Indy Star columnist Gregg Doyel is back in the spotlight after a second uncomfortable exchange surfaced involving newly drafted WNBA star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/caitlin-clark" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Caitlin Clark</a>.
In the clip posted on <a href="https://x.com/SHEscoresbanger/status/1780720186816974929">X</a> from the Indiana Fever press conference, Doyel was asking questions directed to the team’s coach Christie Sides about drafting Clark, referring to the NCAA basketball star as “that” and “it” while she’s sitting next to the coach.
“You were just given the keys to that,” Doyel said to Sides. “What are you going to do with it?”
Earlier in the week, a <a href="https://x.com/JackMacCFB/status/1780658279565213892">clip</a> of Doyel speaking to Clark at the same press conference went viral in which the columnist has a cringe-worthy moment with the basketball star after giving her a heart sign gesture with his hands, something Clark does at games.
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Gregg Doyle had second exchange that would also be categorized as&#8230;creepy.
GD to the Fever coach Christie Sides: &#8220;You just got the keys to THAT, what are you gonna do with IT?&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/2fyWLTMj6y">pic.twitter.com/2fyWLTMj6y</a>
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“You like that?” Clark asked, and Doyel replied, “I like that you’re here.”
She then explained, “Yeah, I do that at my family after every game.” And Doyel said to the young star, “OK, well listen, start doing it to me and we&#8217;ll get along just fine.”
People on social media slammed the columnist for the comments, the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/college-basketball/article-13329013/wnba-caitlin-clark-gregg-doyel-indianapolis-star.html">Daily Mail</a> reported. Doyel then issued an <a href="https://x.com/GreggDoyelStar/status/1780735900000866690">apology</a> for his “uniquely oafish way, while welcoming Caitlin Clark to Indy.&#8221;
“I formed my hands into her signature,” the reporter wrote on X. “My comment afterward was clumsy and awkward. I sincerely apologize. Please know my heart (literally and figuratively) was well-intentioned. I will do better.”
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He later wrote a <a href="https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/columnists/gregg-doyel/2024/04/17/caitlin-clark-im-so-sorry-on-wednesday-i-was-part-of-the-problem/73364922007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">column</a> in the Indy Star titled, “Doyel: Caitlin Clark, I&#8217;m so sorry. On Wednesday I was part of the problem.”
&#8220;I’m devastated to realize I’m part of the problem,” Doyel wrote. “I screwed up Wednesday during my first interaction with No. 1 overall draft pick Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever.”
“What I’ve learned is that I need to be more aware about how I talk to people – not just athletes,” he added. “I realized that only after my exchange with Clark went viral and I navigated the first two stages of grief during a discussion with the people I care about the most.”
“In my haste to be clever, to be familiar and welcoming (or so I thought), I offended Caitlin and her family,&#8221; Doyel continued. &#8220;After going through denial, and then anger&#8230;I now realize what I said and how I said it was wrong, wrong, wrong. I mean it was just wrong. Caitlin Clark, I’m so sorry.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-nba-star-paul-pierce-was-only-impressed-by-caitlin-clark-after-she-beat-a-bunch-of-black-girls" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Former NBA Star Paul Pierce Was Only Impressed By Caitlin Clark After She &#8216;Beat A Bunch Of Black Girls&#8217;</a>

Ohio State v Iowa

Second ‘Creepy’ Exchange Surfaces Involving Caitlin Clark And A Member Of The Press

Second 'Creepy' Exchange Surfaces Involving Caitlin Clark And A Member Of The Press

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/stephen-a-smith-apologizes-for-saying-rihanna-aint-no-beyonce-ahead-of-super-bowl-performance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stephen A. Smith</a> pleaded with Democrats to stop what he called the “disaster” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/heres-what-happened-during-day-1-of-trumps-hush-money-trial">hush money</a> trial of former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a> involving porn star Stormy Daniels.
During “The Stephen A. Smith Show” <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymjdmzh9BEA">podcast</a> on Tuesday, the ESPN host blasted the criminal prosecution of Trump — who’s facing 34 charges, accused of falsifying business records to cover up an alleged affair with Daniels — reminding Democrats of former President Bill Clinton’s Oval Office dalliances while president and married.
&#8220;Ladies and gentlemen, this is a disaster&#8230; You want Trump gone, beat him… Is it possible it could be perceived that you are going after Trump using lawfare because you can’t beat him. Because you know the issues don&#8217;t favor you?” Smith said, noting things like Iran, Ukraine, trouble at the border, and rising crime.
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“Y’all remember Bill Clinton? &#8230;Lying under oath. Remember that? No sexual relations?” he added, pointing out other Democrats like former Democratic Vice Presidential nominee John Edwards who had an illicit affair with a campaign aide.
The host asked if the Democrats were “really, really” planning to “push this where a state like New York has a former President in a courtroom because he paid $130,000 in hush money…to keep a porn star’s mouth shut about the fact that they got loose with each other because he didn’t want that to taint his campaign.”
Smith then talked about the “sexual encounter” Clinton had with the former White House intern Monica Lewinsky during his presidency and slammed the trial as “much ado about nothing.”
“To my liberal friends out there, all you’re doing is showing that you’re scared you can’t beat him on the issues and the merits,” the host said. &#8220;That’s why he [Trump] keeps saying they can’t beat me at the election, at the polls. This is the only way they can do it.”
&#8220;And if you don’t put him in jail, and he still goes from being the presumptive GOP nominee to the official GOP nominee, and he goes to the polls, even though he was going to whine about winning and [the election] being rigged again, you have given more fodder to that argument, which means we’ll never have peace in this country,” he added. &#8220;Because tens of millions of people see what extent the other side is willing to go through just to keep him out of office because they can’t beat him on their own merits.”
“And they’re going to say, ‘Hey, you trumped us up against him again,’ and we’ll have no peace when all you gotta do is figure out a way to beat him on the issues,” Smith continued. “But you haven’t been able to do it. You can’t beat him [Trump]&#8230; Everything you do shows me you can’t beat him. It’s a damn shame. It really, really is. It’s embarrassing. &#8220;

