In his latest movie &#8220;Falling,&#8221; actor Viggo Mortensen plays a gay man whose conservative father comes to live with him in Los Angeles. Given that Mortensen is not himself a gay man, some LGBTQ activists believe that the role should have gone to a man who actually identifies that way.
Speaking with <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/times2/viggo-mortensen-interview-lord-of-the-rings-hottie-to-director-of-arthouse-film-falling-d5mdd23bb" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="The Times (opens in a new tab)">The Times</a>, the former &#8220;Lord of the Rings&#8221; actor said he does not think it&#8217;s fair for an actor to have to divulge their sexual preferences when seeking a role.
“Look, these are the times we’re living in, and I think it’s healthy that those issues are brought up,” Mortensen said. “The short answer is that I didn’t think it was a problem. And people then ask me, ‘Well what about Terry Chen, who plays my husband in the film, is he a homosexual?’ And the answer is I don’t know, and I would never have the temerity to ask someone if they were, during the casting process.”
Mortensen added that the critics are also assuming elements about his own life that they do not fully know.
“And how do you know what my life is? You’re assuming that I’m completely straight. Maybe I am, maybe I’m not. And it’s frankly none of your business. I want my movie to work, and I want the character of John to be effective. So if I didn’t think it was a good idea I wouldn’t do it,&#8221; he added.
The debate over whether or not non-members of the LGBTQ community should be allowed to play such roles on screen has kicked into warp drive over the past few years, with celebrities offering differing opinions at every turn. Singer Elton John, for instance, believes that straight actors should be able to play gay characters in films.
“That’s all bulls***, I’m sorry,” John said in reference to the biopic about his life starring Taron Egerton. “If people don’t like it, review-wise, or it doesn’t make one dollar, it’s the movie I wanted to make and that’s all that counts. I can look back and say, ‘You know what, I love it. I can live with it.’”
Actor Taron Egerton, who played Elton John in the &#8220;Rocketman&#8221; biopic, also told <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/rocketman-takes-taron-egertons-transformation-elton-john-1207544" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-rapid-elm="context_link" data-ylk="elm:context_link;itc:0" data-rapid-sec="{&quot;entry-text&quot;:&quot;entry-text&quot;}" data-rapid-itc="0" data-rapid_p="6" data-v9y="1">The Hollywood Reporter</a> that although he understands the frustration that some gay men might feel about the issue, he ultimately believed that actors should be able to play characters outside of themselves.
&#8220;I have spoken to gay people for whom it’s not a problem, and I’ve spoken to gay people for whom it is a problem,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I completely understand. But for my part, I’m an actor, and I did not get into acting to just play people like me. You have to draw the line somewhere, and I don’t want to live in a world where straight people play straight people and gay people play gay people.&#8221;
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Actress and #MeToo activist Rose McGowan tore into the organization Time&#8217;s Up after news broke that it spent the bulk of its charitable donations on salaries and little on actually litigating sexual harassment cases in the workplace.
In a tweet on Tuesday, McGowan denounced the organization as a &#8220;fraud&#8221; while condemning the actresses who promoted it.
&#8220;FRAUD ALERT! @TimesUp A vile PR stunt, a front for evil CAA &amp; other human traffickers like Weinstein. SHAME ON YOU. SHAME. And shame on the actresses involved in this lie,&#8221; she tweeted.
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FRAUD ALERT! <a href="https://twitter.com/timesup?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TimesUp</a> A vile PR stunt, a front for evil CAA &amp; other human traffickers like Weinstein. SHAME ON YOU. SHAME. And shame on the actresses involved in this lie. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sdkknickerbocker?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#sdkknickerbocker</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/anitadunn?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#anitadunn</a> <a href="https://t.co/8ruL4O44Lu">pic.twitter.com/8ruL4O44Lu</a>
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As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-hollywood-anti-harassment-charity-times-up-spent-big-on-salaries-little-on-victims">reported</a> on Monday, the famed organization that sprouted in the wake of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein&#8217;s downfall spent most of its $3 million in donations on salaries and little else.
<blockquote>The star-studded Hollywood charity “Time’s Up,” founded after dozens of women came forward to speak up about sexual harassment, sexual abuse, and even sexual assault in the entertainment and media industries, raised more than $3 million last year, <a href="https://nypost.com/2020/11/28/star-studded-times-up-charities-spent-big-on-salaries-not-victims/">the New York Post reports</a>, but spent most of that on salaries, not helping victims.
“Time’s Up” has plenty of A-list backers, ranging from media mogul Oprah Winfrey to Hollywood social justice elites like Brie Larsen, Reese Witherspoon, and Amy Schumer and, at one time, stood on the front lines of the battle to expose exploitative behavior in the entertainment industry, backing many of the women who came forward with claims against Harvey Weinstein and others.</blockquote>
Of the $3,670,219 that both the Time’s Up Foundation and Time’s Up Now Inc. raised in 2018, a whopping 40% went to salaries – $1,407,032 versus just $312,001 spent on the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund. The New York Post also noted that an additional $150,000 was spent on conferences and retreats that were meant to &#8220;build community and spark critical conversations about gender equity.&#8221;
In another tweet, McGowan said that she rescinded Time&#8217;s Up offer to help fight her legal claims against her alleged sexual abusers.
“I am formally refusing their offer of financial help. Tomorrow I’m tearing up the contract,” she wrote. “My current lawyers won’t rep me without $$$$, but feeling clean is better.”
Earlier this year, McGowan blasted the Democrats and its #MeToo allies for their hypocrisy regarding Tara Reade’s accusation of sexual assault against Joe Biden. She finally broke down in an emotional social media post and declared that she no longer recognizes the political party she once called home.
“I used to be a proud Democrat. I used to be a proud American,” she began. “I would’ve died for this damn country and its ideals. I was raised to be a proud Democrat. When my youngest brother graduated as a fighter pilot at the Air Force Academy, I wore a Vote John Kerry pin (lol), got into verbal altercations with big men who were mad I was a Democrat. They were twice my size [and] I had to listen to GW Bush give the keynote address [and] John Ashcroft singing his terrible eagle song.”
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Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, the United Kingdom&#8217;s deputy chief medical officer, raised more than a few eyebrows this week when he said that mask-wearing, social distancing, and various COVID-19 mitigation procedures could go on &#8220;for years,&#8221; becoming a part of our social fabric.
&#8220;Do I think there will come a big moment where we have a massive party and throw our masks and hand sanitiser and say, &#8216;That&#8217;s it, it&#8217;s behind us&#8217;, like the end of the war? No, I don&#8217;t,&#8221; Van-Tam said during a Downing Street press conference, as reported by <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13367632/brits-masks-covid-years/">The Sun</a>.
Van-Tam added that it would be a &#8220;good thing&#8221; if those habits persisted well into the future.
&#8220;I think those kind of habits that we have learned from&#8230; will perhaps persist for many years, and that may be a good thing if they do,&#8221; he said.
Standing beside him, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson immediately chimed in to say, &#8220;And maybe&#8230; on the other hand, we may want to get back to life as pretty much as close to normal.&#8221;
Speaking with The Sun, Van-Tam said that COVID-19 could &#8220;be with human kind forever&#8221; and may even become a &#8220;seasonal problem.&#8221; When Boris Johnson pushed back on some Van-Tam&#8217;s doomsaying, the professor clarified that he does not believe heavily restrictive measures will persist, even if the virus does.
&#8220;I do like to be challenged when I have, perhaps, not made myself clear, and the Prime Minister has picked me up on this occasion, and it&#8217;s quite alright because it gives me a chance to clarify what I mean here,&#8221; he said.
&#8220;I do not think the Government will continue to have to recommend social distancing, masks, and hand sanitiser forever and a day,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;I hope we will get back to a much more normal world. But, the point I was trying to make was &#8211; do I think, possibly, some of those personal habits for some people will persist longer, and, perhaps, become enduring for some people, yes, I think that&#8217;s possible.&#8221;
Van-Tam later added that COVID-19 could become a seasonal problem like the flu &#8212; something that humans have to learn to live with.
&#8220;I think it&#8217;s going to be with humankind forever,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I think we may get to a point where coronavirus becomes a seasonal problem &#8211; I don&#8217;t want to join too many parallels with flu &#8211; but possibly that is the kind of way we would learn to live it.&#8221;
Van-Tam also stressed the importance of a vaccine for people who want the problem to go away.
&#8220;This vaccine isn&#8217;t going to help you if you don&#8217;t take it. You will need two doses of this vaccine to have full protection,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Watching others take it and hoping it will protect you too doesn&#8217;t work necessarily. We don&#8217;t know if it prevents transmission.&#8221;
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U.K. Health Official Says Mask-Wearing, Social Distancing Could Go On ‘For Years’

