Here's Everything You Need To Know About The Nicki Minaj And Ariana Grande Coachella Drama - BuzzFeed

Ariana Grande made history this weekend as she became the youngest female artist to headline Coachella, performing on Sunday night and absolutely killing it (of course).

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The whole show was made even better by surprise guests making appearances throughout the set, including *NSYNC.

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Of course, Ariana's BFF Nicki Minaj also popped up for a little bop, performing the rap from "Bang Bang".

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However, things didn't quite go to plan as Nicki seemed to run into some ~technical difficulties~ and ended up rapping slightly off time to the music.

Look at her face Nicki was over it. If this was her performance that this happened to, this wouldve went differently. You can tell Nicki has so much love and respect for Ariana to not interrupt her show and keep it together the best she could. These are pro's. #Coachella

07:40 AM - 15 Apr 2019

Although Nicki and Ari have yet to comment on the issue, it seems that the music Nicki was hearing through her ear might've been out of time with what everybody else was hearing, or that her earpiece wasn't working at all.

Ariana tried to help Nicki by singing the words but it seemed to make the situation worse. At one point, Ariana can be heard saying "we can't hear anything", backing up the theory that there might have been a problem with their ear feed.

Fans of Nicki were quick to come to her defence over the issue, praising her for keeping her composure and doing her best despite the issue.

Nicki looked BOMB at Coachella and held her composure despite facing technical difficulties 🔥

06:30 AM - 15 Apr 2019

Obviously there were technical difficulties during Nicki Minaj’s performance with Ariana but she handled it very professionally, like ALWAYS. #Coachella #weloveyounicki

07:55 AM - 15 Apr 2019

Others, of course, tried to make light of the whole thing and turned the videos into a meme.

In fact, the jokes were basically endless.

Ariana performing Nicki’s verse of The Light Is Coming because Nicki is DESTROYING the audio team backstage ⚰️

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But fans weren't happy over some of the meaner comments, reminding people that it wasn't Nicki's fault and she did her best under the circumstances.

For anyone coming at Nicki, since the beginning of Ariana’s performance there were some technical problems with the sound, Nicki was actually rapping and sounding good. If I see any Nicki Minaj slander I’ll snap. Y’all aren’t even at Coachella, keep your mouth shut.

06:52 AM - 15 Apr 2019

Its not Nicki nor Ariana’s fault about the earpiece but of course Onika gets shit for everything for no reason #ARICHELLA

07:26 AM - 15 Apr 2019

Nicki wasn't the only person to apparently suffer technical difficulties over the weekend. Other artists such as Billie Eilish, *NSYNC, and Blackpink also appeared to experience issues while performing.

Let me make this clear: #Coachella had Blackpink, Nicki Minaj, Ariana Grande, Diddy, Lizzo, Vince Staples, *NSYNC, Mase and Billie Eilish ALL struggling to perform due to technical difficulties, and NICKI CARRIED ON REGARDLESS. So if you have smth to say, address the responsible.

11:58 AM - 15 Apr 2019

With the amount of technical difficulties that have happened at Coachella this year we are NOT going to come for Nicki #Arichella

06:31 AM - 15 Apr 2019

Videos quickly surfaced of other performances experiencing issues, including Lizzo, whose music completely cut multiple times.

WOW shout out to the back up dancers for Lizzo's #Coachella set... WHO KEEP DANCING WHEN THE AUDIO BREAKS

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And judging by what Lizzo apparently said on stage, Nicki and Ariana weren't the only ones to have problems with their ear pieces.

“this is my first time at Coachella so ain’t nothing gonna fuck it up” “so when I headline next time bitch i’m gonna need my ears to work” - @lizzo a queen who need to be RESPECTED

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As a result of the drama, people began criticising Coachella.

coachella really shouldn’t have all these technical difficulties. i mean... they make SO much money, tickets are quite expensive& it has such a huge hype... ugh

08:05 AM - 15 Apr 2019

Let me repeat this one more time so your pea brain can understand. Coachella had TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES with microphones, lighting and ear-monitors. The audience randomly coming IN & out of songs proves there was a difficulty as it was supposed to be muted. Their control was off. https://t.co/aLAR0Wqaql

07:47 AM - 15 Apr 2019

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Lori Loughlin, husband Mossimo Giannulli enter not guilty pleas in college admissions cheating scandal - Fox News

Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, pleaded not guilty Monday in the sweeping college admissions bribery scam, Fox News has learned.

