NBC Removes ‘Nurses’ Episode From Digital Platforms Following Backlash Over Orthodox Jewish Storyline

Bill Burr is facing backlash for some of his jokes at the 2021 Grammy Awards pre-telecast ceremony. The comedian’s remarks during his appearance prompted some livestream viewers to call him out for insensitive jokes. ET Canada has reached out to Burr’s rep for comment.

2021 GRAMMY Awards pre-telecast ceremony. The comedian's remarks during his appearance prompted some livestream viewers to call him out for insensitive jokes.

Former President Donald Trump thought Meghan Markle was "no good" following her bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey last week but felt publicly saying so would cause the sort of backlash experienced by British TV host Piers Morgan after he openly criticized the Duchess of Sussex, according to a former adviser. Jason Miller, who was Trump’s senior communications adviser, made the comments during a Wednesday interview on Steve Bannon’s "War Room" podcast.

direct to your inboxSharon Osbourne has said she is "truly sorry" following backlash to comments she made in a row about Piers Morgan. The TV star broke down in tears as she defended the former Good Morning Britain host on US chat show The Talk after his abrupt exit was announced.

direct to your inboxUnder-fire TV host Piers Morgan has addressed the backlash to his comments about Meghan Markle on Good Morning Britain.During Monday's show, ahead of the UK screening of the bombshell Oprah Winfrey interview on ITV, Piers said he didn't believe that the Duchess of Sussex had suicidal thoughts.On Tuesday morning he said he still has 'serious concerns about the veracity of a lot of what she said.'But he said mental health and suicide should be taken 'extremely seriously' and if

. On Thursday, the 23-year-old actress took to Instagram to express her love for the Netflix series and to thank fans for their support. Gentry's post came after Taylor Swift called out the show for «its lazy, deeply sexist joke» about her.

direct to your inboxA disabled orthodox Jewish teenager’s human rights were breached by Manchester council after he was offered respite care at a non-Jewish residential home, a judge has ruled.The teenager's family, who live in a strict orthodox Haredi Jewish community, argued he would not be able to follow kosher dietary laws or observe the Sabbath and other religious festivals during his proposed 12-week placement.They had hoped he would be placed in a more appropriate orthodox Jewish

direct to your inboxThe government is facing a furious backlash after calling for an NHS staff pay rise in England to be restricted to just one per cent.Ministers have defended the proposal at a time when the economy is under 'huge pressure' as a result of the pandemic.But health service unions have condemned the proposed award as a 'kick in the teeth' and an 'insult' for staff who had given 'absolutely everything' over the past year to keep the public safe.Appearing on BBC Question Time on

Actor Alec Baldwin and wife Hilaria Baldwin recently took to their social media to share a picture of their 6th child. The photo which included all their kids and Hilaria, blew up on Instagram because the news took people by surprise.

Comedian Jeff Ross has spoken out in defense of Michael Che following backlash he received for a joke on "Saturday Night Live" that many critics called anti-Semitic. "Uh, it was hilarious," Ross recently said to TMZ on camera while walking through Los Angeles.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola does not want Gabriel Jesus to be more selfish in front of goal despite the Brazilian failing to find the net more regularly. Manchester City's No.9 scored in midweek against Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League but had earlier wasted a golden chance to extend the team's lead when clean through on goal.

Deadline reported, was pulled from the network’s digital platforms as Jewish organizations criticized a scene in which an Orthodox Jewish character named Israel refuses a bone graft for his leg during a hospital stay.“The graft, where does it come from?” the character asks before a medical pro explains the graft would be “harvested from a deceased donor” so that he would be able to “walk again.”“A dead goyim leg … from an Arab, a woman,” the patient’s father says in the clip, to which a nurse

An episode of the NBC medical drama Nurses has earned condemnation from the Simon Wiesenthal Center over a plot involving an Orthodox Jew who refuses a bone graft from a potentially "Arab" or "woman" donor. The controversy has led NBC to pull the episode from all digital platforms and future airings.

NBC has decided to pull an episode of their primetime drama, Nurses.

NBC is pulling the season finale of its Canadian import Nurses from its digital platforms amid backlash from national Jewish organizations regarding a scene they accuse of being anti-Semitic.