The decision by Police Scotland to charge a man over an offensive tweet about Captain Sir Tom Moore provoked a free speech outcry today. A tweet sent shortly after war hero’s death last Tuesday read: ‘The only good Brit soldier is a deed one, burn auld fella, buuuuurn.’ Joseph Kelly will appear at Lanark Sheriff … Read more
Man, 35, is charged over ‘offensive’ tweet about Captain Tom after war hero’s death, aged 100, following coronavirus battle Suspect to appear at Lanark Sheriff Court accused of communications offences Sir Tom, who raised millions for the NHS, died from coronavirus last Tuesday Police Scotland said tweet about veteran was reported to them three days … Read more
Heather Morris responds to backlash after slamming an ‘offensive’ Glee fan post about Mark Salling By Tracy Wright For Dailymail.com Published: 20:45 GMT, 18 December 2020 | Updated: 20:45 GMT, 18 December 2020 Heather Morris responded to backlash after she deemed a Glee fan post ‘offensive’ for covering up Mark Salling’s face with an emoji. … Read more
Heather Morris responds to backlash after slamming an ‘offensive’ Glee fan post about Mark Salling By Tracy Wright For Dailymail.com Published: 20:45 GMT, 18 December 2020 | Updated: 20:45 GMT, 18 December 2020 Heather Morris responded to backlash after she deemed a Glee fan post ‘offensive’ for covering up Mark Salling’s face with an emoji. … Read more
A senior Labour MP has sparked outrage after slamming the Queen’s honours system as ‘offensive’ because awards reference the British Empire – even though she has an OBE herself. Kate Green claimed there was no justification for ‘branding’ the gongs in colonial terms as ‘it’s offensive’ and could be ‘hurtful to people’ – and has called … Read more
Henry Tate, a grocer from Liverpool, had made a fortune from refining sugar and selling it in cubes. He went on to become the founder of the Tate Modern Gallery 1872: Henry Tate, a grocer from Liverpool, had made a fortune from refining sugar and selling it in cubes. Until then, sugar had been sold … Read more
Alexa, don’t you know a Christmas classic when you hear one? Amazon device refuses to play Pogues’ Fairytale of New York because of its ‘offensive’ lyrics Owners must turn off the ‘profanity filter’ for Fairytale Of New York to be played Comes after song was embroiled in censorship row over words ‘f****t’ and ‘sl*t’ Radio 1 … Read more
Darren Criss – Glee and The Assassination Of Gianni Versace Criss, 33, rose to fame playing openly gay singer Blaine Anderson on the Ryan Murphy series Glee from 2010 to 2015. The actor reunited with Murphy in 2017 to portray gay serial killer Andrew Cunanan in The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story His performance in the … Read more
Pictured: Former Spadeoak managing director Dave Dawe A ‘bitter’ ex-managing director hijacked his replacement’s public welcome with a rant about his ‘back stabbing’ former colleagues after he was sacked over ‘offensive’ WhatsApp banter. Dave Dawe claims he had a 35-year ‘blemish-free record’ at asphalt surfacing specialists Spadeoak before getting the boot over ‘mum-friendly’ content posted … Read more
Singer Sia has hit back at critics after coming under fire for failing to cast an autistic actress in her debut movie Music, a film about a girl with the condition. The film, which comes out in February 2021, has been met with criticism due to the casting of dancer Maddie Ziegler, with whom Sia has … Read more