Legendary sportscaster Bob Costas, a veteran of major sporting events for over thirty years, has come down hard against ESPN’s decision to give the Arthur Ashe Courage Award to Caitlyn Jenner at next month’s ESPYs. Bob Costas spoke on The Dan Patrick Show, and called ESPN’s move “a crass exploitation play.” His comments were not directed…
Rachel Dolezal, the leader of a local NAACP chapter in Washington, is under investigation after her parents came forward with claims and evidence that she isn’t actually black. In her application for Spokane’s Ombudsman commission, Rachel said she is black, white and Native American. “There seems to be some question of how Rachel is representing…
Comedian Jen Kirkman has clarified comments she recently made regarding an unnamed fellow comic, which many took to imply impropriety on Louis CK’s part. The since-deleted April 20th episode of Kirkman’s podcast was devoted to the topic of females in comedy, and contained the following description: And then I had another guy who…
Political commentator Mike Huckabee has come under fire for his recent joke about transgendered men “pretending” to be women in order to get to shower with other women, which many observers have called both “insensitive” and “offensive.” Huckabee made the joke during a speech at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention this past February….
ESPN announced that Caitlyn Jenner will recieve the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the upcoming ESPY ceremony. But not everyone is pleased–several other athletes, including Iraq War veteran Noah Galloway had been expected to recieve the honor, and many are crying foul over the network’s selection. Galloway is an Iraq War veteran who…
Even though she is now out of a job, Denver-area kitchen manager Della Curry said she has no regrets about providing free lunches to needy students at her elementary school. Della was fired by the Cherry Creek School District last week after administrators learned she occasionally gave meals to students who don’t qualify for the free…
Last Wednesday, CBS debuted a brand-new reality series. Entitled The Briefcase, the show’s premise is quite simple. Every week, The Briefcase highlights the struggles of two families having a tough time making ends meet. The network gives each family a briefcase containing $101,000. They then let the two families mingle, get to know each other, and…
Occasional comedian and former Nickelodeon star Drake Bell has come under social media fire for what many perceive to be an anti-Caitlyn Jenner tweet. Just hours after Bruce Jenner announced his new name and appearance via the cover of next month’s issue of Vanity Fair, Bell sent out the following tweet: The…
Just-released audio outtakes from a fairly recent interview show troubled comedian Bill Cosby going off on a strange tangent about rape and molestation. The comments came before the recent Cosby controversy broke, but well after Cosby had committed the acts his alleged victims accuse him of. Filmmaker Cassidy McMillan interviewed Bill Cosby in 2011…
Vince Vaughn has never been shy about sharing his political views with the world, and he’s certainly not backing off where the topic of guns in schools is concerned. In a new interview, Vaughn says he thinks the best way to curb gun violence and mass killings in America’s schools is to arm…
When administrators at Biglerville High School in Pennsylvania tried to offer graduating seniors advice on how to dress appropriately for graduation, they were the ones who ended up being inappropriate. Among other things, the school’s advisory letter told ladies to “keep ‘the girls’ covered and supported,” hide the “bits and pieces” and conceal “sausage rolls.”…
Michelle Cooks now has a healthy baby girl. But, back in January, when she was tackled by police officers in her older daughter’s school parking lot because she refused to provide her full name, Michelle said she was sure cops “killed my baby.” “[I was treated] like an animal, like a monster, like I didn’t…
Just hours after Josh Duggar’s police record was revealed last week, Arkansas Judge Stacey Zimmerman agreed to expunge the 2006 police investigation information at the request of one victim. “As far as the Springdale Police Department is concerned this report doesn’t exist,” Springdale Police spokesman Scott Lewis told USA Today, explaining Josh’s criminal history is…
Recently, celebrity chef and FoodTV icon Robert Irvine was decorated with an Honorary Chief Petty Officer designation by the United States Navy. Irvine has long been a supporter of the armed forces, and especially the American military. His remarks at the event reflected that support: This recognition means so much to me…
Last November, former supermodel Janice Dickinson became one of the dozens of women who’ve accused Bill Cosby of sexual misconduct. Dickinson claimed that Cosby raped her, and that his handlers were trying to cover up the accusation by smearing her name. The second part of that accusation is part of what most of Cosby’s…
According to a new report, 19 Kids and Counting‘s Josh Duggar was investigated by the Arkansas State Police in 2005 for the alleged sexual assault of a female minor. Josh would have been 16 or 17 at the time. In the new issue, InTouch cites “multiple sources who have seen the police report and…
Louis CK ruffled a few feathers with his SNL monologue this past weekend. Which feathers? The ones who don’t care for jokes comparing the Israel-Palestine conflict to his fighting daughter “little b*tches” in their bedroom. As well as the ones who find jokes about how, given the risk involved, child molesters must love child…
Louis CK has told more than a few masturbation jokes onstage in his career. What he’s currently accused of–though with a decided paucity of details, and not by anyone who’s given her name-is both unfunny and rather shocking. Apparently, for years it’s been an open secret in comedy circles that Louis CK likes to pull…
Mother’s Day was so last weekend… This week, TLC is all about honoring husbands by being an unquestioning, always available wife. “Submission is one of the greatest gifts God has given woman… Her job description is to help her man, serve her man, submit to her man, and sleep with her man,” Tara Furman said…
Bud Light’s well-known “Up For Whatever” campaign, the centerpiece of its last two Super Bowl ads, took a sharp left turn this week. The company has apologized for the newest #UpForWhatever-based slogan, which adorns beer bottles and cans across the country, in light of women’s right advocates pointing out that the slogan could be…
A noted hot dog eatery has found itself in some rather hot water after a naming stunt went awry. Senate, the famed Cincinnati gastropub once featured on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, decided to take advantage of the attention currently being paid Bruce Jenner’s ongoing transition by naming one of its newest creations after him….
