Hacker News with Generative AI: Celebrities

Seth Rogen's Trump Jokes Are Edited Out of Awards Broadcast (nytimes.com)
Organizers of the 2025 Breakthrough Prize ceremony, sometimes called the “Oscars of Science,” cut Seth Rogen’s jokes about President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of Health and Human Services, from the broadcast it posted on YouTube.
Celebrities, Politics, Censorship, Awards, Science
10 points by josefresco 9 days ago | 2 comments
Seth Rogen Speaks Truth to Billionaires, Gets Censored for It (kottke.org)
For the past 11 years, the Breakthrough Prize awards have “celebrated outstanding scientific achievements, honoring scientists driving remarkable discoveries in gene editing, human diseases, the search for the fundamental laws of the Universe and pure mathematics”.
Celebrities, Censorship, Science, Awards
219 points by rendx 9 days ago | 52 comments
Bill Murray Says He's Not the Man He Used to Be (nytimes.com)
In Bill Murray’s new movie, “The Friend,” currently in theaters and based on the beautifully bittersweet novel by Sigrid Nunez, he plays Walter, a writer and professor who is best friends with Iris, played by Naomi Watts.
Movies, Celebrities, Books
11 points by thm 21 days ago | 3 comments
Val Kilmer: Top Gun, Batman and The Doors actor dies aged 65 (bbc.com)
Actor Val Kilmer, who starred in some of the biggest movies of the 1980s and 90s, including Top Gun and Batman Forever, has died at the age of 65.
Celebrities, Obituaries, Film, Entertainment, Music
11 points by marban 24 days ago | 2 comments
Val Kilmer, star of Top Gun and The Doors, dies aged 65 (theguardian.com)
Val Kilmer, the actor best known for his roles in Top Gun, Batman Forever and The Doors, has died at the age of 65.
Celebrities, Obituary, Film
33 points by sandebert 24 days ago | 16 comments
Stalked: A 'Baywatch' Star's 13-Year Nightmare (theankler.com)
Alexandra Paul is an actress with more than 100 movie and television credits. She lives in an unnamed state in an unnamed small town with her partner of 30 years, Ian Murray, and their two naughty but very cute cats.
Celebrities, Crime, Harassment
4 points by speckx 24 days ago | 1 comments
Amateur photographers hope to fix Wikipedia's 'terrible' pictures (bbc.com)
Wikipedia is one of the most visited websites in the world but, by the admission of some of its own volunteer editors, it suffers from a persistent problem - terrible pictures, particularly of celebrities.
Wikipedia, Photography, Celebrities, Online Content, Volunteerism
6 points by pseudolus 27 days ago | 0 comments
A Hollywood Star with a Secret That Could Have Ended Her Career (nytimes.com)
The Academy Awards always bring with them a series of firsts. First Black man to win for best costume design (Paul Tazewell). First openly trans person to be nominated for an Oscar (Karla Sofía Gascón). First Latvian film to win an Oscar (“Flow”).
Hollywood, Celebrities, Academy Awards, Entertainment
5 points by tintinnabula 47 days ago | 1 comments
Show HN: I built an app to get daily wisdom from Mr. Worldwide (daale.club)
Show HN, Apps, Music, Celebrities
302 points by garyreckon 48 days ago | 81 comments
Gene Hackman died of heart disease, his wife died of hantavirus 1 week earlier (wfsb.com)
Authorities revealed Friday that actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease and showed severe signs of Alzheimer’s disease a full week after his wife died of hantavirus in their home.
Celebrities, Health, News, Death
12 points by howard941 49 days ago | 9 comments
Elon Musk urges Trump to 'think about' pardoning George Floyd's murderer (rawstory.com)
Elon Musk, the billionaire face of DOGE, urged officials like President Donald Trump to "think about" pardoning the former police officer who shocked the world by murdering George Floyd on camera.
Politics, Crime, Social Justice, Celebrities
61 points by archagon 52 days ago | 40 comments
YouTube star MrBeast planning investment round that could value company at $5B (theguardian.com)
The world’s biggest YouTube star, MrBeast, is planning to raise hundreds of millions of dollars in a move that would reportedly value his company at roughly $5bn (£3.9bn).
YouTube, Finance, Business, Celebrities, Social Media
4 points by bookofjoe 58 days ago | 0 comments
The long wait for a glimpse of Luigi (theverge.com)
Despite being out of the public eye for months, the popular frenzy around Mangione is alive and well.
Luigi, Celebrities, Entertainment
7 points by herbertl 59 days ago | 0 comments
Magnus is auctioning his Jeans (ebay.com)
Chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen's #JeansGate Jeans
Chess, Auctions, Celebrities
16 points by amrrs 63 days ago | 4 comments
Death of South Korean actor at 24 sparks discussion about internet culture (apnews.com)
South Korean actor Kim Sae-ron’s death this week has triggered an outpouring of grief and calls for changes to the way the country’s celebrities are treated in the public arena and on social media, which critics say can foster a culture of harassment.
