Last month, a judge tossed a lawsuit from Elon Musk‘s X (formerly Twitter) against the Center for Countering Digital Hate, an anti-extremism watchdog, that alleged the group had financially harmed the company by reporting on violent and hateful speech proliferating across its platform. The ruling stated in no uncertain terms that Musk and X were trying to punish the Ccdh for exercising First Amendment rights.
Following that court victory, the organization is once again sounding the alarm about X’s lack of sensible moderation, releasing another trove of data...
Following that court victory, the organization is once again sounding the alarm about X’s lack of sensible moderation, releasing another trove of data...
- 4/11/2024
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
Conservative firebrand Candace Owens has left the news outlet The Daily Wire after a war of words with the founder of the news brand, fellow far-right figure Ben Shapiro, which began shortly after the outset of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
Owens joined the partisan conservative news website, which gained traction during former President Donald Trump’s time in the White House, in 2020 and hosted a weekday commentary show for the brand, known for repackaging other news outlets’ reporting with a right-wing spin. The 34-year-old confirmed the news on Friday on X, the platform where most of the drama between the two conservative media figures played out.
“The rumors are true — I am finally free. If you would like to support my work, you can head to http://CandaceOwens.com where you will be directed to my locals page,” Owens tweeted, then solicited for funds on another personal website.
Owens joined the partisan conservative news website, which gained traction during former President Donald Trump’s time in the White House, in 2020 and hosted a weekday commentary show for the brand, known for repackaging other news outlets’ reporting with a right-wing spin. The 34-year-old confirmed the news on Friday on X, the platform where most of the drama between the two conservative media figures played out.
“The rumors are true — I am finally free. If you would like to support my work, you can head to http://CandaceOwens.com where you will be directed to my locals page,” Owens tweeted, then solicited for funds on another personal website.
- 3/22/2024
- by Kevin Dolak
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In their long-running quest to sow xenophobia among the American populace, some on the far right have accused migrants of every imaginable crime. Donald Trump declared them rapists and falsely claimed that the violent street gang Ms-13 was invading the country on a massive scale. GOP legislators have argued, with scant evidence, that the fentanyl crisis can be blamed on drug smugglers entering the U.S. illegally. There are bogus claims about noncitizens committing voter fraud, and the outbreak of war in the Middle East last fall even led to...
- 3/15/2024
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is running online advertising to raise cash for 2024 — and a portion of that ad spending is monetizing pro-Nazi content on the streaming service Rumble, Rolling Stone has observed.
In a short video ad that plays before select videos on Rumble, Trump makes a pitch to the Maga masses to help him counter “crooked Joe Biden” by donating to his 2024 campaign: “I am very humbly asking if you could chip in $5, $10, or even $25.” Trump vows that donors will help him “win back the White House” and “make America great again,...
In a short video ad that plays before select videos on Rumble, Trump makes a pitch to the Maga masses to help him counter “crooked Joe Biden” by donating to his 2024 campaign: “I am very humbly asking if you could chip in $5, $10, or even $25.” Trump vows that donors will help him “win back the White House” and “make America great again,...
- 3/14/2024
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
The Republican Party doesn’t seem to have much of a problem with Nazis these days. NBC News recently reported on how they “openly mingled” at last week’s Conservative Political Action Conference. The report was alarming, but not surprising. The event’s keynote speaker and the party’s standard-bearer, Donald Trump, has a history of hobnobbing with white supremacists and antisemites — including Nick Fuentes, the virulently bigoted Holocaust denier the former president invited to dinner at Mar-a-Lago just over a year ago.
Cpac threw a hissy fit over the NBC News report,...
Cpac threw a hissy fit over the NBC News report,...
- 2/28/2024
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
If there’s one defining feature of seemingly every Kanye West album rollout, it’s gotta be chaos. In the past, it was usually good chaos — oh, how we yearn for the days of first-week sales competitions, Good Friday drops, and music videos projected on buildings. But these days, it’s often grim chaos, and the rollout for Vultures 1, West’s new collaborative album with Ty Dolla $ign, has been another exhibition in the form: delays upon delays, sample issues, diatribes of various kinds, and an alternate album cover based...
- 2/16/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Kanye West posted three revealing pictures of his wife, Bianca Censori, on Instagram on January 2.
The first picture showed Censori wearing a strapless bra fur top, which revealed the bottom of her under-boob, a micro thong, knee-high stockings, black high-heels and a black stocking cap.
“No pants this year,” West wrote in this post’s caption.
As for the second picture, Censori wore a corset bodysuit that barely covered her breasts, as well as knee-high boots and a floor-length black leather trench coat.
“It’s giving Kim Kardashian dupe,” West stated in the caption for this post.
Censori was seen wearing the bodysuit and boots again in the third picture, but she was not wearing the trench coat. She was bent over as she was posing in front of a shower.
“Dropped sumn,” West wrote in the third post’s caption.
Fans who commented on the first two pictures were displeased with the “inappropriate” pictures.
The first picture showed Censori wearing a strapless bra fur top, which revealed the bottom of her under-boob, a micro thong, knee-high stockings, black high-heels and a black stocking cap.
“No pants this year,” West wrote in this post’s caption.
As for the second picture, Censori wore a corset bodysuit that barely covered her breasts, as well as knee-high boots and a floor-length black leather trench coat.
“It’s giving Kim Kardashian dupe,” West stated in the caption for this post.
Censori was seen wearing the bodysuit and boots again in the third picture, but she was not wearing the trench coat. She was bent over as she was posing in front of a shower.
“Dropped sumn,” West wrote in the third post’s caption.
Fans who commented on the first two pictures were displeased with the “inappropriate” pictures.
- 1/3/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
After Kanye West posted an apology for his antisemitic remarks last week, far-right political commentator Nick Fuentes took to his show America First to say he was quite dismayed with the rapper.
