A controversial movie featuring comedian Melissa McCarthy win a federal lawsuit. The folks at Sesame Workshop filed a federal lawsuit against STX Films, movie director Brian Henson and producer Todd Berger for copyright infringement.
The movie features a puppet named Phil Phillips and he is partnered with Connie Edwards (played by McCarthy). They are trying to find a serial killer who targeted Phil's brother and plots revenge against The Happytime Gang, a 1980s television series.
The tag line: No Sesame. All Street. brought a federal lawsuit.
Controversial movie gets a date.
The movie is rated R and the cast and movie director expressed that the movie won't tarnish Sesame Street.
The judge sided with STX films and granted the movie to go forth.
"We fluffing love Sesame Street and we're obviously very pleased that the ruling reinforced what STX's intention was from the very beginning — to honor the heritage of The Jim Henson Company's previous award-winning creations while drawing a clear distinction between any Muppets or Sesame Street characters and the new world Brian Henson and team created. We believe we accomplished that with the very straightforward NO SESAME, ALL STREET tagline. We look forward to continued happytimes as we prepare to release Happytime Murders this summer.
Someone better tell that person working at News Corp, their days are numbered. That person will be looking for a job after the backlash. Rupert Murdoch, you better tell your paper to retract this ish.
The New York Post, The Drudge Report and Breitbart better tone it down on the daily sexism. They may face the wrath of #MeToo.
I am all for it.
Now I know a lot of people are annoyed by Kanye West, Pusha T, Drake and the daily cooning of hip-hop music. I am seriously annoyed with it.
Even hip-hop's former video vixen Kim Kardashian West is facing the wrath.
The celebrity agitator is working on prison reform and pleading with Donald J. Trump to pardon a woman who got LIFE in the iron college for a drug conviction charge.
Alice Marie Johnson got support from the celebrity agitator and she is adamantly pushing for prison reform.
Here's what The New York Post published on their front cover. See above.
Now, you know you've done fucked up, right?
This cover is not only insulting but sexist.
Whether you like her or not, Kim Kardashian is a business mogul, entertainer, innovator, humanitarian, victim of a robbery, and a mother.
Whoever decided to run better tell his/her mother, sister, wife, girlfriend, and daughter, that their job maybe over at the end of the week.
MSNBC host a town hall on racism in the United States.
Everyday Racism was on MSNBC. It was a discussion about the recent incidents involving white people calling the law on Black people for no fucking reason. It also included a washed up celebrity who found her popularity fade within 48 hours.
The controversy with Roseanne being cancelled on ABC has forced conservatives to go ape shit over everyone who has said something offensive. Take Joy Reid.
Reid was under fire for homophobic remarks aimed at conservatives.
She still has a job.
Bill Maher saying House Nigger in front of Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE).
He still has a job.
Sean "Softball" Hannity said offensive things about Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama.
He still has a job.
Laura Ingraham tweeted offensive remarks about Parkland shooting suvivors David Hogg and Emma Gonzalez.
She still has a job.
Jimmy Kimmel had said sexist and homophobic remarks aimed at conservatives.
He still has a job.
You know conservatives last week celebrating NFL players being forced to stand for the national anthem. They now whine about ABC firing Roseanne Barr out the cannon and Joy Reid still having a job. I smell hypocrisy.
Roseanne Barr is officially a washed up celebrity.
We are reminded that conservatives are upset over this. They are calling for a boycott of Bill Maher.
They call the libertarian comedian a liberal who got away with far worst than what Barr's ever said in public.
This decision came from ABC programming president, Channing Dungey, a Black woman who took that to heart. She said if this is how Barr see Black women, she sees herself off the ABC network.
Dungey spoke hard, blunt and clear as the sun coming.
"Roseanne's Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show."
Her show Roseanne reboot was pulled from ABC and the classic sitcom was stripped from CMT, Paramount Network, Laff, TV Land, and normal broadcasters.
ABC Domestic Television Group president Channing Dungey personally fired Roseanne Barr. She was outraged over the remarks and said the second season of Roseanne is scrapped. She is the first African American woman to be head of a television network.
