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Someone Needs to Explain Ableism to Kanye West
Somewhere along the way, Kanye West has not only lost his sense of humor—he’s also lost compassion. But that’s assuming he ever had any to begin with. Over the weekend, Mr. Kardashian showed just how much of an egomaniac he can be, and his targets were disabled concert attendees. During a show at the Qantas…
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Someone Is Putting Drake’s Face on Wheelchair Signs in Toronto
Before Aubrey Graham was the popular rapper who now goes by the name “Drake,” he played a high school student who used a wheelchair on the teen soap opera Degrassi. Drake’s version of “starting from the bottom” wasn’t quite actually the bottom. He was Jimmy Brooks, a high school basketball player who became known as…
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SNL Will Have Its 1st Black Anchor on ‘Weekend Update’
Michael Che is making Saturday Night Live history: The comedian and Daily Show contributor will become SNL’s first black anchor for its “Weekend Update” segment. According to the New York Times, Che will join Colin Jost when he replaces Cecily Strong at the news desk. “Michael is a strong writer, and he’s really funny,” Lorne Michaels, SNL’s…
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Nicki Minaj Wanted to Speak at Former High School, But Says Her Request Was Denied
Editor’s note: According to Marge Feinberg, deputy press secretary of New York City Public Schools, Nicki Minaj wanted to flim her visit and planned to bring a TV crew. “We do not allow reality TV to be filmed on school property,” Feinberg wrote in a statement. “For documentaries, any visit to a public school must be…
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Paul George Apologizes for Insensitive Ray Rice Tweets
Paul George of the Indiana Pacers is backpedaling after posting tweets about Ray Rice’s assault on his wife, Janay Rice. In typical tweet-and-delete fashion, the inflammatory tweets soon disappeared after George received backlash, but of course they were preserved through the power of screenshots. George eventually apologized for his misguided tweets: Let me apologize to…
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Stevie Wonder Announces Songs in the Key of Life Tour
Stevie Wonder is coming to several cities this fall with the Songs in the Key of Life Performance Tour. Wonder announced his tour during a press conference Wednesday at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. The long-awaited tour will kick off Nov. 6 at New York’s Madison Square Garden and conclude on Dec. 5 at…
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Report: Ray Rice Blames It on the Alcohol
Ray Rice is blaming his recent domestic-assault issues on alcohol and, according to a TMZ report, has sworn off the hard stuff. Sources tell TMZ that Rice is no longer consuming hard liquor since the elevator incident in which he knocked out his then-fiancee, Janay Palmer. On top of swearing off liquor, sources say,…
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Pharrell Williams Talks With CNN’s Don Lemon About Michael Brown
After last month’s CNN interview with Talib Kweli, which didn’t go too well, Don Lemon recently sat down with Pharrell Williams to discuss the situation in Ferguson, Mo. Although Williams was noticeably upset during the interview, it went a lot smoother than Lemon’s interview with Kweli. “I’m disappointed in the way that it was handled…
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Wendy Williams Thinks Aaliyah’s Family Might Be a Little Misguided
Wendy Williams has a huge job on her hands. Not only is she entering yet another season of her popular talk show, but she’s also the executive producer of Lifetime’s Aaliyah biopic. Needless to say, over the last couple of months, the movie has been marred with issues—from Zendaya Coleman, who was first cast as…
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Vogue Magazine Just Realized Big Butts Are a ‘Thing’ and Credits White People
What happens when you try to be provocative and write about something that you obviously have no clue about? An article titled “We’re Officially in the Era of the Big Booty,” with references to Jennifer Lopez, Iggy Azalea, Kim Kardashian and Miley Cyrus, happens. Patricia Garcia writes in Vogue magazine, “For years it was exactly the…

