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Billy Joe Shaver, singer-songwriter and hero of 'outlaw' country, dies at 81 Country music singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver, whom  Willie Nelson  once called "the greatest living songwriter," died Wednesday at the age of 81. His friend Connie Nelson said he died Wednesday in his native Texas following a stroke. Shaver rose to acclaim in 1973 with his debut album, "Old Five and Dimers Like Me," and was often referred to as part of  the "outlaw country" movement  of the 1970s along with figures like Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, both of whom recorded his songs. Jennings, in fact, recorded 10 songs of Shaver's on one album alone, "Honky Tonk Heroes," released the same year as Shaver's debut. Shaver had previously had his break as a songwriter when Kris Kristofferson discovered him and recorded his song "Good Christian Soldier" on another landmark album, 1971's "The Silver Tongued Devil and I." His songs...

Borat Comes Out With Message of Support for Embattled Rudy Giuliani In a short video clip posted to Twitter, Sacha Baron Cohen's Kazakh alter ego warns off the "fake news media" from misreporting about a compromising hotel scene involving President Trump's personal attorney and a young woman. With Rudy Giuliani the center of controversy over a compromising bedroom scene in  Borat Subsequent Moviefilm , the former mayor of New York and present personal attorney to President Donald Trump has been given a message of support from an unlikely source: Borat Sagdiyev. Sacha Baron Cohen's Kazakh alter ego posted an official statement on Twitter on Thursday night just before the final presidential debate. In the short clip, Borat says, "I here to defend America's Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. What was an innocent sexy time encounter with a consenting man and my 15-year-old daughter has been turned into something disgusting by fake news media." He continues, "I...

Why ‘Borat’ Fan Favorite Luenell Isn’t in the Sequel but Got Paid Anyway “ Borat ” fans” tuning into the controversial sequel, “ Borat Subsequent Moviefilm ,” this weekend on Amazon Prime might be struck by a notable absence:  Luenell , the comedian and actress who was one of the few hired actors in the 2006 original. Luenell plays a fictional prostitute in “Borat” who is last seen marrying the title character (Sacha Baron Cohen) and returning with him to his Kazakhstan home. Luenell took to Instagram on Friday after she discovered that she is not featured in “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” despite being paid for the sequel. (The actress is listed as a credited star in Amazon’s metadata.) “Apparently my husband BORAT is giving out money for no reason because your girl did Not make the cut in the film (news to me) but I made the cut at the nank. Last time that I checked….we were married and had two biracial children but maybe he hooked up with Pamela Anderson,” she wrote, referring to ...

Quibi is shutting down just months after launching Quibi, the short-form video streaming service from Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, announced Wednesday that it will be shutting down. The abrupt end to the expensive project comes just six months after its debut. Quibi was reported to be returning  $350 million  of the $1.75 billion it raised from investors. (NBCUniversal, the parent company of NBC News, is a minority investor in Quibi, and NBC News produced a daily show on the platform. NBCUniversal and NBC News declined to comment.) The company struggled to win over subscribers and meet its growth targets. Since it launched in April, Quibi has faced tepid reviews and internal strife, and it has failed to win over consumers in the numbers it needed to thrive. Katzenberg was already exploring options last month, including  selling the company , as he struggled to sign up subscribers. The service, which was highly anticipated given the involvement of Katzenberg, the fo...

Giuliani Reportedly Caught With His Hand In His Pants In New ‘Borat’ Film Topline Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest mockumentary,  Borat Subsequent Moviefilm ,   may spell trouble for the Trump Administration, as media outlets are describing a scene in which President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani appears to have reached into his pants suggestively in the presence of an actress posing as a journalist, though some viewers say the scene isn’t as nefarious as it has been characterized. ... [+] Getty Images Key Facts According to  The Guardian , Giuliani was captured on film by hidden cameras reaching into his pants and apparently fondling himself after being invited into a hotel room with an actress pretending to be a reporter for a conservative television show in Kazakhstan after an interview.  In the film, Giulani “can be seen lying back on the bed, fiddling with his untucked shirt and reaching into his trousers,” according to the report, at which point Co...

U.S. Blames Iran For Threatening Election Emails, Says Russia May Interfere Too Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, seen above during his earlier tenure in the House, delivered a briefing on election threats on Wednesday evening.  Gabriella Demczuk/AP  hide caption toggle caption Gabriella Demczuk/AP Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, seen above during his earlier tenure in the House, delivered a briefing on election threats on Wednesday evening. Gabriella Demczuk/AP Updated at 8:33 p.m. ET Iranian influence specialists are behind threatening emails sent to voters in Alaska and Florida, U.S. officials said on Wednesday evening and suggested that more such interference could be in store from Russia. Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said the U.S. intelligence community believes Iranian and Russian operatives obtained voter-record information that enabled them to target some people with intimidating emails based on party registration a...