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Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore urged Trump supporters to wear masks, arguing that it would lead to fewer Republicans for future elections.
In an Instagram post on Wednesday, the &#8220;Bowling for Columbine&#8221; director said that love and loyalty for Trump is not worth facing death.
“I have two words for MAGA Nation: Don’t Die,” <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CITq-dbHnA6/?utm_source=ig_embed">he said</a>.
“Your love of and loyalty to Trump isn’t worth your life,” he added. “With 73 million of you refusing to wear a mask and to social distance, there’ll be no way to eradicate this disease. And a lot of you are going to die.”
As he went on, Michael Moore likened the death rate to al-Qaeda killing Americans every 37 seconds.
&#8220;Why do you want to infect your spouse, your parents, your children? By now, despite your bluster and anger, I KNOW that YOU know that this pandemic is real,&#8221; he said. &#8220;One person is dying every 37 seconds? What do you think that is? If al-Qaeda started killing one American every 37 seconds, what would you want to do about that? Why are you doing NOTHING to stop this slaughter? What will it take for you and I to join, arm in arm, to kill Covid-19? The death of your mother? Your son? Where’s the exact line where you’ll say enough is enough?&#8221;
Moore then cited the many long-term disabilities that some people infected with COVID-19 suffer, including a loss of taste and smell as well as a loss of balance.
&#8220;Those are the long term disabilities that many people who don’t die from the virus end up with. At what point will you just say, &#8216;to hell with politics and politicians — I want my family to live!'&#8221; he implored.
Moore then assured those Trump supporters that he was reaching out from a concerted desire to see those people live.
&#8220;So today I am reaching my hand out to you, my neighbor, my fellow American. I do so out of love and respect and the deep desire to see you live,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Let’s agree to wear a mask. Let’s agree to keep our physical distance. This isn’t forever! We can lick this thing!&#8221;
Finally, in an appeal to self-interest, Moore asserted that &#8220;millions&#8221; of Republican voters will die off if they flout social distancing.
&#8220;Look at it this way — if millions of you die off, that’s a lot less Republican voters — and that means we win every election from here on out! Do you want your loved ones who are left behind to be ruled by US?&#8221; he asked. &#8220;Because when you’re gone, we’re gonna make sure every single one of them has free health care, free college, a middle class wage, and living in a neighborhood with all kinds of people — and in cities and states being run by women! And I’m going to see that that all happens — all because you wouldn’t wear a 50-cent mask!&#8221;
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Michael Moore Urges Trump Supporters To Wear Masks: ‘If Millions Of You Die Off, That’s A Lot Less Republican Voters’

