Former NFL star Michael Oher, whose story inspired the Oscar-nominated film The Blind Side, has said he felt duped by his “adoptive” parents, who spun his personal story into a $8 million profit for themselves, while he claims to have received little to nothing. The one-time Super Bowl champion sat …
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Comedian Eric André said he was racially profiled while traveling through Australia’s Melbourne Airport on Sunday, claiming workers at the airport were unethically targeting “Black, brown and Indigenous people.” The 41-year-old said he had just been through a brutal 25-hour travel day, flying from New York to his final destination …
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Many people who think of Phil Donahue, the pioneering talk show host who died on Sunday at 88, may conjure the caricatured image as played by Phil Hartman on Saturday Night Live in the early 1990s: roving around his set with a mic, interrogating his weeping guests at machine gun-pace, …
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The 2024 Truth Seekers Summit, presented by Paramount+, took place last Thursday in New York City and was a significant event in the media industry. It focused on the art of documentary filmmaking and investigative journalism. Organized by Rolling Stone and Variety, the summit gathered an impressive roster of speakers, …
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David Handelman, a prolific writer whose body of work spanned journalism, fiction, and television, died Thursday at the age of 63. Sheila Rogers, a friend of Handelman, confirmed the writer’s death to Rolling Stone, adding that the cause was Waldenström macroglobulinemia, a rare form of blood cancer. Handelman joined Rolling …
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Haliey “Hawk Tuah Girl” Welch joined the storied ranks of Yo La Tengo, Japanese Breakfast, 50 Cent, and Grimace by throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at a New York Mets game. Welch took the mound Thursday as the Mets faced off against the Oakland Athletics, and her throw was …
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Raygun isn’t loving the sudden attention that’s come after her breakdancing performance at the 2024 Olympics. On Thursday, the Australian breaker, whose real name is Rachel Gunn, shared a video addressing some of the hate she’s received after the Paris Games. “I just want to start by thanking all the …
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Jordan Chiles is speaking out for the first time since the International Olympic Committee decided to strip her of her bronze medal. On Thursday, the Team USA gymnast issued a statement sharing her disappointment with the sporting organization’s “unjust” decision to take her medal and give it to Team Romania. …
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Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling andtech billionaire Elon Muskwere named in a complaint filed in Franceover allegations of “aggravated cyber harassment” against Olympic boxing championImane Khelif. Variety confirmed the news on Tuesday, and said that the lawsuit was filed against X (formerly Twitter) on Aug. 9, the same day Kehlif …
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Since leaving Paris, Stephen Nedoroscikhas kept his two Olympic medals close to his chest — literally. The gymnast wore both of his bronze medals around his neck during a recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. They’re the biggest rewards of his 2024 Paris Olympics experience. The surge …
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