
Samson Amore
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John Oliver and Rachel Dratch Want You to Sign Up for Their Fake Church’s Fake Health Care (Video)
By Samson Amore | June 27, 2021 @ 9:35 PMThe late-night host created JohnnyCare, a fake network, to raise awareness about health care sharing scams
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BET Awards 2021: Complete Winners List
By Samson Amore | June 27, 2021 @ 6:39 PMTaraji P. Henson hosted this year’s awards show, themed ”The Year of the Black Woman“
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‘False Positive': How a Personal ‘Moment of Loss’ Inspired Ilana Glazer to Star in Her First Horror Flick
By Samson Amore | June 27, 2021 @ 6:38 PMFilm ”became this container for me to exercise and exorcise my feelings,“ Glazer tells USA Today
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Olympian Gwen Berry Turns Her Back During National Anthem, Sparking Heated Debate
By Samson Amore | June 27, 2021 @ 3:22 PM”The anthem doesn’t speak for me. It never has,“ Berry says following Olympic trials
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People Aren’t Cutting Perez Hilton Slack After Britney Apology: ‘He Was a Bully’
By Samson Amore | June 24, 2021 @ 9:39 PMHilton said Thursday that ”I absolutely apologize and carry deep shame and regret“ for mocking Britney Spears
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Colbert Explains Subway’s ‘Soylent Green’ Tuna Secret (Video)
By Samson Amore | June 23, 2021 @ 9:53 PMThe late-night host finally found out what’s really in Subway’s tuna sandwiches and it’s not fish
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Justin Timberlake Says ‘We Should All Be Supporting Britney at This Time’
By Samson Amore | June 23, 2021 @ 6:53 PM”Regardless of our past, good and bad, and no matter how long ago it wa s… what’s happening to her is just not right,“ Timberlake says after Britney Spears’ conservatorship hearing
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#FreeBritney: Mariah Carey, Halsey and More Back Britney Spears’ Fight to End Conservatorship
By Loree Seitz and Samson Amore | June 23, 2021 @ 4:09 PM”I hope with my whole heart she is awarded freedom from this abusive system,“ singer Halsey says
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‘Motherland: Fort Salem': Here’s What’s Going On With Tally’s Transformation
By Samson Amore | June 22, 2021 @ 9:00 PMThe Bellweather Company returns and has a new mission ahead of them in Season 2
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Joy Reid Says Trump’s Idea to Send COVID Patients to Gitmo Just Shows ‘How Awful’ He Was (Video)
By Samson Amore | June 21, 2021 @ 8:26 PM”The President of the United States was looking to send American citizens to the same place that they detain terrorism suspects forever,“ Reid says
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NFL Commissioner ‘Proud’ of First Openly Gay Active Player Carl Nassib
By Samson Amore | June 21, 2021 @ 4:55 PM”We share his hope that someday soon statements like his will no longer be newsworthy,“ Roger Goodell says in statement
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100,000-Plus People Want Jeff Bezos to Go to Space and Never Come Back
By Samson Amore | June 21, 2021 @ 1:24 PM”Billionaires should not exist on earth, or in space,“ a Change.org petition reads
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John Oliver Jokes Westminster Dog Show Winner Should Be Called ‘Jennifer Aniston’ (Video)
By Samson Amore | June 20, 2021 @ 9:40 PM”Last Week Tonight“ host renames the prize pooches in a new bit
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How Tucker Carlson ‘Plays Both Sides,’ Ripping Media on TV While Being a ‘Supersecret Source’ Off Camera
By Samson Amore | June 20, 2021 @ 7:56 PMNew York Times media columnist Ben Smith details the Fox News host’s complicated, contradictory relationship with reporters
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‘The Flash’ Set Photos Reveal First Full Look at Michael Keaton’s Bruce Wayne, Sasha Calle’s Supergirl Costume
By Andi Ortiz and Samson Amore | June 20, 2021 @ 3:26 PMThe girl of steel and Gotham’s richest man arrive on the big screen