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&#8220;The Real Housewives of Orange County&#8221; star Braunwyn Windham-Burke &#8212; the same person who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/real-housewives-husband-reveals-rules-for-threesomes-if-its-right-its-right">previously boasted</a> of giving her husband threesomes on his birthday &#8212; has now come out as a lesbian, though she has indicated no plans to leave her husband.
Speaking with GLAAD, the reality television star and mother of seven revealed that she has &#8220;never&#8221; been attracted to men despite being married to her husband Sean for 20 years.
&#8220;I like women. I’m gay,&#8221; she said.
“I’m a member of the LGBTQIA+ community,” she continued. “I’m a lesbian, and it has taken me 42 years to say that, but I’m so proud of where I am right now, and I’m so happy where I am. To be able to be comfortable in my own skin after so long is just so nice.”
Windham-Burke added that she loved her husband Sean despite having a current girlfriend that she spends a great deal of time with, according to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/rhoc-star-braunwyn-windham-burke-gay">Fox News</a>.
“I love Sean. I love him dearly, he is my person, he is my family, but I’m not attracted to men and I never have been,&#8221; she said.
Windham-Burke said that her becoming sober contributed to her sexual enlightenment.
“I know there’s a correlation between the two,” she said. “I know that when you get sober and you start doing the work that goes into that, you start realizing a lot of the reasons you drank had to do with who you were on the inside.”
Sean expressed support for his wife on his Instagram. “I love you. I’m proud of you. And I support you. Always,” he wrote.
In October of 2019, Braunwyn revealed on Bravo’s aftershow that she and Sean started partaking in threesome exploits on Sean’s 35th birthday, which became an annual tradition.
“We were at the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego for his 35th birthday. We rented out every bottom room. We had friends from everywhere, and like everyone lost their damn minds,” she said. “[Because] keep in mind I’ve been with him a long time; everything we’ve done, we’ve done together. So it was sort of like, oh, that would be fun.”
“I kinda was like, this is your birthday present. It started as a joke, and then it became like, okay, for every monumental birthday, this will be your gift,” she continued. “That’s not like a hard and fast rule. &#8230; But Sean is crazy, and you’ve met Sean, he doesn’t seem crazy at all. He’s like super nice and buttoned up—like, he’s super wild, too.”
Braunwyn said that a threesome could not occur with a close friend, saying “that’s a hard and fast rule.”
Speaking with <a href="https://toofab.com/2019/11/29/braunwyn-windham-burke-threesomes-rules/">TooFab</a>, the couple said they had no interest in ever bringing another man into the bedroom and that the girl they choose must be “hot.”
“If it’s right, it’s right,” said Sean Burke.
The threesomes apparently began occurring after the couple suffered a rough patch 12 years ago, during which Braunwyn allegedly cheated on him out of frustration with his traveling for work all the time.
“We are happier than ever,” said Braunwyn. “That was 12 years ago, and we are better than ever. And occasionally, we’ll have a fun threesome.”
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Actor George Clooney has been included among PEOPLE magazine&#8217;s &#8220;People of the Year&#8221; list alongside Dr. Anthony Fauci and actress Regina King — and according to him, America has much to atone for due to its past history of racism, though he has not given up believing in the country&#8217;s fighting spirit.
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“I grew up in a generation where all the people that mattered to us were being murdered, from Martin Luther King to Bobby and Jack Kennedy to Malcolm X and Medgar Evers, and all these things that counted were going on, with women’s rights, civil rights, the anti-Vietnam [war protests],” Clooney told the magazine.
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“You had to be involved. My mother and father were involved, and we were [taught] it is your civic duty&#8230; I remember my father saying, ‘Don’t come back and look me in the eye unless you stand up to [bullies and racists].’ I’m glad to have been raised that way,&#8221; he added.
After PEOPLE listed the actor&#8217;s various philanthropic initiatives throughout his career, Clooney said that even though the country has failed many times, he does not consider the United States a failed state.
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“I’m always optimistic about this country. We fail a great deal, but I’ve been to so many countries that are really failed states, and they look to this country for leadership,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We come up short a lot—race being our great original sin and clearly the one we’ve been the worst at—but we are in the constant process of trying to find a more perfect union&#8230; You can’t give up. I believe in the American spirit.”
Reflecting on his own children, the star said he does not want his two twins to grow up and reflect upon a time in which children were being put in cages.
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“I’m in the same situation as most fathers of 3-year-olds: I don’t want my children when they’re 15 years old to turn around and say, &#8216;There was a time when they were putting kids in cages?&#8230; And what did you do about that?&#8217; And if the answer is ‘nothing,’ then I would be ashamed,&#8221; he said.
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In 2015, the actor said he may very well <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/23335/god-great-george-clooney-wants-quit-acting-paul-bois">quit acting</a> to pursue social justice, though he did not follow-through on that.
“I’ve been asked that for almost 20 years now and the answer is just no,” Clooney said on the prospect of running for office. “Who would ever want to live like that? I’m friends with a lot of those guys and I just think it’s hell.”
Most recently, George Clooney expressed outrage over the Kentucky Attorney General&#8217;s decision not to indict officers in the killing of Breonna Taylor.
“The justice system I was raised to believe in holds people responsible for their actions,” Clooney said. “Her name was Breonna Taylor and she was shot to death in her bed by 3 white police officers, who will not be charged with any crime for her death. I know the community. I know the commonwealth. And I was taught in the schools and churches of Kentucky what is right and what is wrong.”
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After being selected as a possible contender for TIME Magazine&#8217;s &#8220;Person of the Year,&#8221; Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has been included among PEOPLE magazine&#8217;s list of &#8220;People of the Year.&#8221;
Included among the likes of George Clooney and Regina King, the magazine hailed Fauci as the &#8220;doctor America needed in 2020.&#8221;
&#8220;Dr. Anthony Fauci stepped up to be the doctor America needed in 2020, providing steady guidance during the pandemic,&#8221; said <a href="https://people.com/celebrity/people-reveals-2020-people-of-the-year/">PEOPLE</a>. &#8220;Even though he and his family were getting death threats, he continued to be out front, reassuring us during turbulent times with his devoted public service, unflappable common sense, and life-saving leadership&#8221;
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&#8220;A hard year? Yes. But we’re coming out stronger,&#8221; the magazine added.
As reported by <a href="https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/528353-fauci-named-among-people-magazines-2020-people-of-the-year">The Hill</a>, Fauci told PEOPLE that he stayed focus during the pandemic by grabbing himself by &#8220;bootstraps&#8221; and just doing it.
“You stay focused because you just do it. You dig deep, you grab yourself by the bootstraps and you say you’ve got to do it,&#8221; he said. &#8220;There’s no other alternative because if you don’t do it you’re going to fail, and failure isn’t an option. So there’s no room at all to get distracted, and there’s no room at all to give up. You just have to keep going.&#8221;
Fauci also lamented how the “divisiveness” among Americans “makes it much more difficult to address a public health outbreak.”
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“When you have an outbreak, everyone needs to pull together because everyone is in it together. When you have obvious sharp differences, politically and otherwise, that gets in the way of a unified response,” he said. “I mean I’ve been doing this for 36 years as director of the institute. I’ve seen disagreements. I’ve seen political issues get in the way over the 36 years, but I’ve never seen the extent of the divisiveness which leads to hostility against public health measures.&#8221;
Fauci also praised Brad Pitt&#8217;s brief impression of him on &#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221; earlier this year.
“I think he did a great job. I actually did. It was at a time when I had a vocal cord polyp, and my voice, I sounded like Vito Corleone in ‘The Godfather,’ and he did a great job of imitating me with that. He did a pretty good job with the Brooklyn accent too,” Fauci said.
Dr. Fauci recently stated that schools should start to reopen soon, noting that the spread of COVID-19 among them is relatively small.
“The default position should be to try as best as possible, within reason, to keep the children in school, to get them back to school,” Fauci told ABC on Sunday. “If you look at the data, the spread among children and from children is not very big at all, not like one would have suspected. So let’s try to get the kids back. But let’s try to mitigate the things that maintain and push the kind of community spread we are trying to avoid. And those are the things you know well. The bars, the restaurants … those are the things that drive the community spread. Not the schools.”
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Dr. Anthony Fauci Among People Magazine’s ‘People Of The Year’

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Earlier this year, pop singer Billie Eilish found herself in the cross-hairs of body-shaming internet trolls when photos surfaced of her wearing weather-appropriate tight clothing instead of her usual loose-fitting outfits. She offered no apologies then, and she&#8217;s offering no apologies now.
Speaking with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS2x1zl4rn0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Vanity Fair</a>, Eilish sent a message to the body-shaming trolls, saying unapologetically that she is who she is.
&#8220;There’s this picture of me, like, running from my car to my brother’s front door on like a 110-degree day in a tank top. And people were like, ‘Damn, Billie got fat!&#8217; And I’m like, &#8216;Nope, this is how I look, you’ve just never seen it before!&#8217; So that’s the most current one, but whatever,&#8221; she said.
Eilish added that her fans are often appreciative of the fact that she helps them feel comfortable with their body image.
&#8220;I love having kids relate to me and tell me that I make them feel comfortable in their bodies,&#8221; she said. &#8220;If I can do anything, I want to do that.&#8221;
The photos this past October featured Eilish wearing a spaghetti-strap tank top and shorts on a hot summer day. In response to the trolls, Eilish shared a video from Chizi Duru that called for the normalization of real women&#8217;s bodies. “Instagram has warped a lot of y’all into thinking NORMAL bodies are abnormal. NO,&#8221; the video was captioned.
The incident occurred several months after photos surfaced of Eilish enjoying herself in a bikini while on vacation. As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-cant-win-billie-eilish-criticized-for-swimsuit-photo">reported:</a>
<blockquote>Earlier this year, Eilish went to Hawaii with her family and posted several photos to Instagram. In almost every photo she’s wearing her usual baggy clothes, but in a couple she is wearing a swimsuit – because it’s Hawaii.
Some people were critical that she didn’t cover herself more because of her stance on showing her body.</blockquote>
Speaking with the alternative magazine <a href="https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/48631/1/billie-eilish-interview-dazed-springsummer2020-harmony-korine">Dazed &amp; Confused</a> at the time, Eilish lamented that she just can&#8217;t seem to win.
“I saw comments like, ‘How dare she talk about not wanting to be sexualized and wear this?!’” she said. “It was trending. There were comments like, ‘I don’t like her anymore because as soon as she turns 18 she’s a wh***.’ Like, dude. I can’t win. I can not win.”
As to why she regularly wears baggy clothes, Eilish said she&#8217;s just wearing what she wants to wear and is not rebelling against anything.
“There was a point last year where I was naked and I didn’t recognize my body [because] I hadn’t seen it in a while,” she told the outlet. “I would see it sometimes and be like, ‘Whose body is that?’ It’s not that I like [my body] now, I just think I’m a bit more OK with it.”
“If I wore a dress to something, I would be hated for it,” she added. “People would be like, ‘You’ve changed, how dare you do what you’ve always rebelled against?’ I’m like, ‘I’m not rebelling against anything, really.’ I can’t stress it enough. I’m just wearing what I wanna wear. If there’s a day when I’m like, ‘You know what, I feel comfortable with my belly right now, and I wanna show my belly,’ I should be allowed to do that.”
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Billie Eilish Hits Back At Body-Shamers Again: ‘This Is How I Look’

