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Martha Stewart in Hot Water Over Her Halloween Costume

The multimillionaire went as a homeless person

(Newser) - Martha Stewart's Halloween look backfired in a big way. The 85-year-old posted—then quickly deleted—an Instagram photo of herself dressed in ragged clothes with dirt on her face, holding a cardboard sign reading, "I AM HUNGRY HELP ME!!" reports Page Six , which shares the photo. Critics...

Athlete Who Soiled Herself Laments Decision to Continue

Joanna Wietrzyk says the backlash has been 'traumatic'

(Newser) - She might be the most infamous competitor ever at an endurance sports event. And in an interview with the BBC , Australia's Joanna Wietrzyk makes clear she regrets her decision to finish a race in Beijing after suffering severe diarrhea mid-competition. "I did put other people at risk,"...

After China's Mbappe Uproar, Another Apology

Real Madrid piles on in attempt to avoid financial fallout

(Newser) - Real Madrid are trying to limit the damage in China after striker Kylian Mbappe, discussing an online meme, referred to Mao Zedong as a "Chinese dictator." The club on Wednesday issued a formal apology "to the Chinese people," stressing its "deep respect" for China and its millions of Real Madrid...

Soccer Star Faces Chinese Backlash for Mao Remark

Sponsors, broadcasters drop France's Kylian Mbappe over 'dictator' comment

(Newser) - Kylian Mbappe is learning how fast an off-hand comment can cost you in China. The France and Real Madrid soccer star issued a public apology Tuesday after Chinese companies abruptly severed ties over an old talk show interview in which he joked about a meme placing his face on China'...

Howard Blasts KKK Imagery in Email From Rival School

University of Maryland apologizes, suspends club tennis team

(Newser) - University of Maryland police are investigating an allegedly racist program sent to college tennis clubs ahead of a weekend tournament. The school suspended its club tennis team and notified police after members distributed the program containing what officials called racist imagery directed at Black people, per NBC News . The document,...

South Korea Is Not at All Happy With Ukraine's Zelensky

Nation to recall its ambassador to Ukraine after it says Ukrainian president blabbed POW secret

(Newser) - South Korea said on Thursday it will recall its ambassador to Ukraine, stepping up its protest against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's recent revelation of a supposedly secret transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea. The South Korean announcement came days after its president, Lee Jae...

GOP Candidate for Md. Gov Has a New Problem: His Son

Dan Cox condemns antisemitic messages apparently sent by Josiah Cox

(Newser) - Maryland's Republican nominee for governor is distancing himself from inflammatory comments attributed to his adult son about Jewish people. In a debate spin room on Tuesday, Dan Cox said he "absolutely" does not agree with remarks apparently sent by Josiah Cox that labeled Jews "scum" and pedophiles...

S. Korea to North: We Want 'Sincere Apology' for Hurt Soldiers

Nation's military says it found North had planted mines that injured 3 of its service members in Sept.

(Newser) - South Korea's military said on Monday it concluded North Korea had planted mines that injured three South Korean soldiers at their heavily fortified border last month, urging the North to apologize and remove other mines. The announcement came days after North Korea denied responsibility for the Sept. 21 blasts...

Lady Gaga Apologizes After Backlash Over Cosmetics

Haus Labs pauses bronzer launch, vows more inclusive shade range after influencer's complaint

(Newser) - Lady Gaga's makeup line just hit pause after a beauty influencer said its new bronzer launch left dark-skinned customers out. In a May video , Golloria George tested Haus Labs' Sun Dipped Bronzing Veil and said even the three deepest shades missed the mark, urging the brand to "do...

BYU Receives Apology for Students' Chants

Colorado State says it will address the issue with students

(Newser) - Colorado State University has said it's sorry after students at Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins chanted an expletive-laced slur at "the Mormons" at a game against BYU on Saturday, USA Today reports. A statement released before the game ended apologized to BYU players, fans, and members of the...

