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This has been a rather polarizing issue started by quarterback Colin Kaepernick and then grown from ongoing criticism by President Donald Trump The league hopes that by addressing the issues in this manner, the player will no longer feel the need to protest.
The money will start with $5 million this year, growing to $12 million[...]
President Donald Trump appears to be upping his war against CNN over the last couple days, Tweeting about the cable news network twice First on Saturday claiming that CNN International is a major source of 'fake' news around the world and represents the nation poorly Then, this morning, he called for a contest to find[...]
Americans were shocked to learn this weekend that President Donald Trump will apparently not be Person of the Year for the second time running at Time Magazine According to Trump, the magazine was considering probably definitely bestowing the honor on him for the second consecutive year, but only if Trump was willing to give them[...]
Rapper Eminem is annoyed that President Donald Trump has not returned fire after Eminem dissed him during a pre-recorded freestyle rap segment before the BET Hip Hop Awards This is according to an account of his appearance on his own SiriusXM radio channel Shade 45 as transcribed by sandwich-themed Hollywood gossip blog The Wrap Eminem[...]
Much has been written about the ties between President Donald Trump and Marvel Entertainment Chairman Ike Perlmutter, and much of that right here at Bleeding Cool, the internet's number one Ike Perlmutter news source But in a report from the Chicago Tribune about Trump's golf club reimbursing the Trump Foundation over $150,000 that had been[...]
Russia trying to influence Western democracy via targeted trolling, fake news items and social media, and now political propaganda in children's action figures.
President Donald Trump, everyone's favourite orange dotard, made the phrase and acronym MAGA or 'Make America Great Again' a key component of his campaign and indeed his current presidency Well, it seems someone[...]
Donald Trump should be impeached, say Democrats, angered that the president is best friends with Vladimir Putin It should be Hillary Clinton under investigation, argue the Republicans, hoping to recapture 1990s glory days and punish their longtime political rivals But in all of this, one potential target of investigation has somehow slipped totally under the radar:[...]
As President Donald Trump begins his tour of Asia with a stop in Japan, new reports say the president expressed frustration with why Japan, a "nation of samurai warriors," failed to shoot down the test missiles fired by the rogue nation of North Korea New revelations uncovered by a Bleeding Cool investigation suggest that the[...]
The latest bizarre intrigue centered around the building involves a coup in Saudi Arabia that could bring down one of the richest men in the world, just as the building threatens the stability of Donald Trump's presidency.
666 Fifth Avenue
In retrospect, it should have been obvious from the start that something was wrong with the building,[...]
Trouble is brewing once again at 666 Fifth Avenue, the cursed former home of DC Comics that now belongs to Jared Kushner, son-in-law of President Donald Trump Kushner owes $1.4 billion dollars on the Manhattan office building, due in February, but a plan to raze the building and build a brand new luxury skyscraper is[...]
Earlier today for a brief and peaceful 11 minutes, Donald Trump's twitter account was blissfully silent. Rumors abounded across the internet as to why the sudden disappearance of the profile happened, and we all waited to see what Twitter would say.
Three hours ago, Twitter released this statement about the outage, stating that the problem stemmed[...]
But for some reason, USA Today has failed to name Marvel Chairman Ike Perlmutter, who serves as an advisor to President Donald Trump on matters of healthcare for the Department of Veterans' Affairs, as one of several members of his elite Mar-A-Lago resort club or various golf clubs appointed to government positions.
In an article today[...]
Comedy Central is lining up The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Drunk History and The President Show to save us from too much "holiday cheer."
In a pretty harsh example of bad timing, Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston has changed course and decided to give President Donald Trump a chance, just as early steps are being taken toward Trump's impeachment Cranston, who was previously anti-Trump during the election, revealed in an interview with THR that he's rooting for Trump to succeed:
"It's just[...]
Maybe he is taking a cue from Republican President Donald Trump, himself an accomplished pro wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer, who famously said, "I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose voters."
