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A Florida man was arrested this week after allegedly abandoning a minor on the highway because he believes the boy might be gay. According to WRBL, 30-year-old Evenaud Julmeus was taken into custody and charged with three counts of negligent child abuse without bodily harm. The Haines City Police Department say they had found the boy crying outside the […]
In 2018, Eminem faced a wave of backlash over the scathing Kamikaze diss track “Fall.” Though the record took aim at a number of hip-hop figures, including Joe Budden and Lord Jamar, Em’s attack on the Tyler, the Creator was by far the most controversial, as it was widely criticized as homophobic: “Tyler create nothin’, I see why you called yourself […]
Hollywood super-producer, Harvey Weinstein, has soiled his name within the industry in various ways. According to actress Cara Delevingne, not only did Weinstein commit various acts of sexual misconduct against women he also made homophobic remarks about her sexuality. During an interview with Net-a-Porter, Delevingne spoke candidly about the experiences she’s had being a sexually fluid woman in […]
Justin Vernon regrets airing out Eminem after the pair worked together on the Tyler, the Creator-dissing track “Fall.” Hip-hop’s go-to indie guy and the mastermind behind Bon Iver shared that he should have handled his frustrations privately in a new interview with Zane Lowe. “I made that huge mess out of the Eminem song. I […]
Holley Gerelds, 18, said that there was talk leading up to her graduation this year from Springville High in Alabama that her senior portrait was going to be cut from the school yearbook. Prior to taking her photo towards the end of her junior year, Gerelds asked if she could wear a tuxedo, instead of the V-neck, black-velvet drape traditionally worn […]
Cracker Barrel will not allow a Tennessee pastor, who has previously stated that members of the LGBTQ community are “worthy of death,” to hold an event for his congregation, the All Scripture Baptist Church, at their Cleveland, Tennessee restaurant on June 29. Upon hearing about the “Small Town Soul Winning” event being hosted by pastor Grayson Fritts, who also—and this is not a typo—serves as a detective […]
TMZ has learned that Brad Pitt has reached out to the organizers of the Straight Pride Parade through his team, and demanded that they do not use his name or likeness for their event. The 55-year-old actor has also threatened to use further action if his request isn’t honored. Pitt took these measures after discovering […]
Earlier this month marked the arrival of Logic’s latest album, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, and with it came shots directed at Breakfast Club radio host Charlamagne tha God. “I don’t do the Breakfast Club ’cause Charlamagne is shameless/That’s the only one I leave out when I run my bases/Do your research ‘fore you call somebody homophobic/You make a […]
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, […]
Dave Chappelle referred to Daniel Caesar, who was in the same room, as “very gay” on John Mayer’s Instagram Live show Current Mood. “Huh? Oh, I’m sorry, did I say that out loud? I’m just kidding,” Chappelle said after a stunned Mayer uttered “What?” under his breath. Chappelle tried to inject some levity into the room with some humor about […]
