Director <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/james-cameron">James Cameron</a> is not mincing words for early critics of the new <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/movies">movie,</a> “Avatar: The Way of Water.”
The Canadian <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/entertainment">filmmaker</a> had a lot to live up to, considering that the first “Avatar” (2009) went on to become one of the top-grossing movies of all time. Over the years, the epic science fiction film about the alien world of Pandora has amassed an incredible $2.84 billion in revenue, according to <a href="https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/james-cameron-avatar-trolls-see-movie-shut-the-f-up-exclusive/">Empire</a>. 
“The Way of Water” doesn’t premiere until December 2022, but fans have already been buzzing about it since the trailer was released. Now Cameron is responding to early criticism, plus formulating responses to what he believes negative reviews will say.
“The trolls will have it that nobody gives a s*** and they can’t remember the characters’ names or one damn thing that happened in the movie,” the Academy Award-winner told Empire. “Then they see the movie again and go, ‘Oh, okay, excuse me, let me just shut the f*** up right now.’ So I’m not worried about that.”
One detail Cameron believes will come up is the length of the film, which is right around three hours.
“I don’t want anybody whining about length when they sit and binge-watch [television] for eight hours,” Cameron told the publication. “I can almost write this part of the review. ‘The agonizingly long three-hour movie…’ It’s like, give me a f***ing break. I’ve watched my kids sit and do five one-hour episodes in a row. Here’s the big social paradigm shift that has to happen: it’s okay to get up and go pee.”
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Previously, Cameron had discussed how the franchise is similar to another famous project.
“It’s a family drama, so it’s ‘The Godfather.’ Obviously a very different genre [and]  a very different story but I got intrigued by that idea, so that’s really what it is,” Cameron told <a href="https://deadline.com/2018/04/james-cameron-amc-sci-fi-series-oscar-snubs-terminator-avatar-sequels-1202373780/">Deadline</a> in 2018. 
“It’s a generational family saga very different than the first film. Now, it’s the same type of settings and the same sort of respect for that shock of the new that we want to show you things that not only that you haven’t seen, but you haven’t imagined, ” he continued, explaining how the movie won’t be what audiences expect.
The original “Avatar” earned nine Oscar nominations and three wins, but the long-delayed sequel has been mocked and criticized as technology has changed so much since 2009. Some critics think the hype is just too much to live up to.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/halsey">Halsey</a> shared a personal essay about <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/abortion">abortion</a> which seemed to suggest that she would have died without getting one.
The 27-year-old “Without Me” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music">singer</a> penned the article for <a href="https://www.vogue.com/article/my-abortion-saved-my-life-roe-v-wade-halsey">Vogue</a> this month. Like many other abortion activists, Halsey conflates procedures following a miscarriage with abortion and insinuates that those medical procedures would be outlawed following Roe v. Wade being overturned. 
The Daily Wire already <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dont-believe-pro-abortion-misinformation-what-to-know-about-ectopic-pregnancy-miscarriage-and-more">debunked these claims</a> in depth. Abortion is the direct and intentional killing of an unborn child, while miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy treatments, and procedures done post-miscarriage do not qualify as abortion.
Halsey, who uses she/they pronouns, welcomed a baby named Ender in July 2021 with boyfriend Alev Aydin. The Vogue essay addressed the singer’s journey to motherhood, including receiving a procedure following a miscarriage.
“I miscarried three times before my 24th birthday. It seemed a cruel irony that I could get pregnant with ease but struggled to maintain a pregnancy,” Halsey shared with the publication. 
“One of my miscarriages required ‘aftercare,’ a gentle way of saying that I would need an abortion, because my body could not terminate the pregnancy completely on its own and I would risk going into sepsis without medical intervention. During this procedure, I cried. I was afraid for myself and I was helpless. I was desperate to end the pregnancy that was threatening my life,” Halsey continued.
“How funny that while my own heart would amount to nothing more than a series of involuntary movements on an operating table, a beating heart in my womb could mean I couldn’t consent to saving my own life,” the “So Good” singer wrote in the essay.
“This is what some people who wish to see the end of abortion rights believe is right. Many people have asked me if, since carrying a child to term after years of struggling to do so, I have reconsidered my stance on abortion. The answer is firmly no. In fact, I have never felt more strongly about it,” she wrote. 
Halsey stated, “My abortion saved my life and gave way for my son to have his. Every person deserves the right to choose when, if, and how they have this dangerous and life-altering experience. I will hold my son in one arm, and fight with all my might with the other.”
The singer previously stated that having a child did not change her views on abortion or being a woman. “I thought pregnancy would give me very strong, binary feelings about ‘womanhood’ but truly it has leveled my perception of gender entirely,” Halsey wrote on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CLdW9y3LUFG/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=720dd20c-f035-48ef-98cc-78747c3e5df2">Instagram</a> in February. 
