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For example, he tells this interviewer that, "If you look at the statistics, most of the crimes that are committed in this country are by white people." We'd ask Ruffalo to have another look at the statistics and tell us who commits the most crimes.

The daughter of Hollywood bigwigs Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner delivered a speech to the United Nations about the importance of mask mandates in preventing the surge of COVID-19 — five years after the disease shut down the world. Violet Affleck, 19, made her emotional plea while wearing a KN95 mask as part of the “Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action” at the UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday. The Yale University freshman, who contracted a post-viral condition in 2019, lectured world leaders about how the world is ignoring the “ongoing pandemic” and claimed mask mandates were...

Violet Affleck, the daughter of Hollywood A-listers Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck, appeared before the United Nations in New York City on Tuesday. The 19-year-old activist spoke about the importance of masks and other preventative devices more than five years after the COVID-19 pandemic changed life on the planet for all. Violet was appearing as part of an event titled Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action.

Marvel actor Mark Ruffalo rants US will soon be like 'living under the Taliban' Ruffalo also appeared to support Disney stock dropping after Jimmy Kimmel's suspension.

On his “Soul Boom” podcast Wednesday, “The Office” star Rainn Wilson recounted some of his liberal friends having a “kind of a good riddance” reaction to the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk last week. “I spoke to a couple of — let’s say — some liberal friends last night at an event, and they were like, ‘You won’t find me shedding any tears,’ and someone else was like, ‘Oh well.’ There was a little bit of a, kind of a good riddance thing, and it’s like, ‘Guys, no,” he told actor Mark Ruffalo. “We cannot think or...

A major Jewish group is gathering signatures for a petition against ABC to cancel the series Quantico, amid allegations of anti-Israel and antisemitic content. The Zionist Organization of America has been protesting what it considers the “blatant, vicious defamation of Jews, Israel and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), promoting ugly lies against the Jewish people and the Jewish state” on the TV thriller about a group of FBI recruits training to become special agents. In a statement released on Friday, ZOA President Morton A. Klein and Director of Special Projects Liz Berney referred to a previous complaint they had lodged...

The 'Wicked' star recently received some backlash for a social media post about the late right-wing activist.Kristin Chenoweth is speaking out about the criticism she faced for posting a tribute following Charlie Kirk‘s death, and she said that she understood that mourning his death on social media “hurt some folks” in the LGBTQ+ community, which she said “hurt” her. After Kirk was fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, Chenoweth took to her Instagram Stories to react to the news. “What a heartbreak. His young family. I know where he is now. Heaven. But still,”...

The writer-director opened up about how his career has changed after he was accused of sexually abusing his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow.Woody Allen reflected on how his career changed after allegations circulated that he sexually abused his adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow, while sharing his thoughts on cancel culture in a new interview. While speaking to The Wall Street Journal earlier this week, Allen again addressed the sexual abuse claims, maintaining his innocence, and spoke about the fallout from the controversy he faced, which has included a number of stars declaring they no longer want to work with him. And he...

'The Daily Show' host returned to the news desk Thursday and took a rather unusual tact for mocking conservative blowback to Kimmel's monologue.Jon Stewart returned to The Daily Show early to helm the Comedy Central show’s first episode following the suspension of fellow late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. Returning to the show (video below) several days before his usual Monday slot at the desk, Stewart threw his audience a curveball: Showing what The Daily Show would be like in a President Trump-controlled media world. The set’s background changed to a gaudy gold, Stewart played the role of an obsequious and...

Liberals are not liking it that Jimmy Kimmel lost his megaphone after telling vicious lies regarding Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Fox News reports that defending decency from Kimmel evokes “disdain and disgust” among Democrats: “I’m not sure who deserves more disdain and disgust: Trump and the FCC for their blatant violation of the Constitution or Disney and Nexstar for sacrificing their values and folding to a wannabe Mob Boss and his authoritarian goons,” Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., reacted On behalf of the liberal establishment media, Brian Stelter squeaks, “[T]his really does have a chilling effect across the American media.” When it...

Former President Barack Obama is whining about cancel culture after the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show following the disinformation Kimmel broadcasted after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. “After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like,” Obama said on X, sharing an article on the suspension of Kimmel’s show. He added, “This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent — and media companies...