Adam Sandler has had a rough go of things for the entirety of the current decade. Forbes has called the Most Overpaid Actor in Hollywood for two years running; his movies are critically panned, and increasingly avoided; he’s basically broken the loud, fratty, fart joke formula that made him popular about twenty years ago….
Ben Affleck has gotten in a bit of a pickle regarding slavery–but it’s not for the reasons you might expect. B-Aff was recently featured on the hit PBS show Find Your Roots. The show explores the genealogy of a wide variety of folk, from commoners to superstars, and presents its findings for the world…
Michael Buble normally has a way with making people swoon, but that wasn’t the reaction he received after posting an Instagram picture this week and calling attention to an unknowing woman’s backside. “There was something about this photo Lu took that seemed worthy of Instagram,” the singer captioned the picture, referencing his wife, Luisana Lopilato….
In a new post on his blog “Almost Black,” Mindy Kaling’s brother, Vijay Chokalingam, bragged that he pretended to be African-American to get into medical school. “In my junior year of college, I realized that I didn’t have the grades or test scores to get into medical school, at least not as an Indian-American,” Vijay…
Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson is certainly no stranger to controversy. Or to speaking his mind. The two often go hand-in-hand, where Robertson is concerned. So, this week, it’s perhaps not surprising to hear that the man is in hot water again. Robertson was speaking at the Vero Beach Prayer Breakfast in Vero Beach FL…
Bristol Palin and her new beau Dakota Meyer are in a bit of hot water this week. It seems the pair, while hanging out and playing with an infant, took and posted a picture of playtime flanked by an unsecured handgun on a nearby table. In the photo’s comments on Instagram, a friend pointed out…
Two weeks ago, 19 Kids and Counting‘s Derick Dillard set off a firestorm when he posted a video to Instagram that showed him appearing to hit an unsuspecting cat while sledding with his in-laws. Even though Derick yelled “move cat” before starting the run, many viewers were troubled that he still went toward it and…
One month after sparking outrage for a Black History Month tweet, Anna Duggar upset more people by expressing her feelings about New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s decision to observe two Muslim holy days by closing the public schools. Last week, de Blasio announced schools will shut down for two additional days starting next…
A woman in Germany is using maxi pads – period pads, in other words – to serve as a metaphorical megaphone for her feminist messages, attracting extra attention to her words by the simple fact that they’re written on a woman’s sanitary pad and stuck to a light pole. Oh, and then she posts the…
Alaskan congressman Don Young is a salty fellow–but, then, that’s one of the perks of incumbency in a state that only has one member in the House of Representatives. Young’s been in Congress since 1973, and is probably best known for co-sponsoring the legislation that would have funded the famous “Bridge to Nowhere.” He’s…
An eleven-year-old boy has been sent off by his school for coming dressed as Christian Grey, the S&M-obsessed titular billionaire from the Fifty Shades of Grey books. Tiny, cute-as-a-button Liam Scholes went dressed as Grey for World Book Day, an annual event during which already-adorable children go to school dressed as characters from their…
It sounds like the beginning to a joke: “What did the Pope compare transgendered people to?” But the LGBTQ community is not laughing at the latest publicized interviews given by Pope Francis, in which the pontiff appeared to compare transgendered people to nuclear weaponry. The interviews were actually conducted about a year ago, by…
Noted actress Shirley MacLaine, who won an Oscar for her role in 1983’s Terms of Endearment and won a generation of new fans with her turn as Lady Grantham’s boisterous American mother on Downton Abbey, has found herself in a spot of trouble this week. But it’s not for anything that MacLaine did; rather,…
After admitting last week that the Army helicopter he flew in while reporting in Iraq wasn’t actually struck by enemy fire, NBC Nightly News‘ Brian Williams announced he was taking himself off the broadcast for an undetermined amount of time because he is “presently too much a part of the news.” Unfortunately for Brian, it…
I’ll be honest, even though I’m in the business of keeping up with entertainment, I’m not really sure who Azealia Banks is beyond a rapper who’s in a feud with Iggy Azalea. And, now, who is making an argument about why she should be able to use the word “fa**ot.” This gets a bit complicated,…
Queen Elizabeth’s second son, Prince Andrew, personally denied claims he slept with American woman Virginia Roberts when she was 17. “I just wish to reiterate and to reaffirm the statements which have already been made on my behalf by Buckingham Palace,” Prince Andrew said in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, referencing…
The Little Baby Face Foundation, a NYC nonprofit, is offering a controversial service: free plastic surgery for low-income teens with facial deformities. NBC’s Dateline followed the story of four of these teens, including 15-year-old Renata, a young girl who used to compete in beauty pageants, but has been homeschooled for three years because of the…
