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Kanye West and the Game have landed themselves in hot water with PETA over the extremely graphic cover art for their upcoming collaboration. Both rappers took to Instagram Thursday night to promote their forthcoming song by posting identical images of a skinned monkey, originally photographed by Nick Knight, against a blood-red background. Ye and Game captioned the photo with the title […]
In a recent episode of his The Problem podcast, comedian Jon Stewart broached the topic of antisemitic tropes in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Amid his comments, which stem from a December 2021 episode but have since gone viral thanks to the tweet below, the former Daily Show host and current Apple TV+ personality spoke with his […]
Nardo Wick wants to make it very clear that robbing people is no longer OK in his book. The Florida rapper explained his position via Instagram on Thursday, after receiving some backlash over comments made during an appearance on the Big Facts Podcast. At one point during the sit-down, Nardo was questioned about his come-up and […]
A Malayan tiger at a Florida zoo was shot and killed by a local deputy on Wednesday after a man who worked for a cleaning company entered an unauthorized section of the facility, at which point the tiger is said to have grabbed his arm. Initial reports, including from regional outlet CBS outlet WINK-TV, stated […]
A family in Pennsylvania is speaking out after the death of their 10-year-old daughter, who is reported to have participated in the Blackout Challenge on TikTok. In short, the challenge—which has appeared in a number of headlines this year—is built around the idea of intentionally losing consciousness. 10-year-old Nyla, per a regional report from WPVI-TV, died earlier this month […]
A 6ix9ine NFT project that launched earlier this year is now being decried by some participating fans as an alleged “scam” that didn’t deliver on its promises to collectors. Back in October, mere days ahead of the launch, 6ix9ine himself promoted the Trollz NFT collection in an Instagram post that has since been taken down. […]
A judge in Louisiana judge is facing widespread criticism after a racist video was circulated online following an attempted burglary at her home over the weekend. According to local news station KLFY, Lafayette City Court Judge Michelle Odinet addressed the video in a statement on Tuesday. “My children and I were the victim of an armed burglary […]
DaBaby showed up to Rolling Loud California over the weekend following his homophobic comments made at the Miami edition of the festival in July, and he was not entirely greeted with open arms. During his performance on Sunday, the Charlotte, North Carolina rapper was pelted with various objects including water bottles and open drinks. He didn’t address […]
Iranian software programmers are facing backlash over a newly launched video game centered on the police-killing of George Floyd. According to The Sun, the game—titled Save the Freedom—was developed by the Basij Resistance Force, a volunteer organization operating under the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. Paris-based journalist Séamus Malekafzali said the game consists of 30 levels in which a player must overcome […]
Amid the drama surrounding her and her ex-boyfriend and father of her child DaBaby, DaniLeigh has thanked her fans for their support. DaBaby and DaniLeigh’s personal life was aired out on Instagram Live by the former this month. During the livestream, the Charlotte, North Carolina rapper appeared to film DaniLeigh as she breastfed their child, and […]