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President Trump&#8217;s legal team took another hit on Tuesday when Attorney General William Barr said that the Department of Justice has seen no evidence of widespread voter fraud.
Speaking with the <a class="x5l" href="https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-elections-william-barr-b1f1488796c9a98c4b1a9061a6c7f49d" target="_blank" rel="noopener external noreferrer">Associated Press</a>, Barr said that U.S. Attorneys and FBI agents have been following any lead pertaining to voter fraud only to come up empty-handed.
“To date, we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have affected a different outcome in the election,” he said.
Regarding the claims that voting machines somehow shifted the election in favor of Biden, Barr said no evidence exists indicating that.
“There’s been one assertion that would be systemic fraud and that would be the claim that machines were programmed essentially to skew the election results. And the DHS and DOJ have looked into that, and so far, we haven’t seen anything to substantiate that,” he said.
Barr differentiated the DOJ’s investigation into voter fraud from the lawsuits brought by Trump&#8217;s legal team in several key states, however, noting the DOJ’s findings do not have bearing on civil proceedings.
“There’s a growing tendency to use the criminal justice system as sort of a default fix-all, and people don’t like something they want the Department of Justice to come in and ‘investigate,’” he said. “Most claims of fraud are very particularized to a particular set of circumstances or actors or conduct. They are not systemic allegations [and] those have been run down; they are being run down. Some have been broad and potentially cover a few thousand votes. They have been followed up on.”
In response to Barr&#8217;s comments, the Trump legal team issued a statement arguing that the Department of Justice never launched a proper criminal investigation into allegations of voter fraud.
&#8220;With all due respect to the Attorney General, there hasn’t been any semblance of a Department of Justice investigation,&#8221; the statement said. &#8220;We have gathered ample evidence of illegal voting in at least six states, which they have not examined. We have many witnesses swearing under oath they saw crimes being committed in connection with voter fraud. As far as we know, not a single one has been interviewed by the DOJ. The Justice Department also hasn’t audited any voting machines or used their subpoena powers to determine the truth.&#8221;
The Trump legal team further pledged to pursue &#8220;the truth&#8221; through the judicial system and state legislatures.
&#8220;Nonetheless, we will continue our pursuit of the truth through the judicial system and state legislatures, and continue toward the Constitution’s mandate and ensuring that every legal vote is counted and every illegal vote is not,&#8221; continued the statement. &#8220;Again, with the greatest respect to the Attorney General, his opinion appears to be without any knowledge or investigation of the substantial irregularities and evidence of systemic fraud.&#8221;
Since the president filed his lawsuits, the states of Arizona, Michigan, and Wisconsin have all certified the election results.
It is important to note that just a week after the election, Barr <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-report-says" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-report-says&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1606964074807000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHvASMesTI_OUTG20mD5mmlxeG2pQ">authorized federal prosecutors</a> to pursue “substantial allegations” of voting irregularities “if there are clear and apparently-credible allegations of irregularities that, if true, could potentially impact the outcome of a federal election in an individual State.” Barr specifically instructed prosecutors that “while serious allegations should be handled with great care, specious, speculative, fanciful or far-fetched claims should not be a basis for initiating federal inquiries.”
In regard to the lawsuits that have been filed by the Trump campaign, many have been <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/election-2020-trump-campaign-election-lawsuits-stand/story?id=74041748" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/election-2020-trump-campaign-election-lawsuits-stand/story?id%3D74041748&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1606964074808000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHOgrjAr1TrnNeeDzqABh2vdh0x3g">dismissed</a> or denied in court while others are either currently being <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/election-2020-trump-campaign-lawsuits-explained-11605205969" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.wsj.com/articles/election-2020-trump-campaign-lawsuits-explained-11605205969&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1606964074808000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHuHouG8SB0_7fyhhjMsB-VF89G7A">litigated</a> or have been withdrawn by the campaign. The campaign did win a case in Pennsylvania when a judge issued an <a href="https://www.factcheck.org/2020/11/the-facts-on-trumps-post-election-legal-challenges/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/11/the-facts-on-trumps-post-election-legal-challenges/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1606964074808000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHUWn-wfzNHdryqKKOahlwE8rkQ0Q">order</a> that stopped counties from counting mail-in or absentee ballots for which voters gave missing identification information after a deadline that had been extended because the secretary of state “lacked statutory authority” to grant the extension.
Update note: This article has been expanded after publication to include additional information. 
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Bill Barr: No Evidence Of Widespread Voter Fraud; Trump Legal Team Responds

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Joining the ranks of studios and entertainment institutions pushing diversity quotas, BBC Studios Productions has announced that 20% of all projects&#8217; on-screen and production talent must be of a designated minority.
On Monday, the studio announced the new measures, billing it as &#8220;four significant steps to improve diversity and inclusion across its content and teams.&#8221; The first initiative requires an &#8220;Inclusion Rider,&#8221; a term coined by Dr. Stacy Smith in a <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hey-hollywood-time-adopt-nfls-754659" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-beacon="{&quot;p&quot;:{&quot;lnid&quot;:&quot;2014 op-ed in The Hollywood Reporter&quot;,&quot;mpid&quot;:5,&quot;plid&quot;:&quot;https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hey-hollywood-time-adopt-nfls-754659&quot;}}" data-beacon-parsed="true" data-rapid-parsed="slk" data-ylk="subsec:paragraph;cpos:3">2014 op-ed in The Hollywood Reporter.</a>
&#8220;An ‘Inclusion Rider’ stating BBC Studios Production’s commitment to a minimum target of 20% of its on-screen talent and production teams on all new BBC and third-party UK commissions coming from a Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic (BAME) background, having a lived experience of a disability, or being from a low-income background,&#8221; said the BBC. &#8220;There will also be an additional commitment to a target of at least one senior role on scripted and unscripted production teams being appointed from one of these backgrounds.&#8221;
The &#8220;Inclusion Rider&#8221; will be effective immediately and &#8220;will apply to every new commission from the business’s scripted and unscripted teams across Drama, Comedy, Factual, including the Natural History Unit, Factual Entertainment and Entertainment.&#8221;
For the second initiative, the BBC said it would be &#8220;funding a new year-long Trainee Assistant Producer Programme (TAPP) to develop the next generation of content-makers.&#8221;
&#8220;A mentoring programme with ScreenSkills aimed at under-represented talent at Assistant Producer or Script Editor level or above,&#8221; said the third inititative.
&#8220;Creation of a short film for schools covering all the behind the camera roles in drama, entertainment and factual to inspire them to pursue a career in the TV industry,&#8221; said the fourth inititatve.
Ralph Lee, BBC Studios’ Director of Content, said the new initiatives will level the playing field for people looking to thrive in the entertainment industry.
“As the UK’s biggest producer of content, my ambition has always been that BBC Studios Production leads the way in levelling the playing field for anyone wanting to join and thrive in our industry,&#8221; he said. &#8220;These initiatives are by no means a magic bullet and we’re also doing a lot of work on culture and education to make our teams more inclusive. The talent in front of and behind the camera will give perspectives that will shape our content, making it more authentic and universal in its depiction of our audiences &#8211; and ultimately its appeal with them.”
In September, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) released new guidelines for inclusion, which dictated that movies must meet a diversity threshold, employing specific minority individuals in front of or behind the camera to qualify for Best Picture.
As The Los Angeles Times reported:
<blockquote>Those standards require one of the following: at least one of the lead actors or significant supporting actors is from an underrepresented racial or ethnic group; at least 30% of all actors in secondary and more minor roles are from certain underrepresented groups; or the main storyline, theme or narrative is centered on an underrepresented group.
To be eligible for best picture, a film must meet at least two standards across four categories: “Onscreen Representation, Themes and Narratives,” “Creative Leadership and Project Team,” “Industry Access and Opportunities” and “Audience Development.” Within each category are a variety of criteria …</blockquote>
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Playwright, screenwriter, and director David Mamet has called out the &#8220;experts&#8221; pushing the COVID-19 lockdowns, destroying businesses and countless lives in the process.
In an <a class="x5l" href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-the-experts-fail-everyone-else-pays-the-price-11606519279" target="_blank" rel="noopener external noreferrer">op-ed</a> for The Wall Street Journal, the &#8220;House of Games&#8221; director called the government lockdowns a &#8220;virus&#8221; that will kill the &#8220;host organism&#8221; if left untreated.
“The virus here is government — or at least the incompetents who advise our rulers and cannot admit the legitimacy of dissension. Absent intervention, this virus may eventually kill the host organism,” Mamet wrote.
While Mamet had grace for officials who make mistakes, he emphasized that such mistakes never get corrected or acknowledged when proven to be so damaging.
“We all have to trust others for their expertise, and we all make mistakes. The horror of a command economy is not that officials will make mistakes, but that those mistakes will never be acknowledged or corrected,&#8221; he wrote.
The playwright noted that experts have issued contradictory messages about the effectiveness of masks, citing the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine that published an article saying masks are useless outside health care facilities, only to issue a quasi-retraction.
He also cited the example of a friend who owns a restaurant and is going broke. “One is ‘permitted’ to sit at his tables and eat without a mask. Indeed, how would one eat while wearing one? Does the virus know that one is sitting down?”
After citing numerous examples throughout history of &#8220;experts&#8221; who made costly mistakes and never paid the price – including Stalin&#8217;s science adviser Trofim Lysenko, whose idea of growing winter crops contributed to mass starvation in Soviet Russia – Mamet then took a jab at those pushing climate change.
“Now we have climate change and its attendant alarmists. The news media, backed by those parts of the ‘scientific community’ the media chose to honor, presented this analysis as though it were indisputable fact. In fact, it was riddled with problems,&#8221; noted Mamet.
Mamet concluded by lamenting how government officials allowed the pandemic to devastate the American economy, putting millions of people out of work, forcing them to &#8220;cover their faces, and walk down the streets in fear of their neighbors.&#8221;
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David Mamet Rips Experts Pushing Lockdowns

