Rachael Kirkconnell is ready to really speak out about the reality TV racism controversy of which she’s been at the center. The Bachelor contestant, who is currently competing for leading man Matt James‘ final rose as the show continues to air weekly, took to Instagram on Thursday to respond to the backlash that first began two weeks […]
Amelia Hamlin has got some explaining to do… The 19-year-old model, who has risen to fame in the last few months after being romantically connected to Scott Disick, just experienced her first big Instagram controversy. But did she handle it like she should have?! Related: All The Deets On Scott’s Super-Sweet Date Night With Amelia […]
Whatever they do going forward, the producers of The Bachelor franchise know they can’t get to this point again. The last couple months have thrown the show into unprecedented turmoil. From a tone-deaf host who has since (temporarily?) walked away from the show, to contestants attending antebellum plantation-themed fraternity formals in the years before their rise to […]
Ever since Rachael Kirkconnell apologized for her past racist actions (including attending an antebellum-themed plantation formal in 2018) earlier this month, she has pretty much-remained radio silent on social media. But the Bachelor contestant recently returned to Instagram Stories in a rather calculated way. In case you didn’t catch a glimpse of the Story, the […]
Barack Obama is proving himself worthy of the title “renegade”! The former President of the United States has linked up with legendary artist Bruce Springsteen for a new Spotify podcast series, “Renegades: Born in the USA.” The pair of pals cover a variety of topics, including racism, which is a focal point of the recently […]
Enlarge / The SUV currently known as a Jeep Cherokee. (credit: Jeep) It’s time for Jeep to reconsider calling its SUVs “the Cherokee” and “Grand Cherokee,” says Cherokee Nation Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr. This marks the first time the Cherokee Nation has directly asked Jeep to stop using its name for vehicles, something the brand […]
Matt James just delivered one of the most poignant public statements we’ve read yet concerning the ongoing controversy surrounding his season of The Bachelor. As you’ll recall, the former college football star’s turn on the hit reality TV show has been marred by a series of racist controversies, including contestant Rachael Kirkconnell‘s troubling old fraternity formal […]
More like Emily in TROUBLE! If you are an award show junkie like we are, you are well aware of Emily in Paris scoring TWO nominations for Golden Globes this year: Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy, and Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical or Comedy for star Lily Collins. These are some seriously big […]
Country music is having a racism reckoning. It began with Morgan Wallen, currently the #1 country artist, getting caught on video casually using the N-word. A slew of professional consequences followed for Wallen as an individual, but the incident also opened a wider conversation about ongoing racism in the genre as a whole. This includes […]
[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] Shia LaBeouf’s bad behavior has made headlines recently, but it’s not the first time. The Even Stevens alum made a name for himself outside his Disney roots through controversy. At times he attempted to style himself as a tortured artist with strange stunts like the “I’m not famous anymore” bag over […]