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‘Remember Bill Clinton’: Stephen A. Smith Pleads With Democrats Stop ‘Disaster’ Trump Hush Money Trial

'Remember Bill Clinton’: Stephen A. Smith Pleads With Democrats Stop ‘Disaster’ Trump Hush Money Trial

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Michigan Wolverine&#8217;s legend Braylon Edwards is being called a hero after he rescued an 80-year-old man who was being attacked by a 25-year-old man in a Detroit YMCA locker room.
Edwards, who went on to play in the NFL, said he heard some people arguing and at first said he didn&#8217;t think anything of it but when he heard a large thud he decided to jump in, WDIV <a href="https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2024/03/02/michigan-wolverines-football-legend-rescues-80-year-old-during-farmington-hills-locker-room-attack/">Local 4</a> Detroit reported.
&#8220;I walk into the locker room after work, and basically, I hear about four rows behind me arguing about music and how it was being played too loud,&#8221; Edwards told the outlet. &#8220;So I&#8217;m not paying attention, and I was just minding my business.&#8221;
&#8220;The noise escalates, and then you can hear some pushing and shoving, so you know what fighting sounds like, but once I hear a thud, that&#8217;s when I got up and turned around,&#8221; he added.
&#8220;And then I see the guy for what I was thinking was reaching for a phone underneath the victim grabs the back of the victim&#8217;s head by the hair, and he was about to slam it down on the counter,&#8221; Edwards continued, noting that officers told him if he hadn&#8217;t have stepped in the older man&#8217;s injuries would&#8217;ve been more serious. &#8220;But at the end of the day that&#8217;s what you do.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39653298/ex-nfl-wr-braylon-edwards-stops-alleged-assault-man-80">Farmington Hills Police chief</a> Jeff King did not hold back his thoughts and said if it wasn&#8217;t for Edwards &#8220;intervention, we could very easily be talking about someone&#8217;s death.&#8221;
&#8220;He absolutely saved that man&#8217;s life,&#8221; King told The <a href="https://apnews.com/article/ymca-attack-nfl-player-good-samaritan-a1b9dc436cc973663651a6560d983adb">Associated Press</a>. &#8220;I&#8217;ve been a police officer going on 29 years. When these assaults are ongoing, really bad things can happen.&#8221;
The 25-year-old suspect initially took off on foot before he was arrested and taken into custody, WDIV noted.
He has since been charged with attempted murder. Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald called the attack &#8220;vicious&#8221; and &#8220;senseless.&#8221;
She also commended the witness, without naming Edwards, for intervening and said &#8220;we will seek justice for this victim.&#8221;
As far as the elderly man, he was transported to the hospital and remains in critical but stable condition, <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39653298/ex-nfl-wr-braylon-edwards-stops-alleged-assault-man-80">ESPN</a> noted.
Edwards was a star receiver during his time with the Wolverines. In 2005, he entered the NFL draft where he was picked up by the Cleveland Browns. He remained with them for the next five seasons before he was traded to the New York Jets in 2009. The Wolverine stand-out also played in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers and the Seattle Seahawks.

