Tag: Entertainment News

Rumble CEO Offers Joe Rogan $100 Million: ‘This Is Totally Legit’

Video-sharing platform Rumble on Monday offered podcast host Joe Rogan $100 million to bring his discussions to an uncensored forum in the midst of pressure to remove him from Spotify. “We stand with you, your guests, and your legion of fans in desire for real conversation. So we’d like to offer you 100 million reasons…


Spotify Has No Plans to ‘Silence’ or Drop Joe Rogan After Edited Video Compilation Shows Him Saying N-Word

Spotify has said it has no plans to “silence” its top-rated podcaster Joe Rogan or remove him from its platform after a heavily edited video compilation surfaced over the weekend that showed him saying the “N-word” several times. “There are no words I can say to adequately convey how deeply sorry I am for the way ‘The…


Bill Cosby Likely to Avoid Testifying in Sex Assault Lawsuit

SANTA MONICA, Calif.—A Los Angeles judge on Friday appeared strongly inclined to allow Bill Cosby to invoke his Fifth Amendment privilege and avoid giving a deposition in the lawsuit of a woman who alleges he sexually abused her when she was 15 in the mid-1970s. At a hearing to argue the issue, Superior Court Judge…


Susan Sarandon Apologizes for Post Mocking NYPD Funeral

Actress Susan Sarandon has apologized after making a controversial Twitter post that mocked a funeral for a slain NYPD officer. On Feb. 4, the Oscar-award-winning actress wrote: “I deeply regret the meme I recently shared on Twitter that included a photo of Officer Jason Rivera’s funeral.” “I reacted quickly to the picture without connecting it…


Spotify Removes Dozens of ‘Joe Rogan Experience’ Episodes: Report

Swedish streaming platform Spotify recently pulled down more than 70 episodes of “The Joe Rogan Experience” from its services since Friday, according to reports. The tech giant removing the episodes comes amid controversy Joe Rogan is facing in connection to the opinions presented by his guests regarding the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus—with several musicians, as well…


Shaq O’Neal Opposes COVID-19 Mandates That Force People to Get Jabbed

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal disagrees with government-imposed mandates that force people into getting vaccinated against COVID-19, the basketball Hall of Famer said on Thursday. “Look, I encourage everyone to be safe and take care of your family—I do. But there are still some people that don’t want to take it. And you shouldn’t have to be…


Shaq Opposes COVID-19 Mandates That Force People to Get Jabbed

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal disagrees with government-imposed mandates that force people into getting vaccinated against COVID-19, the basketball Hall of Famer said on Thursday. “Look, I encourage everyone to be safe and take care of your family—I do. But there are still some people that don’t want to take it. And you shouldn’t have to be…


4 Charged in Overdose Death of Actor Michael K. Williams

NEW YORK—Four men believed to be members of a drug distribution crew have been charged in the overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams five months ago, authorities said Wednesday. All four were arrested Tuesday and were in custody based on criminal complaints in Manhattan federal court, including one defendant who was arrested in Puerto…


MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Taking Break From Show to Produce Ben Stiller Film

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow confirmed this week she is taking a break from her show to work on other projects. Maddow told viewers that she is taking “a few weeks off” from her left-wing, Comcast-owned cable news show. “Change is good,” she said during her show on Monday night. “Change is absolutely terrifying, but in…


Whoopi Goldberg Suspended Over Holocaust Comments

Whoopi Goldberg, the longtime co-host of “The View,” who was widely criticized this week after declaring that the Holocaust was “not about race,” has been suspended for two weeks from ABC on Tuesday. “Effective immediately, I am suspending Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks for her wrong and hurtful comments,” ABC News President Kim Godwin said…