Sara Gilbert, John Goodman, Wanda Sykes, Michael Fishman, Sarah Chalke, Emma Kenny, Laurie Metcalf, and Lecy Goranson spoke out condemning Roseanne. They were upset that Roseanne Barr destroyed the show.
Roseanne’s recent comments about Valerie Jarrett, and so much more, are abhorrent and do not reflect the beliefs of our cast and crew or anyone associated with our show. I am disappointed in her actions to say the least.
Roseanne’s recent comments about Valerie Jarrett, and so much more, are abhorrent and do not reflect the beliefs of our cast and crew or anyone associated with our show. I am disappointed in her actions to say the least.
As I called my manager to quit working on Roseanne, I was told it was cancelled. I feel so empowered by @iamwandasykes , Channing Dungey and anyone at ABC standing up for morals and abuse of power. Bullies will NEVER win.
I'm sorry 4 my tweet, AND I will also defend myself as well as talk to my followers. so, go away if u don't like it. I will handle my sadness the way I want to. I'm tired of being attacked & belittled more than other comedians who have said worse.
guys I did something unforgiveable so do not defend me. It was 2 in the morning and I was ambien tweeting-it was memorial day too-i went 2 far & do not want it defended-it was egregious Indefensible. I made a mistake I wish I hadn't but...don't defend it please. ty
hey guys, don't defend me, it's sweet of you 2 try, but...losing my show is 0 compared 2 being labelled a racist over one tweet-that I regret even more.
Don't feel sorry for me, guys!!-I just want to apologize to the hundreds of people,and wonderful writers (all liberal) and talented actors who lost their jobs on my show due to my stupid tweet. I will be on Joe Rogan's podcast friday.
Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton responded to a diss made by Roseanne which is considered anti-Semitic.
Good morning Roseanne - my given middle name is Victoria. I imagine George Soros’s nephews are lovely people. I’m just not married to one. I am grateful for the important work @OpenSociety does in the world. Have a great day! https://t.co/mXokiTEwN7
So do you believe that Roseanne being pulled from ABC will trigger a backlash?
ABC abruptly cancels Roseanne because of star Roseanne Barr's controversial remarks. It reignited another political debate over freedom of speech. Was it right or wrong to cancel the hit comedy?
Valerie Jarrett speaks to Chris Hayes and Joy Reid of MSNBC. She had responded in kind to Roseanne and the ugly racism towards her, Barack and Michelle Obama and people of color.
Rapper Pusha T decides to go below the belt in his latest diss upon Drake.
The two have been at it for the last few days.
Drake waited for four days and finally Push responded.
Please stop referring to this picture as “artwork”...I’m not an internet baby, I don’t edit images...this is a REAL picture...these are his truths, see for yourself https://t.co/gd6vRS3HM8pic.twitter.com/2el58HEZ8F
So let's get right into this. Pusha T releases The Story of Adidon, a song that goes after the rapper for being phony. He also post this picture of the rapper allegedly in blackface. He also claims that Drake had a child and doesn't want no part of it.
Okay, who is winning this feud? King Push or the 6 God!
Here's the lyrics and the song.
[Intro]
Easy money
It's about to be a surgical summer
Chop the tops off the coupes
The cuatrocientos ochenta y ocho
The Spyder joint
And you know we gotta cut the heads off these snakes, right?
Watch the body drop
[Verse]
Drug dealin' aside, ghostwritin' aside
Let's have a heart-to-heart about your pride
Even though you're multi, I see that your soul don't look alive
The M's count different when Baby divides the pie, wait
Let's examine why
Your music for the past few years been angry and full of lies
I'll start it at the home front, "I'm on One"
Dennis Graham stay off the gram, bitch I'm on one
You mention wedding ring like it's a bad thing
Your father walked away at five, hell of a dad thing
Marriage is somethin' that Sandi never had, Drake
How you a winner but she keep comin' in last place?
