Controversy

Putting Ryan Lochte's Punishment Into Perspective: If a 10-Month Suspension Seems Like a Slap on the Wrist, Here's Why It Isn't

Lochte's behavior—and, we suspect, his initial lack of remorse—cost him more time away from competitive swimming than it may seem at first glance

September 8, 2016

Miss Japan 2016: Half-Indian Elephant Trainer Defends Her Crown

Priyanka Yoshikawa is the second biracial woman in the country's history to win

September 7, 2016

Mel Gibson's New Movie Just Got a 10-Minute Standing Ovation--but Can He Ever Really Be Back?

Hollywood's long yet short memory and why this doesn't mean the onetime blockbuster movie star and Oscar-winning director's sins are forgiven

September 6, 2016

Why Lena Dunham's Interview With Amy Schumer Has So Many People Shaking Their Heads

Why Twitter's really pouring out the haterade for the Girls star at the moment

September 2, 2016

The Online Reaction to Baylee Curran's Claims Against Chris Brown Was Typically Hideous--Which Makes the Latest Twist All the Worse

Very disturbing news about Curran's history from her pageant days has come to light, and that really muddies the waters when it comes to how we treat victims and process the big picture

September 1, 2016

More Companies Pull Commercials From TLC in Wake of Josh Duggar Scandal

Former reality star was revealed to have sexually molested some of his sisters

September 1, 2016

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Baylee Curran's Controversial Pageant Past: Why Chris Brown's Accuser Was Stripped of Her Crown

Why did the organization decide to dethrone the beauty queen?

September 1, 2016

The Biggest Problem With Chris Brown: Why It's Really Time to Stop Forgiving and Forgetting the Singer's Behavior

Troubled artist is only 27 and needs to go away and get real help

August 30, 2016

Alicia Keys Stopped Wearing Makeup and the World Is Still Having a Hard Time Adjusting

"Y'all, me choosing to be makeup free doesn't mean I'm anti-makeup. Do you!" singer clarified on Twitter after getting backlash over her bare face at the VMAs

August 30, 2016

Rudy Giuliani Slams Beyoncé's VMA Performance: "I Saved More Black Lives Than Any of Those People You Saw on Stage"

Former NYC mayor speaks out against singer's politically charged performance

August 29, 2016

Why Britney Spears Followed Beyoncé at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards

Here's why MTV may have known exactly what it was doing by making Brit's nine-years-in-the-making comeback an afterthought in the end

August 29, 2016

Ryan Lochte Is "Genuinely a Good Guy" Who Made a Big "Mistake" in Rio, Says Teammate Conor Dwyer

"...it hurts to see him in this position and make a mistake like that," fellow Olympian says on Sirius XM's Conversations With Maria Menounos

August 23, 2016

Ryan Lochte and the Dying Art of the Public Lie: Why It's Impossible to Get Away With Anything but People Keep Trying

How is it that public figures always manage to convince themselves that they can tell a big, splashy falsehood and get away with it in this day and age?

August 22, 2016

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Sources Cast Doubt on Ryan Lochte's Robbery Story Immediately: Untangling What the Swimmer Really Did in Rio

How the 12-time Olympic medalist found himself embroiled in an international incident along with three U.S. teammates

August 18, 2016

Inside the Michael Phelps & Ryan Lochte Rivalry: Why the Family Man Won and Not the Frat Boy

As one Olympian celebrate historic wins back in the United States with his fiancée and baby boy, the other is embroiled in international scandal

August 18, 2016