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Image via Getty Recently, famous musicians like Dr. Luke, CeeLo Green, and the Gaslamp Killer have been publicly accused of using date rape drugs. But it’s important to remember that drugging occurs at all levels of the music industry, as The Fader notes in its report on the horrifyingly common practice of drugging in the…
Artist Paul Louise-Julie counts among his inspirations the words of Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien, the images of Star Wars and the whispers of a Senegalese elder who opened his eyes to the oral history of West Africa. Six years ago, he challenged himself to combine these influences with his skill as an…
(Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images) While doing the promotional rounds for her latest film, Wonder Wheel, Kate Winslet’s been giving the public lessons on separating art from the artist. In a September interview with The New York Times, Winslet defended her choice to work with Allen, who’s been accused by his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow of…
There was a moment in Rogue One—a flawed, complicated moment, in a film which many people didn’t like—that fundamentally changed what the Star Wars saga is about. In the final sequence, instead of focusing on individuals, the camera follows the disc with the Death Star plans pass hand-to-hand as Darth Vader chases it down. Someone…
close story-meta Israel Horovitz at the Gloucester Stage Company in 2009. Nine women have come forward to accuse the playwright of sexual assault and misconduct. Credit Maisie Crow for The Boston Globe, via Getty Images In 1986, Maddie Corman was a 16-year-old actress performing Off Broadway as her mother lay dying in a hospital bed,…
Plead the Fifth, the recurring Watch What Happens Live! segment during which host Andy Cohen asks guests to discuss topics they generally avoid, has long been known as a fount of celebrity shade. Over the years we’ve watched Brandi Glanville comment on the alleged odor of Joanna Krupa’s vagina, Charlize Theron address her Soulcycle “feud”…
The Flash and Supergirl producers Warner Bros. Television has cut all ties with Andrew Kreisberg following sexual-harassment claims from multiple women involving the showrunner. Kreisberg, who exec produced The CW’s DC Comics-inspired dramas Supergirl, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow and Arrow, was suspended by WBTV weeks ago following multiple allegations of sexual harassment. The studio launched…
Garrison Keillor, the former host of “A Prairie Home Companion,” said Wednesday he has been fired by Minnesota Public Radio over allegations of improper behavior. Keillor told The Associated Press of his firing in an email. In a follow-up statement, he said he was fired over “a story that I think is more interesting and…
storytext Matt Lauer was fired from NBC News on Wednesday after an employee filed a complaint about “inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace,” the network announced. Savannah Guthrie made the announcement at the top of the “Today” show. Lauer has been the cornerstone of the program, one of the most profitable franchises on television, for…
NBC News says longtime “Today” show host Matt Lauer has been fired for “inappropriate sexual behavior.” Lauer’s co-host Savannah Guthrie made the announcement at the top of Wednesday’s “Today” show. Guthrie read a statement from NBC News chairman Andy Lack, stating that the company has received a detailed complaint from a colleague Monday night “about…