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A Will & Grace actor recently weighed in on the debate over whether gay characters should be played by gay actors, citing his own experiences as a straight actor portraying an iconic queer role. An LGBTQ+ charity has since reacted.Eric McCormack rose to fame after starring as gay lawyer Will Truman on the popular sitcom Will & Grace. Highlights Will & Grace star Eric McCormack defended straight actors in gay roles, igniting mixed reactions. The actor highlighted acting as embodying characters…

Ahead of Taylor Swift’s presumed Super Bowl appearance, the spotlight isn’t on her relationship with Travis Kelce—it’s on how she’s getting to the game. Her most devoted fans are so eager to deflect criticism of Swift’s excessive private jet usage that they fail to understand the root of the backlash, and spread inaccurate information along the way. Her carbon footprint is no secret: She’s already under scrutiny for her flights after a 2022 report from sustainability marketing firm Yard PR named her the “biggest celebrity…

Tesla is taking up a fight to defend Elon Musk’s tweet that threatened to remove employee stock options if they decide to unionize all the way to the Fifth Circuit court of appeal. This is coming out of an old fight dating back to the UAW’s last unsuccessful push to unionize workers at Tesla’s Fremont factory and other locations. Amid that push in 2017-2019, Tesla fought back the effort with what the union considered to be illegal tactics. They filed a complaint with the National Labor…

SAG-AFTRA has issued a statement defending Alec Baldwin and criticizing the New Mexico prosecutors’ decision to re-charge the actor with involuntary manslaughter for the accidental shooting death on the set of Rust in October 2021. “To the extent that the charges filed on January 19 are based on an accusation of negligent use of a firearm predicated on this or any actor having a duty to inspect a firearm as part of its use, that is an incorrect assessment of the actual duties of an actor on set,” the actors’ union…

Actor Ian Ziering was involved in a battery incident in Los Angeles on Sunday during what appeared to be a street brawl involving several people on mini bikes.Although the “Beverly Hills, 90210” alum said he was “completely unscathed,” the New Year’s Eve altercation left him concerned about “hooliganism on our streets.”The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed Tuesday that a battery report was taken regarding a Sunday incident near Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue. Ziering was listed as a victim on the report,…

There are some Christmas movie debates that I understand. Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? I think so, but I get why others would say no. What people’s favorite version of The Grinch or Miracle on 34th Street is, is a topic that has no right answer. When it cmes to Home Alone, however, I sort of assumed the world was of one mind about the franchise. But apparently I was very wrong.The first two Home Alone movies are seen as classics by many, not me, but that’s fine. Lots of people love them, and the first movie is…

Despite Donald Trump’s supporters constructing a gallows to hang Mike Pence in front of the Capitol on Jan. 6, the former vice president continues to defend Trump’s actions that day as not that bad. “The president’s words were reckless that day. I had no right to overturn the election,” Pence told Dana Bash during a Sunday appearance on CNN’s State of the Union. “But while his words were reckless, based on what I know, I’m not yet convinced that they were criminal.” DANA BASH: If the DOJ has evidence that…

Effect of Target Joining NATO, Overall and by Sender Country. Credit: Tomz et al. Voters in North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member states are far more willing to militarily defend another country if the country joins NATO, versus if the same country does not join NATO, according to a study published in the journal PNAS Nexus. To explore the possible…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Music Celebrity 'Why do people not like Nickelback? I feel like Nickelback gets way too much s---,' Grammy winner said in resurfaced interview from 2019 Published Apr 17, 2023  •  2 minute read Nickelback will be one of the headliners at next August's Boots and Hearts festival. Article content Nickelback is taking time to thank Lizzo for praising them in a 2019 interview. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article…

The 8th IAA Planetary Defense Conference was held in Vienna with the aim of discussing ongoing efforts focused on addressing the asteroid impact hazard. Scientists, engineers, policymakers, and other Planetary Defense experts shared their respective knowledge and expertise to encourage coordination among global asteroid impact mitigation. The conference allowed attendees to hear from national policymakers on how to coordinate response to emergency events and what information would be needed from the Planetary Defense…