“My sensitivity to my body has made me hyper aware of my humanness and that’s all. Doing a remarkable thing. And it’s grand. I hope the feeling lasts. I cook a lot, sleep even more, and read lotssss of books. I miss my family. And you guys too! bye for now.”

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/rihanna">Rihanna</a> just edged out <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kim-kardashian">Kim Kardashian</a> to become the youngest female self-made billionaire in America, according to a New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/07/05/rihanna-is-now-americas-youngest-self-made-billionaire/">report</a>.
The 34-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music-industry">Grammy Award winner</a> secured her spot on Forbes’ annual list of America’s richest self-made women for the third year in a row with a net worth of $1.4 billion. She earned the money thanks to her musical career, but most of the revenue came from selling products via her Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, and Savage X Fenty lingerie line.
Rihanna is the 21st overall richest self-made woman and the only billionaire under 40 on the list.
The next-youngest billionaire who made the cut is Kardashian, 41, boasting a net worth of $1.8 billion. Kardashian’s younger sister Kylie Jenner originally was the youngest billionaire per Forbes in 2018 but later had that title rescinded when it turned out her net worth was lower than initially estimated.
Per the Post, Savage X Fenty is worth $3 billion, with Rihanna owning 30% of that. 
The “Umbrella” singer also owns 50% of Fenty Beauty, which earned $550 million in 2020. LVMH owns the other half of the company, the publication noted.
Rihanna recently welcomed her first child with rapper ASAP Rocky. She drew attention by wearing revealing outfits throughout her pregnancy, saying it was a chance to marvel at what her body was doing.
“My body is doing incredible things right now, and I’m not going to be ashamed of that,” she said, according to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/abortion-activist-rihanna-says-shes-gonna-be-learning-more-from-her-kid-than-she-could-ever-teach-them">The Daily Wire</a>. “This time should feel celebratory. Because why should you be hiding your pregnancy?”
“I’m like waiting for the ball to drop cause I hear all these horror stories, right?” she said before giving birth. “And then I’m just like, but I’m having a good time. You know? I’m really enjoying it. It’s a journey that’s never going to end, you know?”
“Like it just continues even afterwards,” Rihanna said. “So, I’m looking forward to it. I’m looking forward to being a teacher. But mostly being a student, cause I think I’m gonna be learning more from my kid than I could ever teach them.”
Despite her love of being pregnant and becoming a mother, Rihanna is also a staunch abortion advocate who has made no secret of her stance on the issue. She founded the Clara Lionel Foundation in 2012, a nonprofit organization that has worked with the International Planned Parenthood Federation.
In 2019, she lambasted Republicans in Alabama for passing the Human Life Protection Act, which outlaws most abortions with an exception if a mother’s life is at risk.
“Take a look. These are the idiots making decisions for WOMEN in America,” she tweeted alongside photographs of the lawmakers. “Governor Kay Ivey…SHAME ON YOU!!!!”

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/delta-airlines">Delta Airlines</a> passengers were offered $10,000 to give up their seats on an overbooked <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/air-travel">flight</a> during the busy Fourth of July travel weekend, according to one Twitter user.
Inc. magazine technology columnist Jason Aten shared with followers that he was seated on a flight from Grand Rapids to Minneapolis when a crew member announced that the flight was “apparently oversold” and that Delta was looking for eight passengers to forfeit their seats for $10,000 each, New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/07/01/delta-passengers-offered-10000-to-get-off-oversold-flight">reported</a>.
Delta Airlines rep Anthony Black did not confirm the story but did say airline staff could offer compensation for flight changes.
“On @Delta flight from GRR to MSP and they just offered $10,000 for people to give up their seats.…Ten. Thousand. Dollars,” Aten’s tweet said.
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On <a href="https://twitter.com/Delta?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Delta</a> flight from GRR to MSP and they just offered $10,000 for people to give up their seats.…
Ten. Thousand. Dollars.
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“Yes, all six of us are still on the flight I don’t want to talk about it,” the columnist quipped in a follow-up.
At least one person corroborated the story.
“It’s a true story. I was on that flight!  Unfortunately, I could not take advance the offer, as I was flying with my wife who has very limited eyesight. She has to have me nearby when traveling,” someone replied to Aten’s tweet.
In April 2017, Delta sent employees an internal memo giving them authority to offer compensation of up to $9,950 to travelers who agreed to give up their seats on overbooked flights, the Post reported.