In court documents obtained by Fox News, Loughlin, 54, and Giannulli, 55, said in the filing they are waiving their right to appear in court for an arraignment and plead not guilty.

The "Fuller House" actress also requested to waive her appearance for an arraignment in the college admissions scandal, the Department of Justice told us.

LORI LOUGHLIN IN 'PANIC MODE' AT POTENTIAL PRISON TIME

Loughlin and Giannulli did not appear in court and it is currently not known if the judge will permit the pleas without them present.

They are among 50 people charged in the nationwide scam, which authorities say also involved rigging college entrance exam scores.

It's the biggest college admissions case ever prosecuted by the Justice Department. The scandal embroiled elite universities across the country and laid bare the lengths to which status-seeking parents will go to secure their children a coveted spot.

The couple and more than a dozen other parents were hit last week with a money laundering conspiracy charge on top of the mail fraud conspiracy charge they were already facing. Several other indicted parents have also filed court documents entering not guilty pleas.

They now face up to 40 years in prison if convicted.

The former Hallmark Channel star and fashion designer husband were arrested last month and released on $1 million bonds for allegedly bribing their daughters' ways into the University of Southern California (USC) for $500,000 each.

Loughlin and Giannulli were charged will mail fraud in March after it was discovered they allegedly paid scam mastermind William "Rick" Singer to have their daughters Isabella and YouTube star Olivia Jade recruited onto the USC crew team despite neither girl being a rower in high school.

COLLEGE ADMISSIONS SCANDAL: THE MOST BIZARRE DETAILS

The girls' statuses at USC are reportedly on hold amid internal investigations into each student's case.

Giannulli and Loughlin rejected the plea agreement that "Desperate Housewives" actress Felicity Huffman, who was also implicated in the case, accepted earlier this month.

LORI LOUGHLIN FEARS GUILTY PLEA'S IMPACT ON HER DAUGHTERS, REPORT CLAIMS

Reps for the couple did not return Fox News' requests for comment. They have not publicly addressed the allegations against them.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Lori Loughlin Pleads Not Guilty in College Bribery Case - TMZ

Lori Loughlin Pleads Not Guilty ... In College Bribery Case

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Lori Loughlin is ready for a fight, because she's just entered her plea in the case that could land her in prison for years ... and that plea is NOT GUILTY.

Lori and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, entered pleas to all charges -- conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and honest services mail and wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Lori and Mossimo did not appear in court ... they entered their plea via court documents filed by their attorneys.

Olivia Jade's parents both face a minimum of 4 years and 9 months in prison ... and that's even if they cop a plea.

As we reported, the U.S. Attorney out of Boston gave all of the parents an ultimatum ... either take a plea or the case would go to the Grand Jury and additional charges would be filed, and that's exactly what happened.

Our sources say a plea bargain is still on the table.

And, as we reported, Felicity Huffman has already copped a plea and faces a minimum of 4 months in prison. As for the disparity -- it's all based on the amount of money the parents paid. Felicity paid $15,000 to have her daughter's SAT test rigged. Lori and her husband allegedly paid $500,000 to an athletic coach to get their 2 daughters into USC. 

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See Star Wars Galaxys Edge Merchandise from the Droid Depot - /FILM

Over the weekend Star Wars Celebration gave us a look at the exclusive merchandise that will be on sale at Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge at shops like First Order Cargo and Resistance Supply. Plus, we got a glimpse at the stuff you’ll be able to get at Toydarian Toymaker, the Creature Stall and Black Spire Outpost. Now you get to see what’s coming from the Droid Depot, including your own customizable robot companion, a few collectible statues, and some gear decked out in droids. Check out the latest Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge merchandise below.

Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge Merchandise at Droid Depot

As we previously learned, Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge will offer theme park attendees the chance to build their own custom droid at the park. Not only that, but you’ll be able to roll it around Galaxy’s Edge, and it will react to and interact with the environment, and thanks to Star Wars Celebration, we got a little more information on how.

First of all, you’ll be able to customize the look of either an R-series droid (like R2-D2) or a BB-series droid (like BB-8). As you can see, there are a variety of custom pieces with different colors to create the droid of your choice. The body, head, and legs of the droid can all be different colors. The R-series droid has more customization options, including what color panels the droid has, what kind of tools are hidden inside his body (including blasters and jets). You can even give it a drink carrying tray like R2 had on Jabba’s sail barge in Return of the Jedi. You can see the various choices below.

No matter which one you choose, you’ll be able to pick out one of three personality chips for your droid: First Order, Resistance and Smuggler. Depending on which personality chip you get, your droid will react appropriately in different parts of the park. If you have a First Order droid, he might get scared if you head to an area controlled by the Resistance or vice versa. And you’re not just carrying the around, but there’s a remote control so you can roll them around with you.

If you’re not up to the task (or cost) of building your own droid, there are pre-built droids that will behave the same way, including BB-8, R2-D2, C-3PO and even cantina droid DJ Rex.

If you’re a little too grown up to get yourself a custom droid companion, maybe you’ll want to dabble in the collectible kind of droid memorabilia, like these statues of R2-D2, BB-8, IG-88 and even a Destroyer Droid. Plus, check out that picture frame on the right. No, that’s not the Infinity Gauntlet, but rather the hand of C-3PO holding up a picture frame that you can put a Galaxy’s Edge memory in.

Or maybe you’ll be satisfied with some shirts that show your love for droids. The droid builders in the crowd at Star Wars Celebration were certainly excited about the idea of more shirt options dedicated to the love of droids. They even have shirts that make it look like you’re some kind of droid mechanic at the depot.

There are also some standard housewares you’ll be able to get, inspired by the droids of Star Wars. You’ll notice a mug that looks like an oil can for your Astromech droid, another one that looks like it could be part of a droid itself. There’s a little pen that looks like R2-D2, and a notebook that looks like a repair manual.

Of course, the big theme park fans will be interested in yet another set of collectible pins that you’ll be able to get from droid depot. There are also some patches and keychains. But my personal favorite item from that collection on the right is the restraining bolt, which is a magnet you can put on any metal surface so it can’t get away from you.

Finally, on the more traditional toy front, you’ll be able to get two different packs of color-changing droids, as well as a factory playset for them. The droids change color in hot water and can be changed back with cold water. The playset features a dunking tank to dip them. You can pretend it’s an oil bath so get all the gunk out from in between their panels. They’ll really appreciate it.

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AT&T accidentally streamed 'Game of Thrones' hours before it was supposed to on Sunday - CNBC

AT&T accidentally streamed the highly anticipated Season 8 opener of "Game of Thrones" four hours early for some customers on Sunday evening.

Most people needed to wait until 9 p.m. local time to watch the episode. However, news website Insider spotted people on Twitter who were able to watch it beginning right around 5 p.m. ET. While it's a relatively minor flop, it's an indication again that streaming services are still struggling with reliability.

AT&T owns HBO through its acquisition of Time Warner, which was completed last year after a year-long merger process. The Department of Justice attempted to stop the merger after it went through, but its case fell apart in February.

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"Apparently our system was as excited as we were for 'Game of Thrones' last night and gave a few DIRECTV Now customers early access to the episode by mistake," AT&T told CNBC. "When we became aware of the error, we immediately fixed it."

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Here's What That Spiral Pattern Meant In The "Game Of Thrones" Premiere - BuzzFeed

This post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 1.

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Proceed with caution!

The Game of Thrones Season 8 premiere featured a pretty grisly scene: Tormund, Beric and Edd meet up at Last Hearth (the holdfast of House Umber) and discover its inhabitants have already been slaughtered by the White Walkers, who have left a message – written in body parts.

The body parts form a spiral pattern, with the corpse of little Ned Umber (who then turns into a wight) pinned at the centre. Beric lights the whole thing on fire to kill Undead Ned, and it really, er, elevates the artwork.

