'Hustlers,' 'The Suicide Squad,' & RuPaul's New Emmy: Morning Tea

'Hustlers' smashed the box office, 'The Suicide Squad' is back, & RuPaul won another Emmy—oh my!

Welcome to Morning Tea, PRIDE's morning round-up of the some of the most interesting news headlines you should read to help you get your day started!

So what's going on in the news today?

'Hustlers' outperformed their box office expectations, raking in nearly $34 million during opening weekend.

The ensemble movie starring Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, Keke Palmer, and Lili Reinhart made a whopping $33.2 million at the box office this weekend, alongside stellar reviews and talks of award buzz for JLo.

Read the full report on Variety.

The full cast for 'The Suicide Squad' has been announced, and a lot of our faves are returning!

The complete cast for Warner Bros. and DC's 2021 feature The Suicide Squad was officially announced, and so many of our faves—including Margot Robbie as the badass bisexual antihero Harley Quinn—are going to be a part of it!

Read the full report on Gizmodo.

Mama Ru won her fourth consecutive Emmy!

The legendary RuPaul won his fourth consecutive award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program at this past weekend's Creative Arts Emmys!

Read the full report on Deadline.

A Duggar family member can't stop making online attacks against Jazz Jennings.

Former 19 Kids and Counting and Counting On cast member Drew Dillard keeps being transphobic online towards trans activist and YouTuber Jazz Jennings.

Read the full report on Out.

More than half of LGBTQ+ content online gets flagged as 'inappropriate.'

According to a survey from cvybersecurity firm CHEQ, 73 percent of online posts from LGBTQ+ news websites get blacklisted by advertisers.

Read the full report on The Advocate.

 
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