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ABC Reportedly in Talks for 'Roseanne' Spinoff Starring Sara Gilbert
Later in the day, after her followers equated her racist tweets to Samantha Bee's use of a vulgar slur against Ivanka Trump, she asked them not to compare her to "other people who have said disgusting things", adding, " I only care about apologizing 4 the hurt I have unwittingly & stupidly caused. [Full Article...]
Spotify backs off ‘hateful conduct’ policy amid backlash
Chief Executive Daniel Ek said earlier this week that the content policy had been "rolled out wrong", saying Spotify had no interest in being the morality police. "That's not what Spotify is about". Many critics conflated the policy with censorship, though no artist's music was removed from Spotify. There were also allegations of racial bias in the policy, given that so numerous artists on the li... [Full Article...]
Roseanne Barr 'begged' ABC for job back; new music; NOFX apologizes; more
Following a major backlash, ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey announced that Roseanne's second season had been cancelled, and expressed dismay at Barr's comment. Barr, apparently realizing that, said she " begged " for people's jobs. "I begged Ben Sherwood at ABC 2 let me apologize & make amends", she wrote in a tweet that has since been deleted. [Full Article...]
Tom Cruise teases 'Top Gun 2' as sequel enters production
Tom is back in uniform and ready to "feel the need" for speed! We don't know who is writing the film's theme song, but hopefully the answer is no one, because the franchise already has the greatest track in cinematic history. "The Navy is very different now than it was in 1986". Maybe they have a great script that has a real story to tell, but I do wonder if Top Gun 2 is about 20 years too l... [Full Article...]
Roseanne Barr sighted in Utah following 'Roseanne' cancellation and racist tweet controversy
In between posting self-pitying apology tweets and retweeting right-leaning supporters on how unfair her show's cancellation was, Ro-Ro revealed she made a desperate plea to Ben Sherwood hoping that the Disney/ABC Television Group President would allow her to "make amends" for her racist tweet about Valerie Jarrett . [Full Article...]
Want to move to Vermont? You might qualify for up to $10K
Interesting strategy, right? Vermont gets younger residents with decent paying jobs out of the deal, but it doesn't need to spend money to recruit out-of-state employers. State officials hope Vermont's high quality of life will entice out-of-state workers to swap their office for a Vermont co-working space or home office. [Full Article...]
Trump meets with U.S. celebrity Kim Kardashian to discuss prison reform
Kim was photographed entering the white house grounds with a small entourage, as she arrived and departed in a black SUV. Kim Kardashian found herself in the middle of a lot of criticism after she made a decision to meet with Donald Trump over prison reform. [Full Article...]
Samantha Bee under fire after calling Ivanka Trump a vulgar name
The comments quickly galvanised Trump's supporter base who immediately demanded that Bee be fired from her show by TBS, the network that broadcasts her show in the United States (the program screens on SBS VICELAND in Australia). The network said "it was our mistake, too", but did not mention if there would be any consequences for Bee or the show. Bee then referenced Roseanne Barr's racist twee... [Full Article...]