A long line of left-wing celebrities and members of the Hollywood elite have jumped to their social media to decry ABC’s decision to shelve comedian Kimmy Kimmel after her spread disinformation about Charlie Kirk’s killer on his ratings-challenged late-night show. None of these supposed “free speech” advocates spoke up when conservatives were cancelled for far less. Several celebrities, comedians, and others who still have an X account, blasted ABC’s decision and urged people to stand up for the biased, far-left, late-night talk show host. Two members of the Hollywood elite decried this supposed attack on Kimmel’s free speech and both...

The Office’s Rainn Wilson had the perfect take on the Charlie Kirk assassination. The actor roundly rejected claims that we should be celebrating the death of someone with whom we disagree politically. It’s so wrong-headed, speaking to actor Mark Ruffalo. He mentioned that he talked to some “liberal friends” who were less than compassionate. “Guys, no,” said Wilson. “No, we cannot think or talk that way.” Granted, it’s nothing special. All one must do is not act like an a**hole, but the Left cannot contain their bloodlust in the wake of the murder of the Turning Point USA founder. The...

Ken Martin, Democratic National Committee chairman “The state under Donald Trump has amassed a chilling record of restricting speech, extorting private companies, and dropping the full weight of the government censorship hammer on First Amendment rights. This is no exaggeration. Trump’s attorney general has directly confirmed that they’ll come after you for your speech, and now his FCC chair has doubled down. It’s not the bully pulpit anymore — it’s the thought police presidency.” Wanda Sykes, comedian “I was supposed to go over and have a chat with my friend Jimmy Kimmel on his show, but as you have heard...

Hollywood stars, unions and fans have criticized Disney's ABC for indefinitely pulling "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" off the air after pressure from the Federal Communications Commission over his comments about the death of Charlie Kirk. Kimmel criticized Republicans and the MAGA movement in his monologue Monday night and ABC announced it was axing the show Wednesday, hours after FCC chair Brendan Carr threatened to “take action.” The move drew praise from President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans. But Hollywood, where Kimmel is popular as a frequent host of the Oscars and Emmys, leapt to to his defense.

The union that represents writers on Jimmy Kimmel Live! is ripping the network for pulling the show off air after the comedian made some viral remarks about the shooter of Charlie Kirk. "The right to speak our minds and to disagree with each other - to disturb, even - is at the very heart of what it means to be a free people. It is not to be denied. Not by violence, not by the abuse of governmental power, nor by acts of corporate cowardice," said the Writers Guild of America West and East on Wednesday night, not long after...

malibu's most Actor and comedian Jamie Kennedy said that the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk has made it “so easy to see who is good and who is evil,” adding that whoever raised the people celebrating his death have “failed miserably.” “It’s been four days since the public execution of Charlie Kirk and my feelings have not subsided, they have only gotten more intense,” Kennedy said in a Sunday X post. “The extreme sadness, the rage, the sick gutted emptyness.” “Then the realization comes… the realization of what his death has exposed,” the Scream 2 star continued,...

Actor Michael Keaton spoke out about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, a rare move in a Hollywood culture where most celebrities have remained silent. The 74-year-old “Beetlejuice” actor made his opinions known at the Investigative Reporters and Editors’ 50th anniversary gala on Monday night, per Variety. “Before we start to get into the meat of this thing, I’m going to take a minute to say that, regardless of how I probably — not probably — have disagreed with many things he said, Charlie Kirk leaves behind two kids and a wife,” Keaton said during his speech. “You gotta...

Robert Redford, the longtime Hollywood icon and star of classic films such as 1969's Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and 1985's Out of Africa, has died. He was 89. "Robert Redford passed away on Sept. 16, 2025, at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah — the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved," Cindi Berger, chairman and CEO of Rogers & Cowan PMK, tells PEOPLE in a statement. "He will be missed greatly. The family requests privacy."

Fans are not buying Jamie Lee Curtis' display of emotion over Charlie Kirk's death. The American actress and film producer recently shed tears over the political activist's gruesome death, saying that his assassination has been heavy on her mind Despite her raw display of emotions, Curtis is catching the heat from fans who believe that her sympathy is "out of touch" and misplaced.