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Dr. Oz said he “misspoke” when he advocated for reopening schools during the coronavirus pandemic, saying that it would result in “only 2 to 3 percent” more deaths. The celebrity health expert sparked outrage when he made the comments on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Thursday, calling reopening schools “a very appetizing opportunity” to help the …
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Hapless trolls learned the hard way not to trash the multi-Oscar-winning movie “Parasite” with their complaints about it being a Korean language film with subtitles. The streaming service Hulu, which made “Parasite” available to stream on Wednesday, crafted the perfect clapback to critics who slammed the darkly comic tale of class conflict, directed by Bong …
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He’s accused of being a virtual Meow Zedong. A week after his much buzzed about FaceTime session with Shaquille O’Neal, controversial “Tiger King” co-star Jeff Lowe is going viral again by appearing to praise communism online. The big cat wrangler’s proletarian proclamation has made the rounds on both Reddit and Twitter, where it has racked …
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Stephen A. Smith attacking his own burner account is the coronavirus distraction we all need right now. The loquacious ESPN personality has a notorious “burner account” on Twitter with the handle @SASBurnerAcct that has over 347,000 followers. For a moment, it seemed that the real Stephen A. Smith was one of them. On Wednesday, the …
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Kim Kardashian spoke out for the “last time” about Taylor Swift and Kanye West‘s feud over the song “Famous.” The “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” star, 39, went on a Twitter spree late Monday to defend her husband and slam “self-serving” Swift for reigniting a years-old feud after footage of the now-infamous 2016 phone call …
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A Twitter spokesperson said widely shared claims from Chinese officials alleging that the coronavirus originated in the U.S. did not violate its rules and terms of service. The spokesperson pointed The Daily Beast to the company’s loose approach to statements from government officials. “Presently,” Twitter explains, “direct interactions with fellow public figures, comments on political …
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Hedge-fund tycoon Bill Ackman fired off a tweetstorm to President Trump on Wednesday, proposing that the US impose a nationwide “extended spring break” to combat the Chinese virus. In a series of early morning tweets addressed to Trump, the activist hedge fund manager proposed that he “shut down the country for the next 30 days …
Dr. Oz said he “misspoke” when he advocated for reopening schools during the coronavirus pandemic, saying that it would result in “only 2 to 3 percent” more deaths. The celebrity health expert sparked outrage when he made the comments on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Thursday, calling reopening schools “a very appetizing opportunity” to help the …
