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Elton John leaves Twitter: “Misinformation is being used to divide our world”

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Pop icon Elton John has announced his leave from Twitter after anti-LGBTQ+ hate speech and misinformation skyrockets.  Over the last month, the popular social media app has been at the centre of non-stop controversy due to Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his acquisition of the company.  Since stepping into power, the polarising figure has faced backlash from employees, users and celebrities for his questionable business practices and harmful tweets. In addition to Musk’s involvement, the app has implemented shocking adjustments to its established user policy – which has resulted in…

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Grindr’s new CEO faces backlash from users over his past conservative tweets

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Grindr users have called out the dating app’s new CEO for his past conservative tweets.  Back in May, the popular LGBTQ+ dating app revealed that it would become a public company after agreeing on a $2.1 billion merger deal with Tiga Acquisition Corp (TAC). To usher in their new business venture, Grindr announced openly gay businessman George Arison as the company’s new CEO in September. “Grindr, with George at the helm, will succeed and grow as a public company at the same time as it deepens its support for the…

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Fans react to horrific queer death in latest House of the Dragon episode

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Game of Thrones spinoff House of the Dragon has received backlash following the approach to the shows only queer couple. The latest episode of the record-breaking series introduced a new LGBTQ+ pairing to the show. Laenor Velaryon (played by Theo Nate) and Ser Joffrey Lonmouth (Solly McLeod), were ripped away from each other due to a violent death. The show went under fire for tackling queer narratives in a similar way to main series, Game of Thrones, which was said to adopt the “bury your gays” trope. This is when…

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Cardi B calls out biphobic tweet: “I ate b*tches out before you was born”

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Rapper Cardi B responded to some biphobic comments on Twitter that accused her of not publicly dating women. The musician and actress came out as bisexual in 2018 after she featured on Rita Ora’s song Girls. On the song, Cardi opened up about her sexuality, and her previous experiences “with a lot of women” She tied the knot with Migos rapper Offset in 2017. The couple have two children. Despite her transparency surrounding her bisexuality, Cardi was in the firing line of a biphobic tweet. It read: “Celebrities that came…

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Don’t Worry Darling: Fans react to Harry Styles and Nick Kroll’s kiss

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Pop-sensation and actor Harry Styles shared a tender kiss with co-star Nick Kroll at the Venice Film Festival premiere of Don’t Worry Darling. The film is Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut, and stars Styles opposite Florence Pugh. The pair play Jack and Alice Chambers, a married couple in the 1950s who move into an experimental community. However, when Alice begins to suspect something isn’t right, events take an unexpected turn. Chris Pine, Gemma Chan, KiKi Layne and Timothy Simons also appear in the psychological drama. Don’t Worry Darling received a five-minute…

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Cher breaks silence over those Dua Lipa comparisons

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Cher has opened up about those Dua Lipa comparisons in one epic tweet.   Back in August, a fan took to Twitter and uploaded two photos of the beloved singers in similar glittery ensembles with the caption: “Dua Lipa, the Cher of our generation.”  However, in response to the now-deleted post, the Believe singer poked fun at the Twitter user’s statement by writing: “How many yrs are in a generation?” Shortly after Cher uploaded her response, many of her fans flocked to social media to support the pop icon. One fan wrote:…

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‘There was no intention of anything transphobic’: Bette Midler responds to Twitter backlash

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Bette Midler has responded to the backlash she received for posting a controversial tweet claiming that women are being erased. On 4 July, the 76-year-old wrote: “WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name! They don’t call us ‘women’ anymore; they call us ‘birthing people’ or ‘menstruators’, and even ‘people with vaginas’! Don’t let them erase you! Every human on earth owes you!” Admirers of Midler were quick to express their disappointment in the actress. “Really disappointed…

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Euphoria star Lukas Gage responds to criticism over playing LGBTQ+ roles

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Lukas Gage clapped back at a critic after he was called out for accepting LGBTQ+ roles. On 9 June, a Twitter user criticised the Euphoria star for portraying queer characters. “If Hollywood can stop hiring non LGBTQIA+ actors like @lukasgage to play LGBTQIA+ characters, that would be great,” they said. “He has played 4 so far. 1 was enough.” Since breaking out onto the acting scene in 2012, Gage has played an array of queer characters in shows like Love, Victor, Into the Dark and the HBO hit drama White…

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Comedian John Mulaney faces fan backlash for having Dave Chappelle as his opener

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Comedian John Mulaney has been slammed by fans for including Dave Chappelle in his recent comedy show.  Back in October 2021, Netflix released Chappelle’s comedy special, The Closer. In the feature, the 48-year-old declared himself a “TERF” after defending Harry Potter author JK Rowling’s transphobic comments. “They cancelled J.K. Rowling — my god. [Effectively] she said gender was a fact, the trans community got mad as shit, they started calling her a TERF,” Chappelle said. After making “jokes” about the bodies of trans women, he went on to say: “Gender is a…

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Jameela Jamil quits “hell platform” Twitter after Elon Musk’s takeover

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Jameela Jamil has announced that she will no longer be using Twitter because of Elon Musk’s takeover of the company. On 25 April, Twitter’s board agreed on a $44bn (£34.5bn) deal that will see the billionaire gain control of the social media platform. Musk said he will help it reach its “tremendous potential” and aims to relax its content restrictions. Hours before the deal was confirmed, Jameela tweeted: “One good thing about Elon buying twitter is that I will *FINALLY* leave and stop being a complete menace to society on…

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