Early this week, Northwestern University announced the hiring of Mike Polisky as Athletic Director. To date, there has been no press conference, Polisky hasn’t spoken to the media, and Deadpin’s calls and emails to both the university and the athletic department, as well as Polisky himself, have gone largely… Read more…
Back in February, when 80 faculty members — all female — wrote a heartfelt letter to the powers that be, begging the school to meaningfully address sexism and racism on campus, and specifically in the athletic department, Northwestern University assured them that the school “fully appreciated” their sentiments and… Read more…
Remember that one time I wrote about Les Miles being a creepy S.O.B during his time as head football coach at LSU? Well now LSU associate athletic director Sharon Lewis has filed a $50 million federal racketeering lawsuit against university officials for retaliating against her for reporting racist and remarks and… Read more…
Nike announced this morning that it has suspended its endorsement deal with Deshaun Watson over mounting sexual misconduct allegations. Read more…
On Sunday, three new lawsuits were filed against Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, all three accusing Watson of sexual assault and sexual misconduct by women who worked as massage therapists for him at one time or another. That brings the grand total of lawsuits filed against Watson, alleging substantially the same… Read more…
Enlarge / President Donald Trump listens as Moncef Slaoui, the former head of GlaxoSmithKlines vaccines division, speaks about coronavirus vaccine development in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 15, 2020, in Washington, DC. (credit: Drew Angerer | Getty Images) Moncef Slaoui, the former head scientist for the Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed, […]
That’s a highly contested honor these days, so I acknowledge the enormity of the statement. Still, you have to recognize when someone is putting in the effort to take that mantle, as disturbing as it may be. Read more…
One of my former bosses used to kiss me. All the time. On the cheek mainly, but close enough to the mouth to make me really uncomfortable. Not that being kissed every time I saw him wasn’t bad enough. It was. He also told me when he liked something I was wearing, calling it “sexy” […]
As we reported on Friday night, beauty YouTube star James Charles has come under fire with accusations from a 16-year-old alleging he was groomed by the viral video sensation over a period of time. Charles has vehemently denied the grooming, and previously released a statement claiming he was duped into the conversation with the accuser in the […]
We told you last year about the sexual harassment lawsuit against Kris Jenner — and it just got a whole lot worse. Previously the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star’s former bodyguard, a man named Marc McWilliams, accused her of a “pattern of unwanted and unwelcome sexual advances and otherwise harassing misconduct.” That pattern, McWilliams claimed, included the […]