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Friday, July 29, 2016
Debra Messing SLAMS Blake Shelton Over Trump Quote, Quickly Apologizes
It’s often been said that celebrities should stay simply keep their political opinions to themselves.
Blake Shelton and Debra Messing recently learned the hard way that while it’s important for public figures to speak their minds on important issues, getting into specifics with regard to candidates can sometimes lead to some furious backpedaling.
It all started with an interview Shelton gave to Billboard magazine, in which he appeared to endorse Donald Trump’s presidential campaign:
“In country music, we’re so politically correct and so afraid to possibly upset someone,” Shelton said.
“I’m not going to have a political conversation with you about Trump, or about Hillary Clinton, but I will tell you this: Whether you love him or hate him, he says what he thinks, and he has proven that you don’t have to be so afraid.”
He added:
“A lot of people are pulling for him, no matter how much Hollywood fights it,” he continued. “I see people who don’t like him go and beat up people that do like him. You tell me: Who’s crazy here?”
Despite Shelton’s later claim that he wishes there were a “third option” in the election, that certainly sounds like an endorsement to us, and actress Debra Messing took it the same way:
“Omg. How? @gwenstefani please talk to your man to not vote for the person who will STRIP you of your rights,” Messig tweeted, in response to Shelton’s comments.
We wish we could say the two of them engaged in a lively political debate, because that would be a lot more entertaining than what actually happened.
Shelton clarified that he’s keeping it purely apolitical (no easy feat in 2016) and specifically does NOT endorse Trump for president:
“Thank you sis,” he tweeted to Messing. “I don’t endorse anybody. For this very reason!!”
“OK — I regret commenting,” Messing responded. “My passions got the better of me. Sorry. @gwenstefani @blakeshelton.”
And that was it.
We’re sure the first Trump-Clinton debate will be just as civil.
Just kidding, that’s gonna be a televised blood bath, so you’ll wanna send the kids to bed early that night.
What we’re really looking forward to at this point is putting this election behind us so that we can get back to reporting on rumors that Blake and Gwen are expecting twins.
(They’re not, but rumors are fun, right?)
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Nev Schulman SLAMMED for Racist Tweet, Quickly Apologizes
Most celebs these days know that you just don’t make jokes about races other than your own, not only because it’s simply in poor taste, but because the internet will unapologetically put your head in a virtual vice.
But I guess Nev Schulman has been too busy exposing duped lovers on MTV to notice, because he’s now under fire for an offensive comment he made about black women on Twitter.
While watching an episode of BET’s Black Girls Rock, the Catfish host sent off the following tweet, which has since been deleted:
“#BlackGirlsRock I totally agree. They also tend to #catfish a lot. Just sayin.”
It was kind of a cheap way to plug his own show, and he definitely paid the price.
As one would expect, fans were quick to point out the insensitivity.
Schulman apologized by re-posting a comment by one Twitter user who referred to his joke as “hurtful,” then added a note of his own.
“Thank u @melaninporn for taking the time to help me understand some of the issues POC deal w/. Sorry to all I upset,” Schulman wrote.
“You’re right to be upset & don’t have to accept my apology, but I am deeply sorry to those whom I offended and learned a valuable lesson,” he continued.
He made the right move, because fans appreciated his conciliatory efforts and gave him a pass.
In Schulman’s final words on the matter, he thanked fans for understanding.
“Thank you to everyone who took the time to speak with me tonight and promote communication and understanding. Nothing but love and respect.”
This is the second Twitter scandal for Schulman, who was put on blast two years ago after making an insensitive joke about NFL player Ray Rice assaulting his fiance in an elevator.
It was deemed in particularly bad taste since Schulman himself admitted to being expelled from Sarah Lawrence University after punching a woman in the face.
We’re glad he handled the situation with grace this time, but a few words of advice for Schulman in the future: first engage brain, THEN tweet.
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Kim Zolciak Posts Bikini Selfie With Teenage Daughters, Quickly Deletes It
If you follow her on Instagram, you know that Kim Zolciak posts bikini selfies on a pretty regular basis.
In the past, her pics have been heavily criticized, mainly because Zolciak is terrible at Photoshop. However, her latest Instagram post has come under fire for a totally different reason:
That’s a photo of Kim with her two eldest daughters: Brielle, 18, and Ariana, 14 (!!!!).
Kim posted the pic last night with a caption reading, “It’s in the genes baby.”
Yeah, needless to say, the commenters had a field day with this one.
Not only is it weird to post racy pics of your teenage daughters, it’s sort of obnoxious to boast that they owe their looks to the DNA you passed along.
It’s particularly weird in this case, as Zolciak’s many plastic surgeries are well-documented, so it’s sort of ironic for her to boast about her flawless genes on social media.
Like we said, the Kim’s online followers really went off, with one even going so far as to say, “Most people were posting today for veterans, honoring them for their service and sacrifice. Leave it to you to post bikini pics!”
Not surprisingly, Kim quietly deleted the pic shortly after it was posted.
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