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Playwright, screenwriter, and director David Mamet has called out the &quot;experts&quot; pushing the COVID-19 lockdowns, destroying businesses and countless lives

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The COVID-19 lockdowns have crippled the restaurant industry to such a degree that Waffle House CEO Walt Ehmer is sounding the alarm.
Speaking with Stuart Varney on <a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/waffle-house-ceo-slams-coronavirus-lockdowns-restaurant-industry">Fox Business</a>, Ehmer lamented that the lockdowns are taking away people&#8217;s livelihoods, threatening to create a dark Christmas.
“Our people have been decimated by these <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/here-are-your-state-by-state-restrictions" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">restrictions</a>,” Ehmer said. “And when you look at the states where people are not allowed to work, we’re taking away people’s livelihood, we’re taking away their hope for a future, especially this time of the year, people can’t consider buying their kids Christmas presents.”
“It’s devastating to the people and the people can’t wait until spring,” he added.
As Thanksgiving approached, state and local governments throughout the country began issuing new lockdown restrictions, specifically targetting the restaurant industry through bans on indoor dining.
“Our folks, other people in the restaurant industry and other industries, they just want to work,” Ehmer said. “They want to work safely.”
“We’ve proven we can work safely and we want government leaders to pay attention to the fact that not every one of these situations is the same and a one-size-fits-all solution doesn’t work,” he added.
Ehmer argued that his restaurants have been particularly sensitive to COVID concerns by not being open 24 hours a day and voluntarily shutting down &#8220;dining rooms at night because we recognize in some circumstances the alcohol does play a role in terms of people socializing a little too much and crowds gathering.”
Prior to Thanksgiving, Los Angeles County announced that it would be shutting down all in-person dining at restaurants, bars, breweries, and wineries for at least another three weeks.
“The county had previously warned that if the five-day average number of cases reached 4,000 or more, or if hospitalizations surpassed 1,750 per day, all outdoor and indoor dining would be prohibited,” <a href="https://laist.com/2020/11/23/coronavirus-restaurant-service-ban-supervisor-kathryn-barger.php?fbclid=IwAR237eqQ6LITXVOBNPinOJ7m4_E77046w9-VzZsJkUtClhdyd6THZ2Dfv7k">reported </a>LAist
Karen Ross, co-owner of The Tallyrand in Burbank, said the three-week ban (which may indeed last longer) will devastate her business.
“It’s debilitating to us. Our hours will be reduced. We will offer only takeout, which will take us from doing about 65% of our usual pre-COVID sales back to 30%. It’s awful, any way you look at it,” Ross said.
“I am just completely exasperated by it because I really don’t believe, as do many other restaurant owners that I’ve talked to, that outdoor dining… we’re the source of that. It’s debilitating. I’ve got a crew of probably 24 people that I’ve got to let go or they’d have to take a furlough… I hope it’s only three weeks,” she added.
In March, the National Restaurant Association <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/national-restaurant-association-11-of-restaurants-could-be-lost-in-pandemic">predicted that 11%</a> of restaurants could be closing permanently. Hudson Riehle, the Association’s senior vice president of research, said the data shows the industry is in “uncharted territory.”
“Association research found that 54% of operators made the switch to all off-premises services; 44% have had to temporarily close down. This is uncharted territory,” said Riehle. “The industry has never experienced anything like this before.”
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Waffle House CEO Rips COVID-19 Lockdowns: ‘Decimated’ The Restaurant Industry

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Singer Katy Perry experienced yet another dose of leftist intolerance over the weekend when she shared her father&#8217;s &#8220;Nothing But American&#8221; clothing collection only to be met with a torrent of criticism.
Perry shared her father&#8217;s clothing brand in an Instagram post on Saturday with a note praising him for his work while acknowledging they don&#8217;t often agree with each other.
“We haven’t always seen [eye-to-eye] but I’m proud of my dad n bro for coming up with this!” said Perry in the caption.
In the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CIG9AZrnL3o/">posted video</a>, Perry&#8217;s Christian minister father, Keith, is seen wearing a shirt that rejects both the Republican and Democrat labels in favor of simply being labeled an American.
“Hey everyone, I’m Keith and I want to ask you a question,” Keith begins, as reported by <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/katy-perry-slammed-followers-dads-non-partisan-clothing-line">Fox News</a>. “Are you tired of the division that is destroying our country? Are you sick of losing your family and friends because they just don’t agree with your political views? Well, I am, and I know there’s a lot of people out there that have the same feeling in the same way.”
“No matter what you believe, at the end of the day we’re all Americans and I designed this T-shirt because I want people to know that, even though you may have a different religion or political view than I do, I still will be there for you and I’ll still consider you my friend, my neighbor and my fellow American,&#8221; he continues.
Despite the obvious message of unity, many of Perry&#8217;s followers criticized the post.
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“This is not about political differences, this is about human rights!” said one user. “This post is kinda disappointing tbh”
“Would rather not (re)connect with people who intentionally voted against my rights and immigrant family,” another user said.
“Girl this ain’t it!” said another. “This ain’t it! Please no! When someone voted for Trump &amp; Co&#8230; they’re voting for Homophobia, Racist and so much more! It’s nothing American about that!”
This marks the second time that Perry has endured a cavalcade of woke-scolding since the 2020 presidential election. In early November, on the weekend that the networks declared Joe Biden the winner, Perry found herself in the crosshairs of leftist trolls when she dared to advise people to seek understanding with their Trump-supporting family members and neighbors.
“The first thing I did when the presidency was called is text and call my family members who do not agree and tell them I love them and am here for them. <a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" role="link" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FamilyFirst?src=hashtag_click" data-focusable="true">#FamilyFirst</a>. Call your family today. Happy Sunday,” she tweeted. 
The responses to Katy Perry&#8217;s tweet were nearly identical in their fury.
“I’m not going to do that because those people voted against my basic human rights, but thanks so much for the tip, Katy!” <a href="https://twitter.com/jackirvinwho/status/1325535453496438786?s=20">tweeted</a> one user.
“I can’t call my family because they voted against me and my right to love the person I do so no it’s not family first unfortunately and this tweet is a bit insensitive to those who have a similar situation,” <a href="https://twitter.com/kayleighcat/status/1325538869182300160?s=20">tweeted</a> another user.
“The ignorance in this. If they voted for red its a vote against them. Cause what the other party represents. Some ppl’s life are on the online and faced being kicked out. The privilege you have not to face much and stuff. You always never realize what you say its privileged,” <a href="https://twitter.com/styleredlipclas/status/1325539555613630464?s=20">tweeted</a> another.
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Leftists Trash Katy Perry For Promoting Father’s ‘Nothing But American’ Clothing Line

