According to her publicist, Ms. Sobule, 66, passed away Thursday morning in Woodbury, Minnesota. Later in the week, she was supposed to perform songs from her musical.

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Three decades of touring, campaigning, and a one-woman show followed the success of Jill Sobule’s famous songs, “Supermodel” and “I Kissed a Girl.” According to her publicist, Sobule passed on Thursday morning in a house fire in Woodbury, Minnesota. Her age was sixty-six.

According to the Woodbury Public Safety Department in the Minneapolis suburb, firemen arrived to a burning residence about 5:30 a.m. According to the homeowners, one individual could still be inside. According to the authorities, a lady in her 60s was discovered dead inside the residence by firefighters.

It was not immediately apparent what caused the fire.

According to her publicist, Ms. Sobule was set to sing from her one-woman musical, “F*ck7thGrade,” at the Swallow Hill Music venue in her hometown of Denver on Friday. According to the publicist, she was practicing for the musical while lodging with friends in Minnesota.

Instead, there will be a free, unofficial event in Ms. Sobule’s honor.

The bisexual Ms. Sobule included the song “I Kissed a Girl,” which describes a woman kissing a female buddy, in her 1995 self-titled album. According to Ms. Sobule, the song was released during a time when being a queer singer was considered “dicey.” However, it became popular and appeared on the Billboard charts.

Ms. Sobule’s success was further solidified when her rebellious rock song, “Supermodel,” from the same album was used on the soundtrack of the romantic comedy “Clueless.”

In a 2022 interview with The New York Times, Ms. Sobule stated, “People call me a one-hit wonder.” “And I respond, ‘Hold on, I’m a two-hit wonder!'”

Although her subsequent albums, which were inventive and genreless, did not achieve the same degree of popularity, both reviewers and fans gave them favorable reviews.

In 2000, The Times said, “Now she sings about dumb boyfriends, weight-obsessed women, Alzheimer’s disease, and the failings of a long list of celebrated people.” “Ms. Sobule is an artist whose talent extends far beyond whom she kisses, with a wicked wit and a pliant facility for candor.”

Denver is where Ms. Sobule was born. It was not immediately possible to confirm any more details regarding her family. She jokingly remarked that her gym instructor, “who looked like Pete Rose,” and Miss Jane Hathaway from “The Beverly Hillbillies” had been her only LGBT role models as a child.

She talked about her middle school difficulties in her musical decades later. She talked of having an unrequited infatuation on a girl, feeling uncomfortable around the other females, and being called a homophobic slur.

Her guitar skills were apparent in the eighth grade, and she finally left school to pursue her career as a musician. In 1990, she released the album “Things Here Are Different,” marking the start of her recording career. Its track, “Too Cool to Fall in Love,” was aired on radios.

Her self-titled album launched her career to new heights in 1995. Katy Perry’s 2008 release of the song “I Kissed a Girl” brought the song back into the spotlight. Ms. Sobule subsequently recounted in an interview that she felt “jealous” when Ms. Perry used the term.

Not all of the survivors were listed right away.

She was vocal on a range of political and cultural problems in addition to performance, such as the French Resistance, the death sentence, anorexia, reproduction, and L.G.B.T.Q. concerns.

The president of the L.G.B.T.Q. advocacy group GLAAD, Sarah Kate Ellis, said in a statement, “She literally created a path for queer people and women in music.”

Ms. Sobule said that her objective was to reach a large audience of those who felt like misfits in her 2022 interview with The New York Times about her musical.

“The majority of people could give a [expletive], so we wanted to make sure the show wasn’t just for people interested in my career,” she stated. “I’m not that well-known. The tale of a weirdo growing up is rather universal.

Harvey Weinstein 2006 Sexual Assault Testimony: Key Witness Testifies

2025 NFL mock draft buzz is at an all-time high as Draft Day finally arrives. The first round of the 2025 NFL Draft will take place Thursday night. For the first time in the Common Draft Era, every team still holds its first-round pick as of Thursday afternoon. However, that doesn’t rule out the possibility of blockbuster trades. According to Colin Cowherd’s final mock draft, one team is set to make a major move into the top 15.

“I was on the phone last night, yesterday afternoon and this morning and there was a lot of Bears rumors about Ashton Jeanty,” Cowherd stated on Thursday’s “The Herd.” However, many teams require items in order for a trade to be successful. The Jaguars are reportedly interested in going up and acquiring Travis Hunter. What do we get, then? As a result, there are numerous calls and discussions. There are many calls, but you hardly ever get moves in the top ten picks. This is what I’m hearing, then.

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Now, let’s examine Colin Cowherd’s last mock draft, which features odds provided by DraftKings Sportsbook. Additionally, you can view all of the previous mock drafts we’ve released this week here:

1. Tennessee Titans: Cam Ward, QB, Miami (Fla.)

Odds to be No. 1 overall pick: -20000

Cowherd’s opinion: “This one is simple. well suited to Brian Callahan’s offensive scheme. Above all, he is a significant improvement in talent compared to the quarterback the Titans used the previous season. Tennessee’s quarterbacks combined for 21 picks and 22 touchdowns last season.

2. Cleveland Browns: Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Colorado 

Odds to be No. 2 overall pick: -2500

Cowherd’s opinion: “The draft’s most gifted athlete. Hunter is, in my opinion, a historically talented athlete. Not just one call is coming in about Travis Hunter. I think they’re going to keep him. He might not be a Shohei Ohtani. Perhaps he is. However, there aren’t many guys like this.

3. 3.New York Giants: Penn State, Abdul Carter, edge
4. 
   Chances of being selected third overall: -1400
5. Cowherd’s opinion: “Carter is one of the four or five stars in the draft, but it’s a star-less draft.” Although they already have a strong defensive line, many teams choose the top player on the market. Carter is without a doubt the best talent available right now.

