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Comedian Bill Burr called out the hypocrisy of liberals during a show on UC Berkeley’s campus over the weekend, reportedly telling the audience that he “f—ing hate[s]” them.Burr, never one to shy away from controversial topics, covered everything from his relationship with his wife and the ongoing Israel-Gaza war, to transgender rights and Biden’s cognitive decline, before wading into his issues with liberals, the San Francisco Gate reported.“I f—ing hate liberals,” Burr reportedly told the audience on Saturday. The outlet said it was clear he was referring specifically to “White liberals,” and that he took issue with their hypocrisy, not necessarily their political ideology.He proceeded to call out people who put “Black Lives Matter” signs in their windows without taking any quantifiable actions.“That’s like if I told you my great-grandmother in Germany had a ‘Knock it off, Nazis’ sign,” he said, according to the outlet.The comic continued, “If you run into a White person who says they’re an empath, run the other way.” Burr said such people “like making other peoples’ suffering about [themselves].”At a different point in the show, Burr seemed surprised at how the Berkeley crowd laughed at a joke about President Biden having dementia, SF Gate reported.This isn’t the first time Burr took the opportunity to air his frustration with liberals in public.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Lovo, a Berkeley-based AI startup, was accused in a class action lawsuit on Thursday of stealing actors’ voices to create Genny, a publicly accessible AI generator. Paul Skye Lehrman and Linnea Sage, a New York couple who work as voice actors, alleged that they were deceived into providing voice samples through a freelance website. They were paid $1200 and $400, respectively, for reading scripts, and were told the recordings would be used internally, or for academic purposes.

Holding a pistol in his right hand, Marvin Berkeley stares impassively at the camera. He's barely in his 20s, but he's already carved out a formidable reputation on the violent and bloody streets of Manchester's gangland.

Taylor Swift course next year.From 2024, students attending the California college will have the option to enlist in a Taylor Swift-centred course, which explores the business success of the pop star and her ability to create an enterprise out of her music.Set to be called Artistry and Entrepreneurship: Taylor’s Version, the course will be offered by the Berkeley Haas School of Business, and was developed by an economics graduate named Crystal Haryanto.It will be available from next Spring and will look at how the singer crafted her music and brand to resonate with listeners. “Swift’s ability to connect with listeners is unparalleled,” reads the syllabus (via The Guardian).

EXCLUSIVE: Tom Berkeley and Ross White, the directing duo who recently won an Oscar and a BAFTA for short film An Irish Goodbye, have been signed by WME in the U.S. and Independent Talent Group in the UK.

EXCLUSIVE: William Baldwin, Xander Berkeley, Ashanti and Beverly D’Angelo are among a raft of stars getting behind the upcoming drama No Address about a community of homeless people fighting eviction from their encampment.

Nicki Minaj will soon become the subject of a new course at one of the most prestigious universities in the world.

Nicki Minaj will soon become the subject of a new course at one of the most prestigious universities in the world.A professor at UC Berkeley announced on Twitter that she's teaching a course dubbed  beginning in spring 2023. The school's verified account retweeted the news as well.The professor said «this class is interested in thinking critically about u and ur productions w/in the context of broader historical-social structures & hip hop feminisms.» The news has already reached the «Beez in the Trap» rapper, who replied to a tweet about the news saying, «I'd love to stop by.»There's no denying Minaj's impact in the music industry.

Bloom County, Berkeley Breathed’s comic strip that ran in the 1980s, is being turned into an animated series at Fox.

The new Netflix movie The Kissing Booth 2 ends on a big cliffhanger and now that a third movie has been confirmed, let’s start speculating on what happens next!