Stephen A. Smith committed the ultimate crime in the media’s eyes — defending Donald Trump — and instead of standing his ground, he’s backing down. The sports commentator had told Sean Hannity on Fox News just days ago that the persecution of Trump by the justice system has been “relatable” to the black community. And the “blacklash” that ensued inspired him to apologize. “A lot of folks in black America seem pretty pissed at me right now,” Smith told his audience, adding that his “words...
Charles Barkley set out Monday night to clarify his recent joke-gone-terribly-wrong comments about the city of Galveston, Texas. It may be too late, because some prominent Galveston residents fired back at Barkley as the bizarre tiff between the two sides continues. Barkley set things in motion Saturday on TNT’s post-game show by joking that the
The EGOT winner wrote in a since-deleted comment on the actress' latest
UFC’s Sean Strickland has found himself at the center of controversy once again. During his time in the UFC, Strickland has been a lightnig rod while giving thoughts on controversial topics. Ahead of his UFC 302 fight vs Paulo Costa, Strickland has now annoyed the Mexican UFC fanbase with his latest comments about seeing foreign […]
After his latest Fox News appearance sparked outrage for seemingly defending Donald Trump comparing himself to the plight of Black Americans, Stephen A. Smith apologized. “I’m fully aware that I’ve been in the news the last few days, paraded all over social media as well, after comments I made on my appearance on Fox News’s
The “Euphoria” alum, 26, rocked the tongue-in-cheek outfit during a Mexican getaway with her gal pals.
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is refusing to comment on the future of TikTok in the United States, at a time when his own party is leaning on the app and its influencers to deliver the Liberals' political message to Canadians. The U.S. Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would force TikTok's parent company, Beijing-based ByteDance, to sell its share of the social-media app within a year or face a ban in the platform's largest market. The proposed ban was slipped into a...
I’m a longtime social media critic, and I’m pretty indiscriminate in my criticism. I don’t trust any algorithm-based platforms or the executives who run them, be that X, Facebook or TikTok. And yet, while I’ve spent months deriding U.S. lawmakers’ laser focus on restricting access to TikTok, I’m starting to find the widespread fawning over the app — now that it might be banned in the U.S. — pretty disturbing. Last week, President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package that included money for...
Tampere's ice hockey club Tappara has won its third Liiga title in a row.
New York — A male columnist has apologized for a cringeworthy moment during former University of Iowa superstar and college basketball’s highest scorer Caitlin Clark’s first news conference as an Indiana Fever player. The Wednesday exchange went viral on social media, and critics said it underscored the difficulties many female athletes have in gaining respect and equal treatment from sports journalists, who are frequently male. The discussion began with Gregg Doyel, a columnist for The...
A journalist has been forced to apologize for an awkward interaction with Caitlin Clark that prompted an intense social media backlash. Clark is the undeniable star of women’s basketball righ
A reporter imitated Clark's hand gesture where she makes a heart to end games. The reaction to the exchange has labeled the reporter as creepy and classless. DailyMail.com