Veteran actress has had her say on the whole Liam Neeson race controversy, defending the Taken actor over his polarising remarks.
Goldberg appeared on US talk show The View to speak about the debate, insisting he's not a 'bigot' in the aftermath of his comments about wanting to "kill a black b**tard".
Neeson has been plagued by social media backlash after an interview in The Independentwas published where he spoke about seeking revenge after his friend was raped.
Liam Neeson said on 'Good Morning America' that he's not racist, after saying in an interview that he once sought to kill any Black person after his friend was raped pic.twitter.com/g0OU3m7xY0
He was promoting his new film Cold Pursuit at the time, but received widespread condemnation for his account of the event which happened over 40 years ago during The Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Goldberg has known the actor for decades, and is adamant that Neeson is “not a bigot” and that people “shouldn’t be surprised he was angry” after learning about the rape of his close friend.
She said: “People walk around sometimes with rage, that’s what happens. Is he a bigot? No. I’ve known him a pretty long time, I think I would have recognised, I’ve been around a lot of real bigots. I can say this man is not one."
She continued her defence of the long-standing Irish actor; “You can’t be surprised that somebody whose loved one is attacked is angry and wants to go out and attack.”
The Sister Act star valued how Neeson “realised it was too dark” and went and “got himself help” by power-walking and speaking to a Catholic priest.
Appearing on Good Morning America on Tuesday, Neeson responded to the backlash himself by insisting he was “not racist” and “sought help” after his worrying instincts.
"It is a monstrous leap to say, actually I'm not looking for justice…anyone who looks like this person, who happens to be black, will do."
“It hurt me. I did seek help. I went to my priest and had two very good friends I spoke to,” Neeson explained.
Former England footballer John Barnes also praised Neeson for “coming out and telling the truth” urging people to realise Neeson said he was “ashamed and horrified” at himself.
Like it or not, a vital conversation on racism, basic instincts and admitting the truth has begun as a result of his words.
We've all experienced the highs and lows of Facebook, but recently it seems like the lows are endless.
From controversy surrounding Mark Zuckerberg, reports of paying children for labour to eavesdrop on conversations and using our own data for the company's agenda, it seems like the drama ain't worth the effort.
Now, researchers at New York University and Stanford University are saying that deactivating Facebook for just FOUR WEEKS can lead to a big improvement in people's mental health.
A "gold standard" study praised for its rigor finds deleting Facebook is great for your #MentalHealth. The Stanford/NYU study, "The Welfare Effects of Social Media", enrolled 2,844 randomized Facebook users and divided them into cohorts for measurement.https://t.co/jtpaPlugglpic.twitter.com/aS8ewRcdfY
The researchers focused their study on the impact of quitting the social network on their mental health and behaviour.
The Welfare Effects of Social Mediatook place in the lead-up to the 2018 midterm elections in the US and 2,844 users took part in the study. The participants used the platform for over 15 minutes per day.
When the candidates deactivated their Facebook accounts, there was a noticeable increase in offline activities, like socialising with friends and family members.
Their well-being was also boosted, but the people involved were less informed about current events.
Researchers also discovered that anyone who deactivated their Facebook accounts were more likely to see a consistent reduction in their use of the social media app after the experiment concluded.
The authors wrote; "Our study offers the largest-scale experimental evidence available to date on the way Facebook affects a range of individual and social welfare measures,"
"Deactivation caused people to appreciate Facebook’s both positive and negative impacts on their lives," they said.
In a statement to The Washington Post a spokesperson for Facebook said its teams are working on creating meaningful connections across its platform. "This is one study of many on this topic and is should be considered that way," they said
Timothée Chalamet stole the show at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
The camera panned around the room full of Hollywood's finest actors and caught the 23-year-old actor having a moment to himself.
While fellow A-Listers such as Emily Blunt and John Krasinski had their attention turned towards the stage, Timothée was engrossed in reading something behind them.
And fans went wild trying to guess what could be taking his attention during the ceremony.
I related to Chalamet quietly reading the program during the opening monologue of the SAGs… pic.twitter.com/oRNASBVQXA
Timothée, who was nominated for his supporting role in Beautiful Boy, was seemingly skimming through his program and the moment has now gone viral on social media.
