What's Trending on Thursday, July 14th 2016

Looks like there is bad blood between Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris after all. The drama started when the world learned that Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris co-wrote his hit song featuring Rihanna, “This Is What You Came For”. Swift didn’t use her real name in the writing credits, instead, she used her pseudonym Nils Sjöberg. Reports say Swift chose to use the alias because if she had attached her name to the song, it would have taken the spotlight off of Calvin, who she was dating at the time. Now that they’re broken up, things are getting messy. After Swift’s reps confirmed she co-wrote and sings on the song, Calvin went on a Twitter rant because the public was now aware that Taylor now had the upper hand – as she could reportedly prevent Harris from preforming the song live, among other things.

“I know you’re off tour and you need someone new to try and bury like Katy ETC but I’m not that guy, sorry. I won’t allow it”

“Please focus on the positive aspects of YOUR life because you’ve earned a great one”

“Hurtful to me at this point that her and her team would go so far out of their way to try and make ME look bad at this stage though”

“I figure if you’re happy in your new relationship you should focus on that instead of trying to tear your ex bf down for something to do”

Now, Katy Perry seems to be throwing her 2 cents in, since Calvin brought her up in one of his tweets.

A few hours after Harris fired off a series of tweets, Perry posted two tweets that fans think is directed towards TSwift.

The first tweet is a gif of Hillary Clinton standing at a podium making exhausted faces, shrugging and then semi-smiling

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— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) July 13, 2016

The second tweet was a retweet Perry made in 2015 reading, “Time is the ultimate truth teller”

Time, the ultimate truth teller.

— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) May 9, 2015

Meanwhile, Taylor Swift has remained silent….for now. Stay tuned.

The video is called “23 Ways You Could Be Killed If You Are Black in America” and it features celebs like Rihanna, Adam Levine, Beyoncé, Pink, Chris Rock and Bono – just to name a few.

The “We Are Here” movement is demanding racial justice and immediate action from the government after the recent shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile sparked outrage around the world. The black and white video features 23 artists with photos of 23 black victims of violence – mostly with police.

The powerful video ends with Alicia Keys and the “We Are Here” organization urging the public for signatures on a petition. Once there is 100,000 signatures, Keys says they will be demanding that President Obama immediately begins working on “radical transformation to heal the long history of systemic racism so that all Americans have the equal right to live and to pursue happiness.”

Other artists in the video include Alicia Keys, her husband Swizz Beatz, Janelle Monae, Common, Queen Latifah, Kevin Hart, Jada Pinkett Smith and Jennifer Hudson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urR76r2VypA&feature=share

Say “hello” to Pennywise the clown! Underneath all this makeup is actor Bill Skarsgård – the star in Stephen King’s upcoming film adaptation of “It”.

The question is, will Skarsgård be as terrifying as Tim Curry in the 1990 classic?

Skarsgård says: 
“It’s such an extreme character. Inhumane. It’s beyond even a sociopath, because he’s not even human. He’s not even a clown. I’m playing just one of the beings It creates.”

“It” hits theatres September 8, 2017.

Alessia Cara’s new music video (below) for her latest single, “Scars To Your Beautiful” features a diverse range of individuals – transgender models, cancer survivors, athletes, curvy women, men, women with eating disorders & more – with the song’s sole message being about embracing your beauty.

Cara said:
“I wanted to do this kind of video for a very long time, I wanted all kinds of people – young, old, whatever their situation, whether it’s visible scars, non-visible scars – just a bunch of different women, and there are some men in there as well, because it can reach out to guys too. But I wanted real shots of real people telling their stories, and showing the story through little vignettes.”