CrossFit's Greg Glassman Steps Down as CEO Amid Controversy (Report)

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“All American” showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll and series executive producer Greg Berlanti joined Variety‘s Virtual TV Fest on Wednesday for a discussion on COVID-19 and race in entertainment.Speaking with moderator Elaine Lowe, Carroll addressed the current climate in the U.S.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefVeteran South African filmmaker Anant Singh has penned an open letter comparing the problems of racism within his own country with the killings of George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks at the hands of police in the U.S.The letter, which he calls “All Lives Matter, Especially Black Lives,” is published on the 44th anniversary of the Soweto uprising, in which 69 people were killed by South African police.

Robert De Niro is sharing his experience raising biracial children. The 76-year-old actor has six kids, now all adults but one, from three previous relationships, and on Wednesday's, he was asked if he spoke to his family about race. «My children are all half black and I don't have… even me, I take certain things for granted,» the Oscar winner admitted, referring to his race.

Greg Glassman is stepping down as CEO of CrossFit after he mad a controversial comment about George Floyd on Twitter.A few days ago, Greg replied to a tweet about racial discrimination being a public health issue, with a reference to George Floyd and COVID-19. Glassman combined the words, commenting “It’s FLOYD-19”, and now says he has hurt many CrossFit members with his words.“I, CrossFit HQ., and the CrossFit community will not stand for racism.

CrossFit CEO Greg Glassman announced Tuesday that he will resign from his position and retire, days after his tweets about the coronavirus and the death of George Floyd sparked outrage nationwide. Glassman said he can't let his actions hurt the company's mission, which he described as «too important to jeopardize.»«On Saturday I created a rift in the CrossFit community and unintentionally hurt many of its members,» Glassman said in a statement.

CrossFit’s CEO Greg Glassman is under fire again.

Damian Lillard, the 5-time NBA All-Star who retires his government name when he spits bars under the moniker Dame D.O.L.L.A., spoke openly about the unlawful murders of George Floyd and 99 other Black people due to police brutality in his new track "Blacklist."

George Floyd, who died at the hands of Minneapolis police, saying that he «made a mistake by the words I chose.» That was too little too late for sports gear maker Reebok, which said over the weekend it's ending a partnership with CrossFit following the tweet, while some gyms said they would end their affiliation with the workout brand.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorNew York City, the global epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, is taking its first tentative steps to reopen 100 days after the pandemic began.Retail stores as well as construction and manufacturing sites welcomed back between 200,000 and 400,000 workers as the city began the first of four phases in its reopening.

Aoki Lee Simmons is following in the footsteps of Rihanna and has decided to publicly call out her non-black friends to step up and show real support for the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of the death of George Floyd at the hands of Missouri police.

Jennifer Aniston is helping out.

Pink is certainly using her platform for good! The singer was among the celebs who marched in solidarity with hundreds of thousands of people around the country, in the wake of the tragic death of George Floyd. The 40-year-old shared a photo of herself at a protest in the Santa Ynez Valley in California on June 6, where she resides with her husband Carey Hart.

This coming Friday (June 5) will have been the 27th birthday of Breonna Taylor, the Louisville woman who was killed on March 13 when a squad of police used a battering ram to enter her apartment using a "no-knock" warrant and opened fire, fatally hitting Taylor at least eight times.Taylor's name is among those most frequently mentioned these days by protesters marching to demand justice for George Floyd, who was killed when a now-fired white police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine

Amid the ongoing nationwide protests after the death of George Floyd,Demi Lovato is also taking a moment to pay tribute to Breonna Taylor.

Last week, after the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, Demi Lovato posted in solidarity with Black Lives Matter. She also directed her fellow white people to do more.