Fans took to various platforms to guess what he could be reading.
While another wrote, ''Timothée Chalamet was reading at the #SAGAwards and, honestly, we stan an educated man.''
Others had no idea what he was reading leading to speculation that it could be an array of things – like a movie sequel script while others turned the moment it into a meme.
People have been asked to not post any images or footage of the fatal accident that occurred on the M50 yesterday.
Around 11:30am yesterday morning, gardai and emergency services were called to the scene of a multi-vehicle collision on a slip road just off the M50 at Junction 5 in Finglas.
A woman in her 30s sadly passed away after her car collided with another, being driven by a man in his 50s.
Shortly after the crash, images began to circulate online.
My friend has lost his sister and the last thing his family need right now is an image of the accident. Thank you in advance pic.twitter.com/bt7Jd2kkSu
The man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and minor damage was caused to a truck and a third car.
Gardaí yesterday asked people not to share the images out of respect to the woman’s family and the other people involved.
Independent Senator Lynn Ruane is among those how have taken to social media to ask people to please refrain form posting the distressing images.
Lynn, a family friend of the victim, wrote, ''My friend has lost his sister and the last thing his family need right now is an image of the accident.''
She also asked anyone who sees photos of the incident to share the URL link with her.
DUBLIN TRAFFIC UPDATE – The N2 slip road from the M50 north bound at JCN 5 (Finglas) will remain closed to traffic for the next number of hours. All lanes on the M50 northbound are open. Gardaí are asking motorists not to slow down unnecessarily as they pass the crash site.
She continued, ''Facebook has created a digital fingerprint for the images that will prevent them from being re-uploaded to the site but it still need links to remove the images from any networks on which they remain. The loss of a loved one so sudden is traumatic enough without the added trauma of an image.''
Gardaí have said that some motorists were “slowing down unnecessarily while passing the scene” of the incident and causing delays.
If anyone has any information, please contact Finglas Garda Station 01 666 7500 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.
The close-up picture showed off her natural beauty and a sprinkling of freckles.
She captioned it, ''This year my resolution is to love myself…just as I am, all fucked up and imperfect and whatever else. And to let my freckles liiiiiiiive.''
Her 2.9 million followers applauded her for embracing her imperfections.
She captioned it, ''It’s been awhile since you have heard from me, but I wanted to wish everyone a happy new year and to thank you for your love and support. Last year was definitely a year of self-reflection, challenges, and growth.''
She continued, ''It’s always those challenges which show you who you are and what you are capable of overcoming. Trust me, it’s not easy, but I am proud of the person I am becoming and look forward to the year ahead. Love you all.''
144 million followers obviously happy to have her back
One said, ''Real beauty'' followed by love heart emojis.
While another wrote, ''My Queen back. We LOVE you, Selena. You're a strong woman.''
A third added, ''I'm soo proud of u and so happy that you are healthy and back. I hope I see you on stage soon. I'm so glad that you know Who u are, and that you're happy with yourself. We all grow and learn. Love you soo much.''
She last posted in September when she said that she was taking a break, partly due to the negative comments she had experienced.
She wrote, ''Taking a social media break. Again. As much as I am grateful for the voice that social media gives each of us, I am equally grateful to be able to step back and live my life present to the moment I have been given. Kindness and encouragement only for a bit! Just remember- negative comments can hurt anybody’s feelings. Obvi.''
It was then reported that she had been admitted to a mental health facility after being hospitalised for an “emotional breakdown”.
She seems to be getting back to her old self and we are delighted for her – onwards and upwards Selena.
Now first of all, we ain't here to promote keyboard warriors or viciously cruel groups online who tear people down for the craic. No, that's not our style.
However, the art of trolling must be respected at all costs, especially from a nation as sarcastic and exceptional at 'slagging' such as Ireland.
From Waterford Whisperers embodying the Ultimate Irish Trolling Association, to the current troll of the day; the egg that stole Kylie Jenner's record for most likes on an Instagram photos, here's a round-up of our favourite savage moments in pop culture.
Ready yourself for wigs being hilariously snatched and thrown into the wind, it's a bumpy ride of burns and teasing gone too far.
