Month: February 2022

Actor and comedian Awkwafina announced Saturday that she is taking an extended hiatus from Twitter, shortly after she posted a statement in response to criticisms of her use of African American Vernacular English throughout her career. The Asian American star, whose real name is Nora Lum, told her quarter of a million followers: “I’ll see you in a few years, Twitter - per my therapist.” In a follow-up tweet, she wrote: “To Clarify: I am retiring from the ingrown toenail that is Twitter. Not retiring from anything else ... Also am avail on all other socials that don’t tell you to kill yourself!” Well, I’ll see you in a few years, Twitter - per my therapist. To my fans, thank you for continuing to love and support someone who wishes they could be a better person for you. I apologize if I...

'Kennedy' panel weighs in on demands for Joe Rogan to be removed from Spotify  Rumble is offering Joe Rogan a $100 million deal to join the Canada-based video platform in an attempt to woo the popular podcast host away 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 to make the world a better place," Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski wrote in a note shared on Twitter. "How about you bring all your shows, both old and new, with no censorship, for 100 million bucks over four years? This is our chance to save the world. And yes, this is totally legit."  Representatives for Rumble, Rogan and Spotify did not immediately return FOX Business' requests for comment. In 2020, Joe Ro...

Pete Davidson publicly referred to Kim Kardashian as his “girlfriend” for the first time on Monday. When asked if his heightened fame had led to a more “fun” lifestyle, Davidson simply responded that most of his days consist of him “showing up to a set” or hanging with friends or his “girlfriend.” “Or, if I’m off, I just either hang with my friends or chill with my girlfriend inside. So I don’t do much,” Davidson told People, referring to Kardashian. Davidson’s namedrop marks the first time that he or Kardashian have publicly addressed the status of their relationship. The Skims founder, 41, and the “Saturday Night Live” star, 28, sparked romance rumors after Kardashian hosted “SNL” and even shared an on-screen kiss in October. A few weeks later, th...

MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle and a liberal guest criticized Spotify's invocation of cancel culture in a letter on why it would not drop podcast star Joe Rogan, claiming Monday that no one was attempting to "silence" him. Rogan, whose popular podcast "The Joe Rogan Experience" has been exclusively on Spotify since 2020, has found himself in the crosshairs of liberal activists and media in recent weeks, over criticism of his guests and past rhetoric, controversial COVID-19 and vaccine content, and recently, a montage of times he used the "n-word" on the show, which Rogan apologized for but said was also taken out of context. Rogan and Spotify have removed some of his past episodes in response to critics, and Spotify CEO Daniel Ek wrote a widely panned letter where he acknowledged critici...

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