Day: 8 October 2021

Beauty Brands: Celebrities Are Simply Following The Money: The rise, why there’s so many and which ones will last – inside the murky world of celebrity beauty.

American comedian Dave Chappelle’s latest Comedy Special on Netflix has come under fire for his comments about trans people. The comedian has since doubled down on his comments, having performed to a sold-out celebrity-packed crowd in LA, he said he ‘loved being cancelled’. 

Netflix has been urged to pull the special from activists and people on social media, as they say Chappelle’s comments are transphobic and homophobic, and damaging, but some are arguing his comments aren’t offence and you shouldn’t police comedy. 

The Telegraph says Activists want the comedian’s new show to be removed from Netflix. They misunderstand how comedy works, and its power to unite, not divide.

Fox News says host Laura Ingraham warned that the sudden 180-degree turn by the mainstream media and left-wing “mob” against comedian and actor Dave Chappelle.

The Hollywood Reporter says amid a swirl of controversy around his new Netflix special, The Closer, Dave Chappelle took center stage at a star-studded show.

Sky News says Netflix has been urged to pull comedian Dave Chappelle’s latest stand-up show from its platform over his comments in the special around transgender people.

The Guardian says Dave Chappelle’s latest Netflix special is facing a wave of intense backlash after the comedian once again made jokes directed toward the LGBTQ+ community .

Adele has told Vogue that her marriage ended as her life “fell apart”, according to The Sun.

The pandemic is the focus of the Guardian’s lead story, which has unearthed details of a 2016 exercise.

Price rises elsewhere in the market give the Daily Express its lead story, as the paper warns that inflation could increase to 5%, leaving families struggling with higher prices this Christmas.