3RD UPDATE: A judge in Connecticut on Thursday awarded the families the Sandy Hook shooting victims another $473 million in punitive damages to be paid by Inforwars founder Alex Jones. It comes after the jury awarded the families $965 million in compensatory damages after finding that Jones was liable for spreading lies about the 2012 school massacre, in which 26 people were murdered, including 20 children.
Charles Barkley & ‘Inside The NBA’ Guys Rip Kyrie Irving Over Alex Jones Post: “He Should Have Been Suspended”
02.11.2022 - 03:17 / deadline.com
On the day when Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash was fired after his team started the season 2-5, the talking heads on TNT’s Emmy-winning Inside the NBA found themselves talking about Nets player Kyrie Irving and the irony that, while Nash was fired for a record that may or may not have been entirely his fault, Irving has faced no official sanction after sharing a video from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones which contained antisemitic tropes.
“I think the NBA dropped the ball. I think he should have been suspended. I think Adam [Silver] should have suspended him,” said Charles Barkley, who is himself no stranger to controversy. “They made a mistake… [and] I can’t believe we’re talking about this idiot.”
He continued, “We have suspended and fined people who have made homophobic slurs. I think if you insult the Black community you should be suspended or fined.”
“I think he should have been suspended.”Chuck reacts to Kyrie Irving’s social media posts promoting an antisemitic film pic.twitter.com/IOLVVrSv0l
In a much-replayed post game podium debate with ESPN reporter Nick Friedell and others, Irving argued that he wasn’t promoting the ideas contained in the video, or even the video itself. He said that just posting it to his 5 million Twitter followers with no comment was not promotion, though he later removed the tweet.
Inside the NBA‘s Shaquille O’Neal, who was an early Twitter adopter and currently has 16 million followers said, “You have to be aware of what you’re doing…Some people are conscious and some people are not, i can tell that he is not conscious. When you’re as great at basketball as he is, people listen to you.
“It hurts me that we have to sit up here and talk about stuff that divides us. We have to sit up here
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Twitter Forming Content Moderation Council; Owner Elon Musk Vows “No Major Content Decisions Or Account Reinstatements” Before New Body Meets
Elon Musk, who just took over Twitter in a $44 billion leveraged buyout, sought to allay fears about the direction of the social media company by saying it is forming a content moderation council.
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18.10.2022 / 00:47
Charles Barkley And Fellow ‘Inside The NBA’ Hosts Re-Up With Warner Bros Discovery Sports On Eve Of Season Tipoff
Ahead of tomorrow’s tipoff of the 2022-23 NBA season, Warner Bros Discovery announced contract renewals for the four hosts of TNT’s mainstay studio show Inside the NBA.
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17.10.2022 / 22:23
Charles Barkley’s New TNT Deal Valued at Nearly $200 Million – If He Sticks Around for the Whole Thing
report from the New York Post.Barkley’s current contract with the NBA broadcaster — which pays him $10 million per season — still has three years left, ending after the 2024-25 season and overlapping with TNT’s broadcast agreement with the league.If Barkley fulfills his entire current contract, he would be looking at making over $100 million, approaching $200 million, but the exact amount is not yet known. In the case that Turner Broadcasting doesn’t keep the NBA, Barkley could also own rights to employment for other digital platforms or networks, especially if Amazon, Apple or other tech giants are involved. The 59-year-old has hinted at retirement at the age of 60, but TNT’s latest offer to Barkley follows its commitment to Barkley’s partners — Shaquille O’Neal, Ernie Johnson and Kenny Smith — according to The Post.“We’re all a big family – Ernie, Kenny and Shaquille are brothers to me – and I wouldn’t still be here if it wasn’t for them and all the amazing people who work on our show,” Barkley said.
nme.com
17.10.2022 / 04:41
M.I.A. dropped from GQ Awards following controversial posts about vaccines
M.I.A. has revealed that she’ll no longer be involved in this year’s GQ Men Of The Year Awards, with the magazine severing ties with her over controversial tweets about vaccines.Last Thursday (October 13), the artist – whose real name is Mathangi Arulpragasam – shared a series of tweets comparing vaccines for COVID-19 to Alex Jones’ reprehensible conspiracy theories about the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre.
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15.10.2022 / 18:35
Hollyoaks star Jessica Fox expecting 'miracle' baby after miscarriage tragedy while soap character was pregnant
Hollyoaks actress Jessica Fox has revealed she's expecting her first child with her husband Nicholas Willes after going through two devastating miscarriages last year. Jessica, 39, who has played Nancy Hayton in the Channel Four soap since 2005, bravely shared about their loss as she shared about their 'miracle' baby.
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15.10.2022 / 15:03
The One Show's Alex Jones forced to apologise as Lewis Capaldi repeatedly swears on air
The One Show's Alex Jones was forced to apologise after Lewis Capaldi swore numerous times as he appeared on the show. As the 26 year old Scottish singer spoke to Alex, 45, and her co-host Roman Kemp, 29, he couldn't keep a swear word far from his mouth as they congratulated him on his new single, Forget Me, reaching number one on the charts.