1. Waterford Whisperers trolling Westlife's new song, Hello My Love:
The vast majority of people were ECSTATIC when Westlife announced their comeback; their Twenty Tour sold 400,000 tickets in under 48 hours for God's sake.
Not everyone was over the moon about Ireland's premier boyband reuniting however, with Waterford Whisperers delivering a vicious burn that has us in stitches.
"Helplines are now fielding calls from thousands of stricken people after the release of the first new Westlife single in over eight years," the article states.
"Penned by Ed Sheeran for maximum disruption, the track caused nausea, hysterics and uncontrollable weeping for one in every seven listeners, and emergency call centres have stated that they are receiving one call every nine seconds which consists solely of someone screaming “fuuuuuuuuuck”."
As savage as it is towards the national heroes we call Westlife, we were laughing for a solid twenty minutes at this one.
2.Lovinkiara's artistic flare
If you haven't seen last year's Twitter thread that featured @lovinkiara taking drawing requests, and delivering some…interest…results, you've missed out.
She became somewhat of a hero among trolls after uploaded a tweet that supposedly depicted her talanted artistic capabilities:
Iconic trolling Kiara, carry on dear daughter of the troll.
3. Justin Bieber heads to…North Korea?!
A website asked its users to choose the next country which Justin Bieber would visit on his My World tour, and the answer wasn't exactly conventional. Let's just say he wasn't rushing to grab his passport anytime soon…
Yup, the Biebs himself (babyface Biebs at that stage in his career… and arguably in his current stage too…) was instructed to visit NORTH KOREA.
What's even more amusing/horrifying, North Korea received an insane 659,448 votes. Dear God, that's the size of a country. It's more than the population of Iceland, let that sink in…
4. M Night School Hoax
M. Night Shyamalan is a relatively renowned film director, known for creating iconic scary movies such as The Sixth Sense, The Happening, Split, The Last Airbender, Signs and The Village.
While many claim that his films are hit-and-miss, with some achieving critical acclaim and box office success, others have royally bombed. Someone eventually took it upon themselves to crowdfund to send him back to film school.
Named The M. Night School, the creator worked out that if 150,000 people donated one dollar each, they could donate enough cash for the director to be put through film school once again at NYU.
The ruthless trolling of the director rages on today… who knows if he's become immune to it at this stage or if he cries himself to sleep every M. Night?
5. Ed Sheeran's head of security
@SecurityKev became a smash hit star as Ed Sheeran's GAS head of security, and who even got the catchphrase; "Always. Watching" for his consistent background lurking.
It's iconic, he even calls Ed 'bae', throwing in a 'Who's the Daddy' at the most random of moments. His internet fame has earned him a huge 963,000 Instagram followers who watch his every move, ironically;
Celebrity cameos are also constantly featured on the account, including from Calvin Harris, Shawn Mendes and James Blunt. We're cackling.
He even went and trolled Ed's Perfect video, and we can't top it. We desperately tried to lower ourselves to this level of troll, but it's just not possible:
7. Trisha Paytas being the Queen of Trolls day-in and day-out
The woman is relentless. It never ends.
The YouTube star has been around since 2010, and has acquired over 4.5 MILLION subscribers, specifically to witness her troll the hell out of everyone.
Her shallow personality has us hooked, we're full-blown addicts at this stage. God knows how or why. We don't question it.
There you have it, the greatest trolling moments on the 'net we can find.
They're petty, they're absurd, they're glorious. Art just doesn't get much better than this.
Keep them coming, we LIVE for this sprinkling of bitter, bitter salt.
When The Social Network was released back in 2010, it became one of the most talked about films of the decade.
A movie about Facebook seemed ridiculous at the time, but then major writers, producers and actors were signed on, and it essentially exploded.
David Fincher was roped in to direct the movie, and Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross found fame as bona fide Oscar-winning soundtrack maestros.
AP Entertainment recently interviewed screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, who began writing the film back in 2005 and went on to win the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his efforts.
According to Sorkin, the world is ready for a sequel considering the sheer amount of controversy the website has caused over the last nine years.
MORE TO THE STORY: Aaron Sorkin says "The Social Network" producer Scott Rudin has reached out to him about revisiting the subject of #Facebook on film. pic.twitter.com/hE5iOwEik1
"First of all, I know a lot more about Facebook in 2005 than I do in 2018," began Sorkin when questioned about the idea of revisiting the infamous film.