Monkey-suit Dennis, you parade him
A Steve Harvey-suit nigga made him
Confused, always thought you weren't Black enough
Afraid to grow it 'cause your 'fro wouldn't nap enough
Since you name-dropped my fiancée
Let 'em know who you chose as your Beyoncé
Sophie knows better, ask your baby mother
Cleaned her up for IG, but the stench is on her
A baby's involved, it's deeper than rap
We talkin' character, let me keep with the facts
You are hiding a child, let that boy come home
Deadbeat mothafucka playin' border patrol, ooh
Adonis is your son
And he deserves more than an Adidas press run, that's real
Love that baby, respect that girl
Forget she's a pornstar, let her be your world, yuugh!
How dare you put Ye in my verses?
I'm selfish, I want all of the curses
I'm pre-bookin' the churches
Me versus three hearses
If we all go to Hell it'll be worth it
Already aligned with the greats, and on that same note
The only ones I chase are two ghosts
Still givin' you classics, that's the only thing that dates me
OVO 40, hunched over like he 80, tick, tick, tick
How much time he got? That man is sick, sick, sick
I got the devil flow, nigga, six, six, six
Surgical summer with it, snip, snip, snip
And you don't really want it with him
[Outro]
Surgical Summer, Volume 1
We gon' take this slow
We just gon' peel it back layer-by-layer
Yeah, DAYTONA
Album of the motherfuckin' year
And you talkin' 'bout you upset
Hahahahaha
Well I wanna see what it's like when you get angry, okay?
You show me that
Push!
Now we are waiting on Drake to respond back.
Some of the hip-hop agitators have spoken out on the controversy through social media.
Republican and family values Missouri governor Eric Greitens resigns after a series of scandals forced his own party to disown him.
Greitens became a focus right after his state of the union address in Jefferson City.
A former hairdresser accused the embattled lawmaker of having multiple affairs. He is a married man. His victim claimed she was tied up and threatened with exposure if she kept quiet.
He face a felony for unauthorized obscenity and harassment. He also faced campaign finance violations. He was using a fake charity donor list. In recent months, Greitens was indicted on felony invasion of privacy charges, computer tampering and misuse of funds. The invasion of privacy charge was dropped.
Greitens admits no wrongdoing but it was the party that told to him bounce.
"This ordeal has been designed to cause an incredible amount of strain on my family," Greitens said.
"Millions of dollars of mounting legal bills, endless personal attacks designed to cause maximum damage to family and friends. Legal harassment of colleagues, freinds and campaign workers and it's clear that the forces that oppose us, there is no end in sight. I cannot allow those forces to continue to cause pain and difficulty to the people that I love."
Mike Parson will become the governor in a few days. Greitens will leave Jefferson City on Friday.
Republicans are sighing relief. They now feel that Greitens will be in the back of the minds of voters.
Now Republicans will try to tie Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) to Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) as their last ditch effort to winning an important swing seat.
Missouri Democrats are working hard to defeat the Republicans. They now can use Greitens and Donald J. Trump as their shield in the neverending fight for control.
Roseanne cancelled. Roseanne Barr destroyed her show by her racist remarks.
Breaking.
Roseanne was cancelled. The second season was scrapped immediately after Roseanne Barr made inappropriate comments (uh, racist) about Valerie Jarrett.
Barr compared Jarrett to an ape birthed from the Muslim Brotherhood.
ABC quickly responded to the controversy by sending a message.
Barr responded to social media with a tepid apology.
I apologize to Valerie Jarrett and to all Americans. I am truly sorry for making a bad joke about her politics and her looks. I should have known better. Forgive me-my joke was in bad taste.
Washed up celebrity Roseanne Bar posted racist shit online about Valerie Jarrett, former Obama policy adviser.
Okay, we need to put a muzzle on this. It's time to demand ABC hold this piece of shit accountable for her actions online. Her show survived it's first season. It may not survive it's second season.
Whitney Cummings is exiting Roseanne. She and Sara Gilbert were the executive producers of this. ABC was pleased that Roseanne did well. They said that the show will go on. It warned the staff to tone down the politics in the next season.
Now in the age of Donald J. Trump, Hollywood is working on making shows that appeal to right wing extremists.
The return of Last Man Standing is also going to cause uproar. Tim Allen, another piece of shit, has posted or remarked inappropriately about people of color and Barack Obama.
Valerie Jarrett done more shit than some washed up bigot like Roseanne Barr.
