DWAYNE “THE ROCK” JOHNSON SEEMINGLY CHANGES HIS STANCE ON JOE ROGAN: Deadline reports that, after Joe Rogan‘s repeated use of the N-word was exposed by singer India Arie on Friday (February 4th), Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson seemingly adjusted his stance on the podcaster. While Johnson previously commented in support of Rogan, the Jungle Cruise star responded to Don Winslow on Twitter Friday (February 4th), saying, “I was not aware of his N-word use before my comments, but now I’ve become educated to his complete narrative. Learning moment for me.”
CHELSEA HANDLER CANCELS SHOWS DUE TO HOSPITALIZATION: People reports that Chelsea Handler had to cancel three shows in Oregon on her Vaccinated & Horny comedy tour after she was hospitalized on Friday (February 4th). She addressed fans from her hospital bed, saying, “I am so sorry I had to cancel my shows tonight in Portland and my show in Eugene. I had a scare at the hospital, and I don't have COVID, and I'm okay, but I had to reschedule my shows.” She added, “But I'm all OK. And I'm not pregnant.”
SUSAN SARANDON APOLOGIZES FOR CONTROVERSIAL TWEET THAT FEATURED NYPD OFFICER’S FUNERAL: On Friday (February 4th), Susan Sarandon issued an apology on Twitter for sharing a meme that included a photo of Officer Jason Rivera‘s funeral. “I deeply regret the meme I recently shared on Twitter that included a photo of Officer Jason Rivera’s funeral. I reacted quickly to the picture without connecting it to a police funeral and I realize now how insensitive and deeply disrespectful it was to make that point at that time. I sincerely apologize to the family of Officers Rivera and Wilbert Mora for causing additional pain during their time of grieving.” The post in question was originally shared by journalist Danny Haiphong, and it featured a photo of thousands of police officers marching down 5th Avenue in Manhattan to honor Rivera’s death. Haiphong captioned the post, “I'm gonna tell my kids this is what fascism looks like.”
JULIA FOX WANTS KANYE “YE” WEST AND KIM KARDASHIAN TO “RESOLVE THEIR ISSUES”: Following all the drama that unfolded over the weekend between Kim Kardashian and Kanye “Ye” West, rumors sprang up that West and Julia Fox had broken up. Apparently, Fox had deleted a bunch of photos of West and unfollowed a Kardashian fan account on Instagram. The Uncut Gems star explained on her Instagram stories Sunday (February 6th), that the rumors weren’t true, and that she just didn’t want to deal with all the comments. “Suddenly Instagram was not a fun place anymore,” she said. Page Six reported on Saturday (February 5th) that Fox “understands that divorces are messy” and that she just wants to see Kardashian and West “resolve their issues.”