Andrew Cuomo is blaming cancel culture for his 2021 political downfall.
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accused of preselecting then-Miss Texas R’Bonney Gabriel — who went on to win Miss Universe — as the 2022 winner. The allegations would eventually cause Miss Universe — which owns Miss USA — to kick Stewart out of her role.After the parent organization cut ties with Stewart and her pageant training company Miss Brand, it announced it would conduct a third-party investigation through the Holland & Knight law firm.
The only finding that came forth from the months-long deep dive in which O’Keefe spent four hours talking to investigators was that the pageant was “not rigged.” However, contestants never received a copy of what the firm discovered outside of that, nor did it answer the favoritism complaints against Gabriel. Several contestants, including Miss DC Faith Porter and O’Keefe, had heard rumors prior to the competition that Gabriel would take the coveted crown.
“Of course, being in the industry, you hear the rumors going around that: ‘Oh, Texas is a favorite, R’Bonney is the favorite for Texas, and she’s the favorite for Miss USA.’ Before she even won Texas there was chatter about it,” O’Keefe recalled. Porter heard similar things, telling filmmakers: “My whole family came and they were telling me: ‘So-and-so said, you know, apparently it’s going to go to Texas.’ I remember saying: ‘Everyone really likes her in the staff, but I don’t know if they would crown her because the directors are going to riot.'” State directors did call a meeting with Stewart about Gabriel on Sept.
8, 2022, as contestants were alleging she had special perks they were denied. “We all went into it believing it was fair, and I think the reason why we all just walked off stage immediately after and weren’t shocked at all is because we had this
.Andrew Cuomo is blaming cancel culture for his 2021 political downfall.
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Tiffany Pollard has revealed that she believes the late David Gest "haunts her" following her famous mix up on Celebrity Big Brother when she thought the producer had passed away. In a new interview on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Tiffany, 41, spoke about the iconic TV moment, which saw the American TV personality mistakenly presume David had passed away in the CBB house, after fellow housemate Angie Bowie, 74, informed her that 'David's dead'. However, Angie was referring to her ex-husband David Bowie, who died while she was on the reality TV show.
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Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas divorce saga, the actress has apparently unfollowed former sister-in-law Priyanka Chopra on social media.The “Game of Thrones” star, 27, has clicked the little white button to de-follow Nick Jonas’ wife on Instagram.The “Love Again” star, 41, has also seemingly followed suit, removing herself as a friend of Turner on the platform.Turner still follows her husband, 34, as well as his brothers Nick, 31, Kevin Jonas, 35, and his wife, Danielle Jonas, 37.While Chopra has been married to the “Jealous” singer since 2018, she has been pals with Turner ever since.Joe and Turner announced their split after four years of marriage in September. They share daughters Willa, 3, and Delphine, 1.The divorce got messy when Turner sued him last month for the return of their girls to their “forever home” in England.The estranged couple then entered into a custody mediation in New York City, and they reached an “amicable resolution” earlier this week.Additionally, the musician filed to dismiss his Miami divorce case and they decided they will split custody of their daughters.
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