When Apple Music was launched last summer, Apple enlisted rap superstar Drake to come onstage and promote Connect, a music-focused social network built to give fans "a single place to connect with your favorite artists." 

"The dream of being a new artist, like myself five years ago, and connecting directly with an audience has never been more close than right now," Drake said. "Instead of having to post your stuff on all these different and sometimes confusing places, it all lives in one very simple, very easy place, and that's Connect." 

Less than a year later, Apple seems poised to end its second music-focused social media network. Mark Gurman at 9to5Mac says that sources tell him that Apple will demote Connect from its premium placement within the Apple Music App. In addition, Connect is most likely not going to get new features this year. 

The report says that Connect's not dead, but its hard not to see parallels with iTunes Ping, Apple's last attempt at a social network, launched in 2010. It failed to gain traction and was killed two years later. "We tried Ping and the customer voted and said, this isn't something I want to put a lot of energy into. Some customers love it, but there's not a huge number that do," Apple CEO Tim Cook said in 2012. 

Although I'm an Apple Music subscriber and daily user, I rarely visit the Connect tab, and it's not difficult to see that the service hasn't been the success Apple hoped it was going to be. It's a bit of a ghost town.

Even though I'm "following" 36 artists, only Drake and Blink-182 are directly posting updates, and the number of likes and comments range from the double to triple digits. 

Compare that to Instagram, where very similar posts get thousands of likes within minutes. 

At the very least, Apple's vision of a Soundcloud competitor seems to have been unsuccessful. Few if any indie artists have gone to a Connect-first distribution strategy, and even when Drake released a few high-profile "diss" songs last fall, they were posted on Soundcloud even though they premiered on Apple's online radio station.

Drake's latest album, however, remains an Apple Music exclusive. Apple Music currently has 13 million paying subscribers, according to Apple, and will get a major "reboot" this June. 

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This is not Jamie Lee Curits' first time pointing out the dangers of opioids.

Following the death of Michael Jackson in 2009, when it was discovered the superstar was dependent on opioids (a form of painkiller), Curtis wrote a blog post in The Huffington Post revealing that she became addicted to painkillers following a cosmetic surgical procedure.

"The morphine becomes the warm bath from which to escape painful reality," she wrote.

Now the 57-year-old actress has written again for Huffington Post following the death of Prince. Reports suggest the artist may have had opioids in his body when he died April 21. Authorities have not revealed a cause of death yet. 

"I too, waited anxiously for a prescription to be filled for the opiate I was secretly addicted to," she wrote.

Curtis went on to state that she's been recovering from her opioid addiction for over 17 years. 

The actress points out that now with the passing of high-profile artists like Jackson and Prince, and their relation to the drug, the public is starting to finally realize the dangers of it. But she believes more needs to be done.

"I, like all of you, mourn the passing of a great artist but I also mourn the passing of potential artists past and present, caught in this deadly vise," she wrote. "Let’s work harder, look closer, and do everything we can not to enable and in doing so, disable, our loved ones who are ill."

Read her complete post here.

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Filmmaker Michael Moore has not taken Donald Trump's candidacy for president of the US lightly.

In December, leading up to the release of his latest movie, "Where to Invade Next," he told Business Insider that Trump was "absolutely going to be the Republican candidate" at a time when many in politics were still dubious about the businessman's staying power.

Now the Oscar winner behind "Bowling for Columbine" and "Fahrenheit 9/11" says that everyone needs to be "deadly serious" about his run for the White House.

"I know that they [the Trump campaign] are planning to focus on Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. That's how he can win the election," he told Business Insider on Thursday. "If he can get those upper kind of Midwestern-type states, then he can pull it off."

But being the staunch liberal that he is, Moore said that he's also optimistic that whoever wins the Democratic nomination between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will defeat Trump.

"I know the statistics," Moore said. "I know that 81% of the country is either female, people of color, or young adults from 18 to 35, and [Trump] has significantly offended all three of those groups and they aren't going to vote for him."