Ohio State v Michigan

Michigan Wolverines Football Legend Rescues 80-Year-Old From Attack

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/90-year-old-volunteer-for-ms-society-told-to-step-down-because-she-did-not-understand-pronouns">National Multiple Sclerosis Society</a> finally apologized for firing a 90-year-old volunteer who failed to use preferred pronouns while celebrating the diversity, equity, and inclusion movement.
In a rather lengthy <a href="https://www.nationalmssociety.org/About-the-Society/News/Statement-from-National-Multiple-Sclerosis-Society">statement</a> from the non-profit organization, the MS society wrote that it had apologized &#8220;to our longtime, dedicated volunteer Fran Itkoff&#8221; after the group asked the volunteer to &#8220;step down from her role as a group leader because of statements made that we viewed as not aligning with our recently implemented diversity, equity and inclusion policy.&#8221;
&#8220;We realize now that we made a mistake, and we should have had more conversations with Fran before making this decision,&#8221; the statement read.
&#8220;While we acted at the time with the best intentions, we did not have clear protocols in place,&#8221; the statement added. &#8220;We should have spent more time with Fran to help her understand why, as an organization, we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive movement where everyone has equitable access to the care, connections, and support they need to live their best lives. &#8220;
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BREAKING: National Ms Society just released a statement backtracking on the entire story saying they were WRONG and APOLOGIZE to the 90-year-old volunteer who they forced to step down over pronouns.
“We realize now that we made a mistake.” “As an organization, we fell short.”… <a href="https://t.co/rhNSSPKQxo">https://t.co/rhNSSPKQxo</a> <a href="https://t.co/5XJJjgdamm">pic.twitter.com/5XJJjgdamm</a>
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href="https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1760367773581287675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 21, 2024</a></blockquote>
&#8220;We apologized to Fran directly and reached out to her to find a way to continue to work together,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;In the spirit of continuous learning, we are focused on evaluating our processes and fortifying our learning to ensure our team members are equipped on the best ways to implement all of our policies…&#8221;
Itkoff — who&#8217;s been offering her time and services to the non-profit for more than 60 years — was let go recently because she &#8220;did not understand pronouns,&#8221; as previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ms-society-defends-decision-to-oust-90-year-old-volunteer-for-not-using-pronouns">reported</a>.
Her story ended up going viral after she did an interview with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/libs-of-tik-tok">Libs of TikTok</a> documenting her experience. The former volunteer said she received an email claiming she had failed to &#8220;abide by [the MS Society&#8217;s] Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion guidelines,&#8221; which <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/90-year-old-volunteer-for-ms-society-told-to-step-down-because-she-did-not-understand-pronouns">resulted</a> in her being let go.
Speaking to LOTT creator Chaya Raichik, Itkoff said, &#8220;I was confused. I didn&#8217;t know what it was and what it meant,&#8221; when asked about including her pronouns in her email signature.
&#8220;I had seen it on a couple of letters that had come in after the person&#8217;s name. But I didn&#8217;t know what that meant,&#8221; she added. &#8220;So when I finally talked to [a colleague], I asked what does it mean… And she said that it meant they were all-inclusive, which didn&#8217;t make sense to me. Because it sounds like you are labeling for females, not males, if you are just putting in she/her.&#8221;
The long-time volunteer said she was asked to step down a few days later. &#8220;I was completely shocked,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I couldn&#8217;t believe that … I had to read it a couple of times to see if I&#8217;m getting what she said.&#8221;
Itkoff told Libs of TikTok she started volunteering, in part, because her husband had MS, a degenerative disease impacting the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves, and continued to volunteer long after his death 20 years ago.
Amanda Harding contributed to this piece.

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MS Society Finally Apologizes For Firing 90-Year-Old Volunteer For Not Using Pronouns While Celebrating DEI

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Kansas City Chiefs player Trey Smith recounted the moments after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/two-heroes-who-tackled-suspected-kc-shooter-speak-out-i-didnt-hesitate-it-was-just-do-it">shots</a> rang out at the Super Bowl LVIII victory parade in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-heroes-tackle-suspected-shooter-at-kansas-city-chiefs-parade">Kansas City</a> on Wednesday, leaving one person dead and more than 20 others injured.
During the NFL player&#8217;s appearance on &#8220;<a href="https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/kansas-city-chiefs-player-trey-smith-reacts-parade-107256907?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=dhfacebook&amp;utm_content=app.dashhudson.com/abcnews/library/media/379964670">Good Morning America</a>,&#8221; Smith talked about how the team was notified that there was an &#8220;active shooter&#8221; situation as they left the stage at the conclusion of the parade.
&#8220;I just remember the security guards ushering us through the doors quickly, saying, &#8216;Come on, hurry up, hurry up, hurry up,'&#8221; Smith said. &#8220;They said, &#8216;This is not a joke. It&#8217;s a life and death situation.'&#8221;
Smith said he and other players took shelter in a closet and grabbed others to get them to a safe location.
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“I’m pretty angry. Due to senseless violence, someone lost their life today … At the end of the day, Kansas City is a great city. We’re gonna stand up together and we’re gonna be strong.”
Chiefs’ player <a href="https://twitter.com/treysmith?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@treysmith</a> details the aftermath of the deadly Super Bowl parade shooting. <a href="https://t.co/fQMNSbnvFR">pic.twitter.com/fQMNSbnvFR</a>
— Good Morning America (@GMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/GMA/status/1758110606765256801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
&#8220;Right before I run in there, there&#8217;s a little kid in front of me so I just grabbed him and yanked him up and said, &#8216;You&#8217;re hopping in here with me, buddy,'&#8221; the player told GMA. &#8220;I don&#8217;t know how many people there were in the closet, maybe 20-plus.&#8221;
&#8220;One of my teammates, my long snapper James Winchester, was very instrumental in helping keep people calm,&#8221; he added.
Smith also talked about how he helped calm one young fan amid the chaos.
&#8220;This little boy was with his father. He was a little hysterical,&#8221; Smith said. &#8220;He just panicked. He was scared. He doesn&#8217;t know what&#8217;s going on. I had the WWE belt the entire parade and I was thinking, what can I do to help him out? I just handed him the belt and said, &#8216;Hey buddy, you&#8217;re the champion. No one is gonna hurt you. No one&#8217;s gonna hurt you, man. We got your back.'&#8221;
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NFL reporter Albert Breer took to <a href="https://x.com/AlbertBreer/status/1757886988965814454?s=20">X</a> after the shooting and reported how &#8220;unbelievable&#8221; the players were with helping calm fans down.
&#8220;The Chiefs left the parade in buses, and in shock,&#8221; Breer wrote. &#8220;I&#8217;m told players were UNBELIEVABLE calming panicked kids down. [Chiefs players] Blaine Gabbert, Trey Smith, Austin Reiter, Chris Oladukun all rallied.&#8221;
&#8220;Smith went to one upset kid, gave him the WWE title belt and sat with him until he calmed down,&#8221; he added. 
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid also helped in the aftermath of the shooting.
Teenager Gabe Wallace told &#8220;<a href="https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article285498677.html?taid=65cd773088998b0001e30bc3&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter">The Kansas City Star&#8221;</a> that, &#8220;Reid was trying to comfort me, which was nice. He was kind of hugging me, just like, &#8216;Are you OK, man? Are you OK? Just please breathe.&#8217; He was being real nice and everything.&#8221;
Wallace said Reid then &#8220;left to check on other people, I&#8217;m pretty sure.&#8221;
Later in the day, the Chiefs released a <a href="https://x.com/Chiefs/status/1757898448660038109?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> about being &#8220;truly saddened by the senseless act of violence.&#8221;
&#8220;Our hearts go out to the victims, their families, and all of Kansas City,&#8221; the statement read. &#8220;We are in close communication with the Mayor&#8217;s office as well as the Kansas City Police Department.&#8221;
&#8220;At this time, we have confirmed that all of our players, coaches, staff, and their families are safe and accounted for,&#8221; it added. &#8220;We thank the local law enforcement and first responders who were on the scene to assist.&#8221;

