Cancel culture claims another victim: Children’s book publisher pulls Captain Underpants spinoff

Scholastic, the world’s largest publisher of educational books for children, will no longer distribute The Adventures of Ook and Gluk: Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future because it ‘perpetuates passive racism’ against Asians. Critics charge that the book’s storyline includes a Kung Fu master with dashes for eyes who wears traditional Asian garb. He is rescued … Read more

Daryl Somers: Hey Hey It’s Saturday would not survive on television today due to ‘cancel culture’ 

Television host Daryl Somers says he does not believe his classic variety show, Hey Hey It’s Saturday, would be shown on television today. Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, the 69-year-old said today’s ‘cancel culture’ would shut the program down.  He said: ‘You probably could not get away with half the stuff you could on Hey Hey … Read more

Covid UK: 7,000 couples ‘may have to cancel weddings’ amid lockdown roadmap confusion

Wedding industry ‘confusion’ over lockdown rules means 7,000 couples might have to cancel – after government had to clarify that most events are only allowed to happen OUTDOORS with 15 guests Wedding industry has vented fury that larger events might not return on April 12 Roadmap says that up to 15 people are able to … Read more

7,000 couples ‘might have to cancel weddings’ amid roadmap confusion

Wedding industry ‘confusion’ over lockdown rules means 7,000 couples might have to cancel – after government had to clarify that most events are only allowed to happen OUTDOORS with 15 guests Wedding industry has vented fury that larger events might not return on April 12 Roadmap says that up to 15 people are able to … Read more

Tina Arena ‘refuses’ to cancel her 2021 tour over Covid concerns

Tina Arena ‘refuses’ to cancel her 2021 tour over Covid concerns and insists ‘we need to get on with our lives’ By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:50 GMT, 13 March 2021 | Updated: 13:03 GMT, 13 March 2021 Tina Arena has revealed that she has no plans to cancel her new tour, … Read more

Organisers CANCEL Sarah Everard ‘Reclaim These Streets’ vigil

Organisers CANCEL Sarah Everard ‘Reclaim These Streets’ vigil at Clapham Common set to be held today and urge people to stay at home after they lost High Court legal challenge against Met Police By Jack Elsom For Mailonline Published: 07:35 GMT, 13 March 2021 | Updated: 07:41 GMT, 13 March 2021 A planned vigil for … Read more

Winston Marshall is ‘taking time away’ from Mumford & Sons after cancel culture row

The banjo player from folk rock group Mumford & Sons announced today he is ‘taking time away from the band’ to ‘examine my blindspots’ after a Twitter pile-on for praising a controversial right-wing writer. Winston Marshall, the son of Brexit-supporting millionaire Sir Paul Marshall, was attacked on social media after tweeting support for US journalist … Read more

Winston Marshall confirms he is ‘taking time away’ from Mumford & Sons in cancel culture row

The banjo player from folk rock group Mumford & Sons announced today he is ‘taking time away from the band’ to ‘examine my blindspots’ after a Twitter pile-on for praising a controversial right-wing writer. Winston Marshall was attacked on social media after tweeting support for US journalist Andy Ngo over the weekend, calling him a … Read more

Alec Baldwin shares 14-minute rant hitting out at cancel culture and arguing for due process

Alec Baldwin has posted a 14-minute video rant on Instagram, hitting out at cancel culture and defending due process amid sexual misconduct allegations leveled at New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Woody Allen. The Hollywood actor, 62, shared the video from his home in the Hamptons on Sunday – less than a week after he … Read more

Eminem appears to hit back at TikTok campaign trying to ‘cancel him’

Eminem appears to hit back at TikTok campaign trying to ‘cancel him’ over the ‘problematic’ lyrics in his 2010 song Love The Way You Lie with Rihanna By Amelia Wynne For Mailonline Published: 15:42 GMT, 6 March 2021 | Updated: 15:42 GMT, 6 March 2021 Eminem has seemingly hit back at a TikTok campaign trying … Read more