The news comes as summer travel gets more chaotic amid high gas prices, weather cancellations, overbooked flights, and airline staffing shortages. Some of this is residual from the pandemic, with more pilots taking early retirement. Also more people are traveling this year than in 2020 and 2021.
The Daily Wire originally <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/major-airline-makes-unusual-move-as-travelers-face-possible-fourth-of-july-flight-cancellations">reported</a> that Delta Air Lines was allowing passengers to change their tickets during the Fourth of July holiday weekend without incurring more charges, which is an unprecedented move.
“Delta people are working around the clock to rebuild Delta’s operation while making it as resilient as possible to minimize the ripple effect of disruptions,” Delta said.
“Even so, some operational challenges are expected this holiday weekend. This unique waiver is being issued to give Delta customers greater flexibility to plan around busy travel times, weather forecasts and other variables without worrying about a potential cost to do so.”
Delta said traveler volumes would swell to levels “not seen since before the pandemic as people yearn to connect with the world” over the Fourth of July weekend.

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Patricia Heaton is an outspoken conservative Christian and a successful Hollywood actress, proving those two identities are not mutually exclusive. Heaton stands out from the crowd precisely because her position is so unique in the entertainment industry.
Anyone who watches movies and television knows that Hollywood is overwhelmingly liberal. Conservatives may exist in the ranks, but they either keep silent about their views or they’re relegated to small parts in indie projects. Heaton is an exception to this rule as she built a decades-long career, most notably starring as Debra Barone on the hit CBS comedy “Everybody Loves Raymond” opposite Ray Romano from 1996 &#8211; 2005.
It was a career-making gig that led to other opportunities and arguably made Heaton a household name.
The 64-year-old actress did not become a television star by hiding her political views. Though Heaton does reject some core beliefs of diehard conservatives — like her stance on LGBT issues — the mom of four boys is explicitly pro-life and anti-death penalty. She grew up Catholic and frequently tweets out bible quotes to her close to half a million followers. Fans love her because she’s down to earth and relatable, and isn’t afraid to express her controversial views among her A-list peers. 
Most recently, the former star of “The Middle” made headlines for lambasting the new Disney movie, “Lightyear.” Heaton spoke out about how fellow conservative Tim Allen, who voiced Buzz in the franchise originally, was replaced by Chris Evans.
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Saw the trailer for Buzz Lightyear and all I can say is Disney/Pixar made a HUGE mistake in not casting my pal <a href="https://twitter.com/ofctimallen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ofctimallen</a> Tim Allen in the role that he originated, the role that he owns. Tim IS Buzz! Why would they completely castrate this iconic, beloved character?
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“Saw the trailer for Buzz Lightyear and all I can say is Disney/Pixar made a HUGE mistake in not casting my pal @ofctimallen,” she <a href="https://twitter.com/PatriciaHeaton/status/1536737444804034561">shared</a> on Twitter. “Tim Allen in the role that he originated, the role that he owns. Tim IS Buzz! Why would they completely castrate this iconic, beloved character?”
“Ok so the current Buzz Lightyear movie is an origin story &#8211; but the reason the character became so beloved is because of what @ofctimallen created. Why remove the one element that makes us want to see it? #stupidHollywooddecisions” Heaton continued in a follow-up.
It seems that Heaton isn’t the only one less than thrilled with the replacement. “Lightyear” was a veritable <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gay-kiss-included-woke-toy-story-spinoff-lightyear-struggles-at-box-office">box office disappointment</a> despite the hype, which could also have had something to do with Disney adding in a same-sex kiss that was originally cut. The company did it as a form of protest against Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Bill, but doing so politicized the movie which could have turned parents off.
As so many actresses are openly advocating for abortion following the reversal of Roe v. Wade, Heaton stands out as a vocal pro-life advocate.
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I don’t understand why pro-life people want to know if they are “welcome” to join the democrat party. Why would any civilized person want to support a barbaric platform that champions abortion for any reason through all nine months funded by taxpayers?
&mdash; Patricia Heaton (@PatriciaHeaton) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatriciaHeaton/status/1227643710646566914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2020</a></blockquote>
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“I don’t understand why pro-life people want to know if they are ‘welcome’ to join the democrat party,” the actress <a href="https://twitter.com/PatriciaHeaton/status/1227643710646566914">shared</a> on Twitter in February 2020. “Why would any civilized person want to support a barbaric platform that champions abortion for any reason through all nine months funded by taxpayers?”
“P.S. I didn’t vote in the last presidential cycle and will not be voting in this one. I am not a Trump supporter,” she continued. “Love them both.”
Heaton has tweeted detailing her pro-life stance. Critics came after her for it, but the sitcom star stayed strong.
