Kyrie Irving has apologized and given some explanation of his actions in a new interview with SNY following the fallout that came after heboosted a film that pushed antisemitic tropes,linking his 4.5 million Twitter followers toHebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America, as Rolling Stone first reported. After he participated …
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Jon Stewart defended Dave Chappelle’s controversial Saturday Night Live monologue — where the comedian was accused of “normalizing and popularizing” antisemitism by the Anti-Defamation League — during an appearance on The Late Show. Stewart has been friends with Chappelle for over two decades, dating back to at least when they …
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Debra Messing, Mila Kunis, and Mayim Bialik are among the celebrities who have signed an open letter urging Amazon and Barnes and Noble to stop selling the antisemitic documentary and book pushed by Kyrie Irving. The letter, organized by Creative Community for Peace, calls out the two retail giants — …
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Ronnie Lee refused to eat pork. “Swine,” he said, “was unclean.” My oldest cousin was never particularly religious. In fact, the only time I ever recall Ronnie Lee in the pews of a church was for various family funerals and weddings, where he often came dressed to the nines with …
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A day after the Brooklyn Nets suspended Kyrie Irving for promoting an antisemitic film, Nike cut ties with the star basketball player. In a statement sent to Rolling Stone, the company said: “At Nike, we believe there is no place for hate speech and we condemn any form of antisemitism.To …
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Kyrie Irving finally apologized early Friday for boosting an antisemitic movie, hours after the Brooklyn Nets suspended him for repeatedly failing to disavow antisemitism. However, General Manager Sean Marks said Irving’s apology was a “step in the right direction” but “certainly not enough,” according to the New York Times. “There …
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Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal are not happy with the NBA’s decision to not suspend Kyrie Irving for his antisemitic actions on Twitter. Last week, Irving promoted a venomously antisemitic book on Twitter, which Rolling Stone first reported. On Inside the NBA Tuesday, the former pro players said they believed …
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Kanye West is taking full advantage of the “free speech” haven that is Parler by getting to sow (post more antisemitic comments) without really having to reap (face any consequences). The rapper first started using Parler a couple of weeks ago after it was announced that he planned to purchase …
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Hours before another Brooklyn Nets loss on Thursday, noted “free-thinker” and basketball player Kyrie Irving took to Twitter to boost a movie and book, Hebrews to Negroes, stuffed with antisemitic tropes. The 2018 film was directed by Ronald Dalton, Jr., and based upon his 2015 book of the same name. …
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“I can say antisemitic things and Adidas can’t drop me,” the artist formerly known as Kanye West proclaimed on Drink Champs just over a week ago. “Now what?” he rhetorically asked, with the sneering audacity of a man whose millions of dollars, millions of fans, and substantial high-powered connections have …
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