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Saturday, August 03, 2019

Extra Problems!

Sexual allegations and anti-LGBTQ remarks got Mario Lopez and AJ Calloway in deep shit.
Two well-known television personalities are damaging the brand.

A.J. Calloway is no longer a fixture on the syndicated entertainment news program Extra. It seems like #MeToo has defeated another figure. Calloway, who was best known back in the day as the host of 106 & Park on BET was accused of sexual assault and other misconduct by several women.

"The Company has investigated the claims made into Mr. Calloway's conduct and he and the Company have mutually agreed to part ways," said a statement from Warner Bros. Television on Wednesday.

The celebrity agitator was put on ice after three women came forth with serious allegations against him.

At the time, Warner Bros. Entertainment said it began an internal review "to determine whether ther had been any misconduct by Calloway on Extra and whether any employee of the show had been the victim of any such misconduct," said the company. "To date, we have found nothing to suggest that Calloway has ever engaged in workplace misconduct."

Calloway was with Extra for over 14 years.

There is an open investigation into the conduct of Calloway filed by a victim.

There are six victims who accused the former host and contributor of sexual assault.

The other problem is Mario Lopez.

The former Save by the Bell alumni and host of Extra went on Coondace Owens' podcast to give his opinion about transgender children and how parents should raise them.

Owens is a far-right Black extremist. She has been known to peddle kookspiracies and racially offensive statements.

During the show, Owens brought up what she called a "weird trend" in Hollywood of taking kids at their word about their gender identity, citing the case of Charlize Theron and her 7-year-old child, Jackson, as a recent example.

"I'm never one to tell anyone how to parent their kids, obviously," Lopez said. "I would say, if you come from a place of love, you really can't go wrong."

"But at the same time, my God, if you're 3 years old and you're saying you're feeling a certain way or you think you're a boy or a girl, whatever the case may be, I just think it's dangerous as a parent to make that determination then: 'OK, well then, you're gonna be a boy.' Or a girl, whatever the case may be. And it's sort of alarming and, my gosh, you just think of the repercussions later on."

But by Wednesday afternoon, Lopez apologized for the insensitivity of his comments.

"The comments I made were ignorant and insensitive, and I now have a deeper understanding of how hurtful they were," he said in a statement. "I have been and always will be an ardent supporter of the LGBTQ community, and I am going to use this opportunity to better educate myself. Moving forward I will be more informed and thoughtful."
Far right Looney Coon is a walking pile of hypocrisy and ad homiem.
In the interview, s peaking from memories of his own childhood and his children's, he said that at that age "you don't know anything about sexuality yet. You're just a kid."

But the 45-year-old father of three did not argue against supporting an older child regarding those issues.

"I think the formative years is when you start having those discussions and really start making those declarations. It's way too young for some of these other — I just personally think it's way too young," Lopez said.

Lopez has taken a break from the show as he is preparing to join Access Hollywood. His hosting duties with Access Hollywood are up in the air right now. Because of the scandal, Lopez could be fired out the cannon from both programs.

In the early 1990s, Lopez was accused of rape. The Los Angeles Police Department didn't find any substantive evidence and he was cleared of the charges.

Coondace Owens and many on the far-white have rushed to the defense of Lopez.



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