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News
Surveillance company Flock generates controversy — and a roster of L.A. clients
Santa Cruz tried out the surveillance company Flock Safety for a little over a year before deciding it was time to move on. Cambridge,…
Culture
Berlinale Chief Tricia Tuttle on Championing Indie Movies While Navigating the Festival’s Political Storm: ‘We’re Like a Lightning Rod for Controversy’
Two days after Rupert Grint’s candid, and possibly sarcastic, declaration — “Obviously I’m against (fascism)” — reverberated across…
Celebrity
Odessa A’zion Says She’s Exiting A24 ‘Deep Cuts’ Adaptation After Controversy: ‘I Hadn’t Read the Book’
“Marty Supreme” breakout Odessa A’zion took to her Instagram Stories on Wednesday night to announce she is dropping out of Sean Durkin’s…
News
X Limits AI Image Editing to Paid Users After Grok Deepfake Controversy Spurs U.K. Ban Threat
Elon Musk‘s X has moved image editing features in its Grok AI chatbot behind a paywall following widespread condemnation over the tool’s…
News
Instacart’s price testing controversy isn’t over
New York Attorney General Letitia James is demanding more information about Instacart’s recent, and highly controversial, price tests, and…
News
No Heroes in the Oklahoma Grading Controversy
There’s only one relevant question in a University of Oklahoma probe into a failing grade that became a national story. Source link
Celebrity
Liam Neeson Denies Being Anti-Vax Amid Controversy Over Narrating Pharmaceutical Corruption Doc: ‘Never Has Been, and Is Not, Anti-Vaccination’
Liam Neeson “never has been, and is not, anti-vaccination,” a representative for the actor told Entertainment Weekly amid controversy over…
Lifestyle
Pantone Responds to ‘Color of the Year’ Controversy
Pantone has been taken to task by some media outlets, and more critics on social media, for choosing “Cloud Dancer” — a version of white —…
Celebrity
Sydney Sweeney Says ‘I’m Against Hate’ and Reconsiders Staying Quiet on American Eagle Jeans Controversy: ‘My Silence Has Only Widened the Divide’
Sydney Sweeney recently told People magazine that “I’m against hate” while looking back at the controversy that erupted over her American…
Culture
Deepa Mehta Reflects on Career, ‘Water’ Controversy and Staying Independent at Singapore Film Festival
In a wide-ranging conversation at the Singapore International Film Festival, acclaimed filmmaker Deepa Mehta reflected on her decades-long…
News
Controversy between Rubio and U.S. senators muddies the waters before critical Geneva summit
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said late Saturday night that a 28-point White House-backed Ukraine peace plan "was authored by the U.S.,"…
Celebrity
'Landman' Co-Creator Defends Taylor Sheridan Amid Paramount Controversy
The Billy Bob Thornton-led neo-Western series Landman is topping the streaming charts in the U.S., even with fans delivering a damning…
News
BBC Director General and CEO of News Step Down After Trump Editing Controversy
BBC’s director general Tim Davie and the CEO of News Deborah Turness both resigned on Sunday. The shock decisions came after the BBC’s…
Celebrity
SAG-AFTRA President Sean Astin on Jimmy Kimmel Suspension, Tilly Norwood AI Controversy, Microdrama Boom and More
Sean Astin came into his new role as president of SAG-AFTRA with a big agenda. Days after he was elected in September, his to-do list got…
Celebrity
Sharon Stone Defends Sydney Sweeney After Jeans Ad Controversy: ‘It’s Okay to Use What Your Mama Gave You’
Sharon Stone was on hand for Variety’s Power of Women LA event on Wednesday, set to present honors to Sydney Sweeney as one of the…
News
Culture wars, text message controversy take center stage in Virginia gubernatorial debate
The sole gubernatorial debate between Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and former Rep. Abigail Spanberger quickly devolved into a fight over…
Culture
John Oliver Calls Bad Bunny ‘One of the Hottest, Most Commercially Successful People Alive’ Amid Super Bowl Controversy, Slams ‘Nauseating’ ICE Raids
John Oliver has made it clear where he stands amid controversy over Bad Bunny being tapped for next year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show. While…
Fashion
Shein Opens Paris Pop-Up Amidst Pimkie Partnership Controversy
PARIS – Following a week of controversy around the announcement that Shein would partner with French brand Pimkie, the Chinese ultra-fast…
Lifestyle
Cai Guo-Qiang and Arc’teryx’s Fireworks Collaboration Sparks Controversy on Chinese Social Media
Amid the “holy mountains” of Mount Everest, Arc’teryx and acclaimed Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang staged a fireworks display that sought to…
Celebrity
Disney’s ‘Lilith Fair’ Doc Premiere’s Red Carpet Canceled Amid Jimmy Kimmel Suspension Controversy
ABC News Studios has canceled the red carpet at Sunday’s Los Angeles premiere of its documentary “Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery – The…
Business
Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Masino addresses logo controversy again; stock price drops after earnings
Cracker Barrel reported earnings Wednesday for the first time since the company ignited a cultural firestorm by revealing a modern rebrand…
Culture
Italian Grand Prix: Norris-Piastri title fight 'refuses to get nasty, even when McLaren create own controversy'
What's remarkable about all this is the equanimity with which McLaren's drivers are dealing with this specific situation, and the wider…
News
Jude Law Doesn’t Fear Repercussions for Playing Putin in Venice Thriller ‘Wizard of the Kremlin’: ‘We Weren’t Looking for Controversy for Controversy’s Sake’
Jude Law had no qualms about portraying the ruthless Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Olivier Assayas‘ political thriller “The Wizard of…