Last night, the nice folks at Twitter permanently suspended my account – again. For the fourth time. The previous three times I was kicked off the site were for trolling upstanding “patriots” Matt Gaetz, Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham, respectively....
Alex Jones, the far-right conspiracy monger who’s responsible for some of the most far-fetched fake news stories, has been secretly operating through as many as 18 “backdoor” accounts on Twitter following his ban from the social media service....
Donald Trump, under a court order to stop blocking Twitter users from his @realDonaldTrump Twitter account, began the process last night of re-opening the kingdom to critics, court jesters and sundry wits who were mostly banned because they bruised Trump’s ego....
Stephen Colbert raised an interesting question about Donald Trump, during his monologue last night (Feb.1) about the president’s deepest pathological obsession. Why does he need to lie… about everything? Colbert was zeroing in Trump’s Tweets following the his first State of the Union Address....
More than 40 million tweets were posted during Donald Trump’s inauguration, a good number of them hate-filled. Yet, Twitter failed its “zero tolerance” policy on hate speech over and over again, including on this repulsive, Nazi-inspired anti-Semitic image. I posted the Tweet while watching the anointing of our country’s first fascist regime; it made me weep for us all....
“Birdman,” the offbeat Alejandro G. Iñárritu film, won Best Picture at the 87th Academy Awards today (Feb. 23) and immediately sparked a backlash on social media by fans of “American Sniper,” including ugly racial remarks. The controversy also took on political overtones. Protesters were mostly conservative, pro-military types who were fanned by Fox News and Sean Hannity. Protesters blamed everyone from President Obama to “liberal Hollywood” for what they saw as “American Sniper’s” snub....
Taylor Swift has laughed off claims today (Jan. 27) that hackers discovered nude photos in her Twitter and Instagram accounts, which were compromised. But it’s not the first time she’s faced similar claims. In 2011, when she was still an up-and-coming country sweetheart, a topless photo leaked onto the Internet that was supposedly hers. The photo was never conclusively identified as her. ...
Robert Pattinson’s new gal pal, Tahliah Debrett Barnett, a UK singer also known as FKA Twigs, is seeing some downside to her new found publicity. She spoke out on Twitter over the weekend because of a rise in racists tweets. Twigs vaulted into the spotlight three weeks ago when she was spotted out with Pattinson during the first week in September. Pattinson, of course, is famously known for his relationship with “Twilight” cast mate Kristen Stewart....
Elton John has touched off a social media storm with his claim that Christ would support gay marriage. He made the statement during a Sky News interview in the UK and caused Twitter to rain fire and brimestone. “Our theology should not come from heathens,” thundered one religious critic. The conversation got started when John, who is married to his long-time partner David Furness, was asked about church rules...
Actress Katherine Heigl should watch where she shops. Drug-store chain Duane Reade tweeted a photo of her exiting a store with its signature bags in tow, and now Heigl wants $6 million for “unauthorized” use of her image. The drug store re-tweeted a paparazzi photo it lifted from a celebrity photo Web site, and added a snappy sales pitch as the caption....
Kim Kardashian wanted a Vogue cover; it was her dream. But the Vogue cover she got wasn’t hers. It was Anna Wintour’s. Kim was merely a prop, and she HATED the result, according to a startling new report. Vogue released the cover last week and touched off a torrent of criticism on social media. But Kim was said to have loved it. But behind the scenes, it was a different story....
Kim Kardashian is still living the dream and has no intention of reacting to the backlash over her Vogue cover. The magazine, on the other hand, is still trying to build its case for the decision by releasing more intimate photos. Kim and her baby daddy Kanye West are caught by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz in a loving embrace and with baby North West....
Anna Wintour, Vogue Editor & Chief is hit with a backlash on social media to her Kim Kardashian and Kanye West cover. Kim Kardashian's Vogue cover has touched ...
Kate Upton hardly invented the “selfie,” no telling who did that. But she’s helped define it with her beyond breath-taking sexuality and her amazing sense of humor. No wonder everyone is doing what used to be the domain of self-promoting reality stars like Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian and Tila Tequila. But now just about every media celebrity, musical artist, Young Hollywood starlet and high-fashion model is in on the trend....
Chloë Grace Moretz sparked a debate about sexualizing pre-teens when she starred in the 2010 film “Kick Ass.” Now she’s 15 and back in “Kick-Ass 2,” She’s badder than ever, according to a new red-band trailer. Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Christopher Mintz-Plasse also reprise their roles....
Gilberto Valle, the NYPD officer who became known as the cannibal cop, even though he never actually ate anyone, was found guilty today (Mar. 12) and faces life in prison. Has justice been done, or was Valle convicted for a thought crime? It's hard to engender much sympathy for someone who fantasized about committing the worst kinds of crimes, but the question is critical in the age of the Internet....
Justin Timberlake, the smooth operator that he is, stuck a knife in Kanye West’s ribs when he probably least expected it… during a performance of his new song last night on “Saturday Night Live.”...
Melissa King, who resigned as Miss Delaware Teen USA, in a porn scandal, seemed to relish the attention she received performing her duties at local events, even as her hardcore porn past was creeping up on her....
Lana Del Rey’s blend of music and marketing with carmaker Jaguar has yielded a new video for her song “Burning Desire” and will soon take her to the big screen in a short film produced by famed sic-fi Director Ridley Scott’s company. ...
A pregnant Kate Middleton can be seen walking hand-in-hand with Prince William on the beach on the exclusive island of Mustique in new photos taken by a secretive paparazzi while the royal couple is on vacation there with close family members....
Kim Kardashian has not only started dressing like a hooker since dating rapper Kanye West, but also appears to be caught up in rap’s gun culture. She flashed a piece on Twitter over the weekend, sparking outrage because she previously pledged to opposed gun violence. ...
Justin Bieber is caught up… ahem, in yet another controversy. Did he grope a young fan’s breast during a meet-and-greet when he leaned in to give a kiss on the cheek? A photo posted online sure makes it look like it, although his reps are heatedly denying it. It's gone viral in what's now being called "Boobgate."...
