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  1. controversies
    Disability Advocate Slams Alec Baldwin’s Blind: ‘Treats Disability As a Costume’Alec Baldwin plays a blind novelist in Blind, a thriller co-starring Demi Moore.
    By Hunter Harris
  2. shakespeare in the park
    What It Was Like to Star in the Trump-Themed Julius CaesarCorey Stoll, who played Brutus, writes about his experience in the controversial production.
    By Corey Stoll
  3. trouble in paradise
    DeMario Jackson Reportedly Not Returning to Bachelor in ParadiseThe contestant was accused of engaging in an allegedly nonconsensual sexual encounter with Corinne Olympios.
    By Jackson McHenry
  4. controversies
    Protesters Interrupt Trump-Themed Production of Julius Caesar“You are all Goebbels,” one protestor shouted, referencing Joseph Goebbels, Hitler’s minister of propaganda.
    By Halle Kiefer
  5. gun violence
    Jerrod Carmichael Says NBC Shouldn’t Have Pulled Carmichael Show’s Gun Episode“What it says is you don’t think that America is smart enough to handle real dialogue.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  6. trouble in paradise
    Former Bachelor Franchise Producer Says ‘There’s a Lot of Sex That Never Airs’“It’s par for the course that there is a drunken hookup that went too far — that certainly goes on all the time.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  7. Register Your Megyn Kelly Complaints With the White HouseIn 2017, being a journalist means interviewing people close to power whose ideas might be reprehensible or flat-out insane.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  8. the controversies never cease
    J.P. Morgan Chase Pulls Ads Over Megyn Kelly’s Upcoming Alex Jones InterviewNBC is now facing a backlash over Kelly’s upcoming sit-down with the well-known conspiracy theorist.
    By Halle Kiefer
  9. controversies
    Public Theater Artistic Director Addresses Trump Julius Caesar on Opening Night“Like drama, democracy depends on the conflict of different points of view. Nobody owns the truth.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  10. controversies
    Ice Cube Will Appear on Real Time, Address Bill Maher’s Use of the N-Word“You’ll see me on there Friday, and I’ll say what I gotta say.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  11. controversies
    Bill Maher Says the N-Word on Real TimeWhile interviewing his guest Nebraska senator Ben Sasse
    By Halle Kiefer
  12. Kathy Griffin Calls Trump-Beheading-Photo Fallout Sexist“He picked me, don’t you get it? I’m the easiest target: D-list comedian Kathy Griffin.”
    By Hunter Harris
  13. controversies
    Jim Carrey, Larry King Defend Kathy Griffin After Trump-Photo Controversy“The comedians are the last voice of truth in this whole thing.”
    By Hunter Harris
  14. The Youngest Trump Enters the SpotlightThe president enlists his 11-year-old son Barron to express his outrage in the aftermath of the controversial Kathy Griffin photo shoot.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  15. controversies
    Billy Bush Opens Up About the Trump Access Hollywood Tape That Got Him Fired“I’d like to think if I had thought for a minute that there was a grown man detailing his sexual assault strategy to me, I’d have called the FBI.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  16. Game of Thrones Actress Sophie Turner Claims She Did Not Use the N-Word in VideoThough the star appeared to use the racist slur in an Instagram video, she says she “would never use such an abhorrent word.”
    By Allie Jones
  17. controversies
    WGA Comes to Stephen Colbert’s Defense Against FCC and #FireColbert ControversyFCC Commissioner Ajit Pai is incurring late night’s wrath.
    By Hunter Harris
  18. controversies
    Stephen Colbert Addresses the #FireColbert Controversy on The Late Show“I’m still the host!!”
    By Josef Adalian
  19. controversies
    Kim Kardashian Talks Caitlyn Jenner’s ‘Hurtful’ Memoir, Paris Robbery“That was my stepdad for so many years … I just feel like I don’t respect the character that she’s showing now.”
    By Hunter Harris
  20. hairy situations
    Should You Be Boycotting SheaMoisture?The CEO answers your burning questions.
    By Ashley Weatherford
  21. controversies
    A Federal Judge Agrees With Prince’s Estate, Stops the Release of Deliverance EPThe single, though, is now available.
    By Halle Kiefer
  22. controversies
    CBS Defends Airing Survivor Episode That Outed Contestant As Transgender“We consulted with Zeke Smith and with GLAAD in advance of the broadcast.”
    By Devon Ivie
  23. controversies
    Survivor: Contestants Respond After One Player Outed Another As Transgender“I didn’t want to be the ‘trans’ Survivor player, I wanted to be Zeke the Survivor player.”
    By Tolly Wright
  24. controversies
    Guerrilla’s Critics Say John Ridley’s New Show Erases Black Women ActivistsAfter a screening of the first episode, an audience questioned the show’s depiction of black women.
    By Hunter Harris
  25. controversies
    Cuba Gooding Jr.: Lifting Up Sarah Paulson’s Dress Wasn’t ‘Sexual Misconduct’“That image was taken out to represent some kind of sexual misconduct, and that wasn’t my intent.”