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Chiefs Player Recounts Moments After Shooting At Super Bowl Victory Parade

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Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tim-scott" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tim Scott</a> (R-SC) definitely got everyone&#8217;s attention when he announced that he had proposed to his girlfriend of a year, Mindy Noce, and &#8220;she said yes.&#8221;
In the now viral post on <a href="https://x.com/votetimscott/status/1749265172789641363?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">X</a>, the prior <a href="https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4420881-sen-tim-scott-engaged-to-be-married/">GOP presidential hopeful</a> shared two pictures taken at South Carolina&#8217;s Kiawah Island after he got down on one knee during a beach walk at sunset and asked Noce if she would marry him. 
&#8220;She said YES,&#8221; Scott wrote on <a href="https://twitter.com/votetimscott/status/1749265172789641363?s=46&amp;t=o-U3qwC25WnWaylJ0oeG7Q">X</a>. &#8220;Mindy, thank you for making me the luckiest man in the world.&#8221;
He then included a Bible verse from Proverbs 18:22 which read, &#8220;He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord.&#8221;
Speaking about the engagement, Scott told the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/01/21/tim-scott-engaged-vp-trump/">Washington Post</a>, &#8220;As a guy who is mostly an introvert and on the quiet side, having to have a conversation about the engagement is a little, you know, uncomfortable in a way, but it&#8217;s the most exciting thing I&#8217;lll do with my life besides making Jesus my Lord.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;ve been very patient and prayerful, and I&#8217;m really excited and somewhat nervous, and I couldn&#8217;t be more thankful for having found a soul mate and someone who shares a lot of the same interests, passions and goals that I do,&#8221; he added.
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She said YES.
Mindy, thank you for making me the luckiest man in the world.
“He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord” &#8211; Proverbs 18:22 <a href="https://t.co/FhspUVmSkY">pic.twitter.com/FhspUVmSkY</a>
— Tim Scott (@votetimscott) <a href="https://twitter.com/votetimscott/status/1749265172789641363?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2024</a></blockquote>
Scott and Noce started dating a year ago after meeting through a Bible study at their church, <a href="https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4420881-sen-tim-scott-engaged-to-be-married/">The Hill</a> reported.
The senator&#8217;s relationship status became a focal point of the 2024 Election after Scott threw his hat in the ring for the presidency, with people noting that he would be the first unmarried president in at least a century, The Hill noted.
At the time, he would only talk about the &#8220;<a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4208915-tim-scott-im-dating-a-lovely-christian-girl/">lovely Christian girl</a>,&#8221; he was dating without naming her. Two months later, she finally joined him on stage during a presidential debate in November.
Scott later dropped out of the race and has since endorsed former President Donald Trump for the 2024 GOP nomination.  Speculation recently surfaced that Scott could be named Trump&#8217;s Vice President, the outlet noted.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tim-scott-trump-needs-to-comport-himself-in-a-way-that-is-consistent-with-the-highest-office" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tim Scott: Trump Needs To &#8216;Comport&#8217; Himself &#8216;In A Way That Is Consistent With The Highest Office&#8217;</a>

