Bari Weiss calls cancel culture ‘social murder’ and said ‘it isn’t about criticism but punishment’

A columnist who claims bullying by colleagues forced her to quit The New York Times likened cancel culture to ‘social murder’ and said that firing people who hold unpopular opinions is aimed at ‘punishing’ them for being ‘insufficiently pure.’ ‘We’re used to criticism,’ Bari Weiss said during an appearance on Friday on Real Time with … Read more

Jeremy Corbyn facing legal action by Labour anti-Semitism whistleblowers over libel deal criticism

Jeremy Corbyn is facing legal action after criticising Labour’s decision to apologise and pay damages to anti-Semitism whistleblowers who highlighted failings under his leadership of the party. Seven former party staff members and journalist John Ware are bringing a case against the former opposition leader after he attacked successor Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to settle a … Read more

Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles’ Tracy Tutor stands by criticism of rival series Selling Sunset

Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles star Tracy Tutor stands by her criticism of rival series Selling Sunset but wishes them ‘all the success in the world’ By Carly Johnson For Dailymail.com Published: 01:36 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 01:37 BST, 21 July 2020 Earlier this month, Tracy Tutor suggested that rival reality series Selling … Read more

Prince Harry’s criticism of Queen’s Commonwealth shows he’s ‘lost the plot’, says royal photographer

Prince Harry has reignited the row over Britain’s colonial history as it emerged today he wanted the organisation to ‘acknowledge the past’, even if it’s ‘uncomfortable’. It is likely to cause a ruckus in the Royal household, with his grandmother the Queen being head of the 54-nation group, and his father Prince Charles to succeed … Read more

Masterchef’s Poh Ling Leow hits back at criticism for her stress-inducing and ‘chaotic cooking’

Poh bites back! MasterChef favourite Ling Yeow slams trolls for criticising her ‘chaotic cooking’ and challenges them to cook a restaurant-worthy dish under strict time constraints By Zoe Burrell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:52 BST, 7 July 2020 | Updated: 02:47 BST, 7 July 2020 She was regularly crititicised for leaving viewers in a … Read more

Lin-Manuel Miranda responds online to criticism that his musical Hamilton glorifies slave owners

Lin-Manuel Miranda responds to criticism that his musical about Alexander Hamilton glorifies slave owners By Paul Chavez For Dailymail.com Published: 01:59 BST, 7 July 2020 | Updated: 02:03 BST, 7 July 2020 Lin-Manuel Miranda took to social media Monday to respond to critics calling for Hamilton to be canceled for its glorification of slave owners. … Read more

Sweden’s PM orders public inquiry into handling of coronavirus amid criticism of its soft lockdown

Sweden’s Prime Minister orders a public inquiry into the country’s handling of coronavirus amid rising criticism of its soft lockdown as its death toll passes 5,000 – the fifth-highest in the world per capita More than 5,300 Swedes have died compared to around 250 in Norway, 600 in Denmark and 325 in Finland, all of … Read more

Coronavirus: Sweden’s death toll passes 5,000 amid criticism

Sweden has passed the grim mark of 5,000 coronavirus deaths today as cracks began to emerge in the political consensus the government has until now enjoyed over its softer approach. The Public Health Agency said it had recorded 5,041 Covid-19 deaths, giving it the world’s fifth highest death rate at 499.1 per million inhabitants. Swedish … Read more

Hilaria Baldwin says it’s ‘not fair’ she receives criticism for using a nanny

Hilaria Baldwin has defended herself against criticism for using a nanny to help out with her four children. Speaking on the Mom School podcast, the 36-year-old said it was ‘not fair’ that she has been singled out for getting help with child rearing. ‘People will write to you and say, “Ugh, she has a nanny” … Read more

Priti Patel hits out at criticism from comedians over racism

Priti Patel’s allies have hit out at a BBC comedian’s racially-charged jibe on Twitter about her not liking curry that incited a string of disgusting responses branding her a ‘coconut’ – as 31 Labour MPs claim she has not authority on racism.  Guz Khan, who appears on BBC3 show Man Like Mobeen, posted a photo of … Read more