Moore made these comments just hours before Trump tweeted this picture in celebration of Cinco de Mayo that was widely seen as offensive to Hispanics:

So with the bizarre happenings of this political season, does Moore have any interest in doing a movie about the 2016 election?

"There's no satirical film that I could make that would be more entertaining than the actual thing you're witnessing in real time," Moore said. "It wouldn't live up to the material they're supplying on a daily basis on TV."

"Where to Invade Next" is currently available on iTunes and will be on Blu-ray on May 10.

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Here's a quick and fun way to enrich your business knowledge: streaming documentaries on Netflix.

The online movie and TV service has a vast cache of business and tech documentaries that anyone with a subscription can watch instantly. The topics range from profiles of great innovators like Steve Jobs and Henry Ford to the psychology behind human behavior.

Each of these 15 documentaries offers an entertaining storyline, as well as valuable insights into business success.

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How lifelong dedication and obsession with quality can pay off

The 2011 documentary "Jiro Dreams of Sushi" profiles Jiro Ono, a Japanese sushi chef and restaurant owner who is widely revered for his skill and $300-a-plate dinners. It follows the now 90-year-old master as he works with vendors to secure the finest ingredients, manages and mentors his staff, and prepares his son to succeed him when he retires. The movie brings viewers inside the dedication, obsession, and decades of hard work it takes to achieve perfection.

The best tricks to transform your life

"TED Talks: Life Hacks" is a collection of 10 popular TED lectures that offer tips and insights for success in life and business. You'll learn body-language secrets from Harvard psychologist Amy Cuddy, research-backed productivity tricks from positive-psychology expert Shawn Achor, and more.

How to adapt constantly to stay relevant

"Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work" takes viewers deep inside the business of the late Joan Rivers. After following the comedian for a year, filmmakers reveal the highs and lows of Rivers' decades-long quest to stay relevant. What does it take to get to the top and stay there? From meticulous organization systems to her willingness to take any job to make sure her staff got paid, the movie shows the fierce determination necessary for success.

Remember the Nintendo 64? You're forgiven if you don't — the game console is 20 years old as of 2016, and its games look woefully outdated compared to the gorgeous graphics of modern ones.

Beyond being a Nintendo console packed with beloved games like "Super Mario 64," the Nintendo 64 was the last Nintendo console that used game cartridges.

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Every console since — from Nintendo and its competition — has used optical discs of some type. The PlayStation 1 used a form of compact disc — think music CDs — while the PlayStation 2 used DVDs and the current Xbox One and PlayStation 4 use versions of Blu-ray discs. Even Nintendo's latest console, the Wii U, uses a form of proprietary optical disc.

But there's a major issue with using optical-disc-based media formats: Game consoles are too fast for them. Really!

The reason that the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 require you to install games before playing them is because the consoles are capable of processing the data on the disc faster than it's able to read said data. The solution that Sony and Microsoft came up with? Install the data on the disc to the console's hard drive.

It is, frankly, a bad solution.

It means that you go home with a game disc, put it in your console, and then wait for it to install instead of just playing the game. It's a notorious step backward from previous consoles that didn't require you to wait around while the game installed from a disc.

Nintendo's Wii U doesn't require you to install disc-based games, but it's also nowhere near as powerful as the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. With Nintendo's next console, codenamed "NX," the expectation is that it'll be more powerful than the Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

So, how is Nintendo going to solve the disc issue? By using cartridges once again, it looks like.

A company that's worked with Nintendo for years, Macronix, might be behind the media format that Nintendo's using in its next console. British publication Screen Critics spotted some explicit mentions of Nintendo's next console in Macronix's latest financial report.

Specifically, the company cited Nintendo's new platform as helping drive financial growth for the company in its third and fourth financial quarters — those line up with this coming holiday season and the first part of 2017, around the time the NX is expected to launch.

Nintendo said recently that its new console will launch in March 2017.

