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Kim Kardashian courted controversy when she first announced her plans to launch a line of shapewear called Kimono. Despite initially standing her ground, she later apologized and said she was going to launch the line with a brand new name. She said her intention behind the name was completely “innocent” in an interview with the Wall […]
Italian airline Alitalia received backlash after it released a commercial that featured an actor in blackface portraying Barack Obama, and now the company removed the video and has issued a formal apology. The video was released as part of a campaign that advertised Alitalia’s new Rome to Washington route. It also featured portrayals of other U.S. presidents including Donald […]
On Wednesday, it was announced that Nicki Minaj will be performing in Saudi Arabia later this month, a decision that has been widely speculated given the kingdom’s history of ultra-conservatism. Minaj is set to headline the Jeddah World Fest music festival on July 18. As reported by the Saudi Gazette, Raed Abuzinadah, director general of the […]
By now, you’ve surely been let in on the stances of those on either side of the acquisition of Big Machine by Scooter Braun’s holding company and the subsequent controversy over Taylor Swift‘s masters. Perhaps you were informed of this development by way of this explainer article, this other explainer article, or this explainer article […]
It’s cute and all that Uno wants to tell us how to play its little game, but just stick to supplying us with the cards, and we’ll handle the rest. On Saturday, Uno decided to deliver a PSA about stacking after answering a few questions about this matter the day before. If someone puts down […]
The 2019 Kentucky Derby ended in historic and dramatic fashion. And, naturally, Twitter users had a lot to say. Country House, a 65-to-1 underdog, was declared the winner of Saturday’s race after first finisher Maximum Security was disqualified for interference. The moments leading up to the controversial ruling played out on live TV, after Country House’s jockey Flavien Prat and […]
The Michael Jackson estate and HBO‘s hefty legal battle over the release of Dan Reed’s Leaving Neverland remains ongoing, with the network’s latest move hinging on what they’ve characterized as “a single non-disparagement sentence” in a since-expired “and entirely unrelated” contract. The $100 million suit was filed back in February and sees attorneys taking aim at […]
An Alabama teen who died by suicide after being bullied for being gay is being remembered as a positive force in his community. Meanwhile, a regional sheriff’s deputy is now on leave after using news of the tragic death to publicly spew homophobia. Nigel Shelby died by suicide on April 18 at 15 years old, […]
Kodak Black‘s ongoing Dying to Live Tour is reportedly at risk of facing additional canceled dates in the wake of a recent border arrest. The tour is currently slated to go international with stops in Montreal and Toronto at the top of next week, though a TMZ report filed Saturday claims both dates are now “in […]
Kodak Black has reportedly blamed a GPS service for his recent trip through Canada that resulted in an arrest when re-entering the U.S. A TMZ report filed overnight says Kodak had intended to drive himself from Detroit to Boston while on the road for his Dying to Live Tour. Though it’s not specified what GPS […]