West posted an apology in Hebrew on his Instagram on December 26.
“I sincerely apologize to the Jewish community for any unintended outburst caused by my words or actions,” West said. “It was not my intention to hurt or demean, and I deeply regret any pain I may have caused. I am committed to starting with myself and learning from this experience to ensure greater sensitivity and understanding in the future. Your forgiveness is important to me, and I am committed to making amends and promoting unity.”
Fuentes, who has made multiple anti-Jewish remarks throughout his career, said he was disappointed with West’s apology.
How the year ended: "Kind of a big, tough blackpill for all of us...
West posted an apology in Hebrew on his Instagram on December 26.
“I sincerely apologize to the Jewish community for any unintended outburst caused by my words or actions,” West said. “It was not my intention to hurt or demean, and I deeply regret any pain I may have caused. I am committed to starting with myself and learning from this experience to ensure greater sensitivity and understanding in the future. Your forgiveness is important to me, and I am committed to making amends and promoting unity.”
Fuentes, who has made multiple anti-Jewish remarks throughout his career, said he was disappointed with West’s apology.
How the year ended: "Kind of a big, tough blackpill for all of us...
- 12/31/2023
- by Zach Ament
- Uinterview
Notorious right-wing podcaster Nick Fuentes recently ignited controversy when he advocated for non-Christians to receive the death penalty.
Fuentes is a prominent figure known for his racist views. In a recent podcast episode, Fuentes focused on what he described as “occult” elements within society, with a particular emphasis on Jewish individuals.
Fuentes said, “So many of the people perpetrating the lies, the destruction of the country, they are evildoers. They are people who worship the false gods. They are people who practice magic and rituals or whatever… More than anything, those people need to be, when we take power, they need to be given the death penalty.”
He went on, “Many of the people behind the lies and the destruction of our country are evildoers. They worship false gods and engage in magic and rituals. When we assume power, these individuals must be given the death penalty.”
Fuentes insisted that...
Fuentes is a prominent figure known for his racist views. In a recent podcast episode, Fuentes focused on what he described as “occult” elements within society, with a particular emphasis on Jewish individuals.
Fuentes said, “So many of the people perpetrating the lies, the destruction of the country, they are evildoers. They are people who worship the false gods. They are people who practice magic and rituals or whatever… More than anything, those people need to be, when we take power, they need to be given the death penalty.”
He went on, “Many of the people behind the lies and the destruction of our country are evildoers. They worship false gods and engage in magic and rituals. When we assume power, these individuals must be given the death penalty.”
Fuentes insisted that...
- 12/28/2023
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Hanging on the wall next to a picturesque window view of the White House grounds in Doug Emhoff’s sunlit corner office is a handmade rectangular wood carving with the words, in all caps, “Second Gentleman.”
When the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris and veteran entertainment lawyer took this newly titled role, it was, as he put it, an “open slate.” The election of his wife as the country’s first female VP meant that, for the first time, there would be a male spouse of one of the White House principals.
Almost three years in to this position, Emhoff said that circumstances, more than anything else, have defined what he does. In the past year in particular, he has become a leading voice on antisemitism, adding to a portfolio that has included such other issues as gender equity and mental health.
The role, Emhoff said in an interview with Deadline this week,...
When the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris and veteran entertainment lawyer took this newly titled role, it was, as he put it, an “open slate.” The election of his wife as the country’s first female VP meant that, for the first time, there would be a male spouse of one of the White House principals.
Almost three years in to this position, Emhoff said that circumstances, more than anything else, have defined what he does. In the past year in particular, he has become a leading voice on antisemitism, adding to a portfolio that has included such other issues as gender equity and mental health.
The role, Emhoff said in an interview with Deadline this week,...
- 12/22/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Nick Fuentes, the hate leader who dined at Mar-a-Lago last year with Donald Trump and Kanye West, is calling for a genocide of “perfidious Jews” and other non-Christians. “When we take power,” he said a Dec. 8 livestream, “they need to be given the death penalty, straight up.”
Fuentes leads an “America First” movement of young white nationalists who call themselves “Groypers.” One of the country’s most insidious racists, Fuentes denies the Holocaust and has increasingly advocated for a violent form of Christian nationalism, as epitomized by his Friday remarks.
Fuentes leads an “America First” movement of young white nationalists who call themselves “Groypers.” One of the country’s most insidious racists, Fuentes denies the Holocaust and has increasingly advocated for a violent form of Christian nationalism, as epitomized by his Friday remarks.
- 12/12/2023
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Following an antisemitic blitz in late 2022, Kanye West returned to radio with new track “Vultures” and appeared to double down on his controversial statements.
The song, which features Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Durk and Bump J., premiered Friday night on Wpwx Power 92 Chicago. More than halfway through the song, West raps, “How I’m antisemitic, I just fucked a Jewish bitch.” The track has not yet been officially released on streaming platforms.
Last year, sources told Rolling Stone that West spoke of his admiration for Hitler during the making of The College Dropout,...
The song, which features Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Durk and Bump J., premiered Friday night on Wpwx Power 92 Chicago. More than halfway through the song, West raps, “How I’m antisemitic, I just fucked a Jewish bitch.” The track has not yet been officially released on streaming platforms.
Last year, sources told Rolling Stone that West spoke of his admiration for Hitler during the making of The College Dropout,...
- 11/18/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Rep. Eric Swalwell took Rep. Jim Jordan to task over his past tolerance of antisemitic statements during a Wednesday hearing of the House Judiciary Committee. Jordan, the committee’s chairman, convened the hearing to debate free speech on college campuses and discuss recent collegiate protests related to Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
After Jordan (R-Ohio) referenced antisemitism on campuses, Swalwell (D-Calif.) brought up a tweet from the House Judiciary GOP’s X (formerly Twitter) account, which is controlled by Jordan. On Oct. 6 of last year,...
