Wednesday March 10: Daily Links

WEDNESDAY 3.10


NEWS STORIES

 



BuzzFeed Already Cutting HuffPo Staff

47 Huffpo staffers and journalists are already out of work less than a month after being acquired by Buzzfeed. The brand’s canadian offices have been closed and more cuts may be on the way.

Coming soon: 5 things you hate about being acquired by buzzfeed.

Read more at The Guardian


Burger King Apologizes, Deletes Tweet

Burger King is sorry they tweeted that Women Belong in the Kitchen on International Womens Day and issued a statement. “We hear you. We got our initial tweet wrong and we’re sorry. Our aim was to draw attention to the fact that only 20% of professional chefs in UK kitchens are women and to help change that by awarding culinary scholarships. We will do better next time,”

Now show you’re really sorry and delete your menu.

Read more at The Hill


Official NJ Twitter Account Mocks Seattle Pizza

The State of NJ has officially said that Seattle Pizza is not in fact, pizza, but a cry for help.

Hey NJ you don’t tell the joke you are the joke.

Read more at Eater.


These SF Uber Riders Are Garbage People

Three young women from the San Francisco area are under investigation after a video went viral of the ladies abusing an Uber Driver after he asked one of them to put a mask on. They yelled Fuck the masks, coughed on the driver, grabbed his mask, tried to steal his phone and pepper-sprayed him.

What will it cost to get on this jury? I want in.

Read more at vice.



SPORTS



Johnny Damon Arrest Video Is Viral and It's Crazy AF

Police released bodycam video from ex MLB star Johnny Damon’s arrest and it’s one for the ages. In the video there’s swearing, pushing, shoving, a stand off, and so much more.

If he was a basketball player he would have been shot.

Read more at tmz.


Miami Heat’s Center Sorry For K-Word

Meyers Leonard issued an apology after using Anti Semitic slur on a video game live stream. “Fucking cowards, don’t fucking snipe me, you fucking kike bitch.” He says he didn’t know what the word meant.

Not sure how he could go this long without understanding the meaning of the word but at least he didn’t use a bad excuse like “You misheard me. I told him to fly a kite!”

Read more at espn.



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Whoopi Goes Viral With Two Letters: O, and K.

The Internet is very excited about Whoopi Goldberg’s reaction to a Megjan McCain rant on the view, and all she had to say was ok.

This is one word more than McCain deserves.

Read more at huffpo.


Why Peter Brady is The Real Winner of Oprah's Interview With Harry and Meghan

People fell in love with the chairs from Oprah’s interview with Harry and Meghan, and now the company that designed them says they are 100% sold out. Bonus fact- they were from the Christopher Knight Collection who you might remember as Peter Brady from The Brady Bunch.

So three chairs for Peter Brady, hip hop hooray.

Read more at pagesix.


The Woman Who Turned in Gaga’s Dogs Hasn’t Been Paid

Lady Gaga said $500k reward no questions asked, but now the woman who turned in her dogs hasn’t seen any reward money yet. Why? because LAPD hasnt cleared Her of having connection to shooters. Currently police are proceeding on a theory that the nappers were involved in some kind of gang initiation.

Hm, what doesn’t sound quite right to you guys? The whole found the dogs tied up in an ally and left by criminals who were willing to shoot someone over dogs???

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9343303/Woman-returned-Lady-Gagas-dogs-not-paid-reward-cops-havent-cleared-her.html


Lady Gaga and Adam Driver in Character for House of Gucci Movie.

Gaga and Driver play Maurizio Gucci, head of house of Gucci and his ex wife Patricia Reggiani who hired a hitman to kill him.

That’s great, LG. Now come up with the 500k you owe that lady.

Read more at people.


UK Viewers Watching Oprah’s Megan and Harry Interview Shocked by US Drug Ads

Yeah so what? we advertise drugs with insane side effects to tv viewers. You’re the ones defending a monarchy!

Read more at nypost.


Elizabeth Banks to direct Cocaine Bear

The True Life story is exactly what it sounds like

A movie about a bear who has a lot of next level ideas he wants to share with you with you a party.

Read more at avclub.



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A Bowling Alley Released a One Shot Drone Video and It's Brilliant

This is better than the Goodfellas tracking shot.



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