"But I know enough to know that there should be a sequel," he joked.
"A lot of very interesting dramatic stuff has happened since the movie ends with settling the lawsuit of the Winklevoss twins and Eduardo Saverin."
We're pretty sure you could write a dozen films about all the Facebook drama- Mark Zuckerberg ended up testifying data protection in front of CONGRESS, for God's sake.
The scandals featuring leaked user data, interference in the US Presidential election in 2016 and Russia's cyber-hacking has plagued the CEO since 2016.
As well as hate groups being allowed to stay on the website, many are arguing that content restriction is not strict enough, or else discriminates against minority groups.
Aaron Sorkin claims that Scott Rudin, producer of The Social Network, is vying for a follow-up film, and we're SO on board.
"I've gotten more than one email from him with an article attached saying; 'Isn't it time for a sequel?'"
Um, YAS. PLEASE. Zuckerberg needs to be dragged, all day.
Anyone who paid attention to the Golden Globes the other night MUST have noticed the photobombing 'Fiji Water Girl.' Her constant presence was literally chilling.
Kelleth Cuthbert. AKA the 'FWG', works as a fashion model and commercial actress and pretty much just wants the world to stay DAMN HYDRATED.
She essentially stole the show at the 76th annual awards, and stood behind legit every single celebrity so ended up appearing in hundreds of high-profile images. Gas?
The Golden Globe model eventually became the talk of the night, with viewers taking note of her consistent red carpet star presence.
Cuthbert told People that she wasn't actually trying to emerge into the spotlight, but her modelling instincts took over (mmhmm we don't believe it).
She claims that the magical and amusing photos simply came about by “looking at the camera at the right time.” LIES-a Minelli, sweetie.
The gal has ended up being the brunt of hundreds of unbelievable memes, but explained that she was on her A-game because of the amount of photographers there.
“There’s tons of photographers everywhere. It doesn’t matter where you stand, you’re in the crossfire of every shot,” she commented.
“You’ve gotta have good face, at least, if you’re gonna be hovering in the background frequently," she added.
Her boss, Fiji Water, described her images as "ominous", which is a new one in terms of employer feedback, we have to say.
We’re so glad everyone is talking about our water!
“We’re so glad everyone is talking about our water! *senses ominous presence* She’s right behind us, isn’t she? #FIJIwatergirl” the company tweeted on Sunday.
They then kickstarted the memes themselves by photoshopping her into various classic film images, pretty much NAILING free marketing.
Despite the “ominous” appearance, Cuthbert said the red carpet was actually too fast-paced to be focusing on your face constantly.
“The photographers have to take so many shots, so rapidly. Obviously, your face doesn’t look perfectly pleasant in all of them, so they captured lots of expressions where I’m naturally making weird faces.”
She appeared with Idris Elba, Judy Greer and Richard Madden, her favourite big-name photobomb image was Jim Carrey.
“I loved the Jim Carrey one,” she revealed to People. “I love his work. I grew up watching his movies and thought it was a funny thing to find myself in the background of.”
The model was totally unaware of all the social media furore surrounding her appearance on the red carpet, where she wore a long blue gown.
"I had absolutely no idea what was happening because I obviously didn’t have my phone on me,” she spoke about the craziness online while she was oblivious.
“I felt very cut off from everything. I didn’t find out until the last stragglers of the red carpet were heading into the awards ceremony, and all these people walking by started shoving their phones in my face and showing me that I was trending on Twitter, but I didn’t understand the magnitude of it untill later,” she added.
More than 50,000 tweets were sent out about Fiji Water Girl on Twitter in a few hours alone.
Cuthbert claims Fiji Water "got a good laugh out of it,” and that she was flooded with selfie requests from after-party guests, so she definitely made an impact.
She claims the Golden Globes was a once in a lifetime experience, despite having been in the industry for 12 years.
“Nothing quite so interesting has ever happened,” she said. “Nothing has garnered so much attention as this before.”
Hailey Bieber has anxieties, just like the rest of us.
The model and new wifey to Justin Bieber himself opened up to her fans via her Instagram account last night, vowing to get far more open about her troubles online.