Roseanne Barr left her nut farm to return back to television. Her desperate attempts at woeing support from white extremists is working. Her lame attempt at being funny gotten her in trouble again.
Here we go, Roseanne Barr goes on social media to post this bullshit about Valerie Jarrett, the former Obama senior advisor. Jarrett is a woman of color and this comedian said, "Muslim Brotherhood and Planet of the Apes had a baby =VJ [Valerie Jarrett]."
muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj
Jarrett was born to African American parents in Iran. She is not a Muslim or a supporter of terrorism. She is a businesswoman, lawyer, and public speaker.
She ain't a washed up comedian who is trying to revive a career. Roseanne Barr is a washed up celebrity who got lucky.
The Red Table. Jada Pinkett Smith and Gabrielle Union put an end to the drama.
I didn't know that the two actresses were feuding.
Jada Pinkett Smith and Gabrielle Union are squashing their nearly 20 year old feud. The two have expressed interest in working on future projects.
On Jada's Red Table Talk podcast the two discuss the outcome of holding a long-standing grudge and how women of color could make an impact in polarizing times.
The women had not spoken to one another for 17 years.
A majority of Starbucks stores will close today for mandatory diversity training.
The viral video of two Black men being arrested by the Philadelphia Police after they entered Starbucks has forced the company to do some serious work.
Today, the company will close all company owned stores for diversity training.
About 8,000 stores will close today. This will cost the coffee giant $12 million.
The company will bring in Oscar award winning rapper Common and offer its employees an opportunity to address the controversy.
The company has now changed its rules on restroom and gatherings without purchase. It also will no longer allow its employees to call the law on loitering.
Common will be assisting Starbucks in their plan to make the coffee company more inclusive.
They want to make Starbucks more inclusive.
Rashon Nelson and Dante Robinson have both spoken out since the controversy. The president and the CEO of Starbucks both personally apologized to the pair.
The manager who called the police on the two is no longer working with Starbucks.
I happened to stroll the YouTube and saw white extremist Tucker Carlson complain about Starbucks. He brought on washed up reality star Mike Rowe to mansplain the "diversity" in Starbucks.
By the way, if you feel Starbucks isn't your thing, how about a local coffee shop or a minority owned restaurant. Put your money back into the community.
Great, another state planning on passing a vigilante law.
Ohio lawmakers are trying to pass a "stand your ground" law similar to Florida.
You may remember that Florida passed that law giving George Zimmerman the opportunity to kill Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teenager who was confronted by the armed neighborhood watch patroller.
This bill will strengthen more gun freedom.
Under current Ohio law, you may use a firearm in the defense of home, your personal car or a family member's car.
Ohio House Bill 228 would loosen rules.
shift the burden of proof in self-defense cases from the defendant to the prosecutor
scrap requirements that K-12 schools, police stations, courthouses, airports and other public sector locations post signs declaring themselves gun-free zones
reduce certain concealed handgun violations to minor misdemeanors
John Kasich said he will veto this law if Ohio Republicans manage to pass this through.
The law is being sponsored by two state lawmakers. Terry Johnson and Sarah LaTourette are fucking morons. End of discussion.
Ohio needs jobs and better roads. Not idiots running around thinking their judge, jury and executioner.
On this memorial day, a lawmaker announces he will no longer seek reelection. Republican lawmaker Tom Garrett of Virginia will be the 44th member of the House of Representatives either resigning or retiring.
He represented the 5th Congressional district of Virginia.
The hopes of the Democrats retaking the House and Senate are still up in the air. But this announcement does give the party hope.
Garrett claims that his personal issues with the booze has burdened his family.
His staff claimed he treated them like shit. He would order them to pick up groceries, walk his dogs and even picking up the poop.
Garrett would punish his staff with threats.
Some believe he was having an affair on his wife.
Garrett is a member of the do nothing House Freedom Caucus. He represented the areas around Charlottesville. Last year the city made history. It became one of the largest rallies for a bunch of white extremists.
Donald J. Trump said they were "very fine people" and the violence was done by both sides. Heather Heyer was killed when a white extremist used his vehicle as a weapon to attack counter protesters.
