Jenny Slate Quits Missy Role on ‘Big Mouth’: “I Was Engaging in an Act of Erasure of Black People”
Missy will be recast with a Black actor, Big Mouth creator Nick Kroll said in a statement.
Missy will be recast with a Black actor, Big Mouth creator Nick Kroll said in a statement.
Eye on the Left: Bernie Sanders Loses Again “Three months ago, Bernie Sanders lost his chance at the Democratic nomination” — and now, The New York Times’ Ross Douthat observes, “he may be losing the battle for the future of the left.” For decades, Sanders has called for Democrats to return to the “old-guard leftism”...
Hulu has removed three episodes of “Scrubs” which featured characters in blackface, following a request by the show’s creator.
Bubba Wallace has become one of the most famous faces in sports over the past two weeks as he led the movement for NASCAR to ban the use of the Confederate flag, and even more so since a noose was found in his garage stall on Saturday, which on Tuesday was revealed to have been...
The Dow dropped 700 points on Wednesday amid growing fears that the sudden spikes in COVID-19 cases could delay the economy from rebounding as quickly as some had hoped. The Dow Jones industrial average index of blue-chip stocks ended the day down 710.16 points, or 2.7 percent, to 25445.94, while the S&P 500 fared only...
The Cuomo administration broke the news to local officials across the state in a conference call Tuesday evening.
"We are all doing our own hair and makeup during the pandemic," she said.
"There were just certain conversations . . . that if I heard would be triggering for me."
Season 5 recently premiered on OWN, but when will the final season make its Netflix debut?
Shohei Ohtani is set to return as a two-way player. Angels manager Joe Maddon said Wednesday he intends to use a six-man rotation to allow the right-hander to pitch once a week following 2018 Tommy John surgery. Maddon indicated Ohtani would be ready to play when the season begins and the right-hander threw a 55-pitch...
A 37-year-old man was busted Wednesday for scrawling “slave owner” on the George Washington statue in Union Square Park, cops said. The man was caught with brushes, bottles of acrylic paints and cans of spray paint just after 11:40 a.m., according to police. Richard Maye was charged with two counts of making graffiti, criminal mischief...
A Florida college bar got its liquor license suspended after the crowded watering hole was linked to a cluster of new coronavirus cases, officials said. The Knight’s Pub, which is located near the University of Central Florida in Orlando, saw the license temporarily revoked Monday after least 13 employees and 28 customers tested positive for...
"The Hills" are alive — again.
"I could not believe this happened," the singer said on Instagram.
A Texas city has ordered certain businesses to keep track of customers in order to help contain potential coronavirus outbreaks, according to a report. The city of Laredo approved a new rule Tuesday that requires adult-oriented businesses, such as bars and bingos, to document anyone who enters their premises to improve contact tracing efforts, the...
Think about what so many players in retirement talk about missing. The guys. The clubhouse. The buses. The planes. The meals. The beers. The camaraderie. Now think about what players are going to face this year when substantial attempts will be made to keep them as distant from teammates as possible. When pretty much every...
The father of the Bronx boy who was struck by an illegal firework Wednesday blasted the NYPD and Mayor Bill de Blasio for not doing enough to stop the recent barrage of pyrotechnics. “This is just getting worse and I guess thanks to the mayor, he hasn’t taken actions at all against these fireworks and...
U.S. lawmakers are asking the Pentagon for a detailed, unclassified report on unidentified aerial phenomena over concerns the issue has been given scant attention from the intelligence community while acknowledging the existence of an “Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Task Force.” In his report attached to the 2020-2021 Senate Intelligence Authorization Act, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, acting...
Portuguese club Vitoria Setubal have terminated the contract of Roma forward Mirko Antonucci, who was playing with the club on loan, amid criticism over his social media exploits. The Italian, 21, is arguably as popular for his off-field antics as he is for his football with an extensive following on TikTok and Instagram. And it...
A rare hybrid hawksbill-green sea turtle is taking part in a long-distance online “race” following the migration of sea turtles over three months. The turtle, known as Maisy and who was rehabilitated at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital, has a satellite tracking transmitter attached to its shell and has been released. The Sea Turtle Conservancy...
It's not just the creepy old man stereotype anymore.
The New Jersey family members who drowned in their backyard pool were trying to rescue an 8-year-old from deep water — but none of them could swim, according to a new report. The tragic ordeal began when the child — identified by neighbors as Sacchi Patel — jumped into a 6- or 7-foot-deep section of...
Atlanta police have cleared out armed protesters who took over the site of the burned-down Wendy’s restaurant where Rayshard Brooks was killed by cops, according to a news report. The fast-food eatery on University Avenue had been cordoned off by armed demonstrators who declared it a police-free zone in recent days — until city police...
"There is no difference of opinion on racism, homophobia, transphobia and xenophobia,” weighed in cast member Linsey Godfrey.
Brock Lesnar has been accused of sexual harassment by legendary WWE diva Terri Runnels. A host of wrestling stars have been accused of sexual assault and harassment over the past week as part of the #SpeakingOut social media movement. AEW’s Sammy Guevara has also been suspended for past comments he made stating he “wanted to...