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Singer Katy Perry experienced yet another dose of leftist intolerance over the weekend when she shared her father&#039;s &quot;Nothing But American&quot; clothing

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Laverne Cox is warning that transgender people are not safe anywhere after the actor says they endured an attack in Los Angeles over the weekend.
In an Instagram video posted on Saturday, the &#8220;Orange is the New Black&#8221; actor said that while walking with their friend in Griffith Park, a man &#8220;aggressively&#8221; asked for the time and proceeded to attack them.
&#8220;Then the guy who asked for the time says to my friend: &#8216;Guy or girl?'&#8221; Cox said, as reported by <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/laverne-cox-speaks-out-after-transphobic-attack-its-not-safe-if-youre-a-trans-person">The Hollywood Reporter</a> (THR). &#8220;My friend says, &#8216;F**k off.'&#8221;
As Cox began walking ahead, the man allegedly began attacking the actor&#8217;s friend.
&#8220;The guy is like hitting my friend, and then my friend is going toward him and I’m like &#8216;Holy s**t,&#8221; Cox said. &#8220;I pull out my phone and I call to dial 911, and all of a sudden it’s over and the guy is gone.&#8221;
Cox said that the man attacked out of a desire to &#8220;spook whether I’m trans or not.&#8221;
&#8220;The guy really wanted me to answer so that he could spook whether I’m trans or not,&#8221; Cox said. &#8220;I don’t know why, I don’t know why it matters. At the end of the day, it’s like who cares? I’m in a hoodie and yoga pants, I’m completely covered up, I’ve got my mask on. Who cares if I’m trans? How does this affect your life?&#8221;
Cox later added that such street harassment is a common occurrence for trans people.
&#8220;This isn&#8217;t shocking to me. Obviously, this is my life. I&#8217;ve dealt with this a lot, but it never fails to be shocking,&#8221; Cox said, adding that &#8220;I&#8217;ve been harassed and bullied my whole life.&#8221;
Cox warned trans people that they are not safe no matter how famous they become.
&#8220;It doesn’t matter who you are. You can be Laverne Cox, you know, or whatever that means. If you’re trans, you’re going to experience stuff like this,&#8221; said Cox.
Should a transgender person ever endure such an attack, Cox wanted them to know that they are not the ones at fault.
&#8220;It’s not your fault that there are people not cool with you existing in the world,&#8221; said Cox. &#8220;We have a right to walk in the park.&#8221;
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After posting the video, Laverne Cox received an outpouring of support.
&#8220;This is absolutely unacceptable. Can Black trans women hike in peace, without being targeted? So glad you weren’t physically hurt but this takes a mental toll. All our love to you,&#8221; commented the Trans Law Center.
&#8220;Honey I’m so so sorry. I love you, I’m grateful you &amp; your friend are physically safe &amp; I’m praying for your internal sense of safety,&#8221; responded Sarah Jones.
&#8220;I’m glad you’re okay. I love you so much. I can’t believe this world is still so fear inducing after all we have been through. Thank God for YOU. I love you so much,&#8221; responded Paul McGill. 
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Laverne Cox Says They Were Attacked In Los Angeles: ‘It’s Not Safe If You’re A Trans Person’

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Laverne Cox is warning that transgender people are not safe anywhere after the actor says they endured an attack in Los Angeles over the weekend. In an

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Four years after he and his wife Sharon briefly split upon revelations that he cheated on her, rock musician and reality television star Ozzy Osbourne has opened up about the regret he feels for his past mistakes.
Speaking with <a title="(opens new window)" href="https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/men-of-the-year/article/ozzy-osbourne-make-up" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">British GQ</a> for the Men of the Year issue, Osbourne said that the split from Sharon gave him a &#8220;reality check&#8221; that transformed him into a better man.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve done some pretty outrageous things in my life. I regret cheating on my wife. I don&#8217;t do it anymore,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I got my reality check and I&#8217;m lucky she didn’t leave me. I&#8217;m not proud of that. I was pissed off with myself. But I broke her heart.&#8221;
As reported by <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/ozzy-osbourne-regrets-cheating-wife-sharon">Fox News</a>, Osbourne&#8217;s statements echo what he told <a title="(opens new window)" href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/ozzy-osbourne-on-marriage-sobriety-black-sabbath-w502863" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rolling Stone</a> in 2017 when he said that he &#8220;realized what a f***ing idiot I was.&#8221;
&#8220;I’m still nuts, but in control of it a bit more,&#8221; he said. &#8220;When I said, ‘Don’t get caught by your missus,’ I’m not proud of all that s***. I upset my wife and I upset my family and I made a lot of shock and shame. I love my wife, and it made me realize what a f***ing idiot I’ve been.&#8221;
After news of his infidelity went public, Osbourne entered rehab for sex addiction and thanked God for Sharon&#8217;s support. “Over the last six years, I have been dealing with a sex addiction,” he said. “I am mortified at what my behavior has done to my family. I thank God that my incredible wife Sharon is at my side to support me.”
&#8220;I have been sober for three and a quarter years. I have not touched drugs or alcohol in that time,&#8221; he added.
Sharon Osbourne publicly forgave her husband in 2016 on her daytime show &#8220;The Talk.&#8221;
“He feels that he owes everyone here an apology because he’s put us all through it. He’s very embarrassed and ashamed about his conduct,&#8221; she said at the time. “I forgive. It’s going to take a long time to trust, but we’ve been together 36 years, 34 of marriage. …I just can’t think of my life without him.&#8221;
According to Sharon Osbourne, the marriage has actually improved since the dramatic episode. This past October, <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-sharon-ozzy-osbourne-sex-tmi-20201003-6xmuvf34fjhitnceuxybfvxpgy-story.html">she revealed</a> that she and Ozzy enjoy intimacy a couple of times a week.
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Ozzy Osbourne: ‘I’m Not Proud Of’ Cheating On Wife Sharon

