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India Today
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- India Today
Singer Akon offers wild theories on Coldplay row, internet bursts out laughing
It looks like not just the internet, but also singer and rapper Akon has jumped on the bandwagon of those enjoying the Coldplay concert drama. After tens of thousands of memes and jokes flooded social media following Astronomer CEO Andy Byron being caught with HR rep Kristin Cabot, the 'Smack That' hitmaker has quite literally smacked the hilarity out of the viral added his own satirical spin with the help of AI-generated video. The 'Bananza' singer imagined three alternate scenarios of how Byron and Cabot could've handled the moment - and the internet couldn't handle how ridiculously funny they context, the original video showed Byron and Cabot caught off guard on the jumbotron during Coldplay's Boston concert - Byron ducking in panic while Cabot covered her face in sheer embarrassment. In Akon's version, the first imagined scenario involves Byron throwing Cabot off the railing and sprinting down imaginary stairs. The second shows the duo bolting as soon as the camera lands on them. The third? A quick celebration followed by Byron ditching Cabot and running off the video shared by Akon here: Though obviously AI-generated, all three scenarios feel absurdly plausible given the social media frenzy that followed. Akon's video added to the already-overflowing sea of parodies, spoofs, and memes online. Fans flooded the comments section, admitting they were in splits over the creativity and the clip, Akon captioned it: 'What he should've done (laughing emojis) (sic),' and in the comments added, 'Man, I am crying (laughing emojis) (sic).' Fans chimed in with their own wild suggestions for what Byron and Cabot could have done to dodge the attention, making it clear the saga is far from video began going viral on Thursday. At the concert, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin had seen the couple on the jumbotron and, reacting to their petrified expressions, quipped, 'Oh look at these two! Oh what?' He followed it up with, 'They're either having an affair or they're just very shy.'Meanwhile, Coldplay continues its Music of the Spheres tour, which is set to wrap up in September at London's Wembley Stadium. But thanks to a jumbotron mishap and Akon's perfectly timed parody, this Boston concert might go down as one of the tour's most talked-about moments.- EndsMust Watch
Daily Mirror
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Epic £4bn seaside city with bendy skyscraper designed by Akon suffers huge blow
Celebrity singer-songerwriter Akon has been left red-faced after his ambitious plans to build a futuristic seaside city to the tune of £4.4bn has descended into chaos Ambitious plans to build an uber-futuristic city by the coast to the tune of $6 billion (£4.4bn) has hit a major setback. Bizarrely spearheaded by singer-songwriter Alioune Badara Thiam (commonly known as Akon), the mega project aimed to transform an 800-hectare site in Mbodiène - a seaside city in Senegal, Africa - into a modern metropolis run entirely on renewable energy. Mock prints of the development - which has been compared to the fictional city of Wakanda from the Marvel universe - show an unusually bendy skyscraper dominating the centre, alongside a slew of equally Black Mirror-esque buildings and green spaces. Back in 2022, the Smack That star said his eponymously named 'Akon City', was '100,000 per cent moving' despite no significant construction following the initial launch ceremony. Phase one of the bold development was supposed to see a hospital, shopping mall, police station, school, waste station and solar plant all completed by the end of 2023. However, after five years of constant setbacks, it's clear Akon City remains a mere dream - as the site in Mbodiène remains 'mostly empty'. It is said the only structure in place is an 'incomplete reception building'; roads, housing, and even a power grid have yet to be established in the area - provoking outrage from those living nearby. "We were promised jobs and development," one local resident told the BBC. "Instead, nothing has changed." Serigne Mamadou Mboup, head of Senegal's tourism development body, Sapco, confirmed to the publication that Akon City 'no longer exists'. Officials blamed a lack of funding and halted construction efforts for the project being shelved. However, it says it has now reached an agreement with the celeb - who spent his childhood between Senegal and the US - to produce a more 'realistic project' that can still benefit the area. Specific details on how much the project would cost, or when it is expected to be finished, have yet to be confirmed. When Akon City was announced, plans for residents to use a brand new cryptocurrency called Akoin as as their primary payment method were also unveiled. According to the BBC, there have been questions over whether this would even be legal, as Senegal currently uses the CFA franc, which is both regulated and issued by the Central Bank of West African States. Akoin has also struggled to repay its investors over the years, with Akon reportedly admitting: "It wasn't being managed properly. I take full responsibility for that."
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Clueless Series Starring Alicia Silverstone in the Works, Akon to Record Country Versions of Full Music Catalog, Good Friday and National Exercise Day
Clueless sequel series starring Alicia Silverstone in development at Peacock. Three decades after the original film's release, Alicia Silverstone is making her return as Cher Horowitz in a brand-new sequel series to Clueless. The exciting news was first reported by Variety, later confirmed by Silverstone herself in an Instagram post featuring the article and a GIF from the film, captioned, ' Totally buggin'... in the best way.' The film's original director, Amy Heckerling, is set to executive produce the series alongside Silverstone and producer Robert Lawrence, while Gossip Girl creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, as well as Freakier Friday screenwriter Jordan Weiss, are signed on as writers. Plot details and a production timeline have yet to be revealed. Akon to re-record full music catalog in country genre. The 52-year-old hip-hop star, known for songs such as 'Smack That' and 'Right Now,' spoke briefly with TMZ while signing autographs in New York City earlier this week about the upcoming project, saying, 'This has been in motion for the last five years. But starting next month, y'all gonna start seeing all the releases.' The project will reportedly feature other country artists, however, names have yet to be revealed. So far, the only song confirmed in the lineup of new tracks is his 2004 hit 'Locked Up.' Today's holidays: Good Friday, National Exercise Day, National Animal Crackers Day, National Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet Day, National Piñata Day, National Newspaper Columnists' Day, International Jugglers Day, International Day for Monuments and Sites, Lineman Appreciation Day, and World Marbles Day. In today's birthday news: Actor James Woods turns 78, actor Eric Roberts 69, comedian/ventriloquist Jeff Dunham 63, comedian/TV host Conan O'Brien 62, actress Maria Bello 58, actor David Tennant 54, actress Melissa Joan Hart 49, reality star Kourtney Kardashian 46, actress America Ferrera 41, and actress Vanessa Kirby is 37.
