Becky Scott
By Becky Scott
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The Schmooze ‘Hollywood Is Racist’: Marvel Star Defends Changing Her Name From Wang To Bennet
The world is round. Gravity is real. Hollywood is racist. These are all indisputable facts and Chinese-American Marvel star, Chloe Bennet, is using the last one to defend her decision to change her last name from Wang to Bennet. Her need to defend a decision that, quite frankly, is nobody’s business, came after she posted…
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The Schmooze Gwyneth Paltrow Implies Allegations Against GOOP Are An Attack On Women’s Rights
As a feminist, it pains me to criticize hard-working, ambitious female entrepreneurs. As a pop-culture journalist with a passion for drama, it brings me great delight. Sophia Amoruso, former CEO of the now bankrupt clothing company Nasty Gal and inspiration for the failed Netflix series “Girlboss,” and Gwyneth Paltrow, Oscar winner turned vaginal steaming specialist,…
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The Schmooze 5 Songs By Jewish Artists You Should Listen To Instead Of Taylor Swift’s Awful New Single
Love it or hate it, you’ve probably heard Taylor Swift’s new single “Look What You Made Me Do.” It’s a dark and witchy tune, a techno battle-cry, an anthem of the betrayed, an un-catchy promise to bring blight and famine to Kim and Kanye’s star-studded lifestyle — but it’s also bad. And I should know…
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The Schmooze Jewish Actor Pulls Out Of ‘Hellboy’ After Discovering His Character Is Supposed To Be Asian
If there’s one thing Hollywood can’t get enough of, it’s casting white people in nonwhite roles. Despite the criticism that inevitably meets these casting choices (not to mention the abundance of actors of color from which casting directors can choose), white actors continue to accept these roles. So it’s refreshing to finally see an actor…
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The Schmooze Adam Levine Gives The VMA’s Two Thumbs Down
I don’t think it would be an exaggeration to say that Adam Levine spoke for all of us when he wrote on his personal Twitter page Sunday night that it’s “always exciting to see how utterly horrible the VMA’s will be.” This year, MTV did not underdeliver. Levine had some harsh words for the MTV…
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The Schmooze Nev Schulman, Star Of ‘Catfish’ Proudly Wears Yellow Star Of David To VMA’s
While some stars kept quiet about their political beliefs Sunday night at the Video Music Awards, others wore them right on their sleeves. Nev Schulman, the man who has made a career out of dropping bombs on innocent people’s romantic delusions, proudly fastened a yellow star to his red carpet outfit. In an interview with…
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The Schmooze Kathy Griffin Gets Candid About The Men Who Begged Her To Grovel To Trump
It’s been nearly 3 months since Kathy Griffin appeared on camera holding a replica of Donald Trump’s head, severed and bloodied. Backlash to the unfortunate spoof cost Griffin millions of dollars in work. She was subject to an investigation by the Secret Service, since concluded, and received thousands of death threats every day for weeks…
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The Schmooze Is Steve Bannon Using Taylor Swift’s New Single To Threaten Trump?
The music world is abuzz with rumors about Taylor Swift’s new single “Look What You Made Me Do.” Is it about Kanye West and Kim Kardashian? Or is it an ode to Arya Stark from “Game of Thrones”? Is Taylor Swift a witch? Is she a snake inside the body of a 27-year-old white woman?…
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