• CrossFit CEO Greg Glassman apologizes for George Floyd tweets after backlash

    CrossFit CEO Greg Glassman apologizes for George Floyd tweets after backlash

    CrossFit CEO Greg Glassman apologized for inflammatory Twitter posts about George Floyd that outraged the sport’s devotees and killed a big-name corporate partnership. Glassman issued the mea culpa for mentioning Floyd — whose death at the hands of Minneapolis police has spurred nationwide protests — in tweets slamming lockdowns meant to curb the coronavirus pandemic. …
  • Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute apologize for calling police on Faith Stowers

    Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute apologize for calling police on Faith Stowers

    Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute have apologized after being accused of racist behavior toward former “Vanderpump Rules” cast member Faith Stowers. “I have been taking some time to really process what I’ve been seeing, feeling and learning,” Doute, 37, said in a lengthy statement on Instagram on Sunday. “And I need to address something specifically …
  • Tommy Dorfman slams fashion label Ferragamo as ‘racist’ and ‘transphobic’

    Tommy Dorfman slams fashion label Ferragamo as ‘racist’ and ‘transphobic’

    Tommy Dorfman is accusing luxury fashion brand Ferragamo of “racist” and “transphobic” behavior. The “13 Reasons Why” star, who identifies as non-binary, previously partnered with Ferragamo as a photographer and curator for its February “Viva Viva” campaign, but announced on their Instagram Stories they cut ties three months ago. “The people who run this company …
  • All decent Americans stand against racism. But we must stop indicting all those who share a skin tone for the sins of others.

    All decent Americans stand against racism. But we must stop indicting all those who share a skin tone for the sins of others.

    I was nowhere near the intersection of Chicago Avenue and 38th Street when George Floyd tragically lost his life. I wasn’t in Minnesota. I was more than 500 miles away. With the exception of the officers at that heartbreaking scene, there are more than 329 million additional Americans who had no part in that terrible …
  • Second City CEO steps down amid claims of racism at theater

    Second City CEO steps down amid claims of racism at theater

    LOS ANGELES — Andrew Alexander, the CEO and co-owner of famed The Second City improv theater, said he is stepping down after a former performer leveled accusations of racism against the comedy institution. In a lengthy letter posted on the company’s website, Alexander said he “failed to create an anti-racist environment wherein artists of color …
  • Ben Affleck, Matt Damon visit Breonna Taylor memorial with their families

    Ben Affleck, Matt Damon visit Breonna Taylor memorial with their families

    Ben Affleck and Matt Damon put their good will on full display Friday while visiting a memorial honoring slain Kentucky EMT Breonna Taylor on what would have been her 27th birthday.  The former co-stars-turned-doting-dads each brought two of their kids, while Damon’s wife Luciana Barroso and a relative also joined the outing.  The group, all …
  • Did racism play a part in former ‘Paper’ editor’s resignation?

    Did racism play a part in former ‘Paper’ editor’s resignation?

    After a war-of-words at Paper magazine between staffers and CEO Tom Florio over the treatment of its recently departed culture editor Michael Love Michael — Michael told Page Six that the hip, progressive publication is completely different behind-the-scenes. “I watched white counterparts, who had not been there as long as me move up to senior …
  • David Oyelowo says ‘Selma’ lost Oscars because of an Eric Garner protest

    David Oyelowo says ‘Selma’ lost Oscars because of an Eric Garner protest

    David Oyelowo says his 2014 movie “Selma” was robbed of its chance at Oscars glory by a peeved and prejudiced Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The British-American actor, who was nominated for playing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the movie, told ScreenDaily Thursday that the cast’s solidarity with protesters after Eric Garner’s …
  • Abby Lee Miller reality show canceled after ‘Dance Moms’ racism accusations

    Abby Lee Miller reality show canceled after ‘Dance Moms’ racism accusations

    Abby Lee Miller’s relationship with Lifetime has come to an abrupt end. The network cancelled its upcoming “Abby’s Virtual Dance-Off” series Friday after the mother of a “Dance Moms” dancer posted on social media that Miller, who stars in that series as well, had made racist remarks to her daughter during the filming of Season …
  • Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall slams media for confusing her with Leigh-Anne Pinnock

    Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall slams media for confusing her with Leigh-Anne Pinnock

    It’s a big mix-up that happens all the time. Little Mix singer Jade Thirlwall, who is mixed race, is tired of the media confusing her with her other multi-racial bandmate Leigh-Anne Pinnock. “You might want to make sure you’re using an image of the correct mixed race member of the group,” Thirlwall said in a …