Twitter is Heaton’s preferred method of voicing her opinions with followers. In September of 2020, the actress had a message of caution for her followers ahead of Amy Coney Barrett being appointed to the Supreme Court.
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Friends, be prepared for social media to be filled with an onslaught of arrogant pronouncements based on breathtaking ignorance of religion in general, Christianity specifically and Catholicism in particularly by people who wouldn’t recognize God if He bit them on the bum.
&mdash; Patricia Heaton (@PatriciaHeaton) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatriciaHeaton/status/1307847773581193218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 21, 2020</a></blockquote>
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“Friends, be prepared for social media to be filled with an onslaught of arrogant pronouncements based on breathtaking ignorance of religion in general, Christianity specifically and Catholicism in particularly by people who wouldn’t recognize God if He bit them on the bum,” she <a href="https://twitter.com/PatriciaHeaton/status/1307847773581193218">wrote</a>.
Critics feared that having Coney Barrett on the court with a conservative majority would lead to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, a prediction which eventually came true in June 2022. 
Heaton’s pro-life views extend beyond abortion. In 2006, she publicly opposed a constitutional amendment in Missouri that permitted the harvesting of stem cells from donated eggs and aborted babies.
The actress agreed to participate in a fundraising video which opposed the amendment.
&#8220;Amendment 2 actually makes it a constitutional right for fertility clinics to pay women for eggs. Low-income women will be seduced by big checks, and extracting donor eggs is an extremely complicated, dangerous and painful procedure,&#8221; she said during the 12-second spot. It was yet another example of personal convictions getting publicized.
But the video was received badly, and played back-to-back with an ad featuring Michael J. Fox supporting the same amendment. Both commercials were broadcast during Game 4 of the World Series in 2006.
&#8220;Oh my God, it was a disaster,&#8221; Heaton admitted during a New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/31/theater/not-everybody-loves-patricia.html">interview</a> following the incident. &#8220;Not only was the ad so bad, but why was it put on? It took the focus off of what we&#8217;re talking about, which is very serious, and made it look like a feud or something, a Hollywood tabloid subject, a media thing of pitting people against each other.&#8221;
It may seem like the three-time Emmy Award winner goes looking for trouble. However, Heaton historically only voices her opinion on some topics. She had a rational message for her fans following the events on January 6, 2021.
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If you’re a common sense person, you probably don’t feel you have a home in this world right now. If you’re a Christian, you know you were never meant to.
&mdash; Patricia Heaton (@PatriciaHeaton) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatriciaHeaton/status/1347594164045692930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2021</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;If you’re a common sense person, you probably don’t feel you have a home in this world right now,&#8221; she <a href="https://twitter.com/PatriciaHeaton/status/1347594164045692930">shared</a> two days later, &#8220;If you’re a Christian, you know you were never meant to.&#8221;
“Respectfully, this world is only temporary. I love many things here too, and yes, we are called to love our neighbor and be good stewards. But this ain’t it,&#8221; the actress continued in a follow up. &#8220;We are meant to serve Christ while we are here.&#8221;It’s a refreshing take in an industry that is rife with rampant narcissism and materialistic goals.
Another reason fans love Heaton is her candid take on plastic surgery, which she freely admits to having done.
“I think there’s good plastic surgery and bad plastic surgery,” the “Everybody Loves Raymond” star told <a href="https://people.com/tv/cosmetic-surgery-made-patricia-heaton-feel-more-confident/">People</a> in 2018. “I had four C-sections. I gained 50 lbs. with every kid and I’m 5’2″. Wasn’t pretty. It just does something to your body.”
“I was really in the prime of my career when that was all going on, so it just felt better and made me more confident to reconstruct my stomach, take care of all that stuff,” she continued.
“I also love beauty products and I love fillers and Botox, if you do it so that you still look like yourself, you just look like your best self,” Heaton said.
But she grants there should be limits when it comes to how much you get done. “We’ve all seen people who have gone way over the top with that stuff. Obviously, that’s not what you want to look like. I think in our industry in particular, any actress who has had too much work done stops working because you start looking kind of strange, and the camera really picks up stuff,” she explained.
As a Christ-loving, pro-life, self-deprecating Hollywood actress, Heaton stands out among the entertainment crowd in the best possible way. She’s managed to build a respectable career without compromising her values, which is something any up-and-coming conservative actor should aspire to.

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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/detroit">Detroit</a>-based vegan ice cream shop has come under fire for its policy to refuse to serve armor-clad <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/police">police officers</a>.
Cold Truth owner owner Tim Mahoney shared his store&#8217;s new policy via an Instagram story Thursday. The post showed a Detroit Police car parked on the wrong side of the street in front of the shop with a caption that read, “we can tolerate the parking however you please, but we will not serve anyone wearing body armor.”
