Photo: Kevin Winter (Getty Images) Nick Offerman already picked up an Emmy for his guest-starring role on HBO’s The Last of Us—and considering how acclaimed his turn in “Long, Long Time” has been since the episode aired, it’s no surprise he also won an Independent Spirit Award, this time for supporting performance. Andrew Callaghan Talks … Read more
Saturday Night Live has just made a controversial announcement. The NBC sketch comedy show took to social media following last night’s show, hosted by The Bear’s Eye Edebiri, to share that comedian Shane Gillis will be hosting the Feb. 24 show with rapper 21 Savage as the musical guest. The lesser-known comic was a controversial … Read more
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota Republican lawmaker has no plans to immediately resign, despite party leaders’ calls for him to step down after he railed against police with profane, homophobic and anti-migrant language during a recent traffic stop that ended in his arrest on a charge of drunken driving. In a statement Wednesday, … Read more
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota lawmaker who serves on a panel that handles law enforcement legislation made homophobic and anti-migrant remarks to a police officer who arrested him on a charge of driving drunk, body camera footage shows. Republican state Rep. Nico Rios of Williston was also charged with refusing to provide a … Read more
One in five players at this year’s Women’s World Cup were the targets of online abuse, FIFA has found – with more than half of comments sexual, homophobic or sexist. New data published by FIFA, identified by its Social Media Protection Service (SMPS), found 152 players out of 697 whose social media accounts were actively … Read more
A Nottingham Forest season ticket holder who attended Saturday’s Premier League game against Brighton says the extent of homophobic abuse from fans resulted in “the worst situation I’ve had at a football match”. Sussex Police have confirmed to Sky Sports that they are working with their Nottinghamshire counterparts and Forest to “identify and take appropriate … Read more
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg had the perfect reply when asked about one of new House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) homophobic views. On Thursday’s broadcast of “The Late Show,” host Stephen Colbert noted how election denier Johnson’s record on LGBTQ+ issues is, “What’s the word? Awful.” Colbert asked Buttigieg: “So, how do you work with a … Read more
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) used his weekly email newsletter—hosted on a .gov domain that is funded by American taxpayers—on Sunday to launch a thinly veiled, homophobic attack on Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley, shockingly suggesting Milley should be put to death. The diatribe came in a section commenting on former Capitol Police Chief … Read more
There may be nothing significantly sophisticated about what ought to occur to Bob Huggins. If his boss, West Virginia athletics director Wren Baker, went on a radio present and mentioned the extremely offensive, homophobic issues Huggins mentioned Monday, he can be fired earlier than dusk. If Baker’s boss, West Virginia president Gordon Gee, had mentioned … Read more