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EA Sports has decided to postpone the Madden 21 “first look” the day before it was scheduled. The video game company released a statement on Sunday, writing, “Tomorrow, we had committed to celebrating Madden NFL 21 with you, but we’re not going to do that now,” adding that the decision was made in support of protesters […]
On Sunday, video emerged of J.R. Smith beating up a man who allegedly smashed his car windows during the L.A. protests. Earlier in the day, Smith hopped on his Instagram Stories to get ahead of a video that was bound to surface. “I just want y’all to know right now before you all see this shit somewhere else,” Smith […]
In a statement released Sunday night, Jay-Z is urging Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison to “do the right thing and prosecute all those responsible for the murder of George Floyd to fullest extent of the law.” “After our very earnest conversation, thank you to Governor Walz for doing what’s right and calling in Attorney General Keith Ellison […]
In a video posted on his Instagram on Sunday, Dennis Rodman asked people stop looting. In doing so, he acknowledged people’s anger over George Floyd‘s death (and compared it to the ’92 L.A. Riots), but said that the violent protests that have been taking place nightly for almost a week have made an already precarious time in American […]
Bill de Blasio’s daughter, Chiara de Blasio, was arrested on Saturday night, NBC News reports. According to NYPD law enforcement, the NYC mayor’s daughter was arrested in Manhattan for “unlawful assembly.” She has since been released. Chiara’s arrest was just one of 345 that were made in New York City on Saturday, as protests over […]
On Sunday evening, Travis Scott added his name to a growing list of celebrities who have released detailed statements (or at least publicly commented) about either the death of George Floyd, or the protests that have broken out in several U.S. cities in the six days since then. Scott made his comments in an Instagram […]
As anticipated, Gunna’s latest album, Wunna, debuted in the top spot of this week’s Billboard 200. The album came out nine days ago, racking up sales of 111,000 equivalent album units through its first week of availability, almost all of which came from streaming activity, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. Previously, Gunna had topped out at the No. […]
Shocking footage of a tanker truck was captured on Sunday, as it attempted to drive through a large crowd of protesters holding a demonstration on Interstate 35W in Minneapolis, The Star Tribune reports. According to The Star Tribune, dozens of marchers were seated or had taken a knee for a moment of silence on the highway, when the driver was […]
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Saturday that all COVID-19 testing sites in the city would be closed, citing “safety worries” in wake of the ongoing protests over the death of George Floyd while in police custody, KTLA reports. When asked about his decision to order a city-wide closure of COVID-19 testing locations, as opposed to the curfew […]
On Sunday afternoon, Michael Jordan provided a statement related to the continuing protests and demonstrations that have been ongoing for the past several days. Jordan’s words come on the same day that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar penned an op-ed for The Los Angeles Times (more info on that here). “I am deeply saddened, truly pained and plain angry,” Jordan’s statement […]
