It’s Wednesday, July 29, 2026, and the pop culture world is serving up a plate of weird and wonderful. First up, a bizarre scene at a Sag Harbor ice cream shop: a customer walked out with blue frosting all over his mouth, and somebody cracked a crude joke about him looking like he performed a sex act on a Smurf. The alleged jokester? Don Lemon, the former CNN anchor. Lemon denies making the remark, quipping that he“didn’t realize Smurfs were a protected class.”Eyewitnesses say otherwise, but Lemon is sticking to his story.
In much happier news, Lil Wayne’s horse racing syndicate just won the Grade 1 Bing Crosby Stakes at Del Mar, taking home $400,000. That’s a major victory for the rapper turned horse owner. Meanwhile, over in New York City, Lauryn Hill was ninety minutes late to a pop-up meet-and-greet but made up for it by staying extra time with fans. The debate is on: does her tardiness get a pass because of the quality time she gives afterward? And at an LGBTQIA+ youth benefit, Crystal Waters performed“Gypsy Woman”three times due to technical issues, while E! was denied permission to film the event.
What do you think – does Don Lemon’s denial hold water, or is Lauryn Hill’s lateness a dealbreaker? Drop your thoughts in the comments below.
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