Talk about going out with a bang. TikToker Adam Powiss was fired from his job at British hardware chain B&Q and gave his bosses the ultimate revenge sendoff – complete with a remark riddled with expletives. In a clip on his TikTok, which allegedly received 180,000 likes before his account was suspended, the curly-haired former … Read more
Michael Kay was not happy with an ESPN New York producer who suggested his radio program is in decline. “The Michael Kay Show” and “DiPietro & Rothenberg,” which are teammates on ESPN New York have traded some barbs back and forth — the former is in afternoon drive while the latter airs in mornings — … Read more
If I were to get a job, but it was later discovered that I had lied extensively about my past and fabricated my resume, should I expect to be fired? Just asking for a friend. Please tell your “friend” — who may or may not be a newly elected member of Congress — that there … Read more
Courtney was not feeling the love for Brad Pitt. Musician-actress Courtney Love contends that she was fired from the 1999 cult classic “Fight Club” because she denied co-star Brad Pitt the chance to star in a potential film about her late husband, Kurt Cobain. Love, 58, claimed during an appearance on the podcast “WTF With … Read more
June Jiuxing Xie, creator and host of Delish’s hit YouTube show “Budget Eats,” came bearing receipts in a lengthy, new interview addressing her messy firing from the Hearst-owned food brand. The 33-year-old, who worked on developing recipes for the brand before the show, handed over voice recordings from human resources meetings as well as internal … Read more
In the latest shakeup from Warner Bros., Henry Cavill will not reprise his role as Superman after all. The 39-year-old actor penned a letter to fans and posted it to Instagram on Wednesday night. “I have just had a meeting with James Gunn and Peter Safran, and it’s sad news, everyone. I will, after all, … Read more
One Olive Garden manager was caught being a real Grinch to employees this Christmas season — and now the team leader has been 86’d. Parent company Darden took action after a mean-spirited missive from the Kansas worker went viral, drawing negative attention to the brand, which has been struggling with inflation-related setbacks. “From now on, … Read more
My wife and I are over 60, and we both have conditions that are treated with medical marijuana. We both work at companies that do random drug tests. Can we be fired if we get tested and cannabis is detected? It depends. Even though cannabis is legal in New York, an employer is free to … Read more
What is it with these tech companies firing everyone remotely? I got my pink slip from Meta email with instructions for how to turn in my equipment, badge, collect severance, unemployment, etc., and I haven’t spoken to one human being. My exit interview was via an automated system, too. I don’t even know why I … Read more
For this super sexy teacher, school is officially out. Yeimmy Ilias Isaza, an educator from Barranquilla, Colombia with over 393,000 social media followers, was reportedly fired from her position as an instructor after her ex-school’s administrators caught an eyeful of her sultry Instagram snaps. “It’s not just only believing in you, it’s about working on you,” … Read more
A former staffer of Conan O’Brien revealed Tuesday that the late-night show host once fired a former crew member because they were allegedly rude to a server in a restaurant. According to former staffer Todd Levin — who wrote for “Conan” from 2010 to 2020 — the 59-year-old comedian got annoyed when the unnamed employee … Read more
A long-time Wendy’s employee with Down syndrome who was fired for allegedly not being able to do his job like a “normal” person has a new job on the force. North Carolina-based Dennis Peek, 51, will get to live his dream of becoming a police officer, thanks to the force in the nearby town of … Read more
Popular Los Angeles morning anchor Lynette Romero assured fans her former co-anchor who was fired after he went rogue on-air will do “amazing things” as he moves past his controversial termination. Television anchor Mark Mester was let go by KTLA last month after he went off-script to blast his own station for the way they … Read more
Kim Maddox’s granddaughter, Ariel, was born with cleft lip and palate. Loading Something is loading. A pediatrician told Kim that Ariel would die because she had so much trouble eating. This is Maddox’s story, as told to Kelly Burch. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kim Maddox. It has been edited for … Read more
A KTLA news anchor has been fired following an on-air rant in which he criticised the way the TV station handled the departure of his co-presenter. The catalyst for the incident unfolded on September 15, when weekend morning anchor Lynette Romero’s departure was announced by KTLA reporter Sam Rubin, who delivered the news after being … Read more
KTLA fired anchor Mark Mester days after he was suspended for going off-script and calling out how the station handled the resignation of his long-time co-anchor Lynette Romero, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Station general manager Janene Drafs announced that Mester had been fired during a newsroom meeting on Thursday, the Los Angeles Times reported. … Read more
Mark Master has been fired from L.A. television station KTLA days after being suspended for openly calling out his bosses for the way they treated co-host Lynette Romero’s departure. According to the Los Angeles Times, KTLA general manager Janene Drafs announced during a meeting in the newsroom that Mester had been fired. The local news … Read more
Anchor Mark Mester is no longer employed by KTLA, Variety has confirmed. Mester was previously suspended after he criticized on-air how the station went about his co-anchor Lynette Romero’s sudden departure. KTLA announced Romero’s exit last week without a goodbye message to viewers, which drew criticism on social media. According to the Los Angeles Times, … Read more
Lynette Romero, left, and Mark Mester were co-anchors at KTLA. (KTLA) KTLA news anchor Mark Mester was fired Thursday afternoon, days after he was suspended following an off-script segment about his co-anchor Lynette Romero’s abrupt departure, according to several employees at the station. The newsroom’s general manager, Janene Drafs, announced the firing with a brief … Read more
Pink-slipped Spectrum NY1 meteorologist Erick Adame doesn’t expect to get his old job back after being let go for appearing an adult cam website but thinks he could be working again soon. “I think it’s a different generation out there,” Adame’s crisis-management representative Howard Bragman told Deadline on Tuesday. “I think younger people just don’t … Read more