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‘She Said Yes’: Sen. Tim Scott Proposes To Girlfriend

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alec-baldwin-could-still-face-involuntary-manslaughter-charges-in-rust-shooting">Alec Baldwin</a> was indicted Friday by a grand jury on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2021 shooting on the set of the film &#8220;Rust&#8221; that left cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead and injured director Joel Souza.
Two special prosecutors, Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis, presented their case this week to a grand jury after receiving further analysis about the gun used, <a href="https://variety.com/2024/biz/news/alec-baldwin-manslaughter-rust-shooting-again-1235875855/">Variety</a> reported. The report found that the shooting occurred by a &#8220;pull or rearward depression of the trigger,&#8221; something Baldwin previously had been adamant he hadn&#8217;t done.
&#8220;This fatal incident was the consequence of the hammer being manually retracted to its fully rearward and cocked position followed, at some point, by the pull or rearward depression of the trigger,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/16/arts/alec-baldwin-gun-trigger-rust.html">report</a> concluded. &#8220;Although Alec Baldwin repeatedly denies pulling the trigger, given the tests, findings and observations reported here, the trigger had to be pulled or depressed sufficiently to release the fully cocked or retracted hammer of the evidence revolver.&#8221;
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A grand jury has indicted Alec Baldwin on an involuntary manslaughter charge for the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
(Source: <a href="https://t.co/XD717hdtzJ">https://t.co/XD717hdtzJ</a>) <a href="https://t.co/qilHptsPoF">pic.twitter.com/qilHptsPoF</a>
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) <a href="https://twitter.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1748429911100948751?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
Baldwin&#8217;s attorneys, Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro, released a statement on Friday that read, &#8220;We look forward to our day in court.&#8221;
Two sources <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alec-baldwin-may-face-involuntary-manslaughter-charge-rust-shooting-pr-rcna104138" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previously</a> told NBC News that New Mexico prosecutors intended to recharge the 65-year-old actor after previously dropping the criminal charges against him, citing &#8220;new facts.&#8221;
At the time, Nikas and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/17/arts/alec-baldwin-grand-jury-rust.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alex Spiro</a> said, &#8220;It is unfortunate that a terrible tragedy has been turned into this misguided prosecution. We will answer any charges in court.&#8221;
In January 2023, the Santa Fe County District Attorney’s Office charged Baldwin with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. The charges were dismissed without prejudice in April after the actor&#8217;s legal team claimed the gun had been modified in some way which caused it to malfunction, the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/alec-baldwin-rust-set-shooting-charge-59e437602146168ced27fd8e03acb636?taid=65aacd8c30e2620001dd1747&amp;utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&amp;utm_medium=AP&amp;utm_source=Twitter">Associated Press</a> noted. 
Prosecutors made clear at the time, &#8220;This decision does not absolve Mr. Baldwin of criminal culpability and charges may be refiled.&#8221;
&#8220;The gun and broken sear have been sent to the state&#8217;s independent expert for further testing,&#8221; the office said at the time. &#8220;The charges against Alec Baldwin were dismissed without prejudice because a possible malfunction of the gun significantly affects causation with regard to Baldwin, not with regard to Gutierrez. If it is determined that the gun did not malfunction, charges against Mr. Baldwin will proceed.&#8221;
The state of New Mexico brought in gun analysts Lucien Haag and Mike Haag in its case against &#8220;Rust&#8221; armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed to determine if the gun had been modified. That <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/16/arts/alec-baldwin-gun-trigger-rust.html">report</a> determined the “trigger had to pulled or depressed.”
In October 2021, the &#8220;30 Rock&#8221; star was involved in the shooting of Hutchins on the New Mexico film set. The firearm Baldwin was holding discharged a bullet. Baldwin has repeatedly maintained that there was &#8220;no trigger pull.&#8221;
Gutierrez-Reed was charged with involuntary manslaughter and pleaded not guilty, the AP noted. Her trial is set for February 21, 2024, Variety noted.
If convicted the “Saturday Night Live” star could spend up to 18 months in prison, Variety noted.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/charlamagne-tha-god">Charlamagne Tha God</a> sounded the alarm to Democrats and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/delusional-biden-says-southern-border-is-not-in-crisis-as-illegal-crossings-surge" target="_blank" rel="noopener">President Joe Biden</a> that illegal immigration is hurting the party, especially when it comes to the 2024 election.
In an interview with <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/charlamagne-tha-god-stunned-wave-working-class-people-upset-migrant-crisis">Fox News</a>, the <a href="https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1748026482176164298?s=20">radio host</a> &#8212; born Lenard McKelvey &#8212; said that he&#8217;s never seen anything like the response he&#8217;s getting from &#8220;working-class&#8221; callers upset about the influx of illegal immigrants into New York City. In New York City, school kids were kicked out of school recently and forced to do &#8220;remote learning&#8221; to allow for housing for the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nyc-moves-thousands-of-illegal-immigrants-to-high-school-gym-due-to-high-winds-forcing-students-to-switch-to-remote-learning" target="_blank" rel="noopener">illegal immigrants</a>.
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Black radio host Charlamagne Tha God issues dark warning to Democrat Party after &#8220;working-class voters&#8221; rage over migrant crisis:
“They took two thousand migrants and put them in a school and made the students stay home!&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/ajfi5gmIAM">pic.twitter.com/ajfi5gmIAM</a>
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href="https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1748026482176164298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2024</a></blockquote>
&#8220;Like, I honestly have never spoken to as many people who are concerned about the migrant issue as I have, you know, over the past year,&#8221; the host said. &#8220;And, I mean, I&#8217;ve heard everything from, you know, the gang MS13 overrunning neighborhoods … what we saw just happened in New York City, where the migrants, they took 2,000 migrants and put them in the school and made the school stay home, made the students stay home and do school via Zoom.&#8221;
&#8220;And that was a big issue,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Like, I mean, people were calling the radio station &#8212; that was just this week, you know, really, really, really complaining about that. So I’ve never seen working-class people who I interact with every day until this past year really, really, really expressed their frustration for the migrants.&#8221;
The media mogul said Democrat mayors like New York City Mayor Eric Adams need to slow down and stop welcoming the illegal immigrants.
&#8220;Yo, hold up. This is too much,&#8221; the host said. &#8220;We&#8217;ve heard Vice President Kamala Harris say, &#8216;Hey, don&#8217;t come.&#8217; Like we&#8217;ve seen that. So yeah, I think it&#8217;s going to be a real, real, real, real, real big issue.&#8221;
He also said this illegal immigration crisis falls on Biden&#8217;s shoulders because he&#8217;s the president.
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&#8220;If he [Biden] can take credit for the good things that happen in this country, he has to take credit for the bad as well because those things happen on his watch,&#8221; Charlamagne said.
&#8220;And I&#8217;m telling you, people are going to go to those sound bites … where they saw President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and Mayor Eric Adams and all of these other, you know, liberals and Democrats, they&#8217;re going to go to those sound bites of them welcoming them into sanctuary cities.&#8221;
Last month, the radio personality made headlines after he begged Biden not to run for a second term, saying that it could be the &#8220;ultimate Christmas gift&#8221; to America.
During his guest host appearance on &#8220;The Daily Show,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-ultimate-christmas-gift-the-daily-show-guest-host-torches-biden-begs-him-not-to-run-in-2024">radio host</a> urged the president to step away from the 2024 race so he said the party can beat likely Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-ultimate-christmas-gift-the-daily-show-guest-host-torches-biden-begs-him-not-to-run-in-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8216;The Ultimate Christmas Gift&#8217;: &#8216;The Daily Show&#8217; Guest Host Torches Biden, Begs Him Not To Run In 2024</a>