Adding more fuel to this already burning fire is the fact that Macronix was responsible for the proprietary-media format used in Nintendo's 3DS handheld-game console. That format, a 32-nanometer ROM chip, is capable of holding 8 GB of media. The new format being created by Macronix is a 75-nanometer ROM chip, capable of holding far more data.

So, when you think of Nintendo's next console returning to cartridges, don't think about your dusty old NES carts. Think of the 3DS cartridge. Think of Flash memory. Most importantly, think of an evolution beyond the disc-based media we've been stuck with for 20 years now.

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Snoop Dogg's son, Cornell Broadus, plays for UCLA's football team. Like all college athletes, Broadus puts in grueling hours of training every week, contributes to making billions of dollars for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and makes no money himself.

Snoop isn't happy about that.

"I think it’s a scam," Snoop told Business Insider recently. "I don’t like that rule. I think they should be paid."

Most of the arguments in favor of paying college athletes are based on economic fairness: If people make money for an organization, the organization should pay them in turn.

Snoop agrees, but points out that not paying college athletes harms them in other ways. He believes it fails to teach players important lessons about money.

"As soon as he leaves college, you try to teach him the [football] business, but you never taught him the business while he was in college," Snoop said. "So when he gets a handful of money, he blows it and does something stupid with it."

Furthermore, Snoop argues, not paying college athletes damages the relationship between those students and the institution when they graduate. The athletes feel neglected by the university they worked for and brought glory to, which makes it hard for them to be proud of their school.

"I have a lot of friends who made universities very famous and made other kids want to go to those universities, and made universities a lot of money," Snoop said. "Then when they leave the university, they get treated like they never even went there."

Snoop has followed football since he was a child. Before his rap career took off, he tried to become a professional football player. And for the past decade, he's coached a youth football league, which is being chronicled in the new AOL docuseries "Coach Snoop," premiering on May 19.

"I made my sons play football," Snoop said. "My second son didn’t want to play. I had to make him play and I had to pay him to play. And now he’s in college, so hopefully he’s going to get paid and pay me back when he goes to the NFL."

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Alden Ehrenreich is heading to a universe far, far away.

It was announced Thursday that the 26-year-old actor was cast as a young Han Solo, stepping into a role made iconic by Harrison Ford.

The spin-off is set for a May 25, 2018, release.

Though this might be Ehrenreich's first blockbuster film, the actor is no stranger to Hollywood. 

He was discovered by Steven Spielberg at a bat mitzvah at age 14, and has worked with some of the film industry's most established directors, including Francis Ford Coppola.

Here's a look at the professional career of the future "Star Wars" actor:

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Alden Caleb Ehrenreich was born November 22, 1989, and grew up in Pacific Palisades, California.

When he was 14, he made a short, comedic video for his friend's bat mitzvah. Steven Spielberg happened to be in the crowd, and set up a meeting between the teen and DreamWorks.

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He landed his first acting gigs on episodes of "CSI" and "Supernatural."

If the name Ashton Kutcher still brings to mind "Dude, Where's My Car," you're behind the times.

In the past few years, the actor turned entrepreneur and investor has cofounded a viral media site and a human-rights organization, appeared on "Shark Tank," and invested in buzzy tech companies such as Spotify, Airbnb, Uber, and Meerkat.

In Grow, the new digital magazine from investing app Acorns (another of his investments), Kutcher talks about everything from why he got started investing to the best investment he's ever made — and it isn't a tech company.

When asked what he considers to be his best investment, Kutcher tells Grow:

My relationships — taking the time to get to know [people], what motivates them, what their challenges are. These things are often overlooked. Investors get so wrapped up in returns and numbers that they forget that the true privilege of their position is to share a journey with exceptional people.

Kutcher's reflection has a practical takeaway for just about anyone: The best investments don't have to cost a fortune. Investing in relationships can cost as little as a few cups of coffee and a handful of emails.

His advice to people wondering what they should invest in can be similarly affordable:

First: Yourself! Double down on your own expertise, your passion, the thing you do when you have free time.