After Jordan (R-Ohio) referenced antisemitism on campuses, Swalwell (D-Calif.) brought up a tweet from the House Judiciary GOP’s X (formerly Twitter) account, which is controlled by Jordan. On Oct. 6 of last year,...
- 11/8/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Bad news for those expecting Kanye West to follow through with his 2024 run for president: The rapper’s own attorney has confirmed that the campaign is over before it really got off the ground.
“He’s not a candidate for office in 2024,” Ye’s attorney Bruce Marks told Rolling Stone. An unnamed source also said the likelihood of a presidential bid is “beyond remote,” with another adding, “There’s no campaign structure or anything along those lines in place.”
West announced his 2024 run in November 2022, and briefly enlisted Milo Yiannopoulos as his campaign manager before firing the alt-right provocateur less than one month in. Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes took command of West’s political team until May, when Yiannopoulos came back into power and proclaimed himself the “director of political operations” of “YE24.”
However, an October filing with the Federal Election Commission by West’s political committee, Kanye 2020, no longer lists Yiannopoulos on its payroll.
“He’s not a candidate for office in 2024,” Ye’s attorney Bruce Marks told Rolling Stone. An unnamed source also said the likelihood of a presidential bid is “beyond remote,” with another adding, “There’s no campaign structure or anything along those lines in place.”
West announced his 2024 run in November 2022, and briefly enlisted Milo Yiannopoulos as his campaign manager before firing the alt-right provocateur less than one month in. Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes took command of West’s political team until May, when Yiannopoulos came back into power and proclaimed himself the “director of political operations” of “YE24.”
However, an October filing with the Federal Election Commission by West’s political committee, Kanye 2020, no longer lists Yiannopoulos on its payroll.
- 10/20/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
YE24, we hardly knew ye. The prospect of a Kanye West presidential run this election cycle appears dead. Ye’s personal attorney Bruce Marks, who is advising the wind-down of the rapper’s campaign apparatus, tells Rolling Stone: “He’s not a candidate for office in 2024.”
Evidence of the decision not to pursue a presidential bid is reflected in the October Federal Election Commission filing by Ye’s political committee, Kanye 2020, which steered Ye’s oddball presidential bid three years ago and was used by the rapper to test the waters for a 2024 run.
Evidence of the decision not to pursue a presidential bid is reflected in the October Federal Election Commission filing by Ye’s political committee, Kanye 2020, which steered Ye’s oddball presidential bid three years ago and was used by the rapper to test the waters for a 2024 run.
- 10/20/2023
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
As verified accounts on X, formerly Twitter, continue to spread misinformation on the violent conflict between Hamas and Israel, Elon Musk directed his nearly 160 million X followers to follow accounts known for disseminating lies.
“For following the war in real-time, @WarMonitors & @sentdefender are good,” Musk posted on X Sunday morning. He added, “It is also worth following direct sources on the ground. Please add interesting options in replies below.”
In his own post, CNN’s Jake Tapper took a screenshot of Musk’s post next to a screenshot of a...
“For following the war in real-time, @WarMonitors & @sentdefender are good,” Musk posted on X Sunday morning. He added, “It is also worth following direct sources on the ground. Please add interesting options in replies below.”
In his own post, CNN’s Jake Tapper took a screenshot of Musk’s post next to a screenshot of a...
- 10/8/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
While police continue investigating the stabbing death of Brooklyn activist Ryan Carson, interest in the case has turned into a targeted harassment campaign.
A spokesperson for the NYPD confirmed Thursday to Rolling Stone that a person of interest in the case had been taken into custody but declined to release any additional information. CBS News reports that the suspect is Brian Dowling, an 18-year-old Brooklyn man who has been charged with murder and the criminal possession of a weapon.
Carson, 32, was stabbed to death early Monday morning in the Brooklyn...
A spokesperson for the NYPD confirmed Thursday to Rolling Stone that a person of interest in the case had been taken into custody but declined to release any additional information. CBS News reports that the suspect is Brian Dowling, an 18-year-old Brooklyn man who has been charged with murder and the criminal possession of a weapon.
Carson, 32, was stabbed to death early Monday morning in the Brooklyn...
- 10/5/2023
- by CT Jones
- Rollingstone.com
Forrest Gump famously said, “Stupid is as stupid does.” Forrest Gump clearly never spent a Wednesday night tuning into a much-hyped interview between livestreamer Adin Ross and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, which was crashed by masculinity influencer and accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate.
More than 330,000 people tuned into the livestream on Kick Wednesday night, according to streaming data, which featured not the dictator himself, but a Hong Kong native in a pinstriped suit that looked like it had been pulled from a Sheboygan dinner theater production of Guys and Dolls.
More than 330,000 people tuned into the livestream on Kick Wednesday night, according to streaming data, which featured not the dictator himself, but a Hong Kong native in a pinstriped suit that looked like it had been pulled from a Sheboygan dinner theater production of Guys and Dolls.
- 9/21/2023
- by Ej Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of Adl, the Anti-Defamation League, responded to Twitter/X owner’s threat to sue the organization by pointing to the rise in antisemitism across the country.
In an appearance on CNN Primetime, Greenblatt told host Abby Phillip, “The reality is, this claim that Elon wants to sue us — look, I can’t really tell you what’s in his head. I’ve read the same tweets that you have.
“But what’s alarming is the rise of antisemitism across the country. Like, we’ve got to see the big picture here. Literally, anti-Jewish acts have reached historic levels in the United States. The highest number we’ve seen in 40-some-odd years of tracking it.”
Over the weekend, Musk threatened to sue the Adl “to clear our platform’s name on the matter of anti-Semitism.” He accused the Adl of making “unfounded accusations” against Twitter/X that has scared off advertisers.