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Anybody who has issues with the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) instituting new diversity quotas in order to qualify for Best Picture can &#8220;f*** off,&#8221; according to &#8220;Brooklyn Nine-Nine&#8221; star Andy Samberg.
Speaking with Variety&#8217;s <a id="auto-tag_awards-circuit-podcast" href="https://variety.com/t/awards-circuit-podcast/" data-tag="awards-circuit-podcast">Awards Circuit podcast</a> about his new film &#8220;Palm Springs,&#8221; Samberg said that Academy&#8217;s diversity requirements are loose enough to allow for artistic freedom.
&#8220;The parameters if you look at them closely…you can have the &#8216;whitest’ cast in the history of cinema and still very easily meet them by just doing a few key roles behind the camera. People who have problems with it can f*** off,&#8221; he said.
In September, the Academy released its new guidelines for inclusion, which dictated that movies must meet a diversity threshold, employing specific minority individuals in front of or behind the camera to qualify for Best Picture.
As The Los Angeles Times reported:
<blockquote>Those standards require one of the following: at least one of the lead actors or significant supporting actors is from an underrepresented racial or ethnic group; at least 30% of all actors in secondary and more minor roles are from certain underrepresented groups; or the main storyline, theme or narrative is centered on an underrepresented group.
To be eligible for best picture, a film must meet at least two standards across four categories: “Onscreen Representation, Themes and Narratives,” “Creative Leadership and Project Team,” “Industry Access and Opportunities” and “Audience Development.” Within each category are a variety of criteria …</blockquote>
Not everyone in Hollywood welcomed the change. Actress Kirstie Alley (“Cheers,” “Star Trek”), for instance, said that the new rules are “a disgrace to artists everywhere” and likened it to telling Picasso what he could and could not paint.
“This is a disgrace to artists everywhere…can you imagine telling Picasso what had to be in his fu***** paintings,” tweeted Kirstie Alley. “You people have lost your minds. Control artists, control individual thought .. OSCAR ORWELL.”
Kristie Alley deleted that tweet and later clarified that she supports diversity and inclusion, but opposes the mandating of it.
“I deleted my first tweet about the new rules for best movie OSCARS because I feel it was a poor analogy &amp; misrepresented my viewpoint. I am 100% behind diversity inclusion &amp; tolerance. I’m opposed to MANDATED ARBITRARY percentages relating to hiring human beings in any business,” she tweeted.
In the same interview, Samberg said that &#8220;Brooklyn Nine-Nine&#8221; would tackle issues like police brutality and systemic racism.
“Our country is going through a hard time. It’s been going through this. I’ve been hearing about this in rap music for 30 years. We’ve been told if we wanted to listen. It’s been happening. What the show is going to do is further the conversation,&#8221; he said.
“I do believe that our characters need to examine their roles in the world. They’re going to be forced to look in the mirror and see who they’re complicit with. We have a decent track record of addressing social issues,&#8221; he added.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kirstie-alley-new-oscars-inclusion-requirements-a-disgrace-to-artists-everywhere">Kirstie Alley: New Oscars Inclusion Requirements ‘A Disgrace To Artists Everywhere’</a>
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Andy Samberg: ‘F*** Off’ If You Don’t Like Oscar Diversity Quotas

Andy Samberg

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Longtime &#8220;Jeopardy!&#8221; host Alex Trebek may have passed, but that doesn&#8217;t mean he can&#8217;t still influence us for the better.
Prior to his death at age 80 after an uphill battle with pancreatic cancer, the game show host took the time to record a Thanksgiving message that the show released on Thursday on its official Twitter account.
In the 20-second message, Trebek asked his fellow Americans to be thankful despite all the pain they have experienced.
&#8220;Happy Thanksgiving, ladies and gentleman. You know, in spite of what America and the rest of the world is experiencing right now, there are many reasons to be thankful. There are more and more people extending helpful hands to do a kindness to their neighbors, and that&#8217;s a good thing,&#8221; he said.
Trebek concluded his message by advising people to &#8220;keep the faith.&#8221;
&#8220;Keep the faith, we&#8217;re gonna get through all of this, and we will be a better society because of it,&#8221; Trebek said.
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Trebek died on November 8 after a year and a half battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alex-trebek-dies-of-cancer-at-80">reported</a>, Trebek initially appeared to be on the mend after a first round of treatment that was eventually undone:
<blockquote>The TV icon, whose avuncular personality and biting wit made the daily show a must-see for millions of Americans, announced in March 2019 that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He went through chemotherapy after the diagnosis but said he had no plans to retire.
Trebek stayed on as host for another full year and talked openly about “massive attacks of great depression that made me wonder if it was really worth fighting on.”
In one statement at the end of a show, Trebek noted that the odds of surviving a second year with pancreatic cancer were just 7%, but said he hoped to be an outlier on that statistic.</blockquote>
Despite his overall positive message, Trebek did admit that he occasionally struggled with depression and sadness while battling the disease.
“My oncologist told me one of the symptoms, if you will, of pancreatic cancer is that you get these moments of depression, sadness,” Trebek said.
Trebek added that his wife, Jean, had to sometimes “tread lightly” in his presence as she took care of his difficult symptoms.
“It’s always tough for caretakers because [Jean] has to deal with her worrying about my well-being,” said Trebek. “I’m not always the most pleasant person to be around when I’m experiencing severe pain or depression, and she has to tread lightly around me.”
With that, Trebek reflected upon how his fight with pancreatic cancer helped him reflect upon his own mortality.
“I have learned something in the past year and it’s this: We don’t know when we’re going to die,” Trebek said. “Because of the cancer diagnosis, it’s no longer an open-ended life, it’s a closed-ended life because of the terrible … survival rates of pancreatic cancer. Because of that, and something else that is operating here, people all over America and abroad have decided they want to let me know now, while I’m alive, about the impact that I’ve been having on their existence.”
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WATCH: Alex Trebek Recorded An Inspiring Thanksgiving Message Before His Death

Alex Trebek

Thanksgiving

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As the COVID-19 lockdowns continue to cripple the theme park industry, Disney will be laying off 32,000 of its employees.
&#8220;<a href="https://sec.report/Document/0001744489-20-000197/#i6261866521954ef19f64de03269f40a7_40">In an SEC filing</a> published Wednesday, the company revealed that thousands of employees will have their jobs terminated in the first half of fiscal 2021,&#8221; reported <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/26/disney-increases-layoffs-to-32000-amid-coronavirus-pandemic.html">CNBC</a>. &#8220;The majority of these layoffs will be from its parks, experiences and products division and include the <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/29/disney-to-layoff-28000-employees-as-coronavirus-slams-theme-park-business.html">28,000 workers that the company previously announced</a> in September.&#8221;
The announcement comes after 37,000 employees were placed on furlough in early October.
&#8220;As of Oct. 3, Disney employed around 203,000 people, with its global workforce comprised of around 80% full-time workers and 20% part time employees,&#8221; continued the report. &#8220;Of its total workforce, around 155,000 employees work as part of the parks, experiences and products segment.&#8221;
This past October, as the state of California continued pushing its lockdown measures through the summer and fall, Ken Potrock, president of Disneyland Resorts, lamented that the closures were in spite of the fact the company demonstrated that reopening could be done safely and reasonably.
“We have proven that we can responsibly reopen, with science-based health and safety protocols strictly enforced at our theme park properties around the world,” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/disneyland-says-new-state-guidelines-arbitrary-will-keep-us-shuttered-for-the-foreseeable-future">he said</a> in a statement at the time. “Nevertheless, the State of California continues to ignore this fact, instead mandating arbitrary guidelines that it knows are unworkable and that hold us to a standard vastly different from other reopened businesses and state-operated facilities.”
“Together with our labor unions we want to get people back to work, but these State guidelines will keep us shuttered for the foreseeable future, forcing thousands more people out of work, leading to the inevitable closure of small family-owned businesses, and irreparably devastating the Anaheim/Southern California community,” he added.
Dr. Mark Ghaly, California Health Secretary, said that theme parks were divided into two categories: smaller, local parks that attract fewer than 15,000 visitors, and larger parks like Disneyland and others. As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/disneyland-says-new-state-guidelines-arbitrary-will-keep-us-shuttered-for-the-foreseeable-future">reported</a>, smaller parks were given the green light to open &#8220;once their county enters the third tier of California’s <a href="https://covid19.ca.gov/safer-economy/">four-tier designation system</a> (i.e., only 1-3.9 new cases per day per 100,000 residents, and no higher than a 4.9% coronavirus test positivity rate).&#8221;
Since Disneyland can host up to 85,000 people, the theme park could not reopen until Orange County was placed on the lowest-risk level tier. Dr. Mark Ghaly said at the time that state officials could not possibly predict when Orange County would enter the tier low enough for it to reopen.
“It will require a lot of work; it will require a lot of vigilance. It will require us to do testing, contact tracing, and support isolation in serious and real ways throughout our communities to make sure that no part of our population is lagging or not, sort of, enjoying those reduced transmissions, but we believe it’s possible, and San Francisco is a great case in point,” said Dr. Ghaly.
RELATED:<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/disneyland-says-new-state-guidelines-arbitrary-will-keep-us-shuttered-for-the-foreseeable-future"> Disneyland Says New State Guidelines ‘Arbitrary’: ‘Will Keep Us Shuttered For The Foreseeable Futur</a>e’
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Disney To Lay Off 32,000 Staff Amid COVID-19 Lockdowns

