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Paul Archuleta / Getty Images The Golden Raspberry Awards, more commonly known as the Razzies, were forced to issue an apology for the second year in a row due to backlash over the nomination of 12-year-old actress Ryan Kiera Armstrong. This latest comes on the heels of the parody awards issuing Bruce Willis his very own category in 2021, which was swiftly rescinded after the 67-year-old’s aphasia diagnosis was later revealed. Following the Razzies announcements this week, which coincides annually with the…

Taylor Swift just got an apology from Ticketmaster over her ERAS tour ticket debacle. The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing yesterday to discuss all issues related to ticketing competition and consumer protection. While Berchtold apologized to Taylor and her fans, he also insisted that ticketing markets have never been more competitive, thus denying the claims that Live Nation and Ticketmaster are a cartel in the business. Let us tell you, both companies intermixed in 2010. Joe Berchtold expressed his views in…

Ubisoft, one of the largest video game publishers, has endured a number of highly-publicized roadblocks in recent weeks, especially after the release of disappointing financial results. Now, the company's CEO has apologized for an internal email he sent to all employees, after some pushed back on its tone and phrasing.According to Kotaku, that email included a portion where Guillemot told employees that "the ball is in your court," which was widely seen as management shirking its responsibility. Employees…

ESPN sports commentator Stephen A. Smith, who makes a living from giving hot takes, is backtracking after his dig at pop musician Rihanna quickly riled fans. During a Wednesday appearance on Sherri Shepherd’s Fox daytime talk show, Smith was asked about Rihanna’s upcoming Super Bowl halftime show.“Ladies and gentlemen, she’s a lot of things — she’s spectacular, actually — and congratulations on new mama-hood,” Smith said of the Fenty founder, before pausing and drawing applause from the crowd. “There’s one thing…

BBC Sport’s coverage of an FA Cup soccer match was interrupted yesterday after distorted audio from a porn video was played during a live broadcast. Studio staff were initially unable to locate the source of the noise, which started shortly after the show began and played repeatedly for around 15 minutes. Host Gary Lineker speculated while on air that “Somebody’s sending something on someone’s phone, I think.” While disrupted, the hosts appeared in good spirits during the show, with Lineker later referring to Liverpool’s…

50 Cent has apologized to Megan Thee Stallion for a meme he shared about the Tory Lanez trial. The Canadian artist was found guilty of shooting Megan last month and is currently in jail.“I’m gonna apologize to Megan Thee Stallion,” he said around the 7:50 point of his interview with Big Boy, as seen above. “I said some things, and it was because… On social media I posted things that—when she was with Gayle —she said, 'Were you intimate with Tory Lanez?' And she said, 'What?' and it was like, 'No.' And I was like, 'Ah, she…

Meek Mill is apologizing for filming a music video at Ghana’s presidential palace.The rapper faced backlash this weekend after he posted a video that was filmed at the Jubilee House governmental building, which serves as both Ghana’s official residence and office for the president.On Monday morning, Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa, Ghana’s former deputy education minister, took to Twitter to rip Meek, along with those who approved the music video shoot.“All those responsible for this despicable desecration of the Jubilee House by…

One of the world’s has issued a rare apology after claiming that one of its partners was responsible for a cyberattack on Canada’s largest pediatric hospital. On December 18th, the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto fell victim to a ransomware attack that left the institution unable to access many of its critical systems. The incident led to an increase in patient wait times. As of December 29th, SickKids it had regained access to almost 50 percent of its priority systems, including those that had caused…

Caroline Ellison, a close associate of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, apologized in court this week as she pleaded guilty to fraud and other offenses, telling a judge that she and others conspired to steal billions of dollars from customers of the doomed crypto exchange while misleading investors and lenders.“I am truly sorry for what I did,” Ms. Ellison, the former chief executive of Mr. Bankman-Fried’s crypto-trading firm, Alameda Research, said in a New…

Ticketmaster apologized to Bad Bunny fans who bought tickets but were turned away from the artist’s concert in Mexico City on Friday because security officers thought their tickets were fake. Ticketmaster said its system was overwhelmed because an unprecedented number of people with fake tickets tried to get into Aztec Stadium for Bad Bunny’s concert. The confusion between which tickets were real or fake caused some people with legitimate tickets to be…