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Body cam footage of Polo G’s 2021 arrest in Miami, which was widely criticized as an example of racist profiling, has been released.Per a report from TMZ on Thursday, the footage (seen above) is comprised of two parts. One sees an officer on his computer while Polo G is heard, but not seen, expressing his frustrations over the arrest while the officer is heard arguing with him.“Did you buy your mama anything? Did you buy your mama a car? Did you buy your mama a house?” Polo says at one point. “I did that. I did both of…

Owner Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys attends training camp at River Ridge Complex on July 24, 2021 in Oxnard, California.Jayne Kamin-oncea | Getty ImagesThe Dallas Cowboys are facing a backlash after the football team announced a partnership with gun-themed coffee company a day after the deadly shooting in Highland Park, Illinois.The company, Black Rifle Coffee, says it is veteran-owned and sells products with names including "Silencer Smooth Coffee Rounds," "AK-47 Espresso Blend" and "Murdered Out Coffee…

Electronic Arts has owned up to one of its latest tweets missing the mark after it was roasted heavily by people--including its own developers--on social media. On June 30, EA jumped in on the "They're a 10 but..." social media trend, but the company's message wasn't well received."They're a 10 but they only like playing single-player games," EA wrote. The tweet generated a lot of discussion and buzz, and even EA's own Vince Zampella chimed in with the faceplam emoji. Developer Obsidian subtweeted EA,…

| In recent days, Bleeding Cool has been away of a number of complaints from comic book retailers regarding the behaviour of comic book publisher Scout Comics, and the selling of retailer-exclusive variant covers directly to readers. An exclusive variant cover programme enables retailers to get a limited run of a certain comic, with a cover exclusive to their store, in return for buying hundreds or thousands of copies, which they can then sell exclusively from their store, in person or online, for the price of their…

Cardi B shared her thoughts about Lizzo facing backlash earlier this week after the Bronx rapper’s name was brought into the situation on Twitter.Lizzo found herself in hot water after the singer used the word “spaz” on her new song “GRRRLS.” Lizzo took the word out of the track following the criticism, but when a person argued that Cardi is able to get away with much more because of her appearance, the “WAP” rapper responded.“Ya will do mental gymnastics to include me in anything that people are getting dragged for,” she…

Joey Badass shared his thoughts about Lizzo facing criticism for using an offensive term for disabled people in her latest single “Grrrls.”The Brooklyn rapper took to Twitter on Tuesday to call out those who were criticizing Lizzo. The singer previously faced backlash for using a derogatory term for spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy, on the track.“Lizzo getting flack for using spazz is crazy!” Joey wrote. “Wypipo just be waiting for you to say anything remotely off. I’ll be the first to tell y’all, y’all can SMD.…

Lizzo announced Monday that she has changed the lyrics to her track “Grrrls” after being made aware of her latest single containing a derogatory word for the disabled community. “It’s been brought to my attention that there is a harmful word in my new song “GRRRLS”. Let me make one thing clear: I never want to promote derogatory language,” she wrote. “As a fat black woman in America, I’ve had many hateful words used against me so I understand the power words can have (whether intentionally or in my case unintentionally).…

Rapper Jay-Z and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey have teamed up to launch a bitcoin-focused financial literacy project named The Bitcoin Academy. The project consists of free bi-weekly classes, offered in-person and online, for residents of the musician’s childhood home: the Marcy Houses public housing complex in Brooklyn, New York City. The team-up is not surprising considering the pair’s long, shared history in business and bitcoin. Dorsey’s digital-payments company Block (née Square) bought a majority share in Jay-Z’s…

This year’s theme at the Met Gala was ‘In America: An Anthology of Fashion’ and Youtuber Emma decided to show up according to the theme. Chamberlain wore a corset and a white skirt by Louis Vuitton and paired them with a diamond choker and tiara by Cartier Jewel. Cartier is the largest brand ambassador of Louis Vuitton. Emma Chamberlain had the intention of becoming the centre of attention at Met Gala 2022. But things went the other way for her after she was heavily criticised by the social media users for wearing…

Stephen King says he cares only about “quality,” not “diversity” when deciding on awards. Some are asking why he thinks the two must be different. “I would never consider diversity in matters of art. Only quality,” King tweeted this week. “It seems to me that to do otherwise would be wrong.” The best-selling author’s comments came shortly after the announcement of this year’s nominees for the Academy Awards, widely criticized for only choosing male directors and for an almost entirely white group of acting…