Mahoney followed up later with a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/facebook">Facebook</a> post that clarified the position.
“Cold Truth is a family/community ice cream spot. There are times when various units come through and are outfitted in heavy duty tactical gear, it is disturbing and unsettling for some of the families in our space,” the post <a href="https://www.facebook.com/coldtruth313">said</a>. 
“In the last 24 hours It has come to my attention that the City of Detroit outfits EMS and FIRE with armor and this is not my concern. It’s the heavy duty military dress that I’m hoping the city can find a way to minimize in our public spaces.”
Screenshots of the original post caught fire online, which resulted in dozens of readers flooding the establishment with one-star reviews, ABC affiliate WXYZ Detroit <a href="https://www.wxyz.com/news/detroit-ice-cream-shop-defends-online-post-saying-police-in-body-armor-wont-be-served">reported</a>. 
“We’re definitely getting national people kind of coming in and weighing in and calling and stuff like that,” owner Tim Mahoney told the outlet. “It&#8217;s unfortunate people are spending their time doing this.”
The ice cream shop owner said they’ve never turned law enforcement away.
“(We&#8217;re) not anti-police,&#8221; Mahoney continued. &#8220;We just think the militarization of the dress and the cars being blacked out, it’s intimidating.”
“I am vehemently against the heavy tactical gear and I want to be apart of the conversation that minimizes that,&#8221; Mahoney said. “It&#8217;s just the uniform, it&#8217;s the Kevlar, it’s that dress. We ask that after the shift, please come by.”
Detroit Police Department Chief James White blasted the shop for its stance in a statement. 
&#8220;Law enforcement is a dangerous profession,&#8221; White wrote. &#8220;Body armor provides our officers protection and is an essential part of the police uniform. It is the desire of each and every member of the Detroit Police Department to fulfill their duties as a law enforcement officer and at the end of their shift return home to their loved ones.&#8221;
Many members of the community seemed to side with the police.
“You know, police officers wear body armor for the same reason firefighters and paramedics do,” one Facebook comment with almost 500 likes says. “People shoot at them, and they need to be protected. And if you ever saw pictures of the armor military personnel wear, you would know that it is not the same. But, you hate cops, so you should just admit that.”
“As some who has lived in Detroit all my life and I’m not talking about the surrounding areas of Detroit, as a black female with black brothers/sisters, as someone who has protested police brutality, as someone with family in some of the worst parts of Detroit. I’m tired of y’all fake woke liberals,” another person wrote. 
“We literally have one of the deadliest zip codes in the country just a few weeks ago multiple police cars were lit up on different days. If them walking around with gear on to keep safe makes you uncomfortable go back to the suburbs. If you live in Detroit you should know downtown is wild in the summer period.”

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DailyWire+ addition <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/watch/jordan-peterson">Jordan Peterson</a> issued a scathing review of Twitter following the social media platform banning him this week. They locked Peterson’s account after he posted his thoughts on transgender actress Elliot Page.
“A few days ago I penned an irritated tweet in response to one of the latest happenings on the increasingly heated culture war front. In response to the decision of an actress — actor — named Ellen – Elliot Page. I am employing this awkward and impossible naming style because it is now apparently mandatory and am probably doing it wrong…I’m trying to make a point,” Peterson began in his reply.
“I’ve essentially been banned from Twitter as a consequence. I say banned although technically, I’ve been suspended. But the suspension will not be lifted unless I delete the ‘hateful’ tweet in question, and I would rather die than do that.”
Next, the Canadian psychologist went over what the tweet said and what he believes the violation may have been, despite Twitter never specifying which part of the rules he violated.
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“Remember when pride was a sin? And Ellen Page just had her breasts removed by a criminal physician,” the original tweet said.
Twitter’s explanation said Peterson violated the rules against “hateful conduct,” an accusation that he vehemently denies.
“I did not promote violence against or threaten anyone,” Peterson said in reply.
He went on to discuss the sin of pride and the problem of Pride month being a celebratory occasion.
“I don’t regard pride as a virtue. It has been classically regarded as a sin,” he said, explaining how celebrating or taking pride in your sexual orientation is unnecessary.
Next, Peterson posited that he was banned for deadnaming the “Juno” alum by calling Elliot “Ellen,” or by using the pronoun “her” when the star had since transitioned to using “he/him.”
“How could those I’m writing to make sense of what I was saying if it was his breasts that were removed? Were those male breasts or female breasts that were removed?” he continued, making the case for calling Page a woman to make his point in the first place.
Finally, Peterson said Page may be an adult capable of making decisions as he/she sees fit, but that as a celebrity, there is some level of responsibility to fans as well.
