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In his second rally of the weekend, Donald Trump spewed his typical racism and election lies, but he also issued an apology “on behalf of the country.” The apology was to Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, who for many months was under investigation for alleged sex trafficking of a 17-year-old girl, bringing women across state lines for prostitution and obstructing justice. The twice-impeached former president seems to believe he has the authority not only to speak for the country that voted him out of office but to apologize to an alleged sex trafficker on its behalf.
- 11/7/2022
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
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Brian Beute had been a teacher for almost two and half decades when he got the idea in his head to run for local office. A week after Beute filed his paperwork to run for tax collector of Seminole County, Florida, the school where he’d worked for 17 years received an anonymous letter falsely accusing him of an improper relationship with a student. Soon, sock-puppet accounts appeared online parroting the same lie. Beute went on administrative leave, and two weeks later, an investigation by the Seminole County Sheriff’s Department cleared his name.
- 5/21/2021
- by Tessa Stuart
- Rollingstone.com
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That Gen Z Hospital flop isn’t going to get Michael Che down. The Saturday Night Live writer and performer said on ABC’s The View today that he’s “99.9 percent sure” he’ll return to NBC’s late-night comedy show next season.
Che joked that the sliver of doubt exists because “at the end of a season I always think I’m going to quit because I [just] went through a whole season.”
The Weekend Update co-anchor and That Damn Michael Che host also addressed the now-infamous Gen Z Hospital sketch that he wrote for the SNL episode hosted by Elon Musk. The sketch featured cast members as Gen Z social media types at a hospital reacting to terrible news by expressing popular internet phrases like “bruh,” “stan” and “no cap.” The skit drew more criticism than laughter, with some people saying the sketch misappropriated “Aave” – African American Vernacular English.
Che joked that the sliver of doubt exists because “at the end of a season I always think I’m going to quit because I [just] went through a whole season.”
The Weekend Update co-anchor and That Damn Michael Che host also addressed the now-infamous Gen Z Hospital sketch that he wrote for the SNL episode hosted by Elon Musk. The sketch featured cast members as Gen Z social media types at a hospital reacting to terrible news by expressing popular internet phrases like “bruh,” “stan” and “no cap.” The skit drew more criticism than laughter, with some people saying the sketch misappropriated “Aave” – African American Vernacular English.
- 5/18/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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Things got extra heated on “The View” on Tuesday, as hosts Meghan McCain and Joy Behar got into a yelling match over Republican representative Matt Gaetz and why he hasn’t been removed from his position amid allegations of trafficking and having sexual relationships with underage girls.
This week, Joel Greenberg, a former Florida tax collector and close friend of Gaetz (R-Florida), pleaded guilty to having solicited and paid a minor for sex, in hopes of earning a more lenient sentence. For many, this is a sign that Gaetz may soon be directly implicated, and subsequently charged. But according to “The View” host Joy Behar, Gaetz is still feeling confident “because he feels like he has cover in the Republican party.”
“They don’t care what you do there, as long as you say that Trump won the election,” Behar stated.
To that, Meghan McCain objected, saying that she has...
This week, Joel Greenberg, a former Florida tax collector and close friend of Gaetz (R-Florida), pleaded guilty to having solicited and paid a minor for sex, in hopes of earning a more lenient sentence. For many, this is a sign that Gaetz may soon be directly implicated, and subsequently charged. But according to “The View” host Joy Behar, Gaetz is still feeling confident “because he feels like he has cover in the Republican party.”
“They don’t care what you do there, as long as you say that Trump won the election,” Behar stated.
To that, Meghan McCain objected, saying that she has...
- 5/18/2021
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
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Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has for weeks now been trying to fend off one of the most bizarre sex scandal allegations to ever befall a member of Congress. The man he has to thank, other than himself, is Joel Greenberg.
When The New York Times reported last month that Gaetz was under federal investigation over whether he engaged in the sex-trafficking of a 17-year-old girl, it noted that the inquiry sprung from a separate investigation into Greenberg. A former Seminole County, Florida, tax collector, Greenberg has been charged with everything...
When The New York Times reported last month that Gaetz was under federal investigation over whether he engaged in the sex-trafficking of a 17-year-old girl, it noted that the inquiry sprung from a separate investigation into Greenberg. A former Seminole County, Florida, tax collector, Greenberg has been charged with everything...
- 4/15/2021
- by Ryan Bort and Tessa Stuart
- Rollingstone.com
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To paraphrase the great Shel Silverstein, “lots of folks I’m glad I ain’t, but mostly Matt Gaetz.” Because as Jimmy Kimmel put it on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” Wednesday night, “The odds of Matt Gaetz going to prison are now higher than his hair.”
Things are not looking good for the embattled Florida congressman who’s under investigation by the Justice Department for potentially violating sex trafficking laws. According to the New York Times, his associate, former tax collector Joel Greenberg, is cooperating with investigators and has reportedly told them that he and Gaetz paid women for sex. That news was followed by a CNN report about bacchanalian house parties with local Florida Republican politicians that Gaetz regularly attended. “They would have after-parties following official events with drugs and sex and pita chips, everything,” Kimmel joked.
“Two women who said they were at these parties told CNN they saw...
Things are not looking good for the embattled Florida congressman who’s under investigation by the Justice Department for potentially violating sex trafficking laws. According to the New York Times, his associate, former tax collector Joel Greenberg, is cooperating with investigators and has reportedly told them that he and Gaetz paid women for sex. That news was followed by a CNN report about bacchanalian house parties with local Florida Republican politicians that Gaetz regularly attended. “They would have after-parties following official events with drugs and sex and pita chips, everything,” Kimmel joked.
“Two women who said they were at these parties told CNN they saw...
- 4/15/2021
- by Liam Mathews
- Gold Derby
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Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz’s rough week is only getting worse. First, the news broke that he’s being investigated by the Justice Department for allegedly paying a 17-year-old girl for sex, in violation of sex trafficking laws. (Gaetz denies the allegations). And now, John Oliver burnt him on “Last Week Tonight.” On Sunday’s episode of the HBO late-night show, the host called him “a sentient L.L. Bean premium Double L traditional fit polo.”
Gaetz, according to the New York Times, is being federally investigated due to his connections to a Florida GOP donor who has been charged with sex trafficking. Gaetz allegedly exchanged payment for sex with women introduced to him by the donor, Joel Greenberg. Gaetz claims the allegations are an extortion attempt.
Oliver played the immediately infamous clip from Gaetz’s humiliating Tucker Carlson interview that Jimmy Kimmel mocked last week, where Gaetz says he...
Gaetz, according to the New York Times, is being federally investigated due to his connections to a Florida GOP donor who has been charged with sex trafficking. Gaetz allegedly exchanged payment for sex with women introduced to him by the donor, Joel Greenberg. Gaetz claims the allegations are an extortion attempt.
Oliver played the immediately infamous clip from Gaetz’s humiliating Tucker Carlson interview that Jimmy Kimmel mocked last week, where Gaetz says he...
- 4/5/2021
- by Liam Mathews
- Gold Derby
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