A former producer of The Apprentice has alleged Donald Trump was recorded using the N-word to describe one of the show’s contestants during an on-camera meeting two decades ago. The allegation was made by Bill Pruitt in an article published by Slate on Thursday. The producer revealed he wrote the piece because his “expansive” non-disclosure agreement … Read more
You’ve probably seen a woman dressed up as the Stanley Cup at Edmonton Oilers games, but how much work goes into becoming “Mama Stanley?” Every game day, Edmonton grandma Mary Loewen covers her skin in silver paint and dons a shiny wig held in place with what she estimates is 200 bobby pins, before putting … Read more
An infamous hacking group claims that it stole the personal information of 560 million Ticketmaster customers — more than half a billion people — and is offering the pilfered data on the dark web for US$500,000. The data includes customers’ names, addresses, phone numbers and partial credit card details, including the last four digits of … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Almost two weeks after world No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was arrested and charged during a traffic stop outside the PGA Championship, all the charges against him will be dropped. Jefferson County prosecutor Mike O’Connell told a Kentucky judge Wednesday that his office had reviewed all the … Read more
It appears that Robert De Niro has really gotten under Donald Trump‘s skin. The former president of the United States took to his social media platform, Truth Social, just after midnight on Wednesday to rail against the Hollywood actor, after De Niro made a surprise appearance outside Trump’s hush-money trial Tuesday. “I never knew how … Read more
The following article contains references to suicide. Please read at your own discretion. Rory McIlroy says the death of fellow PGA Tour player Grayson Murray is both “incredibly sad” but a reminder pro athletes are “still human beings.” McIlroy made those comments to reporters on Wednesday during a news conference for the annual RBC Canadian … Read more
Jaws were on the floor after Richard Dreyfuss allegedly went on a “transphobic, homophobic [and] misogynistic” rant during a special screening of 1975’s Jaws, causing some audience members to walk out of the theatre. Attendees complained that the 76-year-old actor railed against Barbra Streisand, women in film and the #MeToo movement before taking aim at … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Olympic figure skater Tessa Virtue is expecting her first child with Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly. Virtue, 35, made the announcement amid a roundup of holiday photos posted to Instagram on Tuesday. In one of the seven beachy snaps, Virtue is seen taking a selfie in … Read more
Pope Francis has apologized for causing offence after numerous reports claimed the religious leader used a homophobic slur during a closed-door meeting about whether gay men should be permitted into seminaries. “The Pope never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms, and he apologizes to those who felt offended by the use of … Read more
The Home Alone house is up for sale — and no, it doesn’t include any of Kevin McCallister’s scalding doorknobs or paint-can booby traps. The famous house, located north of Chicago in Winnetka, Ill., hit the market on Friday for the first time in 12 years, and it could be yours for US$5.25 million (about C$7.16 million). … Read more