As Trump faces down an investigation into his campaign's possible collusion with the Russian government,[...]
And of course, the most obvious connection is President Donald Trump himself, who was accused of sexual harassment by multiple women in the months leading up to the election, and was even captured on camera admitting to sexual assault when he said that his celebrity status allowed him to grab women "by the pussy" with[...]
We're not even one year into Donald Trump's presidency, and it seems like it's been twenty But there's a light at the end of the tunnel And by light at the end of the tunnel, we mean that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is still considering that presidential run he teased at the beginning of the[...]
New Nathan Fillion series coming to ABC, New Marvel's Runaways trailer, Preacher gets a third season, and more news from the world of TV this past week!
Now, it seems, they're stealing our formula of lazily rebooting video games as movie franchises! What's next? Are they going to elect Donald Trump?!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iukdTPaPIVE
Videogame maker Konami officially announced today that they're developing a Contra movie and television show Konami will be based out of Beijing for the operation, and partnered with China's Starlight Films, as[...]
Former WWE CEO and current head of President Donald Trump's Small Business Administration, Linda McMahon, has been caught up in a minor scandal surrounding the use of government resources to promote the Trump brand.
According to Austin Evers, the director of watchdog group American Oversight, efforts of the SBA to hide Trump logos and "opulence" from[...]
Hitler, the long-awaited sequel, is in development through a crowdfunding platform site that fans can visit to invest in the project directly.
SyFy Wire had the opportunity to speak with Goldberg about the project, how the Donald Trump presidency served as a form of "muse" for the character's return; the resurgence of anti-semitism, and the role[...]
To combat the "fake news" claims the network has received from President Donald Trump and his supporters, CNN has launched a new ad campaign stressing that they are indeed working from facts and not making up stories, as the administration has accused them of doing.
CNN has been one of the main targets of the president,[...]
President Donald Trump vowed on Twitter today to finally release the remaining classified documents pertaining to the assassination of President John F Kennedy (the Ned Stark of presidents) In addition to potentially proving Trump's claims about Lyin' Ted Cruz's dad, the release of the documents also throws down the gauntlet for Game of Thrones author George[...]
But now it will be very interesting to see."
Oz also thinks the ending could have new meaning thanks to President Donald Trump "It will be very interesting to see if, in this new political and cultural climate, if there will be any association with that, with the plant," Oz said "Let's just say that."
You know[...]
Marvel Chairman Ike Perlmutter has become more wealthy than his good friend President Donald Trump, according to the 1%er power rankings on Forbes's 400 Richest Americans list.
Perlmutter is ranked at #179 on the list, with his fortune growing from $3.6 billion on the 2016 Forbes 400 list to $3.9 billion today Trump, on the other hand,[...]
And no, it wasn't Sean Spicer! 36-year-old Curtis Combs of Kentucky was caught after jumping a fence and attempting to invade the White House while
Fantagraphics is leading with an ABC book by Ann Telnaes about the first six months of Donald Trump's presidency, as well as collected works of Eric Haven, Bernard Krigstein, Wally Wood, and Shaky Kane.
TRUMP'S A B C
by Ann Telnaes
$12.99 / HC / 32 pgs / FC / Board Book / 6 x 6
The election of Donald Trump has inspired Pulitzer Prize-winning[...]
He acknowledged that some fans have lodged complaints about protests, but he reiterated that those protesting aren't doing it out of disrespect for the flag.
The commissioner says he has not talked with Donald Trump about the issue, even though the President is continuing to Tweet his feelings about the protests as recently as this morning: "The[...]
The billionaire friend and ally of Donald Trump served as head of Trump's presidential inauguration committee, and reportedly serves as an unofficial advisor to the president As part of the terms of the agreement, the Weinstein Company will reportedly sell some or all of its assets to Colony.
More than thirty women have accused Harvey Weinstein[...]