In an appearance on CNN Primetime, Greenblatt told host Abby Phillip, “The reality is, this claim that Elon wants to sue us — look, I can’t really tell you what’s in his head. I’ve read the same tweets that you have.
“But what’s alarming is the rise of antisemitism across the country. Like, we’ve got to see the big picture here. Literally, anti-Jewish acts have reached historic levels in the United States. The highest number we’ve seen in 40-some-odd years of tracking it.”
Over the weekend, Musk threatened to sue the Adl “to clear our platform’s name on the matter of anti-Semitism.” He accused the Adl of making “unfounded accusations” against Twitter/X that has scared off advertisers.
- 9/6/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
While much of America enjoyed a relaxing Labor Day weekend of cookouts and beach trips, X (formerly known as Twitter) owner Elon Musk was doubling down on his absurd claims that the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish nonprofit, had somehow tanked the website he personally ran into the ground.
The accusations began last week, after Adl director Jonathan Greenblatt had a meeting with X CEO Linda Yaccarino to discuss the prevalence of hate speech on the platform. This kicked off a trending hashtag campaign, #BanTheADL, predicated on the groundless idea that...
The accusations began last week, after Adl director Jonathan Greenblatt had a meeting with X CEO Linda Yaccarino to discuss the prevalence of hate speech on the platform. This kicked off a trending hashtag campaign, #BanTheADL, predicated on the groundless idea that...
- 9/6/2023
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
A hashtag campaign pushed by right-wing ideologues and rife with antisemitic content is trending on X, the site formerly known as Twitter, and being shown support by owner Elon Musk. It’s a new low for a platform that has seemingly abandoned the fight against hate speech.
On Thursday, a number of accounts began tweeting #BanTheADL, calling on Musk to remove the Anti-Defamation League (Adl) from the site. The Adl is a civil rights organization focused on combating antisemitism and extremism. Momentum for the action seems to have been stirred...
On Thursday, a number of accounts began tweeting #BanTheADL, calling on Musk to remove the Anti-Defamation League (Adl) from the site. The Adl is a civil rights organization focused on combating antisemitism and extremism. Momentum for the action seems to have been stirred...
- 9/1/2023
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
A Sunday newsletter from the office of Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Az.) featured a link to an antisemitic website known for promoting conspiracies ranging from QAnon to Holocaust denial, according to a report from the progressive nonprofit Media Matters For America.
The newsletter included a link to Ussa News, which boasts the tagline “do not let this happen to our country ☭.” Despite Gosar condemning antisemitism in the bulletin, Ussa is rampant with antisemitic language, conspiracy theories about Jewish people, and reposted or re-promoted content from Neo-Nazi blogs.
Rep. Gosar’s office...
The newsletter included a link to Ussa News, which boasts the tagline “do not let this happen to our country ☭.” Despite Gosar condemning antisemitism in the bulletin, Ussa is rampant with antisemitic language, conspiracy theories about Jewish people, and reposted or re-promoted content from Neo-Nazi blogs.
Rep. Gosar’s office...
- 7/24/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
On Tuesday, Breitbart revealed that Pedro Gonzalez, a prominent conservative influencer and supporter of Ron DeSantis, sent a slew of nakedly antisemitic messages. Gonzalez responded on Twitter by claiming that the messages, which were sent in 2019 and 2020, were from “a different, dumb season of my life,” while accusing Donald Trump supporters of leaking them as part of a “smear” campaign.
I am blown away by the amount of support I’ve received from every corner amid this smear campaign by Trump’s camp. I cannot express in words how much...
I am blown away by the amount of support I’ve received from every corner amid this smear campaign by Trump’s camp. I cannot express in words how much...
- 6/28/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Fresh Kanye West antisemitism accusations have emerged in a BBC documentary charting the recent times of the troubled artist.
In The Trouble with KanYe, which launches tonight UK time on BBC Two and is paired with a podcast, the rapper’s former business partner Alex Klein accuses him of anti-Jewish remarks when the pair parted ways.
Klein created West’s Stem Player for his Donda 2 album but the pair broke contact following West’s prior antisemitic remarks, according to Klein, who claims this led to West’s outburst, which is revealed in the doc.
“Kanye was very angry you know, he was saying ‘I feel like I wanna smack you’ and ‘you’re exactly like the other Jews’ – almost relishing and reveling in how offensive he could be, using these phrases hoping to hurt me,” Klein says in the documentary. “I asked him and I said ‘Do you really think...
In The Trouble with KanYe, which launches tonight UK time on BBC Two and is paired with a podcast, the rapper’s former business partner Alex Klein accuses him of anti-Jewish remarks when the pair parted ways.
Klein created West’s Stem Player for his Donda 2 album but the pair broke contact following West’s prior antisemitic remarks, according to Klein, who claims this led to West’s outburst, which is revealed in the doc.
“Kanye was very angry you know, he was saying ‘I feel like I wanna smack you’ and ‘you’re exactly like the other Jews’ – almost relishing and reveling in how offensive he could be, using these phrases hoping to hurt me,” Klein says in the documentary. “I asked him and I said ‘Do you really think...
- 6/27/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
In August 2020, Instagram influencer Aliza Jane appeared on No Jumper, the massively popular podcast whose content bounces from hip-hop to current events to, more recently, the odd appearance by alt-right polemicists. During her episode, Jane discussed alleged sexual encounters with multiple members of the Phoenix Suns basketball team, and said R&b singer Trey Songz held her in a hotel against her will and urinated on her. Songz denied all of the allegations, but the comments went viral, causing Jane, she says, to lose her job and get kicked out of her parents’ home.
- 6/1/2023
- by Andre Gee
- Rollingstone.com
Alex Jones has a new conspiracy theory: That his infamous interview of Kanye West, where Ye declared his love for Hitler, was an elaborate “setup” — orchestrated by “eugenicist super Nazis” who control the “New World Order.”