[Then] pay attention. If you work in a grocery store, pay attention to the items that you can't keep in stock, and the new things that are hitting the shelf. If you are a contractor, investigate the new materials showing up on jobs. Who makes them? Why are they better? You may have a more educated opinion than you are giving yourself credit for. Too often, people speculate on investments based on what's making someone else rich and forget to do a deep index on their own behaviors.

Invest in that which you would like to see become a reality. Worst-case scenario, you lose money — but at least you will get the life you want.

If you're ready to invest, take a look at the online courses that can help you get rich and read up on why you should stop networking if you want to be successful.

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Danielle Caesar, 22, has always had a crush on actor Jake T. Austin, and has been adamantly tweeting him since 2009. Now, the two are officially a couple.

Fangirls everywhere took to social media to express both their outrage and excitement. "That's what I mean!" one Instagram user wrote. "All of this time we spend being psychos will pay off!"

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Warning: “Captain America: Civil War” spoilers below.

He’s one of the most beloved Marvel characters, but Spider-Man has had some rough times of late.

Back when the Marvel Cinematic Universe was just a glimmer in Disney’s eye, Sony was the ruler of the comic-book adaptations with the release of three Spider-Man movies from 2002-2007.

From the perfect casting of Tobey Maguire as the web slinger to the steamy chemistry between him and and costar Kirsten Dunst playing Mary Jane Watson — all watched over by the geeky eye of director Sam Raimi — the franchise proved a monster moneymaker for Sony. The three films raked in a combined $2.5 billion worldwide on a $597 million budget. 

But how things have changed for Peter Parker.

The first blow was the lackluster critical reception for “Spider-Man 3” (2007), which, honestly, was a byproduct of Maguire and Dunst, and probably Raimi too, burnt out from the franchise. This led to a fourth movie with the trio attached being canceled.

Then things got worse when Sony rebooted the franchise in 2012 with Andrew Garfield as Spidey. “The Amazing Spider-Man” and its sequel two years later found only modest box office (by superhero standards) and fans weren’t feeling the passion for the character that the Raimi films had. Future movies with Garfield attached were scrapped.

Sony, again, went back to the drawing board. And what they pulled off might go down as one of the biggest moves ever in comic-book movie history.

Though studios are extremely protective of their properties, Sony and Disney came to an agreement to allow Spider-Man to join the MCU, and having Spidey in the mix with the likes of Captain America, Iron Man, Ant-Man, Black Panther, and other Avengers in "Captain America: Civil War." The move has given fans a glimpse at the future Spider-Man/Peter Parker, and we’re here to tell you it’s bright.

As seen in the trailer for “Captain America: Civil War” (now in theaters), Spider-Man swings into action as a member of Team Iron Man in the movie. But Spidey’s presence is far from a blink-and-you-missed-it cameo.

In many ways we get the Spider-Man origin story out of the way in “Civil War,” as Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) heads to Queens to seek out Peter Parker’s help and finds a kid who for the last six months has been swinging around New York City in a unitard and goggles assisting people with his new superpowers.

Stark doesn’t just bring him on Team Iron Man; he also upgrades Parker’s look with the Spider-Man outfit we all know and love. (This will likely eliminate a lot of the backstory and we can get to the good stuff when the standalone movie, “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” opens on July 7, 2017.)

Actor Tom Holland (best known for playing the lead in “Billy Elliot the Musical”) embodies Parker perfectly — a geeky outsider whose new powers make him yearn to do great things. And the 19-year-old has the sarcasm of the character down, as he holds his own opposite fellow smartypants Tony Stark, then as Spider-Man throws out the funny one-liners while going up against members of Team Captain America.

As much as “Civil War” is a great superhero movie, the beginning is a little slow, and it’s when Stark seeks out Parker that you feel the movie really finds its groove.

Then when Team Captain America and Team Iron Man go head-to-head, the collision of the superheroes and their different personalities in the same space is a thrill. But it’s Spider-Man who stands out best. Mainly that's a result of great action and dialogue, but partly it’s the joy of finally seeing Spider-Man done right since the Raimi era.

