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The Simpsons Producers to Pull Episode Featuring Michael Jackson’s Voice Following Leaving Neverland
Less than a year after The Simpsons creator Matt Groening confirmed one of the most persistent fan theories surrounding his most famous work—now in its 30th season—fans will hear Lisa’s birthday song far less often. Amid the fallout from the accusations made in the HBO documentary, Leaving Neverland, longtime Simpsons producer James L. Brooks has announced…
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Leaving Neverland: Reconciling With the ‘Man in the Mirror’
Trigger Warning: Please be advised, the documentary described in this article contains extremely graphic descriptions of child sexual abuse. I had never seen anyone dance the way he did. My two younger cousins and I spent a multitude of hours watching—no, analyzing—Michael Jackson’s HIStory, the VHS anthology of his greatest hits. We created a makeshift…
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The Green Book: Guide to Freedom Documentary Provides a Guide to the Truth We Deserve
When Green Book premiered in theaters, one of the biggest complaints of the film was a simple and egregious oversight: Despite the title of the film, not one black person is seen actually touching the book which inspired the film’s title. On Sunday night, February 24, Green Book took home three major Academy Awards: Best…
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Michael Jackson’s Family Condemns Leaving Neverland Doc, Says There’s a ‘Public Lynching’ by Media and ‘Vulture Tweeters’
Leaving Neverland, the four-hour documentary chronicling the sexual abuse claims of Wade Robson and James Safechuck at the hands of Michael Jackson has rippled through the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, leaving a bitter chill as cold as the ice caps on Utah’s mountains. Several patrons reportedly walked out in the middle of the screening, and…
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The Double Dose of Fyre Festival Fail Docs Led to a Blessing as Caribbean Caterer Raises Over $160K
The Fyre Festival documentaries have arrived—Fyre Fraud and Fyre from Hulu and Netflix, respectively. Each documentary is a wild ride into the fail known as Fyre Festival, co-founded by Billy McFarland and Ja Rule. There are a lot of aspects from the festival that’ll make anyone’s blood boil, but the most egregious was how negatively…
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Only 2 Hours Into Surviving R. Kelly, the Conclusion Is Simple: Black Girls Deserve Better
I’m tired. We’re tired. On the evening of January 3, 2019, I bundled up my anxiety and turned to Lifetime to watch what I knew would be one of the most noteworthy moments of media history. Executive produced by dream hampton, Tamara Simmons, Joel Karlsberg and Jesse Daniels, Surviving R. Kelly is a 6-hour, three…
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R. Kelly Threatens to File Federal Lawsuit Against Lifetime If It Airs Documentary [Updated]
The much-anticipated night of Lifetime’s Surviving R. Kelly has come, and right on schedule, Robert Kelly is threatening legal action. According to TMZ, Kelly’s lawyer Brian Nix is threatening to file a federal lawsuit against Lifetime if the network doesn’t backpedal on deciding to air the documentary special. We have a feeling it’s going to…
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A Fyre Fest Documentary Is Coming To Netflix and We'll Finally See What Ja Rule Thinks About This
Remember that Fyre Festival clusterfuck? I know, I know, how could you forget? You can still smell the odor of stale Kraft singles sandwiches. If you need a refresher, I’m here for you, Boo. It was spring 2017, and a gaggle of opulent mayo marauders decided to shell out as much as $12,000 apiece for…
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'He Had This Shut Down': Drea Kelly Speaks Out About Surviving R. Kelly Screening Evacuation
Imagine being silenced and shamed for years after trying to tell your truth about an abusive and prominent celebrity, then finally being able to broadcast that truth, only for it to be cut short via a cowardly threat. That is what happened to R. Kelly accusers Kitti Jones, Jerhonda Pace, Lisa Van Allen, Asante McGee,…