• Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe responds to ‘transphobic’ J.K. Rowling tweets

    Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe responds to ‘transphobic’ J.K. Rowling tweets

    Actor Daniel Radcliffe posted a lengthy response on Monday to a number of tweets sent by author J.K. Rowling over the weekend, which have led to a storm of criticism and accusations that the “Harry Potter” writer is transphobic. In an essay posted to the website The Trevor Project, Radcliffe wrote that he was “compelled” …
  • Why Lisa Vanderpump didn’t fire Max Boyens, Brett Caprioni over resurfaced racist tweets

    Why Lisa Vanderpump didn’t fire Max Boyens, Brett Caprioni over resurfaced racist tweets

    Don’t question Lisa Vanderpump. The “Vanderpump Rules” boss, 59, defended her decision to keep Max Boyens and Brett Caprioni employed at her restaurants after the resurfacing of racist tweets, during the show’s virtual reunion that aired Tuesday. Jax Taylor brought up Boyens’ past racist tweets while defending his decision to hire and fire a homophobic …
  • Twitter to add warning labels to dubious coronavirus content

    Twitter to add warning labels to dubious coronavirus content

    Twitter will add labels and warning messages on some tweets with disputed or misleading information about COVID-19, the company said on Monday, as part of a new approach to misinformation that will eventually extend to other topics. Twitter’s new labels will provide links to more information in cases where the risk of harm from the …