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You might be asking, but what does it all mean?! Why would the White Walkers do this?! Let's unpack it a little...

This isn't the first time we've seen the White Walkers create "art" with body parts. In fact, it first happened way back in Season 1, Episode 1 – although the pattern was different.

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In this scene in the pilot episode, three Night's Watch men find the pattern and are then attacked by a wight child. The Last Hearth sequence in the Season 8 premiere was obviously a direct callback to this. But there's more to it.

We later see the spiral pattern itself in Season 3, when Mance Rayder and Jon Snow find the horse corpses the White Walkers left from their battle with the Night's Watch.

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Mance says "always the artists", implying he has seen this type of pattern created by the White Walkers before – or that he knows of it, at least.

The spiral pattern is significant because, as we see in Bran's vision of the birth of the first White Walker in Season 6, it was presumably used for magical purposes by the creators of the White Walkers, the Children of the Forest.

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With the weirwood in the middle, it even more strongly resembles the flaming Undead Ned pattern in the Season 8 premiere.

The same spiral stones, grouped around the now-frozen weirwood, are seen in another of Bran's Season 6 visions – when he finds the Night King and his army, and the Night King leaves his mark on him.

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This is obviously an important place for the White Walkers. It is the spot of their creation, after all. Perhaps the spiral pattern is simply a reference to this – a mark they leave on the world. Or maybe it's connected to their magic, and they need to keep recreating it in order to do...whatever they plan to do.

Both the spiral pattern and the original circular pattern from Season 1 crop up again in Season 7, when Dany and Jon visit the dragonglass cave on Dragonstone and discover markings left by the Children of the Forest.

There's other patterns in the cave, too – including this one, which almost looks like the circular and spiral patterns combined.

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Could the symbols each represent something (like, say, ice and fire), and the combination of them indicates how the White Walkers might be defeated (like maybe by bringing ice and fire together)?!

Importantly, direct representations aren't the only time we see these patterns. They crop up throughout the series, primarily in connection to Jon and Dany's storylines. For example, in Khal Drogo's funeral pyre...

Or in echoes in the crush and mhysa cenes, which each saw Jon and Dany reborn in some way.

Also, maybe it's just me – but doesn't the spiral pattern look a lot like the Targaryen sigil?!

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And both symbols have seven points – which in itself is a significant number in the Game of Thrones world.

Of course, the message from the White Walkers could be rather simple: we're coming for you.

No matter what the precise meaning is, they undoubtedly seem to connect the White Walkers to Jon and/or Dany in some way. Here's hoping we get a solid answer before Season 8 is done.

What do you think these patterns mean? Share your theories in the comments below!

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Billie Eilish Forgot The Words To Her Own Song At Coachella And Her Reaction Was Hilarious - BuzzFeed

Coachella just wrapped up its first weekend in the Californian desert, with stars such as Ariana Grande and Childish Gambino headlining the festival.

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Billie Eilish was also amongst the lineup, marking her first time at Coachella. Her performance comes after an incredible couple of weeks in which she released her debut album, When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go?

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The album, which has been met with rave reviews, shot straight to the top of the Billboard charts, and currently sits at number two. I'm sure Billie won't mind though — the person who took the top spot from her was close friend Khalid, who debuted at number one with his second album, Free Spirit.

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So, with a number one album fresh under her belt, everybody was excited to see what Billie would pull out of the bag for Coachella, and people weren't disappointed.

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Even Bruno Mars was shook.

. @billieeilish I’m seeing these live clips and you’re killin! A vibe like that at 17? 🤯 sheesh

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But, despite a great performance altogether, there was a teeny tiny bump when Billie hilariously forgot the words to her own song!

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Things were going swimmingly when, during the second verse of "All The Good Girls Go To Hell", Billie drew a blank. I guess you could say she styled it out pretty smoothly...

"Fuck!" Billie said, trying to get herself back on track. "What the fuck are the words, though? Bruh."

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A fun little remix, but here are the actual lyrics.

Like a true pro though, Billie pulled it back around and nailed the rest of the set. Let's just hope she remembers all the words next weekend when Coachella kicks off again...

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