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☆ Bath & Body Works apologizes for candle that shoppers say resembles a KKK hood
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Kaitlyn Schwanemann | Kaitlyn Schwanemann Is An Intern For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Retailer Bath & Body Works apologized for a candle promoted on its social media accounts displaying a snowflake, which some said appeared quite similar to a Ku Klux Klan hood. The candle is no longer available for purchase on Bath & Body Works’ website. Some social media users assumed the mistake was the result of a lack of diversity in Bath & Body Works’ marketing team. “This sort of thing can easily be prevented by hiring the so-called ‘DEI’ candidate,” one X user wrote. Others were quick to defend Bath & Body Works.

Persons: Critics, we’ve, “, ” Organizations: Body, X, Southern Poverty Law Center, NBC, Hollywood Locations: American, America

☆ Spanish tennis star apologizes for pulling back her eyes with chopsticks in a photo
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Kaitlyn Schwanemann | Kaitlyn Schwanemann Is An Intern For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Spanish tennis star Paula Badosa apologized after being accused of racism for pulling her eyes back with chopsticks in a photo posted to Instagram by her coach, Pol Toledo. Toledo posted the images after Badosa lost to American Coco Gauff in the semi-finals of the China Open on Saturday. Badosa, 26, on Tuesday issued the now-deleted post on X saying that she was not aware of the gesture's connotation. “Spanish WTA [World Tennis Association] players sure love being racist to Asian people, I guess…,” one user wrote, referring to a similar controversy from the 2008 Beijing Olympics, in which the Spanish Tennis Federation published a photo to its website capturing Olympic tennis players doing the same gesture. The photo was captioned in Spanish, “We are prepared for China.”Badosa is ranked 15 in the world by the WTA, according to its website.

Persons: Paula Badosa, Pol Toledo, Badosa, Coco Gauff, “, Asia Organizations: China, Sky News, Association, Spanish Tennis Federation, Olympic, WTA Locations: Spanish, Toledo, Badosa, China, Beijing

☆ 'SNL' recreates iconic Univision show 'Sábado Gigante' in a nostalgic Spanish-language skit
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Kaitlyn Schwanemann | Kaitlyn Schwanemann Is An Intern For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The “SNL” skit ends with all of the zany characters breaking out into song alongside Joshua, who is still confused. Viewers were impressed with how well “SNL” captured the over-the-top and eccentric nature of “Sábado Gigante” that they remember from their childhoods, and took to social media to voice their praise. “This SNL sketch about Sábado Gigante is funny because it’s exactly like Sábado Gigante,” one X user wrote. “Sábado Gigante sketch on SNL was both hilarious and accurate. “I want to thank @marcellohdz and @nbcsnl for bringing to memory those special moments of our dear Sábado Gigante,” Kreutzberger wrote in Spanish.

Persons: I’m, ” Joshua, “, Don Francisco’s, Joshua, “ El, “ Sábado Gigante ”, curt, SNL ”, Sábado, Sábado Gigante, “ Sábado, Steven Castillo, ” Kreutzberger, Instagram, ” Don Francisco Organizations: SNL, Guinness, Associated Press, NBC News Locations: Miami, Mexican American, Chilean, U.S

That opportunistic vocalist was named Otis Redding, who received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday. Jimmy Jam, a music producer and the master of ceremonies for the unveiling of the star, lauded Redding as legendary. Santiago started off by thanking Zelma Redding, Otis Redding's wife, who attended the ceremony. But this means the world, that here we are, traveling all the way to the West Coast for this honor that will live on forever as the legacy of Otis Redding does," Redding-Andrews said. “I am not a blues singer or an R&B singer,” Redding once said.

Persons: Johnny Jenkins, Jenkins, Otis Redding, Jimmy Jam, Redding, Jam, Michael Santiago, Mike, Santiago, Zelma Redding, Otis Redding's, Martin, Coretta, Malcolm, Betty, Otis, Coretta Scott King, Betty Shabazz, Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, Karla Redding, Redding's, “, ‘, ’ ”, Andrews, ”, Rolling, Little Richard’s, Carla Thomas, Phil Walden, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, “ Otis Redding, Bill Graham, ” Redding Organizations: Stax Records, Stax, Hollywood, Rolling Stone, Memphis DJ, Fillmore, Monterey Pop Festival Locations: Memphis, Andrews, West, Macon , Georgia, Georgia, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sausalito, Madison, Wis, Monterey

☆ Rebel Wilson announces marriage to Ramona Agruma
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Kaitlyn Schwanemann | Kaitlyn Schwanemann Is An Intern For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Actor Rebel Wilson announced her marriage to Ramona Agruma in an Instagram post Monday. Wilson, 44, and Agruma, 40, were pictured in white gowns, holding hands and flower bouquets. Wilson announced her surprise Disneyland engagement to Agruma, an entrepreneur, in February 2023. In June 2022, the “Pitch Perfect” star announced in an Instagram post that she was in a relationship with a woman. I can’t even describe the love I have for her, she’s a beautiful miracle!” Wilson wrote on social media.

Persons: Rebel Wilson, Ramona Agruma, Wilson, “, …, ”, Royce Lillian, ” Wilson Organizations: Pride, Disney Locations: Sardinia

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