One day after making jokes about drugging drinks from his seat onstage, Bill Cosby faced a massive in-house protest at his third and final Canadian performance this week. His drugged drink riff drew only one loud protester on Thursday night, but Friday’s show, in Hamilton ON, faced a far larger disruption: a group of approximately…
The first of Bill Cosby’s three Canadian performances went smoothly this week: the comedian received a standing ovation from his audience after Wednesday night’s performance in Kitchener, Ontario. Evidently, the Cos took that as an invitation to really loosen up. Last night, during his show in London (ON), Cosby addressed a woman who got…
Bill Cosby was greeted warmly and received a standing ovation during the first of three Canadian concerts he has scheduled for this week, which were also his first live performances since November. At the same time he was playing to a half-full house and protesters marched outside the venue, three new women came forward to…
Despite mounting criticism in Canada, the U.S., and abroad, Bill Cosby’s planned appearances in the province of Ontario will continue as scheduled, the promoter for those shows has announced. In fact, Cosby told them he has “every intention” to do the shows–and that their promoters are required by law to put them on, despite…
S-Pal’s response to PETA, the most visible critics of her DogGate Facebook photo flap, is classic Palin: brash, blustery, and bolstered by the certainty that her way is the right one. While the response within the Facebook comments ran strongly against letting her six-year-old son Trig stand on the family dog to get to…
Selena Gomez stirred up controversy over exposing a bit of skin this New Year’s. The singer rang in the new year in Abu Dhabi with a host of friends including Kendall Jenner, Cody Simpson and Gigi Hadid, and visited the Abu Dhabi Grand Mosque. Problems arose when the young Americans posted some pics of themselves…
City ordinances be damned: The Cincinnati Zombie Nativity Scene lives on. Devotees will recall the pre-Christmas controversy that Cincinnati native Jasen Dixon stirred up when he tried to do away with clichéd Christmas decorations and festooned his front yard with zombies instead. Though most of his neighbors supported Dixon’s effort, the local government decreed…
Sorority Sisters hasn’t even premiered on VH1, but it’s already attracted an incredible amount of criticism from those involved with the sororities featured. Find out why the organizations are so opposed to the show…
Hallmark produces the swastika-laced paper that first touched off a firestorm at a California Walgreens. The company has apologized for its oversight, but not everyone is sure that it has anything to be sorry for. Get a little swastika knowledge and consider where you stand on this holiday issue.
When a Los Angeles woman spotted the controversial symbol on a roll of wrapping paper at her local Walgreens, she set off a Christmas firestorm. Not everyone supports her point of view, though–and the other side’s argument might surprise you.
Jesus is the reason for the season, right? Not so says the American Atheists. The group recently launched a billboard campaign claiming Christmas is just a “fairy tale.” Read on to see the billboard and find out their reasoning behind the strong message.
After an Associated Press reporter asked Bill Cosby about the rape accusations against him, the comedian seemed to threaten the reporter’s job if the segment wasn’t “scuttled.”
Chris and Wendy Jeub, fundamentalist Christians featured on a TLC show about super-sized families, are accused of abuse by their adult daughter. See what Cynthia Jeub said about her upbringing and how the Duggars are getting drawn into the controversy…
Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass” is just one of those songs you get stuck in your head, and it’s also been rife with controversy. Is this a body acceptance song, or does it exclude certain bodies? Is is a feminist song, or does it put a woman’s worth on her sexual attractiveness? Was it plagiarized?
Miss America Kira Kazantsev today that she was terminated from the Alpha Phi sorority at Hofstra University… But the events precipitating her termination are still in question.
It’s not The Good Life for CeeLo Green, at least this week… After CeeLo made ignorant comments about rape on Monday, TBS has officially pulled the plug on his reality show.
Days after pleading no contest to a felony drug charge stemming from the 2012 incident in which he allegedly date raped a woman, CeeLo Green stated on Twitter it isn’t rape “if someone is passed out.”
Simmons took to Facebook to offer an apology for his remarks. But a worldwide Kiss boycott was already underway, and continues to build.
Paramount Pictures’ Australia marketing office made a pretty major gaffe last night by tweeting a questionable promo poster for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The picture’s since been deleted, but the studio hasn’t apologized.
Tim McGraw is now speaking for himself about controversially hitting a female fan across the face during an Atlanta concert earlier this month. See what he said and tell us whether you think it clears a few things up or is only making matters worse for the country superstar…
Orange is the New Black‘s Jason Biggs stirred up some controversy on social media today for his tweet about the downed Malaysia Airlines plane. See what he said and how his subsequent responses seemed to make matters worse.
Earlier this month, we were applauding Man v. Food‘s Adam Richman for working toward charitable causes. Now? I don’t even know what to say about his Instagram outburst, in which he called on a “c**t” and told another to kill herself.
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