Viewers Slam Converse Over 'Deeply Upsetting' Ad

Promo with K-pop star Karina draws backlash, with some saying fabric looked like KKK-style lynching

(Newser) - Converse's latest sneaker campaign lasted just long enough to spark a firestorm. The shoe brand has yanked a Chuck 70 X ad featuring K-pop star Karina after viewers said the imagery evoked both Ku Klux Klan robes and a lynching, reports TMZ . In the now-pulled promo, Karina holds a...

Soccer Team Apologizes for 'United 93' Attire

Oxford United reference on clothing line was to its founding year, not plane involved in Sept. 11 attacks in US

(Newser) - Oxford United is backpedaling after unveiling a clothing line with "United 93" stamped on it—an unintended echo of one of the flights hijacked during the 9/11 attacks. The club says the design was meant as a nod to its 1893 founding year, but that it was released "...

Hyrox Athlete Who Soiled Herself Apologizes, Forfeits Win

Joanna Wietrzyk writes she regretted decision not to leave track

(Newser) - The Australian 24-year-old who infamously won a Hyrox event in Beijing after visibly soiling herself mid-race says she will retroactively withdraw from the race and forfeit the points she earned. In a statement posted on Instagram Thursday, Joanna Wietrzyk wrote that she "felt completely fit and healthy at the...

Hyrox Apologizes After Athlete Soils Herself, Stays in Race

Brand pledges new hygiene rules amid uproar over health risks

(Newser) - A fitness race that bills itself as a polished global spectacle is apologizing for an incident that was anything but. Hyrox says it mishandled a Beijing event in which a competitor soiled herself during the race yet was allowed to keep going, prompting complaints from participants about hygiene and safety,...

Mel Gibson Apologizes for 'Thoughtless Idiocy'

Actor appeared to mock ASL interpreter at Fan Expo event in Toronto

(Newser) - Mel Gibson's walk onto a FanExpo Canada stage is drawing far more attention than his Q&A. Video from Saturday's event in Toronto shows the actor-director mimicking the movements of an American Sign Language interpreter as he comes out for a retrospective session, prompting swift criticism online, per...

CNN Apologizes After Airing Dolly Impersonator Photo

Network mistakenly used image of Las Vegas tribute performer Kelly Vohnn

(Newser) - CNN is walking back a misstep in its coverage of Dolly Parton's death after it aired a photo of a Las Vegas impersonator instead of the country legend, reports Deadline . The mix-up happened on Laura Coates Live, when the network showed an image of tribute performer Kelly Vohnn while...

El-Sayed Apologizes to Jewish Democrats

Candidate says comment after synagogue attack was a mistake

(Newser) - Abdul El-Sayed apologized Saturday for a remark that has dogged his Senate campaign in Michigan. The Democrat told the Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus that in responding to a March truck attack on a suburban Detroit synagogue, he should have stopped at condemning the violence rather than adding that "hurt...

Target Yanks Clown Costume After Blackface Backlash

Kids' Halloween costume criticized as racist caricature and stirs up a broader DEI backlash

(Newser) - Target probably didn't need a new controversy over a kids' costume, but here we are. As Reuters reports, the retailer on Monday yanked a kids' "Glows Under Blacklight Circus Clown" costume after critics on social media said it evoked Blackface and minstrel imagery. The product, which was priced...

Golf Company Pulls Ad, Offers Quick Apology

Good Good Golf spot featured a man shoving a woman to the ground with a warning

(Newser) - Good Good Golf is walking back its ad for a new driver that viewers swiftly flagged as out of bounds. The since-deleted video, posted Friday, showed a male co-founder of Good Good knocking a woman to the ground as she reaches for his golf bag, and warning, "Do not...

Kyrgios Tests Positive for Coke, Earns Provisional Suspension

Australian tennis star cites injuries, mental strain in public apology

(Newser) - Nick Kyrgios' already stop-start late career just hit a serious new snag. Per the Athletic , the 2022 Wimbledon finalist has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a cocaine metabolite at June's ATP event in Mallorca, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said on Wednesday. The 31-year-old gave a sample...

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