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Hollywood stars hit the red carpet on Sunday ahead of the 2024 Golden Globes, and some made an effort to show their support for the hostages still being held by Hamas following the terrorist attack on Oct. 7. 
Actress J. Smith-Cameron and actor John Ortiz were just a few of the elite performers who showed up to the 81st annual awards show donning a little yellow ribbon pinned on their outfits, the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/yellow-ribbons-2024-golden-globes-explained-1235781121/">Hollywood Reporter</a> reported.
<a href="https://stories.bringthemhomenow.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bring Them Home Now</a>, the Israeli hostage advocacy organization, worked behind the scenes to supply the ribbons for the stars to wear in support of the 130 hostages who have been held in captivity following Hamas attack on Israel that has resulted in the death of 1,400 people, THR noted.
Social media users praised the move and wrote &#8220;thank you to [Succession] star J. Smith-Cameron for wearing a yellow ribbon at the [Golden Globes] — demanding the return of the hostages in Hamas captivity in Gaza.&#8221;
Another added, &#8220;We appreciate so many advocates showing support for Israeli hostages in Gaza at the Golden Globes. During times like these, the entertainment industry&#8217;s support is needed more than ever. We commend those using their platform to Bring Them Home Now.&#8221;
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J. Smith-Cameron wore a yellow ribbon at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoldenGlobes2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoldenGlobes2024</a> to show support for the hostages <a href="https://t.co/KmMN1llJt0">pic.twitter.com/KmMN1llJt0</a>
— Aviva Klompas (@AvivaKlompas) <a href="https://twitter.com/AvivaKlompas/status/1744343206295199917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2024</a></blockquote>
Wearing the yellow ribbon to commemorate a loved one far away dates back to a song first recorded in 1917 – which gained popularity when a new version was released with the John Wayne film &#8220;She Wore A Yellow Ribbon.&#8221; The practice once again became popular during the the Iran hostage crisis in 1979, when Americans tied yellow ribbons around trees and wore yellow ribbons on their lapels in support of the 52 Americans who were being were held in captivity in Tehran for 444 days. 
The ribbons were worn in support of bringing the hostages home safely, which finally <a href="https://www.britannica.com/event/Iran-hostage-crisis/Conflict-and-resolution">occurred</a> minutes after late-President Ronald Reagan&#8217;s first inauguration on January 20, 1981.
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Golden Globes Red Carpet Arrivals and Fashion Thread
John Ortiz <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AmericanFiction?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AmericanFiction</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoldenGlobes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoldenGlobes</a> <a href="https://t.co/4NEN10TZgV">pic.twitter.com/4NEN10TZgV</a>
— EllysMC (@ellysmelancholy) <a href="https://twitter.com/ellysmelancholy/status/1744125716638334996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 7, 2024</a></blockquote>
A clock on the Bring Them Home Now <a href="https://stories.bringthemhomenow.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website,</a> at the time of this publication, read, &#8220;93 days, 9 hours, 56 minutes and 29 seconds&#8221; since being taken by Hamas.
&#8220;We demand the safe return of all citizens who have been taken hostage by the terrorist group Hamas,&#8221; the message added. &#8220;We will not rest until every hostage is released and returns home safely. You can help bring them back home.&#8221;