“Elliot has undoubtedly with his/her/their so-called courage… enticed many a poor, confused adolescent – girl, most likely – to blame her emergent pubescent self-consciousness, confusion, and discomfort on being born in the wrong body and believing that the courageous, self-affirming, and moral admirable route is hormonal treatment, sterilization, subjugation to a lifetime of expensive medical complications, and misery,” Peterson said, before pointing out that transgender surgeries and drugs are part of a $300 million industry that’s growing at a rapid pace.
In conclusion, Peterson insisted he’s not deleting the tweet. “Up yours, woke moralists,” the DailyWire+ contributor said. “I regard [being banned] under the present conditions as a badge of honor.”

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Reality star Leon Brown of “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/television">Sister Wives</a>” fame, who recently came out as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/transgender">transgender</a>, admitted to being confused and warned fans to drop the old pronouns and name.
Brown is the only child of Kody Brown and his first wife Meri, who became famous on the TLC <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/reality-tv">reality series</a> which explored the lives of polygamous families. The 26-year-old has been part of the series all along, growing up as one of 18 children in the house that had one husband and four wives. Brown is now announcing a new identity and new rules to go with it.
“Someone recently told me that i didn’t have to have all of my s*** figured out in order for me to share myself with the world,” Brown wrote in an <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CfV-WXmLZ-Z/">Instagram</a> post alongside a photo. “So here’s me, definitely not having almost any of my sh** figured out, to let you know that i am trans. my name is Leon or Leo (i love both) and my pronouns are they/them.”
“I remember the first time that i knew i wasn’t a girl,” the TLC personality wrote. “I was pretty young &amp; unfortunately i grew up in a context that was incredibly gendered &amp; restrictive. so i continued to be socialized as a girl &amp; later a woman. and here’s the thing, i’m finally ready to share my favorite self with the world. and that self is incredibly genderqueer, trans, and unapologetic.”
Brown went on, writing, “Being queer &amp; trans are definitely some of my favorite parts of myself. and yet, there are so many things that i am learning to love about myself through this process. here’s to me getting to know myself, share myself, and continually evolve to be the person i am, to be my favorite self in all contexts.”
The “Sister Wives” star concluded by advising friends, family, and fans of some new rules. 
“I’m sharing this part of myself to let folks in, and also to set some boundaries. if you choose to not use my correct name or pronouns, then you do not need to speak to or about me. my name is Leo or Leon, and my pronouns are they/them. please only refer to me in that way,” Brown wrote.
Comments were limited on the post. For now, the reality cast member’s Instagram handle is still “mariahbrwn.”
Brown is currently in a relationship with Audrey Kriss, who is also trans.
Brown’s mom Meri reacted to the Instagram post by adding it to her Instagram stories. She included the caption, “You are my sunshine.”

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While many high-profile companies are offering employees money for <a href="https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&amp;ai=DChcSEwiRkvPQ_tX4AhXM-sgKHUXlAkMYABAAGgJxdQ&amp;sig=AOD64_0uuZz1uwjoFSOXl6-rya0BHj7LbQ&amp;q&amp;adurl&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjuvevQ_tX4AhWYEGIAHc0tCgoQ0Qx6BAgCEAE">abortion</a> tourism in the wake of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/roe-v-wade">Roe v. Wade</a> being overturned, a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/texas">Texas</a>-based insurance company is taking the opposite approach by allocating funds to new parents instead.
Buffer Insurance, a small company headquartered in Southlake, Texas, took a stand for both biological and adoptive parents and mentioned the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a> decision when they announced the new initiative on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/facebook">Facebook</a>.
They <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bufferinsurance">shared</a>:
<blockquote>How Buffer responds to Roe v. Wade: Buffer will pay the medical costs for our employees who birth babies [and] provide paid time off for employees to have maternity &amp; paternity leave. Buffer will pay for the medical costs associated with adopting a baby.</blockquote>
The post continued, &#8220;Employers: If you’d like to learn how you can provide these benefits to your employees, let us know. We have ready-to-use policies you can add to your employee handbooks. #Impact #WorthProtecting #BeThere #BufferInsurance #Buffer #RoeVWade #Employeehandbooks #OurChildrenAreWorthProtecting.”
As of September 2021, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/abortion">abortion</a> is illegal in Texas once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, thanks to the Texas Heartbeat Act, which essentially eliminates abortion after six weeks. Before it went into effect, elective abortions were allowed up to 20 weeks gestation in the state.
