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the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade draft, popular game Wordle has scrapped “fetus” as a possible answer to Monday’s game — calling it “unintentional and a coincidence” — although many users reported still being able to submit it.“We take our role seriously as a place to entertain and escape, and we want Wordle to remain distinct from the news,” the New York Times — which acquired the game three months ago — wrote on its site regarding the measure.Monday’s Wordle Of The Day was changed from “fetus” to a less politically-charged answer.

Piers Morgan, 57, claimed the attack on comedian Dave Chapelle was “political” on his TalkTV show tonight.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has faced backlash from LGBT+ campaigner and founder of Lesbian Visibility Week Linda Riley after sending out a tweet today.The writer has previously been criticised by LGBT+ groups and fans of her books about the wizarding world for her views on transgender rights. This morning, Rowling sent out a tweet to her 13.9 million followers, sharing a picture of her friend Allison Bailey marching for lesbian, gay and bisexual rights in San Fransisco back in 1991. She captioned the photo: “Lesbian Visibility Week starts today in the UK. “A good moment to salute the resilience and courage of my inspirational friend.”She then added the hashtag #IStandWithAllisonBailey in solidarity with the barrister.   Bailey is a divisive figure within the LGBT+ community due to her stance on trans issues.The lawyer describes herself as a “lifelong campaigner for racial equality, lesbian, gay, and bisexual rights”.She is currently suing the LGBT+ charity Stonewall on the grounds of discrimination, claiming the organisation is “policing free speech via its Diversity Champions scheme”.Soon after Rowling had tweeted out the image, Riley, founder of Lesbian Visibility Week, appeared to be angered by its contents.In view of her 76,600 Twitter followers she penned: “Wow! I certainly did not create #LesbianVisibilityWeek so that people like @jk_rowling could use it as a vehicle to stir up more hate within our community.  “This is a perfect example of #HowNotToBeAnAlly.”She also added the hashtags #IStandWithStonewall and #LWithTheT, which indicates the lesbian community standing in solidarity with the transgender community. The comments section under Riley’s post seemed to be split on her response to Rowling’s

Piers Morgan has defended Harry Potter author JK Rowling, insisting "she'll survive" the attempts to cancel her following her remarks surrounding transgender issues and the definition of women.The former Life Stories host, 57, was speaking during the press launch of his new TalkTV show, Uncensored, when he insisted that like himself and his TalkTV colleague Sharon Osbourne, the Harry Potter author will survive being a victim of cancel culture.When asked to address the difference between holding someone to account and calling for them to be cancelled, the outspoken TV star was quick to clarify the two.Piers said: "You can hold people to vigorous account, you can be severely critical of people, I'm like that all the time."I write very critical columns of people."I don't call for them to be cancelled."I don't call for their lives to be ruined and then to be basically disintegrated in front of our very eyes," he added.Piers explained: "That is cancelled culture and it's getting worse and worse and worse, and people like Sharon and I will survive."JK Rowling, she'll survive the most appalling abuse and attempts to cancel her for having an opinion that she stands up for women's rights."It's appalling what happened to her, but we know where this line is," he said to Huffington Post and other publications.Earlier this this year, Piers put aside his feud with the author to defend the "cancelled" star amid the transgender row.Piers branded the treatment of the author "an absolute disgrace" amid the backlash she is facing for airing her views on the on sex and gender.He looked to the issue of the US transgender swimmer, Lia Thomas, who is set to become a world champion after having joined the women's team, as an example.The swimmer

Piers Morgan had vowed to "uncancel" those who had been cancelled, after losing his job on Good Morning Britain, Laurence Fox promptly hit back, accusing of profiting off the phenomenon.The actor, who formed the Reclaim political party in 2020 against wokeness, claimed that Piers' success was based on cancel culture.Reposting an article about the aims of Piers' new TalkTV show Uncensored, Laurence sneered disapprovingly: "From the chubby slug who made his millions promoting cancel culture."Piers quickly hit back last night: "Actually, I defended you from the cancel culture mob… but sadly, you then went bonkers.

Loose Women panellist Carol McGiffin, 62, has reminisced about the “old days” of the ITV lunchtime show where she felt she had more freedom to say what she wanted. Carol has been a regular on the programme since the early 2000s and recently opened up about how things have changed.Speaking on the latest episode of Kate Thornton’s White Wine Question Time podcast, Carol recalled: “The old days, back on Loose Women, were great."Not to say that I don’t have a great time now, but when I think about those times back then, things were just so much freer."She said that the hosts used to be able to "talk about things" they simply can't discuss anymore.She continued: “The way we talked to each other was completely different to what we can do now because you’ve just got this epidemic of offence, everyone’s just offended by everything, and it’s hard, it is quite hard to work in telly now.”Kate, who presented Loose Women from 2009 until 2011, then chimed in: “To do a live show where you are hired to pass opinion and comment, every day is a tightrope between flying or dying by cancellation.”Carol agreed: “Yeah, it is.