Jones made the bizarre declaration during an InfoWars broadcast last week. Jones — a tireless conspiracy theorist who insists that freedom loving Americans are under assault — declared that Kanye West had been turned into a pawn by a tyrannical elite whose dark ambitions make “Hitler look like a lightweight.”
Jones made the pivot to Kanye,...
Jones made the bizarre declaration during an InfoWars broadcast last week. Jones — a tireless conspiracy theorist who insists that freedom loving Americans are under assault — declared that Kanye West had been turned into a pawn by a tyrannical elite whose dark ambitions make “Hitler look like a lightweight.”
Jones made the pivot to Kanye,...
- 5/22/2023
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Louis Theroux is not comfortable with the disruptor moniker. He almost recoils at the notion, sitting back in his chair, chewing over the word and its literal, historical and symbolic connotations. “It has become a cliché; it’s definitely a cliché,” he eventually says.
But then comes one of the pensive expressions Theroux is famed for. His eyes fixed behind black-rimmed glasses. A man silently arguing with himself, jostling for clarity of thought. Suddenly, a revelation. Maybe he is a disruptor after all — or at least he once was.
“There’s a sense in which I came along in my presenting work and was a bit of a disruptor,” Theroux decides. “I took elements of conventional presenting and elements of classical vérité filmmaking and combined them.”
His talent in front of the camera was spotted by Michael Moore, who gave him a starring role in NBC’s TV Nation, interrogating...
But then comes one of the pensive expressions Theroux is famed for. His eyes fixed behind black-rimmed glasses. A man silently arguing with himself, jostling for clarity of thought. Suddenly, a revelation. Maybe he is a disruptor after all — or at least he once was.
“There’s a sense in which I came along in my presenting work and was a bit of a disruptor,” Theroux decides. “I took elements of conventional presenting and elements of classical vérité filmmaking and combined them.”
His talent in front of the camera was spotted by Michael Moore, who gave him a starring role in NBC’s TV Nation, interrogating...
- 5/20/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
The revelation that Kanye West campaign insider Milo Yiannopoulos charged the Marjorie Taylor Green congressional campaign $7,000 for the purchase of Ye24.com — the website of the Nazi-loving rapper’s prospective 2024 presidential campaign — is rotten news for the Maga lawmaker from Georgia.
Wednesday morning, Greene sent out a statement from her consultant Isaiah Wartman, whose credit card Yiannopoulos used to buy Ye24.com: “Congresswoman Greene knew nothing about the gross negligence made by a vendor and is being unfairly attacked as a result,” Wartman said. “The campaign was told the purchase was refunded.
Wednesday morning, Greene sent out a statement from her consultant Isaiah Wartman, whose credit card Yiannopoulos used to buy Ye24.com: “Congresswoman Greene knew nothing about the gross negligence made by a vendor and is being unfairly attacked as a result,” Wartman said. “The campaign was told the purchase was refunded.
- 5/10/2023
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
The return of alt-right troll Milo Yiannopoulos to Kanye West’s political team may be more sizzle than substance.
Yiannopoulos made a splash Thursday, insisting he’d been reinstated to the campaign as its “director of political operations,” and confirming that he was the author of a leaked email to Nick Fuentes purporting to “terminate” the white supremacist from any official role on the nascent Ye24 campaign.
But a source inside the campaign tells Rolling Stone that the takeover Yiannopoulos is boasting about is “fake news” — or at least greatly exaggerated.
Yiannopoulos made a splash Thursday, insisting he’d been reinstated to the campaign as its “director of political operations,” and confirming that he was the author of a leaked email to Nick Fuentes purporting to “terminate” the white supremacist from any official role on the nascent Ye24 campaign.
But a source inside the campaign tells Rolling Stone that the takeover Yiannopoulos is boasting about is “fake news” — or at least greatly exaggerated.
- 5/5/2023
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
If you thought there was a chance Kanye West was done associating with the far-right’s bottom-of-the-barrel personalities, dispel the notion from your mind. Despite having previously fired right-wing sleezebag Milo Yiannopoulos from his pseudo-presidential “campaign,” Ye has brought him back into the fold to serve as manager for his election run.
Among his first tasks as reinstated Ye sidekick, Yiannopoulos fired West’s white nationalist advisor Nick Fuentes via email, originally posted by TMZ, and verified by Rolling Stone.
“As you may know, I have been in Los Angeles...
Among his first tasks as reinstated Ye sidekick, Yiannopoulos fired West’s white nationalist advisor Nick Fuentes via email, originally posted by TMZ, and verified by Rolling Stone.
“As you may know, I have been in Los Angeles...
- 5/5/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Kanye West has rehired noxious right wing troll Milo Yiannopoulos to help him with his 2024 presidential bid. In turn, Yiannopoulos has fired white nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes and political advisor Ali Alexander in an email, Rolling Stone confirmed Thursday.
“As you may know, I have been in Los Angeles for the past week with Ye, discussing his presidential aspirations,” Yiannopoulos wrote in an email to Fuentes posted on gossip site TMZ. “The result of those discussions is that I will be taking the reins once again as director of his political operations.
“As you may know, I have been in Los Angeles for the past week with Ye, discussing his presidential aspirations,” Yiannopoulos wrote in an email to Fuentes posted on gossip site TMZ. “The result of those discussions is that I will be taking the reins once again as director of his political operations.
- 5/4/2023
- by Kory Grow and Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Stop the Steal activist Ali Alexander has released an apology after being accused of making unwanted sexual advances and demands of young men in his political orbit. His longtime ally, the white supremacist Nick Fuentes, told listeners of his podcast that Alexander is “bowing out of public life.”
