Thursday April 14, Daily Links

THURSDAY 4.14
NEWS STORIES
Musk Puts In Hostile Takeover Bid For Twitter
Elon Musk has filed a bid to buy Twitter for $43 billion as part of a hostile takeover and take the company private.
He knows he could buy MySpace for a LOT cheaper, right?
U Penn Distances From Law Professor Who Said Racist Shit on Tucker Carlson
The university said “Professor Wax’s views do not reflect our values or practices,” after Amy Wex went on Tucker Carlson’s show. She said Black Americans and “non-Western peoples” have “resentment and shame” against Western people for their “outsized achievements and contributions.” Later she said Indian immigrants shouldn’t complain about the US because they came from shithole countries.
If Trump gets back in she’s going to the Supreme Court.
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SPORTS
Reggie Jackson Outraged With Kershaw Getting Pulled
Reggie Jackson is not happy that Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw got pulled out of the game yesterday after pitching a perfect seven innings.
He’ll never have this issue with a Yankee pitcher since they’ll never get that far.
Braves Catcher Reacts Sarcastically to Being Hit By Slow Pitch
The pitcher should have put one in his armpit at his next at bat.
Read more at Sports Illustrated
NSFW pic.twitter.com/p2XeKfQECv
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) April 13, 2022
Aaron Rodgers Threw a Pick in Charity Game With High School Kids
The Green Bay QB seemed pissed, and appeared to chuck the ball right at the kids legs.
At least he didn’t ask you to sign it.
Aaron Rodgers was mad fr 🤣
(via @NFL) pic.twitter.com/KTmcw3Y1OH— Overtime (@overtime) April 12, 2022
Animal Rights Protester Glued Herself To Floor at Timberwolves Game
A woman glued her hand to the floor to protest Glen Taylor, who owns the Minnesota team. She was protesting the treatment of animals on Taylor’s farm.
After Minnesota won, the Wolves decided she’s a good luck charm and asked her to glue down her foot for the next game.
It was an animal rights protester https://t.co/4XQWB195mK pic.twitter.com/0RwAxNdgy7
— Direct Action Everywhere (@DxEverywhere) April 13, 2022
CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT
Amy Schumer Talks About The Death Threats She Received After The Oscars
Amy Schumer received tons of death threats after her seat filler joke at the Oscars involving Kirsten Dunst she revealed. She got so many, the Secret Service contacted her.
Who knew Dunst fans were as bad as the Swifties?
Michael Bay Sez Sony Thought Bad Boys 2 Would Bomb With Two Black Leads
Michael Bay revealed that Sony almost didn’t back Bad Boys 2 because they thought two black stars wouldn’t sell overseas.
And now Sony won’t back Bad Boys 4 because how can a guy who attacks people on an awards show sell tickets now?
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Jessie Smollet Releases Banger Proclaiming His Innocence
Jessie Smollett found time to record a song and post it to Instagram that proclaims he is an innocent man. If only he had done this before the sentencing.
Gene Simmons Blames Fans For Ruining Rock
“I stand by my words, rock is dead. The people that killed it are fans. Fans killed the thing they loved by downloading and file sharing for free. How do you expect somebody who loves the guitar to come into this creative process? You’ve got to invent yourself. And so rock is dead.”” Gene Simmons told “Metal Hammer” in an interview.
I guess the fans stopped making great music?
Piers Morgan Has a Tantrum About Johnny Depp or Amber Heard
In his NY Post column, Piers Morgan wrote a scathing commentary titled, Memo to Johnny Depp and Amber Heard: Shut Up you deluded, self-obsessed whiny spoiled wastrels.
Piers, you should be saying that sentence while looking in a mirror.
Howie Mandel Hosting Bullshit for Netflix
A new game show for Netflix will allow contestants to win a million dollars even if they know nothing, as long as they can lie well..
To tell the truth did this decades ago and that’s no bullshit.
Millie Bobby Brown Is 18 and Being Grossly Oversexualized
The “Stranger Things” star said in an appearance on The Guilty Feminist, that since turning 18, she’s been treated differently by the media and the public.
“In my opinion, I believe that shouldn’t change anything. But, it’s gross. It’s true. I think it’s a very good representation of what’s going on in the world and how young girls are sexualized and so I have been dealing with that but I’ve also been dealing with that for forever,” she said.
Sorry. Seriously, sorry.
Amazon Has a Free Streaming Service Called Freevee
You gotta pay for Prime, but Amazon also had a free service, they were calling IMDB TV. They’re renaming the ad supported streaming platform, Amazon Freevee. TV that’s free with ads?
Why didn’t you just call it the 1970s?
Kim Kardashian Never Saw SNL
Kim K disclosed on a podcast that she had never seen a single episode of SNL before she was asked to host. According to the mogul, she didn’t even know what a monologue looked like.
That’s because the tv was behind her ass.
Mark Wahlberg Kept a Special Souvenir from Boogie Nights
The actor told Ellen this week that he kept his prosthetic penis from the Boogie Nights movie all these years….
Yeah…..up his ass.
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VIRAL & TRENDING
Couple Goes Viral on TikTok Over Wedding Rules
Twelve million TikTok followers watched for this couple’s set of strict rules for their wedding and over a million commented on it. The bride to be declared that there would be no wedding favors, no jeans, no kids, and the kicker– no plus ones.
Okay…how do you feel about a plus two?
@kroskxx this was way harder than it looks 🤣🤣 #ImoniCarly #EasyWithAdobeExpress #weddingtiktok #2022bride #brideinspo #altbride #weddingplanning #octoberwedding #bridesoftiktok
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