Pop Culture Crap Roundup

J.K. Rowling and John Oliver are feuding over trans kids in sports again.  (Full Story)

Jacob Elordi from “Saltburn” and “Euphoria” got a wax figure at Madam Tussauds in Las Vegas, and it’s not bad.  In fact, it’s kinda hot.  (Full Story)

Kevin Bacon actually met his future wife Kyra Sedgwick when he was 19 and she was a 12-year-old fan.  (Full Story)

More health issues for Kathy Griffin:  She had to get a hysterectomy due to a precancerous condition.  (Full Story) 

Did you see that King Kong made of drones climb the Empire State Building?  (Full Story) 

Movies and TV:

Was the black community responsible for making “A Goofy Movie” a success after it failed at the box office?  (Full Story) 

Simu Liu says only one Ken didn’t get waxed for the “Barbie” movie.  (Full Story)

Check out the trailer for the new Wes Anderson movie “The Phoenician Scheme”.  (Full Story) 

There’s a thing happening at screenings of “A Minecraft Movie”, where people freak out during the “Chicken Jockey” scene and throw their food and drinks.  Someone even posted a video of cops escorting patrons out of a theater for doing it.  (Full Story) 

The season finale of the “White Lotus” brought in 6.2 million viewers Sunday night, which is a record for the show.  (Full Story) 

Netflix was the winning bidder on a reality competition show based on the board game “Monopoly”.  (Full Story) 

Dire wolves have been brought back from extinction.  Yes they’re a real thing, not just an invention for “Game of Thrones”.  (Full Story) 

AMC is developing a series based on “The Grapes of Wrath”.  (Full Story) 

Music:

Blondie drummer Clem Burke died Sunday after a battle with cancer.  He was 70 years old.  (Full Story) 

Benny Blanco was mistaken for Bad Bunny on the Oscars’ Twitter account, and he doesn’t mind . . . because Bad Bunny is HOT.  (Full Story) 

“Luther” by Kendrick Lamar and SZA is still the #1 song in the country.  (Full Story) 

Mark Hoppus from Blink-182 once went on a date with Melissa Joan Hart, and it was “awful”.  They didn’t click.  (Full Story) 

If you ever thought Corey Taylor from Slipknot would sound good doing an acoustic cover of Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club”, you are officially vindicated.  (Full Story) 

Remember Ryan Adams?  He actually walked off the stage during a show in Belfast because people were using the flashes on their phones . . . and he said he was epileptic.  Apparently, his behavior throughout the show was erratic, and people in the audience weren’t happy.  (Full Story) 

The Lonely Island says Justin Timberlake never actually sang during his cameo in one of those “SNL” digital shorts.  I can’t say the title on the air.  Let’s just call it “[Explode] in My Pants”.  (Full Story) 

Tracy Chapman wants you to buy CDs or vinyl instead of streaming, because that’s how artists get paid.  (Full Story)

Sports:

Florida beat Houston 65 to 63 to win the Men’s NCAA Championship.  (Full Story) 

A goose made a nest in the Wrigley Field bleachers.  (Full Story)