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Madison Beer apologized Tuesday over comments she made about the 1955 book “Lolita,” telling her 2.8 million Twitter followers she “misspoke and would never condone inappropriate [sic] relationships of any kind.” The 21-year-old pop star came under fire on Monday after being asked about Vladimir Nabokov’s controversial novel, which follows a man’s obsession with a …

In the aftermath of the death of George Floyd, the calls from Black Lives Matter activists, privileged celebrities, and elected Democrats at the local, state, and national levels to “defund the police” have gotten louder. In Minneapolis, the city where Floyd died after now-former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin had his knee on Floyd’s neck …

Ice-T and Naughty by Nature’s Treach have a new movie, “Equal Standard,” that deals with racism in the police force. “It’s not just a black issue anymore,” says Treach. “It’s a humanity issue. You can’t treat these people like this. It’s 2020, and enough is enough.” He continues, “We have been screaming out for help …

George Floyd’s 6-year-old daughter is Disney’s newest stockholder, thanks to a generous gift from singer Barbra Streisand. Gianna Floyd thanked Streisand on her Instagram account on Saturday, and posted a series of photos displaying the Disney letter and certificate she received in the mail from the 10-time Grammy award winner. “Thank You @barbrastreisand for my …

Beyoncé called for the prosecution of the Louisville police officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor in an open letter to the attorney general of Kentucky on Sunday. In the letter, posted on the singer’s official website, Beyoncé addressed Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, and demanded justice for Taylor’s family, who have “not been …

Spike Lee has apologized for speaking up for Woody Allen — saying he was “wrong” for defending the filmmaker against “cancel” culture. The “Do The Right Thing” director took to Twitter to walk back his defense of Allen, who has been accused of molesting his daughter, Dylan Farrow, when she was 7 years old. “I …

Don’t expect to see Dave Chappelle ferrying to Staten Island any time soon. In a new Netflix stand-up special, “8:46” that dropped for free Friday night via YouTube, the comedian scorches the city’s smallest borough while doing a slow-burn on George Floyd, police brutality and the killings of African Americans. “You watch one shooting after …

A socialist Seattle city council member will introduce a bill to keep a downtown area seized by protesters in “community control.” Kshama Sawant, of the Socialist Alternative party, announced that her office was currently working on legislation to protect the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, or CHAZ. Protesters claimed control over a six-block area in Seattle’s …

Former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Jay Pharoah says he was stopped by police while jogging in Los Angeles recently, that one of the officers kneeled on his neck and that video footage, apparently from a nearby security camera, recorded the incident. Pharoah shared the video on Instagram today, saying “I could have easily been …

A Minneapolis manufacturing company whose plant was set on fire by rioters plans to leave the city, saying that city officials afforded them no assistance in handling the destruction. “They don’t care about my business,” 7-Sigma Inc.’s president and owner, Kris Wyrobek, told The Star Tribune about Minneapolis public officials. “They didn’t protect our people. We …