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Dave Chappelle attends the UK premiere of “Dave Chappelle: Untitled” on 17 October 2021 in London, England. (Getty/Eamonn M. McCormack) Dave Chappelle reportedly used the anti-gay f-slur and told “jokes” about identifying as a woman at a screening of his new documentary Untitled on Monday (22 November). The Daily Beast reported that Chappelle performed a set
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Iman Shumpert had a slam dunk on the dance floor. The 31-year-old basketball star (who has played for the Knicks, Cavaliers, Kings, Rockets and Nets) became the first-ever NBA player to win the Mirrorball trophy on the 30th season of Dancing With the Stars. During the finale on Monday, Nov. 22, Shumpert and partner Daniella Karagach danced their way to the top, then
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Academy Award-nominated director Ridley Scott thinks he knows why his latest project, The Last Duel, wasn’t able to spar with its competitors at the box office. The acclaimed director addressed the film’s less-than-ideal grossing numbers during the latest episode of Marc Maron‘s WTF podcast. Despite receiving rave reviews from critics, The Last Duel—a movie released in
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John Barrowman gave his first TV interview since claims that he repeatedly exposed himself on set. (ITV) John Barrowman claims that allegations he exposed himself to colleagues while working on Doctor Who have been “exaggerated”, and that the incidents were “absolutely not” sexual harassment. On Tuesday (23 November), Barrowman appeared on ITV’s Lorraine to give his first TV interview
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Grab a seat and get comfortable! The 2022 Grammy nominations are almost here. Ahead of music’s biggest night, we have all the details on how to watch the nominations livestream on Nov. 23. Considering the jaw-dropping list of last year’s winners—which included Billie Ellish, Megan Thee Stallion and Harry Styles—we are on the edge of our seat.
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ScotRail Angus expertly shut down anti-trans trolls. (Twitter/ Scotrail) A ScotRail social media manager has won the hearts of the LGBT+ community after shutting down trolls who think supporting trans rights delays trains. The official ScotRail Twitter account shared a post on Saturday (20 November) to mark Trans Day of Remembrance, which each year honours
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Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai said in a video call with International Olympic Committee officials that she is safe and well, the group said, which comes almost three weeks after she sparked global concerns over her mysterious disappearance following her allegations of sexual assault against a former vice premier. Audio of the 35-year-old athlete speaking was not released
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Theresa Manzella. (Montana State Legislature) A Republican lawmaker has said that LGBT+ people who are beaten up are receiving the “normal consequences” of their “choices”. Montana state senator Theresa Manzella made the remarks Wednesday (17 November) during an event defending a minister accused of anti-LGBT+ hate speech. According to TV station KPVI, Brandon Huber, lead
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North Carolina’s lieutenant governor Mark Robinson said the trans rights movement is “demonic” in a video at the Upper Room Church of God in Christ in August. (Twitter/@RightWingWatch) Straight people are “superior” to gay people, who serve no purpose in society, a Republican lieutenant governor has said. Mark Robinson, North Carolina‘s second-in-command who is expected
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After his marriage to Carol ended in 1980, Peterson was briefly engaged to 20-year-old Kyle Piry and then married 23-year-old single mom Victoria Rutkiewicz in 1982. His former stepdaughter, Lisa, told Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren in November 2007 (appearing only in silhouette, her last name withheld) that Peterson had been abusive toward both her and her
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Angel Naira (L) and Danyale Johnson. (Facebook) Two trans women were slain only days before Transgender Day of Remembrance as an “epidemic of violence” tightens its chokehold on the US. Angel Naira, a 36-year-old Black trans healthcare worker described as a “great person” by her loved ones, was fatally shot in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, 11 November.
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After two years of preparing, the Bavarian-born, Britain-raised daughter of a South African father and English mother was just beginning previews of the musical Diana at the Longacre Theater when their Broadway run was indefinitely postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (The show had its world premiere at the La Jolla Playhouse in California in March 2019.) “So,
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Hello, the moment has come: Adele‘s 30 is officially here.  Almost six years—to the day—after she dropped her megabit, 25, Adele’s highly anticipated new album has officially arrived on our Spotify queues—and as you may have expected, you should have a box of tissues nearby.  Featuring 12 songs, as well as two bonus tracks and a rendition of
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Rosie Duffield clashes with Ellie Mae O’Hagan. (BBC) Labour MP Rosie Duffield was confronted over her calling trans women “male-bodied people” on a BBC Politics segment. Duffield, who has been MP for Canterbury since 2017, repeatedly called trans women “male-bodied people” on the show, and argued against the inclusion of trans women in single sex
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A dictionary in France has added a gender-neutral pronoun, iel. (Envato Elements) The gender-neutral pronoun “iel” has been added to a French dictionary in a major shake-up for the strictly-controlled language. Le Robert, a reference book for the French language, included the gender-neutral pronoun after noticing an uptick in its usage, the dictionary’s managing director
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