What’s so unique about Spider-Man is that along with the superfans of the character, which are many, even if you are just a casual comic-book fan, you’ve probably encountered your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man either through cartoons or movies. So that ingrained knowledge leads to even more enjoyment when you watch a movie like “Civil War” and may not know every character featured, but you're up on the guy in the red tights one way or another.

If “Civil War” is any indication, we are in store for an enjoyable new era of Spider-Man.

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The debate over Sean Parker's Screening Room startup, which would let people stream movies still playing in theaters from home, rages on. But the rich and famous have been doing exactly that for years now.

Prima Cinema provides its customers — including top CEOs and celebrities — with first-run movies to stream in their living rooms and private screening rooms, and it has the full support of the movie studios. Though it comes at a much higher cost for customers than what Parker is proposing.

So how much would you have to spend to watch first-run movies from home like the super-rich? And what does it involve?

I got a glimpse of the luxury Prima experience (and learned how much it costs once you set up everything) while visiting the showroom of electronic manufacturer Crestron. 

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Let's imagine this is your living room. (It's actually the showroom of Crestron, where I tried the Prima setup.)

And you have a top-of-the-line flatscreen TV. Prima requires that you have a screen that's at least 100 inches on the diagonal.

If you're famous and money is not a problem — if you're, say, Leonardo DiCaprio — Prima is the best way to watch movies currently in theaters while avoiding the headache of being spotted in public.

The video game controller, the main way we interact with games, hasn't changed much since the mid 1980's.

Analog sticks and triggers were added in the mid 1990's to accommodate the shift from 2D to 3D games, but that didn't replace the basic controller layout that came before, comprised of face buttons and a directional pad.

In a few cases, like with the popular "Dance Dance Revolution" or "Guitar Hero" franchises, peripheral controllers were created to better suit those games. 

History is littered with many more examples of companies conceiving of the next great way for us to play games — and then failing.

Here are eight examples: seven crazy designs trying to impact how we play, with an eighth controller attempting to give us a new place to play.

The Atari Mindlink

The Atari Mindlink never came out, but at the time of its development Atari promised that it would let you play video games with your mind. In reality, the Mindlink would translate movements made on your forehead into on-screen commands. Only six working prototypes were ever made, and they were demonstrated at the annual Consumer Electronics Show. Unfortunately those who used the Mindlink would get headaches, so it was scrapped before ever reaching the market.

The Fragmaster

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The Fragmaster is a great example of trying to combine two things that work perfectly well on their own — in this case a keyboard and mouse — and failing.  Instead of using a mouse, aiming required moving the entire Fragmaster around. Shooting or any other action was handled by pressing any of The Fragmasters buttons and triggers. In reality, mice offered greater precision, making the Fragmaster a poor choice for players of first person shooters, the demographic it was trying to appeal to in the first place.

The Resident Evil Chainsaw Controller

Like many peripherals, the Resident Evil chainsaw controller was a developed as a tie-in with a specific game, in this case "Resident Evil 4." While that game is regarded as one of the greatest of all time, the controller is an ergonomic nightmare. The two chainsaw handles are farther apart than the ends of a typical game controller, and the buttons are configured in an awkward position. Ultimately this controller works better as a prop than functional device.

Although Bran Stark has just returned to "Game of Thrones," it's clear to the actor who plays him that big things are ahead for the gifted boy.

"He's got a responsibility in the wider world of Westeros, a responsibility that may be quite massive," Isaac Hempstead-Wright told Business Insider.

In the time that has passed since viewers last saw him, Bran has been honing his magical vision (or "greensight") and abilities to travel outside his body (known as "warging") with the Three-Eyed Raven (Max von Sydow). But this can't last forever and Hempstead knows that the first step toward Bran's fate will come when he faces that.