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Hollywood Stars At Golden Globes Show Support For Hostages Still Being Held By Hamas

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Former ESPN host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sage-steele" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sage Steele</a> torched activist Al Sharpton for defending former Harvard President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/claudine-gay-to-resign-as-harvard-president-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Claudine Gay</a> after her resignation.
During Steele&#8217;s appearance on Jesse Watters&#8217; <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12926511/sage-steele-slams-al-sharpton-harvard-claudine-gay-bill-ackman.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a> show, the two discussed Sharpton&#8217;s claim that Gay&#8217;s resignation represents an &#8220;attack on all black women&#8221; and his promise to protest hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, who had called for Gay&#8217;s resignation, the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12926511/sage-steele-slams-al-sharpton-harvard-claudine-gay-bill-ackman.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail</a> reported.
&#8220;Almost every time Al Sharpton speaks I get angry because Al Sharpton pretends that he knows what every single person of color in this country thinks, believes, how they should live, how they should act, how they should vote,&#8221; Steele told Watters.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/sagesteele?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sagesteele</a>: &#8220;Almost every time Al Sharpton speaks I get angry because Al Sharpton pretends that he knows what every single person of color in this country thinks, believes&#8230; I just wish he would go away.&#8221;<a href="https://t.co/TqDRJBfWLN">https://t.co/TqDRJBfWLN</a>
— Mr Producer (@RichSementa) <a href="https://twitter.com/RichSementa/status/1742971619348296175?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 4, 2024</a></blockquote>
&#8220;I just wish he would go away,&#8221; she added. &#8220;Maybe fifty years ago. But right now he is the wrong person to be speaking for anything.&#8221;
Gay’s resignation came in the wake of numerous <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/harvards-gay-accused-of-6-more-instances-of-plagiarism-in-new-complaint">plagiarism allegations</a> as well as her controversial congressional testimony on what Harvard is doing to combat anti-Semitism on campus after Hamas’ attack on Israel.
Steele also slammed Gay&#8217;s answer when she was directly asked by Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) about whether calling for the genocide of Jews violated Harvard’s codes of conduct, and the president <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/their-statements-were-abhorrent-backlash-to-harvard-penn-mit-presidents-on-anti-semitism-continues-even-after-they-backtrack" target="_blank" rel="noopener">responded</a> that it depends “on the context.” She added that calling for genocide is “at odds with the values of Harvard” and that when that kind of “speech crosses into conduct, that violates our policies.”
“She [Gay] couldn&#8217;t even answer that clearly,&#8221; Steele said. &#8220;She refused to answer it. So to me, I don&#8217;t have that much sympathy, and no, I don&#8217;t feel like I need to stand up for her because of the color of her skin,&#8221; she added.
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&#8220;And she and Harvard as a whole has let America down,&#8221; Steele continued.
In Gay&#8217;s resignation <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/claudine-gay-to-resign-as-harvard-president-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a>, the now-ousted president wrote, in part, &#8220;It is with a heavy heart but a deep love for Harvard that I write to share that I will be stepping down as president. This is not a decision I came to easily. Indeed, it has been difficult beyond words because I have looked forward to working with so many of you to advance the commitment to academic excellence that has propelled this great university across centuries.&#8221;
Then Gay tried to diminish the allegations against her by claiming “racial animus” had fueled some of the criticism against her.
“Amidst all of this, it has been distressing to have doubts cast on my commitments to confronting hate and upholding scholarly rigor — two bedrock values that are fundamental to who I am — and frightening to be subjected to personal attacks and threats fueled by racial animus,” she wrote.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-hill-i-will-die-on-sage-steele-says-espn-told-her-not-to-talk-about-lia-thomas-she-disobeyed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8216;A Hill I Will Die On&#8217;: Sage Steele Says ESPN Told Her Not To Talk About Lia Thomas. She Disobeyed.</a>

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Sage Steele Torches Al Sharpton Following His Defense Of Claudine Gay

