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President Biden has awkwardly walked off an interview set before the host had even finished speaking. The 80-year-old POTUS was seen wandering off the set of a live television interview on MSNBC before the show had even headed to a commercial break. In fact, Biden got out of his chair…
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Idris Elba has revealed that he was put off potentially playing James Bond due to the racist backlash at the prospect of a person of color playing 007. Since it was announced that Daniel Craig's final appearance in the hit spy franchise would be in 2021's No Time To Die,…
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Colin Kaepernick may have not played in the NFL since the 2016 season, but that hasn't hampered his dreams of being back on the field again in the future. The 35-year-old former San Francisco 49ers quarterback has had a decorated career but, in recent years, that focus has been on…
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Halle Bailey has explained the importance of keeping her natural hair for her role in The Little Mermaid. The 22-year-old singer and actress has dominated headlines ever since it was first announced that she would take on the iconic role of Ariel in Disney's The Little Mermaid live-action remake. At…
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Mena Massoud has deleted his Twitter page after posting a tweet about Disney's new live-action remake, The Little Mermaid. Massoud shot to international fame back in 2019 when he starred as the titular Aladdin in Disney's live-action remake of the 1992 animated classic. Despite middling reviews, the movie became the…
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Adele James, the actress who depicts Cleopatra in Netflix's latest show about the Egyptian queen, has responded to the "fundamentally racist" backlash she has received over the role. The show has caused controversy after opting to depict Cleopatra as Black, something that many Egyptians have taken issue with, including one…
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The man accused of choking Jordan Neely on a New York subway has reportedly surrendered himself to police. Jordan Neely, 30, died Monday afternoon last week (May 1) after being held in a chokehold for 15 minutes allegedly by 24-year-old Daniel Penny, a former Marine. According to his aunt Carolyn…
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Hank Azaria has opened up about the controversy surrounding him voicing Apu Nahasapeemapetilon in The Simpsons. As many fans of the primetime cartoon show will know, Apu is an Indian immigrant character who runs the popular convenience store, the Kwik-E-Mart. He is known for his catchphrase, "Thank you, come again".…
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Stephen Colbert has caused anger across the world after he played the didgeridoo on the set of his show - with some people branding him as a racist. Colbert, 58, started on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in 2015 and has since become one of the favorite talk show…
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Multiple celebrities have voiced their outrage over the traumatic shooting of a Black teen in Kansas City last week. Ralph Yarl, 16, was hospitalized following the horrific incident which took place at around 10 PM on Thursday (April 13) in Kansas City, Missouri, CNN reports. According to authorities, the teenager…
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A Black family's home was valued nearly $100,000 higher after they filled it with family photos they borrowed from their white neighbor's home. Couple Erica and Aaron Parker first had their Loveland, Ohio, home appraised back in 2020. At the time, it was newly renovated, and other homes in the…
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The Little Mermaid may only just be hitting movie theaters this weekend, but Halle Bailey is already capturing the hearts of young fans across the globe. Bailey, 22, is set to take the reigns in the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, starring as crimson-haired Ariel, a mythical sea-dwelling creature…
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A Black couple has settled their fair housing lawsuit against a real estate company after their home appraisal was a whopping $500,000 less than their white friend managed to attain for the same property. Tenisha Tate-Austin and Paul Austin of Marin City, California, accused their appraiser of undervaluing their home…
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The SAG Awards came under fire on Sunday night after Mark Wahlberg presented the top award to the majority Asian cast of Everything Everywhere All at Once. The absurdist comedy-drama dominated at the annual awards ceremony, bagging several big wins ahead of the Academy Awards next month. Michelle Yeoh, the…
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Halle Bailey has spoken out about the backlash she faced over her casting as Ariel in Disney's live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. The 1989 animated version of Disney's mermaid tale is fondly remembered by many as one of the company's all-time classics, and is often credited to breathing new…
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The revised versions of Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels will now feature a disclaimer following a review by sensitive readers In April - it will mark 70 years since Casino Royale - the first book in the series - was published and to make the special occasion, all of the…
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Idris Elba has recently revealed that he's stopped referring to himself as a 'Black actor' after he realized it 'put him in a box.' Elba, best known for his portrayal of Luther in the BBC's psychological crime drama of the same name, has gotten candid about the use of labels…
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Whoopi Goldberg has rejected racism claims made by critics about the satirical western film, Blazing Saddles. This week, Mindy Kaling sparked a debate on social media after saying on Good Morning America that NBC's comedy show The Office could not be released today because it's "so inappropriate now". The 43-year-old…
