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What the Natalie Harp Controversy Says About MAGA

What the Natalie Harp Controversy Says About MAGA

Published by Daniella Wilson

MAGA world is angry. Again. The target this time is Jon Ossoff, the Democratic senator from Georgia. At a reelection rally in Atlanta on August 16, Ossoff was attacking President Trump over the Iran war when he pivoted to a more personal attack on the commander in chief. “The president sleeps through his meetings,” Ossoff said. “He golfs and trades stocks. See, he doesn’t want to do the job. He wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the emir of Qatar.” Those three words—travel with Natalie—sent MAGA world into paroxysms of rage that have yet to subside. Natalie is a reference to Natalie Harp, the president’s 35-year-old special assistant, who is known as “the human printer” because she accompanies the president carrying a portable printer and battery pack. She uses it to print out hard copies of positive news articles, flattering social-media posts, and polling data to hand-deliver to him on the go. What Trump’s defenders heard in Ossoff’s line was innuendo. The White House …

Rupert Grint’s Harry Potter Return Sparks Backlash Amid JK Rowling Controversy

Rupert Grint’s Harry Potter Return Sparks Backlash Amid JK Rowling Controversy

Published by Sam Flores

Rupert Grint’s announcement that he’s returning to the world of Harry Potter has received a mixed response among fans. On Tuesday afternoon, the British actor announced that he’d be reprising his role as Ron Weasley in the Broadway production of the play Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, which is set two decades after the events of the final book in the wizarding novel series. “Ron Weasley has been a part of me since I was 11 years old and I can’t wait to meet him again in this stage of life,” he said in a statement. “There is something so full-circle and so special about stepping back into Ron’s shoes now when we are both fathers; it is somehow both very familiar and completely new. And the joy of being back on Broadway, this time in a role that defined so much of my life, is truly exciting.” He added: “The first time I saw Cursed Child onstage, I was blown away and I can’t wait to set foot back on platform 9¾ and …

Neutrogena Breaks Silence On Hayden Panettiere Controversy

Neutrogena Breaks Silence On Hayden Panettiere Controversy

Published by Sam Flores

Hayden Panettiere at the premiere of Blonde in 2022 The beauty brand Neutrogena has spoken out after the death of Hayden Panettiere led to it facing renewed scrutiny. Following the news of Hayden’s death over the weekend, a number of her past interviews and comments about the difficulties she faced during her time in the spotlight have resurfaced. Among these were claims in her 2026 memoir that Neutrogena had “cancelled” her “long-standing contract” with them after she shared her experiences of post-natal depression in the wake of the birth of her daughter Kaya in 2014. During an appearance on Jay Shetty’s podcast in May, Hayden also alleged that she was told that speaking about her post-partum depression experience had violated a “morality clause” in her contract with them. She claimed: “Neutrogena was a huge part of my life. I had the morals clauses, they caught absolutely everything. And of all the things that they would fire me over, this is the last thing that I thought they would ever fire me for. “When I got …

Sam Smith Praises 'Mother' Madonna For Supporting Them Through 'Heavy' Unholy Controversy

Sam Smith Praises 'Mother' Madonna For Supporting Them Through 'Heavy' Unholy Controversy

Published by Sam Flores

Sam Smith Sam Smith has voiced their admiration for Madonna, after she helped them through a particularly turbulent time in their career. Back in 2022, the British musician released the Kim Petras collaboration Unholy, which hit number one in the UK upon its release. However, despite the song’s popularity, it didn’t sit well with everyone, with certain right-wing commentators taking issue with its accompanying music video and a subsequent performance at the Grammys. In the ensuing moral panic, some conservatives even went as far as accusing the singer of being “satanic”, after they sported an all-red ensemble complete with a top hat adorned with devil horns on stage (this crossed over into the real world when, in one TikTok clip, they were seen being heckled while out in public by someone branding them “demonic” and “sick”). During a new interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music, Sam described Madonna as the “most important artist in my life”. Madonna pictured in June 2026 “I got the chance to get to know her and communicate with her,” …

