Pin ItemailprintA billboard for Wodka vodka in New York has been yanked after multiple complaints that the advertisement’s message is anti-Semitic. The billboard featured one dog wearing a yarmulke and another dog wearing a Santa Claus hat with the words, “Christmas quality, Hanukkah pricing,” alongside the photo. Criticism of the billboard was almost immediate. Ron [...]
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Patti Stanger, host of the Bravo reality show Millionaire Matchmaker, has gotten herself into some hot water. Last night, Stanger appeared on the network’s call-in program Watch What Happens Live and made some pretty harsh comments about Jewish and gay men. While discussing open, long-distance relationships, Stanger said, “In the gay world, it will always [...]
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Mel Gibson – the actor, director, and Oscar winner who has defended himself against accusations of anti-Semitism – is making a movie for Warner Bros. about the life of Judah Maccabee, a hero of the Jewish faith who is celebrated on Hanukkah. Gibson’s Icon Productions has closed the producing deal with Warner Bros., and Joe [...]
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Fashion designer John Galliano has just been convicted of using anti-Semitic insults in a Paris bar. At the time, the incident led Christian Dior to fire Galliano over the outbursts. The British-born Galliano was handed a suspended fine of $8,400. While he wasn’t required to pay the fine, the conviction does leave him with a [...]
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Well, that certainly didn’t take very long. In his first radio show since the death of Osama Bin Laden, radio host Michael Savage went on an anti-Semitic rant in a response to a caller. The caller said he was a teacher in an Orthodox Jewish school and asked Savage for advice on what he should [...]
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Fashion designer John Galliano has got himself into some pretty hot water. Christian Dior has begun proceedings to fire Galliano after he was caught on camera making vile, anti-Semitic remarks at La Perle, a restaurant in Paris. The company has gone on record condemning Galliano’s “deeply offensive statements and conduct” in a prepared statement. (UPDATE: [...]
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The fur is still flying from last week’s Rick Sanchez outburst in which he called Jon Stewart a “bigot” and said that the Jews control the media. The ex-CNN anchor was fired over the weekend for his remarks. Last night on The Daily Show, Stewart had a little fun with Sanchez, comparing him to Steve [...]
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Rick Sanchez has been fired from CNN following his incendiary remarks on a radio show on Thursday. “Rick Sanchez is no longer with the company. We thank Rick for his years of service and we wish him well,” CNN said in an official statement. Appearing on the show Stand Up with Pete Dominick on Thursday, [...]
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James von Brunn, the 89-year-old who carried out a shooting rampage at the Holocaust museum in Washington, D.C. back in June, has died in a prison hospital. Spokesperson Denise Simmons says von Brunn died just before 1 p.m EST on Wednesday at Butner Federal Prison in North Carolina. Von Brunn had been awaiting trial for [...]
Mel Gibson had his criminal record wiped clean on Tuesday when a judge in California expunged his drunken driving conviction from a 2006 arrest. That arrest led to accusations of anti-Semitism because of the actor’s remarks to a policeman. Gibson had been ordered to attend A.A. meetings and do public service work as part of [...]
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