"Clearly, it’s more a matter of Bran knowing that he’s not in the cave for a nice brief respite from all the kind of horrible things happening around him," Wright said. "He sees there’s a job to do. He just can’t sit and relax and enjoy the nostalgia trips, because the Three-Eyed Raven isn’t showing him all this stuff because it’s nice for him. He’s showing it to Bran because it’s important. It’s shaping the way the story has to go."

He then added, "Bran doesn’t necessarily quite realize that. There’s that poignant line the Three-Eyed Raven says, ‘It is beautiful beneath the sea. But if you stay too long, you'll drown.’ And I think that’s a lesson Bran is going to have to learn sooner or later."

But when he does learn that training will end and that there's a bigger picture for his powers, Wright believes that Bran will be an exceptional ally for someone else.

"I personally think Bran’s role will be most useful as an enabler," Wright said. "He won’t be the one charging into battle and save the day. I think he’ll be someone who will help someone else get to the throne or wherever for that matter, rather than him being the one doing it."

Hempstead may be on to something. There is a popular theory that newly resurrected Jon Snow (Kit Harington) will need the Children of the Forest to help him fight the White Walkers. That's exactly who Bran has been with since he started his training. So there's a great possibility that a reunion between Jon and Bran could fit into what Wright believes his character is meant to do and Jon Snow's ultimate mission.

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Cheer up, summer is around the corner. And with that comes a whole lot of blockbusters from Hollywood, plus some comedy and surprising doses of thoughtful drama.

Wedged between the must-see titles like "Captain America: Civil War," "X-Men: Apocalypse," and "Suicide Squad" are Seth Rogen's "Neighbors 2" and the new "Ghostbusters," plus titles for the kids, like "Finding Dory" and "The Secret Life of Pets."

Here we break down 41 (!) movies that should be on your calendar this summer.

Release dates below subject to change.

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"Captain America: Civil War" (Release Date: May 6)

The Avengers are up against their fiercest foes: themselves. In the third "Captain America" film, a rift in the group has led the superheroes to pick sides — Team Captain America and Team Iron Man. Heralded by many to be the best Marvel movie yet, this blockbuster has off-the-charts hype.

"High-Rise" (Release Date: May 13)

Tom Hiddleston continues to show the range of characters he can play as he stars in the latest from director Ben Wheatley. In this trippy thriller, he plays a doctor who moves into a swanky high-rise that is slowly making residents go mad.

"Money Monster" (Release Date: May 13)

Directed by Jodie Foster, this thriller starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts follows a popular financial TV host (Clooney) who is held hostage by an irate investor on his live television show.

Every year since 1999, hundreds of supercar owners have gathered together to drive around the world in convoy for the Gumball 3000 rally — a 3,000-mile cross-country rally that takes place on public roads. 

In between long drives, participants stay at luxury hotels and pop champagne at decadent nightclubs. Entry to the week-long rally costs around $50,000. And you need to provide your own supercar, obviously.

Business Insider was invited to take part in one leg of this year's 3000-mile rally from Dublin to Bucharest by Car Throttle — an app-based online car community dubbed "Buzzfeed for Cars"— which had entered Gumball 3000 with a Nissan GTR that was inexplicably wrapped in emojis.

We were only with the team for one day — from London to Kent on day three — but it gave us a flavor of the event. Inside the "EmojiTR," Car Throttle CEO Adnan Ebrahim filled us in on what we had missed.

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We joined the Gumball 3000 on Tuesday morning (day three) at Golden Square in Soho, London.

It looked like one of the most expensive gridlocks the city has ever seen.

The plan for the day was to drive to Folkestone and then onto mainland Europe by Eurostar. Initial progress was slow, as not everyone had yet woken up from the party the night before.

The Church Lady returned to "Saturday Night Live" this weekend to mock the Republican presidential candidates.

"SNL" alum Dana Carvey returned to his stomping grounds to play the iconic role, which was a fixture on the show during the late '80s and early '90s.

After a quick rundown of other events in the news, such as The Met Ball and Beyoncé's "Lemonade" special, The Church Lady introduced her first guest, "Please welcome Satan."

