This past year has brought a world of change for Gigi Hadid. Most significantly, she became a mother to Khai, her daughter with Zayn Malik. But that wasn’t the only major role she stepped into. While the model has long been interested in activism, she recently became one of the most prominent Palestinian-Americans speaking up […]
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Twitter Goes WILD After DC Comics Officially States Batman Doesn’t Give Oral Sex! LOLz!
So, it’s official: Batman doesn’t give mustache rides. Sorry, ladies! (And/or gentlemen, maybe.) According to a DC Comics directive revealed in a new Variety piece about the DC Entertainment-HBO Max adult animated series Harley Quinn, the Caped Crusader definitely doesn’t go down on anybody whatsoever, because “heroes don’t do that.” Really?! In that aforementioned Variety piece (which you can read HERE), […]
Stars You Forgot Have A Criminal Past
There are some celebs that no matter how hard they try, they just can’t shake their rocky past. And while we’re all for a good redemption story (we see you on the come up, Justin Bieber), sometimes it’s worth taking a trip down memory lane to remember the forgotten illegal mistakes of Hollywood’s elite! The […]
In The Heights Under Fire For Lack Of Afro-Latinx Representation — See What Lin-Manuel Miranda Says!
The movie version of Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s 2008 Broadway musical In The Heights is drawing lots of attention this summer — but now it may be for all the wrong reasons. During an interview with The Root last week, director Jon M. Chu was confronted with criticism about the casting decisions made in the movie, notably how the film’s noticeable […]
British Columnist FIRED & A Lawyer Suspended For Racist Twitter Exchange About Prince Harry & Meghan Markle’s New Baby!
Remember how people accused Prince Harry and Meghan Markle of lying about racism in the UK? Or called them “snowflakes” over it? Well, it seems like the Sussexes keep being proven right, in the nastiest way possible. Of course, racism is alive and well on both sides of the pond, but over in England the […]
English soccer tells fans to please stop being racist
Boris Johnson is truly awful on a lot of levels, including in his approach to race, but even the English prime minister knows that it’s a bad look when fans boo athletes who take a knee as a form of peaceful protest. Read more…
Olympic Swimmer Drops Out Of Trials, Blasts ‘Misogynistic Perverts’ In Shocking Statement
The sports world is having a reckoning right now. Recently, tennis experienced a shakeup when Japanese champion Naomi Osaka bowed out of the French Open to protect her mental health from the press. Now, in a similar move, Australian swimmer Maddie Groves has announced that she will not be participating in her country’s Olympic trials […]
Shane Dawson Teases YouTube Return Nearly 1 Year After Past Controversies
Shane Dawson plans to return to YouTube soon — and it’s something many people aren’t too ecstatic about. As you may know, the 32-year-old vlogger remained pretty silent since July 2020 when he faced backlash for a totally non-exhaustive list of misdeeds, including videos of him joking about pedophilia, using racial slurs, doing blackface, and […]
Toddler & 2 Others Killed In Memorial Day Pool Shooting, Suspects’ Mother Arrested
[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] Louisiana Police are looking for two teen brothers who were allegedly responsible for a Memorial Day pool party shooting in Baton Rouge that claimed three lives — including the life of a baby girl. According to reports, 18-month-old Ja’Tyri “JT” Brown (pictured above), 17-year-old Dwayne Dunn, Jr., and 20-year-old Reginald Thomas […]
Bachelor Nation’s Tanner Tolbert Is PISSED At The Show’s Hosting Situation Following Chris Harrison’s Exit!
Count Tanner Tolbert as one of the people who is not on board with where The Bachelor is going following longtime host Chris Harrison‘s departure. The Bachelorette alum — who infamously met his wife, Jade Roper Tolbert, on Bachelor In Paradise — spoke out on Wednesday night, sharing some VERY strong opinions about the future of the reality TV […]