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Dilbert Comic Strip Dropped From USA Today, Cleveland Plain Dealer and Others After Racist Rant (Video)
“The best advice I would give to white people is to get the hell away from Black people,” creator Scott Adams said in a video
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Lady Gaga Sued for $1.5 Million by Woman Convicted in Theft of Her Dogs, Says She’s Due the Reward
The Grammy award-winning artist offered the hefty bounty in exchange for the return of her two stolen pups
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R. Kelly Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Child Sex Crimes
The singer will serve all but one year of the sentence within his 30 years for racketeering and sex trafficking
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Nikole Hannah-Jones Says Oscars and Grammys Will Never Recognize ‘True Value’ of Black Creatives
“We cannot hinge our validation on white institutions in society,” the creator of “The 1619 Project” says
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Will Smith Pokes Fun at Oscars Slap on TikTok (Video)
The Oscar-winning actor made light of the event for the first time
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What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in February: ‘John Wick,’ ‘Framing Agnes,’ ‘Return of Swamp Thing,’ Truffaut and More
Alonso Duralde highlights the month’s major physical-media releases — because on streaming, nothing lasts forever
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Richard Belzer Mourned by ‘Law & Order’ Co-Stars: ‘Sweet Man and Funny as Hell’
“Goodbye, mon ami,” actor’s longtime “SVU” co-star Chris Meloni said
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Jane Fonda Calls Posing for ‘Hanoi Jane’ Photo a ‘Terrible Mistake’ but Refused to Be Intimidated by Backlash
“Maybe I was set up but I was an adult…I’m gonna take responsibility for it,” the anti-Vietnam War actress told Chris Wallace
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‘Ant-Man’ Star Evangeline Lilly Addresses Her Controversial Anti-Vax Posts: ‘I Know the Beast That I’m Attacking’
The actress said she wanted to help people who were “under severe pressure to do something they didn’t want to do”
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Roald Dahl’s Children’s Books Rewritten to Remove Language Deemed Offensive
Character of Augustus Gloop in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” is now “enormous” instead of “fat.”
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The Party Report: Tom Cruise Does Lunch With 181 Fellow Oscar Nominees
Plus: Brie Larson Loves Super Nintendo World, nepo babies take over New York Fashion Week, ‘The Consultant’ premieres and more
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Nikole Hannah-Jones Says ‘Fear’ Episode of ‘The 1619 Project’ Will ‘Always Be Relevant’
“What I hope is that, with this happening, it is possible to make these larger connections to what we’re seeing,” the creator and journalist said
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Howard Bragman Remembered: A Personal View of the Crisis PR Trailblazer | PRO Insight
Red Banyan founder Evan Nierman: “Howard proved by example that crisis PR experts can be principled and his work tore down the stereotype … as ‘spin doctors’”
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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Reunite for ‘Restless Leg’ Comedy Tour
The comedic duo launches their first-ever comedy tour this spring
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Kanye ‘Ye’ West Has Inspired at Least 30 Antisemitic Incidents in 4 Months, Anti-Defamation League Report Finds
The rapper’s remarks have also prompted the creation of the slogan “Ye Is Right” to surface online in hashtags and antisemitic accounts