Billie Eilish Bashes Mink Fur Trade, Wears Items From Company That Uses Fur
Billie Eilish is the voice of Gen-Z, whether you like it or not. She isn’t just a record-breaking musician – she’s an activist who uses her platform to promote the causes that are near and dear to her heart. An outspoken advocate of animal rights, she’s condemned both meat consumption and the mink fur trade, winning PETA’s “Best Voice for Animals” award. It’s that second one that’s a little problematic considering her history.
She’s been known to rock Gucci and Fendi products, for example – Gucci uses leather while Fendi literally still uses fur. On top of that, in one music video she wore feathered wings, almost certainly taken from real birds.
Harry and Meghan Promote Eco-Tourism, One Private Jet at a Time
When they broke off from the Royal Family, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle laid down the infrastructure to what would eventually become Archewell, their nonprofit charitable foundation. One of their first initiatives post-Megxit was Travalyst, a non-profit organization intended to promote sustainable, eco-friendly tourism. It’s a worthy cause – but it’s also a cause that Harry and Meghan themselves would’ve been better served following, according to some of their critics.
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When they celebrated Meghan’s 38th birthday, they took no less than four private jet flights in the span of 11 days. Meghan also took a private jet to New York for her first baby shower. “No one’s perfect,” Harry conceded at the time.
Natalie Portman Highlights Female Directors’ Oscar Snub, but Won’t Hire Them
Academy Award-winner Natalie Portman will soon be lighting up our screens as the new wielder of Thor’s might, but she has plenty of might of her own. She’s been an activist since childhood, for causes ranging from animal rights to women’s issues. At the 2020 Oscars, Portman took a stand on the latter, wearing a black Dior cape embroidered with the names of all the women directors, like Greta Gerwig, snubbed by the Academy.
A powerful statement, only slightly dampened by the fact that as many quickly pointed out, her own production company, Handsomecharlie Films, had only ever hired one female director – Portman herself.
Kylie Jenner Fantasizes About Not Being Famous, Instantly Makes Her Toddler Famous
What’s it like being Kylie Jenner? Only she knows. She’s been on her family’s reality show since she was nine, and has admitted that she didn’t know what it’s like to NOT have everyone know who she was. “I don’t know what it’s like to live a normal life,” she lamented, adding that sometimes she fantasized about not being famous. These thoughtful comments didn’t completely gel with what Kylie did when she herself became a mom, though.
Her daughter Stormi Webster made her social media debut mere weeks after being born, and had plans for her own “brand” announced when she was three.
Jennifer Lopez Is Less ‘Jenny From the Block’ and More ‘Jenny From Bel Air’
In 2002, J-Lo tried to convince everyone that superstardom hadn’t changed this Bronx native. Her method? The song Jenny from the Block, whose catchy chorus reminded us that she was, in fact, still Jenny from the block. It was slightly ironic, then, that this ode to Lopez’s blue-collar roots was filmed entirely in Los Angeles. It actually gets worse. In 2011, she filmed a Fiat commercial that once again capitalized on her Bronx past.
She was seen driving around the borough, while saying, “Here, this is my world.” That was ALSO filmed in L.A. – a body double was used for the Bronx scenes.
Scarlett Johansson Condemns James Franco, Calls Allegations Against Woody Allen ‘guesswork’
After James Franco wore a Time’s Up pin to the Golden Globes awards show, and was promptly accused hours later of the exact misconduct the organization seeks to eradicate, Scarlett Johansson rolled up to the scene. Speaking at a women’s march, ScarJo wondered how someone could stand by Time’s Up, while “privately preying on people who have no power” – and asked for her pin back! Fighting words worthy of Black Widow.
Such words were in short supply when Dylan Farrow accused her adoptive father, Woody Allen, of assaulting her. Johansson, the star of three of his movies, said that since Allen was never convicted of anything, it was “all guesswork.”
Kim Kardashian Blasts Kourtney for Having Children Out of Wedlock, Then Does It Too
Though they never tied the knot officially, Kourtney Kardashian was in a decade-long relationship with Scott Disick that produced three children. It’s certainly their business, but Kourtney’s sister Kim made it hers. “You’re not married! How could you do this?” Kim recalled hurling at Kourtney. This “firm and strict” approach was never applied by Kim on herself. In 2012, she announced she and Kanye West were expecting their first child.
Not only were they not married at the time, but Kim was actually technically still married to Kris Humphries! “I’ve said some things,” Kim admitted, “that I completely am, like, a hypocrite about now.”
Justin Bieber Rails Against Animal Experimentation, Ditches Too-Young Pet Monkey
In 2014, Justin Bieber passed through Los Angeles International Airport when he met a group of protestors, and learned they were protesting Air France for being the world’s last airline to ship monkeys to laboratories. Appalled, Bieber quickly denounced Air France. Well, it’s funny, but just the previous year Bieber tried to get his pet capuchin monkey Mally into Germany. Since he didn’t have any paperwork for him, however, Mally was confiscated.
Despite being given the opportunity to reunite with his friend, which experts said was too young to be kept as a pet anyway, if he provided the right documentation, Bieber never went back for him.