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As the COVID-19 lockdowns continue to cripple the theme park industry, Disney will be laying off 32,000 of its employees. &quot;In an SEC filing published

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After encouraging her fellow citizens to snitch on their neighbors for being in violation of her COVID-19 lockdown orders this Thanksgiving, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) has now told people to &#8220;uninvite&#8221; their family members.
In a tweet on Tuesday, Brown shared a video telling people to &#8220;uninvite&#8221; whomever they wanted to spend the beloved holiday with.
&#8220;This is hard, but making difficult sacrifices now will save lives,&#8221; Brown tweeted. &#8220;This Thanksgiving, keep it small. Uninvite them.&#8221;
The video then showed a list of people for Oregonians to uninvite, including &#8220;your new boyfriend,&#8221;  &#8220;your drunken uncle,&#8221; &#8220;your argumentative aunt,&#8221; &#8220;your bragging brother,” and &#8220;your vegan niece.&#8221;
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Brown instituted an executive order last week preventing Oregon residents from eating out at restaurants or going to the gym while limiting all social gatherings to just six people.
“We are eight months into the pandemic. We all have COVID fatigue. But we must stay vigilant. As the holidays approach, the best way to show our love this season is to rethink how we celebrate. I’m urging all Oregonians to limit their holiday get-togethers and wear a mask!” she tweeted last week.
&#8220;I know Oregonians have made tremendous sacrifices throughout this pandemic and that these new, temporary restrictions may seem daunting,&#8221; she said in another <a href="https://www.oregon.gov/newsroom/Pages/NewsDetail.aspx?newsid=53734" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">statement</a>. &#8220;But, we are at a breaking point. If we don&#8217;t take further action, we risk continued alarming spikes in infections and hospitalizations, and we risk the lives of our neighbors and loved ones.”
&#8220;I also know that Oregonians come together in times of need, and we owe it to each other to take these measures seriously. It is up to all of us to work together to get this virus under control,&#8221; she added.
As rumors spread that people in her state would be violating the order, Brown then encouraged her citizens to snitch on their neighbors should they be in violation. Speaking with <a href="https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/oregon-covid-freeze-call-police-neighbors-kate-brown/283-d25ae28a-f177-4b68-a5a6-882004da1862">local media</a> on Friday, Brown compared the snitching on neighbors for what they do in the privacy of their own home to that of violating a noise ordinance.
“This is no different than what happens if there’s a party down the street and it’s keeping everyone awake,” Brown said on Friday. “What do neighbors do [in that case]? They call law enforcement because it’s too noisy. This is just like that. It’s like a violation of a noise ordinance.”
Those in violation could face up to 30 days in jail or a $1,250 fine. Brown received immense blowback in response to the order, with the Marion County Sheriff’s office publicly saying they will not enforce it.
“We recognize that we cannot arrest or enforce our way out of the pandemic, and we believe both are counterproductive to public health goals,” the office stated.
Brown denounced her critics as “irresponsible.”
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“This is about saving lives and it’s about protecting our fellow Oregonians,” she said, also adding: “We have too many sporadic cases in Oregon. We can’t trace these cases to a particular source. We have to limit gatherings and social interactions.”
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Oregon Governor Says To ‘Uninvite’ Family Members For Thanksgiving After Encouraging Neighborhood Snitches

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After encouraging her fellow citizens to snitch on their neighbors for being in violation of her COVID-19 lockdown orders this Thanksgiving, Oregon Gov.

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Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski joined the chorus of hardcore anti-Trumpers arguing against reaching out and understanding Trump supporters.
On Tuesday&#8217;s episode of MSNBC&#8217;s &#8220;Morning Joe,&#8221; Joe Scarborough said that he was more interested in discovering why Trump supporters were so comfortable with voting for an &#8220;autocrat.&#8221;
&#8220;We can sit and try to figure out, Mika, why people feel the way they feel. I&#8217;m more concerned on why they&#8217;re as comfortable as they were with an autocrat,&#8221; said Scarborough.
&#8220;I am, too,&#8221; said Mika.
&#8220;With somebody who said that they — that, that he wanted his attorney general to arrest his political opponent in the last two weeks of the campaign, who would not guarantee a peaceful transfer,&#8221; added Scarborough.
When Brzezinski asserted the tired argument that President Trump helped put &#8220;kids in cages,&#8221; Scarborough said that journalists should not focus their time going around the country to figure out Trump supporters.
&#8220;I don’t know that journalists that have been cloistered in New York City and Washington, D.C., should run around America trying to figure out why people feel the way they feel,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I think people have told us through two elections. And especially this last election, I think there&#8217;s a political sickness in this country that there are anti-democratic, post-democratic instincts that, as Anne Applebaum has written about, we’ve seen in Hungary, we’ve seen in Poland, and sadly we’ve seen it in this country as well. I think it&#8217;s our responsibility to figure out why that happened.&#8221;
Scarborough then said that his friends and family who supported Trump have never been able to provide him a good enough answer for their support.
&#8220;I don’t really care what people tell me, because I&#8217;ve talked to my friends and my family members. They don&#8217;t have a good answer as to why they&#8217;re supporting Donald Trump,&#8221; he said. &#8220;They really don&#8217;t. They just sort of mumble around and say, &#8216;Oh, you know, I don&#8217;t like him. I hate him. He&#8217;s a horrible human being, but you know, he&#8217;s our guy.&#8217; [It’s] really, they’re — again, I — nobody has really given a compelling, cogent reason that&#8217;s based on verifiable facts.&#8221;
In the wake of the election, some Trump opponents have taken the opportunity to threaten his supporters with harsh, draconian punishment no different than a McCarthyite blacklist. The sentiment apparently started when Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) called for an archive of “Trump sycophants.”
“Is anyone archiving these Trump sycophants for when they try to downplay or deny their complicity in the future? I foresee a decent probability of many deleted Tweets, writings, photos in the future,” she <a href="https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1324807776510595078?s=20">tweeted.</a>
Other prominent leftists agree that Trump supporters should be shamed and pushed aside.
“If you’re a Trumper I hope the pain and anxiety you feel now is excruciating. You voted against America and for a cult leader who has no redeeming or admirable qualities. He’s a cretin who cares nothing about this country and you don’t either. You deserve all the pain and more,” <a href="https://twitter.com/Toure/status/1324542240266489857?s=20">tweeted</a> former MSNBC host Toure.
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Morning Joe: Trump Voters ‘Don’t Have A Good Answer’ For Supporting Him

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Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski joined the chorus of hardcore anti-Trumpers arguing against reaching out and understanding Trump supporters. On

Morning Joe: Trump Voters ‘Don&#039;t Have A Good Answer’ For Supporting Him

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