I never set out to upset anyone: JK Rowling speaks out against anti-trans comments backlash

Feb 15, 2023

Almost two years after igniting a firestorm over her comments which were widely perceived as denigrating transgender women, British author J.K. Rowling has spoken...

Jerry Seinfeld weighs in on Dave Chappelle's 'SNL monologue' row

Nov 17, 2022

According to Fox News, Chappelle's comments on the show sparked a backlash as he spoke about the Jewish community during his opening routine, which...

Guitarist Carlos Santana apologizes for anti-transgender comments

Aug 25, 2023

Guitarist Carlos Santana faced backlash over the anti-transgender comments that he made during his July New Jersey concert.  Several clips from the concert...

Rupert Grint on JK Rowling's gender comments: 'Trans women are women. Trans men are men.'

Jun 15, 2020

Washington D.C. [USA], June 15 : Actor Rupert Grint is the latest member of the 'Harry Potter' family to respond to J.K. Rowling's recent...

Ricky Gervais defends trans jokes in Netflix special 'SuperNature' following backlash

May 26, 2022

Washington [US], May 26 : British comedian and actor Ricky Gervais has defended his trans jokes in his latest Netflix comedy special 'SuperNature' that...

Trevor Noah defends his comments regarding backlash on Rishi Sunak as UK PM

Oct 30, 2022

In his comments, Trevor Noah indicated that the appointment of Rishi Sunak as UK's Prime Minister created a backlash based on skin colour.