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Saturday, November 30, 2019

Kid Rock continues to bash Oprah during his recent performance

Kid Rock is receiving backlash after his derogatory remarks and sexually explicit insults towards Oprah Winfrey, and other women in entertainment.

During a performance at “Kid Rock’s Big Ass Honky Tonk Rock N’ Roll Steakhouse,” in Nashville earlier this week, the rocker could be seen and heard on camera, telling the likes of Winfrey, Joy Behar, and Kathie Lee Gifford to “suck d*** sideways.”

“I’m like, Oprah Winfrey or Joy Behar, they can suck d— sideways,” the star said in the video, which was obtained by TMZ. Rock even proceeded to repeatedly motion his hands and make a gesture, as if he were emulating someone’s head toward his crotch.

READ MORE: Black bartender alleges she was fired from Kid Rock’s restaurant for sporting an afro

The 48-year-old artist is seen on video continuing his rant saying, “F** Oprah Winfrey and fuck Kathie Lee Gifford.” Someone in the audience, possibly the person recording the incident, can be heard saying, “He’s blackout drunk,” in the background.

Later into his rant, Kid Rock addresses those who he claims may try to accuse him of being “a racist” later.

“‘Well, I’m pretty sure Kid Rock’s a racist,” he said, “I’m, like, ‘Fine. F– off,’ sideways.”

He continued, “I’m not the bad guy in this equation. I’m the f–in’ guy you want, like, hey, he’s pretty cool.”

Last night (Nov. 29), Rock tweeted the reason behind his personal disdain for the billionare mogul and powerhouse:

 

Rock’s rant occurred just days shy of the one-year anniversary of him doing a live morning show with “Fox & Friends” in which he referred to Joy Behar as the b-word, during a discussion with host Steve Doocy. “Screw that Joy Behar bi###,” Rock said.

READ MORE: Kid Rock says he loves Black people in open letter

This isn’t Kid Rock’s first time being flagged for being out of line for women, and more specifically, women of color.

Back in 2015, during Rock’s controversial interview with Rolling Stone magazine, he expressed his disinterest in Beyonce’s fandom, and undermined her star-power:

“Beyoncé, to me, doesn’t have a f***ing ‘Purple Rain,’ but she’s the biggest thing on earth,” Rock told the magazine. “How can you be that big without at least one ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ or ‘Old Time Rock & Roll’?”

His then went on to criticize Mrs. Carter’s popularity, as it pertains to beauty. “People are like, ‘Beyoncé’s hot. Got a nice f***ing ass.’ I’m like ‘Cool, I like skinny white chicks with big tits.’ Doesn’t really f***ing do much for me.”

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Twitter bans Republican candidate Danielle Stella after targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar

After tweeting a series of seemingly crude and threatening tweets targeted at Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn), Republican candidate Danielle Stella has been banned from Twitter.

Stella, a vocal supporter for Trump who is looking to unseat Rep. Omar in the following election year, took to the official Twitter of her now deactivated campaign page (@2020MNCongress) to say the following:

“If it is proven @IlhanMN passed sensitive info to Iran, she should be tried for #treason and hanged,” Stella wrote Tuesday of Omar.

Stella reportedly followed up with an “a crude depiction of a stick figure hanging from gallows,” according to The Washington Times.

READ MORE: Rep. Ilhan Omar uses Africa visit to troll Trump on Twitter

Stella’s remarks stem from her beliefs that Omar has shared sensitive intelligence with the Iranian government, The Washington Times reports.

Following her ban, Stella told the Times in her own personal statement that Twitter’s ban to her account proves that the social media platform sides with “terrorists.”

Twitter simply stated that Stella violated “Twitter Rules.”

“The account was permanently suspended for repeated violations of the Twitter Rules,” the company said.

READ MORE: Woman makes salacious claim against Ilhan Omar in divorce filing

On Friday (Nov. 29), Rep Omar reacted to the suspension in a post on Twitter, stating that “violent rhetoric” leads to “violent threats.”

“This is the natural result of a political environment where anti-Muslim dog whistles and dehumanization are normalized by an entire political party and its media outlets. Violent rhetoric inevitably leads to violent threats, and ultimately, violent acts.”

 

A spokesperson for Omar recently told the Jerusalem Post: “Since the day she was elected, Saudi Arabian trolls and mouthpieces have targeted Omar with misinformation and conspiracy theories.”

Rep. Omar is the first Somali-American member of Congress and is one of two of the first Muslim women ever elected along with Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan.

 

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Gabrielle Union responses with grace and humility after ‘America’s Got Talent’ exit

After much speculation surrounding her exit from America’s Got Talent, actress Gabrielle Union has taken to Twitter to express she is “humbled and thankful.”

“So many tears, so much gratitude. THANK YOU! Just when you feel lost, adrift, alone… you got me up off the ground. Humbled and thankful, forever,” the former AGT host said in one of two new tweets since news of her departure from America’s Got Talent went viral.

 

READ MORE: Gabrielle Union shows she’s above ‘America’s Got Talent’ drama in precious family photo

Although the 47-year-old actress has yet to address the details surrounding her departure, an exclusive story from Variety reports that Union, a new hire for the 14th season of the show, went to producers to report a racially insensitive joke made by former NBC late-night host, Jay Leno, during a taping where Leno starred as a guest judge on America’s Got Talent.

According to the media outlet, Leno joked about host Simon Cowell‘s painting of Cowell’s dogs, commenting that the pets appeared to be something that one would find “on the menu at a Korean restaurant,” four witnesses present for the taping told Variety.

The line was ultimately cut from the episode when it eventually aired on August 6, Variety reports.

READ MORE: Dwyane Wade backs Gabrielle Union after she exits ‘America’s Got Talent’ over reported racial issues

Multiple insiders familiar with the incident said that Union urged producers to report it to human resources, however, several insiders also told Variety that the report was never filed.

Since news of Union’s exit from America’s Got Talent went public last week, fans speculated racism as the root of Union’s departure, with the conversation being that Union was the personal victim. Some even speculated that Union was fired for her many, culturally-inspired hairstyles as seen on the show.

Prior to her most recent tweet, Union’s husband, Dwayne Wade, went public with his support for his wife, following her leave from the show.

 

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