5. Queen Elizabeth II, because the monarchy is in crisis as Harry and Meghan give the Palace the royal wave goodbye. "Joke's on them. Harry and Meghan will never feel financially independent because my face is on Canadian money, too." ShutterstockPeople around the world have been transfixed by the latest episode in the world's longest-running reality show, the life of the British Royal Family. Last week, Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan announced that they'd rather not live at the mercy of the racist British press, and spend more time with their son in Canada (and on Instagram).Thousands of people applauded Prince Harry for putting his wife and child first and pulling his wife and child away from what he describes as "the same powerful forces" that killed his mum, Princess Diana. Meanwhile, with no sense of irony, the aforementioned racist British press devoted its front pages to calling Meghan a cruel Lady Macbeth who pulled Harry away from his family and country, thus proving their point.After today's Sandringham Summit, which forced the Queen into a room with her son and grandsons, Her Majesty released an official statement accepting the Sussexes' resignation."Although we would have preferred them to remain full-time working members of the royal family, we respect and understand their wish to live a more independent life as a family while remaining a valued part of my family," sounding like a loving Gran.BREAKING: Statement from The Queen just issued by Buckingham Palace on today’s meeting #HarryandMeghan pic.twitter.com/AeT7TxO7iD— Chris Ship (@chrisshipitv) January 13, 2020 While the summit seems to have gone well, people are wondering why Harry and Meghan wanting to go to Vancouver prompted a more intense reaction, than, say, the fact that Prince Andrew was implicated in an international sex trafficking ring.People are also blaming the Royal Family for not standing up for Meghan before it got to this boiling point.The royal family stayed silent the entire time Meghan was attacked by the UK media. Not once did anybody in that "family" show support to her. Good job to Harry for protecting his wife and son your mother would be so proud. And to every member in the royal family FUCK YOU 🖕🏾. pic.twitter.com/5r9KcQYoDC— 👑 (@Sussex__Archive) January 8, 2020 "we would have preferred them to remain full-time working members of the royal family". Well, you all should have shown a bit of support 😪— Julieth • BLM 🌻 (@troubleshade) January 13, 2020 Royal family: dress in nazi costumes, befriend known pedophiles, regular adultery scandals, murdered princess Di, say racist shit regularly, cost millions of tax payer money per year while country falls into povertyWorld media: this black woman is destroying their credibility— niko (@negative_niko) January 8, 2020 A Member of Parliament running to be leader of the liberal Labour Party has gone as far as calling for a Royal Referendum."Why not have a referendum in this country on the future of the Royal Family?"Labour leadership candidate Clive Lewis says the British public should decide "what the future of the monarchy is and what shape it should be". pic.twitter.com/FnAKxW3h8N— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) January 10, 2020 If history is any indication, the UK will hold a referendum on abolishing the monarchy, and then still struggle to implement its result four years later.4. Jennifer Lopez, because the Academy didn't respect the Hustlers. "If You Had My Love"-The Oscars to J.Lo ShutterstockThe nominations for the 92nd Annual Academy Awards were announced this morning, and they almost exclusively celebrate movies for Boomer Dads, by Boomer Dads. Joker leads the pack with 11 nominations, because to the Academy, a "serious movie" is one for which an actor loses a ton of weight. Little Women is up for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, but the movie apparently directed itself. Perhaps most shockingly is the fact that Jennifer Lopez wasn't nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Ramona Vega in Hustlers, a performance so good it made everyone want to climb into her fur. To quote J.Lo, "f*ck these guys."JUSTICE FOR JENNIFER FUCKING LOPEZ #OscarNoms #OscarsSoWhite pic.twitter.com/MKsOghRNen— tayanna (@bronxversace) January 13, 2020 Plus, speaking of people who generated "wow, they're actually good at acting!" headlines with their performances this year, Adam Sandler was snubbed for Uncut Gems, but at least he got a good tweet out of it.Bad news: Sandman gets no love from the Academy.Good news: Sandman can stop wearing suits. Congrats to all my friends who got nominated, especially Mama. pic.twitter.com/o1Ep3E7GRB— Adam Sandler (@AdamSandler) January 13, 2020 3. Gigi Hadid, because she got summoned for jury duty on the Harvey Weinstein case. Can she serve on a jury if she has no peers? ShutterstockOf all the New Yorkers and all of the court cases, supermodel Gigi Hadid walked into jury selection for Harvey Weinstein's trial.The New York Daily News reports that Hadid was at Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday as one of the 120 New Yorkers called for jury duty.When asked by Judge James Burke whether she knew anybody on the defense or the prosecution, Hadid said that she had met the defendant. "I have met Salma Hayek and possibly Ryan Beatty," she added. "I think I’m still able to keep an open mind on the facts."Gigi hadid among potential #harveyweinstein jurors. (Press corps received permission to name her) pic.twitter.com/p68xB1eZIq— Victoria Bekiempis (@vicbekiempis) January 13, 2020 CNN reports that Hadid is expected to return to the court on Thursday, meaning that she just might have made the cut.2. The couple whose wedding photos were ruined by an erupting volcano.https://www.instagram.com/p/B7OGxprn6Dd/Congratulations to Chino and Kat, newlyweds in the Philippines who hopefully don't believe in "omens."The couple were married yesterday not far from the Taal volcano, which started going up in smoke midway through the ceremony. According to the BBC, 450,000 were evacuated from the area within 14 km (8.7 miles) on the volcano, and the wedding venue just made the cut.The show went on, but they did feel the effects of the eruption."We could feel the ash raining on our clothes," said the photographer, Randolf Evan. "But it didn't feel alarming until night time came when it became a bit heavier and mud-like."Better a volcano erupt at a wedding than your mother-in-law, am I right?1. Cory Booker, because he's the latest dropout. Senator Booker (D-Rosario Dawson's Boyfriend) ShutterstockThis is Senator Cory Booker. He was running for president, and now he is not.He is, however, still dating Rosario Dawson, which was a major theme both of his campaign and the responses to him throwing in the towel. The name "Rosario Dawson" was trending higher on Twitter than his own, which is pretty embarrassing.That sucks. He had a very strong stance on...*checks notes*...showing us that Rosario Dawson is his gf https://t.co/LyXS66jn4V— cream taichou (@ChrisCreamstar) January 13, 2020 whew. now rosario dawson can rest. https://t.co/Ur9YUIHoNz— Xavier D'Leau (@XavierDLeau) January 13, 2020 Also embarrassing: Disney was hoping Booker would win so they could reboot Cory in the House. That is so not Raven. Disney