    By Dee Lockett
  26. controversies
    Open Casket Artist Defends Her Emmett Till Painting, Says It Needs Context“I knew the risks going into this. What I didn’t realize was how bad it would look when seen out of context.”
    By Hunter Harris
  27. RuPaul’s Drag Race Queens Call Out Wendy Williams for Transphobia, HomophobiaSome former contestants hope Williams will sashay away from the show’s live show as soon as possible.
    By Halle Kiefer
  28. controversies
    Jessica Henwick Talks ‘Hard’ Choice to Do Iron Fist Amid Appropriation Firestorm“I’m Asian. I’m an actor. If anyone understands the conversation, it’s me.”
    By Karen Brill
  29. controversies
    Ghost in the Shell’s Anime Director Mamoru Oshii Dismisses Whitewashing ClaimMamoru Oshii says he has no problem with who plays the anime character because she’s a cyborg with no fixed form.
    By Hunter Harris
  30. casting couch
    Chris Brown Will Guest-Star in Black-ish Episode, Despite, Well, EverythingThe troubled performer will play a rapper named Rich Youngsta.
    By Kaitlin Fontana
  31. controversies
    Anne Frank Center Asks Tim Allen to Apologize for ‘1930s Germany’ Comments“It’s time for you to leave your bubble to apologize to the Jewish people and, to be sure, the other peoples also targeted by the Nazis.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  32. renewals
    Leah Remini’s Scientology Docuseries Will Return to A&E for a Second Season“The way the organization has responded without taking responsibility for what they do to people, I need to continue.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  33. controversies
    Laverne Cox Responds to Adichie’s Comments About Trans Women and Male Privilege“There’s no universal experience of gender, of womanhood.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  34. controversies
    Samuel L. Jackson Critiques Get Out Movie And Hollywood: Hire African-AmericansThe movie’s British star Daniel Kaluuya addressed this critique in his chat with Vulture.
    By Hunter Harris
  35. unthinkable
    The Washington Post Will Cancel Its Beloved Annual Peeps ContestIt’s been a brutal couple of weeks in Washington, D.C.
    By Chris Crowley
  36. controversies
    After Winning His Oscar, Casey Affleck Addresses Sexual Harassment AllegationsThe actor had previously kept quiet about the controversy.
    By Jackson McHenry
  37. controversies
    Bill Maher Defends an Illicit Teacher-Student Relationship in 1998 VideoMaher defended Mary Kay Letourneau, a teacher convicted of having sex with a then-12-year-old student.
    By Hunter Harris
  38. controversies
    A Timeline of Matt Damon Defending His Casting in The Great Wall“To me, whitewashing was when Chuck Connors played Geronimo.”
    By Hunter Harris
  39. real time with bill maher
    Bill Maher Defends Booking Milo Yiannopoulos on Real Time After Guest Drops OutMaher claims that, “liberals will continue to lose elections as long as they follow the example of people like Mr. Scahill.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  40. controversies
    Milo Yiannopoulos’s Publisher Addresses Book Controversy in a Letter to AuthorsSimon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy wrote, “I want to make clear that we do not support or condone, nor will we publish, hate speech.”
    By Gabriella Paiella
  41. controversies
    Dog’s Purpose Animal Supplier Releases Statement“Birds and Animals Unlimited is currently reviewing available footage of these scenes and is evaluating its legal options.”
    By Hunter Harris
  42. A Dog’s Purpose Producer Explains Alleged AbuseIn a THR op-ed, Polone contextualizes that TMZ footage, admits the film could have done better, and calls out PETA.
    By Hunter Harris
  43. controversies
    A Dog’s Purpose Writer Responds to Controversy He says the leaked video footage “mischaracterizes what happened.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  44. controversies
    A Dog’s Purpose Premiere Canceled After Dog VidThe studios say review into the footage is ongoing.
    By Karen Brill
  45. PETA Levels Animal-Abuse Allegations at Hollywood Animal Training FirmPETA has accused Birds & Animals Unlimited of several violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act.
    By Hunter Harris
  46. controversies
    Vivica A. Fox Says Her Male Strip Clubs Aren’t for Gay MenFox’s oiled-up exotic dancers are a part of the “ultimate girls’ nights” and for women only.
    By Hunter Harris
  47. controversies
    The Grand Tour’s Richard Hammond Criticized for Gay Ice-Cream Joke“It’s all right, I don’t eat ice cream. It’s something to do with being straight.”
    By Devon Ivie
  48. controversies
    Matt Damon Says Great Wall Wasn’t WhitewashedDamon says fake news is to blame.
    By Hunter Harris
  49. controversies
    As If We Don’t Have Enough to Worry About Today, Toblerone Messed With Its CandyHotel minibars will never be the same.
    By Chris Crowley
  50. controversies
    Lil Wayne Reportedly Tried to Pull BLM InterviewWeezy allegedly let go of his publicists following the appearance.
    By Halle Kiefer
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