The National Football League is opening their fat pocketbook ... and Donating $300,000 to help people from the U.S. to Haiti who were affected by Hurricane Matthew. Matthew devastated the Caribbean ... before slamming the Southeast U.S. As a result of the storm, over 1,000 people died in Haiti ... and 22 lives were lost in North Carolina. The NFL says $200k will be split between the Salvation Army, Unicef and the American Red Cross. The rest will go...
- 10/14/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Pierre Garcon just touched down in Haiti on Redskins owner Daniel Snyder's jet ... carrying a bunch of medical supplies for people affected by the brutal hurricane last week. TMZ Sports talked to Garcon Sunday night ... who told us, "I'm headed to Haiti tomorrow. Our owner is flying me and Ricky [Jean Francois] down to pass out medical supplies." Garcon and Jean Francois are both of Haitian descent. Fyi -- Hurricane Matthew devastated the country -- killing...
- 10/10/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Protesters gathered in Minneapolis Sunday for a massive rally against the use of the name “Redskins,” and they took a personal shot at Daniel Snyder, owner of the NFL's Washington franchise who has been adamant about not changing the team's name. Thousands of people from several states chanted and carried banners near the University of Minnesota's Tcf Bank Stadium prior to the Minnesota Vikings’ kickoff against Washington. Twin Cities activist Clyde Bellecourt told the crowd that the name “Redskins” represents the scalping of Indians, and their scalps were sold for money. Also read: ‘The Daily Show’ Holds Redskins Debate Between Native Americans and Hopeless Fans.
- 11/2/2014
- by Todd Cunningham
- The Wrap
Matthew McConaughey is a lifelong Washington Redskins fan for two reasons. "First: 4 years old, watching Westerns, I always rooted for the Indians," he says in GQ's November 2014 issue. "Second, my favorite food was hamburgers. The Redskins had a linebacker named Chris Hanburger." "When you're 4 years old, that's all it takes," he adds. "I got a Redskins hat in my bag right now." The debate over whether the team's name and logo are racist and should be changed has been going on for decades. Although team owner Daniel Snyder has vowed that he will never rename the football team, how does McConaughey feel about the controversy? "Man, it's twofold,"...
- 10/23/2014
- E! Online
A version of this story first appeared in the Oct. 17 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Efforts to force Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder to change the name of his NFL team got a boost Sept. 30 when FCC chairman Tom Wheeler said he would consider a petition to strip Snyder's Washington radio station of its license over the issue. But this is only phase one for activist law professor John Banzhaf III, who filed the petition. See more Touchdown! Hollywood's Best Football Movies Banzhaf tells THR he wants to file petitions in L.A. to challenge the licenses
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- 10/8/2014
- by Alex Ben Block
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The NFL is going through, arguably, its most scandal plagued period of the 21st Century. The separate Adrian Peterson and Ray Rice cases have dominated the media landscape over the past few weeks and "SNL" was not going to return without weighing in. Not only was it the subject of the show's cold open, but a second skit appeared later on as the writers made it clear the league's reaction has not been acceptable. In the first skit, Chris Pratt portrays as a bumbling NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell who thanks controversial Washington Redskin's owner Daniel Snyder, Michael Vick and Saints Coach Sean Payton "for not holding me to the same standard I held him. I appreciate it." The best parts? Aidy Bryant's continuing spot-on impersonation of CNN's Candy Crowley and Jay Pharoah's just as great Shannon Sharpe. Check it out below. The second skit really feels like...
- 9/28/2014
- by HitFix Staff
- Hitfix
Earlier this month, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart filmed a segment about the controversy surrounding the name of the Washington Redskins. Correspondent Jason Jones brought together four diehard Redskins fans and a group of Native American activists and comedians (who argue that "Redskins" is a "dictionary-defined racial slur"). The fans weren't happy about being forced to take part in the debate, telling The Washington Post they felt duped and were under the impression they would be giving their opinions without rebuttal.
The segment was reportedly supposed to air last week,...
The segment was reportedly supposed to air last week,...
- 9/26/2014
- Rollingstone.com
The Daily Show with John Stewart aired its controversial segment on the Washington Redskins name Thursday night.
'Daily Show' Tackles Redskins Issue
Jon Stewart was met with backlash after it was reported that the Redskins fans who had agreed to appear on his show felt duped. While they wanted to defend the name and mascot of their beloved NFL franchise, they were unaware that they’d have to defend it to actual Native Americans on The Daily Show. As a result, Stewart offered an explanatory preamble before airing the segment, revealing that it had been edited per the participants’ request.
“We learned later that some of the individuals who participated in the piece, they didn’t enjoy the experience. It’s something that happens a lot less than you would think,” Stewart said. “But we take the complaint seriously. We generally don’t want people who participate in the show to have a bad experience.
'Daily Show' Tackles Redskins Issue
Jon Stewart was met with backlash after it was reported that the Redskins fans who had agreed to appear on his show felt duped. While they wanted to defend the name and mascot of their beloved NFL franchise, they were unaware that they’d have to defend it to actual Native Americans on The Daily Show. As a result, Stewart offered an explanatory preamble before airing the segment, revealing that it had been edited per the participants’ request.
“We learned later that some of the individuals who participated in the piece, they didn’t enjoy the experience. It’s something that happens a lot less than you would think,” Stewart said. “But we take the complaint seriously. We generally don’t want people who participate in the show to have a bad experience.
- 9/26/2014
- Uinterview
Dick Clark Productions is exploring a potential sale, the New York Times reports. Dcp, which recently won a court fight that secured its position as producer of the Golden Globes Awards show, has retained the Raine Group investment bank, sources told DealBook. Potential buyers may include Chinese media companies and private equity firms. A sale could yield big returns for Dcp’s current proprietor, Washington Redskins owner Daniel M. Snyder’s Red Zone Capital. “We have regularly received inbound interest in Dcp over the last few years,” the company said in a statement confirming that it had recruited Raine. “At this point, no decision has been made to enter into a transaction of any kind and it’s not clear whether any transaction will happen at all.” Dick Clark, who died in April, had no ownership or management role at the company. Federal Judge Howard A. Matz ruled April 30 that...
- 6/14/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
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