It turned out she was referring to former Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz (played by Taran Killam).

"You can actually just call me Ted Cruz," he said.

The Church Lady then explained that she was just quoting one of his colleagues, former Speaker of the House John Boehner, who had referred to Cruz as "Lucifer in the Flesh."

In response to Cruz calling his departure from the race "God's plan," The Church Lady asked, "Was it part of God’s plan for you to get humiliated by an orange mannequin?"

She then had Donald Trump (played by "SNL" alum Darrell Hammond) on as her next guest, introducing him as “the presumptive Republican divorcee, I mean nominee.”

After The Church Lady doubted that Trump is a "churchgoer," he began touting his great knowledge of the Bible.

“I love all the books in the Bible. They’re all terrific. Corinthians Part Deux, Book of Revelations, Two Genesis, Two Furious, which says, and I quote, ‘Love thy neighbor as thyself and like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.’”

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The #NeverTrump movement is looking weaker every day as Donald Trump has become the presumptive nominee in the Republican race, following the exits of Ted Cruz and John Kasich.

In addition to the politicians and pundits — like Sarah Palin and Ann Coulter — who have come out to endorse Trump, many celebrities are throwing their support behind the divisive businessman.

Here are 22 celebrities and entertainment figures who are showing their support for him, from Kid Rock to Mike Tyson:

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Jon Voight

In a statement to Breitbart, the actor said that he is supporting Donald Trump because "he's an answer to our problems." He also called Trump "funny, playful, and colorful, but most of all, he is honest."

He added:

There are many Republicans fighting to keep him from winning the Republican nomination. You know why? Because he has no bull to sell, and everyone will discover the bull most politicians spew out is for their own causes and benefits. I pray all Americans who have seen and felt the meltdown of America with the Obama years, to please fight for Donald Trump.

Robert Davi

The actor has written multiple posts for Breitbart praising Trump. In one, he said, "We should thank God that Trump is in this race. The media and the establishment are terrified."

Aaron Carter

The former child star voiced his support for Trump after responding to a tweet from the presidential hopeful. He wrote: "Does America want to have a president who FOLLOWS or someone who leads? I vote for @realdonaldtrump."

In an interview with GQ, he later clarified that he doesn't "support every little thing," but that "Trump goes his own way. He's a leader, not a follower, and he's proven that by humbling the other campaigns."

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Marvel and Disney have done it again.

The third Captain America movie, "Captain America: Civil War," did not just have the biggest opening of any of the Cap movies but the fifth-largest domestic opening ever with an estimated $181.8 million, according to pro.boxoffice.com.

Though the film didn't hit the rarefied-air of a $200 million opening as some in the industry projected, it still is an impressive start to the summer movie season as it raked in $25 million on its Thursday preview and $75 million on its full opening day on Friday.

With the opening by "Civil War," which is the 13th feature film in Disney's Marvel Cinematic Universe, it joins other titles from the MCU in the top five of largest opening weekends.

Ahead of "Civil War" are fellow Marvel titles "Avengers: Age of Ultron" ($191.2 million) and "The Avengers" ($207.4 million), then "Jurassic World" ($208.8 million), and leading the pack is "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" ($247.9 million). And "Civil War" now has the third best May opening (with "The Avengers" and "Age of Ultron" are head of it).

The film — which follows the Avengers as they are split between two factions, Team Captain America and Team Iron Man — is also dominating overseas, as well. Having earned over $496 million, to date.

This continues Disney's dominance at the box office as a film released by the studio has been number one in the US for the last four weeks. "Civil War" topping the box office follows the three-week reign of "The Jungle Book," which earned $21.87 million over the weekend ($285 million domestically/$776 million global to date).

Counting the continued success of "Zootopia," Disney leads all other studios at the domestic box office in 2016 with over $1 billion.

Thanks to its current 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, expect another big weekend for "Civil War" next week as the biggest title opening opposite it is the George Clooney/Julia Roberts thriller, "Money Monster."

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