4. 4.New England Patriots: LSU, OT, Will Campbell
   Odds of being selected fourth overall: – 475
5. Cowherd’s opinion: “The Patriots actually had the league’s weakest offensive line. Wide receivers, tight ends, and running backs are available elsewhere. Only four or five offensive tackles—possibly even fewer—are truly liked by the public. There’s Drake Maye. You must now keep him safe.

5. 5.Michigan’s Mason Graham, DT, Jacksonville Jaguars
   The odds of being selected fifth overall are +350.

Cowherd’s opinion: “One of the cleaner guys in the draft is selected by the Jaguars. Last year, they were unable to stop the run. They have Josh Hines-Allen and Travon Walker, by the way, so Graham would make a good combination there and their defensive line would be ready for lines. Mason Graham is someone I adore.

6.Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State, Las Vegas Raiders
The odds of being selected sixth overall are +425

Cowherd’s opinion: “The Raiders require a running back and a receiver. The former school of Pete Carroll. He enjoys making run games. His greatest achievements were with Reggie Bush and LenDale White in college and Marshawn Lynch in the professional ranks. Jeanty is necessary. He is a truly exceptional running back first-round talent, in my opinion.

7. 7.Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State, New York Jets
   +175 is the odds to be selected seventh overall.
8. Cowherd’s opinion: “The Jets lack enough weapons, even though I know they have a defensive coordinator. Garrett Wilson requires some defense. Tyler Warren caught 17 balls while playing for USC. Although he isn’t Brock Bowers, I don’t think the Jets can pass on him because of his versatility and agility. He fixes the Jets’ lack of tight end performance for the ensuing five years.

Harvey Weinstein 2006 sexual assault testimony took center stage at the former Hollywood producer’s retrial in New York City on Thursday. The former roommate of Miriam Haley, one of Weinstein’s accusers, took the stand to share her account.

Elizabeth Entin, who lived with Haley in an East Village apartment in 2006, testified that Haley confided in her during the summer of that year about a sexual assault she believed Weinstein had committed. Entin described Haley as “very unfocused” and “anxious,” recalling how she stood clumsily in the doorway before approaching her while she rested in bed.

“She appeared shaken,” Entin said to the court. She described her interaction with Haley by stating, “He had forcibly put his mouth on her vagina without her consent,” however she was unable to reveal all the specifics.

According to Entin, she suggested that Haley speak with an attorney and think about filing criminal charges against Weinstein. That sounds like rape, Miriam. At the time, she allegedly told her, “I think you should call a lawyer.”

However, Entin claims that Haley didn’t appear open to the idea and that the discussion “fizzled out” at some point. Haley appeared different after that day, according to Entin, who observed that she had “less zest or vitality.”

Entin previously revealed that while they were living together, Haley was working as a production assistant on “Project Runway” (Weinstein produced the fashion reality series), and the two frequently went to events associated with the show. Though Entin claimed she couldn’t recall the precise words, she recalled how she first met Weinstein at a gathering at Cipriani Downtown in SoHo, where he wrapped his arm around Haley’s waist and called her the “hottest” or “sexiest” woman he knew. Haley seemed “uncomfortable,” according to Entin, as she attempted to appease Weinstein.

Jennifer Bonjean, Weinstein’s lawyer, brought up Entin’s testimony from the 2020 trial during cross-examination. She then questioned Entin about her multiple podcast appearances and two books that were released during the initial 2020 New York trial, one of which discusses the earlier procedures involving Weinstein.

“You were given numerous chances to appear in the media?” Entin was asked by Bonjean.

When Bonjean questioned Entin about her press appearances and how she was “excited” to meet lawyer Gloria Allred, who represented Haley in Weinstein’s 2020 trial, tensions increased.

At one point, Entin said, “I am not happy about the fact that he raped my friend.”

“Rape has a different stigma in our society — and a different history,” Entin said in response to Bonjean’s question on why she suggested Haley call a lawyer instead of calling the police to report the alleged sexual assault. She also added that one must “take a lot more careful steps.”

In July 2006, Weinstein allegedly committed a first-degree criminal sexual act against Haley. He entered a not guilty plea to the accusation.

In his 2020 New York trial, Weinstein was convicted guilty of sexually abusing the former TV production assistant; however, that conviction was later overturned, as was the one involving actress Jessica Mann.

Christine Pressman, who had been Haley’s friend in 2006, testified following a lunch break about a conversation she and Haley had in East Hampton in August or September of that year. Pressman claims that Haley was “very animated” when she described the alleged sexual assault and confided in her about it.

In his response, Pressman recalls calling the scenario “absolutely disgusting and horrible,” yet he cautioned Haley from calling the police.

“Harvey Weinstein is the king of New York,” I declared. You are not as powerful as he is. Pressman started to choke and her voice cracked as she repeated, “Just let it go.”

Pressman said, “Yes,” when asked if she had ever proposed to Haley that she date Weinstein during the defense’s cross-examination. Pressman claimed she couldn’t remember the exact moment she made the suggestion when asked.

Later, Pressman was questioned by Bonjean, Weinstein’s lawyer, about whether Haley had disclosed to her that she was seeing Weinstein before the East Hampton trip. “Never,” Pressman replied simply.

Earlier Thursday, Getty Images’ senior director of editorial operations, Kate Englund, also gave testimony. Many of the photos that were posted to Getty were displayed to the jurors, including ones that showed Weinstein with famous people including Gwyneth Paltrow, Penelope Cruz, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, and the late Queen Elizabeth II. Also shown in the courtroom and accepted into evidence were pictures of Kaja Sokola, one of Weinstein’s accusers who was named during opening comments on Wednesday.

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