“I apologize for any inappropriate messages sent over the years. Forgive me,” Alexander wrote in a statement posted to his Telegram channel. He referred to “battling Ssa” — which appears to be an acronym for same-sex attraction — and insisted he’d “repented before God.
“I apologize for any inappropriate messages sent over the years. Forgive me,” Alexander wrote in a statement posted to his Telegram channel. He referred to “battling Ssa” — which appears to be an acronym for same-sex attraction — and insisted he’d “repented before God.
- 4/17/2023
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Kanye West’s presidential campaign claimed more than $30,000 in payments to white nationalist Nick Fuentes in its latest Federal Election Commission (Fec) filing. Fuentes first burst onto the alt-right scene following the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va.
The 2023 payments to Fuentes came in January and February when the campaign gave him $20,000 for “archival services” and another $10,296.96 for “travel reimbursement.” According to the Anti-Defamation League, Fuentes is a “white supremacist leader, organizer and podcaster who seeks to forge a white nationalist alternative to the mainstream GOP.”
These latest payments...
The 2023 payments to Fuentes came in January and February when the campaign gave him $20,000 for “archival services” and another $10,296.96 for “travel reimbursement.” According to the Anti-Defamation League, Fuentes is a “white supremacist leader, organizer and podcaster who seeks to forge a white nationalist alternative to the mainstream GOP.”
These latest payments...
- 4/16/2023
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
On Thursday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” Kimmel spent quite a bit of time talking about the latest in the many, many legal problems disgraced ex-president Donald Trump is facing.
But the ABC star also poked some fun at the lawsuit Trump filed against his former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, dubbing their weird journey from longtime employer/employees and co-conspirators to enemies “the circle jerk of life.”
“You know, Donald Trump was in — you’re not gonna believe this — he was in court today. He’s in court in New York to be deposed in one of the 70 or 80 cases against him,” Kimmel said during his monologue. “Before his deposition, his little thumbs took a trip to Truth Social to lash out at Letitia James, the New York Attorney General, who has accused him of fraud.”
Kimmel read directly from Trump’s rant, which included a bit where Trump said “I...
But the ABC star also poked some fun at the lawsuit Trump filed against his former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, dubbing their weird journey from longtime employer/employees and co-conspirators to enemies “the circle jerk of life.”
“You know, Donald Trump was in — you’re not gonna believe this — he was in court today. He’s in court in New York to be deposed in one of the 70 or 80 cases against him,” Kimmel said during his monologue. “Before his deposition, his little thumbs took a trip to Truth Social to lash out at Letitia James, the New York Attorney General, who has accused him of fraud.”
Kimmel read directly from Trump’s rant, which included a bit where Trump said “I...
- 4/14/2023
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Well, it turns out Laura Loomer is not going to be working on Trump’s campaign.
The New York Times reported on Friday that Trump had asked his staff to hire Loomer — a notorious far-right conspiracy theorist with a rich history of bigotry — to work on his 2024 presidential campaign. The news led to backlash both inside and outside Trump’s team. “Hell fucking no,” a campaign official told Rolling Stone, describing heavy internal resistance to bringing Loomer into the fold.
The Times reported later on Friday that Loomer was not going to be hired,...
The New York Times reported on Friday that Trump had asked his staff to hire Loomer — a notorious far-right conspiracy theorist with a rich history of bigotry — to work on his 2024 presidential campaign. The news led to backlash both inside and outside Trump’s team. “Hell fucking no,” a campaign official told Rolling Stone, describing heavy internal resistance to bringing Loomer into the fold.
The Times reported later on Friday that Loomer was not going to be hired,...
- 4/7/2023
- by Tim Dickinson and Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
Since Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, advertisers have grappled with his ownership of the social media company. Within months of his acquisition of Twitter, researchers found that slurs against Black Americans and other minority groups increased on the platform. The billionaire’s own comments on race and reinstatement of extremist figures have spooked top advertisers and caused many to abandon Twitter.
The billionaire plans to lure advertisers back during a speaking engagement at Mma Global’s Possible marketing conference in Miami on April 18. However, a private email thread, obtained by Semafor,...
The billionaire plans to lure advertisers back during a speaking engagement at Mma Global’s Possible marketing conference in Miami on April 18. However, a private email thread, obtained by Semafor,...
- 4/6/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
No Jumper, a popular podcast whose roots are in hip-hop culture, has allegedly transitioned into a platform for white supremacy, antisemitism, and misogyny, according to a Media Matters for America investigation. The news site, which describes itself as “a progressive research center that monitors, analyzes, & corrects right-wing misinformation,” points to interviews that host Adam Grandmaison, aka Adam22, has conducted with Nick Fuentes, Richard Spencer, and members of the Nation of Islam in which each expressed bigoted viewpoints that Grandmaison did not challenge. “Did I just do my part to sort...
- 3/30/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Kanye West returned to Instagram on Friday with his first post of 2023, announcing that he “likes Jewish people again,” after seeing Jonah Hill‘s performance in 21 Jump Street.
He continued, writing in the caption, “No one should take anger against one or two individuals and transform that into hatred towards millions of innocent people.”
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21 Jump Street directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller responded on their Twitter accounts. Miller tweeted, “Um… thanks for watching?” while Lord wrote, “Laughter is the best medicine.”
This comes after West met with far-right extremists like Nick Fuentes and praised Hitler and attacked Jewish people with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Infowars.
Watch for yourself. In the same breath, Kanye West praises Hitler and attacks Jews. pic.twitter.com/HXhdPBNrTd
— Ahmed Baba (@AhmedBaba_) December 1, 2022
West attracted controversy in October 2022 when he wore a “White Lives Matter” shirt at his fashion show in Paris.
He continued, writing in the caption, “No one should take anger against one or two individuals and transform that into hatred towards millions of innocent people.”
