Welp, Diddy Asked for a Pardon

While the president responded to a question today about whether he’ll pardon his late best friend’s female accomplice — The answer was, “I’ll look at it,” by the way. — the former host of The Apprentice confirmed that Diddy has asked for a pardon. Considering the two have a history, this development isn’t entirely surprising and had been rumored for months. However, it is something that Diddy’s lawyers have downplayed if not outright denied. And, now, sundowning grandpa just blurted it out. Womp womp. (Variety)

Nicole Kidman’s daughters have her back. (Lainey Gossip)

Nirvana won that lawsuit from the Nevermind album baby. (Celebitchy)

The military got kicked out of Portland. Twice. (Wonkette)

From Kayleigh: Did somebody say Bob’s Burgers lofi playlist?! (YouTube)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is dark this week. (LateNighter)

The other day I linked to a report that Amazon had weirdly removed the guns from James Bond posters on Prime Video. That story picked up so much steam that Amazon quietly pulled the digitally altered posters and replaced them with movie images where Bond is… still not holding a gun? What is even the point here? (Gizmodo)

Taylor Swift’s mom thinks “Wood” is about superstitions. OK. (Rolling Stone)

Ridley Scott is not a fan of modern films. (THR)

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is getting a rare physical release. (A.V. Club)

Why is a Supreme Court justice afraid of Laura Loomer? (Daily Beast)

It’s Banned Books Week, the week Cannonball Read wishes it didn’t need to highlight. In their recent report, “The Normalization of Book Banning,” PEN America says, “Never before in the life of any living American have so many books been systematically removed from school libraries across the country.” What you can do, no matter where you live, is let your local lawmakers know you support the freedom to read, use your local libraries, and read books. (Cannonball Read 17)