February 10, 2025 ESPN / Twitter: @espn 17. 'You have to be a sick individual to enjoy watching Pat Mahomes get sacked repeatedly and throw a pick 6.' Me: — 𝐅𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐬 (@EDCburner) February 10, 2025 Reaction Memes / Twitter: @EDCburner 18. the chiefs getting booed and the eagles getting ROARS of cheers tells you exactly how everyone in that stadium's feeling and the game hasn't even STARTED #SuperBowlLIX — lily (@lavfeysun) February 9, 2025 Warner Bros. / Twitter: @lavfeysun 19. The youth pastor at a Mega church — DJ R-Tistic (@DJRTistic) February 9, 2025 Philadelphia Eagles / Twitter: @DJRTistic 20. Serena and Alexis after Serena got the call to appear in Kendrick's halftime performance: — reporting for duty. (@TheGreatIsNate) February 10, 2025 VH1 / Twitter: @TheGreatIsNate 21. Every commercial — Zito (@_Zeets) February 10, 2025 Twitter: @_Zeets 22. I love you @taylorswift13 dont listen to those booo!! — Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) February 9, 2025 Twitter: @serenawilliams 23. Patrick Mahomes walking into the locker room after losing the super bowl — Hoplite (@Arktos_Hoplite) February 10, 2025 Disney / Twitter: @Arktos_Hoplite 24. When the elders are fun and participate in shenanigans >>>> like this the brand of older person I pray to be! — MECCA (@iH8Meccavellii) February 10, 2025 / Twitter: @iH8Meccavellii 25. I heard Rocco is rooting for the Chiefs. — wears pocketless jeans (@J0rdii__) February 9, 2025 Twitter: @J0rdii__ 26. Anne Hathaway is always on the right side of history. That's why she don't age. — simi (@simimoonlight) February 10, 2025 Twitter: @simimoonlight 28. 'Say DRAKE' — 𝔹𝕀𝔾 𝕃𝕀𝔹ℝ𝔸 ✨ (@venusianhunty) February 10, 2025 Fox / Twitter: @venusianhunty 29. BLACK LOVE WINS 💕 — Lex Da Writer (@itslexdawriter) February 10, 2025 Fox / Twitter: @itslexdawriter
The Independent
10-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Serena Williams defends Taylor Swift after singer booed at 2025 Super Bowl
Serena Williams was quick to offer Taylor Swift some words of support after the singer was booed by the crowd at the 2025 Super Bowl. The Grammy winner, 35, attended this year's game to show her support for her Kansas City Chiefs tight end boyfriend Travis Kelce in New Orleans at the Caesars Superdome on Sunday (9 February). However, Philadelphia Eagles fans were quick to show support for their team and began to boo the singer during the game, with Swift's reaction caught on camera and shared widely on social media. After cameras showed Swift on the jumbotron, the crowd erupted into boos. The singer looked over at her fellow guests - Ice Spice and the Haim sisters - before giving the camera a side eye. Williams defended Swift in a post shared to X/Twitter, writing: 'I love you @taylorswift13 don't listen to those booo!!' after the singer appeared baffled by the stadium's response to her attendance. The tennis player made a surprise appearance during Kendrick Lamar 's halftime show, which The Independent's Mark Beaumont called 'the most significant mass-televised rap performance of all time' in his five star review. Williams performed a crip walk, a dance move created by Robert 'Sugar Bear' Jackson in the Seventies, while Lamar performed his chart-topping Drake diss 'Not Like Us'. 'Kendrick getting Serena Williams to crip walk while performing Not Like Us is nasty work,' one viewer responded to the surprise appearance. Meanwhile, another person added: 'The Serena Williams crip walk during They Not Like Us was a wild flex by Kendrick.' During the 2012 London Olympics, Williams performed a crip walk at the All England Club after beating Maria Sharapova in their gold medal match. Addressing her dance moves in a video shared to social media after the Super Bowl performance, Williams said: 'Man I did not crip walk like that at Wimbledon, I would've been fined.' Kendrick Lamar refrained from rapping some of the more explicit lyrics in his hit track during his half time show. In one line referencing Drake's 2021 album, Lamar raps: ' Certified Lover Boy? Certified paedophile.' However, during his halftime performance, Lamar omitted the word paedophile as well as the n-word throughout. 'Kendrick is too good censoring himself, I'd slip up,' one fan tweeted during the show. Last month, Drake sued his own record label, Universal Music Group - which also represents Lamar - for defamation over 'Not Like Us. 'Though Lamar is not named in the suit, the filing claims that Universal knew the paedophilia allegations were false but 'chose corporate greed over the safety and well-being of its artists.' Universal Music Group told The Independent in a statement that the claims were 'untrue' and 'illogical'. The label said: 'We have invested massively in his music and our employees around the world have worked tirelessly for many years to help him achieve historic commercial and personal financial success.'
