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Joey Badass shared his thoughts about Lizzo facing criticism for using an offensive term for disabled people in her latest single “Grrrls.” The Brooklyn rapper took to Twitter on Tuesday to call out those who were criticizing Lizzo. The singer previously faced backlash for using a derogatory term for spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy, on the track. […]
In her first interview since the conclusion of the Johnny Depp defamation trial, Amber Heard said she doesn’t take the outcome “personally.” The treatment of the case on social media, however, was—as Heard explained in a preview clip of the forthcoming full interview with Savannah Guthrie—not “fair.” Speaking on the extensively publicized case, which ultimately […]
Jim Jones has addressed whether he ever had a “proper conversation” with Gucci over his criticism of one of the brand’s stores earlier this year. As previously reported, Jones took to social media back in February to criticize a New York location’s service. In one post, he slammed the store for “nasty” behavior and “movin […]
Nearly a year after signing his first major management deal with Scooter Braun, before leaving the firm just three months later, the Kid Laroi is reuniting with the renowned music executive. Variety reports the 18-year-old Australian artist recently signed a new management deal with Braun’s SB Projects, whose star-studded roster includes Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, […]
Kevin Samuels, the polarizing YouTuber known for giving controversial relationship advice, has been trending on social media this past week after his unexpected death was confirmed by the Atlanta Police Department and his mother. Officers were called to an apartment in Atlanta last week “regarding a person injured,” where first responders had already performed CPR on Samuels. […]
DaBaby’s fatal 2018 shooting of 19-year-old Jaylin Craig is the subject of a new investigative report featuring previously unreleased footage. On Sunday, Rolling Stone shared an extensive piece on the shooting, which DaBaby has claimed was carried out in self-defense. As previously reported, the shooting took place at a Walmart in North Carolina on Nov. […]
Content warning: This article contains footage and descriptions of police detaining a child. Viral footage showing cops in Syracuse, New York detaining a child for (in their words) “stealing stuff” is drawing widespread criticism. In the clip, which had been shared to Twitter and Reddit at the time of this writing, a child can be seen and heard crying […]
Florida-based artist Y&R Mookey received a 10-year sentence this week after previously being convicted on a possession of a firearm charge. Both the sentence and the trial that preceded it have received nationwide attention, due in large part to the fact that music videos were utilized during the court proceedings. Per a regional report from Jacksonville’s […]
Druski has found himself at the center of controversy. Earlier this week, the 27-year-old comedian shared a now-deleted skit highlighting the ways men pressure women to drink. The scene begins with Druski and his friend welcoming a couple of women into a house, before they play the “never have I ever” drinking game. We then see Druski […]
Sam Elliott is apologizing after he called the film The Power of the Dog a “piece of shit” Western with “allusions of homosexuality.” During Deadline’s Contenders TV event Sunday, which Elliott was at in promotion of Paramount+’s 1883, the actor backtracked on comments he made about the Jane Campion film during an episode of Marc Maron’s WTF podcast. “I told the WTF podcaster that I thought […]
