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The revival of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s relationship was a surprise to everyone. Following her split from ex-fiance Alex Rodriguez, Jennifer spent little time reconnecting with her old flame. ARod and JLo confirmed their breakup in the late Spring, and be early Summer she was seen traveling with Affleck. The movie star certainly must feel like he hit the lottery twice.

Longtime Affleck buddy Matt Damon recently chimed in on the relationship as well. “The press was particularly terrible to them 18 years ago, so what’s nice is that at least they’re being nice this time around,” Damon said on Desus & Mero. “They’re on vacation right now, but he still responded when I hit him up about the Red Sox yesterday…You still have priorities!”

The two love birds were on vacation in Italy this past week, but Affleck had to head back to the states. He is currently filming scenes for DCs The Flash movie after agreeing to return as Batman after an initial retirement. However, although Affleck isn’t with JLo in person, he’s there in spirit. The gorgeous singer and actress was seen rocking an iced-out “Ben” necklace while waltzing around Italy. Check out her drip below.

A year after it first debuted, The Kid LAROI’s F*CK LOVE debut shoots from No. 26 on the Billboard 200 chart to No. 1 for its first week at the top slot. The surge follows up on several reissues, including the most recent F*CK LOVE 3+: OVER YOU.

In its 53rd week on the chart, the set earns 85,000 equivalent album units for the week ending July 29 with a 409% increase. The original 15-track album arrived on July 24, 2020, debuting at No. 8. In November of last year, the project added seven more cuts for F*CK LOVE (SAVAGE) and rebounded to No. 3 on the chart. It then released a third time on July 27, adding a total of 14 more tracks, including the Justin Bieber-assisted hit “Stay,” which currently occupies the top five on the Hot 100.

F*CK LOVE now becomes the first album to hit No. 1 more than a year after its debut since Prince’s The Very Best Of Prince hit No. 1 more than 15 years after its release in May of 2016 shortly after the singer’s death.

Elsewhere on the chart, Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour album rises to No. 2 with 69,000 equivalent albums units while Doja Cat’s Planet Her occupies No. 3 with 57,000 units. Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album is seated at No. 4 as Pop Smoke’s Faith rounds out the Top 5, dropping from the lead spot with 38,000 units this week.

The second half of the Top 10 is greeted by Lil Baby and Lil Durk’s Voice of the Heroes with 32,000 units while EST Gee celebrates his first Top 10 album as Bigger Than Life Or Death soars from No. 65 to No. 7 in its second week on the chart. The jump is related to the fact that it was released on a Wednesday, debuting with only two days of tracking in its first week.

Polo G’s Hall of Fame can be found at No. 8 with 29,000 units while Taylor Swift’s Folklore project occupies No. 9 following a vinyl reissue. Closing things out this week is Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia.

Remember last holiday season when everyone said, “Just wait to buy an XBox Series X, they’ll be back in stock soon.” Well, those people were hilariously wrong. Those who spent maybe an extra $100-$200 dollars on a PS5 or XBox Series X last year were blessed compared to what the market looks like now. If you were in hope that things would get better soon, tough luck. It appears things will stay the same for another year or two at the least. 

During a Q2 earnings call earlier this week, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said that because the pandemic made staying at home more worldwide, gaming has also taken a leap in demand. He believes the semiconductor supply chain will take a couple of years to catch up with demand. “While I expect the shortage to bottom out in the second half, it will take another one to two years before the industry is able to completely catch up with demand,” Gelsinger stated. “With major fab construction projects underway in Oregon, Arizona, Ireland, and Israel, we are investing for the future, but we are also taking action today to find innovative ways to help mitigate industry constraints.”

The semiconductor shortage has been the main reason why getting a Nintendo Switch, PS5, and XBox Series X|S has been near impossible for consumers. Nvidia also said the shortage will slow GPU production until the end of the year. It looks like it’s going to be another rough Christmas for kids.

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Saturday, 19-year-old Anthony Barajas died after being shot during a screening of The Forever Purge film at a California movie theater. Barajas was attending the film with 18-year-old Rylee Goodrich when they were both shot in the head at a movie theater in Corona, Ca.

It was when the film ended that theater employees found aBrajas and Goodrich with gunshot wounds. While Goodrich was pronounced dead at the scene, Barajas was rushed to a hospital and placed on life support. Authorities say he succumbed to his injuries on Saturday.

On Twitter, a friend shared that the well-known TikTok star with nearly one million followers on the platform was “wheeled down an ‘honor walk’ where he would ultimately donate his organs so others may live.”

“I want to thank everyone who lifted Anthony in prayer,” said Malik Earnest in a post. “The injuries to his brain were irreparable.”

According to Corona police Cpl. Tobias Kouroubacalis, the suspect, 20-year-old Joseph Jimenez, acted alone without any indication that he knew either victim.

“It was completely unprovoked and the victims were shot without any kind of prior contact,” Kouroubacalis said.

On Friday, Jimenez appeared in court after being charged with murder for Goodrich’s death and attempted murder in Barajas’ case.
Police are now working with Riverside county prosecutors to bring about a second murder count against Jimenez.