Lady Gaga Denounces Pirating Her New Song by Posting a Pirated Image
Back when Lady Gaga was still working on what would be Chromatica, her 2020 studio album, a snippet from her song Stupid Love leaked online. Understandably, Gaga was miffed. Taking to Twitter, she simply said, “Can y’all stop.” She also added stock images of a girl wearing a ski mask and listening to a song on a music player, insinuating she’d pirated it. The image was, ironically enough, emblazoned with the Shutterstock logo.
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We hear you! Shutterstock’s Twitter account replied. “We like artists to be paid for their work too. Here’s a link to the photographer’s work where you can license these images.”
Khloe Kardashian Denounces Single-Use Plastics – While Using Them Constantly in Parties
If you’re anything like us, you also love to start off every morning by hearing what the Kardashians have to say to the world. In June, 2021, Khloe had a good one. While they’re not usually known for their fervent activism, Khloe went on a rant in her Instagram stories decrying single-use plastic items. These items, such as water bottles, end up in landfills, she said, “potentially causing, you know, pollution.”
If “you know, pollution” was something Khloe was concerned about, people quickly pointed out, maybe she shouldn’t be using obscene amounts of single-use plastics, like balloons and disposable tableware, in her lavish parties.
Benedict Cumberbatch Joins Climate Change Protest in Location Where He Filmed Car Commercial
Benedict Cumberbatch is a frequent, outspoken critic of inaction against climate change. He doesn’t just sign celebrity open letters, though. In 2019, the Sherlock Holmes star showed up live and in-person to join an enormous protest in London’s famed Trafalgar Square. Photos from the protest showed him smiling next to a hearse containing a coffin that said “Our future.” Let’s hone in on that protest’s location, set as it was in an instantly recognizable London landmark.
It was in that very same Trafalgar Square that Cumberbatch filmed a commercial for a turbo-charged, gas-guzzling car made by India’s MG manufacturer. He also once shilled a Jaguar car under the slogan, “It’s good to be bad.”
Leonardo DiCaprio’s Fights Climate Change While Sailing on the World’s 5th-Largest Super Yacht
Leonardo DiCaprio’s been fighting climate change ever since that iceberg hit the boat he was on. He’s supported various environmental causes, like promoting renewable energy. He even spoke before the United Nations, saying, “If we don’t act together, we will surely perish.” Well, acting is exactly what he’s been accused of doing. Yes, his home’s powered by solar panels, but he once traveled 8,000 miles by private jet – to accept an environmental award!
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Even worse, he was caught living it up on the diesel-powered Topaz, the world’s fifth-largest super yacht owned by a government official from oil giant the United Arab Emirates.
Megan Fox Laments Women ‘tearing Each Other Apart,’ Drags Scarlett Johansson
Is Megan Fox a hypocrite? She is if you ask Megan Fox. The Transformers star revealed she swung both ways romantically, but then admitted she was “a hypocrite,” explaining she’d never date a girl who similarly swung both ways because that meant the girl had also been with men. “And men are so dirty,” she concluded. Interesting hot take from someone who married a man and is currently dating one.
Furthermore, Fox once said that “women tear each other apart.” And yet, she also said she didn’t want to be like Scarlett Johansson, who – according to Fox – constantly tries to prove she’s smart.
Paris Hilton Encourages Young People to Vote Despite Never Voting Herself
Paris Hilton’s many things – the celebutante who brought back “famous for being famous,” a brand encompassing 19 product lines, and a successful DJ. What she’s rarely been accused of, though, is over-the-top civil engagement. And with good reason, it turns out. Ahead of the 2004 elections, Hilton joined Diddy’s “Vote or Die!” campaign, intended to encourage young people to vote. Paris, for her part, donned a T-shirt bearing the slogan.
Her heart was in the right place, but her voter registration wasn’t. A quick investigation by the media turned up that not only had Hilton never voted before, but she wasn’t even registered.
Ellen DeGeneres Preaches ‘Be Kind,’ Tells Staffers Not to Make Eye Contact
In 2022, after 19 seasons and over 3,000 shows, The Ellen DeGeneres Show will end. Throughout her prolific career as America’s number-one daytime talk show host, Ellen has preached a gospel of kindness. “Be kind” wasn’t just her motto – it defined who she was as a person. She always highlighted the importance of being kind to one another, often having “ordinary” people who did extraordinary things on her show.
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In 2020, though, rumors that had been making the rounds in Hollywood for years came to light. Ellen, it was alleged, told staffers to never look her in the eye and “picked someone different to really hate every day.”
Miley Cyrus Says Illegal Substances Are ‘for Idiots’ – Then Uses Them
Miley Cyrus has been a lightning rod for controversy ever since ditching her squeaky clean Hannah Montana image from her Disney Channel days. In 2010, for instance, she proudly proclaimed that illicit substances were “for idiots.” Great, right? Right, if you ignore her documented history of using them. Then, in 2017 she told Billboard she stopped listening to hip-hop, since she didn’t like most artists’ focus on excessive wealth and degrading women.
