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As leftists threaten to leave Twitter in protest over Elon Musk’s takeover of the social media company, Hollywood star Debra Messing is pleading with fellow Democrats to remain on the platform until after the midterm elections in November. Debra Messing made her appeal in a tweet on Wednesday, apparently sensing that a Democratic Twitter exodus would only worsen the party’s already poor outlook for the midterms.

CLAIM: Hollywood star Debra Messing alleged in a tweet that incumbent Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) flashed a “white power” hand sign for the camera during an October rally in Georgia.VERDICT: False. The photo shows Sen. Perdue with two teenage Republican interns, each holding up three fingers. They were holding up three fingers because the volunteers had successfully made 3,000 contacts in their campaign work.The original photo was actually posted by Jasper Preston, who is black:In her tweet, which she appears to have deleted, Will & Grace star Debra Messing accused Sen. Perdue of displaying a “white power” sign and of...

Television actress Debra Messing deleted an anti-Tara Reade tweet Saturday after intense backlash, with the woman who has accused presidential hopeful Joe Biden of sexual assault calling the message “slander.” “Biden Accuser, Tara Reade, Allegedly Stole from Non-Profit Organization,” Messing’s tweet said, featuring a link to a Medium post by the controversial Krassenstein brothers. Debra Messing shared a blog attacking Joe Biden accuser Tara Reade, but deleted the tweet amid backlash. Debra Messing shared a blog attacking Joe Biden accuser Tara Reade, but deleted the tweet amid backlash. It appears Messing simply shared the Krassenstein brothers’ story, as her tweet...

Tuesday on ABC’s “The View,” co-host Whoopi Goldberg criticized actress Debra Messing for calling for a public list of attendees for a fundraiser next month fundraiser in Beverly Hills to support President Donald Trump. Likening Messing call to McCarthy era Hollywood blacklists, Goldberg said, “The last time people did this, people ended up killing themselves. This is not a good idea, OK? Your idea of who you don’t want to work with is your personal business. Do not encourage people to print out lists because the next list that comes out, your name will be on, and then people will...

I have not forgotten that when it was announced that I was going to do The Apprentice, and when it then became a big hit, helping NBC’s failed lineup greatly, @DebraMessing came up to me at an Upfront & profusely thanked me, even calling me “Sir.” How times have changed!

Actress Debra Messing appears to have endorsed an Alabama church's message that black supporters of President Trump are mentally ill. The "Will & Grace" star responded "THANK YOU #Alabama" Saturday to a tweet about a Baptist church in Birmingham that displayed a sign reading: "A black vote for Trump is mental illness." The other side of the sign reportedly accused white Trump supporters of racism. According to WVTM, the church's pastor claimed that Trump voters supported "institutionalized racism."

Actress and liberal activist Debra Messing apologized this week after her Instagram photo of cupcakes decorated as vulvas offended members of the trans community. The “Will & Grace” star celebrated International Women’s Day on Friday by posting a photo showing a dozen cupcakes decorated as vulvas in varying colors, shapes and sizes. “Powerful, beautiful, and sweet,” Ms. Messing wrote. The actress later amended the post after members of the trans community apparently complained.

It is not only athletes who are waging peaceful protests against police brutality while showing their support for the Black Lives Matter movement by taking a knee for the national anthem. The young son of Will & Grace star Debra Messing is also taking a stand, the actress revealed on Instagram, recounting what happened when she and her 13-year-old Roman recently attended a New York Rangers game. '"Please stand for the Star Spangled Banner." Son: "Mom, I want to sit down in protest. Can we do that?" Me: "Yes, honey. We can do that,"' wrote Messing. She then added: 'Who’s...

Will & Grace star Debra Messing insists she did not realize she was going on a program hosted by Megyn Kelly when she appeared with cast and creators of the returning NBC comedy on the debut of Megyn Kelly Today, and she regrets doing so. The actress was responding to a perplexed commenter on her personal Instagram page, who asked, “Why did you guys do the Megyn Kelly show? That’s a fail!” “Honestly I didn’t now it was MK until that morning. The itinerary just said ‘Today Show’ appearance. Regret going on. Dismayed by her comments.”

The would-be president is messing with ire January 13, 2006 Fans-turned-critics say Hillary Clinton is sacrificing principle in the hunt for votes, writes Anne Summers. It is still more than two years before the major parties in the United States decide upon their candidates for the 2008 presidential elections, and it is widely assumed that the Democratic Party candidate will be the junior senator from New York, Hillary Rodham Clinton. You might expect the political conversation among Democrats to be along the lines of "Is Hillary electable?" (given the preponderance of red states on the American political map) but many...