From a VP - hopeful randomly telling us that she shoot her dog to O.J. Simpson ’s death , the NY earthquake , and Taylor Swift ’s new record album , April was FULL .
Hello, hello, and welcome back. If you’re new here, I’m Alexa, and every month I like to update you on all the surprising, weird, and important things that you may have missed in the month prior. So, without further ado, here’s everything that happened in April:
1.April 1: I am just as shocked as you are to be opening with Jojo Siwa news, but the personality debuted her new “bad girl” era look at the iHeart Radio Awards andcaused quite a stir.
2.April 1:Florida’s Supreme Court decided the state constitution does not protect abortion care, which basically opened the door for a subsequent six-week ban that’s now in effect.
3.April 1: Meanwhile, in the sports world, LA Times writer Ben Bolch released the followingapologyafter facing backlash for referring to the Louisiana State University (LSU) women’s basketball team as “villains” and “dirty debutantes,” saying: “Words matter. As a journalist, no one should know this more than me…Our society has had to deal with so many layers of misogyny, racism, and negativity that I can now see why the words I used were wrong.”
A LONG OVERDUE APOLOGY : pic.twitter.com / lgZkCt21Ft
4.April 3: Speaking of LSU, Angel Reese declared for the WNBA draft in early April.
5.April 3: Chance the Rapper and his Kirsten Corleyannouncedtheir divorce on Instagram after a “period of separation.”
6.April 4: Suki Waterhouse shared thefirst photoof her newborn with Robert Pattinson.
7.April 5: A 4.8-magnitude earthquake shook New York,sparking a bunch of unserious jokes.
Everybody in New York in good order now : pic.twitter.com / R69BRvKwr5
8.April 8: America experienced a total solareclipse, and more people stared directly at the sun’s rays than anyone would like to admit.
I ’m actually about to become the next supremehttps://t.co/jGKWLNtFFWpic.twitter.com/SAYcWR1UB6
9.April 9: A newreportclaimed Lunchables have a high level of lead and cadmium, a probable human carcinogen, and millennials everywhere clutched their chests.
10.April 9: James and Jennifer Crumbley became the first parents to be criminally convicted in connection to a school shooting committed by their child.Both received 10 to 15 years.
11.April 10: O.J. Simpsondiedat age 76.
12.April 11: Dearest esteemed readers,Bridgertondropped a trailer for Season 3, which premieres on May 16.
13.April 12: About a decade after airing, a model from the competition showThe Face of Australia,Noelani, went viral for her ahem fiercest lewk. And now thismeme lives on in history.
“ see but do n’t make it obvious”Me : pic.twitter.com / J5IevnMvL9
14.April 13: Ryan Gosling hostedSaturday Night Liveand couldn’t stop laughing through hisBeavis and Butthead-themed skit with comedian Mikey Day.
Caitlin Clark makes an visual aspect on#SNLpic.twitter.com / Laacl1ezjA
16.April 15: Speaking of the WNBA, Angel Reese was drafted to the Chicago Sky.
17.April 15: Amidst growing tensions surrounding Israel and Palestine, USC canceled student and advocate Asna Tabassum’s valedictorian speech out of concern for “safety.”
“ Anti - Muslim and anti - Palestinian voices have subject me to a campaign of racist hatred because of my uncompromising belief in human right for all … I was hoping to practice my commencement speech to inspire my classmates with a subject matter of hope . By cancel my lecture , USC is only spelunk to reverence and rewarding hate , ” Tabassum order in astatement .
18.April 15: On the same day, pro-Palestinian demonstrators shut down the Golden Gate Bridge.
Both direction of the Golden Gate Bridge have been shut down due to a Pro - Palestinian protest . Demonstrators have blocked the southbound direction of Highway 101 . This is the 2d protest make major back - ups on Bay Area roadways , the demonstration has blocked northbound…pic.twitter.com/oO5dMCvqFD
19.April 15: Former president Donald Trump appeared in court to start proceedings for hishistoric hush money trial— markingthe first time a former US president has faced a trial on criminal charges.
20.April 15:Rustmovie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for the 2021 shooting of the movie’s cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. In April, she wassentenced to 18 months in prison.
SANTA FE , N.M. ( AP ) — New Mexico judge doom “ Rust ” motion picture armorer to 18 months in prison house for fatal on - put shooting by Alec Baldwin .
21.April 17: Jason Kelce decided toannouncethat he doesn’t wear underwear.
22.April 19: Taylor Swift released her latest album,The Tortured Poets Department.
23.April 23:Congress signed a bill that would ban TikTokin the US if the app’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, doesn’t sell its stake in a year. (President Joe Biden would later make good on his promise and signed the bill.)
24.April 24: In response to this, TikTok CEO Shou Chew put out a video statement on the platform, saying, the company will fight for our right to swipe.
Our chief operating officer Shou Chew ’s response to the TikTok forbiddance : pic.twitter.com / l0RAPJMobK
25.April 24: Thousands across the internet participated in a trend where they shared unhealthy environments that made them the person they are today via a lyric from Taylor Swift’s new song “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?” and Monica Lewinsky won.
you would n’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me.pic.twitter.com/hkhdRlBCkj
26.April 26: The long-anticipated movieChallengershit theaters with an opening box office weekendearning of $15 million.
27.April 28: There’s so much weirdness with this whole story, but basically professional boxer Ryan Garcia posed with his fave, Donald Trump, andmany couldn’t help but notice how… different Trump looks.
That look like someone pretend to be Trumphttps://t.co/xs8iaLAvWP
28.April 28: Sticking with the weird theme, Republican VP-hopefulKristi Noem told us – against our will – that she shot and killed her dogfor displaying the behavior of, in my opinion, a normal, perhaps untrained pup.
29.April 29: Disney joined the trailer drops this month with a first look atMufasa: The Lion King(in which Blue Ivy Carter will make her acting debut.)
The first house trailer for Barry Jenkins ’ ‘ MUFASA : THE LION KING ’ has been released . In theaters on December 20.pic.twitter.com/67tBcms8qM
euphoriahttps://t.co/oTSoAYmtiy
31.April 30: Prince William provided anupdateon Kate Middleton’s health, saying she and the family are “all doing well.”
32.Finally, throughout the month of April,students across the US have launched pro-Palestinian protests on campus.At schools like Columbia, NYU, Harvard, and more, students have set up encampments and organized demonstrations to encourage their universities tocutfinancial ties with Israel or companies that support the war in Gaza. So far, over 300 people havereportedlybeen arrested as of May 2.
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