Netflix star, 60, told how he isn't afraid to shy away from cancel culture as he prepares to return to the stage.It comes as the comedian played an intimate trial gig on Wednesday to test out his new material.Performing at Leicester Square Theatre, the After Life star reportedly elicited laughs throughout the show as he shocked his audience.The comic slammed modern ideals as "nonsense" and explained the reasoning behind the title of his tour.Whilst on stage, the star told the audience how the new show would be titled Armageddon, and will explore how he believes humanity will come to an end.He said: "People born this century are going to have a very ­different middle age to me."It’s my fault and the generation before me, the Boomers, with fossil fuels, deforestation, causing global warming, everything like that."So, 20-year-olds today, in 40 years time they’ll be huddled in their houses like prisons, wearing masks, afraid, in pain, crying like they do now over jokes," he added.Ricky went on, according to The Sun: "I am going to spend all of my money on private jets from now on, to make sure it definitely f***ing happens."Ricky previously said how he'd set out to “get cancelled” with brand-new show Armageddon, as he will be “treating it like it’s my last one ever”.He said: "One thing I’ve decided to definitely do, and can’t wait to start on, is my new stand-up show, which is going to be called Armageddon.“I’m treating it like it’s my last one ever."It won’t be, but I want to put everything into it," he continued.The comedian went on: “I want to try and get cancelled.

Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan announced his new TalkTV show Uncensored earlier this month, declaring that it will "cancel the cancel culture".

Twitter to defend himself amid a backlash to his comments about slavery at the SXSW Festival.The Monty Python star, 82, hit back at a fellow user before taking a swipe at the reporter who interviewed him at the event, where his microphone was removed by a fellow comedian and panellist.In view of his 5.7 million followers, the award-winning actor defended his comment that British people should be given reparations for being enslaved, which sparked a fierce backlash.His microphone was snatched away by another comedian who claimed they did so to "save his career".Twitter user @sajidmerchant took issue with John's comments and sent him a message explaining why.They wrote: "John, I love ur humor man, but mockingly comparing getting reparations for things that happened 1000 years ago, to things that happened less than a generation ago is a flawed comparison. (sic)"But u do u." (sic) they finished.John replied: "Quite right, Sajid.

She explained: “I saved a comic whose career I respect.”But John continued: “I want reparations from Italy… And then the Normans came over in 1066.“They were horrible people from France and they colonised us for 30 years and we need reparations there too, I’m afraid.”John notoriously pulled out of an appearance at Cambridge University last year after art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon, who was a visiting speaker, was banned for doing a Hitler impression.Explaining his absence, John said he was “blacklisting myself before someone else did.”John wrote in view of his 5.6 million Twitter followers: "I was looking forward to talking to students at the Cambridge Union this Friday, but I hear that someone there has been blacklisted for doing an impersonation of Hitler"I regret that I did the same on a Monty Python show, so I am blacklisting myself before someone else does," he added."I apologise to anyone at Cambridge who was hoping to talk with me, but perhaps some of you can find a venue where woke rules do not apply," John said.In 2020 he criticised what he branded as "woke" comedy after the BBC Studios-owned broadcaster UKTV removed an episode of Fawlty Towers from its back catalogue.UKTV deleted The Germans from its Gold Box Set of shows as it contained “racial slurs”.John co-created and starred in Fawlty Towers between 1975-1979.He did not agree with UKTV’s decision, stressing that cancel culture took the “fun” out of life.He told the Straits Times: “I think that they misunderstand one of the main purposes of life which is to have fun.“What you have to realise about humour is that it’s true to say that everything humorous is critical.“If you have someone who is perfectly kind and intelligent and flexible and always behaves

BRITs tonight, was accused of being anti-trans on Twitter following her acceptance speech. During the heartfelt speech, Adele acknowledged that the show had done away with gendered categories, and added that she “loved being a woman and a female artist.When Adele, 33, stepped onto the stage of the O2 Arena to accept her Artist of the Year award, she took it as an opportunity to express how proud she was of herself and fellow female artists.During her speech, she said: “I understand why the name of this award has changed, but I love being a woman and being a female artist—I do!“I'm really proud of us, I really, really am."Despite receiving rapturous applause at the live event, her speech went on to spark a furious debate on Twitter.The online outcry seemed to stem from a tweet by a Twitter user called OhHeyJacob, which read: “Please, no, ADELE can't be a TERF.“That last comment, though ambiguous, could be perceived as TERF-y.