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21 Jump Street directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller responded on their Twitter accounts. Miller tweeted, “Um… thanks for watching?” while Lord wrote, “Laughter is the best medicine.”
This comes after West met with far-right extremists like Nick Fuentes and praised Hitler and attacked Jewish people with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Infowars.
Watch for yourself. In the same breath, Kanye West praises Hitler and attacks Jews. pic.twitter.com/HXhdPBNrTd
— Ahmed Baba (@AhmedBaba_) December 1, 2022
West attracted controversy in October 2022 when he wore a “White Lives Matter” shirt at his fashion show in Paris.
- 3/27/2023
- by Alex Nguyen
- Uinterview
It’s hard out there for a right-wing drag queen.
When a 6’2”, 190 pound man entered the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center outside Washington, D.C. — decked out in a fabulous blond wig, a crown of flowers, and a floor-length red-white-and-blue dress — he was not there to protest the Conservative Political Action Conference.
A blue sash proclaimed the name of Ryan Woods’ drag persona in sparkly letters: “Lady Maga USA.” The floor-length ensemble, he’d explain, was an homage to Abigail Adams, Marie Antoinette and Scarlett O’Hara. The dress was festooned with yellow ribbons,...
When a 6’2”, 190 pound man entered the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center outside Washington, D.C. — decked out in a fabulous blond wig, a crown of flowers, and a floor-length red-white-and-blue dress — he was not there to protest the Conservative Political Action Conference.
A blue sash proclaimed the name of Ryan Woods’ drag persona in sparkly letters: “Lady Maga USA.” The floor-length ensemble, he’d explain, was an homage to Abigail Adams, Marie Antoinette and Scarlett O’Hara. The dress was festooned with yellow ribbons,...
- 3/26/2023
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
As it entered its third day near Washington on Friday, Cpac 23 wasn’t exactly a ghost town — but it had the feel of one where uneasy residents are starting to question why the railroad isn’t passing through anymore.
Who wouldn’t be interested in panels like “The Biden Crime Family” or “True Stories of January 6th: The Prosecuted Speak”? Who could resist the allure of Donald Trump Jr. asking audience members to look under their seats for hidden golden-wrapped tickets to a reception with his dad? It turns out: a lot of people,...
Who wouldn’t be interested in panels like “The Biden Crime Family” or “True Stories of January 6th: The Prosecuted Speak”? Who could resist the allure of Donald Trump Jr. asking audience members to look under their seats for hidden golden-wrapped tickets to a reception with his dad? It turns out: a lot of people,...
- 3/4/2023
- by Tom McKay
- Rollingstone.com
Kanye West‘s whirlwind romance with Bianca Censori culminated in a wedding ceremony in January 2023. With his marriage to the Australian architect, West was brought into the Censori family. But West might not even be able to enter Australia to visit Censori’s family.
Kanye West | Mega/Gc Images Kanye West married Yeezy architect Bianca Censori in January 2023
Kanye West kicked off 2022 with his high-profile, short-lived relationship with Julia Fox. A year later, he began dating and quickly married Yeezy architect Bianca Censori in a private ceremony after first being romantically linked in late 2022.
According to Australia’s The Herald Sun, Censori planned on bringing West to Australia to meet her family and see where she grew up.
Kanye West is facing criticism over reportedly coming to Australia with Bianca Censori
Some Australians bristled at the idea of West entering their country. After news broke that Ye was coming to Australia,...
Kanye West | Mega/Gc Images Kanye West married Yeezy architect Bianca Censori in January 2023
Kanye West kicked off 2022 with his high-profile, short-lived relationship with Julia Fox. A year later, he began dating and quickly married Yeezy architect Bianca Censori in a private ceremony after first being romantically linked in late 2022.
According to Australia’s The Herald Sun, Censori planned on bringing West to Australia to meet her family and see where she grew up.
Kanye West is facing criticism over reportedly coming to Australia with Bianca Censori
Some Australians bristled at the idea of West entering their country. After news broke that Ye was coming to Australia,...
- 2/12/2023
- by Chris Malone
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Kevin McCarthy kicked off his tenure as House Speaker by stocking the chamber’s committees with bigots, conspiracy theorists, and election deniers. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar, who both have a history of cavorting with white supremacists, were part of the new appointments — despite having been previously removed from their committee assignments for suggesting violent action be taken against Democratic lawmakers.
Gosar didn’t waste any time reminding Americans what the Republican Party represents, pushing the idea that President Joe Biden may be trying to flood the United States...
Gosar didn’t waste any time reminding Americans what the Republican Party represents, pushing the idea that President Joe Biden may be trying to flood the United States...
- 2/7/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Piers Morgan has hosted his fair share of controversial guests since launching his show on TalkTV.
The broadcaster quit Good Morning Britain in March 2021 after refusing to apologise for remarks he made about Meghan Markle, in the wake of her interview with Oprah Winfrey.
Morgan later launched Uncensored on TalkTV, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch, in April 2021, and has welcomed famous figures for interviews that often generate their own headlines.
Despite this, the show has suffered in the ratings, with the launch show’s figures of 317,000 dropping to as low as 10,000 in 2022.
This could spike due to Morgan’s next guest, Rishi Sunak, who marks 100 days in office as prime minister today (Thursday 2 February). He is scheduled to appear on the programme at 8pm.
While announcing the interview, Morgan wrote on Wednesday (1 February): “My interview with Rishi Sunakâ© tomorrow will be my first ever with a Tory Pm...
The broadcaster quit Good Morning Britain in March 2021 after refusing to apologise for remarks he made about Meghan Markle, in the wake of her interview with Oprah Winfrey.
Morgan later launched Uncensored on TalkTV, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch, in April 2021, and has welcomed famous figures for interviews that often generate their own headlines.
