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  1. game over
    ‘Bayonetta’ Voice Actress Says, ‘Bye-onetta’ Over Alleged Low WagesShe claims she was only offered $4,000 to reprise her role.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  2. boycotts
    Big Thief Cancels Tel Aviv Shows After Fan BacklashThe group acknowledged they “have more learning to do,” and the Israeli music venue Barby responded by calling them “spineless.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  3. boycotts
    The Weeknd Says He Will Boycott the Grammys From Now On“I will no longer allow my label to submit my music to the Grammys.”
    By Zoe Haylock
  4. boycotts
    #BoycottMulan Grows in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Thailand After Disney+ ReleaseThe hashtag began after Mulan star Liu Yifei’s pro-police social-media activity last year.
    By Rebecca Alter
  5. today in the nba bubble
    Milwaukee Bucks Go On Strike Before Playoff Game to Protest Jacob Blake ShootingThe Lakers and the Clippers reportedly voted to suspend their NBA seasons in response to the Jacob Blake shooting.
    By Nate Jones
  6. boycotts
    Should the Movie Adam Be Canceled Before Anyone Sees It?Transparent producer Rhys Ernst’s debut film hasn’t hit theaters, yet over 6,000 people have signed petitions against it.
    By Oliver Whitney
  7. sports
    Ava DuVernay Is Happily Boycotting the Super BowlAnd hopes you will, too.
    By Devon Ivie
  8. boycotts
    Film Critics’ Groups Bar Disney Movies From Awards Over L.A. Times BlackoutThe critics’ groups have released a joint statement denouncing the studio.
    By Dee Lockett
  9. boycotts
    Artists Sign Open Letter Asking Radiohead to Cancel a Concert in IsraelArchbishop Desmond Tutu, Roger Waters, and more say playing in the country passively supports apartheid conditions.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  10. let’s get political
    Best Foreign Film Directors Band Together Against ‘Fanaticism and Nationalism’“We want this award to stand as a symbol of the unity between nations and the freedom of the arts.”
    By Kaitlin Fontana
  11. grammys 2017
    Grammy Producer Hints Frank Ocean Boycott Really About ‘Faulty’ 2013 PerformanceOcean has called it his “Colin Kaepernick moment.”
    By Karen Brill
  12. boycotts
    PETA Calls for Boycott of A Dog’s PurposeIt showed a German shepherd pushed into a pool despite obvious distress.
    By Karen Brill
  13. #grammyssowhite
    Frank Ocean Hopes His Grammys Boycott Will Be a ‘Colin Kaepernick Moment’“It just doesn’t seem to be representing very well for people who come from where I come from, and hold down what I hold down.”
    By Dee Lockett
  14. boycotts
    China Said to Ban Gaga After Dalai Lama MeetingA Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said the Dalai Lama’s appearances are a smoke screen “to promote his proposal for Tibetan independence.”
    By Nate Jones and Karen Brill
  15. boycotts
    Sharon Tate’s Sister Is Boycotting AquariusTate calls the show “extremely insensitive.”
    By Greg Cwik
  16. boycotts
    Maroon 5 Make ‘Morally Right’ Decision to Boycott North CarolinaThey have canceled two shows.
    By Dee Lockett
  17. vulture guides
    Will Beyoncé and Bieber Boycott North Carolina? Here’s who else has shows scheduled for North Carolina and Mississippi this spring.
    By Dee Lockett
  18. boycotts
    Tracy Morgan Cancels Comedy Show in Mississippi Over Anti-LGBTQ LawNorth Carolina isn’t the only state under fire for discrimination.
    By Dee Lockett
  19. boycotts
    Pearl Jam Cancels North Carolina Concert Over ‘Despicable’ Anti-LGBTQ LawCirque du Soleil and Boston have also canceled performances in North Carolina.
    By Dee Lockett
  20. boycotts
    Laura Jane Grace Plans to Play North CarolinaThe trans frontwoman and her band will play N.C. next month.
    By Halle Kiefer
  21. boycotts
    Ringo Starr Joins NC Boycott Over Anti-LGBTQ LawBruce Springsteen and Bryan Adams have also canceled concerts in the South.
    By Dee Lockett
  22. boycotts
    Bryan Adams Cancels Concert Over Anti-LGBTQ Law“I cannot in good conscience perform in a state where certain people are being denied their civil rights due to their sexual orientation.”
    By Dee Lockett
  23. boycotts
    Tyler Perry Joins Chorus Condemning Georgia’s Anti-Gay Bill“We do not tolerate bigotry, division, and discrimination.”
    By Karen Brill
  24. boycotts
    Time Warner Joins Disney and AMC in Opposition to Georgia Anti-Gay BillTime Warner urges Governor Deal to veto.
    By Madeline Raynor
  25. boycotts
    Hathaway, Daniels Condemn Georgia Anti-Gay BillAaron Sorkin, Seth MacFarlane, and Julianne Moore are also urging Governor Deal to veto the bill.
    By Dee Lockett
  26. boycotts
    Disney Might Boycott Georgia Over Anti-Gay Bill, AMC Also Speaks UpThey’ve shot a lot of Marvel movies there.
    By Abraham Riesman
  27. sequential art
    Comics Stars Boycott International Prize Because No Women Were NominatedDaniel Clowes, Chris Ware, and others join the fight.
    By Abraham Riesman
  28. boycotts
    Police Unions Cease Boycott of The Hateful EightThey don’t want to give him any more “free publicity” by making ominous threats.
    By Greg Cwik
  29. boycotts
    Tarantino Tells Bill Maher He’s Not a Cop-Hater“If they were really really serious about this, they wouldn’t close rank on what I’m obviously talking about, which is bad cops.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  30. boycotts
    Police Union Issues Ominous Threat to Quentin Tarantino, Promises ‘Surprise’“The right time and place will come up.”
    By Nate Jones
  31. boycotts
    Stevie Wonder Won’t Play in Florida or Anywhere With Stand Your Ground Laws“Until the Stand Your Ground law is abolished in Florida, I will never perform there again.”
    By Zach Dionne
  32. one million moms
    One Million Moms Set Their Sights on The New NormalThe conservative group does not like the idea of NBC’s new show one bit. 
    By Andre Tartar
  33. boycotts
    Every Movie Now Being BoycottedThere was a time when a movie needed to be pointedly critical of a religion to earn itself a hilariously ineffective boycott.
    By Lane Brown