Buffer Insurance&#8217;s approach stands in stark contrast to companies including <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/apple">Apple</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/uber">Uber</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/amazon">Amazon</a>, Citigroup, CVS Health, JP Morgan, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/meta">Meta</a> (Facebook), <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tesla">Tesla</a>, Paramount, Patagonia, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/microsoft">Microsoft</a>, Paypal, Starbucks, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/disney">Disney</a>, just to name a few. They&#8217;ve all publicly committed to paying for employees and their dependents to travel to different states to get abortions if necessary.
Dick’s Sporting Goods was one of the first companies to announce this type of policy, with CEO Lauren Hobart saying  that the company is “prepared to ensure that all of our teammates have consistent and safe access to the benefits we provide, regardless of the state in which they live,” The Daily Wire originally <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/here-are-the-woke-businesses-vowing-to-cover-travel-costs-for-employees-abortion-tourism">reported</a>.
“In response to today’s ruling, we are announcing that if a state one of our teammates lives in restricts access to abortion, DICK’S Sporting Goods will provide up to $4,000 in travel expense reimbursement to travel to the nearest location where that care is legally available,” she shared. “This benefit will be provided to any teammate, spouse or dependent enrolled in our medical plan, along with one support person.”
Liberals are scrambling now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned, which will mean individual states will have the power to enact their own abortion laws.
In May, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) suggested that companies should fund abortion travel because it’s “the first time the court has taken back a freedom that was defined by precedent and respect for privacy.”
Many companies are bowing to pressure from activists and employees, but some smaller operations such as Buffer Insurance are revising their benefits to provide more money for prospective parents rather than encouraging them to kill their offspring and get back to work.

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Comedian <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chelsea-handler">Chelsea Handler</a> believes she’s being discriminated against because of how vocal she’s been about having three <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/abortion">abortions</a>.
The 47-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">TV host</a> made the assertions during a guest-hosting gig on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” this week, which she’s been doing since Kimmel is on vacation, the New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/06/29/chelsea-handler-claims-her-3-abortions-led-school-hall-of-fame-to-shun-her">reported</a>. 
“Do you know what men on the internet had to say about that?” Handler said during the opening monologue, referencing abortion. “I don’t because I don’t give a f***.” 
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/chelseahandler?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChelseaHandler</a>’s high school won’t induct her into their alumni Hall of Fame… <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hall4Handler?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Hall4Handler</a> <a href="https://t.co/36YLhO4l4S">pic.twitter.com/36YLhO4l4S</a>
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Next, she accused her former high school of intentionally excluding her for discussing abortion, including her personal experiences, with fans.
“But my old high school does,” the comedian continued. “I recently found out that my high school in New Jersey, Livingston High School, is refusing to induct me into their alumni Hall of Fame.”
“Jason Alexander and Chris Christie made it, but not me,” she said of allegedly being passed over for the honor. “Apparently, the school is upset about how much I talk about my abortions, so I decided to start a grassroots campaign.”
Handler encouraged fans to troll her high school in an effort to punish them for the slight. 
“You should donate to Planned Parenthood, and then march, and then vote, but after you’re done with that, go online and tweet a message to the school district for my alma mater @LivSchools,” she said. “Let them know how you feel about this gross injustice and use the hashtag #Hall4Handler. Have fun with it. Make me proud.”
She concluded by saying, “Livingston High, the hall is in your court.”
The school replied by denying all allegations, the publication reported.
“On behalf of the current Livingston Public Schools administrative team, Ms. Handler was not refused for the LEF Hall of Fame,” Livingston Public Schools Communications and Community Outreach Coordinator Michelle Bent told the Post.
“Following an email exchange with her representatives in February/March 2022 about how the district could honor Ms. Handler and extended conversations with the Livingston Education Foundation (LEF), the district told her representatives that she would be considered by the LEF the next time candidates are considered.”
“It has been several years since the LEF has nominated and inducted new individuals into the Livingston High School Hall of Fame,” Bent wrote. “The LEF has expressed that it is looking forward to bringing the Hall of Fame event back soon. At that time, it can formally nominate and induct new LHS alumni.”

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R&amp;B singer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">R. Kelly</a> was sentenced to 30 years in prison today following a positive <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sexual-abuse">conviction</a> on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering.
U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly handed down the sentence following a three hour hearing, Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/r-kelly-sentenced-prison">reported</a>. Kelly showed no outward reaction and did not address the court after sentencing. The victims held hands as the decision was read.
Unlike Kelly, the victims were not silent during the hearing. &#8220;You made me do things that broke my spirit. I literally wished I would die because of how low you made me feel,&#8221; one woman said while addressing the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music-industry">recording artist</a>. &#8220;Do you remember that?&#8221;
Another victim tearfully said that Kelly being sentenced made her believe in justice.