Trump’s border plans spark controversy at Texas national park

Trump’s border plans spark controversy at Texas national park

Published by Sam Flores

The Trump administration’s border construction plans inside a Texas national park have hit a wall: resistance from community members ranging from environmental activists to county sheriffs.  Last year, news broke that the federal government was planning to build more than 100 miles of border wall through the Big Bend region, including inside Big Bend National… Source link

How the Jason Arday controversy became something bigger : NPR

How the Jason Arday controversy became something bigger : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

Supporters leave flowers and photographs at a vigil for late Cambridge professor Jason Arday in London on Aug. 17. Arday died Aug. 14 at age 41 amid allegations of plagiarism and embellishing his biography. Carlos Jasso/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Carlos Jasso/AFP via Getty Images Jason Arday built his academic career studying race, inequality and education, subjects that would later become inseparable from his own story. A sociologist, he became the youngest Black person ever appointed to a professorship at Cambridge University in 2023. He had also allegedly lied about much of his life and work. Arday was only 41 when he was found dead on Aug. 14. He had denied any intentional wrongdoing and resigned from Cambridge as scrutiny of his biography and academic work intensified. He had also become the target of racist attacks online, which continued after his resignation. The controversy over Arday has become about more than just the allegations themselves. For some, Arday’s rise showed how liberal institutions could put diversity goals ahead of academic standards. For …

Gillian Anderson Admits The Salt Path Controversy 'Felt Like Such A Betrayal'

Gillian Anderson Admits The Salt Path Controversy 'Felt Like Such A Betrayal'

Published by Sam Flores

Gillian Anderson in Cannes earlier this year Gillian Anderson has opened up further about the controversy surrounding the source material of her film The Salt Path. In 2024, Anderson starred alongside The White Lotus’ Jason Isaacs in a big-screen adaptation of Raynor Winn’s book of the same name. However, last year, Winn’s book – which was marketed as a memoir upon its release in 2018 – came under scrutiny after The Observer published a lengthy piece casting doubt on the legitimacy of some of the claims outlined within it. “It was really disappointing, a huge letdown,” Anderson told The Times of the debacle. “The story came out the week we were signing US distribution and Sony withdrew.” She admitted: “We had been so surprised by its success: ‘What, really, this film about two old people going on a walk?’. It felt like such a betrayal because we’d spent time with [the Winns].” Noting that she hasn’t heard from Winn since the Observer’s piece was published, Anderson added: “I was interested in the due diligence – …

Jaguar is causing controversy again – here’s why

Jaguar is causing controversy again – here’s why

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get our weekly Drive Smart newsletter for motoring news, reviews and advice from EV editor Steve Fowler Get motoring news, reviews and advice from EV editor Steve Fowler Get our EV editor’s weekly Drive Smart newsletter I appear to be in a minority. Again. Jaguar has revealed the interior of its new Type 01 and, judging by some of the reaction on social media, you’d think it had fitted the thing out with deckchairs and lino. I posted some pictures and video of the interior and asked what people thought. Plenty hated it – maybe that’s just the type of people who want to have their say on social media, but there were definitely some themes. The lack of buttons came in for criticism. So did the huge central spine running through the car which one person thought looked like a couple of bits of four by two stuck together! People didn’t like the colours, the steering wheel, the lack of a conventional rear-view mirror and, inevitably, the fact that this is absolutely nothing like …

Overseas Sale of “Stunning” UK Fossil Collection Sparks Controversy

Overseas Sale of “Stunning” UK Fossil Collection Sparks Controversy

Published by Jenni Sidey

A “stunning” British collection of 318 Jurassic-era fossils has been sold to the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, the Guardian reports, in what some have described as a loss to the nation. The trove was collected by UK fossil hunter Chris Moore along the Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO world heritage site in southwest England that is rich in fossils dating from 200 million to 245 million years ago. They include ichthyosaurs, fish, and crustaceans, among other creatures, some of which could be new species. The collection was initially offered to the Natural History Museum in London and to Amgueddfa Cymru (a natural history museum in Wales) for what is said to have been an eight-figure sum. Both museums passed, citing a lack of funds. In first making the collection available for purchase to those museums, Moore was following the area’s fossil-collecting codes, which specify that scientifically important specimens must first be offered to UK-registered institutions for a period of six months before they can be sold elsewhere. Related Articles Fossil hunting is hardly a new …