"Stepping into 2019 I want to be more open, I want to be more open about the things I struggle with, and be able to be more vulnerable," she described in the post, below.
Hailey's honesty revolves around her self-esteem, describing how every single day is a "confidence battle";
"I have had more days than I can count where I’ve found myself scrolling through Instagram comparing myself, comparing my looks, feeling like I’m not good enough feeling like I lack so many things and really struggling to be confident in who I am because I constantly feel like I’m just not good enough."
"I'm a human.. I'm a young woman, I'm learning who I am and, it's REALLY FREAKING HARD. It's hard finding who you are, but what's even harder is being picked apart and compared to other women while trying to do that," she opined.
Hailey explained at the conclusion of her post that she's not "writing this for a pity party," rather for her fans to see their own beauty inside and out.
"It would be incredible if other young girls and women could find it in themselves to lift each other up, to stop making other women who are struggling JUST LIKE THEM, feel incompetent and less than," she asked for her fans to see the positive side.
"We ALL have flaws, and that will never change. What I do know is, God made us individuals for a reason, with our own beauty, our own personalities, and our own story because there's a specific plan and purpose for each and every human created and he makes no mistakes!!"
The famous model has taken social media breaks before, as well as opening up about the difficulties of Instagram negativity and trolling;
"Whenever I take breaks from it I feel so much better so much happy as a person.. the second I come back on I get immediate anxiety, I get sad and I get worked up," she typed in one of the images.
The constant media attention and focus on her appearance unsurprisingly takes its toll.
Baldwin has spoken about the impact of social media on her relationship to Sorry singer Justin Bieber;
"It's hard to focus on your well being and mental health when each time you open Instagram someone is tearing apart your job, or your relationship or essentially any of the things in your life that are positive."
She finished, "I won't let people make me feel like I'm doing something wrong by enjoying my life and being happy."
You go girl, everyone deserves to feel confident and positive in their own skin, no matter how big a celebrity they are.
While she is known for her impressive social media presence, even Kim Kardashian has certain rules when it comes to posting about her kids.
She has revealed that she sometimes worries about having too much of their life on social media.
The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star has three children with husband Kanye West – five-year-old North, three-year-old Saint and Chicago, who is eleven months.
Appearing on Busy Philipps' Busy Tonight show, she said, ''There’s times where I’m comfortable to post, and then times when I pull back a little bit. There’s certain things that I…even when North was doing my make-up and she was having the tantrum, I’m like “Do I wanna post that?”
She continued, ''And then I was like, oh it’s too funny I have to. But there are some things when I’m like, you know what, let’s not post that.''
The 38-year-old does say that it helps that her siblings are all having kids around the same time, so they can guide and help each other.
She said, ''Because there’s so many cousins, I do feel like they have this sense of…you know they grow up so normally and have so much fun, and I never want them to feel like things are for social media or anything like that. We definitely have the conversation about it.''
Sounds like Kim K's got this kids/social media thing all figured out tbh.
Chrissy Teigen is the latest celebrity to have been essentially CANCELLED online, after offensive tweets from back in 2010 and 2011 surfaced which say some pretty dodgy stuff about self-harm, Lindsey Lohan and trans people.
The tweets have been met with outrage on the internet, with Twitter users getting the hashtag #ChrissyTeigenIsOverParty trending almost instantaneously.
The comments are from roughly eight years ago, but they reference the appearances of celebrities such as Mariah Carey, Lady Gaga and in particular Lindsay Lohan.
I cannot wait to show up in court with john to fight this shit. @lindsaylohan what should I wear, you're the expert. Help.
The word 'tranny' is used often on her account back in 2010 and 2011. The social media personality is half-Thai, and speaks about the perception of her country in terms of the trans community:
I don't lovvvvve the fact Thailand is always, always shown as such a dirty, drugged out, sex filled, ping pong tranny place though. 🙁
The mother-of-two has yet to comment on the matter, but we're sure she must regret not deleting her old, harmful tweets.
The model has become a major social media personality for her sassy remarks about Donald Trump, and has the crown of the 'Clapback Queen' and 'Queen of Twitter'.
We highly doubt she'll manage to keep her crown after this.
What do you think, should she be cancelled? Or will you give her another chance?