&#8220;I once lost hope,&#8221; she said to the court, &#8220;but you restored my faith.&#8221;
&#8220;I was afraid, naive and didn’t know to handle the situation,&#8221; she continued, speaking of the assault that occurred when she was a teen. &#8220;Silence is a very lonely place.&#8221;
The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/r-kelly-facing-up-to-25-years-in-prison-for-decades-of-crime-that-were-fueled-by-narcissism">reported</a> that a jury found the recording artist, whose full name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, guilty in September 2021 after a month-long trial that included no fewer than 50 separate witness testimonies.
Prosecutors recounted the singer’s “decades of crime” and “callous disregard for the very real effects that his crimes had on his victims.” 
They were seeking at least 25 years in prison for Kelly, with as much as a life sentence on the line for violating the Mann Act, which prohibits transportation across state lines of women and girls for an “immoral purpose,” per the <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/06/29/r-kelly-may-face-life-in-prison-at-sex-trafficking-sentencing/">New York Post</a>.
“The defendant’s decades of crime appear to have been fueled by narcissism and a belief that his musical talent absolved him of any need to conform his conduct — no matter how predatory, harmful, humiliating or abusive to others — to the strictures of the law,” prosecutors wrote in the filing.
They went on, saying Kelly’s “actions were brazen, manipulative, controlling and coercive. He has shown no remorse or respect for the law.”
“Put simply, [Kelly’s] crimes were calculated, methodical, and part [of] a long-standing pattern of using his platform as a larger-than-life musical persona and his deep network to gain access to teenagers, many of whom were particularly vulnerable, and then to exploit them for his personal gain and sexual gratification,” the filing continued.
Kelly famously married singer Aaliyah when she was just 15 years old, coercing her to lie and say she was 18 at the time. Aaliyah is believed to be one of the singer’s many victims. She died in a plane crash in 2001 when she was 22.

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“<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/television">Friends</a>” co-creator Marta Kauffman is planning to atone for her crime of not having enough <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/diversity">diversity</a> on the hit NBC comedy series, she told the Los Angeles Times in an interview.
“I’ve learned a lot in the last 20 years,” Kauffman <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-06-29/friends-diversity-marta-kauffman-brandeis-university">said</a> in a Zoom interview with the publication. “Admitting and accepting guilt is not easy. It’s painful looking at yourself in the mirror. I’m embarrassed that I didn’t know better 25 years ago.”
“Friends” documented the lives of six single people living in New York City. The series, which ran for 10 seasons from 1994 until 2004, became a worldwide sensation and is considered one of the most successful <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/entertainment">comedies</a> ever made. It boasts 62 Primetime Emmy Awards and a host of other awards and accolades.
While several of the recurring roles included black actors, the six main characters were all white. Kauffman regrets making this casting choice while still saying she’s happy that Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc, and Matthew Perry were all part of the series.
“I would have been insane not to hire those six actors. What can I say? I wish Lisa was black?” she <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/friends-reunion-cast-reveals-creators-interview-1234959624/">told</a> The Hollywood Reporter prior to the reunion special airing.
Now Kauffman is pledging $4 million to her alma mater, Brandeis University. The money will be used for African American students specifically. 
The Marta F. Kauffman ’78 <a href="https://alumni.brandeis.edu/news/2022/06-15-aaas-endowment.html">Professorship in African and African American Studies</a> “will support a distinguished scholar with a concentration in the study of the peoples and cultures of Africa and the African diaspora” and “help the department to recruit more expert scholars and teachers, map long-term academic and research priorities and provide new opportunities for students to engage in interdisciplinary scholarship,” per the university.
“It took me a long time to begin to understand how I internalized systemic racism,” the alumna told Brandeis. “I’ve been working really hard to become an ally, an anti-racist. And this seemed to me to be a way that I could participate in the conversation from a white woman’s perspective.”
Kauffman said the topic of diversity has been on her mind for some time.
“It was after what happened to George Floyd that I began to wrestle with my having bought into systemic racism in ways I was never aware of,” Kauffman told the LA Times. “That was really the moment that I began to examine the ways I had participated. I knew then I needed to course-correct.”
“What makes this truly emotional for me is that I want this connection I didn’t have,” she continued. “I deeply, deeply want this connection with the black community that I didn’t have. Because of ‘Friends,’ I never attained that.”
The “Friends” co-creator also confirmed that any future projects would include a more diverse cast.
“I feel I was finally able to make some difference in the conversation,” Kauffman told the publication. “I have to say, after agreeing to this and when I stopped sweating, it didn’t unburden me, but it lifted me up. But until in my next production I can do it right, it isn’t over. I want to make sure from now on in every production I do that I am conscious in hiring people of color and actively pursue young writers of color. I want to know I will act differently from now on. And then I will feel unburdened.”

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