Controversy

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

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

How Ellen DeGeneres' Usain Bolt Meme Once Again Exposed Twitter as the Unforgiving, Unwinnable Medium It Always Will Be

Photoshopped picture of the talk show host riding piggyback on the Olympic champion offended many, and they in turn offended those who found it funny

August 16, 2016

Gabby Douglas Responds to "Hurtful" Social Media Bullying

Team USA gymnast opens up to reporters about the criticism she has received

August 15, 2016

Even Gabby Douglas Isn't Safe From Internet Haters: The Controversy That Forced an Apology From the 3-Time Olympic Gold Medalist

The definitive proof that the long, judgmental arm of the Internet has no shame and takes no breaks

August 10, 2016

Seth Rogen Is ''Sympathetic'' if Katherine Heigl Didn't Like Knocked Up: The Birth of a Controversy Blown Out of Proportion

Almost 9 years ago, Heigl questioned her role in the Judd Apatow-directed comedy, and no one has let her forget it

August 8, 2016

Bradley Cooper "Was Not Expecting" the Backlash He Received for Attending the Democratic National Convention

American Sniper star opens up on The Late Late Show about the criticism

August 4, 2016

Is DC Getting a Raw Deal? Fans Aren't Accepting Bad Suicide Squad Reviews Without a Fight

Diehard fanboys are calling for the abolishing of Rotten Tomatoes after it calculated a lowly 35 percent rating for the hotly anticipated antiheroes-run-amok flick

August 3, 2016

Miss Teen USA Karlie Hay Defends Keeping Her Crown: "I've Grown From Then"

"I'm just going to try to learn from it and move forward," she says of using racial slurs in 2013 and 2014

August 2, 2016

Miss Teen USA Winner Karlie Hay Speaks Out After Using Language "I Am Not Proud Of"

18-year-old beauty queen was crowned the winner in Las Vegas

July 31, 2016

Abby Lee Miller Gives an Update on Bankruptcy Fraud Charges: "I Made Mistakes Along the Way"

Dance Moms star opens up about her legal issues

July 27, 2016

Remember These Celebrity Scandals? Somehow They Don't Seem So Scandalous Anymore

Transitioning from Disney star to adult wasn't easy for some stars

July 26, 2016

Lindsay Lohan's Troubled Past Is Present Again: Why Her Plea for Privacy After Weekend Drama Came Too Late to Stop Déjà Vu

Rise and fall of the 30-year-old star has been headline news for a decade, and no one is happy to see a bump on the road to redemption

July 25, 2016