[Warning Potentially Trigger Content] Nicki Minaj and her husband, Kenneth Petty, are potentially facing some major legal troubles tied to his rape conviction! According to TMZ, the couple has been sued by Jennifer Hough, the then 16-year-old girl Petty was convicted of attempting to rape in 1995. The lawsuit reportedly states that Hough is filing […]
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New Jeopardy! Host Forced The Price Is Right Models To Wear Shorter Skirts & Discriminated Against Pregnant Women, Claim Lawsuits
Remember when viewers were upset with the casting of Mike Richards as the new host of Jeopardy! simply because he wasn’t their favorite choice? Yes, the executive producer who jumped into hosting duties this week was set up for failure with audiences from the start. After all, they were first given an array of celebrity guest hosts, […]
Investor group criticizes Activision for “inadequate” harassment response
Enlarge / Activision’s Los Angeles offices. (credit: Getty Images) A major activist investor group is putting public pressure on Activision Blizzard, saying that recent statements from the company regarding allegations of widespread harassment and discrimination “do not go nearly far enough to address the deep and widespread issues with equity, inclusion, and human capital management […]
Activision Blizzard employees plan Wednesday “Walkout for Equality”
Enlarge / A em>Warcraft-themed statue sites in front of the Blizzard employee campus. (credit: Flickr / gordontarpley) A group of Activision Blizzard employees are planning a “Walkout for Equality” Wednesday to protest their feeling that “our values as employees are not being accurately reflected in the words and actions of our leadership.” The move comes […]
The Mickey Callaways should never be able to don a uniform again, period
Rob Manfred finally finished reading The Athletic’s report from February about Mickey Callaway’s sexual harassment. Or perhaps he clicked on the tube this week and caught Andrea Kremer’s HBO Real Sports piece on the sex harrassment women in sports media regularly receive that was partly based on The Athletic’s work. Read more…
Jackass Director Jeff Tremaine Files Restraining Order Against Bam Margera
The rift in the Jackass family seems to be getting worse. As we’ve been reporting, the production of Jackass 4 became tense when Bam Margera failed to stay sober as required by his contract. The star blamed producer/director Jeff Tremaine, ringleader Johnny Knoxville, and Paramount for contract restrictions he compared to “torture,” but his failure […]
Marilyn Manson’s Assistant Sues — Claims He Regularly ‘Offered’ Her Up For Sexual Assault!
[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] Another lawsuit — and even more accusations — against Marilyn Manson. Ashley Walters has opened up about her experience with the Antichrist Superstar singer before. After he invited her to work with him on a photoshoot in 2010, she became his personal assistant for about a year. Over that time, she says, […]
Former American Idol Contestant Doug Kiker Arrested For Domestic Violence
Former American Idol contestant Doug Kiker was arrested Thursday for misdemeanor domestic violence in Mobile, Alabama. The singer, who competed on the reality series last year, is currently in jail on a $1,000 bond, according to TMZ. While little information is known about the incident thus far, Mobile police lieutenant Matthew James told the outlet that […]
Twitter Is Rallying Around Cassie Randolph After Colton Underwood’s Coming Out — Here’s Why
Fans have a LOT of feelings after Good Morning America decided to air a special sit-down interview with Colton Underwood Wednesday in which he proudly announced he is gay. While most folks are joyous that the Bachelor lead is finally living his truth — it’s an incredible thing to come out, especially after being the […]
Twitch takes additional steps to punish “off-Twitch” user harassment
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Thomas Trutschel) In a new set of guidelines posted Wednesday, livestreaming company Twitch said that it will start enforcing its policies against “hateful conduct and harassment [for actions] that occur off Twitch services.” That means such conduct “directed at members of the Twitch community [on]… social media, other online services, […]