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The Golden Globes returned from purgatory last night. The show gave the impression that they successfully purged the racism that caused Hollywood to send them there. Except that the Oscars committed the same sins in spades. Remember #OscarsSoWhite? Yet Hollywood granted them absolution. In other words, Hollywood condemned the Globes for discrimination while discriminating against… Read more.
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Lanez found guilty Tory Lanez’s shooting of Megan Thee Stallion took Black-on-Black crime to a new level. It was a Black man shooting a Black woman. And that is dismaying enough. But it also reinforced all kinds of racial stereotypes. That’s because their celebrity shed a klieg light on those stereotypes. And I’m referring to the shooting as much as… Read more.
Rihanna featured Johnny Depp in her fashion show. And it speaks volumes about his damaged reputation that his appearance evoked more jeers than cheers. Everyone is asking why she featured him. Rihanna features Johnny Depp Literally, why is he here? Johnny Depp made an appearance during Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 on Wednesday. During the… Read more.
Japanese royals Mako and Kei are living ordinary lives in exile. But British royals Harry and Meghan are still living extraordinary lives. The contrast is instructive. Mako and Kei are no Harry and Meghan Most New Yorkers have no idea that Mako and Kei are living in New York. That’s how intentional they’ve been about blending in as ordinary people.… Read more.
Meghan commiserating with Serena Meghan Markle says people hate her because she’s ambitious, like Serena Williams. That’s her way of commiserating. She released the first episode of her Archetypes podcast today. It features Markel lashing out at those who criticized her for marrying Prince Harry. That reveals how clueless and self-absorbed she is. After all, Markel titled this episode “The Misconception of… Read more.
I know, I know. Kanye ran as an Independent. But everyone knows Jared Kushner recruited him in 2020 to do so as a useful idiot to help Republicans. Their misguided, racist thinking was that, blacks are so stupid, a significant percentage of them would waste their vote on Kanye just because he’s a black rapper.… Read more.
No doubt you saw images of Kim Kardashian channeling Marilyn Monroe at the annual Met Gala last month. The reason she was such a sight to behold is that Kim completely transformed herself to fit into the dress Marilyn wore when she famously serenaded Happy Birthday to JFK. Perhaps in unwitting homage to the Lee… Read more.
Kevin Spacey faced nearly as many MeToo accusations from men as Bill Cosby did from women. This is why he probably thought that, unlike Cosby, he had gotten off scot-free when the only criminal case against him fell apart. Prosecutors in Connecticut filed felony assault charges against him in 2019 for allegedly getting an 18… Read more.
‘How come that dude gets all of these, like, hot women?’ the senator asked. ‘Pete Davidson was dating Kate Beckinsale — I mean, you’re talking Underworld. You’re talking, like, super hot vampire in black leather trench coat, and you’re like, ‘Really? The SNL dude? Like, wow.’’ (Rolling Stone May 21, 2022) And now he’s dating… Read more.
