“Scream 7” director Christopher Landon issued a brief statement Tuesday after it was announced that actress Melissa Barrera was fired from the horror movie franchise due to social media posts concerning the Israel-Hamas war. “This is my statement,” Landon, 48, tweeted alongside a broken-heart emoji. “Everything sucks. Stop yelling. This was not my decision to … Read more
I’m a new leader at my company, and while I’ve only been in the job for three weeks, I’m already seeing what the big problems are, and how to fix them. This includes changing a lot of the talent on the team. My question is, how long should a new leader wait before making changes … Read more
They need to zip it! Jenna Bush Hager is defending Talia Parkinson-Jones — the stylist for Bush Hager and Hoda Kotb on the “Today” show — after trolls called for Parkinson-Jones to be fired. The co-anchors participated in the show’s recurring “Choose the Look” segment on Wednesday — Parkinson-Jones lets fans choose the outfits the women … Read more
One Kansas school district gave a comedian in their midst a failing grade. Teacher Stephen Taylor says he was fired from Olathe’s Mill Creek Campus alternative school in September after board members objected to a series of TikTok videos Taylor had made. Taylor had been a stand-up comedian for eight years and a teacher for … Read more
Where there’s smoke there’s fired. Not sure if you’re going to get the boot? No fear. A New York comedian has revealed the telltale signs that someone is about to get sacked — which include keeping tabs on an employee’s every move. A video detailing these “fire alarms” currently boasts 5.1 million views on TikTok. … Read more
A WFH employee who was sacked after her boss tracked her computer activity has revealed she has turned to Centrelink and fears “never” getting hired again. Suzie Cheiko, 38, worked for Insurance Australia Group for 18 years before she was given a formal warning about her performance and output in November 2022. She was put … Read more
Former ESPN reporter Allison Williams testified in Congress on Thursday about losing her job at the network for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Williams was fired from ESPN in 2021, having cited fertility treatments as the reason she was avoiding the vaccine. She joined Fox Sports as a college football sideline reporter last year. … Read more
NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy was laid off by ESPN on Friday, and the basketball world has thoughts. Van Gundy, 61, had been with the Worldwide Leader for 16 years, calling the NBA Finals with Mike Breen and Mark Jackson as part of the lead broadcasting team. The former Knicks head coach had been regarded … Read more
Dave Portnoy has once again provided Ben Mintz with gainful employment, but the twist is that Mintz is not returning to Barstool Sports after getting fired earlier this month for rapping a racial slur on a live stream. Instead, Portnoy hired Mintz as a pitchman for Brick Watch, the watch company that Portnoy launched outside … Read more
Chatbot, you’re fired. The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) disabled its chatbot, named Tessa, due to “harmful” responses people received. “Every single thing Tessa suggested were things that led to the development of my eating disorder,” activist Sharon Maxwell wrote in an Instagram post. The chatbot was set to become the primary support system for people … Read more
Some people got a little too hot for teacher. A dance-loving educator has reportedly been fired from her position for performing sexy dances with her students and posting videos on TikTok. Cibelly Ferreira, who is Brazilian, has taught English all around the world, with her most recent class being taught at an unnamed language school, … Read more
It certainly seems there is trouble in paradise at Barstool Sports. One day after Barstool’s parent company, gambling conglomerate Penn National, demanded that the media company fire personality Ben Mintz after he uttered a racial slur while rapping along to song lyrics on a live stream, owner Dave Portnoy tweeted an image of Penn’s stock … Read more
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy saw the backlash coming. Portnoy took to Twitter and explained why the firing of Barstool personality Ben Mintz — of the “Wake Up Mintzy” show — could be a “death blow” to the brand’s reputation. Mintz was fired from the company, which is owned by Penn Entertainment, on Wednesday after … Read more
Two years later, Paul Pierce still wonders what he did wrong to get fired from ESPN. Source link
Gregg Giannotti is not buying Michael Kay’s “performative” explanation. Over the last week, ESPN New York has had a civil war between their morning and afternoon drive shows. On “DiPietro and Rothenberg” in the morning, producer Ray Santiago took a shot at “The Michael Kay Show,” saying they were on the decline. Kay came back … Read more
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
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