Celebrities, Social Media, South Korea, Internet Culture, Mental Health
12 points by geox 67 days ago | 6 comments
Tennis great Steffi Graf got bitten by pickleball's 'fun factor' (cnn.com)
Tennis, Pickleball, Sports, Celebrities
26 points by Tomte 72 days ago | 55 comments
25 Years Ago, Joan Didion Kept a Diary. It's About to Become Public (nytimes.com)
In December 1999, around her 65th birthday, Joan Didion started writing a journal after sessions with her psychiatrist. Over the next year or so, she kept notes about their conversations, which covered her struggles with anxiety, guilt and depression, her sometimes fraught relationship with her daughter, and her thoughts about her work and legacy.
Journalism, Personal Diaries, Mental Health, Celebrities, Literature
7 points by Caiero 79 days ago | 1 comments
The Charlie Sheen effect on HIV testing (2017) (sciencedaily.com)
On November 17, 2015, actor Charlie Sheen publicly disclosed he was HIV-positive on NBC's Today Show.
HIV, Public Health, Celebrities, Media Impact, Science
43 points by stevekemp 87 days ago | 15 comments
Elon Musk admits cheating in video game where he claimed world-class skills (elpais.com)
Elon Musk has long boasted about his love for video games, calling them his “primary recreational activity.” “I’m 52 years old, my reflexes aren’t what they used to be, but I’ve been playing video games all my life,” he said in November 2023. He’s frequently mentioned that he uses video games as a form of relaxation and mental recalibration: “It calms my mind. Killing the demons in a video game calms the demons in my mind.
Video Games, Celebrities, Technology, Entertainment
16 points by belter 91 days ago | 1 comments
Elon Musk admits he cheated at some video games (qz.com)
They say money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you endgame characters in Diablo IV, Path of Exile 2, and other games. It’s known as account boosting and is technically considered cheating in most games, and it’s something Elon Musk has finally admitted to after being called out by various YouTubers, including Zach “Asmongold” Hoyt.
Video Games, Cheating, Celebrities, Gaming Industry
18 points by blackeyeblitzar 93 days ago | 19 comments
Gamers Suspect Elon Musk Is a Charlatan (vulture.com)
How does Elon Musk find the time? Not content with spending his precious hours busting unions, hanging out at Mar-a-Lago, and catapulting meme coins to the crypto stratosphere, Musk is also a bona fide gamer god — or so he would have you believe.
Elon Musk, Gaming, Celebrities, Business
24 points by latexr 99 days ago | 3 comments
The Dark Secrets Behind the Neil Gaiman Abuse Accusations (vulture.com)
Scarlett Pavlovich was a 22-year-old drama student when she met the performer Amanda Palmer by chance on the streets of Auckland.
Abuse Accusations, Neil Gaiman, Entertainment, Celebrities
29 points by rendx 103 days ago | 4 comments
'We Can Bury Anyone': Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine (nytimes.com)
Private messages detail an alleged campaign to tarnish Blake Lively after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of “It Ends With Us.”
Hollywood, Celebrities, Gossip, Allegations, Misconduct
49 points by bhouston 125 days ago | 6 comments
Rod Stewart to upgrade his 'world-class' model railway (theguardian.com)
He may have had an international hit single called Sailing, but Rod Stewart’s heart is in an altogether different mode of transport.
Celebrities, Hobbies, Model Trains
12 points by 6LLvveMx2koXfwn 137 days ago | 0 comments
Fugees Founder Pras Michél Speaks Out: 'I Never Wanted to Be a Spy' (variety.com)
It was a scene ripped from a John le Carré novel.
Music, Celebrities, Espionage
123 points by mutexjp 149 days ago | 83 comments
Jussie Smollett's conviction overturned in 2019 attack on himself (apnews.com)
The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction on charges that he staged a racist and homophobic attack against himself in downtown Chicago in 2019 and lied to police.
Law, Crime, Celebrities, Illinois, Justice
4 points by Tomte 155 days ago | 0 comments
Ben Affleck's surprisingly comprehensive take on LLMs for video (twitter.com)
Artificial Intelligence, Video, Celebrities
98 points by apitman 158 days ago | 180 comments
Stephen King leaves X, describing atmosphere as 'too toxic' (theguardian.com)
Stephen King has announced he is quitting X after describing the platform as “too toxic”.
Social Media, Celebrities, Toxicity
39 points by gniting 162 days ago | 25 comments
Elon Musk was the Saturday Night Live host who made cast members cry (ew.com)
Saturday Night Live cast member Chloe Fineman is rolling her eyes at Elon Musk's recent criticism of the show, revealing that the Tesla CEO was the host who made cast members — including her — cry.
Celebrities, Elon Musk, Comedy
3 points by iancmceachern 165 days ago | 6 comments
Teri Garr, Star of 'Young Frankenstein' and 'Tootsie,' Dies at 79 (variety.com)
Teri Garr, the comic actress and singer who brought her buoyant personality to “Young Frankenstein” and was Oscar-nominated for “Tootsie,” died on Tuesday in Los Angeles after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. She was 79.
Celebrities, Obituaries, Film, Entertainment, Music
62 points by birriel 178 days ago | 23 comments