Despite this, the show has suffered in the ratings, with the launch show’s figures of 317,000 dropping to as low as 10,000 in 2022.
This could spike due to Morgan’s next guest, Rishi Sunak, who marks 100 days in office as prime minister today (Thursday 2 February). He is scheduled to appear on the programme at 8pm.
While announcing the interview, Morgan wrote on Wednesday (1 February): “My interview with Rishi Sunakâ© tomorrow will be my first ever with a Tory Pm...
- 2/2/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - TV
Kanye West’s bid for the presidency in 2024 isn’t looking too promising, at least from a political donation perspective.
Recent filings, reported by The Daily Beast, have revealed that the 45-year-old rapper’s campaign brought in zero dollars in 2022.
The filings, which were placed on Monday, Jan. 30, showed that West reportedly spent 142,000 in expenses in the last three months of 2022 but failed to bring in any donations that year.
Read More: Kanye West Named As Suspect In Battery Investigation After Taking Photographer’s Phone And Throwing It
It’s important to note that West hasn’t officially declared his candidacy, but he did appear to post a campaign video for his run in November.
Though the musician and designer have since deleted the video, the rapper posted other video that proclaimed a “Ye 24” logo, referring to a presidential run.
The same day, West shared a video discussing how he...
Recent filings, reported by The Daily Beast, have revealed that the 45-year-old rapper’s campaign brought in zero dollars in 2022.
The filings, which were placed on Monday, Jan. 30, showed that West reportedly spent 142,000 in expenses in the last three months of 2022 but failed to bring in any donations that year.
Read More: Kanye West Named As Suspect In Battery Investigation After Taking Photographer’s Phone And Throwing It
It’s important to note that West hasn’t officially declared his candidacy, but he did appear to post a campaign video for his run in November.
Though the musician and designer have since deleted the video, the rapper posted other video that proclaimed a “Ye 24” logo, referring to a presidential run.
The same day, West shared a video discussing how he...
- 1/31/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
Elon Musk late last year reinstated Andrew Anglin’s Twitter account. Anglin, a proud neo-Nazi who had been permanently suspended in 2013, is one of several previously banned extremists Musk has reinstated since taking control of the platform in October. Some of them, like Jan. 6 rally organizer Ali Alexander and white nationalist Nick Fuentes, have already been re-banned. Anglin’s remains active.
Anglin is more than a typical neo-Nazi troll. He founded the notorious white supremacist website The Daily Stormer and has said his goal is to “ethnically cleanse White nations...
Anglin is more than a typical neo-Nazi troll. He founded the notorious white supremacist website The Daily Stormer and has said his goal is to “ethnically cleanse White nations...
- 1/30/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
The Twitter accounts of Stop the Steal organizer Ali Alexander and white nationalist Nick Fuentes were suspended from the platform on Wednesday. The pair have been advising Kanye West, now known as Ye, as the rapper weighs his 2024 presidential campaign amid a torrent of antisemitism. Alexander and Fuentes now join their political hero in rare company, as right wingers who have been reinstated to Elon Musk’s Twitter only to promptly get re-banned.
Fuentes was suspended from the platform less than 24 hours after having a previous permanent ban lifted from his account.
Fuentes was suspended from the platform less than 24 hours after having a previous permanent ban lifted from his account.
- 1/25/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez and Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Ali Alexander — the far-right political agitator infamous for organizing the Jan. 6 protests that morphed into a bloody insurgency — has treated his recent Twitter reinstatement as a coming out party. He’s used his @Ali handle to diss political enemies (including trashing Marjorie Taylor Greene) and boast of his online prowess. “No one wants the Ali Alexander smoke,” he tweeted with typical modesty last week. “Can you imagine being stupid enough to come for crazy intelligent highly favored Ali Alexander?”
In his blitz back into the public sphere Alexander has been...
In his blitz back into the public sphere Alexander has been...
- 1/25/2023
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Twitter and YouTube took down a BBC documentary critical of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role in a genocidal 2002 massacre in the Indian state of Gujarat, The Intercept reports. The censorship was in coordination with the government of India, as officials called for the social media platforms to take action against what they considered a “propaganda piece.”
Kanchan Gupta, senior adviser at the Indian government’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, condemned the BBC documentary in a series of Twitter posts on Jan. 21, calling the film “hostile propaganda and anti-India garbage,...
Kanchan Gupta, senior adviser at the Indian government’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, condemned the BBC documentary in a series of Twitter posts on Jan. 21, calling the film “hostile propaganda and anti-India garbage,...
- 1/25/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Twitter has reinstated the account of white nationalist Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes. Fuentes was permanently banned from the platform in July 2021, and attempted to skirt the ban following Elon Musk’s October takeover of the social media platform. The decision to reinstate Fuentes is the latest digital pardon the billionaire has granted to extremist figures looking to re-establish themselves on Twitter.
It appears that Elon has now reinstated the account of white nationalist leader Nick Fuentes. pic.twitter.com/T1SeG18oK4
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) January 24, 2023
Fuentes recently made headlines...
It appears that Elon has now reinstated the account of white nationalist leader Nick Fuentes. pic.twitter.com/T1SeG18oK4
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) January 24, 2023
Fuentes recently made headlines...
- 1/24/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) received House committee assignments on Tuesday after the two representatives were stripped of their roles for suggesting violence against Democratic politicians. McCarthy also indicated that he will allow Rep. George Santos (R-n.Y.), who is currently facing multiple investigations for lying to voters about key aspects of his identity and resume, a committee position.
Greene was removed from the House Education and Labor Committee, and the Budget Committee in Feb. 2021. The move was prompted by backlash over statements she had made before her election into Congress,...
Greene was removed from the House Education and Labor Committee, and the Budget Committee in Feb. 2021. The move was prompted by backlash over statements she had made before her election into Congress,...
- 1/17/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
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