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A former beauty queen in Bolivia has been arrested on suspicion of gun trafficking and is under investigation in a drug case involving her boyfriend, who is on the run.
Alondra Mercado Campos, 22, was crowned Miss Charm Bolivia in 2023 and Miss Bolivia Mundo in 2020, but she now faces arms trafficking charges after a police raid on her home found a large cache of firearms and ammunition, according to local <a href="https://www.semana.com/gente/articulo/alondra-mercado-la-ex-reina-de-belleza-que-fue-enviada-a-la-carcel-tras-ser-imputada-por-trafico-de-armas/202315/">reports</a>, the <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/12/27/news/former-miss-bolivia-arrested-on-gun-trafficking-charges/?utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social">New York Post</a> reported.
Local prosecutor Gerardo Balderas said Campos and her boyfriend, identified as Andres Vasquez, were seen on cell phone videos at numerous parties with the arms recovered in the November raid.
Campos remains behind bars in Trinidad Women&#8217;s Prison after a judge ruled that the former beauty queen is a flight risk and should be held for 30 days in pre-trial detention.
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Former Miss Bolivia arrested on gun trafficking charges <a href="https://t.co/JrUQ5bocm8">https://t.co/JrUQ5bocm8</a> <a href="https://t.co/z40sGpDOJB">pic.twitter.com/z40sGpDOJB</a>
— New York Post (@nypost) <a href="https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1740062823990821121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 27, 2023</a></blockquote>
Her boyfriend, Vasquez, went on the run in late November and is wanted for alleged drug trafficking.
&#8220;The boyfriend is being investigated for trafficking in controlled substances and is a fugitive,&#8221; Balderas told the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12903849/If-looks-kill-Former-Miss-Bolivia-22-arrested-following-allegations-arms-trafficking.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail</a>.
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Forensic tests on Campos&#8217; BMW SUV are pending to determine if the former pageant winner should also be charged with drug offenses.
Campos is very active on social media with more than 40,000 followers. Some of her posts show her and Vasquez at various locations. Others show her in racy bikinis, mini skirts, and more.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/miss-italy-announces-men-are-not-allowed-wont-jump-on-trans-activism-bandwagon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Miss Italy Announces Men Are Not Allowed, Won&#8217;t Jump On Trans Activism &#8216;Bandwagon&#8217;</a>

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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nyc-catholic-church-facing-backlash-for-god-is-trans-exhibit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">church</a> in Italy took considerable backlash for its &#8220;dangerous&#8221; and &#8220;blasphemous&#8221; nativity scene featuring a figure of a second woman — in place of Joseph — alongside the figures of the Virgin Mary and the baby Jesus.
The Church of Saints Peter and Paul, in Capocastello di Mercogliano, is under fire after Father Vitaliano Della Sala decided it would be a good idea to have a &#8220;more inclusive&#8221; nativity in his church, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/blasphemous-same-sex-nativity-scene-angers-conservatives-italy-2023-12-23/#:~:text=%22I%20wanted%20to%20show%20with,Vitaliano%20Della%20Sala%20told%20Reuters." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reuters</a> reported.
&#8220;I wanted to show with this scene that families are no longer just the traditional ones,&#8221; Della Sala told the outlet.
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Priest in Italy creates a same-sex nativity scene. Replaces St. Joseph with another woman, who is shrouded in LGBT colours.
Over to you Holy Father. <a href="https://t.co/1LuXnhxET6">pic.twitter.com/1LuXnhxET6</a>
— Timeless Faith ✠ (@timelessfaithh) <a href="https://twitter.com/timelessfaithh/status/1739022633620881440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
&#8220;In our parishes we see more and more children from the new types of families that exist and are part of our society, children of separated and divorced people, gay couples, single people, young mothers,&#8221; he added.
In his response, he also referred people to Pope Francis&#8217; recent move allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, the <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/12/18/news/pope-francis-approves-blessings-for-same-sex-couples-if-the-rituals-dont-resemble-marriage/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Post</a> noted.
The same-sex nativity scene, with one of the Mary figures draped in rainbow colors, sparked an <a href="https://www.provitaefamiglia.it/petizione/no-alla-strumentalizzazione-blasfema-lgbtq-del-presepe-firma-ora" target="_blank" rel="noopener">online petition</a> for its removal. It was started by Pro-Vita &amp; Famiglia, a pro-life group, that called on the bishop in the province to have it taken down.
&#8220;An LGBT nativity scene with &#8216;two mothers&#8217; was set up in the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Capocastello di Mercogliano, in the province of Avellino,&#8221; the petition read.
&#8220;A blasphemous and provocative representation that distorts the meaning of the Nativity scene itself and of the Holy Family: both with the removal of Saint Joseph, sacrificed on the altar of political correctness, and with the very serious message relating to the &#8216;two mothers&#8217; which &#8216;sanctifies&#8217; a practice as illegal as the buying and selling of gametes,&#8221; it added.
At the time of this publication, the group has almost reached its goal of 25,000 signatures, sitting at 24,610.
Senator Maurizio Gasparri, of the co-ruling Forza Italia party, said the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/twitter-going-crazy-over-gay-nativity-scene-paul-bois">LGBT nativity scene</a> &#8220;offends all those who always had respect and devotion for the Holy Family.&#8221;
The pro-life group called it &#8220;dangerous, as well as shameful and blasphemous,&#8221; Reuters noted.

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