ever “canceled” celebrity after notoriously getting suspended and reinstated from the A&E hunting show in 2013 over alleged homophobic comments. Now, nearly 10 years on, the “uncancelable” 75-year-old reality TV star says he doesn’t regret the remarks, and claims he wishes cancel culture “sinners” would quit “accusing each other.”Robertson dropped the feather-ruffling remarks while hyping the Tuesday release of his new book, “Uncanceled: Finding Meaning and Peace in a Culture of Accusations, Shame, and Condemnation,” which argues how Christianity is the perfect antidote to cancel culture.“We’re all guilty of sin.

docuseries “Secrets of Playboy” aired damning allegations of abuse against the late nudie mag magnate.“We sign our names to support Hugh M. Hefner,” reads the bombshell letter, which was reportedly signed by “hundreds” of Hef loyalists from former Playboy bunnies to ex-girlfriends, People magazine reported.

“I want to try and get cancelled. No, I just want to go all-out there.”He went on: “It’s about the end of the world and how we’re going to destroy ourselves for lots of reasons, whether it’s media stupidity, or the actual end of the world.”This isn't the first time Ricky has hinted he might want to step back amid mention of this potentially being his "last" show.Writing on Twitter last week, he penned: “I will never get over the reaction to After Life and I'll probably never better it.

cancel culture with his new stand-up show “Armageddon” and push the boundaries of comedy. “One thing I’ve decided to definitely do, and can’t wait to start on, is my new stand-up show,” the Brit told Heat magazine recently.The “After Life” star added, “I’m treating it like it’s my last one ever. It won’t be, but I want to put everything into it.

cancel culture.Ricky told Heat: “One thing I've decided to definitely do, and can't wait to start on, is my new stand-up show, which is going to be called Armageddon.“I'm treating it like it's my last one ever. It won't be, but I want to put everything into it. “I want to try and get cancelled.

Musical theatre icon Elaine Paige, 73, was revealed to have split from her younger boyfriend of eight years in 2018. In an interview two years later, the actress suggested that she didn’t have a problem with a bit of flirting.The Radio 2 star appeared to have found happiness with advertising executive Justin Mallins after vowing never to marry, but it sadly wasn’t to last.Months after celebrating her 70th birthday in 2018, her relationship ended with Justin, who was 23 years her junior.Justin was 47 at the time of their split and the pair had often addressed their unconventional age gap.Before she dated Justin, the Evita star also had high-profile long-term relationship with lyricist Sir Time Rice, which lasted for 11 years.In December 2020, MailOnline reported that Elaine Page said she couldn’t see the harm in “a little flirting” and even said she would have been “insulted” if casting directors hadn't “tried it on” with her.Speaking about her career spanning five decades, she addressed what the casting couch had been like a bygone era.She said following the birth of the #MeToo movement: “I'm glad to say that yes, there were a couple of instances of the casting couch - there was a lot of that in our era, being the age I am.“And I would have felt insulted, frankly, if not - you'd think there was something wrong with you. “But one was always on one's mettle and always knew how to deal with things.

Former cricket captain David Gower OBE has spoken about how you can “get picked up for virtually anything” on social media. One example the cricket commentator gave was being called out over the distinction between “batter” and “batsman”. David returned from Australia last week after England’s lack-lustre performance in the Ashes, crumbling to 124 in just 38.5 overs.Considered one of the most stylish left-handed batsmen of his era, the 64-year-old pundit has shown that he’s not afraid to call out the team when necessary. “It’s been horribly obvious to people watching from a distance that Eoin Morgan has everything he wants with the white-ball team…but poor old Joe Root finds himself with people who aren’t available because, where are they?” David asked.“They are in the IPL.

Variety reported.The period drama’s title and plot have yet to be revealed. However, the flick will reportedly follow the life of the controversial French monarch, who was nicknamed “the beloved” and ruled for 59 years — the longest reign in France’s existence since Louis XIV.

Jimmy hit out at people complaining over the hardships of living life in the public eye, even going so far as to describe being a celebrity as “the natural state”. During the podcast Out To Lunch With Jay Rayner, the host asked him about his life in the spotlight. In response, he said: “Yeah. Love it.

cancel culture” in comedy.The comedian addressed the subject and the controversy that surrounds it in the latest episode of the Out To Lunch podcast with food critic Jay Rayner.Jimmy candidly confessed that his stage persona often gives people the wrong impression of his personality.He also discussed his previous conversation around panic attacks, which he once said he suffers from every morning when he wakes up.Jay then asked whether that was still happening, to which Jimmy affirmed.He added: “I wake up with a bit of a start.“People deal with harder things...“I think my stage persona would lead you to believe that this guy doesn't give a f**k cause you're doing one liners on stage, you're in a certain mode when you're doing that and it's a