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As the novel coronavirus spreads rapidly around the world, health experts and government officials are taking drastic measures to prevent a full-blown pandemic. There are now 101,906 confirmed cases across 97 countries and territories, as the death toll rapidly approaches the 4,000 mark. Major events have been canceled, prisoners have been temporarily released, and thousands of people have been […]
FaZe Clan has suspended Daniel “Dubs” Walsh from its team, after the pro Fortnite player was heard using a racial slur online. The incident occurred sometime on Friday, when Dubs blurted out “fucking n****r” while playing the battle royale game. The 16-year-old used the slur nonchalantly, seemingly unaware that another gamer was livestreaming at the time. “Yo, I’m […]
Designer Philipp Plein is facing backlash after he debuted a Kobe Bryant tribute during his Milan Fashion Week show on Saturday. With models that included Olivia Culpo and Jada Pinkett Smith, alongside a performance from Tyga, Plein’s show featured Lakers-style jerseys and sweatshirts covered in crystals and Bryant’s number, 24. A gold Plein-branded plane, yacht, […]
Gayle King has been at the center of controversy after a clip of her asking WNBA player Lisa Leslie about Kobe Bryant’s 2003 sexual assault case went viral. The video was from a longer interview with Leslie, and King even called out CBS for sharing the clip “out of context.” In response, she received a […]
Nicki Minaj has come through with her new track “Yikes”—despite the ongoing backlash. The Queen rapper teased the cut via Instagram this week, sharing a snippet that included a Rosa Parks name-drop: “All you bitches Rosa Parks, uh-oh, get your ass up,” Nicki was heard rapping on the track. To no one’s surprise, this particular line […]
Not only was Nicki Minaj not aware of the pushback her Rosa Parks reference in “Yikes” received from some listeners, she has zero regrets about the whole thing. That’s the takeaway from a clarification Minaj offered fans via an IG Story update overnight. When sharing a screenshot of a story citing TMZ’s report that alleged Minaj […]
As was well-documented earlier this week, Nicki Minaj recently surprised fans with an in-studio clip of a new song tentatively titled “Yikes.” While this occurrence’s apparent impact on Minaj’s previous talk of retirement is worth a headline on its own, it was the lyrical content of the clip—specifically, a line mentioning Rosa Parks—that became the story. The […]
The Memphis Grizzlies and New York Knicks got heated near the end of their Wednesday night game, with Elfrid Payton taking issue with a move from Jae Crowder. The resulting scuffle meant that Payton, Crowder, and Marcus Morris were all ejected from the game during its closing moments. Morris addressed the situation in a post-game […]
Recently suspended Recording Academy president and CEO Deborah Dugan, who was the first woman to hold the title, says the voting system for the Grammys is “rigged.” In charge of discrimination documents filed with the Los Angeles district office for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Dugan alleged exactly how the Grammys voting process is “ripe [sic] […]
Walmart is catching heat over a Paul Walker joke that many perceived as insensitive. The controversy stemmed from a Jan. 14 tweet in which a customer expressed excitement over Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls that came with strawberry and cream-flavored icing. The user stated that the product was sold at Walmart, and followed-up the initial tweet with a gif […]
